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2025-06-30-accounts

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From: 1-Jul-24 Period start date To: 30-Jun-25 Period end date

Charity name: Friends Fighting Cancer Charity registration number: 1155194

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document
Para 1.17 To help people suffering with cancer,
providing financial support
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identifiedinthe accounts.
Para 1.17 and
1.19
Organising various fundraising events to
support our grant giving services
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
Para 1.18 All trustees have been notified and have
read the guidance issued

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference
Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Grants vary from £50 to £10,000
depending on the circumstances and
needs of the applicant
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Para 1.38 n/a
Contribution made by
volunteers
Para 1.38 n/a
Other n/a

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
Para 1.20 Providing grants to people suffering the
financial strains that come with having
cancer. Grants are provided in a quick
turnaround, with some grants being sent
within minutes of receiving the
completed grant forms.
Respite in the way of holiday homes is
also offered to those in need.
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements
where relevant about:
Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41 n/a
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
Para 1.41 n/a
Investment performance
against objectives
Para 1.41 n/a
Other n/a

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period
Para 1.21 £132,423 in total funds held in two bank
accounts and in petty cash
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held
Para 1.22 Reserves are held for the purpose of
providing grants, employees wages and
to cover costs for closing the charity if
**that should arise. **
Amount of reservesheld Para 1.22 £187,393
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Para 1.22 Giving employees notice, contract for
shop rent and any grants that would
**require cheque signatory. **
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Para 1.24 n/a
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Para 1.23 n/a

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
Para 1.47 Fundraising and Corporate Sponsorship
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
Para 1.46 n/a
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
Para 1.46 Lack of support due to a decrease in
fundraising and sponsorship
Other n/a

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)
Para 1.25 n/a
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Para 1.25 Limited company
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
Para 1.25 Appointed through existing trustees
holding a vote with only a unanimous
agreement for appointment being
accepted

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees
Para 1.51 All trustees appointment receive full
description of what is expected of the
role and what they are liable for.
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works
Para 1.51 A group of appointed people to create a
Board to organise the running of the
charity, excluding financial decisions.
Relationship with any related
parties
Para 1.51 n/a
Other n/a

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Friends Fighting Cancer
Other name the charity uses Football ForCancer
Registered charity number 1155194
Charity’s principal address 48b High Street
Cosham
Hampshire
PO6 3AG

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year
Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee(if any)
Linnete Ogilvie Resigned 19-May-25
Donella Ogilvie-Lees Resigned 19-May-25
Cheryl Sparks
Lee Cook
Samantha Morrison Appointed 19-May-25

Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name Lee Cook Cheryl Sparks Samantha Morrison

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets
held in this capacity
n/a
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects
n/a
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets
n/a

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of
adviser
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

n/a

Other optional information

n/a

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

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Registered number.. 08556424 FRIENDS FIGHTING CANCER LTD DIRECTORS, REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2025 ALP Accountancy Ltd 19 Beaufort Close Lee-On-The-Solent P013 8FN

Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd Contents Page Company Information Director5, Report Accountsnt's Report Income and Expenditure Account Balance Sheet The following pages do not fomi part of the statutory accounts= Detailed Income and Expenditure Account

Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd Company Information For The Year Ended 30 June 2025 Directors Mr Samantha MORRISON Mr Cheryl SPARKS Mr Lee Cook Company Number 08556424 Registered Office 48b High Street Cosham, Portsmouth Hampshire England P06 3AG Accountants ALP Accountancy Ltd 19 Beaufort Close Lee-On-The-Solent P013 8FN Page I

Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd Company No. 08556424 Directors. Report For The Year Ended 30 June 2025 The directors present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2025. Director5 The directors who held office during the year were as follows- Mr Samantha MORRISON Appointed 1910512025 Mr Cheryl SPARKS Appointed 0110512025 Mr Lee Cook Appointed 0110512025 Ms Linnete Ogilvie Resigned 1910512025 Mrs Donella Ogilvie-Lees Resigned 0110512025 Statement of Directors. Responsibilities The directors are responsible for preparing the Directors, Report and the financial ststements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the directors have elected to p￿pare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Prattice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable lawl. Under company law the dirertors must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the surplus or deficit of the company for that period. In preparing the financial statements the directors are required to.. selert suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; make judgments and accounting estitnates that are reasonable and prudent. prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in business. The dirertors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any tirne the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Art 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the company's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom goveming the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. Small Company Rules This report has been prepared in accordan￿ with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regirne within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. On behalf of the board Mr Lee Cook Director 7th January 2026 Page 2

Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd Accountant's Report For The Year Ended 30 June 2025 In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Art 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial staternents of Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd for the year ended 30th June 2025 which comprise the Income and Expenditure Account, the Balance Sheet, and the related notes from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us. As a prartising member firm of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, we are subjert to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed at http.'l/www.cimaglobal.com. This report is made solely to the dirertors of Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd in accordance with our terms of engagement. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd and state those rnatters that we have agreed to state to the directors of Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd in this report in accordance with the requirements of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants as detailed at http'.//www.cimaglobal.com. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and its director for our work or for this report. It is your duty to ensure that Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd. You consider that Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd is exempt from the ststutory audit requirement for the year. We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial staternents of Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements. Alp Accountsncy Ltd 7th January 2026 ALP Accountancy Ltd 19 Beaufort Close Lee-On-The-Solent P013 8FN Page 3

Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd Income and Expenditure Account For The Year Ended 30 June 2025 2025 2024 TURNOVER Cost of raw materials and consumables 481,526 {139,211} {145,776} (18,599) (169,945) 389,946 (129,940) (89,660) 121,446) (179,148) Staff costs Depreciation and other amounts written off assets other charges NET SURPLUS/{DEFICIT) 7,995 130,248) Page 4

Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd Balance Sheet As At 30 June 2025 2025 2024 Fixed assets 55,794 74,390 Current assets Creditors.. Amounts Falling Due Within One Year 132,423 (1,029) 105,725 {922) NET CURRENT ASSETS 131,394 104,803 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT UABIUTIES 187,188 179,193 NET ASs￿s 187,188 179,193 RESERVES 187,188 179,193 Notes l. General Information Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd is a private company, limited by guarantee, incorporated in England & Wales, registered number 08556424. The registered office is 48b High Street, Cosham, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, P06 3AG. 2. Average Number of Employees Average number of employees, including dirertors, during the year was.. 4 (2024.. 3) 3. Company limited by guarantee The company is limited by guarantee and has no share capital. Every member of the company undertakes to contribute to the assets of the companyi in the event of a winding Upi such an amount as may be required not exceeding £1. For the year ending 30 June 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtarn an audit in accordance wrth settion 476 of the Companies Att 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 in accordan￿ with the micm-entity provisions. On behalf of the board Mr Lee Cook Director 7th January 2026 Page 5

Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd Detailed Income and Expenditure Account For The Year Ended 30 June 2025 2025 2024 TURNOVER UK sales 481,526 389,946 COST OF RAW MATERIALS AND CONSUMABLES Purchases 139.211 53,866 76,074 Purchases Type A (139,211) (129,940) STAFF COSTS Wages and salaries Employers pensions - defined contributions scheme Travel and subsistence expenses 107,355 2,901 35,520 72,099 2,034 15,527 (145.776} (89,660) DEPRECIATION AND OTHER AMOUNTS wRr￿EN OFF ASSETS Depreciation of motor vehicles Depreciation of fixtures and fittings Depreciation of computer equipment Depreciation of freehold land and property 11,045 195 11,382 253 1,300 6,059 1,733 8,078 (18.599) (21,446) OTHER CHARGES Premise5 expenses.. Rent 16.389 1,521 5,079 790 31,430 227 Rates Light and heat Cleaning 6,125 1,148 23,779 38,930 General administration costs.. Vehicle running costs Computer software, consumables and maintenance Repairs, renewals and maintenance Insurance 61,503 3,002 4,852 3,582 4,119 1,377 5,650 2,291 2,577 55,298 713 52,803 730 3,254 3,893 2,547 6,451 2,458 1,778 2,131 63,180 Printing, postage and stationery Advertising and marketing costs Telecommunications Accountancy fees Subscriptions Charitable donations Entertaining Sundry expenses (2) {1) 144,962 139,224 Inte￿$t payable and similar charges.- Bank charges 1.204 994 (169,945} (179,148) NET SURPLUS/{DEFICIT) 7,995 130,248) Page 6

Charity Commission for England and Wales
Independent Examiner's Report on the Accounts
Report to the trustees/members of Friends Fighting Cancer Ltd
On the accounts for the year ended 30th June 2025 Charity Number 1155194
Set out on pages 3
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity
("the Trust") for the year ended 30th June 2025
Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the
Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under
section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed
the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section
145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me
cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the
Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with
the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: A Latcham Pack
Dated: 6th January 2026
Relevant Professonal
Qualification: CIMA: 1:KRQB
Name: A Latcham Pack ACMA CGMA
ALP Accountancy Ltd
19 Beaufort Close
Lee on the Solent
Hampshire
PO13 8FN