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Annual Report 2024 - 2025

Oct 16, 2025
1 min read

We’ve published our Annual Report and Accounts for 2024/25, highlighting a year of progress, impact and growth.


Inside, you’ll find a detailed overview of our financial performance alongside key achievements, milestones and stories from across our work. 


This year’s report also features a welcome message from our Co-Chairs, Christina Gates and David Taylor, marking their final year in post before stepping down. We extend our heartfelt thanks to them both for their leadership, commitment and guidance throughout their time as Co-Chairs.


Click below to read it:



 
 
 

11 Comments


Stig Tom
Stig Tom
Oct 27

Thanks for publishing this annual report—the advocacy focus and transparency matter, especially where learning disability and autism support is concerned. I’d like to see more discussion of accessible leisure too: clear, predictable guides can make narrative-heavy games less frustrating for players who struggle with branching choices. That’s why I appreciated this resource on every The False Sun ending and how to unlock it; it’s a good example of documentation that reduces confusion rather than adding pressure.

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Stig Tom
Stig Tom
Oct 27

The 2024–2025 annual report is a useful reminder that advocacy only works when people with learning disabilities and autistic people are involved at every stage, not just consulted at the end. I appreciated the focus on support, involvement and accessible communication; transparency matters, especially for families and self-advocates. For a low-pressure break between meetings, some of us use poople puzzle answer because it works online with no daily cap. It’s a small accessibility win alongside the bigger advocacy work.

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Stig Tom
Stig Tom
Oct 27

It’s encouraging to see the 2024–2025 annual report highlight advocacy alongside practical support for people with learning disabilities and autism. The “get involved” and “support us” sections make it easier to see how communities can contribute, not just read stats. I’d love to see more stories showing how advocacy changes everyday outcomes. For a quick, accessible break between reading sections, I’ve enjoyed WorldGuesser—it’s a free way to explore random places and spark conversation.

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Stig Tom
Stig Tom
Oct 27

Thanks for sharing the 2024–2025 annual report—it’s encouraging to see advocacy and inclusion for people with learning disabilities and autism featured so clearly. One practical area often overlooked is accessible gaming: clear control explanations can make recreational activities more inclusive. I appreciated resources like this controls guide for PolyTrack, which explains inputs simply and could help newcomers or support workers try a low-pressure racing game together. More organisations should consider digital play as part of wellbeing and participation.

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Great to see the annual report highlighting real progress and impact for people with learning disabilities and autism, I might use a free ai website prompt generator to help share it.

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