REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1156377
VICTORIA’S PROMISE
Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022
VICTORIA’S PROMISE Contents of the Report of Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements
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| Report of the Trustees | 1 - 4 |
| Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees | 5 |
| Statement of Financial AcJviJes | 6 |
| Balance Sheet | 7 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 8 – 10 |
VICTORIA’S PROMISE
Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st March 2022
The Trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st March 2022. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of Accoun@ng and Repor@ng by Chari@es: Statement of Recommended Prac@ce applicable to chari@es preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Repor@ng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effec@ve 1 January 2015).
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Mission Statement
The Mission of the Victoria’s Promise community is to connect, support, empower and serve its tribe, so that each individual may flourish through their journey with cancer.
ObjecJves and aims
Victoria’s Promise Supports and Empowers women through cancer.
We are a UK Charity focused on providing personalised support and treatment services for women, and their families, from the moment of their diagnosis onwards. Raising their posi@vity, reducing their feelings of isola@on and fear and helping them to feel empowered. Thereby aiding their wellbeing and helping to reduce reoccurrence
The vision of Victoria’s Promise is a community of individuals supported and empowered to flourish through cancer.
In the catchment of the Hampshire Hospital Founda@on Trust, Victoria’s Promise supports women, between the ages of 18 and 50, with specific care provision to meet their emo@onal, physical and prac@cal needs.
This includes, but not limited to, specialist therapies, one-to-one yoga, domes@c cleaning, childminding and counselling for her and her immediate family members.
We also provide cri@cal services to support the individual’s needs in severe cases. These include, but are not limited, to, laundry services, daily care or whatever is required to ensure we are there to ease the journey
Significant activities – Growth of the Victoria’s Promise App
The major achievement was the na@onal launch of the Victoria’s Promise APP.
As with the previous year, the 12 months were difficult because of the Pandemic, for us to offer the face to face meet ups we had provided pre covid. However, with the Victoria’s Promise App, which launched na@onally in Summer 2021 we were able to bring the community of young women together to experience a range of informa@ve and suppor@ve webinars and ac@vi@es. This increased our reach enabling us to give direct support throughout the UK as well as con@nuing to offer support to those who had previously a\ended our live sessions in Basingstoke, Winchester, Guildford and London.
The App provides safe space for young women (aged 18 – 50 years) diagnosed with cancer.
Apart from all the support offerings we have available to them, one of the most important aspects of the App is the opportunity to meet other women of similar age and similar lifestyle to find, connect and inter-support each other so that they feel a community around them who truly appreciate what they are going through.
The App is empowering them, raising their posi@vity, and decreasing their sense of isola@on and fears.
Through the App the ladies can access the necessary links to the online webinars, workshops, yoga classes, PT classes and virtual coffee mornings.
Our aim is to build awareness of the VP App, to support the greatest number of young women going through cancer as well as during their recovery period, so that every woman has the opportunity to join this understanding and suppor@ve community.
Fiona Eastman, Co-Founder of Victoria's Promise, con@nued in her role as CEO of the charity for the fiscal year ending March 2022.
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The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Trust’s aims and objec@ves and in planning future ac@vi@es and sedng the grant making policy for the year
VICTORIA’S PROMISE Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st March 2022
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Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st March 2022 VICTORIA'S
ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Charitable and Fundraising activities
Victoria's Promise achieved a 38% increase in incoming resources in the 12 months to 31 March 2022. Whilst Grant income reduced by c£16,000 (31%), dona@ons, fundraising ac@vi@es and events income increased by over £58,000 (137%), as we came out of the pandemic restric@ons.
Charitable ac@vity expenditure of £133,492 was slightly higher (3%) than the previous year.
The main increases comprised Just Giving fees (c£15,000) and adver@sing costs (£5,000), offset by lower expenditure on opera@onal costs (c£6,800), rent costs (c£5,000) and charitable ac@vi@es (c£2,500).
Other highlights include
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Domes@c cleaning and counselling con@nue to rank as the top two support services we provide
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Overall, we have funded over 2,300 hours of support services to the community of women we support.
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The significant previous investment (in February 2020) in the Victoria’s Promise APP, has enabled expansion of our community of women na@onwide, and poten@ally cross-border and will con@nue to broaden available support services through webinars and other related digital content.
This significant growth has allowed us to expand our Support Services and we now provide the following:
121 Consultation
Every young woman with cancer that Victoria's Promise supports is a part of our community. For those who are diagnosed or treated within the Hampshire Hospital Founda@on Trust, their first interac@on with Victoria's Promise would be through a personal one-to-one consulta@on with our CEO, who coordinates all the care provision and cri@cal support services we offer.
Counselling
Whilst Victoria's Promise has always focused a\en@on on providing the very best available counselling services to the community of ladies we support within the Hampshire Hospital Founda@on Trust, we also support their immediate family members.
Children of different ages will cope with their mother having cancer in different ways. Likewise, their partners, husbands, parents, and siblings may be suffering and need support.
Our counselling services have a direct impact on the young women and their families, and we will con@nue to grow and expand our reach un@l it is na@onwide.
Since March 2020 we have seen a marked rise in the number of ladies who have requested counselling and this trend continues
Reflexology & Oncology Massage
Reflexology is a specialist type of massage where pressure is applied to your hands and feet. Reflexologists believe that having your feet pressed and massaged in a systema@c way s@mulates the corresponding organs in your body, releasing your body's natural healing powers and thus restoring health
It is one of the most popular specialist therapies in the UK among people with cancer and there is evidence that suggests reflexology can help to:
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promote relaxa@on and the ability to cope.
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relieve pain and discomfort.
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lil mood and give a feeling of wellbeing.
Specialist Oncology massage is also provided to women by therapists trained specifically to deal with and support the complica@ons and challenges that come with chemotherapy and the many other cancer treatments. Page 3
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Therapies & ConsultaJons
Victoria's Promise has specialist trained therapist contractors who support our community of women on a one-toone basis with the aim of helping them look and feel be\er.
Clinical cancer treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy have severe side effects which we aim to help with, through specialists who can advise on ways to relieve skin changes, specialist massages to reduce lymphedema, aid sleep, reduce anxiety, support good nutri@on and overall aid their well-being and recovery.
DomesJc Cleaning
We provide a special domes@c cleaning service to women who are currently receiving treatment.
One of the biggest strains on women suffering with the extreme fa@gue that olen accompanies treatment, is trying to maintain a good home environment that is conducive to recovery.
We provide a domes@c cleaning service to ensure that the cleanliness of the home is one less thing to worry aboutallowing ladies to be able to relax and recover from their treatments.
Childminding
Chemotherapy treatment can last for many hours.
As we are dealing with young women who are olen mothers with young children and/or infants, chemotherapy can require them to be away from home for many hours at a @me posing a real issue with childcare.
We provide trained childminders so that they can a\end their treatments without the mental and financial burden that can come from seeking childcare.
This service also allows their partners or husbands to take less @me off work.
Childminding is also required when young women are depleted of energy or ability due to their cancer.
VP Community
One of the main drivers of mental and emo@onal distress for women between the 18 and 50 age range is isola@on and lack of peer support.
Women report not wan@ng to burden their families and feeling that friends do not understand what they are going through.
As a young woman, it is hard to find and connect with others who are undergoing similar challenges. We have created a community whereby we bring together the women we are suppor@ng, both online and offline, in workshops, coffee mornings, yoga classes, PT classes, online forums, groups and webinars.
We provide high quality and relevant educa@on and advice in an environment conducive to peer-to- peer support and wellbeing.
Since the liling of lockdown, we have started to re-introduce live get togethers which will be increased in number and loca@ons as we move forward.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Reserves policy
Total reserves at the year-end stood at £42,263 (2021 £30,036)
The Trustees maintain reserves at a level which allows for planned growth and unexpected expenditure. The reserves policy is reviewed annually in line with the outlook of the charity, changes in funding and the expected economic climate.
The Trustees aim to maintain reserves to cover three months (2021:six months) opera@onal expenditure.
As the financial commitments of the charity increase over @me the reserves policy will be adjusted accordingly.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
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The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust.
ConsJtuJon
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The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisa@on (“CIO”) and was Founda@on Registered on 26 March 2014.
Trustees
Trustees are selected and appointed in line with the charity’s governing document.
RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
During the year corporate dona@ons of £16,067 (2021 - £16,194) were received from Westhouse & Gardiner Limited, a company in which CJ Van Der Westhuizen is a director.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Charity Name
Victoria’s Promise
Registered Charity number
1156377
Principal address
Landmark House Sta@on Road, Hook Hampshire RG27 9HA
Trustees
Mr. A Eastman (Chair) Mr. CJ Van Der Westhuizen (re@red June 2022) Mr. S Ross Mr. J Buchan Mr. S Bower (appointed 18 July 2022)
Independent examiner
Realtax Limited 91 De-Haviland Way, Holland Park Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6DG Registered Office 21 Foundry Close Hook Hampshire RG27 9JD
Fiona Eastman
Approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on their behalf by
…………………………………………………….. on 13 January 2023
Alexander Eastman Trustee
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Victoria's Promise
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Victoria's Promise
I report to the charity trustees on my examina@on of the accounts of the Victoria's Promise (the Trust) for the year ended 31st March 2022.
ResponsibiliJes and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the prepara@on of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Chari@es Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examina@on of the Trust's accounts carried out under sec@on 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{S)(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 examina@on giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accoun@ng records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by sec@on 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Chari@es (Accounts and Reports) Regula@ons 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a ma\er considered as part of an independent examina@on.
I have no concerns and have come across no other ma\ers in connec@on with the examina@on to which a\en@on should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Sharon Earle Realtax Limited
91 De-Haviland Way Holland Park Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6DG 13 January 2023
S Earle
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VICTORIA'S PROMISE
Statement of Financial AcJviJes for the year ended 31st March 2022
| Statement of Financial AcJviJes for the year ended 31st March 2022 |
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| 31.3.22 Unrestricted funds 31.3.2 1 Tot al fun ds £ 22,196 15,28 1 129,268 93,96 5 nil nil |
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| Notes INCOMING RESOURCES FROM Dona@ons and legacies Fundraising and events 2 Investment income 3 Total EXPENDITURE ON Raising funds, including cost of events Charitable activities Support services Direct Support Staf Costs Other- Opera@onal Costs (including indirect staf)4 Total NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD |
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| 151,464 109,24 6 15,413 433 25,131 30,33 4 67,400 74,59 5 25,548 24,16 4 |
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| 133,492 129,52 6 |
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| 17,972 (20,280) |
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| 30,102 50,38 2 |
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| 48,074 30,10 2 |
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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Balance Sheet at 31 March 2022
| 31.3.22 Total funds £ |
31.3.21 Total funds £ |
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| Notes | ||
| CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 7 NET CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES CREDITORS Amounts falling due aler more than one year NET ASSETS FUNDS 8 Unrestricted funds: General fund Designated fund TOTAL FUNDS |
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| 77,228 | 57,220 | |
| (644) | 12,816 | |
| 76,584 | 70,036 | |
| 76,584 34,321 |
70,036 40,000 |
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| 42,263 | 30,036 | |
| 16,972 25,291 |
(20,280) 50,316 |
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| 42,263 | 30,036 |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 13 January 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:
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Alex Eastman Trustee
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2022
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit en@ty under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Chari@es SORP (FRS 102) 'Accoun@ng and Repor@ng by Chari@es: Statement of Recommended Prac@ce applicable to chari@es preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Repor@ng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effec@ve 1 January 2015)', Financial Repor@ng Standard 102 'The Financial Repor@ng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Chari@es Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost conven@on.
Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Ac@vi@es once the charity has en@tlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Expenditure
Liabili@es are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or construc@ve obliga@on commidng the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in se\lement and the amount of the obliga@on can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly a\ributed to par@cular headings they have been allocated to ac@vi@es on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objec@ves at the discre@on of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for par@cular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restric@ons arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for par@cular restricted purposes.
Further explana@on of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
2. FUNDRAISING AND EVENTS
| 2. FUNDRAISING AND EVENTS |
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| 31.3.22 31.3.21 £ £ 129,268 93,965 |
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| Fundraising and events 3. INVESTMENT INCOME |
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| 31.3.22 31.3.21 £ £ nil nill |
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4. OPERATIONAL COSTS (INCLUDING INDIRECT STAFF COST)
| 31.3.22 31.3.21 £ £ 3,000 3,820 92,351 104,929 |
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| Indirect staf costs Support and direct staf costs |
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| 95,531 108,749 |
5. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There was no Trustees' remunera@on or other benefits for the year ended 31st March 2022 nor for the year ended 31st March 2021.
Trustees' expenses
There were no Trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31st March 2022 nor for the year ended 31st March 2021.
6. STAFF COSTS
Total staff costs in the year amounted to £1,801 (2021: £1,944)
7. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
| 7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | ||
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| 31.3.22 | 31.3.21 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Other creditors | 644 | (12,816) | |
| 8. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS |
| 8. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS |
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| At | Net | At | |
| 31.03. | movemen | 1.04.21 | |
| 22 | t in | ||
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| £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||
| General fund | 16,972 | 37,252 | (20,280) |
| Designated fund | 25,291 | 50,316 | |
| (25,025) | |||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 42,263 | 12,227 | 30,036 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2022
9. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
During the year corporate dona@ons of £16,067(2021 - £16,194) were received from Westhouse & Gardiner Limited, a company in which CJ J Van Der Westhuizen is a director.
Event income of £nil (2021 - £34,482) was received from the Trustees
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