Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 11

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 19

TRIPLE A PROJECT (ALL ABOUT AUTISM)

Navigator Programme: a one-to-one mentor-style activity to help navigate a persons autismPositive Pals: small social groups, providing a space for autistic adults to meet sociallyDiscovery Panel: discovering autism workshop, written by autistics for autistics, learning about autism and coping strategies with peersAutism Awareness: training for everyone which is co-delivered by autistics

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending since inception
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 6 years

www.tripleaproject.org.uk

admin@tripleaproject.org.uk

01768 867629

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£223	£168	£55	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/12/21	*	£115	£160	£-45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/12/20		£181	£140	£42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/12/19		£123	£82	£42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
31/12/18		£106	£52	£54	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	5

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£112,789
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£77,072
Cumbria Community Foundation	£46,063
DCMS	£13,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Triple A Project
£2,009	21/10/2023	We would like to use the funds to help autistic people have improved mental and physical wellbeing by providing community programmes which allow them to enjoy safe activities, including DofE schemes.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Triple A Project (All About Autism)
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Cumbria Community Foundation - Supporting the supporters
£13,351	23/02/2022	Administration support
Cumbria Community Foundation - Positive Pals Co-ordinator wages
£1,000	31/01/2022	Positive Pals Co-ordinator wages
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Triple A Project (All About Autism)
£50,000	08/12/2021 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Triple A Project (All About Autism)
Cumbria Community Foundation - Triple A Duke of Edinburgh Project
£6,712	08/12/2021	Triple A Duke of Edinburgh Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Workforce Inclusion Project
£112,789	22/09/2021 36	The project will use the funding over three years to provide a range of employment opportunities to 44 young adults with autism with support and training for 17 Cumbrian employers. This aims to ....more The project will use the funding over three years to provide a range of employment opportunities to 44 young adults with autism with support and training for 17 Cumbrian employers. This aims to improve the opportunities people with Autism have to achieve their career ambitions while helping them to develop their confidence and self-esteem.
Cumbria Community Foundation - New post to Support the Supporters
£25,000	19/11/2020	New post to Support the Supporters
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£13,000	26/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Triple A Project (All About Autism)
£9,822	24/07/2020	Grant to Triple A Project (All About Autism) meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Triple A Project (All About Autism)
£15,000	04/12/2019 12	To develop Discovery Panels; courses designed by people with lived experience, to reduce offending of people with autism.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Triple A Project (All About Autism)
£50,000	05/10/2018 24	over two years as core funding for a new charity supporting adults with autism in Cumbria, particularly those caught up in the criminal justice system

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW ASQUITH-VALLANCE Appointed: 2022

KEN FORD-POWELL Appointed: 2021

LOUISE GALLOWAY Appointed: 2023

SARAH BURROWS Appointed: 2023

SHEILA GREGORY (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Charity Ceo, Other trusteeships: CUMBRIA WILDLIFE TRUST LTD, CUMBRIA COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE,

STEPHEN EDWARD PRIOR Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/02/2018, number: 1177317

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR21: 10 days late,

Main office

Sandgate Resource Centre
Sandgate
Penrith
CA11 7TP

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONGST AUTISTIC INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING AUTISTIC BY:1. RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES AFFECTING AUTISTIC INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES, BOTH GENERALLY AND IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIAL EXCLUSION2. PROVIDE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT AND ENABLE AUTISTIC PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES TO MAXIMISE EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES3. PROVIDING SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AUTISTIC PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES4. PROVIDE WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, MENTORING AND GENERAL SUPPORT FOR AUTISTIC AND NON-AUTISTIC PEOPLE

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