Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 7th April 2023 To 6th April 2024
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 Fulham London Postcode SW6 7EN
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| 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)
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
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(eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Appointed by Trustees
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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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
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• 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 this period, the charity held several workshops and holiday activities for young people on the spectrum.
The other activities included seaside trips including Great Yarmouth and a short break to Skegness for the young people and their families. The Summary of the main activities, day trips and short breaks have been so beneficial to the activities undertaken for the mental wellbeing of the young people and their families. They have public benefit in relation to created opportunities for the young people to explore new places and these objects (include within helping to reduce the anxiety levels in the young people, who often this section the statutory struggle with change, as well as aiding in the development of new declaration that trustees friendships within this group. have had regard to the guidance issued by the For parents and carers, we continue to provide coffee mornings, group Charity Commission on counselling sessions and workshops. We are grateful for their input and public benefit) positive feedback.
Over this period the charity supported young people on the spectrum and their families. The charity’s aim is to continue to bring adventure into the lives of those who feel 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 their free time to achieving its set objectives.
• policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main The charity provided relief to young people on the spectrum through a achievements of the charity variety of workshops and holidays activities. For the families we during the year provided day outings, support and advice where needed. We are satisfied with the overall results the charity has made throughout this 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 to achieving its set target in delivering more services whilst continuing to expand its support.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit
Global action for autism is a relatively small organisation and currently holds no reserve policy.
£0
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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For this period all charitable funds were raised through fundraising, donations and Grants.
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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) Caroline Pappoe Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 22 January 2025
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| Charity Name | No (if any) | |||
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| Global Action for Autism | 1185425 | |||
| Receipts and payments accounts | CC16a | |||
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Apr-23 Period start date |
Apr-24 Period end date To |
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 5,405 - - - - - - - 5,405 - - - 5,405 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 5,405 - - - - - - - 5,405 - - - 5,405 3,971 900 190 250 58 - - 5,369 - - - 5,369 - |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Donations,legacies andgrants | 5,405 | 4,520 | |||||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
5,405 |
4,520 | |||||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 4,520 | |||||||||
Charitable activities - training/outings |
3,971 | - | - | 3,971 | 3,405 | ||||
| Rent | 900 | - | - | 900 | 1,810 | ||||
| Rates | - | - | - | 189 | |||||
| Phone,internet &postage | - | - | - | 171 | |||||
| Public liabilityinsurance | 190 | - | - | 190 | 188 | ||||
| Fundraising | 250 | - | - | 250 | 96 | ||||
| Equipments | 58 | - | - | 58 | - | ||||
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| **Sub total ** | 5,369 | - | - | 5,369 | 5,859 | ||||
| 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 |
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| 5,859 | |||||||||
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- 1,339 | |||||||
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| 502 | 1,002 | 2,341 | |||||||
| 538 | 1,038 | 1,002 |
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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 | |
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| 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.Pappoe 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 £ 538 500 - - - - 538 500 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 Caroline Pappoe |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Date of approval |
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| C.Pappoe | Caroline Pappoe | 22/01/2025 | |
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