## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1.12.2022 Period start date - 30.11.2023 Period end date Charity name: MY SHINING STAR CHILDRENS CANCER CHARITY Charity registration number: 1170482** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To support families through the trauma**
**of childhood cancer. The 3 main focuses**
**are:**
**Hardship**
**Bereavement Support**
**Sibling Support**| |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|**Providing emotional support,**
**counselling services where needed,**
**assisting patients with equipment (such**
**as specialist beds and orthotic boots)**
**that are not available on the NHS.**
**Providing gifts to promote emotional**
**wellbeing and encouragement, hospital**
**visits, food to help with alleviating food**
**poverty, help with the cost of living,**
**hospital parking, travel expenses, debt**
**and arrears.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Trustees adhere to an inhouse policy**
**that is made up of guidance issued by**
**the charity commission. Regular advice**
**is sought and updated as needed.**
**For transparency and interests of**
**serving the public, all trustees are of no**
**relation to eachother.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**Major decisions regarding support are**
**decided via the board- smaller day to**
**day decisions are decided in the office**
**with regular trustee counsel for less**
**common requests.**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |||| Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **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|**We finally made a purchase of our first**
**charity van, which has benefitted with**
**our hospital visits, advertising,**
**fundraising events and day to day family**
**support. We have welcomed grants to**
**help with the ongoing cost of running**
**the vehicle.**
**We held a Christmas grotto for the**
**general public, local schools and for our**
**families impacted by cancer. This was a**
**wholesome charity event that created**
**some everlasting memories for some**
**children fighting and facing palliative**
**care. Door to door visits at Christmas**
**and Easter helped alleviate some of our**
**oncology community facing more**
**expense with presents, food, Easter**
**eggs and we supported many of the**
**same with events throughout the year**
**such as birthdays.**
**Arsenal and Fulham’s GoalKeeper**
**Bernd Leno lent his support by giving**
**the charity some football memorabilia to**
**auction.**
**The staff took part in local Easter event**
**and gifted boxes to the Royal Marsden**
**Hospital.**
**We saw an increase in ‘In Memory’**
**donations to the charity and a**
**significant increase in local fundraising,**
**of which we are often a part of- raising**
**awareness as much as we can.**
**We were lucky to be invited to the We**
**Are the City Rising Stars awards, where**
**our founder received an award in the**
**Charity and Non- Profit category.**
**We created some ‘extra. Magic for a**
**cancer suffer wanting to attend a**
**specific game and this was supported**
**by our friend and footballer Kai Havertz.**
**Using our contacts in the media, we**
**managed to raise an issue of a child**
**with cancer in temporary**| **accommodation over several months. Highlighting this issue resulted in getting them housed into a suitable property.** ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity’s income was increased by**
**almost £!00,00. From £136,819 to**
**£222,192 in this financial period. This**
**dramatically increased our financial**
**activity and enabled us to make up for**
**time lost during the Covid 19 pandemic.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Our policy is to never hold less than**
**£40,000 in reserves.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**The charity continues to go from**
**strength to strength, however- grant**
**applications for more staff and a bigger**
**office have been submitted to allow us**
**to deliver our work more efficiently and**
**to reach the ever- increasing demand we**
**are faced with.**
**Young Lives VS Cancer signposted MY**
**SHINING STAR as the only charity**
**giving our particular support to families**
**in Kent sadly due to the pandemic- so**
**demand has increased quite drastically**
**for the charity.**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**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 raising awareness is**
**not only our only source of income. We**
**do not receive any large or Government**
**funding.**| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g 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|**Trustees are elected by the board, given**
**their dedication to volunteering for My**
**Shining Star and what important skills**
**they can bring.**| ## **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|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**The charity consists of-**
**ANITA MARINELLI- FOUNDER & CEO**
**GEMMA JUSTICE- CHAIR & FOUNDING**
**TRUSTEE**
**DEAN JOHNSON- TRUSTEE AND**
**BOARD**
**MARGARET STANLEY- TRUSTEE**
**TRACY BUNN- TRUSTEE- FINANCE**| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**NONE**| |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
KENT
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||GEMMA JUSTICE||2016- TO DATE|ANITA MARINELLI| ||DEAN JOHNSON||2019 TO DATE|ANITA MARINELLI| ||MARGARET
STANLEY||2019 TO DATE|ANITA MARINELLI| ||HEATHER O
KEEFFE||2020 TO DATE|ANITA MARINELLI| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **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 ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** TRACY BUNN **Full name(s)** TRACY BUNN **Position (eg Secretary,** TRUSTEE - FINANCE **Chair, etc) Date** 9/9/24 **----- Start of picture text -----**
MY SHINING STAR No (if any)
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/12/2022 30/11/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations banked 167,764 - - 167,764 105,667
Grants - - - - -
Fundraising events 53,183 - - 53,183 26,504
Other Receipts 1,245 - - 1,245 648
- - - - -
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222,192 - - 222,192 132,819
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 222,192 - - 222,192 132,819
A3 Payments
Grants and Gifts given 21,660 - - 21,660 40,244
Fundraising and Merchandise 10,741 - - 10,741 6,164
Office Running costs 20,774 - - 20,774 18,603
Organisers wages and expenses 71,012 - - 71,012 54,633
Staff pensions 4,163 4,163
Advertising and Website 14,052 - - 14,052 2,390
Professional fees 2,440 - - 2,440 1,955
Motor running expenses 2,943 - - 2,943 -
Sundry expenses 1,797 - - 1,797 1,713
- - - - -
Sub total [ 149,582 ] - - 149,582 125,702
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
office equipment 3,390 - - 3,390 383
Vehicle - - - - 27,094
Sub total 3,390 - - 3,390 27,477
Total payments 152,972 - - 152,972 153,179
Net of receipts/(payments) 69,220 - - 69,220 - 20,360
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 58,579 - - 58,579 78,939
Cash funds this year end 127,799 - - 127,799 58,579
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 28/08/2024 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf
of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
current account
vat debtor
cash in hand
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**124,858**
**-**
**2,868**
**-**
**73**
**-**
**127,799**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
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**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
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**liability relates**
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**(optional)**
**-**
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**funds**
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**-**
**-**
**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
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Date of
approval| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 28/08/2024 2 ## **Virtual Cabinet Portal Digital Signatures** ## **Digital Signature Verification** You can verify that this is a genuine Virtual Cabinet Document Portal signed document by uploading it to the following secure web page: https://www.virtualcabinetportal.com/VerifySignedDocument ## **Signature Dates and Times** All dates and times shown in the signatures below are expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which is generally equivalent to GMT. You can find out more about UTC at the following web page: http://www.virtualcabinetportal.com/WhatIsUTC ## **Signature 1** Signed by Tracy Bunn using authentication code d2JIZ0I/eGxCVCxk at IP address 164.39.151.147, on 2024/08/28 11:29:14 Z. Tracy Bunn's e-mail address is: books2tb@hotmail.com. Tracy Bunn added the following comments: "Tracy Bunn" CHARITY COMMISSION i FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Sectlon A Independent Examlner's Report Report to the trustees ly SrfiNir4G SIAR ,12023 On accounts for the year endod 30 Charity no lrfany 1114012 Sat out on pagos I report to the trustees on my examinatK¢n of the accourts of ￿ above charity I'th8 Trusfi for tha year 3011112 0 23 . As tha charity's trustees. y(yJ are re8pN)n&ble for tho pffjp3ration of the accounts in acccydance with the r￿uireMents of th8 Charities Act 2011 ("the Act.). Responslbllities and buis of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts ca￿58d out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrylro out my examination, I have folbwed all the appI￿able Dlrections given by the Charlty Commlssbn under section 14q5)Ib) of the Acl. Independent oxamlnees statement ar co uali ap le I have completed my examination. I ccnfimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connectN)n with the ex8min81ion (Ptll8rttt **b•w whKh gives me cause to beli￿8 that in, any material respect.. the ￿COUn￿r￿ rn¢￿d8 were not kept in accordance with secli¢)n 130 of the char￿eS Acl" or the ¥¢ounls dNJ acc￿1 wilh the accountir4J records; or the aGcounls d¥J not compty with the applicable requirements concemir¥J the lomi and content of accounts set in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2C()8 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue 8rNI fair, view which is a mgtter considered as part of an ind8pendent &xamination. I have ro concems ar#J have come across other matters in connection Wtth the examinatp)n to wh￿h attention shoukl be drawn in this rewrt in order lo enabb a proper understanding of Iho accounts lo be reached. ' Plea e debte the words in Ihe brackets rfthey do not apply. SIgn￿. 29 2024 Name: Relevant professional quallflcatlon{s) or body (rf any): CHAR TeR8D ACCOUNTANT (FCA ) Oct 2018 IER Address: 32 S1A110Tr1 AINHA LLI f4J Section 8 Disclosure Only complete If the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Indepet7dent examination of charity accounts.. direLtions and guKlance for examiners). Give here brief detsils of any items that the examSnor wlshes to dixlosé. IER Oct 2018