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Board of Trustee's Repcrft
Independent Examinerfs ReFKXt
ststemenl of Financial Actswbes
Statement of FInar￿la] Poslu
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Accountlng Policies
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Corporate Inforn￿lI0n
Roglstered Charlty Number.
11710
Prfnclpal Offlce:
IS Arehas Industrial Estatè
Spon EThl. Coventy CV1 IIQ
Board of TTustso$:
Pwl kkGrcry
Aex Smlth
Adam Sneuekz
Bankers:

Board of Trustse's Report
Introdu¢tlon
The trustees sut¥nf( their annual rew1 and the finan(ial statements of Shine A L￿h1 Supp(*t s￿¢¢
(the charty) for the year 28 February 2022. The trustges o)nfiThn trat the annual report aThl
)knancial stataments of the d)arity comply with the ryjrrent statutryy requinnents ofthe charitys
goveming docUm￿rt and thg provisions of lh¢ Statement of Rec￿mMended Practice ISORP)
Publlc Benfrfft St*•me
Th& Trustees ¢onfimi that ttw have LxMp￿j 7Aryth the duty kn setsm 4 oftr* Ch8rf1es Act 2011 to hav8
dug regard to the Charity CLrnkSS#)n's guKlarte on putth benefft"Chartts aTrJ Publ￿ 88nefir.
Tho tharlty w88 conslTrtuled uTrJer a trust deed dated 1￿ Se*wnb¥ 2016 and is r4i$tered in Engknd
and Wales with charity rwmtér 11710￿.
Appointment or Electlon of T￿￿te•S
Trustees are awynted ar￿ or C￿C￿ed th8 tern￿ oftho trust daed.
Pol1cl￿ Adopted for the Inducllon and Tralnlng of New Tnth's
Th& irKluction process for a newty appointed Inkn coryrI￿ an inriial mo9tiry with th& Chair folbwed
by short meetings with ots trustees the rmywers and resp￿￿t￿litte5 ofth& trust
Organlsational 8truthrn and Dodslon Making
The charity is org￿Lsed so th* tha tNste8s m8et regularly I￿rI￿r￿ per year to manage its affairs, with
regular uwlates via 8mail aThJ amn￿all)n$ between these tThs. A(klaK*naUy. an AGM is held
once a year.
Objecllves and Adlv
To promote and prolert health and rd48ve the of thihjren up to 24 who are sufving from
cancer. their families and carers ￿thIn Coventy and Warwthhire. in ￿rtiCUlar by the pro￿s1o￿ of a
comprehensive SUPF4Xt seThKe.
To provide a counselling service is availabk to Surwt any adult and any 8ff8cted by
cancer and lives With￿ Coventy and WaTh¥th￿.
1.4 Achlevements and Performan¢0
The lasting Conseq￿l¢e$ of the CovN1 parttlen￿ have c(4rth￿ to have svJnlfvxnt etst on th&
operations and acbvities ofour tharty thr{K￿￿￿t this finaNi81 y8ar. We h*4fe had to navHJate through
another year of everchangiNJ rules and crcumstaThxs. For a Sec)￿1 yearwe have had significanty
reduced contact wilh the general txsblic so effots to Iwht8n our public profl8 Within the loc41 ￿)MmUn
have been mTrnimal 8fKI onty through socd m￿ta. Li*V•￿e. (xAmmunty fu[￿ra*$ing has been

Board of Tru5to0's Report
grnauy reduced for a second year. ac(￿ntilvJ for much less of ow amu* furKlraislng than In pre-covid
years. Despite this, we are delighted to rep¢*t the charity has sustalned many of rK8vious year's
activittes and also empw new actsvit￿S to t#)th pursue arwj extend our charitsbb8 obieciives during thi5
finan¢ial year, ensuring we ¢)Mt*iue to benefft the wblic and SUPFrfXt framilies xross Coventy a￿1
WaMckshir8 affectod by carw. Wo have hvJhI￿ht8d som8 of our activittes b810w'
The familias supported by our (awrity have to r￿lIe regular ¢ontact and support from our
team. Much ofthis has been via teEeF*KXl8 C£*)ver￿S to ensure the well-bging offamill8s we support
and to 888e88 any needs Ihey have.
We have conlnued to visit fan1r￿ face to face wh￿Ver Fwiblg. aspecially tlThe nffwty diagnosed,
. We havo continued to provKle fa￿llty pth for fan¥ties ne￿ referred to our servi￿. These
pad($ are put logethw for famity and vKlude agevapproprth board games arKI ac*vibes famili88
can enjoy at home or in hosptsl. a throw can be used to sn￿91• up ￿ bed or on a sofa. popcom
m8k8r8. treats and sweets, DVD'S. tak&ivAyv(wchers. toys. and traft aclimtes. AJI itemg in the pack a
aimed at encouraging famly time and creating menKMi8s whenevw th8 famty tan be t(Wher. We hand
delÈver them to a famity when we visitthem forthe first time.
We have conltnued to deliver our Sliny Hampers 0fSUpk￿ prryed We have dalfvered regular hampers
c£￿Ining activity materk7ls to eaL* famty re9tst￿ed wlth our servtt aThJ have t>)nllnuing ¥￿th
Zoom se8s￿n$ for famlltes to take wt vi group acfv￿8S usirvJ materials. During this financial
year we have focused the aclivrtits arnl started to d8knr dilknnt packs to f￿n￿leS with older
chlldrenAeenagets to ensure al item¥ suilatde f￿ the famity ￿mng them. We have found this to
be an Invaluablewayof ke8p OurrA)rnmuntytLW￿r￿ffiKh ourfamlll6s have continued to h)ve receiving
and using.
We have launched a charity eBay sfw to beglll to (xeate another incx)me stream. We have found
volunteers who are doing a brilliant job of running Ihi5 servK*. arnl we are r￿1Vir￿j a steady stream of
dofiallons and sales to support the shop (￿rrenty.
We have attended several communty events. whic* have us to tske part in some communlty
Jndr8i8ing eduL*ing the put4ic and raisry wofib at￿ the w8 do.
We were able to run a factrtrpfa(x Cl¥IStn￿ pwty for som• ot (xtr famities in Del￿nber 2021. For
several of the families who attended. Ihks first time that tlw h&1 been able tr) meet a￿5 tslk to
otherfamllles who had 8 L*ikl or ywng pe￿ with L*ncer.
We have been at4e to bg3wI delibpry of our r￿tr￿fac% ￿ therapy seThice as well as re.intrcxJudng
f8¢￿ttrf￿ counseliNJ services for adults.
We have also been abk to run iknt haw Iwm aclmty arnj pèy day ftjr m yea￿1 Fi ran In February
half.temi 8nd was thoroughly enjo￿1 by ai altendaj.
As olher agendes such as the Teenage CancerTrust aThJ Youn9 LNes Vergjs Canw have begun vKJrking
fa￿ to face back in the hospital env1r0nTh￿nts. referrals lo our ctharity hwie re-*arted an¢J Ihis alongside
self.referrais has se6n the nwnb8r of families registwing 7htyth our servKe inwse to a totsl of 50 families.

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We have several of th8 ro(yY* In our premises: firsty, to meet the new ngods identified in our
Covid risk assessm6nt. especi81ty n the delivery of coungellkng and play therapy servts and the need to
provlde bigger Spa￿ wtth ventilati1￿ 2rKI. secJ)ndly, to t*ovKl8 a sepaate lhrffking area forthe eBay selling
team and adequate storage st£￿ wo are seknj.
We have sonE significant to cyjr volunlw taam and trustee board. We would I￿e to take the
opportuntty lo thank all outgoing volunteers trustees for the h*d w(yk and ded￿ti￿ they have shown
to the c*arity as wdl as recognising Ihe OTWINJ eThleavours oftyx ￿￿entte8rn.
Flnanclal Rwl
During tha year to 28 Febru￿ 2022. the charity hal total of£43.455. At the yeor end. the18vo1 of
roserves avalable the ch8riWs use (i.e. unrestrKtsd funds and not represen￿￿ by assets} was
£18,077. TO￿ operatwig chailable expen(￿lure was £22.849 giving an cwating surplus in th8 year of
£8,356.
Invest￿ & Pollcy
Our reservas p0S￿on.
Prnvlous
Year
% Increasè I
Docrease)
Year
Unrestrlcted Funds
Reserves)
Restricted l Designated Funds:
Unrestricted Fund:
Others
Endowment FurKJs
Tolal Funds
Ratio of Roservgs to Annual Operating
ndlture
12.
18,077
4,011
9,721
223%
31,037
0.79
13.732
126¥0
72%
The reserveg that ￿ have set asKle wovwje stabilty a￿1 the mearts for the devdopment of our
prindpal actsvity.
We intend to m8intsin our reserves * a levél whlch Is at laast equfvalgnt to three months of operating
expènges in order lo maintavi the nc¥mal opwalions of the Charity within that perKrfl.
The trustees re¥￿¥ the 8mount of reserves that are required to ensure that Ilw are adequate to fvlffl the
charivs ¢ontiThing obr￿#t￿Y￿ on a quartety basis at their bc4rd meeting.
Future Development
The charity igcontinuing to gr(rw 8nd expbre varwswajs of inc¥easing Tts seopeof servrces. The charlty 1$
still ex￿orfng fvrther measures to grow in mentsF5hip and ¢￿tinue lo devebp its membeys to make Irf
changing impact in soci8ty. We t)Mtinue lo work vAth the Coventy CopoperdtNe Development Agency.
Coventy City Councal and other ageniies and NHS departrnents. to develop further b)ng-tem plaTh% to
ensure our
rowth and sustainabÉl"
in all area*

Board of Trustee's Report
Tru$t¢es' Responsibllltlos
The trustees are responsible for prepariThJ the annual reptyl arxl the financial statements in accorda
with applicable law and Unilod lfjngdom Ger￿al￿ Accepted Accounting Practice.
Company law requires the Iruslees to finaTKyal statements for each finar￿181 year wh￿h give a
true and fair view of the state of affalrs of the charity and of the nel i￿)Me or expeThlitiJre of the charity
for the year. In weparing these finartial statements Ihe I￿￿tee$ are to:
Select suilable accwnling pdicies and then apply them consistenty"
Make judgments and estimates that are Trasonable and prudenL
State whether appliCa￿e accwnting stsndards have been followed. subject to any material
departures disdosed arKI exFlained in the financial statements.. ar¢d
Prepare the financial statements on the going-concEm basis unless it is inappropriate lo
presume that the clwity will oonlinue in bjs1￿$$.
Tha trustees are r8sp0nsi￿e for kee￿n9 proper ac£ounting that disdose wth reasonable
accuracy at any lime the financkql position of the th*ity and enable them lo ensure that the financial
slalements comply with Ihe Charities Act 2011. are also ￿￿nsit￿e for safeguarding the assets of
the charity and hence for tsking reascK*Ae steps fc¥ the prevenb'on ar￿ detectK)n of traud and oth
irregularities.
The appended financial statements have been pre￿red on the accnJals basis and have been examined
ty an independent examirw, whose report is also aP￿nded.
This report Was approved by the Board ofTrustees on 31.08.2022 and signgj on their behalf by:
Full Nane: Pad McGrc
Stgnature:
Posltlon:
Chair of T￿￿tee5
Dat•:
31.082022

Independent Examlnerfs Report
R•port to ts trusteesIn￿b￿ ofr. Slin8 A L￿ht Suppjrt Sep4
On aecounts for the year ended: 281h Few 2022
Charlty No..
11710
Respectlvo responslbnltles of trust•u and examlner
The charity's trustees are reSPon￿bIe for thg prBparal1c￿ ofthe The dwrity's trustee8 consKler that
an audrf( is not required for this year und8r sectw)n 144 of Ihe Charities Aca 2011 (the Charibeg Act) and that an
independent exarrunation is r*ed&J.
It is my resp)nsibttty to:
examin8 the a¢(xiunts under se(a*)n 145 of Ihe Charities A
to folhyi the procedwes laid dr￿n ￿ the w81 ￿le(A￿S gNen by the Charity Commission (under
section 14515Mb) of the Chartties Art). aTrJ
Basls of Independ¢nt ¢xamlnefs slatement
My ex8mlnatlon was ￿Tr[ed out kn a￿Kdance wlth general Directhns g￿en by the Charlty Commlsslon. An
examination indudes a revigw of the a¢￿untIng r8(Mls kgpt by the d￿lity and a t￿1pariSOn of the accounts
pr8s8nted with those records. Itatso indudes rJ)nsideratIc￿ ofary unusual It￿5 or dk%dosure5 in the accounts,
arKI seeking explanatrons from the thi￿tee$ C￿￿eMing any suth matters. The woc*dur8s undertaken do not
provtde all the eviden￿ that W￿J￿j be reqU[￿d In an aurfrt. and conswjenty no opinion is gNen as to whether
the accounts present a ￿ arml fairf vivw and the rep￿t is lkniled to those matters set Lmrt n the statement
below.
Indepondont examb￿r$ slatwn
In c4)nnecUon wlth my examination, no matter has ¢4Jrft to my attentrjn:
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which give me reasonth L*use to believe that n. any material respert the requirements:
to keep accountlng r8cc¥ds n aCCLYdance wilh section 130 of the Charities Arl
to Fwffjre accounts whth ec(fJTd with the aecoLmting records aThJ comply with the 8rxounting
requirements of Ihe Charitses Ad have not been or
to Wh￿h, in my opinion. attention shoukl be drawn in order to enatle a prcy undwstandir¥J of th
aco)unts to be reached.
(2)
lty￿rth & Co
Slgnad:
D*e: 21 SeFrtwnbw 2022
Name: Tobi Labecdan FCCA tr and on t*half of CUW & Co Limited
Rglgvant prof•sslonal quo1ifi¢aionls) or body (IF •ry): ACCA
Address: Synium House. ShalkTh*ford CourL rfo ￿96 Hlgh StreeL Henloy in Arden B95 5FY

Statement of Financial Position: Year Ended 28th February
2021
Ftsed Assot
Tarb3ibl6 assets
Total Fixed Amet
Current Assets
PrepayThents
Accrued IncrKne
Cash at bank and in hornl
Other Deblots
Total CuThent Assets
37217
22.647
37217
22.647
Crodttors: amounts falllng (kn within one y•¥
Other Creditors
other Current Uabliti&s
Total Credltows: amounts falllng due wlthkn ono
16.180)
(8,915)
Net curr•nt assets {Ilabllities)
31,037
13.732
Totsl ass•ts less Current liabllill•s
31.037
13,732
Cr8dit¢xs: amounts falllng due alt•r morn than
one year
Other Non-Curr8nt Llabllltles
Totsl cr￿lt(￿S. amounts falllng due after more
than one year
Tolal nol assots (Ilabiliti•s)
31,037
13,732
Capltsl and Rèsèrves
Restricted R8serves
General ReseNes
Surplus I IDeficit} for the year
Member$ Fund
12.960
9.721
4.011
4,441
5.280
13,732
31,037
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AGGounting Policies
Scop• and Baslg of the Flnanclal Statwne
The accounts have b*n pretored under the hiSt(W￿al cost LXM)veth afKI in accordano applKable
accounting standards aTrJ the Statement of RecA)m￿ded Practre kn￿nting and Rewling by Charitles
published in March 2005.
Incomo
R8V8nue Is recogntsed in the period in the Ch￿ is entitled to r￿1# once the anM)unt can be
measured 7Mth reasonable wlaty.
Expense8
Expenditure ￿ induded in the Statement crf Finan(aal AL#ivibes (SOFA) on an accruals basis and is recognised
at the potnl when a legal or oJnstruL*vti (knIKJatKan arises. The majority of fJ)sts are directy altri￿able to
SP8csfic activities. Where c4)sts cannot ￿ directy attrikxrted to ￿tiCUlar headirwJy have been allocated
to activities on a basis crA￿lstent ￿1h the use of resour￿.
Fix8d assets
Fixgj assels wth an individual purthase of £5(X) ry morp are ca￿￿￿ed aTrJ Stated at u)st18ss depreCIat￿n
which is provided at rates ￿kUla￿a to 7Nrite off the cost ofexh asset over Its exFeCted lrfe as follows:
Fixtures and ffttings
Equipment
Vehides
25% SL
25% SL
25% SL
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Notes
Income
2021
In¢omo
Donations and leg￿yeS
Total donatlons & legacies
31.205
31205
Ex￿ndItU￿$
2022
2021
Rablng Funds
Event costs
Premises
Utilities
Trav
Motoring & transwylthn
Insurance
Administralion
Advertslng
o￿TationS
Professional fees and servi
Finance Charges
Disposal of Assets
10.367
611
414
149
5.470
3.475
4.619
3.413
134
Totsl Colt of Gon•railng Funds
26,150
21,222
Tanglble assets
Proporty V0hId￿ EqulFmonl
Flxtures &
Flttlng8
Total
Cost
At 1st Marth 2021
Addition$
Disposals
Revaluation
At 28th Feb 2022
Depr•¢latlon
At 1st MarL* 2021
Charge for the year
Disposals
At 28th Feb 2022
Nol Book Valug
At 31st Mar 2021
At 28th Feb 2022
134
134
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