2020-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1st January 2020 31st December 2020 To

From

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	Triple A Project (All About Autism)	Triple A Project (All About Autism)
	Triple A
	1177317
	The Resource Centre
	Sandgate
	Penrith
	Postcode	CA11 7TP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Karen Quinn	Chair
	MurrayWinters
	David Wheatcroft
	Julia McDonald
	Daniella Sheridan		Resigned 24.02.2021
	Jonna Healy		Resigned 25.04.2021
	Kenneth Ford-Powell		Appointed 11.03.2021
	John Craig		Appointed 11.03.2021

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

TAR

March 2012

1

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charity Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by Trustees Trustee selection methods

• (eg. trust, association, company)

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

The promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit amongst autistic individuals and their families who are socially excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of being autistic by:

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

1. raising public awareness of the issues affecting autistic individuals and their families, both generally and in relation to their social exclusion

2. provide education opportunities and information to support and enable autistic people and their families to maximise

TAR

March 2012

2

educational, social, and economic opportunities

1. providing social and recreational facilities and opportunities for autistic people and their families

2. provide workshops, forums, mentoring and general support for autistic and non-autistic people

A summary of the main activities undertaken by the charity to carry out its charitable purposes for the public benefit include:

• informing public about autism by training, social media, speaking at public events, speaking at statutory meetings and film making

• ▪ establishing volunteering and personal development opportunities for autistic adults through training, design and delivery and Discovery Panels, co-facilitation of Positive Pals, focus groups and for young people with Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme

▪ developing mentoring for autistic people through Navigator Summary of the main activities Programme to offer intense and bespoke support for autistic people ▪ undertaken for the public Providing social and recreational opportunities for autistic people benefit in relation to these through Positive Pals objects (include within this section the statutory The Trustees have considered the guidance issued by the Charity declaration that trustees have Commission in respect of public benefit and confirm that they adhere to had regard to the guidance this guidance through the activities of the charity. issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

TAR

March 2012

3

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Over the past year Triple A supported 139 autistic participants across Navigator Programme, Positive Pals, Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award Scheme and Discovery Panel.

Navigator Programme:

Triple A has been able to continue with the successful pioneering delivery of the Navigator Programme, which is certainly unique to the area and possibly, nationally. The navigator role is a service that offers specialist, person centred support to very vulnerable people with autism who may be isolated or have become unwittingly involved in criminal justice or been at the receiving end of a crime, for example ‘cuckooing’, mate crime, radicalisation, etc. Cumbria Office of Police & Crime Commissioner granted a further year of funding to continue working with criminal justice agencies via Community Fund.

Positive Pals:

Autistic individuals generally do not engage with social activities because there are challenges with communication and the environment that create barriers and situations that create fear and anxiety consequently leading to vulnerabilities. Positive Pals seeks to eradicate these barriers and create a space for autistic individuals to meet socially in a way that makes sense to them. The groups are facilitated by autistic individuals and are creating autism-friendly environments and are almost entirely made up of individuals who have been living in isolation. The Positive Pals groups have a strong focus on prevention – to enable, equip and educate individuals about their rights and responsibilities. It has been shown to reduce social isolation, improve confidence and mental wellbeing and reduce reoffending. During 2020, we had to change the way we delivered Positive Pals group due to the pandemic. We reinvented these groups online so that autistic adults had a safe place to socialise whilst being isolated at home. Many positive friendships have been formed throughout Cumbria. Discovery Panel: The Triple A Team has been facilitating focus groups to put together Discovery Panels. It is a series of six 3- hour workshops written by autistics, for autistics about autism – to enable the autistic individuals to learn, explore and develop strategies on how to cope and learn about their autism. This series of workshops seek to promote safer, healthier living that diverts individuals from becoming victims or unwitting perpetrators due to lack of understanding and/or social skills.

Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award Scheme:

Our second cohort of autistic individuals completed their DofE Bronze Award despite the national lockdown. Triple A employs a Duke of Edinburgh Manager to work with our cohorts and support them through their award.

Autism Awareness Training:

The Triple A Team has delivered understanding autism training for a wide range of professionals, including trainee Doctors, health practices, housing associations, college, parents, retail establishments. This training was accredited by CPD in 2019. Due to the pandemic, training was delivered by our team virtually.

TAR

March 2012

4

Section D Achievements and erformance p

Autism Alert Card:

Originally funded by OPCC in 2017, the autism alert cards continue to be well received. Triple A are now self-funding this activity and the scheme remains to operate in partnership with Cumbria Constabulary. So far, we have created 154 cards and will soon roll this service out to those in Lancaster through Lancashire Police.

Face Mask Exemption Cards:

With wearing face masks escalating anxiety levels for autistic individuals, our team created a Face Mask Exemption Card free of charge to those in need of one. We created 43 cards.

Section E Financial review

RESERVE POLICY:

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

Trustees have set a target of three months of total operating costs, which would currently equate to approximately £33k. After defining accurate relationships between restricted and unrestricted income and expenditure, Trustees are content that we meet the target stated and are in a healthy financial position to take the charity forward.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

TAR

March 2012

5

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Karen Quinn Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 17/09/2021

TAR

March 2012

6

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO ANO WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to thg trustogsl members of Trlple A On accounts for the year ended 31" Dec2020 Charty no (if any) 1177317 Set out on page5 1 & 2 CC16a seC￿n A arKI B signed 17th Sept Ken Ford-Pov*ell I re￿rt to the trustees on my eXamInat￿)n of th@ accounts of the above charity ('the Trust") for the year ended 3112 12020. Responsibilities and basis of report As the ctharitys twstees, y¢)u are resp(￿sible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Chanties Act 2011 ("the Acr). I report in respeci of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission urKler section 145{5)Ib) of the Act. Independent ￿he charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to oxaminef S statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of Iinsert name of applicable listed b¢)dyll Delete I l rf not applicable. I have completed my examinab'on. I confim that no material matter3 have come to my attention in connection wth the examination 10t1￿ d￿10￿￿.) which givos ma cause to b6liev8 that in, any material rospgct. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records," or the accounts did nol comply with the applicable requirements Con￿rning the fonn ana contenl of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Rewrts) ReoiJlatinn.8 ?tK)8 olhp.r Ihan Any rp.oiiirempnt that the acc£Junts give a 'true and fairf view wfiich is nol a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I havé no coneems and have come acrosg no other matteryJ in connection with the eXaMinat￿n to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the ac￿Unts to be reached. . Please delete the worfs in the brnckets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 18th Sept 2020 Name: Timothy Hugh Naylor Relevant professional qualificationls) or body CEng, MIMechE. MAPM, Treasurer of Chanty 1127143 IER Oct 2018

(if any): Address: 35 Broom Bank Wthitehaven Cumbna CA28 6SB Section B Disclosure Only complete Il the examiner needs to highlight matenal matters of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of chanty ac£ounts'. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018

,' (IIARIIY Col￿slON FOR INGIANO AND WALEg Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a Foi the pert( from 01.01.20 J1.12.20 To Section A Receipts and payments Unresiii¢tsd fund5 ftestfi¢l•d funds Md￿ment Jnds Tolal fvnds L•st yeai A1 RKel 1? 12 Grart Fundrni 177 612 612 nk 1rt4rn11 17 or AR) J,62J 1n,771 1813M 123,286 n¥•s (see tatlel. A3Pa WAob8 & P•nsion Ft•M 8 RAt•5 Ir5 & Mllirt•Mn H••l.L' ￿&E 10•.TIS 37,416 4101 730 612 716 716 Te pl￿1. st•t)n• . Anin & E Co ol FvTrYr•vwry •24 13,10) 47 1J,lOY 47 1.776 37,341 Sub total 1NTYS 13•A47 A4 Asset and In¥•stmont urGhases Jee tsble Sub lotal 109.nfj f3•,047 Net of rec&fpt¥payments) A5 Transfers Ixtween funds A6 Cash funds last stai end Cash funds this year eThl 21349 ,666 41,747 36,808 1Q1267 I￿,875 CCXX R1 Issi 17nwJr21

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Llnrestrlctod Re5trlcted fund) funds tr• rbeore6tÉ Endowrnent funds Cal•gryl Detsils Bl Cash funds io• Tot•1 e•sh ftmds 101317 nds nds nds ) r•ow•st£ Fund to Currffitvalu• B3 Investment a•80ts Fund to •it v•lu• Details 84 Assets retalned for the chailty'• own u Fund to Jnountdu• du• B5 Llabllltl•• Signed by one ortsv truth••on heifof all tru21eety sI￿atr￿re Pnnt Name Date cf roval Ken Ford-Powell 17109r2021 CCXX R2 ISS