2021-04-06-accounts - Global Action For Autism

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 7th April 2020 To 6th April 2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Global Action for Autism

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1185425

Charity's principal address Suite 4, 141-143 King Street

Suite 4, 141-143 King Street	Suite 4, 141-143 King Street

Hammersmith
London
Postcode	W6 9JG

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Ms Caroline Pappoe	Chair	Existing trustees
Ms Delrita Gilbert	Secretary	Existingtrustees
Mr Mark Bailey	Treasurer	Existingtrustees

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted

Constitution

CIO

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Appointed by Trustees

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

The charity’s organisational structure comprises of 3 trustees, chairman, secretary, and treasurer, who meet quarterly and are responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the charity. All three trustees have a variety of professional backgrounds relevant to the work of the charity from the planning of all activities to the hiring of volunteers & service providers, supervision and maintaining good practice towards our longterm objective which is for the delivery of all our services. Our induction policy requires for all new trustees to have knowledge on autism and to ensure that each are DBS checked. All new trustees receive copies of our charity’s policy on Safeguarding, Equal Opportunity, Equality & Diversity procedure which they are required to read. All trustees are committed and have regard to our charitable purposes for the public benefit and the guidance issued by the Charity Commission.

The charity is in receipt of further guidance and support through Sobus and the Young Hammersmith & Fulham Foundation (YHFF). Both organisations have helped in ensuring the charity’s connection to related organisations within West London.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

“The promotion of social inclusion among young people with autism living in West London, who are socially excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of their disability by:-

providing a range of skill based workshops and activities for them and their families;

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offering advice and group counselling for parents; and
by offering day, residential and overseas trips for families and children on the spectrum in order to help take away the social isolation of living with autism.

The charity’s activity during this period were limited due to the coronavirus guidelines and restrictions. The charity thanks to United in Summary of the main Hammersmith & Fulham’s Winter Covid Fund grant, were able to provide activities undertaken for the art sets to young autistic people during the lockdown period. We were public benefit in relation to also able to provide access to online art classes. The charity organised these objects (include within trips to Margate (seaside) to relieve the impact of the pandemic on the this section the statutory young autistic people and their families. This gave the families day declaration that trustees breaks that was vital to their mental and emotional wellbeing during this have had regard to the difficult period. guidance issued by the Charity Commission on Following the coronavirus guidelines during this period meant that we public benefit) were unable to provide more services. This was a difficult year for us as a charity that offers practical support and relief to young autistic people and their families.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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The trustees and volunteers continue to contribute to the charity with their free time and to achieving its set objectives.

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main The charity provided relief through art to socially isolated young autistic achievements of the charity people, relief to the families through day outings, emotional support, and during the year advice where needed. We are satisfied with the overall results the charity has made through this difficult period, gaining access to more families of young autistic people in need.

For this end of year review, the trustees discussed the charity’s progress in delivering its services and feedback along with changes required. The trustees discussed the charity’s impact on the young people and their families (our beneficiaries) and were satisfied in achieving its objective in reaching and supporting more families of autistic young people.

The charity’s aim is to gain access to more resources in order of achieving its set target in delivering more of its services whilst continuing to expand its support.

Section E Financial review

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Global action for autism is an organisation still establishing itself, it currently has no reserve policy.

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

£0

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

For this period all charitable funds were received through fundraising, donations, and grant from United in Hammersmith & Fulham. The grant was used in providing art sets for young autistic people throughout the lockdown period as well as providing several online art classes as a way of therapy from the effect of isolation and loneliness through this difficult period.

how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

C.Pappoe

Full name(s) Ms Caroline Pappoe Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 17th January 2022

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	Global Action for Autism Charity Name	Global Action for Autism Charity Name	Global Action for Autism Charity Name	1185425 No (if any)	CC16a
	For the period from	Apr-20 Period start date	To	Mar-21 Period end date

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 1,361 - - - - - - - 1,361 - - - 1,361	Restricted funds to the nearest £ 988 - - - - - - - 988 - - - 988	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 2,349 - - - - - - - 2,349 - - - 2,349 1,183 180 96 766 - - - - - 2,226 - - - 2,226 123	Last year to the nearest £
Donations,legacies andgrants	1,361				877
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	1,361				877

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-				-
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*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					877

Charitable activities - Training	195	988	-	1,183	305
Telephone,internet andpostage	180	-	-	180	452
Fundraising	96	-	-	96	-
Office Rent	766	-	-	766	-
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**Sub total **	1,238	988	-	2,226	757

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	-
	-
**Sub total **	-				-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					757

	123			123	121
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	123			123	121

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

17/01/2022

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	the end of the period	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - OK Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 17th January 2022
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature C. Pappooe None Details Details None Cash at bank and in hand Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) None Details None	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 123 - - - - - 123 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Ms Caroline Pappoe
			Date of approval
	C. Pappooe	Ms Caroline Pappoe	17th January 202

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

17/01/2022