Charity Details

SWAN AUTISM (SCOTLAND)

SC046946Registered charity from 01 November 2016

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Notes:

Previous name - SWAN: Scottish Women's Autism Network from 01/11/2016 to 16/11/2023

Charity Information:

The Name the Charity is Known By SWAN

Address 151/5 Bruntsfield Place
Edinburgh

Postcode EH10 4EB

Is the supplied address a principal office or a trustee address? Trustee - Charity Trustee

Website www.swanscotland.org

Regulatory Type Standard

Object:

Purposes 4. The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1. To improve the lives of autistic women, girls, and non-binary people 4.1.1. offering support, advice, direction to practical resources through the facilitation of peer support 4.1.2. building capacity within the population of autistic women, girls, and non-binary people 4.1.3. building capacity and inclusion in the wider community 4.2. To advance knowledge and understanding of autism as it impacts on women, girls, and non-binary people, their families and carers 4.2.1. through an ongoing process of information gathering 4.2.2. through dissemination, training and partnership work 4.3. To promote social inclusion and full citizenship for autistic women, girls, and non-binary people 4.3.1. illuminating issues of intersectionality for autistic women, girls, and non-binary people 4.3.2. replacing misconceptions surrounding the existence, prevalence and presentation of autism in women, girls, and non-binary people 4.3.3. developing a positive narrative of autism in women, girls, and non-binary people; working to dismantle unhelpful stereotypes and misunderstandings associated with autism 4.3.4. forming and developing working partnerships with professions, agencies and other organisations

Operations:

What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:

SWAN is an autistic-led Charity delivering services, information and support for and by autistic women, girls and non-binary people across Scotland since 2012. SWAN is a place for autistic women, girls and non-binary people to understand themselves better, connect with others, and learn from and support one another, without the stress of masking to fit in. SWAN offers a range of activities and support, both in person and online, including local meet-up groups and walking groups across Scotland, online peer-support, pre- and post-diagnosis support, and wellbeing webinars. All SWAN staff are autistic, as well as our team of 50+ volunteers, and we work hard to make SWAN a safe, welcoming and stress-free place for autistic women, girls and non-binary people. Our resources are designed and produced by and for autistic women, girls and non-binary people, informed by our work, what we learn from our network, and by autistic-led research.

Charity Status: Active

Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)

Constitutional Form Date: 01 Nov 2016

Main Operating Location: Stirling

Number of Staff: 3

Number of Charity Trustees: 6

Number of Volunteers: 1-50

Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of health", "the advancement of citizenship or community development", "the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage"

Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Older People", "People with disabilities or health problems", "Other defined groups"

Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"

Annual Submissions:

Year End	Income	Expenditure	Annual Return Received	Accounts Received
30 Nov 2021	£127,343	£67,063	31 Aug 2022	Yes
30 Nov 2022	£108,719	£99,581	29 Aug 2023	Yes
30 Nov 2023	£143,510	£124,658	27 Aug 2024	Yes
30 Nov 2024	£243,051	£140,156	21 Aug 2025	Yes
30 Nov 2025			No	Annual Information due by 31 Aug 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green . If an annual return is late, the box is red .

Income and Expenditure:

Charity Trustees:

First Name	Last Name
Gail	Mohamed
Tanya	Milligan
Sharon	McMeekin
Sabina	Strachan
Dora	Moldovan
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