## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period** **From: 1/12/2019 - 30/11/2020** ## **Charity name: MY SHINING STAR CHILDRENS CANCER CHARITY** ## **Charity registration number: 1170482** ## **Company number:** ## **Objectives and activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**For the benefit, the relief and assistance**
**of the public, specifically families in need**
**of support when their children are**
**diagnosed with cancer in any part of the**
**UK, who require financial aid and advice,**
**by providing them with medical**
**expenses/ advice, housing support, travel**
**expenses, fundraising advice/support**
**and guidance with any other issues that**
**arise as a direct result of their child’s**
**diagnosis. The long term goal of the**
**charity will be to help fund treatment**
**currently unavailable in the UK,**
**extending options for life expectancy and**
**funding future medical research to**
**increase survival rates.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Activities for public benefit as stated in**
**accounts:**
**£59,376 towards providing diagnosed**
**children and their families with respite in**
**the form of a family hub, by funding**
**practical items such as washing**
**machines, medical equipment**
**unavailable on the NHS, therapy sessions**
**promoting mental health, grants to assist**
**with debt and housing crisis, food and**
**travel expenses, support at Christmas to**
**ensure that some families actually get**
**one, assistance of the same to hospitals**
**in Kent, London and Surrey areas,**
**particularly The Royal Marsden oncology**
**unit.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**All named Trustees have received regular**
**guidance from the Charity Commission**
**on public benefit.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**See appendix one- Criteria on grant**
**applications.**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**The volunteer contribution has been very**
**restricted this year due to the**
**Coronavirus pandemic.**
**December 2019 saw support once again**
**from Buckland Media who helped us**
**transport 1200 gifts and essentials for**
**families, alongside businesses and**
**supporters who had their own collections**
**for the charity. March 2020 saw our**
**official family hub opening and we had**
**support in the way of decorating, cake**
**making, hair donations to raise funds.**| |Other||| ## **Achievements and performance** |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|**The most significant aspect that**
**impacted the charity during this period is**
**the worldwide lockdown and Covid 19**
**pandemic. We realised very early on once**
**all fundraising events had to be**
**cancelled, marathons cancelled, that we**
**needed to change the way we were**
**operating to stay afloat. To save money**
**and to still support families as much as**
**possible - we decided to run the charity**
**from home. This meant cancelling our**
**utilities that were not needed (for**
**example- bin collections and London**
**Landmarks charity marathon places to**
**save money). Many charities and**
**businesses have not recovered, however,**
**this forward thinking has allowed us to**
**cut back slightly but still give the support**
**and care to the families at already such a**
**difficult time- when compared with the**
**year before.**| |---|---|---| **We were still able to give grants but in smaller quantities by reviewing the charity account from month to month. We realised that we had to adapt to mainly online fundraising – helping our local hospital in the process by designing our own ‘Thank you NHS’ stickers The proceeds were split between the charity and providing Medway Hospital with portable DVD players. This alleviated anxiety for children in isolation due to Covid 19. We designed and sold My Shining Star charity masks and collected gifts for NHS workers. We are not a wish making organisation, however our connections have meant that we were able to give comfort to some terminally ill children. My Shining Star has built a connection with some Premier League footballers who send messages of support when needed and when time allows. This has left parents with long lasting positive memories of their child’s last few days, despite such difficult circumstances.** ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**Achievements against objectives set**
**were particularly difficult, due to the**
**unprecedented year we have had. New**
**objectives were set in March, just after**
**our official opening and that was to save**
**costs and find new way to fundraise and**
**not operate at a loss on the year before.**
**Our accounts show that we have**
**increased on the year before on both**
**income and grant making.**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Despite 6 months of lockdown, we have**
**grown as a charity- within the community**
**and in terms of the grants and support**
**given. This has proved to be the**
**strongest charity year to date, despite**
**substantial challenges.**| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Our policy is to never have less than**
**£10,000 in the bank to cover operational**
**costs.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**In excess of £25,000**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**Not applicable.**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**Not applicable.**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**None.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Para 1.47 The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.46 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity Other ## **Structure, governance and management** Description of charity’s trusts: Type of governing document: Para 1.25 for example, trust deed, memorandum and articles of association etc |How is the charity
constituted?
for example limited company,
unincorporated association,
CIO|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |---|---|---| |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|**Volunteers that have proven their worth**
**in terms of passion for the work we do,**
**time dedicated to the cause and skills**
**that they can bring voluntarily to the**
**organisation.**| |||| ## **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|**We seek regular guidance from the**
**Charity Commission to keep policies and**
**procedures up to date. When taking on**
**trustees, we use the same method and**
**make sure the relevant documents are**
**read, signed and understood.**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and administrative details** |Charity name|**MY SHINING STAR CHILDRENS CANCER CHARITY**| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|**MY SHINING STAR**| |Registered charity number|**1170482**| |Charity’s principal address|**9A HIGH STREET, RAINHAM, ME8 7HX**| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||ANITA MARINELLI|||ANITA MARINELLI| ||DEAN JOHNSON|||| ||HEATHER O
KEEFFE|||| ||MARGARET
STANLEY|||| ||MICHELLE JONES|||| ||GEMMA JUSTICE|||| ||ESTELLE
THOMPSON|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**| |---|---| |**ANITA MARINELLI**|| |**HEATHER O KEEFFE**|| **DEAN JOHNSON** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|NA| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|NA| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|NA| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)** |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |**Accounts**|Tracy Bunn|| |**Counselli**
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**Services**|Genovieve Feasey|| |**Accounts**|Jennifer Richardson|| |||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors** **Signature(s)** A Marinelli **Full name(s)** Anita Marinelli **Position (for example** Founder, Chair & Trustee **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 07.09.2021 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR INGLAND ANO WALIS My Shlnlng 8tsr 1174082 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the p•rlod from To 01112fl)19 30111r￿) Section A Receipts and payments Unfest￿eted fLtnds Restricted lunds Endowment fund$ Total funds last y•4r t¢+th• w•st£ to th• £ f• lh• n••re*t£ A1 Rec•1 DpDItiDDS BJnk•d Donotw)ns vii Ju*t Grants Fundraii •V4nts V•1 R•¢knkrwd 9•.&17 4,000 Sub total(Gross inct¥ne for AR) A2 A8s•t *nd Investment sakn. l•w tablvl. 19 78.019 7U,•Z8 Sub total TOMI r•c*ts 76.01• 71,019 71,126 P• m•nt8 Gt•nb •nd Otils ON Fundr•Ming & M•r¢h*ndkn• otlr• Runniny co$ OTganwerJWoq•J Ind •xp•n*•# Adwrbsmg & w•b¥*t prof•￿0￿*1 F•e8 8undryexp•nM• 17.141 16.202 772 120 •25 Sub ft41*1 $9971 Jll.176 87.185 A4 Asset and Investm•nt purchas•s,1see tablg) Furnitvre and ui m•nt R•nt d•pog 2A93 4,580 7.074 Sub lotal Totalpatrvn￿ts 69.376 64.969 Ilet ofr•c*W(paJTh•ntsJ AS Transfers belween fuFKIs Cash fuTrJs last y•af and Cash ffun(ts thls WMI 18,813 16,643 13,160 29,333 45,976 18,185 29,333 46,978 CCXX R1 at￿rts ISS) CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Report to the trus membtrs Shining Stsr On accounts for the year 3￿ Nov8mtér 2020 Charity lrfany) 1174082 Sot out on pages I rep)rt to th• trust•86 on my cl the accc¥Jnl& of th* 8tA)ve charty I'the Tr￿) fo11t￿Y&al •nd*J 3) Novemter 2￿. R•spon•lblllties and l)asls of r•yt AB the charity tr¢A•88, you f8Èpow"tl¢lorthe prepwab"¢)n In aeeordance the ChwTtie8 Act 2011 A￿) I r•w)rt in r•8Wt ol my exe￿na￿.Cffi d the TnNf8 aeojurrts carried out undw ctr'on 145 dthe 2011 Act and in Car￿ng out my examnatron. I hav¢ c41thved all the atth'catle ￿"1•(￿0￿ g¥•n ty the Chanty comm￿10Th und•T ction 14gSllbl ofthe A Ind•pendeTrt examln•rfs statom•nt I hav• comF48tsd my exemination. l Lxjnfirrn that ￿ material matters h8V• ome to rny attenb'on Icthw than that (thsdwd bdow") in eonn¢c*'or¢ wth the a¥arninat￿ %thich g"ve8 ma Laus• io bdieve that in, any matenal re8￿<.. • tha ￿u￿b.n9 recorth were ncl keFrt in a¢¢ordance 8•thon 130 of the AL#.. * th• a¢¢wrts dd not rKcudv•7th lh8 &xoutiting re(x)rth.' or * the accounts ¢Jd not COM￿ th the apFIic8tl• rnw"r•rnents conc•ming th8 f¢)mi •nd c•ntent cl account8 8ét ¢￿t IA Ihe Chariti88 1￿c£¥jr￿ and Raportsl ROO￿alj¢xffj 2LKi8 Lrth8r than any requiiement that th& a￿)unts gNv• a'tru• and Iwr, view wh'th r4 Mt • mattw F¢rt cl an indeFend&nt •xarNnab"on I havè no concerro and have com• rAher matt•r8 in ¢onneG*'on wih • txamlnatson to %%thich attarton 8hts￿d be in tN8 rar¥)rt in order to enat4e a prowr untkntsn(fjr#J ofthe aC￿Unts t¢ te reached. ' Pl8ese d81ete th8 ths trackets rflhtydo n¢4 8ppty. Slgn•d: 12021 Nam•'. Tracy 8unn R•lwant wolessional qualmc*lorf$l or b Ill anyl- M4AT