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Aetlon Carebral P4lsy BalaTr¢e Sheet As At 31 December 2024 2024 Current Sets (bank acrounti Credrors.. Amounts Falllng L Wittwn Owyear NETCUMRENfASS 42,678 26,185 41678 Z6,184 TOTAL ASSEfs LESS CURRFNT LtA8lLmES Accrualsand deferred Income laccatsntancyl NET ASSErs 42.678 26,184 (550 1 42,128 26,IM CAPITAL ANP RESEXVES Restrirted 6.275 34,108 26.194 42.128 26.184 NDies Gtharal Znftrmatlon Action Cerebral Pasy is a CharltablÈ tllCCWOrated oryanti (CIO) is reg15tered with the Charfty Cummls&onErs und¢r re9tstron nutnber Il65217. The CIO Wa5 rekis=ered wltn thB Qharity cornmison 19 JOnry 2016 15tandard reglstratlanl and Convert tv a CLO on 7 NIY Z024. Number 0¢ Trustses Numberof vear wts.. 7 (2023.. SI Mrknthony McGarel-Gwes rNstee Treasurer Oate
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ACTION | IDENTIFY INTERVENE IMPACT CEREBRAL PALSY Registered Charity no= 1165217 Trustees. Annual Report for the Financial Period ending 31.12.2024 Charity Name: Action Cerebral Pa15y Registered charlty number: 1165217 Website: www.actionc .or Principal Address: Units l and 2 Field View, Baynards Green, Bicester, Oxon, OX27 7SG The Trustees have pleasure in preserTrting their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31st December 2024. Structure and Governance In 2024, Action Cerebral Palsy {'Action CP'I converted to a charitable incorporated organisation I'CIO") registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales Iregistered charity number 11652171. Action CP has adopted the Foundation Model CIO Constitution whereby the only members of the charity are the trustees. Our registered charity number and charitable aims remain unchanged. The Trustees who served duringthe period were.. Miss Katharine Gollop KC Dr Helen Hunt Mr Philip Lea Mr Anthony McGarel-Groves (Treasurer and Secretary) Paul Maynard (appointed 20 November 20241 Professor Neena Modi Mr Duncan Walsh The member5 of the CIO are the Charity Trustee5 who form the Board and who are responsible for managing the affair5 of Action CP. Action CP must have at least three charity trustees; apart from the first charity trustees named in our Constitution, every trustee 15 appolnted for a term of three years. One of the Trustees serves voluntarily as Treasurer and Company Secretary. There are four full meetings of charity trustees held each year. One Trustee is appointed as Chairperson for each meeting. When new trustees are appointed, they are introduced to the Board and briefed on all aspects of the Charit5 objectives and policies and Charity Commission requirements. Trustees are encouraged to seek training as appropriate, and to observe and follow the requirements and guidellnes set down by the ACTION CERE8RAL PALSY TRUSTEES REPORT 2024
Charity Commission. Action Cerebral Palsvs trustees have diverse professional backgrounds and have direct professional or lived experience supporting children with cerebral palsy and their families. In 2024, Attion CP was pleased to be joined by a new member. Paul Maynard, former MP. was appointed as a trustee by a resolution passed at the Annual General Meeting on 20 November. Paul, who lives with CP, has been involved with Action CP as a Patron since its founding. In addition, Action CP is pleased that Mary Foy, MP for the City of Durham, has agreed to become a Patron on the Charity. Mary ha5 a lived experience of supporting a child with cerebral palsy, and along with Paul Maynard, was Co-chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cerebral Palsy of which Action CP was the lead sponsor. The Éxe¢utive The Charitws day-to-day operations are managed by the Chief Executive and additional project work by the Policy Lead. Both posts are part-time. Our Charitable Objertives: To engage with policy makers in order to promote the creation of a national CP strategy and care pathways for intervention and provision for children with cerebral palsies To be a source of informed advice on cerebral palsy for policy makers and the public To represent the best interests of the cerebral palsy community To facilitate the development of best practice for intervention, care, education and support for children and young people with cerebral palsies across the United Kingdom To facilitate and disseminate research on cerebral palsy and therapeutit and educational intervention Public Benefit In establishing annual objectives and overseeing the Charity's activities, the trustees have regard to the principles of public benefit at all times. The core purpose of Action Cerebral Palsy is to work towards better public and professional awareness and understanding of cerebral palsy and an improved quality of life for all children in the United Kingdom with the ACTION CEREBRAL PALSY TRUSTEES REPORT 2024
condition. Action Cerebral Palsy needs to raise funds to support the cost of working towards these outcomes. About Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy (CPI, a lifelong neurological condition, is an umbrella term that Is used to describe a range of movement disorders which can have an impact on many aspects of normal childhood development-. motor, sensory, communication, cognitive, health and self-care. It occurs as a result of interference or damage to the development of a baby's central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) between conceptiorn and 3 years of age. Cerebral palsy ICPI is the largest cohort of childhood onset lifelong physical disability It affects approximately 1.'400 children with approximately 1,800 children diagnosed each year. Despite advances in healthcare, whilst this figure ha5 fluctuated over the past 60 years It has not changed considerably. There are 33,500 children and young people of School age with a physical disability, the majority of whom have cerebral palsy There are approximately 30,000 children and 130,000 adults In the UK living with cerebral pa15y y 2031, there will be almost a 3-fold increase in the number of people with cerebral palsy over the age of 65. The incidence rate for cerebral pa15y IS the same across Europe. the United State5 and Australia. 1.3 with the condition will be unable to walk; 1.4 are unable to talk; 1.2 has intellectual impairment Cerebral palsy is 3 times more common than Down55yndrome and similar in population to multiple sclerosls and Parkinson's disease Cerebral palsy 15 nearly 30 times more common than muscular dystrophy About Action Cerebral Palsy Action Cerebral Palsy I"Action CP") is the only UK Charity which actively and solely campaigns on behalf of children with cerebral palsy, a disabling lifelong condition caused by damage to the immature or developing brain before or after birth. There are an estimated 30,000 children from all social backgrounds and ethnic groups in the UK with cerebral palsy which is the most common cause of lifelong physical disability startlng in infancy. Action CP began in 2013 as a national consortium of specialist charities working with children with cerebral palsy and their families and became a registered charity in 2016. Since 2016, Action CP has raised awareness of the condition through our research, publications, campaigns and engagement with the public, professionals and policy makers. Our work is inspired and driven by children with CP and their families who face the manv challenges of their day-to-day life with courage and resilience. We are a small but aspirational charity which is committed to improve the daily live5 and life chances of all children with CP throughout the UK so that they can have the best possible start to life and ongoing help and support. ACTION CEREBRAL PALSY TRUSTEES REPORT 2024
Summary of Charitable Activities and Achievements durlng 2024 Policy Engagement to Improve Political Awareness of Cerebral Palsy and the issues facing chlldren and young people with the condition and their farnilies This has been a year of significant political change with the General Election in July 2024 bringing in a new Labour Government for the first time since 2010. Children and young people with CP require high-quality healthcare and Special educational needs and disability ISENDI provision from experienced, specialist professionals so the impact of their disability can be mitigated from the earliest opportunity and their full potential maximised throughout their developing years. Despite the widespread prevalence of CP, the existing legislative framework is fragmented, and does not account for CP a5 a condition in its own right. Meanwhile, policy makers, professionals within education, health and social care as well the PLJblic lack knowledge about the specific needs of children and young people ICYPI with CP resulting in an unacceptable variation in the quality of health and educational provision across the UK. Action CP is a non-partisan charity and has engaged across all parties and within all devolved regions of the UK to improve the awareness and understanding of CP at local and national leve15 in order to facilitate the development of models of best practice. ACTI N MosfcoMMop4cAiUEaF PHYSICALDlITYIFl CHILDREPJ EQEèR4LpSy t41FESf0211Z4 Howcanyouhelp childFenaDdyou plewith cernbril ow cany00rkt cerebtatpalsy.. Action CP launched its Election Manifesto on the very day that the General Election was called 22nd May 2024- at an informal drop in event for Parliamentarians in the House of Commons kindly hosted by Mary Foy, MP - htt actionc .or action-cerebral- als -launches-its- 2024-manifesto The event was attended by 16 parliamentarians from both House5 of which 14 retained their seats in the election. We were also pleased to have a team from the NHSE Children and Young People Transformation Group on hand to discus5 their work on the new NHSE Cerebral Palsy Framework. The Action CP Manifesto comprised three"asks" all of which have been drawn from the report and recommendations of the All-Part Parliamenta Grou on Cerebral Pals sessions which were held between 2020 and 2023.. ACTION CEREBRAL PALSYTRUSTEES REPORT 2024
l. Implement the proposed f ramework for the commissioning of care and services for CYP with CP developed by the NHSE CYP Transformation Programme. 2. Invest in recruitment and training to increase specialist knowledge of CP across health, education and social care. 3. Fund dedicated lead professionals to act as advocate, co-ordinator and support from diagnosis to transitlon to adulthood. A Source of Informed Advlce on Cerebral Palsy for Policy Makers Prior to and following the General Election, Action CP continued to meet with, seek meetings with and to provide briefings for key stakeholders including Parliamentarian5 of all parties, the Secretaries of State for Education, Health and Social Care and Work and Pensions, key ministers for Schools, Early Years and SEND, Disability, Mental Health and Employment as well as the Shadow Mini5ter5 and Spokespeople and key select committees. We have also worked directly with the SEND team within the Department for Education and the Cabinet Office to ensure that physical disability and cerebral palsy are no longer overlooked within key national policies including the previous Government'5 Disability Action Plan, National Disability Strategy and SEND and AP implementation plan which failed to mention CP or the needs of children with physical disability. To highlight World CP Day in October, Action CP wrote to all MPS and Peers seeking their engagement to broaden their understanding of cerebral palsy and its impact on children and young people and their families. The office of the Children's Commissioner invited Action CP to meet to dlscuss waiting time5 for community care for children at risk of or with CP. The Children's Commissionerfs report, Waitin Times for Assessment and Su ortforAutism ADHD and Other Neurodevelo mental Conditions was published in October 2024 and revealed that children with cerebral palsy have the longest mean waiting time between referral and diagnosis of all neurodevelopmental conditions 1222 days/3 years and 4 months and the Second longest waiting time between referral and first contact- 827 days. Action CP successfully applied to join the Special Educational Consortium ecial Educational Consortium councilfordi5abledchildren.or which is a small membership organisation that works with Df E, Parliament and other stakeholders on policy, legislatlons, regulations and guidance that may affect disabled children and young people and those with SEN. Overthe course of the year, Action CP has submitted evidence forthe following consultations.. Lord's Committee on Pre-Term Birth which has now been published on their website htt committee5. arliament.uk writtenevidence 128873 df Public Accounts Committee Inquiry on Support for Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs SEND emer enc Unviable s stem will end in lost eneration of children without reform - Committees - UK Parliament Department for Education Curriculum and Assessment Review Curriculum and assessment review - GOV.UK for which Attion CP organised stakeholder engagement ACTION CEREBRAL PALSY TRUSTEES REPORT 2024
meetings and an online survey to solicit feedback from parents, carers and young people. HM Treasury stakeholder representation In advance of the Autumn Statement. Representing the Best Interests of the Cerebral Pa15y Community We have participated in meetings with other charities focused on disability, healthcare. specialist and mainstream education professionals and engaged through direct dialogue and online surveys with our community of parents, carers and young people to gather evidence of the issues facing the CP community in their ability to access appropriate care, resources. seNices, support and education and to ensure that these views are represented in all of our policy engagement. Over this past year, Action Cerebral Palsy worked in collaboration with a number of organisations, including: CP Sport CP Teens Council for Disabled Children El Smart Embracing Complexity Consortium Institute of Education Psychologists Institute of Health Visiting National Day Nurseries Association Parent Carer Forum Bristol PD Net Riding for the Disabled Association Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Scope Special Education Consortium Up Movement and the Up Adult Working Party Whizzybugs Researchers and academic institutions who are conducting research related to neurological conditions such a5 cerebral palsy Facilitating the Development of Best Practice In Health¢are- Early Identlficatlon, Interventlon and Pathways of Care Artion CP'S work in this area has focused on empowering healthcare professionals to identify and respond and refer rather than wait and see. to ensure that at risk children are referred promptly, assessed and receive care and intervention at the earliest possible moment, and at a point when it can have a positive impact on that child's lifelong prospects as well as their and their familvs well-being. ACTION CEREBRAL PALSY TRUSTEES REPORT 2024
In 2023, Action CP was invited to participate in a new NHS CP Task Force, driven by Dr Charlie Fairhurst and chaired by Dr Simon Kenny, as part of the work in NHS England on the Children and Young People Transformation Programme. Action CP facilitated engagement with parents and young people to learn more about their experiences of the NHS services that they or their child has received. Their voices have been embedded within this groundbreaking framework that has been developed by the Task Force for the commissioning of services for children and young people with cerebral palsy. This framework which will serve as a blueprint for all children with neuro-developmental conditions is due to be published imminently. The NHS ha5 identified a number of pilot ICBS. Action CP continued to campaign to raise awareness of the early warning signs of CP and what to do if a parent has concerns about their child's motor development. Our free If In Doubt Check It Out poster5 and parent information leaflets were shared and made widely available via conferences and our extended network of health, edu¢atlon and social care professionals. IF IN DOUBT. '.HECK IT OUT *T• Your ¢hlld. ir lutyre Action CP was invited to join the advisory group for the Institute of Health W151ting Early Motor Development Toolkit to provide input on the overall content of this repository of resources for Health Visitors that will also be made available more widely to other healthcare professionals. Thi5 toolkit will be launched in early 2025. In 2024, NHSE paused its work on the development of a digital Personal Child Health Record or Red Book. Action CP continues to advocate for the inclusion of information on early motor development within the Healthy Start, Start For Life and Family Hubs prlnt-based and online support materials. In Educatlon- Workforce Skills and Understanding Cerebral Palsy primarily affects sensory motor function but can also encompass several neurological disorders which can affect all aspects of development in the growing child. Children with CP can have a range of issues with communication, cognitive and learning issues. hearing or sight issues. and difficultles wSth sensory processing. This has a huge impact on how they develop, learn, and interact with the world around them. Therefore, cerebral ACTION CEREBRAL PALSY TRUSTEES REPORT 2024
palsy should not be considered as purely a physical disability nor treated as such within schools and their approach to supporting children with CP. The unique nature of the neurological condition requires a cross-sector approach bridging both health and education. In enabling schools to access specialist training or specialist CP experts would help to bolster the skills and knowledge that are required for a55essin& supporting, engaging and monitoring the progress, wellbeing, and ongoing needs of the child with CP within the school. Furthermore. having expert input in the EHCP process is pivotal to ensure the correct level of provision to enable a Child with CP to thrive. and will facilitate better overall decision-making for the care and education of CYP with CP. Action CP'S work in this area has focused on improving the understanding of CP within the workforce and ensuring that the needs of children and young people with the condition and their family are strongly repre5eDted within policy discussions and review: Action CP is now developing its own CP support materials targeted at non-specialist education professionals to ensure that Schools and local authorities have acce5S to Specific information about CP and how it impacts children and young people and how they can be supported. Nationa5 Day Nurseries Asso¢latlon- Action CP was invited to meet with this national charity representing 6,500 private, voluntary and independent children's nurseries across the UK. An article on cerebral palsy and its early warning signs that Action CP wrote appeared in the Spring 2024 edition of Nursery News. Action CP used this opportunity to launch an online survey for early year5 education professionals to gain a better understanding of their awareness of and experience in identifying early motor developmental delay and supporting children with motor developmental issues. Action CP a150 continued to offer CP Awareness training for organisations SUPPOrting children and young people with CP including.. o Institute of Health Visiting Riding for the Disabled o Bristol Parent and Carer Forum Through our involvement with the Special Education Con50rtium as well as our own initiatives, Action CP has been advocating for: An improved EHCP process, with a national EHCP template that is fit for purpose for children with complex conditions. o Focus and funding on an expanded SEND module in initial teacher training and ondition specific CPD training programmes, so early education professionals and teachers have the necessary skllls. The existing SEND training for mainstream teachers is very general and does not provide sufficient skills and knowledEe to enable these professionals to fully support a child with CP. Over the course of the year. Action CP continued to meet regularly with colleagues in the specialist teaching sector to look at the challenges and changes facing that sector ACTION CEREBRAL PALSY TRUSTEES REPORT 2024
and how we can move the agenda forward to improve education workforce skills. training and awarene55 of the impact of physical disabilities and complex conditions such as cerebral palsy. Facilitating and Sharing Research This year, Action CP has been asked to support grant application5 and to help facilitate parent engagement for a number of research projects. Summary We are proud of the impact that the charity has had in 2024, the continued momentum from the APPG on Cerebral Palsy and helping to ensure that the voices of parents and young people with cerebral palsy were represented in key Government consultations, with policy makers and across all parties. We are encouraged by the excellent work now happening within the NHS England CP Task and Finish Group and within NHS England and positive about the engagement we have had with local authorities, schools, professional governing bodies and the Parliamentarians who have chosen to engage and who genuinely want to understand more and improve their offering. Our determination to improve the understanding of cerebral palsy Wlth those who are tasked with allocating funding for, making decision5 about or providing services and support to children and young people with cerebral palsy is paramount to improving the pathways of care available to these children. Children and their parent5 need to be at the heart of the provision and not made to feel that they have to fight to get the right care, support or educational provislon for their child. In 2025, we will continue to work on our own and with others in the following area5: Policy and practice change at national and local government level working with all parties to highlight the challenges and opportunities to improve the services available to children and young people with cerebral palsy, and supporting the rollout of the NHS England CP Framework for the Commissioning of Services for Children and Young People with Cerebral Palsy. Workforce Skills improvement, practical informatlon and awarene55 raising about cerebral palsy- Evidence provided at the APPG on CP and our own research identified that there is a lack of knowledge of cerebral palsy and its impact on the individual and their family amongst non-specSallst professionals whose job often involves supporting families with children or young people with CP. These practitioner5 may work in ommunity health or education settings, local authorities or disability advisorv services. or in special or mainstream schools. Action Cerebral Palsy is now developing high quality training materials in conjunrtion with other healthcare, education and therapeutic professionals that can be delivered in person or virtually by Action Cerebral Palsy, and that are also accessible via our website. Parent Support to provide families with much needed practical information about cerebral palsy and where they can turn to for help, care, support and the opportunities available for their child ACTION CEREBRAL PALSY TRUSTEES REPORT 2024
Financials Action Cerebral Palsy is indebted to the many individuals, families, companies and funding organisations which have donated to the Charity or chosen to fundraise for us during 2024. We are pleased to have received the support of new and known Trusts and Foundations this past year, including the Michael Cornish Charitable Trust, the Grace Trust, the Roger and lean Jefcoate Trust, the King Cullimore Charitable Trust, the Souter Charitable Trust, and the St. Jude's Trust as well as individua15 who organised pub quizies, classical music concerts, bake sales, golf events and undertook challenges on foot, on bicycle and with parachutes to raise funds for Action CP. We are grateful to have benefited from being chosen as one of 5 charities supported by Eton Action in the 2023-2024 academic year, as well as for the much-valued support from our significant indivldual donors and corporate fundraisers. including Tresidor Investment Management Ltd. The trustees have a continued focus on strengthening the ChariVs financial sustainability through proactively seeking new sources of charitable funding, which has included delivering a number of CP awareness training sessions during the course of this year. as well as looking at secure ways of growing the Charity's cash reserves. The Charity makes all possible efficiencies to keep c05t5 to a minimum and spending continues to be tightly controlled. The Charity has also benefited from generous pro bono administrative support. The Charity does not employ paid staff but instead uses specialist consuttancy and volunteer services to support its operations. As a result, the Charity retains sufficient levels of cash reserves. The tables below identify the Charitvs income by type and expenditure by area of activity. While the Charity's CEO 15 largely focused on advocacy, awarene55 raising and education and fundraising, she is also involved in the Charity's policy work. Similarly, the Director of Policv is involved in advocacy, awareness raising and fundraising. The Charity was awarded a restricted grant at the end of the f irst trimester of the financial year and will carry into 2025 that portion of the grant that was not fully spent within 2024. For 2024, the Charity's income and expenditure was as follows.. ACTION CEREBRAL PALSY TRUSTEES REPORT 2024 io
Income Individual Giving Community Corporate Events Legacy/ln Memorium Regular Giving Training Trusts INon-Restrictedl Trusts (Restricted) 2024 2023 15.766.36 2,657.37 5,939.75 9,415.34 £ 20.592.71 5,000.00 42.75 2,405.75 24.00 750.¢)0 £ 23,389.00 £ 10,000.00 £ 71,619.55 1,437.06 24.00 1,250.00 14,750.00 Total Income £ 41,824.54 2024 Income By Type 7% 0%3% 0% Individual Giwng Commtsnity Corporate Events Legacylin Memorlum Regular Givin8 Training Trusts INon-Restrictedl v Tru5t5 IRestrictedl AcfioN CEREBRAL PALSY TRUSTEES REPORT 2024 li
Expendlture Campaigning Advocacv Awarene55 Raising & Education Fundraising Administration 2024 2023 27,932.46 2,400.00 10,646.38 4,306.31 1,634.50 46,919.65 36.456.58 3,600.00 6,300.00 5,933.92 2,385.17 54.675.67 Total Expenditure Expenditure by Area 2024 11% 12% Campaigning Advocacy Awareness Raising & Education Fundraising AdMinstration Reserves Policy The Charity has developed a Reserves Policy to protect its operations by creating financial support against an unpredictable fundraising environment and to make sufficient provision for future cash flow requirements and capital procurement. The policy also provides the framework for future strategic planning and deci5ion-making. The Reserves Policy is based upon an annual risk assessment of the internal and external operation environment, a5 well as having due regard to the nature of the activities undertaken by the Charity towards its charitable aims. In order to ensure there is appropriate financial security, the Trustees will accumulate minimum reserves to meet immediate outstanding liabilities at any one point. The Trustees have resolved, in view of the size and operational requirements of the charity, that the minimum level of reserves should be three months of budgeted expenditure. The Trustees review this Reserves Policy ors an annual basis. Going Concern Further to independent consultation, the Trustee5 have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason. they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. ACTION CEREBRAL PALSY TRUSTEES REPORT2024 12
Financial Strategy Action Cerebral Palsy is ambitious in its rn155ion and is highly consciou5 of its current status as being the only existing UK charity campaigning solely on behalf of children with cerebral palsy and their families. We recognise that in the current economic climate we must continue to focus on organic growth that leverages existing resources and relationships to ensure that we build from a position of financial stability while continuing to fund our key charitable activities. The Charity continues to move forward with its f Ljndraising strategy which Seeks to develop new opportunities and potential income generation across a range of fundraising activities, delivered services and projects which link us with individuals, other charitie5, corporate5. trusts and foundations so that we can contlnue to expand our ¢apabilitie5 to campaign, educate and advocate on behalf of our community of 30,000 children and young people with cerebral palsy in the UK. ACTION CEREBRAL PALSY TRUSTEES REPORT 2024 13