2025-03-31-accounts

CANDU (Dundee Cancer Support Network) SCIO Scottish Charity SC048313

Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2025

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Total Funds
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds 2025 2024
Note £ £
Receipts
Grants & Donations 2 8,939 60,480 69,419 57,838
Fundraising 12,575 12,575 2,051
Interest - -
Misc 487 487 2,591
Total Receipts 22,001 60,480 82,481 62,480
Payments
Fundraising 960 960 343
Charitable Activities 13,908 40,101 54,009 47,633
Office & Administration 6,418 7,354 13,772 11,744
Bank Charges 6 6
Total Payments 21,292 47,455 68,747 59,720
Excess of
receipts/(payments)
over
(payments/receipts in
the year 709 13,025 13,734 2,760
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CANDU (Dundee Cancer Support Network) SCIO Scottish Charity SC048313 Statement of Balances as at 31 March 2025 Total Funds Total Funds 2025 2024 Cash at Bank and in hand Bank and Deposit balances brought forward 78,009 42,481 39,721 Movement In year Excess of receipts over payments for the year 709 13,025 13,734 2.760 Bank and Deposit balances carried forward 91,034 56,215 42,481 Represented By: Bank Petty Cash 56,215 42.792 311 56,215 42,481 The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on Signed for and on behalf of the Board of Trustees.

CANDU (Dundee Cancer Support Network) SCIO Scottish Charity SC048313

Notes to the financial statements

• 1 Accounting policies

Basis of accounting

These financial statements have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis in accordance with the Charities & Trustees Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).

2 Grants and Donations Received Wellbeing Retreat Dundee City Council Northwood Trust Common Good Fund DVVA National Lottery - NTL Scotmid	Balance Brought Forward at 1/4/24 Income Expenditure Balance at 31/3/25 338 338 - 4 4 - - 15,000 - 15,000 706 706 - 142 142 - 76,725 45,480 46,171 76,034 94 94 - 78,009 60,480 47,455 91,034

CANDU (Dundee Cancer Support Network) SCIO

Charity number: SC048313

TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY & ITS TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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Charity registered number

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Independent Examiner

TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

The trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of CANDU for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees confirm that the Annual report and financial statements comply with the requirements of the charity’s governing document and the Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator (OSCR).

CONSTITUTION

CANDU is registered as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation and was constituted on 7[th] April 2018.

METHOD OF APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF TRUSTEES

The management of the charity is the responsibility of the trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the charity’s governing document.

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MISSION STATEMENT

“Patients, their families, carers and service providers, working together to develop, implement and advance patient-centred, compassion-focussed approaches to cancer support in Dundee.”

WHO WE ARE

We are a group of cancer patients & survivors who are passionate about placing the patient at the heart of service design and delivery in cancer care and treatment. As well as creating and delivering our own support projects and services & co-producing work with other organisations, we are also influencers, scrutinisers and representatives of the lived experience of cancer on a variety of statutory and third sector strategic boards, acting to make a meaningful contribution at every level of service design and decision making.

Moving forward, we hope to be able to continue to represent the needs of cancer patients at both a local and national level ensuring the patient voice is listened to, heard and responded to. We regularly attend national cancer care conferences and meetings and we are happy to attend events as speaking guests or on an advisory basis.

THE CANDU NETWORK

The CANDU patient group attend meetings, conferences and public engagement events, to ensure patients have a voice and are empowered to encourage positive change for others living with cancer. The independent patient-led approach of CANDU is unique and innovative and all participants are invited to share their experiences in order to evaluate impact and to influence the direction of the group. The CANDU team meet regularly with local cancer support professionals at Network Meetings to identify need, share local knowledge and encourage multi-agency approaches to person-centred cancer care.

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CANDU 2024-25 – DUNDEE’S LIVED EXPERIENCE CANCER CHARITY

Regular Participation in Decision Making Forums

Scottish Government CPG on Cancer Lived Experience Representatives Scottish Government CPG on Health Inequality Community Representatives Voluntary Health Scotland Members Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland Members North Cancer Alliance Lived experience representatives NHS Tayside Public Partner NHS Tayside Living with and after cancer Lived Experience Representatives Macmillan & DCC Improving the Cancer Journey Network Members DVVA Members Dundee Carers Interest Network Members

Conferences

VHS Annual Conference Attendees Scottish Cancer Conference Attendees CANDU Lived Experience Conference 2024 From Kilt to Kimono Organisers and Contributors

FROM KILT TO KIMONO – CANDU LIVED EXPERIENCE CONFERENCE 2024@ V&A DUNDEE

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SUPPORTING LIFE WITH CANCERACCORDING TO INDIVIDUAL NEED At the CANDU Wellbeing Hub we offer a variety of in person activities, and have continued online, at home & telephone support, for those who are unable to visit us, as we understand many people living with cancer, and the effects of treatment, are vulnerable to infection or may be physically andlor emotionally frail. CANDU offers support designed around the individual needs of people with cancer which varies from person to person. DUNDEE'S LIVED EXPERIENCE CANCER CHARITY CANDU Wellbeing Space [e-mail] SC048313 Would you like to meet other people affected by cancer? We are a group of friends who listen & help others where needed. Activities are free to anyone affected by cancer and those who support them WELLBEING FAMILY SUPPORT BY YOUR SIDE Mindfulness, relaxation & stress management drop- in se55ions, courses & ietreats All our aciiviiies are availaL)le to careis & family members. Talk 1-2-1 with someone who has also experienced living with a cancer diagnosis and is trained in active listening & emotional support. COMPLEMENTARY SUPPORT FOR THERAPIES LIVING Reiki, Reflexology, Hypnotherapy & Indian Head Massage. Care parcels, horne Visits, tran5POrt & advocacy. We help any way we can. CANDU EXPERTS We welcome new friends who are passionate about sharing their lived experience to influence & improve cancer care & support services. THERAPEUTIC ART SOCIAL SUPPORT Choose from a Social evenings, variety of art & craft gatherings, group activities designed to outings & short inspire your creatlvity. breaks for you and relieve stress and your family at our encourage self- holiday lodge in expression Blairgowrie. If YOLJ have been affected by cancer we would love to hear from you. Join the Dundee Cancer Support Network If you have lived experience of cancer or WDrk with patients & their families we invite you to join our lived experience-led ne￿ork. We WDrk together10 ensure 'co-production' becomes a reality & the voice of lived experience is heard & valued. [e-mail] cancerdundee.org

LIVING WELL WITH CANCER

CANDU offers Level 1,2 & 3 psychological support for people affected by cancer through our activities.

By Your Side

By Your Side is a cancer lived experience peer support service co-designed by patients and survivors and delivered by fully trained CANDU volunteers. Lived experience volunteers will meet with people affected by cancer to offer support on a short-term basis, and, if required, will buddy them to appropriate support activities.

Time To Talk

1-2-1 listening service which allows us to stay connected with people affected by cancer, including those who are not able to visit us directly. Time To Talk is run by volunteers trained as active listeners and with lived experience of cancer. The service includes regular, informal check in calls as well as a more formal appointment-based listening service, where needed.

Mindfulness

CANDU delivers 8-week courses in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for cancer (MBCT-Ca) offering peer group support and in depth-coaching in mindfulness-based approaches to self-care and improved wellbeing. Weekly, drop in, practice & group support sessions are also offered providing ongoing, long-term, support.

Complementary Therapies

Our dedicated team of volunteer therapists offer sessions on ‘Feel Better Friday’. Clients can choose from Reiki, Relaxation, Indian Head Massage, Crystal Therapy & Hypnotherapy.

Breast Cancer Friendship Group

We also facilitate and support a group of people affected by breast cancer to meet every Tuesday for wellbeing and social gatherings. The group directs it’s own activities.

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LIVING LIFE WITH CANCER

Care Parcels

Our main priority for delivering care parcels is to reach out to vulnerable people who find themselves isolated and struggling due to their cancer diagnosis and also to provide local wellbeing & support information.

Referrals are received from a variety of sources including the Dundee City Council/Macmillan Improving the Cancer Journey team, Roxburgh House, DCC Welfare Rights, NHS Tayside oncology teams & local GP surgeries, Tayside Cancer Support, Maggie’s Dundee and the Dundee Carers Centre.

Patients receiving active treatment, in palliative/end of life care and those in recovery/rehabilitation have received care parcels, and many have established supportive and ongoing connections with our volunteer team. We have been able to connect with and support over 300 cancer patients since we began this project and some have continued to access other support services offered by CANDU, including support gatherings, complementary therapies, counselling, short breaks, mindfulness courses, art classes and exercise sessions.

Opening up communication and encouraging supportive connections has been life changing for some of our clients who experience financial disadvantage, mental health challenges as well as the physical difficulties of living with a cancer diagnosis. We have been able to help some to become digitally connected and ongoing wellbeing calls and visits help to overcome the sense of social isolation which many experience.

Discussions have also facilitated patients to discover other sources of support available to them locally, such as befriending through Tayside Cancer Support or emotional and psychological support through Maggie’s.

Contents of care parcels include gifts made by CANDU volunteers who are themselves living with cancer and have given their time throughout the year to work on supporting others. We are incredibly grateful for their creative genius and kind offerings.

Transport

Support with transport continues to be a priority area for CANDU as this remains a significant barrier for people accessing support opportunities. This problem is further exacerbated for those who are too vulnerable to use public transport and are unable to use private taxi companies due to financial difficulty.

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CANDU continues to provide safe transport for those most in need, as best we can. We have a small team of volunteer drivers who transport people for medical appointments & support activities and will also help with day-to-day transport needs such as shopping etc. Discretiona ort In exceptional cases, CANDU provides financial support, on a discretionary basis, to support immediate & urgent local need eg. A new bed following major life changing surgery. Social su ort We enjoy a number of social activities throughout the year bringing people together to enjoy companionship and social time in a safe and supported environment. We held Easter, Halloween & Christmas fun nights this year where guests were pampered, created crafts & enjoyed good food together. We also had a number of outings to museums and galleries. Livi n Creativel We provide regular arts and crafts workshops, courses and weekly sessions which provide group support and allow participants to explore their own cancer experience through creative media. Participants have enjoyed sewing, painting and crafting workshops together wtth support from our sessional art teacher, and volunteer workshop facilitators. [e-mail] cancerdundee.org

Cancer Support Drop-In

We continued throughout the year to run informal, drop-in café’s for people affected by cancer, within the Listening Post at the Wellgate Shopping Centre.

Trained volunteers are available every Thursday to offer a listening ear, make a cuppa and signpost people for ongoing support, where appropriate.

This weekly service has been very successful at reaching out to patients who may not access other forms of support, including those from areas of socio-economic deprivation in the city and those with multiple, complex needs.

Visitors are facilitated to attend by volunteer drivers who will collect and return participants home, where needed.

Short Breaks @ The Lodge, Blairgowrie

Through the kindness and generosity of CANDU trustee’s Alison and Stephen Connelly we have continued to offer short breaks to families affected by cancer at their luxury lodge in Blairgowrie.

Alison shares her special place with CANDU clients in the wish that they can relax with family, enjoy the beautiful countryside and make precious memories at what can be a stressful, physically challenging and emotionally distressing time in life.

Approx 50 families a year are able to enjoy a short break at the lodge and the number of referrals continues to grow.

CANDU fundraises to contribute to the running and upkeep of the lodge and guests are able to stay for free.

Volunteer drivers also ensure that transport to and from the lodge, for their special break is always accessible.

GRANTS

National Lottery Scottish Community Fund - £ 45, 480 towards core lived experience activities of CANDU and salary of .

Northwood Trust- £15000 towards salary of new Community Outreach Worker.

We continue to receive monthly support from the Lothian Family Charitable Trust of £300 towards the daily running of CANDU.

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FUNDRAISING

CANDU is largely self-funded. A Fundraising Special was held on 28[th] March at the Friary and raised over £10,000 to support our short breaks programme.

VOLUNTEERING

CANDU operates with the help of a team of volunteers who are vital to the successful operation of the charity. Volunteers give freely of their time and are largely people with their own lived experience of cancer.

Special thanks go to our volunteer, volunteer co-ordinator ae for her dedication and commitment.

During the year, 2024-25 volunteers gave an estimated 1500 hours of time to the charity. Thank you to all for your continued support.

Volunteer Training

The CANDU team has delivers a bespoke training programme for volunteers which consists of:

• CANDU Background & Activities, Cancer Awareness Training, Sharing Your Experience, Listening Skills and Practice & Supervision. ~~a~~ Signed by ~~a~~ ) On behalf of the Trustees

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Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees CanDu (Dundee Cancer Support Network) SCIO Scottish Charitsble Incorporated Organisation SC048313 I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. which are set out on the accompanying pages. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examlner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment {Scotlandl 2005 Act and the Charities Accounts (Scotlandl Regulations 2006. The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10{11 (dl of the Account Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to exzmine the accounts as required under section 44{11 Ic} of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Independent Examiner's statement My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts (Scotlandl 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 accounts. Independent examinerfs statement In the course of mv examination, no matter has come to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: o To keep accounting records in accordance with section 4411) {a} of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and o To prepare accounts whlch accord wlth the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations have not been met, or to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 8" August 2025