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## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** AUTISTIC GIRLS NETWORK **Other names charity is known by** AGN **Registered charity number (if any)** 1196655 **Charity's principal address** 68 South Green Drive STRATFORD-UPON-AVON **Postcode CV37 9HP**
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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8|**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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||Claire Lesley
Farmer|Co-Chair||N/A|
||Victoria Jane May|Co-Chair||N/A|
||Warda Ahmed
Farah|||N/A|
||Andrew James
McDonald|||N/A|
||Emily Katharine
Burke|||N/A|
||Elliot George
Wassell|Treasurer||N/A|
||Clare Jane
McDonald|Co-Secretary||N/A|
||Gemma Louise
Windham|Co-Secretary||N/A|
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
|---|---|---|
|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|||
|**Independent Examiner**|HSL Accountancy
Solutions Ltd|Enterprise House, 61a Carr House Road, Doncaster, DN1
2BY.|
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
Catherine Wassell – Chief Executive Officer
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## **Section C Objectives and activities**
|**Summary of the objects of the**
**charity set out in its**
**governing document**
**Summary of the main**
**activities undertaken for the**
**public benefit in relation to**
**these objects (include within**
**this section the statutory**
**declaration that trustees have**
**had regard to the guidance**
**issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public**
**benefit)**|TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF AND RELIEVE NEED AMONGST
AUTISTIC GIRLS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN THE
UNITED KINGDOM AND IN PARTICULAR: (1) TO PROVIDE
INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT AUTISTIC
GIRLS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS; (2) TO INCREASE
AWARENESS OF AND PROMOTE EDUCATION ABOUT THE
PROBLEMS AND NEEDS, INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, OF
AUTISTIC GIRLS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS AMONGST
EDUCATION, HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROFESSIONALS AND
THE GENERAL PUBLIC, INCLUDING PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH
STUDIES; (3) TO FOSTER MUTUAL HELP, CO-OPERATION AND
FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN PARENTS, FAMILIES, CARERS, HELPERS
AND THOSE ENTRUSTED WITH THE CARE OF AUTISTIC GIRLS.
THE EXPRESSION "AUTISTIC GIRLS" IN THIS DOCUMENT SHALL
INCLUDE GIRLS WITH AUTISM AND RELATED CONDITIONS,
DIAGNOSED AND UNDIAGNOSED, AND INCLUSIVE OF TRANS AND
GENDER NON-BINARY CHILDREN.|
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||In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have
given careful consideration to the Charity Commission’s public benefit
guidance.
Public benefit is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is to
support and improve the lives of autistic girls and their families and the
people supporting them. The charity promotes an affirmative attitude to
neurodiversity and campaigns both to ensure autistic people get the
support they need and to promote positive identities for autistic people.
This is critical given the unacceptably low rates of diagnosis,
inadequacies in support mechanisms and poor life outcomes faced by
autistic females.
A major part of our activities consists in operating a closed Facebook
Group and social media platform. This provides public benefit in the form
of support, information, signposting to relevant sources of help and
opportunities for community and mutual support amongst our members.
The charity also serves the public benefit through developing support
materials, offering training and workshops, speaking at conferences,
organising webinars and participating in autism research.
The charity is looking to expand its offering to include face to face autistic
groups for girls across the United Kingdom to help develop invaluable
opportunities to meet up and develop important life skills. There is a
severe lack of such groups and research has indicated autistic people
can find it easier to build community with their autistic peers.
The charity also benefits autistic people by involving autistic people in
positions of leadership. Over half the board of trustees and executives
are neurodivergent themselves and AGN actively seeks to give
opportunities to autistic people to volunteer for the organisations.|
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## Section D Achievements and performance
## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
The charity registered as a CIO on 18 November 2021. The charity has grown its social media platform significantly. As at 15 January 2023 AGN had 13,100 members of its closed Facebook group and 22,400 Twitter followers.
The charity had a successful initial fundraising including our popular Million Steps challenge and our GoFundMe fundraiser. AGN generated £18,501 in donations in total over the year. We also made our first grant applications securing funds totalling £5,500 from Albert Hunt Trust, Warwickshire County Council County Fund and Fat Beehive. These are contributing to our girls group programme and website development.
A major landmark was achieved in June 2022 when AGN opened the first face-to-face group for autistic girls in Stratford-upon-Avon. This is the first in a series of face to face groups targeted across the United Kingdom.
Another important development has been the production of a suite of training packages aimed promoting awareness and support strategies for autistic girls and targeted at a range of stakeholders from schools to corporates. This new service offering was introduced late 2022.
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## **Section E Financial review**
The charity requires reserves to cover operating fluctuations, contingency **Brief statement of the** plan for income shortfalls and support the charity as it builds its **charity’s policy on reserves** fundraising. The charity’s policy is to hold at least three months cover for expenditure in free cash reserves. The charity complied with this policy and as at 31 December 2022 had free cash balances of £19,440. **Details of any funds materially** No funds were materially in deficit. **in deficit**
## **Section F Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** Elliot Wassell **Full name(s)** Clare McDonald **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Co-Secretary Treasurer **etc) Date** 29 January 2023
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Charity Name No (if any)
AUTISTIC GIRLS NETWORK 1196655
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 18-Nov-21 31-Dec-22
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations 17,526 - - 17,526 n/a
Gift Aid received 975 - - 975 n/a
Grants 2,000 3,500 - 5,500 n/a
Training and workshops 5,980 - - 5,980 n/a
Girls Group contributions 540 - - 540 -
Other income 129 - - 129 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 27,150 ] 3,500 - 30,650 n/a
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Founder Loan received 500 - - 500
- - - - -
Sub total 500 - - 500 -
Total receipts 27,650 3,500 - 31,150 n/a
A3 Payments
Product development 4,725 - - 4,725 n/a
Girls Group running costs 157 1,000 - 1,157 n/a
Marketing and cost of raising funds 1,305 - - 1,305 n/a
Other expenditure 1,523 - - 1,523 n/a
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 7,710 ] 1,000 - 8,710 n/a
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Founder Loan repaid 500 - - 500
- - - -
Sub total [ 500 ] - - 500 -
Total payments 8,210 1,000 - 9,210 n/a
Net of receipts/(payments) 19,440 2,500 - 21,940 n/a
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
Cash funds this year end 19,440 2,500 - 21,940 n/a
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
**Details**
**Details**
Cash at bank
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**19,440**
**2,500**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**19,440**
**2,500**
OK
OK
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**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
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**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
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**funds**
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Date of
approval
29/01/2023|
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## **AUTISTIC GIRLS NETWORK Notes to the Accounts Period ended 31 December 2022**
## **Note**
- 1
## **Accounting period**
- This is the CIO's first accounting period. The Charity was registered as a CIO with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 18 November 2021. The accounts cover the long period of account from 18 November 2021 to 31 December 2022.
- 2
## **Guarantees**
As at 31 December 2022 there were no potential liabilities arising in respect of any guarantees given by the CIO.
- 3
## **Charges on Assets**
As at 31 December 2022 there was debt outstanding which was secured by express charge on any asset of the CIO.
- 4
## **Related Party Transactions**
During the period ended 31 December 2022 the CIO paid £4,700 freelance fees for training development and delivery to an individual who is the Chief Executive Officer of the Charity and a spouse of one of the Trustees. The same individual advanced a £500 interest fee loan to the CIO which was fully repaid during the period. The transactions were conducted on an arms-length basis and approved by the Board of Trustees.
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**Independent examiners report to the trustees of AUTISTIC GIRLS NETWORK for the year ended 31st December 2022**
I report on the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2022.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
- follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
- state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner's report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair view” and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- 1 which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
- have not been met; or
- 2 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: Date: 2[nd] February 2023
Heera Singh FMAAT HSL Accountancy Solutions Ltd Enterprise House 61A Carr House Road Doncaster DN1 2BY