CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From: 1•t July 2021
To: 30th June 2022
Charity namè: Llving Autism Foundation
Charity registration number: 1178723
Objectives and Activities
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as sel out In its
governing document
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The purposes of our CIO are:
1) To relieve the needs of people on the
autism Spectrum by providing a
lelephone helpline and website to
provide advice, guidance. support and
inlomiation to their familleslcarers and
professionals who support them.
i 2) To advance the education ot the
public in autism spectrum dlsorders by:
a) the provislon of workshops for poople
on the autism spectrum. their
familie￿C¥rerS and professionals who
support them offerlng infomiatlon and
ractical support.
bl undertaking research relevant to the
j fleld of autism spectrum dlsorders, the
useful results of vhlich wlll be
dlssemlnated for the publlc beneflt.
Summary of the main
activit￿$ in relation lo Ihose
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
aclivilies. proiecls or
seNices identified in the
accounts.
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The Trustees have a duty to report on
how the Charity's objective has been
carried out for the public beneflt.
| Helpline- Free advice servlce offerfng
help and slgnposting to the support or
services they need.
i w0￿$hop8 - Practlcal *y)rkshops for
people on the autlsti¢ spectrum, thelr
families. Carers and support groups.
Research- Grants will be sought to
carry out research in areas relating to an
aspect of practical support for people
with autism and which has not been
researched in the past.

Statement confiming
whether the trustees have
had regard lo the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
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The T￿￿teeS confimi that they have had
regard to the Charity Cornmission's
guidance on public benefiL
Additional inforniation loptionall
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chcy)se to include further slalements where relevant aboul."
SORP iefererte
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Policy on grant making
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Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
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Contnbution made by
volunteers
Other
Achievements and Performance
Durlng thls fourth year of Incorporation,
the consequences of Covid-19. •gain,
restricted the activities the trustees
wished to carry out. In addition, fund
raising activities were also affected. Tho
trust¢e$ ¢ontinu&d to ¢onc•ntrate on
actioning the ¢orrecl procedures to
enable the charity to function eificiently.
This was to benefit thè pèople on the
autistic spectrum in receiving the best
possible advi¢0 in a timely and helpful
manner.
Summary of the main
achievements of the charty,
identifying the difference Ihe
charity's work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any WKler
benefrts to s(x￿ty as a
whole.
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The ¢harity ¢arried out the following
rkshops:
1) 30 January 2022 in Macclesfield.
on the subject of 'Auti3m and
Trauma.
2) 12th March 2022 in York, on tho
subject of'supporting
Communi¢ation and Behaviour of

Children Across the Autism
Spectrum.
3) 18" June 2022 in Hull, on tho
subject of'supporting
Communication and Behaviour of
Children Across the Autism
Spectrum,
These events helped l)oth the individual
and the carers of people with ASD with
practical and holistic approaches to
autism. The workshops increased
understanding and offered advice to
help everyone involved V41th ASD in
managing their situation$.
In addition, in September 2021,
genorous individual raised funds for the
Charity by taking part in a marathon.
Tho Charlty also raceivad a 9enerou8
Corporate Donation from a Profusional
Services Consultsncy firm.
The charity did operate a telophone and
website helpline and VAS successful in
assisting 62 people with thoir onquiri••.
15 of th• enquiries wern from p•rents
and carers seoking general help,
infomiation and support and thg
remaindor wor• looking for support with
placements or inforrnation about how
they about IL
There *•ro 2,674 vislts to the website.
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choose lo include further statements where olevant aboul..
The charity, again, did not f un thoir
targeted nurnber of workshops during
this period due to the difficulties
experienced with Covid-19, hovMv•r, tha
Trustees continued to idgntify the
professionals with the relevant
experience to assist presenting the
>rkshops and secured their
agreement Appropriate venues were
also identified for future workshops. It
could also be possible for virtual
rkshops to take place.
Achievements against
objectives set
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The Trustees did not consider it
appropriate to engage in research
during this period, however, they
identified sources of expertise they
could ¢Owoperate with.
Fundraising. in the manner of voluntsry
donations. from people attending the
>rkshops were carried out by the
harity during this period. In addition,
miscellaneous and a corporate
donations **r• recgiv8d.
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
Due to the restrictions imposed with
Covid-19, the ¢harity did not carry out
the numbor of v￿rkShopS that it
intended to organise.
Donations allowed th• ¢harlty to carry
out their workshop activities, in addition
to the helpl¢ne and to cover the
expenditure incurred.
The trust•&g ¢ontlnued to Idontlfy
various rneans of fundraising to be used
in the future in¢luding online giving, lhe
use of collection boxes, voluntary
donation$ from workshops, corporate
sponsorships, 9rants, gifts in wills and
individual $pon$orship5 from people
perforniing activities for the benefit of
the charity.
The charity was not purnuing
inve$lmenL
Investment performance
against objectives
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Other
The charity was agaln endorsed by an
auti$ti¢ individual and a celebrity
couple. 011 of who praised the 'essential'
>rk the charity carried out. Their
frndorsements are included in the
Charity's vftbsile.

Financial Review
Review of the charty,
financial position al Ihe end
of the period
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Financial activities undertaken during
this period included income from
Voluntary Donations from th¢
v￿rkshOps, corporate and
miscellaneous donations. Financial
expenditure was undertaken during this
period to facilitate operating costs. The
Charity's bank balance at the end of the
period was £2,418.42.
Non-finan¢ial tran$a¢tions lin lieu of
donations I gifts) were received from
individuals and companies relating to
insurance and advertising.
Statement explaining the
policy for hokding reserves
slating why they are held
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Tho Trustees will implement the policy
of retaining sufficient general funds to
meet the liabilities of the Charity as they
fall du•. to continue day-to4lay activities
and to sustain a buffer for future
activities of the Charity and to saf•guard
il from a future drop in income.
Th• Charity utilises any reserves to
benefit their aims of provldlng hèlp to
people and their carerslsupport groups
either by the helpline or workshops.
Any r•8erves held by the Charity for
Restricted Funds will be used for
specific projects or oporation•l
purposes specified by the donorlgrant.
PAonies are held in the Charity's bank
accounL
Amounl of reserve$ hdd
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No res8r¥8s were hold by the charity
during this period.
Reasons for hokling zero
reserves
Para 1.22
Financtal tlansactions perfornied during
this period and the resulting credit
balance, would be used to fund future
>rkshops and r•levant operating costs
of the Charity.
Details of fund materialty in
deficit
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going j
concem
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Additional inforniation (optional)
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Currently. the principal source of funds
is from voluntary donations from people
attending the v￿rkshopS organised by
the charity. Corporate and voluntsry
donations are also a contributory factor.
The charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
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Investment policy and
objectives including any
soc￿1 investment policy
adopted
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A description of the principal Par8 146
risks facing the charity
Other
The charity operatss undor its Finan¢l•l
Policy and Procedures agreed at the
Incorporation.

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity's
Ifusts.
Type of governing document 125
'rl-terl
The governing document relating to the
charity is the Constitution Document
dated 8" Jung 2018.
How is the charty
consliluted?
le g unin
associati
Trustee selection melh(MJs
including details of any
conslrtutional provisions e.g.
election lo post or name of
any person or body enlilled
lo appoint one or more
trustees
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The charity operatss as a Charitable
In¢orporated Organisation.
fal
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Trustees serve a two year term. There
Must be a minimum of three Trustees,
with a maximum number of twelvo.
Wendy Firman and Davld Quuts were
rfrelected as Chair and Treasurer
respectively. at a Special Mèèting hold
by the trustèès on 10th May 2022.
Selectlon of Trnstees must have regard
to the skills, knowledge and experien¢e
ntreded for tho effective •dmini•tration
of the CIO.
All Truslees glvè th•lr tlmo voluntarlly.
Additlonal Informatlon loptlonal)
You may choose lo Include further statements where relevant about..
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induct￿n
and training of trustees
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Twslo0• moot an mlnlmum four times
year. They review all charity policies
annually.
The charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network wrth which the
charity works
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Relationship wtlh any
related parties
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Other

Reference and Administrative details
Charil
name
Other name the charty uses
Re&isleied charil
number
Chanty's principal address
Livin
Autism Foundation
1178723
Pafkhill Business Centre
Walton Road
Welherby
LS22 50Z

Names of the charity trustees vtho manage the charity
Oate5 acted rf not for whole
ear
Trnstee name
Offi¢e Irf any)
Name of porson lor bodyl entitled
lo • oint tru$*e
Wendy Firman
David Quesla
Chair of Trustees
Treasurer
Trustee
Philip Cox
Margaret Cox
Trustee
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Corpoiale trustees ~ names of the directors at the date the re
Dlr•ctor nam•
rtwasa
roved
Name of Iruslees holding title to property belonging to the charty
TN•t•• nam•
D•l•• •¢t¢d If not fort•th¢)le ￿*r

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description ol the assets
held in this capacrty
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charty's objects
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregalion of such assets
from the charity's own
assets
Addltlonal tnfomlation loptionall
Nam&8 and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Tyw of
Name
Address
adviler
Name of Chief executive or names of ￿nIor stsff members Iopllonal inforniationl
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of k
Jonnel details
Other optional information

Doclarations
Th• trust￿ d•cl•r• th*t they h*¥e approv•d lh• trust•M' report •bgv•.
Slgn•d b•h•lf d th• ch*rity'• tru•ts
S4gn•wre(sl
Full n•M￿S) Wenoy Fwman
Po•itlgn l•0 SKr•tsry. Cttwr ol TiusiaBs
Chair. •tcl
' David ou￿1•
Yr••x4fer

## **Living Autism Foundation Charity registration number: 1178723 Financial Statement Period 1st July 2021 to 30th June 2022** 

||Financial||Non-Financial||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Transactions||Transactions||
||||(In lieu of||
||||donations / gifts)||
|**Income**|||||
|Corporate Donors|500||805||
|Public donations|41||320||
|Workshops|10||0||
|Fundraising Events|1170||0||
|Grants|0||0||
|**Total**||**1721**||**1125**|
|**Expenditure**|||||
|Salaries & NIC|0||0||
|Rent|0||0||
|Workshops|1199||0||
|Insurance|0||320||
|Internet and Website Costs|108||0||
|Marketing and Advertising|70||805||
|Travelling Expenses|0||0||
|Stationery|85||0||
|Professional Fees|0||0||
|Telephone|0||0||
|Sundry Expenses|35||0||
|**Total**||**1497**||**1125**|
|**Operating Surplus / Deficit**||**224**||**0**|