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

## **From 01/04//2020  Period start date   To   31/03/2021   Period end date** 

**Charity name:  Rayaan Brown Foundation** 

## **Charity registration number: 1178360** 

## **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|**Our purpose is to relieve the needs of**<br>**children suffering from childhood**<br>**cancers and histiocytosis and support**<br>**parents/carers of these children through**<br>**the provision of gifts and activities to**<br>**enhance their physical, emotional and**<br>**psychological health, ease suffering and**<br>**provide comfort.**<br>**We also raise awareness about**<br>**childhood cancer, in particular**<br>**histiocytosis, and provide support and**<br>**information to families.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**We have continued to focus on helping**<br>**the local children’s cancer ward at**<br>**Leicester Royal Infirmary assisting play**<br>**specialists by arranging toy donations**<br>**for the hospital play rooms.**<br>**We have also been in discussions about**<br>**the creation of a therapeutic toy idea for**<br>**children on the ward to aid emotional**<br>**wellbeing and relieve pain and anxiety.**<br>**Our bespoke gift donations have been**<br>**delivered to children with cancer and**<br>**histiocytosis once a nomination is**<br>**received by their parent or carer. This**<br>**has proven to be most successful in**<br>**providing comfort during treatment.**<br>**We have continued to raise awareness**<br>**by sharing our personal story about**|





|||**histiocytosis and created leaflets and**<br>**charity fundraising packs which will be**<br>**used to distribute to fundraisers and**<br>**businesses to gain further support and**<br>**awareness.**<br>**We also have continued to work on our**<br>**social media presence and had success**<br>**via facebook donations online.**<br>**Our gift boxes to help the parents**<br>**staying on the ward with their child,**<br>**containing items of comfort and**<br>**essentials was trialed at the LRI also**<br>**and we await feedback for these in order**<br>**to move forward in providing further gift**<br>**boxes in future.**|
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|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|**All the trustees have reviewed the**<br>**guidance, and this has been considered**<br>**when planning the charity’s work for the**<br>**year ahead.**|



**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||
|---|---|---|
|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|**We have been able to reach many**<br>**families throughout the UK via our**<br>**unique gifting schemes for children with**<br>**cancer and histiocystosis and we are**<br>**very pleased with the feedback received**<br>**from these families regarding how much**<br>**it helped their child.**<br>**Our Box of Comfort was also launched**<br>**to help parents staying on the hospital**<br>**ward at LRI and these were also well**<br>**received in helping parents to cope**<br>**during the stressful time. We await**<br>**feedback on these to plan ahead for**<br>**further boxes to be made.**<br>**Our continued links with the play**<br>**specialists at Leicester Royal Infirmary**<br>**has widened our reach also to help**<br>**children on the ward and also to plan**<br>**ahead in the production of therapeutic**<br>**toys to help in their management during**<br>**invasive procedures and prolonged time**<br>**spent in hospital. This is something very**<br>**valuable and an area in which we feel we**<br>**can bring some great initiatives.**<br>**We have donated hundreds of toys to**<br>**the childrens cancer ward and liase**<br>**regularly with the play specialists to see**<br>**how we can help. These toys have all**<br>**been essential in ensuring the children**<br>**stay positive and emotionally well, and**<br>**have been a great resource in the**<br>**hospital play rooms.  We are looking to**<br>**link with further childrens charities**<br>**including helping the play team at**<br>**Addenbrookes hospital.**|





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

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|**We had planned a large scale**<br>**fundraising event in September 2020 but**<br>**this had to be cancelled due to the**<br>**Covid 19 lockdown limiting our**<br>**fundraising achievements this year.  We**<br>**instead had to rely on regular giving and**<br>**online donations/fundraising.**|
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
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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|**Our principal fundraising this year has**<br>**been through online platforms due to**<br>**limitations in holding face to face events**<br>**during the lockdown.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We have a reserves policy in place to**<br>**cover day to day running costs, admin**<br>**and website as well as enough to be**<br>**able to provide our wellbeing gifts and**<br>**toy donations to the cancer ward as**<br>**needed annually.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|<br>**£1000**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**-**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**No concerns**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Our main source of fundraising has**<br>**been through individual fundraisers and**<br>**regular giving via PayPal.**|
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|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|**We have been limited this year due to**<br>**the Covid pandemic meaning**<br>**cancellation of our gala dinner.  This is**<br>**an ongoing issue with regards to face to**<br>**face events and has also limited our**<br>**impact directly on the hospital wards**<br>**due to non-contact and being unable to**<br>**provide our gifts or services to the**<br>**children due to the infection risk posed.**|
|Other|||
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|<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|**New trustees are selected when a**<br>**resolution is passed at a meeting of the**<br>**existing trustees.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|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|||
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## **Reference and Administrative details** 



||Charityname<br>**Rayaan Brown Foundation**<br>Other name the charity uses<br>Registered charity number<br>**1178360**<br>Charity’s principal address<br>**9 Oxburgh Close, Loughborough, LE11 4TG**|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**<br>**Name of**<br>**person**<br>**(or body)**<br>**entitled**<br>**to**<br>**appoint**<br>**trustee**<br>**(if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|
|1|Shradha Brown||<br>May2018 -present|
|2|Aarti Lodhia||May2018 -present|
|3|Anubha<br>Khandelwal||May 2018 - present|
|4|Precina Pankhania||May2018 -present|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved  N/A **Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity - N/A 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others N/A** 

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

## **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:** 

**Full name: Shradha Brown                    Position: Chair of trustees Date: 10/01/2022** 



||**RAYAAN BROWN FOUNDATION**|**RAYAAN BROWN FOUNDATION**|**RAYAAN BROWN FOUNDATION**|**RAYAAN BROWN FOUNDATION**|**RAYAAN BROWN FOUNDATION**|**1178360**|**1178360**|**1178360**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**<br>**from**||**4/1/2020**||**To**||**21/03/2021**|||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||||
|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**<br>**A1 Receipts**|||**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**||**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|donations|**-**<br>**634-**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**634-**||**-**<br>**--**|
|fundraising events|**-**<br>**2,442-**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**2,442-**||**-**<br>**--**|
||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**|
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||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_<br>**-**<br>**3,076-**<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|**-**<br>**3,076-**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**3,076-**||**-**<br>**--**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**||||||||||
||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**|||
||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**|
|**_Sub total_-**<br>**--**<br>**_Total receipts_ -**<br>**3,076-**<br>**A3 Payments**|**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**|
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||**-**<br>**3,076-**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**3,076-**||**-**<br>**--**|
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|Admin fees|**-**<br>**193-**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**193-**||**-**<br>**--**|
|Gift stock|**-**<br>**1,123-**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**--**||**-**<br>**1,123-**||**-**<br>**--**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

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|Marketing/Printing|||**-**|**430-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**430-**|||**-**|**--**||
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|Website|||**-**|**166-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**166-**|||**-**|**--**||
|Refunds for event|||**-**|**120-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**120-**|||**-**|**--**||
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||**_Sub total_ **||**-**|**2,033-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**2,033-**|||**-**|**--**||



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|**A4 Asset and investment**|||||||||||||||||||||
|**purchases, (see table)**|||||||||||||||||||||
|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**||||||
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|**_Total payments_ **||**-**|**2,033-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**2,033-**|||**-**|**--**||
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|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ **||**-**|**1,043-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**1,043-**|||**-**|**--**||
|**A5 Transfers between funds**||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**||
|**A6 Cash funds last year end**||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**||
|**_Cash funds this year end_ **||**-**|**1,043-**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**1,043-**|||**-**|**--**||
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

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|**B1**|**Cash funds**|||||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**|||**-**|**--**||
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|**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**|(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**|Agreement Error|OK|OK|
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## **B5 Liabilities** 

**Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees** 

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||**Details**|||**liability relates**|||**(optional)**|||**(optional)**|
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|||**Signature**||**Print**|**Name**|||||**Date of**<br>**approval**|
|||||Shradha||Brown||||10/01/2022|
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