Charity registration number.. 1192670
CARING MATfERS NOW (CHARITY FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY CONGENITAL
MELANOCYTIC NAEVUS)
TRUSTEES, REpoRf AND
FINAYICIAL sTATEmE￿s
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026
Tacconi fjreen & QJ
32a Fast Street
SL Ives
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C*ring %IAtters low. (Cknrit¥' for thost #fferted b). Congenital Mdanocytit NAevus)
Contents
P*
Reference andAdmini5tr8tii'¢ Dethils
Tn￿ee$, Repon
Indep￿dent Exatninerfs Rwrt
Stst¢m¢ni of Financial A¢tiviti¢s
Comparative St*emeM of Finoncial Aciiviiies
Statement of Financial Position
Notes to the Finan¢ial S¢a¢em¢nts
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CariDt IlatEtrs (ChaTÉtY for those affected bTr CottgeDital M¢J#*o¢ytic Naevus)
Reference aDd.4dmiDiStratiie Detsils
ForThe Yegr Ended 3] Nlarch 2026
Trnsttes
Trnc% TTavetstrBvrleK . Chatr
l*k CbaDCt. Treasurer
al Lnsworth
Ruth Gold
Emma Robin5
Kuh¥n Vaileek8nthan
Cbief Exeeutlve
Jodi Whitehouse
He#d of Finance
Lisa Sly
Held ofsupport
Honnah CTee
He*d ofCommvnlutioD%
Helen Stroud
Commvnl¢g¢lon$ •nd Enygemettt
Coordinator
Rachel Swanson
S￿PPort CoordiD*tor
Carolyn Lewis
Ch*rlty Number
1192670
Prlnclp•l Addr¢si
Brid$e Chapel
Centre Heath RcAd
Liverpool
L194XR
IndtpeThdent Ex•mlner
K F Or¢en FMAAT
Tr¢oni Gre¢n & Co
321 East Str¢¢t
St. Ives
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Blnkery
CharitiesAid Foundalion (CAF Bank L￿)
25 Ktn8s Hill Avenue
King¥ Hill
West Malling
Kent
ME194JQ
The charity a core 8roup of volwtte¢n &551￿ thc staff xn deliv¢Ting our 5upporL fundrai5in8 and communications
strategy. as detailed herein8fter.
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Ciritig Il*tters {Cbxrity for th05t affected bv Cong¢Dital Mdanotytie Naevu5)
Trusiees. Report For The ledr Ended 31 2026
The tnjsiees presenT their repon and the financial sth*ments for the ended 31 March 2026.
Objecti%'e5 and ArtiiiD¢J
Alms And Objtctives
The objectives of the CIO are..
The relief of sickness and distre￿ and the prnefflion and wes¢ryauon of the health of person5 ttffect￿ by CMN and thcir
familic5 and carers. in particular. but not restrict¢d to..
(al The advkncemcnt of the education of the m¢dicat profession and the 8eDernl public into CMN and its impli￿tIonS for the
family. and
(b) The Promotion of re5cuch into the causes, effects, trealments and manasement of CMN and w disseminate th¢ usefvl
results th¢r¢of.
The chority 8¢tivities to achieve this we=
Grant applicaiions at)d fvndraising events
. Strong SUPPOrt str*egy for CMN mernbets
. Tr3inin8 of ow regiOT￿l support conthcls
• Host national. r¢8ional and agew$￿¢1fi¢ support events across the UK
• Host online support ev¢nts and ¢ommunity groups
Production and distribution of publicaiion$.' Inspire Magazin¢. suppm literntur< medical bookl¢t
. Production distribulion of CMN mer¢handis¢
. Raisinsthe CMN profJl¢ throu8h medi8 & w¢bsit¢
• Exhibi￿nI At ¢onfer¢￿¢S to raise awareness of the condition and the charity
Publlc BeDefit
Jtt settLn8 objectives gnd plannin8 aCtivi¢i¢s. in I￿rd￿n￿ with th¢ requirements ofsedion 17 of the Chariti¢$ A¢t 2011, the
tmstees have given duc consideralion to the Charity Cornrnission's 8enernl 8uidance on public benefit and in particular. to its
supplementary public benefit 8uidwJce on th¢ relief of in necd. by re&wn of ill-hea]th or othcr disadvantage Iphy5i¢al
disfigurement).
Acbkvtments P¢rforTh•u¢e
Mlln Athlevements
During the 2025-2026 frnanci￿ year, Caring Matters Now continued io m¥k¢ signifiunt progres5 in advancing its charttable
objectives. Th¢ ¢harity str¢n8th¢n¢d its organI￿lOn81 ¢apa¢iry. expanded and ¢nhan¢¢d supp)rt s¢Thi¢¢s, in¢reas¢d
&W8r¢ness of Cong¢niiai M¢1￿0¢￿1¢ N•¢w$ ICMN), and ¢on¢inued tty fimd vi¢ai M￿l¢al Tes¢￿h, ¢nsuring a positive
impaci for childrtn. aduh5 aThd families affected by CMN.
Stralegie Developmeni andG0￿￿rnap￿e
We produced and approved a five-year Mrategy for 202￿2031, Fffovidtng o ¢l¢ar and 8mbiiious framewtsrk for thc
chrity's future direclion, sustainability and growth. The strotegy reflects th¢ needs of our Community and sets priorities
a¢r05S SUPPOrt provision. research. awareness, income generation and 0T8￿153tsOnaj development.
We Str¢ngthcned goV¢Tr￿)ee and opeT8tional ¢ffectiv¢tw thwugh the development of new policies and prO￿Ur¢S and
the review of existing one5. ensuring continu¢d compliance with regulatory requirem¢nts and best pro¢1i¢e.
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Caring Nl*tter5 {CbArity for those gffected bTr" Congenitsl Melanocytle Naevms)
Trustees. Report (CODtiDu¢d)
For The lear Ended 31 %l*rcb 2026
Main A¢hiei'tments- continlled
Strengihenimg Oryonisaiionol Cap¢Yin
We su¢¢essfvl])' recruited a Head of Communication5. enablin8 the charity w significantly strengthen its messaging, br￿d
visibiliry and engagement M'ith members. supporter& profes5ion•ls #nd ffijnders. This Tole has improved the ¢onsisten¢y and
impa¢t of communications acros5 all plarforn5.
In response to growing service demand and in¢re&s¢d 0￿8￿￿￿10n9I ¢omplexity. we increased the wo￿11)8 hows of both
the Head of Support and the Head of Finance to full-iime roles".
The Head of Support moving to full-time has strengthened leadership of the Support Pathway. improved oveTsighi of
safe8uarding and service quality, and Incr￿sed ¢apa¢ity io mtti the needs of an expandin8 memberthip bas¢.
The Head of Fininee moving to fvll-time has enhanced fin8n¢ial plonning. budgeting. Teporting at)d oversight,
Strengthening financia] controls, supportit)g str8t¢8ic de¢isioD-makin8 and ensuring long-tem) fit)an¢ial su$tsinability
and regulatory compli￿¢¢.
We ¢oniinued io re¢ruii attd retsin v01￿1ttrS for key op¢rationg1, fvndrai5in8 and xupport roles, ¢ttabling th¢ ch￿lty
exiend its re￿h while remainin8 e4)mmunity-led Co￿4ffe￿Iye.
AwareNesJ, CommupJicali0￿ ond*agem¥nl
We continued to strengthen brand w•reness and public engagemeni by enhan¢ing our social rnedi8 presence, improving
websiie eon¢eni and producing new support materR￿S and fyndTaisin8 ¢ampaigns.
We participated in Rare Di5ea5e Day (February 2026). helping io raise owor¢D¢ss of CMN and the w&der cha]len8e5 faced
by people aff¢cted by rare conditions.
W¢ increased and maintained our merchandise ran8e. $UpF￿rtIll8 both incom¢ generation and brand visibility.
SNppori Services L7ndCommunity Developmenl
We continued to develop and enhance our sup[￿ Pathway. ¢n$￿nn1 thilored and iimely support is avAi18ble ¥141151ages
f the cNfN journey. Key developments included..
The intToductioD of online sup￿1 workshops. irnprovin8 ittessibility tnd rtach.
bli¢ition of the CMN body map for inclusion in the newborn Red Book. Supporting ￿lY r￿ordIng ond moniloring.
Updates to the CMN medical booklet, erLsurin8 members have &ceess ￿ atturnie, upto4ate infonnotion.
We continued to provide hour-lon8 initial support consult&tions for parents of newb)m bgbi¢s off¢¢t¢d by CMN, deliv¢red
the chArity'S Support Pathway Pra¢titioner. These ¢onsultsiions provide inunedith advice. motional support and
reassurance at a criii¢al lime and are ￿¢¢$3¢d through th¢ ¢harity's helpline or email seNi¢e.
We hosted a wide ran8e of online ￿Mm￿nity Broups, includin8 a 8aminB Community aimed at 'd4ds and lads., g monthly
baby and toddler group, new member meetings 8Thd our annual online re￿r¢h pre$entsiion. helping r¢du¢e isolation and
stren8then peer support.
Ev¢nls Q￿Face-llFFQ¢e Support
We h05tcd 10 re8ion&l support events *¢ross the iIK. providin8 Children, teena8us and adults with opportunities to build
friendships, Share eXperie￿¢S a¢¢ess $upp)rt in a safe T¢laxed settin8. Psrents were a150 8ble to recetve Advice and
support from the Charity's trained support Conta￿ team.
We delivered our b1-￿thU81 national support ¢venL The CfvIN Big Weekend, in Bimin8ham, welcomin8 130 attendees
ong5ide Staff, trustees and members of the CMN Research team. The ¢v¢ni Strengthened community connections 8TrJ
providcd oppor￿n•t1¢S for l¢arnin8. refleGlion and $h¥red experience.
Trainingand Volunl¢¢r D¢v¢lopmenl
CONTINUED
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CATitig Ilitter5 Now ICh817ty forthose affected b!" CongeDitsI MdaDfVtle NIeV￿$)
Trusttts, Report (continued)
For The lear Ended 31 llareb 2026
Main Arhio'emellts- ¢olll¥DUtd
Wt our ￿￿Ual traiDiTrg and InfM￿lOn da%. for %olunt¢¢r suppon wjtacts. whith ittcluded updat¢s on CMN
resear¢h. ¢harif)' d¢b"elopments. professional suppon training delivered by a qualified couns¢llor, opportunities ftsr
volunteeTS to share leaming and best Prn¢TI¢¢.
Informthion OP￿RestIM¢e$
W¢ designed. produced ond distrtbuted ihe annual suppott mawne INSPIRE trj all members. The magazine in¢ludes
support advi¢¢. fundraising Stories. ¢hariry news and res¢arth updates and remains a valued resour¢e for families.
We published OUT first children's book, Didi the 11.'olf ahd the Stsrry Tan005, which weived positive media attention #nd
Strong sAl¢s. Th¢ book suptx)ns aw4r¢ness-raisin& represenwion Ind fula￿181 su5tain8bility. while providin8 8 meoningfiLI
resource for children atkd families affected by CMN.
Research undmedical Engogemw
. We continued to fi]nd d¢di¢¥ted CMN T¢5eorch at Gr￿ (h?ond Stred H05Pital. wheTe IMF￿1 pro8Jrss h&$ been made
in understandin8 the causes of CMN and working tOWaTds the developm¢ni of ¢ffective treatments.
We Attended three medic4] conferences, Yoising awamiess of CMN among dem)atolo8ists. nuTse$ and midwives and
Strengthening r¢lationships with healthcare profession￿5.
Fwndroixing 0nds￿l011￿￿11ity
We fvrther developed our fundr¥ising sirategy, in¢ludin8 the c1￿10n of regional fundraising webpaBe5, 5UPPOrtin8
ommunity-led fundraisin8 and improving lo¢al eng4gemeni and visibility.
FID*nelal Revlew
The chartty continues to seek additional grams every year. We were fortunate to secure new grants during the y¢HT from the
National Lottery and ihe VTCT Foundation. Whilst our overnll income fell from £413,758 in 2025 to £372,414 in the
current year, we 8nticip&te in increAse next yeaT.
The Charity $pends its funds very carefully and always in ￿CordIn(C with relevant ¢h*ity rnles and legislation to support
its 3 clear charithble wms.. to support thLtye by CMN, ts fithd CMN research, and w raise awareness Abo￿ CMN.
Support- Funds uiilised in supporting those affeded by CMN included fvnding in-person and online suppx)rt events, alon8
th printed support material. (hjr support costs represented 2Ph of our totsl expenditure in the ye8r12025- 24V¢),
Awareness - We have funded awzreness c2mpai8N8 to raise the Profile of CMN on a ¥lobal seate. ￿ well as attending
national medi¢il eonfcrcnces to edLKate doctors. nurses and midwives aboui CMN. Expenditure on awereness ¢ampai8n5
amobnt¢d 10 £44,54312025 £30,570) being *pproxirn*te]y IYA of our totsl expenditwe.
Re8carch - Through grdnts received and rc5ear¢h donations. we have been able to fund the pioncering reSt￿ch undertak¢n
by Professor Kinsler attd her ieam. Wath approximateiy 62% of income in the y￿r bein% restricted. around 440/0 of that was
fi]rther restrietrd to research. Expenditur¢ made from that inwme Includ￿ ihe research wsnt made to Univ¢rstty College
London to the value of £125.000 (2025 £138.038).
The charrty does ￿>t invest funds outside of the nornial banking f8¢ilities. The trustees review fin•)cial requirements and in
doing 50. aTe&% of adivity. funding 50UTces. future needs. opportimitie& Contingenci￿ and risks are all duly considered.
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C*riRg *laners %ov•' {Charity for those affttted by Congefftitsl Melanoc)rtit Naewus)
Trustee5' Report (continued)
ForThe Year Ended 31 M¥rth 2026
Reserves Poli¢
The leN'¢l of reser¥es is ro'iewed annu￿1￿ egainsi the charity expenditure. The cash reserve poli¢y is to remain ai £75,IN)O.
a]beit w'e are holding reserves in excess of th￿. These funds are invested in 3 month and 9 month fixed tem) iccounts.
StTUCture. Governance And m￿￿18tMent
Thistee Sel¢etion Methods
Trustees are appointed by the board of trustee5.
Stat¢m¢nt of Trnrteu. ReJpoTriibllltle4
The trust¢es are responsible for preparing the Trustees. Report ind the fin￿¢141 sthtements in accordantt with appli¢able law
and United Kingdom A¢¢ouniin8 Siandards (Uniied Kingdom Genernlly A¢cepted A¢¢ouniing Practice).
The law appli¢abk to ¢hariiies iti England •Dd Wales requires th¢ ¢rust¢¢s w wepwe financial st•iements for ts¢h finoncial
year which give a true fair view of the Stale of affairs of th¢ charkty and of the in¢omin8 resourcej and gppli¢ation of
resour￿ of the charity for ￿r￿d. In p￿P￿ing the fuwKial s18tements the trustee$ art required fo:
s¢le¢t suitable 8C¢OUllling policie5 and then apply them ¢oThsist¢nily-
• obs¢tv¢ the meihods and prits¢iples in the Charity SORP:
• make judgments and 8¢¢ountin8 estimates that #rt retsonablt and prLhdent.' artd
prepare the flnattci￿ statement$ on th¢ Boing ¢QDUrn b48is unl¢M it is in4Jpropriat¢ 10 pr¢$urn¢ the charity will
coniinue in business.
Th¢ trust¢¢s ve regponsible for keepin8 adequate accouthn8 records which dixkjse with reasonable xcuracy al anytime th¢
rinancial position of the charity and io enable thern to ensure that the accounts cornply with the Charities Act 2011. Ihe
Charities IA¢¢ounts ond Reports) R¢gul&tions 20D8 and the Provisions of the trust de¢d. They are also responsible for
3af¢8uardins th¢ 8$s¢ts of the Charity 8nd hence fot thking reasonable sieps for the preveniion And dde¢tion of fraud and oth¢r
irregylaTiti¢$.
The iNs*es are responsible for the maintenan¢¢ and int¢8rity of th¢ corporate and financi81 infornijtion in¢lud¢d on the
¢h8rity'$ w¢bsite. Legislation in the United Kin8dom 8overnin8 the wep￿￿10￿ thd dissemination of fm8nciaJ stst¢m¢nts may
differ from l¢gislation in oiher jurisdi¢iions.
The trustees. report was approved by the of tyystees $i8ned on its bthllf by..
lan Chance
Tru$t¢e
Date
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CariDg %laners Now. IChaTih. forth05e #ffected bi CoDgtDitsI Melanocytit Naevus)
Independtni Eiamitier's Report to ihe Trustees of C8fiDg Ilatttn No*. (Ch8rity for those affeeted by Congenilal
%lelanocTrlic i%atrm$l
ForThe le*r Ended 31 Nlar¢h 2026
I repon to the trullees on m) examination of the accounts of Carin8 Now (Charity for those aff¢¢¢¢d by CoJ)g¢nitsl
Melanocjlic Naeswsl (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2026.
R￿ponSIbIlI￿¢S #nd B*$ls of Report
As The charity lrnstees of the Trust YOU aTe reSW)￿lb1e for the preparation of the a¢¢ounts in T￿ord81)Ce with the requiran¢nts
of ¢h¢ Chartties Act 2011 {*he Acfl.
l ieport in respect of my cxamination of the TTU51'5 accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out
my examinaiion. I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission und¢T section 145{5Mb) of the
Act.
l￿depend¢￿t Ex#mln¢r'$ Ststemepl
Sinc¢ the fTUSt'5 gross income ¢x¢e¢ded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in sedion 145 of the 2011
Act. l eonfirni thot l am qualified to undert•&e the examinhtK)n be¢ause l •Jn a member of Th¢ Asso¢iation of Accountln8
T¢chni¢iAns, whi¢h is one of the lisied bodies.
I have completed my ex8min8tton. l ¢onfirni no maferial maneys have come to my attention in connection wth the
examination 8ivin8 me caus¢ to b¢liev¢ tha¢ in my materid respect..
l. accounting re¢ords w¢r¢ noi k¢0 in r¢spKt of the Tn￿ ts r¢quir¢d by S¢dion 130 of the A¢L or
2. the a¢counts do not accord with those rrxords: or
3. the accounts do not cornply with the applicable r¢quiTern¢nts concerning the ftsnn and eontents of #eeount$ sel out in
the Charities (Accounts and Re￿rts1 Regulations 2008 oth¢r than tny requirement thai the aecounts 8ive a 'tn]¢ and
fair view, whi¢h is Jh)t a mattereonsidered Is pffi of an indeptndeni eXamin￿10n.
I h￿t no concerns and have ci)me no ￿h¢r matt¢rn in conn¢¢lffton wtth the ¢xaminalion to which ail¢ntion Should be
drawn in this
eport in order lo en•ble a prop¢r und¢r5tanding of the ac¢ounts to be Tu¢hed.
K F Gr¢en FMAAT
Date
32a EL%t Street
St. Ives
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Carly 3J•tteTS (Charit> for those afft¢ted bv Congenital Mdanotylie Iyaevus)
Statemelli 4)f Fin8n£i8l Actlilties
For The Year Ettded 31 Mu£h 2026
2026
2025
fun
Total fund* T•t•l funds
P*•tes
IN'COME AND ENDOWMENTS FROhl:
ChaTitabl¢ activities:
Grants
Donauon$ from fiujdrdisin
Other income
2.368
97.(P)2
21.044
21.409
230.5LKI
232.868
97.092
2J.044
21.409
229.397
147,757
18,212
18,392
Invcitments
141.913
230J(KJ
372.413
413.758
XPENDITURE ON:
Chan'table activilies:
Fundraising
Supportco8t$
132J04)
(32,304)
(27231)
(65,461)
(33JlO )
(99.271)
(81,704)
(23.118)
(21.425)
(44.543 >
{30.570)
(2 J97) (143.974) (146.371) {157,094)
(31,179)
{13.456)
(44.635)
(43.933)
{154,459) (212,665) (367.124) (340,532)
(12J46)
17.835
5289
73.226
(423)
{423)
4.866
Re5e4Tcb costs
NET fNCOME BEFORE INVESTMENf GAINS
Nei losse8 on inve8tments
NET INCOME
(12969)
17,835
73,226
NET MOVEM￿￿ TN FUNDS
(12.969)
17,835
4,866
73.226
RECOiYCIIJATION OF FUNDS:
Totol fuThds brought forward
287,114
203,297
4sW.411
417,185
TOTAL FUNDS CAR￿ED FORWARD
14
274.145
221.132
495277
490,411
Tr Dot¢6 on p￿e8 10 to IS forn) pgrt of th¢s¢ fiwrtei￿ #atthn•nts.
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CariDg 4l*tttn (Charlty for those afferfed b) Congenitsl mel*D￿Yt1£ N*evM)
Comp8r#tiTr'e Ststement ofFknaDeial Artiwties
For The ye￿ Ended 31 ￿l￿re11 2026
2925
Uur¢Jtrl¢i¢4 Re4trl¢led
rund•
Totsj fundi
Notes
INCOME AND ENJ)OW7+lEYTS FROM:
Cboritable a¢tiviti&#,'
229.397
46,612
229.397
147.7S7
18,212
18.392
Don*ions from fi]ndraism8
Other inc(me
InveslThents
101.145
18212
18,392
137.749
276.009
413,758
EXPENDITURE ON:
Ch8ritsble ￿tIvI￿¢s..
127231)
(27231)
130,748)
{50.956)
(81,704)
(18,463)
(12.107)
(30.570)
(7,156) (149.938) {157.094)
(34.398)
(9.535)
143.933)
(117998 > (222,534) (340.532 y
19.731
53,475
Support COBIS
Aw￿¢0¢8£ ¢01
Research costs
Govcrn8nce co8
NET INCOME BEFORE INVEmAENf GAINS
73,226
NET fNCOME
19,751
J3.475
73.226
NET MOVEM￿ ￿ FUNDS
19.751
53.475
73.226
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:
Tolal fU￿J5 brou8ht fonvard
TOTAL FUNDS CARIUED FORWARD
267.363
149,822
417.185
14
287.114
203297
490,411
The notes on pw8 10 to 15 forni Fwl of th69e 8ttteme•ty.
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C*riDg Il*tters {Charih. for those gffetted b!. Congenitsl Melallorytit Naevv)
Stattmellt of FiD¥Nci#I Position
As At 31 %lar¢h 2026
2026
2025
L',nrestrlrted Restrieted Totsl
ds
funds
fvnds
Totil
P*&tes
FJXED ASSETS
Tangible A55¢ts
2.377
2,377
2.572
2.377
2.377
2,572
CURRENT A&SETS
Stocks
io
9.950
9,950
5.779
5,779
17,612
281.040 203397 484,337 473,559
Debiors
Cash At bank and in hand
296,769 203.297 500,066 491.171
Creditor8: Amounts Fglling Due Within One Ye•r
12
15,167) (1,9991 17,1661 13.332}
NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES)
291.602 201.298 492,900 487,839
TOTALKSSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
293.979 201.298 495277 490,411
NET ASSETS
293,979 201,298 495,277 490,411
FUNDS OF THE CHARITY
R¢strt¢ted Funds
Unrestricted Funds
221.132 203297
274,145 287,114
TOTAL FUNDS
14
495,277 490.411
On behalf of the board
lan Chan¢e
Trust¢¢
Date
Th¢ noies on pages 10 10 15 fonn part of these finwial st*ements.
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Ciring %latter5 low" {CThaTity for those affected bTr. CoDgenit#l Melanoryti¢ N*¢w$)
otes to the ￿￿8￿¢131 Ststements
For The Year Ended 31 %14￿h 2026
General Illforniido
Caring hlattets ICharitJ' for thos¢ aff¢¢ied b. Congenital Ilel8no¢Jtic Nacvu5} ys a a￿ltable incorporated or8anisation
registered ￿1th ihe Chtiri￿. Commissioo. regisieTcd ¢harits" nurnb¢r 1192670. The principal address 15 Bridgc Chapel, Centre
Heath Road, Liverpool. L19 4X
2. A¢co￿￿tIng Polioies
2.1. Basis of Pr¢p#rAtlon of Fknan¢i*l Sts¢¢meDts
The finottcial 5tstements have beett prepared in a¢cordan¢e th¢ Cbaritiu SORP (FRS 102) "A¢¢ounting hnd
Reporting by Chariti¢s'. Statemeni of Recommended Practite applicable to chaTiiies preparing their a¢¢ounis Ill
accordance with the Finanria] Reporting St8ndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective I
January 20191.. Finat)¢ial Reporting Standard 102 "Th¢ Financial Reporting St8ndard oppli¢8ble in the UK thd
Republic of Jrcland" and th¢ Chariiies Aet 2011.
Th¢ charity is a Public Benefit Entity 4$ defined by FRS 102.
2.2. Goln8 CoTrcern Dis¢lowre
The try$t¢es have not identified any Matsri￿ un¢eftainties related to events or conditio￿ that may wf significant doubt
about the charity's ability to continue as o 8oinB con¢em.
The financial Siatem¢nts have been prepaTtd on a going wncern b4515 under the historical cost eonventiott. The
financial slatem¢¥Lts prtsenied in sterlin8 whi¢h i5 th¢ functional of the charny and rO￿ded ttl th¢ nearest
pound.
2.3. Fund Aceountlng
Unrestriaed funds ean be usd in ac¢ordan¢e wÉth the chtritable objectives at the diw¢tion of the tN$tees.
Re5trict¢d funds ire to be used for sp¢¢ifi¢ purposes u la*J ¢kswn by the donor.
2.4. IncomffiDg
All income is reeognised in the Ststemeni of Financial Adiyities once the charity has ¢ntiil¢m¢nt io the fund5, it is
probabl¢ thoi the itt¢ome will be rK¢iv¢d and the amourf can be reliably mtssured.
2.5. Resourta Expend¢d
Liabilities are Tecognised ￿ expenditure ¥ 5(KJn as there is a legal or ¢onsN¢tive oblxgation committing the charity to
that expenditure, it is probable fh* a trznsfer of economi¢ benefrts will be required itt settlement and the smount of the
obligation can be m¢asured reliably. Expendilur¢ is a¢counled for on an a¢¢Nals basis attd hL% bcen cl&ssifLed under
h¢adings that aggregate all costs relaied ￿ the category. Where costs cannot b¢ diwtly attrI￿ted ￿ pirticylar
h¢adin8$, they have bttn allocated to activilie$ on a basis ¢oNist¢nt with ihe use of resources.
2.6. TAnglble Flxtd kn¢ts •nd Depreel*tlon
Tangible fixed &%5¢ts aTe measured ￿ c05t less awumulated depreciation and any aceumulated impaimient losse5.
Depr¢¢iation 15 provided at *#t¢s ￿l¢￿]￿ted to write off the cost of th¢ fix￿ assew les5 their e51imated residu81 value.
over their expected useful lives on the ftillowing bases..
cOmp￿er Equlpmtnt
25% on reducing balance
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C*riDg %latter5 (Charity for those affected b) Cottgenital Mel*ttoeyti¢ Naevw)
-%ote5 to the FiDanci81 StstetDents {CODtinued)
ForThe Year Ended 31 Marth 2026
2.7. Herit#£e.4ssets
A colleciion of tM)mits are held b). the charin. for au'artness and knoM.ledge Purposes. Mlhilsi ihese have an insuranc¢
value of £J9.1100. theN are not retognised as att asser on the charif) s balance shttt as they have no value tsutside of th¢
chayiry.
2.8. Stocks #tsd W'ork in Ptogrtjs
Stocks is valued ￿ the lower of cost realisable Y41ue. thd consists of merthandise for sale.
Printed support literath￿ expendinwe is rtcognised the Swement of Finan¢ial Adivities 85 it is incuned, as the
litera￿re 1$ sivm away free of chaTge, as such, no value of the stock of this held 15 recorded.
2.9. Cash Ind E4pfv*leDts
Cash cash equivalents are bosi¢ financi￿ and include cath in hand and deposits h¢ld at ull with banks, other
short-tern) highly liquid investments thai maDJre in no more than three months from th¢ dat¢ of acquisition and tre
reodily convertibl¢ to a known amout)i of c¥h wrfh insignificant risk of change in value. and bank overdrafts.
2.10. Taxatlon
The chlrity is exernpl from tsx u 411 its income is ¢haritsbl¢ and applied for charitable purposes.
2.1 l. Penilons
The chwity opeT8tes w defined pension ¢ontribuiion Scheme. COntrib￿lOn$ ar¢ th•rged to the Stal¢m¢ni of Financial
A¢tiviti¢s as ihey become payable in accordance with the nblcs of the sel*m¢.
3. IDveJtment Intomt
2026
2025
Unrestrlcted
Totil
fun
B￿k interest rtt¢ivabk
21.409
18,392
4. GriAts P*y*bk
Grants paid to institutions for rtsewrh PUT¥K>S¢S W¢ &$ follows..
2•26
2025
Uttivcrsity Colle8e Londo
12S,000
138,038
5. lThdepende￿t ExgmiTher's Remtsuergtio
2026
2025
ITMl¢pend¢nt examination of the finwKial slat¢m¢Tsts
1,495
890
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C*riDg Il*tters loR' (Charity for those gffe¢ttd bv CoDgenit*l Mei￿0¢Yt1C N*t￿￿)
otes to the Fin•ncig1 Statements {tontiTrued)
ForThe Year Ended 31 Nlarch 11126
6. Staff Costs
No ¢mploitts receii'ed emoh]ments in Lxces5 of £60.000.
Totsl staff costs are made up of..
Gross w'ag¢&saJanes £143.388 12025 £124,357)
Employ¢r's Nation￿ InsuTan¢e E05ts £17.640 12025 £10.9091
Ernploy¢Ps Pension costs £3.09] (2025 £2.714)
The total of staff ¢osts. in¢ludin8 Employe¢s' tsx, NJC and pension contributions. arnounled to £153.61912025 £137,980).
Th¢ total actual cost to ihe Chan'ty. net of EmployerNJC credits. amounted to £136.33112025 £115,323).
7. AveT*¥e Nurnbtr of Employ¢
Avernge number of ¢mployees durin8 the y¢pr was". 6 {2025: 5}
8. TAn8lble Asmts
Compvter
Equiprnent
Cost
A5 ai l April 2025
Addition$
Disposals
6,124
949
{1,5251
As ai 31 M￿Ch 2026
5,54B
DtPTvl*lAon
As at l April 2025
Provided during the period
Disposals
3,552
661
(1,0421
As at 31 March 2026
3,171
Ne¢ Book Value
As at 31 Mar¢h 2026
2,377
As at l April 2025
2,572
Durin8 the year, three old cornputers were disposed of. as they wert no lon8er fit for purFw.
Losses ari5in8 on the disposal of these amounttd to £423. as sknwn on th¢ face of the Statement of Financial Activities under
Ih heading of Tr4et losses on inv¢stm¢nts".
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CATing %latter5 Nom" (Cb*ritv for those Affected b)" Congenhal Melanorytic N*evus)
Ot￿ io the FiD8n¢i815ts¢¢ments (Continued)
ForTbt Year Ended 31 I¥IArch 2026
10. Stoeks
2(126
Siock
9,950
I l. Dtbtors
2026
2025
Due withln one ye#r
Prepaym¢JJts 0¢¢n￿d in¢ome
Grant du¢ from R Gold
Due from Gift Aid
3.910
5,000
12,612
1,859
10
OveTpymtnt Nest Pension
5.779
17.612
12. Credltors: FAlling Due WithiD ODe Year
2026
2025
Trade creditors
Taxaiion and social security
A¢¢nbals and deferrtd iN¢orne
3,671
3,495
2.441
890
7.166
3.332
The £1 Comparative fi8ure in Trade Creditors for 2025 15 % routwjing difference whith e*h be I￿￿ed.
13. Dtferrtd Incomt
Deferred income mov¢m¢nts in th¢ y¢ar were u follows:
2026
2025
Balance ai iht stsrt of the period
Income defrrred in thc current period
Balance at the ¢nd of the period
2.000
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Ciring %l*rr¢rs )OV* {Charity for those 8ffected bl" ConEetthal Md*no¢yti¢ N•¢vw)
ote5 to the Financial Statements {contiDued)
FoTThe Year Ended 31 Ilarek 2026
14. Mowement ID Funds
As St l ApTII
21125
Asat31
Exptttdlthre Ma￿b 2026
Unresiriettd funds
Generaj..
Gcnernl unr¢Jth¢ted fund
De5ignat¢d..
Unr¢$trid¢d designaied fun&
287.114
128.286
(143.5351
271,865
13.627
{11.347)
2.280
Tot*1 unrtttrltted thDd•
287,114
141.913
(1 $4,882)
274.145
R￿tritted futtds
Restricfed fund
203297
230.5(K)
1212,665)
221,132
Th¢•1
490,411
372,413
{367,547)
495,277
It l Aprll
2024
Ai#t31
Exptthdlthtt March 2025
Unreitrl¢ted fundi
Gener￿..
General unr¢5tri¢ted fund
R¢Jtricttd
Re$tri¢ted fund
267.363
137.749
(117.998)
287,114
149.822
276.009
(222.534)
203297
Thtsl
417,18S
413.758
(340J32)
490,411
Genera] unrestricted fimds contsin £75.000 of general reserves. in WTdJnce with th¢ tharity's reserves policy and an
additional £IOO,(K>O sustainability fimd.
15. Trgns*¢tloD$ wllh Trnste¢J
None of the twst¢¢s re¢eived any remuneration or any other bM¢fits fmm ￿ employment with the charity or a related cntity
during lh¢ ¢urTent or previous ycar.
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C*riDg %l•tters low. (Charity for those gfferted by Congenitsl Mel￿￿eY￿ N•evuJ)
oles io tht Fingneial St•i¢ments (coDtiDued)
ForThe Y*)r Ended 31 Martb 2026
During the year th¢ expenses reimbw5ed to thc tr￿1¢¢$ or paid dir¢￿ty to third partles wert as follows..
2026
2025
Travel
515
300
Subsist¢n¢e
Accommodatiot)
OtherExpen8es
149
27
686
327
Number of trustees reimbursed foT expenses during th¢ year 3 {2025.. 2)
16. Related PArty Diidosurns
The total wnount of un¢ondilional &Jnations I￿1Ved from 8 Trus*e and ¢)theT rtlthd partie$ amounts to £31,000 {2025..
£31.0001
P￿¢ 15