Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/04/2023 Period start date To 31/03/2024 Period end date
Charity name: Rayaan Brown Foundation
Charity registration number: 1178360
Objectives and Activities
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| SORP reference |
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | Our purpose is to relieve the needs of children suffering from childhood cancers and histiocytosis and support these children through the provision of gifts and activities to enhance their physical, emotional and psychological health, ease suffering and provide comfort. We also raise awareness about childhood cancer, in particular histiocytosis, and provide support and information to families. |
| 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 |
We have not had any activity this year but have in the background worked on a soft toy gifting initiative for children on the cancer ward. We collaborated with Leicester Royal Infirmary Ward 27 to trial our soft toy with great feedback from the Play Team regarding how the soft toy can be used to promote mental, physical and emotional well being. We plan to promote and donate further soft toys nationwide in 2024. We also continued to post out our Super Gift boxes as requested by families with children who have cancer. This has proven to be most successful in providing comfort during treatment. We have continued to raise awareness by sharing our personal story about histiocytosis and created leaflets and charity fundraising packs which will be used to distribute to fundraisers and businesses to gain further support and awareness. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | All the trustees have reviewed the guidance, and this has been considered when planning the charity’s work for the year ahead. |
Achievements and Performance
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| 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 | Our soft toy initiative for relieving anxiety has received much praise and positive feedback with nationwide hospital teams requesting the charity toy to be used on their wards and in the community. We have reached further childrens hospitals and expanded our donations on children’s wards through the whole of the UK - this is something we are extremely proud of and will be sending out the donations soon. Our continued links with the play specialists at Leicester Royal Infirmary has allowed us to trial our new toy and receive direct feedback with how beneficial the anti anxiety elements are and how the toy has been used in therapy. The play team expressed such great feedback and want to use it throughout the children’s hospital. The interest in our soft toy has been widespread and the demand has exceeding what we expected meaning that this may be an avenue to pursue further as we have been made aware of the lack of funding for soft toys in hospital despite the hospital staff telling us how positive an impact they make on the ward. |
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| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | We have had to delay donation of our soft toy due to time constraints and trustees not being able to package and deliver the gifts in 2023. But we plan to complete this project by the end of 2024. |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other | An inactive year in terms of fundraising but gifting projects have been in the pipeline. |
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Financial Review
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | We have not held any fundraising events this year due to time constraints within the team. |
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Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | We have a reserves policy in place to cover day to day running costs, admin and website as well as enough to be able to provide our wellbeing gifts annually. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £1000 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | - |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | We may have to wind down the charity by next year as trustees are moving away and fundraising events have halted. We are uncertain if we will recruit any further trustees at this stage. |
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| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | Our main source of fundraising has been through online fundraisers |
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | Lack of time and commitment for fundraising as trustees are all moving away - which may mean we have to wind down the charity. |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: | ||
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? | Para 1.25 | CIO |
(e.g unincorporated association, CIO) Trustee selection methods Para 1.25 New trustees are selected when a resolution is including details of any passed at a meeting of the existing trustees. constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity Para 1.51
works
Relationship with any related
parties Para 1.51
Other
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Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Rayaan Brown Foundation |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1178360 |
Charity’s principal address |
9 Oxburgh Close, Loughborough, LE11 4TG |
| Trustee name | Office(ifany) | Datesactedifnotfor wholeyear |
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| 1 | Shradha Brown | May 2018-present | |
| 2 | AartiLodhia | May 2018-present | |
| 3 | Anubha Khandelwal | May 2018-present | |
| 4 | Precina Pankhania | May 2018 - present |
| Trustee name | Dates actedifnotfor whole |
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| vear |
| 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 from | 1/4/2023 | To | 31/3/2024 | |||||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||||
| Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds |
Last year | ||||||||
| A1 Receipts | to the nearest £ - -- - 22- - -- - -- - -- £22.00 - -- £22.00 |
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ |
to the nearest £ | |||||||
| Paypal donations | - -- |
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- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- |
- - - - - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- |
- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- |
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| Amazon smile donations | - 22- |
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| Paypal Giving Fund | - -- |
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| Facebook fundraising | - -- |
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| - -- |
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | £22.00 | |||||||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales | ||||||||||
| Sub total Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| £22.00 | ||||||||||
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| Printing | ||||||||||
| Gift stock for hospitals | ||||||||||
| Admin/Gsuite email | - 55- |
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| Design/canva + marketing | - 6- |
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| Prime Delivery | - 27- |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
2/7/2025
1
| Website Domain / hosting (paypal) | - -- |
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- -- |
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| - -- - -- - -- |
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| Total Payments: | £89.00 | |||||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases | ||||||||||
| - -- |
- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- |
- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- |
- -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - 5,433- |
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| Sub total Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end **Cash funds this year end ** |
- -- |
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities | at the end of the period | |||||||||
| Categories B1 Cash funds |
Details - 5,433- |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - -- |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - -- |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| - 5,433- |
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- -- |
- -- |
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| B2 Other monetary assets | Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details nil |
- -- |
- -- |
- -- |
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| Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - -- |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - -- |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| nil | - -- |
- -- |
- -- |
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |||||||||||||||
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| Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds | Endowment funds | ||||||||||||||||
| Categories | Details | |||||||||||||||||
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||||||||||||
| B1 Cash funds | - | 5,433- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | ||||||||||
| Total cash funds | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | ||||||||||||
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| account(s)) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds | Endowment funds | ||||||||||||||||
| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||||||||||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | nil | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | |||||||||||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
2/7/2025
2
| B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details nil Details nil Details nil Signature SHRADHA BROWN |
Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - -- Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - -- Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - -- Print Name SHRADHA BROWN |
Current value (optional) - -- Current value (optional) - -- When due (optional) Date of approval 12/01/2025 |
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| SHRADHA BROWN | SHRADHA BROWN | 12/01/2025 |
CCXX R3 accounts (SS)
2/7/2025
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