Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 01/04/2024 To 02/04/2025 Charity name: Crescent Kids Charity registration number: 1173388 Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | Summary of Objectives: 1. Providing support, advice, education and information about sickle cell and thalassaemia. 2. Providing information and raising awareness to gradually decrease the number of children born with sickle cell and thalassaemia. 3. Providing grants and funds towards studies to advance health and find a cure for Sickle Cell and thalassaemia. |
| 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 | During the period from 1 April 2024 to 2 April 2025, Crescent Kids played a key role in supporting a national research project in collaboration with UCL medical students and the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. The project, commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, focused on understanding the health and education outcomes of children living with sickle cell disease across the UK. As part of this work, we led engagement with families and young people through focus groups held in London, Birmingham, and Manchester. This activity represented a significant portion of our efforts during the year, enabling us to gather valuable |
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|lived-experience insights to inform|
|the research and contribute to|
|improving outcomes for affected|
|children.|
|Statement confirming|Para 1.18|The trustees have ensured that|
|whether the trustees have|
|Crescent Kids’ work, including its|
|had regard to the guidance|
|issued by the Charity|support for research and|
|Commission on public|engagement with families of|
|benefit|children living with sickle cell|
|disease, is aligned with its|
|charitable objectives and provides|
|clear, tangible benefits to the|
|public. The trustees remain|
|committed to ensuring that all|
|activities contribute positively to|
|improving awareness, support,|
|and outcomes for affected|
|children and their families.|
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|
|Policy on social investment|Para 1.38|
|including program related|
|investment|
|Contribution made by|Para 1.38|
|volunteers|
|Other|
|Achievements and Performance|
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Achievements and Performance
| 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 | During the year, Crescent Kids made significant progress in strengthening both its direct support to families and its contribution to wider systemic change. A key achievement was our involvement in a national research project exploring the health and education outcomes of children living with sickle cell disease, where we successfully engaged families across London, Birmingham, and Manchester to share their lived experiences. This work has helped ensure that the voices of affected children and their families are represented in research that will inform future policy and service improvements. Alongside this, we continued to provide practical and emotional support to families, helping them better navigate hospital care and daily life with a chronic condition. Collectively, our work has contributed to raising awareness of sickle cell disease, influencing more inclusive and informed approaches within healthcare and education, and ultimately working towards improved outcomes and quality of life for children and their families. |
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| Achievements against | Para 1.41 |
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| objectives set | |
| Performance of fundraising | Para 1.41 |
| activities against objectives | |
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|Investment performance|Para 1.41|
|against objectives|
|Other|
|Financial Review|
|Statement explaining the|Para 1.22|The trustees have established a|
|policy for holding reserves|
|reserves policy to ensure the|
|stating why they are held|
|financial stability and continuity of|
|Crescent Kids’ activities. A level|
|of reserves is maintained to cover|
|essential operating costs in the|
|event that donations or funding|
|are temporarily reduced or|
|delayed. This approach enables|
|the charity to continue supporting|
|its initiatives and beneficiaries in|
|the short term without disruption.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£2,992.00|
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Financial Review
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|The charity’s principal|Para 1.47|
|sources of funds (including|
|any fundraising)|
|Investment policy and|Para 1.46|
|objectives including any|
|social investment policy|
|adopted|
|A description of the principal|Para 1.46|
|risks facing the charity|
|Other|
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Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity’s trusts:
| Type of governing document | Para 1.25 | CIO Constitution | |
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| How is the charity | Para 1.25 | CIO | |
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| association, CIO) | |||
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| Policies and procedures | Para 1.51 | ||
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| and training of trustees | |||
| The charity’s organisational | Para 1.51 | ||
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| network with which the | |||
| charity works | |||
| Relationship with any related | Para 1.51 | ||
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| Other | |||
| Reference and Administrative details | |||
| Charity name | Crescent Kids | ||
| Other name the charity uses | N/A | ||
| Registered charity number | 1173388 | ||
| Charity’s principal address | 8/12 Camden High Street, London, NW1 0JH |
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 (if any)
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Professor Alastair Mary Akinbiyi Tamsin Hunt Funmi Vanessa Ullam
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Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Funmi V Ullam Full name(s) Funmi V Ullam Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Trustee/Secretary Date 21.3.26
| Crescent Kids | Crescent Kids | Crescent Kids | Crescent Kids | Crescent Kids | 1173388 | 1173388 | ||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | ||||||||
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1/4/24 | To | 2/4/25 | |||||
| Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds |
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| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||
| Donation - Hairs CJ&DE | 5,000 | - | - | 5,000 | ||||
| Donation - Aprons C Feeney | 200 | - | - | 200 | ||||
| Donation - Manning | 100 | - | - | 100 | ||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total_(Gross income for AR) _ | 5,300 |
- | - | 5,300 | ||||
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~——_—~~ |
~~——_—~~ | ~~———~~ | ~~———~~ | ~~———~~ | ~~———~~ | ~~———~~ | ~~———~~ | ~~———~~ |
| ~~——_—~~ | - 0 ~~——_—~~ |
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| Sub total ~~——_—~~ |
Sub total - 0 ~~——_—~~ |
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| ~~——_—~~ | ~~——_—~~ | ~~———~~ | ~~———~~ | ~~———~~ | ~~———~~ | ~~———~~ | 5,300 ~~———~~ |
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| Total receipts ~~——_—~~ |
5,300 ~~——_—~~ |
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| A3 Payments | ||||||||
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| Rent - 8/12 Camden High Street | 1,200 | - | - | 1,200 | ||||
| Electricity - 8/12 Camden High Street | 318 | - | - | 318 | ||||
| Focus Groups - CARES | 300 | - | - | 300 | ||||
| Volunteers | 170 | - | - | 170 | ||||
| Printing | 120 | - | - | 120 | ||||
| Social Media | 200 | - | - | 200 | ||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | 2,308 |
- | - | 2,308 | ||||
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| A4 Asset and investment purchases,(see table) ~~———~~ |
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| ~~———~~ | - 0 ~~———~~ |
~~———~~ | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||
| ~~———~~ | - 0 ~~———~~ |
~~———~~ | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||
| Sub total ~~———~~ |
- 0 ~~———~~ |
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| Totalpayments ~~———~~ |
2,308 ~~———~~ |
~~———~~ | - 0 | - 0 | 2,308 | |||
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| Net of receipts/(payments) ~~===>~~ |
2,992 ~~===>~~ |
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~~===>~~ | 2,992 ~~===>~~ |
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| A5 Transfers between funds ~~===>~~ |
- 0 ~~===>~~ |
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| A6 Cash funds lastyear end ~~===>~~ |
- 0 ~~===>~~ |
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| Cash funds thisyear end ~~===>~~ |
2,992 ~~===>~~ |
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Details Unrestricted funds Restricted funds ~~a~~ ~~ee~~ |
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| B1 Cash funds ~~ |
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~~ | ~~ | ~~ | 2,992 ~~ |
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| Total cash funds | 2,992 | - | ||||||
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature |
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| ~~Funmi Vanessa Ullam~~ | Funmi Vanessa Ullam | |||||||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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CC16a Last year to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - 0 - - - - Endowment funds to nearest £ - -
CCXX R3 accounts (SS)
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- OK Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional)
Date of approval
21.3.26
CCXX R4 accounts (SS)
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