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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date
OSC r From | 01Day 04Month | Year2024 To 31Day 03Month | Year2025
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Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name Fighting to be Heard
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Registered charity number $C052369
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Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report
Trustee Dates acted if Name of person
name Office (if any) not for whole year (or body) entitled to
appoint trustee (if any)
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1 APPENDIX 1 ## 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| 2 APPENDIX 1 ## Achievements and performance **----- Start of picture text -----**
||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Summary|of the|main|achievements|of| |the charity during the financial|period|||We|raised|a|total|of £80,940|up|to|March|31*| |Supported|families|across|the|UK| |We|gave|a|total|of £69,200|grants|distributed| |across|the|UK|to|patients|with|SBC.| **----- End of picture text -----**
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||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Brief statement|of the|charity’s|policy| |on reserves|We|aim|to|always|have|a|reserve|of £10,000.| |_|OS| |Donated|facilities and services|(if any)|||Just|Giving,|Gift Aid|and|Charities|Trust| **----- End of picture text -----**
3 ## 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 **4** **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: Page 1 **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 Page 2 **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 Page 3 ## **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 - (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and - (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. 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: The notes form part of these financial statements Page 4 **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| Page 5 continued... **Fighting to Be Heard** **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| Page 6 continued... **Fighting to Be Heard** ## **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| |||||| Page 7 continued... **Fighting to Be Heard** ## **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. Page 8 **Fighting to Be Heard** ## **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 Page 9 ## **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. ## APPENDIX 3 Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems. Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose