EST 2017
DCF Trustees,
Annual Report
2022
MAKING A POSITIVE
DIFFERENCE

## Table of Contents 

## 01. 

Charity Details 

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## 02. 

Administrative Information and Management 

## 03-25. 

Summary of the Year 

## 25-31. 

Our Impact 

32-42. 

Financial Summary 

43-44. Thank you 

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Charity Name                 Duffus Cancer Foundation 

Trading Name                Duffus Community Foundation **Registration Number** 1173774 Postal Address               CVA, 82 London Road, Croydon CCR0 2TB Trustees                        Geoff Gostt (Chair) Brian Duffus (Acting CEO) Mark Hamilton (Treasurer) Rebecca Duffus Philip Dainton Matthew Stickley (Stepped down in June 2022) Candice McCausland (Stepped down in March 2022) 

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We make a positive difference to children & young people's wellbeing through groupwork and 121 activities. Our group programmes support young people to meet others and learn tools and techniques to boost wellbeing. We empower young people to share their ideas and shape 

provision around their interests and requirements. DCF also work in schools delivering our resilience programme that gives young people some of the tools needed to navigate life's challenges. 

## **Groups include:** 

Your Space youth group 

Dance Space - Ended in February Your Vision Media Project Right Track resilience programme Right Track Croydon School Programme 

(Anywhere there are underlined sections in this document, this is a clickable link.) 


## **V i s i t  o u r  w e b s i t e  b y  c l i c k i n g  h e r e !** 

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## ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION AND MANAGEMENT 

## Governing Document 

Duffus Cancer Foundation (DCF) is a charitable organisation which first met as a committee on 30th January 2017 and registered as a charity on 11th July 2017.  It is governed by its constitution as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. 

## Organisational Structure 

The Board of Trustees meets monthly and monitors financial performance and strategic planning.  The Youth Steering Group, which consists of young people (accessing/who have accessed our service) and young volunteers, meets quarterly. Other ad-hoc sub-committees are formed as required. 

## Staffing 

During this period, DCF continued to have four paid part-time youth workers working on the Croydon Right Track School Programme.  In addition to this, we had a part time Acting CEO leading on strategy and one staff member leading on communication across DCF. 

In our community programmes, we had five part-time youth workers and ten volunteers who supported with group sessions, marketing, events and social media. We had one person on a week-long work experience and we also paid for ad-hoc support from a film-maker. 

## Responsibilities 

The responsibilities for fulfilling objectives as a registered charity fall on the DCF Board of Trustees, as outlined above. 

## Staff/Volunteer Induction and Training 

All new staff and volunteers undertake the Induction and Training programme. Existing staff/volunteer training requirements are reviewed via Planning Meetings and 121s/Supervision sessions. 

Trustees are also encouraged to have any additional training as is relevant to their roles and requirements.  In 2022 we had two trustees step down. 

## Risk Management 

All major risks are identified and reviewed by Trustees on a monthly/bi-monthly basis.  During this process, systems and procedures are put in place to manage any risk. 

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## SUMMARY OF THE YEAR 

2022 saw DCF brandish a new look and new uniform following our logo being updated. 


The community Youth Workers wear black t-shirts & sweatshirts 



Our school's team wear purple T-shirts and our volunteers wear white T-shirts. 

You can check out our **team photoshoot here!** 

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## YOUR SPACE 


We delivered our flagship monthly Junior & Senior Your Space youth group sessions at Matthew's Yard. 

## **Watch here!** 

Each month the groups engaged in fun activities whilst learning new things that further enhance their knowledge on wellbeing and everyday life. 

In March, the Junior group sent positive messages to the children of Ukraine via an initiative setup by the National Youth Agency. 



Our senior group created a number of video podcasts and pro ~~motional videos on why they~~ enjoy Your Space. 

## **Take a look here!** 


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RIGHT TRACK SCHOOL PROGRAMME 


## **Watch here!** 


Over the year of 2022, we worked with 301 young people in a mixture of Croydon Primary and Secondary schools. 

We developed our sessions based on the needs of the students and included additional topics such as communication. 


81% of the pupils we worked with showed an improvement in their wellbeing following the 

programme. 100% fed back that they enjoyed the sessions and found them useful. 

In addition to the workshops, we worked with 15 young people providing a series of 121 befrienders, supporting them to better understand their emotions, target set and take steps to improve their wellbeing. 


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RIGHT TRACK COMMUNITY PROGRAMME 

In April and August we supported young people in the community through delivering our Right Track Refresher Programme which was delivered at Start Up Croydon. 



The programme provided an opportunity for young people who have already gone through the programme to have a refresher. The programme was also attended by new participants. 


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121  BEFRIENDER SESSIONS 

## **Watch here!** 


The team delivered 121 befriender sessions to a number of young people in Croydon. We particularly supported pupils from St Joseph's Primary School and Kenley Primary School. 

Support included bespoke sessions creating personalised intervention plans for each individual based on their needs and interests. 



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YOUR VISION MEDIA 

Some of our young people and youth volunteers were involved in creating two fantastic video projects. The first project involved creating a promotional video for the charity 'Kiwanis Club Croydon'. 

**Watch here!** 


The second project that the young people created and produced was one to help promote our 121 befriender offer. 

An additional video was also created as a gesture to say thank you to the Ecclesiastical Benefact Trust group, for a public donation we received that enabled us to buy work ~~mobile phones for our youth workers.~~ 

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SCHOOL HOLIDAY TRIPS 


2022 saw DCF provide eight activity trips during the school holidays from January to October. 

In January, we attended Hampton Court outdoor ice skating rink seen on the right. 


in February, the Junior and Senior groups attended London's most unique arcade /gaming lounge, 'The Heart of Gaming' on the left. 


We also had fun at the Oxygen Trampolining park in February, with a mixture of young people from our Junior and Senior groups seen on the right. 


In May the team took a group to Ludoquist board game café on the left. 

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## SCHOOL HOLIDAY TRIPS 



Our young people enjoyed a fabulous new experience at Go Ape adventure park in Battersea Park. A lot of our group members conquered their fears by taking part in high ropes activities. 


Continuing with new experiences, we took a group of Seniors to engage in Paddleboarding at the Surrey Hills Adventure Company Lagoon. 



To conclude the Summer holidays, DCF hosted a 'Park Day' event in Croydon and we provided a number of fun in the sun activities. On the right, we took a group to the Escape Rooms in October. 

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ONLINE WELLBEING CONTENT 


Our School Team also created videos in the Spring on topics such as positive affirmations, finding silver linings and positive outlets. These videos featured on Instagram & Facebook. 

In 2022 we created a number of wellbeing tip videos on YouTube & on Instagram. The video on the left was a tip video on mindful exercises which you can **watch here!** 



One of our work experience volunteers co-produced a tip video on 'Awe' which features on our YouTube channel.  You can **watch it here!** 

Another one of our volunteers created a video highlighting the importance of 'acts of kindness' which featured on our social media platforms. 

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ONLINE WELLBEING CONTENT 


September saw DCF start two new features on our social media platforms: ‘Tuesday News Day’ & Thursday Thoughts. 

Thursday Thoughts is a weekly tips segment provided by Rebecca Duffus which focused on a variety of wellbeing topics to help our service users. 

Brian Duffus' Tuesday News Day is a quick 90 second round up of DCF news and updates. Both segments were delivered for 4 weeks and they were well received. 

DCF also provided a monthly newsletter for the community, supporters and partners with general updates. 


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## WELLBEING PODCAST 

Students from The Quest Academy carried out a social action project to raise awareness of a local chosen charity. These pupils chose DCF and participated in a group debate alongside other classes. The students won the debate and donated £1000 to DCF as part of their First Give project. 


To say thank you, DCF supported the pupils from The Quest Academy to produce their own video podcast on positive wellbeing in December 2022. **You can view it here!** 


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## COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS 


In 2022 DCF attended Croydon ‘My Ends’ meetings as part of collaboration opportunities with partnership agencies . 


DCF completed an online interview with Equal Equity Impact Incubator as part of their YouTube podcast in partnership with the National Youth Agency. 

In the Autumn DCF were invited to a networking event in Lambeth by 'Young Black Shining Star & Juvenis.  This was a great opportunity to discuss the work being carried out in local boroughs. 



In September, acting CEO Brian Duffus, met with Croydon's Community Safety Councillor, Ola Kolade, to discuss DCF and community safety . 

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COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS 


In October, we were contacted by the social media platform ‘Black Things UK’ (BTUK). 

BTUK were keen to showcase the wellbeing work we do in the community so they shared information about us on their Instagram page on 19th October 

. 


Start Up Croydon continued to be a solid partner in providing us with work space. In November, our acting CEO was invited to speak as a panel member at Start Up's International Men's Day event. 


Matthew's Yard continued to be our home for community sessions every month and firm supporters of our Foundation. 

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COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS 


In the summer, two of our young people got to meet Strictly Come Dancing contestant and Kiss DJ, Tyler West, as a reward for their hard work creating media projects for DCF. 


In February, our young people supported Kiwanis Club Croydon by creating a promotional video for their charity. 


In October, our acting CEO met with Celestia, CEO of ‘Role Model Academy’, a service based in Leicester to discuss potential future collaboration. 

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OTHER PARTNERSHIPS 


We received a generous donation of £500 from Bibra, after they attended a cake sale and found out about the work we do. Generosity like this has helped us a great deal to produce trips and initiatives for young people. 

Cognus continued to support us as their Staff Charity of the Year for an extended period in 2022 due to the impact on Covid. 



They held a staff cake sale in May which raised over £200. In July Cognus held a staff raffle which raised £448. The support we received from Cognus in 2021 & 2022 has been truly valuable for our cause. 

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## FUNDRAISING & PROMOTIONAL EVENTS 


We received £500  via the Asda green token scheme through public voting. 


Woodcote High School raised over £500 for DCF as part of their Mufti Day fundraiser. 

The Quest Academy Year 8s chose DCF as their charity of choice through the First Give programme and won us £1000. 



Members of the public helped us to win £1000 in the Movement for Good awards. 

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FUNDRAISING & PROMOTIONAL EVENTS CONT. 


We received generous donations from supporters throughout the year through one off contributions or monthly direct debit payments. 

Supporters via the GivingLottery are another source of yearly donations, which all help DCF to make a positive difference. 



We are registered with Amazon Smile so that customers can generate free donations through this platform. 

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In June DCF, were invited to Westminster Abbey to attend a celebration which was thanksgiving organised by Ecclesiastical and the Benefact Group. Special guest of honour was Prince Charles. 

We were delighted to meet special guest Jay Blades (from the Repair Shop) who was a guest speaker at the event, as well as Karen Gibson, Conductor of the ‘Kingdom Choir’ 


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In May, DCF attended a special thanksgiving dinner facilitated by 'Walk for Peace' in honour of Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. This event was held in Morden Mosque which is Western Europe’s largest Mosque. 

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WORK EXPERIENCE 

This year we took on a work experience candidate for 5 days through 'Changing Education'. Our candidate, Alex, did an amazing job and contributed to creating two wellbeing videos on our YouTube channel and supporting our school's team and communications lead in delivering the service that we provide. 


Here are some comments from Alex: 

''I have really enjoyed the past week at DCF, it has all been a very new experience for me. I am able to walk away having learnt new skills.” 

“My favourite moment was when I joined the 121 session at Ecclesbourne Primary School as it was like nothing I had done before. It felt good walking away from something knowing that it may have helped someone.” 

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## ANNUAL TBC & 5TH BIRTHDAY 

On September 17th we held our annual TBC event (Tea, Biscuit or Cake) to celebrate the life of our Founder, Leroy Duffus, and raise awareness of the work DCF do. 



July marked our 5th anniversary as a charity. To mark the occasion members of the team came together to celebrate and reflect on our Founder’s creation. 

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## NEW FUNDING FOR LEADERSHIP ROLE 

## " 

At the end of 2022, DCF were grateful to hear we had secured funding from the National Lottery Community Fund. This funding will enable the Foundation to build on the development of the charity by having a permanent CEO in place for 2023. 


In December, following an application process, Duffus Community Foundation appointed Brian Duffus as the new CEO. 



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## **OUR IMPACT:** COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES 

Percentage of young people whose confidence has increased by 2 points or more on a 5 point scale 


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## **Feedback** 

**“ I T ’ S  A W A Y  F R O M  M Y  N O R M A L L I F E ,  S O M E T H I N G  D I F F E R E N T . I T ’ S  A  N I C E  B R E A K  -  I  H A V E  F U N . ”** 

**“ I  L E A R N  H O W  T O  S P E A K  W I T H D I F F E R E N T  P E O P L E .  I  W O U L D D E F I N I T E L Y  R E C O M M E N D  D C F  A S Y O U  C A N  M A K E  N E W  F R I E N D S  A N D L E A R N  A  L O T  M O R E  S T U F F . ”** 

**“ E V E N  I F  Y O U  D O N ’ T  W A N T  T O P A R T I C I P A T E  T H A T  M U C H  A T  T H E B E G I N N I N G ,  P E O P L E  H E L P  Y O U J O I N  I N  W I T H  E V E R Y O N E  E L S E . ”** 

**“ I T  H E L P S  M E  W I T H  S O C I A L I S I N G A S  B E F O R E  T H I S  W H E N  I T  C O M E S T O  F I R S T  M E E T I N G  P E O P L E ,  I L I T E R A L L Y  C O U L D N ’ T  G E T  M Y W O R D S  O U T . ”** 

## 100% 

using strategies discussed at least once a week 

Percentage of young people using wellbeing coping strategies following sessions. 

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T H E  I M P A C T  D C F  H A S M A D E  O N  M Y  D A U G H T E R 

## **CASE STUDY:** 

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My daughter was first introduced to DCF, through a school participation project called Right Track. 

She took part in all the sessions and thoroughly enjoyed taking part. She also extended how lovely, kind, and friendly the facilitators were. 

At the end of the project, she was really sad that they were coming to an end because she was having so many challenges fitting in at school and her self-esteem and confidence were very low. I could see that participating in the project was having a positive impact on her overall well-being. 

Thankfully, we made contact with Helen (communications lead) to partake in other activities DCF has to offer. I got in touch and Helen had an exuberant personality that I loved, and know that my daughter needs people like this in her life. 


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## CASE STUDY CONT. 

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My daughter has since taken part in the young person session every month and thoroughly looks forward to every session. When a new month comes in she would be excited because she knows that she will be going to DCF. Recently, she mentioned that it would be nice to have more than one session per month. She has participated in the outings being held by the team, which also helps her to make friends and have fun. 

Thanks to the DCF input, it’s evident to see my daughter has started growing in confidence through group participation/ outings. Her self-esteem has improved greatly. She can have funwhich has enhanced her mental health and well-being. 

Thank you to the team for making this all so possible. I hope in the future when the opportunity arises, she will be able to give back to the foundation. 

Continue to impart and impact young people's lives. We appreciate all that you do. 



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## OUR IMPACT: SCHOOL PROGRAMMES 

## 301 81% 

## 100% 

young people accessed our school programme 

showed improvement in their wellbeing 

reported that they enjoyed the sessions and found them useful 

W e l l b e i n g  i s  m e a s u r e d  u s i n g  t h e  a c c r e d i t e d  S t i r l i n g  W e l l b e i n g  S c a l e  o r  t h e W a r w i c k - E d i n b u r g h  M e n t a l  W e l l - b e i n g  S c a l e  ( W E M W ) . 

**A l l  o f  t h e  s t u d e n t s  e n j o y e d  i t  a n d e n g a g e d  w i t h  a l l  o f  t h e  a c t i v i t i e s . I  l i k e d  t h e  f a c i l i t a t o r s  a  l o t  a n d s o  d i d  t h e  s t u d e n t s ,  t h e y  r e a l l y m a d e  s u r e  t h a t  e v e r y b o d y  h a d  a c h a n c e  t o  g e t  i n v o l v e d  a n d  a l l w e r e  i n c l u d e d ,  a n d  t h e  c o u r s e w a s  p i t c h e d  w e l l  f o r  t h e i r  a g e g r o u p  a n d  e x p e r i e n c e s  t h e y m i g h t  b e  g o i n g  t h r o u g h .  T h e s t u d e n t s  l e a r n t  n e w  t h i n g s  t h a t t h e y  c o u l d  t a k e  a w a y  w i t h  t h e m s u c h  a s  p o s i t i v e  s e l f - t a l k  a n d  h o w t o  m e d i t a t e  -  M r  E d w a r d s  ( H e a d o f  Y e a r  8 ,  W o o d c o t e  H i g h  S c h o o l )** 

**W h a t  I  l i k e d  a b o u t  t h e  s e s s i o n w a s  t h e  r e l a t i o n s h i p s  b u i l t  w i t h s t u d e n t s .  M o s t  p u p i l s  e n g a g e d r e a l l y  w e l l  a n d  h a v e  t a l k e d p o s i t i v e l y  a b o u t  t h e i r e x p e r i e n c e s  w i t h  m e m b e r s  o f s t a f f  -  S a m  G o s l i n g  ( H e a d  o f  Y e a r 8 ,  C o o m b e  W o o d  S c h o o l )** 

**" I ' M   H A P P I E R  T H A N  I  W A S B E F O R E  J U S T  S I T T I N G  A R O U N D D O I N G  N O T H I N G .   I  E N J O Y E D  T H E I N T E R A C T I O N . "** 

**W h a t  a  s e s s i o n !  T h e  c h i l d r e n  e n j o y e d i t  s o  m u c h  a n d  a r e  s o  e x c i t e d  f o r  i t t o  c o n t i n u e  n e x t  w e e k .  W e  e v e n  h a d s o m e  t e a r s  f r o m  s o m e  c h i l d r e n  w h o a r e n ' t  g o i n g  o n  t h i s  r o u n d ,  b u t  w i l l f o r  t h e  n e x t  r o u n d  -  a n d  w h o  w e r e  s o d e s p e r a t e  t o  a t t e n d  t o d a y !  A  h u g e t h a n k  y o u  t o  y o u r  t e a m  w h o w e r e  f i z z i n g  w i t h  e n t h u s i a s m  a n d  h a d i n s t a n t  c o n n e c t i o n s  w i t h  t h e c h i l d r e n . "  -  B e n e d i c t  A c a d e m y ( F e l i c i t y  G i l m o r e  -  H e a d  o f  S c h o o l )** 

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## OUR IMPACT CONT. 

## **School Programme Befriender Sessions:** 

15 

young people accessed our befriender sessions 

## 100% 

rated the sessions 4 or 5 out of 5 

**I t  h e l p e d  m e  t h i n k  h o w  I  c o u l d e x p r e s s  m y  f e e l i n g s . - M  ( y o u n g  p e r s o n )** 

**I t ' s  n i c e  t o  t a l k  a b o u t h o w  I  f e e l . - L  ( y o u n g  p e r s o n )** 

**I t  h a s  m a d e  t h e m  h a p p i e r , a n d  t h i n k  a b o u t  t h i n g s  m o r e c l e a r l y  i n  a n n o y i n g s i t u a t i o n s ,  g i v i n g  t h e m t e c h n i q u e s  t o  m a n a g e d i f f i c u l t  s i t u a t i o n s .  - B e n e d i c t  A c a d e m y  ( C h a n t e C l a r k e  -  C l a s s  T e a c h e r )** 

**I t  h e l p e d  m e  t h i n k  o f  w a y s t o  d e a l  w i t h  t h i n g s  s o  I  d o n ' t g e t  i n  t r o u b l e .  A l s o ,  t h i n g s t h a t  h e l p  m e  c a l m  d o w n . - J  ( y o u n g  p e r s o n )** 



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## **CASE STUDY:** ST JOSEPH'S 

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S t  J o s e p h ’ s  h a v e  w e l c o m e d  t h e  i n v o l v e m e n t  o f  t h e D u f f u s  C o m m u n i t y  F o u n d a t i o n  o v e r  t h e  p a s t  f e w y e a r s .  T h e  Y o u t h  w o r k e r s  h a v e  a l w a y s  b e e n  v e r y e n t h u s i a s t i c  i n  t h e  d e l i v e r y  o f  T h e  R i g h t  T r a c k W o r k s h o p s  a n d  p r o v i d e d  o u r  c h i l d r e n  i n  K e y  S t a g e 2  w i t h  a  s p a c e  t o  l e a r n  a n d  e x p l o r e  t h e i r w e l l b e i n g .  T h e y  h a v e  a l s o  b e e n  a b l e  t o  d e l i v e r  1 - 2 - 1  s e s s i o n s  w i t h  m a n y  o f  o u r  s t u d e n t s  w h i c h  h a s h a d  a  l o n g - l a s t i n g  p o s i t i v e  i m p a c t  o n  m a n y . O u r  c h i l d r e n  h a v e  t h o r o u g h l y  e n j o y e d  w o r k i n g w i t h  D C F  a n d  l o o k  f o r w a r d  t o  s e e i n g  t h e  Y o u t h w o r k e r s  a r o u n d  t h e  s c h o o l .  T h e  W e l l b e i n g a s s e m b l y  t h a t  t h e  F o u n d a t i o n  p r e p a r e d  a n d d e l i v e r e d  f o r  u s  g a v e  t h e  w h o l e  o f  K e y  S t a g e  2  t h e c h a n c e  t o  e x p e r i e n c e  t h e i r  i n f e c t i o u s  a n d p a s s i o n a t e  m e s s a g e  a n d  w a s  t h e  s u b j e c t  o f  m u c h d i s c u s s i o n  i n  t h e  f o l l o w i n g  d a y s . 

T o  g i v e  a  f e w  e x a m p l e s  o f  t h e  i m p a c t  t h a t  D u f f u s h a s  h a d  o n  S t  J o s e p h ’ s ,  h e r e  i s  a  s n a p s h o t  o f  4 c h i l d r e n  w h o  h a v e  h a d  t h e  p l e a s u r e  t o  w o r k  w i t h t h e  Y o u t h  W o r k e r s . 

. i n  U p p e r  K e y  S t a g e  2  h a s  h a d  2  o f  t h e  1 - 2 - 1  s e s s i o n s i n  t h e  l a s t  1 2  m o n t h s .  I  r e f e r r e d  h e r  t h e  f i r s t  t i m e  a n d s h e  r e q u e s t e d  a  s e c o n d  s e s s i o n  t h e  f o l l o w i n g  t e r m .  S t a f f c o m m e n t e d  t h a t  s h e  c a m e  b a c k  f r o m  t h e  s e s s i o n s s m i l i n g  a n d  s h e  w a s  h a p p y .  S h e  w a s  a b l e  t o  f o c u s  b e t t e r i n  t h e  c l a s s r o o m  a n d  w a s  m o r e  o p e n  i n  s p e a k i n g  t o a d u l t s  a r o u n d  t h e  s c h o o l  a n d  i d e n t i f i e d  2  a d u l t s  i n p a r t i c u l a r  w h o  s h e  f e l t  s h e  c o u l d  s p e a k  t o  i f  s h e  w a s f e e l i n g  a n x i o u s  o r  o v e r w h e l m e d .  S i n c e  t h e n  s h e  h a s b e c o m e  v e r y  e m p a t h e t i c  t o  o t h e r  c h i l d r e n  a n d  i s  a l w a y s r e a d y  t o  h e l p  t h e m  i f  t h e y  a r e  u p s e t  o r  h u r t .  S h e  h a s b e c o m e  m o r e  m a t u r e  i n  h e r  a t t i t u d e  t o w a r d s  h e r l e a r n i n g  a n d  i n  h o w  s h e  s p e a k s  t o  t h o s e  a r o u n d  h e r . " M u m  w a s  h a p p y  w i t h  t h e  s e s s i o n s **3 0** 



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B      i n  L o w e r  K e y  S t a g e  2  h a s  b e e n  t o  o n e  o f  t h e 1 - 2 - 1  s e s s i o n s .  H e  w a s  a p p r e h e n s i v e  a t  f i r s t  b u t r e a l l y  e n j o y e d  t h e  s e s s i o n  a n d  s p o k e  a b o u t  h o w b r i l l i a n t  N i c h o l a s  w a s  f o r  a  l o n g  t i m e .  T h e  s e s s i o n h e l p e d  h i m  t o  b e  a b l e  t o  f o c u s  o n  b e i n g  p o s i t i v e a n d  h o w  t o  l o o k  a f t e r  h i s  o w n  w e l l b e i n g .  T h i s  h a d a  p o s i t i v e  i m p a c t  o n  h i s  b e h a v i o u r  f o r  s e v e r a l w e e k s .  M u m  w a s  r e a l l y  h a p p y  w i t h  t h e  i m p a c t  i t h a d  o n  h i m . 

C      i n  L o w e r  K e y  S t a g e  2  t o o k  p a r t  i n  T h e  R i g h t T r a c k  P r o g r a m m e .  S h e  e n j o y e d  t h e  s e s s i o n s  a n d p a r t i c u l a r l y  f o c u s s e d  o n  w h a t  s h e  c o u l d  d o  t o  h e l p h e r  w e l l b e i n g .  A s  a  c h i l d  w i t h  a  l o t  o f  a n x i e t i e s t h i s  w a s  p a r t i c u l a r l y  i m p o r t a n t  f o r  h e r .  T h i s  r a n a l o n g s i d e  t h e  E L S A  p r o g r a m m e  i n  s c h o o l  w h i c h a l s o  h e l p e d  t o  g i v e  h e r  m o r e  s u p p o r t  i n  c o p i n g w i t h  h e r  e m o t i o n a l  n e e d s .  T h e  i m p a c t  w a s  v e r y p o s i t i v e  a n d  s e t  h e  o n  t h e  p a t h  o f  b e c o m i n g  m o r e r e s i l i e n t  a n d  o p e n  t o  s p e a k  t o  a d u l t s  a b o u t  h e r f e e l i n g s  b e f o r e  g e t t i n g  t o  t h e  p o i n t  o f  m e l t d o w n . M u m  w a s  a b l e  t o  c o n t i n u e  t o  u s e  t h e  s t r a t e g i e s  a t h o m e  t h a t  s h e  h a d  b e e n  s h o w n . 

D       i n  U p p e r  K e y  S t a g e  2  h a s  b e e n  t o  o n e  o f  t h e 1 - 2 - 1  s e s s i o n s .  S h e  h a d  b e e n  h a v i n g  p r o b l e m s m a k i n g  t h e  r i g h t  c h o i c e s  a n d  a t  t i m e s  h e r b e h a v i o u r  a n d  a t t i t u d e  t o  h e r  l e a r n i n g  h a d b e c o m e  c h a l l e n g i n g .  S h e  w a s  h a p p y  t o  g o  t o  t h e s e s s i o n  a s  h e r  f r i e n d  h a d  b e e n  p r e v i o u s l y  a n d  s a i d t h a t  s h e  l i k e  g o i n g .  D  s a i d  t h a t  i t  w a s  a  p o s i t i v e e x p e r i e n c e  a n d  s h e  l i k e d  t h e  f a c t  t h a t  s h e  c o u l d s p e a k  t o  s o m e o n e  w h o  d i d n ’ t  k n o w  a n y t h i n g  a b o u t h e r  a n d  w o u l d  n o t  ‘ j u d g e ’  h e r .  T h i s  g a v e  h e r  m o r e o f  a  p o s i t i v e  o u t l o o k  o n  l i f e . 

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## FINANCIAL SUMMARY 

|**INCOME**|**2022**|**2021**|
|---|---|---|
|Donations|5,547|7,771|
|Grants|500|20,284|
|Charitable activities|37,749|33,309|
|**TOTAL**|**43,796**|**61,364**|
|**EXPENDITURE**|**2022**|**2021**|
|Charitable activities|71,278|61,262|
|Support costs|4,443|2,531|
|Fundraising activities|154|-|
|**TOTAL**|**75,875**|**63,793**|
|**NET INCOME/**<br>**(EXPENDITURE)**|**(32,079)**|**(2,429)**|



The year ending 31st December 2022 showed a net expenditure of (£32,079). Our total income was £43,796 compared with expenditure of £75,875. Net funds for the charity now stand at £20,742. 

**D C F  |   T R U S T E E S '  A N N U A L  R E P O R T  2 0 2 2** 

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## FINANCIAL SUMMARY 

## **Income** 

Income was via funding sources including fundraising events and donations from supporters and organisations. General donations were down 29% from £7.8k to £5.4k, to address this issue the Charity is looking for alternative funding sources to help increase this in future years. Furthermore, charitable grants were also down in the year by 98%, from £20.3k to £0.5k. This is due to a number of long term grants finishing in the year, including those from BBC Children in Need and The National 

Lottery Community Fund (TNLCF). However the Charity has been working on a number of new grant applications, one from TNLCF which will start in 2023 and is for a further 5 years. The Charity continues to operate its 3-year contract 

supporting wellbeing in schools in the Croydon borough, income from this increased in the year by 13% from £33.3k to £37.7k. This is due to Croydon Council being in a position where they could return the funding to the full agreed level. Further details are shown in the annual accounts. 

## **Expenditure** 

Expenditure in the accounts is grouped under fundraising activities and charitable activities, however most of the fundraising work continues to be completed by Trustees without incurring expenses.  Other expenses have risen year on year, this is primarily due to salary costs which were up 27% from £45.3k to £57.7k. This is due to an increased role for the Communications Lead and due to having a full year of the part time CEO role. Beyond this, costs have been tightly controlled in the year with most costs falling year on year. Additionally, there was a one off return of funds of £3.9k which was due to underspend on a project because of the pandemic. 

## **Net movement in funds** 

The Charity’s net funds have decreased from £52,821 in 2021 to £20,742 in 2022. Of these funds £6.8k are restricted and £13.9k are unrestricted (2021; £37.5k restricted, £15.3k unrestricted). This fall in funds, despite being significant, was entirely expected. Through the pandemic the Charity was unable to deliver its services in the normal way, which resulted in a build up of funds. When they were able to operate in a normal way the Charity went back to delivering the services in a normal way and utilised the funds available. The Trustees are mindful that they need to build reserves to ensure consistency of service delivery through the current challenging macroeconomic environment. Details in the movements of restricted funds are detailed in the annual accounts. 

**D C F  |   T R U S T E E S '  A N N U A L  R E P O R T  2 0 2 2** 

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FINANCIAL SUMMARY
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
I report to the trustees on my examination of the finandal statements of Ouffu5 Cancer Foundation (the
charity) for the yeor ended 31 December 2022.
Responslbllltles and ￿51$ of report
As the tIU5tees of the charity you are responsible for the preparatio)n of the fin•n(i•l statements in
accordance with the requirements of the tharltles kl 2011 (the 2011 Act).
I report In respect of my examlnatlon of the thart¢￿S ftnanclal Statements carrbed out under xctlon 145 of
the 2011 Art. In carryln8 Out my examlnation I have followed all the appllcable Dlrertions 8iven by the
Charily Commlsslon under sertion 145{5){bl of the 2011 Act.
Independent examlnerfs statement
I have Cofnpleted my examlnatlon. I conflrni that no matters have come to rny ittentlon In connection with
the exarnlnation 8ivin8 me cause to believe that in any material respect:
accountlng records were not kept In respert of the charlty as requlred by Section 130 of the 2011
Act; or
the flnancl•l statements do not accord wlth those records; or
the financial statements do not complywiih the •pplicable requirementsconcemln8 the form and
content of account5 set oui In the Chaiilie5 (Accounts and Reports) Re8ulations 2LX)8 other than
any requlrement that the accounts 8lve a true and falr view whlth Is not • matter consldered ¥s
part of an Independent examlnatlon.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matlers In connecthon wlih the examlnatlon to whlch
attentlon should be drawn in this report in Ofdef to enable a proper understandlng of ihe financlal
statements to be reached.
Name:
Fuad Huwln
Ssai
Relevant quallfkatlons: BA Mana8ement of 8usineu inforniatlon. PG Dlp In computer sdence. Dlpboma In
Accountln8 and Bwness
Address:
2 mo(￿ Cknse. Mitchlm, Swrey. CR4 IBW
DCF I TRUSTEES. ANNUAL AEPOAT 2022

STATEMENTOF
FI NANCIAL ACTIVITIES
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
For the year ended 31 Oecembei 2022 (Inco￿OratIn8 an income and expenditure account)
Note
General
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total funds
2022
Total Funds
2021
Income from:
Donatlons and subscrlptlons
Charitable arti¥ities
5,$47
6.047
37,749
28,055
33,309
37,749
Tot•1
5.547
38.249
43.796
61,364
Expendfture on..
Ra15ing funds
Charitable actlvltles
154
5.738
154
75.721
69.983
63.793
Tol•l
5.892
75.875
63,793
Not Income I IExpendltur•)
Transfer between funds
13451
131,7341
1,028
130.7061
{32,079)
12,4291
11,028)
(1.373
Net movement In funds
132.079)
12,4291
ReconcSllatk•n ol funds
Total fund brought forward
15,324
37.497
52.821
55,250
Total fund carrled forward
13.951
6,791
20,742
52,821
No corporation tax was payable by the Group or Charfrty for the year ended 31 December 202212021: £nlll.
All of the above results are derlved from continuing activities. There were no other recognlsed galns or
losses other than those Stated above. Movements In funds are dlsclosed In note 8 to the flnanclal
statements. The notes later in this report form part of these financial statements.
DCF I TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT 2022

BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEEr
A5 at 31 December 2022
Note Total fvnds
2022
Total Funds
2021
Flxed assets
Tan8lble flxed assets
723
Current a55¢ts
Cash at bank and In hand
22,(ffj8
54.020
Current Ilabllltles
Creditors: amounts fallin8 due withkn l year
2,130
1,922
Net current assets
19,958
52,098
Net assets
20.742
52,821
Funds of the tharlly
Restiicted Income funds
6,791
37,497
Unrestrlcled funds
13,951
15,324
Total fund carried forward
20.742
52,821
Approved by the board of Trustees on 12 June 2023
Geoff Gostt-chalmian
Mark Hamllton- TreaSU￿r
DCF I TRUSTEES. ANNUAL AEPOAT 2022

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
l. Accountin8 policles
Basls of accountln8
These accounts havo prepar￿ undor 11$t￿l¢al cost conventlon ￿ Items recognl8ad at ￿$t
tranMction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant ncrte(s} to these accounts, The accounts have
been prepared in a¢xordance with the Staternert of ReC(￿mended Prxtte Accwnting and Rep)rtirYJ
by Chants'es Fryaring ts*ir accounts w) accordance with the FIn￿ela1 Reporting Standard applicable In
Ihe UK and Republic of Irelarnl IFRS 1021 18s￿d 18 July 2014 ar#J wilh the Charrtie8 Act 2011. Thè
chaity con81itute• a pubk b•Mfft entlty a8 d•fined ty FRS 102.
Golng concern
At the hme of approving the finorKial statements. trustees have a reasona1￿e expetAatiw that tt
charrty has adequate resources to con11rn￿ In opefatK)nal exislenGe for I￿Seeable future. On this
basil the truitee• cortinue to adoFI the going corKem basi8 ol accountiTVJ h weparing the financial
8tatement8.
R•eognltlon of Incorn•
Tl*$8 gre inclLMJed ￿ th• Statement ol Financial ActivIt￿ (SOFA) wh￿.
t￿ tharrty becomes entrtied to the resour￿8.
it Is more likely than r￿1 that the tru8toe8 ltrill recei￿ the ruourc6•:
t￿ m(x￿l8ry Val￿ can be rMa8wed *ith sufficient reliats'lty.
Off•¢tilng
There ha$ been no offsetting ol assets and Il•bllltk¥•. or i￿orn• wld •xperA•s. unlem r•qulred or
permrtted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 101
Grants and don•tlon•
Grants and donation$ are Mly indwl•d In th• SCFA whan the pmral i￿oM8 reco9nition crltwia we met
(5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP).
cOntr•ctu￿ Ineom• ind prform•nc• rnl*t•d grnnts
This is ￿tY included in the SOFA 0￿* the chwty ha8 wowdod rol•ted fpods or •ervice8 or mot the
perfomiance related cOrK[rt￿n$.
Volunteer help
The value of any voI￿ry help re(*v•J • rnt #KI￿￿ed In the acc(￿￿• tArt in the trustees.
annual rewt.
Liabillty rgcognlllon
Llabilrties are rKogniged where it is m(Ye lknly thon not that there IJ o legal or construdprn 01￿194110n
ccthmrttiry the chanty to Poy rel￿￿$ #rMI the *n(xJnt of thè Ob1watK￿ can t* ma8￿red
r•asonaL48 certainty
DCF I TRUSTEES. ANNUAL AEPOAT 2022

No material item of deferr•J income has been vmluded in t1￿ accounls.
Credttorn
The charity has credrtor8 v4hl¢h m8alw￿l at settknnènt amounts1è8s any trade discounts.
Tanglble fixed assets for use by the charlty
These are capilalssed il they can be used lor more than on8 year and cost at least £250. They are valued
at cost less of any deWec1at￿n arKI any Impairment lo8ses. Derxeaation is provided at rates cal￿1aled
to wnte off iJ)e cost less estimated resKlual value of each asset over its ex4*cied us•lul Ilfe, as fOl￿W*.
Offl¢e eg￿&￿nent
33.3% per annum on a straight I6￿ ba81s
2. Incom•
Analy$ls ol In￿rne
General
Fund5
RestrKted
Funds
Total funds
2022
Total Funds
2021
Incorne frorn donatlons
Donations and gifts
Grant5 provlded by other charitles
Totsl
S.547
5,547
5CM)
7,771
20,284
5,547
6,047
28,055
Income from charltable artlvltles
Croydon Council khools Project
Total
37,749
37,749
33,309
37,749
37,749
33,309
Total Income
5.547
38,249
43,7%
61,364
All Incan• In lh• fv y•ar wa8 unre8triGt•d.
DCF I TRUSTEES. ANNUAL AEPOAT 2022

3. Exp•ns••
General
Funds
Restrlcted
Fund5
Total funds
2022
Total Funds
2021
Expendlture on rnlsln8 fund
Advertising and marketing
154
Expendlturt on tharltable acllvllles:
Irect
Advertising and marketin8 costs
Depreciation
Insurance costs
I,ioi
429
236
1.270
I,ioi
429
236
1,270
296
2,295
429
236
ITC cosls
Prlntln& postage, and stationary costs
Professlonal and consultancy cost5
Project costs
Re8ulatory and compliance costs
Rent
Staff costs
Return of fvnds
3,402
652
8.729
13
i￿?
55.875
3.911
55.875
3,911
45,142
ort costs
Advertislng and marketln8 COSIS
Insurance costs
ITC costs
Printin& posla8e and statlonary costs
Professional and consuliancy costs
Other costs
Rent
Staff costs
15
15
172
21
382
143
1,030
1.221
1,221
970
970
420
1.806
420
618
165
1.806
Total
4,443
71,278
75,721
63,793
Total expendlturn
4.597
71,278
75,875
63,793
£2,531 of expenrfrture In the yew was attrltArtable to uryestricted funds and £61.262 was attributable to
re8trlcted funds.
DCF I TRUSTEES. ANNUAL AEPOAT 2022

4. Pald •fflployM•
The average wmtw of emp40y￿S •nd ful time wuiv•bent duriNJ tho yeor was 89 folhy4A:
2022
2021
Employed staff
Casual workers
io
Full tlme equlvalent staff
Total remuneratlon was:
Wa8es and salaries (£1
S7.581
44.137
No •mployee• received •rnp1o￿ b•n•fiti {exclthliw •mpl¢)y•r ￿111]n coth) for the rewtiTrJ prfod of
More than £eo,(K)O.
S. Tanglbl• fix•d **••t•
Offlce
equipment
Cost •t 31 Deumber 2021
Additlons
1.286
490
1.776
At 31 December 2022
Oepredltlon and lrnpalrnient •t
31 December 2021
Depreciatlon charged in the year
At 31 December 2022
563
429
992
C•rrylw amount
At 31 Decernber 2022
At 31 December 2021
723
DCF I TRUSTEES. ANNUAL AEPOAT 2022

Creditors and a¢¢rualg
2022
2021
Taxation and soclal securlty
2.130
1,922
7. Ca•h at b•nk and In hand
2022
2021
Cash at bank
Petty cash
22,088
53,897
123
54,020
22.088
8. Mov•m•nt In fun
The Income funds of the charity include reslrlded funds ¢Mipri•irKJ th• folltr•h¥ un•xpond•d bAlanc••
of donations and grants held on trust for speofic purpose•".
Balance
lJan21
Incon)e
Expenditure
Transfer
between
lunds
Balance
31 Dec 21
Restrlrted funds
Croydon Coundl-
Comrnunlty
BBC Child￿n in Need
818 Lot¢ery- Youth
Conference
CO-OP
Croydon Councll-
Schools
Children in Neod-
Booster
i lottery- Mana8ers
Fund
Local GMr* Fund
818 Lottery- CÉO
1,094
5.479
5.511
32
3.911
3,911
2,472
3,428
956
ii.
37,749
1,069
40
13,179
6.441
4,563
iio
45
45
Total
37.497
38.249
69.983
1,028
6.791
DCF I TRUSTEES. ANNUAL AEPOAT 2022

An amtsjnt of £3.911 was retumed to the By Lottery in relatM￿ to the Y¢xAh lundiry. Th5
was Tr)I spent due to impad (rf COVID.
9. Tr•n•action• with Trustees and relat•d parllès
Trustofj r•munorallon and benefits
During the year the Trustees approved one of the Tntstees laklrMJ on a pald role YAthln tho tharlty as a
$lralegic lead role for the charty on 8 part time basis.
Other than the above polnt none ol the other tnntees have been pakl ony r￿)UreratiOn or re￿Ned ary
other ￿nerrtS fr(Jn an employmenl with tl* chanty or a related enlrty.
Tru•ttt•' •xp•ns•s
No Imstee expenses have been paid in the yw (2021- nl).
DCF I TRUSTEES. ANNUAL AEPOAT 2022

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DCF, c/o CVA, 82 London Road, Croydon, CR0 2TB 

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We are so grateful to our staff, volunteers and trustees who work tirelessly to continue our Founder Leroy's legacy and improve young people's wellbeing. 

We would also like to thank the organisations who support us, enabling us to make a positive difference to more young people's lives: 








Twist  Media 

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Kiwanis of Croydon 

- Bibra Toxicology advice &  Consulting Fiona from St Joseph’s Primary School Woodcote High School 

- Quest Academy 

- Ecclesiastical and the Benefact Group 

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- Walk For Peace 

- Mark Krycki, Victor Films 

Saffron & Start Up Croydon Team Leoni, Saif & team, Matthew's Yard Tyler West 

Kiss FM 

- Black Things UK 

- Equal Equity Impact Incubator National Youth Agency 

- Amanda Star 

- Jenni Steele 

Surrey Hills Adventure Park 

Go Ape Battersea Ludoquist Anthony Pearse Olivia Twardowski Kitan Ogunfeibo 


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