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2025-11-30-accounts

SWAN AUTISM (SCOTLAND) SCIO KNOWN AS SWAN

SC046946

ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 NOVEMBER 2025

SWAN AUTISM (SCOTLAND) SCIO

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

For the year ended 30 November 2025

The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report together with the accounts and the independent examiner’s report for the year ended 30 November 2025.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Charity Name

SWAN Autism (Scotland)

Charity Number

SC046946

Registered Address

c/o 151/5 Bruntsfield Place, Edinburgh, EH10 4EB

Trustees

Gail Mohamed appointed 16/4/2021

Sharon McMeekin appointed 29/1/2024 Helen Hartga appointed 30/03/2026 Tracey Reid appointed 30/03/2026 Zoe McIntyre appointed 30/03/2026 Katy Jeffery appointed 11/05/2026 Annie Quinn (Visser) appointed 11/05/2026 Emilia Turner appointed 8/06/2026

Kerry Lyn Gilmour appointed 8/06/2026

Sabina Strachan appointed 9/5/2022, resigned 8/06/2026 Tanya Milligan appointed 6/6/2022, resigned 21/04/2026 Alison Ritchie appointed 6/11/2023, resigned 28/07/2025 Dora Moldovan appointed 6/11/2023, resigned 30/03/2026

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SWAN AUTISM (SCOTLAND) SCIO TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

For the year ended 30 November 2025

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Constitution

The Charity is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (a SCIO). It was registered on 1 November 2016. It has a single tier structure and as such the trustees are the members of the charity.

Trustees

Trustees are elected at the annual general meeting. There must be a minimum of three and a maximum of nine trustees. One third of the board must retire annually. This can be chosen randomly. These trustees may be re-elected.

Autistic People's Organisation

Meeting the criteria for the United Nations definition of a Disabled People's Organisation, in that it is community-led and requires a majority of autistic people on its governing body, the Board of Trustees. SWAN is one of a growing number of Autistic People's Organisations (APOs), and the only autistic-led charity in Scotland run by and focusing on autistic women, girls and non-binary people.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The organisation’s purposes are:

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ABOUT SWAN

What We Do

SWAN is an autistic-led Charity run by and for autistic women, girls and non-binary people across Scotland. All SWAN staff and volunteers and the majority of our Trustees are autistic.

Founded in 2012 in response to a lack of visibility and support, we work to create opportunities, within SWAN and in our wider society in Scotland, for autistic women and non-binary people to live healthy, happy and fulfilling lives.

SWAN brings autistic women, girls and non-binary people together to meet others like them and access autistic-led services, information and support which respond to their whole life experiences.

Our main services include in-person and online meet-up groups, pre- and post-diagnosis support, counselling, online peer support and wellbeing webinars.

We represent autistic women, girls and non-binary people and their interests in policy, service-design and decision-making processes and work with our members to involve them in these opportunities.

We deliver autistic-led training to improve understanding and inclusion of autistic women, girls and nonbinary people, and work with organisations employing and supporting autistic people to help them achieve autistic-informed service-design and delivery.

SWAN is a place for autistic women, girls and non-binary people to be who we are, understand ourselves better, connect with others, and learn from and support one another.

Everything we do at SWAN is informed by the professional and personal knowledge and experiences of real autistic women, girls and non-binary people.

SWAN is proud to be autistic led.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Strategy, Governance and Core Delivery

The past year has been an exciting and fulfilling time of growth and new achievements as SWAN has continued to develop significantly and our network has grown.

On the Board, we are pleased to have many of our existing Trustees continuing in their roles, as well as welcoming new Trustees to the Board including a new Secretary. This leaves our Board of Trustees with a strong majority of 7 out of 9 Trustees identifying as autistic, in line with our constitution, including a majority of Office Bearers.

As SWAN continues to grow, we recruited an Administration Coordinator, Project Officer, and Walking Coordinator to add capacity to the staff team and enable us to further develop our administration, communications, booking and monitoring processes across the organisation.

Operational Delivery

The 2024–2025 reporting period has been one of sustained growth and development for SWAN Scotland. This year saw us reach more autistic people than ever before, expanding both our staff and volunteer teams and increasing the range and reach of our autistic-led services across Scotland.

During the year we welcomed three new members of staff—an Administration Coordinator, Project Officer and Walking Coordinator—more than doubling our staff team. Alongside this growth, our volunteer community expanded from 35 to 66 active autistic volunteers by November 2025, reaching a peak of 71 volunteers during the year. Across the reporting period, 3,490 people attended our online and in-person groups

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and activities, while a further 1,647 people accessed peer support through our online SWAN Conversations community.

SWAN Places – In-Person Communities

Our local SWAN Places groups continued to grow, providing autistic-led spaces where people could build confidence, reduce isolation and connect with others who shared similar experiences. During the year we delivered peer support in 22 locations alongside six Health and Wellbeing Walks, welcoming 1,421 attendances across our groups and a further 116 people to our new walking programme.

The impact of these communities was clear. Eighty per cent of survey respondents reported that attending SWAN Places had significantly improved their understanding of themselves as autistic people, with the remaining 20% reporting some improvement. One participant reflected:

“Since my first group, I feel a sense of belonging. It’s so validating as a late-diagnosed woman to meet others like me.”

Another told us:

“I love that I can come somewhere where people understand and accept me.”

Our Health and Wellbeing Walks, also exceeded expectations. Designed to improve both wellbeing and confidence, many walks started at the locations of our SWAN meet up groups and introduced people to SWAN venues in a quieter, less overwhelming way before attending larger groups. Half of participants described

themselves as ‘extremely not confident’ before attending, yet by the end of the programme 100% reported feeling more confident and connected.

As local groups became more established, volunteers and attendees increasingly shaped their own activities, organising wellbeing events, exploring their local communities and building partnerships beyond regular meetups. In Stirling, members worked alongside The Engine Shed on an accessibility project, helping ensure autistic people played a leading role in creating a more sensory-inclusive community space.

SWAN Spaces – Online Communities

For many autistic people, particularly those living in rural communities or unable to attend in person, our online programme provides an essential source of connection, understanding and peer support.

During the year we expanded our offer to eleven regular online groups by introducing new Students, Crafting, Queer Peer and Body Doubling groups. Alongside these groups, we delivered eleven webinars attended by 853 people. Together they explored the breadth and diversity of autistic experience, with topics including relationships, menopause, monotropism, parenting, education, chronic illness, grief, wellbeing and identity.

We were privileged to work alongside an outstanding range of autistic speakers and allies, including Helen Edgar, Kieran Rose, Dr Amy Pearson, Dr Aimee Grant, Dean Beadle, Cos Michael, Max Alexander and Charli Clement, whose knowledge, expertise and lived experience enriched these conversations and brought diverse autistic perspectives to our community.

Our peer-led pre- and post-diagnosis programmes also remained a vital part of our work. Across the year, 125 people attended nine pre-diagnosis sessions, while 143 people participated in eight post-diagnosis courses, supporting autistic adults to better understand themselves, build confidence and connect with others on similar journeys.

Our online community continued to flourish, with SWAN Conversations growing by more than 500 members to reach 1,647 by November 2025, while our Facebook page grew to more than 7,300 followers.

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Counselling and One-to-One Support

Alongside our peer communities, personalised support remained an important part of our offer. Working in partnership with an autistic-led counselling service alongside our own peer support provision, we delivered 281 hours of one-to-one counselling and peer support, ensuring autistic people could access individual support during periods of challenge, transition and recovery.

Volunteers

Our volunteers remain at the heart of SWAN. As our services have grown, so too has our volunteer community, with autistic volunteers contributing across facilitation, peer support, digital engagement, resource development and organisational development. Volunteer Development Meet-ups continued throughout the year, providing opportunities to share ideas, learn from one another and build confidence while developing supportive peer relationships. One volunteer described volunteering as ‘a chance to learn from each other’, while another said it had helped them ‘feel part of something bigger’.

Volunteers also continued to shape SWAN itself, contributing to consultation, evaluation, resource development and the co-production of services. Their lived experience remains fundamental to ensuring everything we deliver is designed by and for autistic people.

Training and Consultancy

Our specialist autistic-led training continued to influence practice across Scotland. During the reporting period, more than 1,500 professionals from 81 organisations participated in our training and consultancy, including NHS services, local authorities, universities, charities and third sector organisations. We also successfully launched our public training calendar, offering regular workshops for both professionals and autistic allies alongside our bespoke commissioned training.

The response continued to demonstrate the value of learning directly from autistic professionals. One participant reflected:

“The depth of information gave such a compassionate insight into neurodivergent

people’s experiences that I just hadn’t understood before”.

Another described it as:

“The training you wish every therapist, support worker or manager would undertake”.

Alongside training delivery, we continued to influence wider systems through consultancy and collaborative partnerships with organisations including Walking Scotland, the Eating Disorders and Autism Collaborative (EDAC), EarthSelf, DAPL, NHS GGC and NHS Lothian, helping shape more inclusive services and communities.

As we reflect on another year of growth, we are proud not only of how many people we have reached, but of how our community continues to shape SWAN. Everything we deliver is informed by autistic lived experience, and it is our volunteers, staff, members and wider community who continue to drive our work forwards. As demand for autistic-led support continues to grow, we remain committed to creating spaces where autistic people are understood, respected and able to connect with others on their own terms.

Future Developments

As we go forward into the coming year, we will focus on sustainable growth, both of our services and organisations sustainability, and on the delivery of our Strategy.

We will be evaluating our current provision and identifying gaps to inform our plans and ensure we understand and respond to the specific priorities and experiences of our diverse autistic communities.

We will continue to shape our working practices as an autistic-led charity, in relation to how we design and deliver our services, recruit and support our autistic staff and volunteers, govern our organisation, and embody the change we want to see.

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As SWAN develops in response to the growing demand for our services, we must ensure we achieve a balance of embedding professional systems and services, fostering a positive environment for autistic staff and volunteers, and maintaining the sense of community and accessibility that is at the centre of SWAN’s identity.

We look forward to continuing to build and develop the SWAN community as a place for all autistic women, girls and non-binary people across Scotland to understand themselves better, connect with others, and learn from and support one another.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The charity generated net income of £64,992 (2024: £102,895) in the year. The balance on restricted funds at 30 November 2025 was £226,502 (2024: £173,907) and on unrestricted funds at 30 November 2025 was £26,587 (2024: £14,190).

RESERVES POLICY

SWAN holds limited reserves. Much of the work carried out which bears a cost is funded through restricted funding. Volunteer assistance means general costs are held at a minimum. The reserve policy set by the Board is to hold an amount equivalent to anticipated general costs for 3 months.

Approved by the board of trustees on 25[th] August, 2026 and signed on its behalf by:

Sharon McMeekin, Chair

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SWAN AUTISM (SCOTLAND) SCIO

Year ended 30 November 2025

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Notes
Income
Training
Donations
Grant awards
3
Other Income
Total income
Expenditure
Payments relating directly to
charitable activities
4, 10
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure)
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted
£
12,389
6,674
8,000
5,610
32,673
20,276
20,276
12,397
12,397
14,190
26,587		 2025
Restricted
£
-
-
220,056
220,056
167,461
167,461
52,595
52,595
173,907
226,502		 Total
£
12,389
6,674
228,056
210
252,729
187,737
187,737
64,992
64,992
188,097
253,089		 2024
Total
£
6,107
5,971
230,056
917
243,051
140,156
140,156
102,895
102,895
85,202
188,097

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SWAN AUTISM (SCOTLAND) SCIO

Year ended 30 November 2025

BALANCE SHEET

BALANCE SHEET
Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
5
Total fixed assets
Current Assets
Cash at bank
6
Debtors
7
Total current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
8
Total current liabilities
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Funds of the charity
Restricted funds
9
Unrestricted funds
9
Total funds		 Unrestricted
£
403
403
27,616
-
27,616
1,432
1,432
26,184
26,587
26,587
26,587		 2025
Restricted
£

-
290,119
-
290,119
63,617
63,617
226,502
226,502
226,502
226,502		 Total
£
403
-
317,735
-
317,735
65,049
65,049
252,686
253,089
226,502
26,587
253,089		 2024
Total
£
-
-
236,200
29,360
265,560
77,463
77,463
188,097
188,097
173,907
14,190
188,097

The notes on pages 10 to 16 form part of these accounts. Signed on behalf of all the trustees

Sharon McMeekin, Chair 25/08/2026

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SWAN AUTISM (SCOTLAND) SCIO

Year ended 30 November 2025

NOTES TO ACCOUNTS

1. Accounting Policies

(a) Basis of preparation and assessment of going concern

The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities published on 16th July 2014, the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (FRSSE), the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended)

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Trust’s ability to continue as a going concern.

(b) Nature and purpose of funds

Unrestricted funds are those that may be used at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the objects of the charity. The trustees maintain a single unrestricted fund for the day to day running of the charity.

Designated funds are those monies designated by the trustees for a specific purpose.

Restricted funds may only be used for specific purposes. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for a specific purpose.

Further details of each fund are disclosed in note 9.

(c) Income recognition

All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, there is sufficient certainty or receipt and so it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.

(d) Expenditure recognition

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. All expenses, including support costs and governance costs, are allocated or apportioned to the applicable expenditure headings in the statement of financial activities further analysed in note 4.

(e) Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

All assets costing more than £500 are capitalised and valued at historical cost. Depreciation is charged from the year of acquisition on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful life of three years.

(f) Pensions

Employees of the charity are entitled to join a defined contribution ‘money purchase’ scheme. The charity’s contribution is restricted to the contributions disclosed in note 10.

Contributions to pension schemes in the year are allocated to specific funds in line with the intention of the original funding application that sets out the individual members of staff for which funding is sought.

The charity participates in the NEST pension scheme run as a Master Trust by NEST corporation, a public corporation accountable to the UK Parliament. The charity is not liable for any obligations of other employers participating in the scheme. No contributions were outstanding at the period end.

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2. Trustees

No trustee received any money during the year. All expenses paid to trustees were reimbursement of payments made on behalf of SWAN.

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SWAN AUTISM (SCOTLAND) SCIO

Year ended 30 November 2025

NOTES TO ACCOUNTS CONTD

3. Grant awards received

Increasing Understanding of Autism
Understanding Autism Phase 2
Understanding Autism Phase 3
Post Diagnostic Support
SWAN Spaces
Autistic Adult Support Fund
Autistic Adult Support Fund (2)
Autistic Adult Support Fund (3)
Women's Fund (Peer)
Climate Engagement Fund
SWAN Places
The Alliance: Self Management Fund Alliance
The Alliance: Self Management Fund Round 3
Women's Fund for Scotland
Stirling CMH&W
Fife CMH&W
Dundee CMH&W
The National Lottery AFA
Falkirk CMH&W
Glasgow CMH&W
Shetland CMH&W
Moray CMH&W
Walking for Health Fund
Core
Agnes Hunter Trust
Corra Foundation: Henry Duncan Grant
Scottish Autism
Total grant awards		 Unrestricted
£
8,000
8,000		 2025
Restricted
£
-
-
83,747
20,176
1,664
11,240
44,030
-
4,983
6,996
2,311
-
3,550
8,091
2,747
1,330
2,191
8,000
19,000
220,056		 Total
£
-
-
-
-
83,747
20,176
1,664
11,240
-
44,030
-
4,983
6,996
2,311
-
3,550
8,091
2,747
1,330
2,191
8,000
8,000
19,000
228,056		 2024
Total
£
18,564
-
-
29,135
65,863
-
3,329
16,860
-
28,166
2,083
4,552
5,500
4,622
3,902
4,579
7,578
-
-
-
2,667
8,000
24,656
230,056

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SWAN AUTISM (SCOTLAND) SCIO

Year ended 30 November 2025

NOTES TO ACCOUNTS CONTD

4. Analysis of expenditure

Expenditure on raising funds:
Incurred seeking grants
Total expenditure on raising funds
Expenditure on charitable activities:
Counselling & Webinars
Staff costs (see note 10)
Overheads
Training
Community Engagement Costs
Direct Delivery
Website, Comms and Computer
Professional Memberships
Recruitment Fees
Volunteer Costs
Travel
Depreciation
Management Fees / overhead recharges
Total expenditure on charitable activities
Total Expenditure		 Unrestricted
£
0
0
21,741
1,782
615
1,354
492
294
166
(6,168)
20,276
20,276		 2025
Restricted
£
-
-
20,652
117,889
4,621
2,995
46
10,263
2,680
65
2,082
0
6,168
167,461
167,461		 Total
£
0
0
20,652
139,630
6,403
3,610
46
10,263
4,034
65
492
2,082
294
166
-
187,737
187,737		 2024
Total
£
24
24
16,973
102,211
3,887
505
564
4,141
2,635
65
-
7,910
589
652
-
140,132
140,156

Expenditure on charitable activities includes £nil (2024: nil) paid to Trustees for the reimbursement of overhead costs paid on behalf of the Charity.

5. Fixed Assets

5. Fixed Assets
Computer equipment
Cost:
As at 1 December 2024
Cost of equipment bought during the year
As at 30 November 2025
Depreciation:
As at 1 December 2024
Charges during the year
As at 30 November 2025
Book value at the end of the financial year

Book value at the start of the financial year		 2025
£
2,705
569
3,274		 2024
£
2,705
-
2,705
2,705
166
2,871

403
-		 2,053
652
2,705
-
652

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SWAN AUTISM (SCOTLAND) SCIO

Year ended 30 November 2025

NOTES TO ACCOUNTS CONTD

6. Cash at bank
Co-operative Bank Current Account
Co-operative Bank Savings Account
PayPal Account
Total
7. Debtors
Accrued grant awards
Total		 2025
£
166,855
150,210
670
317,735
2025
£
-
-		 2024
£
236,197
-
3
236,200
2024
£
29,360
29,360

8. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

Deferred income: grant awards
Salaries
Direct delivery
Overheads
Counselling & webinars
Volunteer costs
Taxation and social security
Total		 2025
£
49,419
10,520
178
326
1,025
223
3,358
65,049		 2024
£
75,333
-
-
-
-
-
2,130
77,463

Deferred income relates to grant award funding received prior to the year-end that covers periods extending into the following financial year.

Movement in deferred income account:

Balance at 1 December
Amounts added in current period
Amounts released to income from previous period
Total		 2025
£
75,333
49,419
(75,333)
49,419		 2024
£
20,581
75,333
(20,581)
75,333

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SWAN AUTISM (SCOTLAND) SCIO

Year ended 30 November 2025

NOTES TO ACCOUNTS CONTD

9. Funds of the charity

Type
R or
U
Increasing Understanding of Autism
Understanding Autism Phase 2
R
Understanding Autism Phase 3
R
Post Diagnostic Support
R
SWAN Spaces
Autistic Adult Support Fund
R
Autistic Adult Support Fund (2)
R
Autistic Adult Support Fund (3)
R
Women's Fund (Peer)
R
Climate Engagement Fund
R
SWAN Places
The Alliance: Self Management Fund
R
The Alliance: Self Management Fund
Round 3
R
Women's Fund for Scotland
R
Stirling CMH&W
R
Fife CMH&W
R
Dundee CMH&W
R
The National Lottery AFA
R
Falkirk CMH&W
R
Glasgow CMH&W
R
Shetland CMH&W
R
Moray CMH&W
R
Walking for Health Fund
R
Core
Agnes Hunter Trust
R
Corra Foundation: Henry Duncan
Grant
U
Scottish Autism
R
Core
U
Other
Leyla Kennedy
R
Total
Restricted
Unrestricted
Total*		 Fund
balances
brought
forward
£
24,802
2,454
18,808
27,604
32,246
-
1,619
11,090
112
7,401
2,224
3,591
4,746
3,622
6,061
4,187
8,958
-
-
-
70
2,868
11,384
11,322
2,928
188,097
173,907
14,190
188,097		 Income
£
0
0
0
0
83,747
20,176
1,664
11,240
0
44,030
0
4,983
6,996
2,311
0
3,550
8,091
2,747
1,330
2,191
8,000
8,000
19,000
24,673
252,729
220,056
32,673
252,729		 Expenditure
£
(8,952)
0
0
0
(54,283)
(12,169)
(1,626)
(11,674)
0
(20,505)
(150)
(3,578)
(7,015)
(1,563)
(65)
(2,327)
(6,754)
(2,593)
(1,190)
(500)
(7,940)
(9,957)
(24,577)
(10,319)
(187,737)
(167,461)
(20,276)
(187,737)		 Fund
balances
carried
forward
£
15,850
2,454
18,808
27,604
61,710
8,007
1,657
10,656
112
30,926
2,074
4,996
4,727
4,370
5,996
5,410
10,295
154
140
1,691
130
911
5,807
25,6766
2,928
253,089
226,502
26,587
253,089

*** R- Restricted, U - unrestricted**

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SWAN AUTISM (SCOTLAND) SCIO

Year ended 30 November 2025

NOTES TO ACCOUNTS CONTD

9. Funds of the charity (contd)

During the year, Trustees received income from

The Leyla Kennedy fund is a legacy to SWAN to use for work with autistic young women and girls (under 18s).

10. Staff Costs

Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Pension costs (defined contribution scheme)
Other employee benefits
Total staff costs		 2025
£
104,138
28,180
7,017
295
139,630		 2024
£
75,418
19,638
5,353
1,802
102,211

The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year was 3.4 (2024: 3) with all employee time involved in providing support to services to charitable activities together with support to the governance of the charity.

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