2023-03-31-accounts - Flynne's Barn

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1 April 2022 31 March 2023

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name FLYNNE’S BARN

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1177897

Charity's principal address Thorneythwaite Farm

Borrowdale Keswick Postcode CA12 5XQ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Anne Darlington	Chair
Louise Andrews		As of 03/10/2022
Katherine Bonner
Richard McKerrow
Laura Walter		As of 03/10/2022
Claire Wormsley

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Katherine Bonner, Robin Ewart-Biggs (co-founders and coordinators)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)

Constitution

How the charity is constituted[Charitable Incorporated Organisation ]

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(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Every trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to 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.

Section C Objectives and activities

To promote and protect the physical and mental health of children and Summary of the objects of the young people up to the age of 25 diagnosed and living with cancer and charity set out in its other life-changing illnesses by providing therapeutic residentials and governing document counselling services. We offer creative workshops, outward bound activities, emotional support and practical advice. Nothing in this constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the CIO for the purposes which are not charitable in accordance with [section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005] and [section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008].

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)

This is the fifth reporting year for Flynne’s Barn. It has been our first full
year of operation unaffected by Covid-19 restrictions. We have been able
to scale our activities by providing residentials, including our first
independent Flynne’s Barn group visit, as well as family visits and
Partnership Stays (as outlined in section D). Off the back of our first
independent group residential we formed and have established our first
Online Community Group, to maintain connectedness and provide
continued access to peer support for young people. We have continued
to develop the Counselling and Family Support project initiated in
2019/20. Specific activities are listed in Section D.
The charity aims to support children and young people living with cancer
and other life-changing illnesses, and their families, by providing
residential visits, creative and outward-bound activities, and emotional
and psychosocial support. This advances health, relieves distress, and
aims to build resilience and wellbeing.

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Flynne’s Barn proposes to meet the needs of beneficiaries by providing services and facilities through which young people living with cancer and other potentially life-changing illnesses can:

a. Meet with others going through similar experiences and receive peer support in a welcoming and nurturing environment, which is safe and secure.
b. Engage in a range of activities that will help them to get away from the stresses associated with illness and treatment, and to build resilience, confidence, teamwork, positive relationships and hope for the future [improved wellbeing], through:
a creative hub, where young people will be free to explore a range of art, craft and musical materials [peer to peer, expressive activities]
specialist-led workshops [skill-based interventions]
outward-bound activities: e.g. abseiling, archery, canoeing, hill-walking [physical and emotional well-being]
o connection with nature and the environment [physical and emotional well-being].
c. Maintain as sense of community and connectedness and access peer support through our Online Community Groups.
d. Engage in professional counselling and family support.

Flynne’s Barn trustees ‘have regard’ to the Commission's public benefit guidance ‘when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant’.

‘Having regard’ to its public benefit guidance means charity trustees should be able to show that:

they are aware of the guidance
they have taken it into account when making a decision to which the guidance is relevant
if they have decided to depart from the guidance, they have good reasons for doing so

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Flynne’s Barn was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 11[th] April 2018. This is the fifth Trustees’ Report.

Trustees :

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

We have retained a core group of founder trustees, and have recruited two additional trustees, both of whom have highly relevant experience in cancer support in the NHS and the third sector.

Strategy 2022-2023

to carry out our first independent group residential visits;
to continue networking with national and local organisations working with young people living with cancer;
to expand the Counselling and Family Support service.

Visits and networking

It has been a key year in the development of the charity as we welcomed our first independent Flynne’s Barn group residential and continued to establish connections with other organisations. This has been the first operational year unaffected by Covid-19 lockdowns or restrictions.

We provided 13 residentials, supporting a total of 97 beneficiaries. Three of those visits were Partnership Stays, with Teenage Cancer Trust, Spread a Smile and CancerCare. Nine were a combination of family, friendship and couple stays; and we were delighted to organise our first Flynne’s Barn group stay. The Flynne’s Barn Group Stay took place in October, welcoming four 18–25-year-olds. We received positive feedback from our visitors who have subsequently formed our first Online Community Group. This entails an online meeting over Zoom every three weeks to maintain connections and provide continued access to peer support for visitors. We plan on offering this service to all visitors who attend a Flynne’s Barn Group Stay.

Over the course of these first residential stays we have continued to strengthen our relationships with local Lake District allies and friends of Flynne’s Barn, including activity providers.

Counselling and family support project

With the onset of the pandemic and subsequent cancellation of our pilot group visits in 2020, the momentum Flynne’s Barn had been gathering was put on hold. We had therefore decided to set up an online and telephone counselling and support service for young people and their families in 2021. As part of this, we linked up with a number of Cumbria, North West and national organisations, including Cumbria Youth Alliance, CancerCare, Trekstock and the Teenage Cancer Trust team in Greater Manchester.

During the 2021/22 period we recruited two sessional youth counsellors and have taken referrals from the treatment centres we are linked into. Sessions have been taking place via Zoom or telephone. Some of those using the service have registered for residentials, and, similarly, attendance at residentials can be a pathway to the counselling service. Both services aim to break down the isolation that can be associated with a cancer diagnosis and are seen as distinct but complementary sources

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

of support for young people following a cancer diagnosis. The work our counsellors have continued to carry out through 2022/23 is invaluable and much needed to support young people not only with the stress of a cancer diagnosis but also with anxieties that have been compounded by the pandemic. For 2022/23, referrals (33) and sessions delivered (225) have doubled compared to 2021/22. The project was fully funded for 2022/23 thanks to much-appreciated grants from the National Lottery Community Fund.

Fundraising:

There have been a range of imaginative fundraising endeavours. Activities and events throughout the year have raised over £8,000; including food evenings, two music events that we have named Barnfest, and sponsored runs, to name a few.

As mentioned earlier, the National Lottery Community Fund provided a grant covering the Counselling and Family Support project. The E.C. Graham and Robert Gavron Trusts have also contributed valuable grants towards our work.

We also have a number of core regular donors who contribute monthly. We are very grateful to all who make regular contributions and who think of unique ways of raising funds for Flynne’s Barn.

Summary

This 2022/23 period has been successful, with the implementation of plans and ideas developed prior to and during the pandemic. It is positive to see the vision brought to life over the full course of a year. Flynne’s Barn support has established itself and evolved throughout this period – we are excited to how our services will continue to develop.

Section E Financial review

The trustees will consider the level of reserves that is prudent for Brief statement of the Flynne’s Barn to have when agreeing the annual budget. Consideration charity’s policy on reserves will be given to future strategy, potential redundancy liabilities, and any other significant factors that should be taken into account were Flynne’s Barn to close or move to new premises. The specific reserves policy including any designation of reserves for specific purposes will be agreed by trustees on an annual basis.

Details of any funds materially Non-applicable in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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Principle source of funding during this period: individual donations

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.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Anne Darlington Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair of Trustees etc)

Date 18/09/2023

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	Charity Name Flynne's Barn	Charity Name Flynne's Barn	Charity Name Flynne's Barn	No (if any) 1177897
	For the period from	Period start date 01.04.2022	To	Period end date 31.03.2023

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Other 111 Bank interest 500 Donation 19,428 Fundraisingactivity 7,604 Fundraisingevents 635 Grants 3,050 Partnershipresidential fees 806 - 32,134 - - Sub total - Total receipts 32,134 A3 Payments Charityadministration 2,546 Counselling 1,397 Residential 9,083 Service development 544 Staffing 16,475 - - - - Sub total 30,045 - - Sub total - Total payments 30,045 Net of receipts/(payments) 2,089 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 83,786 Cash funds this year end 85,875 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ *Sub total*(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)	to the nearest £ - - - - - 14,369 - - 14,369 - - - 14,369 154 10,493 1,505 113 - - - - - 12,265 - - - 12,265 2,104 - 5,806 7,910 Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £ 111 500 19,428 7,604 635 17,419 806 - 46,503 - - - 46,503 2,700 11,890 10,588 657 16,475 - - - - 42,310 - - - 42,310 4,193 - 89,592 93,785	Last year to the nearest £
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		- - - - - - - - - -	2,700	3,258
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	2,104	- - - -	4,193	45,174
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	5,806		89,592	44,328
	7,910		93,785	89,502

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Details Current account Deposit account Details Details Details Details Signature *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ 14,343 7,910 71,532 - - - 85,875 7,910 OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Anne Darlington Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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			Date of approval
		Anne Darlington	21.07.2023

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustee members of rLYThThkn s 31 On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any) IIEq7 Set out on pagos I report to the trustees on my examinalton of the accounts of the abjve charltyllhe Trusf'l for the year ènded 3 1 103 1 Responsibilitles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("Ihe Acl.). I report in respect of my examination of the TrLFSt's aecounts carried tyjt under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity CcKnmission under section 145{5llbl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attenlM)n (other than that disclosed below ") in connection with the examination whTch gives me cause to beiieve that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with sectK)n 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord WFth the accounting records I have no concems and havè come across no other matters in conneclion with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. . Plgase delete the words in the brackets ffjthey do not apply. Date: Independent examlnevs stat•ment Signed: Name". Relevant professional qualifi&2tionls} or body (If any): Address: ILL P(4Q IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the exafniner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charty accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018