Live Well With Cancer Annual Report and Financial Statements for theyear Ended September 202 7 live well with cancer Reg15tered Charlty number: l 18642 Reglstèred Charfty nUm￿r. 118642 TABLE OF CONTENTS Reference and Administrative details Trustees, Report Structure, Governance and Management Recruitment and appointment of trustees Induction and training of trustees Risks and management Fundraising Disclosure Fundraising activity Objectives and Activities Achievements and Performance Financial Review Declaration 10 ilh (ancer Page I Reglstèred Charfty nUm￿r. 118642 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Trustees M Elliott (Chair) S Dodds (Treasurer) R Grecian A McDonald S Nicholson Principal Office 2 Lovelady Court Tynemouth Newcastle Upon Tyne NE30 4RP Registered Charity Number 1186482 Bankers Barclays Bank ilh (ancer Page 2 Reglstèred Charfty nUm￿r. 118642 TRUSTEES, REPORT The trustees present the annual report together with thefinarKial statements and auditor¥ report of the charity for the year ended 30th September 2021. STRUCTURI GOVERNANCEAND MANAGEMENT The charity is a registered charity- nUM￿r I186482- with a constitution of a Charitable Incoporated Organisation whose only voting members are itss charity trustee& The name of the charity is Live Well swth Cancer, but also uses its abbreviated initia15 ILWWCI as a working name.The charity is govemed by its constitution. dated 20th No¥ember 2019. RECRUITMENT AND APPOINTMENT OFTRUSTEES Apart from the first charity trustees. every trustee rnu￿ beappointed fora terof three years by a resolution passed at a operly convened meeting of the charity trustees. The charity will advertise for new trustess when nKessary using VODA to advertise any available posts. Existing trustees will vote for any new appointmenL INDUCTION AND TRAINING OFTRUSTEES New trustees are inducted by the Chairof the LK)ard and are provided with a range of re50urce5to support their understanding ofthe charity's wrpose. The charity trustees will make available to each new charitytrustee. on or ￿fOre his or her first appointment èl a copy of the current version of the constitution,- and bl a copy of the latestTrustees'Annual Rewrt and Statement of Accounts. The trustees meeton a regular basis to disCUSS theaffairs of the charity and to d￿lde overall financial and w)licy matters. We have a number of policies availableon our wèbsittr. - Data Protection Policy - Lone Working Policy - Fint7nce Policy - VolunteerPolicy - Sofeguording ProcedurePolicy - Equal Opportunit￿S andD1Ve￿itypolICY - VOlunteerApplicat￿￿ Form andConfidentialityAgreement The charity holds a bank account in its own name.Two signatures from the board of trustees shall be required for the signing of cheques. and these shall befrom the Chairwnan andTreasurei. ilh (ancer Page 3 Reglstèred Charfty nUm￿r. 118642 MAJOR RISKSAND MANAGEMENTOFTHOSE RISKS The trustees have assess￿1 the majoT risks to which the charity is exw)5￿. in particular those relating to the operations and finances of the charity. and arè satisfied that systems are in place to mitigatè the exposure to major riskL As a volunteer4ed charity. we have minimal ovetheads as y￿ have no premises or pemianent stsff member> The greatest risk to the charity is thatof potential loss of income. However. this risk is minimised as we have already secured the funding necessary to pay foi next year's 5(hedule and we will not add to this wihtout securing addiitonal funding. We have been extremely grateful to receive generou5 SUPPOrt from a the majority of the fur)ders we have approached. and we will continue to apply where appropriate. With restrictions lrfting. we are also keen to increaseour fundraising efforts and hope to use this increase of funds to expand our services further where desirable. ilh (ancer Page 4 Reglstèred Charfty nUm￿r. 118642 FUNDRAISING DISCLOSURES The charity is required to report how it deals with fundraising from the public.The charity does not use a professional fundraiser or commercial participator to raise funds. Any monies raised dirertly from the public folh)ws all guidelines set out by the Charity Commission and UK law in every respect.we reSp￿t the privacy and contact Pfeferences of all public donor5. FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY Despite the challenging year, the charity has gerberated income from various sources wth the bulkcoming from grant funding gratefully received from the following trusts foundatKbns= Poste¢)de Neighbouthoc¥l Tn￿1 £16.&K).( C￿al￿e Arts and Wrihng worf(shops National Lottery Community FuTrJ Mental cara wothshops / supFM)rt groups Albert Hunt Twust £5.((Kl.IXI CommunTty Foundation To help us grow as a chatity Foyk FO￿daknon £3,(￿.( Equipment l Facilitator costs &"r James Knott £1.(Ki).C EqUlprr￿t A number of very kind individuals have also opted to SUPPOftthe charity through Facebook fundraising. an area that we are dedicating time and resource to increase. Our volunteers have also taken time outto generate fund5 for us. Example5 include rainbow crochet5, social distance walk of North Tyneside. company donations and much more. We are extremely grateful foi every penny we receive and look forward to building relationships more ofour community as we grow. ilh (ancer Page 5 Reglstèred Charfty nUm￿r. 118642 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES "Torelieve theneeds of thosesuff¢ring fnvn o concerdiagn95is W1￿1{ye in North Tyneside and the wrrounding lftpttrtltulor. butnotextlusively. through theprowslon of workshop& support9mupsandeYeftt&" OUR MISSION To empower anyone affected by cancer to improve their mental and physical health and wdlbeing. OUR VISION To create a community that supports anyone affected by a cancer diagnosis to live with and beyond cancer. OURVALUES We caie.we Empower. We are a Community. ancerdoesn t discriminote. andneitherdo we." Almost 50% of people wlll get cancer in their lrfetime. There are currently over 2.5 milllon people Ilving with cancer in the UK, which 15 experted to incTea5e to 4 mill￿n by 2030. Rising referrals and a growirhg population will inuease pressure on cancer services that are already struggling to reach cancer patients. As the number of people living with car)cer increases more people have significant ur)met r)eed& particularty at treatment end. CanieT and its treatment often leave a gruelling physical and mental legacy.There is growing evidence to support the iole of healthy lrfestyle choices in promoting better outcomes and survival rates, and yet many of these services have been reduced in our community.That is why we created our charity,. because. tOgÈthÈr. we can live well with cancer. Established as a registered charity in November 2019, Livewell Trmth Cancer is led by an incredible team of volunteers who have all been personally affected by a cancer diagnosis. So far. our workshops. events and support groups have been made p055ible by the generosity and support of donors. fvndraisers. and volunteer5.we have also been foTtunats to receive grantfunding from ourfriènds at a numberof trusts and foundation Livewell with Cancer aims to empower anyone affected by cancer to improve their overall health and wdlbeing. Operating in North Tyneside and the surrounding areas we host free online and in-person workshops, events and support group5 that help people make positive lifestyle changes. All our se55ions are fa(ilitated by professiona15 arKI f¢xus on helping people addre5$ the most common health and wdlbeing issues frdced by people. such as anxiety, dèpression, and low mood. ilh (ancer Page 6 Reglstèred Charfty nUm￿r. 118642 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCES While many charities have been hit hard by theCowd-19 pandemi4 Livewell with Cancer has b￿n able to adjust and approach and thrive due to our limited overhead& With the restrictioris in place, and the health risks associated with many cancer patients. we moved all oui workshops. events. and support groups online to protect everyone involved. Since the restrictions have Èased. we ha￿ been able to host sessions in ￿r$On again. and it has beèn brilliant to seè our supporters in person! All our Workshops, events, and support groups teach Proven t￿hniqUeS and exercises that empower people to make POSltive lifestyle changes and improve their mental and Phy￿(al health and wellbeing. Our workshop5 are free to anyone affected by cancer. orfor a Small (k)nation from others irh our comwnunity who could benefit Our regular sessions includè our WellbÈing Book Club. Creative Writing. Crèativè Art ArtTherapy in the Garden, Mandala Stones. Cancer and Mental Wellbeing, and RelaxationlHypnotherapy.We also held our first Coffee ￿rning. which we hope to make a quarterly event going forward. Our workshop5. event5, and support groups have been made po55ible in large part by gTar)ts we have received from carious trusts and foundation& We received £16.800 from the Postcode Ne￿h￿)urho0d Trust to fund our upcoming Creative Arts for CancèT projert.. £9.980from two grarht5 given by the National Lottery Community Fund to fijnd Mèrhtal Care workshops and support groups-, £5,000 from Albert Hunt to help with our core costs,. £5,(K)O from two grants given by the Community Foundation to help us grow as a charity and improve the wellbeing of people affected by cancer., £3,000 from the Foyle Foundation to fund much-needed equipmentand facilitator costs- and £1,0[￿ from Sir James KnottTrust to purchase equipment for ourongoing wdeo project. Our fundraising efforts have been limited due to the Covid-19 restriction& with our l st birthday party, which was booked to be held in Whitley Bay Playhouse. one of many planned fundraising e￿ntS that had to be postponed or cancelled. Even so, we have been blessed io be supported by many individuals and organisations over the past year. These include Zachs 7-mile swim around Loch Doon, which iaised £1,750 for Livewell wlth Cancer and a further £500 for If U Care Share Foundation. Helen raising £500 by'going for the chop, Abi raising £130.85 through a cake Sale fvndrai5er. and Susan completing the Great North Run forour charity. something we hope to see more ofgoing forwardl ￿53 and the team at Avicenna Pham)acy raised £263. while Made.UpNorth donated £200 raised during theii matht to fund our 3rd annual Christmas bauble appeal. Live Well with Cancer is also proud to create products that celebrate the northeast and the talented people who live here. ￿T North Tyneside Mindfulness Colouring books and Calendars proved incredibly popular, selling hundreds of copies online and in person atTynemouth Market and Cook and Baker in Tynemouth. We also made doggy bandanas as part ofour socially distsnced ￿ake on the Waggin'way in the Month of May"campaign, which èncouraged peoplè and their four-legged friends to get out and about arbd raise funds and awareness forour charity. Hilary from Labour of Love designed an iconic piece of original art- featuring our chair and founder no less- that captured a part of our history as our local community moved through the pandemio wth profits from the prints and cups coming to our charity. Any funds generated from sales are used to fund ourfree workshops ever)ts, and support groups. ilh (ancer Page 7 Reglstèred Charfty nUm￿r. 118642 Finally. we would like to thank the volunteers who have given their time to help us empower3nyone affected by cancer to improve their mental and physical health and wdlbeing.This includes dozens of people who helped with our 2nd annual Christmas Bauble appeal in 2020, whefe we delivered hundreds of handmade baubles to people receiving cancer treatment over the Chrislmas peri(Kl- unfortunatety. our tfUStees were unableto hand out the baubles due to restrictions, but we are lucky that arefounder works in the hospitall Many of these also helped make the doggy bandanas for our Waggin'way Challenge. Wè were also helped by numerous professionals who volunteered their time to help us create our wellbeing wdeos, including Professor John Saxton. Talking Therapies, and our f2VOUrite Italian chef, Tommaso. And that is not to mention the volurbteers who have helped with our workshops, events. and support groups, all ofwhom have hdped us to help others- wecouldn't ￿ more grateful foreveryone who has given theirtime, energy, and money to our cause. I've justdone onlinea Yelaxation session with Live Wellwith Caftcerandit IM￿eStlywas so amazing amlsoothing. ft helped take awaysomu(hstress thatl'm caffrying.99 66 ireolfy. redllyenjoyedthe [drt theMpyJsesth)n!Gave mesomuch confidenceln myobllltyto doodle!Ilrecently ceivedsomepresents oladuftcolouring books. butthisismuch betterfun andgreatforstressreductioni 99 66 Youholdsuch o wttmi. welcomlngspace. Ifeltso rnlurtdntto tum up enytyhande4 although Ym9lodthdtldld. Whotdn inspiring groupof writersi 99 l¢annot tellyouhownlceltls to tolk about wellbelngbooks wlth agroup of Ilke-mlndedpeople. WhetheFreddlftg the Too Te Chlng or The Powerof Now. its qlwaysapleosure to dlxu55 the month5 book 99 LOOKING FORWARD As we Teach the end of our second year, we are already looking at ways to expand our Services and ensure our Service users get the help they need when they need IL In addition to our ongoing workshops, ever)ts. and support group5, we have already secured funds for additional sessions. including a men's health and wdlbeing support group. We havejust released ourfirst Christmas cards, which havè been Incredib￿ well received. and will be releasing a new 2022 calendar and Northumberland colouring book in the build up to Christmak We are also hopeful to secure funding for our Wellbeing 9-a-Day project. which will empower people to buikl good habits that are proven to improve peoples health and wellbeing. Our focus for the next year is to employ people in key wsitions so that the charity can grow, as we are currently running at capacity due to being a Volunteer-1￿ charity. ilh (ancer Page 8 Reglstèred Charfty nUm￿r. 118642 FINANCIAL REVIEW We are in a healthy position to fund our planned activities and currently have minimal overheads to cover. Our annual bills and subscriptions are all paid upfront. We ended the year with £37,834 in our bank account, consisting of £23,094 in restricted funds and £14,740 in unrestricted funds. These unrestricted funds will be held in reserve to cover core costs and initiate new projects designed to improve the health and wellbeing of people affected by cancer. A comprehensive Excel spreadsheet of knve Well with Cancerfs accounts are available. ilh (ancer Page 9 Reglstèred Charfty nUm￿r. 118642 DECLARATIONS The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees. FulnaM41$1.. POS￿0￿￿e.15e￿elary.(haIretr}= ilh (ancer Pagelo ||**LIVE WELL WITH CANCER**|**LIVE WELL WITH CANCER**|**LIVE WELL WITH CANCER**|**No (if any)**|**No (if any)**|**No (if any)**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**|01/09/2020|**To**||31/08/2021||| ||||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**3,000**
**-**
**-**
**1,000**
**3,000 #**
**5,000**
**4,450**
**2,675**
**603**
**-**
**19,728**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**19,728**
**140**
**1,933**
**678**
**1,633**
**348**
**-**
**4,732**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**4,732**
**14,995**
**-**
**-**
**14,995**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**2,000**
**1,000**
**8,890**
**16,800**
**700**
**-**
**-**
**29,390**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**29,390**
**131**
**2,424**
**-**
**2,078**
**100**
**1,563**
**-**
**-**
**6,296**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6,296**
**23,094**
**-**
**-**
**23,094**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**2,000**
**3,000**
**1,000**
**8,890**
**1,000**
**16,800**
**3,000**
**5,000**
**700**
**4,450**
**2,675**
**603**
**-**
**49,118**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**49,118**
**271**
**2,424**
**1,933**
**2,078**
**778**
**3,196**
**348**
**-**
**11,028**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**11,028**
**38,089**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |COMMUNITY FOUNDA
COMMUNITY FOUNDA
COMMUNITY FOUNDA|||||||**-**| ||**3,000**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| |CommunityFoundation|**-**||||||**-**| |Sir James Knott|**1,000**||||||**-**| |Postcode Neighbour|||||||| |The Foyle Foundation|**3,000**||||||| |Albert Hunt|**5,000**||||||| |National lottery|||||||| |Donations|**4,450**||||||**-**| |Sales|**2,675**||||||| |Pettycash|**603**||||||| |Event Proceeds|**-**||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**19,728**||||||**-**| ||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||| ||**-**||||||| ||**-**||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**|||||||| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||| |Room Hire|**140**||||||**-**| |Facilitators|||||||**-**| |Graphic Design|**1,933**||||||**-**| |Equipment|||||||**-**| |Misc|**678**||||||**-**| |Reimbursements|**1,633**||||||**-**| |PettyCash|**348**||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**4,732**||||||**-**| ||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||| ||**-**||||||| ||**-**||||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||**-**| |**_Total payments_ **
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||| ||||||||**-**| ||||||||| ||**14,995**|**23,094**|**-**||**38,089**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**14,995**|**23,094**|**-**||**38,089**||**-**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 04/04/2022 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of**|**the period**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
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behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
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**charity’s own use**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B1 Cash funds**|Signature
S Dodds
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**_Total cash funds_**
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**2,691**
**900**
**255**
**-**
**14,740**
**23,094**
**17,686**
**23,994**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**1,973**
Pink Ribbon
**654**
Community
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**1,599**
Community
~~Foundation~~
**277**
Community
~~Foundation~~
**124**
Community
~~Foundation~~
**199**
Pink Ribbon
**2,078**
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**-**
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**-**
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MAUREEN ELLIOTT||**Endowment**
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approval| ||S Dodds|SARAH DODDS||04/04/2022| ||M Elliott|MAUREEN ELLIOTT||**04/04/2022**| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 04/04/2022 2 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the** Charity Name Live Well With Cancer **trustees/ members of** Aug 2021 **Charity** 1186482 **On accounts for the no (if year ended any) Set out on pages** 1-2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2021. **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of **basis of report** the accounts in accordance with 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 of the 2011 Act and 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** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material **examiner's** matters have come to my attention in connection with the **statement** examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: ● the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or ● the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or ● the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 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. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Date:** 06/04/2022 **Signed: Name:** Heather McDermott **Relevant professional** ACCA Part Qualified **qualification(s) or** 1 **Oct 2018** **IER** ## **body (if any):** **Address:** 6 Upper Crone Street Shiremoor NE27 0HP ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **Oct 2018** **IER**