## 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**|
|---|---|
|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|
|---|---|---|---|
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|
|---|---|---|---|---|
## **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|
|---|---|---|
No other trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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