Company Registered Number: 0268S083
Charity Registered Numbers (England & Wales and Scodandl: 1009671 & SC043669
NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
(A Company Limited by Guarantee)
TRUSTEES, REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
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IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
CONTENTS
Page
Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity. its TnBtees and Advisers
Truste¢s' Report
2-11
Statement of Truslees. Responslbllities
12
Independent Auditors. Report on the Financial Statements
13-16
Consolidated Statement of Financial Activ6ties
17
Charity Statement of Financlal Activilies
18
Consolidat•d Balanc• Sheet
19
Charity Balanc• Sh••1
20
Consolidated Statem•nt of Cash Flows
21
Notés to the Flnan¢lal Statèments
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY. ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
Trustees
Edward Davies. Chair
Ellen Vincent. VI￿ Chair
Stephen Pugh. Tieasurer
Alexis Brooke (resuned 17 June 20201
Myrtle Johnston
Suzanne Wats
Catherine Escott
Dr Cetia Moss
James Prtayandrul {apwnted 18 Marth 20201
Company registered
number
02685083
Charlty registered
numbers
1009671 arrfl SC043669
Rogistered oifice
11 Murray Street
London
NW1 9RE
Chief executive officer & Andrew Pr￿tOr
Cornpany sKrelary
Independ•nt audito
MHA Mxlntyre H￿ts
Chartered Accountan¢s
Statutory Auditor
6th Floor
2 London Wall P
London
EC2Y SAU
Prlnclpal Bankers
CAF Bank Ltd
National Westminster Bank plc
Barclays Bank pk
Status and Governlng
Document
National EeZ￿la Society is a chJitable company, limrted by guarantee. 11 was
incorporated on 6 Febnjary 1992 and registe￿ as a charty on 10 Mar¢h 1992. It
is govemed by its Articles ofAsso¢K3tKJn.
Subsidiary Companies
Eczema Trading ￿Mrted
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
The Trustees present their Annual Report together wrth the ffinancwl statements of the Group and the
Chanty for the year 1 January 2020 to 31 Oecember 2020. The Trustees confim) that the Annual Report
and financi81 ststernenls of the company comply with the Current statutory rerjuirements, the
requirements of the company's go¥eming document and the provisions of the Statement of
Recommended Pra¢ti¢e ISORP), applicable to Charilies preparing their a¢￿￿nts in accordance with
the Financial Reporting Siandard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireknd IFRS 1021. Since the
Chanty and the Group qualifies as small under sectK•n 383, the strategic report required of medium and
large companies under The Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directorfs Report) Reg￿latIonS
2013 is not required.
Purpose and aims
National E￿ema Society was estsblished in 1975 to support peopk with eczema and their famil￿5 and
lo work on their behalf. We remain ded￿ated lo these founding prinCip￿S and today we continue to help
people across the UK with evklence-based information and advice about eczema and ils management.
We deliver this in various ways through our websrte. social media channels. publutions and nurse-
supported Helpline. We also provKle a collectNe ¥0￿ for pewle wrth eczema. to inform research and
inlluence heahh policy to improve Ca￿ and raise greater awareness and understanding ofthe condition
among people affected by eczema aThJ the wider public.
The prevalence of eczema has increased over recent decades. and around one in five children and one
in ten adults are n¢JW impacted by this lrfe<hallenging condrtion in the UK. ￿lIe the reasons for the
irKrease are not fully understood, rt does mean the Charity'$ servKe$ are needed more than ever. Our
support has been especralfy valuable for marby during the Coronavirus pandern￿. when access to
healthcare was more drfr￿utt for many. There is as yet no cure for ￿erna and, unless y¢XJ have the
condf(ion. it ¢an be hard to imagine the daity Challenge of INing wth relentkss itching and inflamed,
painful skin. Many healthcare professionab have limrteo demwtdogy training and timely access to
specialist dematobgy healthcare for people wrth eczema Can sometimes be drf￿¢￿rt. National Eczema
SOc￿ty aims lo provhle the information aThJ support needed for people to se￿-rnanage their eczema
effectivdy. to beccffie experts in their own care. and provide the reassurance of knowing they are r￿1
on their own.
Ensuring our work delive￿ our charitabh aims
We revsew our activities each year and monitor the ir￿aCt of our work to ensure we continue to fulfil
our pury)¢)se of Supporting people allected by eczema. Among other way$. we assess the Soc*ty's
performance and achievements through the number of people we have helped wth informatHJn and
athe. and the qualty and consistency of the resources we provide.
We constder how planned activities contn.bute to the aNn$ and objectives we have set. and in doing
this we have felerred lo the Charty Commissron's general gu￿anCe on publ￿ benefit. We have had
regard to the legislative and regulatory requirements for disclosing our charilable objeclNes have
provided such benefrt, and complied with the duty set out bn $edK)n 4 ofthe Charities kt 2011 and that
set Olrt by the Office of the Scottish Charty Regulator in the Trustee Investment {Scotland} Act 2005.
2020 Activity and achievements- delivering public benefit
All our chantable aclivrties ffxus on supporting peop￿ affected by eczema and championing their
needs, and further our ¢harrtabfe purposes for the pub&¢ benefft. Here we p￿sent a SLmmary of the
Society's work over the year.
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Impxt of Coronavirus pandemic
The Society's plans for 2020 were iryacted svjnif￿n1fy by the Coronawrus pandemic and we needed
to quickty ieadiusl lo meet the challenges of imp￿Menting Temote working and service delNery. Great
cfedrt and thanks a￿ due to the staff team. Trustees. vdunteers and suppliers who went the extra mile
to maintain the Society's services and operat￿5 in dIff￿ult circumstances. We are also grdleful lo our
members for their Patien￿ when we needed Th)re time than usual to manage membershp erquiries
and renewals.
Ro(rti￿ home-working for staff was introd￿ed in March and this nN)re flexible working apPr￿h was
successful and will be continued after COV￿ restriclions are lffted. Like many (wganisations. we moved
to virtual meetings in response to the Pandem￿ and held our 2020 AGM Ltsing the vmlecconferencing
plattorm Zoom. We also investe(l in our IT an¢J systems to support effectNe remole WOTking. The S¢xiety
IS 9ratthl lo corporate rnembefs, Abbvie and Sanofi, and the British Asso¢iatK)n of Dermatokjgists,
for providwy financial support to allow us lo upgrade c¥Jr database softsvare and implement cjoud
hosting. Another corpofate partner. Almirall. provwkd support for the Society to purchase laptops for
We look the difficuli decision to postpone or cancel ￿&to-faCe events duriThJ 2020. or reconfiguie to
deliver virtually, in order to ¢<Mnpty with Government adV￿e on travel and gatherings. Although
disappointing. it was the right thing to do to stay safe_ Thè Society's Helpline, websile and social me(Jia
communications continued ¢)perating as usual thrLwghout the btsckdtywns. Helpline enquirie$ increased
significantly in March-June and a greater proFoJtKJn of questK)ns were more Complex in nalure. As might
be expected. we also received many rouline cororbavirus-reLqted que5b.ons around hand washing and
hand cars. as well as more searching questh)ns about shiekling and risk. The Society worked wrth a
number of professional ￿lieS induding the N*ional Institute of Health and Care Excellence INICEI to
provide inf¢ymation for medtal guid*ce on e¢2ema and COVKJ.
Coronavirus also affected some of our fvndrai%ing ath"vty, notabty thallenge events and community
fvndraising. Sponsoiship incfxme from supporters laking part in the virtual London Marathon was lower
than usual, and marby Other mass parti¢ipation events during the year We￿ Cancel￿d. We are grateful
lo our mernbers and suppr)rter5 for being so generous with their donations during the year, at a ts.me of
uncertainty for many overjc**s and Ip4elihoods.
Delivering infomiation and advice for people living wlth eczema
The Society continues to PTOVKle a wNJe range of hryh qualty. evidenetrbased infomialion and advice
about eczema and its management for people INing with the condrtion and their families.
Our eczema Helpline is at the heart of the s￿.$ work. en￿1￿9 the Chanty lo provide the
independent ath.ce and reassuran￿ needed by people struggling to cope wrth eczema wherever they
INe in the UK We ￿Ceive around 1.6¢X) tekphone. email and message enquiries a year from parents
of children wrth eczema and aduAs INing wrth the condrtion. These cover a WKle range of question5
about eczema symptoms and trealmenls. from the latest biologic dnrys to eczema-friendty clothing. We
offer a dermatology nurse calf-bxk semce for Peop￿ who have more cixnplex enquiries. and around
40% of callers are hew by one of our experienced demwtok#Jy nurse adviser5. Our Helpline is
available free of charge to anyone affected by eczema in the UK who needs our supporL
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Alongside our Helpline. the Society prO(lU￿ a wpJe range of patient inform*ion bwklets and
la¢tsheets about eezema management and treatment, available online and in print. We distribute
printed copie5 al events the Charity organises and attends. and we provkle hea￿hCa1e professionals
with free-of-charge bulk cop*ts of our printed publi¢*K)ns. for c*ward distribution to patients in hospital
deTmalology clinKs and other heaJthc¥re seth"ngs.
National Eczema Society factsheels and booklets are updated regular￿ on a rolling review wcle and
Checked by healthcare professionals to ensure the inforrnalK)n is accurate and up-to-dale. We updated
and reprinted a number of our publIcat￿nS over the year. including our Living with Eczema guide for
adults. We continue lo raise awa￿ne$S of local volunteer-led patient support groups. by providing
infomalion and a presence for these groups on the Society's websrte. Unfortun*ety, because of Covid
reslriclions. the infomalion talk planned by the sOc￿ty's Wesl Surrey and North-Easl Hampshire
Suppcrt Group had to be postponed. where Dr George Mon¢rieff was due to speak about the causes
of eczema and latest thinking on eczema care.
We publish all our eczema informat[c￿ on the Sct•'s website. whKh attrac￿1 neafty 500,000 users
in the first year since ils launch, and we promote heatth advice mess4es through our social media
channels. media engagement and other external c(*nmunicatiOn5.
NES membership scherne
National Eczema S¢xiety is a membership organrAk)n and we are very gratelul to our 2,400 members
svho support the So¢W thr¢)ugh their annual membership fee and additi'onal donatsons. Members
receive our quarterty magazine Exchange. wh￿h features expert infom*ion and news about eraema.
Members are also encouraged to attend the Scc*ty's Annual General Meetsng and contribute their
Kleas on the running of the Charty. As in PreV￿)uS years, support for our Charty extends far beyond
our membership and we remain gratelul lo all our don￿S, and lo those members who continue to
support us financialty even though they no b)nger have any personal need of our help.
Following a lon9 penod of no change. in February we ine￿ased the annual membership fee for
individuals from £20 10 £25 pef annum. It is reassurirwj that members have b￿Tr underslandirwj of the
need for the fee increase.
Representing patien¢ views
As the national patient orgaAisation for people with eczema, the SrKbety plays a leading role in providing
a collective voice to champion the needs of those affected by the C0ndrt￿n. We seek lo improve heaf(h
outcomes for people wrth eczema by infiuen¢ing health poli¢y and partr'cipating in groups like the All
Party Parliamentsry Group on Skin IAPPGS) and working with professional bodies lthe the British
Association of Demiatologisls. Poly infiuencing opportunrties were limrted during the year due to
Covtd, but where possible we used ¢xtr campaigning voice to ¢halbenge heamh inequak'lies K￿lUdIng the
lack of mental heahh SerV￿e$ lor petwle wrth skln cOndit￿n$.
We continued to grow our ￿ganisational capacrty to support patient i￿￿￿ement in shaping research.
NES is approache<l fegularty by ￿earcherS seeking p*ient views arKI lo leam from patrent
experlences. It is so encouraging 10 See such a range of ￿searCh underway and new treatment5 in Ihe
pipeline, foll￿Wir0 a k)ng perKxI when eczema was largely overl¢Joked. The ￿t￿ty is a¢tNely
supporting eczema research by participating in study steering groups. prowding p*ient perspectives
on research trials. and WOTkirtg wth unwersities and compats￿ that are assessing and developing ne•V
drug trealmenls. We do this to help ensure eczema research has the greatest chance of success in
rinding new treatments and uliimately a cure.
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We abo contribute a patient perspective to clinul gui(Jeline development. the assessmenl of new
treatments. arKI poI￿Y consumalions. During the year. we contributed a patient perspeetwe and
evidence to the NalKJnal Instrtute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for rts assessment of $everaS
rthv drugs for eczema, includirKJ a new type of JAK4nhibrtor drug called Baricrtinib to treat people with
moderale4othsevere euema.
National Eczema S(Kiety ha5 been working hard behind the scenes to continue pressing NHS England
and NHS Improvement to cL4rify their prescribing guidance on emollienls. Emollients are essential for
managing eczema as reflected in dintal guidelines. We have been working on this Init￿l¥e alongside
other dermatology organisation$. led by the Dem)atology Couwl of England and British Assocralion of
Demiatologists.
The current guidance is confusing and does make rt SUffic￿nI￿ clear that GPS can- and ShO￿d-
prescribe leave-on emollients for people wrth long4erm inflammatory cond¢tions. including eczema.
Some local health commissioners in England have interp￿ted the guKJance incorreclty, makin9 11 harder
for GPS to prescribe emollients for eczema. This ha5 caused real hardship for people who have been
unable to get emoll￿nIS ¢)n p￿sCr￿tiOn or in the quantit*s they need.
We are therefore delighted Ihal NHS England has agreed to issue new clarrfKalion gutdance making
clear that leave-on emollients should be offered on NHS presCriPt￿n for people wrth eczema.
Discussions have taken much lon9er than we wanted. bLrt we believe the new Clarif￿allOn gU￿anCe will
be very helplul foi p*ients when advo¢abng wrth their GPS for the emdlient$ they need to manage their
eczema_ This guidance also makes ¢￿ar that GPS can prescribe bath and shower preparation5 when
medically appropriate.
The Society was pleased to contribLrte to a major report on mental health and skin disease.
published in September 2020 by the Al Party Padiamentary Group on Skin IAPPGSI. The report
includes several powerful quotes from people w¢th eczema, including the Society'5 patient ambassador
Shal Henry-TrekJar. The report reinforced many of the findirrfJs of the Scciety's Eczema Unmasked
campaign. which shwed the profound impa¢t of ￿effla on people's mental heallh.
In other influencing activity, the SOc￿ty worked wrth the Medicines and Health¢are Products Regulatory
Agency {MHRA} to support the launch of fve warning labels on emollient packaging. Emollients are not
ammable in themselves, or when they are on the skin. Hth¥ever, rf bedding, clothing or d￿ssIngS
containin9 dried em01￿"ent residue catches fire (from a naked Ilame). they burn more quickty and
intensety.
There is much we sts"Il do not kn(yw about eezema, what Causes it and best to manage it. More
research is needed to provKle the answeis, which is why the SOc￿ty tc4)k the decisK)n in 2020 to start
funding research. This was the theme of,our Christmas funtlraising appeal. We ale working with the UK
Dermalokjgy ClinKal Trials Nehvork. a group of leading dermalobgtsts, deTrnalok)gy nurses 8nd health
services researcheis. which has an establj.shed research programme. The Society will support the I￿st
promising research Ideas for improving eczema care for children by providing a £10.000 grant to fLtnd
a pilot or feasibilty study. We expect lo make the award in late 2021. The British SOc￿ty of Paediatric
Dermatology Is also Supporknng this Joint research call is Pfoviding a separate fvnding award.
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Awareness raising. ¢ommunicatlons and campaigning
The Chanty undertakes a range of ath"vrties to raise awareness and understsndiTrJ of eczema among
the general publ￿. and to promote the Info￿at￿￿ and the Society prov•Jes for peop￿ living with
eczema and their families.
Our hard-hitting Eczema Unmasked campavjn hTrt the national headlines d￿lThJ NatKJnal Eczema Week
in Seplember 2020. We wanted to raise awareness of what rt is twty like lo Iwe with eczema and dispel
the myth that eczema is only a minor skin complaint. Using data from a large palienl survey, we showed
that eczema can profoundty affect people's phys¢al and meftlal heath. quality of life and even their lrfe
chances. We wanted the campaign to encourage people lo start talking more about IK>w they are
affected by eczema an¢J help break d(Mn Ihe tsolati￿ that can come fr￿7 the daily griThJ of living wfth
a painfvl long-lemi ¢ondrtion.
We achieved excellent ¢ampaign Coverage. inclLtding a spot on BBC Breakfast TV, several art￿leS on
the BBC website. and stories in many regional and sorr* national newspapers. Engagement on scKial
media was excellent too. We are grateful lo dermatologist Professor Andiew Wri9hl. who lent his
support lo the campaign, and to ¢)ur courageous patient advocates Anna. Kymmene, Suzanne and
Nicda who shared their experi&nce5 of etsema in the media. Due to Cor¢)navirus restri¢tion5, we did
not encourage eczema awareness ￿tl¥rtY in hosprtd dermalobgy clinics this year. or organlse fxe-tO-
face eczema infomiation events.
We Continued lo InC￿aSe our s(Kial media ￿a¢h and activity durirfj the year. reffleding how poople
increasingly seek and share information about eczema. The Socrety has over 20.000 followers on
Faceboth, an Increase of 1 S71 over the year, and grew our support on Twitter. We also began posting
on Instagiam in February and the Society had attracted ￿er 3000 Instagram followers by the end of
2020.
Capacity constraints and competin9 pfTrorities conlinued to impact on the media work we are able lo
undertake. The SOC￿ prowded press cclnment on a nurnber of eczema slo¥Tres in the media over the
year, and focussed our media engagement ar(¥Jnd National Eczema Week. We secured excellent
media coverage for the Eczema Unmasked campapJn at a time when it was hard lo get attention for
rK>n-Covid health StOr￿S.
Followir¥J many mor¢ths of pLanning and preparation. we launched the Society's new website in Maich,
IL151 before the first of the Covid lockdowns were implemented. The web5rte is a core digrtal capabilrty.
on wh￿h to buihj the Sc¢iety's reach and impact. We W0￿ed with d￿rtaI agency 81ueslone3651o desi9n
the site.
Growing income and building financial sustainability
In 2020 we continued to frxus on gruwing oui In¢off￿ to ensure we have the resources to ¥hieve our
charitable objectNes and lo build fijture financia sustsinabiity.
We are immensely gratefvl to our Ihoughfful and generous SUPF*)rters wh) choose to leave a grft to
National Eczema Soc*ty in their Wll. Our income from ￿gaCleS in 2020 was once again Considerably
hsgher than in many prevKsLSS years. and this has been so important in buikjing a stronger financial
footing lor the SoC￿ty during a period of change.
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We continue to develop partnerships with eompanies that share oui aims and are willing to support our
work and engage in joint education and awareness-raising actNtty. During the year Abbvie. Demial
Labor*ories, Eli kn'lty. Johnson & Johnson. LEO Phama. Re¢kiti Ben¢kiser IE451. Sanofi and Thornton
& Ross were all corporate members. Among other inrtiali¥es, we were de1￿hted lo support Dermal
Laboratories eczema 1n1omiat￿n resources and WO￿ wrth LEO Pham￿ on the Eczema Unmasked
survey and report.
There were many fundraisirvj h￿hlIghts during the year and also chalkThJes as a result of the ryact
of Covid. One of our mainstay fvndraising events. the London Marathon. was postponed until October
because of Coronavirus ¢oncerns. and then was changed to a virtual event as rt was cons*Jered too
risky for so many people to gather around the iconi¢ London roLrte. We are grateful to NES runnèrs
Lucy Ellis and Karen Stephen for taking on the virtual Challenge to raise much-needed funds for the
Society. Many other events, like the Gfeat North Run, were cancelled in 2020.
We were delighted to be awarded a grant of £60.000 the Coronavirus Communty Supwt Fund.
to he￿ finance our Helplme SerV￿e during the pandemic. Our Helpline was busier than ever supporting
people wth the additional chalknges and worries of managing their eczema during the pandemic. The
Coronavirus Community Support Fund. distributed by The NatKJnal Lottery Corrmunity Fund, was
created lo help third-sector organi5alions continue to delNer M￿l￿needed infomiation and $upport
during the crisis. We are grateful to the Govemmerf for making this powble.
The Society's West Surrey and North-East Hampshire Support Group had to cancel most of their local
fundraising aclivty becaJJ$e of Covid concwns, but were slill able lo presenl a cheque for £2.500 at the
Annual General IAeeting in September. The Society's members and donors generously supported our
summer and Christmas lundraising appeals once again and we are gratelul to everyone who supported
the Society in different ways wrth their donations over what ha5 been a chalknging year for all wrth
Covid.
2021 Plans and development priorities
Looking ahead, we aim lo ensure Natsonal Eczwna So¢*ty CU￿1nueS to achieve the greatest impact
we can for members and other5 liwng with eczema. Our cyeraling plan proviles a strong platforrn lo
deliver our charitsble pr￿ramrne. Whi￿ retaining an appropriale ￿ve1 of reserves in accordance with
the SoCie￿s reserve$ policy. The Charty's core charitable work will continue. ak)ng with St￿teg￿allY
important acliwty including building our dwital Gapabw. Ixw fundraising. supporting re5eaKh and
strengthening our patient voice.
Development Pr￿lit*S for 2021 inclLX*:
Infomiation and advice
Intr￿jU¢e a series of webin*s for pecole afected by covering diffwenl aspeds of
eczema care
Develop plans for an online forum on the NES website lo provKle peer support for people
affected by eezema
Publish past editions of Exchange magazine on the Sccthl's websrte. so content 15 available
to hdp everyone affected by eczema.
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Patient voice
Contribute with patient persFectNes to ch.nvl guide11r￿ deVelO￿ent and the assessment of
new t￿atMentS and policy ¢￿SU1t*10n$. working with re9￿￿tOry bctyyies in¢lLwJing the MHRA
and NICE
Continue to be a campaignbng voKe for peoplewith eczeiro, to challenge inequalities in health
policy and practice.
Communications and awareness4aising
Lead the annual naliinal ljagship awareness evenl, National Eczema Week in September, with
a focus on achwing strong media and so¢ial media cove(age
Introduce a monthty email newsletter for peop￿ wrth eczema. lo provKle regular informat*)n
update5 and h￿hlIght opwrtun1t￿S to supwt the Charity.
Research and patient in¥ohTem•nt
Grow our organisats.onal capacfy to support patient and public invofvement in shaping eczema
research, by building a pand of pecyle wrth e￿ema who are willW￿ to share thew exp8rien¢e
and view5 Wrth researcher5
Provide funding for a £10.000 award for thildh¢￿1 eczema research. in asscriation with the UK
Derrnalology Clinical Trials Neh¥ort.
Income and commercial partnerships
Prioritise fundraising development on se¢Ltring grants from Charitab￿ trusts and foundations
Develop and service partnerships wth companies that share our values and are willing to
support our work and el￿age in I￿nt awareness•fai5ing and ed￿atIc￿al *tivty.
Organisalion and gov•man
Undertake a strategy ￿vIeW to set prKJrrties for the future direcl•)n of the SOc￿ty
Establish a Multidisc￿[1nary Medical Advisory Board to support and Steer the Charity's wo)*
Review our approach and poI￿Y lo support the Soe*ty's work towards greater equalty,
diversity and Inclush)n
Crjxp￿te the upgrade of wr SUPKKlrter dalabase SO￿*&.
Financial Resuhs
We planned fora mryJe$t budget surplus in 2020. consistent wrth our strategi¢ intenth)n to move towards
sch￿vIng a balanced or suwus budget on an ongoing basis_ We have aclualty achieved a substant￿1
suwus for the year. largety as a resuft of better than expected income from legacy 9rfts.
The outcome for year for the Gro￿) was a surplus of £186.521. Thi$ ¢ompares wrth a modest
surplus of £3,420 in the year ended 31 December 2019. At 31 December 2020 our reseNes had
increased to £536.369 (£349,848 at 31 De¢embeT 2019).
The outcome for the year for the trading subsidiary was a net deftit of £3.2(￿ (£2,448 al 31 December
20191. AI 31 December 2020 the trading subsidiary h&J net liabilrtw of £25,333 (£22,127 al 31
December 20191.
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
TRUSTEES, REPORT ICONTINUEDI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
We would like to thank the many people who. as in previous years, by joinirg or renewin9 their
membership. supporting our appeals and fundraising in a var¢ety ofoften innovatwe ways. have enabled
us to eonlinue our work. The effort$ and contribution of supporters and volunteers is invaluable to the
Society. We are grateful also to those who remembered the Society in their Wills. the chaiitable tmsts
and companie5 that have 5UPPOrted us during the year, and to all the heakhcare professM)na15 who
have piovided us w.rth $0 much lime. advi￿ and 5UPPOrt.
Reserves Policy
The Truslees aim to mainlain free reserves ￿ un￿trth lunds at a Iwel. wh￿h eouales lo
4)p¥oximalety six months unrestrKled tharrtable eXpendrtV￿. The Trustees consider that this level will
provide sufficient funds to respond to unforeseen b$s of income and give the Charty time lo build
arternalive sources of income, ￿t￿jc1Ure actNrtte5 or ¢l¢)se or metge the Charty. The Trustees
consider that thi5 level of six months is appropiiate and suffKient gr¥en the recurring natu￿ ol the
Society's ¢ore income and historvl trends.
The balance held in unrestfKted ￿ndS al 31 December 2020 was £523,881, of whKh £470,001 is
regarded as free reserves, after albwing for fund5 lied up in tsngible assets and those funds allocated
for specific purposes. Budgeted six-month expenditure over January-June 2021 totals approximately
£227.352. The Cur￿1 level ol werves exceeds Ihe amount needed. and the Sou"ety's plans and
budget for 2021 and beyond reflect the opportunty lo draw on reserves for in-year expendrture if
required.
RJ$k Manag¢mont
The Trustees have taken steps lo idenlrfy and address major risks facing the Society. The principal
uncertainty in respect lo the sOc￿ty's fu￿re is the abilty lo maintain sUff￿￿nI income lo deliver the
Charity's services, and ensure the Sttiety has adequate resources to comply with regulatory changes
affecting the voluntary sector. Greater f(Kus and investment ore being directed to fundratsing adwities,
to ensure the S¢xiety generates sultKient income each year lo fund planned actNilies.
The principal rtsk of financial sustainabilty for the Charrty is closety monitored by the Trustees M a
regular basis. including reviewing management accounts * quarterly Board meetings. Attention also
continues lo focu5 on non-financial Tisks including heaAh and safety. reputation. secunty, confKlenlialty
and data protection, which ale supported by approprLate policies and procedures as well as
management updates as needed.
The Trustees and Organisalion
The so￿ety 15 a charitable cGryary. Although called Trustees. ￿rnber5 ofour goveming body are the
Direclors of the C(￿panY for the purposes of company Iww. The Trustees who served during th? ye
and up to the date of this ￿port a￿ gNen on page 1.
The SocEty's governance prwesses are set out in ts Arttcles of Assockalion. The Board of Trustees
administers the Soc*ty, which meets roulinety four limes a year and additionally as circumstances
demand. A Ch￿ executive is appointed by the Tnjslees to nwage the day-ltrday operations of the
Society within a framewofk agreed by the Board.
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
(A Company Limited by Guarante•)
TRUSTEES, REPORT {CONTINUEDI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
There musl be 8 minmnum of three Tnjslees but the￿ i8 no maximum number. and Trustees must be
elected by the members of the Socth at its Annual General Meeting IAGMI. Trustees may be COvOPted
onto the Board during the year and must then stand for ele¢tson by the members al the next AGM. At
least a third of Trustee5 are required to retire from office each year bul may, if they wish. offer
themselves for re418clion al the AGM. Trustees are recruited through the sOc￿ty,$ members,
magazine. Exchary. I￿31 5UPPOrt groups and other supwler networks. In seekin9 Trustees, the
Society has regard lo the need to ensure that the Trustee Board has an appropriate range of
professional skills and experEn¢e. refie¢t$ equalty and divwsty. and also th* Truslees are ¢Jrawn fr¢)m
different area5 of the UK.
New Twstees are provided with an irrtroductK)n pack. which indudes the Scciety's governing
documents. ¢op¢e5 of past yearfs accounts, arKI a br￿Ing on their duties and re5pon51bilrties and ofthe
Society's governance processes_ Prior to Joining the Boafd. new Trustees will usually attend at least
one Board meeting in an observer ¢apa¢ty. which gNes them the opportunty lo meet the Twslees and
chief executive.
Ongoing training opportunilies on Chanty govemance t¢Pi¢$ a￿ available to Trustees, along with
briefing updates from professional bodie5 and sector regulators ￿ClUdIng the Charity Commission.
Trustees receive ￿ remuneration and no Trusteè ha5 a beneficial interest in any of the group
companies.
The TTustees set the r￿Un9￿al￿)n ofthe chiefexecutive and approvethe remuneration of other Society
staff. Remuneration kniels are based on research of sirnilar rotes and benchmark salary data.
Covid sLitement and r•spon
National Eczema So¢Trety has been able to mantsin ts core services and olher charitab￿ a¢tMt
dufing the Coronavirus crisis las of June 20211. most of whth a￿ delivered remotely Including our
valued Eczema Helpline semce. t)emand has been higher as we strived to support people impacted
st from Coronaviius. This has required changes in the way the Charrty operates. with stsff ioutinely
rvjw working ￿Motety at h(Tr. We have invested in our IT and doutl computing ¢apabilty lo support
remote working and now have an effective hybrid working mc*Jel. We have been cautious wrth planning
lo re-introduce faCe-l￿face events. and have taken the decision not lo organise such events in 2021.
We are now acceteraling plans lo deveky nvw, remote ways of svpporting people in ￿spOnSe lo the
challenge of Covid. This rellects our core strategic objeclNe of reaching and supporting many mre
FeGple affected by e￿Om0 Ihrough dYJital channels.
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Lirnlt•d by Guarantee
TRUSTEES. REPORT {CONTINUEDI
FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 DECEM8ER 2020
The S￿Iety )er￿fitS from a dNerse range of incorne sources al￿ is therefore fTwe resih'ent lo
significant unexpected events11(e C¢Ntd. Our inconewill be signfftant agaen In 2021 fromknown
bequests. and e¢fpof8te partners have continued thw support durbng the p￿dern￿. We expect some
traditional income sources lo be Irmer again in 2021. induding ￿COme from challenge events and
donalions Imm uidividuals. and we have factored this into our bud9et planning. Hence. while rewnaining
vigilanl lo the volatile external environm￿1. the Trustees do rk)t have reason to be ¢on¢etned over thè
continued finanGlal sustain*"lty ol the Chaity from the vnmediate and longer4em economic impact
of Covid. Reliecling the expected fina￿la1 position. the Trustees also do not consider it ￿t￿Ssary al
this lime to arr*nd the reserves FKJhcy or deswnate funds for a fulure Covkl response.
This ￿pOrt was •Jproved by the Board of TrLslees on
signed on Iheir behalf tsy=
and
Stephe
Treasurer
ugh
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIErY
IA Company Llmit•d by GuaraDt••)
STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSI8ILmES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
The Truslees (who are also the DIre￿Or5 of the Charity for the pwr*)ses of c4xnpany I￿) are resp¢nsible lor
prepar1￿j the Trustees, Report and financial statements ￿ xuydan¢e Yrfilh applKable law and Unite¢J
Kingdom A￿untIng Stwbjards IUrMttiJ K￿￿d￿n Gener* Accepted A¢¢ounb"n9 Practice).
Company law requires the Trustees to prepare finapKial statements for each financial year. Under company law.
the TrLtstees m(rst not approve the financial sfatemenls unless they A￿ satssf*d ihat they give a true artd fair
view of the state of affairs of Ihe Gioup and the Charity and of their incorning rèsources and application of
resources, includin9 their in¢(rfne aThJ expenth"lure. lor that pwmyj. In weparing these fina￿141 statemenls, the
Tnjstees are required lo..
$Eiect sulla￿e a¢¢wnl419 p)liaes and then appty Ihem consistently:
observE the melh¢ds and prin¢¥les of the Charities SORP (FRS 1021;
make jlKlgements and accwnling estimates thal are ￿as￿able and P￿￿ent
state whelher ap￿￿ble UK Accountirtg StaThJards {FRS 1021 Itave been f01h￿l*d, subject lo ony
material departures disclosed and explained in the financsal statements..
prepare th* financial statements on the 90in9 c1x￿ basis unless it is ￿apprOprIate lo presvmt Ihal the
Group will contirmm in busine5
The Trustees are reSpOnsb￿ for keepirwj adeq[￿le &¢ounting records that rf1s¢loso with reasonable accuracy
t any. time the financial po5rtTh of the Group enabkn them to ensure that Ihe financial statements comply
with the Companies Act 20C6, the c￿lit￿$ and Trustee In￿stMent {Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charitie5
Accounts (Scollandl Re9uktions 20￿ la5 amended). They ar• a150 responsth for safeguarding the assets of
the Grovp and ￿nce for I￿￿n9 leasonable steps for the pre¥enlfv￿ and delection of frxud and Dthtr
irregularilies.
In so far as the Trustees are awa￿.
Ih¢re k8 no rèlev•rtt audit inlomwtbjn ofwlKh th¢ Group's auditor 1$ un84*are: and
the Trustees have taken all steps Ihat they oughl to have t*en to make Ihem5elve5 aware of any
relevant audil information and to establish that the a￿￿11￿ is ofthat infomati)n.
Approved by order of the of the Board olTwstees and Sig￿ on ils behalf by..
Steph•
Treasuref
Date.. 16 l•L I
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
{A Company Limited by Guarnntee)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF NAnoNAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
Opinlon
We have audited the financ￿1 51atements of Nati￿al Eczema Socth (the 'parenl chaiilable companll and 115
subsidiaries Ithe 'Group'} for the year ended 31 De￿rnber 2020 which comprise the Consol¢dated Slalernent of
Financial Adivrties, the consol￿ated Income and Expenditu￿ Account, the Consolidate(l Balance Sheet. the
Chaity Balance Sheet. the Consolidated Stslement of Cash Fb%%s and the related notes. Including a summary
of sonrficant accounting polictes. The financial repotts.ng framv&W)r* that has been applied in their preparation is
applicable law and United Kingdom A￿nting Standards. including Financial Reporb'ng Slandard 102 'The
Financial Reporting Slandard applicable in the UK ￿ Republ* of Ifeland. (United Kin9dom Generally A￿epted
Accountin9 Practice}.
In our opinion the financial statement5".
give a true and fair v¢ew of the stale of the Gr￿p.S an¢J of the parent charrtable companls affairs a5 al 31
December 2020 and of the Group's incoming re$our¢es and applicatK￿ of resources. including rts
income and expenditure for the year then ended..
have been Prtwerfy prepared ni &ctydance *ith Unrted Kin9&>11 Generalty Accepted Accounting
Practice". and
have been prepared in accordance wrth the requirements of the Companies Act 20C6. Chanties Act 2011,
the CharIt￿S and Trustee Investment {Scotlandl Act 2005 and regulations 6 and 8 of the Charities
Acc¢)unls Iscollandl Regulations 20￿.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audrt in ac￿rdance with InternatKJnal Standards on ALMliting IUKI (ISAS IUKII and applicable
law. Our responsibilit￿S under those starKlards are further described in the Auditors. re5ponsibilrties for the audit
of the financial slalements sedion of our report. We a￿ irHJependent of the Group in accordance bwth the
ethtcal requirements that are fele¥ant to our audit of the f￿a￿l81 statements in the Unrted Kingdom. including
the Financial Reporting Council's Ethical Stsndard. and we have fuffilled our other elhKal responsibilit￿S in
accordance with these requirements. We believe that the a￿jrt evpaence we have oblained 15 sufficient and
aFPfopriale to provide a basis for our ownion.
Con¢lusions velating to going concern
In auditing the fina￿la1 statements. we have ¢(MKluded that the Truslees. use of the going concern basis of
counting in the prepa￿tion of the fmwncial ststements is apprwriate.
Based on the work we have performed. we have not identrf*d ary rnatel￿ uncertainties relating lo events or
COr￿lt10n5 that, indiyidualty or ￿￿lectivelY. may cast signrfi¢anl doubt on the Grcwp's or Ihe parent charitable
Company's ability lo continue as a going concem for a peric41 of at least month$ frt)m vthen the financi81
st*emerts are authorised for issue.
Our ￿spon$￿'1rt￿s and the responsibilt*s of Ihe Trustees TATrth respect to wng ¢on¢em are described in the
levant sections of this re￿rt.
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Limited by Guaranteel
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
ICONTINUED)
Other information
The Trustees are responsible for the other infomi*w)n. The other infomiation comprises the infomiation
included in the Annual Report. other than the financK41 statements and our Audrtors. Report thereon. Our opinion
on the financial statements does not cover the othei infomiation and. except to the extent otherwise expli¢itly
stated in our report, we do not expres$ any foftn of assurance condusion thereon..
In connection vmlh our audit of the financial statements, OUT res￿nsIbil￿ is to read the olheT information and, in
doing 50, consider whether the othef informatton is malerialty incon515tent wrth the finarKial statements or our
knowledge obtsined in the audit or otherwise appears lo be maleriaRy misststed. If we tdentrfy such material
inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements. we are requI￿d to detemiine whether there is a material
misstatement in the financial statements or a material mksstatement of the other inform*ion. If, based on the
work we have perfom)ed. we condude th* there is a material misslatement of this other information, we are
required lo report that fact.
We have nothing to report in regard.
Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2r*)6
In our opinion, based on Wofk undertaken in the course of the audrt..
the infomiation given in the Tnjslees. Report for Ihe financial year for which the financ￿￿ slatemenls are
prepared is consistent with the finanrial stalement$_
the Trustees. Report has been prepared in accordan￿ with apphcabbe legal wuiremenls.
Matters on whl¢h are required lo report by ex¢eptlon
In the h'ghl of our knowledge and unde￿￿nding of the Group and parent ¢haiitable Compary and
environment obtained in the course of the audrt, we have not Nkntffied m*erial misstslements in Ihe Tru$lees'
Report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the folltrM"ng matters in relatw to which Compan*s Act 2006 and the
Charities Accounts Iscotlandl Regulalrons 2006 las amended) requi￿ us lo report to you rf. in OLFf opinion..
the Group and parent charrtable company has not kept adequate and sufficient accounting records, or
relums adequate for our audit have nol been re¢eived from branches not vtsited by us.. or
the Group and parent charitable company IinwKial statements are not in agreement wth the accounting
ords and retums.. or
certain disclosures of Trustees. remunefation specffied by1•4v we not made" c
we have not received all the inf￿1(￿ and explanationswe require for our al￿11.
Responsibilities of Trustees
As explained more fulty in the Statement of Tnjstees. Responsibililies. the Tru$tees (who are also the Dire¢tors
of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) a￿ ￿SponS￿l le for the P￿parat￿ of the financial
statements and for being s*isfied that they give a true and fair vith¥. and for such intemal control as the
Trustees detefmine is necessary to enable the preparat￿n of financial sL*emenls tr&3t are free from material
misstatement. whether due to fraud or errol.
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Limited by Guarnntee}
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
(CONTINUED)
In preparing the financial slalemenls. the Trustee5 are responsib￿ for assessing the Group'5 and the parent
Charitable companws abilty to continue as a going con¢em, dis¢k)sing. a5 applKable, rnatters related to going
concern and using the going concern basis of a¢￿￿ntIng unless the Tfuslees eilher intend lo liquidate the
Group or the pafenl charitable company Of to ¢ease operations. or have no realistic altemalive bul lo do so.
Auditors, r￿ponsIbIlItIeS for the audit of the financial ststements
We have been appointed as auditor under section 44111{c) of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland)
Acl 2005 and unt1er the compan￿ Act 2Crf)6 and repcmt in accordance wth the Act and relevant regulations
made or having effect thereunder.
Our c*jeclives are to obtain reason￿le assurance about wthether the financial slatemenls as a whole afe free
from matefial mi5Statemenl, whether due lo fraud or error. and to issue an Auditors. Report that include$ our
opinion. Reasonable assvrance is a hwJh level of assurance. but is not a gLJarantee that an audrt conducted in
accordance wrth ISAS {UK) w41 akvays delect a rn*erial misStatem￿t when it e￿$t5.
Misstatements can arise ftom fraud or error and are considered material if. indivtrJually or in the aggiegale, they
could reasonabty be expected lo influence the econc¥nic decisK>ns of users taken on the basis of these financial
statements.
Irregularilie5, including fraud, are instances of non-compliarKe with laws and regulations. We design
prccedures in line with our Te5ponSibil((￿s. outlined above. to detect material misslalements in respect of
irregularf(ies. including fraud. The exlenl lo t)ur Pr￿edUr￿ are capable of detecting 1r￿guI0T1tLes,
including fraud 15 detsiled belcAv'.
Enquiry of management and those ¢harged with 9ovemance around actual and potential litigatK)n ar*
claims.,
Enquiry of staff in tax and compliance funct￿5 to *Jenlrfy any instances of nonrycompliance
laws and ￿gUlatIonS",
Performing audit wor* over the risk ol managwnent oveNide of Controls, indLKling testing ofjournal
enlries and other adju$tment$ for appropriateness, evaluating Ihe business rat￿nale of $ignrfi¢ant
transactions outshle the nornial course of business and feviewing accounting estimates for bias.,
Rev1ewing minutes of meetings of those charged wrth govemafKe," and
Reviewirtg financial stalemeftl disclosu￿$ aftd testing to sijpporting documentation lo assess complian
with 8pplicable laws and regulalions.
Because of the inherent l1mrtat￿S of afi audit. there is a risk Ihat we wil Th)t deled all irregularitÈs, including
those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non<ompliance wth regulation. This risk
increases the more that compliance wilh a or regulatt.on is removed from the events and transactions
reflected in the financial statements, as ¥￿ wkll be less likely lo become aware of instances of non<ompliance.
The risk is also greater regarding irregubrrt*s occurring due to fraud rather than error. as fraud invglves
intentional ¢on¢ealment. forgery, collusion, or mi5representstion.
A further description of our responsibilit￿S for the audit of the financial statements ts located on the Financial
Reporting Councifs websrte at.. www.frc.or
.uklaudrtorsres
nsibilrties. This description fom)s part of our
Audilois. Report.
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS. REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF NAnoNAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
(CONTINUED)
Use of our report
This report is made sdely lo the charrtable companvs Members. as a bc*ty. in accordance wrth Chapter 3 of
Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006, and to Ihe charitable ccmpanys Trustees, as a body, Part 4 of the Charrties
(Aceounls and Reports) ReguLilion$ 2008 and reguLalion 10 of the Charities Accounts {S¢otlandl Regulations
2006. Our audrt work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable compafty's Members those
matters we are required 10 5ts1e to them in an Auditors. Report arhd lor no other purpose. To the fullest extent
permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibilty lo anyone other Ihan the Charitable company and
115 Members. as a body, for our audKt wth, for Ihis ￿pOrt or for the opinions we have fomiejj.
Stuart McKay FCA DChA (Senior Statulory Auditor
for and on behalf of
MHA Maclntyre Hudson
Chartered A¢¢ountanls
ststutory Audiior
6th Floor
2 London Wall Place
London
EC2Y SAU
Oate.. 1910812021
MHA Maclntyfe Hudson are elw*Jte lo act as aL￿￿Or3 in terns of section 1212 of the Comp8n* Act 2006.
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
CONSOLIOATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
Unrestricted Restr¢cted
funds
funds
2020
2020
Total
funds
2020
Total
fvnds
2019
Income from:
Donations and leg￿e3
Charitsble activities
Other trading a¢tivth"es'.
Income from fundrising
Income from trading activitres
Investment5
517.077
28.810
545.887
415.656
(60)
1.321
1.809
2.143
1.321
1.809
2.143
10, 196
3,612
1,323
Total income
Expendituo on:
Raising funds..
Fundraising costs
Trading costs
Charitabte actmties
S22.350
28.810
551.160
430, 727
54.690
15
291.738
54.690
15
308,813
26.189
9.10
17.075
398,857
Total expendlture
346.443
17.075
363,518
426, 106
Net movement in fvnds beforn 0th8r
recognised gains
Other recognised galnslllossesl:
Losse$ on pension xheme
175.907
11.735
187.642
4.627
20
11,1211
11.121)
(1.201)
Net movement In lunds
174.786
11.73S
186,521
3,420
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought fomard
Nel movement ift lunds
349.095
174.786
753
11.735
349.848
186.521
346,428
3,420
Total funds ¢arried l¢)rnar(I
523,881
12.488
536,369
349,848
The Consolidated Statement of FIn￿claI ktivrties includes all gains and 105ses recfy3n￿ed in the year. All
income and expendrture derive frcth ¢￿tinUing act1yrt￿s.
The notes on pages 22 10 48 fonn part rf these finanoa statements.
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MATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Limiled by Guarantee
CHARITY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIES {INCORPORAnNG INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
ACCOUNTI
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
Unrestricted
funds
2020
Restricted
funds
2020
Total
fvnds
2020
Total
funds
2019
Incorne frorn:
Donations and legac*s
517.077
28.810
54S.887
415.656
Chariiable activities
f60)
Income from fun¢Jraising
6.321
6.321
15, 196
Investments
2.143
2.143
1,323
Total income
Expenditure on:
Fundraising costs
54.690
54,690
26, 189
Chartsble xtivities
291.738
17.075
308.813
398,857
Total expenditure
Net movement in fvnds befo￿ other
r•cogni$ed gains
179 113
Other recogni5ed gainslll¢)ss•s):
Losses on pension scheme
{1.1211
(1,201)
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds".
Total funds brought forward
371,322
753
372,075
366,207
Net mvement in funds
177.992
11.735
189.727
5,868
Total funds carrbed forward
The Charity Statement of Finaneial Actmties include5 akl gains a)d losses reco3nised in the year. All Income
and expenditure derives from contsnuing activrties.
The notes on pages 22 10 48 form part of these finafiC￿ swements.
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
(A Company Limlted by Guarantee)
REGISTEREO NUMBER: 02fj85083
CONSOUDATED BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
Flxed assets
Intangible assets
Taroible assets
15
16
15,828
38.052
11068
3f,Ci
53.880
44.072
Current ass•ts
Debtors
Cash at bank and hand
18
24
90,S98
S97.755
63.648
438.931
688.353
12,579
Cr*dilors". amounls fal￿Th9 dUeW￿￿1n one y
19
1156,0011
(133.522)
Net current ass•ts
S32.3S2
369,057
Tol¥l assets less CUFTenl l&abilOti
586.232
413. 129
Cfedi(OfS". arnwnts falling duè after more than
on• year
149.863)
(63.281)
Total net asse
536.369
349.848
Group funds
Restricted lunds
Unrestricted funds
21
12.488
S23.881
T53
349,095
21
Total funds
536,369
349,848
The Trustees a¢knowledge their respon￿bI￿ for comptw.ng with the requiremènts of the Act wrth respe¢l to
a￿auntIng re¢fxds 8nd prep￿tIOn offtnarthl SL￿&1)8nts.
The financial ststemenls have been prepared in accordance wrth the prov￿￿}n$ appluble to entft*s subject to
the small companw wime.
The fina
st lemenls were approN*d and aulhori￿ for issue ty the TNstges ar•J si9ned on their behamby..
Stephen Pu9h
Treasurer
Date.. /1 IN 2DX I
The notes on pagfjs 22 to 48 ftym part 01th￿ finanaa slatements.
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NATIONAL ECZEAIA SOCIETY
IA Company Llmited by Guarantee)
REGISTEREO t4UMBER: 026851)83
CIIARITY BALANCE SHEEr
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
Ftxed assets
I￿ta)g￿l* assets
Tangible assets
Investments
15
16
15.828
30.OS2
11JO
13,068
31,004
100
17
53.980
44.172
Current ass•ts
Debto
Cash at b￿￿ and in haid
18
136,43S
577.251
99.713
420,581
24
713,6a6
520,294
Cwitors.. amounls f￿1'n9 due vrilhirt one
yeaf
19
(129. 110)
Net cwrent assets
557.68S
391. 184
Tot•1 assets l*ss eurrtnt14al>illtles
611.665
435.356
C￿ltOrS.. amounts faurrvj (kje after rrwe
than one year
{49.8631
(63.281)
Total net assels
$61,802
372,075
Charity funds
Restrided fvnds
VnreslricW fuThAs
21
10.753
$51.04>
753
371,322
21
Total fund$
561,102
372,-075
The Trustee3 acknowledy th￿( responsitxts for w￿p￿r¥￿ w*h the requirwnents of Ihe Acl wth respect
a¢counting recwds and p￿paratI￿ offinartual ststemÈnts.
The fiftan¢kn￿ sL*ements ha¥e t￿en prep*ed in accordarKe with me prob15itins appllcabl* lo entittes subject to
the Small cornpan￿ re4ime.
Theffi
latements approved and •Lthorised for issue by tl* Tru$tees and signed on their behaKby.'
Stephen Pugh. Treasurer
Date: I&1￿ J!rte ￿11
The ftotes on pages 22 to 48 fom part ofthese fMKial st*menls.
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
CONSOUDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
2020
2019
Note
Ca$h fknys from operating activ•ties
Net cash use¢J in operakn.ng actmkn.es
23
180.039
22.935
Cash flows from investing activities
Investment income
Purchase of intsngible assets
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
2.143
17.9201
115,4381
1.323
(13,068)
{4,804)
15
16
Net ¢a$h used in invesling a¢tivilios
121.2151
(16,549)
Change in ¢a5h and cash equivalents in the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the be9inniThJ of the year
158.824
6.386
18.931
432,545
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
24
$97.755
438,931
Th8 notes on pages 22 10 48 form part ofthese ffinarKiat stalemenls.
21

NATIONAL ECZEW SOCIEr
{A Company Limited by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
General infomi*ion
National Eczema Society is a chantable company limrted by guarantee and is registered with the
Registrar of Companies (Company Registered Number". 026850831, the Charty Comrnission in England
and Wales (Chairty Registered Number". lo￿71) and Ihe Scott15h Charity Regulator (Charity Registered
Number. SC043669}.
In the evenl of the Chanty being M)und up. the Ik*M"lrty in respect of the guarantee is limrted lo £1 per
Member of Ihe Charty.
The address of the registered Off￿ is given in the Charty irhfom)ation on pa9e 1 of these financial
statements. The nature of the Charrtls operations. and principal activities are deladed in the Trustees,
Report.
The signrficant accounting poliC￿S applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out
beh)w. These policies have been consi5tenlly applied lo al yew5 presented unless otherwise slated.
Accounting pofKies
2.1 Basis of preParat￿n of financial $tat¢ments
The financral slalemenls have been prepared in accordance wrth the CharIt￿S SORP IFRS 102} -
Accounting and Reporting by Charrties". Ststemerrt of Recommended Practice applicable lo charrlies
preparing their accounts in a¢cordan¢e vthh the FinancKql Reporting Standaid applicable in the UK
and RepublK of Ireland IFRS 102). the Financial Reporting Standard appl￿ble in the UK and
Republ￿ of Ireland IFRS 1021, the Charrties and TTuslee Investment (Scollandl Act 2005. the
Charities Acc￿nts (S¢c4land) Regulati¢X$ 20C6 and the Companies Act 2006.
Nalional Eczema Souety meets the definrtion of a publK benefft entity under FRS 102.
Assets and liabilit￿S are inrtialty recognised al htstorical cost or transact￿￿n value unkss otherwise
st*ed in the relèvant a¢coiJnting polty. The finanaal ststements are prepared in sterling which is
the fun¢tional an¢J presentstKJnal ¢urrency of the Group and are rounded to the nearest pound.
The Consolidated Statement of Financial Actwrt¢e5 (SOFA} and Consolidated Balance Sheet
Consol￿ate the financial statements of the Chanty and its S￿s￿lIary undertaking. The resuf(s of the
subsHI￿ry are consolidated on a line by line basis.
The Income and Expenditure Ac¢ounl for the year dealt with in the accounts of the Chafity showed a
surplus of £189,72712019: surplus of £5,868)-
12 Going concern
The Trustees have assessed the use of going concern and have considered possible events or
conditKJns that mwht cast signfKanl doubt on the abilty of the Group lo continue as a going concern
including the Impact of COVID-19. The Trustees have made this assessment for a period of al least
one year from the dale of the approval of these financial slalemenls. The Trustees have ¢oncluded
that there is a reasonable expe￿at￿n that the Group has adequate re50ur¢es to continue in
opefational existence lor the foreseeable fvlure. and that material un¢ertaInl￿$ exist. The Group
therefore continues to adopt the going concem basis in preparing these financial slalemenl5.
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIE
{A Company Limited by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
Accounling policies {continuedl
2.3 Income
All income is recconised once the Group has ent￿ement to the incclne. rt is probable that the
InC￿e will be received and the amount of inccrfne receivable can be [r￿SUred reliabty.
For donat￿nS and grft lo be recogntsed the Group wil have been nOtif￿d of the amounts and the
settlement dale in wilting. If there are conditions att￿hed lo the donation and this fequires a level of
performance before entitlement can be obtained then income is deferied until those condilKJns are
fully met or the fulfilmenl of Ihose condrtions is within the control of the Group and rt is probable that
they wll be fthlled.
The recognitKJn of income fr(yn ￿a¢￿S is dependent on establishing entrtlement. the probabilty of
receipt and the abilty to estimate with surr￿lent accuracy the amount receivab￿. Evidence of
entitlement to a legacy exists when the Group has sufficient evidence that a grft has been left to
them (through knowledge of the existence of a valKI wll and the death of the benefactor} and the
exeeutor is satisfied that the property in qUest￿n wll not be required lo salisfy claims in the eslale.
Receipt of a *acy must be recognised when rt is WObab￿ that rt will be receTved and the fair value
of the amount re¢eNable, which wll generalfy be the expected cash amount to be distributed to the
Group, can te reliabty measured.
subsciipt￿n income is received in full arKI rectsjnised evertly over the course of the subscfiption.
The amount recognised in the Consoltdated St*emenl of Financol Activrt*s rel*e5 to the financial
period in questK)n.
Income from tr&Jing actmties includes income eamed from fundraising events and trading adiwties
to raise furKls for the Group. Incwne is received in exchange for supplying go￿5 and services in
order to wse funds arKI is recognised vthen entrtlement has occurred.
2.4 Expenditurn
All expendrture Is arcounted for on an accrua15 basis and has been classrfied under headings that
aggregate all costs related to the calegorte5. EXper￿rture rs recoanwl once there is a legal or
con5tructwe obligation lo transfer economK benefft to a third paty. il is probable that a transfer of
ecr)fiomic benefrts will be required in settlemenl and the amount of the obligalion can be rnea5u￿d
reliabty. Expenditufe is classrfied by actmty. The costs of each actmty afe made up of the total of
direct costs and shared costs. incIL￿ing support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct
costs attributable to a single actmty are allocated direclty to that adivity. Shared costs which
contribLrte to more than one actNrty and support costs which are not attributable lo a single activrty
are apporthjned befv￿n Ihose actNrtie$ on a basis consistent wrth the use of resources. Central
staff costs are all¢xated on the basi5 of time spent, and depreciation char9es allocated on the
portion of the asset's use.
Expenditure on raising funds int￿deS all expenditu￿ incurred by the Group to raise funds for ils
chartable pu￿ and indudes costs of all fundraising ac1jvrt￿S events and non-charilable trading.
Expenditu￿ on charrtable a¢tMties is incurred on diwtty undertaking the activities %thi¢h further the
Group's obJ'e¢tNes. as well as any asxKiated support costs.
All experKliture is inclusive of irrecoverabk VAT.
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Cornpany Limited by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
Accounting policies I￿ntinued)
2.5 Intsresl re¢eivabl•
Interest on funds held on d¢￿stt Is included ￿en recepRble and the amount can be measured
Teliabty by the Group.. this is normally upon nolfftal￿n of the interest paid or payable by the
institut￿n wrth whom the hjnds are deposiled.
2.6 Taxation
The Charity 15 considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act
2010 and the￿fOre rt meets the definitb)n of a charitable ¢￿1panY for UK corporalion tsx purpose5.
AC￿r￿1n9ty, the Charity 1$ potentwlly exempt from taxation in respect of F￿orne or ¢aprtal gains
re¢ewed wthin categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporatson Tax Act 2010 or Section
256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992. to the extent that such income or gains are
applEd exelLtsively to charrtable purpose5.
2.7 Intangibk assets and amortisation
Intangible assets costiry £500 or more are capitah'sed and recognised when future economic
benefits we probable arKI the cost ty value of the asset can be measured reliably.
Intangible assets are initially fe¢ogntsed at cost. After recognrtion, under the cost modd. intsngible
assets are measured at cost any aCcumulat￿j amortisalion and any accumulated impairment
10sse5.
Amortisalion is provided on intangible assets at rates ￿kulated to wrrte off the cost of each asset on
a 5traighl.line basi5 over rt5 expecte(l useful lrfe.
Assets under constructK)n are not aThylised until ready for use.
2.8 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets costing £SOO or more a￿ capitalised and wogntsed when futu￿ economic
benefjls ale probable and the ¢ost or value of the assel can be measured reliably.
Tangible fixed assets are Init￿1￿ recc¥3nised at cosl. After rec0gnrt1￿, under the cost model,
tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated
impairment h)sses. Al costs incurred to bring a tangible fixed asset inlo rt5 inlerKled workir
condition shoukl be included in the mea5ufemenl of ￿5t.
At each reporting dale the Group assesses TAhethw there is any indicatton of tmpaimienl. If such
indication exists. the recoverable amount of the asset is determined lo be the higher of ils fair value
less costs to sell and its value in use. An impairment kjss Is recognised where the carrying amount
exceeds the recoverable amouht.
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
{A Company Limited by Guarantoel
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OECEMBER 2020
Accounting policies {continuedl
2A Tanglble fixed assets and depreciatlon l¢ontinu•d)
Depreciation is charged $0 as to albcate the cost of langtile fixed assets less their residual value
over their estimated useful INes. using the slraight4ine method.
DepreCiat￿n is pfovided on the follw.ng bases..
Leasehohj improvements
Fumilure and fittings
Office equipment
Computer equipn*nl
- over 10 years
- over 10 years
- ¢)¥er 10 years
- over 3 years
2.9 Investm•nts
The inveslrnent in the subsbjiary coryny is v*ued at cosl less provision for impaim*rrt.
2.10 Debto
Trade and other debtots are recogntsed at the settlement amount after any trade discount offered.
Pfepayments are valued at Ihe anK)unt prepaid net of any trwJ8 d￿OuntS due.
111 Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-temi highly liquid investments wth a short
malurrty of three months or ￿5$ from Ihe date of acquisit￿N or openin9 of the deposit or similar
account.
112 Liabilitie$ and provl$ions
Liab11rt￿ are rwnL%ed when IheTe is an oblwJatv)n at the Balance Sheet date as a resutt of a past
event. it probable that a transfer of econom￿ benefrt ￿1[ be requi￿ in settlement, and the
amount of Ihe settlement can be estimated reliabty.
Liabilrties are reco9nised at the amount that the Group anth"cipates rt wll pay to settle the debt ¢X the
amount il has received a5 advanced payments foi the goods or seNices it must provide.
Provisions are measured at the best estrmate of the amounts required to settle the obligation. Whe
the effect of the tsme value of money is materral, the Pfomsion is based on the present value of those
amount5, discounled al the prfrtax discount rale that reflects the risks SpeCrf￿ to the liabilty. The
unwinding of the discount is recognised in the Consoljdaled Slalernenl of Financial Activities as a
finance cost.
Paye 25

NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
{A Company Limited by Guaranteel
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
Accounting policies {continuedl
2.13 Financial instwments
The Group onty hokls bas￿ F￿￿n¢￿1 Instruments. The fK)ancial assets and finan¢ial Ipbil(ties of the
Group are as f￿10￿$..
Deblors - (Aher debtors a￿ bas￿ f￿a￿la1 #￿trUMents and afe debt instruments measured at
amortised cost as delailed in Note 18.
Cash at bank- is daSsIf￿ as a bas￿ financial instrument arKI 15 measured at face value.
Liabili(ies- accruals are Classif￿d as financial instrumenls. and are measured at amortised cosl as
detsiled in Notes 19 èrKI 20.
2.14 Operating leases
Rentals papJ under opw*ing we charged to the Consolidated Statement of Financial
ActNrties on a straght line basis over the lease temi.
115 Pensions
The Group 1$ part of the Series 3 Growth wthich ts a mutti-employer pension Scheme which
ckjsed in 2013. The Scheme adminislrators have confirnied that It is not possible to separatety
idenlrfy the asseis and 1obilth"e5 of particip*ing employer5 on a consistent and reasonable basis.
The assets of the S¢heme ao ctFmingled for investment purposes and benefrts a￿ paid from total
Scheme assets. A defut feduth'on plan has been agreed.
The Group accounts for rts participat￿n in this Plan as a defined conlnbution plan. as there is
insufficient informat•)n available to account for IhL5 as a defined benefrt plan, as the share of Èts
assels and liabilitEs cannot be ￿ertI￿ed.
To avoid ¢rystallizing an immediate payment of the apparent under-fundiThJ in the Serigs 3 Scheme.
the Group is parbcipating in the Ser￿s 3 Recovery Plan and the liabilty is included in Notes 17 and
18. The Gr￿￿p reccgnises its I￿lIty lo make payments to fund the def￿1t Telaling to past service
under an agreement lo make those payments. It recogn15es the full Iiabilty for the present value of
contributions payable that resutts Irom the agreement for funding the mulli employer plan.
The Group also parts"¢tpates in a defined COntrrbut￿ pensron scheme for its emptyees. The Group
pays fixed o)ntrsbutions into a separate scheme. on￿ Ihe defined contribution payments have
been made. the Group has no further payment obligations in respecl of this scheme. The
contributions are recognised as an expense in the Consdidated Statement of Financial Activittes as
they fall due.
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEPIJBER 2020
Accounting policlès Icontinuedl
2.16 Fund accounting
Gener81 fvnds are unrestricted fun(ts which are avaitable for use * the discretion of the Trustees in
furtherance of the general objectives of the Group and vtht¢h have not been designated for other
purposes.
Oesignate(I funds comprise Unrest￿ted funds Ihat have been set astsJe by the Trustees for
particular purposes. The awn and yse of eath deswjwed fund is set out in the notes lo the financial
slalements.
Restficted funds are funds we lo be used in aceordarte with specific restrietKJns imposed by
donors or which have been raised by the Group for particular purposes. The costs of Taising and
administering such fvnds are ¢harged against the sFeufic fund. The aKn and use ol each restricted
fund is set out in the notes to the financial st*ements.
InveStff￿1 income. gains and losses are aJkx*ed to the apprOpr￿te fvnd.
Crltlcal accounting estAmates and areas of Judg￿nent
Estimates and I￿￿geMentS are conkn"nualty evak￿led and are based cffj historical experience and other
factors. including expectatsons cl future evwits lh* are believed to be reasonable under the
circumstan￿.
Crrtical accounting estimates and assur1pl￿nS".
The Group makes estimates and assumptions conceming the future. The resulting accounting estimates
and assumptions will. by definrt￿n. seldom equal the related xtual results. The eslimales and
a55umplions that have a S￿n￿￿3￿t risk of causing a rnalerial adiustmenl to the carrying amounts of
a55ets and Iiabilrties wrthin the next financial year are listed beknv.
Allocatson of SLtpport costs
Depreciat￿ rates for tangble fixed a55ets
Useful economic Itves of assets
The discount rale used in valuing the year4nd PenSIc￿ Scheme deficit.
The Board th not considef the Cov#J-19 P•M1wnic to ha¥e had a material impact on these accounting
eslimates and areas ofiudgemenl.
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIErY
IA Company Limiied by Guarant•&)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
Income from donations and legacies
Unrestricted Restricted
funds
funds
2020
2020
Total
funds
2020
Donations arwj Similar inccffie
Legacies
SubscriptrJns
Grfl aid
143,976
199.3C6
149.389
24.
28,810
172,786
199,306
149,389
24.406
Total 2020
517,077
28,810
545.887
Unrestricted
funds
2019
Total
funds
2019
Donations and simdar income
Legacies
SubscrptK)ns
Gift aid
148,050
140.897
106.225
20,484
148,050
140,897
106,225
20,484
Tot812019
475.656
415,656
Incom¢ from charitable activities
Total
funds
2020
Membership serth￿S
Unr8slricted
funds
2019
Total
funds
2019
Membership serwces
{60J
(60)
P•Je 28

NA710NAL ECZEMA SOCIEr
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OECEMBER 2020
Income from othor tradlng a¢ti¥itie5
Incorne from fundraising events
Unrestricted
lunds
2020
Total
funds
2020
Other cOrp￿ale inccrrte
Other actiVrt￿S
587
734
734
Total 2020
1,321
1,321
Un￿${¥1¢ted
funds
2019
Total
lunds
2019
Other corporate incc¥ne
Other ath"vibes
9,037
1. 159
9,037
1, 159
Tolal 2019
10. 196
10, 196
In￿m0 from tradlng activities
Unrestrl¢ted
funds
2020
Total
fufids
2020
Trading sUbS￿l8ry
1.809
1.809
Unrgs¢ncled
funds
2019
Tot81
funds
2Q19
Trading SUbs￿lary
3.612
3,612
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIEr
IA Company L•mited by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OECEMBER 2020
Income from Investments
Unrestricted
funds
2020
Totsl
funds
2020
Bank interest weivable
2.143
2,143
Unrnstricted
funds
2019
Total
funds
2019
Bank interest re¢eiYable
1,323
1,323
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MATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
(A Company Lirnited by Guarantee
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
Expenditsre on raising lund$
2020
2019
Fundraising costs
Direcl costs
Support costs
28,685
26,QOS
5,499
20.690
54.690
26.189
Analysis ol support costs- fundraising costs
2020
2019
Staff ¢osts
Depre¢Btion
Premises costs
7.390
72.547
421
7,286
429
198
1,361
1. 167
820
1.826
635
3.388
889
Carriage and postaje
Design and print
Professional fees
Bought-in serw¢es
Website, database and computing
Other costs
Govemance costs
2.086
498
3,082
4.349
2.279
26.005
20.690
2020
2019
Trading Costs
Trading subsid￿ry- Oirect costs
15
1,060
In both the curient and previous financia years all Expenditure on raisiNJ funds was from Unrestricted
fvnds.
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
(A Company Limited by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 310ECEM8ER 2020
Analysis of expendIlu￿ on Charitsble activities- by fur
Unrestricted
funds
2020
Restricted
funds
2020
Total
funds
2020
Helpline
Membership seM¢es
lnfomiats.on services
97,641
120.172
73,925
97.641
120.172
91.000
17.075
Total 2020
291.738
17.075
308.813
UnRstiicted
funds
2019
Tot
funds
2079
Helpline
Membership seryices
Infom)alion serv￿5
145,330
180.415
73,112
145,330
180,415
73,112
Tolal 2079
398,857
398,857
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Lirnited by Guaranteel
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
10. Anatysis of expenditure ofi charitable activities- by typt
Activities
undertaken
directly
2020
Support
costs
2020
Totsl
funds
2020
Helpline
Membership serw¢es
Informats"on serV￿eS
50.806
63.047
47.743
46,835
57,125
43,257
97.641
120,172
91,000
Tolal 2020
161,596
147.217
308.813
Adivtss
undertaken
diredly
2079
Support
costs
2079
Total
funds
2019
Helpline
Membership seNces
InfomlatK￿ Ser￿￿eS
29.7n
37.884
1&352
115,553
142.531
57.760
145,330
180,415
73.112
Total 2019
83.013
375.844
398,857
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Limited by Guaranteo)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
10. Analysis of èxpenditure on charitable a¢tivities- by type {continu•dl
Analysis of support costs
Total
funds
2020
Total
lunds
2019
Slaff costs
Depreciation
Premises costs
Carriage ar￿ postage
Design and prinl
Professional fees
Bought•in sermces
Website. database and Ctyryuling
Olher costs
Governance ￿$ts
41.608
11.506
19,077
S,003
190,656
6,396
19,544
6,515
11,746
2,802
17.354
25.290
12,831
20,678
17,740
12,465
29.193
9,653
147.217
315.844
Govemance c¢>sts
2020
2019
Audrtors, rernuneration
Independent Examine¢$ remuneratioYÈ
Rent & r*es
Insurance
Tnjstees expenses
Legal fees
Genefal expense$
9.000
3,680
1602
6.151
6,￿9
27
15,110
10,289
Total Govemance costs above comprise É2.279 (2019 - £635) of Expendrture on raising funds and
£12.831 {2019 - £9,653) of Expendrlure on charrtats￿ actiwtie5.
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
{A Company Limited by G￿rantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 DECEMBER 2020
12. Auditor&' remuneration
2020
2019
Auditors. remuneration- Audit of the Group and the Trading Subsidiary
Audrtors, remuneration - p￿paratIOn of the sL*utory accounts for the Group
and the Trading Subs¥Jiary
Independent Examinerfs remuneration- Examination of the financol
statements
2,100
Independenl Ekniminees remuneration- TaxatKJn 5eThices
1, 100
13. Staff costs
Group
2020
Group
2019
Charity
2020
Ch8rily
2019
Wages and Salaries
Social securty costs
Pension costs
154.610
12.728
7.010
181.583
14.636
6.984
154.610
12.728
7.010
181.583
14,636
6,9841
174.348
203.203
174.348
203,203
Included in Wages and salaries above are redundancy costs of £NIL 12019.. £32,0271. Of this amount.
£NIL {2019. £17.0981 relates lo statutory redundancy. £NIL {2019." £13,473) relates to voluntary
dundancy and £NIL12019." £1.456) relates to ccryulsory ￿dUndanCy.
The average number of per￿S employed by the Gr￿p the year was as folk)ws'.
Group
2020
No.
Group
2019
No.
Direct charitable xtiiriknes
Fundraising anil ¢ommunKation
Support and g¢)vernance
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
13. Stsff costs {continuedl
The number of employees T*4hose empbyee benefts recewed (exduding anptyer pension costs)
exceeded £60,000 was".
Group
2020
No.
Gft)up
2019
No.
In the band £60,001 - £70.000
The lolal amount of ern￿Oyee benefts. including empfoyers natK)nal insuiance and pension
conlribulion5, received by Key Management Per￿)nnel is £72.330 {2019." £71.2841. The Charity considers
ils Key Management Personnel comprise the Trustees and the Chief Executive Officer.
14. Trustees. remunerdtion and expenses
During the year, no Tru31ees received any reMurteratK￿ or other benefits (2019- ÉNIL).
During the year ended 31 December 2020. expenses tolalling r30 were reimbursed or pa*J dwty lo 2
Trustees (2019- £1,086 10 4 Tnistees). The expenditure was to cover travel costs.
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Limlted by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 DECEMBER 2020
1& Intsngible assets
Group and Charity
under
constTuction
Website
Total
Cost
Al 1 January 2020
Addittons
Trnnsfer bets¥een eL%ses
13.068
13,068
7.920
7,920
13.068
113,068)
At 31 December 2020
Amortisation
Charge for the year
5.160
5.160
At 31 December 2020
&160
5,160
Net l)ook value
At 31 Decwnber 2020
15.828
1S,828
At 31 Decemter2019
13.068
13.068
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
16. Tangible fixed assets
Group and Chaiity
Leasehold
Furniture
Improvements and fixtures
Office
Computer
equipment equipment
Total
Cost or vI￿ation
At 1 January 2020
Additions
Disposals
41.470
1493
4,140
12.149
15,438
15.544)
60,2S2
15,438
15,8111
{2671
At 31 December 2020
41.470
2.493
3.873
69,879
Depreciation
At 1 January 2020
Charge for the year
On disposals
17.637
4.147
29.248
8,390
15.8111
249
387
126n
3.607
{S.$44)
At 31 De￿mber 2020
21.784
6.663
31,827
Net book Value
At 31 December 2020
19,686
1.063
1.923
1S.380
38.052
Al 31 De¢emlJer2019
23.833
1,312
2.310
3,549
31,004
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Limited by Guarnnlee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
17. Fixed assel inv•stments
Inve$tment
subsidiary
cornpany
Charity
Cost or valuati(In
Al 1 January 2020
100
At 31 December 2020
100
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IA C￿pa￿ Gu¥arrt••)
r•)TES ro THE FINANC￿LsTATEmENTS
FOR ThE YEAR ENOEO 310E¢EMBER2ty20
17. Fiud aJs•t invo•trn￿
Prfneip41 subsM14•iigS
Thg
Narn•
Compw Rwp#•r•d offic• or Hold* *Kllld•d
nwnber pri￿¢1￿ plJEèoW
con5011datlon
EczernaTrèJin9 Lonrted
C6899)48 11 Stw.
1t)A Y•$
Name
Net
yo•r
Tr&*iNJ
{3.2Q61
12S3331
The resukn & Eczerna Tradr4 Lmtrd are YKbJded ￿ UWcoMc￿ EczemA Tr•Jry Lmbj meetthty at¥J It*tsfore
require * a￿l￿fi￿the yw9nded 31 OBcgTOer2020.
Ee28rna S¢KXty $thtantivp operah)7s. wrrwty Chtwtrna5 CuThenity. the therttsiro revenL* from Our guanety
membttship is *tsunied fDr In E(2Erna Lvnled. fANng f¢Thptd. tre Sm ￿ Wiryio Intr￿UC* J'kne math. of endL￿ment scheme
forPr￿u¢r$ rnoresuited to peOeiMth eczema be *ca￿￿￿*fOr ￿ Ewma Tr*ry Lmt9d hence TFason l(w re￿Ining
P4*40

. NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
18. Debto
Group
Group
2019
Charity
2020
Charity
2019
Du• within one year
Trade debtors
Amounts owed by groLV ufKlert*ings
Other debtors
Prepayments and ac(yued incl
30.840
45.837
48.047
37,5(K)
37,865
13.
10,798
48,047
11.711
13.5
10.798
90.598
63,648
136,435
99,713
19. Creditors: Amounts falling due TA7thin one year
Group
2020
Gmup
2019
Charity
2020
Charity
2019
Trade credilors
Other laxation and SIX￿ security
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
6.004
11571
15.490
121.936
12.520
4764
14,956
97.282
12, 520
8, 764
14,956
92,8TO
12.571
15.490
121,936
156.001
133.522
156.001
129, 110
Group
2020
Gmup
2019
Charty
2020
Charity
2019
Oeferred in¢ome
Deferred income at 1 January
Resources deferred during the year
Amounts released ftorn previous periods
85,119
103.016
185.1191
66.463
85.179
(66,463)
83,319
103.016
183,319)
63.263
83,319
{63,263)
Def•rred in¢omg at 31 Oecember
103,016
85.119
103,016
83,319
Deferred in¢c￿e consists of membership incm relating to fvture periods.
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Limited by Guaran18•)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
Creditors: Arnounls falling due aft•r more than one year
Group
2020
Grcwp
2019
Charty
2020
Chaiity
2019
Pension Scheme defic((
49.863
63,281
49.863
63,281
The Charity is particip*ing in a reo)very plan to elimin*e *s Series 3 scheme def￿11 over a ten year
period. The Pensions Trust. the scheme administrator. has hO¥￿er. admsed that the amount of
employer debt on the allemative of wthdrawal from the Series 3 scheme has been estimated by
actuaries to have been £200,161 as al 31 December 2016. As the Charrty intends lo continue
participating in the recovery plan. no provisK)n has been made for this potential wrthdrawal debt however,
the Society acc¢wnled for the present value of all remaining conlributrons under the recovery plan in the
2017 a¢eounts at their present ￿alue of £120.000. a$ ajwsed by the scheme administr*or. This liabihty
has been adjusted annually lo unwnd the relevant discount applied_
In order lo meet their share of the shortfall, the Chanty has been asked to pay additional contributions lo
the scheme untsl 2025. A full actuarial valuation was Carried out by the actuaries al 30 September 2017
and the funding shortfall cakulaled at Ihat ¢Jate gave rise to a remeasvremenl reduth.on of £15,824 in the
defi¢it as at 31 December 2018. The deficit of the scheme is £65.19612019.' £78.168) at 31 December
2020. The payment by the Char¢ty in the year was £14.88712019. £14,636) with an interest payThenl of
£79412019". £1,438) and a remeasurement expense of £1.121 (2019." £1.201).
In addition. the Charity elected to s￿tCh. WTth effect from 1 October 2013. frc¥n Series 3 to Series 4. a
defined contnbulion scheme. The pension eost in the account5 replesenls amounts payable by the
charty 35 ordifiary employer contributK)nS to Ihe Series 4 defined Contribution fvnd.
During the year employer Contributions of £7.010 12019.. £6,983), inleresl of £794 12019.. £1,438) an¢J
actuar￿1 losses of £1,121 {2019." £1,201) have been Charged to the Consol¢dated Statement of Financial
Athvities. Thefe were no accnjed ¢ontributs"ons at 31 December 202012019." £NILI bul there is a liability
of £65.19612019." £78. 1681 lor fvture contributrons under the Series 3 Recovery Plan. Of this £15.333
{2019.' £14.8871 is reported in Creditor$.' Amounts fallir¥J due w<(hin one year as part of Other creditors
and £49,86312019.' £63,281) 1$ remed in Credrtors.. AJnounls fallry due after more then one year.
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
(A Company Llmited by Guarante8D
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
21. Statement of funds
Statement ol funds- current year
Balan¢e at
31
Gainsl December
(Lo$sesl
2020
Balance at 1
January
2020
Transfers
inlout
Incomè Expenditure
Unrestriclod
funds
Designated
funds
Fixed asset
fund
44,072
113.5501
53,880
Pensh?n
178.168)
17941
14,887
165,1961
134.0961
114.344)
(1.1211
111.316)
General funds
General fvTrJs
383.191
522.350
1332.099)
(38.245}
535.197
Totsl
Unrestrkted
funds
349.095
S22.350
1346.443)
523.881
Restricted
funds
Research
ThankQ
Laptops
753
11.735
13.800
3.275
12,488
(13,800}
13,275}
753
28.810
117.0751
12,488
Total of funds
349,848
$51.160
1363,518)
11,121)
536,369
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
{A Company Lirnited by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 DECEMBER 2020
21. Statement of funds (continued)
ststement af funds- prior year
Balance 81
31
December
2019
Balance al
1 January
2019
Trnnsf8
i￿0￿1
Gain
(Losses)
Income ExperM*"tu
Vnrestri¢ted
funds
Deslgnated
funds
Fixed asset
fund
33.019
(6,819)
17.872
44,072
Pensic
reserve
(90. 165)
(1.438)
14.636
{1.201J
f78, 168)
(57, 146)
(8,257)
32,
11.201)
(34,096)
General funds
General funds
402.821
430. 727
(417.849J
(32.￿)
383, 191
Total
Unreslricted
funds
345,675
430.727
I4￿.1(￿)
(1.201)
349,095
Restricted
funds
Research
753
753
Total of funds
346.428
430. 727
r426. 106)
(1,201)
349.848
Pwje 44

NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Llmited ty Guaranteel
NOTES TO THE FINAMCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
21.
Statement of funds (continued)
nated fvftd
The Pension reserve has been estabh'shed to show the future penS￿n deficrt payments in regards to a
defined benefft pensh)n scheme. This pensM)n scheme is being treated as a defined contribution pension
Scheme as a felrable estimate canr￿1 be made of the liability al the year end. The transfer of £14.887
was made to separate the deficrt payments due as at 31 December 2020 frorn the Unreslricled general
frjnd. Actuarial gains I (losses) are charged to thi5 furHI as they arise.
The Fixed asset fund has been estsblished to refle¢t the fvnds t*d up in Tangible an<1 Intangible fixed
a55els and agrees back to the Nel Value presented on the th)solidated BaLa￿e Sheet. The
transfef of £23.358 was made to represent the net of ￿pital additk)ns and disposal$ during Ihe ye¥.
Depreciotton is charged to this fund a$ expendrtyre.
Unrestricted funds
General funds reflects fvnds which are available for use * the diwetion of the Twstees in fvrtherance
of the geneial objeclwes of Ihe Charity and whKh have not been designaled for other purposes.
Restricted funds
The Research fund exi$ts to provide resources for rese*th into the causes of E￿erna. ￿th the aim of
developing more effecfive treatments or a cure.
The Society 1$ 9ratefvl to ¢orporate members. AbbvKg and Sanofi, which provtded restricted funding
to upgrade the sO¢￿s supporter database $Of￿are, ThankQ. and implement cloud-based hosting.
This worl4 was essenkn.al in SUPForkn"ng more effictent Temote w(¥king by the staff team, which was
needed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Swety is graleful to the British Ass¢Ki¥tion of
Dermatologisls Tr*tho prwded fundin9 for the sthre IKence and hoslirrfj fees for the first year of use
the S¢xiety's upgraded supporter database.
The Society is grateful to the company Aimirall, whrh provided restricted funding for new laptop
computers and ￿lated costs. needed to fa¢ilrtate home working by the staff team in response to the
Covhd-19 pandemic.
The Sctietys 2020 Christmas fundrai8iThJ was for donations lo take loThvard the Charity's plans to start
funding research into eczema. Donations m*Je to thTS specrf¢ fundraisrng appeal are ￿stnCted for the
purpose of funding research.
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Limited by Guarantsel
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
22. Anatysis of n•t assets betr￿n funds
Anatysis ol net assets b•tween fvnds - Current year
Untestricted Restricted
lunds
tunds
2020
2020
Total
lunds
2020
TarvJble fixed assets
Intangible fiwj assels
Current assets
Creditors due within one year
C￿d￿Or$ due in rn0￿ than one year
38.052
15,828
675,865
I156,￿1)
149,8631
38.052
15.828
688.353
1156.0011
149.8631
12.488
Total
523,881
12,488
536.369
Anatysis of net assets betW￿n funds- prlor year
UnTrstrtted Resiricled
ffunds
funds
2019
2019
Total
lurrds
2019
Tangible fixed assets
Intangible fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors due vthin one year
Credilofs due in nThJre than one year
31.004
13.
501.826
1133,5221
(63,2811
31,6
13,068
)2.579
(133,522J
(63,281J
753
Total
349,095
753
349,848
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Company Limited by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OECEM8ER 2020
23. Reconciliation of net mo¥oment in lunds lo net cash flow from operating activities
Group
2020
Group
2019
Net inc¢)me for the peri¢>J (as per Stslement of Financial Activities)
187,642
4, 621
Adjustments for:
Depreciation ¢hanJes
Amortisation charge5
Investment income
Increase in debtors
In¢rease in ¢reditrirs
16
8,390
5,160
12.1431
126.9501
6.819
15
fl,323)
f892J
13. 710
18
19
Net Cash Provid￿ by o￿lating activities
180.039
22,935
Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Group
2020
Group
2019
Cash in hand
597.755
438.931
Total cash and cash equivalenls
597.755
438,931
25. Anatysts of changes in net debt
At31
December
2020
January
2020 Cash flo
Cash * bank and in hand
438.931
158.824
597.7S5
438,931
158,824
597,755
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NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY
IA Cornpany Limited by Guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020
26. Cap•tal commitments
Group
2020
Gmup
2019
Charity
2020
Charity
2019
Contrncted for but not provided in these
rinancial statements
AcqUiSrt￿n of intangible assets
6.534
6,534
27. Operating lease commitments
At 31 Decerntr*r 2020 Ihe GfOUP ￿ the Charity had cc*nmiln*nts to make future minim￿7 lease
payments under non-canCdIab￿ operatin9 leases as folbxs.
Group
2020
Gmup
2019
Charity
2020
Charity
2019
Not later than 1 year
Later than 1 year and not later than S years
Later than 5 years
20.833
20,833
66.500
20,000
3.333
3,333
87.333
103.333
87,333
103.333
The following lease payments have been recc•3nised as an expense in the Consolidated Slalemenl ol
Financial Aclivilies".
Gmup
2020
G￿￿p
2019
Charity
2020
Chaiity
2019
Operating lease renlals
20,000
20,000
20.000
2a. Related party transa¢tions
In the year ended 31 December 2020 there were no related party transactions other than the Trustee arKI
Key Management Personnel transactions delaiied in Notes 13 and 14 {2019." None).
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