2023-03-31-accounts

DLF Board of Trustees Report - Year Ending 31 March 2022 to 31 March 2023

We are the Daniella Logun Foundation (DLF). The DLF had an income of £14,456.26 in the year which falls below the threshold for independent examination. This report focuses on the main activities undertaken by the charity to further it’s charitable purposes for public benefit.

National location of principal office: Our principal office is in England.

Objects: The objects of our CIO are:

Purpose: “The relief of those in need, by reason of ill-health, of Children and Young People (CYP) with brain tumours and their families through emotional support, talking therapies and peer support for families caring for or recently bereaved through childhood brain tumours."

First Charity Trustees: 1) Angela Logun-Leko 2) Terry Logun-Leko 3) Louise Young

4) Dr Richa Ajitsaria

Additional Trustees: 5) Kelly Mgbor

6) Adeboye Ifederu

Statement of Identifiable Public Benefit

"We the trustees of the Daniella Logun Foundation (DLF) have carried out our purpose for the public benefit. Both the Co-Founders and Trustees have had due regard to the charities commission’s public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant. The DLF’s mission is to provide a holistic support service to CYP with brain tumours, other cancers and their families, to ensure their wellbeing needs are addressed from diagnosis and beyond. We

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will work to seek out and support the development of a robust, collaborative, multifaceted, problem-solving network that can address the unique challenges our children and their families face whilst on their brain tumour/cancer journey. We wish to enable the practice of a holistic approach to the delivery of care for CYP diagnosed with brain tumours, other cancers and their families, as standard practice across the UK’s children’s palliative healthcare sector in the future.”

The Charity identifies three overarching objectives:

1. Research Model: to work with the NHS, health care partners, community, social care, 3rd sector and other voluntary organisations to contribute to the improvement of children’s palliative care sector at local, regional & national level.

2. Social Care Model: to offer early access to social, emotional and spiritual wellbeing support to CYP diagnosed with brain tumours, other cancers diagnosed and their families, to enable survivorship from the point of diagnosis and beyond.

3. Future New Build Project: to work towards the building of a specialist End of Life facility – namely The Daniella Logun Hospice.

DLF Beneficiaries:

1. CYP between 0 and 16 diagnosed with brain tumours

2. The parents, carers, legal guardians and close family members involved in the care of these CYP diagnosed with brain tumours

3. The GPs, healthcare providers and NHS professionals involved in the care of the people identified in groups 1 and 2

4. The social groups connected to the people identified in groups 1 and 2

5. All religious and community groups connected to the people identified in groups 1 and 2

6. The academic institutions connected to the people identified in groups 1 and 2

7. The employers and professional institutions connected to the people identified in groups 1 and 2

8. Voluntary, Community, Social, & Enterprise (VCSE) services connected to and supporting the people identified in groups 1 and 2

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1. The employers and professional organisations involved in the lives of these people identified in groups 1 and 2

Service Area

Hillingdon and the surrounding areas

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Currently no assets or liabilities

Governance Report

• Board of Trustees meetings

• Operational meetings

• Client support meetings

• Business development meetings

• Strategy development meetings

• Research planning meetings

• Finance planning meetings

Achievements and Performance – Client Service Report

1. Advocacy & Representation : this weekly support service includes free interaction with our children and young people and their families, to build and nurture relationships, identify and understand holistic wellbeing priorities:

2. a. Social Housing Support

3. b. Special Education Needs & Disabilities (SEND) School Support

4. c. Across services in London Borough of Hillingdon, Hounslow and Ealing

5. Wellbeing Support: This weekly support service includes free,

6. a. Nutrition & Lifestyle

7. b. Food drive

8. c. Toy drive

9. d. Family wellbeing

10. e. Counselling Referrals

    • i. Emotional

    • ii. Psychological

    • iii. Faith & non-faith based counselling

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• f. Generic Support:

• i. 1:1 faith-based & non-faith based

ii. Group WhatsApp support

iii. Monthly coffee afternoons

1. Cherry Blossoms Bereavement Support: This weekly service includes free general counselling, faith and non-faith based counselling, emotional support, wellbeing gifts and home visits to support our children who are diagnosed with terminal cancer and the families who have lost children to cancer.

Community Impact Report

Research Involvement

Launched in 2020, we continue to provide Public Patient Insights (PPI) consultation or Expertise by Experience to academic research institutions, NHS wellbeing projects and partner with NHS Acute Foundation Trusts to contribute patient insights through our lived experience, to improve the Paediatric Palliative care standards across the UK.

HeadSmart Awareness & Training

Launched in 2021 and impacted by Covid-19 pandemic. Re-launched in 2023, we continue to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms and wellbeing challenges of children with brain tumours and their families online and face to face in the community. Educating the local community, GPs and schools to increase awareness, reduce misinformation, social prejudice or stigma and bridge the brain tumour information gaps amongst groups of people in the community.

Primary School Engagement

Launched in 2021 and impacted by Covid-19 pandemic. Re-launched in 2023, we continue to engage with local school and academic institutions to run awareness campaigns, events, attend fairs and host fundraising activities to support the charity.

Monthly Coffee & Cake Afternoon meetings

Launched in 2021 and impacted by Covid-19 pandemic. Re-launched in 2023, we continue to welcome the family, friends and carers of children with brain tumours,

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other cancers and members of the community to our monthly coffee and cake afternoon meetings. We offer a chance to meet new people, make new friends, offer a listening ear to support family carers and prayer support for those who request it. All welcome every last Saturday of the month.

March Brain Tumour Awareness Month (BTAM)

Launched in 2021 and impacted by Covid-19 pandemic. Re-launched in 2022, we continue to work with the Hillingdon Brain Tumour and Injury Group (HBTIG), Brain Tumour Charity, Together for Short Lives etc. to raise awareness of the brain tumours and challenges faced by CYP diagnosed with brain tumours and their families post diagnosis. The goal is to inform the community and raise awareness of the signs, symptoms and uniqueness of brain tumours as identified by our children and their families.

April Cherry Blossom Bike Ride

Launched in 2022 to support children and young people diagnosed with terminal cancer and the families who have lost children or young people to cancer. We continue to host this event, in memory of our inspiration Daniella Logun and other children who have passed away from cancer. We strive to raise awareness of the wellbeing challenges faced by these children and families and to fundraise to support the wellbeing of these cohort of people in the community.

September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM) & Family Fun Day Launched in 2021, we continue to run annual CCAM campaigns every September. We partner with the local media and other agencies across the Voluntary, Community, Social and Enterprise (VCSE) sectors, to bring the community together, in a lively environment to encourage community engagement in the CCAM campaign. By creating a fun filled environment, we can raise awareness of the holistic wellbeing priorities, experiences and challenges faced by CYP diagnosed with cancer and their families post diagnosis, fundraise, share information and educate the community to help reduce the feelings of social isolation experienced by our families and enable a more connected community of people who are more inclusive and informed of the wellbeing support needs of our children and their families.

The DLF Christmas Toy & Food drive

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Launched in December 2021, we continue to partner with the Hillingdon hospital and local toy manufacturers to run campaigns. We deliver toys, food and wellbeing gifts to over 100 CYP diagnosed with brain tumours, other cancers and their families in the community and the hospital.

Community Partnerships

We continue to work collaboratively across the VCSE sectors to co-design, co-develop and deliver our holistic wellbeing support service to benefit our CYP diagnosed with brain tumours, other cancers and their families across the Hillingdon, Ealing and Hounslow communities.

Online & Social Media Strategy

To continue to use social media and online social spaces to raise awareness of our work, promote our cause, highlight the holistic wellbeing impact of childhood brain tumours/cancers to a wider the online community. Current platforms:

• DLF Twitter – @DaniellaLogun

• DLF Instagram – daniellalogun

• DLF Facebook – TheDaniellaLogunFoundationDLF

• DLF WhatsApp – [phone]

• DLF Website – www.thedaniellalogunfoundation.org

Reflections on the Covid-19

We are a volunteer-led charity, the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown years severely impacted our primary face-to-face client support at home/at hospital/at hospice, fundraising, recruitment and community engagement effort. We strive for strategic support from external sponsors, corporate investors or highprofile Patrons to empower our cause and advance our Covid-19 recovery effort to realize lost income and volunteer recruitment prospects.

Acknowledgement

We thank GJenesis Accounting Firm and the Trustees and volunteers for working with us to develop this annual report. This report has been approved by the DLF Board of Trustees and signed off by the Chief Executive Officer Angela Logun-Leko.

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DANIELLA LOGUN FOUNDATION STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023

Restricted funds £ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023 2022 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 1,434.10 £ - £ 1,434.10 £ 1,434.10 £ - £ - £ - £ - £ 1,434.10 £ 1,434.10 £ Net Surplus/(Deficit) Net movement in funds £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ funds Grants 5,063.19 £ £ Other income 2,959.80 £ STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Total 2023 Donations 6,433.27 £ Income and endowments from: £ £ £ Notes Unrestricted Funds Total income 14,456.26 £ £ £ Charitable activities 12,805.14 £ Raising funds 3,514.02 £ £ £ Expenditure on: 1,862.90 -£ Total expenditure 16,319.16 £ £ Fund balances brought forward at 31 March 2022 - £ Surplus/(Deficit) in year Fund balances carried forward at 31st March 2023 Balance Sheet Investments FIXED ASSETS Property and equipment Cash at bank and in hand CURRENT ASSETS Debtors £ £ £ NET ASSETS FUNDS OF THE CHARITY CREDITORS:Amounts due within one year NET CURRENT ASSETS £ £ £ - Grants - Property RESTRICTED UNRESTRICTED £ - Support and working capital General funds TOTAL FUNDS
	5,063.19 6,433.27
	2,959.80
	14,456.26
	3,514.02 12,805.14
	16,319.16
	3,297.00 £ 1,862.90 -
	1,434.10 £
	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Support costs are allocated on the basis of charity expenditure and comprising the following:

		2023			2022		2021
		£			£		£
Office & Administrative Overheads	£	529.96		£	3,684.43	£	1,182.00
Printing, Brand Promotion & Marketing	£	923.64	£		1,292.00	£	-
Volunteer & Logistics	£	455.70	£		153.00	£	-
Grounds Maintenance & Facilities	£	3,680.00	£		1,356.00	£	-
Building Utilities	£	1,572.00	£		2,100.00	£	-
Fuel/Travel/Vehicle Rental	£	909.21	£		1,982.00	£	-
Wellbeing Support	£	4,423.21	£		4,655.00	£	-
TOTAL	£	16,319.14	£		16,404.43	£	1,182.00