A St Albans accountancy firm has raised more than £700 for an autism charity.

HK Accountancy Services chose to commemorate April's autism awareness month by fundraising for the ADD-vance ADHD and Autism Trust through a cake sale, a month-long raffle.

The cause is close to the firm's heart as two members of staff have children on the spectrum.

Principle accountant Hannah Knight said: "From personal experience, we know just how lonely and scary it can be raising a child on the spectrum but knowing there are charities like The ADD-vance ADHD and Autism Trust, make the challenges we face that little bit easier to manage."

The charity offer support and training to professionals, parents and carers of children with autistic spectral disorder and are "an invaluable resource for our community".

The month-long raffle was aided by prizes donated by St Albans businesses, and the King Harry Pub hosted the cake sale at a business networking event on April 21, with the events raising £788,30.

Bookkeeper Caroline Stacey said: "We cannot express our thanks loudly or widely enough to every single person or business that has supported our fundraising efforts this year.

"From buying a raffle ticket or piece of cake to donating a prize or your time… THANK YOU!"