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Dash - Discovering Autistic Spectrum Happiness

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1202345
Status
Registered
Registered
March 16, 2023
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
SWINDON ADVICE & SUPPORT CENTRE
SANFORD HOUSE
SANFORD STREET
SWINDON
SN1 1HE
SN1 1HE

Contact

Activities

Dash supports and empowers autistic adults in Swindon to live happy, independent and productive lives. We do this through various courses that help people understand autistic characteristics and strategies to cope with them. We offer support with tribunals, enable reasonable adjustments at work. We prevent stigma by raising awareness and encouraging social interaction.

Objects: (1) To Promote The Mental Health Of Autistic Adults Living In The Borough Of Swindon Through The Provision Of Information, Advice, Advocacy And Support.(2) To Promote Social Inclusion For The Public Benefit By Preventing Autistic Adults From Becoming Socially Excluded As A Result Of Having Autism, Meeting Their Needs And Helping Them To Integrate Into Society By:(a) Providing Education And Information To Support And Enable Those With Autism To Maximise Their Educational Opportunities.(b) Providing Workshops, Forums, Advocacy And General Support.(c) Providing Recreational Facilities And Opportunities For Autistic Adults.(d) Increasing, Or Co-Ordinating, Opportunities For Autistic Adults To Engage With Service Providers, Raising Awareness Of Autism And Enabling Those Providers To Adapt Services To Better Meet The Needs Of That Community.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who
People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Swindon

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
March 31, 2025 £7,753 £17,955
March 31, 2024

Trustees

Name Appointed
David Michael Ahern (Chair) March 1, 2023
Martin Styles March 13, 2023
Oliver Selfe April 1, 2025
Vusumuzi Nsingo Nov. 21, 2023