
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 29/01/2023 Period start date   To     28/01/24   Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Megan’s Rose Of Hope** 

## **Charity registration number: 1199783** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The relief of sickness and the<br>preservation and protection of the<br>good health of young people aged<br>between 11-25 by supporting research<br>into cancer treatment and providing a<br>network of support and information for<br>young people and their families/carers<br>in the UK|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|We supported and organised a zip wire off<br>the Tyne bridge with the support of Jelly<br>Legs which 60 people participated in which<br>raised a total of 4300.71<br>We were able to secure spaces for the great<br>north run which we had 15 runners complete<br>and held a presence in charity Village.<br>We held our second charity night which<br>included a live and silent auction, an in-<br>house raffle and out of house raffle. We also<br>had immediate win prizes.<br>We have liaised with another small charity<br>who carry out and fund research. We have<br>been communicating and arranging to<br>contribute funds into a project which is<br>carrying out research into the developing a<br>blood test to diagnose Ewing sarcoma. We<br>are also contributing funds to other charities<br>which make an impact to the lives of those<br>who have a diagnosis of cancer. We are<br>contributing to the little princess trust who<br>provide real hair wigs to young people with<br>cancer. We are increasing our presence in<br>the community to be a support to young<br>people and their families/carers.<br>We have developed our relationships with<br>other charities and professionals and liaise<br>with them to support research projects.<br>We had a number of people complete their|





|||own fundraising events, we supported by<br>sharing on our social media accounts and<br>promoting their events.|
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|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|All trustees are aware of the Charity<br>Commissions guidance on public benefit.|



|Additional information (optional)<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|Additional information (optional)<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|Additional information (optional)<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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||SORP reference||
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|MROH currently does not give grants|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|MROH is grateful for the many hour’s<br>volunteers given during our fundraising<br>events. Our volunteers have helped<br>organise, set up for our events and<br>have contributed to getting donations.<br>Without the valuable time given by the<br>volunteers we would not have been<br>abletoraisethefundswehave.|
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## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|This year our charity has carried out a<br>number of fundraising activities such<br>as a zip wire and our annual charity<br>night which have raised funds. We<br>have liaised with another small charity<br>who carry out and fund research. We<br>have been communicating and<br>arranging to contribute funds into a<br>project which is carrying out research<br>into the developing a blood test to<br>diagnose Ewing sarcoma. We are also<br>contributing funds to other charities<br>which make an impact to the lives of<br>those who have a diagnosis of cancer.<br>We are contributing to the little<br>princess trust who provide real hair<br>wigs to young people with cancer. We|





are increasing our presence in the community to be a support to young people and their families/carers. We have developed our relationships with other charities and professionals and liaise with them to support research projects. 

|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|MROH are extremely proud of the fund<br>raised within its frst year and have<br>been able to support another charity<br>which makes real hair wigs for young<br>people with cancer via donated funds<br>of £2000.<br>MROH have also been able to become<br>part of a research programme which is<br>looking into being able to diagnosis<br>Ewing sarcoma via a blood test. We<br>worked alongside another charity to<br>support thisresearchproject.|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|We supported and organised a zip wire off<br>the Tyne bridge with the support of Jelly<br>Legs which 60 people participated in which<br>raised a total of 4300.71<br>We were able to secure spaces for the great<br>north run which we had 15 runners complete<br>and held a presence in charity Village.<br>We held our second charity night which<br>included a live and silent auction, an in<br>house raffle and out of house raffle. We also<br>had immediate win prizes.<br>We had a number of people complete their<br>own fundraising events, we supported by<br>sharing on our social media accounts and<br>promoting their events.|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21||
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22||
|Amount of reservesheld|Para 1.22|Fivethousand|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|None|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|N/A|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|MROH currently relies on fundraising<br>events and public donations as a<br>source of its funds. This year’s funds<br>raised has been due to events hosted<br>by MROH and by fundraising made by<br>the public as well the generosity of the<br>public who have donated funds outside<br>of fundraising events.|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed or reappointed<br>annually at our annual frst meeting of<br>the year held in January. Trustees are<br>appointed via a vote and new trustees<br>will apply via writing and they will be<br>voted from the existing trustees.|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|||
|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51|Due to the nature of the charity<br>working with young people it is MROH<br>policy for all trustees and volunteers to<br>have a valid and in date DBS prior to<br>working with the charity. All volunteers<br>and trustees must sign and be given a<br>copy of the trustees safeguarding<br>policy. All volunteers and trustees must<br>be aware of local and national<br>procedures of reporting a safeguarding<br>concern. This is all included in the<br>charity’s policy.|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51|MROH is working closely with other<br>charities and professionals and is<br>currently collaborating with other<br>charities in regard to supporting<br>research via donated funds. MROH<br>keep in regular contact both via teams<br>and email**.**|
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Megan’s Rose Of Hope|
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|Other name the charity uses|MROH|
|Registered charity number|1199783|





Charity’s principal address 25, Blayney Row, NE15 8QD 



**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Paige Morley|Chair & Research<br>officer|||
||Jane Kelly|Fundraisingofficer|||
||Olivia Jordan|Secretary|||
||Sharon Keith|Treasurer|||
||Madison<br>Rutherford|Social Media Officer|||
||Julie Maxwell|FundraisingOfficer|||
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– 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 None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for None 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 

## **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)** P.Morley 

**Full name(s)** Paige Elizabeth Morley 

**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 

24/03/2023 




**Charity Name No (if any) Megan's Rose of Hope 1199783 Receipts and payments accounts** 

## **CC16a** 

**For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 1/1/2023 12/31/2023 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||
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|**A1 Receipts**<br>FundraisingEvent - Zipwire<br>**£4,545**<br>FundraisingEvent -  Great North Run 23<br>**£1,569**<br>FundraisingEvent -  CharityNight  23<br>**£10,539**<br>General donations & Fundraising<br>**£7,548**<br>General receipts<br>**£7,004**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**£31,205**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                              -**<br>**_Total receipts_                  31,205**<br>**A3 Payments**<br>Friends of Rosies<br>**£10,000**<br>LittlePrincessTrust<br>**2,000**<br>RVI Hardhipfund<br>**2,000**<br>GreatNorth Run 2023 &24<br>**£6,542**<br>CharityNightcosts<br>**£3,007**<br>Zipwire costs<br>**£2,100**<br>Assorted adminandrunning costs<br>**£1,192**<br>Fees and subscription<br>**£313**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                     27,155**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                               -**<br>**_Total payments_                  27,155**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_                   4,050**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**21,338**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_                  25,388**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**to the nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**4,545**<br>**1,569**<br>**10,539**<br>**7,548**<br>**7,004**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**31,205**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**31,205**<br>**10,000**<br>**2,000**<br>**2,000**<br>**6,542**<br>**3,007**<br>**2,100**<br>**1,192**<br>**313**<br>**-**<br>**27,155**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**27,155**<br>**4,050**<br>**-**<br>**21,338**<br>**25,388**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**4,545**|**5,354**|
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**|**Details**<br>Cash funds this year<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**£25,388.00**<br>**-**<br>**£25,388.00**<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees 

Signature 

Date of Print Name approval 



CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
membern of
On accounts for the year
ended
Charity no
(if any)
1199?ES
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ('Ihe Trust") for the year ended 31 /12/ Ltszl.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustee$ of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basls of report of the accounts in a￿ordanCe with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 {"the Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charrty Commission
under section 145{5)Ib) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have
come to my attention (other than thal disclosed below ') in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect..
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not aGwrd wrth the accounting records
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable
proper understanding of the accounts to be reaGhed.
' Please delete the words in the braGkets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
{if any):
Address:
LhJn Ifg J./Ld trILX) S C CoThJSi TY,
C)￿& S￿￿￿1.
IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32,
Independent examination of Gharity accounts.. diredions and guidance for
examiners).
Glve here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclosg.
IER
October 2018