Berkshire Autistic Society is managed by a committee of nine, including three trustees. The Chairman is Malcolm Kempton who can be contacted through the office.
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and registered with the Charity Commission. The Annual Report and Accounts for the last financial year can be found here: ACCOUNTS
There are ten members of staff all working part-time. The Society is managed by Hayley Edwards with Joanna Thomas as the Fundraising Manager. BAS offices are near the centre of Reading.
We also have a Development Worker based in Windsor and Maidenhead, working with adults with an ASD.
Many of our staff and committee have children, some now grown up, on the autistic spectrum, which enables BAS to provide a service sensitive to the needs of its members.
Our staff are supported by several regular volunteers, as well as many other volunteers who help out on an ad hoc basis. If you would like to volunteer for BAS, please call the office or complete the Volunteering Application Form
BAS COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Malcolm Kempton – Chair and Trustee, Malcolm is MD of a business in Maidenhead, he was former Chair of the East Berkshire Autistic Society (now BAS) and has a teenage son with AS.
Valerie Burry – Minute Secretary and Trustee, Valerie works in Business and has an adult son with AS
Sharon Carrigan – Trustee, Sharon works in Special Needs Education and has an adult daughter with AS.
Ann Taylor – Trustee, Ann works in Business, based in Windsor and has an adult son with AS.
Mark Jenkins – Company Secretary, Mark is a Company Lawyer/Secretary.
Mike May – Treasurer, Mikes background is in Finance and IT, he is married to Jane May and they have an adult son with Autism.
Jane May – Member, Jane is a Business Director, is married to Mike May and they have an adult son with Autism.
Lindsey Noakes – Member, Lyndsay is a volunteer and has 2 boys with AS at a local Special School.
Sue Benford – Member, Sue works for a Housing organisation and has an adult son with AS.
Jemma Phillips – Member, Jemma is an Accountant.