WOIiLD OBESITY FEDERATION
(A Compatty limlted by 8uaralltee)
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENrs
FOR TH8 YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
CotnpanyNo: 03802T26
Chllrity No: 1076981

Legal and administrative infom)ation
Truste¢s' report
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Independent auditors, report
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Statement of Financial Activities
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Balanee sheet
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Cash Flow Statement
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Notes forniing part of the financial statements
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WORLD OBESITYFEDERATION
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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
Trustees
Proftssor Louise Baur (President ElectF appointed 7 July 2020
Professor Dor￿& Ryan (Past Pr¢5id¢nt)- appointed 3 May 2016
Professor Caroline Apovian- ('freasurer) appointed 7 July 2020
Professor Karine Cletnent- appointed 3 May 2016
Professor Te¥ry Huang- temi ended l December 2021
Professor Alafja Samuels- appointed 6 November 2019
Professor Brian Oldfield- appointed 23 May 2018
Professor Joseph Proietto- appointed 3 May 2016
Professor Nathalie Farpour-Larnbert- t¢rm ¢nded l July 2021
Professor David York- appointed 3 May 2016
Mr Adam McComa¢k- appointed 16 Set)tember 2020
Professor Bruno Flalpern- appointed l January 2021
Professor Jason Halford- appointed I July 2021
Professor Cathy Kotz- appointed l December 2021
Chair
Profe550r John Wilding ￿￿5]dent)- appointrd 23 May 2018
Secretary
Mr5 JohaI￿a Ralston- appointed 14 August 2017
CEO
Mrs JohaT￿a Ra15ton
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Dear friend5.
On behalf of the World Obesity Federaiion, l am pleased to present our annual report for 2021. li has been yet another
year of great impact amidst continued uncertainty. And while we are all ready for rest, renewal and a return to in-
person activities, we can celebrate that we have managed to come so far and share hopes for greater healih, ytability
and progress in the coming year.
A5 uncertainty became the new nornial in 2021. the obesity community rallied around increased recognition that
obesity was a majoT factor contributing to complications and deaths due to COVID. even if the exact mechanisms
T¢mained unclear. On World Obesiiy Day 2021 we Saw the greatest focus ever by media, poli¢ymakers and the public
on obesity and its association with COVID. This led io policy announcernents. a step change in media coverage, over
8000/0 increase in ihe number of vi51tors to our data wcbsite and the launch of ihe Global Obesity Coalition with
WOF. WHO and UNICEF, including wilh a hybTid event in New York at the time of the UN General Assembly.
Our work in education continued to grow, with double the nuinber of SCOPE certifjcations ihan 2019. 8.000 new
users, successful virtual delivery of four SCOPE schools focused on diabete5, CVD, surgery and mental health, and
new modules focused on CVD and ireaiment. OUT work with youth included expansion of the website, while new
member5 also joined from countries ranging from Mexico io Mongolia and an organization-wide launch of a working
group to write a global position paper on weight stigma, in rcsponsc to both its impaci and ihe ways in which
perceptions of wtight may vary by collntry and euliure. The launch of the economic impact of obcsity methodology
was a critical moment in elevaiing ur¥en¢y and coming up with common meiries. In relation io policy, we worked
with WHO to 5UPPOrt development of obesiiy re¢ommendalion5 and an accelerated action plan. to be adopted ai the
World Healih Assembly in May 2022. which many of you helped shape and support. As we know, de5Plte
ornmitmentS to the WFIO targets on haliing the Ti5e in obesity by 2025, countries are catastrophically ofY-¢ra¢k to
meet the iarg¢ls and a much 5trongeT re5POll5e is needed. Thanks to your su¢¢essful advocacy at countrj. level,
Combined with a great partnership with WHO in Geneva and in the regions, and T¢cognition of the ur8ency of the
issue following COVID, we are finally anticipating global agreements and action plans on PTevention and mana8in8
obesity in low-. rniddle- and high-income countries. The next step will be coordinated national action and your
pannership is needed more than ever as we finally start to bring ob¢siiy th¢ a¢ten¢ion and r¢50UTce5 needed, and to
¢n5ure that the projected I billion adulis and ¢hildren living with obesity have longer, healthier. happiei Itves. We
look forward 10 sharing plans on next steps across the organizaiion, including at the International Con
ess
in Melbourne in October.
Thanks to my fellow Board members, WOF volunteers and members. and the staff of World Obesity.
Sincerely,
John Wilding
President

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Legal status of the World Obesity Federation
The World Obesity Federation (hereinafter World Obe51ty) was incorporat¢d in the Unit¢d Kingdom on 8 July 1999
and is a Private company limited by guaraniee {¢ompany registration number 03802726).
World Obesity is governed by its Memorandum and ArtiGle5 of Association, as updated most r¢c¢ntly on 3 May 2016.
World Obesity is a registered GhaTity (charity number 1076981) and is not empowwed to make financial dislTibutions
to its members.
StrategiG goals
In line with its professional m¢mbership and its charitable status. World Obesity aims to lead and drive global efforts
to reduce, prevent and treat obesity- World Obesity's vision is to create and lead a global Community of organisations
dedi¢8t¢d to solving the problems of obesity. The Strategic goals of World Obesity are..
Lead global advocacy for obesity
Convene stakeholders 8lobally
Trdin and bwld ¢apa¢ity in obesity
Collect and dis5¢minate knowled8¢ on ob¢sity
ActiVAties and acbieveEnents
A wide rang¢ of a¢tivities are uThJertaken to SUPPOrt the stfdte8ic goals, includin
• Membership
Global policy developnient and advo&i¢y
Convening leaders and experts
. World Obesity Day
ClinEcal EdU￿tIon (SCOPE)
. Gulf and Lebanon Recotnmendations
• Collecting and disseminating knowledge on obes%ty
Journals
. Global Obesity Observatory Economic Jmpa¢t of Obesity
Further detRils on each ofthes¢ activity areas are provided below

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Membership
As a global federatlOD, members from around the world ar¢ vitsl to th¢ work and reputation of World Obesity. Indeed
WOF'S intemational auihority is reliant upon the incorporation of new rnembers from n¢w parts of ihe world. as well
as the support of existing tnembers.
World Obesity Federation's memberbasehas grown steadily througkoui 2021. The expansion ofthe m¢mb¢rship grades
to include an Associate grade, implemented in 2016, has contributed to this gr0￿h. The changes mean that non-profit
orgonisations workin8 in related NCD conditions, but with a substantive interest in obesity, may now apply to becoTne
members.
This change to the bylaws 1$ refleGted in the small but growing number of A$50ciate Members that eurrently exist (10
in total). To tRke this year's ¢ohort as a sample, eight organi5ations have successfully applied for metnber5hip, out of
which five have been approved at the Associate grade.
Word Obesity cun'enily h25 76 members. The vast majority (63) arc Full member5 With voting righis, with another 10
organisations holding Associate memberghip. There ar¢ three regional organisations: the Asia Oceania Association for
Ihe Study of Obe51ty (AOASO), the European Association for the Study of Obesity, and the Latin American Federation
of Obesity Societies (FLASO) affiliation to World Obesity.
World Obesity w¢l¢omed a number of new members in 2021: Obesidades (Mexico). Global Obesity Patient Alliance
{GOPAI. International Federation for lh¢ Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disord¢rs (tFSO)' Colleciive for Action on
Obesity (Au$tralia); Obesity Prevention and Control Society (China): Obesity Medicine Association (USA); Obegidade
Bra5il (Brazil). Gasol Foundation (Spain).
Memberbellcfits
World Obcsity's member orgaiii5ations and their affjliations are entltled to a range of benefits, includin¥:
Discounted registrdlion fees to World Obesity events and the International Congress on Obesity (ICO)
Discounted subscription rates on th¢ World Obesity journals
World Ob¢sity's International Awards for Scientific Ex¢ellence
SCOPE Schools
Invitation to attend OUT Annual General Meetiiig (A550Giate members in a non-voting ¢apa¢ityl
Acces5 to international poli¢ie5, project updates and slotisiics on obesity via the World Obesity Dats Portal
500/0 discount on paywolled SCOPE E-Learning courses
25U/o di$Gount on the SCOPE Accredilation fe¢ for members
Members e-newslett¢rs and webinars
20Yo Discount on Wiley publications
15YG discount on medical book5 from Wisepre$5.wm
Inwtation to bid for holding regional and international World Obesity Confer¢nc¢s
Opportunities for global networking wth experts in the field of obesity
Access to and participation in various webinars. roundtsbles and online events throughout the year
Leading global advocacy for obesity
2021 lia5 bten a pivotal year, bringing obesity io (he forefront of (he global h¢alth and political stage. World Obesity
eontinues its high-profile public health policy and advocacy work. By Contributillg to high-lev¢l policy d¢velopment
and collaborating with its members and many local, national. and international organisations, WOF and its networks
are driving the global obesity agenda, with a particular focus on World Health Organization {WHO) and United Naiions
(UN> iarg¢ts, in line with World Obesity's straiegic plan. The link between COVID-19 compliealions and obe5lty
increakd political pressure to take actton, and in 2021 we saw the start of som¢ concrete actions by WHO. including
with the development of Recommendations on obesity which have served an entry point for continued advocacy.

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In 2021 WOF launched a stigma working group comprising 39 members across multiple disciplines and from all over
the world. The aim has been to develop a global position and understanding of siigma. ¢onsidering different cultures.
languages and 5¢Ctors. A final paper will be published in 2022
World Obesily coniinues 10 be a Consortium partner in two European projects. CO-CRFA TE and STOP are both
orntnitled to adopting a lift course approach to assessing ¢he de￿[mI￿ants. 5y5tetn-level driver5, and appropriate
interventions to addr¢55 the childhood obesity epidemic across Euiope, and provide imptsrtani insights for our advocacy
work.
Global policy development and advocacy
World Obesiiy's advocacy prioritie5 continue to be focused on the recognition of obesiiy as boih risk factor and disease.
and the need to prioritise obesity within health sysiems and food 9yStems. Childhood obesity is an ongoing priority area,
Ivhtch we work closely with WHO. UNICEF and young people on.
World Obesity continues to work ¢losely with across UN institutions. including WHO and FAO. Most notably in 2021
was the launch of the Global Obesiiy Coalition, a partnership between WHO, UNICEF and World Otesiiy with a focus
on collectively 5hapin8 the obesity narrative, improving food enviTonments and integratin8 obesity within primary
health care.
In our ¢apa¢ity a5 a non-state actor in official relations with WHO. World Obesiiy participated in the 148 5es5ion of
the WHO Lxeculive Board and th¢ 741h World Health Assembly by delivering a number of statements on key agenda
items, including on the COVID-19 Tes
onsc the Political Declaration ot. the third hi
h-l¢vel nie¢¢in
of the General
Assembl
on the
revention and ¢ontToI of non-commijnicablc di5casc5 and social dcierminants. Thc 74, World Health
Assembly was a significant Tnile5tone in World Obesity's global policy and advo¢a¢y Work, as it marked the adoption
of a new resolution on diabetes with strong lanuuage OR obesity management and prevention, calling for the
development of new recommendations and targets whtch we ¢ontyibuted to ihe development of in the latter part of 2021.
World Obesity and its member5 also participated in the WHO Regional Commiiiee Meetings to review progJTes5 to date
and discuss ongoing priorilies for the Selected regions. Alongside our members, World Obesity delivered several
51atemen15 across Ilie African, Sollth-East Asian, European, Eastern Mediterranean. Western Pacific and Aniericas
regions.
Convening leaders and experts
A number of advocacy events took place during 2021, including..
On January 11 2021. together with WHO, World Obesity held a virtual policy dialogue, f(Kused on looking at ohe8ity,
COVID-19 and the opportunity for action in 2021. Evolving evidence on ihe close asSO¢lation between COVID-19 and
underlying obesity provided a new urgency
and opportunity - for gjlobal action. Ahead of the 148 Session of Ihe
WHO Ex¢¢ulive Board, World Obesity and WHO convened a high-level policy dialogue ¢0 dI￿U$$ opportunities and
strategies for fa5t-tracking action on obesiiy during the session and throughout 2021.
On March 4th 2021 to coincid¢ wilh World Obesity Day, Woild Obesity Federation and WHO convened over 150
stakeholders to share perspectives and mobilise efforts toward5 a global response to the ongoing obesity pandemic.
Participant5 frotn over 40 countries working in governmen¢, academia and Civil society came together to reflect on the
findings of the new COVID-19 and Obe5lt Ailas, and to hear priorities for action from both global leaders and those
working on the fTont lines.
With opening remarks from Dr TedT05 Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, Dr Tedr05 also introduced
the newGlobal Obesity Coalition esrablished by WHO, World Obesity and UNICEF to lead, coordinate and drive action
on obesity globally, and provided a clear call to action for governments. The audience also heard words of support
rTom Michael R. Bloomberg. WHO Global Ambassador for Non¢ommuni¢able Diseases and Injurie5. Founder of
Blooinberg LP and Bloomb¢r¥ Philanthropies, and Henrietta H. Fore. the previous Execlltive Director, UNICEF.

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Against, the backdrop of the World Health Assembly in May ?021 and In contribution to the UN Fi>od Systems Summit,
an eveni ivas organised in ¢ollabora¢ion with WHO and UNICEF lo increase awareness of how fwd systems and health
are linked. and why food systems transformaiion is necessary to achieve health and well-bein8 for all.
On fuesday 19 October. World Obesiiy organized a WHO bootcamp se55ion "Working with WHO io Advance the
Global Obesity Agenda.. Road Map to a Resolution for patient advocaies and Members. The session aitned to introduce
participants to the WHO and lis value for global health. describe the need and value of WHO resolutions and Action
Plans. and propose a way for future action on obesity.
Collect and disseminate knowledge on obesity
In addition to the publication of th¢ COVID-19 and Obesity Atlas. WOF also launched the COVID-19 and obesity
d¢claraiion, developed and signed by wor members and colleagues to call on coordinated action and commitment to
address obesity management and prevention in (he coniexi of the pandemic.
A5 part of its contribution to the STOP proje¢¢, World Obesity collaborated with The European Pllblic Health Alliance
to develop a 5erie5 of olic
summaries that align with STOP providing new evidence to support governments and
policymakers identify what are the m05t effective cliildhood obesity interventions. A eoncurr¢ni debate wa5 a150
Convened with key stakeholders from the World Health Organi7.ation. Members of the European Parliameni IMEPs},
and civil so¢ieiy colleagues to debate the follow-up to the EU Action Plan on Childhood Obesity that expired in 2020.
Acknoivledging that youth hold a central role in addressing childhood obesity, World Obesity continued to work with
the CO-CREATE Youth Declaralion Task Force. World Obesity supported youth advocacy for thc policy demands
listed in the CO-CREATE Youth Declaration. adopted in 2020. A ￿IrtUal
ouih seminar and dialogues were convened
to align with prominent days including International Youth Da
and Worl(] Children's Da
In 2021, World Obesity
also developed youth-orienled advoLa¢y briefings and launched a three-part podcast series Youih VoiL¢s for Health
Choices.
WoTld Obesity ha5 published a series of policy dossiers over the years. which PTe5ent evidence and case studies on
differen¢ policy areas related to obesity. These are targeted at policymakers, as well as civil society and acadeTnics who
Wish to advocate on these issues. In 2021 w¢ published three new d055iers on physical activity, food systems and weight
stigma, and updated a number of our oiher d0s5ier5. Each of these dossiers includes a bri¢fing paper which includes
recommendatlOll5 for policy developjnent and implemen¢aiion.
World Obesity Day
The sttond unified World Obesiiy Day took place tsn March 4th. 2021. The global campaign sought to build on the
strong groundwork laid in 2020. It reflected and amplified the need for a ¢ohestv¢, cross-sector response to the obesity
risis. and used the momentum Created by the COVID-19 pand¢mic to raise awarene55 of the importance of addressing
obesity as part of a wider push to address public health and food-systems inequaliiy.
In October 2020, Ihe Global Advi50rJ' Group {GAGI was formed as a sie¢ring committee from diverse geographie5
r¢pr¢s¢niing organisatlOll5 engaged in prevention. Ireaiment and management, as well as patient advocate5. The GAG
and WOF agreed a thenie of 'Ev4vb¢OyNeeds Everybody'for its message of unity and common purpose, whilst also
aciing as a call ¢0 action for l>oth individuals and groups. WOD ?O?l exceeded its targFets in all KPIS and made a
Sl8nificant coniribuiion lo shifiing the dialo¥u¢ around obesity with policy makers and the ivider publi¢. It alw provided
inspiration and leaTnings for how to capitalL5e on this for tuiure campaigns.

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Convening obesity stakehol(krs globally
In 2021. The Global Obe51ty Forum took place on Monday 20th September during the UN General Assembly in New
York in the form ofa half-day hybrid eveni, wilh some speakers and participants attending in person {with representaiion
from 36 countries).
The Forum was co-hosted by the World Healih Organization. World Obesity Federation, and UNICEF {the thr¢¢
founding memb¢r5 of the Global Obesity Coalition). The Forum both reflected and reinforced the centrality of the three
pillars of work that have been identified by th¢ Global Obe51ty Coalition a5 the basis of it5 work..
Shifiing the narrative on obesity.
Accelerating implementation of effective actions that promote healthy diets and physical a¢tivity,' and
lrttegrating obesity prevention, management, and treotmeni into primary health care.
During 2021. World Obesity also delivered a number of events focused on key issue5 related to obesity as part of our
Collaboration in a number of EU project5. This included a series of w¢binars related to our policy dossiers in¢luding
on physical acliviiy, food 5y5t¢m5, and advancing obe51ty policy in Europe. In addiiion, an emphasis was placed on
f05tering and coordinating cros5-collaborhtive activities with other projects PEN and JA Best-ReMaP- through a
World c.afe Series and Joint Sy¥np05ium.
In 2020 WOF started a weekly dissemination of a newsletter to ollr network of credible new5 Stories and latest research
on the COVID-19 pandemic and Its links to obe51ty. This continued Ihrougliout 2021.
Training and building capacity in obesity
CliDico1 Eduution (SCOPE)
.806 new iiser accounts were created in 2021 and a total of 523 health profes5ioiia15 became SCOPE Certified in 2021.
Thi5 15 more than double the total certifications awarded in 2019, blll slightly lower than that of 2020, which was an
unprecedentedly successful year. However. as the graph below shows, the number of certifications remains on a clear
upward trajectory.
SCOPE Certifications by year
647
523
247
87
31
32
38
2012
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

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In May. the rnodule Obeslty and COVID-19 - authored by Prof Donna Ryan and originally relewd in 2020- wa5
updated to ineorporate data thai have emergFed since the module's initial publication, including on vaccine etTi¢acy in
people with obesity. The module was then professionally iranslaied to Spanish. FTenth and Portuguese.
Three older modules were redeveloped to the new format, professionally translated to Spanish, French and Portugues¢,
and made available on the tU￿¢￿t platform in all languages for the first time in QI..
Diagnostic Pathways in Obesity Clinics
Facilitating Behaviour Change
When is Surgical Treatment for Obesity Appropriate?
In SeptemEtr, thc six-module leaming path Obesilyand CVD." A Complex RelatioTrshipwas made available on the
SCOPE E-Learning platforni. The cours¢ was developed in collaboration with the World Fleart Federation and
explores how obesity COTtelate5 Wlth CVD (cardiovascular disease) risk, considering the impa¢¢ of obesity on the
heart and the interaction of CVD with obesiry-r¢la¢ed compliiatiL)ns.
Three additional new modules were released in Q4. funded under the OB TAINS-E2 grant..
An Overview of BAriatric Surgery, AuthoT'. Prof Mohammed Alnaami
Medical Nutrition Therapy for Obesity. Authors.. Prof Mahenderan Appukutty and Dr Geeta Appannah
Emerging Thernpies in Obesity Medicine . Authors.. Prof Joseph Proietto. Dr Deborah Bade Horn, Dr Shelby
Sullivan, Prof Ahmad Aly
The Clinical Care Committee mapped all SC.OPE modules against tlie Obesity Medicine Education Collaborative
IOMECI competency framework. Learners are now able to track which skills and ¢OTnpeten¢ies they have developed
by taking SCOPE courses and Can select courses to enrol in based on which competencies are covered. This is
available in Spanish. FTench and Portuguese.
At the end of 2021 work began on preparing a 9 episode podcast s¢ries. The primary audienct will be medical students
and guestslhosts will tnclude international obesity 5peciali5ts a5 well as patients living with obesity. The series is due
to launch in QI of 2022.
SCOPE School was adapted in 2020 to accommodate online delegates in lighi of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Throughout ?021, a total of 4 SC.OPE School Global events took place.. obesity and mental health: obesiiy and
baTialric surgT¢ry; obesity and cardiovascular diseast: and obesiiy and diabeies. The latter 3 schoo15 were held in
conjunction with ¢h¢ Inierna¢ional Federation for ihe Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders. World Heart
Federation. and the International Diabetes Federation respectively, allowing for a greaily expanded and diver
audience.
Gulf I*bJnon Recommendations
Sin¢e 2019, World Obesity have been WOTking with regional experts lo facilitate the development and implemenration
of regjional recomjnendalions for the treatment and managemeni of adul¢ obesity.
The first phase of thi5 project was the co-development of the recommendations EFY the 'Gulf and Lebanon Expert
Group, and World Obesity. The re¢ommendatlOlls report wa5 launched at the N iniial SQ'OPL SLhool in October 2020.
This SCOPE School - which was held alongside the 2. UAE obesity conferenc¢- was regionally focused and $0 had
the ideal audience for the rccommendations.
The second phase of the project -which commenced in 2021 du¢ to COVID-19 and is Still ongoing - involves the
hosiing of local workshops in each country to facilitate the adoption of these recommendations. Three workshops
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The WOTkshop 'funvnrRcromrnend8bons andStr&tegJes to Prevent6ndM8nkge Obesityin the ￿1}sdOM ofsau
Ar8bi&.' IPhitodoncx¢?**took place virtually on Friday April 2021. The WOTk5hop wa5 jointed held by the World
Obeslty Federation, the Saudi Arabia So¢iety for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the Saudi Commission for
Healih Specialties.
12 key priorities and recommendations came out of the workshop. which ranged from utilising evidence on ihe
economic impact of obesity lo workin¥ wilh insurance companie5 to bring coverage in line with recomrnend21ions.
The Workshop "Gulf& Leb8norJ Regio￿a/recoMMe￿dats0Ds.. Strdiegic meetsijg ofkey stakeholders in the Uniied
Ar&b EmJr&les"was held virlually on Thursday 18 Nov¢TnbeT 2021. The workshop was jointly l)eld by the Imperial
College London Diabetes Centre and the Abu Dhabi Publie Heal¢h Cenire and wa5 held adjacently to the 3, UAE
Obesit Conferen¢e la SCOPE-accrediied event).
The workshop "upda1￿ on strate￿es & Reconun￿￿IIons forMBnEgcn7cnt & P￿ventIon of Obesity, was
held in a hybrid format on Friday 3, December 2021. The in-person componcnt was held at Sheraton Grand Doha
Resort & Convention Hotel, Doha. Qatar. The workshop was held in collaboration wilh rhe Hamad Medical
Cooperation and was ihe first naiional obesity workshop held in the country.
Collecting and disseminating knowledge on obesity
Journal8
World Obesity publishes four scientific. peer-reviewed journals, each fo¢using on a different area ofobesity rese#TCh..
systemati¢ review5, paediatric5, clinical treatrnent, aiid science and practice. The journals provide an excellent
resource for those in the obesity field and raise ihe sianding and reputation of World Obesity.
The table below shows the impact gf World Obesity's three subscription-based journa15 Ln recent years..
2017
7.880
3.400
1.65
2018
8.483
3.980
1.55
2019
8.192
3.713
2020
7.310
3.429
2021
9.213
4.000
2.529
Obesit Reviews (Im
act Faciorl
Pediatric Obesit (Tm
act Factor
Clinical Obesity (Predicted Impact
Factor
This year Clarivate Changed their meihod for calculating the Impact Facttsr. They now include citation5 from Early
View conieni in the numerator of the equation. and Early View papers will filter into the denominator in fuiuye years.
As a result of this change many journals are seeing an increase to their Impact Factors this year.
Obesity Reviews continued to be the highest ranked obesity joumal by ITnpact Fac¢or aRd wa5 the twelfth highest
ranked in ihe Endocrinology & Metabolism fieldlsource.. ISI Journal Citation Reports). I'welve standard issues of
the journal were published throughout 2021, in addition 10 6 supplementary issues.
Twelve issue5 of Pediatric Obe51ty were published in 2021.Pediatric Obesity was the thirteenih highest-ranked joumal
in the field of Pediatrics lsouree: ISI Joumal Cith¢ion Reports).
Six issues of Clinical Obesity were published throtsghout the year, in addition to the compilatioti Issue of COVID-19
research which ¢ontinue5 to be added to. The jQUTnal published numerous widely cited studies on COVID-19,
IllCTeasing its article downloads.
Obesity Science and Practice. the open access joumal co-owned wilh The Obesity So¢ieiy, published six issues
throughout the year. Th¢ journal wiinessed a large in¢rea5e in submission5 lup 4i.9•/0 on 20201 and a decrease in
accepted article& representing an improvement in the overall quality of a¢¢¢pt¢d manus¢ripis.

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Global Obesity Observatory
2021 ha5 seen several developments and a signifi¢ant uptum in usage. This year we provided..
Comprehensive worldwide dath updates
Tran51ations- EU OtTicial laiigua8es
Presentation Maps- key maps available for download
Economic5 Section
Regional Atlas
Driver & Comorbidity Reports
Work to update th¢ data iviihin ihe database is continuous. Over the coiirse of 2021 the data team added > 500 updates
from > 90 countries. The large cr05s national survey EUROSTAT data foT 2019 was also imported.
Econon)ic Impact of Obesity
Since Seplejnber 2019. World Obesity has been working wilh ihe Research Triangle In51itute (RTI) International to
improve the quality, ¢omparabilily. and corninunicability of the economic evidenc¢ on the impail ofoverweight and
obeslty. Before 2021, World Obesiiy and RTI ¢reated a %1¢￿tifIC committee (the 'cosl of obesiiy advisory ￿tsup.
ICOOAGI) io provide an advi50ry and oversight fiinction. 'I'hrou8hout 2021, COOAG met a series of times to fjrrn up
the methodology for the calculation of e¢onomi¢ impact and to select the 8 pilot countrie5.
To support the expansion of the e¢onomi¢ impact model beyond the 8 pilot countries. COOAG was expanded to be more
r¢preseniaiive of the world. Three new metnbers were invited to Ihe existing group following interviews. Dr. Soewarta
Kosen, Dr. Ojwan8 Alice Achieng and Dr. Juan Angel Rivera Dommarco.
The first academic inanuscripi from this projeei was published In BMJ Global Flealih"EconomJcimp8cls ofovenvejght
ob(¥ity current and future ￿TrinAteS for eighi co£wtriek'. A shorter summary version of the report wa5 a150
published on World Obesity's website. World Obesity and RTI International jointly held a webinar on 9, November
2021 dedicated to the work. 'Saving lives, saving resgurces.. Ihe economics of obesity"
Phase 2 will continue into 2022.

WORU) OBEsrrY FBDBRATION
TRUSTBES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
Charitable objectives of World Obesity
World Obesity 15 registered in the United Kingdom. World Obesity's charitsble objectives are 'Yo promote thc
preserv81ion 4ndprntecttoJF ofhe&lih 8ndr¢liefofSickn￿ forthcpublic benefit the ficJdofobesity6ndJts Jrjafed
dJsorders by (i) promoling rcsearch, the disseminatjon of lh¢ Tesults of Such ￿sc&￿h, End exGh8nge of.f¢ienlific
infomiA¢]i>nin ilJefJeldvfobcsltyiiJtern&tion81ly, (11}developJnga deepcrundeJsiéndingofhowto8chicvc8J3dmAintain
ahe&lthybodwveJght, andm8nagingandpreve￿È5D￿ob￿tYRndItsrel81edC0ndlriDnS byihose eng8gedin ihestudyof
obesjty, hea]th¢arepmTes5JOD&ls, he&lÉfi reJatedorgdnisAlions. gove57llnellls andth¢i￿tem&tlo￿sj communi￿,
Public benefit
World Obesity's a¢tiviti¢s continue to give identifEable benefits to the public. The trustees confirm that th¢y have
complied with duty under section 17 of the Charitits Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general
guidanee on public benefit and seek to meet World Obesity's charitable purposes in following it5 objectives.
Structure> governance and management
The TnLqtees (Exeeudve ComTnTtte¢)
The directors of the company are also trustees of the Charity for the purpose of charity law. and. under the Articles of
Association, ar¢ also known as members of the Executive Comrnittee. The President and President-Elect are elected by
General Council and serve for a terni of two years in ¢a¢h position. The TreasureT and the Secretary are elected by the
General Council to serve for a maximum period of two tertll5, each four years in duration. Th¢ Vi¢e-Presidents for each
region are elected by their rEspective regional bodies.
When a new trustee is appointed, the ¢harity will provide a copy of the Truste¢s Pack which includes information on=
role and responsibilities of a trustee-
mission and objectiv¢s of the or¥ani5ation.'
l¢gal status and governance;
• or¥anisation815tructure and staifing.
• finance including expense Claim rule5-
list of professional advisors.
fvlemorandum and Articles oFA$so¢iation
The Chèrity's current Board is Comprised of 13 men]ber5. Tespon5ible for the strategic direction and policies of the
ch8rity as delegated by the General Council. The Executive Comrnittee holds regular meetings and teleconfrrence calls
to discu55 relev8nt Issues and make final decisions to feed back to the sub-committees and task forces. Relevani senior
staff members are invited io attend certain meetings in orderto Facilitate operational details.
The Executiv¢ Commiitee, with support from the rel¢vant sub-¢ommittees. considers organi5ational risk that World
Obesity may fac< the Strategic position and any difficulti¢s the organisation may have in achieving its goals.
General Council
The General Coun¢il is the governing body of World Obesity. Member5 of World Obesity are entitled to send one
representative per member orgaiii5ation to attend g¢n¢ral meetings personally or by proxy. and to vote on behalfof their
organtsation.
The Nominations Committee consists of the PresidenL the President-El¢cE the Past-President and three eo-opted
members. The NoTninations Comrnittee manages th¢ nomination process of the President-Elect. The Nominations
Committee reports direcily to the Executive Cotnmittee.
Finance Committee
The Ftn8nce Comrnittee ¢ollaies ihe yearly budgets for approval by the EYe¢utiv¢ Committee and rnonitors the
PErforrnance against that budget during regular meetings through the year. The Finance Committee also ¢onsid¢rs the
financial risk World Obesity may encounter and recommends strat¢gies to mitigate any identified risk. The Finance
Committee teports directly to the Executive Commi¢te¢.

WORLD OBESITY FEDERATION
TRUSTEES, RBPORT
FOR THE YEARENDBD 31 DECEMBER2021
Pub]i¢atii)n5 Comtnittee
The Publications Conunittee manages the journal portfolio of World Obesity. The Publications Committee meets at
least twice a y¢ar and fo¢uses on increasingthe itnpact of World Obesity's journals. The Publications Committeereports
diTeetly to the Executive Conunittee
The Clinical Care Conunittee fo¢us¢s on management of the Gharity's educational progrdmm¢s for healthcare
professionals. The Clinic81 Care Commiitee reports directly to the Execlltiv¢ Committ¢¢.
Policy and Pr¢vention Committee
The Policy and Prevention Commirtee f￿u$£S on public health policy and advocacy work. It is supported in an advisory
capacity by a Scientific and Technical Advisory Network (STAN) of 54 expert members. including 10 ¢arly-we¢r
professionals. The Policy and Prev¢ntion Committee reports directly to the Bxecutive Committee.
The Seientifi¢ Programme and ICO Liaison Committee
'rhe Scientific Programme and ICO Liaison Committee provides leadership on confer¢nc¢ programmes, speaker
invitation and other event-relaied strategy issue5.
Health Systems Committee
In 2017 the Executive Committee agreed to establish a working commtttee to promote obesity treatment and prevention
servi¢es through a Health Systems approach. The Committee laun¢h¢d in 2018 and 15 eurrently inactive.
The day-tfrday manag¢ment and decision making of World Obesity is delewdted by the trustees to the CEO.
Etnployee parttcipation
World Obesity is committed to employee engagement. A motivated and committed team ensures that all avenues to
further the work of World Obesity explored. World Obesity works hard tg promote int¢ra¢iion and irust b¢tween
the leadership and etnployees. and to promot¢ collaboraiive relationships through team buildin& cross-fun¢tional
projects and training. World Obesity seek5 to ur]derstand and appreciate different perspectives and to address ernployee
con¢em5 and issues. Lrj addition, World Obesity en¢ourag¢s, ¢el¢bTate5 and reco8nise5 the excellenc¢ of the team and
actively solicits employee fe¢dba¢k and evaluates and recommend5 Strategies for improving employe¢ engagern¢nt.
Reserves poli¢y
The trustees have agreed to maintain an annually review￿ reserve policy. The trustees consider that the ideal level of
reserves a5 of 3151 December 2021 is enough to eover one year of operdting expenses of the ¢harity. The trustees have
agre¢d an increased level of expendÉture for 2022 to invest in policy and advocacy work to Secure a WHO resolution
on obesity. Thi5 investment 15 expe¢ted to lead to a reduGtion of the free reserves. The cutTent resetves pl￿ pledged
in¢om¢ is expected to result in the free reserv¢s of th¢ ¢hariiy being in lin¢ with this policy. This reserves policy
CQn5iders the commitments of the charity su¢h as rental and legal expenses relating to the oc¢upation of the premises at
Ludgat¢ H¢)use, salarie5 of employee5 and other similar liabilities, plus programmes and projects thai the ¢harity is
commiited to Completing.
Management has assessed the major r5sks to which World Obesity is exposed as including too few sources of income
and the impact of losinE one or more sources of income, loss of key employees from the team, the potential losses from
unsuccessfijl congresses.
Th¢ Board and manageTnent h&ve revtewed these areas of potential risk and concluded that, op¢rationally, these risks
are significontly mitigated. Financial and legal record keeping is performed by World Obesity which has adequate
intemal contro15. insurance cover is reviewed every year. and a lawyer 15 on hand when needed. The exposure to a loss
of income was considered when the reserves policy was agr¢ed, and reserv¢s are held io cover one year's net
expenditure on PTogramTnes operdted by the direct employees of World Obesity. LOng-ter￿ commitments are not made
without having the cash in hand. Work has been done to understand the environment in which World Obesity operates
and initiatives and pro.tsrdmrnes have been put in place based on the findings of thi5 research.
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WORLD oBES￿FEDERAT[0N
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR Tffe YEAR BNDED 31 DECBMBER 2021
Investment poli
The trvstees periodically review the policy for investing the fund5 of the Charity. It has been decided that ill the current phas¢ of
the World Obesity Federation's developmen¢ ￿ndS will be retained a5 Cash to ens￿re that the activities of the federation will be
adequately ￿nded.
FMU¢1￿ ￿pOnsIbIlitieS
Tht trustees, who are also directors of ihe World Obesity Federation for the purposes of Company IAW. are responsibl¢ for
preparing the Trustees, report and the financial statem¢nts in a¢cordance with applicable law aiid United Kingdom Accounting
Standards {United Kingdom G¢nerally A¢cep¢ed Acwunting Practice).
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial siatements for each financial year which give o true and fair view of the
Stale of affairs of the charitable ¢ompany and the group and of the incoming resources and application of resour¢¢s, including the
income and expenditur& of the charitable group for that period. In preparin8 these financial statements, the trustees are requsred
to-.
Select suitable accounting poltcies and then apply them con5iStently'
Obsetve the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
Make judgements and ¢stimat¢s that are reasonable and prudent,.
Prepare the fjnancial statements on the going concem basis unles5 it is inapprowiate to presume that the charitable
mpany will continue in business
The trustees are responsable for keeping proper a￿oUntIng records that disclose with reasonabl¢ ac¢ura¢y at any time of th¢
financial position of the charitable company and group and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the
Companies A¢t 2006. They are a150 responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitRble company and ihe group and hence
for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irreglllarities.
The trusttts are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and fIT￿ncial infomiation included on the charitable
company's web5lte. Legislatton in lh¢ United Kingdom ttoverning thc preparation and disseminaiion of financial statements may
ditrer from legislation in other jurisdictions.
In so far as we are awar¢:
There is no relevant audit information of which the charitable wmpany and group's auditor 15 unaware- and
The trustees Iiavc taken all steps that tliey ought to have taken lo mak¢ th¢ms¢lv¢s awar¢ of arty relevant audit
jDfonnation and to establish that the auditor is aware ofthat infomiation.
At the end of the year to 31 Deceniber 2021 the tolal fund5 of the charitable group were £l,114.184. The overall POSTtion
of the charity has ehanged fvom £986,693 in 2020 to £l.114.184 in 2021.
The net position for th¢ ¢harity was a SUTplus of £127,491 in 2021 Compared to a deficit of £7.J61 in 2020.
At the ¢rKI of the year 2 review of oiir reserves was undertaken. This resulted in a total fr¢e reserye (excluding net book
value of fixed assets and designated funds) of £1,105,260 at the year end.
The
rin¢1
al income sources for the chari
in 2021 were as follows:
European Commission
Joumals
310.361
157,895
679.619
Clinical Education (SCOPE)
Policy activities
266,536
Events
487.6i8
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WORLD OBEsrrY FEDERATION
AUDrroRS REPORT
FOR THE YEARBNDBD 31 DECEMBER 2021
Report ofthe [￿jePendellt Auditors to th¢Members of the World Obtsity Federation
(R¢gistered number.. 03802726)
Opinion
We have audited the fEnancial 5tatement5 of World Obesity Federation (the 'charitable company'l for the year ended
31 December 2021 whi¢h comprise the Statement of Finartcial ActÈvities, th¢ Balan¢¢ Sh¢et, the Cash Flow Statement
nd notes to the financial stalemcnts, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting
fram¢work that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Ac¢ounÈing Standards
{United Kiiwdotn Generally A¢c¢pt¢d A¢¢ounting Practice).
In tsur opinion the financial statements-.
give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 Decetnber 2021 and
of its incoming resource$ and application of re50urce5, including its income and exp¢nditur¢ for the
year then ended-
h&Ye been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generdlly Accepted Accounting
Practice. and
hav¢ been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
B#sfs for OPiDion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAS (UK)) and f¢ppliGable
law. Our responsibilities under those standards ar¢ further described in th¢ Auditor5, responsibilities for the audit of
the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in xroidance with the
ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the fjnantial statements in the UK. including the fRC's Ethical
Standard. and we have fi]Ifilled our other etl)iclll responsibillties in accordance with these requirements. We believe
that the Audit eviderkee we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Condusions relating to goin8 wn¢4m
In auditing the financial statement5. we have con¢lud¢d that ihe t￿￿te¢s, use ofthe going concern bosis of a￿￿￿￿tIng
in the prepardtion of the finan¢ial staternEnts t5 appropriate.
Based on the work we hav¢ p¢rfomJed, we have not identified any Fnaterial uncertainties relating to ¢vents or
¢onditions tliat, individually orcollectively, may cast signifi¢anl doubt on the charitable company's abilityto continue
as a going concern for a period of at least twelye months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibiliii¢s of the trustees with respect to goinu eoncem are described in the relevani
sections of this report.
The trustee5 are responsible for the other infomiation. The other information comprises the infomiation included irt
the Annual ReporL other than the financial Statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.
Our opinion on the finan¢ial statements dL)es cover the other information and, exc¢pt to the extent otherwise
explicitly stated in our repor4 we d(Tr not ¢xpr¢ss any fom) of assurance ¢onclusion thereon.
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WORLD OBESITY FEDERATION
AUDTfoRS REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
In conn¢ction with our audit of the financial stst¢m¢nts, our responsibility is to read the other information and. in
doing so, consider wheiher the other infomvation is ￿￿teriallY inconsistent with tlie financial statements or our
knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstatEd. If we identify such mat¢rial
inconsisten¢ies or apparent rnattrial misstaternents. we are requhred to determine whether this gives rise to a material
misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on thc WOTk we have perfortned, we conclude tliat there
is a rnaterial mi5Statement of thÉs other inforjnation. we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in
this regard.
Opinions on other Dutters prescnwby the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the Gourse of the audit:
th¢ infom)otion given in the Report of the Trusiees for the financial year for which the financial
statements are prepared is consistent with tlie financial statements; and
th¢ Report of the Trustees has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
In th¢ light ofthe knowledge and understanding of the Charitable eornpany and sts environment obtasned in the Course
of the aiidit. we have not identift¢d material misstaternents in thc Report of the T￿￿tte$.
We have nothing to report in r¢Sp¢￿ of the following matters where rhe Companies Aci 2006 requires us to report to
you if, in our opinion:
adequaleaccounttngr¢cor(b hav¢ Dot b¢en k¢pt or retums adequate for ouraudit have noi beenreceived
from branGh¢5 nol Yi5ited by us. tsr
the financial statements are not in agreement with the a¢counting records and retums. or
¢ertain dss¢losures of tTUStee5' remiin¢ration specafied by law are not made,. or
we have not irceived all the information and explanations we require for our audit. or
the trustees were not entitled to lake advantage of the simall companies exemption from the requirement
to prepare a Strategic Report or in preparing the Report of the Tn￿tee$.
Rwnsibilities oftrust¢es
As explained mor¢ fully in the Staternent of Tru5tees' ResponsÉbilities, the trustees (who are also th¢ dir¢ctors of the
ehajitable company for the purposes of Company law} are rrspon5ible for the preparation of the financial 5tatetnents
and for being satisfied that they 8ive a true and fair view, and for such internal contn)l as the Irustees determin¢ is
necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to
frv4ud or error.
In preparing the financial statemEnts. the trustees are responsible for a5SeS5ing the charitable company's ability to
Continue a5 a going concern, disclosijig, as applicable, matters related to going ¢on¢ern and using the going ¢oncem
basis of a¢¢ount￿l)g unless ihe trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable cofflpany or to cease operations, or
have no realistic alternative but to do so.

WOBLD OBESITY FEDERATION
AUDrroRS REPORT
FOR THE YEARENDED 31 DECBMBER 2021
Ourre$p)tt&ibilitie8 forthe audit of the )gnan¢ial sthtements
Our objecÉive5 are to obtain reasonable assurance knut whether the financial statements as a whol¢ ar¢ fre¢ from
material mi&8tatemenL whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes
our opinion. Reasonable assurdn¢e is a high level of assuTanc< but 15 not a guarantee that an audit conducted in
accordance with ISAS (UK) will always d¢te¢L a material misstatement when it exists. Mi5Statements Call arise from
fraud or etTor and are consid¢red material if, individually or En the aggregate, they ¢ould rwasonably be expected to
influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statemeThts.
The extent lo which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below..
Identify and assess the risk of material misststement of the financial statements. whether due to fraud or error,
design and perform audit procedures responsive io those risks, ond obtain audit evidence that 15 Sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material mi55tatement resulting from
fraud 15 higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve Collusion. forgery. intentional omissions,
misrepresentations or the override of intem&l control.
Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that ar¢
approprtate in the ¢ircumstan¢e4 but not for the PLirposes of expresstng an opinion on the effe¢tivene5s of the
company's internal control.
Evaluate the appropriatene55 of accounting polici¢5 used And the reasonableness of accounting e5tÉmat¢$ and th¢
r¢lat¢d disclosures made by the directors.
CoDclude on the appropriateness of the directors, use of the going eon¢¢rn basis of accounting and, based on the
audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists L'elated to event or cotLdition5 that may cast
518nificant doubton the company's ability to ¢ontinu¢ a5 agoing collcern. Ilwe coneludethat a material uncertainty
exists. ￿ are required to draw attention in our auditors report to the related disclosure in the financial statements
or. if such disclosures ar¢ inadequate to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence
obthined up to the date of our auditorfs report. However, future events or ctsnditions rnay cause tlie company to
cease to continue 8$ a going concern.
- Evaluate the overall presentation, stru¢ture and content of the financial statemetrts, including the disclosure¥ and
whether the flnancial siatEtnents represent the und¢r5ying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair
presentation.
A further description of our wponsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial
Reporting Coun¢il's website at www.fr¢.org.uklauditor5re5ponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report
of the Independent Auditors.
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WORLD OBEsrrY FEDERATION
AUDrfoRS REPORT
FOR THB YEARBNDED 31 DECBMBER 2021
UEe of our report
This report is made solely to the Charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part
16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been urtdert8ken so that we might 5tat¢ to th¢ ¢harilable
company's members those fflatter5 we are required to state to them in an auditors. report and for no other purpose.
To the full¢st extent pemiitted bj. law, we do not accept or a55UTne re5POn5ibilitytO anyone other than the charitable
¢ompany and the Charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions
we have formd.
H M Day (Senior Stathtory Auditor)
for and on behalf of Xeinadin Auditing
Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors
Beckett House
36 Old J¢wry
London
Eff2R 8DD
Date..
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WORLD OBEStrY FEDERATION
STATEMENT OF FINANCtAL AcrIvrrIBS CHARITY (In¢oIpor*tiDg Income and Expenditure &ccount)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER2021
202k
2020
Totsl
Fund3
Restricted
Unrestricted
INCOMING RESOURCES
Notes
VoluDt8iyiocon
Donations and legacies
Activities ft*r generatitt8 fuTMIs:
Congress and Events
Royalties and other incotne
Investmentincome
Invesiment income
60,132
60,132
553
277,195
277.195
386.452
116
Incomttig rewur¢es from Charitable Adivities:
Policy
Education
Research
Membership
266.536
1,225,307
530.017
32,195
266,536
1,404,831
660,854
32,195
301,454
936.950
623,342
7.783
179.524
130,837
310.361
2,391,384
2.701,745
2.256.650
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Voluntsry income
451.549
451,549
329,133
451,549
451,549
329,133
Charifabk activities..
Policy
Membership Services
Education
R¢s¢8T¢h
290.700
47,570
922,102
551,972
290,700
47.570
1,101,571
682.864
310,339
21,788
820,883
781,868
179.469
30,892
Total ¢ha¥itable expenditure
310,361
1.812.344
2.122.705
1,934,878
310,361
2.263.893
2,574,254
2,264,011
Net incoming resourc￿ before transkn
127.491
127,491
(7,361)
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
(7,361)
Funds at l January
986,693
986,693
994,054
#t 31 December
1,114,184
l.Il4.184
986,693
All of the above results are derived from continuing activities. There were no other recogni$ed gain5 or losse5 Other thaTr those stated
bove. Movements in ￿ftd$ are disclosed in note 12 to the financial ststements. The notes on pages 22 to 27 form part of ih¢se financial
stAternents.
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**Company Number: 03802726** 

## **WORLD OBESITY FEDERATION** 

## **BALANCE SHE T** 

## **AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021** 

|**FID ASSETS**<br>Tangible fxed assets<br>Investments<br>**CURRENT ASSETS**<br>Debtors<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**CREDITORS:**amounts flling due<br>within one year<br>**NET CU ENT ASSETS**<br>**NET ASSETS**<br>**FUNDS**<br>Restricted fnds<br>Unrestricted fnds general fnd<br>**Notes**<br>8<br>9<br>IO<br>11<br>11<br>11|**2021**<br>£<br>8,924<br>8,924<br>644,065<br>2,192,833<br>2,836,898<br>(1,731,638)<br>1,105,260<br>£1,114,184<br>1,114,184<br>£1,114,184|**2020**<br>£<br>10,976<br>10,976<br>562,282<br>3,204,686<br>3,766,968<br>(2,791,251)<br>975,717<br>£986,693<br>986,693<br>£986,693|
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The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board of the Trustees on 9 June 2022 and were signed below on its behalf by: 



Trustee Professor Caroline Apovian 

Trustee Professor John Wilding 

The notes on pages 22 to 27 form part of these financial statements. 

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WORLD OBEsrrYFEDERATtON
Cojnpany Number. 03802726
CASH FLOW STATEMEKr
AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2021
2021
2020
Cash flows from op¢rating adivities
(1.007,5801
364,821
Purchase of tangible fixed a5s¢ts
Sale of tangible fixed a5setS
Interest received
(4.273)
{9,759)
Change in ¢ash and cash equivalents in the
reporting period
(1,011,853)
355.061
Cosh and cash equivalents at the beginning of
the reporting period
3.204.686
2.849.625
Cash and cash equival¢nts at the ¢nd of the
reporiing period
2.192,833
3,204.686
Net incomelexpenditure for the re￿rtIng period {as per
the statement of financial activitie5)
127.491
(7,361)
Adjustments for:
Depreciation char8e5
Profjt on disposal of fixed assets
Interest rtteived
Decrea5eI(incre￿e) in debtors
(Decreaseyin¢rease in ¢reditors
6,324
11.251
(81.7821
(1.059,6131
122.499
238,432
1.007,580
364.821
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WORIIJ OBESITY FEDBBATION
NOTES TO THB FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THB YEARBNDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
ACCOi)NTNG POLICIES
Basis of accountin8
Th¢ financial statsments of the charitsble company. which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102. have been
prepared in accordatjce with the Charities SORP (FRS 102)'Accounting and Reporting by CharÈties'. Statement of
Recommended Pra¢iice applicable to chariÈies preparing Ih¢ir accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102) (effective l January 2019),, Finan¢ial Reporting
Standard 102'The Financial Reporting Standard appli¢abl¢ in the UK and Republi¢ of Ireland, and the Companies
Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the hislorical c05t convention.
The reporting currency for the financial statements is GBP.
b) Income r￿ource5
Income from donations and grants are included in incoming resource5 when these are receivabl¢ ex¢¢pt as follows:
When donors specify that donations and grants given to the charity must be used in future accounting period& the inwme is
defe￿ed until those periods.
When donors impose Conditions whicli have to be fulfllled before the Charity becomes entitled to Use Such income, the incom¢
is def¢rred and not in¢luded in incoming resources until the pre-conditions for have been met.
When donoi'5 specify that donations and grants are for particular restricted purpose5. whicli do not amount to pre-conditioths
regarding entitlement, this inGotnE 15 included in incoming resources of r¢stricted funds when receivable.
M¢mbeT8hip due4 advertising and publishiti8 royalties
Income from membcr5hip diies. advertising atjd publishing royaltie5 art included in the SOFA when the charity is legally ¢ntitled
to the income and ihe amount can be quantified with r¢950nable a¢¢ura¢y.
In￿s1￿¢￿t income
Investment incotne. including interest re￿]vable, is included when receivable by ihe Charity.
Project fncome
IncoTne from projects is recognised on an accruals basis as the work on that project pro8re55e5.
c) Resources expended
Resources ¢xpended are includelt in the SOFA on an a¢¢ruals basis.
Certain expenditure is directly 8ttr1b￿tableItr specific activities and has been included in those cost Categories. Shared and indirect
costs are apportioned on the basis of staff time and ihe number offvii.time equivalent staff. Cost5 which are atiributsble to more
than one activity, are apportioned a¢ross cost categories on the basi5 ofall estimate of the proportion of time speni by staff on those
activities.
Fundraising Costs arethose costs inGurred in seekin8 voliintary contributions and publi¢ity costs associated with raL5ing the profile
of the charity.
Govemance Costs are those incurred in connection with ¢nabling the company io Comply with external regulation. c4)nstitution and
statutory requirements and in providing support to the trustees in the dL5charg¢ of th¢ir statutory duties.
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WORID OBBSITY FBDBIL4TION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENIB (continued)
FORIHB YEAR BNDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
ACCOUNfING POLICIES (continued)
d)
Tall8ible fjxed assets
All assets purchased for over £350 will be Capitalised. Depreciation is provid¢d on all tangibl¢ fixed assets at rate5 calculated Éo
write off the cost of each a55et over its expected use￿1 economic life ai the following Faies-.
Fixtures. fjttings and equipm¢nl
COmpu￿r equipment
25% & 33010 r¢du¢ing balance
25¥D & 330/0 reducing balan¢£
e) Jnvestsnents
Investments are stated at m&rket value at the balance Sheet date. The SOFA includesthe net gain5 and losses arisingon revaluatitsns
and disposals throughout the year.
Pensions
Th¢ charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of Contributions are
to the income and expenditure account in the year they are payable.
charged
Financ¢ attd oper4th8 le￿¢8
Rentals payable under oper*iing leases are charges to the SOFA as incurred over th¢ term of rhe lease.
h)
Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded at the rate ruling at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities are
retranslated ai the raie of exchange ruling at thc balance sheet dat¢. All differences ar¢ taken to the SOFA.
General funds are unrestri¢ted 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 oth¢r purposes.
DesigRated ￿ndS comprise unrestricied funds that have been set aside by the TrLislees for particular purp05¢5. Th¢ aim and usc of
each designated fund ig set out in the notes to the financial Staternents.
Restrict¢d funds are fvnds whi¢h are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors whi¢h hav¢ been raised
by the compRny for particular Purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are cliarged agaillst the specifi¢ fund.
Th¢ aim and us¢ of ¢a¢h restiicted ￿rtd is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
i)
CriticAI Aceountitig Jud8em¢nts and Key Source5 of Estimation Un¢wtsinty
In the appli¢ation of th¢ Charity's accounting policies which are described above, trustees are required to make judgements,
estimates and a5sumption5 about the carrying values of assets and liabilitTes that are not readily apparent from other sources. The
estimates and underlying assumpiions are b￿ed on historical experience and other fa¢tOTS that are considered to be relevanL
Actual results may differ froTll these e5timate5.
The estimales and underlying a5suniptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to acc4)unting estimates are recognised
in the period in wl?ich the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period. or in the period of revision and future
periods if the revision affe¢ts both current and future pei'iods.
Th¢ key sour¢es of estimation uncertainty that have a significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statement5 are
described below..
Depreciation
Assets are wryitten down over th¢ir estimat¢d useful lives. The actual lives of the assets may differ from those ¢stimat¢s. The
lives of the assets are kept under review and adjusted as appropriate.
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WORLD OBBsrrY FEDERATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEwfs (continued)
FOR THBYEARENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
voLU￿Ally INCOMB
R¢strict¢d Ullrestricted T¢)tai Total funds
Funds
Funds
2021
2020
Donations
60,132
60,132
553
£60.132
£60,132
£553
ACTIV[￿s FOR GENERATrIG FLftr4DS
Restricted Unr&strithd Total funds
2021
Totsl fiinds
2020
Publishing royalties
Other income
277,195
277,195
386,452
I16
£277,197
£277.197
£386,568
TOTAL RESOURCES
EXPENDED
Staff Costs
Direct Costs s￿Ort Totsl Costs Totsi Co3ts
Costs 2021
2021
2020
Membership
Policy
Education
Research
Voluntary income
20.584
68,907
335,111
216,008
127.100
565
168.95 1
533.956
334,752
239,902
26,421
52,842
232,504
132,104
54,547
47.570
290,700
1,101,571
682.864
451.549
21,788
310,339
820,883
781,868
329,133
£767,710
£1,278,126
£528.418
£2,574,254
£2,264,011
SUPPORT COSTS
COMPIUSE OF..
Totsl Cc
2021
Total Costs
2020
Membership
Policy
Education
Research
Voluntary Income
7,017
14,034
61.749
35,085
22.454
19,404
38,808
170,755
97.020
62,092
26.421
52.842
232.504
132,105
84,546
21,638
64,914
194.742
138,483
12,983
£140,339
£388,079
£528,418
£432,760
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WORLD OBEsrrY FEDERATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
FOR THE YEARENDED 31 D￿MBER 2021
T INCOMING RESOURCES FOR THE
2021
2020
This is stated thr ¢har8ln
Depreciation
L05s on di5PI)5al of fixed assets
Auditors remuneration
Operating l¢ase r¢ntals- Land and buildings
Other
6,324
11.251
6,000
19,623
8,033
19.623
During the year, no Trustees received any benefits in kind (2020 - £Nil).
During the year. l Truste¢ received reimbursement of expen5e5 of £15,031 12020- £15,690)-
ST￿ COS13
2021
2020
Staff costs were as follows:
Wag¢5 and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs
688,184
75,638
61,386
556.354
53,410
55.553
£825,208
£665,317
The number of employees Who￿ etnoluments fell within the following bands was..
2021
2020
£70,000- £80,000
£80.000- £90,000
The averagt number of emplgy¢¢s during 2021
was Ls follows..
Charity objective5 and projects trading activity
Fundraising and publicity
Manatsetnent and admini*ration
21
17
23
TAXATION
The charitablc company is exempt from corporation tax as all its income is charitable and is applied for charitable purpose5.
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WORLD OBESITY FEDERATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMBN13 (continued)
FOR THE YEARBNDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
TANGIBIE FIXED ASSBTS
At l January 2021
Addition5
Disp05aJ
40,075
4,273
At 31 December 2021
44,348
Depwlation
At l January 2021
Charg¢ for the year
Disposal
29.100
6,324
At 31 December 2021
35.424
Net Book Value
At 31 December 2021
£8,924
At 31 December 2020
£10,976
DEBTORS
2021
2020
Due within one year
Trade debtors
Pr¢payments and accrued incorne
Other debtors
350.606
293,459
331,815
230.467
£644,065
£562.282
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WORLD OBEsrrY FBDBBATION
NOIES TO THB FLNANCIAL STATBMBNTS (continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
io.
cRED￿ORS.. amounts fallin8 du¢
within one year
2021
2020
Trade creditors
Social Security and other tax¢5
VAT
Other creditors
A¢¢ruals and deferred income (see below)
51,288
19,899
63,392
7,031
1,590,028
88,084
13,054
36,812
4,760
2.648,541
£1,731,638
Lry,791,251
Pension contributions totalling £5,830 (2020: £4,676) were payRble at the year ertd artd are included within other creditors.
DEFEBED INCOMB
2021
2020
Amounts brought forward
Released in the year
Deferred dvTing the year
2.414.583
2.211,167
(2,414,583) (2,211,167)
I,570,251
2,414,583
Balance as at 31 tkcemb¢r 2021
£1.570.251
£2,414,583
Charity deferred incorne of £1.570,251 related to in¢ome r¢ceived in 2021 in advance of projects and ￿tUre eonftTences.
11. STATEMENT OF FUNDS
R¢strict&J Fut
EUproJe¢ts."
This part of the restricted fund5 is received from th¢ EU Commission for Carrying out reSea￿h related EU projects. Through
collecting obesity related infomiation and Analysis, the projects assist the policy maker5 throughoul EuTOP¢ to implement
appropriate obesiiy stratcgies. EU nOTmally only provides partial funding for the prOJ￿t$ therefo¥e the remaining balances are
covered by the World ob￿lty F¢d¢ration's generdl funds.
C8Pit&lFund..
This fund has been set up for the charity to build up funds to a4uire offiGe premi5e5 in the firture. However, WOF'S priority 15
to increas¢ its fre¢ reserve in order to support its charitable operations.
SUNIMARY OF FUNDS
Brougbt Incoming Resources Tr8nsfern C4TAed
I￿(0Ut)
Forward
Unrestricted Funds
986,693
2.391,384
(2,263,893)
1,114.184
Restricted Funds
310.361
(310.361)
Toial of Funds
£986,693
£2.701.745 £(2,574.254)
£1,114,184
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WORLD OBESITY FEDERATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMBNTS (continued)
FOR THB YBAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2021
12.
Th¢ following paym¢nts are Committed io be paid within one yexr=
Land al￿ buildings
2021
2020
2021
2020
Vithin one year
Between one and five years
52.289
52,116
52,116
£52289
£104,232
13. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
Fut
Tangible fixed assets
Investments
Currenl assets
Current liabilities
8,924
8,924
2,836.898
2.836,898
(1,731.638) (1,731.638)
Net assets
£l,Il4,184
£l.114,184
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WORLD OBEsrrY PEDERATION
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEfvIENTS (contlnued)
FOR THE YEARENDBD 31 DECEMBER 2021
14.
Compfir&tive forthe SOFA
2020
Totsl
Funds
INCOMtNG RESOURCBS
Not¢s
DonatjOll5 and legacies
Artiviti¢5 for g¢neratiDg fjj1￿.
Congres5 and Events
Royalties and other income
553
553
386,452
386.452
Investment income
Jn¢orningr¢sources from Charitable A¢tiviti¢s:
Policy
Edu¢alion
Research
Memb¢Tship
301,454
936.950
500,500
7,783
301.454
936.950
623,342
7,783
122,842
TotAi incomin8resources
122,842
2,133,808
2,256,650
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Costs of genernting fLU
Voluntary tncome
329.133
329,133
329,133
329,133
Ch8ritsbl¢ ¥tÈvitles:
Policy
Membership Service5
Edu¢ation
ReseaTch
310.339
21,758
820,883
659.0?6
310,339
21,788
820,883
731,868
122.842
Total chftritsble expenditure
122.842
1,812,036
1,934.878
122,842
2,141,169
2,264,011
Net incoming ￿Sou￿¢S beforetraTk5fers
(7,361)
(7,361)
Trdnsfers between fi￿d5
(8.32])
8,321
(8.321)
960
17,3611
Fund5 at l January
8,321
985,733
994,054
Funds at 31 December
986.693
986,693
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