Hillingdon Autistic Care and Support

Name

Hillingdon Autistic Care and Support

Legal name

Hillingdon Autistic Care and Support

Website

https://hacs.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

HACS is a UK registered charity providing autism support services in the London Borough of Hillingdon. It serves autistic children, young people and adults, and their families, through family support, education and leisure programmes, supported employment, and adult wellbeing services delivered from its Hayes Resource Centre.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Autism Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Educational Support Services (611710), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Advocacy, Parent Training & Support Services (EDAJAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Autism Parent/Caregiver Education & Training (School-Linked) (EDAKAKAJ), Respite Care for Families of Children with Disabilities (HSAAAIAL), Parent/Caregiver Training & Family Consultation (ABA) (EDAKAHAG)

Keywords

• Autism support services
• Disability advocacy programs
• Vocational training services
• Community charity services
• Family support programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Hayes

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Charitable donations from individuals, community fundraising activities, and corporate donations. Uses Donorbox for online donations, JustGiving for event fundraising, and accepts text donations via 70070.
2. Membership Fees: Annual membership at £50 per year providing access to support services, training events, employability programme, and social activities for autistic individuals and families.
3. Training Services: Workshops and short courses for parents and professionals on autism and specialist topics. Includes legal advice workshops in partnership with SEN Legal. Free for HACS members.
4. Government and Trust Funding: Funding from Hillingdon Council and other statutory bodies for service delivery, including supported employment programmes and social care packages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

HACS is a registered charity delivering autism support services to residents of the London Borough of Hillingdon. Its core offerings comprise five service programmes: Family Support (advocacy, helpline, parent/carer groups), Children & Young People's Services (youth clubs, playschemes, Saturday clubs for ages 8-25), Training & Events (autism workshops and SEN Legal legal-advice workshops for parents and professionals), Skills & Employment (vocational training, TSI-trained Job Coaches, and the DFN Project Search supported internship programme), and Adult Support through an Autism Hub (personalised support, social activities and wellbeing workshops). Services are delivered primarily from the HACS Resource Centre in Hayes, with supplementary online and community-venue delivery.

Product overview

Hillingdon Autistic Care and Support (HACS) is a registered charity providing a comprehensive suite of autism support services, operating as a unified charitable organisation rather than a technology platform. The core service portfolio includes Family Support (advocacy, support groups, helpline), Children & Young People's Services (youth clubs, playschemes, Saturday Clubs for ages 8-25), Training & Events (autism workshops and legal advice workshops), Skills & Employment (vocational training, DFN Project Search, Job Coach support), and Adult Support through an Autism Hub (personalised support, social activities, wellbeing workshops). Additional services include membership programme (£50/year with exclusive benefits), fundraising opportunities, volunteering, and community events such as the Steps for Autism Sponsored Walk, Autism Surgery information sessions, counselling, gaming groups, and workshops on health and safety topics. Services are delivered primarily in-person at the HACS Resource Centre in Hayes with virtual/online options for certain programmes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Support

Quantifiable outcome

• Supporting over 1,100 people across Hillingdon
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and minor.

• Hillingdon HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023Second DFN Project Search site opened at Hillingdon Hospital in September 2023, providing new types of work experience roles in the health and social care sector for autistic and learning disabled young people.
• Hillingdon CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHillingdon Council provided premises in November 2009 enabling HACS to establish its Resource Centre. Ongoing partnership for supported employment programmes including DFN Project Search at Civic Centre, Uxbridge.
• Orchard Hill CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner in DFN Project Search 'Transition to Work' programme for autistic and/or learning disabled young people aged 17-24 years.
• DFN Project SearchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivery partners in the DFN Project Search 'Transition to Work' programme - a supported internship programme for autistic and learning disabled young people aged 17-24 years seeking full-time employment.
• SEN LegalsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegal advice workshops in partnership with SEN Legal, a national specialist legal practice with over 20 years experience and over 90% success rate. Workshops cover school exclusions, powers of attorney, NHS continuing healthcare, and adult social care.
• My Health (NHS)secondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with NHS My Health for cervical screening preventative workshop, delivered by qualified medical professional to provide accessible health information.
• UMAAminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerUMAA instructors deliver basic self-defence class component of Personal Safety Awareness Workshop. Non-police instructors providing practical safety skills.
• Hillingdon Supported Employment ForumsecondaryGTM or Marketing PartnerProud members of the Hillingdon Supported Employment Forum, working collaboratively with local employers and services to promote inclusive employment across the borough.
• Further Education CollegessecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerVocational courses in partnership with Further Education Colleges as part of Skills and Employment programme.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Employability UK: UK organisation supporting disabled and neurodivergent people into employment, including employer training and mentoring. Highly comparable to HACS's Skills & Employment programme though without HACS's broader family and CYP services.

Direct peers

• Prior's Court Foundation: UK charity running Prior's Court School and a Transition service for autistic young people. Comparable to HACS's CYP services and supported employment/skills pathway, though more focused on residential education.
• Ambitious about Autism: UK charity providing autism education, parent services, and youth programmes including TreeHouse School. Closely comparable to HACS's mix of family support, CYP services, training, and advocacy, with similar service breadth.
• National Autistic Society: The UK's largest autism charity, providing information, support, education, employment, and advocacy services nationwide. Directly comparable to HACS across family support, training, employment, and community engagement, but at national scale.
• Autism Initiatives: UK-wide charity providing support, education, employment, and residential services for autistic people. Directly comparable vocational, family, and community-service portfolio to HACS at broader geographic scale.
• Autism Together: UK charity providing autism support, residential, day, and employment services. Comparable portfolio including supported employment and family services, with a broader regional footprint than HACS.
• Resources for Autism: Small UK charity delivering autism-specific support, play schemes, youth clubs, and family services. Highly comparable operating model to HACS — community-rooted, multi-service, family-focused charity — though serving multiple London boroughs.

Regional players

• Scottish Autism: Scotland's national autism charity offering advisory services, education, family support, and training. Comparable service mix to HACS, with analogous community-based, multi-service model but covering the whole of Scotland.
• Autism Hampshire: Regional charity providing autism information, support, training, and social groups in Hampshire. Direct service-portfolio analogue to HACS operating in a single UK county rather than a London borough.
• Autism East Midlands: Regional autism charity providing day services, supported living, employment, and family support across the East Midlands. Comparable service mix to HACS but geographically distant and operating at larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hacscharity
• Facebookfacebook.com/HACSCharity

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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