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# NEURODIVERSE SELF ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP C.I.C.

## Company limited by guarantee

## Company Registration Number:
12230781 (England and Wales)

## Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 30 September 2024

## Period of accounts

## Start date: 1 October 2023

## End date: 30 September 2024

# NEURODIVERSE SELF ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP C.I.C.

## Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 September 2024

Directors report |
Profit and loss |
Balance sheet |
Additional notes |
Balance sheet notes |
Community Interest Report |

# NEURODIVERSE SELF ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP C.I.C.

Directors' report period ended 30 September 2024

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 30 September 2024

Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024

M Djela
A Keogan
RJ Webb

The director shown below has held office during the period of
23 December 2023 to 30 September 2024

CA Stewart

The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006

This report was approved by the board of directors on
26 March 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: M Djela
Status: Director

# NEURODIVERSE SELF ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP C.I.C.

## Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 30 September 2024

| 2024 | 2023
--- | --- | ---
| £ | £
Turnover: | 103,708 | 44,221
Gross profit(or loss): | 103,708 | 44,221
Administrative expenses: | ( 82,357 ) | ( 32,870 )
Operating profit(or loss): | 21,351 | 11,351
Profit(or loss) before tax: | 21,351 | 11,351
Tax: | ( 4,058 ) | ( 2,156 )
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: | 17,293 | 9,195

# NEURODIVERSE SELF ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP C.I.C.

## Balance sheet

As at 30 September 2024

| Notes | 2024 | 2023
--- | --- | --- | ---
|  | £ | £
Current assets
Debtors: | 3 | 5,000 | 0
Cash at bank and in hand: |  | 34,885 | 65,146
Total current assets: |  | 39,885 | 65,146
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year: | 4 | ( 4,345 ) | ( 46,901 )
Net current assets (liabilities): |  | 35,540 | 18,245
Total assets less current liabilities: |  | 35,540 | 18,245
Total net assets (liabilities): |  | 35,540 | 18,245
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: |  | 35,540 | 18,245
Total members' funds: |  | 35,540 | 18,245

The notes form part of these financial statements

# NEURODIVERSE SELF ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP C.I.C.

## Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 30 September 2024 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 26 March 2025
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: M Djela
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

# NEURODIVERSE SELF ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP C.I.C.

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 September 2024

- ## 1. Accounting policies

  Basis of measurement and preparation

  These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

  Turnover policy

  Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable for goods supplied and services rendered, net of discounts and Value Added Tax.

  Tangible fixed assets depreciation policy

  Tangible assets are written off in the period they are purchased.

  Valuation information and policy

  The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

  Other accounting policies

  Reserves As a non-profit organisation NDSA operates very efficiently with low operational costs to ensure that our resources to service users are maximised. Other than our ongoing internet hosting costs for core service activity and some de minimis administrative expenses, NDSA has a small number of project staff that manage the delivery of services and programmes of work. NDSA commits to hold in reserve a minimum of four months, and a maximum of twelve months, of operational running costs to support vulnerable service users. Combined with a strategy of prudent financial management, this will ensure that the company can operate within its means at all times.

# NEURODIVERSE SELF ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP C.I.C.

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 September 2024

- ## 2. Employees

  | 2024 | 2023
  --- | --- | ---
  Average number of employees during the period | 11 | 8

  This is based on the full time equivalent of 4 part-time employees and 22 sessional workers.

# NEURODIVERSE SELF ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP C.I.C.

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 September 2024

## 3. Debtors

| 2024 | 2023
--- | --- | ---
| £ | £
Trade debtors | 5,000 | 0
Total | 5,000 | 0

# NEURODIVERSE SELF ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP C.I.C.

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 30 September 2024

## 4. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year note

| 2024 | 2023
--- | --- | ---
| £ | £
Trade creditors | 287 | 0
Taxation and social security | 4,058 | 2,156
Accruals and deferred income | 0 | 44,745
Total | 4,345 | 46,901

# COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

### NEURODIVERSE SELF ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP C.I.C.

### Company Number: 12230781 (England and Wales)

### Year Ending: 30 September 2024

Company activities and impact

This has been another successful year for NDSA in achieving our mission and making a difference for autistic and neurodivergent people in the UK and beyond. Our scope of activities has expanded further with the Phoenix mentoring programme for autistic people with convictions and the continued successful implementation of our first Pathway peer mentoring program contract, which delivered fantastic outcomes including significantly improved wellbeing, confidence, and positive identity for autistic individuals. Additionally, we extended until end of March 2025 our contract for autism training for frontline professionals, autistic individuals, and their support networks. Our contracts for service delivery included the Pathway Mentoring Program and post-diagnostic referrals management, funded by the Derbyshire Integrated Care Board. Another contract with Derbyshire County Council involved delivering the "Living Well with Autism" training and support group, targeting both autistic individuals and their support networks, as well as frontline professionals. The Pathway program featured twenty 1-to-1 mentoring sessions, an online support group, and a meticulously curated online course aimed at enhancing wellbeing and empowerment. The demand for the Pathway programme was very strong with exceedingly high impact of 37 points higher overall life satisfaction on the Positive Wellbeing Index scale, recommended by OECD. This has improved the wellbeing of 70% of participants from ‘severely challenged’ to ‘normal wellbeing’ combined with significantly higher scores on satisfaction with feeling of future security, indicative of reduced anxiety. This year we continued to innovate, designing our Criminal Justice Offer with our Project Phoenix mentoring program for autistic people with convictions, funded by Innovate UK. The project successfully completed in September 2024. Our advocacy efforts remained robust, particularly in promoting autistic-led peer support within the Autism Communities of Practice and on Autism Partnership Boards, where we consistently opposed ABA practices. Our social media outreach continued strongly, with 100 posts per month generating 500,000 post impressions annually. Our content, which provides advice and resources on wellbeing, employment, diagnosis, and coping strategies, has grown our following to over 5,500 on Twitter and Facebook. We supported autistic individuals through our website and forum, which by September 2024 boasted over 3,500 active users engaged in discussions and peer support. Topics often included navigating the diagnostic assessment process, post-diagnostic support, and workplace accommodations. The Company stakeholders are: - Autistic people - Our mentees and mentors - Our employees - Family members and support networks - Our advisory group - Professionals such as commissioners - Our partners Our annual autism strategy consultation, which identifies user priorities, needs, and service gaps, informed the design of our programs and delivery methods. This year’s consultation, involving 370 responses from autistic individuals and their support networks, reinforced the importance of mental health, wellbeing, and employment. We also conducted a consultation forum in the form of an open focus group that attracted 10 participants. It highlighted a preference for autistic peer-led support over that provided by neurotypical professionals, favouring a mix of one-to-one and group support, both online and face-to-face. The group discussed the difficulty for some individuals of filling out online forms and participating online. In response to this feedback we have introduced face to face drop ins where individuals are supported filling the forms and navigating technology like Zoom. These insights affirm that our mentoring programs align with the priorities and preferences of autistic people. We continued listening to the autistic community on our social media channels and on the forum, findings contributing to the content development for our autism training. The research also identified the need for face-to-face services which we addressed by the introduction of drop-ins in Derbyshire and partnering with SpectrumHeads, AutAngel, AIM, Autism Bucks, A2ndvoice, AutismVoice, and SWAN. We continued to consult with mentors and mentees through the evaluation of the Pathway and Tool Up programmes and through the mentors and mentees’ support groups. The feedback confirmed the need for our programmes and that they were operating effectively. We employed 4 autistic project managers throughout the year. Our employees were regularly consulted on the working practices, which we updated by rebalancing the duties of project managers. The consultation with professionals and commissioners was ongoing in the Derbyshire Autism Partnership board and Community of Practice. We also participated in the Buckinghamshire Disability Employment Forum, emphasising the importance of employer engagement. Our advisory group was formally established, we benefited from consultations with Prof Geraldine Ackerman, Claire Allely, and Prof Richard Mills who helped to improve the evaluation of Tool Up and Pathway and the design of the Project Phoenix. The consultations with our partners were ongoing through monthly meetings leading to a better joined collaboration. We welcomed five new volunteers, and 18 new mentors. Overall, with the delivery of the "Living Well with Autism" training for autistic individuals and their support networks, the delivery of the Pathway program, the delivery of post-diagnostic referral management, and the completion of project Phoenix, we have made tangible progress in advancing our mission. Our efforts enable neurodivergent individuals to lead healthy, fulfilling lives, achieve their goals, and realize their potential, contributing to equality and full societal participation. The funding environment has grown increasingly more challenging as local authorities have stretched budgets and some grant making trusts have closed for strategic reviews. As an organisation we evaluated our response to that, took expert advice and participated in training on writing grants applications. We have addressed perceived challenges regarding funding in our organisation. The 2024/25 year has started positively with funding in place and project Phoenix progressing.

Consultation with stakeholders

No consultation with stakeholders

Directors' remuneration

No remuneration was received

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
26 March 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Marie Djela
Status: Director