Su:p.Tr TIN6 PEO E WITr1 DOWN'S SYNDRr)fy E Andover Twenty1 Trustee Annual Report May 2023- April 2024 Aims & Purposes Andover Twenty1 is a parent4ed Chaiity. Cijr purp)se ts to [VIde support to people wth Down's Syndrome and their families. from birth and through 001. We want our members to reach their potential, both socialty arKI aCademlly. The charity is currently only supporting children and their families but will (ntinue to support them as they grow into adulthcM)d. We support children with t)own's Syndrome. and their sclK)ols, to ensure the best possible educational experien and outcome. We encourage them to be fvlly induded within their local community and recognised as a frsend, not as someone different or misunderstood. We know that children with Down's Syndrome can succeed when given the opportunity and with the right support. Andover is at the heart of our tharity and part of [15 name because that is where we started. It is also the centre point of the area we support. We support children arKI their families who live within 8 25 mile radius of Andover incknding Newbury. Winchester and Salisbury as well as smaller towns and villages. Objectives & Activities Our Support Groups The charity held quarterly Weekend Stsy and Play sessions to enable siblings, parents and grandparents to gèt together. There have been Chrisknas. Easter and birthday themed sessions. The attendance has been varied but definitety decreased Sin last year. With between 5 and 8 families attending any one session. The decision has been made lo reduce these sessions to Iwice yearly and to vary the location and the activity. Thè next session is to be a PiclC in the Park with a bcyjncy castle. The charity has also rnade the decision to revert back to ernail newsletter5 alongside publishing the events on social media. We hope this will increase engagemenL
Early Development Groups For our babies 6 months to 18 months dd. Andover Twenty1 hc6ts rntY Early Development Groups. For presch¢)ol age thiklren" 18 months to 4 years old and some children who have decelerated. Andovèr Twenty1 hosts fortnightly Earfy Developmenl Groups facilitated by LETS Go! UK. These sessons teach the children a wide range of skills to help them meet their development MaestceS and provide a ffirm fourKlaton for further leaming. School Advisory Service Every Andover Twenty1 member of school age in a mainstream sdN)ol is eligib18 to apply for inclusion in the School Advisory SeNce (SAS). Participation is lty funded by Andover Twenty1 and approval is required by the child's schcM)l. The purpose of the SAS is to F0vIde a qualfied bridge belween students with Down's Syndrome, their families and the schcM)l they attend. The servio re¢c¥3nises that not all mainstream schools have experien of, and expertise in. teaching children with Down's Syndrome. The speciabst advisor, provided by LETS Go! UK visits children participating in the scheme for half a day every temi. thjring each visit the chikj is observed wrlhin thè dassroom and LetsGo! UK listens to any specific educational or behaviourdl cOnmS the teaching stsff may have. They will also perfomi individual one4owone assessments Consering th8 oJrr8nt level of devek)pment and progress. They will then discuss and develop targets with teaching staff and family. If a chikj is transitioning from Mainstream to a Specialist schocA Andover Twentyl will provide a transition session within the schc(*l to enable a handover of knowledge frorn Lets Go to the new school. Currenty Lets Go UK do not provide an advisory service to Special SchTh)Is but it is fett a transits'on session is valuable to pass on relevant inf0mtIOn about Ihe individual child. Training Andover Twenty1 provKles training for parents. txesthomjls and schcKAs. t(sth mainstream and specialist schools. Training sessions have been u)nduded: in-person for Primary School staffl parents and on4ine evening sessions for preschcd parents and staff. The purpose of the training is to htghlight 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 topics induding: Inclusion Communication. speech and language Memory Play, cognition and social skills Managing behaviour Drfferentialion Literacy Number Independence
In this finanaal year we only provided 1 training seSSn. ndUcted by LETS Go. This training was a full day for wofessionals and parents, hekl at The Lights, Andover. 22 people attended this session with representation from most schools supporting our members. We made the decision to not overload training this year due to decreased engagement and nol wanting to repeat subjects too frequenlly. Last year there were 4 sessions and parti(apants. Achievements and Performance Membership This year Andover T¥nty1'S membership has increased by 3 families.This year Andover Tw8nty1 has provided services for 22 Children. up from 20 last year. Early Development Groups During the last year Al0ver Twenty1 provided Earty Development GrpS for the following numbers of children: Ouring the period - May- September 2023 During the period - September 202& May 2024 children 5 children School Advisory Servi During the last year Andover Twenty1 provided the School Advisory Service for the folk)wing numbers of children: During the perK)d - May- September 2023 During the period - September 2023- May 2024 14 children 16 children Training Andover Twenty1 provided 1 training session, presented by Lets Go UK. This session was a 11 day hosted by The Lights, attended by 22 professionals and parents of members. The training was vary well received and will be reated annually. Monthty Stay & Play The Baby Sensory Room Sessions were discLYttinued in Dec 2022 due to lack of attendan. This is due lo less members within the appropriate age range. We continue to review appetite to reinstate thvse sessions or similar. 4 Weekend Stay and Plays were held during the year. Less famikes attended these events than last year. We are unsure why engagement has decr&%ed but we intend to switch to bigger events bi-annualty and see rf that makes a differ8nc8. Resource Library In March 2021 Andover Twenty1 launthed thEYr Resource Library. A fantastic resource for its members. The Library hotds a huge variety of useful things for parents lo borrow. From books on education and physiotherapy equipment. trj sensory toys and Speech and
Language aids. All of which are expensive for our nwibers to purchase themselves. These can be brx)ked out and borro for free by AThkner Twenty1 Members. We still do not have good engagement with the library. we intend to cntsct sch(Kils directly about possibty borrowing s(The resour. Previousty all loans went through parents which may have been preventing access. Fundraising & Awareness Andover Twenty1 is entirely deperKlent on grants and donations to provide services lo its members. During this financial year we have been supp)rted by the following events and businesses: Salisbury Art Fair During October 2023. two artists Ldu CokjY and Eliza Butterworlh exhibited their artwork at Salisbury Cathedral School. They generousty donated 15% of their proceeds to Andover Twenty1 which carre to £433. Track Day July 2023 EMM London arranged a track day at Goodw(x)d ratxourse. Racers broh1 their own cars to race on the track. EMM generousty donated £2226 of the woceeds from the day to Andover Twenty1 The CO4lp Community Fund We were lucky to be chosen as a recipient of the COQp Community Fund. They donat8d £1082 as part of their support of their local (x)mmunty. 21st March 2024 World Down's Syndrome Day (WDSD) This Yearfs World Dovms Syndrome Day stsrted a new inttiattve, Odd Sock Bunting. Andover and Salisbury Stations, I(1 schools and bugnesses and Andover High Street. Displayed Od Sock bunting to raise awareness and funds for Andover Twenty1. A fantastic £921 was raised for A21. MUJV kindty volunteered th8ir time to help erect the bunting across Andover, Salibury and Tidworth. MUJV This year we again MUJV kindly chose us as their charity for the yeaT. they raised funds for us across the year by holding a gjlf day and a pub quiz. They raised a fantastic £1900. Harewood Forest Run Following the SucsS of the Thruxion Run this year we decided to enter a more local run in the Harewood Forest. Appr0matelY 20 peoFAe took part. raising a wonderful £1730 toward our services.
ASDA Fundraising Day Adsa allowed Andover Twenty1 to shake tins at tr1r Andover Store this year and the public wera very Inte$ted in what we do and super generous. raising a massive £130 for us in one day. Thank you to all those who vdunteered tr) help us raise funds and those who generousty donated!
Trustee Financial Report Total receipts on unrestricted funds were £16,677 which is a slight decrease of £1.500 from last year. Previous financial year we had some one-off fijndraising oppx)rtuntties whth were extremely successful. Overall w& are quite happy with fuThJraising this y8ar. Gift aid last year totslled £364, this is down from last year due to less campaons through chuffed which automatically asks for and collects Gift Aid donations. Our annual run was also moved so grft aid fvndraising for that will appear next time. Gift Aid year end 2024 will be submitted shoruy and will appear in next year's rep(KL Service costs this year were stable and within bget. We supported a similar number of children Ihis year arKI services did not change. All services for the entire year had the 200/0 VAT incrèase that began last financial year, that means our overall spend was significantly increased. Overall we actually spent £3,200 more for the same services. The charity now offers seNices to 21 children. Early development groups. school seNic8 & our training program all together cost £18.122. Which is actually under the £20.500 estimated in the 2023124 budgeLThe mileage alkrated is always estimated. so this is the cause of the dtfference. alongside the reduced training prcKJramm8 this year. Overall our individual fvndraising efforts thts year haven't prcKluced as many donations as last year. Ajthough we had some generous donations from businesses and organisations., Endeavour School, South Central Ambulan SviCe. Portway Infants sch(1, Friends of Salisbury Cathedral, Caslle SchocA. ASDA. Salisbury & Andover Train Stations. EMM and MUJV. Some generous personal donations have been repeated this year and a funeral collection was held for one of our member families, benefiting Andover Twenty1. We were once again named as MUJV'S charity of the year for 2023. w8 have a fantastic relationship with the organisation. over the ¢x)urse of the year they held mult¥)le events for our benefit totaling almost £1,900. We are looking to gain similar relationships with other local businesses and organisations. Additionally we have a plan in place to securè more grants this year trustees and committee members being asked to investigate opportunities and bring them to the table. We applied for 1 grant I scheme this year. the C(>Op Community fvnd. which we won. At time of WTiting we have received £1082 frDm this scheme with a second payment of an unknown amount to be paid to us in Oct 2024. This ye8r's financials ended up at 1,729 (unrestn'cted funds) We consid8r this a Successful year due to the additional 20% cost for services. We have stabilised our finanS over the last 2 financial years since the large deficit in 2021122. Goin9 fotward we see no changes required to our o)re servÈces. but equally there is not enough in reseNes to commit to expanding services.
Reserves Policy It is Andover Twenty1's policy to maintain a balan on unrestricted funds (rf possible), which equates to at least 2 academic years of o)r8 service payments, currently equivalent to £42,000. induding VAT. (Sept 2024 & Sept 2025) Our Cuent reserves sit at £33.416, approximately 1.5 years of services. Structure, Governance & Management Administrative Information Andover Twenty 1 operates in Andover, Hampshire and up to 8 25 mile radius of Andover. The correspondence address is currenty 79 Peake Way. Charlton, Andover, SP10 4FA. Andover Twenty 1 is a Foundation CIO in whth its only voting members are the trustees. A committee fX)mposed of trustees manage the day to day running of the charity. Andover Twenty 1 is a registered thanty in Erland & Wales No. 1183166. Trustees: Anna Fauvelle - Trust Chairperson Jennrfer Ogg -Treasurer ice Leuenberger- Trustee responsitAe for Safeguarding Libby Matthews Rowen Gower Louise Benning Kerry Mackenzie In the 2023124 Financial year the committee met 11 times overseen by &5 trustees. All trustees were invited to Trustee Updale meetings. 3 tlmes across the year. All Trustees were consulted for decisions throughout the year. Trustees voted on 1 occasion, 1 time for service budget adjustments.
Receipts & Payments Account Receipts Unrestricted Restricted fijnds fvnds Endowffont Funds Total Funds Total Last Year General Donations 8286 8286 12009 Fundraising Events 7180 7180 5933 Schemes (Gift Aid, Amazon Smile) 1211 1211 161 Sales (Christmas Cards) 108 Total receipts 16677 16677 18211 Payments Services 18122 18122 14901 Venue Hire 180 Fundraising Costs 67 67 31 Insuran l Overheads 217 217 241 Merchandise (Christrnas Cards 210 Total payments 18,406 18.406 15563 Net of Receiptsl(payments) -1729 -1729 2648 Cash funds last year end 35145 35145 32497 Cash fvnds this year end 33416 33416
Statements of Assets & Liabilities Cash funds Unrestricted Restricted funds funds Endowment Funds HSBC Curr8nt Ac{Unt 33,087 Paypal Account 209 Petty Cash 120 Total cash funds 33416
Trustee Sign Off Anna Fauvelle (Chalr) lo Louise Benning Rowen Gower Date 0Tr11012Q4 Jennrfer Ogg Date I/IO/t¢ Kerry Mackenzie Date 04. 10 .z(t Alica Leuenbèrgor Date r/,.12'5
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES 1183166 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period To 01fiM023 Section A Receipts and payments Unre¥tri¢ted funds Restricted funds Endowment Total funds 75t y•ar A1 Rèeei 12.IXIg FurKSraisiro Events scthrs (Smde. GfftAKJ etcl sa Ichrisbias C*dsl 7.IKI 7.180 1211 Sub total1Gft for ARJ 16.677 16.fjTT 18,211 A2 Asset and investment les. Is•• tsbl¢}. Sub totsi 16.fj77 16.6TI 18.211 A3Pa Servi$ Venue Hire Fundraisw Costs Insura l(kn Merth¥dse IChnstrna5 Cards) 14122 18.122 14.1 31 241 210 217 217 Sub total 18. 18J06 15,563 A4 Asset and investment see tablel Sub total 18A06 18M06 15.563 Net ofr•wpW{paymentsJ . 1.729 1,729 A6 C4$h fvnds last year end Cash funds this ye•r end 35.145 33,416 35.145 33.416 CCXX R1 acts)wts ISSI 04110r2024
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrèstrieted Restricted nd$ Endowment funds ) nerp5t£ Categories Detalls B1 Cash funds lal Total ush funds 33A16 XJWS)) funds fvnds fvnds to rwrest£ Details FUndtOT•fft¢h Detarls Co¥t towh Curnt val Detsils B4 Assets retalned for the charity's own usè lThen d Details BS Liabilities Signed by one trust on tehafof all the trustees Sb3nabJre kh tFPth4 V£ 07.10. CCXX R2 a¢xounts ISSI 04110r2024