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2023-08-31-accounts

Annual Report & Accounts Year End 31st August 2023

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TRUSTEE ANNUAL REPORT 4 SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT PROJECT 6 MAKING OUR STRATEGIC PLAN 8 LOOKING FORWARDS 10 INDEPENDANT EXAMINATION 11 ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 13

The trustees and officers serving during the financial year 2022/2023 were as follows:

All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the charity. Any expenses reclaimed from the charity are set out in the accounts.

Principle Address

Independent Examiner

Richmond House Nicole Gray (MAAT) Hill Street NG Community Accounting Ashton-under-Lyne Jubilee House Lancashire Lincoln Road OL7 0PZ Doddington LN6 4RS

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We are CATTs,

Cancer Awareness for Teens and Twenties

We know that too often, young people receive a late diagnosis of cancer. This could be for many reasons, including healthcare professionals not taking young people seriously, young people not wanting to waste general practitioner (GP) time or young people simply not being aware of the signs and symptoms of cancer. We also know that some communities are more impacted than others. We are on a mission to change this.

Across England and Wales, we have been encouraging conversations among young people about knowing their bodies and dispelling the myth that you can be ‘too young’ to get cancer.

And through 2022/23 we have been both building our strategy for the future and delivering our work via our revised staff team.

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Summary of Achievements 2022/23

2022 was an important year in CATTs history with the launch of our first awareness project in London. Funded by the NHS North East London Cancer Alliance this project began in November 2022 and aimed to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of cancer with students in Year 10 and 11 in secondary schools across the London Borough of Redbridge.

We have transitioned to a part-time staffing model, appointing our first Managing Director and our Schools Engagement Officer allowing us to continue to deliver awareness work and maintain our position in a crowded cancer charity environment while lowering the overall cost base.

We also ran a successful Trustee recruitment campaign welcoming 4 new board members, 2 of whom joined during the financial year bringing a range of work and lived experiences, and strengthening the leadership team while reflecting our target audience.

Throughout 2023 CATTs worked with the pro-bono team at Costello Medical to develop a new 5-year strategy for 2024-29. This is a wide ranging and key piece of work that sets the organisational direction within a solidly researched look at the external and competitor landscape.

As an organisation we are looking to continue to expand our influence in the NHS and education marketplace to ensure that cancer awareness for 15-29 year olds remains a priority despite the continuing headwinds of an uncertain economy and a cost-of-living crisis and the impact this has on charitable giving.

We will continue to strive to ensure our cancer awareness messages reach our audience and hope to play a key role in the sector in the coming year.

Johnny Barton, Chair of Trustees

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in 2022/23 CATTs have developed and delivered in-person cancer awareness workshops to over 2,800 15/16 year olds in schools across Redbridge, North East London, along with a range of e- learning tools to expand reach, based on our award winning project in Salford in 2020/21.

Initially funded from November 2022 the project was extended to 8 London boroughs in July 2023 with funding from North East London Cancer Alliance who identified a need in 2022 to proactively build awareness of cancer with young people as the country emerged from the pandemic.

Our sessions build an understanding of the signs and symptoms of cancer, self-checking and identifying suspicious moles. By empowering young people to look after their own health, speaking to healthcare professionals if something's not right, we aim to help the early identification of cancer.

In response our project was successfully established to deliver in-person workshops in 15/16 yearolds in secondary schools, raising awareness of cancer and screening programmes starting in the 2022/23 academic year in 2 boroughs. The workshops are delivered by an experienced teacher and cover;

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The sessions also address DfE’s Guidance on Health Education and core themes of the PHSE Association Programme of Study, helping schools to cover these key health topics.

Our workshops are interactive, encouraging participants to join in when they feel comfortable, with workbooks, quizzes and getting participants using self-checking equipment and props. We aim to inform and not lecture, ensuring students can make informed choices when it comes to their own health. Our approach and branding provides information on a sensitive and scary topic in a simple, non-clinical and memorable format.

Performance of workshops is measured using a questionnaire that asks the students knowledge of cancer and self-checking, before and after the session, along with a 4 week follow-up survey. Across both the classroom and assembly based sessions we have seen a significant increase in awareness and intention to check for signs and symptoms of testicular, breast and skin cancer on a regular basis in students.

In 2022-23 our data showed a significant shift in the young people’s cancer awareness. We’ve included a selection of the key statistic on the next page.

In May 2023 the School Engagement Officer delivered a version of our workshop to the Cancer All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) at Westminster and received a great reception with parliamentarians from across the party spectrum.

The passing of our "boobs and balls" self-checking models through the security x-ray will remain a highlight for the staff team.

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Before Sessions

After Sessions

89% 95%

of students were Not Confident in identifying the signs and symptoms of cancer

of students rated themselves as Confident or Very Confident in identifying the signs and symptoms

Pre-Workshop Post-Workshop 18% 93% of students said YES they have of students said they plan on checked themselves for lumps checking themselves for lumps previously moving forwards

of students said they plan on checking themselves for lumps moving forwards

Pre-Workshop Post-Workshop 5% 92% of students said YES they have of students plan on regularly previous checked their checking their skin/moles for any skin/moles changes

of students plan on regularly checking their skin/moles for any changes

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“

The Cancer Awareness sessions given by CATTs to Year 11 students have been invaluable. They are informative and interactive and have given students a really clear understanding of how to check any concerns they have with their own health and the health of their loved ones. The CATTs team were very sensitive to what students and their families may be experiencing and gave fantastic support during the sessions.

Highly recommended!

”

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From November 2022 CATTs engaged with Costello Medical’s pro-bono team to pull together a new long term strategic plan for the organisation.

We took a bottom-up approach when developing our Strategic Plan, whereby we identified the areas of greatest unmet need for cancer education in young people. This required conducting targeted literature reviews, exploring online sources and analysing survey results to gain insights into:

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Through our research, we evaluated what our strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats are, so we could identify our priority areas for growth. Potential goals and objectives were discussed by our Board of Trustees until we came to agreement on our future direction.

Through pursuing the following goals, our 5-Year Strategic Plan outlines how we can reach more young people and empower them to take control of their health.

Our Goals

The finished strategy will be launched in 2024 - you’ll find it on our website at - - https://wearecatts.co.uk/strategy 2024 29

The trustees and staff team at CATTs would like to express our thanks to the team at Costello for their dedication in driving us to pull the strategy together and for the Pro-Bono team for the work they do with the wider sector.

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2022/23 was a big year for CATTs with the success of our Schools Awareness Project and it’s extension, and the development of our strategy allowing us to look forward and plan for the future.

One new area of focus is our development of online learning to extend, enhance and expand the delivery of our awareness sessions to a wide range of audiences, starting with the 8 boroughs of London where our schools offering will be available in 2023/24.

We have developed a series of online learning sessions looking at general cancer awareness, some key signs and symptoms, along with more focused sessions on breast, skin and testicular cancers including information on how to self-check.

This is available now to schools who have not been able to find time in schedules to host sessions and to schools where we have delivered as part of a blended approach. You can see these sessions at https://zfrmz.eu/gO6uJFp45SJ5GiEJCzqu

Each session has a range of video content to engage the learner and builds to cover all the content that is covered in a classroom based session.

As we move into our new strategic plan period CATTs will continue to develop these innovative solutions and look to build partnerships across the sector and diversify our income streams and secure our financial future.

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CANCER AWARENESS FOR TEENS & TWENTIES Annual Accounts 2022123

CATTs (Cancer Awareness for Teens & Twenties)

TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS for the year ended 31 August 2023

Registered Charity Number 1170750

Contents

Page
Independent Examiner's Report 1
Receipts and Payments Account 2
Statement of Assets and Liabilities 3
Notes to the Accounts 4

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of CATTs (Cancer Awareness for Teens & Twenties) for the year ended 31st August 2023, which are set out on pages 2-4.

Responsibilities and basis of the report

As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act").

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters.

Independent Examiner's Statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connenction with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

a) accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or b) the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination

to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:

Nicole Gray NG Community Accounting Services Jubilee House Lincoln Road Doddington Lincoln LN6 4RS

26th June 2024

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CATTs (Cancer Awareness for Teens Twenties)

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

for the year ended 31st August 2023

Receipts
Donations & Legacies
Grants
Income from Charitable Services
Payments
Cost of Merchandise
Direct Expenses
Advertising & Marketing
Audit & Accountancy Fees
Awareness Materials
Fundraising
Postage
Insurance
Professional Fees
Rent
Salaries
HMRC Payments
Staff Training
Pension Costs
Subscriptions
Staff Expenses
Printing & Stationary
Telephone & Internet
Travel and Subsistence
Total Receipts
Total Payments
Balance brought forward
Balance carried forward
Net Cash Inflow / Outflow
Asset and Investment Purchases
Total Payments		 Total 22/23
8,973
-
-
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted &
Endowment
Funds
-
8,973		 7
3 6
7
8 0
5
7 1
7 7 2
6
1
5
6
0 7
64,138
-
20,214
47,286
17,764
25,610
550
43,923
67,500
Total 21/22
318
1 ,405
2 ,778
763
-
1 6 0
5 3 6
8 5
4
,
4 5 0
3 6 ,
9 0 7
1 1 ,
1 0 6
1 6 2
2
,
7 1 0
1
,
1 4 1
2 6 9
1 9 7
3 2 7
-
63,313
824
17,122
1 8,680
-
26,829
47,286
20,457
8,973
-
-
6
7
2 ,
6
4
7
1 ,
6
6 4
-
2
3
2 ,
1
2 4 ,
-
-
4
8
4
2
5
4
1
2
5
1 ,
5
35,802
-
35,802
-
-
24,256
16,107
8,973
-
8,149
-
6
2 7
2 ,
6 3 6
1 0
1 ,
6 8 0
8
-
1
8 5
2 ,
1 7 1
8 ,
7 9 2
-
-
3
5 2
4
2 1
5
-
3 6
1
9 9
17,122
-
1 8,680
2 3,030
4,350
-
-
-
50
-
467
-
56
-
50
-
1 5,980
-
-
134
-
-
415
220
1,308
1 8,680

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CATTs (Cancer Awareness for Teens Twenties)

Statement of assets and liabilities for the year ended 31 August 2023

Bank current account
Pleo Account
Grant Payable - NHS North East London
Fixed Assets
Total
Liabilities
Cash Funds
Investment Assets
Other Monetary Assets
Assets retained for the Charity's
own use		 -
-
-
-
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted &
Endowment
Funds
£
2
12
2
12
£
19,993
4 64
20,457
£
£
2
5,000
1
9,474
4
4,474
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund
Un/Restricted
Fund
Un/Restricted
Fund
Un/Restricted
Cost
£
Cost
£
Cost
£
-
20,457
44,686
Current Value
£
-
-
Current Value
£
-
-
Current Value
£
-
-
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted &
Endowment
Funds

Approved by the trustees of the charity on ……............................. and signed on its behalf by:

…...........................................

John C W Barton Chairman

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CATTs (Cancer Awareness for Teens Twenties)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023

1. Accounting Policies

This year and for future years the Trustees have decided to adopt the Receipts & Payments method in preparing the Financial Statements. Therefore ‘’Expenditure’’ does not include the accrual for the Independent Examiner’s fee for the year.

The Trustees consider that this is appropriate for an organisation the size of CATTs and ensures that the financial statements are easily understood by the members and other users.

All figures refer to the period 1st September 2022 to 31st August 2023

2. Trustees Remuneration and Expenses

No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year.

No trustees have received any reimbursed expenses or any other benefits from the charity during the year.

3. Independent Examiner's Remuneration

3. Independent Examiner's Remuneration
Examination of Financial Statements £
2023		 £
2022
332 325

4. Taxation

The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.

5. Relation Party Transactions

There were no related party transactions in the year.

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