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2022-12-31-accounts

Annual Report and Financial Statement 2022

Royal Society for Public Health www.rsph.org.uk

Contents

Reference and administrative details .......................................... 3 Chair’s foreword .......................................................................... 4 What we’ve achieved ................................................................... 5 Income and expenditure 2022 and 2021 ................................... 6 Vision ............................................................................................ 7 Voice ............................................................................................. 9 Practice ......................................................................................... 12 2023 and beyond ........................................................................[17] .................................. 18 Structure, governance and management Statement of trustee’s responsibilities. ...................................... 22 Independent auditors’ report. ..................................................... 23 Statement of financial activities .................................................... 27 Balance sheet ...............................................................................[28] Statement of cash flows ..............................................................[29] Notes to the financial statement ..................................................[30]

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Reference and administrative details

Charity No: 1125949 England and Wales SC040750 Scotland

Principal and registered office:

John Snow House 59 Mansell Street London E1 8AN

Trustees: Members of the Council since 1 January 2022

Dr Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard Margaret Waterston Professor Lisa Ackerley Ms Ahmina Akhtar Mr Jeremy Benson Dr Nigel Carter Mr Christopher Clarke Dr Tim Elwell-Sutton Mr Malcolm Groat Mr Meir Hakkak Ms Anne Heughan Dr Rachel Isba Ms Davinder Jhamat Ms Halima Khan Mr James Morris Professor Margaret Rae Ms Wilma Reid Mr Joe Stringer Mr Tony Vickers-Byrne Professor Carol Wallace Ms Charlotte Wood Ms Elizabeth Wynn

Chair

Treasurer, appointed 8 August 2022 to 31 December 2022 to 31 October 2022 appointed 21 February 2023

to 26 January 2022 to 23 March 2023 appointed 21 February 2023 appointed 21 February 2023 to 23 March 2023 appointed 1 March 2023 to 31 December 2022 appointed 27 January 2023

appointed 28 July 2022 to 11 April 2023

to 17 March 2022 to 31 January 2022 to 18 October 2022 appointed 21 February 2023 appointed 1 March 2023

Bankers: HSBC Bank Wimbledon Branch 5 Wimbledon Hill Road London SW19 7NF

Legal Advisors:

Hempsons 40 Villiers Street London WC2N 6NJ

Auditors: Moore Kingston Smith LLP 9 Appold Street London EC2A 2AP

Investment Advisors: Rathbones Investment Management Ltd 1 Curzon Street London W1J 5FB

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Chair's reflections on 2022

I had the honour of becoming Chair of the Royal Society for Public Health in the autumn of 2022 after being appointed a trustee in 2019. I would like to thank the previous Chair, Dr Nigel Carter OBE, and all trustees for welcoming me. I am really excited about the opportunity that we collectively have at such an important time for the public’s health.

2022 saw many challenges. The ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, a cost-of-living crisis, and Government changes had an impact on us all individually, but also on the public’s health.

The public health workforce continues to be an inspiration, with their compassion, resilience, innovation, and unwavering care. We are proud to be the voice for the sector, and we held our first Public Health Workforce Week in October to listen and learn about the challenges they face, and work with them on how we might best provide support.

It was also a year of change for RSPH. We welcomed our new Chief Executive, William Roberts, and new members of staff across the organisation. We owe a huge debt of thanks to our dedicated staff, led by the executive management team, who continue to deliver highquality work and rise to the challenges of an everchanging public health landscape.

We’re proud of the resilience and agility that our teams, and our members and supporters have shown. As a result, we have been able to continue providing a wide range of support for public health. I would also like to give special thanks to Professor Carol Wallace who joined as a trustee in 2011 and worked tirelessly as our Treasurer before she left in October.

During the year the trustees and executive management team worked to further develop the strategy for the organisation, and this will be implemented in 2023. Our vision has always been dedication to improving and protecting the public’s health.

Dr Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard FRSPH FFPH Chair of Royal Society for Public Health

We used our voice to ensure that prevention, public health, and tackling inequalities remain on the agenda of Governments. We used our expertise in practice to develop new, relevant qualifications, training and learning tools that are fully accessible remotely in a complex and changing environment. I am optimistic about the impact RSPH can have on the public’s health through our new strategic focus areas – that everyone can improve the public’s health, inequalities matter to us all, and upskilling and empowering the public health workforce to help forge a healthier future.

Refurbishment works of our headquarters building at John Snow House were completed in the summer and have provided teams with an updated modern and flexible work environment.

Finally, I would like to thank our trustees who continue to serve the charity admirably with their skills and knowledge and to thank all our members, supporters, partners and centres for their continued dedication and support.

- Jonathan Pearson Stuttard

Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard (Jun 19, 2023 14:41 GMT+1)

Dr Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard FRSPH FFPH Chair of Council

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What we've achieved

Membership grew by 14%

61, 956 hours of CPD delivered

37 new centres recruited

Over half a million website visits 502, 873

Six webinars with 2, 796 attendees

11% increase in qualifcations candidates

Five new qualifications delivered

Over 6,800 new followers on social media

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Income and expenditure 2022 and 2021

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2022

Donations and sponsorship £20,000 Charitable activities £2,760,893 Other trading activities £225,263 Investments £138,696 Total Income £3,144,852

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2021

Donations and sponsorship £32,020 Charitable activities £2,521,892 Other trading activities £169,385 Investments £113,153 Total Income £2,836,450

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Vision

The Royal Society for Public Health is the oldest public health agency in the world. Established in 1856, we have over 165 years of experience in supporting the wider public health workforce through education, training, research and influencing and, more importantly, supporting the public’s health.

Our 2022 – 2027 strategy brings in the next chapter for the charity. We will continue to fulfil our role as established in the royal charter, but we will also go further and be bolder in our ambitions to support our members and to tackle the greatest challenges we currently face, such as the gross inequalities exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the cost-of-living crisis.

RSPH exists to ensure everyone can lead a healthier longer life

Our vision, voice and practice will guide our work for the next five years, enabling us to deliver our highquality services whilst being a strong and sound organisation, so we can impact the public’s health for many years to come.

RSPH Strategic Plan 2022-2027

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Vision
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Tackle inequalities exposed and exacerbated through Covid-19

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Voice
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Enable conditions and environments that Support for the Public Health Workforce is Crucial
support healthier societies A skilled and well-trained workforce is essential for better public health. This requires investment
both financially and in terms of commitment. We are the voice and support for the wider public
health workforce and will champion and campaign on their needs
Change trajectory for improving UK
healthy life expectancy
Inequalities Matter
We need to reverse the decline in trends around life expectancy and healthy life expectancy. We care
about poverty, inequalities in all its forms, and fair economic prosperity. Addressing these issues is
critical to improving public health. To tackle the drivers of inequality we must understand and
challenge them. A fairer society is a healthier society
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Practice

Enable and empower the wider public health workforce with our high-quality educational offer, impactful campaigns and, great programmes

Convene groups and stakeholdersworking across all areas of public health, hosting conversations and championing better health outcomes

Innovate and influence in the public health arena with our research, programmes and qualifications, engaging our membership in these

Transform the public health landscape by being a strong and sustainable organisation with financial security

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Public Health is Everyone’s Responsibility
We must ensure that the public’s health remains part of the conversation. Public health is
everyone’s responsibility from governments, to organisations, businesses and communities.
Making public health everyone’s business is essential for better public health outcomes
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Vision

Tackle inequalities exposed and

exacerbated through Covid-19

Inequalities across our societies is nothing new. But the need to tackle these disparities and provide stronger voice and support for those communities most at risk is now essential. Covid19 highlighted that the health and wellbeing of our communities must be supported if we are to grow and withstand any shocks to the system, such as another pandemic. We will provide voice, raise awareness, influence and provide training on behalf of these groups.

Enabling conditions and environments that support healthier societies

We are aware of the impact that people, place, and systems have on our health and ability to lead healthier lives. It is also well documented that more often than not our environments support unhealthy behaviours and consequently ill health. We will encourage population-level changes that champion healthier environments, whilst also providing our communities with the tools that will better support them and their health.

Change trajectory for improving UK healthy life expectancy

For the first time since WWII, the life expectancy of men and women in the UK decreased in 2020. However, more concerning is the difference in healthy life expectancy between the richest and poorest communities. It cannot be fair or accepted that a person living in Wokingham will live 15 healthier years more than a person living in Manchester. We will seek to convene the groups and influence the changes that will support healthier life expectancy across all communities and provide better awareness of these factors.

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Voice

Support for the public health workforce is crucial

A skilled and well-trained workforce is essential for better public health. This requires investment both financially and in terms of commitment. We are the voice and support for the public health workforce and will champion and campaign on their needs.

In 2022 our membership increased by 14% meaning we were able to support more of the public health workforce with our qualifications, training, events, learning opportunities, and peer-reviewed journals.

We asked our members in the public health workforce about the challenges they are facing and, from the research, produced a series of information sheets highlighting the stress and strain that the public health workforce is under and the solutions that they wanted.

"Burn out is an issue, after having worked 12 hour-days as the norm for the last two years."

We held our first Public Health Workforce Week in October 2022 raising awareness of key findings from the research and hosted a live Twitter discussion about the concerns of the public health workforce.

We hosted the annual RSPH Health and Wellbeing Awards that recognise and celebrate a wide range of public health activities, policies and strategies that empower communities and individuals, improve the population’s health, and address the wider social determinants of health. The winner of the 2022 Public Health Ministers’ award was the Swim England and Good Boost partnership.

Inequalities matter

We need to reverse the decline in trends around life expectancy and healthy life expectancy. We care about poverty, inequalities in all its forms, and fair economic prosperity. Addressing these issues is critical to improving public health. To tackle the drivers of inequality we must understand and challenge them. A fairer society is a healthier society.

We published Our Health - the Price We Will Pay for the Cost-of-Living Crisis – a report highlighting new data collected by RSPH and showing the growing and lasting impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the public’s health.

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Voice

Access programme

The report marked the beginning of RSPH’s programme of work on the impact of the cost-ofliving crisis on the public’s health and inequalities, and the policy and practice solutions.

This programme of work is a core part of RSPH’s new strategy: everyone can improve the public’s health; inequalities – and their societal impacts – matter; and an empowered public health workforce is crucial to unlocking health and prosperity in communities across the UK. 2022 saw us continuing to increase the number of approved delivery centres for our qualifications, in order to expand the reach of this network in tackling health inequalities across the UK. We approved 37 centres in all four nations of the UK, including schools, colleges, universities, grassroots community organisations, and local authorities

RSPH qualifications have been used to support other innovative work across RSPH. Commissioned by NHS England, RSPH developed a pilot programme with a focus on supporting people experiencing homelessness into frontline healthcare roles and was concerned with highlighting barriers to employment in this specific context.

This work was taken forward in partnership with Pathway, Groundswell, and the Department of Work and Pensions. It involved the design and delivery of employment support and a training pathway for individuals with lived experience of homelessness. This included the attainment of the RSPH Level 1 Understanding Health Improvement qualification, provision of pre-employment advice, access to internships, and placements.

The independent evaluation from King’s College London indicates that the main outcomes of the project include a high job offer rate for participants and a better understanding of the elements of a successful employment pathway for people experiencing homelessness. The report is due to be published in 2023.

In addition to our new centres, one centre has been re-approved and is delivering eight qualifications, and 22 existing centres have added 29 additional qualifications to their centre’s educational offering.

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Voice

Public health is everyone's responsibility

We must ensure that the public’s health remains part of the conversation. Public health is everyone’s responsibility, from governments to organisations, businesses, and communities. Making public health everyone’s business is essential for better public health outcomes.

In February 2022 we delivered 'Future of Public Health' an online conference asking, ‘What next following the Covid-19 pandemic?’ speakers included

The talks stimulated strong discussions and the webinar had 302 international attendees and, importantly, engagement from the devolved nations.

From this, we began our work to convene groups and teams from across the public health landscape.

During the year we worked with UKHSA, OHID, NHES, HEE (now NHS England WTE), Food Standards Agency, HSE, Gambling Health Alliance, Obesity Alliance, Association of Directors of Public Health, Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Health Equals, Health Equalities Alliance, Smoke Free Action Coalition, Alcohol Health Alliance, UK People in Public Health, Dept for Levelling Up, Mental Health First Aid England, World Cancer Research Fund, stakeholders from the devolved nations and many more NHS Trusts, local authority public health departments, national charities, universities and academia, public health practitioners and organisations, professional bodies, and hundreds of local community health and wellbeing organisations.

This engagement and our reputation as evidencebased influencers should only grow in 2023 when we step up our work highlighting the inequalities in vaccine uptake, harms caused by gambling, and the effects on public health, to influence manifestos as we approach the general election.

During 2022 we started a series of policy breakfasts to communicate our public health research and engage with the sector. Our first policy breakfast focussed on supporting those who deliver public health, and we started planning our 2023 series, which includes the impact of the cost-of-living crisis, and children and young people’s experiences of vaccines.

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Practice

Enable and empower the wider public health workforce with our high-quality educational offer, impactful campaigns, and great programmes.

Royal Society for Public Health is regulated by Ofqual (England), Qualifications Wales (Wales), and CCEA (Northern Ireland) to provide its wideranging and innovative public health

qualifications, all of which focus on providing the public health workforce with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to protect and improve the public’s health.

In 2022, the charity provided public health qualifications for many thousands of candidates across a range of diverse subjects, with key growth areas being Health Improvement and Pest Control. Our qualifications have been used to underpin projects and programmes of work delivered by a range of organisations including NHS England, multiple local authorities, charities, and private businesses.

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Public Health Area 2022
Food safety 16,177
Health improvement 4,283
Health and safety
4,096
Pest management 1,849
Nutrition
717
Built environment 638
Bespoke qualifications 926
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We continued to show innovation in identifying

new areas of need and demand for public health skills and knowledge, by working with partners to initiate the development of five new qualifications

We continued to develop and deliver our innovative programmes that support the public health workforce to deliver new services and tackle inequalities.

RSPH Learn and RSPH LearnFree Training

RSPH provides eLearning courses for a range of clients and customers in the public, private, charitable, academic, and educational sectors. Total number of learners (eLearning and training) in 2022: 9,707

New eLearning courses launched in 2022

Continuing Professional

Development

RSPH provides members and non-members with CPD points for a range of its training, learning, webinars, conferences, and more. In 2022 we delivered 61,956 hours of CPD.

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Practice

Making Every Contact Count for Mental Health Project

RSPH was commissioned by Health Education England to lead the Making Every Contact Count (MECC) for Mental Health project that aims to upskill the non-specialist workforce in primary and community care by supplying high-quality evidence-based training. MECC training develops knowledge, skills, and confidence to integrate mental health and wellbeing messages and interventions into routine practice, enabling the opportunistic delivery of consistent, concise healthy lifestyle information through short conversations aimed to support people to make positive changes to improve their mental wellbeing.

Phase 2 of the project commenced in June 2022, to recruit an additional 26 lead trainers and 130 trainers across the three ICS areas of Cheshire and Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Lancashire, and South Cumbria. Training was delivered to 19 lead trainers and 604 end users (380 MECC for Mental Health, 177 MECC for Menopause, and 47 MECC for Cancer Pathways).

“…as a third sector organisation, having a number of MECC for Mental Health trainers on our team means we now have a training arm to our organisation which we didn’t have before. So that strengthens our position as an organisation, as well as bringing real value to the community we serve.”

Building on this, the following adaptation programmes were developed to be launched in 2023:

An independent evaluation of the phase 1 project (June 2021-May 2022) showed:

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Practice

Encouraging Vaccine Uptake

RSPH Training continued to deliver the Level 2 Award to upskill public facing professionals who could have brief opportunistic conversations about all vaccination programmes, and in particular Covid-19.

Total number of learners trained: 308

“The staff who have attended the training gave overwhelmingly positive feedback, reporting a marked improvement in both the knowledge of vaccine concern, and confidence around hosting conversations to encourage vaccine uptake.”

NHS England Health and Wellbeing Champions Project

RSPH Training was commissioned by NHS England to deliver the RSPH Level 2 Award in Understanding Health Improvement qualification to health and care staff across the seven NHS regions in England with the aim of having workplace health and wellbeing champions available to fellow staff. All learners who

completed the training have been given a year's RSPH Membership to support them in their role. The project will continue into 2023.

Total number of learners trained: 231

Diploma in Occupational Medicine

Partners we worked with to deliver this training:

Tackling Gambling Related Harms

In partnership with Medway Council, RSPH Training delivered the Level 2 Award in Tackling Gambling-Related Harms qualification. This course educates learners about the impact of harmful gambling, and how to provide support and signposting to affected individuals.

RSPH is approved by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine to run the Diploma in Occupational Medicine course to prepare candidates for the Diploma in Occupational Medicine’s written examination and the oral examination based on a portfolio.

In 2022, 80 delegates attended the two-week course 100% said they would recommend this course to a colleague

“…overall, it was very well-organized intensive course under the leadership of Dr Shriti Pattani. All the lecturers were senior people with vast experience in their respective field. All the sessions were conducted on time without any glitches. Finally, it was a great session.”

Total number of learners trained: 124

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Practice

RSPH Accreditation

Through the RSPH accreditation service, the RSPH endorses training programmes, campaigns and university modules which contribute to maintaining high standards in education, public health, hygiene, and safety.

During 2022 there were over 40 programmes accredited from 19 organisations, in subjects including public health, behaviour change, health literacy, cancer awareness, mental health, nutrition, hygiene, and food safety.

We accredited West Sussex County Council’s ‘Making Every Contact Count’ training programme. The programme is designed to upskill and motivate the local workforce, giving people the knowledge, skills, and confidence to discuss health behaviour change with others. It supports the County Council’s ambition to be an organisation:

“…where all our people can work in an empowered, collaborative and innovative way to make a real and positive difference for all our communities”.

Convene groups and stakeholders working across all areas of public health, hosting conversations and championing better health outcomes

In 2022 we supported our members and the public health sector with

Six webinars: 2,796 attendees

Four Special Interest Groups: 4,495 members Two online member events: 150 attendees

Feedback on our events and conferences is always positive and, in response to our member’s request for face-to-face events, we are planning two in-person member networking events in 2023.

Since 2020, RSPH has been working with Hull City Council’s public health team to establish a Financial Inclusion Network, to support coordinated, multi-agency strategic action to address financial insecurity. In 2022, RSPH facilitated financial insecurity network meetings to continue the development of the local health and care systems' capability around the scale and impact of financial insecurity and debt on population health. The network mobilised several innovations and initiatives to improve financial inclusion in the city, including The Poverty Truth Commission, The Prevention Concordat for Better Mental Health, The Health Inequalities Framework, The Money and Mental Health Workshop, and The Joint Health & Wellbeing Strategy.

Innovate and influence in the public health arena with our research, programmes, and qualifications, engaging our membership in these

Our membership consists of people working, or with an interest, in public health from a broad range of areas including doctors, students, environmental health, health and safety professionals, and public health practitioners. They are global - from the four UK nations, and internationally, and they are involved and vocal in their passion for public health, and as the charity innovates and influences the public health arena, we engage our membership in discussion, development, and delivery.

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Practice

Membership levels range from Student to Fellow, with the aim of supporting professionals along their public health career pathway. We offer a range of benefits to members including, webinars, member events, journal subscriptions; and special interest groups in Arts and Health, Behaviour Change, Food, and Water that members can join.

We continued to support our members with free eLearning as part of their membership: 1,377 member learners took courses in 2022.

"Perspectives in Public Health" is published bimonthly and is available to all RSPH members, while "Public Health" is published monthly and is available online to Fellow members. Our newest journal, "Public Health in Practice", is a gold openaccess journal and accepts submissions.

In 2022 our journals were downloaded 1,778,631 times and we received 3,917 article submissions from around the world.

Transform the public health landscape by being a strong and sustainable organisation with financial security

In 2022 we undertook a major refurbishment to our freehold building with improved lighting, revised office layout, new carpets, and other facilities to provide a modern working environment for our staff.

The overwhelming majority of staff enjoy the flexibility of working from home for part of the week and we reviewed our flexible working policy and made hybrid/agile working a permanent arrangement for all staff members. We reviewed and improved some of our other staff policies around annual leave maternity leave/pay and sickness absence, with the aim of creating an engaged, supported, and happy staff team. To increase their wellbeing, we also increased the number of First Aiders, staff trained in Mental Health First Aid, and continued to develop the remit of our staff health champions.

In line with our regulatory requirements and quality assurance procedures, several of our qualifications were put through scheduled midterm or full-term reviews during the year. Our internal qualifications learning system, exam marking, and certification systems are continually monitored and reviewed whilst maintaining the highest standards.

We strengthened our resources around policy and communications to support our three strategic voice areas and increase our capacity for influencing the public health arena, convening groups and stakeholders, hosting conversations, and championing better health outcomes.

Our two online learning platforms, RSPH Learn and RSPH LearnFree for public health professionals and the public respectively, continue to run successfully since launch two years ago. During the year we implemented portal refinements to enhance customer experience based on feedback received. We have continued to promote the move to e-Assessment and have significantly increased the number of centres signed up and delivering on-line examinations.

A review of our financial accounting processes indicated the need for an improved finance system, and this will be implemented in 2023

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2023 and be ond y

Our strategy will support us to go further and be bolder in our ambitions to tackle the greatest challenges faced in our societies and the wider public health workforce. This is necessary if we are to make the much-needed gains following a pandemic that has exacerbated the gross inequalities faced in our societies, and a cost-ofliving crisis that can impact the public’s health for many years to come.

We aim to grow our membership by 20% and increase online payments, subscriptions, and readership aimed at reducing the negative effect on climate and the environment.

We plan to increase the impact factor of our three international journals by strengthening our editorial boards and increasing article submissions from the sector globally.

We will upscale our successful Making Every Contact Count for Mental Health project and diversify into new areas such as Menopause and Cancer Awareness. From the Evaluation Report for our Access to Work Programme due to be published in 2023, we plan to increase our delivery to help people with lived experience of homelessness into employment into healthcare settings.

We will continue to develop the charity as an evidence-based authoritative voice that successfully advocates for the public’s health and the public health workforce. We aim to be the trusted source for public health information developing a presence and communications with the sector including the devolved nations and internationally.

We will grow our events and conferences offering, highlighting key issues in public health including, supporting the de-motivated workforce, the effects of the cost-of-living crisis on public health, developing areas of public health, and reflecting the needs of our members and the public health sector.

We will continue to deliver our public health qualifications and our online training and learning to more people and organisations in the public health sector, supporting the need for a high standard of required knowledge and experience across the public health workforce. This will also help us tackle inequalities by increasing our use of e-learning, face to face training, and e- certification, enabling more people to develop a career in public health.

We believe it is crucial for improved public health to increase the number of people accessing our health improvement programmes and becoming Community Health Champions via the Communities in Charge project, particularly in the areas of obesity, alcohol, and gambling.

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Structure, Governance and Management

RSPH is a registered charity in England & Wales (Reg.No 1125949) and in Scotland (Reg. No.SC040750) and governed by a royal charter and by-laws dated 30 September 2008 and as amended on 10 February 2016. The direction and management of RSPH and its affairs and business are vested in the RSPH Council. The Council members, as charity trustees are responsible for the RSPH and its property and funds. The Council of RSPH consists of not less than 10 and not more than 15 members including the Chair, Vice Chair, and Treasurer. Trustees are appointed by the Council to ensure an optimum match of expertise and experience to suit the strategic needs of the charity that exists at any given time. All members of the Council act as trustees of RSPH and have a vote.

New trustees are appointed through a recruitment campaign and occasionally on the basis of recommendation depending on the experiences and skills needed. RSPH members are always notified of Council vacancies and encouraged to apply. New trustees send an application and cover letter, and candidates are interviewed by two or three members of the Nominations and Governance Committee. New trustees are given a formal induction process with senior staff and provided with all the appropriate governance materials including key guidance for trustees from the Charity Commission.

The normal term of office for trustees is three years, renewable for a further immediate term of three years. In order to provide both continuity and engagement of new trustees, one third of the Council is required to stand down each year. New Council members are offered induction meetings with the Chair, Chief Executive, and senior staff of RSPH, and every trustee is offered training opportunities as appropriate.

RSPH reviews its long-term strategy regularly with trustees and the executive management team. It operates five standing sub-committees, ‘Audit and Risk’, ‘Nominations and Governance’,

‘Qualifications Governance’, ‘Policy & Impact’ and ‘Public Health Workforce’ to provide support to the Council on issues defined by terms of reference. It also creates task and finish groups to explore specific and timely issues when necessary. The trustees meet four times per year as a full trustee group as well as at the Annual General Meeting.

RSPH is managed on a day-to-day basis by an executive management team led by the Chief Executive. To facilitate effective operations, the Chief Executive has delegated authority, within terms of delegation approved by the trustees, for all operational matters including finance and employment. The trustees are listed on page 3 of this report.

Key Management Personnel

The Council of Trustees and members of the executive management team comprise the key management personnel of the charity in charge of directing and controlling, running, and operating RSPH on a day-to-day basis. All trustees give their time freely and no trustee received remuneration in the year for their responsibilities as part of the Council. The executive management team members are the Chief Executive, Director of Membership and Educational Services, Director of Finance and Corporate Resources, Director of National and Regional Programmes, Director of Qualifications, and Director of Policy and Communications.

The pay of the executive management team is reviewed annually and normally increases in accordance with inflation. The charity benchmarks salaries based on the market rates.

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Structure, Governance and Management

Risk Management

The Council has assessed the major risks to which the RSPH is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the charity and is satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate the exposure to major risks. The trustees have set up an Audit and Risk Committee comprising a minimum of three trustees to oversee the risk issues. This Committee reports to Council on relevant matters and sets its own agenda for action and is free to consider any matters relating to the health of RSPH, which could have serious deleterious effects or bring RSPH or its work into disrepute. Where appropriate, risks are covered by insurance. A risk register has been set up and is reviewed quarterly by the Council at its meetings.

The following framework is central to ensuring adequate risk assurance:

Key risks

Reserves Policy

The executive management team has considered RSPH’s requirements and established a policy in line with the Charity Commission guidance whereby the unrestricted general fund held by RSPH should be approximately six months expenditure. The budgeted expenditure for the year is £3.1 million and therefore, the target reserve level is approximately £1.55 million, and the management is confident that at this level they would be able to continue the current activities of RSPH in the event of a significant drop in income.

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Structure, Governance and Management

At the end of the year, the level of unrestricted general funds stood at over £9.3 million which is more than its target level. In March this year, trustees agreed to the development of an innovation fund to enable RSPH to access funding for new initiatives. A designated Innovation fund of £146,000 has now been set up from the free reserves. Trustees have also decided to re-establish the designated building fund following the major refurbishment works on its freehold building at 59 Mansell Street during the year which utilised most of the designated fund set aside in 2021. It was decided to set aside a sum of £600,000 as the ‘building designated fund’.

Due to the volatility of the markets for our activities over the past few years, trustees have decided to keep the free reserves above the target level until suitable designated purposes are found in the future.

Financial Review

Funding for RSPH's work is generated by its core activities in education and training and through the support of specific projects from charitable sources. It is also supported by income from the investment portfolio. Although RSPH continues to experience the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic, trustees are pleased with the income for the year compared to the previous year. The total income from all sources has increased by nearly 11% to £3,144,852 (2021-£2,836,450).

Total expenditure for the year increased by 3% to £2,998,284 (2021- £2,902,292) which includes an expenditure of £28,188 in relation to the restricted funds.

Total net income before gains/(loss) on investments amounted to £146,568 compared to the net expenditure of £65,842 in 2021.

Fundraising

Following the implementation of the Charities (Protection and Social Investment) Act 2016, the charity has reviewed its fundraising activities and confirms that it complies with the regulation. The charity did not make use of any external fundraisers. No complaints were received in respect of its fundraising activities.

Objects

The trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charities Commission in determining the activities undertaken by RSPH.

The objects of RSPH as set out in the royal charter are "for the promotion and protection of public health in such ways as are charitable in law". Through advocacy, mediation, empowerment, knowledge, and practice we advise on policy development, provide education and training services, encourage scientific research, disseminate information and good practice.

An amount of £19,152 is transferred from the following restricted funds to the unrestricted fund:

Providing qualifications is one of the main activities of RSPH and this has generated an income of £851,403 which was 21% higher than the previous year’s income of £705,845. The other main activities, membership and publishing, have generated an income of £768,492 for the year, compared to the income of £788,274 in the previous year. Income from projects for the year is £361,604 which is 8% lower than the previous year’s income.

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Structure, Governance and Management

In addition to this, RSPH has also provided other activities such as courses and conferences, educational services, and sold resources, which have generated a combined income of £779,394 for the year.

During the year, RSPH increased the letting proportion of its building and signed a 10-year lease with the tenants. As a result, its investment property ratio has increased to 63.02% from 36.98% in the previous year.

RSPH engaged a RICS qualified external valuer to provide a report on the value of its freehold property at 59 Mansell Street, London E1 8AN. According to the report, the fair value of the property as of 31 December 2022 has fallen to £5,750,000 from £6,600,000 in 2021.

Based on the revised valuation and increased letting proportion of the building, the split between Tangible asset and Investment property is as follows

Overall, RSPH’s net expenditure after all the losses on the investment portfolio and the valuation of freehold property, is £1,753,076 compared to a net expenditure of £316,594 in the previous year.

The investment manager is required to report all transactions within 14 days and submit a comprehensive performance report quarterly. The manager is frequently invited to present their report to the Audit and Risk Committee. RSPH reviews the delegated arrangement with the manager annually. RSPH also undertakes an annual review of its investment objectives which meet the requirements of the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

RSPH’s priority is for capital growth with medium income. The portfolio is based on medium risk and may include government and other fixed interest investments and equities. Indirect exposure through UK companies trading internationally is permitted.

During the year, RSPH acquired stocks with a value of £1,152,159 and disposed of stocks with a market value of £1,251,424. The market value of the RSPH investment portfolio at the end of the year stood at £5,172,737 (2021- £5,866,041).

Thomas Latimer Cleave Memorial Trust

RSPH administers the above charitable fund which is registered with the Charity Commission under the number 296180. RSPH is the only trustee of the fund.

Investment policy and performance

Investments are managed by external managers, Rathbones Investment Management Ltd who have many years experience of investment management and are authorised persons within the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

RSPH delegates power to Rathbones Investment Management Ltd to use their best endeavours in managing the portfolio within clearly defined policy guidelines. Investments are with corporations that have produced audited accounts in the last five preceding years and trade within the ethical restraints imposed by RSPH.

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Statement of trustees’ responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Charity law in England and Wales and the royal charter require the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under the law, the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). The financial statements are required by law to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the surplus or deficit for that period. In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

- Jonathan Pearson Stuttard

Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard (Jun 19, 2023 14:41 GMT+1)

Dr Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard FRSPH FFPH Chair of Council

Date: 15 June 2023

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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Independent auditor’s report to the trustees of Royal Society for Public Health

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of the Royal Society for Public Health for the year ended 31 December 2022 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard Applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs(UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

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Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 22, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with regulations made under section 154 of that Act.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK) we exercise professional judgement and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

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evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the charity to cease to continue as a going concern.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

Explanation as to what extent the audit was considered capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below.

The objectives of our audit in respect of fraud, are; to identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements due to fraud; to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the assessed risks of material misstatement due to fraud, through designing and implementing appropriate responses to those assessed risks; and to respond appropriately to instances of fraud or suspected fraud identified during the audit. However, the primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud rests with both management and those charged with governance of the charity.

Our approach was as follows:

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above. We are less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations that are not closely related to events and transactions reflected in the financial statements. Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 8 of the Charities Act 2011. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity’s trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose.

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To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to any party other than the charity and charity's trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinion we have formed.

Moore Kingston Smith LLP Statutory auditor

6[th ] Floor 9 Appold Street London EC2A 2AP

Date: 23 June 2023

Moore Kingston Smith LLP is eligible to act as auditor in terms of Section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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Royal Society for Public Health

Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2022

Income from:
Donations and sponsorship
Charitable activities
3(a)
Other trading activities:
Rental, room hire and other income
Investments
Total
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Trading operations
Charitable activities
Total
3(b)
Net income/(expenditure) before gains/(loss)
on investments
Transfer from Restricted funds
(Loss) on revaluation of freehold property
Net loss on investments
Net expenditure
Net movement in funds
Reconciliation of funds
Funds brought forward
Funds carried forward
12		 2022
2021
Unrestricted
Restricted
Funds
Funds
Total
£
£
£
£
20,000
-
20,000
32,020
2,760,893
-
2,760,893
2,521,892
225,263
-
225,263
169,385
134,828
3,868
138,696
113,153
3,140,984
3,868
3,144,852
2,836,450
109,701
-
109,701
131,511
2,860,395
28,188
2,888,583
2,770,781
2,970,096
28,188
2,998,284
2,902,292
170,888
(24,320)
146,568
(65,842)
19,152
(19,152)
-
-
(482,628)
-
(482,628)
(566,888)
(1,417,016)
-
(1,417,016)
316,136
(1,709,604)
(43,472)
(1,753,076)
(316,594)
(1,709,604)
(43,472)
(1,753,076)
(316,594)
13,047,062
198,549
13,245,611
13,562,205
11,337,458
155,077
11,492,535
13,245,611

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

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Royal Society for Public Health

Balance Sheet

as at 31 December 2022

Fixed Assets
Note
Tangible Assets
6
Intangible Assets
7
Investments
8
Current Assets
Stock
Debtors
9
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
10
Net current assets/( liabilities)
Total assets less current liabilities
Net assets
Funds
Restricted funds
12
Unrestricted funds
General
Designated and revaluation reserve		 2022
£
2,174,546
62,885
8,795,887		 2021
£
4,166,412
75,497
8,306,722
11,033,318 12,548,631
1,230
473,575
720,416
1,195,221
(736,004)
459,217
11,492,535
11,492,535
155,077
9,288,111
2,049,347
11,492,535		 2,846
237,029
1,112,564
1,352,439
(655,459)
696,980
13,245,611
13,245,611
198,549
8,634,451
4,412,611
13,245,611

These financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Council on 15 June 2023 and were signed below on its behalf by;

Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard

Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard (Jun 19, 2023 14:41 GMT+1)

Dr Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard Chair

Margaret Waterston

Margaret Waterston (Jun 19, 2023 12:58 GMT+1)

Margaret Waterston Treasurer

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Royal Society for Public Health Statement of Cash Flows

for the year ended 31 December 2022

Cash flows from operating activities (see note below)
Cash flows from investing activities
Dividends received
Proceeds from sale of other Investments
Purchase of investments
Addition to investment property
Purchase of fixed assets
Net cash (used) by investing activities
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year
Notes to the Cash Flow Statement
Reconciliation of Net Movement in Funds to Net cashflow
from operating activities
Net (expenditure) for the year
Depreciation
Amortisation
Decrease in revaluation reserve
Dividends and interest
Net loss/(gain) on investments
(Increase)/decrease in Debtors
Decrease in stock
Increase in Creditors
Analysis of Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash at Bank and in hand		 2022
£
(107,681)
138,696
1,251,424
(1,152,158)
(286,807)
(235,622)
(284,467)
1,112,564
720,416
2022
£
(1,753,076)
11,779
27,053
482,628
(138,696)
1,417,016
(236,546)
1,616
80,545
(107,681)
2022
£
720,416
720,416		 2021
£
37,050
113,153
1,379,346
(3,141,734)
-
(27,555)
(1,676,790)
2,752,304
1,112,564
2021
£
(316,594)
7,775
36,827
566,888
(113,153)
(316,136)
57,270
(2,684)
116,857
37,050
2021
£
1,112,564
1,112,564

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Royal Society for Public Health Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 Notes to the accounts

1 Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). The Charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).

Functional currency and level of rounding

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest pound.

Going concern

At the end of the year the charity's cash balance was £720,416 and the value of its listed investment portfolio was £5,172,237 at the balance sheet date. This can be drawn down to support operating activities if necessary. Given the charity’s level of free reserves available at the year end, the trustees consider that the charitable company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Accordingly, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes. Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the trustees for particular purposes. Restricted funds are funds subject to specific restrictive conditions imposed by donors or by the purpose of the appeal.

Income

All income is included in the SOFA when the charity is legally entitled to the income, it is probable that income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably. Income is accounted for on an accruals basis. Part of the income from investments is allocated to the restricted funds and this is calculated at the rate of 1% above the Bank of England’s base rate on the average balance of the funds during the year.

Grants relating to revenue are recognised in income on a systematic basis over the periods in which the entity recognises the associated costs for which the grant is intended to compensate. This includes £nil (2021- £3,450) of Government assistance under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) relating to staff who were furloughed due to Covid-19.

Expenditure

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregated all costs related to the category.

Support costs, which include the central office functions such as general management, budgeting and accounting, information technology, marketing and financing are allocated across the categories of charitable expenditure, governance costs and the costs of generating funds. The basis of costs allocation has been explained in the note 3 (c).

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Royal Society for Public Health Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022

Notes to the accounts – cont’d….

1 Accounting policies cont'd… Expenditure cont'd..

Governance costs comprise all costs identified as wholly or mainly attributable to ensuring the public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation. These costs include external audit and trustee costs. Governance costs are now apportioned on the same basis as support costs.

Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Charitable activities

Costs of charitable activities comprise all costs identified as wholly or mainly attributable to achieving charitable objects of the charity. These costs include staff costs, wholly or mainly attributable support costs and apportionment of general overheads.

Operating leases

All the operating lease rentals are charged to the income and expenditure account on a straight line basis over the terms of the lease.

Pensions

The RSPH operates a group personal pension scheme with AEGON Scottish Equitable for its employees and this scheme complies with the employer pension duties applicable under Part 1 of the Pensions Act 2008 . This is a contributory scheme and the RSPH contributes 10% to Senior Managers and up to 7.5% to all the other employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in independently administered funds. The pension cost charge represents contributions payable under this arrangement by the RSPH to the funds. The RSPH has no liability other than for the payment of those contributions.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets, except freehold property, are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided so as to write off the cost of tangible fixed assets over their estimated useful lives of:

The freehold property at 59 Mansell Street, London E1 was acquired by the charity on 27 January 2011 for £3.35million. The charity decided to adopt the policy of revaluation and the premises was valued at £5.75million at 31 December 2022. This property is also split between tangible fixed assets (£2,126,350) and investment properties (£3,623,650) as per the mixed use of the building. The trustees believe that the current valuation reflects the realisable value of the premises under current market conditions.

Intangible fixed assets

Intangible fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Amortisation is provided

RSPH's policy is to capitalise any of the above items with the value over £500.

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Notes to the accounts – cont’d….

1 Accounting policies cont'd…

Investments

Investments are valued and carried at market value. Realised and unrealised gains or losses on revaluation are disclosed in the Statement of Financial Activities.

Fixed asset investment properties are revalued annually at open market value.

Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents includes cash and overdraft balances.

Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

Employee benefits

Short term benefits

Short term benefits including holiday pay are recognised as an expense in the period in which the service is received.

Employee termination benefits

Termination benefits are accounted for on an accruals basis and in line with FRS 102

Key estimates and judgements

In the Application of the charity's accounting policies, which are described in note 1, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods. The following judgement is considered by the trustees to have most significant effect on amounts recognised in the financial statements:

2 Taxation

As a registered charity, the Society is potentially exempt from taxation on its income and gains falling within s505 Income & Corporation Taxes Act 1988 and s256 Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable purposes. No tax charge has arisen in the year.

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Royal Society for Public Health Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 Notes to the accounts – cont’d….

3 (a) Income - Charitable activities - 2022
) Income - Charitable activities - 2022
Qualifications
Membership and publishing
Courses & conferences
Educational services
Projects
Bookshop		 Un-restricted
General funds
£
851,403
768,492
279,070
494,520
361,604
5,804		 Restricted
2022
funds
£
Total
£
-
851,403
-
768,492
-
279,070
-
494,520
-
361,604
-
5,804
2,760,893 -
2,760,893

Income - Charitable activities - 2021

Qualifications
Membership and publishing
Courses & conferences
Educational services
Projects
Bookshop
3 (b) Total Expenditure - 2022
Costs of generating funds
Rental and room hire costs
Investment managers fees
Charitable activities
Qualifications
Membership and publishing
Courses & conferences
Educational services
Projects
Bookshop
Policy and communications		 Un-restricted
General funds
£
705,845
788,274
262,970
363,131
298,471
6,721		 Restricted
2021
funds
Total
£
£
-
705,845
-
788,274
-
262,970
-
363,131
96,480
394,951
-
6,721
2,425,412 96,480
2,521,892
Direct
costs
£
24,746
39,307		 Indirect
2022
costs
Total
£
£
45,648
70,394
-
39,307
64,053 45,648
109,701
520,946
371,981
255,504
267,782
338,612
7,204
217,752		 268,228
789,174
239,834
611,815
80,992
336,496
115,260
383,042
201,416
540,028
3,072
10,276
-
217,752
908,802
2,888,583
1,979,781
2,043,834 954,450
2,998,284

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Royal Society for Public Health Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022

Notes to the accounts – cont’d….

3 (b) Total Expenditure - 2021
Costs of generating funds
Rental and room hire costs
Investment managers fees
Charitable activities
Qualifications
Membership and publishing
Courses & conferences
Educational services
Projects
Bookshop
Policy and communications
3 (c)Support costs - 2022
Costs of generating funds
Rental and room hire income
Charitable activities
Qualifications
Membership and publishing
Courses & conferences
Educational services
Projects
Bookshop
Support costs - 2021
Costs of generating funds
Rental and room hire income
Charitable activities
Qualifications
Membership and publishing
Courses & conferences
Educational services
Projects
Bookshop		 Direct
costs
£
24,649
32,375
57,024
459,241
405,966
208,422
250,104
395,704
8,182
152,793		 Indirect
costs
£
74,487
-		 2021
Total
£
99,136
32,375
131,511
726,956
642,994
288,781
362,955
584,652
11,650
152,793
2,770,781
74,487
267,715
237,028
80,359
112,851
188,948
3,468
-
1,880,412 890,369
1,937,436
Premises
£
2,289
2,289
37,473
28,548
7,266
21,969
51,203
1,144
147,603
149,892
Premises
£
7,284
7,284
39,969
29,976
2,248
14,988
22,193
1,249
110,623
117,908
964,856 2,902,292
Other
Overheads
£
43,359		 2022
Total
£
45,648
45,648
268,228
239,834
80,991
115,262
201,415
3,072
908,802
954,450
2021
Total
£
74,487
74,487
267,714
237,028
80,359
112,851
188,948
3,468
890,369
964,856
43,359
230,755
211,286
73,725
93,292
150,213
1,928
761,199
804,558
Other
Overheads
£
67,203
67,203
227,745
207,052
78,111
97,863
166,755
2,219
779,746
846,948

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Notes to the accounts – cont’d….

3 (c) Support costs cont'd…

Other Overheads;
- Overhead staff costs
- Marketing and communications
- Administrative expenses
- Governance		 2022
£
368,486
86,774
316,016
33,282
804,558		 2021
£
425,676
127,988
267,964
25,321
846,949

Support costs have been allocated on the following basis;

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2022 2021
3 (d) Governance costs £ £
Audit fees 16,000 15,600
Council meeting expenses 1,386 355
17,386 15,955
3 (e)Staff costs
2022 2021
£ £
Salaries 1,291,637 1,205,200
Social security costs 144,110 128,997
Pension and other benefits 157,564 146,255
Ex-Gratia/redundancy costs - 37,285
1,593,311 1,517,737
The average number of employees during the year was:
2022 2021
Number Number
Royal Society for Public Health 35 33
35 33
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The number of employees whose salary and benefit in kind fell within the following scales is as follows:

follows:
2022 2021
Number Number
restated
£120,001 - £130,000 - 1
£80,001 - £90,000 1 1
£70,001 - £80,000 3 3
£60,001 - £70,000 1 -

Key management personnel

Key Management Personnel are the trustees and members of the executive management team. Trustees are not paid any remuneration for their role as members of the Council(Board). The executive management team members are the Chief Executive, Director of Membership & Education, Director of Policy & Communications, Director of Finance & Corporate Resources, Direct o r of Qualifications and Director of National & Regional Programmes. The total employee benefits paid to the executive management team were £494,976 (2021 - £575,920)

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Royal Society for Public Health Report and financial statements

for the year ended 31 December 2022 Notes to the accounts – cont’d….

3 (f) Related parties

Professor Lisa Ackerley, Chairing and speaking at RSPH's courses and conferences, received an Honorarium of £250 (2021 - £300) in accordance with Article 4.3 of the royal charter.

Travelling expenses totalling £912 (2021-£355) were reimbursed to 4 (2021-3) trustees during the year to 31 December 2022.

Trustees liability insurance premium of £3,600 (2021-£3,600) was paid in the period.

4 Operating costs

Operating costs
2022 2021
The deficit is stated after charging: £ £
- Depreciation charge: 11,779 7,775
- Amortisation charge: 27,053 36,827
- Auditors' remuneration 16,000 15,600

5 Commitments under operating leases

At 31 December 2022 the charity had annual commitments under non-cancellable operating leases as follows:

Operating leases - Equipment
- Due within one year
- Due within 2 to 5 years		 2022
£
2,912
2021
£
2,283
728
381
3,640
2,664

6 Tangible fixed assets

Cost
At 1 January 2022
Additions in the period
Revaluation
Disposals
Transfer to Investment property		 Furniture
Freehold
Computer
and office
property
hardware
equipment
Total
£
£
£
£
4,159,319
109,893
237,161
4,506,373
161,977
33,855
19,027
214,859
(476,306)
-
-
(476,306)
-
(35,720)
(210,882)
(246,602)
(1,718,640)
-
-
(1,718,640)
At 31 December 2022 2,126,350
108,028
45,306
2,279,684
Depreciation
At 1 January 2022
Charge for the period
Disposals		 -
103,376
236,585
339,961
10,408
1,371
11,779
-
(35,720)
(210,882)
(246,602)
At 31 December 2022 -
78,064
27,074
105,138
Net book value
At 31 December 2022		 2,126,350
29,964
18,232
2,174,546
At 31 December 2021 4,159,319
6,517
576
4,166,412

At 31 December 2022 there were authorised capital commitments of £Nil (2021: £Nil).

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for the year ended 31 December 2022

Notes to the accounts – cont’d….

6 Tangible fixed assets- cont'd….

Historic cost and the revaluation of freehold property

Historic cost of the freehold property, 59 Mansell Street, was £3.35million. At 31 December 2022, this property was valued at £5.75million by Richard Moss of Cluttons, a registered RICS valuer, which is split between tangible fixed assets (£2,126,350) (as per note 6) and investment properties (£3,623,650) (as above). The trustees believe that this valuation reflects the realisable value of the premises under current market conditions.

7 Intangible fixed assets

7 Intangible fixed assets
Software Total
Cost
£		 £
At 1 January 2022
151,254		 151,254
Additions in the period
14,441		 14,441
Disposals
(768)		 (768)
At 31 December 2022
164,927		 164,927
Depreciation
At 1 January 2022
75,757		 75,757
Charge for the period
27,053		 27,053
Disposals
(768)		 (768)
At 31 December 2022
102,042		 102,042
Net book value
At 31 December 2022
62,885		 62,885
At 31 December 2021
75,497		 75,497
At 31 December 2022 there were authorised capital commitments of £Nil (2021: £Nil).
8 Investments
2022 2021
RSPH investments
£		 £
Market Value of Investments on 1 January 2022
8,306,722		 6,228,198
Additions
3,157,605		 3,141,734
Disposal proceeds
(1,251,424)		 (1,379,346)
Net Investment (loss)/ gains
(1,417,016)		 316,136
Balance at 31 December 2022
8,795,887		 8,306,722
Historic Cost of Investments
5,195,555		 5,303,430
All investments are quoted on a registered UK stock exchange.
Market value as at 31 December:
Investment properties
3,623,650		 2,440,681
UK listed investments
5,172,237		 5,866,041
8,795,887 8,306,722

Investment properties

Historic cost of the freehold property, 59 Mansell Street, was £3.35million. At 31 December 2022, this property was valued at £5.75million by Richard Moss of Cluttons, a registered RICS valuer, which is split between tangible fixed assets (£2,126,350) (as per note 6) and investment properties (£3,623,650) (as above). The trustees believe that this valuation reflects the realisable value of the premises under current market conditions.

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Royal Society for Public Health Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 Notes to the accounts – cont’d….

9 Debtors

10
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Other taxes and social security costs
Trade and other creditors
Accruals
Deferred Income		 2022
2021
£
£
345,142
194,593
74,731
12,607
53,702
29,829
473,575
237,029
2022
2021
£
£
59,705
32,377
213,343
231,632
117,724
189,214
345,232
202,236
736,004
655,459

Included within other creditors is an amount of £16,222 (2021: £13,254) of pension contributions to be paid across to scheme.

Deferred income-movements during the year:

2022 2021
£ £
Balance at 1 January 202,236 243,763
Amounts released to income in the year (202,236) (243,763)
New deferred income in the year 345,232 202,236
Balance at 31 December 345,232 202,236
**11 ** Analysis of net assets - 2022 2022
General
Fund		 Designated
Fund		 Revaluation
Reserve		 Restricted
Fund		 Total
£ £ £ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 1,455,324 - 719,222 - 2,174,546
Intangible fixed assets 62,885 - - - 62,885
Investments 7,593,532 - 1,202,355 - 8,795,887
Current assets 912,374 127,770 - 155,077 1,195,221
Liabilities (736,004) - - - (736,004)
9,288,111 127,770 1,921,577 155,077 11,492,535
Analysis of net assets - 2021 2021
General
Fund		 Designated
Fund		 Revaluation
Reserve		 Restricted
Fund		 Total
£ £ £ £ £
Tangible fixed assets 916,412 - 3,250,000 - 4,166,412
Intangible fixed assets 75,497 - - - 75,497
Investments 7,744,111 - 562,611 - 8,306,722
Current assets 553,890 600,000 - 198,549 1,352,439
Liabilities (655,459) - - - (655,459)
8,634,451 600,000 3,812,611 198,549 13,245,611

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Royal Society for Public Health Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 Notes to the accounts – cont’d….

12 Funds - 2022
General fund
Designated funds and
revaluation reserveBuilding
Fund
Revaluation reserve
Restricted funds
Nigel Symonds
Harben Trust
Heggie fund
Thomas Latimer Cleave Memorial
Awards fund
EMC Wilson Bequest Fund
Gamble Aware
Robert Wood Johnson
Total funds - 2022*		 Gains,
Losses &
1 Jan 22
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
31 Dec 22
£
£
£
£
£
8,634,451
3,140,984
(2,970,096)
482,773
9,288,111
600,000
-
-
(472,230)
127,770
3,812,611
-
- (1,891,034)
1,921,577
4,412,611
-
- (2,363,264)
2,049,347
1,146
-
-
(1,146)
-
83,264
2,081
-
-
85,345
60,795
1,264
-
(17,096)
44,963
8,157
204
-
-
8,361
12,759
319
-
-
13,078
910
-
-
(910)
-
21,069
-
(21,069)
-
-
10,449
-
(7,119)
-
3,330
198,549
3,868
(28,188)
(19,152)
155,077
13,245,611
3,144,852
(2,998,284) (1,899,643)
11,492,535

The Charity Commission approved the RSPH resolutions on 30 September 2022 to transfer Nigel Symonds fund and EMC Wilson Bequest fund to General fund. The meeting rooms designated as 'Heggie' rooms were refurbished during the year and £17,096 was transferred from this fund to reimburse costs.

Funds - 2021
General fund
Designated funds and
revaluation reserve
Building Fund
Revaluation reserve
Restricted funds
Nigel Symonds
Harben Trust
Heggie fund
Thomas Latimer Cleave Memorial
Awards fund
EMC Wilson Bequest Fund
Gambling Health Alliance
Robert Wood Johnson
Total funds - 2021		 Gains,
Losses &
1 Jan 21
£
8,295,583
Income
£
2,737,998
Expenditure
£
(2,691,542)
Transfers
£
292,412
31 Dec 21
£
8,634,451
600,000
-
-
-
600,000
4,355,775
-
-
(543,164)
3,812,611
4,955,775
-
-
(543,164)
4,412,611
1,135
11
-
-
1,146
82,439
825
-
-
83,264
60,193
602
-
-
60,795
8,076
81
-
-
8,157
12,633
126
-
-
12,759
901
9
-
-
910
32,555
96,689
(108,175)
21,069
112,915
109
(102,575)
-
10,449
310,847
98,452
(210,750)
-
198,549
13,562,205
2,836,450
(2,902,292)
(250,752)
13,245,611

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Royal Society for Public Health Report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022 Notes to the accounts – cont’d….

12 Funds continued…

The RSPH has designated certain funds as follows:

Building fund - represents amounts set aside for property refurbishments, repairs
and maintenance over the next three years.
Major restricted funds of the RSPH as follows:
Harben Trust fund -represents amounts restricted for the purpose of an annual
lectureship "dealing with some subject embodying the results of
original research in conjunction with the science of public health".
Heggie fund -represents amounts restricted for the specific purposes of
(a)the refurbishment and maintenance in perpetuity of 'James
Heggie Room’ in 28 Portland Place.
(b)the development of courses and examinations for anatomical
pathology technicians.
Thomas Latimer Cleave
Memorial fund		 - represents amounts restricted for the purpose for the advancement
of education and in furtherance thereof to provide prizes, awards,
scholarships and grants to students of food science subjects.
Awards fund -represents all the individual restricted award funds from the
predecessor organisations Royal Institute of Public Health and the
Royal Society for the Promotion of Health.
Gamble Aware -represents to establish and run Gambling Health Alliance
Robert Wood Johnson -to support the Health on the High Street campaign in the USA

13 Net cash

Cash at bank and in hand
Netcash		 2021
Cash flow
movements
Other
movements
£'000
£'000
£'000
1,112,564
(392,148)
-
1,112,564
(392,148)
-		 2022
£'000
720,416
720,416

14 Lessor

The charity earns rental income by leasing its investment property to tenants under non-cancellable leases.

Within one year
Between two and five years
Total undiscounted lease payments receivable		 2022
£
113,000
755,453
868,453		 2021
£
-
-
-

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John Snow House 59 Mansell Street London E1 8AN RSPH is a registered charity in England and Wales (Reg no. 1125949) and in Scotland (Reg no. SC040750)

www.rsph.org.uk

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