Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date PericKI end date Aprfl 2024 From To Section A Reference and administration details Charity nam• SHINE for Autism Other names charity is knovm by SHINE Registered charity number (if any) 1185018 ChariV$ prln¢lpal address 4 Devonshire Road Millom Cumbria Postcode L418 4JF Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charlty Oat•• act¢d Ir not for Trustoe nomo Office lif •nyl Nam• of p•r•on lor body) ontitl•d nt tnMt89 an Jane McFie Julie Craghill Stephen Evans Bettina Evans Chair Shelagh Cloudsdale 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Names of the trustees for the charity. rf anyi (for example. any Gustodian trusteos) Name Dates acted rf not for whole ar NIA
Names and addresses of advisers (Opllonal inforniation) of adviser Name Address NIA Name of chlef èxecutlvo or names of sonlor staff meMr¥ {Optional information) NIA Section B Structure: governance and management Doscrlpllon of the chaiitys trusts Foundation. Model Consttlulion adopted on 23 August 2019 Typ8 of goveming document How the charity is constitlrted Chartlable Inwporated Organisation - Registered Chanty No. 1185018 Trustee selection methods Trustee$ are appointed ty current trustees as required. Addltlonal governanrA Issues (Optlonal Infomiatlon) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of truslees. the charity's organisational stru¢ture and any wder network with vthich the charity works., relationship with any related parties,. truslees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. All trustees give th8ir time voluntarily and receive no remuneration. We have Trustee Role Descriptions, Code of Condud, A¢pIance Form and t)eclarations for New Trustees. They are also be given the latest copy of the Constitution. Annual Accounts Report. TreaSUr$ Report and Trustee's Report for information. We have procedures in place for Acceptance & Refusal of Donations, Complaints, Confidentialty. Confiict of Interest, Data Brea¢h, Data Protection. Equal Opportunities, Financial Control, Fundraising, Grants, Harassment. Meetings. Photos & Images, Safeguarding Children. Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Social Media. Twstees receive Cop$ of all procedures on induction. Section C Ob'ectives and activities Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing documont To promote social inclusion for the public benefft of indivyduals with Autistic Spectrum Disorder Ytho are socially excluded from society. or parts of society in Cumbria, as a result of being autistic by the provision of services, resources. facilrties. support and information for both them and their parentslcarers.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objeGts (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public bengflt) In planning our activliies for the year we have complied with the Charity Commission's guidance in Section 4 of The Charities Act 2006 with regards to public nefrt at our Trustee meetings. Our main activrties are as follow5: Providing resour. SUFPOrt and information for individuals wtth autistic spectrum disorder and their parentslcarers. Providing the opportunty for parentslcarers to meet in order to develop a mutual support network and enable sharing of skills, experien and knovledge within the group. Organising recreation faciltties and opportunrties for individuals with autistic spectrum disorder to develop social networks, friendships. pe8r groups and $81f-esteem. Providing workshops. online forums and 1..1 support for parentyjcarers to gain krwledge and strategies to enable them to support indivKluals with autistic spedrum disorder. Raising pu1¢ awareness of the issues affecting individuals with autists'c spectrum disorder and their par8ntslcar8rs both generally and in relation to thèir social exdusion through fundraising and public traininglawareness. Providing small grants to local individualslschools to provide supportlequipmerrt for autistic individuals. The focus of our activities this year has been to support parenucarers through our online support and planning traininpod¢38ts. We have also been concentrating on fundraising to enable us to achieve our future obj'ectives. Addillonal detall8 of obJe¢llvo8 and actlvftles (Opfjonal Infomiatlon) You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about.. A greal contriiKrtion is made by our trustees who have spent many hours supporting families in the area. F)olicy on grant making", policy programme related investment., contrrbLrtion made by volunteers. Wrthout this time would not be able to achieve any of our goals for the group. Any surplus furKls 4*hich are not likely to be needed are held for future actNities, resources and training. We have a Grant Procedure which sets out the crrteria for selecting individualslschools that are eligible to recetve grants from SHINE. The charity does not invest any of tts money.
Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year May 23- Keswtck to BaoW and Coniston to Barrow walks took pla. We had many vRlkers in both vmlks (t-shirt costs were £29.77 and refreshments for walkets £57.52). Keswick to Barrow raised £1,150. Juty 23- We again gave an annual donation of £100 to the Community Track vthich will be running Wheels for All sessions in the fLrture, making it inclusive for all. J8mma Swales ran a 'NurturirwJ friendships. training course for parenvcarers and individuals (cost £200). Part of the grant for Stepping Stones Nursery for initial assessments with an aLrtism practitioner was used (cost £275). September 23- Jemma Swales ran an 'Anxi8ty, meltdowns and shutdowns, training course for parenvcarers and individuals (cost {£200). Octobor 23- Jemma Swales ran a 'Puberty and aLrtism' training course for parenvcarers and individuals (cost {£200). November 23 - (r Pamper Event took place and we raised £915 (cosls were £225.89). We were also given a generous donation of £3,0 from the Harbour Ladies Fundraisers. Jemma Swales ran a 'Masking and autism in girls, trainirvJ course for parenvcarers and individuals (cost {£200). Deeembor 23- We added a SHINE for Autism Christmas Tree in the local Christmas Tree Festival to raise awareness of our group (costs £51.23). We also donated £50 to a charity tractor pull to raise awareness of our group. January 24- We have entered joint teams into the Keswi¢k to BaoW this year with Auius. February 24- Discussions are going ahead with regards to the content of the Podcasts that wll take place over the next few months. We are looking into using a Stud for this and Caleb from Autus will be PLrtting together the content and editing for us. User Feedback - In the financial year 202>2024 haven't received any complaints. We have recetved lots of verbal compliments with regards to the training courses that have previously been run and many comments to join further training. Peop are very keen to see the Pamper Night fundraiser retum next year.
Section E Financial review Brief ststement of the charity's policy on reserves We hold cash at the bank of £14,666.19, there are cUentlY no restricted funds {atthough we have £275 and £400 set aside for future grants and training). We have incoming invoices for Jemma Swales training (£800), website renewal (£145 50) and donation for the tractor pull (£50). These funds are held for future a1V.e5 and training. We aim to hold £1,000, but no more than £15.OC(i in reserve at year end. However. st is not neSSary to have any resetves as Y only use money that is available in our account. Dètails of any funds materlalty in deficit Not applicable. Further financlal revlow detalls (Opfjonal infomiatlon) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant aboul.. the Charity's principal sources of funds (induding any fundraising)., how expenditu h8$ supported the key objectives of the charity; investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Our main source of funds this year has been donations and fundraising. We rely on the local communty for their continued support for both of these. Expenditure this year has been used mainly toward fundraising and training. The charity dces not invest any of ils money and it has no staff costs. The charity does not hold any funds as a custodial trustee on behaw of others. Section F Other optional information F ture Plans This coming year will see an emphasis on supporting autism acceptance in our communty by promoting understanding through the Podcasts vthich will involve as many autistic Indivuals as possible. this has been an ongoing prO5S which 11 be produced in 2024. We hope to reach a vast amount of local people this way and we hope it will also te accessible to communities further afield. We will continue to support parenucarers through workshops and support groups. We will also be running more training to support par8ntl¢arers. We will be looking into various funding routes fundraising nights (rf govemment guidelines allow for this). Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on half of the charity's trust•o8 Signaturels) Full name(s Position (eg Secretary, Chair. etc) MCRe Date Isiaw.
Receipts and Payments Accounts Period start date Peri&J end date CC16a From 2023 To 05 2024 Charity name SHINE for Autism Registered charity number {rf any) 1185018 Section A- Receipts and payments Unr•strictod funds to the nearesl Restricted Endowment funds to th• n•arest Total funds Last Year to thg nearest to the nearnst to tho n•amt A1 Rec8lpts Grants 8nd Donatlons £3,000.00 É3.000.OQ £615.00 Fundrnising CGP Grant Intornst Pampor Event £2,215.00 £2.215.1)D K28 £1,150.00 £1.150.1)0 £2,4S3.00 S•nsory Box/To Sub Total £8,366.00 £6.365.00 £3.068.iXI A2 Assets and Invostment Sales, Total R•cwpts £8,368.00 £6.385.00 £3,088.00 A3 Paym•nts Activity Cwts £202.09 rrnining £243.17 GP Grnnt Adminlsts¥tion £178.68 £178.88 £33.18 Fundraising Pamper Event £173.29 £1n.29 £174.88 £139.89 £139.8 £237.07 Cop•land Grnnt Awareness £51.23 £51.23 £72.69 Grnnts/Donallons £375.00 £375.OD £251.00 Sub Tolal £918.09 £918.09 £1,214.06 A4 Asset and Investm8nt Purchases. etc TotalPayments £918.09 £918.09 £1,214.06
Net of reCeIpt(payment) £5.446.91 £5W6.91 £1,853.94 AS Trnnsfors Between Funds A6 Cash Funds Last Y•ar End £9.219.28 £9.219.28 £7.365.34 Cash fvnds thls y••r £14.666.19 £1419 £9.219.28 Section B - Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrnstrlcted funds to the near•st Restrlcted funds to th¢ nearest Endowrnent funds tothe noarngt B1 Cash Fund¥ C•sh •t lJ•nk £14.666.19 £0.00 Tot•1 ¢Mh fuftd• £14.866.19 £0.00 l•grw b•lances 71th •nd ym•nt •¢¢ounl($)I 82 Other Monatary A88ats Fund to Twhlch a8•et• lOng Co•t {apdon•ll Currènt v•lue lopY<)nall B3 Invo8tmont A88èts Fund to thi¢h a88•ts bolong Current valu• loptlonall (optionall B4 As8Ots Retsinod For The Gharity'¥ Own Uaè Sensory Equlwnent l Dlsablw Aid Unrestricted pl)d#t Equipmènt Unre8trl¢ted Adminlstrative I Prtynotion•l It Untricted Fund to whl¢h liability ftlates Amount d (Optio1} When due {optionall B5 Liabilities Ntytes. The truees rA)nfirrn. in aecordan th the ChaTit IrKrrfpoFth organar6 IGew•ll 14tguWMtir 2012. that #t year *ttd the cio did
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