Trustee's Annual Report for the wiod 1 November 2019 to 31 Decembw 2020 The trustees present their annual report and irKJeperMJently exarnnJ financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 and confi they comply with the Chariiies Act 1993, as amen(led by the Charities Act 2006, the constrtuiion the Charities SORP 2005 Reference and Adminislralion Details Charity Name Rairt)ow Stars Disabilty Grw Sleaford Known As Charity Number 1186118 Charity's Principal Ad(tress 8 Duke Str( Sjeafd, LirKx)Inshire NG34 7DX 8oard of Trustees ITrustee Name Sandra Jane Peck Hannah Cywen Dates acted IF not for full period Chair Tara Jones Alan Thomas Adrian Peck Katy Gardner Ann Marie tson To June 2020 Fr¢xn 2 December 2020 Bankers Natwest Grantham(A) Branch 27r28 St Peter's Hill Grantham NG316QG Structure. Governance and Management Governing Document Rainbow Slars Disabilty Gr(xp Sleaford is constituted as a Charitable InccKporated Organisation registered with the Charity Commission in November 2019 under tharity number 1186118. It is goverrd by a nStItUtion. Organisalional Structure The six charity trustees are responsble for the general control arKI management of the charity. The trustees give ttw time freely arxl receive rK) remurrat10n or other financial benefits.
The existing trustees are respons for the re(¥uitmert of trustees. In selecting new trustees, we seek to Klentrfy people who regularly atteThJ events and fijndions organised by the charity. Potential trustees are invtied to attend trustees. meetings as observers and are given more details of the CharitS aims and activtties and, rf all agree, they are then proposed as new trustees at the subsequent trustees. meeting. This prsS allows due consideration of the person's eligibilty. personal comp*rK£, specialist knowledge and skills. Risk Managemont The trustees have assessed risks the charity faS have drawn up a risk matrix which identifies the major risks by area of activty, the nature of those risks, Ihe likelihood of the risks happening arKI the measures taken to mage them. The trustees review this risk matrix regularly at their meetings. The trustees are satisfied that systems are in place. or arrangements are in haKI, to manage the risks that have been identified. In particular, finarS of the chaiity are kept urKler review and a reserve equal to a minimum of six months hub funning costs is kept. Regular attempts to recruit volunteers are made in COniLmfAion with the I(1 volunteer bureau. Appropriate Disdosure and BaIng Service (DBS) checks. supported by regularly reviewed policies, are made for all those who volunteer with chitdren or vulnerable adults within the hub. Also, all activities are staffed by at least two volunteers Objectlves and Actlvltles OurAims To provide relief for parents. careers and families of children living with autism and associated problems living in Ltncolnshire, through advi, advocacy, and practical support. To relieve the need of chiklren with autism spectrum disorders and those family members who care for such children living in Lincolnshire, through the provision of recreatior1 and leisure time artivities. Use of Volunteers Volunteers are an extremely impcxtant resource arKI 811 our events are entirely volunteer run. We utilise the serrfices of up to 15 volunteers over the course of a week running various sessions and events at our hub. Volunteers are also active on the charty's social media accounts. promotirKJ the chaiity aloroside answemg questions signposting people on the Facebook groL41. All volunteers working at our hub are DSB thecked and are aware of safeguarding procedures.
Activities and Achievements How our Activitses Deliver P)r Befft The charity carrS out a wide range of activities in pursuatt of its tharitable aims. Wien planning and carrying out these actrvities the TTUStees have kept n mirKI ts Commission's guidan on public bth. In line with many organisatx)ns of our activities were rtailed from mid March 2020 through until the erKI of the year due to the various restrtctions arKJ lock downs imposed due to the global Covid 19 parKlanio Below is a summary of some of our activty. On-line Rainbow Stars was set up in 2014 as a Facebook based support group and this continues to this day, with well over 1000 members on the group. The group is a safe Spa for people to ask for. receive. advi regarding all manner of issues from other disabled people or parentslcarers. It is also a platfomi for the charity to advertise the hub and the many events that are hosted there and elsewhere. There a rny interactiorE on a daily basis. hlIst people were Unab to meet up in person. weekly catch w)Iwelfare meetings were held over Zoom so thal social contact coukt ba maintained. Hub We officialty ¢¥ened ujr Disability Hub in Sle8ford on 2 November 2019. The hub is open in the day for people to thop in for a 'coffee and a d. Wednesday is paperwork day, where volunteers are able to help with benefrt claims and Education Health and Care Plan paperwork Thursday is Home Ed day where off-rolled children can come together to complete their work and to socialise. A number of sessions are run in the evenings so that chitdren who are in school can attend. These indude 'Manic Mondays, which is run by male volunteers and ntss mainty around gaming, 'Siblings' which is a session for siblirKJs and young (3rers and Teen arKI Adult nights for our older users, where they are able to have more of a say about the activities on offer. Due to lock down, the tKkn was forwl to close for approximately 3 months and on reopening we had UV air cleaning lohts fitted in the main spaces. At the time of writing we hav8 had no positive COVKY cases IKed to the hub. Soft Play Pre Covid we held a monthly SurKlay moming get togetrEr at a local soft play venue regularly attended by 20+ children arKI their families. These fiist started back in 2014 and the last of these occwred in March 2020 before the first lock down. Training A level 1 Makaton c(xwse was hekL A level 2 c(xKse was boced tyjt this had to be
postponed to 2021 due to the se(XXKJ lod( drTwn. This was heavity subsided for parents and carers. These courses alknw pats and carers to communicate with Makaton users. Events Many of plarKwJ eVrtS in 2020 were (Mtailed by the Covid 19 pandemio Theses included Easter Xmas craft fairs as well as a Summer Fun FesL HoNever between November 2019 ar)d March 2020 we held a number of events for our users and their families including ten pin b(ywling. birw sessions, a Xmas paty and visit from Santa. a trip to a trdmpoline park, a pamper night and an exotic animal experien. We also managed to frt in a trip to a local wiidlrfe park in between locJ(downs in September. Awards arKI Recognilion Rainbow Stars was regnised by the cxjmmunty winnK two awards durir¥J 2020. They were the winners of the North Kesteven District Council Communty Champions Awards in the Contribution to Health and 11 Being category and Sleaford Town Council Mayorfs Special Award. Flnanclal Revlv In spite of the Covid 19 pandemiq which effectively ujrtailed much of our activty for the majority of 2020 at the end of the period funds had increased from to £14,132 to £29,010. Resorves Pollcy The trustees have revEwed Iho reserves of the charity. Their policy is to trKAd enough funds to meet six monlhs. gross operating costs of the hth). This is thougm to be approximatety £8.IXK) in a 'normal' year. Principal Fundlng Sources The principal source of fLmds thring the year were donations from grant a*Yardiro bodies and the community. the largest of which was a Covid Grant awarded by the National Lottery to cover missed fLndraising opportuntties ruming costs. Along wrth many other charities and organisations our furKltaising events tre severely curtailed beiween March and December 2020 however we were sucSsful in raising furKls from other community based arKI grant awarding sources. Investment Policy and Objeclives The charity has rK) lowerm inveslments. Our cash reserves are held in deposit accounts. Plans for future periods Due to the majortty of our first y&qr being affected by global Covid pandemic we need to consolidate our position. viill. however. PLThR furKling opportunities to enable the charity to install a sens(xy nx>ffl in our hub.
Statement of Trustees. ResI>sIbilI11eS The chprity twstees are responsfole for preparirKJ an amual rept arKI financial statements in accordan with applicable law arKI United lfjngdom Accountry Standards (United lfjngdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in England and WaS requires the charity trUStS to prepare financial ststements for e&h year which give a true and fair view of the stste of affairs of the charty and of the incx)ming reSoUrS and application of resou5 of the charity for that wiod. In preparing the financ1 statements. the tnjstees are required to.. select surtable accourtiro pdicies arKI then appty u)nsistently" observe the methods and principles in the CharÉties SORP" make judgements and estimates that are reasonab and prudent state whether applicable ac(x)untirKJ Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the fnanrial statements" prepare the financial StateMrtS on the going con(Mn basis unless it is irrdpproprHte to presume that the tsity will ccXiti in txJsirss. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accountti records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the chanty and to enable them to ensure that the fnancial statements comply wrth the Chanties Act 1993, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) RegulatIOT 2008 and the provisions of the constitution. They are also rwsible for safewardirKJ assets of ts charity and hen taking reasonable steps for the prevention arKI delection of fraud arKJ other irregulanties. The trustees for the purposes of charity law served during the year arKI up to the date of this report are set out on page 1. Approved by ts Trustees K1 siwl on their behalf by Sandra Jane PeL* (Chair) 19 October 2021
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALE Receipts and payments accounts CC16a To Section A Receipts and payments Unfestricted funds Restricted Endowmènt Total funds LHSI year A1 Receipts Donations Fundralslng 23.071 3.169 23mi 1169 31 31A31 A3 Pavments General expendikng Hub r81atsd exp8ndlhwe 13.739 13.n9 Sub to 14953 A6 Cash fvnds last year end 14,132 14,132
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the eriod Restricted Unrèstricted Endowment 81 Ca6h fvnds Totsl lunds Detsils Ertdowment CT•¥•Iu8 {optsonall Detsils FwKlto 1 Detsl charlty's own u8e Afflowi du Detalls ¥kn•n du• lopyo B5 Llabillti WA approval Iqlioiii
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Rainbow Stsrs Oisabilrty Group Si On accounts for the year ended 3V1212020 Charity no (if any) 1184 118 Sat out on pages I report to the trustees my examinath)n ofthe accounts of the above hartty (llhe Trust") for year endeAI 3111212020 Responsibilitles and basis of report As the charlS trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in a¢¢ordance with the requirements of the Charilies Act 2011 llhe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trusys accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable DirectK)ns given ty the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Acl. Independent I have comwed my examination. l o)nfirni that no material matters hav8 examinerfs statement rxjme to my attention in connection wrth the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect: the accounting records were not kept accordance wilh section 130 of the Charities Act.. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records", or the accounts did not compty with the applicable requirements conmIng the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts gtve a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no eCMKems and have c(Kne across no other matters in connection with the examiltIon to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a Fwler understanding of the accounts lo be reached. Signed: Name: Shane INhitehead Relevant professional qualifi¢ation(s) or body {if any): IER Oct 2018
Caythorpe NG32 3DU Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examinei needs to highlight mateiial matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Givo here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018