## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From: 6 Apr 2025 To: 5 Apr 2026** ## **Charity name: Autism Bucks** ## **Charity registration number: 1182603** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**Autism Bucks exists:**
**a. To act in support of autism in general**
**and currently for the benefit of autistic**
**adults, their carers and families,**
**especially those who are resident in**
**Buckinghamshire.**
**b. To aim to inspire, inform and involve**
**the community in relation to autism.**
**c. To provide a valuable reference**
**source of information relating to autism**
**d. To promote awareness of autism by**
**presentations, lectures, meetings and**
**communications**
**e. To provide a point of contact for its**
**members for issues and questions**
**relating to autism.**
**f. To provide opportunities for members**
**to meet for the purposes of peer and**
**social interaction.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Autism Bucks will achieve the above**
**through the following activities:**
**a. The ownership and operation of a**
**website designed to serve as an up-to-**
**date hub of information relating to**
**autism and activities within**
**Buckinghamshire and neighbouring**
**areas.**
**b. The creation and maintenance of a**
**membership list, to form the basis for**
**communications on events relating to**
**autism**| |||**c. The presence of the charity on social**
**media to further promote**
**communications**
**d. The organisation of meetings and**
**events to allow networking**
**opportunities for members**
**e. The preparation and delivery of**
**presentations to train and promote**
**awareness of autism and the work of the**
**charity**
**f. Attendance at events for the purposes**
**of promoting awareness of autism and**
**the work of the charity**
**g. Attendance at meetings and events**
**for the purpose of learning and**
**developing knowledge and skills for the**
**benefit of the charity.**
**h. Preparation and delivery of marketing**
**material to raise awareness of the**
**charity**
**i. The charity will form and develop**
**relations with governing bodies with**
**local responsibility within**
**Buckinghamshire and organisations**
**such as other charities working in**
**similar locations or subject matter.**| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees confirm that they have had**
**regard to the guidance issued by the**
**Charity Commission on public benefit**
**when exercising their duties. The**
**trustees regularly review the charity's**
**activities to ensure they meet the public**
**benefit requirements and are aligned**
**with the charity’s objectives.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**n/a**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**n/a**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Autism Bucks is run entirely by**
**volunteers and has no paid staff.**
**Throughout the year, the charity was**
**supported by three regular volunteers**
**who, alongside the charity's nine**| |||**trustees, delivered member meetings,**
**social events and online activities.**
**Trustees also undertook operational**
**volunteering roles in addition to their**
**governance responsibilities, including**
**supporting members at events,**
**maintaining the charity's social media**
**presence, responding to enquiries and**
**helping to organise activities. The**
**continued commitment of our**
**volunteers remains fundamental to the**
**charity's ability to achieve its objectives.**| |---|---|---| |Other||**n/a**| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Autism Bucks continued to grow**
**throughout the year, with membership**
**increasing from 357 to 446 members by**
**the end of the reporting period, an**
**increase of almost 25%.**
**The charity continued to provide regular**
**opportunities for autistic adults across**
**Buckinghamshire to meet in autism-**
**friendly environments, develop**
**friendships, share experiences and**
**access reliable information and support.**
**During the year Autism Bucks held**
**eleven online meetings and eight face-**
**to-face member meetings.**
**Specialist workshops delivered during**
**face-to-face meetings included:**
•
**A workshop on happiness and**
**purpose led by Lii Brooke.**
•
**A Qigong session delivered by**
**member Peter Berrisford.**
•
**An introductory Yoga session led**
**by Huma Jalil.**
**Guest speakers during the year**
**included:**
•
**Mikyla Cooper (Brook and**
**Positively UK) – Health and**
**wellbeing.**
•
**Mel Francis – Neuroinclusive HR.**
•
**Gideon Henner – Languages and**
**Autism.**
•
**Bethany Chitty – Understanding**
**Sensory Processing.**
•
**Sophie Field – Red Kite Housing**
**Association.**| |•
**Maria Djela – Neuro Diverse Self**| |---| |**Advocacy.**| |•
**Neil Cary – Autism Diagnosis.**| |**In addition to regular member meetings,**| |**Autism Bucks organised six social**| |**events:**| |•
**Visit to Waddesdon Manor.**| |•
**Performance of****_ADHD Unmasked_**| |**at the Swan Theatre, High**| |**Wycombe.**| |•
**Visit to Road Farm Countryways.**| |•
**Boat trip on the Grand Union**| |**Canal.**| |•
**Visit to Animal Antiks.**| |•
**Christmas Party.**| |**The charity continued to strengthen**| |**partnerships across Buckinghamshire**| |**by working alongside a range of public,**| |**voluntary and community organisations.**| |**During the year Autism Bucks:**| |•
**Contributed to Buckinghamshire**| |**Council's Autism Strategy and**| |**Action Plan.**| |•
**Participated in Autism Awareness**| |**Day with Buckinghamshire**| |**Healthcare NHS Trust.**| |•
**Supported the Amersham**| |**Festival of Music through a**| |**relaxed performance for**| |**neurodivergent and disabled**| |**people.**| |•
**Attended the Buckinghamshire**| |**New University Wellbeing Fair.**| |•
**Delivered autism awareness**| |**sessions for staff and pupils at**| |**Turnfurlong Junior School.**| |•
**Participated in the Chiltern Woof**| |**School Fair.**| |•
**Delivered an autism presentation**| |**for the charity Hope After Harm.**| |•
**Supported Autism Acceptance**| |**Week at Marlow Library.**| |**During the year the charity expanded its**| |**online presence by establishing new**| |**accounts on Instagram and Bluesky,**| |**while withdrawing from X (formerly**| |**Twitter). Growth continued across**| |**YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn.**| |**Autism Bucks responded to 75 enquiries**| |**from individuals and organisations**| |**seeking information, advice and**| |**signposting.**| |**Throughout the year the trustees**| |**continued to receive positive feedback**| |**from members describing reduced**| **social isolation, increased confidence and the development of friendships beyond organised activities, demonstrating the continuing value of peer support within the autistic community. All of these activities were organised and delivered entirely by volunteers.** **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**n/a**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**n/a**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**n/a**| |Other||**n/a**| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The trustees are pleased that the charity**
**remained in a sound financial position**
**throughout the year. Total income for**
**the period was £4,839 against**
**expenditure of £4,200, resulting in a**
**year-end balance of £12,185.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The charity's reserves policy remains**
**unchanged. Trustees continue to**
**maintain reserves sufficient to support**
**the charity's ongoing activities and**
**resilience against unforeseen**
**circumstances. Reserves are currently**
**held in an interest-earning account to**
**ensure charity funds continue to**
**generate a modest return while**
**remaining readily accessible.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£5,000**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**n/a**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Principal sources of income included a**
**grant of £1,800 from the Rothschild**
**Foundation, donations totalling £1,675,**
**fundraising events generating £834 and**
**£477 received through the Vale Lottery.**| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**n/a**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**The trustees continue to review the**
**principal risks facing the charity. The**
**most significant risks currently**
**identified are:**
•
**Dependence on a relatively small**
**number of volunteers and**
**trustees to deliver the charity's**
**core activities.**
•
**Increasing demand for support**
**and activities, placing additional**
**pressure on volunteer capacity.**
•
**Long-term sustainability of grant**
**funding and other voluntary**
**income sources.**| |||•
**Loss or corruption of key IT**
**systems, including the charity's**
**website and online services.**
•
**Reputational damage that could**
**adversely affect member**
**confidence, partnerships or**
**future funding.**| |---|---|---| |Other||**n/a**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|**CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 22 Mar**
**2019**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Autism Bucks is a Charitable**
**Incorporated Organisation (CIO) under**
**the association model and registered on**
**22 March 2019. It is governed by a**
**constitution that establishes its objects**
**and powers and member voting rights.**
**In the event of the CIO being wound up**
**members have no liability.**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Candidate Trustees are subject to**
**interview by one, preferably two existing**
**trustees in the first instance and**
**appointment on their recommendation**
**subsequently ratified by vote by all**
**trustees at a board meeting. Applicants**
**are also required to provide two**
**character references.**
**Confirmation of appointment made**
**when the candidate attends their first**
**board meeting.**
**All trustees subject to a current DBS**
**check being established.**
**Appointment to key role such as**
**treasurer or secretary by similar voting**
**process.**
**Board meetings are held at least once**
**every 6 weeks throughout the year.**
**All trustees invited to stand for a further**
**year at the AGM and these**
**appointments confirmed by vote that**
**includes voting by the members**
**present.**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**Autism Bucks Trustee Roles and**
**Responsibilities Handbook v2.0**| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**n/a**| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**n/a**| |---|---|---| |Other||**n/a**| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Autism Bucks| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1182603| |Charity’s principal address|50 Somerset Way,
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Robert Neil Cary|Chair||| ||Paula Strawbridge|Secretary||| ||Paulette Hunn|Treasurer||| ||Martin Richard
Hollett|||| ||Samantha Dawn
Hinson|||| ||Chelsea Felstead||Appointed 1 Jan 2026|| ||Madeleine
Georgina Havard||Appointed 27 Oct 2025|| ||BethanyChitty||Appointed 6 Apr 2025|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this n/a falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets n/a from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **n/a** ## **Other optional information** **n/a** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
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**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Robert Neil Cary|Paula Strawbridge| ||
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15 Jul 2026|| ||15 Jul 2026|| ## **Autism Bucks** **Independent Examiners Report For the Charitable Incorporated Organisation no. 1182603 registered 22[nd] March 2019** ## **06 April 2025 – 05 April 2026** ||**Index**|| |---|---|---| |**Activities, Objectives, Trustees**||**2**| |**Income & Expenditure**||**3**| |**Balance Sheet**||**4**| |**Transactions during period**||**5 - 6**| |**Independent Examiner’s Report**||**7 - 8**| 1 ## **Activities** AUTISM BUCKS aims to raise awareness and provide information of services that may improve community access for those experiencing autism in Buckinghamshire. ## **Objectives:** To relieve the needs of people who are on the autistic spectrum, their parents, families and carers in Buckinghamshire in particular but not exclusively by: 1. The provision and management of a website to provide guidance, support and information to those affected by autism. 2. Providing support, education and practical advice and recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life and which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities. 3. Advancing the education of the public in autistic spectrum conditions, in particular among those who work with people who have autistic spectrum conditions. ## **Trustees at 5[th] April 2026:** Neil Cary (Chairperson) Samantha Dawn Hinson Martin Richard Hollett Paulette Hunn (Treasurer) Paula Strawbridge (Secretary) Chelsea Felstead Madeleine Georgina Havard Bethany Chitty 2 ## **Autism Bucks** (CIO 1182603 registered 22[nd] March 2019, CEO16921) Financial period: 6/4/2025 to 5/4/2026 3 |**Fund**|**Balances at close**|**Balance**| |---|---|---| |UR|Operations|7,185| |RF5|United Trust Bank|5,000| ||**Total**|**12,185**| **Autism Bucks** (CIO 1182603 registered 22[nd] March 2019, CEO16921) Financial period: 6/4/2025 to 5/4/2026 Balance Sheet As at 5[th] April 2026 |Cash at bank and in hand
**Net Current Assets**
**Total Assets**
**Represented by**
General Funds
Restricted Funds
**Total Funds**|**05/04/2026**
**£**
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0| ||**12,185**| Approved by the Board of Trustees 8 Jul 2026 and signed on its behalf: (Chairperson) Neil Cary (Secretary) Paula Strawbridge 4 **Autism Bucks 2025 / 2026 Actual Income and Expenditure** 5 .kn.25 Efid0￿ zz.pkn. Tq Zq5 E425553 2W13 JU72 17D 7FD 21tE5DI f Vè.7W71 f Vt.79751 LI￿21 EIW21 G" VLNQ1 VLD26QI CD"ap 57¢1 o) o) io DS.JN VdTrLc￿thy tt242O1 ttJ1711 2￿? 6q6* )ttsqJ JwJT Tr7D7 X7q7 327BD 45 31CO Tjty Y2￿2ts Q>M¥" V*LwJ .MN.26 51 6Y C*¥dii￿￿￿￿￿byr￿Cfrth IVL27g* 112Th IVt.fJ5 IVt.15DZT .My.2fj .My.2 .My" ￿L￿d 53￿¢￿ Lv 33￿ 333X ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Autism Bucks **members of On accounts for the year** 6[th] April 2025 to 5[th] April 2026 **Charity no** 1182603 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 3, 4, 5 and 6 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 05/04/2026. **Responsibilities and basis** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect 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 under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - 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 not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 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. |**Signed:**
**Name:**||13/07/2026| |---|---|---| |||| ||Jonathan Bullock CGMA, ACMA|| 7 **Relevant professional** Chartered Institute of Management Accountants **qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** 5 Woodley Hill Chesham Buckinghamshire HP5 1SL ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . The charity was incorporated on 22[nd] March 2019 as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). The financial statements for the year ended 5[th] April 2026 have been prepared on a cash receipt/expenditure basis. My review has included an examination of bank statements and sample invoices received and income receipts for the period 06/04/2025 to 05/04/2026. The receipt of £1,800 from Rothschild Foundation in the year was confirmed to the grant agreement (originally awarded 13[th] May 2024). A review was also made of the transactions of April and May after the period end date. The Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the guidance issued in the revised Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting by Charities, issued in January 2015 (“The Charities SORP FRS102”). 8