## **Asperger’s Children and Carers Together** 

## **Registered Charity Number 1169099** 

## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

**For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees’ report|1-8|
|Independent examiner’s report|9|
|Statement of financial activities|10|
|Balance sheet<br>|11|
|Notes to the accounts<br>|12-16|



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## **Asperger’s Children and Carers Together** 

## **Trustees’ Report for the year ended 31 March 2022** 

The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022. 

## **Legal and Administrative Information** 

|Trustees:|Helen Gilder – Chair|
|---|---|
||Deborah Young|
||Claire Dyson|
||Sarah Tame (resigned 8 November 2021)|
||Margaret Kilner|
||Nadine Cain (appointed 27 July 2021)|
||Sara Bartlett Brown (appointed 9 March 2022)|
|Honorary Trustees:|Dr. Nevyne Chalhoub, Consultant Child and Adolescent|
||Psychiatrist at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust|
||Dr. Val Harpin, Retired Consultant Neurodevelopmental|
||Paediatrician|
|Staff:|Manager, 17.5 hours per week;|
||Fundraising & Finance Coordinator, 16 hours per week;|
||Deputy Coordinators (job share), 13 hours per week;|
||Project Manager, 6 hours per week;|
||Sessional Playworkers x 22|
|Principal Address:|St Mary’s Community Centre|
||Bramall Lane|
||Sheffield|
||S2 4QZ|
|Independent Examiner:|Terry Scully|
|Bankers:|Lloyds|
||Church Street|
||Sheffield|



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## **Asperger’s Children and Carers Together** 

## **Trustees’ Report for the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **Report from the Chair** 

Welcome to ACCT’s annual report for 2021-22. This year saw the continued easing of Covid restrictions which meant we were able to reinstate the activities that had been on hold for some or all of the previous year, including ACCT Academy Football coaching sessions, ACCTing Out young adults social group and our programme of family social activities. 

We established new online gaming groups and online parent-carer support meetings during 2020-21 to keep children and families supported and connected during lockdowns. Families told us that these sessions have proven such a valuable addition to the support ACCT offers that we took the decision to continue them this year. We have been so pleased to be able to grow and develop our Minecraft and Dungeons & Dragons groups, deliver new workshops alongside peer support sessions for parent-carers and increase our family activities with fortnightly swimming sessions and more term-time and holiday trips out. 

We gradually eased the ‘bubbles’ and social distancing at our multi-activity Acctivate and Teenage Club sessions as guidance and our own risk assessments changed. We have continued to offer 30 places per session at these clubs, lower than our pre-Covid capacity of 40 places at Acctivate and 35 at Teenage Club. This has been beneficial for reducing the potential for Covid transmission and in terms of providing a quieter session that some members find more accessible. However, it means that places are in high demand and it reduces our capacity to offer places to families in need who are unable to be referred through our Sheffield City Council (SNIPS) contract, such as those stuck on long waiting lists for Autism diagnosis or SNIPS assessment. 

We continue to work in partnership with organisations to improve our positive impact for autistic children and their families in Sheffield. We partnered with renowned theatre company Forced Entertainment to offer a Drama Club for autistic teenagers which has been incredibly popular and met a real need in the city where drama at school or via mainstream community groups have proven less accessible for autistic young people. We aim to continue this project in 2022-23. 

Towards the end of the year, we established a partnership between our ACCTing Out young adults social group and The A Team, the social group for autistic adults coordinated by Sheffield Asperger’s Parents Action Group (SAPAG). By running some joint events for both groups and supporting members who want to try activities run by the partner group, we hope to provide seamless support for autistic people in Sheffield, particularly for ACCTing Out participants as they get older and may want to move on to other activities with people of a similar age. This joint working came about in part thanks to our active role in the Sheffield Autism Partnership Network, which also provided a welcome small grant towards our joint work. 

As always, I’d like to thank everybody who gives their time to help ACCT achieve its positive outcomes. Several sessional staff members left during the year and we recruited several new members of the team. Thank you to all ACCT staff who provide such great support to children and young people. We were also able to offer more and different opportunities to existing and new volunteers in line with our expanded range of activities. Our volunteers do a wonderful job at ACCT and we aim to support them with a great volunteering experience. 

My colleagues on the ACCT board volunteer their time and skills to ensure that our charity is well-governed and provides excellent support that responds to strategic and operational needs. Many thanks to Sarah Tame who left the board during the year, and welcome to Nadine Cain and Sara Bartlett Brown who joined. All trustees have direct experience of our 

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work as parent-carers of autistic children. 

During 2021-2022, we reduced the number of board meetings per year from six to four, now held quarterly, with other discussions and decisions as necessary carried out between meetings via emails. The Manager and Trustees have reviewed ACCT’s policies and procedures, ensuring we are following best practice for a charity of our size working with vulnerable children. 

Thank you to all ACCT’s members and supporters for everything you do to help improve the lives of autistic children and their families in Sheffield. 

Helen Gilder, Chair 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

The charity is operated under the rules of its constitution dated 8[th] September 2016. 

ACCT previously operated as an unincorporated charity - Asperger’s Children and Carers Together (ACCT) Sheffield, registered charity 1123714 - which was re-formed as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (registered charity 1169099) from 1[st] April 2017. 

Overall governance of the charity is the responsibility of the Trustees who are elected from the membership and co-opted at the Annual General Meeting under the terms of the constitution. The Board of Trustees meets at least four times per year and is responsible for managing the business of the organisation, safeguarding the assets and managing the funds. Day to day activity is managed by and carried out by paid staff and volunteers. 

Trustees serve for a term of three years at the end of which they are eligible to stand for reelection. Trustees are primarily drawn from ACCT’s 500+ members, who are parents and carers of autistic children. We may also co-opt Trustees from outside the membership to bring additional skills or experience onto the board. 

## **Risk Assessment** 

The Board of Trustees regularly discusses and reviews all the major risks to which ACCT is exposed, and establishes suitable systems to mitigate those risks. 

## **Financial Review** 

We budgeted for a significant increase in our expenditure this year in order to pay for our expanded programme with more parent and family activities and continuing our online gaming groups alongside our in-person groups. 

This in turn meant an increased fundraising target to pay for this work. We would like to thank the many funding bodies and individuals who continue to support our work financially, helping provide a total income this year of £206,140. 

Sheffield City Council remained ACCT’s major funder, continuing to fund 28 Acctivate places and 24 Teenage Club places at our weekly multi-activity clubs through the Short Breaks for Disabled Children (SNIPS) programme. 

We apply to a wide range of trusts, foundations and other grant-makers to support our work. 

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Our BBC Children in Need Next Steps grant of £43,651 over 18 months contributed towards our online gaming groups and we were delighted to be awarded an extension to this grant, which now runs until March 2023. We were awarded £20,000 per year for two years from the Garfield Weston Foundation and £14,950 from the Postcode Neighbourhood Trust towards ACCT Academy football as well as a large number of other grants from charitable trusts and other funding bodies, which are listed in the accounts. 

ACCT members and other individual supporters continue to be generous donors, with regular giving and one-off donations providing around 10% of ACCT’s income. 

We began 2021-22 with a healthy level of unrestricted reserves. Along with the generous support received during the year, we were able to meet the increased costs of our expanded activity programme and maintain unrestricted reserves at £118,552. This means that ACCT begins 2022-23 in a healthy financial position to continue delivering our expanded programme, though we are mindful of the difficult wider economic situation which is likely to have an impact on ACCT’s finances over the coming year. 

## **Reserves policy** 

ACCT needs to hold financial reserves in a realisable form in order to manage cashflow, meet unforeseen expenditure needs and ensure an orderly wind down in the unlikely event that the charity needs to close. 

The trustees consider it prudent that the charity should hold unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover at least three months’ running costs plus close-down costs. For 2021-22, this meant a level of at least £55,000. At the end of the year 2021-2022, ACCT held unrestricted reserves of £118,552, or approximately 7 months’ running costs plus close-down costs. Trustees consider this an appropriate level of reserves in light of the wider economic outlook and will keep this under review. 

## **Public Benefit** 

Asperger’s Children and Carers Together provides public benefit by delivering group activity sessions which engage autistic children and young people in a safe, relaxed environment where they feel comfortable to practice social interactions and develop relationships, improve their confidence and well-being, and work with peers, staff and volunteers to better understand and manage the way their Autism affects their day-to-day life. 

We believe in working with the whole family, providing support to parents and carers, siblings and others to ensure that autistic children are understood and supported in the best way possible. We aim for all autistic people in Sheffield to be valued and supported to live happy, fulfilling lives. We want to work with others to improve awareness of Autism and deliver positive action towards inclusion of autistic people in all aspects of life. 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

ACCT has been supporting autistic children and their families in Sheffield since 2006. We have learned a lot about the use of fun activities to motivate autistic children to communicate and interact, providing non-judgmental environments in which children are able to explore how their Autism impacts them and practice dealing with the resulting behaviours and challenges in a safe way. 

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children to make progress against three outcomes: 

_Emotionally Well_ : Through participating in fun and safe ACCT sessions amongst peers, children and young people feel relaxed enough to be themselves without having to hide or mask their Autism, and are more able to improve their confidence and mental well-being. Parent-carers and other neurotypical family members are supported to become more confident in their support of their autistic family members. 

_Positive Relationships_ : Autistic children are motivated to take part in engaging activities through which they are able to learn and practice social communication in a safe environment, develop friendships with peers and develop the skills needed for social interaction in the wider world. Parent support and whole family sessions support positive relationship development within and between families. 

_Understanding Autism’s Impact_ : Children and young people are able to better understand the way their Autism impacts on their life, emotions and behaviours, and develop strategies for managing its effects in a positive way. Other family members are better able to understand Autism and engage positively with their children’s development. 

Over 2021-22, we supported more than 400 autistic children and young people, around 200 through in-person and online sessions and 200 via participation in family activities. More than 100 parent-carers accessed Parents’ Meetings and workshops. And more than 120 siblings and other family members via family activities or attending groups. During 2021-22, our activity programme included: 

**Acctivate** (2.5 hours on Saturday mornings attended by 30 children aged 5-12) and **Teenage Club** (2 hours on Wednesday evenings for 30 teenagers). 

These weekly multi-activity clubs at St Mary’s Community Centre in central Sheffield offer 30 places for autistic children and teenagers, with each session incorporating various creative and playful age-appropriate activities including ICT, games and construction, toys, arts and crafts, a sensory room, space to relax and chat, and football and outside activities. The majority of places at Acctivate and Teenage Club are allocated through the Sheffield City Council SNIPS contract arrangement, with some additional places available to children and young people in need who cannot access places via SNIPS. 

**ACCT Academy Football** . Weekly Friday evening football coaching session at Goals Sheffield, with groups for younger children and teenagers. Sessions involve training drills, skills and matchplay specifically tailored to the needs of autistic children. Sessions continued to grow in popularity and we have implemented a new booking system to help manage capacity. We supported members who wanted to play more competitively by accompanying them to Sheffield FC sessions, a progression route we aim to develop. 

**ACCTing Out Young Adults Social Group.** We reopened our young adults group in June 2021 and delivered fortnightly social activities including bowling, the cinema, meals out and adventure golf, with the group attracting several new members who had not previously accessed ACCT support in addition to those who had previously attended Teenage Club or other groups. We also established our partnership with The A Team which will deliver more joint activities in 2022-23. 

**ACCT Gaming For Good – Minecraft and Dungeons & Dragons groups.** We continued to deliver a Saturday morning **Minecraft** (world-building online game) group taking place online. We run this session alongside Acctivate so children attending that session can 

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participate in Minecraft for part of the time alongside their friends playing online. These sessions have been popular and helped young people develop online communication skills as well as negotiation and collaboration via the gameplay.  We implemented two modes of play (Survival and Creative) to meet different young people’s needs and preferences. 

We also delivered two **Dungeons and Dragons** (creative role playing game) online sessions each week. These sessions help young people practice cooperation, communication and building positive relationships in a safe and supportive online space, with facilitation and session management provided by ACCT staff and volunteers. We are planning to trial some in-person D&D sessions next year. 

**Drama Group.** We worked with acclaimed theatre company Forced Entertainment to establish an ACCT Drama Group for autistic teenagers which delivered fully booked termtime and holiday sessions and have proven an incredibly popular addition to our programme. 

**Parents Meetings & Workshop Programme.** We continued to deliver fortnightly online Parent-carer meetings in a peer support and discussion format. Each session attracts 10-20 parent-carers and we have had very positive feedback from parent-carers who have found the sessions a useful source of information, advice and support. We also maintained public and private Facebook groups for parent-carers to share relevant information. We offer ad hoc one-to-one support to families in need, responding to arising issues. 

We delivered a programme of training workshops and webinars for parent-carers on topics of interest, as determined by discussions in Parents’ Meetings and in our Facebook groups. These included sessions on Education and Health Care Plans, Makaton and ADHD. 

**Family trips and activities.** We run Autism-friendly family swimming sessions by hiring Hillsborough Leisure Centre for private use, with lower lighting and reduced noise for improved accessibility. These sessions are incredibly popular because they give families the opportunity to take part in a fun leisure activity that may otherwise by inaccessible due to the sensory impact of the regular public swimming pool environment on autistic children. This year we increased the frequency of our family swimming sessions to fortnightly instead of monthly to try to meet the needs of so many families. 

We delivered several day trips over the Summer school holidays as well as term-time trips to activities like Air Haus and a Christmas pantomime trip. 

## **Plans for 2022-23** 

In Sheffield, public sector cuts mean that the waiting time for Autism diagnosis can now be more than two years. Without a diagnosis, families are generally unable to even begin the lengthy and often difficult processes for accessing support such as Education Health and Care Plans or Sheffield City Council SNIPS activities (including Acctivate and Teenage Club). Therefore, we are seeing significant needs for children and families awaiting diagnosis. In 2022-23 we want to make sure that ACCT’s services are well publicised via relevant NHS and other organisations so that families know they can access ACCT without needing a diagnosis. We will look for opportunities to engage with statutory bodies in ways that could address these issues and lead to meaningful improvements for families in need. 

We plan to continue delivering our groups and activities as we have this year, continuing to refine and improve our model of activity-based support for autistic children and young people, alongside support for parent-carers and whole family social activities. We will 

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continue to encourage children and young people to speak up about ACCT and how sessions are working for them, and we aim to develop our activities in line with what children tell us they want and need. 

We will continue to develop and deliver our partnership project for autistic adults, building closer links between ACCTing Out and The A Team. Having had a successful pilot of our drama group, we plan to develop that project and aim to continue our partnership with Forced Entertainment. We also plan to pilot in-person Dungeons and Dragons sessions with sessions at community games spaces and taster sessions for young people who want to give it a try. 

## **Trustees’ Responsibilities for the Financial Statements** 

The Trustees are responsible for preparing financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit for the period. In preparing these financial statements, Trustees are required to: - Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently; 

- Make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. 

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to prepare the financial statements. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

## **Independent Examiner** 

The trustees have appointed Mr. Terry Scully to provide an Independent Examination Report on the accounts for the year. 

**On behalf of the board of trustees,** 

**Helen Gilder, Chair** 

## **17 October 2022** 

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## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Asperger’s Children and Carers Together** 

I report on the accounts of the charity for the period ended 31 March 2022 which are set out on pages 10-16. 

## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** 

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. 

It is my responsibility to: 

- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; 

- follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and 

- state whether particular matters have come to my attention. 

## **Basis of independent examiner's report** 

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair view” and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 

- 1 which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements: 

   - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and 

   - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act 

have not been met; or 

2 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

> 63 Argyle Road, Sheffield, S8 9HG 

T G Scully 

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## **Asperger’s Children and Carers Together Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31st March 2022** 

|Notes<br>Contracts<br>6<br>Grants<br>7<br>Donations<br>Salaries NI and Pensions<br>Rent rates and Room Hire<br>Activity Delivery Costs<br>Equipment<br>Training<br>Travel<br>Volunteer costs<br>Office costs<br>Fundraising costs<br>Finance and accountancy costs<br>DBS checks<br>Professional fees<br>Insurance<br>Depreciation<br>Examiners Fees<br>Surplus/(Deficit)<br>Total funds brought forward<br>Total funds carried forward|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Total**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>-<br>52,800<br>52,800<br>43,398<br>89,846<br>133,244<br>20,096<br>-<br>20,096<br>63,494<br>142,646<br>206,140<br>20,540<br>88,723<br>109,263<br>7,241<br>14,752<br>21,993<br>11,296<br>1,697<br>12,993<br>1,456<br>227<br>1,683<br>4,301<br>-<br>4,301<br>252<br>-<br>252<br>-<br>237<br>237<br>3,209<br>-<br>3,209<br>752<br>-<br>752<br>2,160<br>43<br>2,203<br>1,321<br>-<br>1,321<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>1,249<br>-<br>1,249<br>954<br>1,197<br>2,151<br>350<br>-<br>350|**Total**<br>**2021**<br>£<br>52,774<br>101,005<br>27,258|
|---|---|---|
|||181,037|
|||109,151<br>11,894<br>2,021<br>2,378<br>6,153<br>38<br>121<br>1,288<br>752<br>2,259<br>381<br>1,188<br>1,098<br>1,468<br>400|
||55,081<br>106,876<br>161,957|140,590|
||8,413<br>35,770<br>44,183<br>110,139<br>8,927<br>119,066<br>118,552<br>44,697<br>163,249|40,447<br>78,619<br>119,066|



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## **Asperger's Children and Carers Together Balance Sheet** 

## **At 31 March 2022** 

|**note**<br>**Fixed Assets**<br>8<br>**Current Assets**<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>Debtors and accrued income<br>**Current Liabilities**<br>Accruals and deferred income<br>9<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Net Assets**<br>**Funds**<br>Restricted<br>11<br>Unrestricted<br>**Total Funds**|**2022**<br>**£**<br>12,742<br>152,528<br>832<br>153,360<br>2,853<br>2,853<br>150,507<br>163,249<br>44,697<br>118,552<br>163,249|**2021**<br>**£**<br>7,042<br>115,623<br>-|
|---|---|---|
|||115,623|
|||3,599|
|||3,599|
|||112,024|
||||
|||119,066|
|||8,927<br>110,139|
|||119,066|



The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on the 17th October 2022 and signed on their behalf by: 

## **Helen Gilder, Chair** 

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**Asperger's Children and Carers Together Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31st March 2022** 

## **Accounting Policies** 

- **1** The financial statements are prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of investments and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice : Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and with the Charities Act 2011. 

## **a) Incoming resources** 

Incoming resources have been included on a receivable basis. Grants and voluntary income are accounted for in the year in which they are received unless receipt has become certain at the balance sheet date, and allocated to the period in which it applies if appropriate. Resources restricted to a specific purpose are carried forward until spent. Other income is accrued as it becomes due. 

## **b) Resources expended** 

Resources expended are recognised in the period in which they are incurred, and include attributable VAT which cannot be recovered. The analysis follows a natural classification. 

## **c) Allocation of costs** 

Costs directly related to an activity are allocated to that activity. Support costs, which are necessary to deliver an activity but do not themselves deliver the activity, are allocated in proportion to the benefit attributable. Governance costs are those costs incurred in meeting statutory and constitutional requirements. 

## **d) Restricted funds** 

Funds are identified as restricted where they are received for a specific purpose or project and where the donor may require repayment if the conditions are not met. 

## **e) Donations in kind** 

Donations in kind or goods or services are accounted for using the trustees’ estimate of their value. No value is attributed to the activities of trustees or voluntary helpers. 

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**Asperger's Children and Carers Together Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31st March 2022** 

## **Accounting Policies - continued** 

## 1 **f) Tangible fixed assets and depreciation** 

Tangible fixed assets are included at original cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided to write off each asset over its estimated useful life on a straight line basis. 

The applicable rates are: 

Musical equipment                 20% 

IT and visual equipment         25% 

## **Notes to the Accounts** 

## **2 Taxation** 

As a registered charity, ACCT is exempt from income and capital taxes on its charitable activities. 

## **3 Trustees’ remuneration and related party transactions** 

Trustees received no remuneration. Expenses were paid in reimbursement of costs incurred on behalf of the charity. No more than £100 was involved in total. No trustees reported any interests in contracts involving ACCT. 

## **4 Staff costs and numbers:** 

|Wages and salaries<br>Pension contributions<br>Health care scheme<br>Staff (part time)<br>No employees were paid more than £60,000.<br>**5**<br>**Fees for examination of accounts**<br>Independent examiner|**2022**<br>**£**<br>104,116<br>4,359<br>788<br>109,263<br>26<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>350|**2021**<br>**£**<br>103,293<br>5,201<br>657|
|---|---|---|
|||109,151|
|||22<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>400|



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**Asperger's Children and Carers Together Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31st March 2022** 

|**or**|**the year ended 31st March 2022**|||
|---|---|---|---|
|**6**|**Contracts**|**2022**|**2021**|
||SCC Short break contract|52,800|52,774|



The SCC contract is part of the Special Needs Inclusion Playcare Service (SNIPS) framework and funds Short Break activity places for autistic children and young people at Acctivate and Teenage Club 

## **7 Grants** 

|**Grants**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>BBC Children in Need<br>-<br>HMRC Job Retention Scheme<br>3,333<br>National Lottery<br>-<br>Forced Entertainment<br>1,465<br>Garfield Weston<br>20,000<br>Happy Days<br>2,000<br>Julia and Hans Rausing Trust<br>-<br>NHS Sheffield CCG<br>Postcode Neighbourhood Trust<br>Sheffield Town Trust<br>4,500<br>SCC Covid Recovery Fund<br>The Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust<br>1,500<br>The Talbot Trusts<br>2,000<br>UK Youth<br>2,000<br>Voluntary Action Sheffield<br>Other grants and trusts<br>6,600<br>43,398|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>36,281<br>-<br>9,978<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>8,838<br>1,572<br>14,950<br>-<br>13,701<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>4,058<br>468<br>89,846|**Total**<br>**2022**<br>36,281<br>3,333<br>9,978<br>1,465<br>20,000<br>2,000<br>8,838<br>1,572<br>14,950<br>4,500<br>13,701<br>1,500<br>2,000<br>2,000<br>4,058<br>7,068<br>133,244|**Total**<br>**2021**<br>17,435<br>6,527<br>10,000<br>10,000<br>9,822<br>2,500<br>11,505|
||||67,789|



In addition to the above the trustees wish to acknowledge the following trusts and grant making bodies who have contributed towards the funding of the charity during the year. 

|29th May 1961 Charitable Trust|Cutlers Company Charitable Trust|
|---|---|
|Arnold Clark Community Fund|N Smith Charitable Settlement|
|Casey Trust|R S Brownless Charitable Trust|
|Charities Trust|Stella Symons Charitable Trust|
|Football Foundation|Trustees of Elsie Lawrence Deceased|
|Mazars Charitable Trust|Wallace Bell Charitable Trust|



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**Asperger's Children and Carers Together Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31st March 2022** 

## **Accounting Policies - continued** 

## **8 Fixed Assets** 

|**IT**<br>**Visual**<br>**Equipment Equipment**<br>Cost<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>At 1/4/21<br>28,121<br>2,637<br>Additions<br>7,851<br>-<br>At 31/3/22<br>35,972<br>2,637<br>Depreciation<br>At 1/4/21<br>21,594<br>2,122<br>Charge for the year<br>2,014<br>137<br>At 31/3/22<br>23,608<br>2,259<br>Net Book Value<br>At 31/3/22<br>12,364<br>378<br>At 31/3/21<br>6,527<br>515<br>**9**<br>**Creditors - amounts falling due within one year**<br>**2022**<br>Taxes and social security<br>631<br>Accruals<br>2,222<br>Deferred income<br>-<br>2,853<br>**10**<br>**Analysis of Net Assets between Funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Tangible fixed assets<br>2,163<br>10,579<br>Current assets<br>117,372<br>35,988<br>Creditors falling due within one year<br>(983)<br>(1,870)<br>118,552<br>44,697|**Total**<br>**£**<br>30,758<br>7,851|
|---|---|
||38,609|
||23,716<br>2,151|
||25,867|
||12,742|
||7,042|
||**2021**<br>(352)<br>3,951<br>-|
||3,599|
||**Total**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>12,742<br>153,360<br>(2,853)|
||163,249|



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**Asperger's Children and Carers Together Notes to the Financial Statements For the year ended 31st March 2022** 

## **11 Restricted Funds** 

|**Restricted Funds**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Cheshire C. F.<br>BBC Children in Need (CIN)<br>BBC CIN, Youth Investment<br>National Lottery<br>Football Foundation<br>Julia and Hans Rausing Trust<br>NHS Sheffield CCG<br>Postcode Neighbourhood Trust<br>SCC Contract<br>SCC Covid Recovery Fund<br>Voluntary Action Sheffield<br>Restricted Asset fund|**Balance at**<br>**01/04/2021**<br>4,343<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>4,584<br>8,927|**Incoming**<br>**resources**<br>-<br>29,089<br>7,192<br>9,978<br>468<br>8,838<br>1,572<br>14,950<br>52,800<br>13,701<br>4,058<br>142,646|**Resources**<br>**expended**<br>(4,343)<br>(29,089)<br>-<br>(627)<br>(468)<br>(8,838)<br>(1,572)<br>(6,413)<br>(52,800)<br>-<br>(1,529)<br>(1,197)<br>(106,876)|**Transfers**<br>-<br>(7,192)<br>7,192<br>-|**Balance at**<br>**31/03/2022**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>9,351<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>8,537<br>-<br>13,701<br>2,529<br>10,579|
||||||44,697|



Restricted funds were received for the following purposes: 

Cheshire C. F. Funding towards volunteering support costs BBC Children in Need (CIN) Delivery of online/in-person activities and support for families. BBC CIN, Youth Investment Laptops for clubs National Lottery Support for activities and trips and joint working with SAPAG Football Foundation Football pitch hire Julia and Hans Rausing Trust Support for core costs NHS Sheffield CCG Swimming activity costs Postcode Neighbourhood Trust Football activity costs SCC Contract Support for Acctivate and Teenage Club SCC Covid Recovery Fund Support for online clubs and gaming groups Voluntary Action Sheffield Support for activities and trips and joint working with SAPAG 

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