REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1169327
Report of the Trustees and
Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2023
for Aim Higher
360 Accountants Limited 18-19 Albion Street Hull East Yorkshire HUI 3TG
Aim Higher
## Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2023
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|Balance|Sheet|7|
|Notes|to|the|Financial|Statements|8|to|il|
|Detailed|Statement|of Financial|Activities|12|
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Aim Higher
## Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2023
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
## OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
## Objectives and aims
To promote social inclusion for the benefit of individuals and their families, from becoming socially excluded. Where relevant.
Promoting social inclusion among children and young adults with autism or mental health conditions and their parents/carers/families who are socially excluded from society, or parts of society, because of their disabilities by:
## Providing educational and informative support that enables maximum educational opportunities.
Raising public awareness of the issue’s families and individuals with ASC and mental health face, in relation to their educational and social exclusion.
Administrating workshops, forums, advocacy, general support and help for parents and carers to become empowered and more confident in their roles.
Arranging recreational activities and opportunities for children and young people and their families with ASC and mental health conditions.
## Significant activities
The Aim Higher Board of Trustees are satisfied that in 2022/2023;
## Our work reflected our objectives.
Our resources were professionally managed.
The sensory room we opened in 2019 in conjunction with Little Monkeys continued to be of a free benefit to our members and their families.
We have continued to work with local charities and groups like East Riding Carers Parents Forum, Listening Ear 4 U, Dyslexia Sparks, Tigers Trust, the Wellbeing Hub, Hull FC Foundation and Hull KR Foundation and continued our relationships with local schools, colleges, and Hull university.
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## for theReportYear Endedof the Trustees31 July 2023
## ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE
## Charitable activities
During our financial year ending July 2023, we have out 70 activities, (this is the same as last year even though the evening support group has been stopped due to lack of demand and the fact that NCS no longer hold community events) we have provided the following activities:
A new annual event, a fundraising walk across the Humber Bridge to celebrate Autism Awareness week in conjunction with the Humber Wellbeing Hub
## Flamingo land trip
Rock Up - Rock climbing - various occasions
Little Monkeys special needs sessions - various occasions
Little Monkeys Christmas and Halloween parties
Online workshops with Luke Beardon and another discussing Pathological Demand Avoidance
Bowling Christmas party - for the youth club
## Pantomime
The Deep Sleepover
Monthly youth club
6 x Monthly evening meetings
## Monthly daytime meetings
We are part of the local SEND Employment Forum working with local councils and employers to improve outcomes for young people with special educational needs in employment
Family animal experiences at Goxhill Meadows
Abseil - fundraising event
10K and Half Marathon, Hull and York
Online raffles - fundraising events
Online awareness raising through our Facebook, twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram pages
Coffee mornings at Oakfield School
Coffee mornings and autism training in many schools and businesses
Taking part in the local Big Conversation with Emma Hardy MP
## Aim Higher Has Talent
## The Deep sleepover
Our annual ball
Funday at the Apollo
Welton waters water activities
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## Aim Higher Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2023
## We were chosen as one of Co-ops Charities of the year once more.
We took part for the first time in the Hull City Council, Healthy Holidays programme.
We would like to thank all our trustees, our representatives and everyone that has helped us move forward in our journey to spread awareness and acceptance of autism, we look forward to moving it forward in 2024.
## FINANCIAL REVIEW
## Grants
We received a grant from The Matthew Good Foundation, Healthy Holidays (Hull City Council) and Hull and East Riding Charitable Trust.
## Reserves policy
It is our aim to retain three months core running costs in the unrestricted general fund to ensure we have enough reserves to enable us to continue to run an effective charity. We still have reserves well within our planned reserve policy.
## FUTURE PLANS
We have always wanted to hold an inclusive music festival and spent a lot of 2023 organising this event which was held in the next financial year at Craven Streat, Craven Park, Hull on the 28th of August 2023.
We intend to continue empowering parents and continuing to support parents and families through fundraising, training, support groups and social events. As always, we are available for one-to-one support too.
We are pleased to advise we have been busier than ever and reached more people. We have started working with Cranfield Trust to help us to work more as a business and move forward to reach even more families and businesses in 2023/2024.
## STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity.
Aim Higher is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registered with the Charity Commission from inception in September 2016 and governed by its constitution.
## Recruitment and appointment of new trustees
Election of the Committee
As per our constitution at every Annual General Meeting of our members one third of the charity trustees shall retire from office. As we have six trustees, two trustees will stand down, and can be re-elected if they are chosen and if they want to be re-elected. Any member may stand for election as a trustee. Members can elect between three and seven trustees to serve each term.
The board of trustees hold a minimum of four meetings per year, either online or ideally face to face.
## REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Charity number 1169327
Principal address 18-19 Albion Street Hull East Yorkshire HU! 3TG
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## Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Aim Higher
## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Aim Higher
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Aim Higher (the Trust) for the year ended 31 July 2023.
## Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust 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 Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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 Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
- 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.
## Andrew Mark Steele FCA FCCA
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## Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 July 2023
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|31/7/23|31/7/22|
|Unrestricted|Total|
|fund|funds|
|Notes|£|£|
|INCOME|AND ENDOWMENTS|FROM|
|Donations|and|legacies|47,690|26,559|
|Other|trading|activities|2|11,154|12,873|
|Total|58,844|39,432|
|EXPENDITURE|ON|
|Raising|funds|3|43,691|30,479|
|Charitable|activities|
|General|955|132|
|Total|44,646|30,611|
|NET INCOME|14,198|8,821|
|RECONCILIATION|OF|FUNDS|
|Total|funds|brought|forward|22,947|14,126|
|TOTAL|FUNDS CARRIED|FORWARD|37,145|22,947|
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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|Balance|Sheet|
|31|July|2023|
|31/7/23|31/7/22|
|Unrestricted|Total|
|fund|funds|
|Notes|£|£|
|FIXED|ASSETS|
|Tangible assets|5|922|69|
|CURRENT ASSETS|:|
|Cash|at bank|and|in hand|37,123|23,778|
|CREDITORS|Pareto|
|Amounts falling due within one year|6|(900)|S|(900)|-|
|NET CURRENT ASSETS|36,223|22,878|
|TOTAL ASSETS|LESS CURRENT|
|LIABILITIES|Bo|BTMAS|ee|22847|
|FUNDS|7|Sn|re|eee|
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Aim Higher
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2023
1.
## ACCOUNTING POLICIES
## Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019), Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
## Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income wil! be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
## Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources,
## Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
## Computer equipment
- 20% on cost
## Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
## Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
2.
|OTHERTRADING ACTIVITIES|||
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||31/7/23|31/7/22|
||£|£|
|Sponsorships|11,154|12,873|
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 July 2023
3. RAISING FUNDS
## Raising donations and legacies
|Raising|donations and legacies|||
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|||31/7/23|31/7/22|
|||£|£|
|Support|costs|8,927|4,626|
- 4, TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees’ remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 July 2023 nor for the year ended 31 July 2022.
## Trustees’ expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 July 2023 nor for the year ended 31 July 2022.
5.
## TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
|TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS||||
|---|---|---|---|
||Plantand|Computer||
||machinery|equipment|Totals|
||£|£|£|
|COST||||
|At 1 August2022|-|348|348|
|Additions|1,229|-|1,229|
|At31 July2023|1,229|348|1,577|
|DEPRECIATION||||
|At | August2022|-|279|279|
|Charge foryear|307|69|376|
|At31 July2023|307|348|655|
|NET BOOKVALUE||||
|At31 July2023|922|-|922|
|At31July2022|-|69|69|
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## Notes to the Financial Statements ~ continued for the Year Ended 31 July 2023
## 6. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
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|31/7/23|31/7/22|
|£|£|
|Accrued|expenses|900|900|
|7.|MOVEMENT|IN|FUNDS|
|Net|
|movement|At|
|At|1/8/22|in|funds|31/7/23|
|£|£|£|
|Unrestricted|funds|
|General|fund|22,947|14,198|37,145|
|TOTAL FUNDS|22,947|14,198|37,145|
|Net movement|in|funds,|included|in|the|above|are|as|follows:|
|Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|resources|expended|in|funds|
|£|£|£|
|Unrestricted|funds|
|General|fund|58,844|(44,646)|14,198|
|TOTAL FUNDS|58,844|(44,646)|14,198|
|Comparatives|for|movement|in|funds|
|Net|
|movement|At|
|At|1/8/21|in|funds|31/7/22|
|£|£|£|
|Unrestricted|funds|
|General|fund|14,126|8,821|22,947|
|TOTAL FUNDS|14,126|8,821|22,947|
|Comparative|net movement|in|funds,|included|in|the|above|are|as|follows:|
|Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|resources|expended|in|funds|
|£|£|£|
|Unrestricted|funds|
|General|fund|39,432|(30,611)|8,821|
|TOTAL FUNDS|39,432|(30,611)|8,821|
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7. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 July 2023
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
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|Net|
|movement|At|
|At|1/8/21|in|funds|31/7/23|
|£|£|£|
|Unrestricted|funds|
|General|fund|14,126|23,019|37,145|
|TOTAL FUNDS|14,126|23,019|37,145|
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A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
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|Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|resources|expended|in|funds|
|£|£|£|
|Unrestricted|funds|
|General|fund|98,276|(75,257)|23,019|
|TOTAL FUNDS|98,276|(75,257)|23,019|
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## 8. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
Several of the trustee's have children/ dependants who utilise the services of the charity, this is at non-preferential rates.
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## Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 July 2023
||31/7/23|31/7/22|
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||£|£|
|INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS|||
|Donations and legacies|||
|Dinner sales|8,226|3,378|
|Donations|14,961|5,435|
|Raffle|3,873|2,585|
|Activity income|20,630|15,161|
||47,690|26,559|
|Other trading activities|||
|Sponsorships|11,154|12,873|
|Total incoming resources|58,844|39,432|
|EXPENDITURE|||
|Other trading activities|||
|Fundraising Events|34,764|25,853|
|Support costs|||
|Management|||
|Insurance|256|445|
|Postage and stationery|592|340|
|Advertising|3,537|1,735|
|Sundries|579|62|
|Training|150|-|
|Travel and subsistence|427|-|
|Littlemonkeys|899|-|
||6,440|2,582|
|Finance|||
|Bank charges|580|244|
|Depreciation oftangible fixed assets|376|70|
||956|314|
|Human resources|||
|Software licences|978|502|
|Governance costs|||
|Accountancy and legal fees|1,508|1,360|
|Total resources expended|44,646|30,611|
|Netincome|14,198|8,821|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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