
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From:  01/07/2023  (Period start date)   To: 30/06/2024  (Period end date)** 

**Charity name: The Chris Aked Foundation** 

**Charity registration number: 1177914** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|We provide support to the children of<br>families dealing with cancer and other life<br>affecting illnesses, offering help through<br>physical and sporting activities, counselling<br>and memory-making days.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|<br>Funds are raised through fundraising events<br>(golf days, quiz nights, gala dinner etc.) and<br>are then spent on families for counselling,<br>memory making days, sporting activities,<br>theatre visits and other such activities.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|As a group the trustees are aware of the<br>Charity Commissions guidance on public<br>benefit and have to the best of our<br>knowledge operated within these guidelines.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 



## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|In the reporting year we have managed to<br>significantly increase the number of children<br>and families we have supported. This has<br>come from increased awareness of the<br>charity via social media, word of mouth<br>recommendations from families we have<br>previously supported and the building of<br>relationships with healthcare providers,<br>school and children's counsellors.<br>The support we have provided has allowed<br>families/children to:<br>● have memory making trips where<br>they can spend precious time<br>together and find a sense of<br>normality in what can be a stressful<br>time<br>● receive counselling to help them<br>understand and process the situation<br>they are currently in and the best<br>ways to navigate through an<br>incredibly difficult time|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|
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Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set 

|Investment performance|Para 1.41||
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## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of the year we are in a strong<br>financial position. This has come through<br>maintaining a good level of income through<br>donations/fundraising events to ensure we<br>can continue to provide support even in light<br>of increased demand for our services.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held to ensure that we can<br>continue to provide support even in the event<br>of circumstances that might make<br>fundraising harder|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|<br>£173,343.00|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|n/a|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|n/a|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|There are no concerns held regarding the<br>charity continuing to provide support.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Trust|
|<br>Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|No trustees were elected during the period.|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||





## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|The Chris Aked Foundation|
|---|---|
|<br>Other name the charity uses|n/a|
|<br>Registered charity number|1177914|
|Charity’s principal address|44 Blenheim Road<br>Orpington<br>Kent<br>BR6 9BH|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**<br>**Nam**<br>**e of**<br>**pers**<br>**on**<br>**(or**<br>**bod**<br>**y)**<br>**entit**<br>**led**<br>**to**<br>**app**<br>**oint**<br>**trust**<br>**ee**<br>**(if**<br>**any)**|
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||KirstyAked|Chair||
||Damian Magee|||
||Jemma Gosling|||
||Lauren Lawrence|||
||Matthew Johns|Treasurer||
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved 



**Director name n/a** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year n/a** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity|n/a|
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|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|n/a|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own assets|n/a|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

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

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 


**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Matthew Johns **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 28/4/25 

Kirsty Aked 




**Charity Name No (if any) Chris Aked Foundation 1177914 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a** 

|**For**|**the period**<br>**from**|Period start date<br>###|**To**|Period end date<br>###|
|---|---|---|---|---|



|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||
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|**A1 Receipts**<br>Voluntaryreceipts<br>**41,957**<br>Activities forgeneratingFunds(trading)<br>**7,098**<br>Charitable Activities<br>**34,047**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**83,102**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Sub total                              -**<br>**Total receipts                     83,102**<br>**A3 Payments**<br>Cost ofgeneratingvoluntaryreceipts<br>**532**<br>Fundraisingcost(tradingactivities)<br>**119**<br>Costs of charitable activities<br>**88,652**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Sub total                     89,303**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Sub total                               -**<br>**Total payments                     89,303**<br>**Net of receipts/(payments) -                     6,201**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**173,343**<br>**Cash funds this year end                   167,142**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**Sub total**(Gross income for AR)<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**to the nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**41,957**<br>**7,098**<br>**34,047**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**83,102**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**83,102**<br>**532**<br>**119**<br>**88,652**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**89,303**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**89,303**<br>**-                     6,201**<br>**-**<br>**173,343**<br>**167,142**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||**61,596**|
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||**-**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||**10,533**|
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||**-**|||**162,810**|
||**-**|||**173,343**|





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

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**|**Details**<br>Barclays Bank<br>Metro Bank<br>Paypal<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Total cash funds**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**107,433**<br>**58,170**<br>**1,539**<br>**167,142**<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees 

Signature 

Date of Print Name approval 



CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND MD WALES
Independent examinerfs report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trustsesl
membors of
Chris Aked Foundation
On accounts for the year
and•d
30 June 2024
Charity no
(If any)
1177914
Sot out on pagos
lry iApliAe p?.gp dil yhp.-"
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity {'the Trust.) for the year ended 3010612023.
Re8pon81bllltle8 and
ba$1$ of r•port
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
ac¢ounts in accordance wrth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
('the Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commi88ion
under section 145(5)(b) of the Ad.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have
examlnerf8 8tatemont Come to my att8nts.on in connection with the examination (other than that
disclosed bel￿") which gives Me cause to believe that in, any material
respect:
the accounting record8 were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Chartlies Act,. or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or
the accounts did not comply with the appli¢able requirements
conceming the fom and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the a¢￿Unts give a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no Concems arKI have come across no other matters In connection
with th8 examination to which attention should be drawn in this r8POrt in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
. Ple8se delete the words in the brackets rflh8y do not apply.
Signed:
Date".
27 April 2025
Name:
Paresh Samant
Relevant professional
qualifJcation(sl or body
(If any):
Address:
67 Flowersmead
IER
Oct 2018

Upper Tooting Park
LorKlon SW17 7SZ
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight material matters of concern
(see CC32, Independent examination of charty a¢¢ounts.' directions and
guidan￿ for examiners).
Glve here brfef detalls of
any items that the
examiner wlsheg to
disclosa.
IER
Oct 2018