CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period 31st March 2026 From 1•t Aprll 2024 Charlty name: Neurodivornlty Action Charity reglstratlon number: 1203183 Objectlves and Actlvities Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its goveming document Pw• 1.17 The objects of the charity are. for the public benefit, to rel￿Ve the needs of pèople who have autr'sm, ADHD andlor other related conditsons or those awaiting diagnosis and their families in H8mpshire and Sufrounding ¢ountes. primari￿ through.. a. provKling financial assistsnce to acces6 specialisl sUp￿rt and advbce they need: b. providing support and 88SiStance and pr&ttsl advicefinformation; prnvidiw educatson and training to sch¢X*ls, other instrtutlons and organisations in order lor them to have better insight and underyJtsnding of neurodivergence., and d. tsuth other ways as tho trusto88 may detemine. 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. P¥rn 1.17 1.1 This year was abjut establishing 8 govemance stWGture for the thanty that is sustsinable and able to COP8 With18rger volumes of GI￿nts and finance. A committee structure was sei up. wilh 3 fxJmmitte8s". Finance, Operations and Govemance, all wilh specffied tems of reference and de￿ated powers. Our brand was devek)ped, a website was t>)nstructed and we used Google Workspace to set up a structure to manage tharty docuff￿n￿￿0n. In Ihe 2024-25 financial year, 1 family was financialty supw>rted to a￿S therapy. A T￿nthlY coffee moming was set up offering rwr support and our WhatsApp group for parents grew to arovnd 30 people. The largest expenditure was on the website and a course was purchased from IPSEA for one of the trustee5. Saturday nTrJming gym sessions we init￿ted for neLbr(•divergent young people. These were heavity Subs￿iSed by the charty. Inwme was mainty from interest payments. including rolling over the £10.000 in a charity No fvndraising activib'es were completed durlng thi% year. Statement confimiing whether the trustee5 have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on wblic benefit Para 1.18 The trustees take care to ensure that the d￿rity'S purF*)ses are carried out fr)r the public l)enefft and that they have regard to Charity Corrrfnission guidan￿ where ￿levant to how this should be achieved. In particular. the trustees have ensured that grants made to families in line wlth the charity's objeth.ves are pro¥￿ed in the Publ￿ benefit Addltlonal Infomiatlon (optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant abouL' Policy on grant makn'ng P•r• 1.3B Grant making pK)Ircy was finalised in readiness for the 202&26 financial year. Contribution made by volunteers P*• 1.38 Trustees wuL8ty volunteered many hours, Lh)th to attend meetings and to progress a range ofworkstreams. including the developmont of policies. 0th6rs attended workshop In November 2024. which wa$ facilitated ty ar￿ther volunteer with relevant expertise. All trustees and other voluntsers h8ve gN8n of their bm8 freety. Achlevements and Perforniance SORP rphrenLX• After a ffjlativety smwth start in 2023-24, this year has aboul consolidats.on and ensurin9 th* the charity is set up to progress in the 2025- 6 financial year. Summary of the main achievements of the charty. identifying the difference the charity's work has mad8 to the ¢ircumstances of tts beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. Parn120 HKJhlights induded". 1. Tuwards the end of the y8ar. wethming a new trustee, Marianne Illsley. who has extensive 9ovemance experience in the NHS and wll chair the Govemance Committee. 2. Bringin9 together a community of wider 8UPPOrters for the charty into a safe Spa￿ to share ideas and concerns for their families on a regular basis. 3. Holdlng a ham day workshop, facilitated by a volunteer wlth relevant expertise and including some of our wider supporter5. to discuss the ¢hanty'¥ priorit*8 and next steps. 4. Designing and creating a hosted website, logo & brand idonlty. 5. Sotttn9 up a weekly gym session for neurodr¥ergenl young pèople. Flnancial Revlew Review of the charty's financial position at the end of the riod Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves Stating why they are held P•r• 1.21 The charity had a healthy balance ofju$l over £19,000 at the end of the financial year. P•rn 1.22 Little was spent in this financial year as we were finding our feet and puthng policles and processes in pFace. Our benefactor pau¥ed hiJ donath)ns as they weren't n￿sSary. Year end balance of£19,271 Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materlally in defi¢it Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concem Pw• 1.22 Pwa122 P•r• 124 P•J8 1.23 Additlonal Infomiatlon (optlonal) You ma choose to indude further ststements where relevant about.. The charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) The charity's main source of funds is an annual dOna￿n from a benefactor. These fund$ were not required in the 2024-5 financial year but will resu￿ in future years. Pw• 1.47 Incom8 was mos from bank int Fund raL8ing acthrbes wll be held in future. Investment policy and objectives induding any social investment policy adopted Use of bank account aTrJ Savings accounts set up for charities p￿1.40 Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts.. Type of goveming document c,'iianeri How is the charty constituted? le.g unincorporated a8snc,iation CIOI Trustee selection methcMIs including delails of any constitutional provisions {e.g. election to post or name of any per80n or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees) Pora 1.25 Parn 1.25 cio 1.25 Apart from the first chanty trustses, evory trustse must be apFoinled for a temi of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meets'ng of the trustees. In selecting Indiv￿ua1S for apwintmenl as a tfustee. the trustees must have regard to the skills. knowledge and experience needed for tr18 effective administration of thè charity. There must be at least 3 trustees and the maximum numbèr is 12. Ifthe number of trustees falls below 3, the remaining trnsteel$} may act onty to call a rr￿ting of the trustees or to appoint a new trustee. Other relevant provIs￿n8 of the Charity's rmstitutson indude the foll¢)wing'. 1. Every charity trustee musl be a natural person of al least 16 years of age. 2. No one is entitled to act as a charity truslee until they have exp￿$$1Y ai*nowWged, in what8v8r way the charity trustees d8cide. théiT accoptan￿ Of the office of ¢hanty trustee 3. At least one of the trustees must be 18 ears of a e or over. Reference and Admlnlstrative details Charity name Neurodiver5ty Adion Other name the charity uses Registered charity number 1203183 Charity'5 prlncipal address Bam Meadow Milkingpen Lane Old Basing Hampshi￿ RG24 7DD Names of the charlty trustees who manage tha charlty Nam• of PErgon lor body) entIts￿ to appolnt tr￿ts• ifan Tnth nam• 0ffl¢•1114ry) Dats• not for whol• Alison Matthews Sarah Crowdy Ineke Allez Sue Shepherd Ali Bates Adele Canty Marianne Illsley Chair Treasurer Secretary From 24111123 To May 2024 From 0710W24 Chair of Govemance Description of the assets held in this Gapacrty NIA Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assels are held and how thi8 falls within the Custodian ch8Tity's objects NIA Details of arrangements for safe Custody and segregation of such assets from the charty's own assets WA Daclarations Th• trustW8 declar• that th•y h•ve approv•d tho tru•tw' roport abovo. Slgn•d on behalf of the charlty's In￿te•S Slgnaturels Full name(s) 3 F*cfv4 e¢