Trustees, Annual Report for the period Period start dale January 2024 PericKI end dale To 31 December 2024 rom Section A Reference and administration details Charty name Ascape Other names charity is known by nla Registered charity number lif an 1197590 Charlty's prlncipal address 3, Nordons Bridport Dorset Postcode DT6 4DU Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charity Name of person lor bodyl entitled to oint trustee Trustee name Office lif any) Oate8 acted if not for wholè year ifan Board of Trustees Rebecca WATKINS Chair of Truslees Diane EVANS Board of Trustees Peter GLOCK Board of Trustees Sarah ORRITT Board of Trustees Mark SAMUEL Sta￿Y CHILCO Max GLOCK Elizabeth RUTHERFORD Naomi WALSTON Mark RIXON Board of Trustees Joined 23 January Joined 23 January Joined 23 January Joined 16 March, left 8 Oclober Joined 8 October Board of Trustee5 Board of Trustees Board of Trustees Board of Trustees 10 Treasurer Board of Trustees Names and addresses of advlsers (Opfjonal inforniationl e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Rebekah WEBB, Co-Director Clare CAMERON, CovDirector TAR March 2012 Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Descrlptlon of the charlty's trusts Constitution Type of governing document How the charity is constrtuted Charitable Incorporated Organisation- Foundation Model Trustee selection methods Elected by Board of Trustees Additional governance issues {Optional inforniationl You may choose to include addilional information. where relevant, about.. policies and prO￿dureS adopted for the induth'on and training of trustees., the charity s organisalional structure and any wider network with which the charity works., relationship with any related parties., trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Section C Ob"ectives and activities Promoting social inclusion among chIld￿n and young adulls belween the age of 0-25 years with Autistic Spectrum Condition IASCI andlor social anxiety, especially living in the county of Dorset, who are excluded from society or parts of society, as a result of their condition by.. 1. Helping such children and young adults become better socialised and less isolaled through the facilitation of peer support and supported socialisation. Summary ofthe objects ofthe charity set out In its governing document 2. Supporting carers and families, including siblings, of such young people by providing peer support via groups and family aclivilies, encouraging sharing of ideas. resources and support within and between these groups. 3. Promoting awareness about ASC and social anxiety and challenging fear and prejudice. TAR M8rch 2012 Summary ofthe main activities undertaken for the public benefrt in relation to these objects (include within this section the ststutory declaration that trusteos have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefrt) Ascape continued to grow in breadth of reach and diversily of aclivities in 2024. We delivered 190 activities and events throughout the year- an increase of around 604A on last year- directly supporting nearfy 300 children and young people. We aim to offer a range of events and support groups that give breadth across our full age range as well as depth through a variety of activities. There is always at least one activily per month for each age range.. 0-8 year olds Imini-ASCapel. 4-14 year olds (main group), 11-17 year olds (Teens), 18-25 year olds118+1 and our parents and carers group. Additionally, in 2024 we significantly expanded Ihe range of activities ￿n the Weymoulhl Portland area thanks to funding from Children in Need. Other new activtties in 2024 were Midi-musicmakers, a series of events for Mini-ASCape and Q&A webinars for parents and carers on a variety of hot topics. th the technical guidance and support of a local young film-maker, we launched a short film about our purpose and what we offer. This is available to view on our website." www.ASCa rou In 2024, the Board of Trustees expanded to include five new members. including our new TreaSu￿r, Mark Rixon, trustees from the parenvcarer community and ourfirst young trustee. Max Glock. The trustees met regulady through the year, providing the oversight and control necessary to ensure that the charity's new and existing activilies were in line with the charitable purposes set out in the Constitution. thus ensuring that the Commission's public benefit guidance conlinued to be taken into accounl. We established new trustee committees on provision and partnership and HR.OurAGM took place on Tuesday 22nd April 2024. Additional detsils of objectives and activities (Optional infomiatlonl You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking- policy programme related investment. Ascape could not function without our dedicated leam of around 30 regular volunteers.This is particularly the case with our Teens and 18+ Youth Clubs, where young people attend independently of their parents, but also the after-school gardening club. Volunleers also act as liaisons with activity facilitators. support with parent-carer groups, and organise fundraising and publicrty evenls. Many of the'hol lopic. webinars for Ihe parent-carer group are also delivered by volunteers. Our volunteers are drawn to support ourwork for a variety of reasons. Most of them have lived experience of Autism or are neurodivergenl themselves. Some are retirees who worked with children and young people and have skills and attributes that Ihey wish to utilise. Many are members ofthe Ascape community. but some approach us from the wider community because they have heard about the work that we do and wish to help. All our regular volunteers hold a DBS certificate, and are safeguarding- trained. contribution made by volunteers. TAR March 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Summary ofthe main achievements of the charlty during the year Ascape's activilies and support groups are a lifeline for members of our community, whether they happen in person or online. Levels of isolats"on, hopelessness and anxiety are high within the Aubstic community, and showing up for new activities in person is a real challenge for many. Feedback from our community, through Parent-carer surveys, after events and infomally on our social media plalfoms demonstrate the improvement in wellbeing and mental health that engaging with our services brings about. In 2024. we made some important new additions to the core team thal have really strengthened Ascape as an organisation. We hired a new adminislralor in May 2024, and in December 2024 appointed our existsng Teens Youth Club Lead to the new role of Community Outreach and Engagement officer. with both women proving invaluable to the functioning of the charity. We are proud that within a few years of gaining charity slatus, ASC8pe Is well-known and respected in West DoTset and beyond. We are often the first Support group to whom parents are refer￿￿ by Se￿ICe$ at diagnosis. Our parent-carer webinar series has enabled us to reach many more families this year. Our online pre5enTr via our ever-growing Facebook group is contributing to better awareness and understanding of autism within the community and our website. Facebook page and Instagram page increase awareness in the wider community. The local communrty continues to astound us with their support, raising again over £4,000 in 2024 through coffee mornings, photography evenings, car boot sales and concerts. Vve also allracled a number of new funders, including the LHC Community Benefit Fund, Tesco Stronger Starts and the Stanley Smith IUK) Horticultural Trust. who alongside our regular sources of support have enabled us lo provide a really exciting programme of aclivilies. TAR March 2012 Section E Financial review We aim to hdd 10 % of each year's annual income in reserve. Brief statement of the charty's policy on ￿erVeS Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financlal revlew dotalls (Optional infomiation Ascape is funded predominantly through grants, with the National Lottery Community Fund and Children in Need providing our core funding. Most of our activities are covered by small annual grants from variou5 local charits'es as well as supermarket funding schemes.This is supplemented with unrestncted funding from the local community and parental CLsntributions. You may choose to indude addilional information. where relevant about-. the chanty's principal sources of funds {including any fundraisingl., how expendilure has supported the key objectives of the charity., investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the ¢harity'S trustees Signaturels) Full name(s) Rebecca Watkins Mark Rixon Position Chair of Board of Trustees Treasurer Date IS-Ltr-LC'Z9 TAR March 2012 I CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENG114ND AND ¥VAI ES ASC8 1197590 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For tho period from 31-Oec-24 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds lo n•ar•s* Reslricled fvnds Endowment funds Totsl funds LaMy￿r th• nuT•StE io th• n•ar•sl£ ID lh• n•ir•sl£ totho n•4r*Jt£ Al Re¢el Is Curnmunly Fvn 24.132 J2.923 i&th)o 4.517 1.70D J.752 3,460 2.SDO DO￿￿1 CoLincl Yoiith Fiind 4.54T Y.538 2.995 J.752 J.460 2.ts00 Doistl Community FuundatJDn Ne Do￿.11.1￿5￿￿ Cale Fur 2.20Q 8¢nèfil 4.990 3.670 4.990 3.570 3,784 2.856 21?3 .SJ5 2.21Q 309 C*nslmas Mtsal Sulj toial (Gross iATrcome lot ARI 74.494 As$gr In￿siMoni sal•s. Is•* t¥blvl. Sub t(Ital Total receipts 74.494 78.099 JPa A9p.J￿%1a￿d ￿ad￿lshI} 29,489 21ABg 4.445 19.399 2,025 30> 30 2.910 7.136 3.4J6 S.004 2,859 Conm5 5eiyi ThCrapisl54i￿ IBErf4alat5. CovnE4br.9 advora- 1,260 40 2fvJ 5,004 Z,447 J.J 3,188 2,891 2.570 G4i¢fjtsnsca￿. tial￿en Supphtr 149 370 940 I,oYo fjo 337 2T 974 J9T 974 Jay IT 9D6 755 alik￿9 AcrouiiiarLy. knsuiance. Sub&cnptkni8 313 $30 522 J54 ChrS1ma% mp.al Sub total A4 A6$8t and invpstment purchaseB, Isee 96Q Sub total 980 rotal p•yments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Tra￿10[$ b¢tt¥¢*n futtds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash lunds thss yearend CCXX R1 act￿￿1$ ISSI 6.253 16T 6281 0410Y2025 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Urtrostriclcd funds Rostiiclcd fund5 t0114*ro$t£ Endowmoiil funds to 81 Cash funds Ooiw.I fAxincil YLMilhfwd Roiind 5 57 t￿)￿.1 Coiincil YrAi11Tr 4.J91 DCF NQwknLIrtK￿d Ful￿* Rtsiirtd 4 DCF Nr.¥11￿)￿￿i￿th Furyj RDund J The NDI.onalLollery F￿￿1 4.729 1.670 4.￿8 3.752 DO￿l￿1￿5D￿K ¢Brp. 900 sfjj lJnresThled IiJTth Tolal cash funds 12.410 39,011 Unrestricted fund5 Restrl¢ltrd fundg funds B2 Other rnon¢tary a5$9t5 FuDd towhich 55clbcloTh 83 Investmerl assets 84 A5$ets retained for the charity's own use prNikr lollcry AJUS W)k¥) 40G 345 F￿￿to￿li1ch rqkitp¥ Jnount du• 85 Liabilities S￿￿e& by oi Iwo Iikr>legs ￿11￿1[￿￿￿111 Ihg IluSiE85 Swfialure Ptsni N￿e Dale ol t?/tJi/7" C¢LX RZ accouTli$ 1551 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of AsC￿eL On accounts for the year ¢nded 31 JC,2 Charity no lif any) Ilq4JqO Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity l.the Trust'l for the year ended .3 1 I l J I Ici2 ¥. Responslbllltles and Ag the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requiTements of the Charities Act 2011 Ilhe Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come lo my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material spect.. 8ccounting records were not kept in accordance wrth section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examinalion to which attention should be drawn in order lo en8ble a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. se delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed". Date: Name: Relevant prof055ional qualification{g1 or body lif any): KCCA. Address: &knVe Qcxx Lckiie IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem {see CC32, Independent examination of charty ac¢ounts'. directions and guidance for examiners). Give heve brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018