## Beat Autism
Charity number 1167456
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 May 2023
## Beat Autism
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
## for the year ended 31 May 2023
|**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 Accountancy Service CIO**
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## Beat Autism
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 May 2023
## **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 Chairman Claire Firth Treasurer David Bell Secretary John Firth Ian Orange **Charity number** 1167456 Registered in England and Wales **Registered and principal address Bankers** 30 Riverdale Avenue National Westminster Bank plc Stanley Wakefield City Branch Wakefield 56 Westgate WF3 4LF Wakefield WF1 1XF
## **Independent examiner**
Simon Bostrom FCIE **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO** Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) foundation formed on 3 June 2016 and is governed by a constitution as amended 6 April 2023.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the trustees at a duly convened meeting.
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## Beat Autism
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 May 2023
## **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**
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. Holiday Clubs Parent’s social activities
## **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**
This year has been extremely busy for the charity, with more referrals put forward than ever before. Unfortunately, we now have waiting lists for people to access the services that the charity offer, due to the high volume of parents needing help and the capacity that the current volunteers can provide.
The pre school stay and play has been a great success. We have offered the children a wide variety of sensory experiences ready for their transition to full time education. The families have formed friendships out of the sessions and are meeting up to support each other through the school holidays.
All of our groups have remained successful and consistent over the last 12 months offering consistent support to the families that need it.
## **Financial review**
The net payments for the year were £4,018, including net receipts of £485 on unrestricted funds and net payments of £4,503 on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £87,784.
Beat Autism hold a 12-month reserve to ensure that the children that we support have consistency in all the activities that we offer.
We are also holding a provision of £25,000 due to needing larger premises moving forward. The provision will help us gain a fund matching grant.
Approved by the board of trustees on 19/01/2024
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 2023, 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 charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 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.
Simon Bostrom FCIE
13/02/2024
## **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 2023
|Notes
2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
(2)
36,774
Bonus ball
12,227
Shop income
1,062
Gaming and Lego Club subs
1,107
Raffles and bingo
3,721
Events and fundraising
663
**Total receipts**
55,554
**Payments**
Freelance and sessional staff
31,894
Bonus ball pay out
3,920
Gaming and Lego group expenses
546
Soft play expenses
809
Stay and Play expenses
2,210
Mums project expenses
-
Promotional items
716
Insurance
898
Independent examination of accounts
540
Raffle and bingo expenses
342
Events and fundraising expenses
410
Office expenses and rent
4,485
Postage
879
Phone
587
Stationery and resources
512
Training
75
Other expenses
3,326
Travel expenses
2,920
**Total payments**
55,069
**Net receipts / (payments)**
485
**Fund balances brought forward**
87,299
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)
87,784|2023
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2,347
1,841
-
-
-
-
-
295
-
-
-
20
-
-
4,503
(4,503)
7,507
3,004|2023
Total
funds
£
36,774
12,227
1,062
1,107
3,721
663
55,554
31,894
3,920
546
809
4,557
1,841
716
898
540
342
410
4,780
879
587
512
95
3,326
2,920
59,572
(4,018)
94,806
90,788|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)
107,888
94,806|
|---|---|---|---|
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## Beat Autism
## Statement of assets and liabilities
|as at 31 May 2023
2023
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
87,684
Cash in hand
100
**Total cash funds**
87,784
**Liabilities**
Accruals|2023
Restricted
£
3,004
-
3,004|2023
Total
£
90,688
100
90,788
2023
£
567
567|2022
Total
£
94,806
-
94,806|
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 19/01/2024
Robert Eaton (Trustee)
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## Beat Autism
## Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 May 2023
## **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 2023
|**2 Grants and donations**
Armstrong Watson
Cash for Kids
St. George's Lupset
Yorkshire Building Society
Other donations
**3 Restricted funds**
Lottery Community Fund
Hedley Foundation
Liz and Terry Bramhall
Yorkshire Building Society
Cash for Kids|Balance b/f
£
2,450
330
1,979
295
2,453
7,507|2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
18,000
-
-
-
18,774
36,774
Incoming
£
-
-
-
-
-
-|2023
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
Outgoing
£
1,840
330
20
295
2,018
4,503|2023
Total
funds
£
18,000
-
-
-
18,774
36,774
Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-|2022
Total
funds
£
-
2,894
5,200
1,526
9,339
18,959
Balance c/f
£
610
-
1,959
-
435
3,004|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Purpose of restriction**
**Fund name Purpose of restriction** Lottery Community Fund For wellbeing sessions for mums at the parent support group. Hedley Foundation Towards the costs of the Stay and Play group. Liz and Terry Bramhall Towards the costs of providing mental health training. Yorkshire Building Society Towards office refurbishment costs. Cash for Kids For Stay and Play and sensory room experience.
## **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. She is paid for work delivered as agreed and from funding received.
|**Details of remuneration and benefits**
Sharon Firth
Freelance fees
Travel|2023
£
28,441
2,920
31,361|2022
£
28,274
-
28,274|
|---|---|---|
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