Registered number: 02736320 Charity number: 1013557
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
UNAUDITED
TRUSTEES' REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
CONTENTS
| Page | |
|---|---|
| Reference and administrative details of the Company, its Trustees and advisers | 1 - 2 |
| Trustees' report | 3 - 9 |
| Independent examiner's report | 10 - 11 |
| Statement of financial activities | 12 |
| Balance sheet | 13 - 14 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 15 - 31 |
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE COMPANY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
| Trustees | Professor Andrew Shennan OBE MBBS MD FRCOG FMedSci, Chairman |
|---|---|
| Dr Kate Harding MBBS FRCOG, Deputy Chairman (appointed 1 January 2025) | |
| Darren Reece, Treasurer | |
| Professor Jenny Myers PhD MRCOG, Honorary Research Director | |
| Dr Kim Turner BA Hons MBSS MS, Trustee | |
| Dr Carol Lole-Harris MBChB. MSc MRCGP, JP, Trustee | |
| Dr Sarah Winfield BSc Hons MBBS MRCOG, Trustee | |
| Dr Anita Banerjee FHEA FRCP, Trustee | |
| Dr Louise Webster PhD MRCOG FHEA, Trustee | |
| Dr Rosemary Leonard MBE MA MB BChir MRCGP DRCOG, Trustee | |
| Dr Lisa Hinton BA DPhil, Trustee (appointed 1 January 2025) | |
| Dianne Garland FRCM SRN RM ADM PGCEA MSC, Trustee | |
| Vijya Varshani BSc MARLA, Trustee | |
| Rob Crussell, Trustee | |
| Dr Lucy MacKillop BM BCh MA (Oxon.) FRCP FRCOG, Trustee (resigned 1 January 2025) |
|
| Honorary Medical Director: Professor Emeritus James Walker; MD FRCP FRCPS MBChB FRCOG Chief Executive:Marcus Green BA Hons, FRSA, FRSPH Company registered number 02736320 Charity registered number 1013557 Registered office The Stables 80B High Street Evesham Worcestershire WR11 4EU Telephone01386 761848 Emailinfo@apec.org.uk Websitewww.apec.org.uk Social medialinks https://linktr.ee/apec_uk Independent examiners FLB Audit LLP Chartered Accountants 1010 Eskdale Road Winnersh Triangle Wokingham Berkshire RG41 5TS |
Page 1
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE COMPANY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Accountants
Donald Reid Limited 1010 Eskdale Road Winnersh Triangle Wokingham Berkshire RG41 5TS
Page 2
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
The Trustees present their annual report together with the financial statements of the Action on Pre-Eclampsia Limited for the year 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024. The Annual report serves the purposes of both a Trustees' report and a directors' report under company law. The Trustees confirm that the Annual report and financial statements of the charitable company comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the charitable company's governing document and the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2019).
Since the Company qualifies as small under section 382 of the Companies Act 2006, the Strategic report required of medium and large companies under the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors' Report) Regulations 2013 has been omitted.
Objectives and activities
a. Policies and objectives
The purposes of the charity are as set out in its governing document:
• To educate, inform and advise the public and health professionals about the prevalence, nature and risks of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia;
• To campaign for greater public awareness of the disease and for action to improve methods of detection and treatment; and
• To promote the relief of persons who suffer preeclampsia and to relieve the stress of families of such persons
In setting objectives and planning for activities, the Trustees have given due consideration to general guidance published by the Charity Commission relating to public benefit, including the guidance 'Public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'.
b. Strategies for achieving objectives
The charity is governed by a Board of Trustees who meet on a regular basis both virtually and face to face. On a day to basis decision making is delegated to the Chief Executive and the small staff based in the Evesham office.
Page 3
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Objectives and activities (continued)
c. Activities undertaken to achieve objectives
• During the year we undertook study days for midwives and student midwives. We provided a free elearning package to increase the number of people reached and raised awareness through our social media channels.
We are enormously grateful to the institutions, midwifery societies and hospitals who hosted us as well as the very many speakers who volunteered their time.
• We ran a highly successful online Annual Conference online to share knowledge and experience. This was attended by a significant number of senior clinicians. This was an opportunity for many of the leading thinkers in the field to come together and discuss progress on research in preeclampsia. We are very grateful for the number of speakers who freely gave their time to this important event which continues to grow in scale and significance year on year. Running this meeting online has proven to be a successful formula and we anticipate growing and developing this as it is both cost and time effective.
• We offered, and continue to offer, support to families affected by preeclampsia through our helpline, email and social media presence. We offer verbal support, a listening ear, contact with others who have been through similar experiences and immediate referral to experts where needed. This has been especially important when mothers to be have been concerned about symptoms they may be getting. On a number of occasions women have telephoned and afterwards have felt empowered to move forward with their treatment. There have been repeated examples throughout the year when we have been able to refer women who have had problems in the past to experts in the field who have been able to advise them. We remain truly grateful to the world leading experts throughout the UK who have continued to support the helpline activities and been able to advise accordingly.
• We continue to offer support to researchers and trials ensuring that the views of women and families are heard at every level. This year has seen an escalation in the number of trials that we are supporting. In the United Kingdom it is often the case that if you wish to apply for research funding, the voice of the patient has to be heard and we have collaborated as co-investigator on a number of trials as well as providing informal and formal advice to others. During the year we undertook a number of study days for midwives and student midwives. We provided a free elearning package to increase the number of people reached and raised awareness through our social media channels.
d. Main activities undertaken to further the Company's purposes for the public benefit
The main activities of the charity have been to:
-
Run a helpline for concerned sufferers, their families, and professionals
-
Provide training for health professionals via Study Days and online training
-
Support world class research
-
Raise awareness of pre-eclampsia amongst interested parties
-
Campaign for better care and treatment for sufferers especially including Placental Growth Factor Testing
-
in the devolved administrations
-
Influence the wider debate on healthcare for expectant families
Page 4
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Achievements and performance
a. Main achievements of the Company
Training for Midwives
During the year we held a number of Study Days:
Haywards Heath 13/03/24 41 delegates
Speakers: Marcus Green, Dr Heather Brown, Dr Rebecca Whybrow, Joe Russell (parent), Jane Plumb, Dr Antoinette Johnson
Dartford 23/05/24 52 delegates
Speakers: Marcus Green, Dr Kate Harding, Mr Karan Sampat, Sarah Falkland (parent), Sadie Waller
Preston 15/07/24 70 delegates
Speakers: Marcus Green, Prof Jenny Myers, Natalie Barry, Suzi (parent), Dr Emma Ingram, Kate Upton, Catherine Cmiel, Lisa Cook
Online Training
After a radical overhaul of the training in 2018 to our training programme, online training has bedded in well. The course was written by experts led by trustee Prof Kim Turner and a team who contributed from throughout the world. The course is aimed at midwives, though GP’s and AHP’s have also participated.
This has supported our belief that pre-eclampsia is a global issue and our resources need to be made available freely where they are most needed.
Research
APEC is involved in research into the causes, treatments and development of knowledge about pre-eclampsia. We firmly believe that the patient voice has to be at the heart of research and without it, research is much harder and has poorer outcomes.
We are involved at every stage from study design through to publication and post publication dissemination to a wider audience.
This was a year with many new papers and we were proud to collaborate on a number of exciting outputs including
Detection and Control of Pregnancy Hypertension Using Self-Monitoring of Blood Pressure With Automated Telemonitoring: Cost Analyses of the BUMP Randomized Trials
Published in Hypertension, January 23rd 2024,
Authors Helen E. Campbell, Lucy C. Chappell, Richard J. McManus, Katherine L. Tucker, Carole Crawford, Marcus Green and Oliver Rivero-Arias
Page 5
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Achievements and performance (continued)
and
Self-monitoring blood pressure in Pregnancy: Evaluation of health professional experiences of the BUMP trials Published in Pregnancy Hypertension, March 2024
Authors Alison Chisholm, Katherine L Tucker, Carole Crawford, Marcus Green, Sheila Greenfield, James Hodgkinson, Layla Lavallee, Paul Leeson, Lucy Mackillop, Christine McCourt, Jane Sandall, Hannah Wilson, Lucy C Chappell, Richard J McManus, Lisa Hinton
Helpline
Our helpline has continued to offer support primarily to parents; we have seen a considerable rise in contacts over the year. We have attributed this to concern over covid. We have especially seen a growth in calls from fathers to be. Where appropriate calls have been passed to our experts and we thank the very many clinical leaders who have taken cases on our behalf, often at a point of crisis and out of hours.
We have been called in to help on significantly complex problems where parents need support to get reports out of the NHS, especially where a baby has died. These cases require patience and diligence and can take many months of work and support.
We continue to recognize the need for holistic care that includes the whole family and we work to support partners as well as sufferers.
Our Annual Conference – The UK meeting on Hypertension in Pregnancy
This meeting saw a significant attendance and including presentations from Prof Andrew Shennan, Prof Emeritus James Walker, Prof Stefan Hansson, Dr Charlea Williams, Prof Pensee Wu, Dr Suchita Nadkarni, Dr Stephanie Worton, Chileshe Mabula-Bwayla, Prof Amarnath Bhide, Dr Katherine Tucker, Dr James Goadsby, Dr Tunde Montgomery-Csoban, Milly Wilson, Prof Lucy Chappell, Prof Douglas Kell, Prof Asma Khalil, Prof Lisa Hinton, Celine Camilleri, Jane Plumb, Prof Annetine Staff, Dr Katy Kuhrt, Dr Joylene Dalmeida, Layla Lavallee
Financial review
a. Going concern
After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the accounting policies.
Page 6
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
b. Reserves policy
In the trustees’ view, the reserves should provide the charity with adequate financial stability and the means for it to meet its charitable objectives for the foreseeable future.
The trustees propose to maintain the charity’s reserves at a level which is at least equivalent to six months' operational expenditure and have done so having regards to its manner of operation of likely funding streams.
The trustees review the amount of reserves that are required to ensure that they are adequate to fulfil the charity’s continuing obligations on a quarterly basis at their trustee meeting.
Trustees are content that reserves are at a satisfactory level given the size, scope and risks to the charity at the current time. The trustees plan that the charity is a going concern and have no uncertainties other than managed risks about this.
Structure, governance and management
a. Constitution
Action on Pre-Eclampsia Limited is registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee and was set up by a Trust deed.
Page 7
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Structure, governance and management (continued)
b. Methods of appointment or election of Trustees
The charity is a company and charity and follows the legislation pertaining to both. The charity is governed by its Articles and Memorandum in a trust document from 1992. Trustees are satisfied that these documents meet the needs of the charity, now and into the future.
Trustees are appointed from within the membership. The governing document allows for between 5 and 13 trustees and there are currently 15. A vote at the AGM in 2020 allowed for a wider trustee board during the pandemic and in the aftermath.
To appoint trustees, APEC follow the Charity Commission guidelines. Specifically, we:
-
Identify the need
-
Agree the skills and experiences we require and create a person and role specification
-
Agree an open process of recruitment
-
Ensure that we are opening the opportunity to a diverse range of candidates
-
Interview against the criteria we have identified, in a fair and objective manner
-
Invite preferred candidates to join subject to reference
-
Get written confirmation that candidates are eligible in law to be trustees
-
Ask candidates to declare conflicts of interest
-
Formalise the appointment in line with our governing document
-
The chair writes to candidates setting out their duties and responsibilities as trustees and directors
-
A formal induction process is undertaken
-
Trustees are formally welcomed to the board
-
The decision is ratified at the next AGM
Page 8
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Statement of Trustees' responsibilities
The Trustees (who are also the directors of the Company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law, the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
-
select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
-
observe the methods and principles of the Charities SORP (FRS 102);
-
make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
-
state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards (FRS 102) have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
-
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue in business.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by order of the members of the board of Trustees on _______ and signed on their behalf by: 18 Sep 2025
Professor Andrew Shennan OBE MBBS MD FRCOG FMedSci
(Chair of Trustees)
Page 9
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Action on Pre-Eclampsia Limited ('the Company')
I report to the charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Responsibilities and Basis of Report
As the Trustees of the Company (and its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the Company's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent Examiner's Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
-
accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
-
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
-
the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
-
the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)].
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Page 10
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED (A company limited by guarantee)
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
This report is made solely to the Company's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the Company's Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an Independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company and the Company's Trustees as a body, for my work or for this report. 18 Sep 2025 Dm R
Signed:
Dated:
Daniel Reid FCA
FLB Audit LLP Chartered Accountants 1010 Eskdale Road Winnersh Triangle Wokingham RG41 5TS
Page 11
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
| Note Income from: Donations and legacies 3 Other trading activities 4 Investments 5 Total income Expenditure on: Raising funds 6 Charitable activities 7 Total expenditure Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds: Total funds brought forward Net movement in funds Total funds carried forward |
Unrestricted funds 2024 £ 29,529 194,601 6,606 230,736 51,453 175,398 226,851 3,885 301,459 3,885 305,344 |
Total funds 2024 £ 29,529 194,601 6,606 230,736 51,453 175,398 226,851 3,885 301,459 3,885 305,344 |
Total funds 2023 £ 72,074 172,050 3,040 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 247,164 | |||
| 23,083 145,783 |
|||
| 168,866 | |||
| 78,298 | |||
| 223,161 78,298 |
|||
| 301,459 |
The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
The notes on pages 15 to 31 form part of these financial statements.
Page 12
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee) REGISTERED NUMBER: 02736320
BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
| Note Fixed assets Tangible assets 12 Current assets Stocks 13 Debtors 14 Cash at bank and in hand Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 15 Net current assets Total assets less current liabilities Net assets excluding pension asset Total net assets Charity funds Restricted funds 17 Unrestricted funds 17 Total funds |
61,291 39,877 268,627 369,795 (65,662) |
2024 £ 1,211 1,211 304,133 305,344 305,344 305,344 - 305,344 305,344 |
1,314 25,228 275,488 302,030 (1,509) |
2023 £ 938 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 938 300,521 |
||||
| 301,459 | ||||
| 301,459 | ||||
| 301,459 | ||||
| - 301,459 |
||||
| 301,459 |
Page 13
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee) REGISTERED NUMBER: 02736320
BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED) AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024
The Company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of Companies Act 2006.
The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and preparation of financial statements.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to entities subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on _______ and signed on their behalf by: 18 Sep 2025 nt
Professor Andrew Shennan OBE MBBS MD FRCOG FMedSci
(Chair of Trustees)
Page 14
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
1. General information
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and is incorporated in England and Wales with the company registration number 02736320 and the registered charity number 1013557.
2. Accounting policies
2.1 Basis of preparation of financial statements
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
Action on Pre-Eclampsia Limited meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy.
2.2 Income
All income is recognised once the Company has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
Grants are included in the Statement of financial activities on a receivable basis. The balance of income received for specific purposes but not expended during the period is shown in the relevant funds on the Balance sheet. Where income is received in advance of entitlement of receipt, its recognition is deferred and included in creditors as deferred income. Where entitlement occurs before income is received, the income is accrued.
Gifts in kind donated for distribution are included at valuation and recognised as income when they are distributed to the projects. Gifts donated for resale are included as income when they are sold.
Where the donated good is a fixed asset, it is measured at fair value, unless it is impractical to measure this reliably, in which case the cost of the item to the donor should be used. The gain is recognised as income from donations and a corresponding amount is included in the appropriate fixed asset class and depreciated over the useful economic life in accordance with the Company's accounting policies.
On receipt, donated professional services and facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the Company which is the amount it would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.
Income tax recoverable in relation to investment income is recognised at the time the investment income is receivable.
Page 15
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2. Accounting policies (continued)
2.3 Expenditure
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.
Expenditure on raising funds includes all expenditure incurred by the Company to raise funds for its charitable purposes and includes costs of all fundraising activities events and non-charitable trading.
Expenditure on charitable activities is incurred on directly undertaking the activities which further the Company's objectives, as well as any associated support costs.
All expenditure is inclusive of irrecoverable VAT.
2.4 Interest receivable
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the Company; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the institution with whom the funds are deposited.
2.5 Tangible fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible fixed assets costing £NIL or more are capitalised and recognised when future economic benefits are probable and the cost or value of the asset can be measured reliably.
Tangible fixed assets are initially recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model, tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses. All costs incurred to bring a tangible fixed asset into its intended working condition should be included in the measurement of cost.
Depreciation is charged so as to allocate the cost of tangible fixed assets less their residual value over their estimated useful lives, .
Depreciation is provided on the following basis:
- Plant and machinery 30% reducing balance
2.6 Stocks
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value after making due allowance for obsolete and slow-moving stocks. Cost includes all direct costs and an appropriate proportion of fixed and variable overheads.
Page 16
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
2. Accounting policies (continued)
2.7 Debtors
Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.
2.8 Cash at bank and in hand
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.
2.9 Liabilities and provisions
Liabilities are recognised when there is an obligation at the Balance sheet date as a result of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably.
Liabilities are recognised at the amount that the Company anticipates it will pay to settle the debt or the amount it has received as advanced payments for the goods or services it must provide.
Provisions are measured at the best estimate of the amounts required to settle the obligation. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, the provision is based on the present value of those amounts, discounted at the pre-tax discount rate that reflects the risks specific to the liability. The unwinding of the discount is recognised in the Statement of financial activities as a finance cost.
2.10 Financial instruments
The Company only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
2.11 Pensions
The Company operates a defined contribution pension scheme and the pension charge represents the amounts payable by the Company to the fund in respect of the year.
2.12 Fund accounting
General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Company and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Investment income, gains and losses are allocated to the appropriate fund.
Page 17
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
3. Income from donations and legacies
| Unrestricted funds 2024 £ Donations 28,821 Grants 708 29,529 Unrestricted funds 2023 £ Donations 58,074 Grants 14,000 72,074 4. Income from other trading activities Income from fundraising events Unrestricted funds 2024 £ Marathon income and other fundraising events 99,739 Unrestricted funds 2023 £ Marathon income and other fundraising events 124,090 |
Total funds 2024 £ 28,821 708 |
|---|---|
| 29,529 | |
| Total funds 2023 £ 58,074 14,000 |
|
| 72,074 | |
| Total funds 2024 £ 99,739 |
|
| Total funds 2023 £ 124,090 |
Page 18
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
4. Income from other trading activities (continued)
Income from non charitable trading activities
| Unrestricted funds 2024 £ Charity trading income - blood pressure monitors and books 94,862 Unrestricted funds 2023 £ Charity trading income - blood pressure monitors and books 47,960 |
Total funds 2024 £ 94,862 |
|---|---|
| Total funds 2023 £ 47,960 |
5. Investment income
| Unrestricted funds 2024 £ Investment income - bank interest receivable 6,606 Unrestricted funds 2023 £ Investment income - bank interest receivable 3,040 |
Total funds 2024 £ 6,606 |
|---|---|
| Total funds 2023 £ 3,040 |
Page 19
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
6. Expenditure on raising funds
Costs of raising voluntary income
| Unrestricted funds 2024 £ Marathon costs 10,947 Study day event costs 794 Publicity, brochures and material 72 11,813 Unrestricted funds 2023 £ Marathon costs 6,945 Study day event costs 370 Publicity, brochures and material 1,032 8,347 Fundraising trading expenses Unrestricted funds 2024 £ Miscellaneous fundraising costs 3,861 Unrestricted funds 2023 £ Miscellaneous fundraising costs 2,420 |
Total funds 2024 £ 10,947 794 72 |
|---|---|
| 11,813 | |
| Total funds 2023 £ 6,945 370 1,032 |
|
| 8,347 | |
| Total funds 2024 £ 3,861 |
|
| Total funds 2023 £ 2,420 |
Page 20
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
6. Expenditure on raising funds (continued) Other trading expenses
| Unrestricted funds 2024 £ Purchases 35,779 Other trading expenses (continued) Unrestricted funds 2023 £ Purchases 12,316 |
Total funds 2024 £ 35,779 |
|---|---|
| Total funds 2023 £ 12,316 |
| 7. Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities Summary by fund type Unrestricted funds 2024 £ Direct costs 175,398 Unrestricted funds 2023 £ Direct costs 145,783 |
Total 2024 £ 175,398 |
|---|---|
| Total 2023 £ 145,783 |
Page 21
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
7. Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities (continued)
Summary by expenditure type
| Expenditure on charitable activities Expenditure on charitable activities 8. Analysis of expenditure by activities Charitable activities Charitable activities |
Staff costs 2024 Depreciation 2024 £ £ 138,743 337 Staff costs 2023 Depreciation 2023 £ £ 66,536 327 Activities undertaken directly 2024 £ 118,738 Activities undertaken directly 2023 £ 61,142 |
Other costs 2024 £ 36,318 Other costs 2023 £ 78,920 Support costs 2024 £ 56,660 Support costs 2023 £ 84,641 |
Total 2024 £ 175,398 Total 2023 £ 145,783 Total funds 2024 £ 175,398 Total funds 2023 £ 145,783 |
|---|---|---|---|
Page 22
(A company limited by guarantee)
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
8. Analysis of expenditure by activities (continued)
Analysis of direct costs
| Staff costs International development Travel and subsistence Marketing and advertising of charitable services Expert meetings and study day costs Website Leaflet costs |
Total funds 2024 £ 104,073 - 4,707 3,075 - 6,338 545 118,738 |
Total funds 2023 £ 49,916 4,410 2,329 1,617 150 2,180 540 |
|---|---|---|
| 61,142 |
Page 23
(A company limited by guarantee)
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
8. Analysis of expenditure by activities (continued)
Analysis of support costs
| Staff costs Depreciation Staff training Management consultancy Governance - accountancy and independent examination Legal and professional fees Bank charges IT support Rent Light, heat and power Telephone, fax and internet Stationery and printing Liability and contents insurance Resource costs Governance costs - Trustees' espenses reimbursed Independent examiner's remuneration Fees payable to the Company's independent examiner for the independent examination of the Company's annual accounts |
Total funds 2024 £ 34,670 337 1,627 - 1,490 1,262 70 3,405 6,600 1,103 655 892 407 3,155 987 56,660 2024 £ 1,200 |
Total funds 2023 £ 16,620 327 22 46,901 1,087 35 60 5,071 6,320 1,678 738 1,247 465 3,775 295 |
|---|---|---|
| 84,641 | ||
| 2023 £ 1,080 |
9. Independent examiner's remuneration
Page 24
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
10. Staff costs
| Wages and salaries Social security costs Contribution to defined contribution pension schemes |
2024 £ 126,646 8,384 3,713 138,743 |
2023 £ 64,757 - 1,779 |
|---|---|---|
| 66,536 |
The average number of persons employed by the Company during the year was as follows:
| Engaged on fundraising activities Engaged on management and administration |
2024 No. 2 1 3 |
2023 No. 2 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 |
The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was:
In the band £80,001 - £90,000
| 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| No. | No. |
| 1 | - |
During the period key management personnel received salary of £80,800 (2023: £19,175) and pension contributions of £2,424 (2023: £574).
11. Trustees' remuneration and expenses
During the year, no Trustees received any remuneration or other benefits (2023 - £NIL) .
During the year ended 31 December 2024, expenses totalling £ 987 were reimbursed or paid directly to 3 Trustees (2023 - £295 to 3 Trustees) . The expenses reimbursed related to travel to study days in their capacity as medical experts and did not relate to the performance of the duties of trustees.
Page 25
(A company limited by guarantee)
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
| 12. Tangible fixed assets Cost or valuation At 1 January 2024 Additions At 31 December 2024 Depreciation At 1 January 2024 Charge for the year At 31 December 2024 Net book value At 31 December 2024 At 31 December 2023 13. Stocks Finished goods and goods for resale 14. Debtors Due within one year Other debtors Prepayments and accrued income |
2024 £ 61,291 2024 £ 13,580 26,297 39,877 |
Plant and machinery £ 1,665 610 |
|---|---|---|
| 2,275 | ||
| 727 337 |
||
| 1,064 | ||
| 1,211 | ||
| 938 | ||
| 2023 £ 1,314 2023 £ 9,510 15,718 25,228 |
Page 26
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
15. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
| Trade creditors Accruals and deferred income Financial instruments Financial assets Financial assets measured at amortised costs through income and expenditure Financial liabilities Other financial liabilities measured at amortised cost through income and expenditure |
2024 £ 255 65,407 65,662 2024 £ 282,207 2024 £ 1,469 |
2023 £ - 1,509 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,509 | ||
| 2023 £ 284,998 |
||
| 2023 £ 1,509 |
16. Financial instruments
Financial assets measured at amortised cost through income and expenditure comprise bank and other debtors.
Other financial liabilities measured at amortised cost through income and expenditure comprise trade creditors and accruals.
Page 27
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
| 17. Statement of funds Statement of funds - current year Unrestricted funds Designated funds Redman Walker Award Fund General funds General Funds - all funds Total Unrestricted funds |
Balance at 1 January 2024 £ 19,500 281,959 301,459 |
Income £ - 230,736 230,736 |
Expenditure £ - (226,851) (226,851) |
Balance at 31 December 2024 £ 19,500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285,844 | ||||
| 305,344 |
The Charity set up the Redman Walker Award in 2017. The trustees have created a designated fund in order to finance the Redman Walker Award, which has been designed to recognise the efforts of young researchers. The award will work on an annual cycle with up to two awards of £500 a year.
Page 28
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
17. Statement of funds (continued)
Statement of funds - prior year
| Unrestricted funds Designated funds Redman Walker Award Fund General funds General Funds - all funds Total Unrestricted funds |
Balance at 1 January 2023 £ 19,500 203,661 223,161 |
Income £ - 247,164 247,164 |
Expenditure £ - (168,866) (168,866) |
Balance at 31 December 2023 £ 19,500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281,959 | ||||
| 301,459 |
18. Summary of funds
Summary of funds - current year
| Designated funds General funds |
Balance at 1 January 2024 £ 19,500 281,959 301,459 |
Income £ - 230,736 230,736 |
Expenditure £ - (226,851) (226,851) |
Balance at 31 December 2024 £ 19,500 285,844 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 305,344 |
Page 29
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED
(A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
18. Summary of funds (continued)
Summary of funds - prior year
| Balance at | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at | 31 | |||
| 1 January | December | |||
| 2023 | Income | Expenditure | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Designated funds | 19,500 | - | - | 19,500 |
| General funds | 203,661 | 247,164 | (168,866) | 281,959 |
| 223,161 | 247,164 | (168,866) | 301,459 | |
| Analysis of net assets between funds | ||||
| Analysis of net assets between funds | - current period | |||
| Unrestricted | Total | |||
| funds | funds | |||
| 2024 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Tangible fixed assets | 1,211 | 1,211 | ||
| Current assets | 369,795 | 369,795 | ||
| Creditors due within one year | (65,662) | (65,662) | ||
| Total | 305,344 | 305,344 | ||
| Analysis of net assets between funds | - prior period | |||
| Unrestricted | Total | |||
| funds | funds | |||
| 2023 | 2023 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Tangible fixed assets | 938 | 938 | ||
| Current assets | 302,030 | 302,030 | ||
| Creditors due within one year | (1,509) | (1,509) | ||
| Total | 301,459 | 301,459 |
19. Analysis of net assets between funds
Page 30
ACTION ON PRE-ECLAMPSIA LIMITED (A company limited by guarantee)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
20. Pension commitments
The Charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the Charity in an independently administered fund. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the Charity to the fund and amounted to £3,713 (2023 - £1,779) No sums were outstanding within liabilities at either the current or prior period end date.
Page 31
SuiteFiles Document Digitally signed by SuiteFiles Digitally signed by SuiteFiles Document Document SigningSigning Signing Reason: Signature requestedReason: Signature requestedLocation: User IP : 51.179.202.109Location: User IP : 41.33.172.126Date: 2025.09.18 11:01:13Date: 2025.09.18 08:04:32