**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1169327** ## **Report of the Trustees and** **Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2025** **for** **Aim Higher** 360 Accountants Limited 18-19 Albion Street Hull East Yorkshire HU1 3TG **Aim Higher** ## **Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2025** |||**Page**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Report of the Trustees**|1|to|3| |**Independent Examiner's Report**||4|| |**Statement of Financial Activities**||5|| |**Balance Sheet**||6|| |**Notes to the Financial Statements**|7|to|12| |**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**|13|to|14| **Aim Higher** ## **Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2025** The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2025. 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** Empowering neurodiverse children, young people and their families across Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire. We support families of children and young people (0-25) with neurodiversity, mental health, and education needs. With a special focus on autism, we strive to create an inclusive and supportive community where every individual can thrive. ## **Significant activities** The Aim Higher Board of Trustees are satisfied that in 2024/2025: Aim Highers’ work reflected our objectives. Our resources were professionally managed. The sensory room we opened in 2019 in connection with Little Monkeys continued to be of use to our members. In December 2025 we were asked by a local charity that where disbanding if we could take over their events, which consisted of a soft play each month and an exclusive swimming pool session each Friday evening, we welcomed these events, and they are both going well. We also obtained funding and continued to run our weekly 0-5 group in term time at the same leisure centre, Haltemprice. We have continued to work with local charities and groups such as East Riding Carer Parent Forum, Kids, Hull Parent Carer Forum, The Wellbeing Hub, Special Stars, Hull FC Foundation and started new connections with The Big Local on Greatfield, Blossoms and Hull KR Foundation and our local involvement with Hull College, Bishop Burton College and local schools. ## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** ## **Charitable activities** We now have 819 families registered with us. In the past financial year we had 88 drop-ins, 129 social activities, 66 school visits and awareness presentations, 2 day trips, and 6 fundraising events for families to take part in. ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** ## **Grants** We are pleased to inform that we once again received a grant from the Lottery Community Fund, and grants from Hull City Council to run some healthy holidays sessions, The Brelms Trust to continue our work in local schools, Probe to run the weekly drop in sessions as part of the Big Local Greatfield initiative, a grant from the Barratt Group towards our weekly 0-5 group, a Morrissons Foundation grant towards our inclusive weekly swimming sessions and a grant from James Reckitt. ## **Reserves policy** Cash and deposit balances are maintained to be able to meet outgoing and grant obligations from time to time. As of 31 July 2025, the charity has adequate reserves to cover its commitments. The charity has a reserves policy which is reviewed on an annual basis. The current reserves policy adopted by the trustees is to maintain reserves at a level which is between six months and nine months budgeted expenditure. Page 1 **Aim Higher** ## **Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2025** ## **FUTURE PLANS** We have now held an inclusive festival in 2023 and 2024 and plan to hold it again in 2025. We have applied for funding to develop our work in schools throughout 2025/2026 and 2027. We are wanting to recruit more trustees and volunteers and have started on this project. We would like to work more closely with local government and build on our close relationship with Emma Hardy MP. Gill Jagger is the chair of the Hull and East Yorkshire SEND Employment Forum and Nicola Robinson is hoping to join this forum in late 2024 to increase knowledge of SEND Employment in Hull and East Yorkshire. ## **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** 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. We have had a change of trustees and chair during 2025, Mrs N Robinson, Mrs A Gray and Ms G Jagger stepped down as trustees and Mrs H Collinson, Mrs C Samson and Mrs K Todd were appointed as trustees. At the trustee meeting Mr T Simpson resigned and Mrs S Leedham was voted in as Chairperson. We have five 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 HU1 3TG ## **Trustees** Ms G Jagger (resigned 1/8/2024) Mr D Beilby Ms S K Leedham Ms N Robinson (resigned 14/11/2024) Mr T Simpson (resigned 14/11/2024) Miss A Gray (resigned 11/10/2024) Mrs H Collinson (appointed 14/11/2024) Mrs C Samson (appointed 22/10/2024) Mrs K Todd (appointed 12/9/2024) ## **Independent Examiner** Sophie Holmes ACA FCCA 360 Accountants Limited 18-19 Albion Street Hull East Yorkshire HU1 3TG Page 2 **Aim Higher** ## **Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 July 2025** ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** ## **Bankers** Barclays Bank PLC Business Direct Leicester Leicestershire LE87 2BB Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by: .......................................................................... Ms S K Leedham - Trustee Page 3 **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 2025. ## **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. Sophie Holmes ACA FCCA 360 Accountants Limited 18-19 Albion Street Hull East Yorkshire HU1 3TG Date: ............................................. Page 4 ## **Aim Higher** ## **Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 July 2025** |Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
**66,397**
**Charitable activities**
General
**9,696**
Other trading activities
2
**7,705**
**Total**
**83,798**
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
3
**73,795**
**Charitable activities**
General
**29,064**
**Total**
**102,859**
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
**(19,061)**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
**43,257**
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
**24,196**|Restricted
funds
£
**-**
**43,906**
**-**
**43,906**
**7,651**
**11,593**
**19,244**
**24,662**
**9,854**
**34,516**|**31/7/25**
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
**66,397**
**53,602**
**7,705**
**127,704**
**81,446**
**40,657**
**122,103**
**5,601**
**53,111**
**58,712**|31/7/24
Total
funds
£
57,820
27,981
10,788
96,589
67,910
12,713
80,623
15,966
37,145
53,111| |---|---|---|---| The notes form part of these financial statements Page 5 ## **Aim Higher** ## **Balance Sheet** ## **31 July 2025** ||||||**31/7/25**|31/7/24| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Unrestricted|Restricted||**Total**|Total| |||fund|funds||**funds**|funds| ||Notes|£|£||**£**|£| |**FIXED ASSETS**||||||| |Intangible assets|6|**800**||**-**|**800**|-| |Tangible assets|7|**2,563**||**-**|**2,563**|2,004| |**CURRENT ASSETS**||**3,363**||**-**|**3,363**|2,004| |Debtors|8|**1,077**||**-**|**1,077**|1,692| |Cash at bank and in hand||**20,969**|**34,516**||**55,485**|50,613| |**CREDITORS**||**22,046**|**34,516**||**56,562**|52,305| |Amounts falling due within one year|9|**(1,213)**||**-**|**(1,213)**|(1,198)| |**NET CURRENT ASSETS**||**20,833**|**34,516**||**55,349**|51,107| |**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**||||||| |**LIABILITIES**||**24,196**|**34,516**||**58,712**|53,111| |**NET ASSETS**||**24,196**|**34,516**||**58,712**|53,111| |**FUNDS**|10|||||| |Unrestricted funds|||||**24,196**|43,257| |Restricted funds|||||**34,516**|9,854| |**TOTAL FUNDS**|||||**58,712**|53,111| |||||||| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by: ............................................. Ms S K Leedham - Trustee The notes form part of these financial statements Page 6 **Aim Higher** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 July 2025** ## **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 will 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. ## **Intangible assets** Computer software is being amortised evenly over its estimated useful life of five years. ## **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. ## **Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits** The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charity's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate. continued... Page 7 **Aim Higher** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 July 2025** ## **2. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES** ## **3.** |**OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**||| |---|---|---| ||**31/7/25**|31/7/24| ||**£**|£| |Sponsorships|**7,705**|10,788| |**RAISING FUNDS**||| |**Raising donations and legacies**||| |Support costs|**31/7/25**
**£**
**24,692**|31/7/24
£
10,404| |||| ## **4. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS** There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 July 2025 nor for the year ended 31 July 2024. ## **Trustees' expenses** There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 July 2025 nor for the year ended 31 July 2024. ## **5. STAFF COSTS** The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: |Employed staff|**31/7/25**
31/7/24
**2**
2| |---|---| ||| No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000. ## **6. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS** |Computer
software
£
**COST**
Additions
**960**| |---| |**AMORTISATION**
Charge for year
**160**| |**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 July 2025
**800**| |At 31 July 2024
-| || continued... Page 8 **Aim Higher** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 July 2025** |**7.**
**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
Plant and
Computer
machinery
equipment
Totals
£
£
£
**COST**
At 1 August 2024
**1,229**
**1,924**
**3,153**
Additions
**-**
**1,081**
**1,081**
At 31 July 2025
**1,229**
**3,005**
**4,234**
**DEPRECIATION**
At 1 August 2024
**538**
**611**
**1,149**
Charge for year
**173**
**349**
**522**
At 31 July 2025
**711**
**960**
**1,671**
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 July 2025
**518**
**2,045**
**2,563**
At 31 July 2024
691
1,313
2,004
**8.**
**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
**31/7/25**
31/7/24
**£**
£
Trade debtors
**350**
1,100
Prepayments
**727**
592
**1,077**
1,692
**9.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
**31/7/25**
31/7/24
**£**
£
Social security and other taxes
**-**
(2)
Other creditors
**13**
-
Accrued expenses
**1,200**
1,200
**1,213**
1,198|**7.**
**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
Plant and
Computer
machinery
equipment
Totals
£
£
£
**COST**
At 1 August 2024
**1,229**
**1,924**
**3,153**
Additions
**-**
**1,081**
**1,081**
At 31 July 2025
**1,229**
**3,005**
**4,234**
**DEPRECIATION**
At 1 August 2024
**538**
**611**
**1,149**
Charge for year
**173**
**349**
**522**
At 31 July 2025
**711**
**960**
**1,671**
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 July 2025
**518**
**2,045**
**2,563**
At 31 July 2024
691
1,313
2,004
**8.**
**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
**31/7/25**
31/7/24
**£**
£
Trade debtors
**350**
1,100
Prepayments
**727**
592
**1,077**
1,692
**9.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
**31/7/25**
31/7/24
**£**
£
Social security and other taxes
**-**
(2)
Other creditors
**13**
-
Accrued expenses
**1,200**
1,200
**1,213**
1,198|**7.**
**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
Plant and
Computer
machinery
equipment
Totals
£
£
£
**COST**
At 1 August 2024
**1,229**
**1,924**
**3,153**
Additions
**-**
**1,081**
**1,081**
At 31 July 2025
**1,229**
**3,005**
**4,234**
**DEPRECIATION**
At 1 August 2024
**538**
**611**
**1,149**
Charge for year
**173**
**349**
**522**
At 31 July 2025
**711**
**960**
**1,671**
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 July 2025
**518**
**2,045**
**2,563**
At 31 July 2024
691
1,313
2,004
**8.**
**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
**31/7/25**
31/7/24
**£**
£
Trade debtors
**350**
1,100
Prepayments
**727**
592
**1,077**
1,692
**9.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
**31/7/25**
31/7/24
**£**
£
Social security and other taxes
**-**
(2)
Other creditors
**13**
-
Accrued expenses
**1,200**
1,200
**1,213**
1,198|**7.**
**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
Plant and
Computer
machinery
equipment
Totals
£
£
£
**COST**
At 1 August 2024
**1,229**
**1,924**
**3,153**
Additions
**-**
**1,081**
**1,081**
At 31 July 2025
**1,229**
**3,005**
**4,234**
**DEPRECIATION**
At 1 August 2024
**538**
**611**
**1,149**
Charge for year
**173**
**349**
**522**
At 31 July 2025
**711**
**960**
**1,671**
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 July 2025
**518**
**2,045**
**2,563**
At 31 July 2024
691
1,313
2,004
**8.**
**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
**31/7/25**
31/7/24
**£**
£
Trade debtors
**350**
1,100
Prepayments
**727**
592
**1,077**
1,692
**9.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
**31/7/25**
31/7/24
**£**
£
Social security and other taxes
**-**
(2)
Other creditors
**13**
-
Accrued expenses
**1,200**
1,200
**1,213**
1,198| |---|---|---|---| ||691|1,313|2,004| ||**31/7/25**
31/7/24
**£**
£
**350**
1,100
**727**
592
**1,077**
1,692
**31/7/25**
31/7/24
**£**
£
**-**
(2)
**13**
-
**1,200**
1,200
**1,213**
1,198||| ||||-
1,200
1,198| continued... Page 9 **Aim Higher** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued** ## **for the Year Ended 31 July 2025** ## **10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS** |**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
National Lottery Grant - Restriceted
Greatfield drop in
The Morrisons Foundation
**TOTAL FUNDS**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
National Lottery Grant - Restriceted
The Brelms Trust
Healthy Holidays
Greatfield drop in
The Morrisons Foundation
**TOTAL FUNDS**
**Comparatives for movement in funds**
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
National Lottery Grant - Restriceted
**TOTAL FUNDS**|At 1/8/24
£
**43,257**
**9,854**
**-**
**-**
**9,854**
**53,111**
Incoming
resources
£
**83,798**
**19,800**
**6,000**
**1,916**
**8,390**
**7,800**
**43,906**
**127,704**
At 1/8/23
£
37,145
-
37,145|Net
movement
At
in funds
31/7/25
£
£
**(19,061)**
**24,196**
**16,500**
**26,354**
**2,797**
**2,797**
**5,365**
**5,365**
**24,662**
**34,516**
**5,601**
**58,712**
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
**(102,859)**
**(19,061)**
**(3,300)**
**16,500**
**(6,000)**
**-**
**(1,916)**
**-**
**(5,593)**
**2,797**
**(2,435)**
**5,365**
**(19,244)**
**24,662**
**(122,103)**
**5,601**
Net
movement
At
in funds
31/7/24
£
£
6,112
43,257
9,854
9,854
15,966
53,111| |---|---|---| continued... Page 10 **Aim Higher** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued** ## **for the Year Ended 31 July 2025** ## **10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: ||Incoming|Resources|Movement| |---|---|---|---| ||resources|expended|in funds| ||£|£|£| |**Unrestricted funds**|||| |General fund|76,881|(70,769)|6,112| |**Restricted funds**|||| |National Lottery Grant - Restriceted|19,708|(9,854)|9,854| |**TOTAL FUNDS**|96,589|(80,623)|15,966| |A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:|||| |**Unrestricted funds**|At 1/8/23
£|Net
movement
in funds
£|At
31/7/25
£| |General fund|37,145|(12,949)|24,196| |**Restricted funds**|||| |National Lottery Grant - Restriceted|-|26,354|26,354| |Greatfield drop in|-|2,797|2,797| |The Morrisons Foundation|-|5,365|5,365| ||-|34,516|34,516| |**TOTAL FUNDS**|37,145|21,567|58,712| ||||| continued... Page 11 **Aim Higher** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 July 2025** ## **10. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
**Restricted funds**
National Lottery Grant - Restriceted
The Brelms Trust
Healthy Holidays
Greatfield drop in
The Morrisons Foundation
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Incoming
resources
£
160,679
39,508
6,000
1,916
8,390
7,800
63,614
224,293|Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(173,628)
(12,949)
(13,154)
26,354
(6,000)
-
(1,916)
-
(5,593)
2,797
(2,435)
5,365
(29,098)
34,516
(202,726)
21,567| |---|---|---| ## **11. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES** Several of the trustee's have children/ dependants who utilise the services of the charity, this is at non-preferential rates. Ms S Leedham, a trustee, provides occupational health services to beneficiaries of the charity at non-preferential rates. Neil Hudgell Limited have sponsored the charity's annual ball where trustee, Mrs H Collinson, is an employee. Several of the trustees family members have contributed to the charity during the year. Page 12 **Aim Higher** ## **Detailed Statement of Financial Activities** |**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Donations and legacies**
Dinner sales
Donations
Raffle
Charitable activities
**Other trading activities**
Sponsorships
**Charitable activities**
Grants
**Total incoming resources**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Other trading activities**
Fundraising costs
Event costs
Bad debts
**Charitable activities**
Wages
Social security
Pensions
**Support costs**
**Management**
Rent
Insurance
Postage and stationery
Advertising
Sundries
Training
Travel and subsistence
Little monkeys
Carried forward|**for the Year Ended 31 July 2025**
31/7/25
31/7/24
£
£
**4,623**
5,101
**29,960**
22,040
**1,264**
2,712
**30,550**
27,967
**66,397**
57,820
**7,705**
10,788
**53,602**
27,981
**127,704**
96,589
**439**
5,073
**55,915**
52,433
**400**
-
**56,754**
57,506
**37,665**
11,667
**3,196**
773
**756**
225
**41,617**
12,665
**4,484**
-
**1,068**
422
**146**
438
**8,493**
1,692
**1,902**
2,932
**208**
-
**157**
1,500
**2,185**
55
**18,643**
7,039| |---|---| This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements Page 13 ## **Aim Higher** ||**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**||| |---|---|---|---| ||**for the Year Ended 31 July 2025**||| |||31/7/25|31/7/24| |||£|£| |**Management**|||| |Brought forward||**18,643**|7,039| |Amortisation of intangible fixed assets||**160**|-| |**Finance**||**18,803**|7,039| |Bank charges||**581**|650| |Depreciation of tangible fixed assets||**522**|494| |**Human resources**||**1,103**|1,144| |Software licences||**1,874**|400| |**Governance costs**|||| |Accountancy and legal fees||**1,952**|1,869| |Total resources expended||**122,103**|80,623| |**Net income**||**5,601**|15,966| ||||| This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements Page 14