2022-04-06-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 2021 To 6th April 2022

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.

Over the period of this year the charity held several afterschool and holiday activities including workshops such as cake decorating, soap making and art classes for autistic young people. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the The other activities included trips to the seaside of Littlehampton and public benefit in relation to Bournemouth. A sailing trip to Nancy Oldfield. These trips have been these objects (include within beneficial to the mental wellbeing of the autistic young people including this section the statutory the opportunity to explore new places. declaration that trustees have had regard to the For parents and carers, we provided coffee mornings, group counselling guidance issued by the sessions and are grateful for the input and positive feedback. Charity Commission on public benefit)

Over this period the charity has given support to autistic young people and their families. The charity’s aim is to continue to bring adventure into the lives of those most isolated and excluded in society.

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 to the autistic young people through a variety achievements of the charity of workshops and holidays activities. For the families we provided day during the year outings, support and advice where needed. We are satisfied with the overall results the charity has made throughout the year and 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 young autistic 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 a relatively small organisation and currently holds 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 Grants. The charity received a generous grant of £2,000 from Hammersmith & Fulham council and a kind £500 grant from the Nancy Oldfield Trust paid directly to the Jumbulance Trust towards a day out sailing on broads.

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 5 February 2023

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Charity Name No (if any) Global Action for Autism 1185425 Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts

Charity Name No (if any) Global Action for Autism 1185425 Receipts and payments accountspts and payments accountsts and payments accountspayments accountsayments accountsyments accountsments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from Apr-21 Apr-22

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 6,555 - - - - - - - 6,555 - - - 6,555	Restricted funds to the nearest £ 2,000 - - - - - - - 2,000 - - - 2,000	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 8,555 - - - - - - 8,555 - - - 8,555 1,700 3,504 308 482 248 96 - - - 6,337 - - - 6,337	Last year to the nearest £
Donations,legacies andgrants	6,555				2,349
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	6,555				2,349

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					2,349

Charitable activities - Training/Outings	1,700	-	-	1,700	1,184
Rents	3,504	-	-	3,504	766
Rates	308	-	-	308
Telephone,internet &postage	482	-	-	482	180
Public liabilityInsurance	248	-	-	248
Fundraising	96	-	-	96	96
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**Sub total **	6,337	-	-	6,337	2,226

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					2,226

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	341			2,341	123

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01/03/2023

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details None Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) None Cash at bank and in hand Details Details None Details None Signature C. Pappooe	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 341 2,000 - - - - 341 2,000 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	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval
	C. Pappooe	Ms Caroline Pappoe	05/02/2023

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

01/03/2023