## Beat Autism
Charity number 1167456
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 May 2022
## Beat Autism
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
## for the year ended 31 May 2022
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 4|
|Examiner's report|5|
|Receipts and payments account|6|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|7|
|Notes to the accounts|8 to 9|
**Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
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## Beat Autism
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 May 2022
## **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 Resigned 25 May 2022 Claire Blakemore Treasurer Appointed 27 May 2022 David Bell Secretary John Firth Ian Orange Appointed 27 May 2022 **Charity number** 1167456 Registered in England and Wales **Registered and 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 Accountancy Service CIO** Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
Registered in England and Wales
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) foundation formed on 3 June 2016.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are appointed at a properly convened meeting of the trustees.
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## Beat Autism
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 May 2022
## **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.
## **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**
Following the Government guidelines we have slowly started to re-open the groups. This was done gradually being mindful that if another local lock down was to be announced not all of the children would be affected.
Over the year we have offered
1:1 crisis support over the phone and face to face. Support at school meetings Support with hospital appointments Indoor soft play Lego group Gaming group Pre school stay and play Sensory room experiences Joint support work with Social care, Early support Hub, and other charities
Once again, this year has been incredibly difficult. new have slowly opened up the children’s activity clubs and not all funding opportunities are yet open so fundraising has been difficult.
The charity has continued in supporting parent’s mental health, and family support either over the telephone, home visits or face to face in the office. Referrals for support are at their highest.
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 to continue to support anyone that needs us.
We have relocated our office and storage space, re opened indoor soft play, Lego and gaming group. We have started a pre school stay and play group offering additional sensory room experiences.
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## Beat Autism
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 May 2022
## **Financial review**
Net payments for the year were £13,082, including net payments of £11,797 on unrestricted funds and net payments of £1,285 on restricted funds after transfers.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves at the year end were £87,299.
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 in excess of the policy but this will be addressed in the coming year with a reduction of these excess reserves by amongst other things the charity renting its own premises and groups operating normally again. This was planned for last year but was delayed due to Covid19.
Approved by the board of trustees on 28/11/2022
Robert Eaton (Trustee)
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## Beat Autism
## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Beat Autism
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 May 2022, which are set out on pages 6 to 9.
## **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
01/12/2022
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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## Beat Autism
## Receipts and payments account
## for the year ended 31 May 2022
|Notes
2022
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
(2)
9,339
Bonus ball
11,933
Shop income
505
Gaming and Lego Club subs
182
Gala and raffles
1,959
Events and fundraising
5,279
Other fees and charges
-
**Total receipts**
29,197
**Payments**
Freelance and sessional staff
24,197
Bonus ball pay out
4,588
Gaming and Lego group expenses
76
Dads Club expenses
-
Stay and Play expenses
-
Mums project expenses
-
Promotional items
1,016
Insurance
887
Independent examination of accounts
540
Gala and raffle expenses
942
Events and fundraising expenses
418
Office expenses and rent
6,446
Postage and travel
69
Phone
97
Stationery and resources
928
Storage
-
Training
72
Other expenses
43
**Total payments**
40,319
**Net income / (expenditure)**
(11,122)
Transfers between funds
(675)
**Net movement in funds**
(11,797)
**Fund balances brought forward**
99,096
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)
87,299|2022
Restricted
funds
£
9,620
-
-
-
-
-
-
9,620
5,685
-
-
-
2,799
1,627
-
-
-
-
-
1,231
-
-
-
-
236
2
11,580
(1,960)
675
(1,285)
8,792
7,507|2022
Total
funds
£
18,959
11,933
505
182
1,959
5,279
-
38,817
29,882
4,588
76
-
2,799
1,627
1,016
887
540
942
418
7,677
69
97
928
-
308
45
51,899
(13,082)
-
(13,082)
107,888
94,806|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|
|---|---|---|---|
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## Beat Autism
## Statement of assets and liabilities
|as at 31 May 2022
2022
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
87,299
**Total cash funds**
87,299|2022
Restricted
£
7,507
7,507|2022
Total
£
94,806
94,806|2021
Total
£
107,888
107,888|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Liabilities**
Independent examination|£
540
540|
|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 28/11/2022
Robert Eaton (Trustee)
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## Beat Autism
## Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 May 2022
## **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 2022
|**2 Grants and donations**
Cash for Kids
St.George's Lupset
Yorkshire Building Society
Peoples Health Trust
Co-op
Liz and Terry Bramhall
Other donations
**3 Restricted funds**
Cash for Kids
Hedley Foundation
Liz and Terry Bramhall
Lottery Community Fund
St.George's Lupset
Yorkshire Building Society|Balance b/f
£
-
2,500
2,215
4,077
-
-
8,792|2022
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
9,339
9,339
Receipts
£
2,894
-
-
-
5,200
1,526
9,620|2022
Restricted
funds
£
2,894
5,200
1,526
-
-
-
-
9,620
Payments
£
441
2,170
236
1,627
5,875
1,231
11,580|2022
Total
funds
£
2,894
5,200
1,526
-
-
-
9,339
18,959
Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
675
-
675|2021
Total
funds
£
-
-
-
987
5,342
2,336
5,708
14,373
Balance c/f
£
2,453
330
1,979
2,450
-
295
7,507|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Fund name**
## **Purpose of restriction**
Cash for Kids Hedley Foundation Liz and Terry Bramhall Lottery Community Fund St.George's Lupset
Yorkshire Building Society
For Stay and Play and sensory room experience. Towards the costs of the Stay and Play group. Towards the costs of providing mental health training.
For wellbeing sessions for mums at the parent support group. Towards the costs of the Stay and Play group. (Overspend transferred from general funds) Towards office refurbishment costs.
## **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 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 (Total in the year £28,274). She is paid for work delivered as agreed and from funding received. Sharon does not receive a salary or claim any personal expenses from the charity.
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