## **Annual Report** 

**20 24/25** 

**Charity Registration Number - 1186287 www.bristolautismsupport.org** 




**About BAS** 

Bristol Autism Support (BAS) is a peer-to-peer support charity for parents and carers of autistic children and adults, either diagnosed or undiagnosed. Our goal is to improve outcomes for autistic individuals by providing their parents and carers with information and timely support whilst connecting them with networks of their peers. By supporting and informing them we can empower them to better support the autistic people in their lives. 

Bristol Autism Support began in 2012 as a small group meet-up in a local pub, initiated by our Founding Director, Kate Laine-Toner, then a mother of a toddler with autism who couldn't find any local support. It has grown into a successful charity with over 4,000 families in our network. BAS primarily support parents and carers of children in the Bristol area (including North Somerset, South Gloucestershire and BANES). Most parents and carers engaged with BAS prior to their child’s autism assessment and for some time after they are diagnosed. 

In 2023, BAS also became the South West hub for the Autism Central contract. This is an NHS contract delivered in partnership with the National Autistic Society, we are their sub contractor responsible for the delivery of the Autism Central Peer Education Programme for the whole of the South West. 

This has been an ambitious project for a small charity but BAS has risen to the challenge, expanding our networks across Somerset, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, increasing our support to parents and carers of adults, personal assistants and people across the South West of England.  Autism Central has been commissioned by NHS England’s Workforce, Training and Education Team and is delivered nationally by nine not-for-profit organisations led by the National Autistic Society, 

The Autism Central Hubs offer guidance to families, carers and personal assistants of autistic people. All of our sessions are run by Peer Educators. These are parents or carers of autistic people who are happy to share their knowledge and experience. Peer Educators offer group and 1-1 sessions to nurture mutual support, offer information, and help carers and parents find services and networks available to them. 

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## **Introduction** 

## **The BAS team** 

**2024/25** has been another year of continued growth for Bristol Autism Support. Our services and the team have grown significantly over the year - we now have 9 employees, and an increasing number of freelancers and volunteers who support our ongoing work in both our core area and the wider South West region. 

One of the biggest undertakings of the year has been continuing the delivery of the Autism Central Peer Education Programme in partnership with the National Autistic Society. This has enabled our team to grow and provide more support to families as well as increasing our impact across the whole of the South West of England. 

## **Highlights of the year include:** 

- 15 successful family events, including Children’s Scrapstore sessions, Victorian Christmas at the SS Great Britain and Cycling on the Strawberry Line. 

- 2 successful 6 week Music therapy courses 

- Our Fortnightly sensory sessions at ‘Supersense’ in South Bristol. 

- The launching of our Community bookshelf at the Imperial Sports Ground in Bristol. This has become a popular way to share books related to Autism with families. 

- Delivery of our very highly valued ‘Support Block’ short courses. 3 and 6 week blocks of information and training sessions for parents with 100% of people reporting increased confidence. 

- Start of new Cadbury Heath ‘Stay and Play’ sessions for children and families. The launch of our ‘BAS Podcast’ to enable us to reach a wider audience. 

- We also made the news in December with our tips for supporting Neurodivergent loved ones at Christmas. You can still find our tips on our Instagram page. Increased our Facebook online community to 4.7K members. 

- Delivered 436 sessions, a 21.5% increase in delivery from the previous year. 

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## **Chair’s Re ort 2024-25 p** 

This reporting period has been defined by continued expansion and significant impact for Bristol Autism Support (BAS). We are proud to report a year of robust growth in service delivery. 

Our core goal remains meeting the high and increasing demand for support, driven in part by the 5,000 children who were on diagnosis waiting lists as of March 2024. In response, we expanded our capacity for providing personalised 1-1 support calls for families. The number of meet-ups offered were up 21% on the previous reporting period, which included the provision of new support groups and coffee mornings led by demand and family well being events that provided an enriching and inclusive experience for those that participated. A total of 3904 people were supported by our services with 436 sessions delivered in total. 

A major focus of the year was the successful delivery of a contract delivered in partnership with The National Autistic Society. As their South West partner we were responsible for the delivery of  the Autism Central Peer Education Programme. The program was designed and delivered by people with first hand experience of Autism. This initiative enabled us to deliver specialised training and information sessions to over 1000 attendees, with 100% of attendees reporting increased confidence. The sessions covered vital topics such as Demand Avoidance, ARFID (Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder), Distressed Behaviour and Sleep. 

Further enhancing our outreach, we launched key initiatives including the BAS Podcast in October 2024, and the Community Bookshelf. We also celebrated the sustained success of BAS Dads, which marked its 2nd year of running sessions with 105 attendees, and began a new partnership with ‘Supersense’ in South Bristol providing fortnightly access to state of the art sensory facilities. This substantial service delivery was made possible by the dedication of our volunteers. Our thriving team provided over 860 volunteer hours, and our Peer Educator team grew significantly to 39 members by December 2024. 

Looking ahead, our strategic goals for 2025/26 centre on professionalising the organisation and ensuring a sustainable future. We are recruiting a Chief Executive to oversee the day to day running of the charity. This will enable the trustees to focus on strong charity governance and strategic oversight. 

BAS remains committed to ensuring that our core services are fully funded and continue to expand to meet the growing needs of local families. 


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## **BAS Vision and Aims** 

## **Vision** 

To nurture, empower and connect parents and carers in order to improve outcomes for Bristol’s autistic children 

## **Mission** 

To provide high quality, face to face or virtual support and the latest correct, useful and crucial information to parents and carers of autistic children in Bristol 

To provide a safe haven and a community for Bristol’s autism families in order to reduce isolation and improve mental and physical wellbeing 

## **Our aims** 

**Inform:** we continuously gather new information about support, benefits and autism and share it with our community. We train parents / carers new to autism on how best to support their child and themselves. Our website is a valuable portal for parents, carers, professionals and the general public to access information about supporting individuals with autism. 

**Support** : we support our service users through meetings, training, advocacy, online, telephone and email support 

**Empower** : we strive to provide the latest, relevant and necessary information for parents and carers so that they can make informed decisions about their child’s care and education. 

**Connect** : we provide a wide range of opportunities for parents and carers to connect, form friendships and be part of a community of understanding people. 

**Opportunity** : we provide a wide range of volunteering opportunities that help volunteers gain new skills that could be used to gain employment. 

**Collaborate** : we work with other organisations to provide new and novel support options for our service users. 

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## **Our Impact** 

## **People directly supported in 2024-25** 

## **3904 436** 

## **Sessions delivered** 

**2024/25 has seen a 21.5% increase in the number of sessions delivered when compared with January to December 2024** 

## **Attendees in 2024-2025** 


## **Key Insights** 

- **Highest Engagement** : **Autism Central services** (Information Sessions, coffee mornings and 1:1 calls) represent the largest portion of our delivery, totalling over **2,400** people directly supported. 

**Community Support** : **In person meet ups and support groups** remain a significant pillar of our Southwest outreach with **over 1000** attendees at coffee mornings and support groups. 

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## **Treasurer’s Re ort 2024-25 p** 

**This reporting period has been foundational for Bristol Autism Support (BAS), characterised by meaningful and measured impact, continued service growth and expansion into new areas.** 

**This year saw a significant increase in operational activity, requiring careful and well‐planned financial and resource management. BAS continues to professionalise its internal structures and processes to ensure the organisation remains fit for purpose and able to grow in a sustainable and well‐governed way. Although the accounts show a small operational loss, this was planned for and fully supported by the balance carried forward from a multi‐year contract.** 

**The organisation’s financial needs continue to be driven by unprecedented demand for our services. During this period, BAS delivered 21% more meet‐ups and provided additional personalised 1‐to‐1 support calls, in‐person sessions and information events. With 5,000 children on the waiting list for diagnosis as of March 2024, the pressure on BAS to increase capacity remains significant.** 

**We are pleased to report substantial success in securing vital funding during this reporting cycle. A key milestone was achieved in January 2025 with a three‐year grant from The National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund (2025–27). Further positive visibility came from a £1,000 anonymous cash donation in June 2024, which received favourable media coverage. These funding boosts contributed to a year in which BAS supported a record number of people.** 

**Our fundraising efforts were further strengthened through corporate partnerships with National Friendly, who selected us as their charity partner, along with continued support from the Bristol Hoteliers Association and DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel.** 

**Looking ahead to 2025/26, we anticipate increased expenditure due to expected rises in National Insurance and Living Wage costs. This will require careful planning and strong financial governance to support our continued growth. It is the trustees policy to hold between 3 and 6 months running costs in reserves. We are actively continuing to build reserves in 2025/26.** 

**Our strategic priorities for the year ahead include:** 

   - **Diversifying income streams as we work towards financial sustainability. Ensuring our essential core services remain fully funded. Reviewing and improving internal systems.** 

- **Key milestones will include:** 

   - **Migrating our financial processes to Xero accounting software.** 

   - **implementing a new CRM system to support fundraising and communications Recruiting a Chief Executive to provide consolidated leadership and guide BAS into its next phase of development.** 


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## **Quotes from Families** 

_I am very grateful for the work you do and without all the help I have received from BAS,  I really do think I would be in a much worse place and so would my 2 children._ 

_All the staff and volunteers make everyone so welcome and genuinely invest in you and your children._ 

_The support, the training sessions, the 1-1 calls are all utterly brilliant_ 

_Without Bristol Autism Support: “I would not have a support network of other people and information that was accessible and supportive for me and my children. I would feel a lot more isolated.”_ 

_We have felt better informed, supported and no longer alone. Previously we felt we were parenting wrong and it was all our fault, BAS showed us lots of people experience the same challenges and feel like we do. It normalised our life and gave us tools to look after our autistic child better._ 

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## **Our Peo le p** 

Bristol Autism Support is a registered C.I.O led by the board of trustees which is supported by our Operations team, volunteers, peer educators and self employed trainers. Our trustees are responsible for overseeing the governance and strategic direction of the charity. The majority of our trustees are also parents or carers of autistic children. BAS currently has eight trustees: 



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## **Volunteers** 

BAS has a strong team of volunteers; alongside our eight trustees, we have 32 peer support volunteers who help at our in-person support sessions, provide peer support to new members and administer our Facebook groups. 

## **Bristol Autism Support Team** 

The BAS team of 13 has 9 part-time employees (up from 6 in 2023) and a further 4 part time workers / freelancers delivering our day-to-day services. Several of our team members also provide voluntary hours to BAS and our team are also supported by our Peer Educators. 


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**Eneris Leston** 

_Finance Assistant_ 

## **Trustees** 

Jane Walton Jo Stokes Jason Thorne Caroline Clark Adam Baker Glen Maxwell Heron Imran Ali Vinnie Wainwright 

## **BAS Operations Team** 


**Louise Mills** 

_Operations Manager_ 




**Laura McFadden** 

**Jonny Gilder** 

**Kim Gryniewicz** 

_Fundraising & Events Manager_ 

_Administrator_ 

_Social Media & Marketing Manager_ 

## **Volunteer Team** 



**Lizzie Witchard** _Volunteer Manager_ 

**Louise Mills** 

_Operations Manager_ 

## **In Person Volunteers** 

## **Facebook Admin** 

## **Support Volunteers** 

Paula Croydon Jess Machin Rod Mayall Roni Johnson Suzy Berry Wendy Merchant Helen Sheppard Debra Burley Donna Trigg Sian Clark Catherine Bicknell Joanne Baldwin 

Charlene Fripp Emily Ingle Dany Moore Crystal Durnford Mary Hutton Wendy Merchant 

Mary Hutton Kim Gryniewicz Sam Adams Rita Taguercifi Michelle Dawes Sue Francomb Dany Moore Crystal Durnford Melanie Bennet **t** 

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## **BAS Team** 

## **Autism Central Team** 


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## **Peer Educators** 

Listed above we have our Peer Educators who work for us across South West England. As of December 2024, we had a team of 39 Peer Educators.  The Peer Educators deliver the Autism Central Peer Education Programme by offering in-person and online group sessions. 


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## **Fundraisin g** 

2024/25 has been an exciting year for fundraising and donations. We even had a mystery donation of £1k cash through the post, which made the national press! The wonderful businesses and individuals who have raised money for Bristol Autism Support mean that we can continue to provide support, advice, and events for our families, as well as cover the ongoing costs of running the charity. We continue to be grateful to our members and supporters who regularly donate to us, including our Friends of BAS and those on payroll giving. 

National Friendly chose us as their charity partner for 2024/25 and, in May, presented us with a cheque for an incredible £3,350. They had many fundraising events throughout the year, including a quiz, silent auction, bake sale and a 100km sponsored run/walk. 

In 2024/25 we have received invaluable support from the Doubletree Hilton, Bristol City Centre. The team at the Hilton have helped us in so many ways. A group of hotel staff ran the Bristol 10K and provided rooms for our events and National Friendly’s fundraising quiz. BAS volunteers ran their cloakrooms over their festive period at Christmas, with all donations going to BAS. We are so incredibly grateful to them for their continued support and loyalty. 

This year, BAS is delighted to have been chosen as a charity partner by the Brigstowe Mercure, who donated a delicious lunch for our volunteers at our Christmas gettogether and provided catering for our team training day. They have a sponsored 2500 kilometres on spinning bikes planned for 2025. We have also been chosen as a charity partner by Chorus, who have a lot of fundraising planned for 2025/26. 




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## **Areas of operation** 

## **Who do we support** 

Our core service users/members are based in the Bristol Area (Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and BANES). The majority of these users are parents and carers of autistic children. By the end of March 2025, we had over 1700 members registered in this area and 4.8K members in our main Facebook group for this area. 

## **Areas we cover** 

Parents and carers in our core area (Bristol and surrounding authority areas) are able to become members of Bristol Autism Support, access our Facebook group, join our support blocks and attend wellbeing and family events. These services are not available outside our core area. 

However, through the Autism Central Peer Education Programme, we also support parents and carers of autistic adults and children alongside personal assistants across the whole South West Area. 


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## **BAS Community** 


## **1,744 BAS members 4,700 Facebook members** 

## **Website** 

Our website continues to be updated with the latest information and advice to support families. 

Surveys with members and service users demonstrate that initially most people find us and connect with us online, our Facebook group and website being the most popular. 

With the launch of the Autism Central Program last year, we added a page to the website focussed specifically on this offer where those needing 1-1 support can book a call or video call directly. 

## **Social Media** 

Our 2024/25 social media growth is most prominent in our Facebook group and Instagram pages, which have seen 13% and 23% growth, **.** respectively, across the year Our social media presence is very important because it means we are reaching more families and growing our community. Our Facebook groups and ‘BAS Village’ are managed entirely by volunteers. 

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## **Sensory Play Sessions** 

BAS holds fortnighly sessions at ‘SuperSense’ at Imperial Sports Ground -South Bristol. Super Sense is a purpose built state of the art sensory room which gives parents and carers the opportunity to talk to our team in an environment where their children can safely have fun and engage in sensory play. During 2024-25 we have worked with three different age group sessions to meet the needs of our regular attendees and to ensure we reach as many families as possible. 

Our small sensory play and support group sessions held here are: 

1. Any age child 

2. School-aged children 

3. Children aged 8+ 

## **20[Sensory Sessions] 117 People supported** 

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_**‘It has been wonderful to connect with other families that have children out of education.’**_ 

_**‘A fantastic environment where my child is happy and I can talk with other parents.’**_ 

_**Thanks for everything you do to help support families like mine. It’s very much appreciated.’**_ 

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## **Famil Events y** 

In response to member requests for more family activities, BAS held 15 family events in 2024-25 designed to bring together families and enable children to access activities that may be challenging without the right support or provisions in place. These included four Gympanzees sessions, Circus Starr, Halloween at the Aquarium, Art and Wellbeing sessions, Victorian Christmas at the SS Great Britain, and Cycling at the Strawberry Line .Additional funding from The National Lottery allowed for us to provide both a six week and a 12 week music therapy course for a small group of young people. 

## **679[Attendees at events]** 


## **Music Therapy** 

_“ I am very grateful for the opportunity for my child to take part in this. She loves music & now I know that percussion is where to focus with her. She also has two new friends from doing this, & that is very special “_ 

_“The sessions had a big impact on my son. He learnt he could leave a space and return when ready and was able to apply the same at school.”_ 


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## **Famil Events y** 


## **Strawberry Line Cycle Project** 

‘ _The opportunity to meet up with other BAS families and to do something we don’t normally do was invaluable. B really enjoyed a sense of freedom cycling in a safe place. Since her diagnosis in 2023, BAS has really been a lifeline for her and for our family, providing support, expertise and experiences that would otherwise not be open to us.’_ 

_‘J absolutely loved cycling along the Strawberry Line with his Dad. He hopes to do it again.’_ 



## **Children’s Scrapstore Workshop** 

‘ _It was so lovely to have access to the Scrapstore. P absolutely loved being able to explore lots of textures and materials. Being autistic myself I find messy play, arts  and crafts very difficult so it's great she was able to access this in a safe space away from home. Thank you BAS’_ 

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## **s Support Group** 

In addition to our more casual meet-ups/coffee mornings, we also offer inperson support groups. 

## **75 Support groups 363 Attendees** 

**In 2024-25 we held:** 

- 20 In person South Bristol Support Groups with 104 attendees 

- 18 In person North Bristol Support Groups with 119 attendees 

- 7 In person Broomhill Support Groups with 37 attendees 

- 21 Online Support Groups with 51 attendees 

- 7 Online EBSA groups with 45 attendees 

- 1 Online Sleep session with 7 attendees 


## **Attendee quote:** 

_“Since joining Bristol Autism Support, I’ve felt far less isolated. Before, it often felt like no one really understood what life is like parenting an autistic child. The group has given me a real sense of community and belonging. I now have people I can talk to who just ‘get it’ and I’ve learned so much from others’ experiences and practical advice. I feel more confident navigating challenges and advocating for my son’s needs.”_ 

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## **Meet Ups** 

At the core of BAS is the aim to connect parents and carers, enabling them to share information and form friendships. Since 2023 our number of in person meet ups has increased substantially, going from 74 in 2023, to 92 in 2024. For March 2024-2025 we hosted 127 meet-ups, with 444 attendees at these sessions. Our coffee mornings and meet-up groups are intended to be casual opportunities to meet other parents and carers along with our team. 

Popular meet-ups include special sessions for grandparents, dads and male carers. With additional funding received from The National Lottery, the Autism Central Peer Education Programme and the Bentley Foundation, we have been able to increase our locations and new groups this year, including Fishponds, Hillfields, Nailsea, and Weston-super-Mare. 

## **444 Attendees 127 Meet ups / coffee mornings** 


_“It was so great to meet other parents who understand.”_ 

“ _Please keep up all of your good work and big shout out to the autism coffee morning. We need you! ”_ 


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## **Information Sessions** 

Our increase in size to deliver the Autism Central Programme enabled us to offer more **Information Sessions, with 79** of the 80 sessions BAS delivered contributing to the programme between April 2024 and March 2025. 

The information topics span 36 different course titles, from **Autism and Food** to e. **Applying for Disability Living Allowanc** 

## **80 Information Sessions** 

## **1081 Attendees** 


_**Course attendee highlights: "The informative and brilliant trainers and the reflective lived experience." “Non judgemental. Learnt a lot about the Queer community and displacing myths. Felt encouraged child would find a tribe when older "**_ 

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## **1-1 Support** 

Our peer support calls and helpline service have been staffed by our Autism Central Wrap Around Coordinators. They deliver our 1-1 support through email phone and video call. 

Between April 2024 and March 2025, we provided personalised 1-1 support to 1144 parents and carers, compared to 1,156 in 2024 and 852 in 2023 

**1144[Individual parent carer support sessions]** 

**8 Wrap Around Coordinators** 

**Peer Educators Recruited & Trained 39** 

## **Sessions  delivered for  Personal 14 Assistants** 

_“Thank you so much for spending the time talking to me today. I have felt like I wasn’t getting anywhere and couldn’t find a way forward as no one was helping. It’s been really helpful and reassuring, to finally talk to someone who gets it”_ 

_“It’s incredibly valuable to have someone to talk to 1:1, who understands and can listen and offer advice. Thank you”_ 

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## **Support Blocks** 

The NHS Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire ICB have funded BAS over the past two years to provide short courses aimed at supporting families waiting for, or who recently received, an autism diagnosis for their child. 

In 2024-25, BAS held 17 short courses for 124 attendees. The courses are led by our trainers, who present information on autism support topics, followed by time for discussion. Groups are held online or in-person  over three to six weeks, enabling attendees to get to know each other. 

**17 Sessions** 

**124 Attendees** 

||**17**<br>**124**|**Sessions**<br>**Attendees**|
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|**Group**|**Groups**|**Attendees**|
|New to Autism Primary / Under 11's|4|23|
|New to Autism Secondary|3|22|
|Supporting Distressed Behaviours|3|19|
|Sensory Differences|4|29|
|Anxiety & Masking|3|31|
|**Total**|17|124|



## ‘ **Feedback from Support Blocks** 

_Average sessions rating 4.9 out of 5_ 

- _100% of attendees reporting increased confidence increased_ 

- _100% would recommend BAS to other families._ 

_”I have found these course so helpful, and you have all been so supportive.  I really needed this to just not feel alone and to know there are many people and organisations I can go to for help for my son & for myself.”_ 

_“ I can't express enough gratitude to BAS. They have been extremely helpful and supportive.” The sessions were very informative and resources were recommended for free stuff to encourage us to try activities with our children. “_ 


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## **Financial Breakdown** 

Whilst contracts and grants still make up the majority of our income, 2024/25 was an incredible year for fundraising and donations to BAS, totally almost 16% of our total income. A fundraising page is now on our website, with further developments planned for 2025/26 Individual supporters and organisations can find out how to raise funds for BAS, including one-off donations, regular donations and charity partnerships. 

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## **Looking forward to 2025/26** 

2025/26 will be a year for us to continue to expand our presence across the South West as part of the continued growth of the Autism Central Peer Education Programme. It is an exciting time for BAS; we intend to increase our presence across the South West and consolidate our offer to families and carers. We will achieve this by continuing to increase the number of Peer Educators we recruit in all of our target areas, allowing us to deliver quality information and support to more families. 

In addition, BAS will be working hard to ensure that our core offers of support, information, training and family activities are fully funded to meet the growing needs of local families of autistic children. 

In response to our findings from the impact survey, in 2025/26 we will be undertaking a review of our Vision, Mission and Values to ensure that we are continuing to meet the needs of our growing community. As part of this process the trustees will be reviewing our objects to see how we can update our mission to meet the needs of more people including older young people and Neurodivergent individuals, not just parents and carers. We will continue to listen and respond to ensure that we remain relevant in a rapidly evolving environment. 

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## **Bristol Autism Su ort pp** 

Unaudited financial statements Year ended 31 March 2025 Independent examination completed 28th January 2025 

## **Contents** 

Administrative Details 

- Independent Examiner’s Report 

- Statement of Financial Activities 

- Balance Sheet 

- Statement of Notes to the Financial Statements 

**Bristol Autism Support Administrative Details** C.I.O Registered in England and Wales Registered Charity Number 1186287 

## **Registered address** 

Knowle West Media Centre 

Leinster Avenue 

Bristol, BS4 1NL 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER** 

Linden Accountants 

21 Sevier Street, 

St Werburghs 

Bristol 

## BS2 9LB 

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## INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF BRISTOL AUTISM SUPPORT 

I report to the charity’s trustees on my examination of the accounts of Bristol Autism Support for the period ended 31 March 2025. 

## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** 

The charity’s trustees consider that anauditisnotrequiredforthisyear(under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act), asamendedbys.145oftheCharitiesAct 2011) and that an independent examination is needed. 

Having satisfied myself that the charityisnotsubjecttoauditunderthecompany law and is eligible for independent examination;itismyresponsibilityto: 

- Examine the accounts(undersection145ofthe2011Act), To follow the 

- procedureslaiddownintheGeneralDirections given by the Charity Commission 

- (undersection145(5)(b)Act),and to state whether particularmattershavecometomyattention. 

## **Basis of independent examiner’s report** 

My examination was carried out in accordancewithGeneralDirectionsgiven by the Charity Commission. An examination includesareviewoftheaccountingrecordskept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presentedwiththoserecords.Italsoincludes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures intheaccounts,andseekingexplanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters.Theproceduresundertakendonot provide all the evidence that would be required by audit,andconsequentlynoopinionisgiven as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair view”andthereportislimitedtothosematters set out in the statement below. 

## **Independent examiner’s statement** 

In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 

- (1) which gives me reasonablecausetobelieve that in any material respect: 

The accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the 

accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or 

the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 

- (2)to which, in my opinion,attentionshould be drawn in order to enable a proper 

understanding of the accounts to be reached. 


Michael Grant ACPA Date ..........28 January2026………………… 

**MichaelGrant Linden Accountants, Scrapstore House, 21 Sevier Street, St Werburghs, Bristol, BS2 9LB** 

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**BRISTOL AUTISM SUPPORT STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (Including Income and Expenditure Account) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** 

||||Unrestricted||Restricted||Total Funds|Total Funds|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||Funds||Funds||2025|2024|
|||||||||(Restated)|
||Note||£||£||£|£|
|INCOME|||||||||
|Donations|2||36,633||-||36,633|30,493|
|Merchandise Income|||1,639||-||1,639|175|
|Events Income|||-||||-|1,193|
|Grant Income|||21,400||9,393||30,793|76,678|
|Contracts|||160,000||||160,000|137,328|
|Other income|3||699||-||699|634|
|TOTAL INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS|||220,370||9,393||229,763|246,501|
|EXPENDITURE|||||||||
|Expenditure on charitable activities|4||223,449||25,912||249,361|204,851|
|TOTAL EXPENDITURE|||223,449||25,912||249,361|204,851|
|NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)||-|3,080|-|16,519|-|19,599|41,650|
|Balances brought forward (restated)|||55,891||20,572||76,463|34,814|
|Gross Transfers Between Funds|13||||||-|-|
|Balances carried forward|||52,811||4,053||56,864|76,464|



The charity has no recognised gains or losses other than the results for the year as set out above. 

All of the activities of the charity are classed as continuing. 

**Charity Registration Number - 1186287** 

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BRISTOL AUTISM SUPPORT BALANCE SHEET YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 

|BRISTOL AUTISM SUPPORT<br>BALANCE SHEET<br>YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||2025|||2024|
||Note||£|||£|
|||||||(Restated)|
|FIXED ASSETS:|||||||
|Tangible assets|7|||1,464||877|
|CURRENT ASSETS:|||||||
|Debtors|8||2,239|||-|
|Stock|||-|||-|
|Cash at bank and in hand|||58,96|||78,45|
||||4|||1|
||||61,20|||78,45|
|CURRENT LIABILITIES:|||3|||1|
|Creditors: falling due within one year|9|-|5,803||-|2,865|
|Net current assets||||55,400||75,586|
|NET ASSETS:||||56,864||76,464|
|FUNDS|||||||
|Unrestricted Funds|1||48,962|||55,89|
|Restricted funds|3||7,902|||1|
||1|||||20,57|
||3|||56,864||76,464<br>2|



These financial statements were approved by the directors and authorised for issue on 21st January 2025 and are signed on their behalf by: 


………………………………………………………. 

Chair of Trustees - Jane Walton 

Charity Registration Number: 1186287 

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## BRISTOL AUTISM SUPPORT CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 

|BRISTOL AUTISM SUPPORT<br>CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS<br>YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024|||
|---|---|---|
||2025|2024|
||£|£|
|Net cash inflow from operating activities|(18,314)|42,875|
|Non-operational cash flows:|||
|Investing activities|||
|Payments for tangible fixed assets|(1,172)|(1,170)|
|Investment income|-|-|
|Financing activities|||
|Loan repayments|-|-|
|Net cash (outflow)/inflow for the year|(19,487)|41,705|
|Cashflow restrictions|||



Charity law prohibits the use of net cash inflows on any endowed or other restricted fund to offset net cash outflows on any fund outside its own objects, except on special authority. In practice, this restriction has not had any effect on cash flows for the year. 

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**BRISTOL AUTISM SUPPORT NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** 

## 1 **ACCOUNTING POLICIES Accounting convention** 

The financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (FRS 102 SORP) issued in July 2014, and applicable UK Accounting Standards and the Charities Act 2011. 

## **Funds structure** 

**Unrestricted income funds** comprise those funds which the trustees are free to use for any purpose in furtherance of the charitable objects. Unrestricted funds include designated funds where the trustees, at their discretion, have set aside resources for a specific purpose. 

**Restricted funds** are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by the donor or the terms of a specific appeal. 

I **ncome** All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the resources, it is certain that the resources will be received and the monetary value of income can be measured with sufficient reliability. 

## **Income from donations is included when these are receivable, except as follows:** 

- When the donors specify that the donations given to the charity must be used in future accounting periods. 

- When donors impose conditions which have to be fulfilled before the charity becomes entitled to use such income, the income is deferred until the pre-conditions have been met. 

Income from grants, where there are performance or service deliverables required by the terms of the grant, are accounted for as the charity earns the right to payment through its performance. 

**Expenditure** Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to the expenditure. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that agree all costs related to the category. Support costs have been allocated 100% towards the charitable activities of the charity. 

C **haritable activities** Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. 

It 

includes both the direct pay and non-pay costs and support costs relating to those activities. 

**Going concern** After making appropriate enquiries, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue its 

operations for the foreseeable future and therefore they have continued to adopt the going concern basis when preparing the financial statements. 

## Governance costs 

Governance cost include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the charity, and include its independent examination fees and costs linked to the strategic management of the charity including trustee expenses. 

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Tangible fixed assets and depreciation Depreciation has been provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost, less 

## estimated residual value of each 

asset, over its expected useful life.The ratesused are 25% reducing balance on computer and office equipment and 20%reducing balance on other fixed assets. 

## 2 DONATION INCOME 

||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total Funds|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Funds|Funds|2025|2024|
||£|£|£|£|
|Donations from individuals|6,209|-|6,209|1,186|
|Donations from organisations|16,106||16,106|19,712|
|Friends of BAS donations|9,462||9,462|2,510|
|Other Donations|4,855||4,855|7,085|
||36,633|-|36,633|29,307|
|OTHER INCOME|||||
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total Funds|
||Funds|Funds|2025|2024|
||£|£|£|£|
|HMRC Gift Aid|699|-|699|304|
||699|-|699|304|



## 3 OTHER INCOME 

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**BRISTOL AUTISM SUPPORT NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** 

## 4 DIRECT CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE 

|Charitable Activities|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total Funds|
||Funds|Funds|2025|2024|
||£|£|£|£|
|Core Costs|||||
|Projects, Events & Course Costs|5,558|8,722|14,280|2,047|
|Merchandise Costs|-|-|-|60|
|Fundraising Costs|621|-|621|1,215|
|Overheads|||||
|Accounting & Bookkeeping|2,365|76|2,440|1,140|
|Bank Charges|||-||
|Consultancy Fees|||-|25,459|
|Office Consumables|661|-|661|2,512|
|Salaries & Freelance Staff Costs|197,604|11,529|209,133|145,892|
|IT software & consumables|2,158|18|2,176|-|
|Marketing, Printing & Website|2,587|760|3,347|3,423|
|Membership & Subscription Costs|-|-|-|252|
|Professional Fees|600|32|922|2,068|
|Rental costs|5,664|1|5,952|5,310|
|Stationery|552|28|552|1,754|
|Staff Training|221|8427|648|-|
|Telephone & Internet costs|990|138|1,128|-|
|Travel & Subsistence Costs|595|670|1,265|3,256|
|Venue Hire|2,181|2,964|5,145|4,252|
|Volunteer Costs|||-|1,638|
|General Expenses|||-|-|
||222,358|25,912|248,270|200,277|
|Governance Costs|||||
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total Funds|
||Funds|Funds|2025|2024|
||£|£|£|£|
|Independent Examination Fee|450|-|450|450|
|Depreciation|586|-|586|895|
|In su ran ce|56|-|56|3,229|
||1,092|-|1,092|4,574|



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## Charitable Activities - Prior Year 

|Charitable Activities - Prior Year|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total Funds|
||Funds|Funds|2024|2023|
||£|£|£|£|
|Core Costs|||||
|Events & Course Costs|-|2,047|2,047|-|
|Merchandise Costs|60|-|60|92|
|Fundraising Costs|1,215|-|1,215|8|
|||||34|
|Overheads||||5|
|Arval vehicle leasing|-|-|-|2,662|
|Bank Charges|2,030|-|2,030|154|
|Consultancy Fees|-|25,459|25,459|7,053|
|Office Consumables|1,147|1,364|2,512|781|
|Wages & Freelance Staff Costs|12,706|133,186|145,892|60,742|
|Gifts|-|-|-|1,205|
|Marketing, Printing & Website|1,703|1,720|3,423|1,896|
|Membership & Subscription Costs|252|-|252|998|
|Professional Fees|840|338|1,179|-|
|Rental costs|-|5,310|5,310|603|
|Stationery|835|919|1,754|12,181|
|Travel & Subsistence Costs|-|3,256|3,256|4,166|
|Venue Hire|25|3,994|4,252|-|
|Volunteer Costs|9|685|1,638||
|General Expenses|95||||
||2||||
||21,999|178,278|200,277|93,713|
|Governance Costs - Prior Year|||||
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total Funds|
||Funds|Funds|2024|2023|
||£|£|£|£|
|Independent Examination Fee|45|-|450|450|
|Depreciation|0|-|895|1,935|
|In su ran ce|89<br>-|3,229|3,229|96|
||5||||
||1,345|3,229|4,574|2,481|



## 5 CORPORATION TAX 

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity. 

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## 6 STAFF NUMBERS AND COSTS 

Staff costs were as follows: 

|STAFF NUMBERS AND COSTS<br>Staff costs were as follows:|||
|---|---|---|
||2025|2024|
||£|£|
|Wages for employed staff|140,972|92,129|
|Social security costs|3,478|5,603|
|Pension contributions|2,440|1,644|
||146,891|99,376|
|The average number of employees (including senior management and leadership) during the year was:|||
||2025|2024|
|Staff|9|7|



No individual employee earned more than £60,000.00 during the current or prior period. 

Key management personnel 

The charity defines the key management personnel as the Trustees, Operations Manager and Parent Support Manager. During the financial period, the total employment benefits of the key management personnel were £59,686.16 (previous year £57,389.54). 

- 7 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS 

|TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Computer|Office|Resource||
||Equipment|Equipment|Equipment|Totals|
||£|£|£|£|
|COST:|||||
|At 1 April 2024|2,156|1,251|300|3,70|
|Additions|799|373|-|7|
|||||1,17|
|At 31 March 2025|2,955|1,624|300|4,879<br>2|
|DEPRECIATION:|||||
|At 1 April 2024|1,278|1,251|300|2,829|
|Charge for the year|492|93|-|586|
|At 31 March 2025|1,771|1,344|300|3,415|
|NET BOOK VALUE:|||||
|At 31 March 2025|1,184|280|-|1,464|
|At 31 March 2024|877|-|-|877|



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## 8 DEBTORS 

|DEBTORS||||
|---|---|---|---|
|||2025|2024|
|||£|£|
|Trade Debtors||-|-|
|Prepayments||2,239|-|
|||2,239|-|
|CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year||||
|||2025|2024|
|||£|£|
|Accruals||1,140|1,140|
|Trade Creditors||194|-|
|Net Wages Liability||-|-|
|PAYE, NI and Student Loans||3,875|1,404|
|Pension Contributions||595|322|
|||5,803|2,865|
|ECONCILIATION OF NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS TO NET CASH INFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES||||
|||2025|2024|
|||£|£|
|Statement of Financial Activities: Net movement in funds||(19,599)|41,650|
|Depreciation||586|89|
|Increase in operational creditors: current liabilities||2,938|5|
|Decrease / (increase) in operational debtors||(2,240)|33<br>-|
|(Increase) / decrease in stock||-|0<br>-|
|Net cash (outflow) / inflow from operating activities||(18,314)|42,875|
|ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN CASH DURING THE YEAR||||
||2025|2024|Change|
||£|£|£|
|Cash at bank and in hand|58,964|78,451|(19,487)|
||2024|2023|Change|
||£|£|£|
|Cash at bank and in hand|78,451|36,746|41,705|



## 9 CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year 

10RECONCILIATION OF NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS TO NET CASH INFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 

## 11 ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN CASH DURING THE YEAR 

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## 12ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS 

|||||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total Funds|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||Funds|Funds|2025|2024|
|||||£|£|£|£|
|Fixed Assets||||1,464|-|1,464|877|
|Current Assets||||53,301|7,902|61,203|78,451|
|Current Liabilities||||(5,803)|-|(5,803)|(2,865)|
|||||48,962|7,902|56,864|76,464|
|Prior Year (restated)||||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total Funds|
|||||Funds|Funds|2024|2023|
|||||£|£|£|£|
|Fixed Assets||||877|-|877|-|
|Current Assets||||57,878|20,573|78,451|8,911|
|Current Liabilities||||(2,865)|-|(2,865)|-|
|||||55,891|20,573|76,464|8,911|
|ANALYSIS OF CHARITABLE FUNDS||||||||
|Analysis of|Balance|||Income|Ex pendi t ur e|Transfers|Fund|
|Fund movements|b/fwd||||||c/fwd|
|||£||£|£|£|£|
|Unrestricted funds:||||||||
|Designated funds||||||||
|BNSSG ICB Support Blocks|||13,120|20,000|(15,512)|-|17,608|
|ICB Pins Project|||-|1,000|(520)|-|480|
|Autism Central Hub South West|||8,016|160,000|(138,750)|-|29,266|
|Zebera - Podcast Equipment|||-|400|-|-|400|
|Friends of BAS|||585|2,777|(3,591)|-|(229)|
|General funds|||34,171|36,193|(65,077)|(3,849)|1,438|
||||55,891|220,370|(223,450)|(3,849)|48,962|



## 13 ANALYSIS OF CHARITABLE FUNDS 

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## 8 DEBTORS 

|DEBTORS|||
|---|---|---|
||2025|2024|
||£|£|
|Trade Debtors|-|-|
|Prepayments|2,239|-|
||2,239|-|
|CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year|||
||2025|2024|
||£|£|
|Accruals|1,140|1,140|
|Trade Creditors|194|-|
|Net Wages Liability|-|-|
|PAYE, NI and Student Loans|3,875|1,404|
|Pension Contributions|595|322|
||5,803|2,865|



## 9 CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year 

10RECONCILIATION OF NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS TO NET CASH INFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES 

|||2025|2024|
|---|---|---|---|
|||£|£|
|Statement of Financial Activities: Net movement in funds||(19,599)|41,650|
|Depreciation||586|89|
|Increase in operational creditors: current liabilities||2,938|5|
|Decrease / (increase) in operational debtors||(2,240)|33<br>-|
|(Increase) / decrease in stock||-|0<br>-|
|Net cash (outflow) / inflow from operating activities||(18,314)|42,875|
|ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN CASH DURING THE YEAR||||
||2025|2024|Change|
||£|£|£|
|Cash at bank and in hand|58,964|78,451|(19,487)|
||2024|2023|Change|
||£|£|£|
|Cash at bank and in hand|78,451|36,746|41,705|



## 11 ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN CASH DURING THE YEAR 

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## 12ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS 

|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total Funds|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Funds|Funds|2025|2024|
|||£|£|£|£|
|Fixed Assets||1,464|-|1,464|877|
|Current Assets||47,171|29,293|76,464|36,746|
|Current Liabilities||(5,803)|-|(5,803)|(2,865)|
|||42,832|29,293|72,125|34,758|
|Prior Year (restated)||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total Funds|Total Funds|
|||Funds|Funds|2024|2023|
|||£|£|£|£|
|Fixed Assets||877|-|877|-|
|Current Assets||26,975|9,771|36,746|8,911|
|Current Liabilities||(2,865)|-|(2,865)|-|
|||24,987|9,771|34,758|8,911|
|ANALYSIS OF CHARITABLE FUNDS||||||
|Analysis of|Ba l an ce|Income|Expenditure|Transfers|Fund|
|Fund movements|b/fwd||||c/fwd|
||£|£|£|£|£|
|Unrestricted funds:||||||
|Designated funds Support||||||
|Blocks NHS ICB|13,000|-|(6,535)|-|6,465|
|ICB Pins Project|120|20,000|(8,977)|-|11,143|
|Autism Central Hub|-|1,000|(520)|-|480|
||8,016|159,550|(138,750)|-|28,816|
|Zebera - Podcast Equipment|-|400|-|-|400|
|Friends of BAS|585|2,777|(3,591)|-|(229)|
|General funds|34,171|36,643|(65,077)|(3,849)|1,888|
||55,891|220,370|(223,450)|(3,849)|48,962|



13 ANALYSIS OF CHARITABLE FUNDS 

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## **BRISTOL AUTISM SUPPORT NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** 

|Restricted funds:|Balance|||Income|||Ex pendi t ur e|Transfers|Fund|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||b/fwd||||||||c/fwd|||
|||£||£|||£|£||£||
|National Lottery 'Awards For All'|||10,000|-|- -|-|(9,408)|-|||592|
|National Lottery 'The People's Project'|||3,648|-||-|(7,592)|3,943|||-|
|Quartet Express Fund|||2,389|1,39|||(3,109)|720|||-|
|Quartet-Wessex Water|||3,674|3|||(3,753)|79|||-|
|Triodos Foundation|||861|5,00|||(1,049)|-|||(188)|
|Bentley ALC|||-|0|||(45)|-|||(45)|
|Co-Op Local Community Fund|||-||||(500)|(893)|||-|
|Masonic Charitable Fund|||-||||(288)|-|||4,712|
|National Lottery Reaching Communities||||||||||||
|Fund South West Region|||-||-||(169)|-|||(169)|
|The Schroder Charity Trust|||-|3,000|||-|-|||3,000|
||||20,572|9,393|||(25,912)|3,849|||7,902|
|Total|||76,464|229,763|||(249,362)|-|||56,864|



## **Designated Fund & Transfers** 

During the financial period, several grants and contracts received by the charity were reclassified as designated funds and as such the charitable funds in note 13 for the prior year have been restated. 

During the previous financial period, several laptops were purchased under the terms of the grant provision, and the ownership of these current year additions transferred to the charity. 

## **Fund Descriptions Restricted Funds** 

**National Lottery 'Awards For All'** To provide a yearlong sensory activities programme for young people and a programme of wellbeing events to connect our community and reduce isolation. 

**National Lottery 'The People's Project'** Funding to support the ongoing delivery of our highly regarded inperson support groups and family wellbeing events 

**Quartet Community Foundation Express Fund** Funding to support the delivery of our vital in-person events, the cost of essential staff training and to invest in charity infrastructure to support growth. 

**Wessex Water Fund via Quartet Community Foundation** Funds to support the delivery of training sessions for parents, coffee mornings and the volunteer costs for the development of regular new volunteer- led evening meet ups including our' BAS Dads' group. 

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T **riodos Foundation** Funding to support our vital fortnightly 'Supersense ' sessions in South Bristol. These are popular sessions proving access to a purpose built, state of the art sensory facility that caters specifically to the needs of Autistic children. 

~~**Bentley Advancing Life Chances Ini**~~ **tiative** To fund the development of two new coffee mornings in areas of identified need in Fishponds and Hillfields. Supporting parents to access information and develop peer support networks. 

~~**Co-Op Local Community F**~~ **und** Funding to deliver wellbeing and social activities for parents and carers of autistic children, giving them a much needed break, and a chance to develop a support network. 

~~**Masonic Charitable Fu**~~ **nd** Contribution to core funds, supporting salaries that are key to the charities day to day running such as marketing, operations and administration, enabling us to keep vital; services running for our community. 

~~**National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund South Wes**~~ **t Region** To support BAS to to deliver a wide range of support opportunities and improve and strengthen our community reach. Also to support the professionalisation of the organisation by improving monitoring sytems. 

~~**The Schroder Charity Tr**~~ **ust** Contribution towards core running costs to support the day to day running and maintenance of vital services. Strengthening our community through services and opportunities which enhance the wellbeing and life outcomes of vulnerable and disadvantaged people. 

~~D~~ ~~**esignated Fund - Autism Central Hub South**~~ **West Contract in partnership with National Autistic Society.** To deliver training, information and support for Parents and family members of children with Autism. Delivered via the provision of coffee mornings, training and information sessions and one-to-one helpline calls delivered by a network of peer educators with lived experience of Autism across the whole of the South West. 

~~**Designated Fund - BNSSG ICB Support**~~ **Blocks** 3 and 6 week support blocks on different autism related topics for families in Bristol, South Glos & North Somerset to facilitate delivery of various resource topics (New to Autism, Non Speaking, Sensory Processing Differences etc.) 

~~**Designated Fund - ICB PINS Pr**~~ **oject** Agreement to deliver targeted training sessions to schools taking part in the PINS (Parental Partnerships for Inclusion of Neurodiversity in Schools). A National initiative aimed at supporting neurodivergent children in mainstream primary schools across England. 

**Designated Fund - Zebera** - Podcast Equipment Private donation from the Zebera company for the purchase of specialist Podcasting equipment to launch our own Podcast to support and inform parents of autistic children with up to date and relevant information. 

~~**Unrestricted Fund - Friends of**~~ **BAS** Supporters group with donations specifically to support interpreter services, form filling and childrens' activities. 

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|ANALYSIS OF CHARITABLE FUNDS|||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Prior Year (Restated)|||||||||
|Analysis of|Balance|||Income|Ex pendi t ur e|Transfers|Fund||
|Fund movements|b/fwd||||||c/fwd||
|||£||£|£|£||£|
|Unrestricted funds:|||||||||
|Designated funds|||||||||
|BNSSG ICB Support Blocks|||-|43,000|(29,880)|-||13,120|
|Autism Central Hub South West|||(897)|137,328|(128,416)|-||8,016|
|Friends of BAS|||2,419|2,510|(4,345)|-||585|
|General funds|||25,043|31,302|(23,344)|1,170||34,171|
||||26,565|214,140|(185,985)|1,170||55,891|
|Restricted funds:|Balance|||Income|Ex pendi t ur e|Transfers|Fund||
||b/fwd||||||c/fwd||
|||£||£|£|£||£|
|Action Funder|||2,201|668|(2,869)|-||-|
|Bristol Charities Carer's Fund|||912|-|(912)|-||-|
|BCC Training|||1,610|-|(1,610)|-||-|
|Quartet BCC Social Action|||3,525|-|(3,525)|-||-|
|National Lottery 'Awards For All'|||-|10,000|-|-||10,000|
|National Lottery 'The People's Project'|||-|11,193|(7,544)|-||3,648|
|Quartet Express Fund|||-|5,000|(1,441)|(1,170)||2,389|
|Quartet & Wessex Water|||-|4,000|(326)|-||3,674|
|Triodos Foundation|||-|1,500|(639)|-||861|
||||8,249|32,361|(18,867)|(1,170)||20,572|
|Total|||34,814|246,501|(204,851)|0||76,464|



## **Fund Descriptions - Prior Year Restricted Funds** 

**Action Funder** Funding to support an event facilitator for Gympanzees and Supersense sessions, and contribute towards events costs. 

~~**Bristol Charities Carer's Fu**~~ **nd** Funding to facilitate in person meetings, father and grandparent specific gatherings, coffee mornings and volunteer costs. 

~~**BCC Trainin**~~ **g** Supporting training around parental conflict, as well as core ongoing costs. 

~~**Quartet BCC Social Action Small G**~~ **rant** Funding to facilitate publicity, marketing and venue costs for advice and support on cost of living. 

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**Charity Registration Number - 1186287** 



**BRISTOL AUTISM SUPPORT NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025** 


**National Lottery 'Awards For All'** To provide a yearlong sensory activities programme for young people and a programme of wellbeing events to connect our community and reduce isolation. 

**National Lottery 'The People's Project'** Funding to support the ongoing delivery of our highly regarded in-person support groups and family wellbeing events 

**Quartet Community Foundation Express Fund** Funding to support the delivery of our vital inperson events, the cost of essential staff training and to invest in charity infrastructure to support growth. 

**Wessex Water Fund via Quartet Community Foundation-** Funds to support the delivery of training sessions for parents, coffee mornings and the volunteer costs for the development of regular new volunteer- led evening meet ups including our' BAS Dads' group. 

**Triodos Foundation** Funding to support our vital fortnightly 'Supersense ' sessions in South Bristol. These are popular sessions proving access to a purpose built, state of the art sensory facility that caters specifically to the needs of Autistic children. 

## **Designated Fund - Autism Central Hub South West** 

Contract in partnership with National Autistic Society. To deliver training, information and support for Parents and family members of children with Autism. Delivered via the provision of coffee mornings, training and information sessions and one-toone helpline calls delivered by a network of peer educators with lived experience of Autism across the whole of the South West. 

**Designated Fund - BNSSG ICB Support Blocks** 3 and 6 week support blocks on different autism related topics for families in Bristol, South Glos & North Somerset to facilitate delivery of various resource topics (New to Autism, Non Speaking, Sensory Processing Differences etc.) 

**Unrestricted Fund** - Friends of BAS Supporters group with donations specifically to support interpreter services, form filling and childrens' activities. 

## **14 TRUSTEES REMUNERATION, EXPENSES AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS** 

During the current and prior financial period, no Trustee of the charity received remuneration for duties. Further to this, no Trustee of the charity submitted expenses to be reimbursed. 

During the financial period one of the Trustees, Jane Walton, made monthly donations to the charity of £10.00 

as part of the 'Friends of Bristol Autism Support' group. 

**Charity Registration Number - 1186287** 

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