## ## ## ## ## ||||in relation to their social exclusion and providing
social events,| |---|---|---|---| ||||peer support,
forums,
advocacy
and general
support.| ||||(2) To promote and protect the physical
and mental
health of
persons who have Autism
Spectrum
Conditions or related| ||||conditions,
their families, friends and carers, who have a| ||||connection to the Rugby area, through
the provision
of such| ||||support,
advice, services and practical assistance as the Trustees| ||||see fit.| ||||Our membership
continues to grow year-on-year,
as does our dedicated| ||||Facebook chat forum, which we closely monitor and administer
to ensure| ||||it remains effective and supportive.| ||||During the period we have offered the following
activities,
primarily
forour
Associate Members.
Membership
continues to befree.| ||||Coffee mornings
for parents to provide the opportunity
for discussion
about education,
health and social issues
in asafe environment.| ||||Rebates for parents and carers attending
relevant
training
courses,
allowed those who wished to expand their knowledge
or strategies
for| ||||helping
their children (such as Makaton courses) to do so ata reduced
cost.We have also expanded
our links with external
parent training| ||||providers to give a more balanced
and broad choice.| |Summary ofthe main
activities undertaken
forthe
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within|||We provided rebates for annual carpark passes at country parks in the
surrounding
area. This allows families toaccess the outdoor spaces on a
regular basis without
having to pay parking fees each time. This is
important
not only to encourage
outdoor
play, exercise and inclusion
but
also to take away the worry of paying
parking fees and only using the
facilities fora short time, which can happen
often.| |this section the statutory
declaration
that trustees have
had regard tothe guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission
on public
benefit)|||We have given subsidies
for family days out. This scheme has been
extremely
successful,
in a similar way tothe car park pass scheme, as it
allows families flexibility to arrange activities which take into account their
children*s interests
and needs,
with less pressure
on the financial
implication
if they cannot complete the whole day due to unforeseen
difficulties orwhen their child can*tcope.| ||||We have encouraged
our families to be fit, active and healthy
by| ||||subsidising
physical
pursuits
they might otherwise
not engage
in, in a| ||||scheme called Get Active.| ||||We have maintained
and administered
a Facebook Chat group and
forum for advice and support, to allow 24 hour sharing
of information
and| ||||resources
and for families toforge relationships.
This continues to grow| ||||in participants.| ||||We have offered signposting
to other services through
our website,
Facebook and also via phone, email and personal
meetings as and when| ||||required.| ||||We have maintained
and expanded
our library of equipment
and books
forfree use in the community.
We have a large library of books on the
Autism
condition
and related topics, both for parents
and for their
children,
to be able to better understand
and cope with the condition.
We
also have senso
ui ment such as wei
hted blankets
which can be| ## |||r
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~| |---|---|---| |Summary ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year||During the year, we have provided the activities and benefits listed
in the
prevjouy
section to our members.
In addition to this, we have achieved
the.fell)Qng:| |||We continued
our fundraising
efforts by maintaining
a network of| |||donation
tins in local businesses.| |||We continue to accept donations
through
our online fundraising
platform| |||Golden Giv'ing and People's Fundraising.| |||We continue to explore other fundraising
opportunities
and also accept| |||donations
when people shop, using EasyFundraising.
corn (also known as| |||Ripple), Amazon
Smile and Facebook| |||We have continued
to expand
our book and equipment
library which isa| |||free service for our members
and we have improved access to this| |||through
our website.| |||We have engaged
with CAVA to gain advice on best practice for the| |||charity.
We have extended
our policies to make us a robust and| |||transparent
charity and continue to review these regularly.| |||We have maintained
acentral source of information
and news-sharing| |||regarding
Autism
and its linked conditions
and intolerances
from around| |||the world via our website and Facebook pages to keep families informed| |||on the latest developments
and to give them new strategies
and ideas.| |||We have been developing
a new and improved
website which is much| |||more user-friendly
and accessible.| ||||||We have a policy on our reserves,|written|written|and agreed by the Trustees.|and agreed by the Trustees.|and agreed by the Trustees.|and agreed by the Trustees.|It| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Briefstatement||ofthe|||states that we should
aim to maintain||a reserve||of no less||than E3000|| |charity's
policy||on reserves|||and no morethan
K10000.in unrestricted|||funds.|Monies allocated|||| ||||||through
grants for specific projects|should be monitored||||to ensure they||| ||||||are used within
any-time-scales
they||are|subject to. However due tothe||||| ||||||past situation
with Covid-19 we had||to suspend||any allocation of funds|||| ||||||and hence the bank balance is over||this amount. The funds have now|||||| ||||||been distributed
as the Government||guidelines||allow.|||| ||||||Ifour reserves increase over these|parameters,|||the Trustees should act|||| ||||||to ensure our funds are allocated to||suitable
new projects||||or necessary|| ||||||running
costs ofthe charity.|||||||| ||||||We hold reserves to ensure the continued|||existence of||the charity, to be||| ||||||able to react to new projects we feel||will benefit||the community
in a timely|||| ||||||way and tobe able to allow a contingency|||for replacement|||of more|| ||||||expensive
items, such as computer||equipment,||should|it be necessary.||| |Details ofany funds
in deficit||||materially|None|||||||| |Further financial||review details|||(Optional information)|||||||| |You may choose to|||include|||||||||| |additional
information,||||where||||||||| |relevant about:||||||||||||| ||the charity's
principal|||||||||||| ||sources offunds||(including|||||||||| ||any fundraising);|||||||||||| |~|how expenditure||has|||||||||| ||supported
the|key||objectives||||||||| ||ofthe charity;|||||||||||| |~|investment
policy||and|||||||||| ||objectives including|||any||||||||| ||ethical investment|||policy||||||||| ||adopted.|||||||||||| ## ## |Balance|Sheet Report - 05/0|4/2023||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||2023|2022| |Assets||||| ||Equipment||2844|2844| ||Equipment
Accumulated|Depreciation|-1735|-845| ||Barclays RAN Charity||13268|15626| ||Restricted funds||130|| ||Total Assets:||14507|17625| |Liabilities||||| ||Tota I Liabilities:|||| ||Assets - Liabilities||14507|17625| |Capital||||| ||Capital||14507|17625| ||Total Capital:||14507|17625| |Profit and Loss R|eport - 06/04/202|2 to 05/04/202| |---|---|---| |Income||| |Personal Donations||2149| |Corporate
Donations||4801| |Purple Planet Contributions||80| |Rugby Lotto Income||1154| |Restricted Corporate|Donations|2135| |Restricted Time for Me||1000| |Total Income:||11319| |Expenditure||| |Family Day Out Rebate||6216| |Go Autdoors 3 Rebate||1123| |Curly Hair Project Invoice||130| |Panto Invoices||495| |Purple Planet Invoice||500| |Course||9| |Library Equipment||223| |Fundraising
Expense||26| |Get Active Rebate||1075| |Miscellaneous
Expenses||58| |Travel and Subsistence||83| |Internet Costs||33| |Postage||30| |Stationery||231| |Business Insura nce||195| |Website &Software Costs||115| |Restricted Get Active||2005| |Restricted
TFM||1000| |Equipment
Depreciation||890| |Total Expenses:||14437| |Net Loss:||-3118| ## ## |Balance|Sheet Report - 05/0|4/2023||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||2023|2022| |Assets||||| ||Equipment||2844|2844| ||Equipment
Accumulated|Depreciation|-1735|-845| ||Barclays RAN Charity||13268|15626| ||Restricted funds||130|| ||Total Assets:||14507|17625| |Liabilities||||| ||Total Liabilities:|||| ||Assets - Liabilities||14507|17625| |Capital||||| ||Capital||14507|17625| ||Total Capital:||14507|17625| ## |Profit and Loss R|eport - 06/04/202|2 to 05/04/202| |---|---|---| |Income||| |Personal Donations||2149| |Corporate
Donations||4801| |Purple Planet Contributions||80| |Rugby Lotto Income||1154| |Restricted Corporate|Donations|2135| |Restricted Time for Me||1000| |Total Income:||11319| |Expenditure||| |Family Day Out Rebate||6216| |Go Autdoors 3Rebate||1123| |Curly Hair Project Invoice||130| |Panto Invoices||495| |Purple Planet Invoice||500| |Course||9| |Library Equipment||223| |Fundraising
Expense||26| |Get Active Rebate||1075| |Miscellaneous
Expenses||58| |Travel and Subsistence||83| |Internet Costs||33| |Postage||30| |Stationery||231| |Business Insurance||195| |Website 5Software Costs||115| |Restricted Get Active||2005| |Restricted TFM||1000| |Equipment
Depreciation||890| |Total Expenses:||14437| |Net Loss:||-3118|