AUTISTICA
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Executive summary
Autistica operates as the UK's premier autism research charity, successfully distinguishing itself from broader service providers by occupying the sector's R&D pipeline. Its strategic pivot from the controversial "Autism Speaks" model to a neurodiversity-affirming, participatory approach—bolstered by a highly credentialed academic and corporate board—positions it strongly within a sector demanding both scientific rigor and lived-experience leadership. However, its structural reliance on philanthropic funding as a non-trading entity leaves it inherently exposed to the macroeconomic pressures currently squeezing the UK charity market.
Overview
- Company type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Incorporated
- 2004-07-20
- Registered office
- Suite B, 6 Honduras Street, London, United Kingdom, EC1Y 0TH
- Postcode
- EC1Y 0TH
- Accounts category
- Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-03-31
- Next due by
- 2026-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-20
- Next due by
- 2027-08-03
Nature of business (SIC)
- 74990 Non-trading company
Officers 11 current · 46 resigned
Registered charity
AUTISTICA — charity number 1107350
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z8884467 (Tier 1), registered since 2005.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- autistica.org.uk
- Phone
- 02038574340, 08088004104
Autistica is the UK's leading autism research and campaigning charity. We create breakthroughs to enable autistic people to live happy, healthy and long lives.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| AUTISM SPEAKS | 2009-12-21 |
| NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR AUTISM RESEARCH (UK) | 2006-02-16 |
Previous registered addresses 5
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 26 MORTIMER STREET, LONDON, W1W 7RB | 2016-02-11 |
| 26 26 MORTIMER STREET, LONDON, W1W 7RB, ENGLAND | 2015-05-08 |
| 100A CHALK FARM ROAD, LONDON, NW1 8EH | 2015-03-13 |
| ROTHERFIELD HOUSE 7 FAIRMILE, HENLEY-ON-THAMES, OXFORDSHIRE, RG9 2JR, UNITED KINGDOM | 2012-06-08 |
| NORTH LEA HOUSE, 66 NORTHFIELD END, HENLEY ON THAMES, OXFORDSHIRE, RG9 2BE | 2009-12-18 |
The class of 2004
28%
of the 4,558 companies in this sector incorporated in 2004 are still active today; 71% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.