## Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource
Charity number 1172753
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
## Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 23|
|Examiner's report|24|
|Receipts and payments account|25|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|26|
|Notes to the accounts|27 to 29|
## **Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
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## Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 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**|
|Geoff Winnard|Chair||
|Catharine Worsley Tomlinson|Treasurer||
|Lorna Gray|||
|Nathan Randell|||
|Lynne Fryer||Resigned 11 July 2023|
|Laura Bolton|||
|Ann McKercher|||
|Jas Baxter|||
|Jill Cook|||
|**Charity number**|1172753|Registered in England and Wales|
|**Registered and principal address**|||
|2 Royd House Way|||
|Keighley|||
|BD21 4TY|||
|Line 4|||
|**Bankers**|||
|CAF Bank|Virgin Money plc|Shawbrook Bank Ltd|
|25 Kings Hill Avenue|Jubilee House|Warley Hill Business Park|
|Kings Hill|Gosforth|Great Warley|
|West Malling|Newcastle upon Tyne|Brentwood|
|ME19 4JQ|NE3 4PL|Essex CM13 3BE|
|**Independent examiner**|||
|E J Beverley FCCA|||
|**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) association formed on 25 April 2017 and is governed by a constitution.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.
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## Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
The objects of the CIO are:
The relief of need and the advancement of the health and wellbeing of people of all ages who have an autistic spectrum condition (and who may suffer from related conditions), whether or not formally diagnosed, and their families and carers; in particular, but not exclusively, by the provision of support and social opportunities. The advancement of education, in particular, but not exclusively by:
(a) Increasing public awareness of the needs and challenges of people with an autistic spectrum condition (and who may suffer from related conditions) and their families and carers.
(b) By providing information and training opportunities to individuals with an autistic spectrum condition, and to people working with or supporting individuals with an autistic spectrum condition.
## **The charity's main activities**
To relieve people of all ages who are diagnosed with an autistic spectrum disorder and in particular by the provision of support and assistance to such persons and their families and their carers.
To increase public awareness regarding the problems and circumstances of people with autistic spectrum disorders and their families and carers and to encourage acceptance in the community.
## **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 and in particular the support of families and children living with autism in the Airedale and Wharfedale areas.
## **Achievements and performance**
See the following annual report
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AWARE Annual
Report 2023-24
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'Being in the Community.
Philippa, one of our BEA T Support workers. has been helping
shape the luture of sleep support across Bradford and
Craven. working with the Better Sleep Bradford group.
We were thrilled to be chosen to be part of the Co-op Local
Community Fund for a year!
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other
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comments from our surveys about how our members - both
children and adults - value AWARE so much because they
have a place they feel they belong.,
AWARE s sesslonal employees and
volunteers are patient. empathetic and have a non-
ludgemental approach to working with and supporting all ofour
young people and their parents
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Core Values Four:
'Learning from each
other.
It has been lovety to see previous
BEAT members now helping
support and encourage other
parents who may be new to autism
Our residentials are the
perfect chance for our young
people to come together.
help and encourage each
other, learn to spend time
with people with differing
needs and practise their
team work!
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Alredale Shopping Centre. Keighley
Ilkley Round Table
One Lottery players
Bradford City events staff
The Hive
Keighley College
All who have donated via our online platforms
Our amazing members who have volunteered at events
Members who donated Christmas card money to AWARE
Easyfundraising and Give as you Live users
Green Lane Primary School
Keighley Big Local
East Morton GaLI
NHS
Karen Mitchell & her family
Andrew McKenzie. who ran the Ilkley Half Marathon for us
Clare Porter and her family. who did a sponsored walk
Laura Talbot. who ran the London Marathon for us!
Lauren at Spectrum Photography, our WAAD event photographer
Members who have kindly donated items for our tombolas
Sarah & Simon Pullen and the Caravan Club
AWARE staff who have volunteered at events in their own time
The Co-op Community Fund and members
Ben Phillips & his colleagues at Universal Live
Sovereign Healthcare
The National Lottery Community Fund & Awards for All
Bradford Council
The Dickie Bird, Long Lee
The ILkLey Carnival Committee
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## Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024
## **Financial review**
The net receipts for the year were £9,341, including net receipts of £40,232 on unrestricted funds and net payments of £30,891 on restricted funds after transfers.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £69,866.
The trustees of the charity consider it prudent to keep a certain level of financial reserves to ensure that main operations can continue and to avoid closure if funding difficulties were to occur. They have set the level of reserves at running costs for a period of three months with an additional two months’ salary costs, they estimate this figure to be approximately £64,800.
Approved by the board of trustees on 10/12/2024
Catherine Worsley-Tomlinson (Trustee)
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## Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource
## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages 25 to 29.
## **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 - matter of concern identified**
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.
During the year a number of issues were identified relating to record keeping in the previous 2 years. It was discovered that the accounting records for the year ended 31 March 2022 did not agree with reports made to funders for that year in relation to the Reaching Communities grant. Spending of £31,889 from this grant in the first year of the funding (April 2021 to March 2022) had been recorded as unrestricted spending. This has now been corrected with a transfer from restricted funds to unrestricted. In the year to March 2023 there was unreported income and expenditure relating to petty cash. Income of approximately £3,684 and expenditure of approximately £4,577 resulting in net expenditure of £893 was unrecorded and has now been corrected in these accounts. The trustees and bookkeeping staff have worked to ensure previous errors are now corrected and checks put in place going forward.
I can confirm I 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.
E J Beverley FCCA
12/12/2024
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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## Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource
## Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2024
|Notes
2024
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
(2)
13,155
Fees and subscriptions
19,594
Fundraising
5,468
Bank interest
1,228
**Total receipts**
39,445
**Payments**
Staff costs
9,134
Travel and other staff costs
192
Volunteer and committee expenses
441
Rent and office space
-
Administration, postage and stationery
820
Telephone and broadband
511
Insurance
-
Books, publications and subscriptions
2,114
Independent examination
1,200
Equipment and materials
148
Activities and events
16,129
Health and safety
6
IT costs
837
Business development
172
Training
1,051
DBS checks
253
Bank charges
73
Uniforms
-
Recruitment costs
15
**Total payments**
33,096
**Net receipts / (payments)**
6,349
**Transfers between funds**
33,883
**Net movement in funds**
40,232
**Fund balances brought forward**
29,634
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)
69,866|2024
Restricted
funds
£
162,576
-
-
-
162,576
124,142
1,316
22
1,638
363
1,266
1,130
1,260
-
114
7,239
26
1,282
159
19,449
178
-
-
-
159,584
2,992
(33,883)
(30,891)
101,273
70,382|2024
Total
funds
£
175,731
19,594
5,468
1,228
202,021
133,276
1,508
463
1,638
1,183
1,777
1,130
3,374
1,200
262
23,368
32
2,119
331
20,500
431
73
-
15
192,680
9,341
-
9,341
130,907
140,248|2023
Total
funds
£
169,624
12,797
4,824
513
187,758
122,517
1,259
247
1,476
1,010
1,475
1,130
1,655
744
1,548
21,829
-
934
568
22,626
51
116
1,556
15
180,756
7,002
-
7,002
123,905
130,907|
|---|---|---|---|
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## Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource
## Statement of assets and liabilities
|as at 31 March 2024
2024
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
69,583
Cash in hand
283
**Total cash funds**
69,866
**Debtors and prepayments**
Prepayments
**Assets retained for the charity's own use**
The charity retains a full list of all equipment and resources
**Liabilities**
Accruals
Taxation and social security
Other creditors|2024
Restricted
£
70,382
-
70,382|2024
Total
£
139,965
283
140,248
2024
£
1,394
1,394
2024
£
1,584
3,471
509
5,564|2023
Total
£
129,251
1,656
130,907|
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 10/12/2024
Catherine Worsley-Tomlinson (Trustee)
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## Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource
## Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 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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## Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 March 2024
|**2 Grants and donations**
Bradford MDC Early Years Grant
Ilkley Round Table
Lottery Community Fund
NHS Pre-Diagnosis (BEAT)
Skipton Building Society
World Autism Acceptance Day
Awards for All
Sovereign Healthcare
Co-Op Silsden
Health Champions Network
Airedale Enterprises
Donations
**3 Restricted funds**
Balance b/f
£
BMDC - Early Years Grant
18,052
Ilkley Round Table
2,864
Jump
506
Lottery Community Fund
39,867
NHS Pre-Diagnosis (BEAT)
38,776
Sovereign Healthcare
214
Skipton Building Society
994
Co-Op Silsden
-
Awards for All
-
101,273|2024
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
400
444
12,311
13,155
Incoming
£
9,645
8,000
-
80,000
41,818
4,980
-
2,817
15,316
162,576|2024
Restricted
funds
£
9,645
8,000
80,000
41,818
-
-
15,316
4,980
2,817
-
-
-
162,576
Outgoing
£
6,795
6,023
506
87,978
44,493
3,847
-
97
9,845
159,584|2024
Total
funds
£
9,645
8,000
80,000
41,818
-
-
15,316
4,980
2,817
400
444
12,311
175,731
Transfers
£
-
-
-
(31,889)
(1,000)
-
(994)
-
-
(33,883)|2023
Total
funds
£
13,125
7,474
90,000
43,290
994
1,000
-
-
-
13,741
169,624
Balance c/f
£
20,902
4,841
-
-
35,101
1,347
-
2,720
5,471
70,382|
|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Fund name**
BMDC - Early Years Grant Ilkley Round Table Jump Lottery Community Fund
## **Purpose of restriction**
Towards the costs of parent training and running the Saturday Club. Towards the costs of residentials.
To deliver sports themed activity days. Towards salaries and all other general running costs.
The transfer relates to expenses from year 1 of the funding (2022) that were not allocated to the fund.
NHS Pre-Diagnosis (BEAT)
To fund pre-diagnosis support for parents and carers.
The transfer relates to the cost of free memberships provided from this funding.
Sovereign Healthcare Skipton Building Society
Co-Op Silsden Awards for All
Towards the costs of residentials. Towards activity costs.
The transfer relates to costs from previous years not put against this fund. Towards the Cook Club
Towards the costs of residentials.
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## Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource
Notes to the accounts continued for the year ended 31 March 2024
## **4 Related party transactions**
## **Trustee expenses**
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
## **Trustee remuneration and benefits**
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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