2024-02-18-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

From 19-Feb23 Period start date To 18-Feb24 Period end date

Charity name: Sakoon Through Cancer

Charity registration number:118808

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
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 • Collaborating with • Macmillan • 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 £8045, via donations and events in the year.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have given due regard to the Commission's guidance at all times.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	We are grateful for the many hours volunteers have spent working with the South Asian Breast Cancer Patients. 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 Workshops • Awareness Events • Befriending Service • Fundraising • Meetings 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.
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	The main achievements this year have been: • Organising and training Volunteers • Running workshops • Never alone Campaign • School Workshops • Production of Material • We focused on South Asian women cancer survivors, telling their stories. Storytelling is powerful in encouraging dialogue at a community level. • Brookside Women Health Day Breast Cancer Workshop lived experience and volunteers • Volunteer Training day 26/06/23 • EMCAM event BWR 05/07/23 • Dr Nighat Book Launch and Sakoon Through Cancer awareness 05/08/23 • Afternoon Tea 120 ppl Charity fundraiser Guest Speaker Dr Nighat Arif • October 2023 Insta Live 8 Podcasts • Volunteer Training Day at Langley College 11/10/23 • 04/10 Macmillan Bake Sale • Macmillan Volunteers visit 10 Downing Street Macmillan Coffee Morning • Baylis Court Girls School Education Programme 06/12/23 • Macmillan in South ASR radio show

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Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set

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 20,077
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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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:
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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Code of Conduct Trustee document Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity's organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any Para 1.51 related parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

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

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Inder Singh Poonaji	Chair	Whole Year
	Samina Hussian	Trustee	Whole Year
	Samina Hussain	Trustee	Whole Year

– 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

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

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
	Inder Singh Poonaji	Samina Hussain
	Chair	Trustee
	16/12/24
	16/12/24