2023 En-Fold: Impact Report ## Introduction The core purpose of our charity is two-fold: |The core purpose of our charity is two-fold:|The core purpose of our charity is two-fold:| |---|---| ||| ||**a)**
**To provide information and support to autistic**
**individuals and their families within**
**Northamptonshire to enable them to fully access**
**services available to them, and;**| ||**b)**
**To promote the advancement in quality of services**
**available to families by raising awareness of needs-**
**with this knowledge directly informed by autistic**
**people and their families.**| ||**1.**
To ensure that all autistic people within
Northamptonshire have access to services to enable
them to thrive
2.
To provide a support, signposting and knowledge
based service for the local community in
Northamptonshire
3.
To ensure the support and knowledge provided by the
charity meaningfully engages with the diverse needs
of the autistic community
4.
To reduce the level of isolation reported by autistic
people and their families within Northamptonshire
The Purpose of our charity is fulfilled through the following aims:| ||| ## Welcome **“This report celebrates the hard work and compassion of all of the staff, volunteers and trustees here at En-Fold. In the two years that I have had the pleasure of supporting En-Fold as a trustee I have been humbled by the dedication of everyone involved to truly listen to autistic people and their families. Diane, our CEO, has been fundamental to the growth of the charity-without whom we wouldn’t have seen a 399% rise of income in a single year!** **En-Fold has developed significantly in the last year, widening its provision and making an unprecedented impact on the autistic community within Northamptonshire.** **I very much look forward to continuing to be a part of En-Fold's journey, as an autistic person and carer to a wonderful 7 year old.”** This year we have worked to secure a 399% rise in incomeenabling us to reach more of you... **Dr Lauren McAllister - Acting Chairperson** // EN-FOLD **IMPACT REPORT 2022-2023** ## Meet the Team ## **Our Trustees** Ruth Webster Eleanor Jeans – Vice Chairperson Lauren McAllister – Acting Chairperson Robert Addams Lionel Boyce Stephen Cole Cara Amalfitano Ruth Woodings - Treasurer ## Meet the Staff Team Diane Johnson – Founder and CEO of En-Fold Project Workers Tracy Vials Mike Williams Fiona Jones Project and Participation Worker Lisa Hurst Peer Support Workers Rachel Pickering Bee Manners ## Message From Our CEO ”As the CEO of En-Fold I have watched our organisation more than triple in size this last year. I have spent over 14 years dedicating my energies to making sure that autistic people and their families within Northamptonshire feel valued and understood, and am excited to learn more from our autistic community in the years to come. This past year we have exceeded all expectations and grown from an annual income of just over 60k to just over 300k. We have supported almost 200 people through our core service alone, and have expanded to offer carer groups, and multiple location adult social support groups. We have also created a Young Person Autism Advisory Project, ensuring that autistic young people have a say in important matters.“ Autistic people and the diversity of their experiences are at the forefront of all that we do. Diane Johnson // EN-FOLD **IMPACT REPORT 2022-2023** ## What do we do? We offer a variety of services to better support the needs of autistic people and their families within Northamptonshire. We offer 1:1 and group based support, both of which offer tailored support for adults, young people and carers. We also have our autism training educating and equipping people with skills and knowledge for best practice with lived experience at the centre. This year saw the launch of the Peer Support project, that sits within the Keyworker service which is a collaboration with Barnado's. **'The most helpful part for us was having someone who 'got it'. We can't thank you enough'** **297 referrals received, 169 currently being supported. 103 people on waiting list** **169 currently being** Core **someone who 'got it'. supported. 103 people** Service **We can't thank you on waiting list enough' High Five parent support 'Thank you for being group engaged over 100** Support **there, and for people. Adult social** Groups **listening...really support groups created listening' in 3 locations. 21 young people within "being able to mix with other people on the spectrum has groups. Kettering began** YAAP **given X a safe and in April 2022 comfortable environment to express herself" Peer support assists 8 "En-Fold have given me** Peer **young people on the hope and many Dynamic Support Register** Support **opportunities...I will be forever thankful!"** **"being able to mix with other people on the spectrum has given X a safe and comfortable environment to express herself"** // EN-FOLD **IMPACT REPORT 2022-2023** ## Financial Highlights **The 2022/23 financial year marked a steep increase in the resources of En-Fold, with income rising 399% on 21/22 to £309,673.97** The most significant gain - The Peer Support Project was En-Fold’s first statutory sector grant award, totalling £180,000. Of this £28,324 goes towards our core budget for mobilising and managing our part of the Integrated Care Board (ICB) scheme. The Northampton-based Somali Project 'Pathway to Jannah' is a new addition with funds of £4,541 secured in the latter part of the year. Delivery of this work will begin in the new financial year. En-Fold was in receipt of the second tranche of our generous grant from "The Three Guineas Trust". The sum of £30,000 was received in September, with the final £30,000 being due in September 2023. En-Fold staff have delivered training to multiple institutions – health and education settings, charities, local government and a bank - resulting in payments totalling £10,620 which supports our core service. ## **Looking ahead...** For 2023/24 have already secured in excess of £198,000 with further grant applications underway. We are working with the Cranfield Trust to look at our strategic and financial planning systems to help take us to the next level of successful growth. We seek to continue our growth journey as a successful charity supporting the autistic community in Northamptonshire. ## The Year in Numbers > Autism Support 100% Service 169 Of people felt they understand more Families or Autistic about Autism as a individuals result of our Autism supported Support Service 8 3 Adult social support groups set up 100% Children and young people being supported through Peer Support Children and young Feel better people being equipped to deal supported through with meltdowns Peer Support 23 69 100% Autistic young Neurodivergent voices heard Would through YAAP recommend adults supported through ASG's En-Fold *% relate to Autism Support Service ## Case Study Peer Support ## Oakley Hawkins-Manning "Hello, I'm Oakley. I'm 17 and was diagnosed with autism in late 2020. I've been known to CAMHS since I was 12 and been through a lot of different services that never understood me or how to help me." "Ever since I was little I've felt out of place and different to everybody around me. It's caused a lot of negative emotions for me. It got to the point that I felt there wasn't a safe place in the world for me and I tried to end my life on multiple occasions. In April of this year Rachel (my Peer Support Worker) came to my house for the first time. It was very new, so I didn't feel verbally able to talk to her, which is common for me. She understood and made me feel as comfortable as I could in the moment. Since then I've seen Rachel at least once a week and formed a really good relationship with her. I feel more safe and supported than ever. I also go to YAPP where I've met some amazing like-minded people. En-Fold have given me hope and many opportunities. I will be forever grateful. " ## Adult Social Case Support Study Groups Kain Pickering "Hi, I'm Kain. I've been going to En-Fold adult social support groups for around a year. When I was younger I used to attend a lot of clubs, activities and days out for children with autism. When I got to adulthood, there was nowhere to go. I started to attend some of En-Fold's adult social support groups where I felt like I could be myself and drop the mask. Everyone was very supportive of each other. I have attended the groups in Wellingborough, Rushden and Northampton, where we have played games, VR, boxing coaching and had various information sessions. I've also been on some of the activities, such as: laser maze, badminton, bike ride and bowling. There is always people of a range of ages and generally everyone gets on very well together. I like that the groups ask us what kind of things and activities we would like to do, so that we get to do the things we enjoy. The groups are a great safe space." ## Case Studies Young Person's Autism Advisory Project (YAAP) "YAAP is a really important part of my life. I've been going to YAAP since it first started and it's brought me so many benefits and opportunities. I have so much more confidence and purpose thanks to YAAP. I've been able to be involved in advising how to best support young autistic people in various settings, I've been part of interview panels and even given talks telling my story. I also sit on the FLARE panel thanks to Diane. Just as importantly I have a safe space in which to socialise, discuss various topics close to my heart, laugh, play games and eat pizza." ## **Rowan Jones** Autism Support Service "Being involved with En-Fold has boosted my confidence and made me realise I am not alone. En-Fold are supportive and understanding. They focus on helping others and advocating for the autistic community, listening to our views. I'm glad I have access to EnFold after reaching out for support as an adult. It has helped me heal the part of me that I was trying to reject." Thank you En-Fold, you're amazing! **Courtney Ward** ## **High Five Parent Support Group with Family activities** ## Feedback and Statistics **"Without the skating I would struggle to get my child engaging in an activity that involves other people."** **said these activities improved their mental health** **9 in 10 said they have made new friends through these activities** " the support from En-Fold is like nothing else around". ## How do the staff and volunteers feel? We sent out a survey to explore how our staff and volunteers felt about their roles, how supported they felt, and the impact that they feel they are making through their work. We also asked for feedback on what we could do differently. ## **How valued do you feel within En-Fold?** **----- Start of picture text -----**
92%
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volunteers feel
very or extremely
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16.7% Great deal
25%
Moderate 66%
16.7% Staff and volunteers
felt as though they
had a great deal or a
lot of impact
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100% of staff and volunteers felt very supported in their roles // EN-FOLD IMPACT REPORT 2022-2023 ## Next Steps Where do we go from here? Over the last year we have significantly grown in terms of the provision of services that we offer and with regards to our reach. Having reflected back on our achievements, we need to consider where we would like our journey to take us over the next 12 months. **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## To continue to listen To ensure that we continue to gather feedback from staff, volunteers and people that we work with using meaningful and person-centred methods. In particular, we are interested in working with global ethnic majority groups* to ensure that we can meet their needs. ## To continue to support To continue to offer the breadth and depth of service to autistic people and their families within Northamptonshire ## To reduce the wait **3** We are aware of the extended waiting times to access our core autism support service, reflecting the need for our service. However, we do not want families who are struggling to wait several months and seek to reduce this. // EN-FOLD **IMPACT REPORT 2022-2023** *This term is used instead of ‘BAME’ or minority groups to acknowledge that there are more people of colour in the world than that of white people. ## Conclusion We will continue to support autistic people and their families, ensuring that they feel listened to and empowered. **We have diversified the support that we offer** Highlight 1 **and increased our reach.** Over the course of the last year we have increased the number and locations of our support groups. We have also gained additional funding to recruit more project workers, and support more families through our core service. We have also established new services such as Peer Support and YAAP. ## **We have established an autistic young** Highlight 2 **persons advisory project.** The young persons autism advisory project (YAAP) has enabled this community to be consulted within core decisions. They have been consulted on a number of projects, and been core to our recruitment for new staff within En-Fold, as well as externally. ## **We have launched the peer support** Highlight 3 **project** We've gained a significant amount of funding to launch the peer support project, supporting autistic young people at risk of hospitalisation. This project is part of the NHS long term plan to ensure that all autistic and or learning disabled young people have a designated keyworker. We look forward to another year of working with autistic people and their families, ensuring that services better meet their changing needs. // EN-FOLD **IMPACT REPORT 2022-2023** ## THANK YOU TO OUR FUNDERS ## **We would like to thank the following organisations for their generosity and support:** - Three Guineas Trust North Northamptonshire Council Rotary Club Kettering (Huxloe) The Frederick & Phyllis Cann Trust The Thomas & Rosemary Greenhalgh Trust The Queen's Fund Sporting Bears Sir Robert McAlpine Red Piece Equestrian Stables Bridges and Social Prescribers wellbeing fund Together Fund Marks and Spencer Northamptonshire ICB / NHS England Wellbeing North Northants Nationwide Building Society. **Without you we would not be able to do what we do...** ## Acknowledgements None of the great work we have achieved over the last year would have been possible were it not for generous grants that we have received. Our thanks and appreciation is extended to the funders that have enabled us to expand further. We have also been very fortunate that a number of people have completed fundraising events for us following accessing our support service. There have been a couple of sponsored walks, a cake raffle and a head shave which is so appreciated! A special mention to Taya Nicholls, who again submitted the Colleagues Nationwide Grant! Of course, support does not have to be purely financial. We would like to take this opportunity to say a massive thank you to our dedicated trustees who have really driven a year of significant growth and expansion. A special mention to the trustees that have left the board but made a lasting impact on the charity and its work. This year we have said goodbye to Helen Eales and Wayne Eldridge and we wish them all the very best in their next adventures. New to the team of trustees, and bringing their knowledge and experience are Ruth Woodings and Cara Amalfitano; we also welcome back Lionel Boyce. We would like to say a personal thank you to our staff team who all go above and beyond, and our volunteers who give up their time to support, care and listen. We look forward to what we can achieve together in the coming year ## Contact **www.enfold.org.uk info@enfold.org.uk** En-Fold-Northamptonshire Autism Support // EN-FOLD **IMPACT REPORT 2022-2023** "ThQ￿￿￿e￿aI￿f0rl￿￿￿￿￿lThforMakn.traIThl￿@ands￿pport1rQ￿Trd￿￿￿s Treasurers Re ort 2022-2023 kKorne ItsteTr￿I iknre5trkted furKIs unj zozv ftestwlcted funds ziij Z￿11 Tot•1 fund5 *J2¥Z3 zilu 43J82 12Jlg LO.620 49.4J9 IU3 1717 6B.047 2.383 t*4e Iljlg lQfj20 thei act￿1￿% otsl reS¢J￿*S Ta1$7 49374 4JJ81 911S5 24.549 1fi.174 U5 9.933 +Jtsl e¥er4ltwe kncrmelle¥p￿d#￿e1 T￿51￿r bet**n I￿ndS 6SA un 1&608 J4 J&675 1¢675 oièl fuThtsbll ]S.675 39.911 3&6 171.737 J&675 B•1•fft￿ iknrostrbrted iunds 22 Rest￿(led funds 23 Totsl funds 1.6]3 L63J 1633 L6 L611 1.633 L633 .716 34.1 a].951 17L67D 37.IBO 17.1 138 nj In.n7 675 IwwJ5 olthe(h unrest1￿1￿￿ IK¢xne fund irtal thar*yfunth BB.783 J5.675 35.675 783 In.737 ¥675 The 2022/23 financial year marked a steep increase in the resources of En-Fold, with income rising 399% on 21/22 to £309,673.97* **----- Start of picture text -----**
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The most significant gain has come from the Peer Support Project, En-Fold’s first statutory sector grant award, totalling £180,000, of which, £28,324 goes towards our core budget for mobilising and managing our part of the Integrated Care Board (ICB) scheme. (An ICB is a statutory NHS organisation responsible for developing a plan for meeting the health needs of the population, managing the NHS budget and arranging for the provision of health services.) This has not only resourced this project but has also enabled us to develop our organisational infrastructure with the addition of an office space and a database system. A new addition to our “stable” in the latter part of the year was the Northampton-based Somali Project, bringing funds of £4,541 for work supporting that community. The delivery of this work will begin in the new financial year. The Peer Support Project and Somali Project, alongside our existing workstreams of High Five, YAAP and the Adult Social Support Group, brought in a total income of £227, 693. High Five 5%5% En-Fold Income 22/23 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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7% 26%
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1%
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This financial year En-Fold was in receipt of the second tranche of our considerable grant from The Three Guineas Trust. The sum of £30,000 was received in September, with the final £30,000 of the £90,000 being due in September 2023.En-Fold staff have delivered training to multiple institutions this year – health and education setting, charities, local government and a bank, to name but a few. This activity has resulted in payments totalling £10,620 which supports our core service which is free at the point of access. ## **Outgoing Expenses** The outgoings between 1st April 2022 and 31[st] March 2023 were £173,487. Of which £10,283 was for core expenses such as accountancy services, insurance, stationery, equipment, with a further £49,273 being spent on Core payroll for five members of staff. Further staff payroll costs, for two Peer support workers and the project and participation worker, on an £23,242 pro rata equivalent to an hourly rate of £12.08, are paid from specific project funds. Administrative costs are met from the core budget, and the office space has been funded via the Peer Support Project budget ## **Looking Forwards** Grants for 2023/24 have already been secured in excess of £198,000 with further applications underway. We are working with the Cranfield Trust to look at our strategic plan and financial planning systems to help us develop effective systems to take us to the next level of successful operating and we seek to continue our growth journey as a successful charity supporting the autistic community in Northamptonshire. As part of this, the Trustees are examining En-Folds reserves policy for in the event of circumstances requiring existing activities, commitments and expenditure to be curtailed. In light of our growth the current reserves policy will need to be amended to reflect the amount required such that obligations can be met for a winding down period of three months. ## **Independent Audit** The accounts have been independently audited by Ede-Collis Accountancy, who have verified that proper records have been kept of all the money received and disbursed during the financial year. Ede-Collis have also made a number of recommendations for En-Fold to consider which would further support accounting practices, including a method of tracking depreciation of fixed assets, such as our laptops, and directly linking our finance Quick books package to our bank account. Moving into the new financial year we will upgrade our financial reporting systems, to more effectively manage doner reporting as necessitated by our growth. This will also include our management reports enabling effective and timely decision making from the trustees. ## **Reserves Policy** The En-Fold reserves policy is published on our website. At the year end £88000 in unrestricted means we are within our policy. We will aim to bolster this next year as we continue to grow. * Detailed comparisons of year on year changes are limited for this summary due to comprehensive changes to the book keeping arrangements necessitated by the growth of En-Fold. www.edecdlislimited.co.uk Ede-collis Accountancy edetoilislimiteo*.com GROWING IN PARTNERSHIP 07982 711514 53 Spinney Road. &Jrton Latimer, Northants NN15 AUDIT REPORT & CERTIFICATE OF CHARITY ACCOUNTS - CONFIDENTIAL OUR CUENf DETAILS En-Fold PO BOX 7190 Kettering Northamptonshlre NN16 6RF nfold.or htt Charity Number: 1180998 23rd June 2023 On request from the al)ove dient. I have completed an independent examination of Kcounts prepared by Cathy Allen on behalf of the client for the year ended 31" March 2023. All supportin8 documentation prrAided as listed below was examlned. SUPPORTING DocumE￿ATION EXAMINED PROVIDED Bank Statements coveriftg start and end of ear in df format Transaction listing c￿eTIrI whole year Full year Income Statement and 8alancèSheet Random sarnple of source documents an(1 bank entry of income, expenses random sdected from list of transactions Fixed Asset re8lstersho￿nl any dePr￿latIon applied Sample salary Payslips and any HMRC ents due EXPECTED BUT NOT PROVIDED The summary below rellects a tme position of the petty cash in hand plus bank balances forthe dates gNen which reconcibes to the Source dO￿rnents abcv4e. Hwe confimied bank balances to opening and ck)sin8 pdf fomiats of bank statements. Company Registered in England- Re8lStration No. 08872876 VAT Registration No. 342755984 -. 07982 711514 RECEivfs & PAYMENTS DESCRIPTION Cash in hand at start of Year Santsnder alt 35875097 Balano as at 1° April 2022 Totsl Balance at stsrt ot Ye•r ADD.. Total Receipts duringyear LESS.. Total P ments durin ear Total Balwce at the End of Year VALUE £0 £37.179.69 £37.179.69 £309,673.97 £175,183.52 £17￿70.14 FUND BALANCES AS AT DATES STATED DESCRIPTION Cash In Hand as at 31" March 2023 Santander alc 35875097 Balance at 31° Marth 2023 Total Balancè ol Fund at th* Ethd of Year VALUE £0 £171,670.14 f171ffj70.14 Examlnatlon Ste s Perfijrmed EXAMINATION STEP Check transaction ￿CordS Ilncome and expenditure) to supporting documentation Trace all income and expenditure entrfes to bank transactlons OUTCOME All recondled COMMENT Chetked 3 samplè of S% randomty selerted by onllne nerator Chetked a sample of S% randomly selected by onlSne enerator Opening and dosing balances recondled therefore assume all recondled No retoncilin8 Items due to sh accountin8 5tstus. Bank balanos re¢oncile to ststements Balances a8r¢e RevSew each item on bank recontiliation thèckins for lon8 stsndlng items and arlthmetic accuracy Ensure opening balances agrees wtth closing balan￿ from prelious years for Pe cash and bank balan￿5 En$ure the closing balance agrees with balancè sheet and doslni bank 5tatÈmÈnt Check arithmètit attura¢y of intomt statèmènt and balano sheet go1￿CeS a8ree 80th financial statements suppIFed a￿ arithmeticalty accurate Ensure fvnd Is bein8 maintsined in acc￿dance wtth VAT regulations Ithreshold for turnover of tsxable su Fund Is bel￿ maintained in accordance wrth current VAT re8ulatkns for th•rity funds. Evidence shown that administrtion of fund FS fitfor purp05e Bank athity seems reasonab fora tharity and no e4iden found that administration is r fit for purpose Company Registered in Englan(l Registration No. 08872876 VAT Registration No_ 342755984 07982 711514 Page 12 Examination O Inlon In my opinion, proper accounts have been kept of all money recerrfed and disbursed over the annual accounting period from 01 April 2022 and 31 March 2023. and l am 5att5fied that the accounts materialty represent a true feflettion of the artivity of the charrtrfs financial performance. Polnts of Revlew Arlsln from the Audit Bank Reconciliations assumed to be completed regularty. Given value and number of transactions this could be quarterly or annualty with help from bookkeeper and continued use of accounting system. Recommendatlons foll¢wJln this Aud" A. No depreciation has been tharged against fixed assets. Consider either Chargi￿ via a Depreciation Policy or re￿aS1Th8 to expenses. 8. Consider linking bank account to QuickBooks to make the reconciliation process quicker and easier for bookkeeper. C. Consider entering Payroll period in payroll entries so makes it easier to reference to source document5. D. Continuing to use an accounting system such as QuickBo(ths and the qualified Bookkeeper to reconcile financial statements means reviewing transactions Is very straight fo￿ard, therefore would su88est maintaining this format for future years. Should you require any further explanation or dariftition on the above, please do not hesitate to contact me. SIGNED PRINTED f! .C¢X"."_ LL9_LLS_- ..-.........-.. ACMA CGMA MIP Director Ede-collis Limited Company Registered in England - Registration No. 08872876 VAT Registration No. 342755984 '. 07982 711514