## **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:
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Running workshops and events
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Never alone Campaign
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School Workshops
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Community Workshops
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Production of Material
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Collaborating with
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Macmillan
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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.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||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
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School Workshops
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Awareness Events
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Befriending Service
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Fundraising
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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:
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Organising and training Volunteers
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Running workshops
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Never alone Campaign
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School Workshops
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Production of Material
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We focused on South Asian women
cancer survivors, telling their
stories. Storytelling is powerful in
encouraging dialogue at a
community level.
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Brookside Women Health Day
Breast Cancer Workshop lived
experience and volunteers
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Volunteer Training day 26/06/23
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EMCAM event BWR 05/07/23
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Dr Nighat Book Launch and Sakoon
Through Cancer awareness
05/08/23
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Afternoon Tea 120 ppl Charity
fundraiser Guest Speaker Dr Nighat
Arif
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October 2023 Insta Live 8 Podcasts
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Volunteer Training Day at Langley
College 11/10/23
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04/10 Macmillan Bake Sale
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Macmillan Volunteers visit 10
Downing Street Macmillan Coffee
Morning
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Baylis Court Girls School Education
Programme 06/12/23
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Macmillan in South ASR radio show| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 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| ## **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|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.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 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
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**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||