5JFP TIN6 PEa £ WITH D.-hN'S SYNDR, ' Andover Twenty1 Trustee Annual Report May 2020 - April 2021 Aims & Purposes Andover Twenty1 is a parent-led Charity. Our purpose is to provide support to people with Down's Syndrome and their families, from birth and through school. We want our members to reach their potential, both socialty and academically. We do not want to limit the charity to only providing for children. but the charity is currently only supporknng children and their families. We support children with Down's Syndrome. and their schools. to ensure the best possible educational experience and outcome. We encourage them to be fully included wthin their local community and recognised as a friend, not as someone different or rnisunderstood. We know that children with t)own's Syndrome can Sued when given the opportunty and with the right support. Andover is al the heart of our chartty and part of its name because that is where we stsrted. It is also the centre point of the area we aim to support. We support children and their families who live within a 25 mile radius of Andover induding Newbury, Winchester and Salisbury as well as smaller towns and villages. Objectives & Activities Our Support Group Andover Twentyi is a friendly group run by volunteers. We have a monthly support group where parents of children with Down's Syndrome can meet to share tun and friendship but also practical and emotional supporL Parents can meet on the first Thursday of every month at Rainbow Comer, a respite faality in Andover. People of all ages are welcome. and the location is ideal for the younger children to play safely, while the parents £zn relax. chat and enjoy the refreshments provided.
Due to the Coronawirus Pandemic the monthly Support Group was suspended in March 2020 until May 2021 and the intention at this time is to restart the groups on June 10th 2021 in accordance with the govemment guidelines for charity events. Early Development Groups For our babies and preschiJ)l age children Andover Twenty1 hosts monthty Early Development Groups facilÉtated by LETS Go! UK. These sessions teach the children a wide range of skills to help them meet their development milestones and provide a firm foundation for further leaming. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic Andover Twenty1 worf(ed closely with their provider LETSGO! UK to provide a remote seNice for the Earfy Development Groups via zoom. These began in April 2020 and were maintained until September 2020 when Face to Face groups resumed. When lockdown happened in December 2020, remote services were offered. then frorn April 2021 Fa to Face groups resumed once again. The new groups were planned and conducted in aCcrdan with govemment guidelines for the time. School Advisory Serrfice Every Andover Twenty1 member of school age in a mainstream school is eligible to apply for inclusion in the School Advisory servi (SAS). Participation is fully funded by Andover Twenty1 and approval is required by the child's school. The purpose of the SAS is to provide a qualtfied bridge betsveen students with l)own's Syndrome, their families and the school they attend. The service recognises that not all mainstream schools have experience of. and expertise in. teaching children wtlh Down's Syndrome. The specialist advisor. provided by LETS Go! UK visited children participating in the scheme for half a day every term. Durirtg each visit the child is observed within the classroom and LetsGo!UK listens to any speGifiG educational or behavioural concems the teaching staff may have. They will also perfomi individual ontrtiFone assessments considering the current level of development and progress. They will then discuss and develop targets with teaching staff and family. Due to the Coronavirus Pandemrc Andover Twenty1 worked dosely with their provider LETS Go! UK to provide a remote service for the schools or parents. depending on whether the child was being educated at home or at school. These remote sessions were provided from April 2020. Face to Face sessions started again from September 2020 in accordance with govemment guidelines. these were offered for parents and schools who were comfortable with the Face to fa servi. Remote sessions continued for those who were not able to participate in the face to fa sessions. It is anticipated that all sessions in September 2021 will be face to fa. Training Andover Twenty1 provides training for parents. preschools and schc)ols. bolh mainstream and specialist schools. Training o(xur5 at Portway Infant Sch(K)l in Andover. The purpose of
the training is to highlight the leaming profile of children with Down's Syndrome. Training covers successful interventions and leaming techniques specific to Down's Syndrome. As there are recognised leaming strengths and challenges. The training available covers a wide range of topi induding- Inclusion Differentiation Communication. speech and language Literacy Memory Number Play, cognition and Sla1 skills Independence Managing behawour Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic the training sessions in April and June 2020 were canlled. Andover Twenty1 then worked dosely wtth LETSGo!UK to provide extensive on-line training in February 2021 on the topic of Positive Behaviour. This training was the equivalent of 3 training sessions provided in video fonn and then induded a question and answer session by zi)om with all parties. The fomiat allowed 30 attendees and the sessions were oversubscribed. It was very well receNed. Achievements and Performance This year's achievements have been curtailed due to the CoronaviTUS restrictions. We are pleased that LETS Gol UK managed to keep core services running throughout lockdown: The Early Development Groups were both on4ine meetings with the parents and later became fac* to face. The School Advisory Service was either face to face or on line as required by Govemment guidan and depending on the vulnerability of members. We are continuing to adjust our ongoing services accordingty as and when new guidaft is issued. Membership This year Andover Twenty1's membership has increased from 20 families to 25 families This year Andover Twenty1 has provided servIS for 20 Children. Early Development Groups During the last year Andover Twenty1 provided Earfy Development Groups for the following numbers of children- During the period - May- September 2020 During the period - September 202(Y May 2021 7 thildren 9 thildren
School Advisory Service During the last yearAndover Twenty1 provided the School Advisory servi for the following numbers of children.. During the period - May- September 2020 During the period - September 2020- May 2021 10 children 11 children Training We hosted 1 extensive training sesston this year. focusing on the topic on Postttve Behaviour. The session was offered to 32 people and was fvlty booked. They received 3, hour long videos to watch in their own time. with activities to complete. Parbcipants were then invited to a live online session for a Q&A and to discuss the activities.we invited parents. nursery staff and school staff to this training. Monthly Stay & Play l the stay and play sessions were cancelled this year due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as it was not felt safe to hold them. We plan to restart Ihese sessions in June 2021. Speech Therapy In November 2020 Andover Twenty1 began a Speech Therapy project M has become an ongoing battle for all members to obtain Speech And Language Therapy from the local Authority for the children and it is essential for the children with Down Syndrome in order that they can achieve their potential to be able to coFnmunicate. Andover Twenty won a Grant from the National Lottery Communty Fund to pay for indtvKlual speech therapy. The sessions were offered to 10 of our members. with 7 parents agreeing. (Some parents already had private speech therapists or were being provided for by their schools). One additional member joined the sessions later on in the year. This has been an enormous success as these are children who had been discharged from the NHS provision but still needed the serviGe. Speech therapy took place at the children's schr)ols and staff were able to continue daily practise with th8 children. Parents and Staff have commented on the success of Ihe project There will be a full review of the project vthen it ends in July 2021. Resource Library In March 2021 Andover Twenty1 launched their Resource Library. Afantsstic resource for ils members. The Library holds a huge variety of useful things for parents to borrow. From books on education and physiotherapy equipment to sensory toys and SpeeGh and Language aids. All of which are expensive for our members to purchase themselves. These can be booked out and borrowed for free by Andover Twenty1 Members.
Member Events Fa to Face Member Events have not happened in Ihe same way as previousEy 2020-2021 due to the Coronavirus Pandemic but virtual events to raise awareness and funds are listed below. Fundraising & Awareness Andover Twenty1 is entirety dependent on grants and donations to provide serVIS to its members. Even though the Coronavirus Pandemic depleted our opportunities for fundraising we have been able to do the following events. Virtual Hike 11 Andover Twenty1 members participated in a virtual hike from Lands End to John-O'Groats. They started their hike in August 2020 and afflved at their destination in December 2020. The team managed to fundraise a fantastic £3000 for Andover Twenty1. Progress was published on social media regularly throughout the hike and raised fantastic public awareness for the chariVs cause. National Lottery Community Fund Andover Twenty1 successfvlty won a grant from the The National Lottery Communty Fund for £9000 to nd a special Speech and Language Therapy projecL Speaking Space Therapists provided 7 {8) children individual Speech and Language Therapy on a monthly basis from November 2020 to April 2021. Wrth the remaining funds the charity were able to purchase valuable Speech aids for the resource library, which all members ofAndover Twenty1 can boOw. Andover Twenty1 Christmas Cards Before Christmas 2020 Andover Twenty1 joined forces wtih local artistArt Willow Soul. Andover Twenty1 children created their own stars or snowmen. whith were then incorporated into beautiful christmas Gards for Andover Twenty1. These were quickly sold out raising fantastiG awareness and £125 for the charity.
21 March 2021 World Down's Syndrome Day (WDSD) We always support Wodd Doym's Syndrome Day on 21st March and are very gratefvl to the many local schools and businesses that encourage their staff and students lo wear 'Lots of SoGks' for the day and raise money for Andover Twenty1. This year WDSD occurred in lockdown. Nevertheless schools and businesses still took part and we were able to raise awareness and funds. Andover Twenty1 joined wtth Love Andover and Canto Gelato Ice Cream to hold a 'Window Wanderfand, Competition. AJI over Andover people filled their windows wilh Colortul socks to mark World Down Syndrome Day. The winners of the best window received a vou¢her to spend in Ihe favourile ice cream cafe in Andover Town Centre. This was all advertised in social media and raised great local awareness of our tharity and the Down Syndrome Communty. In addition Andover Twenty1 sold branded hoodies to raise ndS and awareness and schools participated in a 'Lots of Swks, colouring cx)mpetition. The overall winners received donated prizes and all school winners received Andover Twenty1 badges. MUJV MUJV provides 24hour emergency callout ServIS for armed service utilities. In January 2020 we were chosen to be their charity for the year. Unfortunately the Coronavirus restriction again redu(td opporiunities for fundraising. Consequenuy MUJV Continued to fundraise for Andover Twenty1 into 2021 and raised a totsl of £2500 this finanaal year. Andover Camival In February 2020 Andover Twenty1 were chosen to be one of 2 charities supported at the Andover Camival in July 2020. Unfortunately the Camival was postponed until July 2021 but in the meanlime the Camival team have continued to raise avreneSS of Andover Twenty1 in the local community. Andover Twenty1 will still be the one of the chosen charities to benefit from any PrOdS when the camival is able to go ahead.
Trustee Financial Report Total receipts on unrestricted funds were £14.170 whh is a decrease of 430A from last year. This is in part due to a (pre pandemic) dectsion to not repeat the extremely successfvl auction event annually to prevent event fatigue. Then of course the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on ftjndraising opportunttses has been extreme. The 2019 Gift Aid amount collected after last financial year's end totalled £239. Once agair) this year's gift aid daim wll be submitted after year end. This yearAndover Twenty1 signed up to use Virgin Money Giving as a fundraising platform, one of the perks of this platform is automatic gift aid colleclion on our behalF. This means we will re1ve gift aid throughout the year on eligible donations instead of one lump sum vthen submitted to HMRC. This method also alleviates admin work required to submit the daim. The charity has also been accepted for a Non-Profit Paypal account. This means donations Gan be acpted easily, the Paypal Grving Fund can automatically donate to us and in the fijture a physical POS device can be used at events. We've received £460 via the Paypal Giving Fund (donations via Facebook). Amazon Smile donations totslled £128 this year which is a massive increase from last yearfs £16. More and more people hav8 chos8n Andover Twenty1 to be theirAmazon Smile beneficiary. Expansion of services has once again meant an increase in costs. The chaiity is now offering se1mS to 20 children. However due to the servir£ adaptstions in response to the Coronavirus pandemic the costs do not reflect what we would have spent this year if Covid had not happeneAI. We spent £8,037 on all setvices this year, although pre pandemic costs were estimated at £12,000. This year's increase is due to doubling EDG for Toddler and Preschool groups, something that the charity feels greatty boosts member's developmenL This change positively impacted 4 members aged 24, next year Ihis will POSTlively impact 6 members aged 24. Unfortunately we have seen some impact on fundraising due to Covid-19. However, we have been pleasantly surprised by different opportunittes and 5UPPOrt. In August 2020 we raised over £3000 via our virtual walk to John O'Groats, WDSD 2021 raised £622 even though the charity was focused on raising awareness instead of funds this year. We also had some generous donations from businesses and organisations this year. MUJV. UK Power Nehvorks. Midland Sandblast Trust. Border Lodge Freemasons. HSBC Andover. JosephJoseph and the Andover COQP Dtstribulion Centre. Reserves Policy It is Andover Twenty1's policy to maintain a balance on unrestrtcted funds {rf possible). which equates to at least 2 academic years of Ix)re Servi payments. currently equivalent to £25,000. (Sept 2021 & Sept 2022)
'COVID-19AMENDMENf Due to the Quent financial UnrtaInty and irtability to fvndraise using traditional methods, we have amended the reserves policy to now include 3 academic years of core setvice payments, currenlly equivalent to £37.51)0. (Sept 2021. Sept 2022 & Sept 2023) This will ensure continuity of service for our rrent service users. At the time of reporbng Andover Twenty1 has an unrestricted fijnd balance in excess of £38,000, so we are at this targeL We will review the Covid-19 amendment at the end of the next financial year (April 2022). Structure. Governance & Management Administrative Information Andover Twenty 1 operates in Andover, Hampshire and up to a 25 mile radius of Andover. The Corresponden address is currently 79 Peake Way, Charlton. Andover, SPI0 4FA. Andover Twenty 1 is a Foundation CIO in which it's onty voting members are the trustees. A Committ composed of all the trustees and some non-trustees manage the day to day running of the charity. Andover Twenty 1 is a registered charity in England & Wales No. 1183166. Trustees: Ami Tumer- Trustee responsible for Safeguarding Anna Fauvelle - Trustee rèsponsible for Finan and Chair Libby Matlhews Rowen Gower Clare Brisbane (retired Oct 2020) Louise Benning Non-trustee committee members: Jennifer Ogg Treasurer Kery Mad(enzie In the 2020 Financial year the commiilee met three times. Trustees were invited to attend on one occasion but met independently On in the year. Now restrictions have eased. Cornmittee meetings have resumed monlhly and Trustees Quarterly.
Receipts & Payments Account Unrestricted Restricted Endowment fvnds funds Funds Total Funds Total Last Year Receipts Donations- introduced on registration 14948 General Donations 9083 9083 13615 Fundraising Events 5087 5087 19149 National Lottery Community Fund 9000 9000 Total reIpts 14170 9000 23170 47712 Payments Activities (Inc Travel Costs) 8037 8037 7057 Venue Hire 641 Fundraising Costs 728 728 5087 Processing Fees 510 510 127 Speech Therapy (NLCF) 7604 Insurance l Overheads 751 751 151 Total paynMts 10026 7604 17630 13063 Net of Receiptsllpayments) 4144 1396 5540 34649 Cash funds last year end 34649 Statements of Assets & Liabilities Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds Funds Cash fvnds HSBC Current AcLx)unt 1396 Paypal Account 745 Totsl cash funds 38792 1396
Trustee Sign Off LV 2£ 06.11 Anna Fauvelle (Chair) ouise Bennlng Date tofvJ Iq Av5 LLOI 20 21 Rowen Gower as D?. aoo I Elizabeth Matthews 14 08 2011 Ami Jayne Tumer ?2 C(.21 Jennifer Ogg Date
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIANO ANO WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a fro To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlcted Restricted nds Endowment lunds Totsl funds Last year tothe nea¥e8t tolhe nearest£ iothe nEare5t£ tothe np$t£ to nÈarest£ A1 Receipts 14,948 13.615 19.149 Gen1 Donati¢ns Fundraiyng Events N?tional Lottery C(wtnuntiy FutKf 5.087 900 Sub total(Gross income for AR) 14170 23.170 47,712 A2 Asset and investrftent sales. {see table). Sub total 14.170 23.170 47.712 SeM¢es Venue Hire Fundr81*ng Costs Pi¢Kessing Fees SpÈÈth INLCn InSUre lQvertEas Travd Costs 4037 6.353 641 728 510 510 1ZI 751 751 151 Sub totsl 1Q026 17AO 13,063 A4 Asset and itwestment purctMses, (see table Sub total 10,026 17MJ 13,063 Net of re¢eipW(payments) AS Trdnsfets betsveen funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 4.144 1.396 34.649 34,649 38.793 1.396 40.189 34,649 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 1710612021
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrlcted funds Restrict¢d funds to r*arest£ Endowment funds Cateqories Details to nparest£ 81 Cash funds 745 Tofal cash funds 38.793 1.396 sl) Restiicted funds tOTeSt£ Endowment funds fun(ts Details to nearest£ Fund towhKh Cur¥ent valup Ilorta Dctails Fund to whKh CurTent val tior1 Details Cortl¢Wiona B4 Assets retained for the charty's own use Furwj tovth Amount dup When due ot Details B5 Liabilities SwJned by one orts¥o truste on behats[ all the trustees PMI Name Dale of roval OSA CCXX A2 aco)unts {SSI 171(A12021