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CRY IN THI DARK REPOftT OV TRU8TEe8 FOR THE YEAR ENDED JI IA4RCM 2024 been In Kmrdance the K(ountlw FrAktes on pay 9 c(mpty ¥thh the thllVi constlt(rt The tN5tees deiern)he the iyeril pdky of thwtty 4th th dry-ttsth mryfftrt deod to th• CEO Stemi Cwttand (hwltymany Beth Frfmpo tru5ttts meet on • nwjnthty b•sts or okn11 xtmty shall Th• trust•u drttrmln• th• IMI Trustees th• pwknd to 31 m2014 v• pw l TnJtea elKt•d trrfth• fflnb. L)etalhoftntstLYS sth•tth•d•t•ofthbTwt•r•4hy•mon py I W2. To rdleve 5uffth WMI Partkul¥ty In Romth4 tr1 the ol sh fadSth5 aNI To opwate • hon for Nfe (Cw lththal for 22 Sp needs •thJlts h Com•ne511 To opwate• ftKAt14IslnJryPIIIItho ureser¥lceftythltdm ul1${weLntal. To opwJte •vdunteer and wt pr(wam tothe w)r In th• rn utlltslry {Cw Albert) K Its 0rat1 bvA In Bw fwwoject W. QV Inthe Dar Is a UK basd Chrfstlan th¥ityfthThled In septttr 1998to Illtrbngc3re for 24 orphaned spedll neeLts p£rfn thSklfen- woJK¢ Casa Lwnlna. In 2LI)5 the vb5ton lor Cry Inthe Dark was expanded tooffff nRdlcal Jnd caretoothwthSth1 WMI lple In therelon *thefroM 1lffrltnth1lss INI supporttothelrfamllles- project Ltsnlna. Cry In the Darkfrentty dlfettty In Prnunl4 th1ol the l¢xJl tharftYAIalII Lumln•ofvthkh Ste4en ow, Qv theDarVsC£O Is •knrd mats. Thrjgh thls partnttshlp, Cry knthe dark hoesta>llshed ar malntalned both prdects Scanned wlth CamScanner-; cs
The dwky trrfa smal Pdtttyffoxfvated aff InttUK rewrn•fwXtlr8trttdIty,asvl1 Thls has been a challenging year for Cry In The DarK malntainlng and sustalnlng the artNit•es we provlde In Romanla whilst 5tren8thenln8 the relatlonship with supporters here In the Unlted Kingdom. We have been blessed wlth faithful supporters and some important 8rarrts which together wlth the Romanian fundraising operatlon has allowed all our work to continue in Romanla. Due to the economlc 51tuatlon In the UK and the war in Ukralne. our operatlons and work hwe been irnpacted. As a chartty our prlmary objects malThed the same, wlth th projects contlnulng to provkle effKient and effectlve care thrnughout thls difficult year. Namety Casa Lumlna and Hosplce Lumlna: Casa Lumlfta our resldentlal home for life fof 23 speclal needs young adults In Comanesti Romanla. We afe pleased that Casa Lumlna continues to malntaln high levels of Indivlduallsed care and development. •Hos ke Lumlna the multl4ixlplinary hosplcelpalliallve care servke for chlldren and young adults ln Bacau, Romanla. This project serves, Bacau County and the thiee surroundlng countles of Vasalui, Neamts and Vrancea and provldes for 120 chlldren and young aduhs each month. Throughout the year ending 31 Marth 2024. there has been contlnued provlslon, In Ilne wlth the Romanlan heatth servlce guidance and laws. The need for suth seNks contlnues to Brow In thls region and beyond and we hope to expand the selvices fvrther In the near fure wlth the help of our Romanlan partner Asodatla Lumlna. Thelr director, Mihaela Dumltrathe has secured grants for Innovatl¥e work at the hosplce and withSn the communlty of Bacau. Creatlve projects for chlklren and thelr parents and y)me local communlty carnpaigns alxMrt dlsabllity. . Casa Albert has become a base for supporters and volunteets fmm the UK to vislt and participate In the activities of the charfty and thi5 has been essential ln provldlng Va•ble Income as well as, a powerful experlence of the cornpasslonate care that Is at Ihe heart of Cry In The Da'S obieCttr. Volunteers throughout the year have a150 helped wlth Ukralnlan refu8ees who were stayln8 at Casa Albe¢ whkh had become a registed refvgee horne. The summer saw us welcome a group of Ukralnlan chlldren to partklpate in our summer horaY camp. The Christmas volunteets from the UK that Stayed at Casa Albert helped distribute over Christmas shoeboxes and essential ahj to a Ukrainian orphanage. loL15 our outreach proiert to a rural Rorna vllla8e In Bacau County and Is home to over IL chiklren and around 21lJ farnllies. We have been workln8 there for over 10 years and have bulft up a good worklng rektion5hlp wlth the children and the adults Sn thls community. On behalf of the Board of Trustees can l express our deep appreclatlon to our supporters and frlends. to the staff teams In Romanla. to Beth Frlmpong our charty mana8er/coordinator of volunteer¥ and to Steve Cooper CEO who tontinue to passlonately be at the heart of all the work that happens at Cry In the Dark. Scanned wlth CamScanner-; cs
Rewe5entation on As(xiatla Lumina's PA)ardofTnstees enabtes Cry iTrThe DtoOand partpate In kqd&ision5 In relation t0¥the8TantnnIe5 itwovldesarewed anddlsbursedon thedeS1atedpr0ittts. A%Kiatkry Lumina MaInS lThve4eran autorntrrf)LLS ablet0 ralse furKk In ts rtht andto pursuelts(Mn [r•e[rtIlbJeLtPes. None ofthe tn ofcry In The Dark recel¥es remuneratlon or othexfinIal re•Mrd (Y benefft In kiThJ from Cry In The Dark'sconrcihys ryth Asociatia Lumlna. ThetharftylHs been Cry InThe Darvs nCIpal partnEr in Romanla slrKe Inceprion arml the1 tharlties $Ire a comnh)n ethos arml faith-based prirKiP Asodk iumlna is spOnSIblef0rthe on the ground Managrtand ddlvuy ofthefollowlry projffts forwhkh Cry In The Dark is the main grant pr. Case Lum5na-a rlen h(xnefOrspI needswung people In Comantstl. Casa Albtst.fadlitles for edwtton and accomallOn forvolunteers. Hosplce LuMlna-Pmdlng1n-patientrespIteandtennlnaIcareforItdTenar1pr4thra Itspt¢0MMUthSerVke tochlldren and theirfamllsln Bacau andtSUrrourO4c0Untle% From (Xtober2(M)6, Cry InThe DwktCWhtrMrfth A50Ctatla tsjmlna began to coltaborate frlospKes of Hope UK and Rs partner lSl)n in knmanl4 Aswatia SpeTrrrtl to establ&h a community polliar1 care team that SUprt chlldren. yowpeople and theirfthlle5 In the Bacau area. No conflkts of Interest have arsen betwwn Cry In D and Pa(xlatla lnIna (Y the pth under and no Eath year. In comp113nce Y1h the applkable i¢xal re8u1attLs, AsLKtat13 Luff4na statements its ffinanclal results fDr the precedlr4g 12 and a balance sheet as at31 Denthr whkh it subffl to the R(xnanlan Minsty of Publlc Ftnanrt These reports are publlshed In Romanla. As In pre41ousswts, the pollryofthe tharfty wasto keep 5wrplus IWdfiJnds In St tum dep)slts that be xcessed to be kn a 511 to to needs as ath. The poky ts rwlarty reAth%d depdIng on the W of reserve> The truths contlnued to rthknvthe chwws resew It was ayeul that a wNLV of opwarlng ¢)n the basts of rnaintsining a ofunrestrfcted reseryes suflktenttocover reqLArmts on datTrday&tlvltles forsix nKnts mry bepr1th alknpted. To monltor flnanclal p•fomwtt trus$ Ywlew 6 .12 monts cash fi)w proJecOor6 for anlpated Income and eMditure on a rolling mnthty basb and weresalisfied that all thirw belrvdequalatthedateof thls rel reser¥eswere suffidartto theopwatmof the charttyto Marth 2024 and Lyond. Theajaritys pctyofTh)t erterlr8 Intocortrdctual commhffntsthat exceed Itsth diaAerwurces Ls ued. The tharity pthtwes tts otyectfvts partty throukn maklng grants to k)[ partsror1$al)n$. Grants are awaftled at the discren of the tTUStee5and areni)niLor&l on a te8ular bas& Scanned wlth CamScanner-; cs
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