**The Dylan Strong Foundation Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts For the year ended 31[st] March 2025** **Registered Charity no: 1199242** The Dylan Strong Foundation Trustees’ Report Year ended 31[st] March 2025 The Trustees have the pleasure in presenting their annual report and accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2025. ## **Reference and Administrative details** **Charity name** The Dylan Strong Foundation **Charity number** 1199242 **Address** 20a Oatfield Road Tadworth KT20 5EP **Trustees** Daniel Clark Mary-Louise Wright Huw Davies-Evans Fiona Stirling-Aird Jacqui McDermid Sue Clark (appointed 2 December 2025) Amanda Baker (resigned 7 October 2025) **Chief Executive** Louise Long **Independent Examiner** Fiona Stancombe FCA 6 Wilton Crescent London SW19 3QZ 1 The Dylan Strong Foundation Trustees’ Report Year ended 31[st] March 2025 ## **Objectives and activities** ## **Charitable purpose** For the public benefit, the relief of sickness and the promotion of health of children with cancer, in particular but not exclusively by: (1) the provision of information and support services to children with cancer and their families and carers, and (2) raising public awareness in matters relating to childhood cancer. ## **Main activities of the charity** The charity works with local NHS hospitals in Surrey to provide information and support services to children suffering with cancer and their families as well as raising public awareness in matters relating childhood cancer. The main activities include (1) the provision of care packages to children being treated for cancer during their stay at hospital (particularly during holidays, festive and other occasions at which times the children and families can feel even more vulnerable and isolated.); (2) the provision of healthy snacks and meals in the fridges of parent rooms within the hospitals for parents who feel that they are unable to leave their children during their treatment via periodic deliveries to local hospitals; (3) the provision of healthy meals sent directly to the homes of those families that we support; (4) offering nutrition advice to children with cancer and their families to help during treatment; (5) offering emotional and practical support to help families understand childhood cancer and its treatment. The Trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit in deciding what activities the charity should undertake. ## **Achievements and performance** Over the past year, thanks to the continued generosity of our charity community, we were able to expand our hospital food support to include Kingston Hospital alongside our ongoing work at Epsom Hospital, Surrey. This growth enabled us to extend our reach and support more children and families in hospital settings. A key focus throughout the year remained the regular provision of healthy snacks in parents’ rooms, ensuring families had access to nutritious refreshments during what can be an emotionally and physically demanding time. In addition to our hospital-based initiatives, we significantly increased the level of support provided to children and their families at home. This included the provision of healthy, nutritious freezer meals, helping to ensure families had access to balanced 2 The Dylan Strong Foundation Trustees’ Report Year ended 31[st] March 2025 meals at times when parents were understandably focused on their child’s care. By reducing the practical pressures associated with meal preparation, this support helped alleviate some of the day-to-day burden on families, allowing them to concentrate on what matters most during challenging periods. The feedback we have received highlights the positive impact of these contributions, with many expressing appreciation for the convenience and nutritional value of the meals and snacks provided. This feedback reinforces the importance of our work and the tangible benefits it is bringing to those we support. We also maintained our commitment to bringing moments of joy and comfort to children in hospital during key festive periods. Easter hampers and Christmas gifts were delivered to children undergoing treatment, as well as to their siblings, helping to brighten what can be a particularly challenging time for families. These seasonal initiatives offered both emotional support and a sense of normality during hospital stays. ## **Financial review** As at 31 March 2025 the charity had reserves of £34,813 (2024: £25,474) which was made up entirely of cash funds. ## **Reserves policy** It is the charity’s priority to ensure that it remains on a strong financial footing and does not commit funding beyond its financial capabilities. The charity aims to maintain reserves of 6 months expenditure to ensure business continuity in the event of an unexpected drop in income or other unforeseen circumstances. The amount of reserves as at 31[st] March 2025 was £34,813 (2024: £25,474). The charity has no funds which are materially in deficit. The trustees consider that the charity has sufficient reserves as at 31[st] March 2025 to meet the ongoing liabilities of the charity. No funds were held as custodian trustees on behalf of others (2024: none). 3 The Dylan Strong Foundation Trustees’ Report Year ended 31[st] March 2025 ## **Structure, Governance and Management** The Dylan Strong Foundation is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (registered 9[th] June 2022) whose only voting members are its charity trustees. There must be at least three charity trustees. The maximum number of trustees is 12. In accordance with the Constitution, apart from the first trustees (whose terms range from 2 to 4 years), trustees are appointed and re-appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In appointing trustees due consideration is given to ensuring that the trustees have, between them, the skills and experience necessary to manage the charity effectively and in accordance with charity law. The charity has one part-time employee (2024: one). 4 Id The Dylan Strong Foundation Independent Examiner's Report on the accounis Yearended 313t March 2025 Rosponslbllltles and basls of report I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trust") for the period ended 31 March 2025 sel out on pages 6 to 8. As the charity trustees of the Trust, Y(￿ are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of Charities Act 2011 I-the Act.). I report in resped of my examination of the Trust's accounts caNied out under section 145 of the 2011 Act ar)d in carryiro out my examination. I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under seclion 145(5)(bl of Ihe Act. Independént examlnerfs statement I have Completed my examination. I confirm that rK) material matters hav8 come to my attention in connéction with the examination which gives me cause to believe thal in. any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accwntin9 records I have no ConC￿m5 and havo o)ma across no other matters in connoction with tho examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. Fiona Stancombe FCA ## The Dylan Strong Foundation Receipts and Payments Year ended 31[st] March 2025 |||||**31/03/2025**|**31/03/2024**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Note**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Total**| |||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |**Receipts**|||||| |Donations||11,171|-|11,171|6,883| |Fundraising income||59,603|-|59,603|55,807| |Interest income||234|-|234|308| |Total Receipts||71,008|-|71,008|62,998| |**Payments**|||||| |Fundraising costs||20,702|-|20,702|25,808| |Charitable activities|1|9,661|-|9,661|19,504| |Support costs|2|31,306|-|31,306|28,854| |Total Payments||61,669|-|61,669|74,166| |**Net of receipts/(payments)**||**9,339**|**-**|**9,339**|**(11,168)**| |Transfers between funds||-|-|-|-| |Cash funds last year end||25,474|-|25,474|-| |**Cash funds this year end**||**34,813**|**-**|**34,813**|**25,474**| 6 The Dylan Stioftg Foundation Statemeni ol Assets and Liabilities Year ended 31° March 2025 3110312025 Total 3110312024 Total Unrtstrieted RÈstrlcted Cash funds Current accounts Deposit accounts 25.862 8.951 25,862 8,951 22,389 3,085 Total Cash Funds 34,813 34813 25,474 Approved by the Trustees on 12th January 2026 and signed on their behalf by.. Huw Davies-Evans Treasurer ## The Dylan Strong Foundation Notes to the Accounts Year ended 31[st] March 2025 |**Note 1**||||**31/03/2025**|**31/03/2024**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Charitable activities**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**||**Total**|**Total**| ||**£**|**£**||**£**|**£**| |Hospital food|5,123||-|5,123|4,514| |Care packages|2,262||-|2,262|975| |Workshops|-||-|-|140| |Hospital expenditure|2,276||-|2,276|-| |Hospital ward mural|-||-|-|13,875| |**Total spend**|**9,661**||**-**|**9,661**|**19,504**| |**Note 2**||||**31/03/2025**|**31/03/2024**| |**Support costs**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**||**Total**|**Total**| ||**£**|**£**||**£**|**£**| |Salaries|21,321||-|21,321|23,870| |Marketing & social media|5,268||-|5,268|1,050| |Website|1,103||-|1,103|1,050| |Storage costs|2,607||-|2,607|1,553| |Payment processing charges|681||-|681|382| |Other support costs|326||-|326|949| |**Total spend**|**31,306**||**-**|**31,306**|**28,854**| 8