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
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an
Jane McFie
Julie Craghill
Stephen Evans
Bettina Evans
Chair
Shelagh Cloudsdale
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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 meM￿r¥ {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. TreaSU￿r$ 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 kr￿wledge and strategies to enable them
to support indivKluals with autistic spedrum disorder.
Raising pu￿1¢ 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 trainin￿pod¢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 Ba￿oW 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 Ba￿oW
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 cU￿entlY 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 a￿1V￿.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
ne￿SSary 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 Indiv￿uals as possible. this has
been an ongoing prO￿5S 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
£14￿19
£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
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