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British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Annual Report: April 2024 - March 2025

The British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation is an affiliated group of the

President’s Report	1
Treasurer’s Report	4
Secretary’s Report	6
Education and Training Report	10
Conference Report	13
British Heart Foundation Clinical Research
Collaborative (BHF CRC) Report	17
Exercise Professionals Group (EPG) Report	20
Exercise Instructor Network (EIN) Report	23

President’s Report

As we look back over the past 12 months (April 2024 to March 2025) there have been many changes, whilst reassuringly our core activities have continued and strengthened year on year. The annual report gives us an opportunity to look back over the past year and reflect on our achievements/interactions with members.

Our new 3 year BACPR strategy is underway so keep an eye out on our website later this year! Whilst reviewing the last 3 years strategy it was amazing how much had been achieved over the past 3 years with all elected council members giving up their own time for many of these activities, thank you to all of them for their continuing hard work and dedication!

Promotion and Policy

Our affiliate associations continue to grow and this year we are in the process of building closer relationships with both the British Junior Cardiologists’ Association (BJCA) and the Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (PCCS). We hope to have representatives from these organisations as affiliate members on our council later this year.

We have seen the launch of our new BACPR website earlier this year with the new members discussion area which is growing as more current members register so hunt out the email and register if you haven’t already! MedShr continues to be used as a platform for discussion currently but also for hosting our previous webinars. After development work on our website later this year we will be able to move all webinars over at which time we will close MedShr which will streamline things for members with all discussions in the same place. We continue to maintain a digital presence online through social media so please follow us on X and LinkedIn.

The BACPR continues to have a presence on national key working groups with Sally Hinton and Heather Probert, members of our council and affiliates across the 4 nations. After the global forum on Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation at ESC in 2024, links with the International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation (ICCPR) go from strength to strength. If you haven’t seen them already do visit their website and sign up for their newsletters and have a listen to their podcasts from international experts.

Education

Following the appointment 2 years ago of Dr Aynsley Cowie, work is underway to increase the offering of courses in both the exercise and psychological field.

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The ‘Implementing HIIT training’ and ‘Working with psychological factors in cardiovascular rehabilitation’ both launched this year and were well received so look out for further dates. There is also a short online seminar planned that reviews all the evidence, theory and key concepts of implementing HIIT into clinical practice at very reasonable price of only £25 per BACPR member so why not join one of the upcoming sessions?

The BACPR Specialist Exercise Instructor training continues to attract large numbers of applicants and revalidations over the year. The range of CPD courses offered continue to be well attended with the online courses also attracting international delegates.

Aynsley, Vivienne and Penny in the Education team continue to work tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure the smooth running of our education programme to include both CPD courses and webinars which run throughout the year. This year has seen an increase in webinars which are offered free to members to watch live, with recordings being available on the members area of the website post event for members to watch back at their leisure. We are very grateful for all the work done by our education team and tutors throughout the year.

Member Support

The most important aspect of our strategy remains supporting our members. We continue to run Member’s hours which have increased this year. These range from general discussions led by the members and facilitated by council members to more themed sessions with NACR joining us for one of the sessions which we hope to repeat annually.

This year we have been supported by the BCS by Isabella and Val. Many of you will receive Isabella’s weekly email updates which continue to receive positive feedback which allow regular updates at a predictable timeframe to make it easier to keep up to date with BACPR activities. We would like to offer our gratitude to both for their work throughout the year in supporting our membership.

Research

Over the course of the year council members have presented at a wide range of conferences including our own BACPR annual conference and Exercise Professional Group (EPG) study day as well as the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Congress, British Society of Heart Failure (BSH) annual meeting and Primary Care Cardiovascular Society (PCCS) conference. We have also supported members through dissemination of surveys and research links to our membership.

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The New Researcher Development fund was relaunched highlighting our commitment to supporting research in the field of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation. We continue to work closely with BHF Clinical Research Collaborative (BHF CRC) with Dr Sheona McHale leading this work to promote and enable funding of research projects. Current discussions being around support for those new to/early in their research journey with a mentorship scheme planned for later this year.

We would like to thank Dr Tom Bulter for his work over the past few years on council which included four very successful BACPR conferences and for his work to ensure abstracts accepted for 2024 conference were again published in Heart online. We are currently working hard under the guidance of our new Scientific and Research Lead Dr Eddie Caldow who is working on our 2025 conference up in Glasgow where we look forward to meeting many of you.

The BACPR remains in a strong financial position year on year and the end of year accounts can be reviewed in detail in the Treasurer report. Thank you to Susan Casnello for her work in the Treasurer’s role.

We continue to benefit from the inclusion of the patient voice in many aspects of our work, and are indebted to Sarah Brown, our patient representative for her valuable contribution to many aspects of our work throughout the year.

We would also like to thank all our council members for all their hard work over the past year for the benefit of the membership. Many hours are spent by our council members on BACPR activities, often in their own time and we are grateful to have a wide range of professions represented within our council with many years of experience in Cardiovascular Prevention & Rehabilitation

Finally, we would like to thank Sally Hinton, our Executive Director who is the lynchpin of our association and without whom none of the above would be possible.

With very best wishes

Heather Probert

BACPR President (Oct 23-25)

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Treasurer’s Report

The BACPR accounts for the year ending 31st March 2025 were prepared and audited by AEL Partners LLP, 201 Haverstock Hill, London NW3 4QG.

The audited accounts for 2024-2025 show a total income of £518,748 and total expenditure of £463,622, showing a surplus of £55,126

The income remains at a robust level due to good financial control and account monitoring. The BACPR Training and Education programme, including both delivery of in-person and online courses, makes a significant contribution to the organisation’s income. Continued engagement with key sponsors of the annual conference has continued in 24/25. The annual conference is now large and will be coordinated by a conference management company in 2025.

Both the Association’s operational day to day running costs and Council activity costs continue to be well managed. Membership income is monitored across the different membership categories.

The council is aware that financial holdings are significant and held within one financial institution. A review of running costs has been undertaken and guidance sort about financial holdings.

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2022 - 2023 2023 - 2024 2024 - 2025
Opening Balance £394,807 £436,509 £495, 553
Income
Membership £32,421 £36,553 £37,485
Conference £69,104 £104,207 £118,223
Education £357,512 £347,645 £363,040
Total Income £458,947 £488,406 £518,748
Expenditure
Membership £38,619 £52,149 £52,399
Conference £65,670 £101,609 £99,971
Education £275,846 £282,860 £311,252
Total Expenditure £380,135 £436,619 £463,622
Surplus (-Loss) +£78,812 +£51,787 +£55,126
Closing Balance £436,509 £495, 553 £553,749
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Table 1: BACPR financial position April 2025

The end of year closing balance of £553,749 demonstrates a secure position for the BACPR. The cost of BACPR annual operation is strongly supported with income from the BACPR Education and Training programme and annual conference

This robust monitoring of financial performance will enable the resilience of BACPR for future years.

Summary of financial position

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Susan Casnello

Treasurer

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Secretary’s Report 2024-25

Membership

The membership numbers (948 by March 25) continue to show the diversity of professions engaged in cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation. We are proud that the student membership (available since September 2023) continues to grow at a steady rate. However, targeted work to encourage membership from underrepresented professions is still required.

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Membership by Profession April 2024 March 2025
Advanced Clinical Practitioner 1
BACPR Exercise Instructor 313 321
Cardiovascular Rehab Assistant 0
Counsellor 0
Dietitian 12 14
Doctor 19 18
Clinical Exercise Physiologist 45 60
Nurse 306 306
Occupational Therapist 15 16
Other Exercise Professional 17 18
Pharmacist 0
Physiotherapist 122 123
Psychologist 2 5
Research Fellow/Academic 12 14
Student 9 17
Other 18 34
Not specified 1
Overall total 892 948
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Council Elections

During the 2024-25 period, elections were held for Ordinary Officer council members where;

Amye Goddard, James Whitfield, Marissa Plaza and Julie Hinchcliffe were newly elected, along with Janine O’Rourke, Nikki Gardiner, Maria Glover and Kirsty Hughes being re-elected to council as Ordinary Officers.

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Dr Tom Butler stepped down from Council at the end of his term as Research/ Scientific Lead, with Dr Eddie Caldow taking over from October 2024.

Elections for the position of President-Elect were also held with Helen Alexander being elected to the role from a Member’s vote. Due to a change in role, Helen Alexander has stepped down from this, and Maria Glover took over from April 25 (as the candidate with the second highest votes), with Helen continuing as an Ordinary officer for the remainder of the term.

BACPR Council Members and Staff (as of April 2025)

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Position Name Profession Country
Executive Officers
President Heather Probert Physiotherapist England
President Elect Maria Glover Nurse England
Treasurer Susan Casnello Nurse England
Secretary Natalie Graham Exercise Physiologist England
Scientific Officer Eddie Caldow Exercise Physiologist England
Ordinary Officers (Elected)
Amye Goddard Physiotherapist England
Helen Alexander Physiotherapist England
Kirsty Hughes Physiotherapist Scotland
Nikki Gardiner Nurse England
Marissa Plaza Physiotherapist England
James Whitfield Exercise Physiologist England
Janine O’Rourke Nurse England
Stephanie Wright Nurse England
Julie Hinchliffe Dietitian England
Employed Staff
BACPR Executive Director Sally Hinton
BACPR Education and Training Lead Dr Aynsley Cowie
BACPR Education Coordinator Vivienne Stockley
BACPR Education Administrator Penny Hudson
BCS Affiliates Coordinator Valerie Collins
Membership & Education Support Administrator Isabella Salzano
IT Support BCS IT Department
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Communication

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Co-opted officers
British Heart Foundation (BHF) Claire Dobson
National Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation (NACR) Prof Patrick Doherty
Northern Ireland Representative Lisa Spratt
Wales Representative Alison Duckett
British Society for Heart Failure (BSH) Poppy Brooks
BACPR Education Lead Dr Aynsley Cowie
Cardiovascular Care Partnership UK (CCPUK) / Patient Sarah Brown
Representative
BHF Clinical Research Collaborative (BHF CRC) Dr Sheona McHale
Exercise Professionals Group (EPG) Representative Eddie Caldow
Exercise Instructor Network (EIN) Representative Vicky Hatch
Scottish National Heart Disease Co-ordinator Leeanne Macklin
British Association for Nursing in Cardiovascular Care Esther Arnold
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Co-opted members representing National Audit of Cardiac Rehabilitation (NACR); Northern Ireland; Wales; EPG; Exercise Instructor Network (EIN); BHF CRC and BACPR Education continued to be invited to all four council meetings due to the close working relationship with core BACPR activity. We welcomed Esther Arnold and Feng Ting from BANCC as new co-opted members.

Enquiries

BACPR members and non-members continue to regularly make use of the enquiry facility on the website and through email. Enquires continue to cover various aspects of cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation and the delivery of services. Priority is given to responding to member requests, with non-members directed to the relevant resources on the website, as well as being encouraged to join as a member. Expert groups and professionals have continued to respond to complex enquiries forwarded on to them, with evidence-based explanations and clarification. Thank you to all who have given such support.

Networking sessions

Monthly online member networking sessions have continued with good attendance and feedback. These continue to provide members the opportunity to connect with colleagues across the speciality. Details of these sessions can be found on the website and through member communications.

Social media

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Our social media presence continues with accounts on X and LinkedIn. These accounts remain stable and have had good interaction levels as they continue to support the dissemination of current affairs both within the organisation and the wider cardiovascular specialty.

X (Twitter): @bacpr LinkedIn: British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

e-Bulletins and Connect

Thanks to the support of Membership and Education Administrator, Isabella Salzano, for sending out weekly e-bulletin reports. These reports contain news of upcoming events, along with additional information and links to online resources. We have continued with delivering a digital version of Connect to all members, summarising the events of the past year, along with what is to come. This format allows for increased usability with hyperlinks to relevant materials. This format continues to support the organisation in meeting the NHS target of going paperless by 2027.

Website

The BACPR website (www.bacpr.org) continues to be well utilised and is updated regularly with new content. The online members forum was re-opened with a steady increase in usage. We plan to stop the use of the MedShr platform.

Travel Award

The Travel Award winners were Helen Alexander and Elissavet Giannouli. Helen attended the ESC Preventive Cardiology 2024 congress hosted in Athens. Elissavet attended the first International Conference on Music and Arts Therapies in Medicine in Berlin The 2024.

Travel Award applications will close on Friday 27th June 2025 at 5pm.

The rules have been updated that applicants must apply for something that is happening in the future, and completed by the following July. Winners will then be invited to present at the BACPR Annual Conference on their experience and to write a piece for the BACPR CONNECT magazine.

Natalie Graham

BACPR Honorary Secretary

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Education and Training Report

In 2024-25, we ran 36 CPD courses for 670 delegates. Of these, 8 were in person, 28 were online. For exercise instructor training, 11 courses were run for 207 delegates (all online).

Over recent years, there has been a consistent increase in courses and delegate numbers for CPD courses (pandemic aside) whilst exercise instructor training numbers have remained steady.

Figure 1: Annual Delegate and Course Numbers for CPD Courses and Exercise Instructor Training

These graphs exclude annual modules run at University College London, University of Chester and St Georges Hospital.

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Tutors

In 2024/25, six new tutors were supported to join the tutor teams delivering our CPD courses and exercise instructor training programme.

BACPR Exercise Professionals Group (EPG) Study Day and BACPR Annual Conference

The Education and Training team leads the planning and organisation of both the EPG study day and the organisation of the BACPR annual conference.

There were two EPG study days run within the financial year 2024/25 as the 2025 EPG study day was brought forward from its usual May date, and held in March 2025. Both study days were held at Aston University, Birmingham, with 99 registered delegates for the 2024 event and 111 registered delegates for 2025. The annual conference was delivered at Mercure Manchester Piccadilly hotel with 236 registered delegates. Both events are CIMSPA accredited, and the annual conference retained its Royal College of Physicians accreditation.

Webinars and Online Modules

Our CPD certified webinars continue to be well received. In 2024/25 we ran five webinar across a range of topics:

Title Registrations Medical Therapy in HF: A holistic multidisciplinary approach [2nd May] 127 A case study approach to exercise in people living with type 1 diabetes pre-recorded Managing major risk factors for CVD* [5th November] 192 EPG webinar: Water-based exercise [28th November] 113 Implementing non-medical prescribing in a CVPR setting [11th March] 121

For the first time ever, we provided our members with a pre-recorded webinar on diabetes, which they could watch at their leisure, as ‘summer learning’. Our Managing Major Risk Factors for CVD webinar was delivered in collaboration with HEART UK and was available free of charge to all.

The online learning modules which align with the BACPR Standards and Core Components were updated in line with publication of the fourth edition of the document in 2023, and remain popular.

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New and Updated Courses

In 2024/25, we worked with two new groups of tutors to develop two new courses, both of which were launched in autumn 2024:

• Working with psychosocial factors in cardiovascular rehabilitation (online)

• Implementing low-volume HIIT training into clinical practice (in person)

Both courses were run twice within the financial year, and received excellent feedback. The tutors will continue to develop these courses going forwards.

We also worked with our existing tutors to update and refresh our CPD course on resistance training – remodelling its format to provide more of a practical clinical application. The new format was piloted in February 2025 and was very well received.

Team Development

For 2025/26, we continue to work as a team of four. Aynsley Cowie continues in her role of Education and Training lead to support Sally Hinton, and we are always very grateful to Vivienne and Penny, who continue to provide invaluable support in running all our education and training opportunities efficiently.

We are also hugely appreciative of our tutors, who work hard to continue to develop and provide high quality education and training across all the core components of CVPR.

Dr Aynsley Cowie, PhD

BACPR Education and Training Lead

Sally Hinton

BACPR Executive Director

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Conference Report

The BACPR annual conference took place at the Manchester Mercure Hotel on 3rd and 4th October 2024. The theme for the conference was “Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation: Putting personalised care into practice”.

Day one was introduced by Dr Tom Butler, BACPR Scientific Officer, and welcomed by BACPR President, Heather Probert. Dr Joe Mills, Chair of NHS England Cardiac Rehabilitation Expert Advisory Group delivered an insightful keynote presentation on rejuvenation and integration of CVD rehabilitation into pathways of care. Dr Mills reviewed a patient case study and discussed what CR issues may arise, along with reviewing the NHS long term plan and targeted funds, finishing with areas that will need attention in 2025-26

The first session overview:

• Prof Alun Roebuck on how to manage and support patients with cardiometabolic disease, describing the joint working project between endocrinology and cardiology and integrated service with Cardiac Rehab.

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• Prof Derek Connolly presenting Lipid lowering therapies: which included a summary of national guidance for lipid management for primary and secondary prevention, and what is to come in the future.

• Prof Patrick Doherty giving valuable insight in using clinical registry and audit data to support an inclusive and personalised intervention.

Session two focused on medical risk factor management:

• Laura McGarrigle - LVADs and transplants, providing education around the LVAD physiology, impact on exercise tolerance and the challenges these patients face.

• Prof Gregory Y.H. Lip discussing AF detection and management highlights from recent guidelines, advising a simple care pathway improved the management of patients with AF.

• Dr Freddy Frost ended the session with Dangerous liaisons: cardiovascular outcomes of chronic lung disease. This presentation highlighted that many lung diseases are associated with adverse cardiovascular risk profiles, and that we need to identify and optimise preventative and therapeutic strategies that treat both cardiac and pulmonary risk.

Session three lifestyle risk factor management:

• New Research Development Fund (NRDF) 2024 recipient presentation by Sam Jones. Sam’s project is titled: does the use of Nordic walking poles improve breathing control and aerobic economy in people with AF and CHD. As part of this project, Sam will be visiting the Ottawa Heart Institute, further developing existing research collaborations.

• Jenny Aindow and Andrew Battersby – showcase on approaches focusing on returning to work. Occupational Therapist, Jenny Aindow guided us through the return-to-work conversation, and suggested letter template and plan for employers. Exercise Physiologist, Andrew Battersby, focused on how to assess patients returning to occupations involving heavy lifting.

• Dr Masoud Isanejad then took us through the role of nutrition in heart failure and how to support the heart by improving muscles and gut health.

• Panel discussion, chaired by Dr Tom Butler. On the multidisciplinary panel were Dr Joe Mills – Cardiologist, Jenny Aindow – Occupational Therapist, Dr Carolyn Deighan – Health Psychologist, Janine O’Rourke – Cardiac Rehab

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Nurse, Jen Hannay – Exercise Physiologist, and Helena Davies – Dietitian. The panel discussed can cardiovascular rehabilitation be truly personalised

Day two:

Session Four:

• Nicole Blackburn, Christos Lykidis, and Ella Crawford. With it being later announced that Ella Crawford was this years winner with her abstract: “A cross-sectional study in CVD Prevention in the Emergency Department: Wouldn’t it be NICE to Make Every Contact Count?”.

• Psychological health. Dr Anna McCulloch gave a fascinating talk on bringing therapy to the great outdoors. Looking at the use of outdoor groups to build peer support and improve wellbeing in people living with congenital heart conditions.

• Charles Spencer then took us through the psychological aspects of chest pain assessment and ACS diagnosis, and what questions to ask.

• Dr Anne-Marie Doyle presented psychological aspects of critical care rehabilitation, highlighting the prevalence of psychological conditions following a stay in the ICU.

Session five focused on Long Term Strategies:

• Dr Patricia Campbell began the session with a case study approach of the management of HFpEF.

• Monica Boulton discussing the importance of social prescribing as a key component of personalised care. Monica gave valuable information in how you can become a NASP social prescribing champion.

• Chris Scordis – Exercise Physiologist and Vicky Hatch – BACPR Exercise Instructor Network Chair on the collaborative working with community long term exercise programmes.

Session Six focused on Health Behaviour Change:

• Travel Award Winner 2023, Nunzia Altieri – Specialist Cardiac Dietitian. Nunzia’s described how to apply for the travel award and the purpose of her visit. Nunzia visited a Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine Centre in Mumbai, India to enhance her knowledge of the nutritional management of this population and learn the strategies and skills necessary for better management of this demographic whilst ensuring inclusivity and high-quality care.

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• Charles Williams, Head of Health Content at the British Heart Foundation - how to avoid being useless to patients, providing simple steps to improve accessibility.

• Nigel Pell-Ilderton on his lived experience of attending Cardiac Rehab, some of the problems he faced, and how we can re-think cardiac rehab for the future.

• Dr Tim Antiss, looking at self-care for practitioners. Tim addressed the issue of burnout amongst health care staff and gave valuable advice on how to overcome this.

The 2024 annual conference also saw the highest number of abstract entries than ever before, with all 57 abstract entries being published in the journal Heart .

Planning for the 34th Annual Conference 2025

The next annual BACPR conference will be taking place on 9th and 10th October 2025 at the Hilton Hotel, Glasgow. The organisation committee consists of Sally Hinton, Nikki Gardinier, Maria Glover, Heather Probert, Helen Alexander and Eddie Caldow.

The theme of the event is: Cardiovascular Care: Innovations in prevention and rehabilitation and there is a dedicated webpage for conference and we are being supported by Wheldon Events.

The programme includes:

• Shaping the Future: Prevention at the Heart of Cardiovascular Health

• Beyond the Scales: Holistic Approaches to Obesity and Weight Management in Cardiac Rehab

• Bridging the Gap: Data, Policy and Practice for Reducing Inequalities in Cardiac Care

• Navigating Comorbidities in Cardiovascular Health

• Improving Outcomes: Optimising Lipids and Heart Failure in Practice

• Spotlight on the Psychosocial Component of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation

• Digital Directions: Navigating Innovation, Access and Equity in CV Health

• Sex, Gender and the Heart: Addressing Risk & Representation in Cardiovascular Health

• Oral abstract session and Poster presentations

Dr Eddie Caldow BACPR Research Lead/Scientific Officer

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BACPR British Heart Foundation Clinical Research Collaborative (BHF CRC) Report

(April 2024 - March 2025)

The BACPR BHF CRC operates as part of the broader BHF CRC and encompasses a Clinical Study Group (CSG) focused on progressing the cardiovascular prevention and rehabilitation (CVPR) research agenda while supporting BACPR members.

During 2024–2025, we continued our collaboration with the BHF CRC, contributing to ongoing research efforts and helping to define the future direction of BACPR’s research priorities for the benefit of our members. Below is a summary of the key activities undertaken over this twelve-month period.

Clinical Study Group Membership:

The CSG group consists of 13 members with diverse research and clinical expertise, representing both the BACPR council and the wider membership. As of December 2024, 54% of this group also serve on the BACPR council and all have confirmed their continued commitment to remain part of the group.

BHF CRC Research Development Fund (RDF):

Following a period of evaluation by the BHF CRC to assess the impact of previous projects, the BHF relaunched the RDF in May 2024 with revised scoring criteria. These updates aimed to promote equitable access, particularly encouraging applications from Nursing and Allied Health Professionals. The scheme offered successful applicants funding of up to £10,000.

In response to BACPR’s promotional efforts during Spring 2024, three applications were received, with BACPR issuing two letters of support ahead of the 15th of July deadline. On 28th September, the BHF CRC announced that one of the two BACPRsupported applications had been successful. Dr Carolyn Deighan and Kaitlyn Young were awarded £10,000 for their project, Mapping the Cardio-Oncology Landscape: A Multi-Stakeholder Exploration of Self-Management Support Pathway. The project also secured a strong letter of support from the British Cardio-Oncology Society (BCOS), further endorsed by the BHF CRC. Currently the authors have completed a scoping review and are drafting a paper for dissemination through various formats, including journal & conference papers.

In contrast, during the February 2025 funding round, no applications were received from BACPR members by the submission deadline of Monday, 24th March.

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BACPR British Heart Foundation Clinical Research Collaborative (BHF CRC) Report

The two successful BACPR RDF projects from previous years have made significant progress this year.

The first, titled “Determinants of Progression from Phase III to IV Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Multi-centred Exploratory Study” authored by S. Birkett, has now concluded. Although participant recruitment posed challenges, limiting the findings, it is proposed that key themes derived from the available data may be shared at a later date.

The second project, authored by A. Cowie, S. Brown, S. Nichols, H. Humphreys, S. Dawkes, and others, focused on individuals with ischaemia and no obstructive coronary arteries (INOCA). It comprises three workstreams:

Workstream 1 is currently focused on a systematic review paper of INOCA, along with an analysis of INOCA admissions within routinely collected data from one regional NHS Health Board in Scotland.

Workstream 2, which involves a survey of CR teams’ perceptions of INOCA has a publication pending.

Workstream 3, which explores the impact of exercise-based CVPR on Quality-of-Life individuals with angina and ANOCA, has produced two completed publications:

Humphreys H, Paddock D, Brown S, et al. Exploring patients’ views regarding the support and rehabilitation needs of people living with myocardial ischaemia and no obstructive coronary arteries: a qualitative interview study. BMJ Open 2024 ;14; e086770. 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-086770

Humphreys H, Paddock D, Brown S, et al. Living with myocardial ischaemia and no obstructive coronary arteries: a qualitative study. Open Heart 2024; 11 : e002569. 10.1136/openhrt-2023-002569

New Researcher Development Fund (NRDF) Projects:

The NRDF was relaunched on 12th April 2024, with a submission deadline of 3rd June. A one-hour information session on 13th May, led by two Clinical Study Group (CSG) members, provided guidance for applicants. Two BACPR members attended.

One application was received and reviewed by two CSG researchers. The successful applicant, S Jones (Keele University), presented his project related to an international research collaboration with the Ottawa Heart Institute at BACPR 2024, receiving a complimentary one-day registration.

The research team is currently seeking ethics approval in Canada, with travel arrangements pending approval.

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Research Mentoring activities:

The mentoring scheme has been developed to support BACPR members new to research or seeking research guidance. Following initial discussions, feedback from the Clinical Study Group (CSG), and a review of mentorship models shared from other CV societies, the process has undergone several revisions. The current version was reviewed by the BACPR Council towards the end of 2024.

In January 2025, the scheme entered a pilot phase. Fourteen potential mentors from the CSG members were invited, resulting in three completed mentor applications. After review, all three were approved. Two BACPR members, previously unsuccessful in funding applications, were invited to join as mentees. One mentee application was received, and an initial online call is scheduled for May 2025 to finalise the mentoring match.

Cochrane Review - Interventions for Alcohol Abstinence:

In response to an invitation issued in 2020 for members interested in authoring a Cochrane review on a specified title, six BACPR members received support from experienced Cochrane researchers to conduct a systematic review examining interventions for alcohol abstinence in individuals with atrial fibrillation. The team are currently finalising data extractions and aim to complete the study write-up in 2025.

BACPR Website Research:

The website’s research section provides information on the NRDF and the BHF CRC Researcher Development Fund. To further support member research, the BACPR news section includes links to BHF CRC newsletters and research podcasts, offering valuable insights and guidance on research methods.

Dr Sheona McHale

BACPR CSG Chair

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Exercise Professionals Group (EPG) Report

BACPR EPG is a dedicated BACPR steering group focusing on matters relating to the role of physical activity and exercise in the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease.

BACPR EPG Committee:

Dr Eddie Caldow Chair CASES representative Susan Young Past Chair and ACPICR representative Vicky Hatch BACPR EIN representative Helen Alexander ACPICR representative Dr Sheona McHale BACPR EIN representative Chris Scordis CASES representative Sam Jones CASES representative Iain Waite ACPICR representative Karen Deery BACPR EIN representative Professor John Buckley Founder Member

Overall Aim of Group

• Maintain an up-to-date set of standards, knowledge and competences to which any individual (independent of their professional qualification) will be expected to work in relation to the physical activity and exercise component of rehabilitation and disease prevention for individuals with cardiovascular disease

• Develop practice standards, offer training and continuing professional development, and advise any professional group, charity or association on matters pertaining to individualised guidance, professional practice and research regarding physical activity and exercise in relation to cardiovascular disease

• Further seek and develop research that will strengthen the value and efficacy of physical activity and exercise as a key modality in the rehabilitation and disease prevention of individuals with cardiovascular disease

Activities in the last 12 months include:

• Ongoing response to BACPR members for physical activity and exercise related questions

• Screening of applications and provision of assessors for the BACPR Advanced Exercise Professional Award, and ongoing development of the Award pathway and process

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EPG Report

• Organisation and delivery of the BACPR Webinar ‘ Water-based Exercise ’ (November 2024)

• Renewal of the BACPR EPG Memorandum of Collaboration 2024 (May 2024)

• Organisation of the 2025 Annual BACPR EPG Study Day ‘ Reimagining personalised exercise and activity prescription (March 2025)

• Maintained strong links with BACPR Council.

BACPR EPG Study Day 2025

“Reimagining personalised exercise and activity prescription”

This year’s annual BACPR EPG Study Day was on 28th March 2025 at Aston University, Birmingham with the “Reimagining personalised exercise and activity prescription”. There were approximately 100 delegates in attendance including physiotherapists, specialist exercise instructors, exercise physiologists, and nurses working across the entire pathway of cardiovascular rehabilitation including core/early rehabilitation, long-term maintenance and research settings.

Session 1 started with a Keynote from Professor Paul Comfort, University of Salford, who presented on “Progressive Overload of Resistance Training during Rehabilitation”. This was followed by Chris Monkhouse, Clinical Lead for Cardiac Devices at the Barts Heart Centre presenting “An update on Cardiac Device Technology, and how you can help our outcomes!” Both speakers were very engaging and provided some useful take home points for delegates.

After the break and poster judging, Session 2 began with a joint talk from Hannah Roberts, Specialist Physiotherapist at Manchester University Foundation Trust, and Craig Jones, MCR Active, Physical Activity Referral Scheme Manager on their collaborative work entitled: “ Core/PIII to Long-Term/IV pathway: Improving referral, uptake and engagement! ”. This was followed by Lauren Walker, BACPR Exercise Specialist talking about her experience’s delivery long-term rehabilitation: “ Linking with Core/Phase III: Experience from an independent practitioner! ”. The session was completed by a novel session working through a patient case study that was facilitated by the EPG Committee. This was new to EPG, and after detailed planning, the session went well and received positive feedback. A similar session, more complex (as requested by delegates) will be included in next year’s programme.

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Session 2 started with Oral abstracts:

1. Brian Begg - Acute physiological response to high intensity interval training and moderate intensity continuous training in patients attending early cardiac rehabilitation

2. Oshin Fernandes - Ascertaining the potential for hypoglycaemia during exercise in cardiac patients on SGLT-2 inhibitors

This was followed by updated from the 3 groups within the EPG network – ACPICR, BASES and EIN.

The last talks of the day were Dr Jamie Driscoll, Associate Professor in Lifestyle Medicine, delivering an insightful presentation on “ Isometric exercise training for hypertension and HFpEF ”. This challenged the previous view of isometric exercise being contraindicated for people with hypertension and HF and received very good feedback. The final talk, that again received really positive feedback, was from Janet Thomas, Team Lead Physiotherapist and Lecturer NHS Fife and Queen Margaret University, with her talk entitled: “ Falls and Frailty: assessment and practical tips for prescription ”.

The day was finished with the Abstract Awards with best poster going to Laura Correia for her poster entitled “ Enhancing Cardiac Rehabilitation: A Focus on Education for Healthcare Professionals “. Laura received a voucher for a BACPR Education event. The best oral going to Brian Begg who won a free place at BACPR Annual Conference.

The feedback following the event was extremely positive showing that the BACPR EPG Study Day remains a popular event in the exercise professional’s calendar for thought-provoking CPD and networking.

Dr Eddie Caldow

BACPR Exercise Professional Group Chair

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Exercise Instructor Network (EIN) Report

The EIN is an informal subgroup of the BACPR, formed to support graduates from the BACPR Specialist Cardiac Exercise Instructor Qualification. The EIN group is led by a committee of dedicated BACPR Exercise Instructors. Members of the EIN committee contribute to the BACPR Exercise Instructor training steering committee and the BACPR Exercise Professional Group.

The EIN Committee currently consists of:

Vicky Hatch Karen Deery Dr Sheona McHale Lorraine Richardson Emma Spalding Toby Whitehead Shane Purcell

The committee meets regularly online to promote the interests, knowledge, and professional profile of BACPR Specialist Cardiac Exercise instructors.

BACPR EIN activity over the last 12 months includes:

• Ongoing advice, information and signposting to any physical activity and exercise related questions from graduates of the BACPR Specialist Cardiac Exercise qualification or BACPR member.

• Free online network hours offering the opportunity for advice and discussion around any current issues, challenges or general cardiovascular topics impacting upon long term (Phase IV) exercise programme delivery and referral.

• Based on information from the instructor network hours, work is ongoing to develop a ‘starter tool kit’ for newly qualified instructors, giving details of credible resources such as physical activity/exercise guidelines, insurance provision, CPD and a roadmap for how to set up a new long term cardiovascular rehabilitation programme as an independent operator.

• Sheona McHale has completed the new Instructor survey which was disseminated in early 2025 and has started to inform further training and network opportunities for member instructors.

• As of June 2025, EIN has launched a new 2.5 hr CPD module focussing on considerations for Yoga and Pilates in a cardiovascular population. The first date was fully booked (30 places) and the second date in July is also

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filling up. It is hoped that a more in-depth full study day may be developed on this theme. An information leaflet has also been produced with a summary of key information for Yoga and Pilates instructors involved with individuals with cardiovascular disease.

• Plans are still in progress to create a more visible and supportive platform for specialist cardiac exercise instructors on social media where information and ideas can be shared. This is also to include a specific area within the BACPR website members area.

Vicky Hatch

BACPR Exercise Instructor Network Chair

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“Promoting excellence in cardiovascular disease prevention and rehabilitation”

The British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

9 Fitzroy Square London W1T 5HW

[phone] [e-mail] www.bacpr.org

Registered Charity Number 1135639 Company limited by guarantee. Registered in England 5086964

BRITISH ASSOCIATION FOR CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION

BALANCE SHEET

	31 MARCH 2025
		Notes		2025		2024
				£		£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets		2		2		1
Current assets
Cash at bankand in hand				553,750		495,553
Prepayments				33,012		36,083
				586,762		531,636
Creditors - amounts fallingdue
withinoneyear		3		6,232		6,232
Netcurrent assets				580,530		525,404
Total netassets			£	580,531	£	525,405
Funds
Restricted funds				448,692		396,904
Unrestricted funds				131,839		128,501
			£	580,531	£525,405	525,405

For the financial year in question the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

No members have required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

These financial staternents were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 3rd July 2025 and signed on their behalf by:-

Susan Casnello

Treasurer and Trustee

The notes on page & form part of the financial statements

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Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31st March 2025 continued

Statement as to disclosure of information to auditors

So far as the trustees are aware, there is no relevant information (as defined by Section 2342A of the Companies Act 1985) of which the charitable company's auditors are unaware and each trustee has taken all the steps they ought to have taken as a trustee in order to make them aware of any audit information and to establish that the charitable company's auditors are aware of that information.

Auditors

The auditors, AEL Markhams Ltd, will be proposed for re-appointment in accordance with Section 385 of the Companies Act 1985.

Approved by the Board of Trustees on 3rd July

2025 and signed on their behalf by:-

Susan Casnello Treasurer and Trustee

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REPORT AND REPORT AND FINANCIAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENTS

FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED 31 31 MARCH MARCH 2025 2025

Company Company no no 5086964 5086964

BRITISH BRITISH ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION[FOR] FOR CARDIOVASCULAR CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION PREVENTION AND AND REHABILITATION REHABILITATION

CONTENTS CONTENTS	PAGE PAGE
Legal and administrative information Legal and administrative information	1 1
Report ofthe trustees Report ofthe trustees	2-3 2-3
Report of the independent examiner Report ofthe independent examiner	4-5 4-5
Statement offinancial activities Statement of financial activities	6 6
Balance sheet Balance sheet	7 7
Notes to the financial statements Notestothefinancialstatements	8 8

BRITISH BRITISH ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION FOR[FOR] CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION AND AND REHABILITATION REHABILITATION

TRUSTEES TRUSTEES

Heather Heather Dawn Dawn Probert Probert - - President President - Natalie Natalie[Joy] Joy Graham Graham - Secretary Secretary Susan Susan Casnello Casnello - - Treasurer Treasurer

PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL OFFICE OFFICE

9 9 Fitzroy Fitzroy Square Square London London WIT W1T 5HW SHW

INDEPENDENT INDEPENDENT EXAMINER EXAMINER

AEL AEL Markhams Markhams[Ltd] Ltd 201 201 Haverstock Haverstock Hill Hill London London NW3 NW3[4QG] 4QG

Charity Charity number number 1135639 1135639

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Report Report of of the the Trustees Trustees[for] for the the year year ended ended 31st 31st March March 2025 2025

The The Trustees Trustees present present their their report report along along with with the the financial financial statements statements for for the the year year ended ended 31st 31st March March 2025 2025

Constitution Constitution and and objects objects British British Association Association for for Cardiovascular Cardiovascular Prevention Prevention and and Rehabilitation Rehabilitation[is] is a a company company limited[limited] by[by] guarantee[guarantee][without] without share share capital,[capital,] incorporated incorporated on on 29th 29th March March 2004. 2004. BACPR BACPR was was constituted constituted on on 11th 11th September September 1993 1993 and and is is a a registered registered charity charity no no 1031354. 1031354.

• The The objects objects of of the the charity charity are:are:(i) (i) The The relief relief of of sickness sickness of of persons persons suffering suffering from from diseases diseases of of the the heart heart and and circulation. circulation. (ii) (ii) To To undertake undertake and and promote, promote, in in relation relation to to diseases diseases of of the the heart heart and and circulation, circulation, prevention, prevention, rehabilitation, rehabilitation, education education and and medical medical and and scientific scientific[research.] research.

Financial Financial review review

Total Total income income for for the the year year ended ended 31st 31st March March 2025 2025 was was f518,748 £518,748 (2024 (2024 = = E488,406) £488,406) Total Total expenditure expenditure for for the the year year ended ended 31st 31st March March 2025 2025 was was E463,623 £463,623 (2024 (2024 = = €436,619) £436,619) Income Income exceeded exceeded expenditure expenditure by[by] £55,125 f55,125 (2024 (2024[=] = Surplus Surplus £51,787)[E51,787)]

Funds Funds held held on on deposit deposit increased from increased from f553,749 £553,749 to to £495,553 f495,553

Investment Investment powers powers and and[policy] policy Under Under its[its] memorandum memorandum of of Association Association the the charity charity has has the the power power to to invest invest in in any any way way the the trustees trustees[wish.] wish.

The The trustees, trustees, having having regard regard to to the the liquidity liquidity requirements requirements of of operating operating the the charity charity have have maintained maintained a a policy policy of of

keeping keeping[available] available funds funds in in[interest] interest bearing bearing deposit deposit accounts. accounts.

Reserves[[policy]]

Reserves Reserves policy[[policy]]

It It is is the the policy policy of of the the charity charity to to maintain maintain unrestricted unrestricted funds, funds, which which are are free free reserves reserves of of the the charity charity at at a a level level which which provides provides sufficient sufficient funds funds to to cover cover management management and and administration administration and and support support costs. costs.

Risk Risk management management The The trustees trustees have have examined examined the the major major strategic, strategic, business business and and operational operational risks risks which which the the charity charity faces faces and and confirm confirm[that] that systems systems have have been been established established to to enable enable regular[regular] reports reports to to be be produced produced so so that that the the necessary necessary steps steps can can be be taken taken to to lessen lessen these these risks. risks.

• Trustees' Trustees’ responsibilities responsibilities[in] in[relation] relation to to financial financial statements statements Law Law applicable applicable to to charities charities in in England England and and Wales Wales requires requires the the Trustees Trustees to to prepare prepare financial financial statements statements for for each each financial financial year year which which[give] give a a true true and and fair fair view view of of the the state state of of affairs affairs of of the the charity charity at[at] the the end end of of the the financial financial year year and and of of[its] its[surplus ] surplus or or deficit deficit[for] for that[that][period.] period.[In] In preparing preparing those[those] accounts, accounts, the the Trustees Trustees are are required required[to:] to: * * select select suitable suitable accounting accounting policies policies and and apply apply them them consistently, consistently, * * make make judgements judgements and and estimates estimates that that are are reasonable reasonable and and prudent, prudent, * * state state whether whether applicable applicable accounting accounting standards standards and and statements statements of of recommended recommended practice practice have have been been followed followed subject subject to to any any departures departures[disclosed] disclosed and and explained explained in in the the financial financial statements; statements; and and

• • • prepare prepare the the accounts accounts on on the the going going concern concern basis basis unless unless it it is is inappropriate inappropriate to to presume presume that that the the charity charity will will continue continue[to] to operate. operate.

The The trustees trustees are are responsible responsible for for keeping keeping proper proper accounting accounting records records which which disclose disclose with with reasonable reasonable accuracy accuracy at at

any any time[time] the the financial financial[position] position of of the the charity charity and and which which enable enable them them to to ensure ensure that that the the accounts accounts comply comply with with the the[Charities] Charities Acts. Acts. They They are are[also] also responsible responsible for for safeguarding safeguarding the the assets assets of of the the Charity Charity and and hence hence[for] for taking taking reasonable reasonable[steps] steps for for the the prevention prevention and and detection detection[of] of fraud fraud and and other other[irregularities.] irregularities.

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Report Report of[of] the the Trustees Trustees[for] for the the year year ended ended 31st 31st March March 2025 2025 continued continued

Statement Statement as as to to disclosure disclosure of of information information to to auditors auditors So So far far as as the the trustees trustees are are aware, aware, there there is is no no relevant relevant information information[(as] (as defined defined by by Section Section 234ZA 234ZA of of the the Companies Companies Act Act[1985)] 1985) of[of] which which the the[charitable] charitable company's auditors company's auditors are are unaware unaware and[and] each[each][trustee] trustee[has] has taken[taken][all] all the the steps steps they they ought ought to to have have taken taken as as a a trustee trustee in in order order to to make make them them aware aware of of any any[audit] audit information information and and to to establish establish that that the the charitable charitable company's company's auditors auditors are are aware aware of of that that information. information.

Auditors Auditors The The auditors, auditors, AEL AEL Markhams Markhams Ltd, Ltd, will will be[be] proposed proposed for for re-appointment re-appointment in in accordance accordance with with Section Section 385 385 of[of] the the Companies Companies Act Act 1985. 1985.

Approved Approved[by] by the the Board Board of of Trustees Trustees on on

2025 2025 and and signed signed on on their their behalf behalf[by:-] by:-

Susan Susan Casnello Casnello Treasurer Treasurer and and Trustee Trustee

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REPORT REPORT OF THE OF THE INDEPENDENT[INDEPENDENT] EXAMINER EXAMINER TO[TO] THE THE MEMBERS[MEMBERS] OF OF

BRITISH BRITISH ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION[FOR] FOR CARDIOVASCULAR CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION PREVENTION AND AND REHABILITATION[REHABILITATION]

(A (A COMPANY COMPANY LIMITED LIMITED BY BY GUARANTEE) GUARANTEE)

Independent Independent examiner's examiner's report report to to the the trustees trustees of of British British Association Association of of Cardiovascular Cardiovascular[Prevention] Prevention and and Rehabilitation Rehabilitation

We We report report on on the the accounts accounts of of the the company company for for the the year year ended ended 31st 31st March March 2025,[2025,] which[which] are are[set] set[out] out on on pages pages 6[6][to] to[9.] 9.

Respective Respective responsibilities responsibilities of of trustees trustees and and examiner examiner

The The trustees trustees (who (who are are also also directors directors of of the the company company for for the the purposes purposes of of company company law)[law)] are are responsible responsible for for the the preparation preparation of of the the accounts. accounts.[The] The trustees trustees consider that consider that an an[audit] audit[is] is not not required required for for this this year year under under[section] section[144(2)] 144(2) of of the[the][Charities] Charities Act Act[1993] 1993[(the] (the 2011 2011[Act)] Act) and and[that] that an an independent independent examination examination is[is] needed.[needed.] The The[charity's] charity's gross gross

income income exceeded exceeded €250,000 £250,000 and and we we are are qualified qualified to to undertake undertake the the examination examination by by being being a a qualified qualified members members of of the the Institute Institute of of Chartered Chartered Accountants Accountants in in England England and and Wales. Wales.

Having Having satisfied satisfied ourselves that ourselves that the the charity charity[is] is not not subject subject[to] to[audit] audit under company under company law[law] and and[is] is eligible eligible for for independent independent examination, examination, it it is is our our responsibility responsibility[to:] to:

• • examine examine the the accounts accounts under section under section 145 145 of of the the 2011 2011 Act; Act;

• to to follow follow the the procedures procedures laid laid down down in in the the general general Directions Directions given given by by the the Charity Charity Commission Commission under under section section 145(5)(b) 145(5)(b) of of the the 2011 2011 Act; Act; and and

• • to to state state whether whether particular particular matters matters have have come come to to my my attention. attention.

Basis Basis of of independent independent examiners examiners report report

Our Our examination examination was was carried carried out out in in accordance accordance with with the the general general Directions[Directions] given given by by the the[Charity] Charity Commission. Commission. An An

examination examination includes[includes] a a review review of of the the accounting accounting records records kept kept by by the the charity charity and and a a comparison comparison of of the the accounts accounts presented presented by by those those records. records. It It also also includes includes consideration consideration of of any any unusual unusual items items or or disclosures disclosures in in the the accounts, accounts,

and and seeking seeking explanations explanations from from you you as as trustees trustees concerning concerning any any such such matters. matters. The The procedures procedures undertaken undertaken do do not not provide provide[all] all the the evidence evidence that that would would be be required required in in an an audit[audit] and and consequently consequently no no opinion opinion is is given given as as to to whether whether the the accounts accounts present present a a["true] "true and and fair fair view" view" and and the the report report is is limited limited to to those those matters matters set set out out in in the the statement statement below. below.

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REPORT REPORT OF THE OF THE[INDEPENDENT] INDEPENDENT EXAMINER EXAMINER TO TO THE THE MEMBERS[MEMBERS] OF OF

BRITISH BRITISH ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION[FOR] FOR CARDIOVASCULAR CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION AND PREVENTION AND REHABILITATION REHABILITATION

(A (A COMPANY COMPANY LIMITED LIMITED BY BY GUARANTEE) GUARANTEE)

continued continued

Independent Independent examiners examiners statement statement

In In connection connection with with our our examination, examination, no no matter matter has has come come to to our our attention; attention;

(1) (1) which which gives gives us us reasonable reasonable cause cause to to believe believe that that in in any any material material respect respect the the requirements; requirements;

• • to to keep keep accounting accounting records records in in accordance accordance with with section section 386 386 of of the the Companies Companies Act Act 2006; 2006; and and

• • to to prepare prepare accounts accounts which which accord accord with with the the accounting accounting records, records, comply comply with with the the accounting accounting requirements requirements of of section section 396 396 of of the the Companies Companies Act Act 2006 2006 and and with with the the methods methods and and principles principles of of the the Statement Statement of of Recommended Recommended Practice Practice Accounting Accounting and and Reporting Reporting by by Charities[Charities]

have have not not been been met; met; or or

(2) (2) to to which, which, in in our our opinion, opinion, attention attention should should be be drawn drawn in in order order to to enable enable a a proper proper understanding understanding of of the the accounts accounts to to[be] be reached. reached.

AEL AEL Markhams Markhams[Ltd] Ltd Chartered Chartered Accountants Accountants and and Registered Registered Auditors Auditors 201 201 Haverstock Haverstock Hill Hill London London NW3 NW3 4QG 4QG

Date: Date:

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STATEMENT STATEMENT OF OF FINANCIAL FINANCIAL[ ACTIVITIES] ACTIVITIES FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED 31 31 MARCH MARCH 2025 2025

	Notes Notes	Unrestricted Unrestricted	Restricted Restricted	Total Total	Total Total
	Page Page	Funds Funds	Funds Funds	2025 2025	2024 2024
		£	£	£	£
Incoming resources Incoming resources	9 9
Education fund Education fund			363,040 363,040	363,040 363,040	347,645 347,645
Conference fund Conference fund		118,223 118,223		118,223 118,223	104,207 104,207
Members fund Members fund		37,485 37,485		37,485 37,485	36,553 36,553
Total incoming resources Total incoming resources		155,708 155,708	363,040 363,040	518,748 518,748	488,405 488,405
Resources expended Resources expended	10 10
Education fund Education fund			311,252 311,252	311,252 311,252	282,860 282,860
Conference fund Conference fund		99,971 99,971		99,971 99,971	101,609 101,609
Members fund Members fund		52,399 52,399		52,399 52,399	52,149 52,149
Total resources expended Total resources expended		152,370 152,370	311,252 311,252	463,623 463,623	436,618 436,618
Net incoming resources for the year Net incoming resources forthe year		3,337 3,337	51,787 51,787	55,125 55,125	51,787 51,787
Total funds brought forward Total funds brought forward		128,501 128,501	396,904 396,904	525,405 525,405	473,618 473,618
Total funds carried forward Totalfundscarriedforward		131,838 131,838	448,691 448,691	580,530 580,530	525,405 525,405

The The Statement Statement of of Financial Financial Activities Activities include include all all the the gains gains and and losses losses in in the the year year and and therefore therefore a a statement statement of of total total recognised recognised gains gains and and losses losses has has not not been been prepared prepared

All All the the above above amounts amounts relate relate to to continuing continuing services services

The The notes notes on on page page[8] 8 form form part part of of the the financial financial statements statements

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BALANCE BALANCE SHEET SHEET

31 31 MARCH MARCH 2025 2025

	Notes Notes		2025 2025		2024 2024
			£		£
Fixed assets Fixed assets
Tangible assets Tangible assets	2 2		1 re		1 2
Current assets Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand Cash at bank and in hand			553,749 553,749		495,553 495,553
Prepayments Prepayments			33,012 586,761 33,012 586,761		36,083 531,636 36,083 __531,636
Creditors - amountsfalling due Creditors - amounts falling due
within one year within one year	3 3		6,232 6,232		6,232 6,232
Net current assets Net current assets			580,529 580,529		525,404 525,404
Total net assets Total net assets		£	580,530 580,530	E £	525,405 525,405
Funds Funds
Restricted funds Restricted funds			448,691 448,691		396,904 396,904
Unrestricted funds Unrestricted funds			131,838 131,838		128,501 128,501
		£	580,530 580,530	f £	525,405 525,405

For For the the financial financial year year in in question question the the company company was was entitled entitled to to exemption exemption under under section section 477 477 of of the the

Companies Act Companies Act 2006 2006 relating relating to to[small] small companies. companies.

No No members members have have required required the the company company to to obtain obtain an an audit audit of of its its accounts accounts for for the the year year in in question question in in

accordance accordance with with[section] section 476 476 of[of] the the Companies Companies Act Act 2006. 2006.

The The directors[directors] acknowledge acknowledge their their responsibilities responsibilities[for] for complying complying with with the the requirements requirements of[of] the the Act Act with with respect respect[to] to accounting accounting records records and and the the preparation preparation of of accounts. accounts.

These These accounts accounts have have been been prepared prepared in in accordance accordance with with the the provisions provisions applicable applicable to to companies companies subject subject

to to the the small small companies companies regime. regime.

These These financial financial statements statements were were approved approved by by the the Board Board of of Trustees Trustees and and authorised authorised for for issue issue on on

2025 2025 and and signed signed on on their their behalf behalf by:by:-

Susan Susan Casnello Casnello Treasurer Treasurer and and Trustee Trustee

The The notes notes on on page page 8 8 form form part part of of the the financial financial statements statements

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NOTES NOTES TO TO THE THE FINANCIAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENTS

FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED 31 31 MARCH MARCH 2025 2025

1 1 Principle Principle accounting accounting policies policies Accounting Accounting convention convention

The The financial financial statements statements are are prepared prepared under the under the historical historical cost cost convention convention and[and] in in accordance accordance with with the the

Financial Financial Reporting Reporting Standard Standard for for Smaller Smaller Entities. Entities. In In preparing preparing the the financial financial statements statements the the charity charity

follows follows best best practice practice laid laid down down in in the the Statement Statement of of Recommended Recommended Practice Practice - - Accounting Accounting and and Reporting. Reporting.

Incoming Incoming resources resources Income Income[is] is accounted accounted for for[in] in the the period period[in] in which which[it] it[is] is received. received.

Resources Resources expended expended Expenditure Expenditure[is] is included included on on an an[accruals] accruals[basis.] basis.

Tangible Tangible fixed fixed assets assets Depreciation Depreciation is[is] provided provided for for as as follows:follows:Fixtures Fixtures and and fittings fittings - 15% 15% on on cost cost

2 2 Tangible Tangible fixed fixed assets assets

2 2	Tangible fixed assets Tangible fixed assets
				£
	Cost Cost
	At 1st April 2024and 31st March 2025 At 1st April 2024 and 31st March 2025			9,670 9,670
	Depreciation Depreciation
	At 1st April 2024 At 1st April 2024			9,669 9,669
	Charge for the year Charge for the year			:
	At 31st March 2025 At 31st March 2025		f £	9,669 9,669
	Net book value Net book value
	31st March 2025 31st March 2025		£	1 1
	31st March 2024 31st March 2024		£	1 1
3 3	Creditors Creditors		2025 2025	2024 2024
	Amounts falling due within one year Amounts falling due within one year
	Trade creditors Trade creditors		4,200 4,200	4,200 4,200
	Other creditors Other creditors		2,032 2,032	2,032 2,032
		£	6,232 f 6232£	6,232 6,232

• 4 4 Funds Funds

• Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds

Comprise Comprise[those] those funds funds which which the the trustees trustees are are[free] free to to use use in in accordance accordance with with the the[charitable] charitable objects. objects.

Restricted Restricted funds funds Comprise Comprise those those funds funds which which have have been been given given[for] for a a particular particular purpose purpose and and that that restricted restricted fund fund must must be be used used wholly wholly[for] for that that charitable charitable object. object. The The restricted restricted funds funds in in operation operation at at 31st 31st March March 2024 2024 were:were:(i) (i) Education Education account account

These These notes notes form form part part of of the the financial financial statements statements

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STATEMENT STATEMENT OF OF[FINANCIAL] FINANCIAL[ ACTIVITIES] ACTIVITIES FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED 31 31 MARCH MARCH 2025 2025

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||||||||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |2025|2025|2024|2024| |£|£|£|£| |INCOME|INCOME| |BACPR|BACPR|EDUCATION|EDUCATION|FUND|FUND| |Course|Course|income|income|363,040|363,040|343,645|343,645| |EPG|EPG|sponsorship|sponsorship|-|4,000|4,000| |363,040|363,040|347,645|347,645| |CONFERENCE FUND|CONFERENCE|FUND| |Registration|Registration|65,373|65,373|65,057|65,057| |Sponsorship|Sponsorship|and|and|[exhibitors]|exhibitors|52,850|52,850|39,150|39,150| |118,223|118,223|104,207|104,207| |MEMBERS|MEMBERS|FUND|FUND| |Membership|Membership|fees|fees|36,266|36,266|35,096|35,096| |Miscellanous|Miscellanous|income|income|1,219|1,219|1,458|1,458| |37,485|37,485|36,554|36,554| |518,748|518,748|488,406|488,406| |EXPENSES|EXPENSES| |Resources|Resources|expended|expended|[(page]|(page|[10)]|10)|463,623|463,623|436,619|436,619| |Net|Net outgoing|outgoing|resources|resources|[for]|for the|the|year|year|E|£|55,125|55,125|£|f|51,787|51,787|

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These These notes notes form form part part of of the the financial financial statements statements

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BRITISH BRITISH ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION FOR FOR CARDIOVASCULAR CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION PREVENTION AND AND REHABILITATION REHABILITATION

RESOURCES RESOURCES EXPENDED EXPENDED

FOR FOR THE THE YEAR YEAR ENDED ENDED 31 31 MARCH MARCH 2025 2025

		2025 2025	2025 2025		2024 2024	2024 2024
		£		£	£		£
EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURE
BACPR EDUCATION FUND BACPR EDUCATION FUND
General costs General costs
ACPICR fees ACPICR fees		3,830 3,830			4,340 4,340
Professional fees Professional fees		4,500			4,200 4,200
Course expenses Course expenses		49,836 49,836			48,585 48,585
Online and IT costs Online and ITcosts		21,001 21,001			19,444 19,444
Traveland subsistence Travel and subsistence		5,776 5,776			8,274 8,274
Tutorfees Tutorfees		110,520 110,520			98,543 98,543
				195,463 195,463			183,386 183,386
Project costs Project costs
Course development fees “Course development fees		6,544 6,544			4,948 4,948
				6,544 6,544			4,948 4,948
EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION	COSTS COSTS
Office rental Office rental		8,643 8,643			10,564 10,564
Office expenses Office expenses		4,414 4,414			3,753 3,753
General postage costs General postage costs		8,311 8,311			6,813 6,813
Salaries Salaries		87,876 87,876			73,396 73,396
			109,245 109,245				94,526 94,526
CONFERENCE FUND CONFERENCE FUND
Administration and speakers expenses Administration and speakers expenses		43,197 43,197			44,136 44,136
IT		7,350 7,350			6,772 6,772
Venue Venue		49,424 49,424			50,701 50,701
				99,971 99,971		101,609 101,609
MEMBERS FUND MEMBERS FUND
Administration :ouncil activityand projects _ Administration “Council activityand projects		39,864 7,127 39,864 7,127			40,128 6,168 40,128 6,168
CardiovascularHealth Campaign Cardiovascular Health Campaign	- The Guardian -The Guardian	2,220 2,220			3,700 3,700
Travel Awards Travel Awards		2,613 2,613			1,489 1,489
Connect newsletter Connect newsletter		575 575			665 665
				52,399 52,399			52,150 52,150
		£	463,623 463,623		£	436,619 436,619

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