Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Period start date
Peri(xl end date
2025
From
To
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charlty name
SHINE forAutism
Other names chaThty Is kn(Y•vn by
SHINE
Reglstered charity number (rf any)
1185018
Charitys principal address
4 Devonshire Road
Millom
Cumbria
Postcode
LA18 4JF
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustsg name
Offic• (If any)
Name of person lor body) enti￿
toa
int t￿￿tee
Jane McFie
Julie Craghill
Stephen Evans
Bettina Evans
Shelagh Cloudsdale
Chair
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
Names of the trustees for the ¢haiity, if any• (for example. any ¢u$todian trustees)
Name
Dates acted rf not for whole
ear
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Names and addre88es of advlsers (Optional inforn￿l
of adviser
Name
Address
NIA
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional inforniation)
NIA
Section B
Structure, governance and management
Descrfpllon of the charftys trusts
Foundation. Model Consttiulion adopted on 23 August 2019
Type of goveming document
How the chanty is constibjted
Charitable Incryrated Organisation- Registered Charity No. 1185018
Trustee selection methcKJs
Trust*s are appointed by current trustees as required.
Addltlonal governance issues {Optional infommtion
You may chow to include
additional information, where
relevant, about:
policies and prO￿dureS
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees..
the tharity's organisational
strudure and any wider
netsvotl( with which the diarity
works..
relationship any related
parties.,
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
All trustees give their time voluntarity and re￿[ye no remuneration.
We have Trustee Role Descrtptions, Code of Conduct. Acceptance Fom
and Dedarations for New Trustees. They are also be given the latest
copy of the Constitution. Annual Accounts Report. Tr8asurers Report and
Tnk%tee's Report for infomiation.
We have procedures in place for A(Keptance & Refusal of Donations,
Comtlaints, Confidentiality, ConfiiGt of Interest, Data Breach, Data
Protection. Equal Opportuniti'es. Finanaal Control, Fundraising. Grants,
Harassment. Meetings. Photos & Imajes, Safeguarding Children,
Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and Social Media. Trustees receive
copies of all wocedures on induction.
Section C
Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
To promote social inclusion for the public benefrt of indtviduals with
Aub's*'c Spectrum Disorder vtho are socially excluded from society, or
parts of society in Cumbria. as a resutt of beirKJ autistic by the provision
of ser41￿, resources, facillties. supwi and inforniation for both them
and their parentgcar8rs.
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Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
publle benefit In relatlon to
these objects (include within
thls sectlon the ststutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)
In planning our ac*vth'es for the year we have complied viith the Charity
Commission's guidan￿ in Section 4 of The Charities Act 2006 with
regards to public benefrt at our Tnsstee meetings. Our main activities are
as follows..
Providing resources, support and infom)ation for individuals with
autistic sp&*um disorder and their parentslcarers.
Promding the oppcmlunty for parenWcarers to meet in order to
develop a mubjal support network and enable sharing of skills,
experien￿ and knowledge Nmihin the group.
Organising recreation facilities and opportunities for individuals
wth autistic spectrum disorder to develop social networf(s.
friendships, peer groups and seif*steem.
Provtding workshops, online forums and 1.1 support for
parentslcarers to gain knowledge and strategies to enable them
to support individuals wrth autistic spectrum disorder.
Raising public awareness of the issues affecting individuals with
autistic spethim disorder arKI their parentslcarers both generally
and in relation to their sooal exGlusion through fundraising and
public traininglawareness.
Providing srnall grants to local individualslschools to provide
SUPFX)rtlequipment for autistic individuals.
The focus of our activrties this year has been to support parentlcarers
through our support groups, 1..1 support wrth an Autism Spe￿aliSt,
training and planning traininglpodcasts. We have also been
oncentratiThJ on fundraising to enable us to achieve our future
objectives.
Additional dotails of objectives and activities {Optlonal inf0M￿tion)
You may chooso to include
further statements, where
levant, aboLrt:
policy on grant making.,
policy programme related
investment.,
A great contrilyjtion is made by our trustees who have spent many hours
supports'ng famIl￿S in the area.
Wthout this time ￿ woukl not be able to achieve any of our goals for the
group.
Any surplus funds which are not likety to be needed a￿ held for future
activities, resources and training.
contribution made by
volunteers.
We have a Grant Procedure which sets out the criteria for selecting
individualslschools that are eligible to receive grants from SHINE.
The charity does not invest any of its money.
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Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
May 24- Keswd( to Barrow and Coniston to Barrow walks took place.
We had many walkers in both walks (t-shirt costs were £430.75 and
refreshments for vRlkers £45.60). KeswKk to Barrow raised £1,900.
Part of the grant for Stepping Stones Nursery for initial assessments wlh
an aLrtism practiti¢)rer was used (cost £120).
September 24- We received an amaziTrJ donation from Millom Striders
for £250.
October 24- We were given some very generous donations from A
Gibson from his motherfs funeral (£3151£351£515.181£10).
We gave out vouchers for Alpaca valks to some of our young people
(costs £100).
i We tegan to organise our next set of parenvcarer training and 1.1
support vthh Jemma Swales.
November 24- Our Pamper Event took place and we raised £430 (¢o$t$
were £168).
We sponsored Vlhitehaven Rugby ktt to bring more awareness to our
charrty (costs £600).
Our parenucarer support groups restarted.
December 24- We added a SHINE for Autism Christmas Tree in the
local Christmas Tree Festtval to raise awareness of our group.
January 25- We have again entered joint t8ams into the Keswick to
Barrow this y8ar with Autus.
Heavy Horses CIC have chosen SHINE to be their asset locked charity.
Jemma Swales ran an 'Anxiety' training course for parenvcarers and
indi?￿dualS (costs £2CM)).
February 25- SHINE have decided to donate £1.LK)O to Youthability out
of our actsvity funds to enable young people wtth autism and oth8r
disabilities the chance to climb Blackcombe.
Jemma Swales ran a 'ForJJ' training course for parenvcarers arKI
individuals (costs £200).
March 25- Jemma Swales ran a 'Communicati¢)n' training course for
parenucarers and indmduals (costs £200}.
Jemma Swales also ran s<)me parenucarer 1..1 sessions (costs £180).
User Feedback - In the financial year 2024-2025 we haven't received
any cornplaints. We have received lots of verbal compliments with
regards to the training courses that were run and many comments to join
Jrther training. People are very keen to see the Pamper Night fundraiser
retum next year.
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Section E
Financial review
Brlef Statement of the
charitys policy on reserves
We hold cash at the bank of £15.692.77, there are currently no restricted
funds (although we have £155 and £400 set aside for future grants and
training). We have incoming invol￿$ for Jemma Swales training {£800),
websrte renewal (£360) and 1..1 Parenvcarer autism support (£180).
These funds are held for future activrbes and training. We aim to hold
£1,000. bLrt no more than £15.{x￿ in reserve at year end. However, it is
I not ne￿SSary to have any rese￿￿ as y￿ On￿ use money that is
available in our account
Details of any funds materially
In deficit
Not applicable.
Further financlal review details (Optional Infonnation)
You may choose to indude
addilional information, where
relevant about..
the charity's prinapal
sources of funds (induding
any fundraising)-
how expenditure has
supported the key objectprfes
of the Charity..
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment sx)li¢y
adopted.
Our main Sour￿ of fvnds this year has been donatsons and fundraising.
We rely on the local communty for their continued supwrt for both of
these.
Expenditure this year has been used mainly toward fundraising,
awareness and trainiThJ.
The charity does not invest any of ils morEy and it has no staff costs.
The charity does not hold any funds as a custodial tnSStee on behalf of
others.
Section F
Other optional information
Future Plans
This coming year wll see an emphasis on supporting aulism acceptance in our communty by promoting
understanding through the Podcasts vthich bMII involve as many autists-¢ individuals as p)ssible, this has
been an ongoing process which will be produced in 2025. We hope to reach a vast amount of local people
this way and we hope rt will also be a¢￿SSIble to Communit￿ further afield. We wll continue to support
parentlcarers through VK)rkshops. support groups arKI 1.1 sessions. We will also be running more training to
support parenucarers.
We will be looking into various funding routes arKI fundraising nights (rf govemment guidelines allow for thi5).
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charitys trustees
Slgnature(s}
Full namelsl
Position (eg Secretary, Chair,
etc)
T¥wc HLkÉ .
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Receipts and Payments Accounts
Penod stsrt date
Period end date
From
CC16a
202S
Charity name
Registered charfty nwnber (rf any)
SHINE for Auttsm
1185018
Section A _ Receipts and payments
Unrestri¢ted
funds
to the nearest
Restrlcted
funds
to the noargst
Endowment
funds
to the ngare8t
Total funds
Last Year
lothe
n8are8t
to the noar•8t
A1 Recelpts
Grants and
Donatlons
Fundrnislng
CGP Grant
£1,155.18
£1.155.18
£3.000.00
Intergst
PamperEv•nt
£430.00
U30.00
£1.900.00
£2,215.00
roy/Par•rtDonation
Sub Total
£1.900.00
£60.00
£1.150.00
£3.$45.18
£60.00
£3.545.18
É6,365.00
A2 Ass•ts and
Investment Sales.
rotalRocwpts
£3,54&18
£3.545.18
£6,365.00
A3 Payments
Actlvity Costs
Trainlng
CGP Gr•nt
£ioo.oo
£100.IXI
£800.00
£800.00
Administstlon
£184.24
Fundftalslng
Pamp•rEv*rt
Cop•land Gr•nt
Awareness
£184.24
£495.92
£178.68
£495.92
£168A4
£173.29
£168A4
£139.89
£650.00
GranI￿DOnatIonS
£650.00
£120.00
£51.23
Sub Total
£120.00
518.60
£375.00
£2.518.60
£918.09
A4 Asset and
Investment
Purchases. etc
Tot•1 Paymonts
18.60
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£918.09
Matrh 2012

Net of
receipw(paymentJ
£1.026.58
£1.026A8
£S.446.91
A5 Transfers
Betwèen Funds
A6 Cash Funds
Last Year End
£14,666.19
£14666.19
£9.219.28
Cash funds this y•ar
£15,692.77
£14.668.19
Section B- Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Details
Unrestrlcted
Restricted
funds
to the nearest
Endowment
funds
to the nearest
to th•
nearest
B1 Cash Funds
Cash at bank
£15.69177
£0.00
£0.00
£15,692.7T
£0.00
{agree balan￿9 wrth ra￿[pts and
paym•ntaeeount(sl)
B2 Other
onetary Assats
Fund to which
ass8t8 bplong
Cost
(optional)
Current value
lopoonal)
B3 Inveslrnont
Fund to T*hlch
Current value
loptionall
(opdonal)
84 As8ets R•tsined
For The Charity.
I￿¥n Use
Sensory Equlwent i Dl¥ablllty Aids
Podcast Equlpment
Adminlstralfvo I PmnHthI Items
Fund to TAhxh
liabillty rplates
Amount due
loptionall
When due
{optionall
BS Liabllltle8
Notss. The tru*ees cmffimi. in aco)rdanLP the Charrtth Inmrporal&J i￿gansat￿)ns {C￿n8[ar? Regukl#)n5 2012, th* at year8TrJ tt* CIO dMI
not have any outstanding uuaranw to third part*s nor8nydebt8 S￿red on as¥ets crfthe C￿.
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Signed by one ortwo
st¢es on ￿half of all
Ihe tsustees
SigTratWg
Print Name
Date of
approval
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