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2025-03-31-accounts

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date
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Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

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Charity name Fighting to be Heard
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Registered charity number $C052369
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Reference and administration details

Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)

‘Name= ates acted if not for whole year

Structure, governance and management

Type of governing document

CONSTITUTION OF FIGHTING TO BE HEARD SCIO Please see attached aOo

Objectives and activities

Charitablepurposes Fighting to be Heard, raises awareness, offers
financial support in the for oftwo grants throughout
the year in Summerand Winter, and friendship for
those living with Secondary Breast Cancer.
Summaryofthemain activities
in relation tothese objects		 Fundraising events
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Charity Ball
Walks
Fun Runs
Facebook support group
Gettogetherstokeeppeopleconnected

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Achievements and performance

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APPENDIX 1

Other optional information

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) “a Position (e.g. Chair) Chair Date 29/12/25

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REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: CS006186 (Scotland) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: SC052369

Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

for

Fighting to Be Heard

Matthews Sutton & Co Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants 48 - 52 Penny Lane Mossley Hill Liverpool Merseyside L18 1DG

Fighting to Be Heard

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Page
Report of the Trustees 1
Independent Examiner's Report 2
Statement of Financial Activities 3
Balance Sheet 4
Notes to the Financial Statements 5 to 8
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 9

Fighting to Be Heard

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Company number CS006186 (Scotland)

Registered Charity number SC052369

Independent Examiner FE

Matthews Sutton & Co Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants 48 - 52 Penny Lane Mossley Hill Liverpool Merseyside L18 1DG

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 15 December 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Fighting to Be Heard

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Fighting to Be Heard ('the Company')

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Matthews Sutton & Co Ltd

15 December 2025

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Fighting to Be Heard

Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Period
1.3.23
Year Ended to
31.3.25 31.3.24
Unrestricted Total
fund funds
Notes £ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies 14,243 9,907
Other trading activities 2 66,697 57,688
Total 80,940 67,595
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds 3 1,464 687
Charitable activities
charitable activities 76,350 37,074
Other - 300
Total 77,814 38,061
NET INCOME 3,126 29,534
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward 29,534 -
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 32,660 29,534

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Fighting to Be Heard

Balance Sheet 31 March 2025

2025
Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
7
-
Cash at bank
32,960
32,960
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
8
(300)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
32,660
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LIABILITIES
32,660
NET ASSETS
32,660
FUNDS
9
Unrestricted funds
32,660
TOTAL FUNDS
32,660		 2024
Total
funds
£
901
28,933
29,834
(300)
29,534
29,534
29,534
29,534
29,534

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 15 December 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

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The notes form part of these financial statements

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Fighting to Be Heard

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Hire purchase and leasing commitments

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

2. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES

OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
Period
1.3.23
Year Ended to
31.3.25 31.3.24
£ £
Fundraising events 66,697 57,688

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

3. RAISING FUNDS

Raising donations and legacies

Raising donations and legacies
Period
1.3.23
Year Ended to
31.3.25 31.3.24
£ £
Support costs 1,464 687
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
Hire of plant and machinery Year Ended
31.3.25
£
-		 Period
1.3.23
to
31.3.24
£
493
Other operating leases 5,175 338

4. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

5. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the period ended 31 March 2024.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the period ended 31 March 2024.

6. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Unrestricted
fund
£
Donations and legacies 9,907
Other trading activities 57,688
Total 67,595
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds 687
Charitable activities
charitable activities 37,074
Other 300
Total 38,061
NET INCOME 29,534

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

6. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued

Unrestricted
fund
£
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 29,534
7. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Trade debtors 2025
£
-		 2024
£
901
8. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Accrued expenses 2025
£
300		 2024
£
300
9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Unrestricted funds At 1.4.24
£		 Net
movement
in funds
£		 At
31.3.25
£
General fund 29,534 3,126 32,660
TOTAL FUNDS 29,534 3,126 32,660
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Unrestricted funds Incoming
resources
£		 Resources
expended
£		 Movement
in funds
£
General fund 80,940 (77,814) 3,126
TOTAL FUNDS 80,940 (77,814) 3,126
Comparatives for movement in funds
Unrestricted funds Net
movement
in funds
£		 At
31.3.24
£
General fund 29,534 29,534
TOTAL FUNDS 29,534 29,534

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 67,595 (38,061) 29,534
TOTAL FUNDS 67,595 (38,061) 29,534

10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025.

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Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Period
1.3.23
Year Ended to
31.3.25 31.3.24
£ £
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Donations 7,171 8,377
Gift aid 7,072 1,530
Other trading activities 14,243 9,907
Fundraising events 66,697 57,688
Total incoming resources 80,940 67,595
EXPENDITURE
Charitable activities
Accomodation - 493
Event costs 5,175 338
Meals/lunches 115 68
I.T. & computer costs 368 464
Mileage/fuel 42 101
Subscriptions 418 72
Postage and stationery 196 161
Advertising - 132
Sundries 150 95
Donations 686 -
Grants to individuals 69,200 35,150
Support costs 76,350 37,074
Finance
Bank charges 65 57
Just Giving fees 1,309 630
Merchant fees 90 -
Governance costs 1,464 687
Accountancy and legal fees - 300
Total resources expended 77,814 38,061
Net income 3,126 29,534

This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements

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APPENDIX 3

’ Independent examiner s report on the accounts V2

Report to the Charity name trustees/members of Fighting to be Heard Foundation

Registered charity SC
number
On the accounts of the Period start date
Period end date
charity for the period Day
Month
Year
Day
Month
Year
to
01
03
2024
31
03
2025
Set out on pages (remember to include the page
numbers of additional sheets)
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) 2005 Act and the
Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees
consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) 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 My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts
examiner’s statement Regulations. 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 viewgiven bythe accounts.
Independent examiner’s In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [other than that
statement disclosed on the attached page*]
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 9 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
counts to be reached.
Signed: Date:
31stDecember 2025
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address:

*Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. If the words do apply, set out those matters which have come to your attention on the following page.

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Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose