Registered charity number 1196698 


**Annual Report and Unaudited Financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2024 for Neurotastic** 



## **Page Contents** 

|Legal and administrative information for the year ended 5 April 2024|3|
|---|---|
|Trustees annual report for the year ended 5 April 2024|4|
|Statement of fnancial activities for the year ended 5 April 2024|5|
|Notes to the account for the year ended 5 April 2024|7|





## **Legal and administrative information for the year ended 5 April 2024** 

## **Main address** 

Allia Future Business Centre, Kings Hedges Road, Cambridge CB4 2HY 

## **Trustee members** 

Justine Harris - Treasurer Andy Matthews - Trustee Kate Higney - Chair 

## **Independent examination of accounts** 

Not required, turnover under £25,000 

## **Governance and management** 

The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) governed by its constitution and registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, number 1196698. The trustees are responsible for the overall management and control of the charity. The trustees confirm that they have had due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. 



## **Trustees annual report for the year ended 5 April 2024** 

## **Aims and objectives** 

We are a charity for children with complex neurodevelopmental differences and their families. It is our goal to help neurodivergent children and their families to lead fulfilling lives. We raise awareness, carry out surveys, provide practical information, and contribute to research and education. Our services do not include individual advice. Our charity highlights the strengths of neurodivergent children. We encourage a more joined up approach unique to each person, and the development of practical resources for individuals, families, and those who support them, in order to promote inclusion, wellbeing, and informed decision-making. 

## **Achievements to date** 

During the year, the charity developed and published online resources relating to neurodevelopmental differences and neurodiversity, and delivered educational content aimed at improving understanding and access to support. Activities were carried out in furtherance of the charity’s objects. 

## **Thank you to our supporters** 

Neurotastic would like to thank all of the people who have supported us through their time, advice or donations. We appreciate this and could not exist without it. 

## **Reserves policy** 

The trustees aim to maintain modest unrestricted reserves to support the charity’s ongoing activities. At the year end unrestricted funds were £10. 

## **Trustees, volunteers and self-employed contractors** 

The trustees met during the year, primarily online, to oversee the governance, activities, and financial management of the charity. Decisions were made collectively in accordance with the charity’s constitution, and the trustees ensured that the charity operated in furtherance of its charitable objectives and in compliance with regulatory requirements. 

Signed on behalf of the trustees: 

Signed _____________________________________________   Date: 10th August 2024 

Catherine Higney 



## **Neurotastic - Registered Charity Number 1196698 Statement of financial activities for the year ended 5 April 2024** 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**2024**|**Total funds**<br>**2023**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**£**|**£**|
|**Receipts and Payments:**|||||
|**Income Receipts**|||||
|Funding loan from trustee|333|0|333|304|
|**Direct Charitable Payments**|||||
|National Lottery Grant|0|9904|9904|0|
|**Net (payments)/receipts**|333|9904|10237|304|
|Bank Balance 5/4/2024|||6145||
|**EXPENDITURE Charitable activities**|||||
|Computer software||179|179|0|
|Computer hardware||1668|1668|0|
|Website and online fees||204|204|179|
|Printing||163|163|0|
|Stationery||50|50|0|
|Ofice supplies||141|141|0|
|Professional fees||148|148|0|
|Books and journals||273|273|0|
|Survey||498|498|0|
|Staf training||654|654|0|
|Insurance|67|48|115|112|
|**Total payments**|266|4026|4093|291|
|**Net of receipts/(payments)**|||6144|13|
|**Statement of Assets and Liabilites**|||||
|**Monetary Assets**|||||
|NatWest Bank Account|||0|0|
|**Liabilities**|||||
|Total Loan from Trustee (Note 2)|-1124||-1124|-804|
|**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**<br>**LIABILITIES**|||5033|-791|
|**NET ASSETS**|-1124||5024|-791|





||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**2024**|**Total funds**<br>**2023**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**£**|**£**|
|**FUNDS**|||||
|Restricted funds|||6144|0|
|Unrestricted funds|||-1124|-791|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|||5020|-791|



These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the organisation by: 

Trustee (Treasurer)  _____________________________________________ 

Print Name: Justine Harris                             Dated ___________ Trustee____________________________________________________________ 

Print Name: Kate Higney                                Dated ___________ 



**Notes to the account for the year ended 5 April 2024** 

## **1. Income and expenditure accounts** 

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. In this context “cash” includes cash equivalents, for example, bank accounts where cash can be readily withdrawn to pay for debts as they become due. Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Accounts are from 5 April 2023 until 5 April 2024. 

## **2. Grants, Donations and Loans** 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**|**Designated funds**|**Total 2024**|**Total 2023**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Loans|333|0|333|304|
|Grants|0|9904|9904|0|
|Total|333|9904|10237|304|



The loan from the trustee is interest free and repayable on demand once the CIO has generated sufficient funds to permit repayment. No guarantees have been given by the CIO. No debts owed by the CIO have been secure on any of the CIO’s assets. 

## **3. Designated funds** 

There were no designated funds during the year ended 5 April 2024. 

## **4. Fund accounting** 

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. We received £9904 restricted funds from the National Lottery for the year ended 5 April 2024 for the projects we carried out. 

## **5. Trustee members remuneration** 

No trustees received expenses during the financial year. An individual trustee loaned £333 interest free (2021 £500; 2022 £304; 2023 £333). No other payments other than those shown in this note were paid to trustees. 

## **6. Basis of preparing the financial statements** 

The financial statements of the charity have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective I January 2019. Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. 

## **7. Taxation** 

The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.