## Yorkshire Cancer Community
Charity number 1185838
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2023
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## Yorkshire Cancer Community
## Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2023
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 4|
|Examiner's report|5|
|Receipts and payments account|6|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|7|
|Notes to the accounts|8 to 9|
**Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
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## Yorkshire Cancer Community
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors**
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: **Name Position Dates**
**Position** Dr Stewart Manning Chair Deborah Adams Secretary Paul Vose Treasurer David Blunt Karen Louise Escott Richard Midgley Ian Charles Bradshaw
Appointed 30 June 2022 Appointed 30 June 2022
Appointed 30 June 2022, Resigned 4 May 2023 Resigned 4 May 2023
Dr Christina Dobson
## **Charity number**
1185838
Registered in England and Wales
## **Registered and principal address**
## **Bankers**
c/o Healthwatch Wakefield, The Plex Barclays Bank UK plc 15 Margaret Street 1 Churchill Place Wakefield London WF1 1DQ E14 5HP
## **Independent examiner**
Alan Dodd FCCA
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 16 October 2019 and is governed by a Foundation model constitution as amended on 12 April 2023.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are appointed by the trustees at a duly convened meeting.
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
The relief of people in Yorkshire and the Humber who have been affected by cancer, their carers and families, at any point in their lives in particular but not exclusively by:
providing a network of information, advice and support, for people affected by cancer, their carers and families, and all those who share an interest in improving cancer services.
providing opportunities for people affected by cancer to share and compare experiences of using cancer services, to explore and discuss the range of issues, emotions and feelings relating to a cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment.
promoting awareness of the available local and wider support and advice networks.
promoting opportunities for people affected by cancer to have easily accessible routes to influence providers of cancer services.
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## Yorkshire Cancer Community
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's main activities**
We are a small independent charity offering an information and support network for cancer patients, families and carers across Yorkshire and the Humber. Our vision is to effect change so that everyone impacted by cancer has the very best experience possible, and is able to make fully informed choices and shape future services.
## **Public benefit statement**
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the relief of those in need.
## **Achievements and performance**
- Written and edited quarterly newsletters sent to our mailing list which reaches more than 14,000 people telling patient stories and bringing cancer service news
- Run 12 online monthly support groups involving patients, carers and healthcare professionals
- Run 8 online network meetings for support group leaders in Yorkshire and Humber to come together and learn from each other, in partnership with Macmillan
- Maintained an informative website which lists local patient support groups and cancer charities
- Reached around 10,000 people using our social media platforms to raise cancer awareness and share involvement opportunities
- Worked with 30 University researchers to circulate opportunities for patients and carers to get involved in research proposals.
- Helped 44 people find support group/activity information/dental advice/financial advice and buddying support
- Worked in partnership with West Yorkshire and Harrogate Cancer Alliance to run Cancer SMART – a network of people who are passionate about helping us to tackle cancer, with the potential to save lives by catching cancer early.
- As part of Cancer SMART, we’ve recruited 168+ Digital Champions, and 20 Cancer Champions and run 10 Cancer Champion networking meetings
- We’ve taken our message out to 30 events, 8 support groups and 12 talks
- We have spoken to 750 people about Cancer SMART
- We have made a series of podcasts which have reached 749 all time listens
- In partnership with the Cancer Alliance, we have helped to create 7 information videos and a helpful top tips leaflet for patients coming to the end of cancer treatment
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## Yorkshire Cancer Community
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **Financial review**
The net payments for the year were £633, including net payments of £580 on unrestricted funds and net payments of £53 on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's unrestricted cash funds at the year end were £6,151.
The trustees have agreed a reserves policy to hold a minimum three months of operating costs in unrestricted reserves. At the balance sheet date, free reserves represented 1.5 months of expenditure, and the charity will continue to seek additional funding to try and meet its policy as soon as possible.
Approved by the board of trustees on 8/6/2023
Paul Vose (Trustee)
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## Yorkshire Cancer Community
## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Yorkshire Cancer Community
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2023, which are set out on pages 6 to 9.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Charities Act; 2 the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Alan Dodd FCCA
25/6/2023
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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## Yorkshire Cancer Community
## Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2023
|Notes
2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
(2)
785
**Total receipts**
785
**Payments**
Salaries NI and pensions
-
Staff expenses
-
Trustee expenses
-
Payroll cost
-
Insurance
-
Licences
-
Website and IT support
-
Accountancy and independent examination
-
Subscriptions
209
Equipment
-
Stationery and office supplies
2
Administration support
-
Sundry expenses
-
Hosting costs
-
Advertising and promotion
900
Room hire
254
Volunteer expenses
-
**Total payments**
1,365
**Net receipts / (payments)**
(580)
**Fund balances brought forward**
6,731
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)
6,151|2023
Restricted
funds
£
49,000
49,000
36,345
982
-
234
901
331
4,756
984
-
1,066
135
-
-
960
2,168
166
25
49,053
(53)
63,791
63,738|2023
Total
funds
£
49,785
49,785
36,345
982
-
234
901
331
4,756
984
209
1,066
137
-
-
960
3,068
420
25
50,418
(633)
70,522
69,889|2022
Total
funds
£
48,282
48,282
36,137
1,197
149
210
-
-
2,226
-
-
154
167
134
133
453
2,985
72
33
44,050
4,232
66,290
70,522|
|---|---|---|---|
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## Yorkshire Cancer Community
## Statement of assets and liabilities
|as at 31 March 2023
2023
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
6,151
Cash in hand
-
**Total cash funds**
6,151|2023
Restricted
£
63,738
-
63,738|2023
Total
£
69,889
-
69,889|2022
Total
£
70,522
-
70,522|
|---|---|---|---|
**Assets retained for the charity's own use** HP Laptops (2) Epson printer Epson multimedia projector Microphones (2) Apple iPad Office furniture Promotional materials
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 8/6/2023
Paul Vose (Trustee)
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## Yorkshire Cancer Community
## Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
## **Taxation**
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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## Yorkshire Cancer Community
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 March 2023
|**2 Grants and donations**
WY & H Cancer Alliance
Macmillan Cancer Support
Sir George Martin Trust
National Lottery Community Fund
Sovereign Healthcare
Other donations
**3 Restricted funds**
Balance b/f
£
WY & H Cancer Alliance (2)
19,791
WY & H Cancer Alliance (3)
44,000
WY & H Cancer Alliance (4)
-
Sovereign Health Care
-
63,791|2023
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
785
785
Incoming
£
-
-
44,000
5,000
49,000|2023
Restricted
funds
£
44,000
-
-
-
5,000
-
49,000
Outgoing
£
4,156
44,481
416
-
49,053|2023
Total
funds
£
44,000
-
-
-
5,000
785
49,785
Transfers
£
-
481
(481)
-
-|2022
Total
funds
£
44,000
583
2,000
700
-
999
48,282
Balance c/f
£
15,635
-
43,103
5,000
63,738|
|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Fund name**
WY & H Cancer Alliance (2)
WY & H Cancer Alliance (3)
WY & H Cancer Alliance (4)
Sovereign Health Care
## **Purpose of restriction**
To support the continued development of the Cancer SMART/ cancer champions/digital champions/community connectors network during the financial year 2021/2022. The underspend is carried forward as agreed with the funder to be used only for specifically agreed project expenditure.
For YCC to continue to support and develop the Cancer SMART project including recruiting and supporting volunteers and employing a part-time support worker. The small overspend has been permitted to be carried into the 2023-24 funding.
To ensure the continued activities of YCC to build awareness of cancer symptoms in the local region and the benefits of early presentation, to evaluate the allocation of dedicated funding towards fulfilling the specific objectives of the Cancer SMART programme, and to ensure that the respective web-based information offers can correlate and be a point of contact and support for people affected by cancer.
To fund the Voice newsletter for one year
## **4 Related party transactions**
## **Trustee expenses**
No trustees received any expenses during the year (previous year: 2 trustees received £149 in travel expenses).
## **Trustee remuneration and benefits**
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
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