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2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] January 2024 To 31[st] December 2024 Charity name: AUTISTIC GIRLS NETWORK Charity registration number: 1196655

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 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-BINARYCHILDREN.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.		 Para 1.17 and
1.19		 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

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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 offers 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
commenced in 2024 Peer Support and
Post-diagnostic Mentoring Support
services.
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.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 In setting our objectives and planning our
activities our Trustees have given careful
consideration to the Charity Commission’s
public benefit guidance.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/A Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38

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Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference
the charity’s work has made
to the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.		 Para 1.20 Introduction from our CEO
Each year seems bigger than the last and 2024 is
no exception. There’s so much we’ve started
and expanded upon this year, and our
evaluation has shown us just how much of a
difference our mentoring and groups are
making. Involvement in the PINS (Partnership
for Neurodiversity in Schools) pilot in Autumn
2024 started to show what we already knew –
that education of everyone is needed just as
much as interventions for autistic people so that
stigma can lessen and attitudes can change. It
has been refreshing to be able to get that work
into schools at last, after being available on our
website for two years!
We have big ambitions for 2025 and beyond,
and with our team set to grow to 3 in 2025
anything could happen!
A Word from our Chair
As I reflect upon 2024 and what this has meant
for AGN, I am reminded of the overwhelming
pride I feel to be Chair of Trustees for our
extraordinary charity.
The sheer number of neurodivergent folk who
have been able to access the output of our
team has been incredible, and the work done by
our CEO Cathy, trustees, staff and volunteers is
humbling.
This report shows how impactful AGN is, and
how much we have grown in 4 short years. The
numbers and words are quite phenomenal,
especially when placed in context of our size
and maturity as an organisation.
We have now reached a position where we can
employ salaried team members, and have
recentlyrecruited a fundraisinglead withpost

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for volunteer coordinator about to be filled. It’s so exciting to see how these roles will help deliver our strategic vision. 2025 will undoubtedly bring new opportunities for AGN and I am honoured to be part of the future of our charity. With special thanks to our CEO Cathy, our wonderful Trustees and our amazing community. Why are we needed? Autism in girls may present differently and there is widespread misunderstanding about exactly how. This is a huge issue because autistic girls (and those who present in the same way) are often being missed and outcomes for autistic females are particularly poor. Girls in the UK are still being diagnosed autistic up to 6 years later than boys or missed entirely (80% of autistic girls remain undiagnosed at 18: McCrossin, 2022). Late diagnosis and subsequent camouflaging of autistic traits can be very damaging to an autistic person’s mental health, self-confidence and self-esteem. Autistic traits in girls are frequently missed, overlooked, ignored, or their behaviour put down to “just being a girl”. An autistic girl having a meltdown is said to be emotional and hysterical (a word historically only demeaning to women), because that’s how girls are stereotyped to be. An example of this may be an autistic girl who struggles with dirt because of the texture and the idea of it, yet may be praised because historically girls were expected to be clean and tidy, and not messy. This is where societal expectations of women and girls can create barriers to recognising, understanding and supporting autistic girls. Research shows that autistic people are far more likely than the general population to have seriously poor mental health, and autistic young people are also far more likely to be under CAMHS than their peers too. Up to 71% of autistic young people meet criteria for at least one mental health condition. Autistic girls are highly vulnerable and the rate of teenage suicide amongst this group is four times higher than boys of the same age. But depression is

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NOT part of the diagnostic criteria of autism and it is not inevitable that an autistic person will have poor mental health. The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2024 report Autism and Mental Health sums up the external factors leading to poor wellbeing: “ Almost all mental health problems and mental illnesses are more common in autistic people than in the general population. In fact, between 3 and 5 in every 100 people who use mental health services are autistic. And about 1 in 10 people who are admitted to psychiatric inpatient wards are autistic. There are a few different reasons for this, including: A lack of appropriate support – Not getting timely or appropriate support and care can lead to poor mental health. Over time this can lead to someone developing a mental illness. Sometimes when autistic people are given support, this isn’t adapted to their needs and doesn’t recognise how mental health and autism work together. This can also mean these treatments aren’t as effective as they should be, and can be counter-productive. An unsuitable environment – Our society and culture is not always designed for autistic people. For some autistic people, navigating this environment can be incredibly difficult, and can also lead to poor mental health. Poor treatment – Autistic people are also more likely to experience bullying or victimisation. This can of course have a negative effect on their self-esteem and sense of identity .” All of these factors are ‘fixable’. A 2021 survey reported that 26% of parents waited over three years to receive support for their autistic children. There are a few regional offerings of mentor groups but this is limited, and not reflective of the demand. Many existing schemes cost up to £160 per session and during a cost of living crisis this is out of reach for many families. Time waiting is time that could have been spent coming to terms with a new selfidentity – so important for autistic young people’s mental health. Negative experiences in formative years can have a huge impact on adult lives not only in making girls at risk of suicide as teenagers but as the statistics reveal as adults. We believe a more positive experience of diagnosis and becoming part of an affirmative autistic-lead community is crucial. There is an increased demand for our support, in the last year alone

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our Facebook community grew to 29,000 members and this is expanding daily. We have built a trusted position in the autistic community and offer a diverse range of support including building awareness, creating safe space and campaigning for earlier diagnosis. What difference are we making? Through our face to face groups our young people make connections in their community – for some it will be the first connections they have made with other autistic young people and this can be life-changing. Being diagnosed autistic as a teen, as many girls are, can cause havoc with self-esteem when you know that you have always been different to your peers. Many girls report feeling as if they were ‘going mad’ and as if they were broken. We will be assuring them they are not broken, but just have a different ‘operating system’ and introducing them to others who experience the world in the same way. Our autistic facilitators will also be building connections, for many it will be the first time of working with other autistic people. Both young people and facilitators may well have felt lonely – research shows loneliness is more widely reported by autistic people than in the general population, just as autistic people are statistically more likely to be bullied and to suffer from depression. Groups will empower young people to make connections outside of the group venue, through regular social events. Through groups we will improve financial capability: as part of our group sessions, we will be teaching some life skills and money management is an important one of those topics. Autistic young people can be vulnerable and so it is particularly important to teach them good financial management, the pitfalls of credit availability and how to spot potential scams. Through our knowledge hub, our webinars and conversations with families, they will be informed and empowered to make small changes to the home environment, particularly around sensory aspects and preparation for change which will benefit everyone. The constant need for girls to mask autism due to concern about stigma has been highlighted frequently in research in recent years as

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extremely detrimental to mental health, so it’s extremely detrimental to mental health, so it’s
important to provide an environment outside
the home where young people can feel free to
be themselves with their peers.
What we did in 2024: the
numbers
Trained 10 neurodivergent adults as
qualified Autism Peer Support Workers
Created paid opportunities for 20
qualified and experienced
neurodivergent adults to facilitate
groups, mentor teens, deliver
assemblies and train school staff
Ran 377 mentoring sessions for 104
teenage autistic young people with
neurodivergent mentors
94% of our mentees said they felt more
positive about being autistic after their
mentoring
Ran 180 sessions of Face 2 Face groups
for 221 autistic young people aged
between 9-25
96% of our group attendees said they
felt happier after sessions
Ran 60 sessions of autism peer support
groups for 58 autistic adults
92% of group attendees said they
understood themselves better after
sessions
Ran 22 free webinars from Cathy &
guests with over 11000 signups
Delivered 14 Difference Not Deficit
assemblies in primary schools to
promote Whole School Neurodiversity
Understanding
Delivered training sessions in 28 schools
to 480 staff
Welcomed 9,457 new members to our
Facebook group
Supported 6,462 requests for help and
advice in our Facebook group
Reached 2,939,837 social media
accounts with our content

What we did in 2024: the words

Our Facebook Support Group

In 2024 we reviewed 11905 membership requests for the Facebook group and declined

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2443, welcoming 9457 new members, bringing the total to 29,100 people. There were ,6462 posts throughout the year and over 20,000 active members. Here’s how the top membership varies by country in the Facebook group: United Kingdom 24,903 United States 1,996 Australia 718 Canada 326 Ireland 317 New Zealand 107 Germany 41 Netherlands 38 South Africa 37 Sweden 36 Our social media Our Facebook page reached 815,836 accounts. Our Facebook page followers increased to 35,200 people. Our Instagram followers increased to 28,600 people. Our Instagram posts were viewed 1,242,000 times. Our LinkedIn page posts were viewed 852,482 times. Our LinkedIn followers increased to 17,185 people. Our YouTube channel subscribers increased to 2,640 people. We ran 12 webinars in 2024 which were viewed 7500 times. Our full range of webinars were viewed 29,519 times in total over the year.

We added an additional 865 subscribers over 2024, and Autism & Anxiety with Dr Luke Beardon is still our biggest draw with 4,822 views.

Our Training

We created and delivered training for:

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Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Corporate Training
Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Training for Charities – 3 charities
Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Training for Universities – with a
bespoke offering developed for the
University of Wolverhampton including
a neurodiversity workshop for all
students in a department, a sensory
audit of the department and training for
staff.
PINS (Partnership for Neurodiversity in
Schools programme) – we were
commissioned in Essex and Coventry
and Warwickshire on this Department
for Education funded programme and
have already delivered some training
and assemblies from October 2024. In
2025 we have another 55 training
sessions booked in schools (including
Autism & Girls, Masking,
Intersectionality, Identifying and
Regulating Emotions and Whole School
Neurodiversity) in January – March,
with a further 32 assemblies in Coventry
& Warwickshire primary schools on the
PINS programme. We now have a
tested virtual model for these
assemblies, both Primary & Secondary
stage, so we can start rolling them out
everywhere in 2025!
Our Peer Support Groups
We started new 10 week adult starter groups in
Autumn 2024 with 10 trained neurodivergent
Autism Peer Support Workers.
We ran 10 new groups with 16 neurodivergent
group facilitators for young people aged 9 – 25
in 2024 – each group costs around £5k to run a
year. As well as craft or cooking sessions we
covered first aid, bird and bee-friendly
environments in the garden, energy saving, we
held open afternoons, and in 2025 we will be
creating employability resources and visiting the
RSC in Stratford upon Avon.
Mentoring
We welcomed 5 neurodivergent adult mentors
to our team in 2024, all experienced in working
with autistic young people and either education,
therapy or mentoring. In 2024 we mentored
104 autistic teens in 377 sessions.
Alongwith our funded mentoringand our

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school mentoring we also began to offer private mentoring sessions in sets of 3 – available to purchase on our website. Parent Workshops We ran 10 workshops for parents in 2024 and we will be creating more workshops, trainings and resources for parents in 2024. Cathy’s book Nurturing Your Autistic Young Person sold over 10,000 copies and 50% of royalties were donated to AGN in the first half of 2024. Fundraising We ran our Million Steps Challenge again in 2024, along with obtaining charity places in various half marathons and 10K races, all of which contributed to our fundraising pot as well as the runners’ fantastic achievements! (Picture of LLHM 2024). There will be even more challenges and races available in 2025 – great to get your work colleagues involved. Merchandise We started to sell our own lines of t-shirts, hoodies, mugs and bags in 2024, all of which raise money for our work. Here’s our latest design – Weird Snail! Media In March we appeared on Channel 4 News as part of a special report into the very long autism assessment waiting lists, and they filmed at our Stratford upon Avon 9-12s group – the young people were all amazingly articulate and not at all phased by a large camera filming their every word! You can watch the report here: - https://www.channel4.com/news/autism assessments-quarter-of-families-wait-at-leastfour-years-survey-shows Our CEO Cathy also chatted with Naga Munchetty on Radio 5 Live in March to talk about the mental health crisis in schools for autistic young people. Volunteers Over 300 people completed our online volunteer registration form but with only Cathy

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running the charity for almost the whole of 2024 there was no capacity to onboard, train and organise them. That will change in 2025 as we have have two year funding from The Fore to employ a part-time Volunteer Coordinator and we hope this will be transformational! If you have asked to volunteer for us, expect to hear from us fairly soon. Our Team In December 2024 we welcomed our new part time Fundraising Lead Charlie Hamilton so we are currently a team of 2 ready to expand in 2025!

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Achievements against
objectives set		 Para 1.41 N/A
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41 N/A
Investment performance
against objectives		 Para 1.41 N/A
Other N/A

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Financial Review

Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21 This was a year of significant growth for the
charity.
The charity achieved income of £216,773 in
the year, representing 173% growth on
prior year. Growth was across all income
streams with significant growth in grant
income as well as unrestricted donations
and training income in particular.
Expenditure for the year was £133,355
more than three times prior year levels.
Key areas of additional spend relate to
expansion of our Girls groups, introduction
of new services such as Peer Support and
Post-Diagnostic Mentoring Support and
investment in our first paid positions to
build the infrastructure and capacity to
support the service growth.
The charity made a surplus of income over
expenditure of £83,418 for the year. Total
funds were £152,071 as at 31 December
2024 (2023: £68,653), predominantly in the
form of cash. The Charity is in a strong
early growth phase and the surplus
represents grant income due to be spent on
2025 project and build-up of funds to
support higher operational costs expected
in 2025 and expected introduction of new
products. During 2024 the CEO was only
paid on a part time basis and our
Fundraising Lead taken on in December
2024 – 2025 is expected to include a full
year of costs and the CEO has moved to a
fully paid basis.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 The charity requires reserves to cover
operating fluctuations, contingency plan for
income shortfalls and support the charity as
it builds its fundraising. The charity’s policy
is to hold at least three months cover for
expenditure in free cash reserves. Given
the growth profile of the charity the
reserves are assessed based on looking
forward to expected increased expenditure.
The charity complied with this policy.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 The charity had free cash balances of
£93,616 as at 31 December 2024.
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22 N/A
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24 There were no funds materially in deficit.
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the		 Para 1.23 N/A

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charity continuing as a going concern

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Youmay choose toincludefurtherstatements whererelevant about:
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)		 Para 1.47 N/A
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46 N/A
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity		 Para 1.46 N/A
Other N/A

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed,royalcharter)
Para 1.25		 CIO Constitution (Foundation Model)
adopted18November 2021
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25 CIO
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees		 Para 1.25 The current trustees are the initial trustees
appointed in the Constitution. Further
trustees may be appointed be appointed by
the trustee body in session. New trustees
must meet the eligibility criteria in the
constitution and the charity must have
regard to the skills, knowledge and
experience needed for the effective
administration of the CIO.

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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

N/A Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees

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The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works		 Para 1.51 N/A
Relationship with any
related parties		 Para 1.51 N/A
Other N/A

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name AUTISTIC GIRLS NETWORK
Other name the charity uses AGN
Registered charity number 1196655
Charity’s principal address 68 South Green Drive
Stratford-upon-Avon
CV37 9HP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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11		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee(if any)
Claire Lesley
Farmer		 n/a
Victoria Jane May 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		 Secretary n/a
Gemma Louise
Windham		 Resigned 13 June 2024 n/a
Laura Riach Appointed 4 April 2024 n/a
Ayo Sokale Appointed 4 April 2024 n/a

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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name n/a

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name **Dates acted if not for whole year **
n/a

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets The charity has not acted as custodian trustee. held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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adviser
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Address		 Type of
adviser
Name
Address		 Type of
adviser
Name
Address
Independent
Examiner		 HSL Accountancy
Solutions Ltd		 Enterprise House, 61a Carr House Road, Doncaster, DN1 2BY.
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details N/A

Other optional information

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair, etc)
Date
Clare McDonald Elliot Wassell


Secretary		 Treasurer
18 March 2025
18 March 2025

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AUTISTIC GIRLS NETWORK AUTISTIC GIRLS NETWORK AUTISTIC GIRLS NETWORK Charity No
(if any)		 1196655
Annual accounts for the period
Period start date 1/1/2024 To Period end
date		 12/31/2024

Section A Statement of financial activities

Recommended categories by
activity
Guidance Notes
Incoming resources (Note 3)
Income and endowments from:
Donations and voluntary income
S01
Grants
S02
Other income
S06
S07
Resources expended (Note 6)
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
S08
Groups
S09
Development and training delivery
S10
Other
S11
S12
S13
Net gains/(losses) on investments
S14
S15
Extraordinary items
S16
S17
S18
Other gains/(losses)
S19
S20
Reconciliation of funds:
S21
S22
Total
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
Total
Net income/(expenditure) before investment
gains/(losses)
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfers between funds
Other recognised gains/(losses):
Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity’s own use		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Prior year
funds
£
£
£
£
£
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Prior year
funds
£
£
£
£
£
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Prior year
funds
£
£
£
£
£
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Prior year
funds
£
£
£
£
£
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Prior year
funds
£
£
£
£
£
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
50,442 18,300 - 68,742 27,620
4,000 117,996 - 121,996 43,744
26,035 - - 26,035 7,899
80,477 136,296 - 216,773 79,263
9,436 983 - 10,419 5,319
- 49,269 - 49,269 7,349
1,539 17,528 - 19,067 13,098
8,100 46,500 - 54,600 6,784
19,075 114,280 - 133,355 32,550
61,402 22,016 - 83,418 46,713
- - - - -
61,402 22,016 - 83,418 46,713
- - - - -
- - - - -
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- - - - -
61,402 22,016 - 83,418 46,713
32,214 36,439 - 68,653 21,940
93,616 58,455 - 152,071 68,653

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Section B Balance sheet

Fixed assets
Intangible assets
Tangible assets
Heritage assets
Investments
Total fixed assets
Current assets
Stocks
Debtors (Note 10)
Investments
Cash at bank and in hand (Note 12)
Total current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year (Note 11)
Net current assets/(liabilities)
Total assets less current liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due after
one year (Note 11)
Provisions for liabilities
Total net assets or liabilities
Funds of the Charity
Endowment funds (Note 13)
Restricted income funds (Note 13)
Unrestricted funds
Revaluation reserve
Total funds
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all
the trustees		 Guidance Notes
B01
B02
B03
B04
B05
B06
B07
B08
B09
B10

B11
B12
B13
B14
B15
B16
B17
B18
B19
B20
B21		 Unrestricted
funds
£
F01
Restricted
income
funds
£
F02		 Endowment
funds
£
F03		 Total this
year
£
F04		 Total last
year
£
F05
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
34,164 - - 34,164 115
- - - - -
74,653 58,455 - 133,108 69,114
108,817 58,455 - 167,272 69,229
15,201 - - 15,201 576
93,616 58,455 - 152,071 68,653
93,616 58,455 - 152,071 68,653
- - - - -
- - - - -
93,616 58,455 - 152,071 68,653
- - - -
58,455 58,455 36,439
93,616 93,616 32,214
- -
93,616 58,455 - 152,071 68,653
Signature Print Name Date of
approval
dd/mm/yyyy
Elliot Wassell 18/03/2025

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Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 1 Basis of preparation

This section should be completed by all charities .

1.1 Basis of accounting These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:

the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities • and with ✓ preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of • and with ✓ Ireland (FRS 102) • and with the Charities Act 2011. The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by ✓ FRS 102. * -Tick as appropriate 1.2 Going concern _If there are material uncertainties related to events or conditions that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, please provide the following details or state "Not applicable", if appropriate: An explanation as to those factors that support Not applicable the conclusion that the charity is a going concern; Disclosure of any uncertainties that make the Not applicable going concern assumption doubtful; Where accounts are not prepared on a going Not applicable*_ concern basis, please disclose this fact together with the basis on which the trustees prepared the accounts and the reason why the charity is not regarded as a going concern.

1.3 Change of accounting policy

The accounts present a true and fair view and the accounting policies adopted are those outlined in note { }.

Yes ✓ * -Tick as appropriate No ✓ Please disclose: (i) the nature of the change in accounting policy; (ii) the reasons why applying the new accounting policy provides more reliable and more relevant information; and (iii) the amount of the adjustment for each line affected in the current period, each prior period presented and the aggregate amount of the adjustment relating to periods before those presented, 3.44 FRS 102 SORP.

1.4 Changes to accounting estimates

No changes to accounting estimates have occurred in the reporting period (3.46 FRS 102 SORP).

Yes ✓ * -Tick as appropriate No ✓ Please disclose: (i) the nature of any changes; (ii) the effect of the change on income and expense or assets and liabilities for the current period; and (iii) where practicable, the effect of the change in one or more future periods.

1.5 Material prior year errors

No material prior year error have been identified in the reporting period (3.47 FRS 102 SORP).

Yes ✓ * -Tick as appropriate No ✓ Please disclose: (i) the nature of the prior period error; (ii) for each prior period presented in the accounts, the amount of the correction for each account line item affected; and

(iii) the amount of the correction at the beginning of the earliest prior period presented in the accounts.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 2 Accounting policies 2.1 INCOME

This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those ticked "No" or "N/a". Where a different or additional policy has been adopted then this is detailed in the box below.

Recognition of income
Donated services and facilities that are consumed immediately are recognised as
income with an equivalent amount recognised as an expense under the appropriate
heading in the SOFA.
The cost of any stock of goods donated for distribution to beneficiaries is deemed to be
the fair value of those gifts at the time of their receipt and they are recognised on receipt.
In the reporting period in which the stocks are distributed, they are recognised as an
expense at the carrying amount of the stocks at distribution.
Donated services and
facilities
Donated services and facilities are included in the SOFA when received at the value of
the gift to the charity provided the value of the gift can be measured reliably.
Income from interest,
royalties and dividends
This is included in the accounts when receipt is probable and the amount receivable can
be measured reliably.
Income from membership
subscriptions
Membership subscriptions received in the nature of a gift are recognised in Donations
and Legacies.
Membership subscriptions which gives a member the right to buy services or other
benefits are recognised as income earned from the provision of goods and services as
income from charitable activities.
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:
• the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
· it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources; and
• the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Donated goods
Contractual income and
performance related
grants
Offsetting
There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or
permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102.
Grants and donations
Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the general income
recognition criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP).
This is only included in the SoFA once the charity has provided the related goods or
services or met the performance related conditions.
Donated goods are measured at fair value (the amount for which the asset could be
exchanged) unless impractical to do so.
In the case of performance related grants, income must only be recognised to the extent
that the charity has provided the specified goods or services as entitlement to the grant
only occurs when the performance related conditions are met (5.16 FRS 102 SORP).
Legacies
Legacies are included in the SOFA when receipt is probable, that is, when there has
been grant of probate, the executors have established that there are sufficient assets in
the estate and any conditions attached to the legacy are either within the control of the
charity or have been met.
Government grants
The charity has received government grants in the reporting period
Tax reclaims on
donations and gifts
Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the
donor. Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift
and is treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or
the terms of the appeal have specified otherwise.
Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as income from donations
when receivable.
Support costs
The charity has incurred expenditure on support costs.
Volunteer help
Donated goods for resale are measured at fair value on initial recognition, which is the
expected proceeds from sale less the expected costs of sale, and recognised in 'Income
from other trading activities' with the corresponding stock recognised in the balance
sheet. On its sale the value of stock is charged against 'Income from other trading
activities' and the proceeds from sale are also recognised as 'Income from other trading
activities'.
Goods donated for on-going use by the charity are recognised as tangible fixed assets
and included in the SoFA as incoming resources when receivable.
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described
in the trustees’ annual report.		 Yes
No
N/a		 Yes
No
N/a		 Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
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Yes
No
N/a
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Yes
No
N/a
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Yes
No
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No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
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N/a
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2.3 ASSETS
Intangible fixed assets
Heritage assets
Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition at
Stocks and work in
progress
Stocks held for sale as part of non-charitable trade are measured at the lower or cost or net
realisable value.
Goods or services provided as part of a charitable activity are measured at net realisable value
based on the service potential provided by items of stock.
Work in progress is valued at cost less any foreseeable loss that is likely to occur on the contract.
Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost
categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs
by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.
They are valued at cost.
Investments
Fixed asset investments in quoted shares, traded bonds and similar investments are
valued at initially at cost and subsequently at fair value (their market value) at the year
end. The same treatment is applied to unlisted investments unless fair value cannot be
measured reliably in which case it is measured at cost less impairment.
Investments held for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash equivalents with a
maturity date of less than 1 year are treated as current asset investments
Grants with performance
conditions
Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of
service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the
recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.
Grants payable without
performance conditions
Where there are no conditions attaching to the grant that enables the donor charity to
realistically avoid the commitment, a liability for the full funding obligation must be
recognised.
The charity has intangible fixed assets, that is, non-monetary assets that do not have
physical substance but are identifiable and are controlled by the charity through custody
or legal rights. The amortisation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 9.5
They are valued at cost.
The charity has heritage assets, that is, non-monetary assets with historic, artistic,
scientific, technological, geophysical or environmental qualities that are held and
maintained principally for their contribution to knowledge and culture. The depreciation
rates and methods used as disclosed in note 9.6.1.4.
This includes any realised or unrealised gains or losses on the sale of investments and
any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the
year.
2.2 EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES
Liability recognition
Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or
constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the
obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
Investment gains and
losses
The charity accounts for basic financial instruments on initial recognition as per
paragraph 11.7 FRS102 SORP. Subsequent measurement is as per paragraphs 11.17
to 11.19, FRS102 SORP.
Tangible fixed assets for
use by charity
The depreciation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 9.2.
Governance and support
costs
Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support.
Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its
compliance with regulation and good practice.
Settlement of insurance
claims
Insurance claims are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition
criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP) and are included as an item of other
income in the SoFA.
They are valued at cost.
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least
£1,000
Redundancy cost
The charity made no redundancy payments during the reporting period.
Deferred income
No material item of deferred income has been included in the accounts.
Creditors
The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade
discounts
Provisions for liabilities
A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently
measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the
reporting date
Basic financial
instruments		 Yes
No
N/a		 Yes
No
N/a		 Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
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N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
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N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
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Current asset
investments
The charity has has investments which it holds for resale or pending their sale and cash and
cash equivalents with a maturity date less than one year. These include cash on deposit and
cash equivalents with a maturity date of less than one year held for investment purposes rather
than to meet short term cash commitments as they fall due.
They are valued at fair value except where they qualify as basic financial instruments.
Debtors
(
g
)
g
settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently,
they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received.
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓
Yes
No
N/a
✓ ✓ ✓

POLICIES ADOPTED Support costs have been allocated to natural categories rather than activity categories as permitted by FRS 102 ADDITIONAL TO OR SORP for smaller charities. DIFFERENT FROM THOSE ABOVE

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 3 Analysis of income

Donations andgifts
Gift Aid
Donatedgoods,facilities and services
Total
Grants
Total
Groupsubscriptions
Sales of AGNproducts
Trainingincome
Other income
Total
Other information:
TOTAL INCOME
Other:
Analysis
Donations
and legacies:
Grants		 Analysis Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Prior year
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Prior year
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Prior year
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Prior year
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Prior year
£
£
Donations andgifts 43,058 - - 43,058 20,192
Gift Aid 4,383 - - 4,383 2,353
Donatedgoods,facilities and services 3,001 18,300 - 21,301 5,075
- - - - -
- - - -
- - - - -
- - - -
Total 50,442 18,300 - 68,742 27,620
Grants 4,000 117,996 - 121,996 43,744
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Total 4,000 117,996 - 121,996 43,744
Groupsubscriptions 7,927 - - 7,927 1,914
Sales of AGNproducts 1,801 - - 1,801 1,485
Trainingincome 15,597 - - 15,597 4,500
Other income 710 - - 710 -
- - - - -
Total 26,035 - - 26,035 7,899
80,477 136,296 - 216,773 79,263
All income in the prior year was unrestricted except for: (please
provide description and amounts)		 Grant income of £117,196 and related inkind income of
£18,300.
Where any endowment fund is converted into income in the
prior period, please give the reason for the conversion.
Where any endowment fund is converted into income in the
reporting period, please give the reason for the conversion.
N/A
N/A
Within the income items above the following items are material:
(please disclose the nature, amount and any prior year
amounts)
N/A

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 4 Analysis of receipts of government grants

Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership
NHS Trust
Heart of England Community
Foundation Fairer Futures
Heart of England Community
Foundation IM Community Fund
Warwickshire CC Councillors' Fund
Coventry & Warwickshire Partnership
NHS Trust		 Description This year
£
Support and training for Peer Support Mentors 31,365
Birmingham Groups and Peer Support 14,000
Birmingham Group 3,000
-
Total
Description		 48,365
Last year
£
Support for Stratford-upon-Avon girls autistic girls groups 1,500
Support and training for Peer Support Mentors 3,485
-
-
Total 4,985
Please provide details of any
unfulfilled conditions and other
contingencies attaching to grants
that have been recognised in income.
Please give details of other forms of
government assistance from which
the charity has directly benefited.		 Thisyear
Lastyear		 Thisyear
Lastyear
For the Heart of England Community
Foundation grants the charity needs to fulfil
agreed reporting requirements and spend the
funds by 14 November 2027 for the Fairer
Futures grant and by 5 December 2025 for the
IM Community grant, or the unspent amounts
would becomerepayable.		 The remaining funds for the Warwickshire CC
Councillors' Fund needed to be spent on the purpose
by 17 August 2024 or would become repayable. These
have been spent.
Thisyear
Lastyear
N/A N/A

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 5 Donated goods, facilities and services

This year Last year
£ £
- -
4,600 3,015
16,501 2,060
21,101 5,075
This year
Last year
£
£		 This year
Last year
£
£
Use of property
Other
Seconded staff		 Thisyear - -
4,600 3,015
16,501 2,060
21,101 5,075
Lastyear
Please provide details of the
accounting policy for the recognition
and valuation of donated goods,
facilities and services.		 Donated goods, facilities and services are valued
at fair value. The value of the donation is
included in donations and volumtary income, and
the equivalent cost included in the relevant
expenditure category.

Donated goods, facilities and services are
valued at fair value. The value of the donation
is included in donations and volumtary
income, and the equivalent cost included in
the relevant expenditure category.
Please provide details of any
unfulfilled conditions and other
contingencies attaching to resources
from donated goods and services not
recognised in income.
Please give details of other forms of
other donated goods and services not
recognised in the accounts, eg
contribution of unpaid volunteers.
n/a n/a
The Charity benefits from the services of
volunteers. In accordance with FRS 102 SORP
such amounts are not recognised in the
accounts.		 The Charity benefits from the services of
volunteers including its CEO. In accordance
with FRS 102 SORP such amounts are not
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 6 Analysis of expenditure

Analysis
Expenditure on raising funds:		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
£
£
This year
Last year		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
£
£
This year
Last year		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
£
£
This year
Last year		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
£
£
This year
Last year		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
£
£
This year
Last year		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
£
£
This year
Last year		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
£
£
This year
Last year		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
£
£
This year
Last year
Platform processing fees 527 - - 527 816 - - 816
Advertising and marketing 7,909 983 - 8,892 2,918 - - 2,918
Bidwriting (freelance) 1,000 - - 1,000 1,585 - - 1,585
- - - - - - - -
Total expenditure on raising funds 9,436 983 - 10,419 5,319 - - 5,319
Expenditure ongroups:
Roomhire - 7,026 - 7,026 473 3,150 - 3,623
Facilitators and Mentors - 36,243 - 36,243 - 2,260 - 2,260
Groupconsumables - 970 - 970 207 875 - 1,082
Sundry group expenses - 5,030 - 5,030 - 384 - 384
- - - - - - - -
Total expenditure on groups - 49,269 - 49,269 680 6,669 - 7,349
Expenditure on development and training
Development of content 105 - - 105 4,138 1,500 - 5,638
Training delivery 105 695 - 800 3,000 - - 3,000
External training courses 217 16,628 - 16,845 - 2,000 - 2,000
Website development 1,112 205 - 1,317 - 2,460 - 2,460
- - - - - -
Total expenditure on development
and training delivery		 1,539 17,528 - 19,067 7,138 5,960 - 13,098
Expenditure on other:
Cost ofproducts sold, printingand 207 - - 207 1,855 357 - 2,212
Other consumables - - - - - 1,834 - 1,834
Accountancy 600 - - 600 889 - - 889
Insurance - 413 - 413 297 - - 297
Othergeneral charitycosts 2,756 2,069 - 4,825 1,552 - - 1,552
IT software and consumables 2,978 6,453 - 9,431 - - - -
Staff costs 1,559 37,565 - 39,124 - - - -
Total expenditure on other 8,100 46,500 - 54,600 4,593 2,191 - 6,784
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
19,075 114,280 - 133,355 17,730 14,820 - 32,550

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Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 7 Details of certain items of expenditure

7.1 Fees for examination of the accounts

Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts and other services provided by your independent examiner. If nothing was paid please enter '0' in the appropriate box(es).

Other fees (for example: financial advice, consultancy, accountancy services) paid
to the independent examiner
Independent examiner’s fees
Assurance services other than audit or independent examination
Tax advisory fees		 This year
£		 Last year
£
600 800
- -
- -
- -

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 8 Paid employees Please complete this note if the charity has any employees.

8.1 Staff Costs

This year:
Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Other employee benefits
Total staff costs
Pension costs (defined contribution scheme)		 This year
£		 Last year
£
37,315 -
- -
1,809 -
- -
39,124 -
None

Please provide details of expenditure on staff working for the charity whose contracts are with and are paid by a related party Last year:

None

Please provide details of expenditure on staff working for the charity whose contracts are with and are paid by a related party None

Please give details of the number of employees whose total employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) fell within each band of £10,000 from £60,000 upwards. If there are no such transactions, please enter 'true' in the box provided.

No employees received employee benefits (excluding employer
pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000		 TRUE TRUE
Band Number of employees
This year
-		 Last year
-
£60,000 to £69,999
£70,000 to £79,999 - -
£80,000 to £89,999 - -
£90,000 to £99,999 - -
£100,000 to £109,999 - -
Please provide the total amount paid to key management
personnel (includes trustees and senior management) for their
services to the charity. For specific amounts paid to trustees, see
Note 14.
Thisyear Lastyear
£ £
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8.2 Average head count in the year The parts of the charity in which the employees work

This year
Number		 Last year
Number
Fundraising - -
Charitable Activities - -
Governance 1 -
Other - -
Total 1 -

8.3 Ex-gratia payments to employees and others (excluding trustees) Please complete if an ex-gratia payment is made.

Please explain the nature of the
payment
Please state the legal authority or
reason for making the payment		 This year
Last year
This year
Last year
Please state the amount of the payment (or value of any waiver of
a right to an asset)		 Thisyear Lastyear
£
-		 £
-

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8.4 Redundancy payments

Please complete if any redundancy or termination payment is made in the period.

The nature of the payment (cash, asset
etc.)
Total amount of payment
Please state the accounting policy for any redundancy or
termination payments
The extent of redundancy funding at the balance sheet date		 Thisyear Lastyear
£
-		 £
-
Thisyear Lastyear
£
-		 £
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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 9 Defined contribution pension scheme or defined benefit scheme accounted for as a defined contribution scheme.

9.1 Please complete this note if a defined contribution pension scheme is operated.

Please explain the basis for allocating the liability and expense of
defined contribution pension scheme between activities and
between restricted and unrestricted funds.
Amount of contributions recognised in the SOFA as an expense		 Thisyear Lastyear
£ £
1,809 -
The liability and expense
are allocated to
unrestricted funds
unless they are
specifically covered by a
grant budget in which
case they are allocated
to the corresponding
~~restricted fund~~
 N/A - there was no
defined contribution
scheme in this period.

9.2 Please complete this section where the charity participates in a defined benefit pension plan but is unable to ascertain its share of the underlying assets and liabilities.

Please confirm that although the N/A scheme is accounted for as a defined contribution plan, it is a defined benefit plan. Please provide such information as is N/A available about the plan's surplus or deficit and the implications, if any, for the reporting charity for this year and last year, if different

9.3 Please complete this section where the charity participates in a multi-employer defined benefit pension plan that is accounted for as a defined contribution plan.

Describe the extent to which the charity N/A can be liable to the plan for other entities' obligations under the terms and conditions of the multi-employer plan. If this is different for last year, provide details N/A Provide an explanation of how any liability arising from an agreement with a multi-employer plan to fund a deficit has been determined. If this is different for last year, provide details

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Note 10 Debtors and prepayments Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.

10.1 Analysis of debtors
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Other debtors		 This year
£		 Last year
£
34,100 -
64 114
- -
34,164 114

Total

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Note 11 Creditors and accruals

Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals.

11.1 Analysis of creditors

Accruals for grants payable
Bank loans and overdrafts
Trade creditors
Payments received on account for contracts or
performance-related grants
Accruals and deferred income
Taxation and social security
Other creditors
Total		 Amounts falling due within
oneyear		 Amounts falling due within
oneyear
Amounts falling due after
more than oneyear
Amounts falling due after
more than oneyear
This year
£		 Last year
£		 This year
£		 Last year
£
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
12,073 576 - -
2,991 - - -
137 - - -
15,201 576 - -

11.2 Deferred income

Please complete this note if the charity has deferred income. Please explain the reasons why income is deferred.

come.

This year		 Last year
Training income received
in advance relating to
services provided in the
subsequent financial year		 N/A
Movement in deferred income account
Balance at the start of the reporting period
Amounts added in current period
Amounts released to income from previous periods
Balance at the end of the reporting period		 This year
£		 Last year
£
- -
11,473 -
- -
11,473 -

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Note 12 Cash at bank and in hand

Note 12 Cash at bank and in hand
Other
Cash at bank and on hand
Total
Short term cash investments (less than 3 months maturity date)
Short term deposits		 This year
£		 Last year
£
- -
- -
133,108 69,114
- -
133,108 69,114

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 13 Charity funds

13.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period

Please give details of the movements of material individual funds in the reporting period together with a balancing figure for 'Other funds'. The 'Total funds' figure below should reconcile to 'Total funds' in the blanace sheet.

* Key: PE - permanent endowment funds; EE - expendible endowment funds; R - restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity; and U - unrestricted funds

funds
Fund names Type PE, EE
**R or UR ***		 Purpose and Restrictions Fund
balances
brought
forward
£		 Income
£		 Expenditure
£		 Transfers
£		 Gains and
losses
£		 Fund
balances
carried
forward
£
Fat Beehive Grant R Website development 40 - -40 - - -
Lifeways support R Stratford Groups 2,912 13,561 -12,888 - - 3,585
Warwickshire CC Grant R Stratford Groups 968 - -968 - - -
CWPT R Peer Support Mentoring Programme 3,485 44,865 -37,303 - - 11,047
National Grid R Keeping Warm project 6,406 - -6,406 - - -
Boshier Grant R Post-diagnostic mentoring support 21,628 - -21,628 - - -
British Science Association R Bees and butterflies project 1,000 - -1,000 - - -
Awards for All R 3 New Girls Groups - 20,000 -19,070 - - 930
Access R Post-diagnostic mentoring support - 5,000 -5,000 - - -
Rethink Mental Illness R Talking Therapies Project - 5,000 -3,743 - - 1,257
Tesco R Stratford Groups - 1,000 -499 - - 501
John Coates Charitable Trust R Post-diagnostic mentoring support - 10,000 -2,095 - - 7,905
National Grid Fund 2 R Stratford employability project - 3,370 -580 - - 2,790
Birmingham Fairer Futures
~~Birmingham IM Communit~~		 R Birmingham Groups and Peer Support - 14,000 -3,060 - - 10,940
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Fund		 R Birmingham Group - 3,000 - - - 3,000
United Way Local Giving R Chester Group - 1,500 - - - 1,500
The Fore R Volunteer coordinator - 15,000 - - - 15,000
General Fund UR Operations and general reserves 32,214 80,477 -19,075 - - 93,616

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- - - - - -
- - - - - -
Other funds N/a N/a - - - - - -
Total Funds 68,653 216,773 - 133,355 - - 152,071

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Note 13 Charity funds (cont)

13.2 Details of material funds held and movements during the PREVIOUS reporting period

Please give details of the movements of material individual funds in the reporting period together with a balancing figure for 'Other funds'. The 'Total funds' figure below should reconcile to 'Total funds' in the blanace sheet.

* Key: PE - permanent endowment funds; EE - expendible endowment funds; R - restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity; and U - unrestricted funds

funds
Fund names Type PE, EE
**R or UR ***
Purpose and Restrictions		 Fund
balances
brought
forward
£		 Income
£		 Expenditure
£		 Transfers
£		 Gains and
losses
£		 Fund
balances
carried
forward
£
Fat Beehive Grant R Website development 2,500 - -2,460 - - 40
Lifeways support R Stratford Groups - 9,049 -6,137 - - 2,912
Warwickshire CC Grant R Stratford Groups - 1,500 -532 - - 968
CWPT R Peer Support Mentoring Programme - 5,485 -2,000 - - 3,485
National Grid R Keeping Warm project - 8,240 -1,834 - - 6,406
Boshier Grant R Post-diagnostic mentoring support - 23,485 -1,857 - - 21,628
British Science Association R Bees and butterflies project - 1,000 - - - 1,000
General Fund UR Operations and general reserves 19,440 30,504 -17,730 - - 32,214
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
Other funds N/a N/a - - - - - -
Total Funds 21,940 79,263 - 32,550 - - 68,653

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 14 Transactions with trustees and related parties

If the charity has any transactions with related parties (other than the trustee expenses explained in guidance notes) details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “True” in the box or "False" if there are transactions to report.

14.1 Trustee remuneration and benefits

This year

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity (True or False)

TRUE

In the period the charity has paid trustees remuneration and benefits. Please give the amount of, and legal authority for, any remuneration or other benefits paid to a trustee by the charity or any institution or company connected with it.

Name of trustee Legal authority (eg
order, governing
document)		 Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value
Remuneration Pension
contribution		 Redundancy
(including
loss of
office)/ex
gratia		 Other TOTAL
£ £ £ £ £
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -

Please give details of why remuneration or other employment benefits were paid.

Where an ex gratia payment has been made to a trustee, provide an explanation of the nature of the payment.

Last year

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity (True or False)

TRUE

In the period the charity has paid trustees remuneration and benefits. Please give the amount of, and legal authority for, any remuneration or other benefits paid to a trustee by the charity or any institution or company connected with it.

Name of trustee Legal authority (eg
order, governing
document)		 Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value
Remuneration Pension
contribution		 Redundancy
(including
loss of
office)/ex
gratia		 Other TOTAL
£ £ £ £
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -

Please give details of why remuneration or other employment benefits were paid.

Where an ex gratia payment has been made to a trustee, provide an explanation of the nature of the payment.

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14.2 Trustees' expenses

If the charity has paid trustees expenses for fulfilling their duties, details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “True” in the box below. If there are transactions to report, please enter "False".

No trustee expenses have been incurred (True or False) FALSE
Type of expenses reimbursed This year Last year
£ £
Travel - -
Subsistence - -
Accommodation - -
Other (please specify): leaving token of gratitude 24 -
- -
TOTAL 24 -
Please provide the number of trustees reimbursed for expenses or who
had expenses paid by the charity
1 0

14.3 Transaction(s) with related parties

Please give details of any transaction undertaken by (or on behalf of) the charity in which a related party has a material interest, including where funds have been held as agent for related parties. If there are no such transactions, please enter 'true' in the box provided.

This year

There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False) There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False) There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False) There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False) There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False) There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False) FALSE FALSE
Name of the trustee
or related party		 Relationship
to charity		 Description of the
transaction(s)		 Amount Balance at
period end		 Provision for bad
debts at period end		 Amounts
written off
during
reporting
period
£ £ £ £
Cathy Wassell CEO and
spouse of
Trustee		 Salary 37,565 0 0 0
Reimbursement of
Charityexpenditure		 5,156 0 0 0

In relation to the transactions above, please provide the terms and conditions, including any security and the nature of any payment (consideration) to be provided in settlement.

For any related party, please provide details of any guarantees given or received.

NONE NONE

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Last year

There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False) There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False) There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False) There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False) There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False) There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period (True or False) FALSE FALSE
Name of the trustee
or related party		 Relationship
to charity		 Description of the
transaction(s)		 Amount Balance at
period end		 Provision for bad
debts at period end		 Amounts
written off
during
reporting
period
£ £ £ £
Cathy Wassell CEO and
spouse of
Trustee		 Frelance design and
delivery of training
materials		 8,638 0 0 0
Reimbursement of
Charityexpenditure		 2,374 0 0 0

In relation to the transactions above, please provide the terms and conditions, including any security and the nature of any payment (consideration) to be provided in settlement.

NONE

For any related party, please provide details of any guarantees given or received.

NONE

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Independent examiners report to the trustees of AUTISTIC GIRLS NETWORK for the year ended 31st December 2024

I report on the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st December 2024.

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:

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:

Signed: Date: 31[st] March 2025

Heera Singh FMAAT HSL Accountancy Solutions Ltd Enterprise House 61A Carr House Road Doncaster DN1 2BY