## Beat Autism
Charity number 1167456
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 May 2021
## Beat Autism
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
## for the year ended 31 May 2021
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 3|
|Examiner's report|4|
|Receipts and payments account|5|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|6|
|Notes to the accounts|7 to 8|
**Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service**
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## Beat Autism
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 May 2021
## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors**
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: **Name Position Dates** Robert Eaton Chair Sarah Mawby Treasurer David Bell Secretary John Firth **Charity number** 1167456 **Principal address** 30 Riverdale Avenue Stanley Wakefield WF3 4LF **Bankers** National Westminster Bank plc Wakefield City Branch 56 Westgate Wakefield WF1 1XF
**Independent examiner** Stephen Procter **West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service** Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 3 June 2016.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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## Beat Autism
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 May 2021
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
To relieve the needs of autistic children, their parents, families and carers by all or any of the following means:
1) Carrying out training sessions for parents and carers that give them an understanding of autism as well as strategies to deal with communication, sensory and behavioural issues and sleep.
2) Delivering family activities for autistic children, their siblings and their parents/carers in a safe environment that will enhance their skills and give them the opportunity to try new play activities and make friendships.
## **The charity's main activities**
To run support and learning groups for parents and carers. Providing out of school and holiday activities for the children along with private speech and language sessions.
Providing training on Autism to schools and other agencies.
Supporting parents and carers with DLA and EHCP processes.
Due to Covid the majority of our activities and support groups have had to be put on hold due to government restrictions. When restrictions were lifted, we did offer one to one support in person. Other than that, all of the support groups, one to one support and school meetings have been done either over the telephone or via zoom and teams’ meetings.
## **Public benefit statement**
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit.
## **Achievements and performance**
Once again, this year has been incredibly difficult. The charity has continued in supporting parent’s mental health. Offering telephone support to the families in crisis over the pandemic.
Despite Covid 19 having a massive effect on the charity we have continued to keep spirits high with the more vulnerable families that we support by touching base with them on a regular basis. We have made contact via telephone and also by sending weekly ‘pick me ups’ to let everyone know that we are still here to support anyone that needs us.
## **Financial review**
The net payments for the year were £25,858, including net payments of £15,987 on unrestricted funds and net payments of £9,871 on restricted funds, after transfers.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves at the year end were £99,096.
Our current policy is to hold 12 months reserves. This is to ensure that the children have continuity and consistency as this is important for Autistic children.
It is recognised that the reserves held at year-end are well in excess of the policy but this will be addressed in the next year with a budget that will result in a reduction of these excess reserves by amongst other things the charity renting its own premises. This was planned for last year but due to Covid-19 this will be rolled forward to when the group is able to operate normally again.
Signed on behalf of the board of trustees on 14/12/2021
Robert Eaton (Trustee)
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## Beat Autism
## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Beat Autism Charitable Incorporated Organisation ('the CIO')
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 May 2021, which are set out on pages 5 to 8.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the CIO 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 CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. 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:
1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the CIO as required by section 130 of the Act; or 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.
Stephen Procter
4/01/2022
## **West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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## Beat Autism
## Receipts and payments account
## for the year ended 31 May 2021
|Notes
2021
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
(2)
6,695
SALT donations
-
Bonus ball
11,796
Shop income
2,703
Sunday Club subs
-
Gaming and Lego Club subs
-
Gala and raffles
4,389
Sponsored events income
-
Events and fundraising
4,702
Dads group
-
Other fees and charges
749
**Total receipts**
31,034
**Payments**
Freelance and sessional staff
33,855
SALT expenses
-
Bonus ball pay out
4,810
Gaming and Lego group expenses
-
Dads Club expenses
-
Sunday Club expenses
-
Mums project expenses
28
NOVA grant expenses
-
Coffee mornings
-
Promotional items
2,902
Insurance
806
Independent examination of accounts
600
Gala and raffle expenses
1,848
Shop expenses
-
Office expenses
1,544
Postage and travel
301
Phone
361
Stationery and resources
571
Storage
211
Christmas parties
-
Training
107
Other expenses
202
**Total payments**
48,146
(17,112)
Transfers between funds
1,125
**Net movement in funds after transfers**
(15,987)
**Fund balances brought forward**
115,083
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)
99,096
**Net receipts / (payments)**|2021
Restricted
funds
£
7,678
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7,678
4,975
-
-
-
6,443
-
883
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4,002
-
-
-
-
-
121
-
16,424
(8,746)
(1,125)
(9,871)
18,663
8,792|2021
Total
funds
£
14,373
-
11,796
2,703
-
-
4,389
-
4,702
-
749
38,712
38,830
-
4,810
-
6,443
-
911
-
-
2,902
806
600
1,848
-
5,546
301
361
571
211
-
228
202
64,570
(25,858)
-
(25,858)
133,746
107,888|2020
Total
funds
£
38,087
226
9,525
4,290
623
1,469
2,042
2,651
435
2,198
292
61,838
32,430
490
3,898
1,746
3,811
1,383
3,736
2,285
243
986
710
540
864
1,162
-
1,135
304
1,107
910
500
1,056
120
59,416
2,422
-
2,422
131,324
133,746|
|---|---|---|---|
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## Beat Autism
## Statement of assets and liabilities
|as at 31 May 2021
2021
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
99,096
**Total cash funds**
99,096|2021
Restricted
£
8,792
8,792|2021
Total
£
107,888
107,888|2020
Total
£
133,746
133,746|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Liabilities**
Independent examination|£
540
540|
|---|---|
## **Approval of the accounts**
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 14/12/2021
Robert Eaton (Trustee)
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## Beat Autism
## Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 May 2021
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
## **Taxation**
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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## Beat Autism
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 May 2021
|**2 Grants and donations**
Peoples Health Trust
Co-op
Hedley Foundation
Scurrah Wainwright
Liz and Terry Bramhall
National Lottery Community Fund
NOVA Wakefield
Wakefield PCT
Rotary Club
Other donations
**3 Restricted funds**
Balance b/f
£
Peoples Health Trust
8,203
Co-op
-
Hedley Foundation
2,500
Scurrah Wainwright
3,000
Liz and Terry Bramhall
-
Lottery Community Fund
4,960
18,663|2021
Unrestricted
funds
£
987
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,708
6,695
Incoming
£
-
5,342
-
-
2,336
-
7,678|2021
Restricted
funds
£
-
5,342
-
-
2,336
-
-
-
-
-
7,678
Outgoing
£
8,310
4,975
-
2,135
121
883
16,424|2021
Total
funds
£
987
5,342
-
-
2,336
-
-
-
-
5,708
14,373
Transfers
£
107
(367)
-
(865)
-
-
(1,125)|2020
Total
funds
£
4,611
-
2,500
3,000
-
8,923
6,400
3,000
2,034
7,619
38,087
Balance c/f
£
-
-
2,500
-
2,215
4,077
8,792|
|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Fund name**
## **Purpose of restriction**
Peoples Health Trust For the dad's group and drop in clinics. (Transfer in respect of small overspend on the project) Co-op For sessional staff and other running costs. (Transfer of small remaining balance to unrestricted funds as permitted) Hedley Foundation Towards the costs of Sunday Club. Scurrah Wainwright Towards the costs of activity sessions during the school holidays. (Transfer of remaining balance to unrestricted funds as permitted) Liz and Terry Bramhall Towards the costs of providing mental health training. Lottery Community Fund For wellbeing sessions for mums at the parent support group.
## **4 Related party transactions**
## **Trustee expenses**
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
## **Trustee remuneration and benefits**
No trustee received any other remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year. Sharon Firth is the Founder of Beat Autism and is married to John Firth (Trustee). Sharon does some freelance work for the charity and is paid as agreed by the Chair, Treasurer and Secretary. She is paid for work delivered as agreed and from grants received. Sharon does not receive a salary or claim any personal expenses from the charity.
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