for the Year CBded 31 Deeemb¥r 2023 for Gre￿t A cliffe Caneer Cliaril Charity No 1188444 G'reat A c15fl'e Caiicei. Sii ort foi- tlie Ycar E4 n(led 31 1)eccmber 2023 Page Leg81 & Adininislrative Irifornia*io Report Df the Ti'ustee5 Iiidependenl ExaTTriii¢r's Report Stalpmeiit of FiR#ntial Activltles Balaiice Slieet Lyotes lo the Fithaiicial Statements Giedt A clit'12 Concer Sli orl rDJ' tlie Year Eii(le(131 Dee¢inbcr 2023 TRUSTEES.. A White V Moody H Falconer A Coopey C WliittiRgton JGoff S Flyn ADDREISS-. 59 Gi'eathead Crescenl ewton AyclitTe Co. Diirhani DL5 5DP CHARITY NUMBER: 1188444 ACCOUNIANTS: Little & Neal i7-38 Markei Street Fenyhill Co. DLirbain DL17 8JH Page I Grent A cliife Cancer Sii )orl )oi't of tlie Ti'uslees ror the Yciir Eii(le(131 Decembei. 2023 The trustees presenl theii. rcport with the finhttcial %latenicnt8 of Ilie charity foi. the year ￿)ded 311)eceniber 2023. I'IIIISTl4 ES Th¢ tru5t¢es shown bclow l?ave held oftice diirino the M,hole of tl)e year lo ilic date of tlii5 reporf. A White V Moody kl Falconer Acoopey C Wliittiiigton JGoff S Flyiin OBJEicfivEiS ofTHE CIIARITY The Charily was IEgisrei'ed on the 10 Marcl) 2020 to ¥lV¢ assista￿ce to tneinbers of the public wlio were 5ufl'ei'iiig Iroin or who lthd suffered from cancer. The ￿￿51$i1nCe eKl¢nd¢d ￿ Ilieir famili¢s and carers, The assistance caii tskt the torin of linancial help. advice and coinpanionsliip, i]7nsport to hospital and othei. medical appoiiitnienLs aiid s110rt holidays in the charity's caravan. ACHIEVEIKENfs AND PERFORWCE The tNstees are pleased to report tiiat the objectives hGive continued 10 be achieved. partly tiirouvh the donation and nts received and witii the help of a number of volimteer driv&s whose help has been most graiefully received. The cb2rity's latBest expense remains ss patieiii transport, due to th¢ reimbursement ofvolLii)ieei' drivers fuel costs. The enntinuiiig flucEuatiotis in fuel price nipke thi5 a particulai'ly challe[￿(Ping Éwe8. Pati¢nt siEpport is rffiother significant cost, whtcli e*ii tEbke the forni of nieetillgs. outings, one to one advice. haT￿pe￿ and generally PTDviding help where necessary. The charity has continued to providc a cardvan for short bi'¢iI k5 for patients and carers and thi5 seNice has proved nvdliiable 10 thosc tliat have utili5¢d it. During th¢ y&ir Ihe charity acquired a se¢ond rardvan and has been able to increase tlie &vailability IOT shoit breaks for patieiits. The charity is Tun by the trustees who meet once per ￿T[onth to di5CI155 fLiatter5. RISK ASSESSMENT The main r￿k whidi the charity faces is tiial of reduction in incoine, due to die downtuin in the econoiiiy. As thi5 15 outs'ide the control of the charity. the only action that can be tdk'en is lo build up sutyicient resetves. RESERVES The trusiees have de£ided to build up a reserve eouivalent to approximately one yeArfs gros$ Cost of transportation, This is estiin&tcd lo be ciirrcntly riinning at about £iO.000 ancl rising. The tnL%tees declare thAt they have Jpproved the trustee5' report above. ON Bri HALFOFTHE CHARITY'S TRUSTEES: All ison While Chair gf the Board of Trustees Date.. Page 2 Greal A Llille C&nLer Sli endeiit LxHmiii¢i-.% Rc 01-t to tlie'l'riistees ot. (Tl'eal A eliffe CaJiceJ' Su Inile I r¢port on the a¢couiit5 of Gre.at Aycliffe Caneer Siipport foi. the year ended 31 DeLeii)bei' ?023 sel out on pages 2 to 8. Respective respoiisibilities of triiste¢s aiid indepeiideiil elaniiiier Tlie cliarity's triistee5 IE respoiisible toi. Ihc piepii i-atioii of tlie accounls. Tlie Irust¢e5 coiisidei. that aij audit Is nDI required For tlie ye£lT undei. sectlOLi 144 of the Cl)aiities Act 2011 (tlie Charities Act) and ihal ali independent extunination is needed. It is my respoi)sibility to.. ex 1,000 70,4)6 1,000 $2.217 70,456 Ttstal charity funds I,ouo 53,217 The f￿￿ncIal statements wei'e approved by the triistees on ..1.3..... and were signeil on its behaifby- Allison Wliite- Lhair of the B¢)8rd of Trustees Page 5 GI'L￿£11 A .elifii c￿nCL1. Sli Note5 to the rtini& Jicial StRteinents for tlie YeL?r EJide(131 Deceiiil)ei' 2023 ACCOUNTING POLICIES AecO￿￿ti1)g convetttioii The financiul stateineiits have beeii prei)ared llnder the hi%loricÉ21 e03t convention with items I'ecogiiised at cost oi. transi4 Ctioii value unless otlieiwise slaied in Ihe I'elevaiit iioles to these ccounts. Tli¢ accoiiiits hllve bee71 piri)gTed in accffi-dl< nLe with the Accouiilints and Repoi'tii)g by Charities.. Statcnient of Re¢oinineiided Praclice applicable to clièyities Prep￿ri1]g their a¢cowit$ tn accordance wilh the Findncial R¢poi'iing Slindaid applicablc in Mie UK ?¢ lid Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (eff¢ctive l Janiiaiy 2015}- (Charities SORP (fRS 102)) and tlie Fiiian¢(al Repoitiiig Sithddrd Gwplicable in the UL aiid Republic of bEland (fRS 10?) FU￿11 aecounting UIiiE5tricl¢d funits. ￿neral fullds whicli ale for (Ise at tbe discrerion of the trElStees in fuitheraiice of the gene171 abjectives of the charity, Restricted fullLts rtre fiiTrds to bc used in aceoi-dance willi specific resti'ictions iRiposed by donors. Any balance remaining ufj5pent al the ei)d of the year must be carried forwar(l as a balance on Iliat Fund. Ineomi## Resourees All inconiing itsourct5 al'c in¢luded in tlic stsieinent af financial activities ivlien the oharity is entitled to the incoine the aniounl can be quaiitifitd with reasonable ac¢uncy. Voliinl#ry llleome VoliJTr[[￿ InLoine is received by wa). of graiits and donic tion and is incliided in the financial stat¢ments Ivhtn the rity is legally ci)tirled to the income and the ainouiit can be q117￿ ntified witli r¢asanahl¢ accuTrcy. Governance Costs Cyovcmance costs include those costs ass(Kiatcd w%th niteting the constitiitional and statutory requiiuineiits ol the charity and include a¢countaney fees and costs related lo ihe strategic mBR