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2023-08-31-accounts

Names ofth Names ofth e charit y trustees who man age the charity
Trustee name Ofrree (ifany) Oatae acted ifnot forwhole
ear
Name ofperson
toa
orntbuatae
ior body) enticed
Ifan
Matthew Holt Chair From 13.3.23
Yvonne Marshall From 13.9.23
Steven Brett From 19.1.23
Lewis Terry From 22.6.22
Andrea Dewhurst From 22.6.22
Christopher Barker From 31.5.22
Linda Holmes From 31.5.22
Michael Still From 11.5.22
Helen Lehan Treasurer From 23.1.24
10 Corinne Hunter From 11.05.22to
December 2022
Rachael Booth From 11.05.22 to
December 2022
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Names ofthe trustees for the charity, ifany, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted ifnot forwhole ear
Names and addresses
ofadvisers
Names and addresses
ofadvisers
Names and addresses
ofadvisers
(Optional (Optional information) information) information)
T eofadviser
Name
Address
Accountant
Kirsty
Graham LS27 Chartered Accountants, 64 King George Avenue,
Morley, Leeds, LS27 SNL.
Name ofchief executive or names ofsenior staff members (Optionai information)
Corinne Hunter
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Description ofthe charity's trusts
Type ofgoverning
document
Constitution
How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Trustee selection methods Elected by the Board. The trustees are
backgrounds
and experience.
selected fortheir diverse range of
Additional
governance
issues (Optional
information)
You may choose to include
additional
information,
where
Trustees have
or Risk register.
undertaken Safeguarding training, and we regularly update
relevant,
about:
~ policies and procedures
adopted forthe induction
and
training oftrustees;
a the charity's
organisational
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.
The rehef ofindividuals
with attention
deficit hyperactwity
disorder (ADHD) and
associated conditions
and their families, carers, or supporters
by:
The rehef ofindividuals
with attention
deficit hyperactwity
disorder (ADHD) and
associated conditions
and their families, carers, or supporters
by:
a. Increasing awareness
and understanding
ofattention
deficit
hyperactivity
disorder
(ADHD) and associated conditions;
Ii. The provision ofindoor and outdoor activities, and;
c. The provision ofsupport,
information
and advocating for individuals
(and their fami/ies, carers, orsupporters)
with attention
deficit
hyperactivity
disorder
(ADHD) and associated conditions.
~
Supported
individuals to obtain assessment ofADHD. This has included
giving advice on necessary evidence to meet the threshold
for
assessment
and advice around
using the Right to Choose pathway.
~
Supported
newly diagnosed
individuals
to understand
their diagnosis,
what this means for them and what support they may need in light of
this. This has been done in a variety ofways —both face tohce, over
the phone, via video calls, in groups and on an individual
basis,
depending
on the needs ofthe individual.
~
Raised awareness ofADHD and the charity's
work in the local
community.
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Facilitated one monthly face to face support group
in each Local
Authority
across West Yorkshire (5 in all) with an average of6
attendees
per session, attendees
include adults with (suspected)
ADHD
and parents/carers
ofchildren
with (suspected)
ADHD.
~
Facilitated
weekly sensory play sessions for neurodivergent
children.
We have an average of34attendees
each week- these include
children
with (suspected)
ADHD, their parents
and siblings.
~
Ran fortnightly
'Me Time' sessions.
These are fully funded sessions for
parents/carers
to enable them to have a bit ofmuch needed respite
from their caring responsibilities.
Events have included
chocolate
making, meditation
and afternoon tea. We have an average of10
parents/carers
attend each event.
We ask them to score their stress
levels at the beginning ofthe session and again atthe end —the
average score reduces from 7.25 ro2.75.
~ Run regular parenting
courses aimed specifically at parents/ca
rers of
neurodivergent
children and young people.
We run a mixture of8-10
week courses, and one-day 'mini' courses. These courses not only give
parents
more skills to manage their children's
challenging
behaviour,
but also helps them connect with other parents and build a support
network for after the course has finished.
We ask attendees to rate various aspects oftheir family life at the
beginning
and end ofthe 8-10week course. The table below shows the
averaged
results from a recent course:
First session
Personal stress level
Families stress level
7.2
Your relationship
with your young person
6.2
Summary of
achievements
the main
ofthe charity
~ Upskilied
staff and volunteers
by providing
a range of internal
external training.
and
during
the year
~ Gained accreditation
to allow us to offer ADHD screening
(QB
Check) which can be used as part ofan assessment.
~ Gained Sensory practitioner
accreditation.
~ Awarded
the Kim Leadbeater MBE 'Leadership
Award'.
~ Nominated
for Community
Organisation
Award for Disability at
National
Diversity Awards.
the
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84Assets retained forthe Oaoe equipmerd 1,740
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