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2022-11-30-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report Trustees' Annual Report Trustees' Annual Report Trustees' Annual Report Trustees' Annual Report for the period for the period for the period
From Period start date To Period end date
1 12 2021
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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

MY SHINING STAR CHILDRENS CANCER CHARITY

Other names charity is known by

MY SHINING STAR

Registered charity number (if any)

1170482

Charity's principal address

9A HIGH STREET RAINHAM KENT Postcode ME8 7HX

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)
ANITA MARINELLI 2016 TO DATE ANITA MARINELLI
GEMMA JUSTICE 2016 TO DATE
DEAN JOHNSON 2019 TO DATE
MARGARET
STANLEY		 2019 TO DATE
HEATHER
O’KEEFFE		 2020 TO DATE

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)

CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Our trustees are selected by their passion and dedication to the world of childhood cancer. They are chosen based on hours dedicated to the cause, skills that they can individually bring and on a position of trust. ~~2 March~~ ~~2012~~

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Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Youmay chooseto include
additional information, where
relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted
for the induction and training of
trustees;
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the charity’s organisational		 Youmay chooseto include
additional information, where
relevant, about:
•
policies and procedures adopted
for the induction and training of
trustees;
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the charity’s organisational		 ~~We have an in house trustee policy which all trustees read, sign and~~
adhere to at all times. The charity seeks regular guidance from the Charity
Commission to make sure that guidance and advice is up to date,
particularly on public benefit.
All trustees at the charity are of no relation to each other, for transparency.
~~The board consists of:~~
For the benefit, relief and assistance of the public- specifically families in
need of support when their children are diagnosed with cancer. This can
be any part of the UK only who require advice, support, financial aid.
Specifically, but not limited to medical expenses (equipment), housing
support, travel expenses, clothing, appliances, transport costs, hospital
parking, food, therapy and mental health support. All of the above that
arise as a direct impact of their child’s diagnosis.
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works;
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relationship with any related
parties;		 Anita Marinelli (Founder, CEO, Trustee)
Gemma Justice (Founding Trustee)
Dean Johnson (Trustee)
Heather O’Keeffe (Trustee)
We carried out our annual hospital visits with over 1,000 presents to the
Royal Marsden hospital in full PPE and to other units including Queen
Elizabeth hospital. We took afternoon teas, gift vouchers, toiletries for
parents and issued grants to the most desperate families. What we could
not give personally due to covid restrictions, we sent to their homes.
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trustees’ consideration of
major risks and the system		 All major decisions such as grant making are put to the board regularly.
Smaller decisions such as counsel are extended to wider trustees. The
The charity issued grants to the value of £40,243.95 which was
approximately a £15,000 increase on the year before due to covid, where
and procedures to manage CEO has the final decision when trustees do not agree. However, this has
we had to significantly scale back grants. We have had to proceed with
them. never happened to date – the founder feels quite strongly that is important
caution. This was to ensure the lo g vity of the cha ity through such a
to come to a harmonious decision with its beneficiaries at the heart of
difficult period.
everythingwe do.
Section C Grants were made to support practical equipment such as pushchairs,
medical equipment not available on the NHS, help with travel expenses,
Objectives and food, utilities, clothing, therapy, sibling support, promoting mental health
and small treats.
activities
Our trustee Heather found ways to increase charity income by
Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document		 selling Adventure Island tickets as part of their charity Giveback
scheme. The charity signed up to various recycling schemes as
a way to raise funds and have a positive impact on the planet.
In March, we made a one of donation to CCI- Childhood Cancer
International, who collect exclusively to help Ukrainian children
with cancer after the war break out. The charity hub also
became a hub temporarily to facilitate the transporting of
clothes donations to our Ukrainian friends at such a difcult
time.
April saw the launch of our new website, which is so much more
resourceful than the last. Easter meant that we were back to
collecting and distributing Easter Eggs to oncology families.
Fundraising events included recruiting some wonderful
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to		 companies to nominate us as their charity of the year. My
Shining Star were selected for some of the Tesco Community
grants schemes.
these objects (include within
this section the statutory		 We held a grotto and elf experience, a fun day, charity football
matches and lent our support to other events organised for the
declaration that trustees have charity within the community.
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity The charity income for the year was £132,818.16 which of course was a
Commission on public
benefit)		 relief that our fundraising did not decline due to the pandemic.
Amongst a lot of our fundraising and spending, we made wishes
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for children come true with celebrities such as KSI and our
support was lent quite heavily to terminal and bereaved
families.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information) You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

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Section E Financial review

The charity has reserves of £40.000 at all times.

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

No deficits to recall.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Much of our funds are raised via our large social media following and You may choose to include businesses getting in touch to raise funds as a result of the work they see additional information, where us do. relevant about:

We believe this is testament to our passion for the cause and our willingness to adapt to any situation.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) A Marinelli

Full name(s) Anita Marinelli

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Position (eg Secretary, Chair,
Date
 A MARINELLI A MARINELLI G JUSTICE G JUSTICE
ANITA MARINELLI GEMMA JUSTICE
etc) FOUNDER/TRUSTEE TRUSTEE/BOARD MEMBER
18 September 2023

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My Shining Star

Financial Activities

December 2021 - November 2022

TOTAL
Income
Charitable activites 26,504.08
Donations and legacies 105,666.54
Merchandise 258.25
Rental Income 333.33
Services 56.66
Total Income £132,818.86
TOTAL £132,818.86
Expenditures
Advertising/Promotional 2,390.19
Computer Costs 3,675.28
Distribution Grants 40,243.95
Entertainment 51.32
Insurances 1,763.43
Office/General Administrative Expenses 840.70
Other Professional Services 1,955.00
Phone Costs 569.52
Premise expenses 10,238.23
Printing, Postage and Stationery 736.98
Raising funds 6,164.04
Subscription 394.02
Travel and Accommodation 214.22
Uncategorised Expense 0.00
Utilities 776.82
Van Hire 104.17
Vehicle Fuel 949.51
Wages 54,632.82
Total Expenditures £125,700.20
NET OPERATING INCOME £7,118.66
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) £7,118.66

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