ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022 THE AUTISM GROUP (Charitsble Incorporated Organlsation) CHARrrY REGISTRATION No: 1166787 Independent Examiners Ltd 2 Broadbrfdge Business Centre Delling Lane Bosham West Sussex P018 8NF THE AUTIS14 GROUP {Ch3rfts￿e Incorporated ctrganL%atlon) CONTENTS Pa9e 3 Legal Admln151rtUve Infomi4tlon Independent Examlner'$ Report to the Trustees Pag¢% 5 to 7 Tru5tae5' Report ge8 Statemtnt of Flnèndal AcUv¥Jes PD9e 9 Bsance Sheet Pages 10 to 15 r+Jtes to the Wnandal Statements THE AUTISM GROUP Ichadtsble Inmrp)r8ted Oryanlsatlonl LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION CHARTfY MUIIUA k1fj6787 START OF FINANCIAL YEAR l•t Awil 2021 ID OP FZNANCIAL YÈAR 31st ￿￿￿h 2022 TRUSTEES AS AT 31ST MARCH 11122 fjwen ￿ng Bridget McLeod Hann) Wrelton Fster Morfey lapp)Inted 25 May 2021} Sttphet) B•s￿Man-Day￿eS l appolnted 14 Aprfl 2021) LEGAL STATUS Ch•rltable In¢￿￿r#￿ed Qrg¥nlsrtlDn AEGISTIRED ADDRESS 5 Hlgh 5trtet mak1enhe￿[ DATI OV RoGIFfRATIIJN 27th Wl 2016 QOVEANIIIfj INSTRUMEP O- Found&￿¢￿ Req15tered 2nh fv•rll 2016 PRIMARY BANKERS CAF Bank 25 Kln95 Hlll Avenue West M4111 ME19 43Q INDEPEIIDENT IXAMINER Jndewndent Ex8mlners Ltd 2 Broèdbrhjge Bulness Centrt Delllng Lone B05ham West Sussex P018 8NF THE AUTfsM GROUP {thJrft•ble Inrorp¢r4tel Ory¥nl$otlon) INDEPEMDEKf EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS I report on the a£r￿￿nts for the ye8r ended 31st Marth 2022 fvThe ALbt15m Group Cio Set out on p•Je$ 8 to 15. Th• ¢harlty'$ trustees bre reSpm￿bIe for th8 prepgr•tkJn or the •¢counts. The thorfvs trLthes ￿nsIder thot on I not requlred for thls year under sectbn 144 of the Ch1rft*$ Att 2011 (th¢ Ch•rft*S Artl •nd th•t •n Ind¢p•n4¢nt e￿r￿nOtI0n Is needed. It ts my resp¢)nsI￿￿ to.. examlne the accounts under sethon 145 of the Charttie$ kt, to folkiw the procedure5 tak1 down In the general DIr￿tIOnS gfven by the Charlty Cornm15610Th {under seL1 1451Sllbl of the Ctrarttses ALL and to state whether yrtular matters h¥ve come to ry ottentlDn My examkn•tyon w•5 orrfed out In Jcwdjnce w￿h genernl DlrErtIDns glven by the Chèrfty Commlsslon. An examlneiknn Includes a rtvltw of the accDurrtkn9 retords kept by the charty and a compar150n of the accounts pr¢s￿red ¥biih those records. It 0150 Indudes (or6kJeratkiTr of aThy unusual ￿ernS or discb5u￿s in the •ccounts, and s*knng explanations fvDrn the tntstees con￿MIng any such rnatters. The prntedures uthdertaken do not pro￿de all the e￿dentt t￿t would be reQuIr￿ In an audk, bnd consequentty no oplrslon Is g￿en 05 to whether the auounts present 4 *rue and vlew and the rtport Is limited to th¢Jse matters xt out In the 51ytement be￿. Indepen¢leTht •l•tWh¢rt In thnnection my examii)ation, no matter has come to my attentyon whlch gkn5 rne rea50n4bk cause to bEfieve that In, any materfal rE5peLi the requlrements.. to keep accounilng record5 In accordance with yectioD 130 of the ￿arItIeS Att,. èn¢J to prepare accuunts Y4hich aLrord vrith the att•untit)g recoYd$ and cOm￿Y wf(h the KcoUn￿￿9 r¥Julrements L* the Act hBve not been rnEt.' or whlch, In my oplnbn, atten￿on Shou￿ be drovin In oryler tr+ tnabk • proper und¢rst8nlkng of th¢ •¢tounts to bE K Gomes MAAT Independent Examlner5 Ltd 2 Broadbrfdgt Centre Delllng Lane Bosham W•5t Sussex $1gned P018 8NF Date: 6.7.22 THE AUTISM GROUP (c￿r5￿ble 1rt4rprtéd (*ganWoTh} TRusfEES' REPORT POR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MARCH 2022 The purposes of the tharlty as set oirt In Its govemlng dcrtymeni are: Tp relleve the n¢eds of people tAtih auts5m and thelr parEnts and carets by:" 111 Dfferfno a vor*ty of tr)Inlng to parentsitartrs, famltyf SUPP)rters and the communtty to enharK* the unlerstandlno cl In the Thame5 vallty. {21 OffErfng 5adal apportun￿e$ and lffe *ll )($￿1￿￿￿ primari￿ aimed at chlldreTh Ill+) and aduhs an the JU￿SM sp&tMm (up lo the ige rf 2S}. 131 Bu1Wln9 confidence SW15 wmhkn tamllE5 tD SUPPOrt Indfvk1uals on the auY$m sP￿t￿M th *ad fumiiEd Ilves. PUWC BENEF In èteord•nce w￿h 5ectlon 17 of the Charfdes *£t 2011, the Trusteu hBve g￿n *ar￿1 conlderotkn to the Clatfty mmisslon's general 9uldènce on publlc beneftt. At the t*glnnlThJ of th2 flnanc1al year. the co￿￿ pJndemk ffl•aTrt W2 were all ￿ our servke5 vlrtu•lty. We contlnued to offer at teast Spedal Interest c￿b5 for youn9 people every s*urOay uslng ZuL¥n and speclallrt Pamlng swets. Pawt support ser¥ke*, comprtskng ontrtox)ne ralknred ￿pPOrt and workshops, were dellvered vla Zoom. From September 2021 we resumed offerfng 6ervlttE fa￿-tO￿a￿. 111 Free parent tralnlng workshops were delfvered, sorrn toctrtrlace In varlEd locallons ond Sc￿e Zoom, at rent tlrnes Df th¢ day to ensure they We￿ actrsslble to a5 many peop4e as posslble. Tralnlng se551ons arE dell¥ered tts fftsskJThals and front.llne st•ff Sup￿rtIng Indfvk1ual# on lh• auysffl spe)1) tetter." ea syrth TAG, pa￿Trt support group5 rwt•rted face-to-face In 8r8cknell, Mafvjenhead havln9 had to be put on hold due to kn&dDwns. ThEre were 15 tlme onty group 5essbns In th¢ 6 rr￿nthS slnce Septsmber 2021 provtyJlno nearfy I￿) parents w￿h an opporbjnty to $h4re the high5 and lows of supportlng loved one$ wtth people ¥tho umderstsnd. 14umbers v4ere Irwier than we-yndemlc due to taps on attendees to ensure everyone fe￿ safe returnlng to rKe-to*¢e 9roup$. startlng In )anuiry 2022, YAG Tots- was a pllct project for The Autism Group. Worwng by￿h RBWfvI Early Yeèrs SEND T¢Jm. TAG Tots were for porents whose ?utWc chlld was due to start School irt the next academic yeor. Njongshle the Infom)al parent $upport sesslons, The Autisrn Group Staff rtn a crethe pbrents could See thelr chlldren belng supported by auttsm-tralned workers uslno tfled and tested strategle5 whlch they cYJuld then use theMSe￿e5 In the hfft ¢nvIr0n￿nt. Pa￿t feedback abjut support thty rételved: "Super servlcE, $uch • 9UPPLVt to know yw Ore nrt alone" 'Really use￿1 5esslon...It Is also 50 goJd tD be able to talk to others vtho have been thvxe jnd undethnd hDW hard Bnd how reKdrdlng parentkng a chlld wth ASD un bo." In SP￿ of the many thillenges everyone faced durfng 2021 ¢ue to the onyoln9 pandern￿ The Autlsm Group has suctéssfully èdapted servkes snd contknued offerlng to the f4rn111es of East Berkshlre and beyond who h wltti a thogn05￿ of autLsm. THE AUTTSM GROUP (Char6table Incorporatsd OryanlsBilonl TRIISTEES. REPORT (coThUnyed) FOR ThE YeAR eNDED 3LV MARCH 2022 qAnts Rqcqlv•d Tha Au¥sm GKrt*p thank8 the folhlng for thdr gArt support In 2021-22. Chldren In N¢¢d erkshlre commun￿ Foundatknn Hedley Fwndat]on CALA HrynÈs Communlty One Slough RBWM Wlndsor & Eton Rotsry Tesco C4mmunty Grnnt The Berkshlre Ma$onlc Charlty UK Youth Fund Frlmky H￿th CCG Co-op CDmmunlty Fund The Prfnce Phlllp Trust Fund The Louls Ba￿1% Trust Bo$h￿r Hlnton FoundD¥on Edward Gostnn9 Foundauon Solutlons4Hea 5 C4JmmunKatKin$ Um Greggs COrona￿￿j$ Q)mmunlty Support Mlthael Shanly Foundatlon tsert Hunt Tru Trust•••' R••pon•lbllllleB The Charlues Act 2011 ts]ulres the trustvs to preyrE thandal 5tatsments for each flnèt)dEI year vjhhth gfve a tnte Bnd Pdlr vlew of the state of affalrs of the CIO ènd LV the surplus ol the CIO for that per6od. In preporfng those flnantkl sratsment$ the trustees are re9ulred to: 5ele¢ ￿tsble at£ountlng and Jppty them con￿$t*n￿Y Make I￿19￿ments and esumztes that are reasonable and prudent ' fvepore financHI statEments on the g￿n9 concern bo$ts unkss It Is knapproprtitt to kyewme that the trust wlll cortdnue Ih exlstentr. The trustees are T¢￿tr￿SIble t¢r kÈÈplnq proper acoJun#n9 record5. whlth d*lose wtth rtsspnobk occurnLy at any tlme the flnancLryl pD5itson of the CIO. They are Jlso respon$lble For sfftguardlng the assets ￿ the CIO ind hence fvr ts￿ng reawnable st•ps for the preventlon and detethon of fraud on¢J other IrreguLryrftyes. 4>woved by the Trust¢e$ 0n.._................. Slyrtd on thelr behow.. Prfntrd Nary%: E5th¢r Morfey Ichalrper£onl THE AirrIsM GROUP Icfraritoble IrKtywrated OryanLs*SDnl STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfivITIES FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022 TOTAL 2021122 TOTAL 2020111 Note Funds Funds IIICOMING RESOURCES IrKomlng Il••oyr¢M from aenerated Fund• DoTWtlorns & LEgacles 1,760 1,760 2,401 tles for GeneraUThg Fund5 11,198 1375 10.823 8.460 JDve5bnent Income Charftsble Actwknes 260 62,143 62,403 65,982 TOTAL INC£IMING RESOURCES 74.906 AESOURCES &YPENDED Costs ol G•rnrntlni Fund• Charltab* Nthties 18,484 70,548 89032 59,487 Governance Costs 561 617 1,17B 960 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED 105 47 IIKOIIING (IJUTGOING) RESQUKES (5,827} {9J97) {115,224) IV96 Totsl Fund5 Bmught ForY4ard 22,290 12,095 34,385 17,989 Transfer cl Fund TOTAL FUND$ CARRIED FORWARD S)wents on all reseNes and all TemgniEed ￿￿n$ and &isse5 are shown abJ¥e. of ihe organlsJtb)n's operndons are dè55ed as czsDtlnulng. The nctes cffj pa9e$ 10 to 15 form yrt of these flrbantial SLatements. THE AirrIsM GROUP BALANCE SHEET 31sr MARCH 2022 Unrestsicted Restrttted JI-M•￿2? 3X-14br-21 Fund5 Furtds Totsl Total ng￿le Assets Investments Totsl Flxed A*MI* DEbtor5 & PrepHyments Cè$h at Bank and In Hand Tot•1 Curr•ntAv6¢ts 1.993 9.217 23,765 11,210 594 54,764 Cr•dltorn: Amounts ￿llft9 due wlthln one y¢•r 2.378 30.2B4 32,662 20.973 NET aiRRENT ASSETS 16.463 2.698 19,161 34a85 TOTAL Assrrs kss ¢urr¢rtt ll•bllld•s IV63 19.161 34H15 Cr•dltoM: Amounts fallln9 due ITh ry¥)re than one yeèr io 16,463 698 19,161 of thè Charlty General Fund5 Aestritted Funds 16,463 16,463 2,698 22,290 IIU95 2.698 Total Fund• IW3 19,161 34J85 The flMndal stètements wek ed by the 8Nrd of Trustees on 23rd May 2022 and ￿re $vJned on behjif by: S*Jned: Prlnted Nèrm.. Esther ￿•Y {chalrperSDnl te: THE AUTfsM GROUP (charksj￿ Incorporated o￿an￿￿} NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS POR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MARCH 2022 I. ACCOUIITI¥G POiICIE$ ail• ot Prepar4tlon & Al￿1￿*￿t of Gokno Con¢•rn of Prepavatlon The financlal statements hève been prepared under th• hlstortczl CD5t convenuun wlth Item$ rtcognlsed at cDst or trans¥Ction value unless other*lse stated In the relevènt notes. The flnanckal statements have been prepared In •ccord¥nce syth th¢ statement of Recommended Pracyce.. Accowntyro and Reportlng by Charftles prEparlng thelr accounts In accordance the Fln4nclal Repo￿￿ 5tondord ¥ppllc4ble In the UK and Kepubllc of Irell*rK1 IFRS1021 leffecU¥e l January 20151- {CharIt￿5 SORP- FRS1021 and the Charktes Att 2011. The C￿rIty meets the defin￿lOn of 8 publk ￿neff￿ entlty under FR5102. A55ets #r￿ 11ob1Kt4es are Inltlally re¢ognls¢d 4t hlstorfcal u)st unkss otherwtse st•tsd In the relev•nt •¢¢0ufityng PDllcy Thotes. Preparatlon of the Jccounts L5 on a gdn9 CDncem basls. Th¢ trusteÈs Cort￿￿er that there are no matthèl uncertolntks T*￿ the ChErlty's abllty to ctsnthiue as a golNJ tonttm. Incomlng Remur These are Intluded In the Statement ot Wnandal Act￿￿e5 ISOFAI when: . the tharfty becomes to the resources.. . the trustees are vlrtualty ¢ertalr* they wlll re£elve the rt50urcts.' •nd . the monetary Value Can te meé$ured wlth Sufftdtrt rtllabll Where Inromlng resour￿S have related expendlture las wf(h fundralslno or contrnct Inmmel the Incomlng resource and rtl)teO expend￿￿￿ are reported gross In the SOFA. Grants and Donotions ore onty Included In the SOFA when the charity hos untonditioN&l tmth1ement to the resourtes. Irthmlng re9)urces from thx re¢blm5 •re Indud¢d In tht SOFA In the SBme flnanc￿l perfL>a as the gfft to V4hlch thy relate Contractual Jncome and PerfDrmante Related Grants Th1$ Is only Induded In the SOFA once the rdated gl￿5 or servtes ha￿ boen d￿fr￿red. Gffts In KINI arè att￿Ni*d for at a reasonable estlmate of thelr *7K4e to the tharfty or the •mtyurt •ttu•lly wltsed. In Klnd for sèle or distribution are Induded In the accounts as g11ts only when sdd or d15trfbuttd by thÈ tharfty. GL*s In nd for use by the charlty are Induded In the SOFA J$ Incornlrtg re$ourtes when recelvable. These are only Induded In Incomlng resources Iwlth an tqufva1tnt amount In rts)urcas expen¢ledl where the benrft to the thBrfty Is reasonably quanbfibble, mea$uT•ble and materfiol. The ¥a￿e pknced on these regJUrtes L% the estlmotsd value to the tharfty of the gervltt or focllty recew. The value of any volunury help r¢¢eW ￿ noe Included In the accounts. Th1$ 1$ Intlu¢Jed in the accounts *then re￿￿ab￿. Thi8 indLwlel any o•ln or loss on the ￿le of Inve5tmtrtts and any galth or from revalulng Investsments tt¢ rket value * the *nd of the year. 10 THE AUTISM GROUP i¢kniabl¢ Inoirpllrnttd th¥anls*onl NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL ￿ATEMENTs (¢ontlnu¢d) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021 X. A¢¢OUKfiiiG POUClE$ (eonlknued) EMp•ndltsr• •nd Ll•bllllle* UzblllY¢s are rtti4nlsed os *ODn a5 ther¢ 1$ a ￿￿al or construcU¥e 0￿￿at)Un coMM￿￿n9 the charlty to pay out I￿U￿¢ c05rs of the pr￿ra￿On and ex7mlnillon rf ¥tstutory acwunts. the rDsb DF the trustee5 meetlngs and cost of any le981 ad￿¢* to trustee5 on governance orconthtsonal motters. Where the tharlty • grant wth condltlons for payment belng a specft level Df %er¥ke or output to te provkjtrj, such 9rants are onty recogn15eO In the SOFA once the redplent of the gr4rt has provkled th¢ sp¢tffiid ¥ervlce or output. Support ts)Sts Indude ¢entr¥l fvnctkn5 and have allouted to act5v￿V ts)st categorles on a ￿1$ tonslstent Vlth the use Qf the resources. e.0. allOca￿n9 property cost5 by flaor 8re8s, or per upttil empltyed, stsff ¢Dst8 by the tlme spent nd Dtherctssts ty thelr usage. Investments qurt•J oh a Mtognlped Btock ex(h?n9e are valued •t market ¥a￿e al the year erKI. Other inv*8tment asxt5 Ire Included •t trustees, best e5Um#ie of market valL*. PÈThsion contrlbuYoThs are charoed tothe Ststemwt of Fkn•n¢lal Artfvr(les a$ they bEwnE p￿ble. These funds can be used fvr the g￿eral ob*tlves olthe tharfty a5 Set out In the trustees retK)rt. The movements of the unr&rtcted funds are glven In St4ternent or Hnanclal Actl¥lde6. These fun(Is ore where the danor ha$ $pe£ffled o puvpose for the donayon made. Grènts are ralsed fDr purposes wlthln the Ob￿Lts of the chJrfty. Th* funds are funds set aslde by the trustees out of genernl funds for Bpecmt purp)ses or projects. xed A$sets are Cap￿lISed IF they can be used for more than one year and cost 4t least £1,500. They are valued at Cost or, Wgfted, at the value ts the tharty on rertit. Depreclauw Is caIr￿lIte￿ #t • r•t¢ to wrfte off the cort of tsnglble tsed assets on an apprwfiate ba￿$ over thelr estimated u5efvl I￿t$. The r8tes and b981$ applled pEr 4nnum are as follow5: Equlpm*)t 20%- 5trolght Une Ba$ls I TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS The Chorlty held noTan91￿¢ Ass•ts durkng thb or the prevlous financLryl pErfod. The annval c￿mr(M¢ntr under nonoups 40 8,420 11,198 (3751 kO,B23 375 Inte¥est Rettlved d) th•rlt•bl• AdlvlY¢• ants Tralnlng Income 62,143 62.143 260 65,882 loo 260 260 61 12 THE Airrism QROUP IChaF1t*4e IrKorpor*ad cynls¥Jonl NOTES TO THE FZNANCIAL STATIMEPfft (contlnu•d) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sr MARCM 202Z 5. RESOUKES EXPENDÉD Unrestrfcted Re5trtrted Fund5 Funds TOTAL 2021122 TOTAL 2020111 a) th•rlt•bl• Adm Uvltle¥ & Events Bank Charges )mputer &Webstte COSIS Empbyers pen￿On Costs Equlprnht Costs Ir￿nn¢e Costs PrEMI￿ C+JSts Postage & Ststjwery Repalrs & Malntsnonce >lJrl¢s & Wages Subttsntracted Assistanc• SubKrfpVons Te￿phOne Casts Yralnln9 Cosrs stuff Clothlng Travel & SUb￿Stence Wdfare & Refresh￿nts 211 69 1,577 107 1.205 425 2,004 133 li Sl,937 500 144 435 2S9 96 4,458 138 734 1.162 13,698 3,154 138 13 785 4,97 87 L69 9,407 721 377 8.no 93 k69 65,k09 55.702 13 640 153 125 319 257 592 1.038 418 301 637 302 265 176 31B 45 130 340 IV84 89.032 Jndepertdent E%èmlners Fee5 Legal & Profe55kinol Fees 330 231 330 287 660 518 600 J61 617 178 13 THÈ AUTISM GROUP ICh•wb1e Inc￿Or1ted Or9an15Etionl MOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {conUTru•d) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022 REsTRI￿ED FUNDS B•l•n 01-Apr•21 Income Expendlture Tramfer 31-M•Tr22 East 8erk9hire GIMHS Prfnce Phlllp Trust Berkshlre Communty FoundatlL¥) Èerk5hlre Masonlc Foundation Co-op Ildren In 14eed Foundayon Innovatlon Fund s Cornrnunitètio￿ Ltd Summer cemp 2021 Ltyjls Baylls Trust for Al Edwjrd Gostllng Foundatbn One 51ough or￿a¥*uS Communlty Support Mlchael Shanly Foundauon st James Place Solutbns 4 Health B05hler Hlnton Foundat Cala Homes PBWM ert HuntTrugt TeSCD grtyJndsYorks UK ¥outh FuJ)d YlndsorPA E￿n RDtJry 1,735 I,n5 2,092 6.8% 518 2,277 7,982 1,170 705 167 532 750 598 518 2277 7,982 1,170 1,055 167 532 1,132 349 704 1,751 1.281 1,936 1,751 S,OJ7 I,Z29 892 5,000 197 19,595 517 1,000 3,WO I,c¥)o 735 4,721 500 3.736 2,979 892 5.000 1,750 197 14,510 517 1,000 3,000 1,00 735 4,721 soo 12,095 61.76# 7¥105 69B The restrfcted ft*nds held are wholty represeThtg1 by the cash reserves of the ao. 7. CASH AT BANK A14D IN MAND TOW Jl-11•Tr21 Furtd Fun 3141J•r•ZZ Cash at Bank & In Hand 16,848 23,765 40.613 54,764 16.B48 DEBTORS AIID PREPAVNE14TS Unrestrtctrl Restrk Fund Fund To Jl-M•r-22 Totsl 3141•r-21 Sundry Debtors Grft Ald Tax Rerov*r•blÈ epayments 9,205 9,205 loo 12 494 594 l4 THE Airrism GROUP (L￿arlI￿￿e Incor￿rated O￿an￿1￿m) NOTES TO THE FINAIICIAL STATEMENTS {contlnu•d) R THe YEAR EMDe0 31ST MARCH 2022 9. CAEDrroRS: Amoviifs FALLII•G DUE WITHIII ONE YEAR Tol•l 31-M•rw21 Fund Acrxua15 Deferred Jncrtme Independerrt *mlners Fees PAYE & NI Pension c￿￿but10 Sundry thdltorg IOD 287 27,885 330 327 387 27,885 660 327 19,690 600 317 29 69 330 1.919 1,455 3,374 CREDIf0￿. AMI)VWlf$ FALLING DUE IPI MORE THAN ONE YEAR The CIO heky rno kng t•rrn Ilabll*qs durfry th15 flnandal p2rtad. 11. STAFF CI)5TS AMD NUMBERS 2021122 2020121 Gyoss Wèges & Solatle$ Employevs Insur4nce CosiB Pen$lon Cwthbut￿nS 65.109 51,937 138 65.247 107 5¥J44 Empbyees who wve engageAI In eath althe fDlhiwiThA actNf£*5.' 2021122 TOTAL 2020121 70TAL AcUvlt*s ID fvrthernrKe of LYynlxty)n's pbjects Fundrnising Act￿￿e8 2.05 0.12 0.07 2.41 No ewbyees rtr•ved ÈmDluments IA ex￿$$ £60,000 {2020121: None). employed membÈrs of #aff are pjld throwh the PAYE gystem. IL TRUSTEES AND OTHER RELATED PARTIES The onty payff*nts mède to Trustees or )ny per50ns ronnerted them durtng th15 flnanclil period to relmbuvments fDr Items purthased on behalf of the tharty In fijrtherfng the Cbarfty's oblerts. No materfél tr4n8actknn took place be￿een the 0￿￿168t10n and • tNsteE or aThy petsm connected w￿h them. IJ. AISKASSESSMEIIT The tru5tEe5 aEtlvety revkn the major rfsks Ylhth the charlty faces on a regular bas￿ and bEllEve that m4lntslnlng the f￿ reserves ststed, comblned wnh the annual revle¥Y olthe control$ *)ver key flnJn¢lal system5 carrled out on an annual ba￿$ wlll provlde sufficlent resou￿5 In the Event of ad¥er5E condldons. The trustses have aL%o ex7mlned othtr aperatioml Ind bu*ness risk¥ whlch they fatt confinn that they have establlshed bry5te￿ to rrltiwè the ￿gnIfil￿nt rlsks. I& RESERVES POLICY trustees hwa conslderoo the reserves they to retaln. opproprfats to the CIO'S needs. Thls16 o the CIO'S ske and the level of nnandal tommth*nts held, The trustees aSm to ensure the CIO VAII be able lo contlnue to fvlfll ts chorfrab￿ oblecvves even M there Ls a temporary shortfall In Income or unexpetsed expendlture. The trustee5 wlll en¢eov•ur not to set l￿de fvnds unne¢E550rf1y. I& PUBUC JENEFrr The CIO ackwkéoes requlrement to demonstr#te dear￿ thrt r( must have tharlable purposes or'alms, thèt are for the public benefft. Detalts of hoY4 the CTO has achleved th1$ are provlded In the Trugtees report. The Trustees contlm) that they have paid due regarf to the Charky Commlssh)n ouldafft on publk beneflt before deddlng what a¢tlvltle5 the CIO shouw un¢ertJke. Js