# =_— t=: Par dis Bh **AWARE 2025 Annual Impact** Report **awareuk.org/** **Airedale & Wharfedale Autism Resource** ## **Table of contents** ## **03** Welcome and introduction **17** Membership summary **19** Membership summary **05** Mission **07** statement Objectives **09** Great Minds Content **13** Together Award **20 21 25** **29** A family’s journey through AWARE **14** **15** What AWARE means to us Fundraising, grants and donations School talks World AutismAnalysis Acceptance Day Clubs Parent Education and Support Quotes ## **Introduction - Project Manager, Rachel Miller** ## My Five Highlights of the Year Our **BEAT (Bradford Early Advice Team)** pre-diagnosis programme has seen a huge hike in numbers this year. We are so proud to offer the BEAT course in both English and Urdu language! We were absolutely elated to secure funding for a **new parent carer support group** from Bingley Bubble Community Partnership. We asked our members where and when they would like a new group and went with what the majority voted for. Another outcome of our member surveys was that people wanted a new **holiday session** aimed at younger children in the Keighley area and we were pleased to launch this with great success! Due to the huge popularity of our BEAT WhatsApp group, we decided to launch a new **post-diagnosis WhatsApp group** , which has proved extremely popular. We held our now-annual **World Autism Acceptance Day Event** at Bradford City, which just gets bigger and better every year and is the only event of its type in Bradford. **03** ## **Letter from Geoff Winnard Chair of AWARE** _I hope you will enjoy reading our annual report and agree that it gives a great overview of all the different ways that AWARE continues to work to support families with autistic children and young people. It continues to be a privilege for me personally to be associated with such a fantastic local charity._ In October 2024, AWARE celebrated its **25th Birthday** , and what a fantastic journey it has been since it started. It is remarkable how the charity has developed and grown over the years but has continued retain its special ethos as a parent-led charity. I must say a huge **thank you to Rachel Miller, Nikki Pickles and the fantastic staff team and volunteers** who work so enthusiastically for AWARE and help to deliver all the various activities as well as looking for those all-important fundraising opportunities. Also, **thanks to my fellow trustees** of the charity who meet regularly to ensure that the charity is governed properly and is financially sustainable. We remain a small charity and must never stop looking to raise funds - thanks to all the businesses and other organisations for their continued support. I should also take the opportunity to note the **retirement in January of our longsting colleague and friend Margaret Nash** , who had made such an enormous contribution to the work of AWARE over many years – we wish her a long and happy retirement. _It’s reassuring to see the continued positive feedback AWARE continues to receive from parents and professionals - but we will always welcome ideas suggestions for how we can do things better. I look forward to another successful year of AWARE!_ **04** # **Membership summary* *As of April 2025** 1,768 1,507 261 family professional adult (parent/carer and support members or other) group members members 2,916 1,600 30 children who staff and total number attend our volunteer of children clubs and members who are activities members **Children and Young People** 877 female 1,795 male 35 non-binary 352 BEAT families up from 304 the year before **05** ## **Membership summary* *As of April 2025** **Total number of postcode areas including Bradford, Leeds, Calderdale and Wakefield** 54 ## Top postcodes **----- Start of picture text -----**
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16.3% 16%
BD18
BD22
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BD2
BD20 15.7%
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## **Staff summary** 7 part-time members of staff 35 volunteers in our database 9 trustees **06** **How did we fulfil our mission statement: to support and equip autistic individuals and their families to move towards independence** and thrive ## Mums’ Evening Meet-Up Group We have been pleased to help some of our female carers create their own evening meet-up group, which is self-run by them with support from AWARE staff when they need it. ## Dads’ Group Now a few years old, our Dads’ Group continues to meet every few months, enjoying much-needed peer support, usually over food or a drink. ## Children and Young People We are delighted when we see young people who have known each other for several years from AWARE groups start to form strong friendships and meet up independently of our sessions. ## New Groups We have forged relationships with a group of approximately 60 Bradford-based mums from minority cultures who have been actively involved with our services. A core group of these members have gone on to create their own SEND community, Bradford Stronger Together, with which we actively work in partnership. **07** ## **How do our members say we help encourage independence?** “The residentials are not just fun; they teach my son confidence and life skills too.” “It was good to hear my son was independently ordering his food on the AWARE trip.” **08** ## **How did AWARE meet its objectives this year?** Valuing the individual Feedback from our surveys told us some of you - who can’t attend daytime events - wanted a mums’ version of the dads’ group with evening meet ups. As a result, AWARE staff supported some of our members with the creation of a new, member-run AWARE Mums’ Meet-Up Group! We have recently announced two new AWARE sessions; due to popular demand, and to reflect the needs of different members: a new Bingley-based parent support group and a Stay and Play in Keighley for younger children **09** We have run two residentials, which allowed young people - some of whom had never been away from home before - to have an adventure in a supportive, understanding environment ## A place to belong and be understood With a growing number of parent carers being diagnosed themselves, we have held Zoom information and support sessions to help neurodivergent parents and made sure we reflect autistic people’s voices - including those of our adult members - in everything we do Our BEAT pre-diagnosis WhatsApp group proved so popular as a sub-community of AWARE, that we created a brand new postdiagnosis WhatsApp group, for parent carers to continue gaining support and seeking advice **10** It is really important to us at AWARE that our children and young people grow up knowing they can take a full part in the community and both our Moving On and Trip Clubs are an amazing way for members to go out on trips with the support of our staff and their peers We have really boosted partnership working this year, and were very excited to be invited to the Yorkshire Cricket Awards Evening! We have been thrilled to connect with influential local people - including Anna Dixon, MP for Shipley - who came along to our 25-year anniversary celebration! Being in the community is important **11** There is ALWAYS more to learn for all of us and we have welcomed several AWARE parents who are also professionals onto our Zooms and we have learnt something new from all of them! We have seen some lovely peer support amongst our young people, with some older children helping out younger children at our Stay and Play sessions in both official unofficial capacities We’ve been truly impressed this year by members who first joined AWARE through the BEAT programme a few years ago, now giving back by supporting other members and volunteering at our events. What a brilliant example of growth and community spirit! Learning from each other **12** # **Great Minds Together award Nikki was awarded ‘Inspirational Professional 2024’** “Her genuine care is there every step of the way. We’ve laughed together, she’s helped me find strength when I had nothing left to give. Her support has been steady, wholehearted, lifechanging. Nikki is a superstar — not all heroes wear capes — she will always hold a special place in my heart. I truly admire her.” “Nikki has been a listening ear for me when I needed it most. She has suggested support, helped me unpick complex disabilities, guided me through conversations with professionals. Quite honestly, she’s kept my sanity. She has virtually wiped my tears, sat with me in the hard moments, reminded me I wasn’t alone.” **13** ## **A family’s journey through AWARE!** Complete BEAT course and get support from keyworker and WhatsApp group Join our BEAT programme while on the waiting list. Come along to Saturday Club and Stay and Play Join post-diagnosis WhatsApp group. Get support from our staff and outside agencies at our face-to-face groups and Zooms Complete EarlyBird. Get peer-to-peer support on Facebook groups Use your experience to support other AWARE members! Volunteer at fundraising events Children come along to Youth Club and Cook Club. Complete further parent training Young people gain independence, come to our residentials and Trip Club Young people join Moving On Club. Parents continue to use AWARE for peer support and information on further education as well as transition to adulthood **14** ## **What AWARE means to us** ## Tammy, mum of Rupert, 8 We started out with BEAT then completed EarlyBird, which helped us understand autism more and how neurodiverse our whole family is. Having the parent groups and meet ups has helped with feeling less isolated. _“AWARE has helped me find joy and understanding not just with regards to my children but also myself”_ We attend Stay and Play, allowing my son to play in a safe environment with other children where I can chat to other parents. Rupert’s favourite activity is when the cycling guy comes. It's helped massively with strengthening his leg muscles, core muscles and confidence. As a parent carer, I enjoy attending the Girlington parent/carer group, mums meals, AGM and Christmas party. My husband also attends the Dads’ Group. To show my appreciation and to help AWARE, I volunteer at WAAD and the Ilkley Half Marathon. _“By sharing our experiences we can help each other and lobby for better support for our children. We all know our children are individuals but we find commonality in a diagnosis.”_ **15** ## **What AWARE means** ## **to us** Rachel, mum of Dylan, aged 13 _“AWARE staff have always been brilliant with Dylan. He has known them for most of his life and they understand him.”_ I found out about AWARE when we were going through the diagnosis process when Dylan was three years old. I was a single mum and was really overwhelmed...we decided to start coming to Saturday Club and Stay and Plays it was lovely meeting so many different families going through the same process. AWARE staff helped me when I needed advice. I always found the answers and support we needed. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Without the trips and the groups Dylan would be lost and just at home - he has made many friends he can play with without judgement. We have also done volunteering at the Ilkley Half Marathon. AWARE is the only group he feels comfortable enough to go out without me and be independent. We have tried other places but he did not feel safe or that he could stay with others _“I didn’t feel supported elsewhere...AWARE staff and other parents are like our family. We cannot thank them all enough for their love and support - thank you.”_ We attended a family residential and went caving - that was brilliant - we also stayed at Nell Bank with another family for the weekend. Dylan is now 13 and attends Trip Club, Cooking Club and Youth Club every Friday. **16** ## **Giving something back** **17** ## **Funding highlights donations and Fundraisers** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## **Grants** Universal Live Bingley Bubble Community Partnership Co Op Ilkley Carnival **----- Start of picture text -----**
The Harry and
Sovereign
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TNL Awards for All NHS
Ilkley Round Table
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**18** ## **Spotlight on...** ## **School Talks** “So glad that you came into school, didn’t know that there was any help out there even when we don’t have a diagnosis. I’m really grateful.” “So helpful, I didn’t really know what I didn’t know. We have a lot to learn, but I know you are going to really help us!” “You described my child completely, it’s like you really understand him. Thank you!” ## 192 school parents engaged with between January-May 2025 16 schools visited between January-May 2025 **19** ## **Spotlight on... World Autism Acceptance** ## **Day** 46 “Last year gave me the info I needed that helped me out of a really rough patch I didn’t know was coming. That’s why I had to come this year.” stalls 350 attendees ## 100% of attendees would recommend the event to others “A lovely place for parents/carers and professionals to meet and network” **20** ## **Spotlight on...** ## **Trip Club** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## Details ## Outcome Attendees say our trips are the only time they feel Encourage young confident to go out without people’s Trip Club confidence and their parents. They look forward to them and feel independence more independent due to attending. ## **Impact Snapshot** ## **Feedback from** ## **parent carers** **8** Trips undertaken “These trips are not just fun, they teach life skills and confidence too” **61** “The trips really help boost my son's self esteem confidence” Young people attended **21** ## **We asked our young people to describe trip club in three words:** FUN FUN INTERESTING FREEDOM FREEING FUN ENJOYMENT FRIENDLY CHALLENGING FRIENDLY FUN GOOD FUN INTERESTING EXCITING **21** SAFE USEFUL FRIENDLY of our young people said Trip Club helps them be more independent and said they felt supported by AWARE staff We want time away from the oldies! I don't usually use the bus but I did it and I even went upstairs. I'm not with my parents which makes me more independent I really like Trip Club as I can’t do anything mainstream The staff explain things lots of times when I don't understand. They always help me to be calm I wouldn't have gone to Gootopia without trip club because I don't have any siblings or a friend who I can ask **22** ## **Spotlight on...** ## **Stay and Play** |Project|Details|Outcome| |---|---|---| |Stay and Play|Help families get
out in the
community during
school holidays,
feel accepted,
understood and
valued as
individuals|Families have told us it is the only
place they can relax and have fun
together out of the house, where their
children can just be themselves| **Rachel from AWARE was one of the first people to accept my daughter in own her right (she's now on the pathway) without her diagnosed brother.** ## **Impact Snapshot** **x Sessions held x Families attended 21[Sessions held] 497[Children attended]** **x** ## **Spotlight on...** ## **Stay and Play** _My daughter adores the staff; they’re so good with her._ of attendees said they were very happy with the welcome and support from our staff of parents who attended with their children said they were likely or very likely to attend again It’s such a supportive, welcoming environment run by lovely people! It’s nice to go somewhere where it doesn’t matter if we have a meltdown My daughter would go every day of the week if she could! We love all the staff, especially Alfie the volunteer. He has the patience of a saint and I’d like to thank him so much for playing with my daughter **24** ## **Parent support snapshot** ## 80% Number of AWARE members using our WhatsApp groups who would turn to AWARE first if they had a quick question about autism or SEN ## 92% This figure rose to 92% for members of our closed Facebook group and our post-diagnosis WhatsApp group! **Out of 21 choices given, AWARE provided the secondhighest amount of parent carers’ information on SEND, according to data collated by the Parents’ Forum of Bradford and Airedale, coming second only to school SENCOs.** _“Nikki is my go to person for advice; she's a superstar.. She's really helped me understand the process.”_ **25** ## **Parent support snapshot** Of members who attend our Girlington Support Group said they feel more supported and better able to help their child/young person due to the group. All agreed they feel a sense of belonging. Staff offer you support and provide advice on where you can get more support for your individual needs We all support each other through our various experiences I feel always feel welcome at the sessions and less isolated due to the community atmosphere ## **Impact Snapshot** 869 1,244 questions asked questions asked and answered and answered on on our BEAT our general WhatsApp group closed Facebook group 505 ## 500 one-to-one questions asked appointments and answered on giving support our education on areas such closed Facebook as schooling group behaviour **26** ## **Parent education snapshot** ## 12% ## 95% of attendees of our BEAT course had a good understing of neurodiversity before attending the course of attendees of our BEAT course had at least a good understing of neurodiversity after attending the course To our knowledge, we remain the ONLY organisation providing pre-diagnosis training and support in Urdu in the Bradford and Craven districts “There were a wealth of resources from now and next, daily timetables, zones of regulation to sensory support” “Javaria and Rakshshah were amazing!” **27** ## **Parent education snapshot** _“The BEAT course gave me strategies to support my_ Families, as well as _child while on the_ accompanying school _assessment the pathway_ staff, have taken part in _plus ways to support with_ EarlyBird and EarlyBird _behavioural challenges.”_ Plus parent training this year, learning strategies for helping their children young people “The course has massively helped me take a step back and try to be more patient and empathetic” “EarlyBird has literally transformed my understanding of the girls - their needs, wants and how their minds “The course content was all explained work. in terms that we could understand and could unpick the parts suitable My understing of neurodiversity for our child/children” especially autism has grown exponentially I feel more armed with the tools to help my daughters navigate life” **28** ## **What do our families say about AWARE?** (After her son attended a residential): “It is clear that my son enjoyed the freedom, independence and spending time in a safe community with peers and we enjoyed the opportunity for quality time together with other family. Really appreciated and valued” “The residential weekend was the highlight of my child’s year, as always!!” **29** ## **What do professionals say about AWARE?** “AWARE have played a very active role in shaping policy on parental engagement, SEND provision and the future of alternative provisions. Through this the AWARE team, and the parents supported by AWARE, have actively shaped national decision-making on key issues, and have enabled muchneeded change.” **Centre for Social Justice** **30** PA lof Loc4/ AWARDS FOR ALL LOTTERY FUNDED BIG LOTTERY FUND NATIONAL LorrERYFUNDED Sovereign Health Care Iikle Carnival 20?6 "UNIV'ERS MONDAY6TH MAY LIVE MARDI GRAS BINGLEY BUBBLE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP Localgiving Foundation ## Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource Charity number 1172753 ## Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 ## Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource ## Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 |**Contents**|**Page**| |---|---| |Trustees' report|2 to 3| |Examiner's report|4| |Receipts and payments account|5| |Statement of assets and liabilities|6| |Notes to the accounts|7 to 9| **Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO** 1 ## Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource ## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2025 ## **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 Laura Bolton Ann McKerchar Jas Baxter Jill Cook Rebecca Cooper Appointed 21 October 2025 Fiorella Duran-Robinson Appointed 21 October 2025 **Charity number** 1172753 Registered in England and Wales ## **Registered and principal address** 2 Royd House Way Keighley BD21 4TY **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** Alan Dodd 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. 2 ## Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource ## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025 ## **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; and (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 attached AWARE 2025 Annual Impact Report ## **Financial review** The net receipts for the year were £9,087, including net receipts of £3,049 on unrestricted funds and net payments of £-6,038 on restricted funds. ## **Reserves policy** The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £79,665. 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 £68,000. Approved by the board of trustees on 20/11/2025 Geoffrey Winnard (Trustee) 3 ## 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 2025, which are set out on pages 5 to 9. ## **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** 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. 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. Alan Dodd FCCA 21/11/2025 ## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO** Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW 4 ## Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource ## Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2025 |Notes
2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
(2)
11,793
Fees and subscriptions
16,920
Fundraising
4,582
Bank interest
1,236
**Total receipts**
34,531
**Payments**
Staff costs
7,506
Travel and other staff costs
923
Staff training
75
Volunteer and committee expenses
91
Rent and office space
1,541
Administration, postage and stationery
498
Telephone and broadband
1,015
Insurance
1,146
Books, publications and subscriptions
2,614
Independent examination
1,584
Equipment and materials
382
Activities and events
11,907
Health and safety
-
IT costs
954
Business development
172
Training
486
DBS checks
202
Bank charges
135
Recruitment costs
-
Repayment of grants
251
**Total payments**
31,482
**Net receipts / (payments)**
3,049
**Transfers between funds**
6,750
**Net movement in funds**
9,799
**Fund balances brought forward**
69,866
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)
79,665|2025
Restricted
funds
£
152,360
930
40
-
153,330
123,925
748
-
-
-
73
760
-
312
-
-
6,119
-
47
-
15,246
62
-
-
-
147,292
6,038
(6,750)
(712)
70,382
69,670|2025
Total
funds
£
164,153
17,850
4,622
1,236
187,861
131,431
1,671
75
91
1,541
571
1,775
1,146
2,926
1,584
382
18,026
-
1,001
172
15,732
264
135
-
251
178,774
9,087
-
9,087
140,248
149,335|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| |---|---|---|---| 5 ## Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource ## Statement of assets and liabilities |as at 31 March 2025
2025
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
79,439
Cash in hand
226
**Total cash funds**
79,665
**Debtors and prepayments**
Prepayments
Accrued income|2025
Restricted
£
69,670
-
69,670|2025
Total
£
149,109
226
149,335
2025
£
1,410
2,427
3,837|2024
Total
£
139,965
283
140,248| |---|---|---|---| ## **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|2025
£
2,256
3,074
422
5,752| |---|---| The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 20/11/2025 Geoffrey Winnard (Trustee) 6 ## Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource ## Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 ## **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. 7 ## Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource ## Notes to the accounts continued ## for the year ended 31 March 2025 |**2 Grants and donations**
Bradford MDC
Bradford VCS Alliance
Co-op Silsden
Ilkley Round Table
National Lottery Community Fund
NHS Pre-Diagnosis (BEAT)
The Harry & Mary Foundation
TK Maxx - Homesense Foundation
Awards for All
Sovereign Healthcare
Health Champions Network
Airedale Enterprises
Ilkley Carnival
Other donations
**3 Restricted funds**
NHS Pre-Diagnosis (BEAT)
Co-op Silsden
BMDC - Early Years grant
TK Maxx - Homesense Foundation
Bingley Parent Group
Ilkley Round Table
Sovereign Healthcare
Reaching Communities
Awards for All
Ilkley Carnival
The Harry & Mary Foundation|2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
11,793
11,793
Balance b/f
Incoming
£
£
35,101
38,323
2,720
10,157
20,902
2,400
-
500
-
2,200
4,841
4,820
1,347
-
-
80,000
5,471
930
-
11,000
-
3,000
70,382
153,330|2025
Restricted
funds
£
2,340
2,200
10,157
4,820
80,000
38,323
3,000
500
-
-
-
-
11,000
20
152,360
Outgoing
£
39,339
2,363
6,820
36
105
3,173
1,347
80,000
2,477
10,950
682
147,292|2025
Total
funds
£
2,340
2,200
10,157
4,820
80,000
38,323
3,000
500
-
-
-
-
11,000
11,813
164,153
Transfers
£
(6,750)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(6,750)|2024
Total
funds
£
9,645
-
2,817
8,000
80,000
41,818
-
-
15,316
4,980
400
444
-
12,311
175,731
Balance c/f
£
27,335
10,514
16,482
464
2,095
6,488
-
-
3,924
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2,318
69,670| |---|---|---|---|---| **Fund name Purpose of restriction** NHS Pre-Diagnosis (BEAT) Co-op Silsden BMDC - Early Years grant TK Maxx - Homesense Foundation Bingley Parent Group Ilkley Round Table Sovereign Healthcare Reaching Communities Awards for All Ilkley Carnival The Harry & Mary Foundation To fund pre-diagnosis support for parents and carers. The transfer represents the cost of free membershios provided from this funding. Towards the Cook Club. Run EarlyBird training course for parents. Staff costs for Moving On Club. To run parent groups for families in the Bingley area, funded via the Bingley Bubble Community Partnership. To provide EarlyBird+ training for parents. Towards the costs of residentials. Running costs and salaries. Towards the costs of residentials. For residential breaks for children. To provide trips out for children, improve life skills. 8 ## Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource ## Notes to the accounts continued ## for the year ended 31 March 2025 ## **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. 9 ## **Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource Observations and recommendations for the accounting period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025.** Please take some time at your next meeting to consider the following issues arising from our work. **Priority 1** issues must be addressed promptly, providing evidence that they have been actioned provided for the next accounting year. **Priority 2** issues are good practice and will improve your organisation's financial management systems. **Priority 3** issues are for your information or requests from WYCAS. Support to action any of these points is available from WYCAS. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Approval and signing the accounts - As trustees you are required to Please have a careful read through the accounts and make sure
approve and sign the accounts, including the trustees annual report. you are happy with the text and the figures. We encourage you to
pay particular attention to the balances on the restricted funds note 3
(if there is one) and also on the commentary about the reserves in
the trustees annual report.
Pages to sign Please sign pages 3 and 6 in black ink
Compliance with your governing document - Whilst there are no If you are thinking about any significant change in your activities or
specific issues arising from the independent examination, we are engaging a trustee or a close relative to do some work for the
using this opportunity to remind trustees to have an understanding of charity, the governing document is the first place to check to see
their own charity's rules - ie. the constitution, trust deed or what is possible.
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memorandum and articles of association. Please ask your fellow We would also encourage trustees to refer to the Charity
trustees if you have not had access to the governing document. Commission's guidance for more general information about your
responsibilities. This is a really helpful guide and is very user
friendly. It can be found here:
The Essential Trustee - Charity Commission Guidance
I am aware that the trustees have approved changes to the objects
clause in the constitution, but you now need to forward these to the
Charity Commission for publication. These accounts contain the
original approved wording.
Filing deadline for CIOs. As the organisation is a CIO you must 31 January 2026
complete an online annual return and upload pdf accounts via the
Charity Commission website by the date shown opposite. Do not
scan your signed accounts, please use the pdf accounts that we sent
you after the accounts were approved which show the name of the
person who signed the accounts and the date signed.
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Please remember to update the Charity Commission when trustees The charity register details must be up-to-date at all times.
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join or leave the charity.
Mobile phone contributions. I am pleased to note that actual costs are now being submitted,
rather than the previous practice of making round sum payments.
Accounting for restricted funds. The issues raised in the previous year's accounts were fully
addressed and resolved, thank you.
Please remember to complete the WYCAS online survey. See link on management letter or request a printed copy from your
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