
## **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** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The purposes of the CIO are:<br>-<br>for the public benefit to advance the<br>education of school age children<br>attending London schools in Special<br>Educational Differences (SPEDs)<br>such as Dyslexia, Autism and<br>ADHD.<br>-<br>To promote equality and diversity<br>by advancing and raising<br>awareness in these domains.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|During the November 2021- February 2022<br>period, the charity continued its existing<br>work of delivering sessions to year 10<br>students in Harris Academy Boys East<br>Dulwich. Sessions covered common<br>challenges experienced by members of the<br>SPED community with Autism and ADHD<br>such as media portrayal, acceptance in the<br>community and mental health.<br>Like previous years, Students were<br>encouraged to think of ideas in which in<br>February 2022 they gave presentations to<br>fellow peers in their year group thinking of a<br>creative way to tackle stigma facing a<br>particular group of the SPED community.<br>The sessions were delivered by both the<br>Trustees of the organisation and paid staff.<br>Paid staff accounted for £33 during this<br>period.|





|||During April-October 2023, the Charity<br>supported the Ukrainian cause and<br>gathered and donated £300 to the cause.<br>In August 2022, the charity recruited a<br>charity assistant who will aid the charity in<br>terms of liasoning with schools for our<br>programmes to be run and aid trustees in<br>keeping on top of their tasks. As of August<br>2022 to November 2022, the charity<br>assistant accounted for £140 during this<br>period.<br>Between August 2022- November 2022,<br>the charity has trained staff who were<br>delivering our remote programme to Year<br>12 students from different schools across<br>London which focussed on cultural stigma<br>and its effects on the Neurodiverse<br>community. Staff costs accounted for £74<br>during this period.|
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|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**We can confirm that the Trustees,**<br>**Mitchell Osei-Junior (Co-Founder,**<br>**Chairman), Mayya Vorona (Co-Founder,**<br>**Secretary) and Kelvin Naicker**<br>**(Treasurer) have had regard to the**<br>**guidance issued by the Charity**<br>**Commission on public benefit.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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




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Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment<br>N/A<br>Para 1.38<br>Contribution made by<br>volunteers<br>N/A<br>Other<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|During the Course of September 2021-<br>February 2022 and September 2022-<br>Present, the Charity has been delivering<br>workshops via an online summer school to<br>year 12 students in London and Year 10<br>students in Harris Academy Boys East<br>Dulwich (the earlier which is still ongoing at<br>the end of the financial period). Both works<br>to raise Awareness of neurodiversity, the<br>sources of stigmatisation and the effects it<br>could have on the neurodiverse<br>community. Additionally, workshops have<br>been delivered to doctors working at<br>UHNM trust on dyslexia and autism<br>awareness. The following positive impacts<br>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<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|**See above section for “**Summary of the<br>main achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the charity’s work<br>has made to the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider benefits to<br>society as a whole.”**For achievements**<br>**against objectives set.**|
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|This financial year, the charity has been<br>raising funds both online means.<br>Through advertisement online via our<br>charity social media pages, we have been<br>gathering online donations on our<br>GoFundMe page, AmazonSmile Donations<br>and PayPal donations page.<br>Our GoFundMe Page has gathered a total<br>of £300 between April 2022 to November<br>2022, however this was to give support to<br>the Ukrainian cause via just giving.<br>Our PayPal donations has amassed £12.31<br>Between November 2021 to November<br>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<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21||At the End of the Financial Period- as of<br>10thNovember 2022;<br>**The Charity has:**<br>_Bank Balance: £2.03_<br>_GoFundMe Balance:_£90.00<br>_PayPal Funding Balance:_£12.31<br>**Total Balance=** **£104.04**<br>**The Charity plans to raise for the next**<br>**Financial Period**<br>GoFundMe+ PayPal Funding<br>Expectations= £150<br>Family & Friends Donation contribution=<br>£400<br>Support through grants for Not-for-profit<br>organisations= £1000<br>**Total= £1,550**<br>**The charity plans to spend during the**<br>**next Financial Period**<br>Summer School Programme associated<br>costs<br>(These costs will cover marketing, staff for<br>the sessions, Administrative costs such as<br>acquiring Enhanced DBS for staff to work<br>with the students and Setting up and<br>maintaining Moodle for online programme)=<br>**£390.00**<br>Year 10 and 12 Programme School<br>Sessions associated costs (these costs will<br>cover staff runningthe sessions and|
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||||administrative costs such acquiring<br>Enhanced DBS for staff to work with the<br>students and purchasing uniform) =<br>**£262.00**<br>**Total= £652.00**<br>**Therefore, the charity plans to have**<br>**spare at the end of the financial period**<br>**as a safety budget**<br>**Calculated as Expected Raising –**<br>**Expected Spending=  £898.00**|
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|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22||The Charity currently has no policy for<br>holding reserves, as it is currently has not<br>raised enough to have a reserves policy.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||The charity currently has no reserves for<br>the reason stated in “statement explaining<br>the policy for holding reserves stating why<br>they are held”.|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||The Charity currently has no policy for<br>holding reserves, as it is currently has not<br>raised enough to have a reserves policy.|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||The charity currently has no fund materially<br>in deficit.|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||As of November 2022, the only uncertainty<br>remains on securing a grant to supplement<br>our charity.<br>However, donations from families and<br>friends have remained stable despite the<br>pandemic and continues to be a supportive<br>source of running our programmes.<br>Therefore, the charity will continue with its<br>scaled down programmes by delivering<br>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. 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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



|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|<br>Para 1.25|Charity commission model constitution-<br>Foundation model|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are selected for appointment on<br>the basis of their skills, knowledge and<br>experience needed for the effective<br>administration of the CIO.<br>Decisions of who is made a trustee is a<br>decision made by the existing trustees of<br>M2 SPED Awareness.<br>Individuals who may be suitable for the role<br>provide a CV which documents their<br>knowledge, skills and experience. This is<br>followed by an interview with standardised<br>questions to fairly assess who will be more<br>suitable for the role of trustee. CVs and<br>Interviews are assessed by the existing<br>trustees.<br>Upon successful admission, the trustee are<br>given a formal training session which<br>covers our charity’s activities, and their role<br>and responsibilities in further detail. This is<br>followed by a 1 month “shadowing and<br>handover” period in order to familiarise<br>themselves with our charity’s activities and<br>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<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|their role and responsibilities in further<br>detail. This is followed by a 1 month<br>“shadowing and handover” period in order<br>to familiarise themselves with our charity’s<br>activities and take on more responsibilities.|
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|The charity splits its branches of operations<br>into streams:<br>-<br>Year 10 & summer programmes<br>(Lead Trustee: Mayya)<br>-<br>Year 12 programmes (Lead<br>Trustee: Kelvin)<br>-<br>Assessments and Mentoring<br>programme (Lead Trustee: Mitchell)<br>-<br>Marketing (Lead Trustee: Mayya)<br>Each branch is lead by a Trustee who is<br>responsible for the executive decisions,<br>forming events and shifts associated with<br>each stream, as well as training and<br>briefing staff allocated to deliver sessions or<br>work associated with that stream.<br>Staff are asked to write debriefs of their<br>sessions and shifts in order for the stream<br>lead to document and discuss in the 3-<br>monthly trustee mid-term review meetings.|
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51|The charity has no existing relationships<br>with any parties.|
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## **Reference and Administrative details** 



|Charity name|M2 SPED Awareness|
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|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1183367|
|Charity’s principal address|Flat A,<br>197 Ferme Park Road<br>Crouch End<br>London<br>N8 9BS|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Mayya Vorona|Co-founder,<br>Secretary|10thMay 2019- Present|Any of the current trustees<br>are entitled to appoint<br>trustees.|
||Mitchell Osei-<br>Junior|Co-founder,<br>Chairperson|10thMay 2019- 14th<br>February2023||
||Kelvin Naicker|Treasurer|7thJanuary 2020 – 14th<br>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**||
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|**Mitchell Osei-Junior**|**10th May 2019 - Present**||
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## **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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