Charity registration numbèr 1045849 (England and Wales) Company registration number 03027095 COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trustees Mrs Marie Taw S P Green J H Schultz Prof Christopher Booth Mark Pa&smore Secretary Mrs Marie Taylor Charliy number (England and Wales) 1045849 Company number 03027095 Reglstered office 2 Beacon End Courtyard London Road Stanway Colchester Essex England C03 ONU Independent examlner Louise Worby ACA CTA Richard Sexton & Co. LLP St Margarefs Manor Road Col¢hester Essex Sollcltors Ellisons Wher8Stead Park The Street Wherestead Ipswr Suffolk IP9 2BJ
COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT CONTENTS Page Trustees, report Independent examinevs report Statement of financial advities 8alan sheet Notes to the financial statements 6.10
COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 The trustees present their annual report and finandal statements for the year ended 31 Marth 2025. The finanrial statements have been prepared in accordance the accounting policies set out in note 1 lo the finan(#al statements and comply wth the charitys goveming docJJmenL the Companies Act 2006, FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland. and the Charibes SORP "Accountlng and Rewrting by Charities: Staternent of Recommended Practsce applicable to charities prepanng their accounts in accordance wrth the Financial Reporting Stsndard appficable in the UK and Republic of Iraland (FRS 102).. Objectlves and activities Objectives and aims The charity's principal purpose is the promotion of awareness of men's heatth issues. in parbcular prostate cancer. This is done by giving talks to men's organisations. publishing a comprehensive Men's Health booklet, a Men's Health Passport and Prostate Cancer leaflets which are also downloadable free from our website. The website covers all aspects of men's health, advertises our NHS Heath Check and Proslate Screening events provides up to date infom)ation on topical or controversial subjects such as prostste cancer sc¥eening. This worf< and actlvities cited below are scheduled to continue indefinitely. Grantmaking Grants are made to appropriate local groups or individuals who research into and promote awareness of Men, Health and related conditions. No such grants were made in the current year. Public bènefrt The trustees have pald due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commi&8ion In deciding what activitles the charfty shoukj undertake. Achievements and perfom)an¢e Business Review The charity is run by the trustees who recelve no fees for their work in this capaty. with only bona-fide, charity- related 8xpenses being reimbursed. The tnjstees are satisfied with Ihe thaiiiys activitses and level of donations and remuneration received in the year. In the next year the charty expects to conllnue Ihe wrsuit of its objectives. During this last financial year, in addrbon to the acbvities cited above. and despite the limitattons of Covid, the charity has gréatjy increased its activity and run over 30 major health events at various venues across England, bul mainly in East Anglia. London and the Home Counties. providing heath screening for heart and stroke risK skin cancer but principally for prostats cancer (PCa)- The charity has also participated in a number of minor events to raise awareness and continues to expand. In 2021 the charity commenced a Nation81 Prostate Canr Screening Project in collaboration with the National Federation of Prostate Cancer Support Groups to promote and provide an increased level of prostate canr &eenIng 8t a national level. principally with 11 Masonic Grand Lodges of Freemasons. In mllaboration with other charities, nearly half of the Masonic Lodges in England offer Pca screening. Project has now reiVed the fijll support of the European Assoaation of Urology 2nd the Clinical Director serves on the EU SGtentific Advisory Board for Pca Screening in Europe. The tharity is playing an increasingly national leadership role as it contlnues to collaborate and recnjit more UK organisations, induding 3 universities and major employers in response to a lack of a UK national Pca screening programme. The tharity has extended Éts activtties to Northem Ireland. In 2024 the Charity ran the UICS first conference on Pca Screening in London and is repeating the conferer¢ce in eady 2026. In 2024 the Charity reGnJited a Research Offir and in 2025 wll rec¥uit a Clinical Nurse Specralist as it continues to expand tts activities. The charity is u)Ilaborating wilh researchers and laboratories to Introdu new biomarkers for Pca. Financlal review
COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Reserves poll¢y The balance on the Statement of Financial Activibes represents the free reserves of the tharity. The balance 15 made up from the sU1S funds that have accumulated Sin the thaiity was created. It is the intention of the trustees that the level of reseeS will cover the expenditure of the charity for a minimum of six months. Structure> govemance and management The charty is controlled by its governing documerrt. a deed of trus( constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee. as defined by the Companies Act 2006. The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of ¢ompary law, and who s8Ned during the year and up to the date of signature of the financia statements we. Mrs Marie Taylor S P Green J H Schultz Prof Christopher Booth Mark Passmore None of the trustees has any beneficial interest in the company. All of the trjstees are members oy the company 8nd guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding up. The trustees, rèport W8s approv by the Board of Trustses. Prof Christopher Bo Trustee Date.,
COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT I report to the trustees on my examination of the financaal statemènts of Col¢hester Has Active Prostate Support (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the trustees of the charity (and a150 tts director5 for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. Having satisfied myself that the financial stalements of the tharity are not required to be audtted under Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and are eligible for independent examination. I report in respect of my examinatlon of the charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. In carying out my examination I have followed the Direclions given by the ChaTrty Commission under section 145(5)(b> of the Charities Act 2011. Independerrt examin•rfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that rD matters have o)me to my attention in connection with the examlnation giving me cause to bdieve that in any material respect: accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 386 1)f the Companies Act 2006. the financial statements do not atrord with those records; or the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the financial ststements give a true and fair view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independerrt examination- or the finandal statsments have not been prepared in ac£yydan with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by tharities applicable to Charities preparing their financial ststements in a¢¢ordance with the Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). I have no concems and have eome across no other matters in connection the examination to which attentlon should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper underslanding of the financial statements to be reached. Loulse Worby ACA CTA Richard Sexton & Co. LLP St Margaret's Manor Road Colchester Essex Date: ............................
COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT STATEMENT OF FINANCIALACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds 2025 2024 Notes Income from: Donations and legacies 200.446 116,679 Totsl Income 200,446 116.679 Expenditure on: Raising funds Charitable activitsos 68.445 105,528 43,957 63,552 Total expenditure 173,973 107,509 Net Income and movement In funds 26,473 9,170 Reconciliation of funds: Fund balances at 1 April 2024 63.292 54.122 Fund balonces at 31 March 2025 89.765 63,292 The Statement of financial actsvities indudes all gains and losses re(x)gnised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from conts"nuing activities.
COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT BALANCE SHEET ASAT31 MARCH 2025 2025 2024 Current assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 8.665 89,546 5,624 67,063 98,211 72,687 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 10 (8,4461 {9,395) Net current assets 89.765 63,292 The funds of the charity Unrestricted funds 11 89.765 63,292 89.765 63,292 The wmpany is entitled to the exemption from the audrt requirement contsined in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for the year ended 31 March 2025. Th8 dirertors acknowledge their responsibilities for comptying vilth the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the Preparati of financial statements. The members have not requlred the company to obtsln an audit of tis financial statements for the year In quesllon in accordance section 476. Thesè financial statements have been prepared in accord8nc8 with the provisions applicable to o)mpanies subject to the small companies regirne. The financial statements were approved by the trustees on . Prof Christopher Booth Trustee Company registration number 03027095 (England and Wales)
COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Accounting policies Charity information Colchester Has Active Prostate Support is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. Thè registered Offi is 2 Beacon End Courtyard. London Road, Stanway, Colthester, Essex, C03 ONU, England. 1.1 Basis of preparalion The financial slaternents have been ppared in accordance wllh the charitys goveming document. th8 Companies Act 2006. FRS 102 Yhe Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Chariltes SORP 'Accounting and Reporting by Chartties: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their ac(x)unts in accordance wth the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).. The chatTty is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102. The charity has tsken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities not to prepare a statsment of cash flows. The financial statements are prepared In sterfing, which is the fijnctional rrencY of the charity. Monetary amounts in these finanaal statements are rounded to the nearest The financial statements have been prepared under the historical ¢))st convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below. 1.2 Going concern At the time of approving the finanaal statements, the trustees have a reasonable expetstion that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foresee8ble future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concem basis of accounting in preparing the finanal statements. 1.3 Charitable funds Unrestricted funds are available for use at Ihe disc¥etion of the trustees in fijrtherance of their tharitsble objectives. Rèstricted funds are subject to specific condtlions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted fvnds are set out in the notes to the financial statements. 1.4 Income Income 15 recognised when the tharity is legally entitled to tt after any performance conditions have been met. the amounts oan be measured rdiabty. and it B probable that inLY>me V11 be received. 1.5 Expenditure Expendtture is recognised On there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefft to a third paty, it 15 probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation oan be measured reliably. Expenditure is da55ified by activity. The c05ts of each aolivity 3re ffiade up of the totsl of direct costs and shared costs. induding support costs involved in undertakÉng each actsvity. Direct costs attributable to a single acttvtty are 8IIoc8ted directly to that acttvity. Shared costs vthidi contribute to rnore than one activty and support costs which are not attributable to a single actswty are apprytioned between those activits.es on a basis consistent with the use of resources. 1.6 Tangiblè fixed assets Tangible fixed assets are intlialty measured at ())st and subsequenlly measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impaimient losses.
COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Accounting policies (Continued) Deprectration is rewnised so as to write off the (1 or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases-. Computers 33.33% on cost The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference beeen the sale proceeds and the carying value of the asse( and is recognt5ed in the statement of financaal activities. 1.7 Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand. deposits held at 1[ banks, other short-temi liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank ¢Jverdrafts are shown within borrowngs in current liabiltbes. 1.8 Financial instrumerrts The charity has elected to appty the provisions of Sect¢on 11 'Basic Finanual Instruments, and Section 12 'Other Financial Instruments Issues, of FRS 102 to all of tts financial instruments. Financial instruments are recognised in the charitys balance sheet when the charity becomes paty to the contractual provisions of the instrument Financial assets and liabilities are offset, wrth the net amounts presenled in the financial ststements, when there is a legalty enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and the is an intention to setde on a net basis or to realise the asset and settfe the liabilty simultaneously. Basic financial assets Basic finanaal assets, whith include debtors and sh and bank balances, are initialty measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequ8nty carried at arnortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangemènt consttiutes a finanryng transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future reIpts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amorts'sed. Basic financial liabilities Basic financlal liabilities, induding creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. vthere the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities ctassffied as payable within one year are not amortised. Debt instruments are subsequentty carried at amorbsed co< using Ihe effe(aive intergst rate method. Trade cr8dttor5 are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordlnary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are dassffied as cjjrrent liabilibes if payment is due within one year or less, If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and sUbSequenY measured at amortised o)st using the elfective interest method. Derecognition of financial liabilities Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity's COTtractual obligaiions expire or are discharged or cancelled.
COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Income from donations and legacies Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds 2025 2024 Donations and gifts Grarrts 66,850 133,596 49,860 66,819 200.446 116,679 Expendlture on charitable activities Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds 2025 2024 Dlre¢t costs Men's Health Day Event costs Advertising Postage and stationery 77,021 8,363 540 19,604 53,946 720 8,886 105,528 63,552 Analysis by fund Unrestricted fund5 - general 105,528 63,552 Support costs allocated to activities 202S 2024 Insurance Travel Sub5¢riptions Secretarial fees Office costs Development management costs Research and eollation costs Entertaining G0Veman costs 488 2,178 481 1,800 1,256 43,400 17,850 254 738 477 3,331 288 1,800 24,550 12,708 803 68.ty15 43,957 Analysed between: Fundraisng 68,445 43,957
COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Net movement in funds 2025 2024 The net movement in funds is stated after chargingl(¢rediling): Fees payable for the independerrt examination of the charitys finanaal statements 738 803 Trustees During the year C M Booth VRS reimbursed £6.088 (2024 - £1.378) in respect of expenses incurred on behalf ofthe th8rity. During the year £1,800 (2024 - £1,800) vras paid to MT5 M C Tayk)r for secretarlal ServIS provided to the charity. No olher fees were paid to any other trustee. Employees The average monthly number of employees during the year was: 2025 Number 2024 Number Totsl During the year there were 3 self-employed individuals and 20 volunteers vtho undertook work on behalf of the charity. There were no employees whose annual remuneration was MO than £60,000. Taxatlon The ¢harity is exempt from tsxation on its activities because all ts income is applied for charitable purposes. Debtors 2025 2024 Amounts falling due wilhin one year. Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income 8,615 50 5,507 117 8.665 5,624
COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 10 Creditors: amounts falling due within on8 year 2025 2024 Trade creditors Accruals and deferred income 3,824 4,622 3,965 5,430 8.446 9,395 11 untricted funds The unrestricted funds of the charrty comprise the unexpended balances of donations and gpnts which are not subject to spectfic conditions by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These include designated funds whith have been set aside out of unrestricted fijnds by the trustees for specific purposes. At 1 April 2024 In¢oming Resources At 31 March resources expended 2025 General funds 63,292 200,446 (173,973} 89,765 63.292 200,446 (173,973) 89,765 Previous year. At 1 April 2023 Incoming Resources At 31 March resources expended 2024 G8neral funds 54,122 116.679 {107,509) 63,292 54,122 116,679 (107.509) 63,292 12 Related party transactions There were no disck)sable related paty transactions during the year (2024- none). 10-
COLCHESTER HAS ACTIVE PROSTATE SUPPORT PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 2025 2024 C05t of sales 26.473 9,170 Taxation Profrt for the financial year 26.473 9.170 Total comprehensive Income for the year 26,473 9,170 The stslement of financtal activities includes all gains and losses recognised in Ihe year. All income and expenditure derivè from continuing actrvilies. 11