REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER.. 1071732 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF DIFFICULT AIRWAY SOCIETY I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2024 Respective responstbilities of management committee and examiner The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charl￿S trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under Section 4312) of the Charities Act 1993 and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: Examine the accounts (under section 43(3){al of the 1993 Act); Follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners (under Sertion 4317)Ib) of the 1993 Art)- and State whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examinerfs report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. Independent examinerfs statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention". which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements. To keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act and To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act have been net: or to which. in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached Graeme O'callaghan 300 St Marys Road Garston Uverpool L19 ONQ Chartered Accountant Registered Charity number 1071732 Difficult Airway Society Accounts 30th June 2024 Difficult Airway Society Accounts for the year ended 30th June 2024 Contents Receipts and Payments Account Statement of Assets and Liabilities Note5 to the Accounts Dlfficult Airway Society Receipts and Payments Account for year ended 30th June 2024 2024 2023 Membership Income Interest Received 61,698 1,629 63.327 76.034 570 76,604 Expenditure Travel expenses AAGBI Services to Specialist Societies DAS alert cards NMA Other professional services Website Bank charges Guideline survev Accountants fees Software Postage and stationery DAS prize CWM Grant NIAA Grant Total Expenditurn 4,793 39.615 2,825 9,755 26,768 2,922 10,200 35 7,200 145 1,714 930 144 35 41,565 Il)4 2,819 1,140 793 198 200 2,355 4,902 67,070 94,086 Other operatlng Income Karl Storz Kent Health Pentland Mediacal Abbey Tours Ass of Anaesthetist Intersurgical Ltd 5.000 318 4,276 200 71,000 32.415 7,500 115,391 5,318 Surplus/Detlclt for the year 84,632 14,852 Difficult Airway Soclety Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 30th June 2024 2024 2023 Current assets Debtors Cash at bank 81,720 501,917 583,637 81,720 417,134 498,854 Creditors: amounts falllng due wlthln one year (990) (8401 Total assets less current Ilabilitles 582.647 498,014 Net assets 582,647 498,014 Represented by: Restrirted funds Unrestricted Funds Surplus/deficit for the year Surplus brought forward Movement in unrestricted funds 14,970 486.946 84.632 50,123 367,011 14,853 225,883 (159,8561 225,883 (229,786) Funds carried forward 582,647 498,014 These accounts were approved by the Management Committee and signed on their behalf by Fauzia Mir . 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The notes on page 6 form part of these accounts Difficult Airway Society Notes to the Accounts for year ended 30th June 2024 4 Debtors 2024 2023 DAS 2020 Conference Partner DAS start up 2022 35,200 26.520 20,000 81,720 35,200 26.520 20,000 81,720 5 Accruals Sinclair Accounting Co Ltd 990 990 6 Restricted Funds NIAA Liverpool 2010- Premium acc 127 Cardiff 2012 Adept I Projert 6,979 7,591 400 14.970 6,885 7,488 35.751 50,123 7 Bank Accounts DAS deposit- Barclays acc 881 DAS Current- Barclays acc no 531 PayPal Account NIAA ￿VerpoOl 2010- Premium acc 127 Cardiff 2012- Premium acc (M)6 ADEPTI account 83.037 390,366 13,544 6.979 7,591 400 501.917 81.926 263.454 21.630 6,885 7,488 35.751 417,135 Difficult Airway Soclety Notes to the Accounts for year ended 30th June 2024 Accountlng policios A¢coundng conventlon The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in 2 Statemont of Management Commltteo9 R•¥ponsibilitie8 Law applicable to charities in England and Wale5 requires the management committee to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of select suitable accounting policies and then apply them tonslstently: make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent- state whether the policies adopted are in accordance with Statement of Recommended Practice "Accounting for Charities" and with applicable Accounting Standards. 5ubjert 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 assume that the charity will continue in operation. The management comrnittee are responsible for keeping proper ètcounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial p051tion of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act. They are also responsible for Safeguarding the assets of the charity ènd hence for taking rea50nable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud or other irregularities 3 Manag•m•nt Committ••8 Romuneration The Management Committee were not entitled to and received no remuneration from the charity during the year. LT DIFFICULT AIRWAY SOCIETY 21 Portland Place London W1B 1PY Tel . 0207 6318859 Email . contact das.uk.com Minutes of the Annual Members Meetin8 29th November 2024, 8:00-8:30am Guildhall. London Present Imran Ahmad {IA) DAS President Ravi Bhagrath {RB) DAS Honorary Secretary/Workshop Lead Fauzia Ahmad Mir {FM) DAS Honorary Treasurer Alistair McNarry IAMCN) DAS Professor Kariem El-Boghdadly IKEBI Scientific Officer Kate Rivett IKR) Lay Member Gunjeet Dua (GD) Education Lead Abhijoy Chakladar (AC) Surveys Coordinator Craig Johnstone (CJ) Joint IT Lead Cyru5 Razavi (CR} Joint IT Lead Achuthan Sajayan (AS) Social Media Lead/Difficult Airways Database {DAD) Lead Moon-moon Majumdar (MMM) Trainee Representative Natalie Silvey INS) Trainee Representative In attendance Olivia D'souza (ODI Association of Anaesthetists, Membership Administrator Tom Lawson {TL) Education Lead LT DIFFICULT AIRWAY SOCIETY 21 Portland Place London W1B 1PY Tel .. 0207 6318859 EmaTI . contact@das.uk.com Welcome and apologies- RB RB welcomed everyone to the meeting. RB referred to last yearfs minutes, stating that electronic copies are available. RB delivered a brief outline of the meeting. Approval of last meetin¢s minutes - RB There are electronic meeting minutes to be distributed. At the AMM in Birmingham (29th November- 1st December 20231, 28 DAS members attended, representing less than 1% of total membership. th At the AMM in London {28 - 29 November 20241, 11 members were in attendance. RB recognised that DAS members need to be encouraged to attend future AMMS. Executive committee - RB IA and RB are coming to the end of their term5 on the DAS committee. FM will remain on the committee for a further two years. RB noted the co-opted members of the committee to be: Professor O'sullivan Dr Sudan - RCOA Airway Rep, Achuthan Sajayan- DAS registry and Social Media Kariem El-Boghdadly- Scientific Officer Abhijoy Chakladar- Survey Coordinator Gunjeet Dua- Education and Webinar Lead Craig Johnson- IT Lead Cyrus Razavi- IT Lead Moon-moon Majumdar- Current Resident Representative Nisha Abraham-Thomas- Current Resident Representative Kate Rivett- Lay Member Presidenys Report - IA LT DIFFICULT AIRWAY SOCIETY 21 Portland Place London W1B 1PY Tel . 0207 6318859 Email . contact@das.uk.com IA is to finish his term as President on the 1st January 2025 and was pleased to announce that Alistair McNarry has been elected as the new President of DAS. RB has been elected as Secretary again for a second term. Around IO% of DAS membership voted in the election which is roughly the same as in previous years. DAS Professorship- IA and KEB IA announces the appointment of the DAS Professorship and noted the amount of work involved in this with recognition of it being a difficult, time-consuming process. KEB elaborates that the process is rigorous and takes many months, noting that five- six DAS committee members review the application form, with a minimum of two external reviewers, and a minimum of two referees. KEB announces that Alistair McNarry is now Professor McNarry and the Professorship is awarded with recognition of achievements and contributions to the speciality. IA gives congratulations. DAS Education - IA DAS Education is led by KE8, GD, and TL. IA noted recognition of three webinars run by GD in 2024, with healthy registration at each, and references webinars planned for 2025. DAS Publications- IA The DAS ethic5 guidelines/statement will be available on DAS website shortly. IA noted that DAS'S Spine Injury guidelines were published in Anaesthesia earlier this year, with other bodies. Intubation Guldellnes - IA There will be an update on the Intubation guidelines at the 2024 ASM. IA noted there is less than year before publication date. IA noted work on other guidelines such as Ethics. and collaborative work with other societies on Paeds guidelines. LT DIFFICULT AIRWAY SOCIETY 21 Portland Place London W1B 1PY Tel . 0207 6318859 Email . contact das.uk.com Collaborations- IA Last year DAS collaborated with all major airway societies. DAS (co)-organised RAM in Borneo and contributed to many global events in 2024. WAAM will be taking place in Florence, 5-8th November 2025. Patient Oriented work- IA IA noted KR'S phenomenal work on patient inforrnation which is available on DAS website. Airway Leads- IA Sandeep Sudan (SS) will be hosting an Airway Leads day in March 2025. DAS Ventures- IA IA noted further DAS ventures such as the Airway Database. Collaborative Webinars, DAS Fellows, and the ATOM Project. Farewells- IA IA noted his thanks to committee members who have come to the end of their term Kate Rivett- her work as Lay member of the committee Abhijoy Chakladar- his work as Sur4ey Coordinator Tom Lawson- his work as Education Lead Moon-moon Majumdar- as Resident. Secretarfs Report- RB Resident Representative RB noted that as MMM is stepping down there was a rigorous interview process for the new Resident representative. Ten application5 were received, five of whom were interviewed. LT DIFFICULT AIRWAY SOCIETY 21 Portland Place London W1B 1PY Tel . 0207 6318859 Email . contact das.uk.com RB was pleased to announce the appointment of Naomi Gostelow {NG) DAS'S new Resident representative. Nisha Abraham-Thomas will be staying on the committee as Resident representative for a further year. Awards- RB RB noted that awards were presented at the DAS Gala Dinner. The McEwen Medal was awarded to Dr Mary Mushambi. The Adrian Pearce Award inaugural recipient was Mark Stacev. Constltution - RB The OAS constitution has been updated following a review scheduled every five to seven years. It ha5 been six years since the last review took place; this involved updating terminolo￿ and clarity. The Executive Committee worked together over the summer with AMCN contributing significantly to the proces5 of updating the constitution. eFONAr Registry- RB and AMCN The registry is close to going live in the next couple of months, following many unexpected problems along the way. Proper ethical approval gained in England and Wales, with kotland and Northern Ireland believed to follow. RB thanks AMCN for the update. 2024 Trainee Infographic Compet6tion- RB RB commended the Trainee Infographic Competition winners, Dr Marcus Hands and Dr Jan Hansel. Other entries praised for high quality. Treasurerfs Report- FM FM presented the figures from the end of the financial year130th June). The main expenditures were the new DAS website, the new CRM system delivered by Veryconnect, designed to provide a safer, more confidential system for holding DAS user data. A further expenditure was on the DAS Database which will provide a secure platform for patient data. LT DIFFICULT AIRWAY SOCIETY 21 Portland Place London W1B 1PY Tel . 0207 6318859 Email . contact@das. uk.com DAS ASM- FM The DAS London ASM 2024 is a fully booked event, with 700 delegates which is the maximum capacity. FM noted that the next DAS ASM 2026 will be held in Wales. DAS Membership- FM FM noted that DAS Membership is currently at a total of 2447. In 2024 DAS have received 346 new members. NEW DAS WEBSITE - RB The new DAS website is live with new content being added and developments still taking place. It is a much nicer, fresher, easier experience for members to join and navigate. CJ and CR were thanked for their work Scientific Officer Report- RB RB note5 that KEB had to leave to attend another meeting, so RB presents KEB'S report. DAS Fellows RB noted that this will be going live and both on the website and emailed to all members. National DAS project This project 15 Still ongoing with updates to come, and progress still being made. DAS Grants Three DAS direct grant applications made this year, one for £IOOO which was rejected, one for £5000 in interim stage, and one for £14,000. RB welcomed ideas for future grants and to contact KEB. KILT DIFFICULT AIRWAY SOCIETY 21 Portland Place London W1B1PY Tel . 0207 6318859 Email . contact@das. uk.com NIAA Grants One large and one small grant awarded. Meeting Summary- RB RB summarises the meeting noting, WAAM 2025, an increase in DAS memberships, website development, the eFONAr registry. a new executive and new resident member. io. AMcN- Thanks AMCN records the societies gratitude to IA and notes his hard work and the phenomenal job he has done. AMCN noted that IA will be Past President for the next year. Closing remarks and thanks delivered by RB.