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2022-11-10-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 11[th] November 2021 To 10[th] November 2022

Charity name: M2 SPED Awareness

Charity registration number: 1183367

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 The purposes of the CIO are:
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for the public benefit to advance the
education of school age children
attending London schools in Special
Educational Differences (SPEDs)
such as Dyslexia, Autism and
ADHD.
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To promote equality and diversity
by advancing and raising
awareness in these domains.
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		 During the November 2021- February 2022
period, the charity continued its existing
work of delivering sessions to year 10
students in Harris Academy Boys East
Dulwich. Sessions covered common
challenges experienced by members of the
SPED community with Autism and ADHD
such as media portrayal, acceptance in the
community and mental health.
Like previous years, Students were
encouraged to think of ideas in which in
February 2022 they gave presentations to
fellow peers in their year group thinking of a
creative way to tackle stigma facing a
particular group of the SPED community.
The sessions were delivered by both the
Trustees of the organisation and paid staff.
Paid staff accounted for £33 during this
period.
During April-October 2023, the Charity
supported the Ukrainian cause and
gathered and donated £300 to the cause.
In August 2022, the charity recruited a
charity assistant who will aid the charity in
terms of liasoning with schools for our
programmes to be run and aid trustees in
keeping on top of their tasks. As of August
2022 to November 2022, the charity
assistant accounted for £140 during this
period.
Between August 2022- November 2022,
the charity has trained staff who were
delivering our remote programme to Year
12 students from different schools across
London which focussed on cultural stigma
and its effects on the Neurodiverse
community. Staff costs accounted for £74
during this period.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 We can confirm that the Trustees,
Mitchell Osei-Junior (Co-Founder,
Chairman), Mayya Vorona (Co-Founder,
Secretary) and Kelvin Naicker
(Treasurer) have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.

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SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/A Para 1.38

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Policy on social investment
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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 During the Course of September 2021-
February 2022 and September 2022-
Present, the Charity has been delivering
workshops via an online summer school to
year 12 students in London and Year 10
students in Harris Academy Boys East
Dulwich (the earlier which is still ongoing at
the end of the financial period). Both works
to raise Awareness of neurodiversity, the
sources of stigmatisation and the effects it
could have on the neurodiverse
community. Additionally, workshops have
been delivered to doctors working at
UHNM trust on dyslexia and autism
awareness. The following positive impacts
were generated.

Impact on the Neurodiverse Community: A market research survey covered with the year 10s demonstrated an overall positive change in perceptions of dyslexia and Autism, with an overall 85.5% percent accuracy increase on the traits associated with these special educational differences. Additionally, prior to the programme 63.3% of the students stated they felt confident with supporting their fellow neurodiverse peers socially and emotionally. This boosted to 88.5% post the year 10 programme. All students of the Year 10 programme also delivered a session to fellow year 10 students in their school raising awareness on a particular SPED group of choice. This is the first time that students had all gone out to raise awareness on SPEDs after what they have learnt from the programme. Overall, 100% of the students on the programme reported that they felt confident in their development of their communication skills, decision making skills, analytical and critical thinking skills to raise awareness to the general public. Ratings of our Sessions and its impact on self-development of the students who attend: 100% of the participants rated all the sessions of the programme excellent or outstanding. The session showed to have the most significant impact was the conversations

with the SPED community session, which the year 12 students get a chance to converse with a guest about their lived experience of having a SPED. Two of the feedbacks can be seen below “ My discussion with Humza, as well as the programme, has given me the confidence to discuss SPEDs and be more open about it. Before the interview with Humza, I didn't understand the gravity of exactly how underdiagnosed SPEDs are.” And “ Talking with Linda allowed me to hear, firsthand about the impact SPEDs have on an individual but more importantly the way that being a member of the SPED community has impacted Linda as a member of the Black and Minority Ethnic community from before her diagnosis to where she is now and what she has achieved .” Charity activity (Raising neurodiveristy awareness in healthcare): During October 2020, two sessions on neurodiversity awareness based on dyslexia and autism were delivered to medical doctors in University Hospitals of North Midlands trust. All participants felt more confident in supporting fellow workers with dyslexia and making adjustments for hospital patients with Autism after the sessions.

Example of feedback “ Very well presented. Went over things systematically and good points on how we can improve the workplace for dyslexia which I never thought of.”

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Achievements against
objectives set		 Para 1.41 See above section for “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.”For achievements
against objectives set.
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41 This financial year, the charity has been
raising funds both online means.
Through advertisement online via our
charity social media pages, we have been
gathering online donations on our
GoFundMe page, AmazonSmile Donations
and PayPal donations page.
Our GoFundMe Page has gathered a total
of £300 between April 2022 to November
2022, however this was to give support to
the Ukrainian cause via just giving.
Our PayPal donations has amassed £12.31
Between November 2021 to November
2022.

Our Amazon Smile donations has amassed £5.00 The Charity has also been collecting contribution from family and friends which has contributed to £233.00 during this financial period. Summary of Donations received between November 2021 to November 2022 GoFundMe= £300.00 PayPal Donations= £12.31 AmazonSmile Donations=£5.00 Family and Friend Contributions= £233.00 Total gathered during financial period from donations= £550.31 The organisation does not hold any investments. Investment performance against objectives Para 1.41 N/A Other

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21 At the End of the Financial Period- as of
10thNovember 2022;
The Charity has:
Bank Balance: £2.03
GoFundMe Balance:£90.00
PayPal Funding Balance:£12.31
Total Balance= £104.04
The Charity plans to raise for the next
Financial Period
GoFundMe+ PayPal Funding
Expectations= £150
Family & Friends Donation contribution=
£400
Support through grants for Not-for-profit
organisations= £1000
Total= £1,550
The charity plans to spend during the
next Financial Period
Summer School Programme associated
costs
(These costs will cover marketing, staff for
the sessions, Administrative costs such as
acquiring Enhanced DBS for staff to work
with the students and Setting up and
maintaining Moodle for online programme)=
£390.00
Year 10 and 12 Programme School
Sessions associated costs (these costs will
cover staff runningthe sessions and
administrative costs such acquiring
Enhanced DBS for staff to work with the
students and purchasing uniform) =
£262.00
Total= £652.00
Therefore, the charity plans to have
spare at the end of the financial period
as a safety budget
Calculated as Expected Raising –
Expected Spending= £898.00
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 The Charity currently has no policy for
holding reserves, as it is currently has not
raised enough to have a reserves policy.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 The charity currently has no reserves for
the reason stated in “statement explaining
the policy for holding reserves stating why
they are held”.
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22 The Charity currently has no policy for
holding reserves, as it is currently has not
raised enough to have a reserves policy.
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24 The charity currently has no fund materially
in deficit.
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 Para 1.23 As of November 2022, the only uncertainty
remains on securing a grant to supplement
our charity.
However, donations from families and
friends have remained stable despite the
pandemic and continues to be a supportive
source of running our programmes.
Therefore, the charity will continue with its
scaled down programmes by delivering
onlytheyear 12 and summer school

programme to accommodate for the budget remaining for the charity. With remote versions of the programmes being a substitute for the face-to-face costs of the programmes if required.

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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)		 Para 1.47 See “Review of the charity’s financial
position at the end of the period” for
information regarding principal sources of
funds.
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46 The charity does not have any investments.
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity		 Para 1.46 The only risk facing the charity is the effect
of not securing a grant on programmes.
The charity has continued to deliver a year
10 and 12 programme, whilst the charity
focused on gaining donations and will
continue to review whether programmes
need to be given in an online capacity to
limit the costs of the programmes.
Other N/A

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)
Para 1.25		 Charity commission model constitution-
Foundation model
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25 CIO
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 Trustees are selected for appointment on
the basis of their skills, knowledge and
experience needed for the effective
administration of the CIO.
Decisions of who is made a trustee is a
decision made by the existing trustees of
M2 SPED Awareness.
Individuals who may be suitable for the role
provide a CV which documents their
knowledge, skills and experience. This is
followed by an interview with standardised
questions to fairly assess who will be more
suitable for the role of trustee. CVs and
Interviews are assessed by the existing
trustees.
Upon successful admission, the trustee are
given a formal training session which
covers our charity’s activities, and their role
and responsibilities in further detail. This is
followed by a 1 month “shadowing and
handover” period in order to familiarise
themselves with our charity’s activities and
take on more responsibilities.

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Upon successful admission, the trustee must be given a formal training session which covers our charity’s activities, and

Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees		 Para 1.51 their role and responsibilities in further
detail. This is followed by a 1 month
“shadowing and handover” period in order
to familiarise themselves with our charity’s
activities and take on more responsibilities.
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works		 Para 1.51 The charity splits its branches of operations
into streams:
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Year 10 & summer programmes
(Lead Trustee: Mayya)
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Year 12 programmes (Lead
Trustee: Kelvin)
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Assessments and Mentoring
programme (Lead Trustee: Mitchell)
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Marketing (Lead Trustee: Mayya)
Each branch is lead by a Trustee who is
responsible for the executive decisions,
forming events and shifts associated with
each stream, as well as training and
briefing staff allocated to deliver sessions or
work associated with that stream.
Staff are asked to write debriefs of their
sessions and shifts in order for the stream
lead to document and discuss in the 3-
monthly trustee mid-term review meetings.
Relationship with any
related parties		 Para 1.51 The charity has no existing relationships
with any parties.
Other N/A

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name M2 SPED Awareness
Other name the charity uses N/A
Registered charity number 1183367
Charity’s principal address Flat A,
197 Ferme Park Road
Crouch End
London
N8 9BS

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**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Mayya Vorona Co-founder,
Secretary		 10thMay 2019- Present Any of the current trustees
are entitled to appoint
trustees.
Mitchell Osei-
Junior		 Co-founder,
Chairperson		 10thMay 2019- 14th
February2023
Kelvin Naicker Treasurer 7thJanuary 2020 – 14th
February2023

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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name N/A

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Mitchell Osei-Junior 10th May 2019 - Present

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets There are no assets held in any capacity by the charity. held in this capacity

Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

There are no exemptions from disclosure.

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) Full name(s) Kelvin Naicker Mitchell Osei-Junior[Mayya Vorona ] Position (eg Secretary, Treasurer Chairman Secretary Chair, etc) Date 02/01/23

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