## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 1st January[2021 ] 31st December 2021 **From To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Triple A Project (All About Autism) **Other names charity is known by** Triple A **Registered charity number (if any)** 1177317 **Charity's principal address** The Resource Centre Sandgate Penrith **Postcode CA11 7TP** **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Sheila Gregory|Chair|Appointed 14/9/2021|| ||Karen Quinn|Vice Chair|Appointed 14/9/2021|| ||MurrayWinters|||| ||David Wheatcroft|||| ||Julia McDonald|||| ||Kenneth Ford-
Powell|Treasurer|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** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document Constitution - (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charity Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Appointed by Trustees - (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** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 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: 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 3 March 2012 educational, social, and economic opportunities 3. providing social and recreational facilities and opportunities for autistic people and their families 4. provide **TAR** March **2012** 2 workshops, forums, mentoring and general support for autistic and nonautistic 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 programme, co-facilitation of Positive Pals, focus groups and for young people with Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme ▪ developing mentoring for autistic people through Navigator Programme to offer intense and bespoke support for autistic people ▪ Providing social and recreational opportunities for autistic people through **Summary of the main** Positive Pals . The creation of the inclusion work employment support **activities undertaken for the** programme. **public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** **TAR** March **2012** 3 You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance **TAR** March **2012** 4 Section D Achievements and erformance p The Trustees have considered the guidance issued by the Charity **Summary of the main** Commission in respect of public benefit and confirm that they adhere to **achievements of the charity** this guidance through the activities of the charity. **during the year** Over the past year Triple A project supported 170 autistic participants across Navigator Programme, Positive Pals, Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award Scheme, Inclusion@work programme and Discovery Programme. 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. 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. Many positive friendships have been formed throughout Cumbria. Discovery Panel: This programme has now developed to become the Discovery programme – which is now been funded by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Trust. This a post diagnosis support programme The Triple A Team is facilitating. A series of six 3- hour workshops are produced 15 times yearly. These programmes were written by autistic people, for autistics people 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. 180 people will receive this support over the next 2 years. Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award Scheme: Our cohort of autistic individuals completed their DofE Bronze Award and were pleased to receive their awards from TV personality Ray Mears. 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, and care providers. Inclusion @Work- we were delighted to receive a three-year Big Lottery award to provide support for autistic people to gain employment. The programme concentrates on supporting employers to provide the right environment to support their autistic staff. **TAR** March **2012** 5 ## **Section E Financial review** ## **Brief statement of the** **charity’s policy on reserves** **RESERVE POLICY** : Trustees have set a target of three months of total operating costs, which would currently equate to approximately £40k. 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. ## **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)** Sheila Gregory **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc) Date** 10/11/22 **TAR** March **2012** 6 |**Charity Name**|||**No (if any)**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||**CC16a**| |**For the period**
**from**|Period start date|**To**|Period end date|| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
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**13,475**
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**1,848**
**2,150**
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**17,473**
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**6,297**
**1,576**
**966**
**3,377**
**7,898**
**13,878**
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**3,511**
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**to the nearest £**
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**97,920**
**122,718**
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**- 24,798**
**- 15,538**
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**to the nearest £**
**13,475**
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**1,848**
**2,150**
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**6,297**
**1,576**
**966**
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**-**|**13,475**||**1,412**| |Grants|**-**|||**97,920**||**177,269**| |Fundraising|**-**|||**-**||**512**| |Activities for Fundraising|**1,848**|||**1,848**||**2,111**| |Training|**2,150**|||**2,150**||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
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**-**|**122,718**||**109,775**| |Rent & Rates|**6,297**|||**6,297**||**4,101**| |Heat,Light & Electricity|**1,576**|||**1,576**||**715**| |Insurance|**966**|||**966**||**1,050**| |Telephone & Internet|**3,377**|||**3,377**||**924**| |Print,stationery,admin & equipment|**7,898**|||**7,898**||**13,103**| |Costs of fundraising|**13,878**|||**13,878**||**47**| |Charitable activities|**-**|||**-**||**9,832**| |Conferences|**3,511**|||**3,511**||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**37,503**|||**160,221**||**139,547**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
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**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| ||||**-**|**160,221**||**139,547**| |||||||| ||**- 20,030**|**- 24,798**|**-**|
**- 44,828**||**41,747**| ||**15,538**|**- 15,538**|**-**
**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**35,608**|**101,267**||**136,875**||**95,128**| ||**31,116**|**60,931**|**-**|**92,047**||**136,875**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 08/11/2022 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
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**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
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**to nearest £**
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approval| ||||9/11/22| ||||| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 08/11/2022 2 I CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to tlk trusteesl members of Triple A (AU Atmxrt ALrtism) On accounts for the year ended 31" Dec 2021 Charity no (il any) 1177317 Set out on pages 1 & 2 CC162 SeclKJn A arKI B I report to the trusteas ¢)n my èxamination of th8 accounts of the above charity Iyhe TNsf) for the year enée(131112 12021. Responsibilities and basis of report As the thariws trustees, yc¥J are responsible ft)r the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requiremenis of the Charities Ad 2011 fthe Ad.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under secbon 145 of the 2011 Ad and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Direc1￿n5 giveri by tlie Charily Commission under seclion 145(5)(b) of the Act. Indepondent I have cornplel8d rny examination. I confirm that no materlal matters have examlnef s statement come to my altention in connecknon the examination {gther Ihantht 4￿1068d belgw:) whith gives me cause to believe that in, any material respeci.. th& accounting records were not kept in accordance with $éction 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord wth th6 accounting records,. or the a¢￿unt$ did rK)t comply with the applicable requirernents conceming the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and RgtM)rts) Regulations 2CK)8 other Ihan any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view ￿lCh is not a matter cOnS￿ered as part of an independent examination. I have no coticems arKI have come across no ott)er matters In connection witli Ilie exiJn)InaI￿n to wnich alleniion shouia De arawn In Inis report In order to enable a proper unders￿ding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the ¥vonls in the bpckets rfthey do nol apply. Signed: Date: 8th November 2022 Name: Tirnolhy Hugh Naylor Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (rf any): CEng, MIMechE, MAPM, Treasurer of Charity 1127143 Address: 35 8rofj￿ Bank, Vthitehavem, Cumbria, CA28 SSB IER Oct 2018