MEDWAY PUZZLES
INO: 1192687)
INDEPENDENT EXAMINATION AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE
CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION
FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

MEDWAY PUZZLES
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Re￿[pts & payff*nts
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR EINGLAND AND I:IALES'
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Section A
Indepandent Examlnerfs Report
Report to the trusteesl , Medway Puzzles
members of '
On accounts for the 3110312025
period endèd
Charity no 1192S87
lif any)
Set out on pages 1-2
I report lo the Iruslees ori iiiy exaniinalion of Ilie accounts of the above
charity 1.the Trust I for Ihe period ended 3110312025
Responsibilities and As the charily Iru51ees of ihe Trust. you are responsible for the preparalion
basis of report of the accounts In accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 I-the Act-l
I report In respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515llbl ol the Act
I have completed my examination I confirm that no material mallers li,
Come lo my allenlion In connection with the examination which gives ryi'-
cause lo believe that in. any material respect.
accounting records were not kept In accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
Ihe ac¢ounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examiner's ststement
I have no concerns and have come across no olher matters In connection
with the examination lo which allention should be drawn In order lo enable a
proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached.
Signed: l_
Name..
Peter Acoti
Date.. Z
Relevant professional FCCA
qualificationlsl or body
lif any)..
Address.. 10 Liltlebov-.
?li .?tfjne. Kent. ME14 5QP

11926•7
Iiiiiiry
Recei
ts and
ments accounts
J1103I2025
CC16a
Forth8 perfod
0110112024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
Restricted
fvnd•
Endowtnenl
fvnd•
To¢•1 fvno•
A1 Roc•1
16.071
11,071
32,115
53.1
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wolkshop1￿cffie
Rtthndx. Ind•%w
1.2
41.
to
ARI
1l2ZI
41410
IT
A2 A•s•t and Inv•¥tm•ni Ml••.
1¥00 t•blo1.
1&222
41,410
09,6J2
87.J3J
A3P
mont•
20.1XI
20.130
32.74•
14071
7.15B
Ewwneni
St•ff **9•S
TrJ¥•i t￿1#
2.815
3.ns
S.411
1272
4517
173
Roorn HIT• UUW
445
In$uiar
Dne Int•
statI￿ery
C￿thi￿
l.M2
i.Ji•
1,1
374
4.17Q
1.1•0
1,812
1,051
1.1
374
Cor¢6LIIJDf
1,753
Ltyai Ar￿ profess￿r￿1
420
18z
128
Sub ioi•I
1J,J•l
41fv10
A4 A8•ot and Investment
haKe8,
o table
Sub total
rot¥l wyM￿ts
Net of rec•ipt51(payments)
A6 Trnn$f¢Ys bth¥e￿ funds
A6 Cash funds last year gnd
Cash funds this end
4,124
4.824
In
$.711
6,711
11.535
3.9
6,711

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unr95tyic16d
Eiidov*rnent
funds
r•M£
Catego
funds
B1 C￿h fund8
11,470
Total ¢ash lunds
Unrnstrlctod
fund¥
Endowmont
lund8
tLsnd•
tonMr••iE
82 Oth•r mon•tary aM•ts
r¥•ntv*l
D•tall#
83 Inv••lm•nt w•ts
to**h
eurr•rtlv&lu•
Dgtalls
84 A•8•ts r•talngd lor th•
charlty's own u
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Delalls
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Swlure
Pn"nt N•ne
Dato of
roval
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2*07-26
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244)1-26

Trustees, Annual Report for the period
Perioa Siari dale
Perioa ena .Jate
01
04
2024
31
2025
From
To
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity name Medway Puzzles
Other names charity is known by
Regislered charity number lif any)
1192687
Charity's principal address 1 Maple Street
Sheerness
Kent
Postcode
ME12 1XH
Names of the Gharity trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted tf not for whole
Trustee name
Offlce lif any)
Name of po￿On (of bodyl entitled
tr) appoint trustee lil any).
Fellow tTUStees
Fellow trustees
l Fellow Irusiees
Amanda Birch
Chair
Whole Period
Paul Harper
Maxi Card
Tracy Rea
Nicola Leahy
Angela Glover
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Whole Period
Whole Period
Whole Period
Fellow Iruslees
Trustee
Whole Period
01104124- 11110124
Fellow Iruslees
Fellow Iruslees
Trustee
12
14
15
16
17
18
201
Names of the trustees for the charity. if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acted if not for whole
ear

Nam08 and addrèssès ol advlsers (Opllonal Intorniatlon
of advlsar
Addrws
Namg of ¢hlef gxo¢utlvo or ftam88 of Senlor Btsff momborn Ioptlonal Inforniatlon)
Section B
Structure, goveriiance and management
Do8¢Ylptlon of tho eharfty'8 tru8ts
Tyw of gov8rnlng docJJm8
Con81itultCJn
How Ihe chartty 1$ con$tltuled
Charllable Incorporated Organ18aUon (CIO)
Trustee se18Ctlon m8thcd8
Appolnled ty exlslrKJ tru8to88
Addltlon41 govomance1•8uw IOMlonal Inlomwtlon
You may ¢hoo80 lo Incl￿￿8
addlllonal Infomiallon, where
levanl, 8bout'.
pollcleg and procedures
adopled for Ihe indu￿10￿ arKI
Ir8inlng of trustees.,
th8 charfly's organlsatlonal
8lructure and ary wlder
network with whlch the tharfty
relatlonship ￿th any related
partle5'
trustees, conslderotlon of
major rlsks and the System
and proceduT8S to manage
Ihem.
Section C
ectives and activities
The oble(# of Puzzles is lo promote Social inclusion for the publlc benefit
by wevenllng peO￿e becoming socially exduded. relieving the
needs of those people are sodalty exduded and asslsting them to
Integrate into sockty f(Y the purpose of thi5 dau5e'sodally exdude
i ThEans belng exdude(l from sodety, or parts of society, a8 a result of one
of more ofthe f￿40￿￿j fa¢Xors: ￿n￿￿0￿men1., finandal hardship,. youth
or age"111 health (physical or mentaQ', SubStar￿ abuse c¢
detendency Induding alcohol and dn￿.. disrximination on the ground8
of sex, ra￿. dlsabllty, ethnic orvjin. religion, b8llef. creed. 8exual
C￿ntatiOn (
er re4ss
educational or skills
summary of the objects of tho
chailty sèt out In Its
govomlng document
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atlaIn￿ert rdatlowhip and f8mity breakdovm. poor houslng Ilhat is
houslng that does not meet basic habitable standard8,' crime leith8r as a
vlctlm of ￿me or as an offeNlw rehabilitatlng Into soclety).
. Puzzles provldes weekty a(aivllies for autistlc children, adults, their
famllles. th08e that sUsK￿t or vraltlng a dlagnosls of ASD plus olher
dlsabi16tie$. These ACt￿lIeS are njn on a Frtday nbght posslble
hlrlng the ￿ole venue
. Puzzles provldes a raroe of servlc8S to th8 local cornrnunity includlng
weekty activlties, advic* sessions, volunteering, volunteer tralnlng
opportunitles and work experfence for chlldren and adulls ￿th AuU8m.
leamlng dlsabllities and other disabllties. We encourage wider learnlng
opportunit188 through engaglng members vlth baslc skills support to
Improve the developEr￿ of participenls softer skllls such 88 confidenc
and moll￿110￿ lo enable them lo feel ￿8$ Isolated and engage In
actswtss wlthln their communty
pUz￿e8 to provide support to ow dlsabled memberyJ want to
compete In 81)ort. Thls Incjudes foolball In the Kent disablllty
football leagu8 al all age levels.
Summary of tho maln
actlvltl•s undertaken for tho
publlc bgnoflt In rolatlon to
Ihoge oblKts Ilnclude wlthln
Ih5s 8eCtlon the ststutory
doclaratlon that trust•￿ havo
had règard to Iho guldance
18suod by tho Charlty
Commlsslon on publlc
bonollt)
. PL￿￿e$ dso supports th￿d[en and adults vlth Autl8m. leamlng
d18abllllles and other d58abllllle8 In actlvllles lo help ￿d¢￿e soct81
1801allon, helplng tkn to engage In work ￿aCeMents, recreauon, tr3lnlng
a¢#iwtie8 8TrJ vo14hts￿ opportunltses lo t￿P th8m lead mor6 adlve
Ilves
. M￿e Importantly, Puzzl8s18 8 place for people lo come to feel valued,
supported, uThJetslotsJ a￿1 to be able to share thelr knO￿edge. Ilfe $kllls
and to meet new peopl8
. Puzzles also provldes volunteer opport￿116es for looal resldents
(training promded) and a place for 8ervlce users and Ihelr famllies to
come and ehal lo oil)ef peopFe about thelr about Ihelr i88ue8 they may be
fadng. Sodal Iso181ion Is a real problem In Medway. 8W81e. Gravesham
and Maidstone, bul by prowding outreach 8UPPOrt Y￿ are abk lo
overcome Isolatlon, la(* of Conftd￿% and ts lack of under818ndlng
Addftlonal d¢tall• of obJO¢ttves and actlvftle8 Ioptlonal Infomiatlon
You may chow to Incktde
ft￿her stalernents, where
levanl, about..
policy on granlmaklng;
policy programme related
Investment..
• conlributton made by
volunteer8.
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Section D
Achievements and perforniance
8ummary of thg maln
achlevements of the ch8rlty
durlng the yoar
AthtevenHrt SunYn8ry 2024 to March 20251
Between Aprtl 2024 and March 2025. Medway Puzzles continued to grow
as a v￿81 Ilfeline for autlstic ¢hiklTen. yourvJ peopte, adults, and thelr
famil￿3 across Medway and Kent. In response lo InGreaslng demand, the
charity exparvJed both tke reach and Impact of Ils servlces, ensuring
famllles fdt supported, iJr¥Jerstood, and ￿s8 i801aled.
Throughout tt* year, Medway Pudes deltvered reguFar IrKtU￿ve sodal
activities, Including outings 8TrJ $d￿OI￿oI1d8Y programmes.
Trse activitles created safe, wtlcoming spaces where members oould
bulld friendshlps, confideni*, and lrndep8ndence, bthil8 signlflcanlly
Impro￿ng emollonal WBllbeirKJ for partldpants and prowding vltal r85plte
for parents and careT8.
A comerslone ot the charity'8 Vrt)th rem&lned hdu8lve d15abllity sport. In
partnership with Chatham Town and the Kent DI￿bilIty Football League,
Meoknay Puzzles supported mulllple football teams across a range ol age
groups. offering structured pathways into Bport for chlldren, young
peoplg. and adults wlth addltlonal needs. Th[8 exceptional conlrfbutSon lo
grassroots ar￿ Indusive football was recognlged when Medway Puzz188
won the Brlan Moore Trophy at the Kent FA Gr￿rootS Avardg 2025
AloryJslde soclal and sportlng provision. Medway Puzzles St￿ngt￿ened
Its one-to-one outreach and famlly support, helplng Indivlduals lo develop
Ime skllls. bulld conlbjence. access benefits, aThJ engage more fulty wthln
thelr communltles. Ongolng peer SUPPOrt for parents and Ca￿[5 helped
redLKe stress, prevent ￿131$ Srtuatlons. and Improve over811 famlly
wellbelng.
The Impad of th1$ th recelved ￿nth¢an1 8Xtwnal ￿0gn￿l0n. In 2025,
Medway Puzzl65 won ts Kent Menlol Health and Wellbelng Award,
lebrallng the charity's posllive contdbutSDn to mental health, emollonal
r8slllen¢e, and communliy ￿elIbe1￿J. The organlsauon was al80 named a
finalist in the Kent Ch3rlty Awards 2025 for Disablllty Char5ty of the Year,
further reftecllng 11$ groylry ￿putatIOn for ax¢ellence, Induslon. and
Innovatlon.
By March 2025, Metrffj Puzzles hatl supported hundreds offamllles,
worked alongslde over 40 dedleAted volunleers, and lald 8trong
foundauons f(￿ fvlure gr￿h, Includlng plans lo exparKI 8ervlces Irrto now
local hub8. Tre charily continues to play a rnidal role In Improvlng
quallty of Ille aTKI en8urrThJ that peop￿ wllh autism and addillonal n8ed8
are seen. hgard, and v8luod.
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Section E
Financial review
rlaf statsmont of thg
ch8rlty'8 pollcy on resor
Clrys policy is lo mahtsln a reserves level equl¥aient to 8-12
months of operatlond expen(fiture. 8nabling the Cha￿ to Con￿nUe
meeting its Objectr￿S.
D•talls ot any funds matorlally
In dfrflclt
Further Ilnanclal rgvlwi dgtalls {Optlonal Infomwtlon)
You may choo¥0 to hdude
atldlllonal Inform￿On. wtwe
relevanl alwut..
the charlty'8 pvlnclpal
8our¢es of funds (Indudlng
any fundral$lng)'
how 8xpendEture has
Supported th8 ob}edves
of the charty:
Inv88tment policy aThJ
oblecllvey In¢ludlng any
ethleal Investment pol
adople(i.
Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they havg approved the tsu6tees' report above.
Slgnod on bohalf of the charlty's trusteOS
31gnaturg18}
Full nomo($
P081tfon {e.g. S8crètary.
Chalr, gtG)
Amanda Birch
Paul Harper
Chair
T￿￿te&
Date
24101128
24101r26
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