## **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**|
|---|---|---|
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|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.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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SORP reference
na
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**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|||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.
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|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**
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
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
|---|---|---|
|**adviser**|||
## **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
## **Other optional information**
## **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|
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|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|
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|Sub total|(Gross income for|
|AR)|[ 4,005 ]|-|-|4,005|30,176|
|A2 Asset and investment sales,|
|(see table).|
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|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|
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|Sub total|[ 21,071 ]|-|-|21,071|43,930|
|A4 Asset and investment|
|purchases, (see table)|
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|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|-|-|
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|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|-|-|-|
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|—_—|
|Fund to which|Current value|
|Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)|
|B3 Investment assets|-|-|
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|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|
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|Fund to which|Amount due|When due|
|Details|liability relates|(optional)|(optional)|
|B5 Liabilities|-|
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|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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