## **Keith Cancer Link** ## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **31 MARCH 2026** **Charity Number SCO15787** ## **RITSONS** Chartered Accountants 26-30 Marine Place Buckie AB56 1UT **KEITH CANCER LINK** ## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT** ## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026** The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2026. ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** **Registered charity name** Keith Cancer Link **Charity registration number** SCO 15787 ## **Current Trustees** Mrs A Reid MBE Chairman Mrs A Reid MBE Secretary Mrs A Reid MBE Treasurer Mrs I Sadowski Mrs C Viney ## **Contact Address** Firhill 8 Regent Court Keith Banffshire AB55 5ED ## **Accountants** Ritsons Chartered Accountants 26-30 Marine Place Buckie AB56 1UT ## **Recruitment and appointment of Trustees** All of the Association’s trustees are appointed or reappointed by the members at our annual general meeting, which was held in March. ## **Governing document** The Association is a charitable unincorporated association and the purposes and administration arrangements are set out in our constitution. ## **Charitable purposes** The charity is involved in the provision of support to those with cancer and their families. They are also involved in advancing the education of the public in matters relating to the welfare of those with cancer. ## **Activities and achievements** The charity continued to deliver activities such as: 1. Provide escorts to accompany patients for taxi to hospital appointments 2. Providing phone support at all times 3. Buddying and one to one support - 1 - **KEITH CANCER LINK** ## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT** ## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026** ## **Activities and achievements cont’d** 4. Taxi service to clinics for treatments and radiotherapy. Cancer centres at Aberdeen, Elgin and Inverness The Trustees of the charity have recognised the following as achievements during the year: 1. Continuing to support hundreds of cancer patients in the Keith and District areas to have a quality of life with their families at home 2. Meeting the needs of cancer patients 3. Applying a holistic approach to cancer treatment with complimentary therapies for patient, family and carer after assessment is made 4. Providing a support network to help with the healing process and improving the immune system 5. General Practitioners, District Nurses and senior Hospital staff have referred patients to the charity for support and transport 6. The charity has maintained contact with every support group in the country 7. Maintaining website _www.keithcancerlink.org.uk_ with up to date information 8. Providing a great network of support giving love, reassurance, and being there, as a family which the charity feels is a prerequisite for a successful group 9. During the year the charity purchased and donated various medical equipment to the Turner Memorial Hospital in Keith to assist with the care of cancer patients The charity has been affiliated with the Welfare Map for Moray since its inception in March 2015. ## **Trustee remuneration and expenses** Trustees did not receive any remuneration for their work during the year. ## **Reserves** As a result of the deficit of £17,867 (2025: £4,139) for the year, the charity held unrestricted funds of £60,360 (2025: £78,227). Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf _Adeline Reid MBE_ Date: 6 May 2026 - 2 - **KEITH CANCER LINK** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT** ## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026** I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2026 which are set out on pages 4 to 6. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (a) to (c) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner’s statement** The examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently. I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** In the course of the examination, no matter has come to my attention 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: - to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 8 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met, or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ## _Aileen Haslam_ Aileen Haslam C.A. Independent Examiner Ritsons Chartered Accountant 26-30 Marine Place Buckie AB56 1UT 7 May 2026 - 3 - ## **KEITH CANCER LINK** ## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT** ## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026** ||**2026**
|**2025**| |---|---|---| ||**£**
|**£**| |**RECEIPTS**||| |Donations|21,435|24,526| |Bank interest|252|319| ||------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |**Total Receipts**|21,687|24,845| ||-----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |**PAYMENTS**||| |**Payments for Charitable activities:**||| |Taxis|37,441|23,005| |Donations of hospital equipment|-|2,719| |Printing and stationery|263|433| |Outings|104|350| |Miscellaneous expenses|1,058|1,830| |Bank charges|9|-| ||--------------------------------|------------------------------------| |**Total payments for Charitable activities**|38,875|28,337| |**Governance costs:**||| |Accountancy|679|647| ||-----------------------------|------------------------------------| |**Total Payments**|39,554|28,984| ||-----------------------------|--------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |**Deficit for year**|(17,867)|(4,139)| ||=========|=========| |**_All funds are unrestricted._**||| - 4 - ## **KEITH CANCER LINK** ## **STATEMENT OF BALANCES** ## **31 MARCH 2026** ||**Note**|**2026**|**2025**| |---|---|---|---| |||**£**|**£**| |**Funds Reconciliation**|||| |Cash at bank & in hand at 01/04/25||78,227|82,366| |Deficit for year||(17,867)|(4,139)| |||----------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |Cash at bank & in hand at 31/03/26||60,360|78,227| |||=========|==========| |**Cash & Bank Balances**|||| |Scottish Widows bank||21,975|21,723| |Bank of Scotland current a/c||38,385|56,504| |||------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |||60,360|78,227| |||=========|==========| |**Liabilities**|||| |Accruals||511|511| |||=========|=========| ## _**All funds are unrestricted.**_ Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf _Adeline Reid MBE_ Date: 6 May 2026 - 5 - **KEITH CANCER LINK** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2026** ## **ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **Accounting convention and policies** The accounting policies adopted on the preparation of these accounts are laid down by the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. ## **Taxation** The Trust is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation. ## **Legacies and donations** Legacies and donations are included in the financial statements when receivable and on an accruals basis to the extent that such sums can be reasonably quantified. ## **Nature and purpose of funds** Unrestricted funds are those that may be used at the discretion of the trustees and in furtherance of the objects of the charity. The trustees maintain a single unrestricted fund for the day-to-day running of the charity. ## **Related parties** The charity was under the control of the trustees throughout the current and prior year. ## **Trustee remuneration and expenses** The trustees did not receive any remuneration and were not reimbursed for any expenses. - 6 -