INTERAKTIVE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
DHL Accountancy Services Limited Chartered Accountants 30 Willowbank Gardens Tadworth Surrey KT20 5DS
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
The Trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1082509 PRINCIPAL ADDRESS 29 Chestnut Avenue Esher Surrey KT10 8JF
TRUSTEES
The Trustees who served during the year were:-
J. Hughes Dr. J. Watson A.L. Dickson N. Persad V.A. Mason
PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS
Bankers Barclays Bank Leicester LE87 2BB Independent examiner D.H. Lane FCA DHL Accountancy Services Limited Chartered Accountants 30 Willowbank Gardens Tadworth Surrey KT20 5DS
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
interAKtive is governed by a Constitution adopted on 6[th] October 1997 which was amended on 17[th] May 2000 and further amended on 25[th] February 2008.
interAKtive has a membership of approximately 200 individuals.
The Constitution sets out the objects of interAKtive and the way it is to operate.
Trustees are appointed and re-appointed annually by the members at the Annual General Meeting.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
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OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
interAKtive is a local Surrey-based charity whose main objective is to support children with autistic spectrum disorders and their families and carers. It does this by organising holiday play schemes and other activities for children, and by providing opportunities for parents, carers and professionals to learn more about autism and benefit from each other’s experience.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND FINANCIAL REVIEW
We were able to run a 4-day play-scheme in both the Easter holidays and the summer holidays. These provided children aged between 5 and 15 with a range of enjoyable activities and at the same time gave other family members a break from caring for them. Nearly 40 children attended the Easter playscheme and nearly 50 the summer scheme.
We also offered a range of other activities for all the family. Keeping in mind at all times best value for money for the charity, we significantly subsidised many of these activities. We held summer evenings out and a Christmas event at children’s farms, all of which were very popular. We arranged a variety of sessions focused on physical activity, including swimming, trampolining, climbing and horse riding, and for those more interested in music we held a Band Night. For most of these activities we were able to arrange exclusive use of the facilities by interAKtive members; this enables many families to access activities that otherwise they might choose to avoid with an autistic child or young person.
interAKtive has provided highly valued activities for large numbers of children and their families. One of our summer farm evenings was enjoyed by over 150 people, including both children with autism and their families and friends.
All of our activities except for the play schemes were organised and run by Trustees working on a voluntary basis. This keeps the charity’s administrative costs very low.
We raised over two-thirds of our income for the year from donations. This allowed us to continue to significantly subsidise the cost to our members of participating in activities.
The total reserves of the charity at the year end were £57,620 (2023 - £54,417).
RESERVES POLICY
The charity aims to hold enough in reserves to fund at least one year of play schemes and other activities without relying on grant contributions and other fundraising, which are vulnerable to economic downturns and public sector funding cuts.
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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
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PUBLIC BENEFIT REQUIREMENT
The Trustees have complied with the duty in Section 17(5) of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to guidance published by the Charity Commission concerning the public benefit requirement.
APPROVAL
The Report of the Trustees was approved by the Board of Trustees on 11[th] January 2025 and signed on its behalf by:-
A.L. Dickson Trustee
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF
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I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of interAKtive ('the Charity') for the year ended 31[st] March 2024, which are set out on pages 5 to 6.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the Trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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(1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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(2) the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
D.H. Lane FCA DHL Accountancy Services Limited Chartered Accountants 30 Willowbank Gardens Tadworth Surrey KT20 5DS
12[th] January 2025
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RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
| Income Donations received Fundraising Member's contributions: Subscriptions Activities Playscheme Interest on bank deposits Total receipts Expenditure Childrens' Activities: Playscheme costs Activity costs Donations made Insurance Paypal charges Fundraising costs Communications Miscellaneous Total payments Net receipts for the year Cash and bank balances at 1st April Cash and bank balances at 31st March |
2024 £ £ 23,742 197 2,361 3,362 3,617 508 33,787 26,218 3,215 - 607 160 20 364 - (30,584) 3,203 54,417 57,620 ===== |
2023 | 2023 |
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| £ 21,678 766 939 576 87 258 127 75 |
£ 22,335 34 2,650 1,243 6,235 66 32,563 (24,506) 8,057 46,360 54,417 ===== |
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024
| Cash funds Paypal Current account Deposit account Liabilities Fee for accounts & independent examination - 2023 Fee for accounts & independent examination - 2024 |
2024 £ 277 15,267 42,076 57,620 ===== 495 495 990 ==== |
2023 £ 1,203 9,647 43,567 54,417 ===== 495 - 495 ==== |
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The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 11[th] January 2025 and signed on its behalf by:-
A.L. Dickson - Trustee