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Annual Accounts For the year ended 31st March 2016 Every week in Northern Ireland three children or young people are diagnosed with cancer. Cancer Fund for Children’s team of Specialists understand the devastating impact a cancer diagnosis and treatment can have on the whole family and are here to support them in the hospital, at home and in the community. T: 028 9080 5599 W: cancerfundforchildren.com NI Charity Commission Number NIC100532 Fundraisers Sorcha and Rebecca at an event in Daisy Lodge during the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open (Cover image: Molly Taylor helps ‘plant hope for children with cancer’) Contents 4 Officers & Professional Advisors 5-8 Trustees’ Report 9-13 Chief Executive’s Report 14 Independent Auditors’ Report 15 Statement of Financial Activities 16 Balance Sheet 17-24 Notes to the Financial Statements Officers & Professional Advisors President The Lady Moyra Campbell Trustees/Directors as at 24th October 2016 Chair Mrs W McCulla Honorary Treasurer Mr S Burns Mr K Brundle Mr E Byrne Ms K Marshall Mr K McVeigh Mr S Moore Mr W Murphy Directors are appointed in accordance with the provisions laid down in the Memorandum and Articles of Association. Company Secretary Mrs G Creevy Chief Executive Mrs G Creevy Registered Office Curlew Pavilion Portside Business Park Airport Road West Belfast BT3 9ED Northern Ireland Charity Number Company Registration Number NIC100532 NI049930 HMRC Number XR29768 Auditors Bankers Moore Stephens (NI) LLP Danske Bank Bank of Ireland Ulster Bank Limited Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditor PO Box 183 4/8 High Street Connswater Branch 7 Donegall Square North Donegall Square West Belfast Arches Retail Park Belfast Belfast BT1 2BA Belfast BT1 5GB BT1 6JS BT5 4AF Solicitors Edwards & Co. 28 Hill Street Belfast BT1 2LA 4 Trustees’ Report for the year ended 31st March 2016 The Board of Trustees (who are also Directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) have pleasure in presenting their annual report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2016. The financial statements have been prepared based on the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the Charity’s constitution, applicable law and the requirements of the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective January 2015) (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice for Smaller Entities). The following Trustees have held office since 1 April 2015: Mrs W McCulla Mr S Burns Mr K Brundle Mr E Byrne Mrs G Creevy (Resigned 20 April 2015) Mrs M Donnelly (Resigned 21 September 2016) Ms K Marshall Mr W McClean (Resigned 23 November 2015) Mr K McVeigh Mr S Moore Mr W Murphy Mrs L Osborne (Resigned 20 April 2015) Reference and administrative details Reference and administrative details are shown in the schedule of members of the board and professional advisers on the initial page of the financial statements. Objectives and Activities Principal activity The Charity is established to provide practical, social and emotional support to children and young people affected by cancer, and their families in Northern Ireland. Objectives The Cancer Fund for Children exists for the relief of need by reason of ill health amongst children and the families of children who are adversely affected by cancer through the provision of practical, social and emotional support. The benefits that flow from this purpose are several: • The relief of financial hardship is met by the provision of grants, which provide financial assistance towards meeting the costs of home heating, travel to hospital for treatment within Northern Ireland, travel for treatment outside Northern Ireland for treatment or surgery and travel to the Charity’s short break facility. • The need to reduce levels of stress and anxiety and to relieve the social isolation experienced by families impacted by a cancer diagnosis, is met through the emotional and social support provided by the Charity’s Community Specialists both in the home and on the ward. Support is also provided through activities and events throughout the year, at parental residential weekends and therapeutic short breaks for the whole family. • With regard specifically to the children and young people with a cancer diagnosis and their siblings, their needs for emotional and social support are addressed and met through the youth residentials, organised by the Cancer Fund’s specialists in which peer support and carefully designed group activities, whether physical or creative, help children and young people develop coping mechanisms and build resilience. Benefits are evidenced through independent evaluation and the positive and regular feedback from the Charity’s service users. This information is collected after every residential, event, activity or therapeutic short break. • The beneficiaries of the Charity’s services are children and young people aged 0-24 who have been diagnosed with cancer and their families, including those families which have lost a child to cancer. In addition, families with children aged 0-24 where 5 a parent has been diagnosed with cancer or where there has been a bereavement are able to avail of the Charity’s therapeutic short breaks and youth residentials for children and young people aged 8-24. Achievements & Performance • In order to ensure that the Charity meets the support needs of families affected by cancer, a scoping exercise was commissioned during 15/16. This took the form of a survey, entitled Family Needs Matter. A key finding of the resultant report was that of those respondents who had received support from Cancer Fund for Children, 93% rated their satisfaction with the Charity’s services as ‘very good’. • During the year, a new Travel for Short Breaks Grant was introduced. This was offered to families to cover the cost of travel to Daisy Lodge for their therapeutic short break. The amounts paid to families for this and other grants are as follows: Grants Delivered Road Miles £41,483 Home Heating £19,200 Travel for Treatment £5,000 Travel for Short Breaks £1,073 • The following statistics from the Charity’s Services Department summarises the level and range of activity carried out by staff both in the community and at the Shimna Valley Complex. Services Statistics 2015/16 New Referrals 83 New Referrals - Young Shoulders Programme 90 Community Specialists’ Home Visits 534 Young Shoulders Specialist Home visits 79 Ward Support sessions (Group) 50 Palliative and Bereavement Support sessions 90 Residential Workshops – children and young people 19 Therapeutic Specialist Group Sessions at Daisy Lodge 250 Complementary Therapy Treatments 626 Parental Support weekend 3 Young Adults week 3 Therapeutic Short Breaks at Daisy Lodge 424 Families Cottages 58 Families • It should be noted that the Charity completed its registration with the NI Charity Commission during March 2016. Cancer Fund for Children has been allocated the number NIC100532 on the Northern Ireland Register of Charities. Structure, Governance & Management Constitution The Articles and Memorandum of Association, which were revised and approved by the Board in October 2015, form the governing documents of the Charity which is constituted as a company limited by guarantee in accordance with the Companies Act 2006. Organisational structure The current subscribers and trustees of the Charity as of 24th October 2016 are set out on page 3. The Charity is governed by a Board of Trustees which meets not less than 4 times per year, with sub-committees being created as necessary. Whilst strategic decisions are taken by the Board of Trustees, responsibility for the day-to-day operations has been delegated to the Chief Executive. 6 Related parties The Charity has no related parties. Review of activities The Board of Trustees is satisfied that the Report of the Chief Executive provides an adequate summary of the activities. In addition the Board of Trustees would like to take this opportunity to commend and thank both staff and volunteers for their skilful and enthusiastic efforts to provide a successful service. Risk management The Board of Trustees has assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operation and finances of the charitable company and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks. Financial Review Results The Cancer Fund for Children’s statement of financial activities is set out on page 16 of the audited accounts. Total income has increased from £2,300,686 in 2015 to £2,616,830 in 2016. Total expenditure has also increased from £2,277,604 in 2015 to £2,619,239 in 2016. The Charity therefore generated a negative financial outcome for the period with a net decrease in funds of £2,409. Reserves policy It is the policy of the Board of Trustees to maintain sufficient free reserves as are consistent with the ongoing financial requirements of the charity. Plans for future periods In 2015, the Board introduced Project 20:20, the Charity’s strategic plan for the next five years. The five major elements of the plan and the progress to date are as follows: 1) To deliver existing core services across multiple sites throughout Ireland:- In order to establish services in the Republic of Ireland, it was anticipated originally that a subsidiary charity would be created. Changes to charity legislation in Ireland, however, necessitated a change to this plan and work on the formation and incorporation of a new independent ‘sister’ charity to be registered with the Charities Regulatory Authority and the Revenue Commissioners in ROI is ongoing. It is expected that registration will be completed during the course of the financial year 2016/17. The two sister Charities will be linked by Service Level Agreements ensuring continuity of services and branding and reimbursement to the NI Charity for the provision of administrative and other assistance.

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