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5kye ((ar(are sao (sc04n241 For the p•thd I. 2024 to 31" Miv¢h 1025 The TNstees are pleased to thlt thelr annual rerI forthe atrn perx)4 tOvther the xcounts Df Skye Canr Care SCIO for the perk)d I" April 2024 to 31° Mirch 202S S¢otllsh thw*y Mufflber SC047224 Goyernlry document: Skye Cancer &re Is a Scottlsh Charltsble l•Korporated Oryatim and our purp05e5 and admI$ttIon are set out kn ow Constltutio Aevultment and •ppolnlmert af TnMt••&' The ffl•nayment commltte• fflay at ary tlffle appoint any mefflberto be i member ofth• mmlttee (and therefore • trustee) under the provlslon olclause 57 olthe con5tllutlDn. No members may be appolnted under the provisions of cknux 64 of the constltutlon. of th• th•rlty trwt••r. Tiugts• N•m• Offk• (If any D•t•i •(Md. If rntfor whol• y••r Chalr Secretary Treaswer
Chwltable purpose% The purpose of the or8anisation is the a(fvancement of health by the rellef of the 5ufferin8 and di5tre55 of those persons in Skye and Lothalsh who ire affected dlfectly or indlrectly by carKer or other Ilmltlng condltlons. elther personally or throu8h family or frfendly connection& Acfjvlths In relallon to those objects: Frorn ourconstltutlon: The t7ctivities by whlch the oryonlsotion wMlsee* toachieve rhls purpose include but tsTre not restricted to.. The support ondfocilitation olthe provision of hospKe-type cure In Skye cndLochalshforpersons wlth incumble lifr-llfflitlng disease fe5peciolly, but not limited to, those with ¢qncerJ by roisinqfunds fvr the establJ5hment offoa'litiesfvsuth core. ro support the Provision of speclollsed trainlng and equipmentlor enhonced polliotlve care In hojpital and community in ond Lochabh To set up ond run a "drop-ln support centre. whlch offersftee Pr(kOl, emot(onal andsaclol support to people wltlj cancer lor other lift4imltlng conditionsj and to thelrfvmllles andfriends FrraIsIn8 We recefve donatlons frum both orynlsallons and indivlduals. some Is the r•sult of swnsored or other fundraislng actlvltl•s, some from collectknns (e.& after fUnernl. Trnlfiln6 and Equlpment We are then able to lulld tralniD8 and equlpment purthases when these are r•eeded for palllatlve care and are not fvnded by the NHS. We are In (ontact wlth loul NHS clinical staff and managers. Drop In Centre Our dropln centre, An Calodh. opened fts doors In June 2017 supported by a group of volunteers. The 5er4te wa5 suspended at the end of November 2018 due to lack of interest. We have been Ilan nurse lookin8 at altemative mode15 to provrde support and In conjunction wlth a locjl Macmi have piloted support groups In North Skye with • vlew to extendin8 thls model to South Skye rf Successful. Achlevements and perf•rmanu durlry the y•¥ DonationslFundralsln8 We contlnue to partner with Skye Events and work with them by provlding volunieer marshals for their event5 like the Skye Half marattrn and Race Dunvegan. Through thls we have recei%ed £500 th15 year.
We have gratefully received donation5 from funeral collections and a150 thank the staff of &roadford Hospital lor donati1 the proceed5 for a Christmas hamper rnffle to Skye Cancer Care. To try and fadlttate glvlng, Skye Cancer Gire is registered with Wonderful and Just Givlni webslte5. Tralnlng Places on the Hlghland Palliative care course that we have in the past funded pla5 on was free thi5 Year so Instead we 51mply promoted the urse, encoiira8ln8 Iccal staff to atte1. Grants Thi5 ye•r we provided 4 crisls grnnts of £250 Èach wlth the aim of rellevlng ur8ent fiDaMial distress Caused by a cancer dia8n051s or palliatlve illness for those I18 In Skye and Locha15 Support Group5 Wlth the support of a irnnt of £4760 from Macmillan. cancer SUPPOrt 8roups have been runnin8 Successfully alternate months In Portree and Dunve8an. Trustee and Macmillan Nurse has been instrumental In thls development and there has been helpful collaboratlon with Maggies nd HiBhllfe Hl8hland. ft15 hoped thls will develop further In the fUre wlth a 8roup runnlng In South Skye and the abllity to offer complementary thernpy sesslon& Future Palllativ• care f•cilities Skye Cancer Care twstees contlnue to be enia8ed in cornmunlty meetln85 that Include the topic of p•lliatlve c¥re bed provision In North 5kye followlN4 the Lew15 Rltch•e consult•llon In 1018. Whlle Portree Hospital remaln5 open, bed ar staffin8 pressure5 are siinificant and It is no lon8er posslble to protect bed5 specificilly for palliJtlve c•re wlth some patients currently havlng to be admftted els•where. We have approxlmately E52 000 Set aside and li remains our Intention that this money wlll contribute to spedfic palllative care beds ai enhancement of lacllltle5 for pallSative care in the locallty in the future. RueNes pollcv: The charity does not have a spedflc poliry In felatlon to the retention of reserves which are those unrestricted funds not invested in fixed assets, designated ta a speclnc purpose or othefwlse commltted. Unrestricted fvnd5 stood at £64 146 on the 3111 March 2025 and the Trustees cimslder this adequate to continue operatlons and fund fLrture palliative care faclities and other projects as set out above. Approved by the Trustees and si8ned on their behalf Dated: 21110125
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