#YoureNoiovaryacrfng wlih The Robln Conc¢r Trust #YoutsNotOvoryactlng Wllh The Robln Concer fffjst KINGBOLLOCKS ANNUAL REPORT for the period ending Feb 2021 ROBIN CANCER TRUST your germ cell cancer community. *YoureNoiovaryocrfng wlih The Robln Cancer Trust "' *YoureNoiovaryocrfng Wllh The ftO￿n Concer fffjst KINGBOLLOCKS CANCELLED due to COVID-19 it was a tough year. Message from the Founder & CEO Toby Freeman BCA This is not the message l ever thought I'd be writing. Usually I'm sat here, roflecting on all the incredible things wo have achieved over the past12 months. the impact we have made on young lives affected by germ cell cancer, and contemplating all the exciting things that lay ahead for our charity and our community. This year l am sat here. completely lost forword& How do I put into words how devesatating the pandemic has been for so many of us on a global level- let alone the cancer community, or even for our small charity. The world stopped. and unfortunately our work had to stop too. We lost 95% of our income due to COV1￿19 and the subsequent cancellation of all community events and fundraising efforts. As a charity with one employee. without the Government's furlough 5chome. the success of our emergency appeal and the kind support of our communtiy- we simply would not exisL I can't thank you enough for your support during this unimaginably tough12 months. The hardest part is that despite the pandemic, despite the world stopping, and despite ourwork having to stop- cancer did not The impact of missed appointments. delayed diagnosis and postponed treatments will devestate our communrty for years to come- and that breaks my heart. All I can promise you is that we ore more passionote. more dedicated ond more focussed than we've ever tjeen to educate. engage ond empoweryoung people across the UK with our liftrsaving campaigns. We have learned from our mistakes and listened to our beneficiaries. we have r branded and re-focussed our aims to better serve our community. I do not know what the future holds. but I know we are better equipped than everto face it- and we are grateful to everyone who supports our mission. Together we will save lives. fAJF-JJ Our Mission Our mission isto stopyoung adultsdying from germ cell cancer. We do this through raising awareness with our liftrsaving cancer campaigns. engaging young adults with our digital education programmes & empowering the germ cell cancer community across the UL Reg. Charity No. 1148999 Board of Trustees Paul Rowlen. Chair Mark Freeman. Founder & Treasurer Jack Broadley Claire Neal Sara Hawkins Message from the Chair Paul Rowlen Words sometimes don't seem enough. but right now they are all I have. In the midst of a pandemic, whilst worrying about health, family, jobs and homes- our supporters pullod us back from tho brink. Tho rosponso wo rocoived from our open and honest emergency appeal was incredible. We always know how vitally important our work was, but it was heartwarming and aff irming to know so many people cared, and the impact we'd had on so many lives. Thank you all from the bottom of my hearL I would also like to thank our amazing CEO. Toby, for stewarding our ship through the roughest of seas and for being our beacon of hope in our darkest days. His passion. dodication and croativity is nothing short of inspirational- without him thera would be no charity. I look forward to the new futura we have planned for The Robin Cancer Trust, and hope for brighter days ahead for our charity, our community, and all of u& Re-brand New look; new mission. The pandemic forced us to reassess everything about our chority- from the ways we reached our community, to how we delivered our services, to the brand we had built. and our mission moving fonNard. We reached out to our beneficiaries and listened to our community- we founded The Robin Cancer Trust because we lost our namesake. but we have grown to so much more. We have expanded our services from just awareness. to include dedicated education and support programmes for individuals and families affected by germ cell cancer. We have led the national conversation around germ cell cancer. given our community o voice to express thamselves. and reached millions of people across the UK with our liftrsaving cancer campaigns. And we needed our brand to reflect all that we have achieved: ROBIN CANCER TRUST The Robin Cancer Trusl #TALKINGBOLLOCKS > #TALKING30LLOGKS testi¢ula¥ ¢aiicer campaign > #NOTOVARYACTING ovarian cancer campoign THANK You! This has been the toughest year ever- for our staff. volunteers and trustees- both personally and for the charity. There are far too many people to mention specifically. but we want to take this opporuntity to thank every single person, business and organisation who have continued to support, donate and fundraise for The Robin Cancer Trust during a pandemic. Thanks to you we are can continue to support the UK'S germ cell cancer community- helping to educate. engage and empower young adults across the Ulc In short YOU AREAMAZEBALLS! Our Future It's kinda hard for us to say what tho futuro will hold right now. Wo'ro not ontiroly sure what the world is going to look like over the next couple of months, let alone the next12_. However, we are building back stronger and more resilient to the changes happening around us. We have moved to a fullrdigital operation that can continue to serve our community across the UK, helping us reach more people than ever. We have rtrbranded and rtrfocussed, driving our mission to save lives forward by putting lived-experience at the forefront of everything we do. Education We have adapted our education programme to be available in a remote. workin from-home setting. allowing us to deliver liftrsaving awareness talks from anywhere. to anywhere! We will be creating a digital hub for educational establishments and businesses to access our resources forfree- helping us reach a national audience online. Engagement The pandemic caused young people to avoid their doctors, ignore symptoms and potentially start treatment later. We will be aiming to reach as many people across the UK as possible with our award- winning cancer campaigns. as we know our vital work making young people symptomtraware has never been more needed. Empowerment We have listened closely to the needs of our community- and as a result we will be launching our survivorship programme- aiming to improve the mental health and wellbeing of young people affected by germ cell cancer. We want to ensure that everyone who needs it has access to the resources they need to support them during the most difficult time of their life. I LOVE ILOVE MY fJNwfyxI% MY BALLS ROBIN CANCER TRUST www.therobincancertrust.org Contact us: info@therobincancertrust.org The Robin Cancer Trust 29 Queens Road Wivenhoe Essex C07 9JJ @therobinconcertrust @rclchority @rctcharity DocuSign Envelope ID: BE937633-C3D4-4B68-8FDC-4563CFDE3ED1 **Charity number: 1148999** ## **THE ROBIN CANCER TRUST** ## **UNAUDITED** **TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2021** DocuSign Envelope ID: BE937633-C3D4-4B68-8FDC-4563CFDE3ED1 ## **THE ROBIN CANCER TRUST** ## **CONTENTS** ||Page| |---|---| |**Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity, its Trustees and Advisers**|1| |**Independent Examiner's Report**|2| |**Statement of Financial Activities**|3| |**Balance Sheet**|4| DocuSign Envelope ID: BE937633-C3D4-4B68-8FDC-4563CFDE3ED1 ## **THE ROBIN CANCER TRUST** ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2021** |**Trustees**|Paul Rowlen, Chair (appointed 4 September 2018)| |---|---| ||Mark Freeman, Treasurer (appointed 16 April 2012)| ||Jack Broadley, Trustee (appointed 7 April 2018)| ||Claire Neal, Trustee (appointed 8 October 2019)| ||Sara Hawkins, Trustee (appointed 7 October 2020)| |**Charity registered**
**number**
1148999
**Principal office**
29 Queens Road
Wivenhoe
Colchester
Essex
CO7 9JJ
**Accountants**
Trayler Lane Business Services Limited
Certified Accountants
72 Weston Business Centre
Hawkins Road
Colchester
Essex
CO2 8JX|| Page 1 DocuSign Envelope ID: BE937633-C3D4-4B68-8FDC-4563CFDE3ED1 ## **THE ROBIN CANCER TRUST** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2021** ## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Robin Cancer Trust ('the Charity')** We report to the charity Trustees on our examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 28 February 2021. ## **Responsibilities and Basis of Report** As the Trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). We report in respect of our examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out our examination we have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. ## **Independent Examiner's Statement** Your attention is drawn to the fact that the Charity has prepared the accounts in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has been withdrawn. We understand that this has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015. We have completed our examination. We confirm that no matters have come to our attention in connection with the examination giving us cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. We have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. This report is made solely to the Charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Charity's Trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an Independent Examiner's Report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Charity's Trustees as a body, for our work or for this report. Signed: Dated: 22/12/2021 ## **Trayler Lane Business Services Limited** 72 Weston Business Centre Hawkins Road Colchester Essex CO2 8JX Page 2 DocuSign Envelope ID: BE937633-C3D4-4B68-8FDC-4563CFDE3ED1 ## **THE ROBIN CANCER TRUST** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2021** |**Income from:**
Donations
Other activities
HMRC CJRS grants
**Total income**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Other expenditure
**Total expenditure**
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Total funds brought forward
Net movement in funds
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2021**
**£**
**40,398**
**40**
**16,959**
**57,397**
**1,404**
**39,485**
**900**
**41,789**
**15,608**
**10,618**
**15,608**
**26,226**|**Total**
**funds**
**2021**
**£**
**40,398**
**40**
**16,959**
**57,397**
**1,404**
**39,485**
**900**
**41,789**
**15,608**
**10,618**
**15,608**
**26,226**|_Total_
_funds_
_2020_
_£_
_37,655_
_2,540_
_-_
_40,195_
_4,293_
_44,924_
_733_
_49,950_
_(9,755)_
_20,373_
_(9,755)_
_10,618_| |---|---|---|---| The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. Page 3 DocuSign Envelope ID: BE937633-C3D4-4B68-8FDC-4563CFDE3ED1 ## **THE ROBIN CANCER TRUST** ## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 28 FEBRUARY 2021** |**Current assets**
Stock of merchandise
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year
**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Net assets excluding pension asset**
**Total net assets**
**Charity funds**
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
**Total funds**|**-**
**502**
**26,883**
**27,385**
**(1,160)**|**28 February**
**2021**
**£**
**26,225**
**26,225**
**26,225**
**26,225**
**-**
**26,225**
**26,225**|_1,203_
_611_
_9,656_
_11,470_
_(852)_|_29 February_
_2020_
_£_
_10,618_| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||_10,618_| |||||_10,618_| |||||| |||||_10,618_| |||||_-_
_10,618_| |||||| |||||_10,618_| The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by: **Paul Rowlen** Chair Date: 23 December 2021 | 16:42 GMT **Mark Freeman** Treasurer 23 December 2021 | 12:36 GMT Page 4 DocuSign Envelope ID: BE937633-C3D4-4B68-8FDC-4563CFDE3ED1 **Charity number: 1148999** ## **THE ROBIN CANCER TRUST** ## **UNAUDITED** **TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2021** DocuSign Envelope ID: BE937633-C3D4-4B68-8FDC-4563CFDE3ED1 ## **THE ROBIN CANCER TRUST** ## **CONTENTS** ||Page| |---|---| |**Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity, its Trustees and Advisers**|1| |**Independent Examiner's Report**|2| |**Statement of Financial Activities**|3| |**Balance Sheet**|4| DocuSign Envelope ID: BE937633-C3D4-4B68-8FDC-4563CFDE3ED1 ## **THE ROBIN CANCER TRUST** ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2021** |**Trustees**|Paul Rowlen, Chair (appointed 4 September 2018)| |---|---| ||Mark Freeman, Treasurer (appointed 16 April 2012)| ||Jack Broadley, Trustee (appointed 7 April 2018)| ||Claire Neal, Trustee (appointed 8 October 2019)| ||Sara Hawkins, Trustee (appointed 7 October 2020)| |**Charity registered**
**number**
1148999
**Principal office**
29 Queens Road
Wivenhoe
Colchester
Essex
CO7 9JJ
**Accountants**
Trayler Lane Business Services Limited
Certified Accountants
72 Weston Business Centre
Hawkins Road
Colchester
Essex
CO2 8JX|| Page 1 DocuSign Envelope ID: BE937633-C3D4-4B68-8FDC-4563CFDE3ED1 ## **THE ROBIN CANCER TRUST** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2021** ## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of The Robin Cancer Trust ('the Charity')** We report to the charity Trustees on our examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 28 February 2021. ## **Responsibilities and Basis of Report** As the Trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). We report in respect of our examination of the Charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out our examination we have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. ## **Independent Examiner's Statement** Your attention is drawn to the fact that the Charity has prepared the accounts in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has been withdrawn. We understand that this has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015. We have completed our examination. We confirm that no matters have come to our attention in connection with the examination giving us cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. We have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. This report is made solely to the Charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Charity's Trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an Independent Examiner's Report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Charity's Trustees as a body, for our work or for this report. Signed: Dated: 22/12/2021 ## **Trayler Lane Business Services Limited** 72 Weston Business Centre Hawkins Road Colchester Essex CO2 8JX Page 2 DocuSign Envelope ID: BE937633-C3D4-4B68-8FDC-4563CFDE3ED1 ## **THE ROBIN CANCER TRUST** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28 FEBRUARY 2021** |**Income from:**
Donations
Other activities
HMRC CJRS grants
**Total income**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Other expenditure
**Total expenditure**
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Total funds brought forward
Net movement in funds
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**2021**
**£**
**40,398**
**40**
**16,959**
**57,397**
**1,404**
**39,485**
**900**
**41,789**
**15,608**
**10,618**
**15,608**
**26,226**|**Total**
**funds**
**2021**
**£**
**40,398**
**40**
**16,959**
**57,397**
**1,404**
**39,485**
**900**
**41,789**
**15,608**
**10,618**
**15,608**
**26,226**|_Total_
_funds_
_2020_
_£_
_37,655_
_2,540_
_-_
_40,195_
_4,293_
_44,924_
_733_
_49,950_
_(9,755)_
_20,373_
_(9,755)_
_10,618_| |---|---|---|---| The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. Page 3 DocuSign Envelope ID: BE937633-C3D4-4B68-8FDC-4563CFDE3ED1 ## **THE ROBIN CANCER TRUST** ## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 28 FEBRUARY 2021** |**Current assets**
Stock of merchandise
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year
**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current liabilities**
**Net assets excluding pension asset**
**Total net assets**
**Charity funds**
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds
**Total funds**|**-**
**502**
**26,883**
**27,385**
**(1,160)**|**28 February**
**2021**
**£**
**26,225**
**26,225**
**26,225**
**26,225**
**-**
**26,225**
**26,225**|_1,203_
_611_
_9,656_
_11,470_
_(852)_|_29 February_
_2020_
_£_
_10,618_| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||_10,618_| |||||_10,618_| |||||| |||||_10,618_| |||||_-_
_10,618_| |||||| |||||_10,618_| The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by: **Paul Rowlen** Chair Date: 23 December 2021 | 16:42 GMT **Mark Freeman** Treasurer 23 December 2021 | 12:36 GMT Page 4