2024-12-31-accounts - Red Trouser Day

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 Jan 2024 31 Dec 2024

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Red Trouser Day

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1171208 Charity's principal address 44b St Johns Villas London, N19 3EG Postcode N19 3EG ~~——~~	Registered charity number (if any) 1171208 Charity's principal address 44b St Johns Villas London, N19 3EG Postcode N19 3EG ~~——~~	Registered charity number (if any) 1171208 Charity's principal address 44b St Johns Villas London, N19 3EG Postcode N19 3EG ~~——~~	Registered charity number (if any) 1171208 Charity's principal address 44b St Johns Villas London, N19 3EG Postcode N19 3EG ~~——~~
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity	Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity	Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
		Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
1		Paul Finch Chair
2		Julia George Head of Strategic Relationships
3		Tim Bradley Head of Charitable Operations & Communications Governance
4		Stefan Fafinski Head of Legal
5		Kevin Longhurst Head of Fund Fundraising Logistics
6		Bruce Richards Head of Finance Appointed 15/02/2024	RTD Trustee Board
8		Martin Wright Fundraising Appointed 24/11/2024	RTD Trustee Board
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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 ~~So~~

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser	Name	Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Not applicable

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) A CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION WHOSE ONLY How the charity is constituted VOTING MEMBERS ARE THE CHARITY TRUSTEES (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by the board of Trustees Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Youmay chooseto include
additional information, where
relevant, about:
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works;
relationship with any related
parties;
trustees’ consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.

The charitable activities are restricted to fund raising, awareness and fun
events through voluntary supporters and members of the Red Trouser Day
Community.
Applications for funds are made via a sub committee referred to as CHOPS
(Charitable Operations) who vet the application and then make a
recommendation to the board of trustees.
Any fund awards made are monitored by the CHOPS team to report back
progress for dissemination to the friends, supporters, donors and event
holders.
Red Trouser Day has a successful close relationship with the Royal Marsden
Cancer Charity where in exchange for promotional support and the use of
the Royal Marsden name, we agreed to pay a % of funds raised to them. Any
monies paid are held on account dedicated to the Colorectal Cancer unit,
where the research scientists make applications to Red Trouser Day CHOPS
team for use of the funds. Any such funding requests are also subject to
approval by the board of Red Trouser Day Trustees to ensure the monies are
used for the purpose they have been raised.
The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity is not the sole beneficiary of Red Trouser
Day (other activities are as set out in Section C below)
We have developed policies to cover:
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Event risk management
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Charity risk management
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Conflicts of interest
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Complaints
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Website terms and conditions repayments andgoods

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Privacy of data
- Fund Raising Standards - Safeguarding Policy
Tainted Donations Policy
- Investment Policy
Anti-Bribery
- Acceptable IT Use Policy - Serious Incident Policy

There are no direct major risks outside of event management. Each event carries the scrutiny of a Trustee and where relevant a risk management plan if the event is in the public domain or could give rise to any public liability issues.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)	The objects of Red Trouser Day are (unchanged since inception): The preservation and protection of good health and relief of sickness in the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer for the public benefit by: (a) Increasing awareness of colorectal cancer and its symptoms across the population in the UK; (b) Funding leading diagnostic and treatment research into colorectal cancer, where there is a shortfall in other funding sources, or where pioneering research cannot be funded by other sources, and publishing the useful results of that research in order to: (i) Increase the level of early diagnosis and early treatment; (ii) Improve treatment outcomes (iii) Improve the experience of patients, families and friends, reducing their anxiety, helping them feel in control with increased hope, from diagnosis,through treatment andpost treatment.
	During 2024, Red Trouser Day organised and supported a number of in- person events with the focus of raising awareness, raising funds for research and helping those that are patients or loved ones have some fun whilst they contend with their diagnosis. The main concept behind Red Trouser Day is an events infrastructure to allow patients and their close family members to feel positive about the health pathway they are enduring. It allows patients to connect with other likeminded people who have successfully recovered from the disease. This works, with individual events like Geoff’s Golf Day, Paul’s Curry Night, and Julia’s Tate Modern Art Walk. Other Ambassadors hold events in memory or honour of a loved one. Every event promotes awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer and encourages people to be vigilant in their own health review. We often have clinicians speaking at our events, sharing the latest news in research development and what they are hoping to achieve. We start each year with a Campaign Launch event where we invite Research Clinicians to present their progress on projects we have supported. This is replicated at an end of season Donor “thank you event” and where appropriate at a large fundraisingevent. This

Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)

The objects of Red Trouser Day are (unchanged since inception):
The preservation and protection of good health and relief of sickness in
the diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer for the public benefit
by:
(a) Increasing awareness of colorectal cancer and its symptoms across
the population in the UK;
(b) Funding leading diagnostic and treatment research into colorectal
cancer, where there is a shortfall in other funding sources, or where
pioneering research cannot be funded by other sources, and publishing
the useful results of that research in order to:
(i) Increase the level of early diagnosis and early treatment;
(ii) Improve treatment outcomes
(iii) Improve the experience of patients, families and friends, reducing
their anxiety, helping them feel in control with increased hope, from
diagnosis,through treatment andpost treatment.

During 2024, Red Trouser Day organised and supported a number of in-
person events with the focus of raising awareness, raising funds for
research and helping those that are patients or loved ones have some
fun whilst they contend with their diagnosis.
The main concept behind Red Trouser Day is an events infrastructure
to allow patients and their close family members to feel positive about
the health pathway they are enduring. It allows patients to connect with
other likeminded people who have successfully recovered from the
disease. This works, with individual events like Geoff’s Golf Day, Paul’s
Curry Night, and Julia’s Tate Modern Art Walk. Other Ambassadors hold
events in memory or honour of a loved one.
Every event promotes awareness of the symptoms of bowel cancer and
encourages people to be vigilant in their own health review. We often
have clinicians speaking at our events, sharing the latest news in
research development and what they are hoping to achieve.
We start each year with a Campaign Launch event where we invite
Research Clinicians to present their progress on projects we have
supported. This is replicated at an end of season Donor “thank you
event” and where appropriate at a large fundraisingevent. This

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connectivity between Patients, Supporters & Clinicians is fairly unique for a small charity and one highly valued by the Donors. It allows people to properly understand where their funds are being spent and what difference is making. It is also valued by clinicians, who often need to include patient feedback in their research proposals.

Projects funded during 2024 for the public benefit (a full summary report on each project is available on request) but in summary active projects are:

Research Projects:

During 2023 RTD adopted a project being run by Professor Fernando Bello at Imperial College looking at creating Haptic (touch) based training aids to improve primary care diagnostics. RTD helped this project by providing funds to develop a prototype and put the team in an improved position to solicit the major funding they need. A project team was formed to make a bid to the UKRI (UK Research & Innovation) funds for £2.5m. A company called Bid Partners volunteered their time to help, and a bid was made. Whilst the initial bid was unsuccessful, the team are investigating other sources of funds. The main objective here is to improve the diagnostics capability of primary care clinicians and thereby reduce the load on secondary care. RTD still believes this project is strong enough to be viewed as strategic.
Earlier in the year we heard from the team that are running another seeded project called mASCARA, the first international registry for a rare form of Anal Cancer. As a direct result of RTD seed funding they had secured a further £250k to continue to collect the valuable data required in the treatment of Anal Cancer with HPF virus which is particularly a problem for women. Based on the data provided by the Registry, the team has now developed a screening and treatment clinic for this condition.
The Genetic Determinants of Radio-resistance in Rectal Cancer, a research project looking at why some patients benefit from radio therapy and others don’t. This project has continued, and we are now awaiting to hear about some progress.
The Charity launched a new Bursary Competition in partnership with the Penguins Against Cancer (another cancer fundraising charity) where we created the Simon Bunting Award of £10,000, (£5,000 each). This project received 3 very strong applications and made its first award to one of them in March 2025. We are expecting an update on this research in March 2026, so more next time.
C-Prio; This project is a collaboration between the company C- Prio and the East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust (ESNEFT). The project aims to prove, using a large number of

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cases, that an AI analysis tool will “enhance the accuracy and efficiency of colorectal biopsy analysis, potentially eliminating delays and improving early diagnosis and treatment.” Work and testing continue. Some trustees are also providing voluntary business experience to help the project along.

Andromeda Project: The aims of the project are to demonstrate that a new approach which adapts radiation dose with the help of MRI integrated radiotherapy can improve response rates and organ preservation.
In addition to these research projects, RTD has provided patient advocacy for two other projects:
Project Mercury 3, Imaging to Strategise a Patient Personalised Care Programme (Professor Gina Brown Imperial College)
Project Robin, looking at the knowledge gap on how patients react to radiotherapy.

Red Trouser Day would like to thank all clinicians for their ongoing support to the RTD cause. It is a perfect self-fulfilling community.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

New Vision

We envisage a world without Colorectal Cancer as a life threatening and mutilating disease

Who are we?

An independent community of patients, volunteers & clinicians improving outcomes through education & research into the prevention, early diagnosis and cure of colorectal cancer

Key Goals

90-95% of all funds raised (excluding event costs) go to sponsor research and awareness

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.
Clinical research for prevention and earlier diagnosis
Advocacy and patient advocates in support of our research objectives
A self-sustaining community of patients, supporters, clinicians and researchers.

Funding Sponsorship policy and process

Red Trouser Day’s Charitable Operations Committee (CHOPS):

Runs a funding strategy process that continually looks for what, how and who to fund in order to deliver an annual funding plan that provides the right balance of projects to meet RTD’s objectives.
Operates a transparent process for receiving applications for funding, and initiating, monitoring and reporting on projects selected, reflecting this in RTD’s annual financial budget and reporting, and ensuring that supporters and donors are kept up to date with progress.
Red Trouser Day has a formal agreement with the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity where in exchange for the use of their name at an event we commit 60% of net proceeds of that event in support of their research (projects are agreed jointly).

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

During 2024, our in person events brought much joy and fun especially for those (i.e. patients, friends and members of family) who have been touched by this disease. Highlights include the regular annual flagship event a Golf & Ramble Day in Surrey, where a similar event was launched in Suffolk in May. A new annual Music event was held in Burnham Village near Slough. A round up of key fund raising events:

 2024 Campaign Launch with Clinician Presentations (sponsored by Cushman & Wakefield)  The Annual Golf & Ramble Day at Farleigh Golf Club  A Suffolk Golf & Ramble Day at Seckford Hall  A Historical Art Tour (Tate Modern)  A Hidden Gardens Pimm’s Party in Suffolk  A music event in Slough  Tour of Oxford Colleges

A major highlight for the founders was a surprise recognition on the BBC One Show where two supporters had applied to Alex Jones to have their achievements recognised in the “Big Thank You”. The surprise happened during the annual curry event at the Sitara restaurant in North London and an amazing time was had by all. The surprise also included a visit by two Saracens rugby players and the BBC camaras. The event was shown on BBC 1 in August 2024.

In total Red Trouser Day income for 2024 was £45,469 during the year from voluntary ambassadors who have developed a passion for the work that the charity delivers. With deductions of:  £6,534 (direct event costs)  Therefore Gross Margin net of event costs £38,935 Our operating expenses came in at £2,788 delivering a return of just below 93%, i.e., 93% of the net funds raised (after event costs) are going towards seed funding groundbreaking research.

This is an improvement on the target of 80% the Board has set each year.

During the year, Red Trouser Day made a donations of £16,200, which included a £10k donation to the Royal Marsden. The total amount donated to sponsor Royal Marsden research projects over the last 8 years is now in excess of £185,000.

The board of trustees of Red Trouser Day thank all Ambassadors and volunteers, supporters, donors and clinicians who help make the charity a success. It requires the efforts of many people from a whole range of backgrounds.

We would also like to thank the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity for their support and enthusiasm towards our activities.

Section E Financial review

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Brief statement of the

We only retain sufficient reserves to support the following year’s fund raising activities and their promotion.

charity’s policy on reserves

Undistributed monies are held until the CHOPS team have found and approved any awards for projects that meet the charity objectives.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Not applicable

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Our principal sources of funds are from events and donations. Our strategy is to encourage individuals to run events at work, in the privacy of their own homes or an invite only public event. Any open events are monitored by a Trustee. We are keen on events that promote awareness of Bowel Cancer whilst having fun.

The only expenditure is in support of these events e.g. Meals, Advertising, Golf Green Fees, Auction Prizes, Goods (T-Shirts etc), Banking & Service Charges & Legal Fees. The breakdown is now presented on our website www.redtrouserday.com

It is our policy to run the charity on a voluntary basis so as not to incur any management or employee costs .

The Charity is supported by a Board of Trustees who are all company directors and senior professionals in their own field. The charity has a structured approach to governance and assesses all risks accordingly.

Section F Other optional information

Red Trouser Day was set up as a fund raising and awareness vehicle to help research for earlier diagnosis, support those suffering and create a fun environment for those on a life threatening patient journey.

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

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Full name(s) Paul Finch

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chairman etc) Date 23/09/2025

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Red Trouser Day 1171208 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perlod from 0110112024 3111212024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to the nearest to the nearest £ to tho nr•s1 £ to tho n8ar8$t £ to tho noar8st£ A1 Receipts Donations and Fundrdi5ing Gift Aid Receipt5 Sales Intest Received 45.064 45,064 27.107 1,394 1.159 405 405 Sub total (Gmss income for AR) 45.469 45,469 29,662 A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). Sub total Total receipts 45,469 45,469 29,662 A3Pa ments Donation Purchases Fundraising expen5e5 Subscription5 Computer expenses Printing. postage and stationery Professional fees Advertising and promotion Financ8 charges Insuranc8 Sundries 16.200 18,200 15.000 2,057 4,316 216 909 15 685 423 228 96 6,534 1,075 1,075 685 408 524 96 408 524 96 Sub total 2S,522 25.522 23.945 A4 Asset and investmant urchases. see table Sub total Total payments 25.522 25,522 23,945 Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year ond Cash funds this year end 19.947 19,947 5,717 20,498 20,498 40,445 14,781 20,498 CCXX R1 acco¢Jnts (SSI 2311012025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to nearest £ Restricted funds to nearest £ Endowment funds to nearest £ Categories Details B1 Cash funds Bank Account 6,038 SawNJs Account 34,407 Total cash funds law balarteswith 1par¥I payTherts a¢$1) Unrestricted funds to nearest £ Restricted funds to nreSt £ Endowment funds to nearest £ Details Fund to which asset belon Details Cost loptlonall Current valug o tional B3 Investment assets Fund to whlch assot lon Current valve tlonal Details Cost loptionall B4 Assets retained for the charitys own use Fund to whlch relates Amount due tlonal Whèn duè o tional Details B5 Liabilities Signed by one or trustees on behalf of all the trustees Date of roval ignature Print Name Paul Finch 2310912025 CCXX R2 accounts (SSI 2311012025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of RED TROUSER DAY On accounts for the year gndod 31" DECEMBER 2024 Charity no (if any) 1171208 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of th8 accounts of the above charity ("the Trust ) for the year end6d 31112 12024 Responsibilities and As th8 charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordanGe 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 seGtion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under s8Ction 145(5)(b) of th8 Act. I have completed my examination. l Gonfirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not aocord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no GOnmS and have come across no other matters in connection with Ihe examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the aGGounts to be reached. Please d8lets the words in th8 brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 2310912025 Name: Clive Robert Purdy Relevant profassional qualification{s) or body {if any): Chartered Accountant Address.. Bellefield House, 104 New London Road Chelmsford Essex CM2 ORG Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independ8nt examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). IER October 2018

Give here brlef detalls of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. NONE IER October 2018