## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **Period start date 4 December 2022 to period end date 5 December 2023** ## **Charity name: Cysters** ## **Charity registration number: 1178651** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|"The objects of the CIO are To preserve
and protect the physical and mental health
of women in the UK with reproductive
health issues and the public at large by—
1. Providing a confidential space for
women to access support and advice,
providing forums, events and group
sessions that encourages members within
the community to receive support and
guidance;
2. Raising awareness within the community
about reproductive health issues,
3. Providing relief or assistance to such
women their families or dependents of such
women who need assistance and in the
interest of social welfare providing
recreational facilities for such patients and
their families and dependents; and
4. Working in collaboration with other
similar groups for members of the
community to engage with service
providers, to enable those providers to
adapt services to better meet the needs of
the community.| |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|Educating and raising awareness of
menstrual and mental health particularly
focusing on marginalised and ethnic
minority groups.
Collaborating with the NHS, Universities
and other third sector organisations to
deliver accurate information on these
health issues. Supporting the NHS with
reaching into these marginalised groups.
Creating and growing a community of safe
and trusted peers to support their mental
wellbeing during diagnosis. Supporting
research into menstrual health.
Holding events around menstrual health.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Yes they have| |---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference n/a Para 1.38 Policy on grant making n/a Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment n/a Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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|We have supported a number of Midlands
based organisations with free menstrual
products with our project tackling period
poverty within marginalised groups.
We have fed into policy around Period
Poverty for ethnic minority groups and
those at risk. We have also fed into policy
around Endometriosis care and women’s
health via the APPG for Women’s Health
and the APPG for Endometriosis. We are
working to map out services dedicated to
supporting BAME women around
menstrual health.
We have an interactive online platform to
provide peer support for those struggling
with their condition.
We are in the middle of a joint project with
Birmingham University looking into PCOS
in South Asian communities.| We have collaborated with various organisations such as Endometriosis UK, Taraki, Eve Appeal, Reproductive Justice Initiative, The Endometriosis Foundation, Sikh Wellbeing to disseminate educational information into the marginalised communities that we work with. We have also started supporting researchers in being more inclusive of minority communities and how to include these groups in their research. We have also worked with Wellbeing of Women to kick start our marginalised and menopausal project. We have play a part utilising social media to disseminate information around chronic illness, reproductive health and menstrual justice. We have grown our following and digital platforms to reach more people virtually and provide access, support and education virtually and held in an person conference. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|We have engaged with various
communities to educate them around their
reproductive and mental wellbeing.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|We hope to engage with paid researchers,
and funding opportunities this year. We
have put in grant applications with various
universities to achieve this,| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|n/a| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|We have had a grant of £2500.00 from
Wellbeing of Women to hold a conference
and the end of the financial; we had no
used this money as our event was held in
the next financial year.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|n/a| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|n/a| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|n/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|n/a| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|n/a| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|n/a| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|n/a| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||n/a| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO Foundation Model Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|n/a| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Reviewing guidance from Charities Commission Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees n/a The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works n/a Relationship with any Para 1.51 related parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Cysters| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1178651| |Charity’s principal address|249 Ladypool Road, Birmingham B12 8LF| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Neelam Heera|||| ||Fayee Yee Van
Heeren|||| ||Dr Aziza Sesay|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **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)** Neelam Heera **Full name(s)** Neelam Heera **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 29.09.2024 ||**Cysters**|**Cysters**|**Cysters**|**Cysters**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**|4.12.2022|**To**||| ||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**2,500**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**

**2,500**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,500**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,500**
**-**
**-**
**2,500**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Grant from Wellbeingof Women|**2,500**||**-**|**2,500**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,500**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**| ||**-**||**-**||| ||**-**||**-**||| ||**-**||**-**||| ||**-**||**-**||| ||**-**||**-**||| ||**-**||**-**||| ||**-**||**-**
**-**||| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**2,500**||||**-**| ||||||**-**| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||| |None made in this financialyear|**-**||**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**|| ||**-**||**-**
**-**||| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||**2,500**|| ||||**-**||**-**| ||||||| |
Nopayments made in this financialyear|**-**||**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**| ||**-**||**-**
**-**||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||**-**| ||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases (see table)**|||||| |**,**
Nopayments made in this financialyear|**-**||**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**|| ||**-**||**-**
**-**||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||**-**|| ||||**-**||**-**| ||||||| ||**2,500**||
**-**|**2,500**|**-**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**| ||**-**||**-**||| ||**2,500**||
**-**|**2,500**|**-**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 01/10/2024 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
Neelam Heera
**Details**
**Details**
Grant from wellbeing of women
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
None
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**2,500**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,500**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Neelam Heera|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| ||Neelam Heera|Neelam Heera|30.09.2024| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 01/10/2024 2