2024-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01.04.2023 Period start date To 31.03.2024 Period end date

Charity name: Autus, The Hao2eu Foundation

Charity registration number: 1153397

Objectives and Activities

Objectives and Activities	Objectives and Activities	Objectives and Activities
SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document Para 1.17 For the public benefit, to relieve the needs of people with autism and people with special or complex educational needs, in particular but not exclusively, by: - the provision or facilitation of education and training; - the relief of unemployment; - developing sustainable, innovative and user led approaches to learning; and - building the capacity of parents, teachers and professionals to meet their vocational training, employment and development needs."
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. Para 1.17 and 1.19 The organisation undertakes confidence building, skills development training using innovative technologies and personalised delivery methods to improve the prospects of people on Autistic spectrum and with similar conditions. In addition to training courses and coaching the organisation facilitates a number of peer support group activities for example a weekly job club. Autus also uses its voluntary sector network and relationships with its founding company and other corporate partners to create interesting employment and work experience opportunities.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	In undertaking this work Autus trustees have had regard to the guidance on public benefit as issued by the Charity Commission.

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SORP reference
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Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
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Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Autus’s primary contribution is made by our
Para 1.38 volunteer body comprised of individuals
Contribution made by who are themselves on the Autistic
volunteers Spectrum. They have progressed through
our programmes and go on to use their
acquired skills and confidence to help
others primarily but not exclusively as peer
mentors
This year we introduced Autus at Night
Other which had increased access to our services
outside of working hours.
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Achievements and Performance

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SORP reference
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Achievements and Performance	Achievements and Performance	Achievements and Performance
SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	See our annual review which is posted on our website for full details of the charity’s work and achievements over the financial year www.autus.org.uk

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		See the Autus annual review which is
		available on the website:www.autus.org.uk
Achievements against	Para 1.41
objectives set

Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	The organisation has relied on reserves to continue with work this year due to a lack of new funding. In the absence of additional funding we will be unable to continue to offer our services in the same way after 2025/26.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21
financial position at the end
of the period
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 We have full reserves policy and have
policy for holding reserves complied with this. We have not fallen
stating why they are held below our reserves threshold (£4000) in the
year.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 5000
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
reserves
Details of fund materially in Para 1.24
deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 Autus will need to cut some services
uncertainties about the should new funding / charitable donations
charity continuing as a going not be achieved in the coming financial
concern year.
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Grants from charity trusts
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including Para 1.47
any fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
Without further funding we risk offering only
social job club until the funding landscape
A description of the principal Para 1.46 improves for organisations such as ours.
risks facing the charity
Other
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Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Application, interview and selection

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	We are members Attend.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	We receive support from our founding company.
Other

Reference and Administrative details

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Charity name The Hao2eu Foundation
Other name the charity uses Autus
Registered charity number 1153397
Charity’s principal address c/o 174 Wilmot Road, Dartford DA1 3BS
Services such as training and workshops delivered online and
from Croydon Carers’ Centre
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Eleanor Fisk
2 Nigel Newbutt
3 John Alan Taylor
4 Ben Clayton
5 Toby Freeman Chair
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of	Name	Address
adviser

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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Patience Baptiste – Service Manager

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Nigel Newbutt ~~a~~ Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Chair, etc) ~~es~~ Date 29.01.2025 ~~|~~

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|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Charity Name|No (if any)| |Autus, The Hao2.eu Foundation| |Receipts and payments accounts|CC16a| |For the period|Period start date|Period end date| |To| |from|1st April 2023|31st March 2024| |ee|ee|ee|| |Section A Receipts and payments| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Total funds|Last year| |funds|funds|funds| |to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £| |A1 Receipts| |Sales Receipts|600|-|-|600|1,456| |Donations & Awards|3,405|-|-|3,405|13,920| |Grants|-|-|-|-|14,800| |-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|(Gross income for| |AR)|[ 4,005 ]|-|-|4,005|30,176| |A2 Asset and investment sales,| |(see table).| |-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|-|-|-|-|-| |Total receipts|4,005|-|-|4,005|30,176| |SS5|55| |A3 Payments| |salaries and staff costs|17,302|-|-|17,302|-| |insurance and membership costs|1,909|-|-|1,909|-| |governance costs|802|-|-|802|-| |storage/rent costs|1,058|-|-|1,058|-| |-|-|-|-|25,360| |-|-|-|-|18,570| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|[ 21,071 ]|-|-|21,071|43,930| |A4 Asset and investment| |purchases, (see table)| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |Sub total|[ - ]|-|-|-|-| |———=—|Total payments|21,071|-|-|——|21,071|—|43,930| |Net of receipts/(payments)|- 17,066|-|- - 17,066|- 13,754| |A5 Transfers between funds|-|- -|-|-| |A6 Cash funds last year end|33,047|- -|33,047|57,004| |Cash funds this year end|=|15,981|-|- 15,981|—|43,250|

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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

29/01/2025

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Categories|Details|funds|funds|funds| |to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |B1 Cash funds|Year end cash at bank|15,981|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |Total cash funds|15,981|-|-| |S65| |(agree balances with receipts and payments| |account(s))|OK|OK|OK| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |funds|funds|funds| |Details|to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |B2 Other monetary assets|-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |—_—| |Fund to which|Current value| |Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)| |B3 Investment assets|-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |===| |Fund to which|Current value| |Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)| |B4 Assets retained for the|Autus AIM GRID (10 year) licence|AIM Grid|-|46,708| |charity’s own use|IT equipment|AIM Grid|-|688| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |a| |Fund to which|Amount due|When due| |Details|liability relates|(optional)|(optional)| |B5 Liabilities|-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |Signed by one or two trustees on|Date of| |behalf of all the trustees|Signature|Print Name|approval| |Toby Freeman|TOBY FREEMAN|23.01.25| |N. Newbutt| |aut|23.01.25| |CCXX R2 accounts (SS)|2|29/01/2025|

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