REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBEIL. I￿796449 (KDgIa￿d 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
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ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESTrY
CONTENTS OF THE FtNANC
ATEMENTS
R THE VEAR END
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Rep)rt of the Trnst¢
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kndepeDdellt Eumin¢r'$ Re￿rt
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ststement of Financial Activities
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BAIADce Sheet
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Notss ts the Fin*neial Statements
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D¢tsl]ed St*t¢meDt of Financial Aetivltlo9
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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 prepar￿1
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 awa￿neSS of ob¢sity and its impact on health
- Educate and disseminate r¢c¢nt reSta￿h 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¢ Stt￿Y 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 f￿anCial 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 a￿d 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)-
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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 T￿￿e¢& and we have expanded out Operat￿nal 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 Tn￿tteS 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 wot*load 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 Sanilralsj￿r. 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 autOmati￿lty 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 Ope￿10nal 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 Ch￿￿ty (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
Tn￿lee$, or any member of ASO can recommend a Trustee tor apptsinttn￿t. The terni ofoffice for Tnjsttts is ihrtt
years and Trust¢¢s may b¢ r¢-apptsin*d 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.
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DY OF OBEsrrY
REPORT OF THE TRusfEES
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STRUCTURE, GOVEItNANCE AND MANAGEMETrrr
Policies adopted for tbe l￿d￿rtiO￿ and tr*1￿1￿8 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 Trns*t. This is llpdoted reglllariy and was l&st forn￿lty 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•￿1￿tIOn#I $trneture aMd dttision m%king
In early 2023, th¢ Trustees Undertook a review of its structure procc4ses and a￿eed to a planned chonge to facilitate
a smaller Board of Trustees focusing exclusively on governanc¢ and PTobtty with delegated operatiot￿l Conllnittees to
manage the daY-kn￿day operations of the organisation. This evolved ov¢r 2023 and into 2024.
Pay polity for key mAn#gement
There are no paid stsff. all work und¢naken by the Comm2ttees and Truslees is done so voluntsrily. The support
agency. Red Hot Irons, w&s contracted to rw) the operational day-tt>wday activities and busin¢ss administration Lmiil
May 2024. and Conference Collectiwe Ltd froTll April 2024 Iwith an overlapping period forh8ndover).
ApplifatioD 8dherence to the Cb*rity Gov¢rn#rt¢e Code
ASO recognises good governanee is essential to its effectiveness, Teplltatio￿ and ¢r¢dibility. The Board of Trustees
regularly review ac¢iviti¢s p)li¢i¢s and processes to ensur¢ th¢ charity is deliverillg against its Tnis5ion and ¢hwitable
obj¢¢tives. We have robust measures to ensur¢ on ¢ff¢¢tive and clear overview of financial conttDls. We operate
robust confli¢ts of int¢rest policy. and all Trustees and Committee members complete declarations of int¢resi each year.
Conflict of int¢r¢sts fomi a standitig Ate]n on all Board agendas. The Board aims to e<)ntinuously improve its govemanee
pttKe&8es and 1$ 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
adop*d 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¢ s￿nsOr￿aYIllS 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.
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SFRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
VoluDtetT8
The Ch￿lty is heavity reliant on the time. exI*rti8e 8nd ettergy of its T￿￿tte$ and other members. Much ofihe work of
the charity is CODdu¢ted virtually via email and tele¢oDferenc¢ and is ￿ndertaken on a yo1￿tary b￿ls.
At th¢ cnd of this re￿rting perityj there were 421 members in tots].
ACTIVITIES: OPEIL4TIONAL cOMMI￿EEs
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 Oi￿lty 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 pr￿ll¢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 educ*ional programmes in sUp￿￿rt 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 adVO￿te 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 dI￿e￿iD* 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.
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Operations Man*gement 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, ar￿3 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 O￿atiOnal 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 develO￿d 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[￿lO￿S Management Team will Teview how to d]r￿t ASO ￿ndIng to provide
fwth¢r member benefits while developinu¥ the strategic plan alongside th¢ Board of Trustees.
The ASO President repr￿rtted 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 M4n*gement 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 Inte￿entiOnS 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. ne￿letter¢QntCTht contribution and
gov¢rnance expertise.
Comn)uni¢*tiofj, PartTrersbips and Networks Sul￿¢0￿￿1tte¢
This committee overseas all ¥tivi¢ies reiat¢d to communieation with MeTn￿r& partnerships and ne￿O￿s. 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 prO￿8MMeS to ensure m¢mb¢rs
ar¢ ￿llY infoThned.
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ASO Nelworks."
In 2023. activity in our North West netwo￿ WAS reinvigoJ*d 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 Ma￿h 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
ne￿Ork 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 PartI￿rShIpS..
Between June 2023 alhd June 2024. w¢ hgv¢ ￿ntinU￿1 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 fOrE￿d￿ri￿oIOgy, 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 inClud￿g the snnual conference.
nenvoJ* aciiviry and research illfomiation. However. the Tn￿le¢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 authorÈt*iv¢ 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 s￿la1 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-pet￿l 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.
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<)Le¢n's University B¢lfast host¢d the $old-OUt evenl which wa5 a 8reat succes& with 178 attendees (illrluding
Trustees, excluding sp¢ak¢r5, exhibitors). A totsl of 139 4bstracts were submittcd to the conference. of which 135 were
accepted £￿ presentation (n=22 for ordl comrnunicalion), with 13 withdrawn. A totsl of 8 travel bursaries (out of 9
applicatiolls) were awarded to assist members attending the congress.
The event provided essential utdates, inspiration and gav¢ ris¢ to excellent discussion. Ther¢ were four plenary
ssion& including olle led ent￿elY by those with lived experien¢e:
- Plenary l.. UK Obesity policy: Foresigbt and Hindsigbi- Pmfessor Susan Jebb
- Plejjary 2: The Lived Experience- Susie Birney. Fiona Quigley. James FUlla￿ Vicky Mooney
- Plenary 3.. Why is the g¢n¢tics of obesity imp)rtantr Pmfessor Sadaf F8r(K)qi
- Pleoary 4- ￿ts$¢d target& limited a￿lott 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¢$PmS¢S fTom acthmi¢ resear¢hersk of whom,
most ￿PIe said that they attend¢d to'keep up to date with developmrnt within obesity fwld", followed by'presentittg
re5e8rch" and"n¢tworking". Feedback was extremely positive, with the ¢ongr¢ss ¢ompletely or very much meeting the
txpectstions of 840A of respondents. Key highlights of the event included, hearing aEKkUt the networking. scope of
current forni of treatment, lived ¢xperi¢n¢¢s and intera¢tillg with people with lived ¢xperi¢n¢e, whirh'l)￿Ug￿I
p¢rspedive to all of the conversattons."
"The eyceededppry arpectatio￿&. 7kÈre w¢rE severtslhighlighisfor me- the LivedE¥wieA* sessi(In f%earing
frtjm patients andÉkir l1felongexperlep￿es was rets1￿ inslghtfyl), andthe mvesome re&pop￿ io Kffn recetving his
awL7rd. He's helpedso of ￿ undcontrEbutsdto so marypr()jecls. Also the qrth71ity oftk speakers (in ullihe
s¢&siow I￿ts￿led} andrange ofthffervhl s¢s$ionformats were exce/len¢."
Ar￿ for improvancnt were around mor¢ ¢at¢ring o￿lon$, 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, p￿sented &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'
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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¢se*rch
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 S￿￿rity.. a cross-S¢Ctionai
shjdy.
Best publit he91¢h gbstr*ct
Rvbec¢a B¢ekeK Un¥versity ofLeeds was award¢d th¢ Best Publie H￿Itkn 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¢ C0￿mittee.
ASOHopwraryfeUowship.'
The Association for the Stydy of Obesity {ASO) award5 Honor4ry F¢llowships io individuals WI￿ h¥d¥¢ made a
signifi¢artt contiibution to 0￿sity rest￿￿h 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 CoTKTit￿I1on to the field of
ob¢siry. and for his long-terrn championing of the ASO.
Earfy Career Re4egreher Network
]rin8 this ￿0wIting period, we delive￿1 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 resea￿h. Additiona]ly. the mentOri￿g 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 ¢I￿nge5. We are ll￿W 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 ametsdM￿ts 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 Confa*￿e 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 ¢0mmuni￿tIOnS 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.
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ASSOCIATIOiY FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY
REPORT OF THE TRu￿EBs
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- Cur￿1>
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 1*4d¢r5bip
Operations Management Team
Ckair. Prof Nicola Ffrslehurst
Clinical PractiGe and Obe5tty ManagerneDt
suE￿COMMittee 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& Partne￿￿1p5 aDd Networks
su￿cOMMIttee 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 S￿￿0￿￿]￿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 sCte￿ifiC AdYig)ry Sub-committee
Chair. DI Ju]ia Mueller
. Clitiical Practice and Obesity Management
SulpCommii*e Chair.. Prof Al¢x Mir&s
Communicaiion. Partnerships and Networks
Sub-Commit*e 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 p￿10d)
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
Ch*rity Regb*eTed Numl)er
1100648
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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
Sm￿COmmI1¢e&.'
Essex Abel
4 Bank Court
Weldon Ro&1
Loughb)rough
L¢ics
LEI15RF
Chair. Prof Alex Miras
• Operations s￿retary. Juli¢ Sittlington
. COMS Lead.. AIProf Dimitri05 Pap￿ar￿n1]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
commu1￿￿oI10￿, Pfrtherslups ol￿NetwOr
Stth-eommittee..
. Chair. Dr Kath Robert%
. Operations Se¢relary: Dr Jo Howe
. Networks Lead.. Dr Dawn Sw8n¢utt
Partnerships Le&d: Dr Anjali Zalin
• CO￿Ulta17Q￿s 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
mogh￿am 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
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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, $light]y down on 202212Q23 as M¢mber5hip 5ubscriptioDs were dow
a little in¢ome in this year and we received significantly less in webinar sponsorship than in 2022123.
conferen￿ sp￿Y￿rship and ￿81Strations, IM)wever, w&8 markedly iocreased on the previous year, up by nearly 50V.
highlighting the importance of UKCO to the Association.
Prillliple E￿¢￿￿lI￿re
Total expenditL￿¢ in 2023124 w&8 £112, 000 which w&s higher tlwj in 202212023. The rwon forthis is exTrlained by
the return to in-person cventy most notably our fl08ship annual conference with UKCO fees to June 21)24 at £58,910
Reserves Poliey
ASO has no Tegularguaranteed g)urces of incom< and the long-temi funding of the charity is uneertairt. The charity,
however, doe5 have fixed operating costs ID ternis of th¢ a¢tiviti¢s r¢quired to maintsin its presence and fi￿her its
¢haritabl¢ obj¢¢tiv¢s. Th¢ charity's work is pl8nned one year in adv8ll¢L With financial ￿MmItMentS mad¢ up to thr¢¢
y¢ars in &lvaThc¢ on som¢ programmes such a5 th¢ annual conference.
The Tnjstecs have therefore decided th&1 in ord¢r lo th¢ viability oCth¢ orwiisation beyond the immedi&e
ture, kn providr rcliable service and requir¢J fwiding ov¢r th¢ longer t￿m. ASO Must be able to absorb f￿ancial
Setbacks. It is therefore necessary to aside som¢ of ihe ¢wr¢nt in¢om¢ as ar¢s¢tv¢ agai]]si firture unc¢rt&inties.
In view ofthe finallciai t￿edS of the org8niS8tion, th¢ Trltsttts have agreal ￿ maintain a reseNe policy to retsin
sutyicient fwids to eover the operating expenses of the organisation for (xje year. The r¢s¢rv¢ would cover. secretariat
expenditure, supporting fimds for agreed I￿ojeCts, and other liabilitir5 such a5 le8al expenses, contr&tuai agr¢em¢nts
and othes mivllat)wu$ exp¢nses th* are ne￿$S￿ry for ihe opet*ion 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 ttece￿ry step5 if re5erve5 falls short of the thnding require￿ent.
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 $¢a¢¢ments. Further dctsils rewdin8 the adoption of th¢ going concern basis can be
found in the XCOURtin8]x)licies.
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ASSOCIATION FOR THE fflJDY OF OBEsrrY
REPORT OF THE TRusfEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
Fi￿#￿ti￿1 Revlew ConclvsioD
The Society rnded th¢ y¢ar with a n¢t in¢om¢ of min￿$ £10,770, so a net loss on the year. explained primarily by an
in¢￿a$¢ in deferred In¢ome (income received in the period but xtually relating to period 2024125, and th¢ r¢dudion in
Webinar Ineolne.
As at 30th June the A￿0c]stion held cash balanees of £249,5S1 including th¢ deferred Inwme which a]It)ws formore
than 2 ytaas of ailivity without any Incom4 but a5 has been mentioned in previous years does reinforce the need to
explo￿ all avenues of Income generation.
ASO continue to explore other opport1￿lties for fiwding programme$ of adivity and will be fitrtherexploring
It-making and sponsorship opportunities durill8 202412025.
stateMe￿t 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 Account￿8 Prnctiec).
Company law requires the T￿l￿te8 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¢ Tr￿s￿¢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 pn￿e1]t.
slai¢ whethcr applicable UK Accounting Stsndards (FRS102) have been follow¢¢ subject to any material
d¢partures disclosed ond explained in the f￿anCIal stal¢m¢nts;
prepare the f￿ancial $tai¢m¢ntS tsD the going con¢¢rn basis unl¢s$ it is ￿prOpriatE to presume thai the ¢harity
will con(inue in business.
Th¢ Tn￿ee$ 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$tees
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
ASSOCIATIO1¥ FOR THE STUDY OF OBEsrrY
Independent ex#mlner's report to the trustees ot A$s￿l*tIOn 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¢s￿nSI￿1)e for
the prtparation of the &eouDts in accordance with the requirement$ of the Companies Act 2¢M)6 (the 2006 Ath).
Having sati$fi¢d myself that th¢ a¢counts of the COMp￿Y are not requir￿ to be audited under Part 16 of the 2(Kb6 Act
and are eligible for independent examinatio￿ I report ID respect of my examination of your charitys accounts &$ 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 st*temeAt
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$p¢¢t of th¢ Company as reqUi￿d by Section 386 of the 21KI6 Act. or
th¢ a¢￿untS do noi accord wiib tI￿se records: or
the accounts do not comply with the a¢counting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any
r4llirement that the xcouThts giv¢ a true and fair Yiew which is not a matter ¢onsid¢red as part of an
independent ¢xaminatioD' or
the accounts hav¢ not been prtPaTed in acL¥)rdance with the medK)d5 and principles of the Siatement of
Recomm¢nd¢d Praciice for accounting and re￿ing by charities (applicable to charitie5 prepsring their
accounts in accordance with th¢ Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland
(FRS 102)).
I hav¢ ￿ ¢on¢ems and have como ￿T￿Ss no other ￿￿tter3 itl colm￿tIOn with the examinutioD to which att¢niion should
be drawn in this report iti order to enable a prop¢T und¢rstanding of the attount$ to be r¢ached.
Mr Jason FCCA
Essex AbEI L
4 Bank Court
Weldon Road
IA)ughborough
Leiccstershi
LEII 5RF
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ASSOCIATION FOR THE sfuDY OF OBESITY
srATEMENf OF FINANCL4
IN
XPEND￿u
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
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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
Approv￿1 by the Board on
The notes form of th¢5¢ finan¢ial statements
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SSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF oBES￿y
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 re￿rdS 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 cO￿paniC5 regime.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Tntstees and authorised for I￿Ue 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
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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. re￿tered in
Enuland and Wales.
The charily's registered office and principal place of business ¢an ￿ found in ihe Tnjstees ReporL
The fiE)an¢ial s*aiements #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 st￿eme1)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
B*5is 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 RecVmmend￿I practi￿ appli¢able ￿ ihaTitle5 pTepdrin¥ th¢ir ￿COunts in acco￿ance 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 a￿1 Republic of
Ir¢land' and the CompAnies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared und¢r the historical cost
convention.
Th¢ ch￿itable 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¢ Fina￿la1 Re￿tting Standard applicable in the UK and Republi¢ of
Ir¢land':
the requimnents of Sedion 7 StateM￿t of Cash Flows.
Ineom¢ recognitio
All It￿Me 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 ￿ ￿¢0￿1$ed the charity will hov¢ be¢n notifid of the anM)unts and the %ttlement datc in
writing. If there are cottditions to the sponsO￿bip and this requires a level of p¢rftsmiance before
entitl¢ment ¢an bc obtained then income is deferred until thos¢ ¢onditions are fully met or th¢ fulfilmentof those
¢onditions is within the cont￿11 of the ¢harity and it is probable that th¢y will be fulfill¢d.
Subscription are recognis¢d over the period in which they tElate to oll a strdight line basi5.
Conf¢r¢nc¢ f¢es are recognised when the event takes places and ot)y fe¢s receiv￿ in adv8n¢¢ aye deferred until
the ¢v¢nt takes pla¢c. atwhich txTrint th¢y ar¢ r￿oSnised a5 iDCOm¢.
Donationg are accounted for the charity be¢omes lega]ly ffltitled to them a[￿ they can reasonably be
measured ill fiDaDcial t¢mis.
Interest receiv%bk
Interest on funds held ott deposit is included when receivable and the amouttt can b¢ measured reliably by the
Charity,. this 15 norn)ally upon noiifi¢ation of the inter¢$t paid orpayable by the Bank.
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ASSOCIATION FOR THE sfuDY OF OBESITY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sTATE￿NTs
FOR THE YEAR Ef4DED JO JVNE 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
EipeDdithre Tttognltlon
Liabilities are re￿gnised as expenditure &$ s￿ll 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 ¢a*gory. Whert ￿$t$ cannot be directly
8ttributed to particular headings th¢y have been alli&gted io a￿1VitIeS on a b&si5 consisl¢nt with the use of
Governance support costs
sUp￿rt 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, ndminist￿lve p￿r0]I costs. lljey are incurred directly in suP￿rt of
expendits]re on the objttt$ of the ¢haTity. Where supw)rt costs cannot be dirt￿lY 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 ￿$¢￿1
lrfe.
Computer and oifice quipment
33/0 on o)st
TaxatlOD
Th¥ ¥harity is ¢x¢mpl from rorFrf)raiion on ILS th￿Ilabl¢ aGiiVi¢ies.
The charsty is an exempt charity within th¢ meathing of schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011 aml is ¢onsid¢r¢d to
p&ss the tests set out in Parngraph I Schedule 6 Finomee Act 2010 and therefore it meets th¢ definition of a
charitsble company for UK coryK)ration tax purw>ses.
Fwid #eeowiting
Genera] fimds are unrestricted funds whi¢h ar¢ available for use at the diS￿et10￿ of the trustees in fiwth¢ran¢e of
the general objectives of the charity and whieh have not b¢en deSIgn￿ed for other pUr[￿}SeS.
DesigDated fi￿dS compris¢ untrstricted funds t￿￿t have been set aside by the imsiees for particular purtK>ses.
The aim and use of ¢a¢h designated fund is set out in the notes to the fman¢ial statements. Restricted fi]nds
fund5 which sre to be used in accordance specific restrictions impos¢d by donors or which have been rdis¢d
by the Charity for particular purposes. The eost of raising •)d admini￿tring such funds are charged against th¢
Specif￿ fund. Th¢ oim use of eacb restricted fimd is set out ith ihe TK*tes to the financial statements.
Subscriptions and sp)n$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.
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ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
ACCOUIYTING POLICIES
Cath At b￿￿k 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 a￿ullI.
Cr¢ditlbf5 and pnbVi$i0￿s
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¢ norn￿llY reco￿ls￿J ai their settlement amount
after allowing for any trade dÉscounts due.
IIYCOLlffE FROM CHAR￿ABLE AcrivrriEs
2024
2023
Activity
Policy and education
Policy and education
Membership subs¢riptiOll5
Conference $ponsorship
Annual conference
isttxiion ftts
Webinar Spon￿￿1p
20.984
40.250
23,064
45,525
Policy aDd educati¢)n
Poli¢y and educ￿lon
40,891
27,223
20.828
102 125
116.640
CHARrrA8LL AcfiviTIES COSTS
Direct
Costs (see
note 5)
sllp￿rt
cost$ (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
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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
Tn￿le¢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 r￿ed 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
ACCO￿tanCY *)d Ix)ok4teeping costs
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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 t￿st￿5 w¢r¢ not paid or received any other benefits from the charity in th¢ y¢ar.
Trn5tees' expense
2024
2023
Tn￿l￿s, 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 cOr￿ratIOn 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.
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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
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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
Aeett￿d 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
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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) - fu￿dIng hos be¢n received to cwt¢ a n¢w onlin¢ ￿$Ou￿e hub for
ahhw¢ Professionals working in obesity and weight mana8ernent.
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ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEPaS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024
RELATED PARTY DISCLOSiJRLS
Thcre were no ￿lats1 party tranwti¢)ns for the yearended 30 June 2024.
17.
ULTIMATE CONTROLLING PARTY
The charsty is und¢r th¢ control of its members.
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ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF OBESITY
DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINAf4CIAL ACtIVlTIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED30 JUNE 21124
2024
2023
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations #nd kyeles
Donations
29
10
Charit8ble Activities
Membership subs¢riptions
Conference sponsorship
Annual conference ￿giSTratI￿) fets
Webinar spon9)￿h1p
20,984
40250
40,891
23,064
45.525
27,223
102 125
116,640
Total IDeomkn8 resoiirtes
102,154
116,650
EXPENDITURE
Chiritabk *tliviti¢$
Centres for obesity manag¢ment prOj￿t wo
Conference expendituralUKCO
Di8itsl ¢du¢ation progrAmm¢$ (webinar5.
)d¢asis ek)
Policy and r￿re￿ntatIOn
Joint collaborative project cxpcndithre
Awards
Grants and awards
Research expendiD￿e
2,347
58,910
8.715
44,890
304
1.896
640
4,520
2,156
500
56
616
64,157
64,453
S￿p￿rt 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
Ass￿1￿10￿ 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
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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
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