## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
## **From 19-Feb22 Period start date To 18-Feb23 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Sakoon Through Cancer**
## **Charity registration number:118808**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote the advancement of physical
and mental health or saving lives by
providing support and assistance for people
of South Asian origin patients who have
been diagnosed with breast cancer or have
in the past suffered from breast cancer
through the provision of services such as
but not limited to information, open
meetings, social events, and a website.
To advance the education of the public on
the subject of breast cancer and other
cancer-related subjects such as but not
limited to cancer prevention and cancer
diagnoses.|
|Summary of the main
activities about those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|At our trustee meetings, we considered the
Charity Commission's guidance on public
benefit in planning our activities for the
year.
The main activities are as follows:
•
Running workshops and events
•
Never alone Campaign
•
School Workshops
•
Community Workshops
•
Production of Material
•
South Asian women cancer
survivors, telling their stories.
Storytelling is powerful in
encouraging dialogue at a
community level.We engaged in
several talks to raise awareness
with businesses and the community.
The talks range from Woman ESOL
classes, Asian Woman Resource
Centres and broader community
events.
•
Fundraising – we raised £5,618 via
donations and events in the year.|
Statement confirming Para 1.18 whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit
The trustees have given due regard to the Commission's guidance at all times.
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SORP reference
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
We are grateful for the many hours
Para 1.38 volunteers have spent working with
Contribution made by the South Asian Breast Cancer Patients.
volunteers Without this valuable contribution of time,
energy and expertise, we would
not have been able to achieve so much
Volunteers have all been checked on DBS
and provide the following service
• School and Community Workshops
• Awareness Events
• Befriending Service
• Fundraising
We have 20 registered volunteers who all
have a DBS Barring certificate. Sakoon
Through Cancer prides itself on the work
the volunteers do. The last year has been
unprecedented. Volunteers have
supported Sakoon in the Community (SIK),
supporting vulnerable residents with
prescription collection, shopping, and food
parcel donations.
We have delivered volunteer training and
talks sessions throughout the year to keep
all our volunteers engaged and motivated,
focussing on wellbeing and engagement
Other
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**Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
The main achievements this year have
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|SORP reference|SORP reference|SORP reference|
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|||The main achievements this year have|
|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|been:
Twosday campaign: are you taking
2 today to check yourself #takes2
Fact of week started Feb 2022
Information Thursday launched Feb
2022 managed by volunteers
Samina won SHE AWARDS
Sakoon Volunteer
Slough Jamia Mosque Volunteers
delivered Education Programme
11/03/22
Launched the Big Conversation
Insta Live 17/03/22
Coproduced with Volunteers new
flyers 23/03/22
Launched Website page Little and
Often 04/04/22
GOSH Charity Eid Card
Competition 5th April 2022
volunteer-led
Take 2 videos in Urdu and English
in our website 9/05/22
Mental Health Awareness Week
activities 11/05/22
Future Dreams Focus Group
20/05/22
Who are our volunteers are
campaign 31/05/22
Bowel Cancer Awareness
workshop15th June 2022
Meeting with Dr Nighat Arif to
discuss Women Health Collective
and Strategy 23/06/22
Race for Life with Volunteers
08/07/22
Chand Raat bucket shaking
community event with volunteers
11/07/22
01/08/22 Eton Action Fair volunteer
led stall and tombola
Charity Disco 30/09/22
Secured 10 business sponsorships
for Disco
Oct 22 Breast Cancer Awareness
Month Insta Lives 8 podcasts
Harrow High School Breast Cancer
Schools Education Programme
Winter Extravaganza led by
Volunteer fundraiser
Holt School Breast Cancer
Education Programme
Baylis Girls Breast Cancer
Education Programme|
Cake donation by volunteers to staff at A&E 25/12/24 We focused on South Asian women cancer survivors, telling their stories. Storytelling is powerful in encouraging dialogue at a community level. We engaged in several talks to raise awareness with businesses and the community. The talks range from Woman ESOL classes, Asian Woman Resource Centres and broader community events. Following October's Breast Cancer awareness sessions online, we developed the Big Conversation, a loose woman-style informal chat online with speakers and topics.
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity's
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Cash at the bank at 17,845|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held.|Para 1.22|The main financial risk to the charity is
reduced donations and events. The funds
held are to cover 12 months of operational
costs in the event of a loss of income and
to meet any unforeseen expenditure.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|7, 000 is held in reserve|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**-**|
|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|None|
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You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
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|The charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity's principal source of funds is
donations, events and small grants from
various bodies.|
|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|The principal risk facing the charity is a lack
of volunteers; this would make it very
difficult to meet our objectives.|
|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?
(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|As stated in the constitution document –
trustees are elected.|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Code of Conduct
Trustee document|
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|The charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Sakoon Through Cancer
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 118808
Charity's principal address C/O Inder Poonaji
153 Grasmere Ave
Slough
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
Inder Singh Chair Whole Year
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Poonaji
2 Samina Hussian Trustee Whole Year
3 Samina Hussain Trustee Whole Year
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– 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 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
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## **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
None to report
## **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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|Inder Poonaji
Samina Hussain|
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||Inder Singh Poonaji
Samina Hussain FRSA|
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Chair
Trustee|
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