Beat Autism
Charity number 1167456
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 May 2024
Beat Autism
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 May 2024
| Contents | Page |
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| 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 2024
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 2024
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 Combined Lego and gaming into a youth group mid year Pre school stay and play Sensory room experiences Joint support work with Social care, Early support Hub, and other charities. Holiday Clubs Parent’s drop in cuppa and chat group
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
Another extremely busy year for the charity, with more referrals put forward of parents in crisis due to schooling placement, provision failures and lack of SEN provisions.
Unfortunately, we still 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 new youth group is still in the early trialling stages but the young people are leading this group and making it into the group that they want it to be.
All of our groups are consistently offering support to the families that need it.
The drop in chat and cuppa group has been a new group this year to enable the volunteers to reach out to many families who need support on a weekly basis, to try to bring down our waiting lists. Once again this is in the trailing stages but so far has allowed us to offer support to more families faster.
Financial review
The net receipts for the year were £12,605, including net payments of £13,637 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £26,242 on restricted funds.
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Beat Autism
Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 May 2024
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £74,147.
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 17/02/2025
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 2024, 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 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
17/02/2025
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 2024
| Notes 2024 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Grants and donations (2) 14,584 Bonus ball 11,756 Shop income 442 Gaming and Lego Club subs 1,387 Raffles and bingo 1,480 Events and fundraising 4,427 Total receipts 34,076 Payments Freelance and sessional staff 27,300 Bonus ball pay out 6,299 Gaming and other group expenses 435 Soft play expenses 269 Stay and Play expenses 477 Mums project expenses 219 Clothing 330 Insurance 604 Independent examination of accounts 567 Raffle and bingo expenses 146 Events, parties and fundraising expenses 838 Office expenses and rent 2,642 Postage 979 Phone 375 Stationery and resources 464 DBS checks and training 156 Tax 4,065 Travel expenses 1,485 Other expenses 63 Total payments 47,713 Net receipts / (payments) (13,637) Fund balances brought forward 87,784 Fund balances carried forward (3) 74,147 |
2024 Restricted funds £ 27,120 - - - - - 27,120 - - 327 - 479 72 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 878 26,242 3,004 29,246 |
2024 Total funds £ 41,704 11,756 442 1,387 1,480 4,427 61,196 27,300 6,299 762 269 956 291 330 604 567 146 838 2,642 979 375 464 156 4,065 1,485 63 48,591 12,605 90,788 103,393 |
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 3,241 2,920 85 59,572 (4,018) 94,806 90,788 |
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Beat Autism
Statement of assets and liabilities
| as at 31 May 2024 2024 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 74,047 Cash in hand 100 Total cash funds 74,147 Liabilities Accruals Deferred income Taxation and social security Other creditors |
2024 Restricted £ 29,246 - 29,246 |
2024 Total £ 103,293 100 103,393 2024 £ 594 - - - 594 |
2023 Total £ 90,688 100 90,788 |
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The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 17/02/2025
Robert Eaton (Trustee)
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Beat Autism
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 May 2024
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 2024
| 2 Grants and donations Enfinium National Lottery Community Fund (NLCF) Sir George Martin Trust The Bramall Foundation Armstrong Watson Other donations 3 Restricted funds Balance b/f £ NLCF Awards for all 610 The Bramall Foundation 1,959 Sir George Martin Trust - Enfinium - The Bramall Foundation - NLCF - Cash for Kids 435 3,004 |
2024 Unrestricted funds £ - - - - - 14,584 14,584 Incoming £ - - 3,000 2,050 3,000 19,070 - 27,120 |
2024 Restricted funds £ 2,050 19,070 3,000 3,000 - - 27,120 Outgoing £ 72 - - 323 465 18 - 878 |
2024 Total funds £ 2,050 19,070 3,000 3,000 - 14,584 41,704 Transfers £ - - - - - - - - |
2023 Total funds £ - - - - 18,000 18,774 36,774 Balance c/f £ 538 1,959 3,000 1,727 2,535 19,052 435 29,246 |
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Purpose of restriction
Fund name Purpose of restriction NLCF Awards for all For wellbeing sessions for mums at the parent support group. The Bramall Foundation Towards the costs of providing mental health training. Sir George Martin Trust Towards staffing costs. Enfinium Towards the costs of the Gaming / youth group. The Bramall Foundation Towards sensory equipment. NLCF Two year funding to cover basic costs including room hire, staffing, activities and refreshments. 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
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 |
2024 £ 24,765 1,475 26,240 |
2023 £ 28,441 2,920 31,361 |
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No other trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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