REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBEIL. I796449 (KDgIad Ind Walu) REGISTERED CHARITY NiJMBEIL. 1100648 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS FOR THE TrIAR ENDED 311 JUT4E 2024 FOR ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY BESITY Essex Abel accountants..buslpess advisors
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESTrY CONTENTS OF THE FtNANC ATEMENTS R THE VEAR END 24 Rep)rt of the Trnst¢ I to 13 kndepeDdellt Eumin¢r'$ Rert 14 ststement of Financial Activities 15 BAIADce Sheet 16 to 17 Notss ts the Finneial Statements 18 26 D¢tsl]ed Stt¢meDt of Financial Aetivltlo9 27 to 28
ASSOCIATION FOR THE sfuDY OF OBEsfTY IIEPORT OV THE TRusfEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUP4E 2024 The Tru5t¢es, who ar¢ also dtre¢tors of th¢ ¢harity for the putyose5 of the Companhes Act 2006. wesent their allnual ditrctors. repon with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 June 2024. The rep)rt is prepar1 ensure that the trustees also meet th¢ requirements for a directors, rewjrt and ac¢x>unts for Co]Dpanies Act purp)ses. The fujanciai s¢at¢m¢nts hav¢ b¢¢n prepared in aux)rdanc¢ with the accoyntittg policitt set out in notes tr> the accounts and comply with the charity's 8ov¢ming do¢um¢n¢ and A¢Unting and Reportin8 by c}lties. StateTnent of Recommended Practice applicable to Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard opplicable in the UK and Republic of Ir¢iand (FRS 102). OWECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES ASO Mission Th¢ ASO ainjs to develop an understsnding of obesity through the pursuit of excellence in research and education. the f&i]itation of contact between illdividuais a[ or8anisation5, and the promotion of tion to prev¢nt andtreat obesity. ASO Objective5 - The protnotign (Trf prof¢$5i0twl awaneSS of ob¢sity and its impact on health - Educate and disseminate r¢c¢nt reStah on the ¢austs, coJtse4uences, trealtDenl and pr¢v¢nlion of obesily - Provide opinion leadership irb the UK - E]than¢e understanding of the prevention aThJ treatment of obesity thToughoutthe UK. - Improv¢ the quality of obesity education throughout the UK - Forge links benveen individuals and orgaTLisations concerned with th¢ shxiy of obesity thn)ughout the UK Support the role of patient and publi¢ Ènvolvem¢nt in ob¢sity res¢Ar¢h Connect active resrarchers and practitioners from diverse disciplin¢s WI ¢ontribut¢ to the developm¢nt of a UK perspective on obesity. - Provid¢ appropriat¢ illpui the UK perspective al a Eut¥JpFaD and inRrnational level througb EASO and the World Obesity Federation. The ASO is affilia*d to the European Aswiati¢)n for th¢ SttY of Obesity (EASOI and the World Obesity Federation (WOF) and organised the inaugural Intemational Cong$$ ort Obesity. held in London in 1974. ASO was the foundi body of the highty respe¢t¢d International Journa] of Obesity. The ASO ts also A memb¢r of th¢ Obesity H¢aMI Alliance (OHA), a coalition of over 30 charities, medical roy eolleg¢s and campaign groups who have joined togetherto fi8ht obesity. 2023n024 BUSINESS PIUORITIES The Trusiees present their aTllwal re)rt tog¢ther wilh the fanCial statements of th¢ Company for the year l Juty 2023 - 30 Jun¢ 2024. The Annual Roort 5erve5 the Purposes of iK>th a Trustees, reFrf)rt and a Directors, report under company law. The Trustees confirni that the Annual Rep)rt and Financial Statements of the ¢haritabl¢ company compty with the current statutory requirements, th¢ requirements of the charitable company's goveming &)cument ad th¢ provisions of the Statement of R¢¢omm¢nd¢d Practicc (SORP) applicable to ¢harities preparing their aceounts in accordance with the Financia] Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective I January 2019)- Page I
ASSOCL4TION FOR THE STUDY OF OBEStrY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 21124 CHAIR AND PRKSIDENT FOREWORD Following the decisi(Trn lo r¢5trueture the ASO alld stparate the govemance and operalional role5, the Board of Trustees. Presid¢nL Presiil¢nt Eleet and ASO Operatsona] Com]nittees have been working together to transition ty and embed the Dew stru¢tur¢ shnc¢ the previous AGM in Deccmber 2023. Throughout this period there have been several chyng¢s to the Board of Te¢& and we have expanded out Operatnal Committees. The followill8 elected and co-oNed Trustees retired in the reporting period and we would lik¢ to thank them fortheir contribthions ASO: Ken Clare, Dr Nerys Astbury, Dr Julia Mueller. Dr Dimitris Papamargaritis. Dr Robert& Dr Dawn Swancutt. tkLaura Gray. Dr Zoe Bell. and LaUraMeGoW¥. With the excepiion of Ken Clar¢, ail other retiring Tn]5tecs transition¢d to Operniional Comlnittee roles as part of the JYstnJ¢wre. Additiona] Changes to the Board of TntteS outside of the reporting perioj have been made. Following an election and EGM in 2024, Dr Aileen M¢Gloin, Prof Paul Gately, Prof Yitka Graham, Ann Vincent were elected to the Board of Trustees. Pmf Nieola Heslehursi and Dr David Hughes retiffd from ih¢ir Chair and Deputy ChairlHonorary S¢¢relary Tol¢s in July 2024 and the Board appoinied Prof Wasim Hanif as Chair Prof Carolyn Summerbell as Deputy Chair and Honorary S¢¢r¢tary" tK>ih hav¢ sin¢e resigned due to pemnal and wotload commitments. Sarth Le Byocq retired frtsfft her Tnjstee role ID O¢tober 2024 to fvlly trnllsition to an operational role. There was an ¢l¢ction within the B¢wd of Trn5tees in February 2025 and the following appointments wer¢ mad¢.' Mary O'Kane, Chair. Dr Aileen McGIoin, Deputy Chair, Dr Sanilralsjr. Honordry Secrewy. The Board also voted iti F¢bn]ary 2025 to exlelld Prof Etnilie Combet's Trustee tenure and co-opt Prof Alex Miras and Prof MaTia Bryant for another year t(> support the final 5tage# of the r¢stnKture' and to autOmatilty Co-opt the Presid¢nt and President Elect roles to the Board. We are grdteful to rctirins tn¢tnber5 of the Ejoard for thcircontribulions, alld ty th¢ r¢maining and n¢wly appoklltcd Board members for conlinuingF to support the final Stages of traDsition to the new structure. The new Board of TrusTr¢s will focus on gov¢man¢¢ issues includingrisk managemenL fJnan¢es and policies, enabling the President, President Ele¢t and Op¢rniional Cotnmittees to d¢livuon op¢rntional activities for ASO tnetnber Since th¢ previous AGM, we have expanded our Operational Committtts, advertising for n¢w positions among ASO members in 2024. some appointments were made during the reporlinu. peri and rne were mwje afterthe rqK)rting period for this annu report. We would like th thank Ope10nal Committe¢ Tn¢mb¢rs wlyis¢ tern have ended since the pr¢vious AGM, includill8 DrNery5 Asthury IUKCO L) and Dr Zoe Bell (UKCO Team). STRUCTURE COVERIYANCE AND MANAGEMEIYT Constitutio Th¢ wmpwy is ar¢stered Chty (Charity Number I l(M)648) and a UK ¢ompany limited by guarantee {Company number 4796449). Membership is open to obesty r¢s¢arrh¢r4 healthcare profe5sion&Js, eliniciaD4 academi¢s, scientists. students WIM) are working andlor studying in the Geld of obesity and to others who have a particular inteTe5t n this ar¢& Metbrfml Df Appointment Election of Trustees The management of the charity is the responsibility of th¢ Trus¢¢¢s who are elected and ¢(0pted under the terms of the constitution. ring this perifyj the ASO w&$ mana8ed by 15 ¢l¢Yt¢d Truste¢& led by Prof NicolaHeslehurst who w&s appointed char on 7 SeptemlKr 2022 following the resignatioll ofProfessor MariaBryant on lh¢ same day. The Tnlee$, or any member of ASO can recommend a Trustee tor apptsinttnt. The terni ofoffice for Tnjsttts is ihrtt years and Trust¢¢s may b¢ r¢-apptsind for a ]MUM of two *mis of office unless apw)inted to Chair, Se£retAry or Treasurer rK>5ition in which th¢y may stsnd forone ditional terni as per the Memorandum and Articlesof AsKKiatiOD. Page 2
ASSOCIATION FO DY OF OBEsrrY REPORT OF THE TRusfEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2124 STRUCTURE, GOVEItNANCE AND MANAGEMETrrr Policies adopted for tbe ldrtiO and tr118 of Tn A Trustee training manual is available for all Thst¢¢s whi¢h provides relevani illfomiation alyout the charity as well seful link5 and 1vIce on th¢ rol¢ of the Trnst. This is llpdoted reglllariy and was l&st fornlty trviewed in 2021. In 2023, the following n¢w poli¢ies were r¢viewed and adopted.. Financid Conlrois R¢vi¢wa R£¢¢0 Reviewed Re¢entl 202&01-25 20254>1-25 2027-01.25 Lnvestment Polic 20244>1-25 202¥01-25 2025-01-25 R¢s¢rv¢s 2024-01-25 202¥01-25 2025-01-25 org•1tIOn#I $trneture aMd dttision m%king In early 2023, th¢ Trustees Undertook a review of its structure procc4ses and aeed to a planned chonge to facilitate a smaller Board of Trustees focusing exclusively on governanc¢ and PTobtty with delegated operatiotl Conllnittees to manage the daY-knday operations of the organisation. This evolved ov¢r 2023 and into 2024. Pay polity for key mAn#gement There are no paid stsff. all work und¢naken by the Comm2ttees and Truslees is done so voluntsrily. The support agency. Red Hot Irons, w&s contracted to rw) the operational day-tt>wday activities and busin¢ss administration Lmiil May 2024. and Conference Collectiwe Ltd froTll April 2024 Iwith an overlapping period forh8ndover). ApplifatioD 8dherence to the Cbrity Gov¢rn#rt¢e Code ASO recognises good governanee is essential to its effectiveness, Teplltatio and ¢r¢dibility. The Board of Trustees regularly review ac¢iviti¢s p)li¢i¢s and processes to ensur¢ th¢ charity is deliverillg against its Tnis5ion and ¢hwitable obj¢¢tives. We have robust measures to ensur¢ on ¢ff¢¢tive and clear overview of financial conttDls. We operate robust confli¢ts of int¢rest policy. and all Trustees and Committee members complete declarations of int¢resi each year. Conflict of int¢r¢sts fomi a standitig Ate]n on all Board agendas. The Board aims to e<)ntinuously improve its govemanee pttKe&8es and 1$ working through the Charity Govunance C4)de to eDsure gov¢man¢e stnKiures adhere to the principlrs of the co(k recommended practi¢¢. Risk Mansgement The Trustees analys¢ and undettske a reviewof the risks the Charity is ex]y)sed to part of an annual business plannhllg process and in acconlallce with Charity Commission guidan(¢ {CC26), swring the risks xcordirtg to likelihood and impa¢t. The Systems and actions established to mitigate those risks are also ttviewed by Truste¢5 at each Board meetin8 and updated and adjusted accordin8ly, with the net risk in area agreed. High risk$ ¢bsely monitored by thr Trustees are: - High levd of d¢p¢nd¢n¢y on t(x) few incom¢ streams puts ASO at risk of swld¢n aKVor long-temi 105s of funding - effo continue to diversify in¢ome streams to include more Trnsts and Foundation as well as funding from non-pharmaceutical companies. - PoteTLtial for a sudden drop in income and the need to dip into aGcumulated reserv¢s. - The risk that ASO eould b¢ perceived as being unduly influenced by spon50rslpharma¢¢uti¢al industry. ASO h&s adopd stringent SPOnSOT5hip, partnershipg and etLdor5etnellt Folici¢s and ¢nsures wbere possibl¢ that there is a balance of sponsors from across th¢ industy spectrum with AO on¢ snsOraYIllS signifieani influen¢e or control. Sponsors are not perniitted to hav¢ any fonn of editorial conttvl or influence overthe wntent and development of new ASO activiiies 8nd materials. Page 3
ASSOCIATION FOR THE sfuDY OF OBESITY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024 SFRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT VoluDtetT8 The Chlty is heavity reliant on the time. exIrti8e 8nd ettergy of its Ttte$ and other members. Much ofihe work of the charity is CODdu¢ted virtually via email and tele¢oDferenc¢ and is ndertaken on a yo1tary bls. At th¢ cnd of this rerting perityj there were 421 members in tots]. ACTIVITIES: OPEIL4TIONAL cOMMIEEs The Trustees have eomplied with the duty in part I secthon 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to bave due regatd to public benefit guidance publkshed by the Clwity Co]nmission. A det4iled r¢port of the ¥¢ivi¢i¢s und¢rtaken and ¥chi¢v¢m¢nt5 by the Chariry to rther its charitsble pu]p)ses for the public FKncfit is 8iven below. The business priotities forthe ornanisatioTr in this ve8r ore un¢hang¢d: Professional - To a¢t as advocates for people with obesity - To provide opportunities for members (for example. via the UK C()ngress on Obesity and grants) - To promote and further ihe sDJdy of Oilty and its Tnanagemenl - To raise awarenes$ of and suptK)rt our Cellters of Ob¢sity Management (COMS) to highlitht ¢liDical and service delivery examples of excellence delivering obesity management Developmentsl - To ensure prll¢tiOn and circulation of a monthly e-bulietin to share best practi¢e and highlight relevant obesity news and infommtion - To maintsin the ASO websitr creating. shaTillg and signposting to relevant news and evfflts - To support early career r¢sear¢hers {ECRs) through our ECR n¢twork EdueAtion aThd Clini¢al - To produce and deliver educional programmes in sUprt of high-qu8lity ¢xc¢llence in obesity maThagement and resear¢h ineluding digital programmes such &8 webinars and meetin85. - To fwth¢r search into the study ofobesity - To suprx)rt fundin8 of r¢sraKh into obesity prevelltiOD aDd nwiagem¢nt These priojities w¢r¢ d¢liYered undertht leadership of the Op¢rotions Management Team. and through the work of (4>erational S4Jb-committees (see below). In 202314, many of our operations returned t(Tr pr¢-pandemi¢ activity and w¢ continued to rnsume in-p¢rson ¢v¢nts. However. mueh of OUT operationa] internal ¢ommwiicati(Trns wntit]ues via digitsl means to thsure cost effectiv¢ delivery of servi¢c5. Influencing •nd eontributing to nation91 poli ASO works a]ongside organisations a¢ro&8 theUK and beyond to infonn obesTty policy. promot¢ besi practice w)d act an adVOte for p>ple living with ob¢$ity. We collaborate wtth other proftss1ol organisations including Obesity Voices, EASO, WOF, The Nutrition Society, BOMMS, BDA and others to share b¢st practice. inforni p>li¢y aud dIeiD* learning. This is fomiali5ed through automatic membership to EASO and WOF for ASO members. The ASO is also a profe5sion8] $tskehold¢r org8nisation for NICE guidelines relakd to obesity. Page 4
OCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 Juf4E 2024 Operations Mangement Texm The Op¢rdtions Manègement Team have provided Strategic oversight to the delivery of operational activiiies during the rqK)rtitig pericxj. The reporting of activtties specific to each sub-committee follow& W¢ ndUcted a consuitstion with ASO members during the reporting period to gaÈn feedback on the strategi¢ direction and operational activities of ASO. This included whether memb¢rs felt w¢ w¢re meding our stsaiegi¢ obj¢¢tiv¢s, the operationa] activities, ar3 of member benefit and opp)rtwiÉties to further develop these. The survey Op] 0th 13th Sept¢mber2023 and closed on 15ih December 2023. and we meived 91 valid responses. Wc are using the results of the member consultation to inforn) the OatiOnal activities inGluded in the ASO strategic plan, which will be developed by the Board of Trustees and Operations Mwwtment Team. In ihe reporting peri in 2024, we acted on the ASO memberwn5ultation feedback which indicated that m•nbers want¢d more opportunities to have ASO roles. We bave reviewed areas for operational capacity wwth and develOd newoperation roles. As well as providing more optK)riunities f(Trr m¢mbers to hav¢ ASO roles. this enabled more efficietrt use of ASO fund5 by scaling ba¢k ASO Offi¢e support foroperational a]VIties. drawing on ASO memb¢rs' ¢xp¢rtis¢ and enthusiasm kn supwrt the delivery of ASO opeJ7tional activities. The opc[lOS Management Team will Teview how to d]rt ASO ndIng to provide fwth¢r member benefits while developinu¥ the strategic plan alongside th¢ Board of Trustees. The ASO President reprrtted thc UK at the WOF AGM in July 2023 (proxy voting) and EASO National Pr¢sid¢nts meeting and AGM in May 2024 (in person attendance). Clitiital Pr8Ctice and Obesity M4ngement SubwL•mmlttee The clinical pracÈir and obesity management sulFeomTnitt¢¢ engages with patients and practitioners, lettds on COMS and delhvered on the following tivitieS in 202314: - Partitipation in OHA working group for ¢linicat 8etviees ort b¢h8lf of the ASO - ASO Tepr¢sentstion onNICE guidance comtnit¢e¢s'. (l} Digithlly enabled weigm maT¥ement pmgramrnesio supsX)rt treattnent with weight maltagement medi¢ation' {2) Int¢]ventiollal procedur¢s ¢onsultation docuTn¢nt; (31 Endoscopic sleeve ¥a5troplasty for obesity; (4) Weight Managementr. preventing, &ssessing and m¥thaging overweight atHI obesity (update): (5) Tcchnolo8y Appraisal: Tirzepatide for managing overweight and obesity: (6) Vitamin B12 deficiency in over 16$ diagrK15iS and managehnent - Representation of ASO in num¢rous l(Kal, national and int¢rnational coDferences - Nutrition I Weight MaDa8emen¢ Training for Healthcare Prof¢ssionals with Hull Health and caTe p8ttr¢rship - Engagement with RCGP Ob¢sity ¢linical conferellce The MMittee delivered the 5th COMS meeting in Belf&st on the 13th of September. This wa$ centred arowid the theme of 'Services and how to best eombin¢ obesity medications with non-pham)a¢ological InteentiOnS to maximise health bet)efits'. It was attended by SO dele8ates and stKJnsor5hip from Ethicon. In addition, th¢ Clini¢8) tIce and Ok%ity Managw¢nt subrfommittee contributed to several oth¢r tIvitieS led by other operational eommitt¢¢s. including UKCO PTepAration and delivay. neletter¢QntCTht contribution and gov¢rnance expertise. Comn)uni¢tiofj, PartTrersbips and Networks Sul¢01tte¢ This committee overseas all ¥tivi¢ies reiat¢d to communieation with MeTnr& partnerships and neOs. It also contributes to the ASO annual congr¢5s UKCO, and awards. ASONewskiier.' The widely r¢sp¢¢kd monthly memknhip newslettgrptr)videsmemb¢T5 with avehicleto share inforniation on national attd international obesity aDd ob¢5ity relakd research, eventy policy and position Statements, educatio]] r¢50urce, tools jobs and studenlship5. The newslett¢r is a150 Used to promote ASO activtties and prO8MMeS to ensure m¢mb¢rs ar¢ llY infoThned. Page 5
A&WCIATION FOR THE sfuDY OF OBESATY RKPORT OF THE TRusfEES FOR THE VEAR ENDED 311 JUNE 2024 ASO Nelworks." In 2023. activity in our North West netwo WAS reinvigoJd with a ¢hang¢ of network leadership and or8anisation of the first in-p¢rson workshop in some time, on 'HaviThg meaningful behAviour change conversatioDs' for 19 attend¢e$. Th¢ Scottish network continued their regular'Network Natters, rolling pro8rdmme. with Iiew tOPiC5 covering. Optimisin8 dL8italty4elivered behavioural weight Ios5 pro¥ramme5. predicting who will lose attd gain weight during ex¢rcis¢ and weight management regirneJ4 and the roleof kjw-cknie sweeteners in appetite and weight control. ASO Scotland n¢ttWO also ho¢4 a hybrid webinar in Mah 21)24 ¢onsid¢ring in¢qualiti¢s of living with ob¢sity in a rural environmenL slides from this event are available on our website. December 2023 broughttO8ether the Yotkshire neOrk with Sheffield Hallam Appetite Rese&r¢h Cluster {SFL4Re}kn deliver a hybrid regionaj half4lay event at Sbeffield Hallam University. The East olEngland region joined foT¢¢S With our Wal¢s Lead to provid¢ a w¢binar( advanc¢s in pharniacology int¢rv¢ntions for people living with obesity in June 2024. The Northern Ireland Network held a joint Safefood All-islattd Obesity Action Forum m¢e¢ing with ASOI in June 2024. ASO PartIrShIpS.. Between June 2023 alhd June 2024. w¢ hgv¢ ntinU1 io proactively sttk to develop and strengthen our partnerships with organi5ations with aiigneil va]u¢s and principles with those of ASO. During this period. parttiers included= the Society fOrEdrioIOgy, th¢ Ob¢siry and Weight Management AILianee. the Nutrition &)¢iety and BOMSS. ASO is also an a¢tiv¢ member of the Obesity Hea]th Alliance. AS'O Websile.. The ASO have a fimctional websit¢ with inforniation about the society activttits inCludg the snnual conference. nenvoJ aciiviry and research illfomiation. However. the Tnle¢S have identified it needs to be improved to make it more vibrant, engaging and ¢&%i¢r to navigate. and ihis will be actioned in 2025. ASO SocialMedMI' Since the l&st AnE)ual Rewrt and th¢ new ASO struthtre, the Communication5 learn has increased its capacity athd capability substantially. Th¢ new ASO Communi¢aiions o]mtional team commenced its activities in May 2024. ASO'S communication5 Vla social media chann¢ls ar¢ ¢OOTdinat¢d centralty and proxtively. allowing ASO to hav¢ g4 Strong social media presence and use th¢se opportunities to prcsent all authorÈtiv¢ stan¢¢ on obesity related issues in the medi& The C4)mmunications Team meets tsnce a month to exclwige ideas and discuss plans for the upcoming month. A w¢¢kly ¢ommuni¢ation grid 1$ iii operation which is regularly updthi with relevant pl8nning aThJ schedule rtotes. ajollgside any specific t&sks from th¢ wider ASO team. The cornmunicatith) grid is overseen each week by on¢ manber of thel¢am as w a 5thcdul¢d rota. During this periol w¢ hay¢ continuoj to mait)tsin OUT reach atmi grow our en8agem¢nt on ASO sla1 media. X (Twitt¢r) follow¢rs in¢reas¢d by nearly 4lld Linkedin saw a growthof 60h and atth¢ ¢b)d of May 2024 8 total of 534 folltswers. RtxÈxrth thd Scien¢ific Advi50ry Sub-eomtllittee This committee Imd$ all a¢tivtties related to UKCO, the Early Carttr Researcher (ECRI n¢twork and ECR eveDta8 11 as Awards and 8fdnts; the tomtnitt¢e a150 contributes to the newsletter other fom)s of commullication. UKCO.. During thi$ we held ow Ill-petl annual flagship conferen¢¢. th¢ UK Collgre5s on Obe$iry (UKCOk which t(M)k placc at Queens Univ¢rsity Belfast on 14th and 15th S¢pternber 2023. Page 6
ASSOCIATION FOR THE sfuDY OF OBEsrrY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024 <)Le¢n's University B¢lfast host¢d the $old-OUt evenl which wa5 a 8reat succes& with 178 attendees (illrluding Trustees, excluding sp¢ak¢r5, exhibitors). A totsl of 139 4bstracts were submittcd to the conference. of which 135 were accepted £ presentation (n=22 for ordl comrnunicalion), with 13 withdrawn. A totsl of 8 travel bursaries (out of 9 applicatiolls) were awarded to assist members attending the congress. The event provided essential utdates, inspiration and gav¢ ris¢ to excellent discussion. Ther¢ were four plenary ssion& including olle led entelY by those with lived experien¢e: - Plenary l.. UK Obesity policy: Foresigbt and Hindsigbi- Pmfessor Susan Jebb - Plejjary 2: The Lived Experience- Susie Birney. Fiona Quigley. James FUlla Vicky Mooney - Plenary 3.. Why is the g¢n¢tics of obesity imp)rtantr Pmfessor Sadaf F8r(K)qi - Pleoary 4- ts$¢d target& limited alott atMI dccre&sin8 priority. Time to regroup, rethink and give ¢hildreThlfamilies liwng with obesity a chance- Profe&8or Paul Gately We re¢¢ived n-74 wmpleted evaluations (42D/• of attendees, with 45 T¢$PmS¢S fTom acthmi¢ resear¢hersk of whom, most PIe said that they attend¢d to'keep up to date with developmrnt within obesity fwld", followed by'presentittg re5e8rch" and"n¢tworking". Feedback was extremely positive, with the ¢ongr¢ss ¢ompletely or very much meeting the txpectstions of 840A of respondents. Key highlights of the event included, hearing aEKkUt the networking. scope of current forni of treatment, lived ¢xperi¢n¢¢s and intera¢tillg with people with lived ¢xperi¢n¢e, whirh'l)UgI p¢rspedive to all of the conversattons." "The eyceededppry arpectatio&. 7kÈre w¢rE severtslhighlighisfor me- the LivedE¥wieA* sessi(In f%earing frtjm patients andÉkir l1felongexperlepes was rets1 inslghtfyl), andthe mvesome re&pop io Kffn recetving his awL7rd. He's helpedso of undcontrEbutsdto so marypr()jecls. Also the qrth71ity oftk speakers (in ullihe s¢&siow Itsled} andrange ofthffervhl s¢s$ionformats were exce/len¢." Ar for improvancnt were around mor¢ ¢at¢ring olon$, iDcluding 8omewh¢r¢ to si¢ forlunch alld clearer signage alld a rnap of th¢ v¢nu¢ for Thms. A congre58 highlight was the visual summaries. which wer¢ liv¢ %rib¢d by Chrts at Trfifty Fox. The im8ges dislilled the key mcssagcs and learning from cothgress. Our thanks to I)en5 University B¢lfa5t and the Soci¢ty for Endottinology who sllpport this session. Thank you Qu¢¢n's University for hostin8 this year and th¢ fantsstic efforts of the at Ilidd¢l Hall to ensur¢ th¢ smooth runnin8 of the eottgr¢54 well as to the UKCO 2023 sponsor5 and &thibitors WI mxd¢ thi5 y¢ar'5 UKCO P05sibk. ASO Awur(L¥.' Jn this peri(xJ. we issued fiv¢ awards, psented &t the ASO UK Conference oth Obesity (UKCO) in September 2023 in Belfast.. Prevention Treatmtnt Award The winDing tid¢ for this award by Tr R¢wjaM Babbgr, MoreLrfe {d), UKwag"Overyi¢w of a Tier 3 inte8rakd adult weigbi management pathwdy SUPP)rting PTe-bariatri¢ weight loss and its irnpa¢t on impMviThg patient's nutritional intsk¢ and psycholo8ical well-b¢ins' Page 7
ASSOCIATION VOR THE sfuDY OF OBESITY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES R THE YEAR ENDED 30 IYE 21124 Ken CIAre Aw8rd for Excelknce ID P8tient alld Public Involve¢ll1 alld engagement itt obuity r¢serch The winning title for thi5 award by DrElanor Hinton. University of Bristol was"Integrdting atKI aluatIng PPI withhn C041evelopment project to design the rK)vel weight-management intervention'AIM2C.haDge'. both for and wtth young people" •' 3-Mlnute Th& Award The winning title for this award by StscEyBourdmon, Untversity ofLeeds, w&8"tk) appetitive traits impact SUCCCS5 ill tier thr¢¢ w¢ighi moThagem¢ni services?" $ * Best Poster The best ECR p05kr was awarded to Tr Alice KinipuThinil4 Unlversity College London for the projeoL UDd¢rstandiDg the family food ¢yltur¢s. exp¢ri¢n¢¢s and bthaviour5 of familits with varyin8 levels of f¢x)d Srity.. a cross-S¢Ctionai shjdy. Best publit he91¢h gbstr*ct Rvbec¢a B¢ekeK Un¥versity ofLeeds was award¢d th¢ Best Publie HItkn Abstract for her project.."Weight management experietttes among people living with and beyond c4)lorectal. bre&st orpr05ta¢¢ ¢ancer.' A cross-sectiona] survey". The be Public Health Abstsct {bas¢d (Trn abstract submissions) was judged by th¢ Publi¢ Health Agency for North¢rn Jr¢land and ASO-UKCO Scientifi¢ C0mittee. ASOHopwraryfeUowship.' The Association for the Stydy of Obesity {ASO) award5 Honor4ry F¢llowships io individuals WI h¥d¥¢ made a signifi¢artt contiibution to 0sity resth in the UL Fellows are elected every two years in recow]ition of th¢ir seryt¢¢ and cornmitment to the fi¢ld. Th¢ founh llOrary f¢llowship of th¢ ASO was award¢d to Ken for his outstmding CoTKTitI1on to the field of ob¢siry. and for his long-terrn championing of the ASO. Earfy Career Re4egreher Network ]rin8 this 0wIting period, we delive1 a research workshop for ECRS with 33 attendec5. The workshop, which w&5 delivered on 13th September 2023 at Queens Univtr5ity, Belfast. ahead of our annual eonference, pJDvidd ECRS with prnctical advice and suprK>n in developing fellowship applicaiions, writin8 skills for publication and involvi people with lived experience in reseah. Additiona]ly. the mentOrig s¢heme f(>r ECRS, linking up ECRS with mort s¢thitsr ASO members remains in pla¢¢, witb plans to enrol anoth¢r col)ort of Enentors and m¢ni¢¢s.
CIATION FOR THE STUDY BE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 21124 PLAN FOR nryURE PERIODS FollowiDg the decision to restru¢tur¢ in early 2023. lh¢ ASO has impl¢m¢ni¢d many ¢Inge5. We are llW at the final stages tsf the r&%trn¢ture. The Board of Trnst¢es are ¢utt¢n¢ly r¢viewing the ASO Articles of Association and will bring suggested ametsdMts tor review and approval by ASO members in 2025. Thcre is an on-going review of ASO risk mana8¢m¢nt ineluding the development of a risk appetite statement and review and update of therisk register. The Board. with supw)rt from the OpeTations Management Team. are a]sts ¢urrenily in the process of reviewing all ASO )licies to ensure they refleet the llew structure attd division of roles and responsibilities between Trustees at Committee members. The ASO ¢erational committees will continu¢ io build oll the succe9sful delivery of the flagship Confae UKCO, will COTllinue to provide educational programmes of wot in¢luding webinars ond network meetings, to continue to supw)rt our ECRnetwork, and to build ¢)n emb¢dding PPiB into ASO activities. There is on-going work to review and refine the requirements for COMS aecreditatio with plansto grow the Adult COMS n¢twork 8nd d¢velop a n network of Patdiatric COMS. There i5 OD-goin8 developm¢nt of a ¢0mmunitIOnS strategy for ASO be more proactive in its role advocatin¥ for evidence and lived experience infomied approaches to obesity as 1 Qs voicing our Frf)siÈion on stigm4 health inequalitie5, the food envin)nment and other polscy Klated topics. The Board of Trustee5 and Operations Manag¢m¢nt Tearn will be workingtogcther to develop our new strategic plan. which incorporates membtr feedbxk forni th¢ r¢¢ent ¢onsultstion and rellects ourplan5 for growth the delivery of operational activities and memb¢r ben¢fits. Page 9
ASSOCIATIOiY FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY REPORT OF THE TRuEBs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024 TRusfEES & SEIYIOR WAGEMENT Trnstegs Ballker5 UDity Trust bank pic Nitte Brittdley Place Birnjingh BI 2HB Dr Mary O'Khthe (Chair from February 2025) Mr Patrick M¢Ginl¢y (Treasw¢r from 2020- current) Dr Aileen McGloin (from 31 July 2024, Deputy Chair from February 2025) Prof Emilie Combd {2021- current) Dr Sandra Isibor ISe¢retwy from F¢brnary 2025) Prof Paul G&ley (31 July 2024- Cur1> Prof Yitka Graham131 July 2024- ¢urr¢nt) Ann Vincent131 July 2024- tsjfftnt) Prof. Alex Miras (Non-voting tru5teel Prof. Mary Bryant (Non-voting Trnslee) Prof Niwla Heslehurst (Chair fillithed temi July 2024) ASO OpeTrtiwial SulKTrmmitt¢e 14d¢r5bip Operations Management Team Ckair. Prof Nicola Ffrslehurst Clinical PractiGe and Obe5tty ManagerneDt suECOMMittee Chair: Prof Alex Mim Research and Scientific Advisory Sub-¢ommitt¢e Thair: Prof Emilie Comb Wa5im Hanif I(air Juty 2024 re518n¢d Janyary 2025) CaTolyn Summerbell (Secretary Juty 2024 resiglled Dectnther2024) Communi¢ation& Partne1p5 aDd Networks sucOMMIttee Chair: DrKath Roberts Sarah Le Brocq (resigned (ktober 2024) Dr David Hu8hes (Deputy Chair/Honorory S¢cT¢tary finished tern) July 2024) Dr K¢n Clar¢ (Finish¢d temi September 2023) Dr Gfy)rgios K Dimitriadis (Finished term September 20231 Dr Dimitrios Paprnargaritis {Finish¢d tem) Ik¢¢mber 2023) Dr Dawn Swanu)tt {FiDished t¢nn I)¢¢embgr 2023) Dr Ncrys Asthury (Finished t¢mi tkcember 2023) Dr Julia Mu¢llet (Finished tenn December 2023) Dr Kath Robejts (Finished i¢rni December 2023) Laura Gray (Non-voting tJustee finished tern Decemb¢r 2023) Zoe Bell INon-votin8 trnstee finished tsrni December 2023) Laura MeGowan (Non-votiiig trustee fmished t¢rni December 2023) ASO OperntloDal S0]ee Member5bip OperthDonY Miwagemeth Te¢ofv.' President and Chair ofih¢ Operations Management Team.. Prof Nicola H¢slehurst President ElecL Prof Emili¢ Comb R¢s¢arth and sCteifiC AdYig)ry Sub-committee Chair. DI Ju]ia Mueller . Clitiical Practice and Obesity Management SulpCommiie Chair.. Prof Al¢x Mir&s Communicaiion. Partnerships and Networks Sub-Commite Chair.. Dr Kaih Rob¢]ts • UKCO Strattgic Lkad: Dr Laura M¢Gowa Sponsorship Lead: Drclaudia Co¢iho and Dr Janine Makaronidi5 (role share for handov¢r p10d) Strategic Review Lead.. Dr Laura Gray Op¢rntions Secretary Lead.. Dr Ruth Price RegS$ternl •ffite 4 Bank Court Weldon Road Loughknrough LeLC¢5ter5hire LEII 5RF Chrity Regb*eTed Numl)er 1100648 Page 10
A&SOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY REPORT OF TIIE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024 TRUSTEES & SENIOR MANAGEMENT Clirtieul Practice and Obesity Hauagemenl SmCOmmI1¢e&.' Essex Abel 4 Bank Court Weldon Ro&1 Loughb)rough L¢ics LEI15RF Chair. Prof Alex Miras • Operations sretary. Juli¢ Sittlington . COMS Lead.. AIProf Dimitri05 Paparn1]S and Dr Claudia Coelho {role share for Iwthver period) o Adult COMS.. Dr Eht&8hatD Ahtnad o Paediatyic COMS: Dr Sally Abbott Sponsorship Lead.. Dr Claudia Coe]ho and Dr Janin¢ Mokaronidis (rol¢ $har¢ for h4ndov¢r period) Sponsorship Sup1.. KristiDa Vayurn commu1oI10, Pfrtherslups olNetwOr Stth-eommittee.. . Chair. Dr Kath Robert% . Operations Se¢relary: Dr Jo Howe . Networks Lead.. Dr Dawn Sw8n¢utt Partnerships Le&d: Dr Anjali Zalin • COUlta17Qs Lead: Mary O'Kane • Cthnmuni¢ations Lead.. Sadia Ali • Communication5 ECR Interns.. Drzainab Ak]LteT, Dr Rob Oxley, Dr Hao Tan8 Researeh ondScienrifieAdvisory,Su commillee.. Chair. Dr Julia Mu¢ller Lived Experience.. Sarnh LeBrocq ECR Team: Dr Julia Mueller, Dr Shokraneh mogham Dr Elizabeth Evans, Dr Katherine Pidd UKCO Strategic l£ad.. Dr Laura McGowan . UKCO Deputy Lead: Dr Jordan Beautnont UKCO Lived Experience 16ad: Nadya 15ak UKCO Abstracts t&ad.. Dr Fotiiii Tsofliou . UKCO Loca] Or8ani5in8 Cornmitte¢ Link.. Dr Luke Boyle . UKCO Support Officer. DrLily Hawkins Pagell
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBEsrrY REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024 FINANCIAL REVIEW PrinLyple fundlDg The prin¢ipai funding sour¢¢s for th¢ Charity in 2023124 &8 in prevMTrus years wcre.. ConfeTcnce sponsorship fee Membership alhd Conference gistratIOn fees. The iolal fimiknng sKur¢d 2023124 was £102k, $light]y down on 202212Q23 as M¢mber5hip 5ubscriptioDs were dow a little in¢ome in this year and we received significantly less in webinar sponsorship than in 2022123. conferen spYrship and 81Strations, IM)wever, w&8 markedly iocreased on the previous year, up by nearly 50V. highlighting the importance of UKCO to the Association. Prillliple E¢lIre Total expenditL¢ in 2023124 w&8 £112, 000 which w&s higher tlwj in 202212023. The rwon forthis is exTrlained by the return to in-person cventy most notably our fl08ship annual conference with UKCO fees to June 21)24 at £58,910 Reserves Poliey ASO has no Tegularguaranteed g)urces of incom< and the long-temi funding of the charity is uneertairt. The charity, however, doe5 have fixed operating costs ID ternis of th¢ a¢tiviti¢s r¢quired to maintsin its presence and fiher its ¢haritabl¢ obj¢¢tiv¢s. Th¢ charity's work is pl8nned one year in adv8ll¢L With financial MmItMentS mad¢ up to thr¢¢ y¢ars in &lvaThc¢ on som¢ programmes such a5 th¢ annual conference. The Tnjstecs have therefore decided th&1 in ord¢r lo th¢ viability oCth¢ orwiisation beyond the immedi&e ture, kn providr rcliable service and requir¢J fwiding ov¢r th¢ longer tm. ASO Must be able to absorb fancial Setbacks. It is therefore necessary to aside som¢ of ihe ¢wr¢nt in¢om¢ as ar¢s¢tv¢ agai]]si firture unc¢rt&inties. In view ofthe finallciai tedS of the org8niS8tion, th¢ Trltsttts have agreal maintain a reseNe policy to retsin sutyicient fwids to eover the operating expenses of the organisation for (xje year. The r¢s¢rv¢ would cover. secretariat expenditure, supporting fimds for agreed IojeCts, and other liabilitir5 such a5 le8al expenses, contr&tuai agr¢em¢nts and othes mivllat)wu$ exp¢nses th are ne$Sry for ihe opetion of the charity. The Trnstees review the tEs¢¢S l1¢Y at a Truste£ meeting each year h¢ld prior to the AGMto ensure that.. i) 2) 3) the policy is adequate for its n¢ed ID th¢ wming y¢ar reseThes level are ellough to cover one year operating ¢xpenditUTe take ttecery step5 if re5erve5 falls short of the thnding requireent. Going CoDcern After making appropriat¢ enquiries. the Tnjstees have a rea50nabl¢ ¢xpe¢tstion that the charity has adwuote r¢sour¢es to Continue in operationgj existenc¢ for the foreseeable fijture. For this ttason. they continue to wjopt th¢ going eoncern basis in prepam8 the financial $¢a¢¢ments. Further dctsils rewdin8 the adoption of th¢ going concern basis can be found in the XCOURtin8]x)licies. Pw12
ASSOCIATION FOR THE fflJDY OF OBEsrrY REPORT OF THE TRusfEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024 Fi#ti1 Revlew ConclvsioD The Society rnded th¢ y¢ar with a n¢t in¢om¢ of min$ £10,770, so a net loss on the year. explained primarily by an in¢a$¢ in deferred In¢ome (income received in the period but xtually relating to period 2024125, and th¢ r¢dudion in Webinar Ineolne. As at 30th June the A0c]stion held cash balanees of £249,5S1 including th¢ deferred Inwme which a]It)ws formore than 2 ytaas of ailivity without any Incom4 but a5 has been mentioned in previous years does reinforce the need to explo all avenues of Income generation. ASO continue to explore other opport1lties for fiwding programme$ of adivity and will be fitrtherexploring It-making and sponsorship opportunities durill8 202412025. stateMet of Trn5tee Responsibilities Tr Trust¢ES arE responsible for preparing the Th]5te¢s' r¢rKTrrt and the fmen¢ial sthiements in ac¢ord&ttce with applicabl¢ law andunited Kingdom Accountins Standards (United Kingdom Getserally Accepted Account8 Prnctiec). Company law requires the Tlte8 to prepar¢ fmart¢ial ststements for each financial year. Under ¢ompat)y law the TrLLSt¢¢$ must not approve the financial statements UD145s th¢y are satisfied that they give atrue #nd fair view of th¢ state of affaits of the Company and of its incoming re50llrces and application of ttsource5. including its income and expenditur¢, forth peri(xt. In preparing these financia] s¢atem¢nts, th¢ Trs¢S are required ts.. select suitable accounting w>licies and then apply them c<)n5iSteTJtIy- observe the m¢thods and principles of the Charitie5 SORP (FRS102); mak¢ judg¢ment5 and accounting estimates that are reasonable and pne1]t. slai¢ whethcr applicable UK Accounting Stsndards (FRS102) have been follow¢¢ subject to any material d¢partures disclosed ond explained in the fanCIal stal¢m¢nts; prepare the fancial $tai¢m¢ntS tsD the going con¢¢rn basis unl¢s$ it is prOpriatE to presume thai the ¢harity will con(inue in business. Th¢ Tnee$ ore responsible forkeeping ad4llate wbunting records that are sufficient io show and explaijj the chariry's trattsa¢titsns wjd disclose with reasonable ¥curdGy at any time the fltwcial position of the charity and enable th¢m to ¢nsure that the f]nancial stat¢m¢nis ¢omply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also resrK>nsibl¢ for safe8uardin8 the &%s¢ts of the charity and hence for tgking reasonable steps for the pr¢v¢niion and d¢te¢tion of frdud and other irregularities. Dlstlosure of inform&tloD kn independent 8erutlneer Each of the persons who are Trustees at the time when thi5 Trustees, report is approved has ¢A)Dfirnied thaL so far as that Trustee is aware, the rs Th) relevant infonnation of whi¢h th¢ charity's accounthnt and indepelldellt txaminer are unaware, and that Tru51ec b&s takeD ajl th¢ sieps that OU8ht to h&ve b¢en tskell as a Trustee in grd¢r to be aware of any rolevant inforniation and to establish thatthe charity's accountants are aware of that inforniation. This report has been prepared in aC[danCe with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2(M)6 reialin8 to small ¢ompankc5. 26K1312025 Approved by order of th¢ boaAI of tnJstee5 on ........................... . and signed on its behalf by: Dr Mary O'Kane Chairof the Bc>&rdof Tw$tees Pag¢ 13
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ASSOCIATIO1¥ FOR THE STUDY OF OBEsrrY Independent ex#mlner's report to the trustees ot A$sltIOn for the Study of Obesity ('the Comp#ny') I rewrt to the charity tru51t¢5 oll my examination of th¢ accounts of th¢ C•mpany f(Fr the year ertded 30 Julle 2024. Rtsponsibilities and basis of report As the charitys trustees of the C(>rnpany (and also its directors for the purw)ses of company law) are r¢snSI1)e for the prtparation of the &eouDts in accordance with the requirement$ of the Companies Act 2¢M)6 (the 2006 Ath). Having sati$fi¢d myself that th¢ a¢counts of the COMpY are not requir to be audited under Part 16 of the 2(Kb6 Act and are eligible for independent examinatio I report ID respect of my examination of your charitys accounts &$ carried oul under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 h¢ 2011 Acv). In earrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Comrnission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 ACL Ind¢pelld¢nt ¢xamlDer's sttemeAt I hav¢ ¢ompl¢t¢d my examinalion. l Confirm that no mats¢rs hav¢ wme to my attentioth in wnnection with the examination giving me cause to believe.. a¢¢ounting TEcords weT¢ not kept in re$p¢¢t of th¢ Company as reqUid by Section 386 of the 21KI6 Act. or th¢ a¢untS do noi accord wiib tIse records: or the accounts do not comply with the a¢counting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any r4llirement that the xcouThts giv¢ a true and fair Yiew which is not a matter ¢onsid¢red as part of an independent ¢xaminatioD' or the accounts hav¢ not been prtPaTed in acL¥)rdance with the medK)d5 and principles of the Siatement of Recomm¢nd¢d Praciice for accounting and reing by charities (applicable to charitie5 prepsring their accounts in accordance with th¢ Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)). I hav¢ ¢on¢ems and have como TSs no other tter3 itl colmtIOn with the examinutioD to which att¢niion should be drawn in this report iti order to enable a prop¢T und¢rstanding of the attount$ to be r¢ached. Mr Jason FCCA Essex AbEI L 4 Bank Court Weldon Road IA)ughborough Leiccstershi LEII 5RF Page 14
ASSOCIATION FOR THE sfuDY OF OBESITY srATEMENf OF FINANCL4 IN XPENDu FOR THEYEAR ENDED 30JUN 2024 Total funds 2023 Total nds Unrestricted fund Restricted funds Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 29 io Chfirftsble artivities Policy and education 102 125 102 125 Total 102 154 102 154 116650 EXPENDITURE ON Cb&rit&blt *ctivitie5 Policy and educatio 112.924 112,924 100,730 NET INCOMEI(EXPKNDITURE) {10.770) (10,770) 15,920 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Tot&1 funds bnught forward 171.182 36,150 207J32 191.412 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 160 412 196.562 207 332 The notes form part of th¢s¢ firJan¢ial stat¢m¢nts Page IS
ASSOCIATION FOR THE DY OF OBESITY REGISTERED BER: 04796449 BALANCE SHEET 30JUNE 2024 2024 Total funds 2023 Total funds Uhrestrieted fvnd Restricted fun )te5 FIXED Assrrs Tangibl¢ assets 58 58 155 CURRENT ASSETS Debiors C&8h at bat 12 13 41,688 41,688 249 40,606 238 576 232.784 58,45S 291,239 279.182 CREDrroRS Amounts fallin8 due within on¢ y¢4r 14 (72,430) (22J05) (94,735) (72.005) IYET CURRENT ASSETS 160,354 196.504 207 177 TOTAL ASSE75 LE&5 CURRENr LIABILITIES 160.412 36,150 196.562 207J32 NET ASSETS 160 412 196 562 207 332 FUNDS 15 Unrestricted funds Restricted fimds 160,412 171,182 TOTAL FUNDS 207 The twstK5' 5Èat¢m¢nts r¢qUiT by Section 476 are shown on the following page, which forms part of this Balance Sheet. Dr Mary O'Kan¢. TTUSt¢e PatsY¢k M¢ginlèy- Trustee 2610312025 Approv1 by the Board on The notes form of th¢5¢ finan¢ial statements Page 16
SSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF oBESy REGISTERED NUMBER: 0479(A49 BALANCE SHEET 30 JUNE 2014 The charitable eompany is elltitloj to ¢x¢mption from audi¢ und¢r S¢rtion 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for th¢ ye4r ended 30 June 2024. The members have not requirtd the company to obtain an audit of its fmancial statements for the Y ended 30 Jun¢ 2024 in accorda1£ with Section 476 ofihe Cotnpanie5 2006. The trustees knOW[ed8¢ their res)SibilItieS for {a} ensuring th¢ ¢haritabl¢ wmpany k¢¢ps cOUnting rerdS that wmply with S¢ctions 386 and 387 of th¢ Companies Act 2006 and PTq)ari]J# fiDaDcial Stat£ents which give a true and fairview of the state of affairs of the charitable company a5 a¢ the end of ¢ath financi31 year and of its surplus or deficit for financial year in a¢cordan¢e with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the tequirements of the Compall&es Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far applicable to the chaTitable company. {b) Thes¢ finan¢ia] Statements have been prepared in xc4)rdance with the provisii)n$ applirabl¢ to clwitable Companies subjeet to the cOpaniC5 regime. The financial statements were approved by the Board of Tntstees and authorised for IUe on 2610312025 . wtte signed ort its behalf by.. Dr Mary O'Kan¢- Trustee Patri¢k Mcginley- Trustee The nthes forn) part of these fin8rt¢ial statanents P¢ 17
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024 GENERAL AIYK)RMATION Association for the Study of thsity is a Private Chsritsbk Company Limited by GLwanttt. retered in Enuland and Wales. The charily's registered office and principal place of business ¢an found in ihe Tnjstees ReporL The fiE)an¢ial saiements #re presented in sterling which 1$ the fimctional curren¢y of the ch8Tity and rounded to the nearest £. The sigDificant accountiD8 p)licies appli¢d in th¢ pr¢paraiion of th¢s¢ fman¢ial steme1)IS are set out below. These policies have been consisttnt]y applied to all years prtsented unless othetwise slat¢d. The fm8n¢ial sthtements etsverthe individual entity. The entity coDsLitirt¢$ a publi¢ b¢ll¢fit entity as defmed by FRSIO2. There aTe rnaterial U[ertaintleS with going concern. ACCOUNfiNG POLICIFS B5is of preparing the lkn*ndal ststements The financial statements of the charitable compaTry, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have be¢n prepared in ac¢ordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102)'Accounting and Reporting by Cbarities.. Statem¢nl of RecVmmendI practi appli¢able ihaTitle5 pTepdrin¥ th¢ir COunts in accoance with th¥ Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable iti the UK and Republic of Ir¢land (FRS 102) (effective l January 20I9)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting SLindard applicable in the UK a1 Republic of Ir¢land' and the CompAnies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared und¢r the historical cost convention. Th¢ chitable wmpany has takcn advantsg¢ of the following diselosure ¢x•npti¢)n in ptrparing these financial sta¢eme]Jts. as p¢rmitted by FRS 102 Th¢ Finala1 Retting Standard applicable in the UK and Republi¢ of Ir¢land': the requimnents of Sedion 7 StateMt of Cash Flows. Ineom¢ recognitio All ItMe is r¢¢ognised in the Statemenl of Financial Activities Once the charity has entitlement to the funds, 1¢ 1$ pmbable that the in¢ome will be reeeived and th¢ amount cart be m¢&4uMI reliably. For sponsorship to ¢01$ed the charity will hov¢ be¢n notifid of the anM)unts and the %ttlement datc in writing. If there are cottditions to the sponsObip and this requires a level of p¢rftsmiance before entitl¢ment ¢an bc obtained then income is deferred until thos¢ ¢onditions are fully met or th¢ fulfilmentof those ¢onditions is within the cont11 of the ¢harity and it is probable that th¢y will be fulfill¢d. Subscription are recognis¢d over the period in which they tElate to oll a strdight line basi5. Conf¢r¢nc¢ f¢es are recognised when the event takes places and ot)y fe¢s receiv in adv8n¢¢ aye deferred until the ¢v¢nt takes pla¢c. atwhich txTrint th¢y ar¢ roSnised a5 iDCOm¢. Donationg are accounted for the charity be¢omes lega]ly ffltitled to them a[ they can reasonably be measured ill fiDaDcial t¢mis. Interest receiv%bk Interest on funds held ott deposit is included when receivable and the amouttt can b¢ measured reliably by the Charity,. this 15 norn)ally upon noiifi¢ation of the inter¢$t paid orpayable by the Bank. Page 18
ASSOCIATION FOR THE sfuDY OF OBESITY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sTATENTs FOR THE YEAR Ef4DED JO JVNE 2024 ACCOUNTING POLICIES EipeDdithre Tttognltlon Liabilities are regnised as expenditure &$ sll as there is 74 kgal or nstrUctive (Trbli¥ation committing the chaTity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transf¢r of economie benefits will be required in s¢ttl¢ment and the amoutht of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is a¢¢ounted for on an a¢¢rya]s basis and h8S been classified under headings that aggregate all cost relakd io the ¢agory. Whert $t$ cannot be directly 8ttributed to particular headings th¢y have been alli>ed io a1VitIeS on a b&si5 consisl¢nt with the use of Governance support costs sUprt cosis are ihose that SIst the work of the charity but do not dir¢ctly r¢pr¢s¢n¢ charitable acliviti¢s ynd includ¢ offic¢ wsts, govemance costs, ndministlve pr0]I costs. lljey are incurred directly in suPrt of expendits]re on the objttt$ of the ¢haTity. Where supw)rt costs cannot be dirtlY attributed to lCular ludin8S they hav¢ been allocated to cost of raising thnds and expendsture on charitable activities on a b&8is consist¢nt with use of the r¢sour¢es. Tatigible fixed 855ets D¢pr¢¢iation is providd at the following annual rates ID order to write off each asset ov¢r its eslimated $¢1 lrfe. Computer and oifice quipment 33/0 on o)st TaxatlOD Th¥ ¥harity is ¢x¢mpl from rorFrf)raiion on ILS thIlabl¢ aGiiVi¢ies. The charsty is an exempt charity within th¢ meathing of schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011 aml is ¢onsid¢r¢d to p&ss the tests set out in Parngraph I Schedule 6 Finomee Act 2010 and therefore it meets th¢ definition of a charitsble company for UK coryK)ration tax purw>ses. Fwid #eeowiting Genera] fimds are unrestricted funds whi¢h ar¢ available for use at the diSet10 of the trustees in fiwth¢ran¢e of the general objectives of the charity and whieh have not b¢en deSIgned for other pUr[}SeS. DesigDated fidS compris¢ untrstricted funds tt have been set aside by the imsiees for particular purtK>ses. The aim and use of ¢a¢h designated fund is set out in the notes to the fman¢ial statements. Restricted fi]nds fund5 which sre to be used in accordance specific restrictions impos¢d by donors or which have been rdis¢d by the Charity for particular purposes. The eost of raising •)d adminitring such funds are charged against th¢ Specif fund. Th¢ oim use of eacb restricted fimd is set out ith ihe TKtes to the financial statements. Subscriptions and sp)n$orship ttteived for the g¢n¢ral purposes of the charity 4r¢ iwluded as unr¢striaed funds. Imnalions for tIvItieS restricied by the withes of th¢ donor are tsken to T¢5tricted funds wher¢ ihes¢ Wishes are legally binding on th¢ trustees. CompAlly status The charity is a company limit¢d by guarantee. The m¢mb¢t3 of the compsw aTe the trustees named on page 10. In the event of the ¢harity bein8 wound up, the liabtlity in respttt of the guaraniee is limited to £1 per m¢mber of the charity. Deb¢•rs Trade and other debtor5 are rewgnised at the 8¢t¢l¢ment amount due after any trnde discount offered. Prepayments are valu¢d at the amount prepaid after taking acwunt of ally trad¢ discounts due. Pog¢ 19
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024 ACCOUIYTING POLICIES Cath At bk and Ill hand Cash at baTJk and c&8h in hand includes cash and short tenn highly liquid inv¢stments with 4 short matyrity of thr¢¢ rnonths or1¢85 from th¢ date of aqyisition or opening of the deposit or simi]ar aullI. Cr¢ditlbf5 and pnbVi$i0s Creditm provisions are recognised where the charity h&8 a present obligation resulting from a past event that wi]1 prolmbly result in the Irdnsfer of funds to a third paity and th¢ amount due to settle the obligation Can be me&wred or tI[[ted reliably. Creditors and wovisions ar¢ nornllY recolsJ ai their settlement amount after allowing for any trade dÉscounts due. IIYCOLlffE FROM CHARABLE AcrivrriEs 2024 2023 Activity Policy and education Policy and education Membership subs¢riptiOll5 Conference $ponsorship Annual conference isttxiion ftts Webinar Spon1p 20.984 40.250 23,064 45,525 Policy aDd educati¢)n Poli¢y and educlon 40,891 27,223 20.828 102 125 116.640 CHARrrA8LL AcfiviTIES COSTS Direct Costs (see note 5) sllprt cost$ (see note O) Totsls Policy and edu¢ation DIRECT COSTS OF CHAIUTABLE ACTIVITIES 2024 2023 C¢ntr¢s forobesity managementproject wotk Confe¢¢ expenditur¢/UKCO Digita] education programmes {webinar& rrf)dc&8ts Policy and representation Joint collalx)rative project expenditure Awards GMIts and awards Re5e£rch expenditure 2.347 58,910 364 1,896 640 8,715 44.8 4.520 2.156 3.000 500 56 616 64.453 P8ge 20
SSOCL4TIOT4 FOR THE sfuDV OF OBESITY f40 HE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 211 SUPPORT COSTS Governance costs (Iher Totals Policy and education 46.567 Suppk)rt co$ included in the above. are &8 follows: Other 2024 Policy and ¢du¢ati( 2023 a¢tivi¢i¢s Trusttts meeting costs Tnle¢s, expenses lll5urance Offi¢¢ ¢osts- posts8¢, slationery, storage General ¢xpen5¢5 Subscriptions Communication costs- scKia] medi newslettLYs. website charges Bank charges Associaiion managemeni costs (Secretariat fees) Memkr5hip management (inc Civicrni datab¢) Irrecoverable VAT Ikpreciation of tangible red a5s¢Is 3.336 3.923 255 2,139 318 120 35 ,020 657 4,602 1238 6.876 1208 25,520 9,407 10,844 ,032 97 7.010 97 33.207 GoYernaDce costs 2024 Policy 2023 Total a¢tivilies ¢du¢ation ACCOtanCY *)d Ix)ok4teeping costs Page21
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY NOTES TO THE FtNANCIAL STATEMENIS FOR THE YEAR ENDED30 JUNE 2024 NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE) Net inLX)mel(expenditure) is stated afterclwgingl{e¥editing): 2024 2023 Depreciation- owned wets 97 97 TRusfEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS No trust¢¢ or other person ttlated to the elwity had any petsonal interest in any o)nlract or trat)sa¢tion entetrd into by the charity during the year. The tst5 w¢r¢ not paid or received any other benefits from the charity in th¢ y¢ar. Trn5tees' expense 2024 2023 Tnls, expenses 3.923 Number of tru5ttes who were paid ¢xp¢nses in the yearwas 4 (2023- 15). The n8tt]re of the expenses are trdvel and sub5iSten¢e costs. FEES EXAMINATION OF THE ACCOUNTS Independent examinee5 fe¢s for reFL)rting on the accou1 £2,200 (2023 £3.070) (Xher fe¢s paid to the independ¢nt examiner £nil (2023 £nil). TAXATION As a charity. the Association For The Study Of Obesity is exempt from tax on incorne and gains falling within section 466 to 493 cOrratIOn Tax Act 2010 and section 256 of the Ttixation of Chargeable Gain5 Act 1992 10 the exte th* these are applied to its charitable activities. No tax Charg have arigen during the year in the Charity. Pag¢ 22
SSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEiYrs OR HE YEAR EI¥DED 30 JU 24 11. TANCIBLE VIXED ASSETS Computer office ¢quipm¢nt COST At l July 2023 and 30 June 2024 349 DEPRECIATION Al l Juty 2023 Charge foryear 194 97 At 30 June 2024 NET BOOK VALUE At 30 June 2024 58 At 30 June 2023 155 12. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2024 2023 Charitsble income due Prepayments and a¢crued income 17,495 25.615 41.688 13. CASH AT BANK 2024 2023 Ex*rnally fuThd¢d research EASO & G¢neral fund Totsl fjjnds Total education Current account Paypal account IS4,6 38.055 20,400 213,361 36.190 208.671 Total 38.055 249551 238,576 Page 23
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY NOTES TO THE FIN AL sfATEMENr OR THEYEA NE 2024 14. CREDITORS: Amouiyfs FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2024 2023 Trade crcditor5 VAT tkf¢rred income Aeettd oxpens 3.672 4,550 46296 7,101 2,310 35,689 Deférred Ineome D¢f¢nrd in¢ome ¢omprises adv#llce a[U&l memEer5hkp fe&5 a year from the date paid. 2024 2023 Balance as at l Juty 2023 Amount rrlea5ed to income earnal from charitabk tIVItieS Amount deferred in ye4r 35.689 (35,689) 13.615 {13,615) Balan¢¢ as at 30 Jwie 2024 15. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS Net movement in funds At 3016124 At ino3 UThreytricted (ulld$ General fund 171,182 {10,770) 160.412 Restricted funds Externally funded rtsearch EASO & 90TEN education 15.750 15,7SO TOTAL FUNDS 207.332 196 562 Net movement in funds. in¢luded in the above are as foltows.. In¢omAng r¢sour¢es Resources expend Movement in funds UDrestricted httds Gener fund 102.154 (112,924) {10.770) TOTAL FUNDS 102 154 112924 10.770 Page 24
ASSOCIATIOIY FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENf3 FOR TRE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 21124 Is. MOVEMEiYf IN FUNDS Comp4rntlveB for movement ID Net mov¢m¢nt in funds At 3016123 At 117122 Ullrestrieted fuDds Gcn¢ral fund 152.262 18,920 171,182 Restricted funds Externally thnd¢d rese8rch EASO & 90TEN education 15.750 23.400 15.750 39.150 3,000} TOTAL FUNDS 191412 15.920 207 332 Comparative net movement in fithds, included in the abov¢ ar¢ as follows.. Incorning resources R¢8ourc¢5 expethded Movement in futlds UDtYstricted funds General nd 116.650 (97,730) 18,920 RestTiCted funds EASO & 90TEN educatioll (3,(K>O> (3,(KlO) 116,650 100.730 The unrestri¢t¢J funds represajts the free fi]d5 ofthe charity which aTC not de5ignat¢d for particular puryoses. Externally fundd resear¢h - This is funding which allows the charity to ¥4ward grants W SUPPOrt res¢ar¢h into obesiry that is funded by ext¢rnal r¢50urces. EASO and 90TEN {a hralthcare specialist) - fudIng hos be¢n received to cwt¢ a n¢w onlin¢ $Oue hub for ahhw¢ Professionals working in obesity and weight mana8ernent. Page 25
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEPaS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024 RELATED PARTY DISCLOSiJRLS Thcre were no lats1 party tranwti¢)ns for the yearended 30 June 2024. 17. ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY The charsty is und¢r th¢ control of its members. Page 26
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINAf4CIAL ACtIVlTIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED30 JUNE 21124 2024 2023 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Donations #nd kyeles Donations 29 10 Charit8ble Activities Membership subs¢riptions Conference sponsorship Annual conference giSTratI) fets Webinar spon9)h1p 20,984 40250 40,891 23,064 45.525 27,223 102 125 116,640 Total IDeomkn8 resoiirtes 102,154 116,650 EXPENDITURE Chiritabk *tliviti¢$ Centres for obesity manag¢ment prOjt wo Conference expendituralUKCO Di8itsl ¢du¢ation progrAmm¢$ (webinar5. )d¢asis ek) Policy and rrentatIOn Joint collaborative project cxpcndithre Awards Grants and awards Research expendiDe 2,347 58,910 8.715 44,890 304 1.896 640 4,520 2,156 500 56 616 64,157 64,453 Sprt Costs Other Trusie¢s m¢etin8 costs Trustees, expenses Insurdnce Office costs- wysta8e, stationery, storage Gener expenses Subscriptions Corntnunication costs- social medl newsletters. website ¢har8CS Bank ¢harges Ass110 Management Costs (S¢cr¢tsriat fees) hlemberthip llwem¢nl (inc Civicnn database) ltt¢¢ov¢rabl¢ VAT Cwried foNard 3,336 3.923 255 40 35 1,020 2,139 318 120 657 4,602 1,238 25,520 6,876 1,208 9.407 10.844 1,032 46,470 7,010 33.110 This page does not forni part of the sthwtory finan¢ial statements P¢ 27
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY TAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES R THE YEAR EIYDED 30 JUNE 2024 2024 2023 Other Brought fonvard Depreciation 46,470 97 33,110 97 46,567 33,207 Governallce costs A¢countan¢y and bwk-keeping costs Totsl resources Lwded 112.924 100 730 (e4)endilureylneDm¢ This pag¢ do¢s not fom) part of the statutory financial statements Page 28