olive tree Th• Qu••n's Aw￿d cancer support OLIVE TREE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP Annual Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31 August 2025 Registered Charity No. 1157386 CRAWLEY coKthtVNtTY AWARDS Supportlng people affected by cancer In Crawley, Horsham and the surroundlng communiiies TLW rgntrKbt Fr99. In AIJ iJ.*gr.¢ Sotlthl m•dl• D • ri oi ci ive Tree Cancer Supp)rt Group Ann[￿1 Rep)rt & Accoun18 2024n4' Contents Cha￿8 Slatemert 1. Who We AJe and Wh81 We DD 1,1 B8ckgrourKI and &mm8ry of Chafity Activilies 2024r25 1,2 Lwking Fr￿ward SlalerneDt 2. Qui L￿9-181M blTaiégy 2,1 Our Chanty Stralew lo 2030 3 How We Qpernte 3, 1 Charty Irbformalion, Structure Bnd Governance 3.2 Chanly Operallons and Risk Mana98menl 11 3.3 Fur•draigng A¢XNth'es 14 3,4 Stskehokjer manaae￿￿t and CommunKations 18 4. Flnanclal Repjrt 4, 1 The Fmancial Review 2024Q5 4.2 Report ol the Ind•pendenl Examir 24 4,3 IrKome and EWr￿lIbjre Acc￿jnI •951•r•d Chth 1157J06 1 vNM.o1r￿tr•￿wE•r&LPPJrt c¥y.L* Pagfr f Ivé freé Cance. Sugpar. tsfaLJP Chair's Statement firnanc3al ￿ar 2024r25 has béén a yearof progrèss for Olivo Tr8& Cancér Supr* Group {also kn(yffii as Crfive Tree). wrth 397 new servKe users. (y)nknnuing the Fyogrèss from 375 in th& w8vic￿$ year. This is also reilécteAI In an 1ft￿as• in sarvica usew vl¥il¥. uy by 9% ￿ 3.341. Desprte this progress, deman(l is contsnuiw Io LW•Y, arKI we ConfTh￿ to manage waiting lists for some of our s•rvices, wth challenges in r•cruib"r. fell￿￿n9 the incseasing demar#J f our seNces, wrth ￿ average of 278 pw month. Cornplemenlary Iherapy c￿tInueS to Ix the most PY•puIw rea3w l(v o visil ￿lIh 2.002 session$, ￿l￿rI¥￿j by ￿unat111ng wilh 724. We ran a senes ol *fjrkslM)ps th1ough￿l the year at both c¢ntres, In¢JudifYJ mindfulness, nutrib(N thèrapy, skirKar8 fashion, and art projec￿. We rngul*ty COndL￿ sessic¥ts wrth , 8rKI with Ntha Jan8, whip.h prrJ4nrt•* a lino•n• filli1￿ Anrl r•tAil ht•a*t u&rys. My coUnsw￿r nwpea me nna ways ro cope, waln conn'aence, ana feel more In control of my lrfe aga￿. The 5UPWt has been fnvalualMe. and I honesuy donyknow where I'd be withotst it." .1 was slrug91ing wilh anxioty, Sleepless nN3hts, arnj a￿stant worry dwirwj my trealment. The hywotherapy se3s￿n5 at Olive Tree helped me relax in a way I hadnl experienced months. I now sleep better, feel calrner. and have practKal technwues I can use whenever I feel stressed. Il's made a red differerbce to my wellbeing.. DM-SeTvice User 'The massage therapy ses&ons have been one ol the h￿h1￿￿ts olmy canwpwmey. Twtment left me feeling tense, exhausted. and disconnected from my boty. but every vrsit to Olive T￿ left np leeling rnlaxttd. Cared lor, and refreshed The therapists a￿ professwial, compasswl•. and Imly understand wlpatpeopi• living wrth ¢an¢er need.- - LL- S•r¥lc• UA•r 'Olive Tree has been so much nK)re than a supptvt group lo me. From counsellirvJ and complementary therapies to simply being welcomed ￿th kindness and understanding. •v•ry s•rvic• has h•lp•d m• through som• v•ry dilficult tirn￿, Th• t•4rn g•nuin•ly ￿r•, arKI I'￿ found strenoh. friendship. and hope he(g," - CV - S•r¥+K• ￿•r •951•r•d Chth 1157J06 1 vNM.o1r￿tr•￿wE•r&LPPJrt c¥y.L* Pagfr 5 ive Tree Cancer Supp)rt Group Ann[￿1 Rep)rt & Accoun18 2024n4' Plea￿ see Ihe wrlffen testimony belthv by Hema. - Hema- Service U4er ar￿- Karen- Service User 11 si •951•r•d Chth 1157J06 1 vNM.o1r￿tr•￿wE•r&LPPJrt c¥y.L* Pagfr e ive Tree Cancer Supwrt Group 1.2 Looking Fo￿ard Statemont Our ambitson fernans lo becc*m• a welkrecognis•d. Inclusrye local Cl￿nty suppcrt'TrJ everyone ￿ needs il. as they or tt*ir loved ones are underGYtring cancer treatrnent or living wrth cancer Tr increased levels of awareness of¢an￿r and irnwovements lo screenng rnean that we we 5ewng a h￿h volume of pabents nèèding suFwrt. In addthon. Maumillan Cancef SupFQrt conbnue to rewew the servKes they offer, the NHS rely incre4%Trgiy on me vuurnary seC￿r Oue to m•r cwn fin8nuai otw resource constraints. I￿e conbnue to s•• dérnand for our counsèlling and theraptubc sthNicès grow as a resull. Constyuenty. it is in•vitaAe that the demands fcK our services will continue to increase at a pa￿. T• m••1 th• in¢r•as•d d•mand, hav• n••d•d t¢ fx¥¢ Qn l•C￿l￿•nt ol furth•f VOI￿rn. 11 ' fflportant that they hav• the right skills, are mobvated aTrJ have surtable pers￿al[li•s, in ord•r to maintan our current hwh stsndwds of ddivery and care. We wll c£ffitinue lo measure ¢xr perfOrrnK￿ using appropriate assessments. SLKh as user18edbad¢, to ensufe Ihal Ihis 1$ the case. Our establishéd prÉsèn¢• in both Crawl&y and Horsham will Imyfully efiablé nthv local businès partnerships to be fomied and offers a bioad audien¢e from Véthith iTr*¥idual supFortws and fundoisero can be and engaged. Whilé we conlnu8 lo r•vi8w and th8 strat•gy first la￿ed in 2024, as a first pri￿tty it is thty to balarte our trfx>ks 8nd ensure we fully futNI that we currenly deliver for the ffftseeable future. v¥e are very aware maT m15 15 a a5K, maae especia￿Y cnaiienging Dy ie55 man Io* OT InE cnamy"s incorne arising Irom ongoirrfJ grants. This requires the charity to h)Id a hyh level of reserves lo ensure seM¢e C￿lInUrtY vthich. in bjm, gives the lalse immwns thgl addit￿n81 fvnds are not required Noneiheless. we believe that balancing Ihe bc(*s is both vital and achievable, in particular given the Ic tem ccKnmrtment WKJ gerwosity of ￿Jr SWVDrtUS. Ann[￿1 Rep)rt & Accoun18 2024n4' •951•r•d Chth 1157J06 1 vNM.o1r￿tr•￿wE•r&LPPJrt c¥y.L* Pagfr 7 Ivé freé Cance. Sugpar. tsfaLJP 2. Our Long-Terrn Strategy 2.1 Our Charty Strategy to 2030 According to 8 Macmillan analysis, Ihe numbèr IT￿n0 with cart8r is predict8d kn ri88 kn 4 Mill￿ by 2030. ana 5.3 million Dy 2U4U. Vde wdcome me govemmeni straiegy Engiana, supporting Innovatson and improvements to care that are expect8d to result In 75% 01 canw cases by 2028 to be of early-stap diytrosig. Our ￿n9.torM ¢tratégy 4ém￿traI06 out d•tormlnabe+n lo rèaeh as ntsty pèoplè at powbl• in tX4r lo¢al cornmunibes, We shall cofitinue to provide a wpJ¢ ran9e of Sumrtive services that meet ttie everévotwng n88ds of our usets. W8 pride cwrgélves in living val￿5 in WirvJ that we do. Reach E xp4ThJ a¢ce$8 Io rnf pe(ySe acioss IM fryioii Incluslon Setvlces Fundlng Ile•¢h emni¢ mintyifie deprived areas. arx1 under5erved onlinue lo wKlen •n¢. deveh)p our farvJe of 8upF￿ sefvice8 Diversity ￿COme streams and ￿111 nBncial resilience The trustees. supported by sffiior p￿$￿1 from the Charty, conknnue to develop w strategy, whilst beir¥J caubous in shcrt to m•dium twm amkn'lbcm gtyen curronl w•8sures cffi wr finanoal inccnx arKI Iimite(I number of per50nTrel. As such. some of our plans wll be delayed unbl a pomt wtten twe ' confidence in a suitably robust ongtsng financial foundat￿n on wttich to build I￿1her. We will Con￿r￿ lo reach oul spécifically to th0￿ wrthin ethnic minoriiy WMJPS and to Ihosé in socially depnved 8reas within the CrawleyThcxstr*m and surrounding area. Likewse. we will ende8￿r to increase th¢ of 011￿ TKC •m•fb9 m•lGa. with ihc ulb"m•tG •im ￿ grc•tGr numb¢rn otten&n9 aL•r ￿nI￿a. benefftting from lh• supptyt we offer. •951•r•d Chth 1157J06 1 vNM.o1r￿tr•￿wE•r&LPPJrt c¥y.L* Pagfr 8 Ivé freé Cance. Sugpar. tsfaLJP 3. How We Operate 3.1 Charity Infommlion, Structure and Governance Charity Reoistration Olive Tree Cancer Supp￿1 Gr(w is a Charitable Incup￿ted Organisation ("ci(ri registered on 9 June 2014, Olive Tree IS governed by its CIO ConStrtUt￿ daied 29 May 2014. and updated ￿ 24 Febfuary 2021, which sets oul the Charity's powefs and authorities. It is re￿lated by the Chanty Commission of Eii9laiiQ arKI Wgles Registra1￿17 rivnibw 1107386. Address". H￿$8, Crawley Hospital. West Green Drprt, CravAey, West Su&sex RHI17DH Board of Trusle•s The Board mides Independent conlrol and has leoal rèsponsltslrty lor the manaoement and admffiislrabon of the Charity Th8 Board is also responsible for th8 strategic dir•cl￿n of the Chanly and the autr￿ delegated to Management. The trustees are elected ty the membws of the Chwty at the AGM and, $ubie¢t to rtre￿n or •arty robremenl, serve for a maxThMn ol Ihr8é. thr88-year iarms, aft•r 4vI iiknli Ilitty iiiusl LkrnTI I fui al Ir¥d7*1 Iwvtvv iiiuiiUiJ. TIKY Ibi)LTJ uf fuui Li u)Ivr5D (vil li￿oIlY rabo Asian 25%, White 75%) tru5tee5 give thwr time voluntsnly arKI receive no rernunerati￿, Trustee Role Ethnicity Whrte Trn¥or Chrlsmas Chair. Tieasurer 8 Tiuslee Iwn LIn•￿rn TnJg1*• Whrt• Slobh•n Ho Twslee WM¢ Ricky Ng IS•fi Yeung Ngl Tw81ee AS￿n •951•r•d Chth 1157J06 1 vNM.o1r￿tr•￿wE•r&LPPJrt c¥y.L* Pagfr 9 ive Tree Cancer Supwrt Group In aCCo￿ance wrfti secticffj 13 01 the CIO cOr￿litu1￿ Ann[￿1 Rep)rt & Accoun18 2024n4' Yulia 81￿￿M tebred by rOtat￿n 8t the Annual Genernl M&kn'ng held on 61h August 2025 (the 'AGM') and did r￿1 seek rfrelection. The Chanty trustees may appDint 4xbe of their number to chair Iheir rneetings and may at any time revoke such appointrnent. Al the date of this report, TrevcK Chrismas was the apponted Chair Irl￿tee$ *Y)uld lik• 10 thank Graham, L￿1￿• Raj for Ihtir support and dedKatson to CAiw Tr¢• n￿ jThning The Board, and pass on their cortrdolences to Graham's family. Gov•rnanc• Trustee meebn9S take place monthly. every first We(knesday, in person or remoiety The Clive Tree cffitre manage￿, fvThlratsir¥J Ot￿r staff, as apprq>natè. also atténd thè meetings. The (tyctrve of th8 se$s￿n5 Is to ensure gocwj govemance, prowde ovetsight of Charity mana9emenl and lundrai*ng, ensure rd>ust linancial c*ntrol aThd thnhty any Improvemerrts to Usef exPe￿n￿. AU meelings f￿ve 4enda. papers aTrJ reFrfs, and minutes a￿ Pfepared and revwied. Trustees undergo regular training frrffi external (Kganisations. Most recent training covered g0veAnar￿. GDPR, saltguaidiNJ, tunthai&rYJ, impact assèssmani. Ira￿1 p)l£y, dgital tyralit)ns. soclal rn￿11a and annual rep￿tsn9. In addilK)n. workstry)$ i)n 5afegu4rding. EDI, reporting and govemonce are atten¢Je¢J as appr¢priat•. The trustees, in exero*rYJ th•'r and aulhonl*$, ￿￿fim7 that they with their duty und the Charrties Act 2011 and have had due regard to the pU￿1C benefft guidance wblished by the Charity commis￿On. Th• Chanty has tak¢n oui ￿ in$ur¥K• polw Ihat provldés wol•ssKxwI ind•mnty insurarK• cov•r for ttK* trustéès. •951•r•d Chth 1157J06 1 vNM.o1r￿tr•￿wE•r&LPPJrt c¥y.L* Ploe 10 ive Tree Cancer Supp)rt Group 3.2 Charity Opgration8 and Risk ManaggThnt Manag•m•ni and Staff Th• Ch4rity CUrr￿llY ha8 9 8tsff of 8•v•n, all ofwhom ar• dir•dy •mploy•d by Oliv• Tr•• Car)cw Support Gtoup. Ann[￿1 Rep)rt & Accoun18 2024n4' T•rrl• Si•ph•n¥ CrawleyCen¢re Mat)ager Mark Andraw oi$ham Céi)tre NatKWi Korrycamoron Senioi AdMI￿Stra￿sT W•ndy V•n• BabMund• Tloe 808man P•tor Bryant Adnilfiisiraior ICr•tth Akeem Tfuyls ar#1 Admii)ISTlatoi tH¢yth•ml Coinmunity Fundf•l•w ICrthwl¢yl The trustees woukl like to welcone Math Arrftrtrv, who jfyned as Horsham Cenlre Manager ￿)20 Oclcthr 202S, and Babalundo Akoom. vtho joinod a? Tru3ts and F¢)undg1ion3 Fundrai￿r on 1 Sopl•mber 2025. They both bring a wealth of s￿119 and expenence. whbth wll make a mapr cu)tnbuknon to the firture dèvdopnént of organisation. The trustees w(wld like to thank Terne. Mark. Kery. Wer)dy 8rKI Tioe their hard commrtmenl in runnirvJ the day-l044y Oper*t￿n$ of Ihe Ckn% ￿1¢h h•9 been pwbculirty Challenging dwng the séwch arrtl subseothil appoinbrent of the ￿ Hcrfsham Centr• manag￿ We V*ould also like to Ihank Shén Wèm8r, thé Horsham Céntrè Managér unlil May 2025, and Chartotte Hawkirra. M8dia and CommunicalK)ns Adm•nistratcK until D￿rnber 2025, for their Contn'bUt￿n in year utw*r revithv. The empathy. c(xnpa$8K>n WKI support sho¥￿ to everyDne wtrm) visits OINe Tree 18 key to the serwce wo Volunt••rs 12 29 11 Cbw)*llrJrn The c•nlm navo )2 VClunt•8ro {•xduthng truste•s). Our aim 1$ have volurteers who we happy, engw in shaFMrvJ wr sLYwr and ea9er to conbnualty SUPPDrt Olive Tree. Ow enga9emenl efft*ts are Orw1r￿ Ihrouohoul the volunteer 1rf8¢btl& and w• ensure consistent communiGalion and recognrtion, •951•r•d Chth 1157J06 1 vNM.o1r￿tr•￿wE•r&LPPJrt c¥y.L* Ploe 11 ive Tree Cancer Supp)rt Group Ann[￿1 Rep)rt & Accoun18 2024n4' Training niivp. T￿￿. ￿￿1&V￿.q IhAI trAining ￿ kpy tn Ihp. p.ffgrh"vg. Anrl effic￿rrt delNery of h￿h.qualty support to all th)se %who Ch￿Se 10 tské advanta9è of our wwJ8 rary ol sup services. sim is to have well.tr8ined and we1l-1nf￿ed ernpbyws volunteer5, Wé 8ncowag• voluntèers to allend traini￿4 SttSiCJns that In¢lude Listening ReS￿￿J1ng. Firsl Aid, and Hèalth and .q•foty They 9￿ also iirgpd to ¢￿)rn￿ete sgfegiigrrtiry anrl infecl*x c￿ntrOl courses available online. l!!11. We h8¥e maintsined our link to the 'Reward Gatewaf. scheme Ihat kyovides staff and vc4unteers with a rarvao ol discounts, well-beirwJ tcrf)1s a rwi imwoved metlxxl of Chanty communicalK)n. Risk Manag•m•nt The Trustees of Olive Trne Cancer Supp)rt Group are responsible for the oversitht and effeciNe manaaemenl ol risks across the Chaiity Risk manaoemenl is èmbedded into oovemance and operatiorffj. with clear a¢count*ility al Board level and day-to4ay nsk management delegated lo centre m8rogers. Risks are identified, M(￿rtOred. WKI ￿vieWed thrLwhoul Ihe year. with mitsgaknon plans devdoped lo reduce tr*ir prospecl ar#J imp￿1 A full rewew ol operaljonal FMYi¢ies will be compleled In 2026. Trumees also oversee an annual pianniffj Du¢geting cyae, suFpone(I by re9uiar M￿lonn9 finanual and pthance indicators, wrth rep)rting at m(￿thIY Trustee meeiirwp. ¥ernanca & Lompuanca Slow decision.making capabilities due to fewer tru5tee5. increase risk of an iryuorate board as well as insufficient skills, expeilence ond perspe(tlve to fulfll strateglc and finandal obJectlves. Active recruitmènt of nèw tmstèes. regular review of tK￿rd c￿•PosItI1￿ and succession plannin8 to ensure continuity when tnJstees deport. Ongolnq upskllllng to ensure lull uDdtrstaThJln8 of govern4￿ e. leg41 and l)1 dutles. Trusree indemnity Insurance malniained. eciaiisi res4)urces reiaineo e. IIK consulranc Review of operatimal p)licies, procedures and orrylianre reqLrirements rompleted in early 2026 Tru5tee5 do not keep up to date vrith hanges to Leglslation and regulationsv aDYl tty)Ilcles and Pr￿edUreS do not reflect currenl le81￿ltIOn or Charlty CommSssl¢n rti Irements and lthnce. ensurtng tsp-to-dale &dhere￿e to the Charttles Acl, GDPR. and reportln4 rewlremenls. P•opl•. Op•iations & R0p￿4t1on Millgation Insufficienl staff and volunteer levels Impact 5eryKe quality. ￿role and rnanag￿ent capability. Rellance on small nLmber ol hlghly experiefflced staff. Altractlng hlgh callbre candldates In Coiiipetitiwe remuneration. inclLJsive organlsational cultwe, knowledqe-5hartn8 practices, 15)cumented processes, and rOb(￿t stafflvolunteer recrultment with D8S checks. Luiri tltlwe vii Lack of awareness of Ollve Tree an￿g$l l¢¢al healih pro¥lders. Failure ro reach underserved communities. .￿r￿1cC dclirtry impoctcd by chonsc to ienanc arran ements. I1￿11 iiidi k¥L. Strengthened relatlonshlps wlth Ifxal healthcare provbders. Ongolng c(￿MUnItY ouireach str&t4y nd annubl pathent Journey surveys to enhance •nys•m•nt r•*¢￿fic areo¥ of fundrJv4in9. n￿r￿trY trust¥ and foundations, ond wrporul¢ partnerships and communty. We afe gralelul for the woth ol Swia Rapley and Helena Taylor dunng th•r tsme al OINe Tree and wsh them both well in tsir future erbyeaV￿rs. We would like to thank The Henrv Smrth Chanty for the continue(i support of the fundraisirb9 POSrtiCm *2ain this year. We grealy app￿￿•te Ihe efforts and generosity of all who have ccthbuted lo our lunds orfer the pasl ye*. Our ovefall irtome in 2024Q5 from all S(￿ree$ lexdL#Jing inves1m￿t inccrnl was £198.164 12U2J124: LIY8,￿l We we ¥Yat•fLI lo receive grants from The Nabonal Lottery Communily Fund - RC London and Soulh EasL Ga￿ick Airwi c(￿r￿UnIty Trust. Longley Trust, Albert Hunt. The Hendy FOun¢Jat￿n. Horsham Di¢thGt C¢un•l and Wètrdrv•kt Dont?n F&w)daknon, tho Loui¢ Ni¢holaG R•6iduary Truttt, Ludlthv Tru¢( and st￿kWell Cliffe ch￿￿t￿e Trust. We would also like lo thank CravAey Borough Council, The HNJh Shenff of W•4t su8￿x, R•d Riv•r, L•991 & G•n4Yal, RSA, A8p•n Plac• Cw• Hom•, RSM, SoutlwMt•r Pgrish and Marsh Charilable Tru51 foi their financial support atKI expfess our gratitude for the kn.nd arkj gener¢)￿8 donat￿nS in memory rècthved ￿ thè y•w- 8￿ry c)Mtr￿ul10n we recthve makès a si9nificani differerKe. R•cognition and Awards Gatwick Diamond Businegs Award 2026- Community contri1￿tiOn W8 8re deluhlgd lo have bpen present￿ wilh the Community ￿tribu￿On Award al Ihe G9￿1Ck Diammd Businèss Awards 2028. This rec(¥JnlI￿) ts a reflecty)n of meanlroful ¢￿trIbu1￿￿1 Olivè Tréè mAk•s to Ihè Iwtss ol ￿0p1& afftttèd by cantsi Across tiur Ic)EAI CA)mmnltbÈS W• ar• proud lo serve Crawley. Horsham and the surrounding areas and are deepty gratelul to all who make thi5 p￿ible - our ￿lunteerS. suppyter5. O￿Or5 and partners •951•r•d Chth 1157J06 1 vNM.o1r￿tr•￿wE•r&LPPJrt c¥y.L* Ploe 14 Ive Tree Cancer Support Group Ann[￿1 Repjrt & Accounig 2024n4' Crawley Borough Council- Grnnt & community Award Crawloy 8￿(￿gh awatd*l Olw• Tr•• t4)Ih a gianl and a 1￿M•1 r•¢oonllk)n award acknowlethJement ol the transformallve Impact ol our w￿k In the Ifxal community. Th￿ support from our l¢xal 8ulhorty is a w￿d¥fUl 8fffiTmakn of the role OITve Tree plays iri the lives of local people living wth cancer, and we are 5incerety ￿ateful for this recognilion and fof the council'g (ryoir¥J k) the tr￿1th aTrJ well￿1￿9 of Craw*y res￿ent8. Queen's Award lor Voluntary Service (2021) Ollvè Tr•¢ was awardèd the Qutèn's Award for Voluniary Sèn41c¢ In 2021 - Ihè h￿es1 award glv•n lo UK V￿￿￿{••r group$- tho •¥¢*p￿￿1 ￿•01•ry Wofk O￿T ¢t)m*Ninty. •qulwal•nt to an MBE for Ihe or9Bni5atirm, with recognrtion ts 5UFVOrt provided dwn9 the COVKJ restrthins, 011￿ Trnt In C￿*nUnItY Many of our volunteers and supportef5 have contnjed to ￿lSe money through th•r own inrtiabves. We are exwefflety Of ffiem ana &rKeftiy gr￿e￿I meir exceFXi¢YW effms, Ram Sports & Soclal Club Ram sports & social hosted 2 events for u5, irKludirwJ a fabulous summer Canbbean afterno￿th ￿th a steel band, limbo daron9, lundrar&ing raffle and ol COLYse a lovety Buffel Abundant wth coloLff. fun ar¥J dIve￿ty1 L8tef In the year with ihe help ol Kali¢ Dury $ Raj LimbaGhi• they hoJted a Curry & Quiz nwht with raffle & auction which is a fim) favourile ￿￿th supwlers IrKJssibly th• f(#)d is so wx>J). over £4300 rnised. Ev•nts and Chall•ng•s S¢Jne fabulcmjs fijndraising from som8 ol our membus & SuK￿rterS. B￿nc0 sale 100m Bik8 Rid8 over the 50Uth D(ywns (watch this Space for the guys doing th8 3 peaks challery In 20261, Tammy challthw hersell lo a 9fl￿lI1n9 Tnalhlon, Sally nol lory after recovering from her trealrnent ran a 10K & Marielo push her lirnils in an effort to raise money by dthno a '7-in-7', 7 haf marathons in 7 days. G￿rga(saM & Luoa ran Horsham 1c* in memory of their dad. Whal an Wrwng Bunch of Fundraisersl raigng Over £10.3(Kl betsveen them. iej. ,Jrr . Networking & Awareness Ne￿rkIr¥ & raisirg 3warene59 tr the C¥ive Tree. (kr centre manryers often att•nd n•￿*1￿11n9 & •v•nts to ¢pr•a4 th• Word of th• Qliv• Tr•• & alt¢ mak• G¢yne valuable ¢onn¢¢tion$with other ¢xgantsalK#)$ that wowd• servKes in our ccKnmunity. •951•r•d Chth 1157J06 1 vNM.o1r￿tr•￿wE•r&LPPJrt c¥y.L* Ploe 15 ive Tree Cancer Supp)rt Group East•r Egg Tombola We re¢eived a lovely Easier ego d￿￿On from Cr*Aey Alr Cadets: •h* Wtre able raise over £11)) with (wr easter tombola. Ann[￿1 Rep)rt & Accoun18 2024n4' Apple Tree Charlty Qukz Awe Tree Pub Chanty Quiz night wvj Aulurnn Auclon Ev￿ing. kKal landlord Robbie invited us to host a quiz nyhL we also held a Hallo%*pen Auction eve with 6(Mma fabulw6 lots ch)nated by I￿snesseS & members. £1114 raised. Charity Goll Day Over the Hillknllies - Charity &)If Oay, tho 9IIys fr(Kn Ifiekl 9[￿1 dub hosted their annual gdf day in of OINe Tree. as some of the guys have used Our seNices. £3057 faised, St Nicholas Church- G￿J510￿e C¢Jffee Moming in of the OINe Tree via a Surrey ¢i￿n$•I10r th>o*ng OINè Tree a$ one ol the eharibes of the Year. This wge g lowly community w•nt ￿ryth Chri4tm>8 81911¥. T•gl¢off•• gnd ddicioue home-made cakes raisiro £630. Our centra manag8r Twrie went alorKJ aTh hosted 8 talk with 9￿110n$ & answers. H9%th Conection & Comection around Horsham Town Centre. both our manaaers & volunteers atteTrd8d bJ¢kel ¢olle¢tion events In th¢ cmunty around Christmas kn'mè. Lg W￿ath night - A first for HO￿knaM io make use of our charity p¥tr*r Pub. and Join with our community to mak• Chri$lma8 Kw•ath8, Horrtsr0C￿ charity day- The wb also held a charity day with qU￿Ze9. ￿rnes to raise funds kn Olive Tréé. •951•r•d Chth 1157J06 1 vNM.o1r￿tr•￿wE•r&LPPJrt c¥y.L* Ploe le ive Tree Cancer Supp)rt Group Ann[￿1 Rep)rt & Accoun18 2024n4' BIL*coats Sports Club (BC) donation - Cfver the past BC cdltrcted m(x from fines thal Me￿thrs had booked sessions & failed to tum up I what worKlerhJl ideal 4r¥J ￿nated the proceedirwJ5 to the Olive Tree £6895 raised. Al thè incOff￿ feuivèd has Proved vital in owin9 provisbr￿ ol servic•s, contifi￿n9 to hé¥* improv• the of (￿r mgny ugefs 8ffecled by ￿n￿. sné h8s helped u$ build a neceswy finarKaAI buffer to 6ttur• the dehvery ol our serrtes for the loreseeth fulur8. Engagement wilh Our tlonors Our donots are ¢rikn¢al to the rying xK¢es$ of C4ive Tree As well as being a ￿r¢e ol fundirig, t oro olao ¢>ft¢n moot Gnthuaio?tio wppwtff? prgmolorJ of ?ur 9001? ond rnixign, Fund¢rJ rcgUIrt* tailored infomiatK>n and orwJoirwJ cofflfflunication by way of Monitc￿[wJ and 8nd￿-fUndIn9 repjrts. and we are C￿n￿tted lo collecb'ng and providirKJ the mo$1 ￿ely1 data so that ¢4n ¢onbnue lo trust in delivery of seryices. For Ir¥Jividual aTrJ corwate dcKKY5, we have created a fUndraI51r￿ pKk that ensures each donor is SUPF*Nted and rerx¥3nised al each stage of their [untha￿n9 Journey In a Gon￿$(ent way. Looklng Forward Wrth new members reysten.ng to use our services month on nw)nth. and wrth a focus on developng Service5 to ensure that they are as wththreaching and inclusive a5 possible. our furKlrai$ing challerbge wil be¢4Th grealer. There is greater for grants and conmunity fvnd$ 8vailatle to u$, We ar¢ exploring ￿￿y¥ to di¥¢rJify our i￿orne gtreamj 90 that w¢ top into th¢ communty spirit preseni in th¢ areas in which we vth. strengthening connections ￿th local businesses. creaiirwJ more fundNsing acti￿11￿8 in C￿tr•S 8ngag1Th9 moré éffathvely and consistèntly with iThlividual fvndral￿rs. •951•r•d Chth 1157J06 1 vNM.o1r￿tr•￿wE•r&LPPJrt c¥y.L* Ploe 17 Ivé freé Cance. Sugpar. tsfaLJP 3.4 Stakeholder Management and Comrnunications Engagèmèni with Stakeholdérs rèmains a h•gh Pfiofily lor Olivè Tréé and is a méans of advising us ol the impac15 of our decisK)n5 and enabhng us to better resP(￿d to their needs. The development and buildirwJ ol slrong r•latsonships wrth each ol them is an imp)rtanL orgoiryj part ol our Chanly operabc and govemafKe. Stakeholdpr How We Engage AJI Injslees and management are c£#nmilled lo being open and Iran5P8renl wlh Ihe Charity comm15sK￿ Bnd to meeling all small charty compliance ièqu*ements. A thor(￿gh arnd up-lo-dale U￿erstandIng ol leg￿latiOn inc1L￿lng SORP changes. bgsl praclice guKle5 and trustee guidanc4- ￿ cor9 iv vliwilrw Iliol ull (Jvui¥K)ii¥ wiifviiii Iv It￿ i¥*wdril yuKlai1￿ wii¥lroir?tJ. Chartty Regulators 8•rvk• Us•rs & Famili¢s S•rvlc• s8Osf8Ctth surws ar• corMluct8d. wllh nèw ￿S￿l satslacllon $Uf¥eys issiied Bfter using our sewes. Ongoing feedback and leslinonials 8re intsgral lo the C￿lInU0u5 shapir￿ and imwovemenl of Services We t55ue 8 monthly uplale newgletter ftom the Centre man8gemenl team, extend an invilatson lo attend the AGM, and circulate our knnual Rewt lo members. Monlhty updBles from centre manag9rn8llt.' recognition through the Reward Galeway scheme." fèwlaf trainirtrJ and ski116 devebpmenl." open ci>mmun•c8t)Dn ch8Me18 Ihroughoul th8 volunteer hfecycbB. We ￿sur LY)nw$lènl comffluD*ath)n arbd r•cowldon lo our volunt••rs •ngagod and vwuea. Voltsnteer5 & Staff Oonors & Gvanl Fund•rs Each dor￿ 15 eTh3aged on an IndIv￿u81. tailored basls. Interlm and end￿. fvndiThJ reports afe suLNnrtted ¢cxnpletely and on lime. IndivKJual and cofpoiale donofs receive a ded￿al8￿ fundrai￿n0 oack thal SUDDOrtS and raLwnises them al evgry stsge c4 Iheir furKlraisinq pumey. Lo￿1 Hmlth Professionals 99ing meetirwjs arKI eryBgewrEfrt wilh local GP pTrGhce$ Acllve reknrpl pathways mamlained from Crawley and Horsham hospitals, Macmilan centres, GP$ and W0¢1 Su$¢•x Tal￿￿9 Th¢rapl•$. Qlw• Trog ¢ontrtUO6 lo o¥l¢nd bts reach across West Sussex and beyond. Local Cofflmunity & P*rtrbers Engagemenl *rth Ct8wlgy Local Communty Nelsth Local Cwc4r Nehvork,. parlner5hys with Age UK IHorshaml. PlorI2￿(Bright￿), Horsham 018vici iounai vvefjwng ar￿ omer Supp￿ 0rganL88Dc￿s, ACTNe parfKipation in cornmunty fundrJi$ing evenls. pnde ¢eleL￿atIOnS, cullural dAy4 thp. ￿.￿r Th• Wid•r Public Olive Tree m8inlams an a¢bve and grvwing p￿SeTr¢e *)n $o¢ial media {Faceb(Y￿E, X. Inslagrarn and Linkedlnl. pUbl￿hl￿g our latesl n8W5, lUndra￿l￿ events and seNl¢e updates. Ouf redesoned websile (launched earty 20261 ovldeo Glcar InlDmallon about affi¥ic￿, ouppKwt. Corporat• Partn•ra W8 off81 fièxiblo partnèrship OPr￿￿n￿los Ihal allow buslnossos to Supp￿ our Work al￿nffig wth their ￿gan￿l￿al valu8s. Corporal8 parlners rowv8 talk*fOd cc*nmunullon, iècognthn. and opportunlués lor léam ￿ga9￿Ment blr￿ti￿ of £600 wa$ received fr￿￿ Debbie Gate$ fc* counselling. whKh wa$ fi￿ty R•s•rv•s h•ld Unrestricted resefves, COmpn￿n9 th8t part of 8 Charity's unrestricted funds that are freely available to on any of th• Charity'$ ￿￿••, W•f• £290,W. in¢r••$iNJ Pa38.743 fc* ih• Priof y•#r. gr• in line the r•S￿ving policy (belth¥l and foll¢Jv th• surplus ol irume over expendilure detailed on page 25, adjusted for the movement in restrrie¢J funds. Detals of furKls invested are i￿￿Jd￿j on page 26. Risk management and reserves I M trLtsl•es undertake regular as8es8mrt an¢J, aFfwal•, syst•ms or wocodures hava b8en established to miljgate the risks the Charty fa￿$. These inf(xm Ihe trustees. C￿sId￿atron of an appropriate tafget range lor reserves. R¥xi￿￿ ￿y¥l> dlr ￿lLull*t￿j rv1¥i¥i￿r tv It￿ Iuiwiwd fiiiaiiLldl vuLlwk aivj Iliv ii¥k¥ latJiN iIIv Chanty, wrth the aim of ensunng that key seThKes we sustainable, and Ihat early actK>n Gan be taken to deal with matters as they aris•. Rexr￿? PoliGy The trustees set, pu￿1$h, implement and ffonitor the Reserves Pol•Cy in line wrth the gu￿anCe wovided by the Charity Commission in England and Wales, 'Chanty Reserves arKI 8uddir¥J Re5llience' ICC19110 •nsure complisnc¥• with their 1•991 duti•s to.. act in the interests of their charity and its beneficiarieg proiecl and saléguard thè asséts of théir chanly acl with reasor)able care and skill értsurn Ihéir tharrty ￿ ￿t￿rrtabl•. •951•r•d Chth 1157J06 1 vNM.o1r￿tr•￿wE•r&LPPJrt c¥y.L* 22 ive Tree Cancer Supp)rt Group Rlsk manag•m•nt and r•s•rv•s Ann[￿1 Rep)rt & Accoun18 2024n4' Thé trnsléés hav• rnvitwéd tha finanaal nsks facJtvJ th• ¢yganisaknn {s•• Risk Manayrnént s•ctionl and qLAgntsfipd htsth thp. prrknAhilty Antl mAonthKlp. nf thnqp. nqkq Thg. In14tp.94 hAVP. rp.4nlvprt A ￿Allry tn bolh an upper and a l¢Jver limit of unreslricted reserves to be maintained for such purFM)ses, arKI io acl lo Increase or decre8se expenditure rf the reseThes fall OLrtside those limits. At the date of the 8pprov81 of this feDOrt by the trustees. the taraet rnnae of reseTves w8s £224.000 to £335,00012024 £￿,000 10 £310,OC(11. slightly up on the previ￿$ year. This Is dL* lo inc*eases in th¢ 8xp8nse ba8•, Incr￿85 in lundraisifWJ challenges ar￿ a roduc1￿n in WOO￿traded income al Ihe b.me ol the revbew. Actual u￿estrth reseryes at £2￿.548 {2024. £239,743) we th'n the tty range Larg• Oonallon$, Grants and 8•qu¢sts {£3,000+) Source Amount NH8 3usfytA IC £J).5JT The NalKJnal Lottery c(Thm￿llY Fund - RC London and &Juth Ea51 Region Cotlesffwxe c￿11 Club £20.000 £13,509 eslilif oi In¢ l¢l¥V £ 19,&9Z 001gene FwrKIBtM)n Albert Hunl £10.000 £5,000 No￿haM Dl¥irKI CowK¥I Su$8ex Comnwnty FwMots)n CABh 4 Cancer £6.000 £3.S60 Hail ano wv0￿￿ tJ.41r Hllblly8 G(41 8ry8n & JLne Amog Foundabon t3.057 £3.000 Fundrai￿n9 donat￿￿$ JustGiwTrJ wue £25,59712023r24". £28.105}. Ind*p*nd*nl Fyt*mln*r Sue EthNards has been app￿nted 8$ independent examiner to Olive Tree Cancer Supp¢Jt Group durirKJ th• y••r lollowing lh• r•S￿D￿.￿ d lan knn•h•m fr•m thal rol•. Appmv&il by the Imst88s on 29 June 2026 and swed on th￿r b&h8llby." Tr￿or Chrismas I Chw afxl Treasurer •951•r•d Chth 1157J06 1 vNM.o1r￿tr•￿wE•r&LPPJrt c¥y.L* 23 Ivé freé Cance. Sugpar. tsfaLJP 4.2 Report of the Independent Examiner Ind￿endent Examln•rfs R•port to lh• trust••s of Ollv• Tr•• Canc•r Support Group, r•glst•r•d charity 1157386 l ￿pOrt to the tru*ees on my examinatson of the accounts of Tree Gancer Swn GfOUP Ilhe Chanly") for the ye* •rKled 31 August 2025 s•1 oul on pages 25 to 26 Responsibilities and Basis of Report A¥ tsi¥ tsu¥l¥v¥ vf Cliaiity, yuu oi¥ iYwwiLlv kn Ihe uf thtr in with the requirements ofthe Chanles Acl 20111.lhe Acll, I rèwt in resped of my examirth'on ofthe Charws xcounts ￿ried out under séction 145 ofthè Aci and Sn CAr￿n0 out my •KAmin#l￿ft I hAV• lollcthw•d Arvlicgbl• Dir•rtion$ Orv￿ by th• Chmty Commissitin under se¢thM 145(5Kbl of th? Act. Ind•pond•nt Examin•r* S￿￿•m•nt I have completed my examinati¢￿. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in corK*cbon with the examination which gives me caL6e to beI￿ve that in any matenal respect.. accounting r•cord8 w•r• not k•pt in gecordgne• 8•clion 130 ol tho Act,. or th• gccounle du nol accord with th• accounbng recotd5. I have rn w)cems a￿1 have cm auoss no olher maltefs in C￿￿11¢￿) with the exarninatim to which allention be dfawn in ordu to en&Ae a proptt underStar￿Ing ol the accounis to be re￿hed. Su• Edwards Date. 30 Jun• 2026 Chartered CertftfedAccountant 74 And•iida RDAd. WiMiwtkJn, EaBlbwm&. BN22 OPZ •951•r•d Chth 1157J06 1 vNM.o1r￿tr•￿wE•r&LPPJrt c¥y.L* 24 Ivé freé Cance. Sugpar. tsfaLJP 4.3 Incorne and Expenditure Account Year ended 31 AiJqiJ.st 2025 2024125 £ 2023124 £ Incom• Fundral&rvJ ar#J DonalM)ns Grants 96,684 61,337 10.640 80,163 85.092 Bequests Dro￿1n aTrJ Ther8pI Ocmatiot)s Events 5.413 16,941 13.562 198.164 13.775 14,194 T•l•l Op•r•ling Ivbcom• Interest 198.¢37 8.482 206,646 7,738 Tolal Income 206,375 E¥pendiluT• Staff Cos 18.117 130.212 Dropin arKI Ther3￿ Expenses Premi6es 14,361 21,014 6,378 4,604 4,076 10,259 21,500 IT and Telecom 6,*40 EquiFrtmont and Mamlonan Cleaning a￿3 Laundry tièn•rw ￿P￿S¢S 2,310 5,063 4,1111 Fundrai& 2,897 755 1.115 Training Total E%￿r1d•tUre 156,389 180,450 Excess of Income over Expenditure ots￿1n¢ Funds Closing Funds 50357 25,925 240.792 214.667 291,049 240,792 Reservos at 31 August Cash al Bank 291.049 ($011 290,548 240,792 12.049,, R8Stflcled Funds Unrestricied Rese¢ves 238,743 •951•r•d Chth 1157J06 1 vNM.o1r￿tr•￿wE•r&LPPJrt c¥y.L* 25 ive Tree Cancer Supp)rt Group Nol•s to th• Flnanclal Stal•m•nts Ann[￿1 Rep)rt & Accoun18 2024n4' The Charity had funds at 31 August 2025 of £291.04912024 £240.7921 which wefe investe¢J as foll¢y•VS'. Investment Account 2024125 £ 2023124 £ CAF Cash A¢¢tyJnl l¢uN*ni a¢¢tsJnti CAF Cg8h fvlo 2 leuff*ni geeounti 9.910 11.281 40 1,796 CAF Gold Accounl Ilnmnedialety av8il•blel CAF Gold I￿red Donaitsjns. immedialely a￿lIable) C*mbrido• *nd CO￿11*$ 195 a•y*' ntrt*•) 35.000 17,9CKI 597 35 90.254 80,3 Redw)d Bank195 days. n￿) sa11rc￿ Buildi￿ &￿iety lThneai•tely •vwl8Olel 81,357 58.918 83,853 TO,0 Total £291.(149 £240.792 Hor5ham Centre T 01403 627 424 E Ho¥sh& Ciawiey Centse T 01293 S￿465 oliverreocaw8rwpport org.uk E Olhc*.Goli%*lrg&c8n03f5L4)¢K¥t org u¥ w.c4J¥gtro•¢wK•r8uWWq.yk i Rwew•d hb. f f57346 •951•r•d Chth 1157J06 1 vNM.o1r￿tr•￿wE•r&LPPJrt c¥y.L* 2e