2024-04-30-accounts - The Bella Moss Foundation

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BELLA MOSS FOUNDATION STATUTORY INFORMATION OBJECTS

The objects of the Bella Moss Foundation are:

To advance the study and science of veterinary medicine for the public benefit by: a. Supporting research into MRSA and other serious infections affecting animals and disseminating the useful results thereof;

b. Using a range of media to offer information and training to the veterinary professions and animal health professionals on issues relating to MRSA and other serious infections affecting animals.

To relieve the suffering of animals for the public benefit by providing relevant information to members of the public on issues relating to MRSA and other serious infections affecting animals.

REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1122246 ADMINISTRATION The charity is administered by its trustees: Michael William Brampton (appointed Jan 2024) Dr Neil Forbes (appointed Jan 2024) Jill Denise Moss (Chair) PRINCIPAL ADDRESS 135 Edgewarebury Lane Edgware Middlesex HA8 8ND

STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The charity is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO).

Management

The charity is managed by its trustees and assisted by a small group of volunteers who are recruited by the Chair.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The Objects agreed for the new Constitution are: The objects of the CIO are:

To relieve the suffering of animals and improve their welfare, for the public benefit by providing relevant information to members of the public on issues relating to resistant bacterial infections.
To advance the education of veterinary professions for the public benefit by the development of professional education programmes for vets and vet nurses.
The charity is entirely reliant on volunteers to undertake all activity. A very small core has continued to work to keep the charity running.

The Bella Moss Foundation is a Registered Charitable Incorporated Organisation number 1122246 Registered address: 135, Edgwarebury Lane, Edgware, Middlesex, HA8 8ND, United Kingdom Telephone: 00 44 208 238 1733 Email: info@thebellamossfoundation.com www.thebellamossfoundation.com

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

A new progressive Board has been appointed

The reviews of the new Hygiene Guidelines are happening and are aimed at the general public and for display in areas such as vets’ waiting rooms. moving towards unifying the layout and design completion around March 2025 All address issues related to anti-microbial resistance.

Potential corporate sponsors are being approached with a view to collaboration with new projects.

Incoming and Outgoing Resources

Owing to the low level of activity the charity received income of £230.58. Expenditure totalled just £901.52 which was mainly on website administration and hosting leaving us with a working balance of £11655.53

Reserves

The charity does not believe it necessary to maintain anything apart from a small operating reserve as currently there are no major long term projects that can’t be funded by targeted sponsorship. As projects are set up in future they will be underpinned by grant income and sponsors so this is unlikely to change.

Risks

Identified in the previous year: The real risk to the charity is that the low level of activity will result in it becoming ignored. The Charity has reached out and begun to re-establish some of the links that contributed to its previous success and some new programs and collaborations are being discussed, so this is no longer seen as a major threat. Cashflow is always a risk, however with few outgoings and developing relationships we see this as an opportunity.

PUBLIC BENEFIT

The trustees consider that the activity undertaken, albeit at a low level, comply with Charity Commission guidance on providing public benefit.

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

The hygiene advice sheets (The Guidance sheets) are being completely overhauled with current scientific evidence and will be made more user friendly and all follow the new look and feel running through the whole charity and branding.

The hygiene practice audit APP remains functional and is being used more and is now ready for further modification and upgrade to make it even more useful.

We will continue work with RCVS, BSAVA and FECAVA to encourage the use of the Guidelines with possible adoption and translation by FECAVA.

To introduce a pro-active program to allow veterinary professionals to measure their effectiveness at cleaning and infection control.

The Annual Report was approved by the Trustees of the charity on 13[th] February 2025 and signed on its behalf by

Mike Brampton

Trustee

Bella Moss Foundation
Statement of Financial Activities
for the year ended 30thApril 2024
	Total	Total
	2024	2023
	£	£
Income from:
Donations	128	111
Total income	128	111
Expenditure on:
Charitable activity	794	1401
Governance costs	106	13
Total expenditure	901	1,414
Net income (expenditure) for the period	(671)	(1,303)
Funds brought forward at 1stMay 2023	2,428	3,731
Total funds as at 30th April 2024	1,655	2,428