2023-04-06-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day 7th Month Year 2022 Day 6th Month Year 2023 From April To April

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 20 Dawes Road

London Postcode SW6 7EN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled **to appoint trustee(if any) **
	Ms Caroline Pappoe	Chair		Existing trustees
	Ms Delrita Gilbert	Secretary		Existing trustees
	Mr Mark Bailey	Treasurer		Existing trustees

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

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Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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

Constitution

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

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.

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Section C Objectives and activities

“The promotion of social inclusion among young people with autism living in West London, who are socially excluded from society, or parts of Summary of the objects of society, as a result of their disability by:- the charity set out in its governing document • providing a range of skill based workshops and activities for them Summary of the main and their families; activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within • offering advice and group counselling for parents; and this section the statutory • by offering day, residential and overseas trips for families and declaration that trustees have children on the spectrum in order to help take away the social had regard to the guidance isolation of living with autism. issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

The charity over this period provided holiday activities and trips including seaside and waterpark for young autistic people. We also held coffee mornings and group counselling sessions for parents and carers.

Additional details of These have played a part in maintaining the mental wellbeing of both the objectives and activities young people and their families. (Optional information)

We thrive in creating new opportunities for young people with autism and the families to explore new places giving them the adventure they all love and cherish.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

The families have given such wonderful testimonials on our webpage. We are grateful for their input and such positive feedback. The charity’s aim is to continue to offer these services to young people with autism and their families who feel excluded and isolated from the society in which they live.

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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

Section D

Achievements and performance

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Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The charity provided relief to young people with autism through holiday activities, trips, and waterpark experience. For the families we provided day outings, support, and advice where needed. We are satisfied with the progression the charity is making. We are gaining access to more families in need. For this end of year review, the charity’s trustees have discussed the charity’s progress in delivering its services, along with feedback and changes required for the following year. The trustees have discussed the charity’s impact on the young people and their families (our beneficiaries) and were satisfied in achieving its objective. The charity’s aim is to achieve its set target in delivering more services whilst continuing to expand its support.

Section E Financial review

Global action for autism is a relatively small organisation and currently Brief statement of the charity’s holds no reserve policy. policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit £0

Further financial review details (Optional information)

• You may choose to include For this period all charitable funds were received through fundraising,

• additional information, where relevant about: donations, and grants. We are grateful to Hammersmith & Fulham council again for their generous £300 coach grant towards our sailing trip

• • the charity’s principal sources on the broads. We are also grateful to The Daisy Trust for their generous

• of funds (including any donation of £280 towards a seaside trip to Hasting’s beach. A big thank

• fundraising); you to Local Giving for their generous Magic Grant of £500 to take our

• • how expenditure has young people sailing. 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

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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 6 February 2024

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Charity Name	No (if any)
Global Action for Autism	1185425
Receipts and payments accounts			CC16a
Period start date For the period from 07-Apr-22	Period end date To 06-Apr-23

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 3,440 - - - - - - - 3,440 - - - 3,440 825 1,810 189 171 188 96 - - - 3,280 - - - 3,280 161 - 341 502	Restricted funds to the nearest £ 1,080 - - - - - - - 1,080 - - - 1,080 2,580 - - - - - - - - 2,580 - - - 2,580 - 1,500 - 2,000 500	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 4,520 - - - - - - - 4,520 - - - 4,520 3,405 1,810 189 171 188 96 - - - 5,860 - - - 5,860 - 1,339		Last year to the nearest £
Donation, grants and legacies	3,440					8,555
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Sub total(Gross income for AR)	3,440					8,555
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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Sub total	-					-
Total receipts A3 Payments
						8,555
Charitable Activities - Training/Outings	825					1,700
Rents	1,810					3,504
Rates	189					308
Phone,internet &postage	171					482
Public liabilityinsurance	188					248
Fundraising	96					96
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**Sub total **	3,280					6,337
A4 Asset and investment purchases (see table)
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**Sub total **	-					-
Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end
						6,337
	161	- 1,500	-	- 1,339		2,218
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	341	2,000	-	2,341		123
	502	500	-	1,002		2,341

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	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 Details Details None Details None Signature C. Pappoe	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 502 500 - - - - 502 500 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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			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval
	C. Pappoe	Ms Caroline Pappoe	06/02/2024

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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