Trustees and Staff

Berkshire Autistic Society is managed by a committee, 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 paid members of staff working across Berkshire, as well as volunteers, all working part-time.   The Society is managed by Executive Director, Hayley Edwards.
                                                            
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. 

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.

Kate Manton – Member, Kate is in a business partnership and managed BAS between 2008 and 2010.

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 Facilities Services company based in Slough and has an adult son with AS. She is also a member of the Slough Autism Steering Group.

Caroline Hearst - Member

Alan Kent 

Simon Dunn