Company no 07607593 Registered charity no 1143049 

## **CGD SOCIETY** 

**ANNUAL REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2023-2024** 




## **Contents** 

About our charity 2 

Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities 3 

Trustees’ report 5 Our charity 5 About chronic granulomatous disorder 5 Shannon’s story: How to live with and scold CGD in your late teens 5, 6 What did we do this year? 7, 8, 9 Medical materials update 7 Immunology Study Day 7 Immunology and Allergy Nursing Conference 8 CGD Study Day 8 Online get togethers 9 Rare disease day 2024 9 This year’s highlights 10,11,12 Where did our income come from? 13, 14 Membership fundraising stories 15 Sophie and Simon’s Chicago marathon 15 Bob’s BMT journey 15 Hogsback Chapter 16 Chatham Town FC 16 Expenditure, investments and reserves 17, 18 What do we plan to do next year? 19, 20, 21 Summary 22 Thank you! 23 Financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2023 24 Independent examiner’s report 25 Statement of financial activities 29 Balance sheet 31 Notes to the financial statements 32 References 20 Appendix: CGD Society – Theory of Change 21 

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## **About our charity** 

## **Trustees** 

**Annabel Griffiths** - Chair 

(appointed September 2021, resigned April 2024) **Geoff Creamer** – Governance Secretary (appointed April 2011, resigned November 2024) **Ning He** – Treasurer (appointed October 2015) 

**Francis Drobniewsk** i (appointed September 2023, resigned May 2024) **Chris Hutchings** (appointed October 2023, resigned April 2024) **Alan Keffler** (appointed September 2023) **Wayne Kitchener** (appointed October 2023) **Chikai Lai** (appointed October 2019) **Michael Niles** (appointed October 2023, resigned April 2024) **Kultar Shahi** (appointed March 2022; resigned August 2023) 

Executive Director: **Claire Jeffries** 

Community Fundraising & Marketing Officer: **Niamh Carmichael** (appointed May 2022) Clinical Nurse Specialist: **Helen Braggins** RGN RSCN 

Registered office:                                      c/o Tudor John, 46-48 East Street, KT17 1HQ Principal office:                                         PO Box 454, Dartford DA1 9PE 

Independent Examiner:   Tudor John, Nightingale House, 46-48 East Street, KT17 1HQ Bankers:                            Barclays Corporate, 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP Solicitors:                          Hempsons, 100 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7AN 

Investment advisers: Evelyn Partners, 4th Floor, Portwall Place, Portwall Lane, Bristol, BS1 6NA 

Medical Advisory Panel: 

- **Dr Andrew Gennery** , MD, MBChB, DipMedSci, DCH, FRCPCH, MRCP, Clinical Reader in Paediatric Immunology and Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, and Honorary Consultant Paediatric Immunologist, Great North Children’s Hospital, England. 

- **Prof. Dr. med. Janine Reichenbach,** Chair Somatic Gene Therapy, University of Zurich (UZH); Deputy Director Institute for Regenerative Medicine (IREM, UZH) Head Div. Somatic Gene Therapy, University Children’s Hospital Zurich, Paediatrician, NIH Senior Investigator and Chef of the Immunology Service, DLM NIH Clinical Center, United States . 

- **Professor David Goldblatt** , MB ChB, FRCPCH, FRCP, PhD, Consultant Paediatric Immunologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and Professor of Vaccinology and Immunology and Head of the Immunobiology Unit at the Institute of Child Health, University College London (UCL). 

- Dr David Lowe, MA MB BChir PhD MRCP, Consultant Clinical Immunologist, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. 

- **Dr Sergio Resenzweig** , MD PHD University of Buenos Airess, Paediatric and Clinical Immunologist, Director of the Primary Immunodeficiency Clinic at the National Institutes of Health in the USA. 

## **Our GOALS** 

The trustee Board is obliged to ensure that this charity meets its charitable objects as stated in the Articles of Association: 

the relief of persons suffering from CGD or other primary immune deficiencies or related illnesses 

- the advancement of medical research into the causes, cure, prevention or relief of such disorders and/or illnesses, and the publication of the useful results of that research 

- to advance the education of the public on the subject of such disorders and/or illnesses. 

## **Our vision, mission, and strategy** 

## **Our vision statement:** 

enabling families and individuals affected by CGD to live life to the full. 

**Our mission** : to be the leading source of information and support for individuals and families affected by CGD in the UK and around the world, by sharing the learnings and expertise from patients and the medical professionals who treat them. 

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## **Statement of Trustees' responsibilties** 

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. 

Under company law, the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and the group and of the net incoming resources for that period. 

In preparing this report, the directors have taken advantage of the small companies exemptions provided by Section 415 of the Companies Act 2006. 

## **Structure, Governance, and Management** 

## _Governing document_ 

The CGD Society is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee and governed by its memorandum and articles of association dated 18th April 2011. 

## _Trustees_ 

The board of trustees is responsible for the overall governance, policy and strategic direction of the CGD Society. The Trustees have the legal responsibility for the operations of the CGD Society and the use of resources in accordance with the objects of the charity. 

Trustees serve on the board for a period of three years that is renewable with Board agreement three times. Geoff Creamer resigned at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) 29th October 2022 but was reappointed even though he has exceeded this nine-year limit. Authority for some activities is delegated to subcommittees who have defined terms of reference and are populated by Trustees, staff, external advisors and volunteers as appropriate. The charity’s work is supported by the Medical Advisory Panel which advises the charity on the provision of appropriate care for people with CGD. 

## _Public benefit_ 

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17(5) of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. 

## _Executive management_ 

The executive organisation is led by our Executive Director who reports to the Chair of Trustees. She publishes a quarterly report and key performance indicators which the trustees use to judge progress against our priorities for the year. 

## _Risk management_ 

The Trustees have overall responsibility for ensuring that the CGD Society is managing risk in a professional, responsible and constructive manner. The Trustees review the risk register every year to identify significant risks and agree mitigation tactics. The Trustees seek to ensure that all internal controls, and in particular financial controls, comply in all respects with best practice and the guidelines issued by the Charity Commission. 

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**Trustees' report** 

The Trustees present their annual report for the year ended 31st March 2024 in compliance with the Companies Act 2006 and the Charities Act 2011, together with the financial statements for that year. The financial statements also comply with the Companies Act 2006, the charity’s governing document, and the relevant Statement of Recommended Practice (the Charities SORP [FRS 102]). 

## **Our Charity** 

The Chronic Granulomatous Disorder Society (CGD Society) is a leading charity dedicated to promoting an understanding of CGD and providing support to affected individuals and their families. The charity was originally registered in the UK in 1991 under the name the Chronic Granulomatous Disorder Research Trust (CGDRT). It was incorporated and renamed the CGD Society in 2011. 

This charity represents some 1,636 members of which the majority are affected individuals or family members; the remainder are supporters and medical professionals. Of those members, around 675 are in the UK and 491 in the USA. The membership is spread across 81 countries of which the UK, USA, Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, France, Spain, South Africa, and China make up the top ten. Our membership increased with 128 new members joining in the financial year 2023–2024. 

## **About Chronic Granulomatous Disorder** 

CGD is a rare, potentially life-limiting, inherited condition of the immune system. It affects around eight in a million people and is caused by a faulty bone marrow gene that renders white blood cells unable to produce an enzyme needed to fight off infections caused by certain types of bacteria and fungi. As a result, those affected by CGD are susceptible to serious and debilitating illnesses, such as colitis, abscesses, and respiratory problems. In recent years improved treatment protocols and a stem cell transplant option have improved the prospects for some patients, but nonetheless this disease remains hard to live with and can be life-limiting. In common with many rare diseases, CGD patients endure a poorer quality of life, persistent anxiety about their condition and sadly, for some, a shorter life expectancy. 

There are five main types of CGD; the majority of cases affect boys through a single gene error in the X chromosome inherited from a carrier mother, the remaining and much rarer four variants are ‘autosomal recessive’ having inherited a faulty gene from both mother and father and can affect boys and girls. 

X-linked carrier mothers can be significantly affected by their genetic condition. Apart from the psychological impact, they can suffer a variety of mainly auto-immune problems that can damage their quality of life. Hence, carrier mothers have become a further important subgroup of patients affected by CGD. 

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## **Shannon’s Story How to scold CGD in your late teens** 

Having a chronic illness during your late teens is never easy. Particularly an immunodeficiency disorder, which at times can make you look completely fine one week and then the next you’re on your way to the local hospital for an overnight stay. From my understanding of CGD, many cases are with young children, so living with it during my teens has felt like a very niche experience at times, particularly as a girl. My type of CGD is a p40 deficiency which is the rarest form, so this also added on to the lack of relatability I’ve felt so far in my CGD journey. But I hope that by sharing a bit of my story, it will help other young people know that you’re never alone and it’s okay to feel overwhelmed with it all. Who could blame us? 

For most of my life my diagnosis was Crohn’s disease, due to inflammation in my bowel and stomach (at times) and mouth ulcers picked up by my dentist as a toddler. A decade of immunosuppressants to dampen what they thought was an overactive immune system, and many trips to routine appointments. The usual. However, during March 2021, I was admitted into hospital very ill. I often reminisce back to a memory of my mum and I at the end of that long and strenuous two and a half weeks, walking back from Queen's Medical Centre’s staff roof garden joking between us about whether I had Crohn’s or not. As we walked onto the ward and looked down the corridor to the outside of my room, there was a group of new faces waiting for my return; one of them being who I know now as one of my main immunologists. “So, here’s a diagram of your immune cells and bacteria”. 

I’ve spent the last three-ish years attempting to come to terms with a new diagnosis, which seems easy because a portion of that process is reading all the lovely, fabulous paperwork about the condition. But if you combine that part with the emotional rollercoaster one must go through when relearning their body’s mechanisms and all the questioning of the past decade of their medical life, plus trying to continue living as normal of a life as you can at 15, 16, 17 and now 18, it suddenly seems like the biggest thing your life has ever thrown at you. 


Now, let’s not forget the big factor here. CGD is not one to wait for you to emotionally process everything and then turn up at its door saying, “Ok! I’m ready!”. 

Whilst writing this blog, I’m currently recovering from my bone marrow transplant (BMT), a known cure for CGD. It’s been a couple months since I’ve been discharged and so far things are going well. I don’t remember the first discussions about having a BMT as well as I do that ward corridor, but what I do remember is the feeling of anticipation and dread before. 

It’s something you’re taught about in the conversation of cancer rather than an immunodeficiency, so it was interesting and promising to hear I could be cured. So far, they’ve done one cell pop test and my CGD is deemed to be gone. My BMT was eventually delayed a month and a bit because of, you guessed it, the star of the show: CGD! I ended up catching rhinovirus, COVID, and some other bacterial infections. It was almost like it was clinging on for one final time just to make a point. The chemo week went by ridiculously fast. After transplant, I was visited in hospital by the amazing CGD clinical nurse specialist, Helen, and we discussed some options about how the CGD Society can support me further in my recovery. 

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_**“I hope what I’ve shared will help those reading, or at the very least provide entertaining ways to scold CGD to oblivion.”**_ 

One aspect I’ll remember for life is going through IVF. All women or girls who must have chemo that will affect their fertility are given this option. One reason being I started the fertility injections on my 18th birthday. I can’t say that was on my list, but that’s just life. But also because of the feelings surrounding the three-week process and my age. It felt daunting and invasive, which conflicted with my understanding that it was so very important to give my future self a chance at having kids if I turned out to be infertile from the treatment. A particular issue that came up was the scans being internal. I’ve highlighted this aspect to encourage advocacy within anyone relating to this part of my story. After expressing to the IVF clinic that I wasn’t comfortable with the scans being internal, they happily opted to scanning through my abdomen instead. With my feedback, they are going to offer this option to all young patients. One thing I’ve learned from this is that advocating for myself was the best thing I could have done, rather than just ‘dealing with it’ as many of us chronic illness-havers are used to doing, and I hope this calms any worries some may have about the subject. 

My experience summarised here may seem vastly negative but, to highlight an amazing thing that has come out of it, my hospital will now be testing any female paediatric gastro patients that come through their care to rule out any chance of it being mistaken for CGD. Up until this point only boys were being tested for CGD to rule it out, so this positive step will hopefully benefit many people. From what we’ve heard, it already has! 

There’s still a lot of hurdles in my journey that I’ve got to go through, but I’m doing well. I hope what I’ve shared will help those reading, or at the very least provide entertaining ways to scold CGD to oblivion. 

## **We would like to thank Shannon for volunteering her time to write this story.** 

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## **What did we do this year?** 

## **Medical Materials Update** 


We know how valuable our CGD information booklets and leaflets are to families and medical professionals. In the summer of 2023, we worked with Costello Medical on a pro bono project to review and update some of those materials. Using data to identify our most downloaded and read materials Costello reviewed and updated 2 of our medical guides – A Guide to Bone Marrow Transplantation for CGD and a Guide for Female X-linked CGD Carriers. They also reviewed and updated 3 webpages – Lupus and carriers of X-linked CGD, FAQs on X-linked carrier issues, and Liver abscess. We would like to thank the Costello Medical team, Consultant Keval Haria, Global Health Patient Advocacy Healthcare Communications Maike Jager, and summer intern Lea Heinzer for their important work in this project. 

_"Working with the CGD Society throughout the past 3 months has been an unbelievably rewarding experience! Updating the medical materials has been an amazing opportunity for me to learn a lot about CGD and has also opened my eyes to the challenges as well as rewards that come with working in the field of rare diseases. It has been a pleasure working with Claire and Helen and I particularly valued that they were able to bridge the knowledge gap that exists between published research for CGD and personal experience and expertise. I am thankful to have been given this opportunity to support the CGD Society in a way that will hopefully also help the wider CGD community!" ,_ Lea. 

## **Immunology Study Day** 

Our CGD Clinical Nurse Specialist, Helen, coordinated an excellent Immunology Study Day for nurses in May 2023 at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. 

During the day, attendees heard the most incredible story from two amazing parents who are navigating severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) journeys with their two boys. Talks were given on the latest advances in immunology care given by those working at the front line to improve lives of patients and families every day. There were also updates on newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), a discussion on treatment developments and choices with immunoglobulins, thymus transplant and more. Our Chair of Trustees, Annabel, was also kindly invited to speak about quality of life in rare diseases. 


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**What did we do this year?** 

## **Immunology and Allergy Nursing Conference** 


Claire, our Executive Director, represented the CGD Society at the Immunology and Allergy nurses group conference in Cardiff, Wales in May 2023. Our charity was one of the sponsors for this event which provided a great opportunity to raise awareness of CGD and the support services we provide to the CGD community and to nurses who are on the front-line of in-patient care. Claire attended the CGD Society stand, speaking to nurses about CGD, the charity and handed out our information booklets and leaflets. 

## **CGD Study Day** 

In January 2024 medical professionals from around the world attended a CGD Education Day at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) London. The day provided an opportunity for key speakers to give presentations on a variety of CGD topics including gut disease and challenges of gene therapy for CGD. 

Helen, GOSH's CGD Clinical Nurse Specialist whose role is fully funded by the CGD Society, led an insightful demonstration of the choices CGD patients face throughout their patient journey. 


We were also moved by each of Alfie and Simon's talks about their personal experiences with bone marrow transplants and reflecting on what it is like living with CGD - thank you to both of them for coming along and speaking so candidly. Staff and trustees from the CGD Society had so many interesting discussions, making new connections and building anticipation for our new medical information booklets. 

Thank you to Helen for organising such a good day; everybody learned a lot. We can now move forward with confidence that there is a brilliant community of dedicated healthcare professionals committed to working alongside us to achieve our aim of enabling families and individuals affected by CGD to live life to the full. 

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**What did we do this year?** 

## **Online get-togethers** 

Our Virtual Get Together on Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) took place in February 2024 Facilitated by Dr Robert Chiesa, Consultant in Bone Marrow Transplant and CAR-T Cell Therapy at Great Ormond Street Hospital London, this was an opportunity for families and individuals to hear the latest on BMT and have a discussion with Robert. 

The event was open to families and individuals both in the UK and outside of the UK who may be considering this treatment option, who may have any questions and concerns, as well as those who have been/have a child who has been through the process and are able to offer support to others. 

We were pleased to be joined by 14 families who benefited from speaking with Robert and hearing his presentation. 

## **Rare Disease Day 2024** 

To mark this year's Rare Disease Day, our Executive Director Claire was invited to talk with the Rare Disease team at Costello Medical about CGD, the work of our charity, and the reality of living with a rare condition. As a patient advocate, Claire is passionate about raising awareness of CGD and the impact it has on the whole family. 

The talk was well received by the team who were very engaged and were asking important questions to help with their understanding of the impact of CGD. 


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## **This year's highlights** 

## **Support** 

We increased our membership by 128 including individuals and families affected by CGD, medical professionals, and supporters. 

Our email and telephone helpline fielded 41 requests for support and information. 

Our family support fund supported 11 UK families with hardship payments and 17 individuals benefited from CGD Society-funded prepayment prescription certificates. 

Helen supported 

253 

families in the UK and 36 

patients outside the UK 

## **Kian’s visit to Manchester United** 

We were delighted to have helped to make Kian’s dreams come true by securing tickets to a Manchester United football match. Kian’s brother, Noah, has CGD and Kian had one birthday wish this year: to watch Manchester United play a match at Old Trafford Stadium. Thanks to the generosity of the Manchester United Foundation, we were able to bring Kian’s wish to life at the end of May. 


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## **Our team** 

Niamh continued in her role of Community Fundraising and Marketing Officer from May 2022 forming strong relationships with our members and the wider CGD community. 

Having been promoted the previous year, our Executive Director, Claire, continued to diversify her role helping to lead the delivery of this charity’s annual strategy. 

Andrew Orchard, who resigned as a Trustee last year, continued to support us as a volunteer particularly in the development of the Beacon CRM system. Andrew is one of our founder trustees and over the last 30 years has dedicated his time and experience to the charity and the families we support. Andrew was also instrumental in the development of our annual fundraising campaign Jeans for Genes Day which after nearly 30 years still supports the rare genetic community through grants and awareness. 

## **Governance** 

Annabel continued as Chair of Trustees throughout this year but sadly had to resign in April 2024 due to a medical emergency. We will miss her and wish her a speedy recovery. 

Geoff continued as Governance Secretary with responsibility for ensuring compliance with all regulatory obligations. 

Ning He remained as Honorary Treasurer with responsibility for financial management 

Our annual strategy meeting was held in March 2024 where we defined priorities for the next financial year. 

The Board numbered 5 trustees at the start of this financial year, but with 5 new recruits added and 1 resignation, the Board ended the year 9 trustees strong. At the time of writing, a further 5 recruits offset by 4 resignations, leaves the current Board with 10 trustees. We thank all current and past trustees for the donation of their time and expertise in the pursuit of our charitable objectives. 

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## **Funding** 

Our subsidiary charity, Jeans for Genes Campaign, had a challenging year (details below) giving us a smaller than normal license fee for the use of our trademark of £6,000. 

We were delighted to receive grants from various trusts and foundations this year which totaled £9,200. 

We were also really delighted to receive a one-off donation of £50,000 from a corporate sponsor. 

In what was a difficult year for fundraising due to the cost-of-living crisis we still raised £29,758 from donations and fundraising activities. 

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## **Communication** 

We sent 7 newsletters to our members with updates on CGD, rare disease research, patient stories, and fundraising. 

Our social media presence continued to grow and through this we were able to update our followers on relevant news. 

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## **Where did our income come from?** 

## **Jeans for Genes** 

In 2021, the CGD Society founded a subsidiary charity Jeans for Genes Campaign to take responsibility for the running of the annual Jeans for Genes fundraiser. The three staff were transferred from Genetic Disorders UK (now renamed Gene People) and the first campaign was delivered in September 2021. The CGD Society loaned its subsidiary £200,000 for working capital support. 

Since its inception, Jeans for Genes has faced many challenges that have significantly reduced income compared to pre-covid levels; firstly, with Covid disruptions to schools and businesses and now, during this financial year, dealing with the cost-of-living crisis in the UK and the uncertain economic landscape. 

Our subsidiary team successfully increased campaign participation and registration numbers compared to the previous year but observed a concerning decline in the value of average donations across all audience segments. Despite concerted efforts to stimulate activity and elevate donation levels, this trend, and the resulting budget shortfall, forced a comprehensive review of the viability of our subsidiary. 

In December 2023, both charities engaged in scenario planning to navigate these challenges into the future. Our shared commitment to the Jeans for Genes campaign and its impact remained unwavering, and we were dedicated to exploring innovative but drastic strategies to surmount these obstacles. 

As of 31st March 2024, our subsidiary remained a going concern, but all future scenarios involved considerable risk to the CGD Society who as the principal creditor had an outstanding loan balance of £100,000 in jeopardy. The repayment of this loan had already been postponed by 12 months to ease cashflow problems. After due consideration, this Board decided it was no longer able to provide support to the Jeans for Genes charity, and therefore our subsidiary had no option other than to cease trading and wind up. 

These events played out after the year end but for the record, the charity ceased trading on May 23rd, 2024, after three staff members had been made redundant. The CGD Society agreed to write off £40,000 of the outstanding loan so that all of the net assets could be distributed to beneficiaries including a £30,000 grant round paid to 41 applicants. For this year, the trademark license fee paid to CGDS was calculated at 20% of the grant distribution, which at £6,000 was a significant reduction from the previous year (2023; £43,000). 

The closure of our subsidiary is a bitter blow to our growth plans for this iconic 30-year-old fundraiser. Several of the CGDS trustees were intimately involved in two years of work before launch and three years thereafter to nurture the new entity. The staff inherited from GDUK did an excellent job but were the victim of unfortunate timing through the challenges of COVID-19 and beyond. 

We thank those staff for their tireless, professional, and passionate delivery of three campaigns and we are so sorry that their employment had to end. 

This charity will now oversee the delivery of the Jeans for Genes campaign from here on and will ensure its continued success. 

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## **Community Fundraising** 

Our team worked hard to raise a total of £29,758 which exceeded the budget of £26,000 in what was a difficult year for fundraising for many charities as the country faced a costof-living crisis. Our Community Fundraising and Marketing Officer, Niamh, continued to build relationships with the CGD community and donors including representing the charity at 2 fundraising events to help improve our profile. Niamh and our Executive Director Claire worked together to produce the charity’s Community Fundraising Strategy, which helped identify ways to diversify our fundraising within the constraints of the charity’s limited resources. Part of the strategy was to run campaigns through our new CRM system including a successful Christmas campaign with our CGD Society Virtual Giving Christmas Tree, which raised a total of £590. 

## **Institutional Fundraising** 

We continued to work with Almond Tree Strategic Consulting as part of our ‘growth project’ to help increase income through trusts and foundations. This year secured £9,200 in grants from various sources. Despite initial success in our first year of working with Almond Tree (2022-2023 £21,000) this year proved to be particularly difficult to secure further funding and increase our income. With factors such as the cost-of-living crisis and the after effects of COVID-19, we were not reaching our budget. This was regularly reviewed by the Board and a decision was made in January 2024 to end our contract with Almond Tree with a plan to bring this process in-house. 

We would like to say a huge thank you to the following trusts and foundations for their support this year: 

## · Douglas Arter Foundation 

## · D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust 

## · The Micheal and Anna Wix Charitable Trust 


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## **Membership fundraising stories** 

Our members have been busy smashing challenges and hosting events to raise funds for the CGD Society this year. 

## **Sophie and Simon’s Chicago marathon** 

Dedicating this "once in a lifetime experience" to their nephew Ben who began his Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) treatment for CGD the week before. They used the challenge to raise an incredible **£5,618** and even secured matched funding from Sophie's employer. 

_“Whatever this marathon throws at us, it will pale in comparison to the challenges being faced head-on by Ben in this week. If we can carry with us just an ounce of his resilience or a glimmer of his cheeky smile, 26.2 miles will fly by. And when times do get a little tough we'll try to listen to some advice from Ben himself and just 'stay in the moment' and enjoy it - knowing that we are supporting an amazing cause.”_ 

– Sophie 


We hope they feel proud of their hard work, it will make such a difference to the CGD Society and the CGD community we support. 

## **Bob’s BMT Journey** 


Bonnie Burgess–Biggerstaff shared her family's CGD journey as her son Bobby underwent a bone marrow transplant (BMT) for CGD in January 2024. Bonnie also set up a JustGiving page as a way for friends and family to donate in recognition of the care and support we provided the whole family through Bobby’s BMT journey. In total, the family raised **£6,000.** 

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## **Membership fundraising stories** 

## **Hogsback Chapter** 

We want to give a thank you to Hogsback Chapter - HOG - Surrey UK for their dedicated support over 2023 as one of their three Charities of the Year. 

By running events for their own and other Chapters' members to fundraise throughout the year, they all together raised an incredible total of **£3,000** for the CGD Society. These funds will make a real impact on our small charity's vital support for the CGD community. 


Niamh was delighted to get to thank the Chapter in person in December as well as meet their two other brilliant Charities of the Year, Hounds for Heroes and KSS Air Ambulance, and even try some of their impressive Harley-Davidson motorcycles - no doubt with the engines off! 

## **Chatham Town FC** 

We want to say a massive thank you to Chatham Town FC for their special day back in May 2023 to remember little Freddy Leitch who sadly passed away at 8 years old from complications of CGD. They released balloons in memory, played a special football match featuring Freddy's favourite superheroes, as well as raising an incredible **£3341** for the CGD Society. 


We really appreciate the support they have enabled our charity to give to the CGD community through their fundraising, but most importantly the heartfelt send-off they gave to little Freddy. 

We want to say a big thank you to each and every one of our fundraisers this year. Your support is truly appreciated and will make a difference to those affected by CGD. 

_“We wanted to celebrate Freddy’s life with this special day, while raising money for Demelza Hospice and the CGD Society, who have supported Freddy and his family throughout the last few years." - Chatham Town FC_ 

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## **Expenditure, investments and reserves** 

## **Expenditure** 

Our total spend for the year was £200,739, of which the largest proportion (43%) was spent on direct support for those living with CGD: £86,970 (2023: 72,673, 42%). This money supported the nursing service, the family support fund, as well as the email and phone helpline. Education is another key form of support to our members, which we provide via website content development and information booklets. This year our spend on education was £28,522, or 14% of total expenditure (2023: £33,905, 20%). 

We continued to partially fund the project to provide mental health support to the Birmingham Hospitals Trust, through a contribution of £5,000 for the third year. This research expenditure amounted to 2% of our total spend (2023: £5,000, 3%). 

Our remaining expenditure consists of £2,500 / 1% on essential governance costs (2023: £7,086, 4%), and £37,777 / 19% on raising funds (2023: £52,494, 31%). We’re pleased that fundraising and governance costs as a percentage of total costs have decreased this year, as we strive to make the most efficient and impactful use of all money donated to the Charity. As we look forward to the next year, we recognise that we will need to continue to invest in our fundraising activities, so we can continue to provide services to our members, but we aim to keep this percentage as low as we can. 

In addition to this, other expenditure of £39,970 (2023: nil) represents a balance written-off from the capital loan to the Jeans for Genes Campaign, a subsidiary charity of the CGD Society, to support the winding down of that charity. This is a one-off item. 

Overall, the net movement of funds was a deficit of £82,550 (2023: deficit of £84,480). The ever-present effects of the Covid pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis has put strains on the fundraising environment, particularly for smaller charities like ours. However, we are undeterred and dedicated to delivering our key services to our members, whilst looking forward to key fundraising opportunities in the coming year. 

## **Investment policy and performance** 

The charity has longer-term financial reserves invested in a medium risk portfolio and managed by Evelyn Partners. Over the year to March 2024, interest rates have remained at high levels whilst the central banks attempted to control wider economic inflation caused by the cost-of-living crisis and conflicts sparking around the world. Our investments portfolio exhibited a gain of £10,729 during the year (2023: loss of £6,320). 

As of 31 March 2024, the portfolio value stood at £164,850 (2023: £150,268) 

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## **Expenditure, investments and reserves** 

## **Reserves policy** 

The charity has a reserves policy that is used to judge the adequacy of financial assets for the coming year. The policy is reviewed annually and was updated in September 2024. It states that the charity must retain free reserves to cover 6–12 months of budgeted running costs for the year ahead, i.e. £43,000–£86,000 based on the core expenditure budget of £86,000 adopted by the Trustees. 

As of 31 March 2024, the CGD Society has total reserves of £289,616, comprised of: 

- £5,799 restricted reserves associated with grants that have been awarded to CGD Society 

- £240,342 of designated reserves, which are not included in free reserves for the following reasons: 

- Working Capital loan to CGD Society subsidiary Jeans for Genes Campaign to facilitate the 2021 campaign and beyond. (£60,030 outstanding as of 31 March 2024). 

- Designated funds to cover contract commitments for the nursing service. (£154,922). 

Therefore, the CGD Society has closing free reserves of £68,865 (2023: £116,774) which meets the reserves policy target and equates to approximately 10 months of planned expenditure for the year ahead. 


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## **What do we plan to do next year?** 

As reported above, Annabel our Chair, resigned at the end of May to focus on an urgent medical issue. Her drive and ambition for this charity, alongside her efficient management style will be sadly missed. Nonetheless our goals remain unchanged and undimmed as we describe below: 

## **Fundraising** 

The fundraising climate remains difficult and uncertain so our goal to diversify income sources is arguably even more critical than in 2021 when we launched the Growth Project. Our financial statements show a substantial deficit this year and the budget for 2024-25 is similar. This is clearly unsustainable so we will attack this priority problem on 4 fronts: 

## **Community Fundraising** 

Niamh has done an excellent job of fostering relationships within the community and outside that have generated income in excess of the budget expectation. Unfortunately, she resigned in June to take up a new opportunity leaving Claire in sole charge again. Hence, the first objective will be to recruit a new Fundraising and Marketing Officer as soon as possible to execute the agreed strategy. We will miss Niamh and wish her well in her new role but hope that a new recruit can be found quickly to maintain last year’s progress. The budget income for community fundraising next year is £35,000. 

## **Grants from Charitable Trusts and Institutions** 

The challenge of securing grants has been emphasised by this year’s poor results whilst outsourcing and working with a fundraising consultant. This experience combined with specialist advice from colleagues generated many potential grant sources, but application success rates were disappointing. Generally, the grantors reported that their funds had been diminished by COVID-19 support grants, so less was available for new applicants. 

For the year ahead, this activity will be brought in-house. Claire, using her new knowledge gleaned from working with a consultant, will seek repeat funding from known supporters, renew applications that previously failed, and seek new leads from other sources. To help her to allocate her limited time to this crucial work, the Board has agreed that she will dedicate one day per week to grant applications. The budget income from grants next year is £20,000. 

## **Sponsorship** 

This new income stream will become the focus of the new Fundraising and Marketing Officer. By developing a marketing strategy to engage with corporate organisations we hope to achieve our modest target of £9,000. 

## **Jeans for Genes** 

Our plans for this iconic fundraiser have obviously been disrupted by the ongoing closure of our subsidiary charity Jeans for Genes Campaign. When this Board withdrew financial support in February 2024 it accepted that a 12m hiatus would be necessary to regroup and rethink the campaign delivery. However, since the start of the new financial year, we have accepted an offer from a major supplier to run a diluted 2024 campaign using collateral from the previous year. 

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## **What do we plan to do next year? Cont.** 

The late start without any new creative materials will impact results but the low expected cost could result in a greater proportion of income for distribution, nonetheless. This stopgap measure will give trustees the time to conceive a new 2025 campaign whilst keeping the brand warm and the community engaged. Nonetheless, there is no budgeted income from Jeans for Genes next year due to the uncertainties therein. 

## **Support for the CGD Community** 

As always, our first priority is to provide comprehensive support to our membership. Our Clinical Nurse Specialist and our other support services will continue to be the backbone of that support. 

In addition to ensuring the continued operation of these services, we will focus on improving the support we offer. Following on from the success of our online get-togethers event (see What did we do this year?), we will look to run more frequent online events on the topics of greatest importance to our membership. 

We remain committed to supporting the mental health and improving the Quality of Life of our members but made limited progress in developing our support in this area in the current year. We will apply for funding to offer online mental health workshops facilitated by the charity RareMinds. These workshops will provide mental health support in such areas as ‘living with uncertainty’ and ‘coping with a diagnosis’. 

We will draw on the expertise and support of our Medical Panel and use online platforms to enable a reach across our international community. We will continue to monitor feedback from our members to help determine further updates to the format and content of our patient events. 

## **Knowledge and thought leadership** 

The board of trustees and the Executive Director will hold a mid-year face-to-face meeting to review the strategic plan for 2023-2024, that will help us note which activities are behind the planned delivery and crucially what our priorities should be for the year ahead. The key deliverables are summarised below: 

- Our priority is always to provide support in all forms to our membership. Our Clinical Nurse Specialist, email and phone helplines and website will continue to be the backbone of that support. We will also look to diversify this support to include mental health support. 

- We will review our nursing services to decide how to expand this if funds are available. In particular, we recognise that as patients live longer, adult nursing care needs to be reinforced. This will be a central case for support from grantors. We will also research alternative funding models for the nursing service. 

- We will continue to diversify our income streams . We plan to increase income from community fundraising and donations and we will focus on how we can grow income generation from corporate sponsorships and grants from trusts and foundations. 

- To increase the charity’s effectiveness and efficiency we will develop a new business system in the form of a systems map from which we will establish our top KPIs to measure impact and progress. 

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## **What do we plan to do next year?** 

## **Research** 

We were disappointed to learn that the clinical psychology service at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundations Trust that we part funded over 3 years was withdrawn unilaterally by the Mental Health Trust after 14 months of excellent service. However, it was reported that in those 14 months the service, that aside from the clinical benefit to the users, was also able to provide training to nursing and medical staff. The trusts final report has helped towards a business case being developed to provide a substantive service in the future. 

It is with this news in mind that mental health support for the CGD community is one of the key priority actions for our strategy this year. 

## **Organisation** 

The unexpected resignation of our Chair and three other trustees at the start of the new year will delay ongoing plans to build a more sustainable organisation. The subsequent recruitment drive to replenish the Board started immediately and has been extremely successful to date. These new volunteers bring new skills and energy that will precipitate a change in organisation structure through the sub committees and delegated authorities therein. 

Also, a new Chair will be appointed who will lead this reorganisation, along with a new Treasurer and Secretary who will replace Ning He and Geoffrey Creamer respectively who have given notice to retire at the October AGM. 

It is anticipated that the organisation will be back to full strength by the second half of the coming year. 


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## **2023-24 Summary** 

In common with many charities, the CGD Society is facing significant financial headwinds which we must address in order to secure a sustainable future for the community services that we deliver. The depletion of Institutional funds through the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by the cost of living crisis makes our Growth Project plans to diversify into grant funding even more challenging. Paradoxically, our services are more vital than ever as the reliance on 3rd sector and charitable organisations becomes ever more necessary as the NHS continues to recover post-pandemic. 

Nonetheless, our community have once again beaten expectations and raised almost £30,000 through their fundraising events which is extraordinary for such a small cohort. Also, we are so grateful for a substantial sponsorship from the international employer of a member who benefitted from our advice during their CGD journey. Without this, our financial pain would have been much worse. 

Our iconic national fundraiser, Jeans for Genes, has had a bumpy journey through the pandemic that sadly culminated in the closure of our subsidiary charity this year. However, this does give us the opportunity to rethink the delivery model to reduce costs but still maintain an income stream for ourselves as trade mark owner. Crucially, we will continue to award grants to other small and micro charities in the genetic disorder sector, who are facing the same financial pressures as ourselves. Exciting plans are under discussion so we are hopeful that in 2025 we can change the trajectory and restore growth to this iconic event in its 30th year. 

Our community continues to grow with 128 new members this year and over 1600 in total across an extraordinary 81 countries. We continue to provide the information that our members need with updates and newsletters to maintain currency. 

Our successful online meetings will continue to explore hot topics with expert advice. Our specialist nurse Helen has once again excelled as the clinical hub of this charity, backed up by the medical panel whilst Claire and Helen have raised our profile through several external events. 

On behalf of the Board, I thank all of our supporters, volunteers, expert advisors, and staff for their expertise, time, and passion for our cause. We can certainly be proud of the services that we deliver and the growing cohort that we support. We offer unique advice to the world that no doubt changes lives for the better. 

This report was approved by the trustees on 21/11/2024 and signed on their behalf by: 


………………………… Dr Geoffrey Creamer Secretary 

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**Thank you to all Members and Fundraisers, Volunteers, Staff, Sponsors, Trustees and our Medical Panel for their continued support. We couldn't do it without you.** 


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REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER,, 07607593 (EnKlxnd gnd IV8le5)
REGISTEIIED CHARITY NUMBER.. 1143049
THE CHRONIC GRAN1ILO￿lATOUs DISORDER
SOCIE'TY
UiiAudlt¢d FliiRn¢lHI S141em¢iits for Ilie Y¢ii' Ende(131 MqJTh 2024
XeiiiRdiii Loiidon
LiiMi¢ed
Nighiingalc HOUSE
46-48 Efist Stfe¢i
Epsojii
Siin¢y
KT17 IHQ

THE CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISORDER
SOCIETY
CoDteDts of tILe FIDgn¢l41 Stal¢Jnents
for the year end￿ 31 M4r¢h 2024
PA8¢
R¢port of the Tru$tee8
Independent Examlner's Report
Stal¢m¢rtt of FlnAtt¢lil A¢tlvlt1¢5
BalAD¢e Sheet
Notes to the Flnaftelal Slatementi
6 to 12

THE CHRof4ic c.RANULOMATOUS DISORDER
SOCIETY (REGISTERED NUIllBER: 07607593)
Repoi't of the Triistees
for th¢ year ¢nd¢d 31 March 2024
Tlie Irusiees ivlio are also directors oftli¢ charity for Ilie PLirwe$ of ihe Comp8ni¢s Act 2006, PT¢sent their report wÈih
Ihe fin&ncial siatements of the chariry for the year ended 31 Ma￿h 2024. The inisiees have Adopted the provisi0118 of
Acwiinting and Reportlng by Chorili¢s'. Stal¢m¢nl of R¢winniended Praclice appli¢abl¢ lo ¢hHrili¢s p￿pan17B ilieir
¢coiInts in accordaii¢e ivitli the FiiMn¢ial R¢pwrtin8 Stsndard appli¢abl¢ in th¢ UK and R¢publi¢ of Ir¢lond IFRS 102)
{effeclive l Januory 2019).
STRucfuRE, C.OVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Goveimiiig do¢iiinerit
Th¢ ¢h8Tity 1$ wnlroll¢d by its gov¢min8 dociim¢nt, a memorandum of association. and conslitul¢s a lin)ited
eoIiipany. liiiiited by guarartiee. as defiiied by Ihe Conipanies Act 2006.
REFfiRF.f*CE AND ADNIINI$TRATIVE DETAILS
Regi51¢r¢d C.oinpANy niimbei.
07607593 IEngland And Ivales)
Rezlgl¢r¢il L'h81'1ty lliinilJ¢Y
1143049
R¢gi51ere¢l offi¢¢
Ni8hlin8Rlc 14oiise
46.48 1.-asl Slreel
Epsoni
Surrey
KT17 IHQ
Ti'iistoei
Dr CJ D Crear)i¢r
MrNHe
MrCLai
Dr A Griffiilis (reii8ii¢d 23.4.24}
Mr K S Sl?alii {r¢5igncd 19.8.23)
Mr A fl K¢ffl¢r lapJx)intcd 12.9.23)
Mr IV Kiteheiier llppoiiiied 24.10.23)
Mr J D Slcv¢iis lapw)intcd 7.6.24)
Mr K PcToillpHlidH5 Inppoinl¢d 2.8.24)
M$ R S Dijeng Iiiipiiiied 2.8.241
Ms C L Ivilliams lapp)inl¢d 2.8.24}
Mr L Ilyrnc lappoijiled 2.8.241
Dr F Diobiiiei¥ski (appoiiited 16.9.23) (resi8iied 4.5.24)
Mr C Hvl¢hiiig5 IAppK)illted 24.10.23) Ir¢5i8ncd 24.4,24)
Mr M Niles {APPOiiited 24.10,231 Iresi8ned 24.4.24)
Iiid¢pendeiif Kx4mln¢r
Niglilin8ale House
46-48 E&sl Sir¢¢t
Epsom
Surtey
KT17 IHQ
25.10,2024
Approved by order of the board of trus*es oth................
- and si8ned 011 irs behalf by:
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N H¢- Tn551¢e
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Indepenllent Exhmiiier'5 Repoi't lo the Trusleos of
The Clironlc GrAiiiilomAtou& Disorder
Soclely (R¢gi51ere(I niimber: 07607593)
Independ¢nt ex#inlntr'5 repoil to ihe li'us1ee5 ofThe Chmnlc GranulomatOU5 DlsoRxter So¢i¢ty ('the Comi)Nny')
I report lo the charity Iruslees 01) n)y examiiiiiion of the ac¢ounls ofthe CompAny for the year ended 31 March 2024.
RespoJi$ibilitre5 aiid ba515 Df i'eport
As the charity's triistees of the Conipaiiy (atld also its dirrclors for Ihe purpis¢s of wmpany laiv) you are resp)nsible for
the preparalioii ofthe keeoiiiiis lil R¢cordanc¢ iviih Ilie requiremenis of tlie c.￿￿paI7iCS Act 20061'ih¢ 2006 A¢t'}.
Having Satisfied myself that the ofilie Company ar¢ Th)t reqiiired lo be fiiidit¢d iind¢r Part 16 of ihe 2006 Act
and are eligible for indepeiidenl examination. I reporl in respect of my examination of your chaTily's accoiinls as eafri¢d
ovl und¢r S￿lI0n 145 of ¢h¢ ¢.hariiies Act 2011 I'ihc 2011 Acl'l. In earryin8 oyl my examinAiion I have followed Ihe
Direclions giveii by tlie Chnrity Coinihi$5ion vnd¢T Scclioii 14513) Ib) of Ihe 2011 Aci.
Inllependeiit exfflmlnePs 5tAtemeiit
I Ii&v¢ wiiipleled i￿Y exAmiiialion. I collfinii dihl rio matters haye coi)Je to Iny otteiiiioii lil eonne¢tion wlih Ihe
eximinati¢)n livin8 ni¢ cause to beli¢Ye:
ac¢oiititiDg iewrds %vere not kept irh respect of tli¢ Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 A￿. or
the accuiinls do not Dccurd Iviih those rewrds. or
the nc¢ounl8 do 1101 comply iviih Ihe accoiinling requlremenls of Section 396 of ihe 2006 Aet other tliin Hny
r¢quiTenient thal th¢ accounts give & true and fpir vi¢w ivhi¢h 1$ not a matter considered As pfirt of an
i1￿epend¢1lt eXA1￿l￿all0ll- tsr
Ih¢ a¢¢ouiils Iiave I￿1 been prepAred in thtcordan¢¢ iviih Ili¢ Jndhods ond prii)ciples of ihe Siftlem¢nl of
Rrtoiiiiiieiidcd Pra¢ti¢c frjr Ac¢oiiiilin8 and ￿porting by charities {api)liellbl¢ io cliarilies preparing Ilieir
counts in accordan¢t wilh Ilie Fiiiaiicial Rerx)rtin8 Si8iidard 8iiplic8ble iii Ihe UK and Republrc of Irelartd
IFRS 102)).
I hAV¢ ilo ¢on¢¢rns Hiid hav¢ come across 110 011)er mAi*rs in connection iviili th¢ exainiiiaiion lo which Riienlioii sliould
be dyaivn in this report iii order to ¢nabl¢ a prop¢r vnd¢r31widing of the accoiints to be reiched.
pl
Hazel DAY Bsc DCIIA FCA
Xeiiittdin London Limilcd
Nigliiingale House
46.48 L4111 Sireet
Epsoin
Siirr¢y
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THE CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISORDER
sOc￿Ty
Slaternent of Flnan¢lAI Aetlvlrfes
roT lh¢ y￿r ¢néed 31 March 2024
2024
Total
2023
Totsl
Unrestri¢ted
ds
R¢ytri¢*d
Notes
INCOME AND LNDOWMENTS FROM
Donationg aThJ lewi¢g
87272
5,7
92,972
43,898
Jnvestsllent iti¢on
13,844
13,844
644
6.1￿)
43,(M)O
101.760
5,7(
107,460
92,998
KXPP.NDITifRE ON
Rgising fvnds
37.777
37,777
52,494
Charllable actlvltles
R¢lief
FAlii¢#lion
Medi¢al Research
72,019
28.522
5.000
2,500
14,951
86,970
28,522
72.673
33.905
2,5(K)
7.086
Other
39,970
39.970
Totsl
185.788
14.951
21M),739
171,158
Nei 8ttins1(lotsu) on inveitmenll
10,729
10.729
(6,320)
IYET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
(73,299)
(9,251)
{82.5501
(84,480)
RECONCJI,IATION OF FUNDS
Tolal fund8 brou8ht forward
357.116
15.050
372,166
456,646
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIKD FORWARD
283.817
5.799
289,616
372,166
The llotes fomi pArt of these fiTwn¢ig1 slatNnenls
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THE CIIRONtC CRAIYULOMATOUS DISORDER
SOCIETY IREGISTERED NUMBER: D7607593)
Bolance 8heet
31 Mar¢b 2024
2024
Tothl
2023
Totsl
Unrestricted Restri¢*d
fi￿d5
Noles
FIXED ASSETS
Inyestsnents
164.850
164,850
150,269
CURRENT ASSETS
Deb￿r
Cash at
10
00.133
79.200
60,133
84.999
126,569
110,651
5,799
139,333
5.79
145.132
2J7220
CREDm)RS
Amoullls fallittg thi¢ within onv year
(20366)
(20.366)
(15,323)
NET CURRENT Assrrs
I IN.967
5,799
124.766
221,897
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT
LLIBILITIES
283,817
5.799
289.616
372,166
NET ASSETS
283,817
5,799
289,616
372,166
FUNDS
Unreslricte<l ffijnds
R&*tri¢led
12
283.817
5,799
357,116
15,050
TOTAL FUNDS
289.616
372,166
Th¢ charitsbl¢ company is enliiled to ex¢ni￿10￿ from oudil widv SKllon 477 of ihe Companies Act 2(K16 ror the year
end¢d 31 March 2024.
The members Iiave not Tequired th¢ company to obtain an audii of its financial thl¢rnents for the year ended
31 March 2024 in accordattce with S¢elion 476 of the Comp8ni¢5 Act 2006.
The tfU5te&q acknowledgc thcirresponsibilitie% for
(a)
ensurkng that the charblabl¢ coMp8￿Y kttps aceounlin8 record8 thut comply with Sections 386 and 387 of tbe
Comparties Aei 2￿6 Jnd
Ib) prepRriiig finw)Lial ylttlementj which 8iYe a itu¢ and f#ir view of the L4tste of •ffair8 of the charitable cornpany as
at ihe end of each financial year and of 118 surplus or deficit for uch fman¢ial yC8T in accordance with the
Tequir¢ments of Seetiotss 394 and 395 and which ￿h￿viS¢ wmply witli the requ1￿ments of th¢ Con)prn A¢t
2006 relating to finan¢ial 51atem¢nls, so faras applicable lo the eharilablc company.
The notes fomi part of these fin•n¢io1 st¥t¢m¢nts
continued...

THE CIIROYIC CRANULOMATOUS DISORDER
soctETY (REGJSTERED NU￿[BER. 07607593)
B•lanco She¢t- contlnued
31 March 2024
The5¢ fin&ncial Bts*ments have been prypored in Ac¢ordw]u with th¢ PTQViSion$ 4pplic8blc to ch&rithble compani¢3
Bubj¢¢l ￿ Ihe sinall ￿MpanIeS regime.
The fin8n¢i•l stst¢mont8 were approved by the Board of Th181ees and authorised for issue
.25..1Q.2o24..,,..,,,...,....,,,., alld wew signcd on its b¢half by:
on
N He- Trust¢¢
The nok6 fom] W of these fina￿181 slalements
Pag¢ 5

THE CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISORDER
SOc￿Ty
Notes t￿ ¢hc TrNn•nclsl Slotemenls
for tbe ye8r eoded 31 M#r¢h 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF PRF.PARtNG THE FJNANCIAI. STATFMF,NTS
Th¢ finaDcial 8tstements of th¢ ¢h8ritabl¢ company. which is a public bEnefit entity under FRS 102. have b¢¢n
prephred in accordaTKe wilh t]ie Ch￿itieS SORP IbRS 102) 'AeeountiThg and RepDrlin8 by Charities.. Stateillent
of Recommended Pracltcc applicable to chariti¢5 preparing their accounts in ac¢or(lan¢e with the Financiil
Re￿)rtIng Stalldard *ppli¢abl¢ ID the UK atld R¢publi¢ of IrtlllNd (FRS 102) (effcclive l January 2019y,
FiDatsci81 Repcbrting Standard 102 The Fitsanci81 R¢p)diug Stsndard applicgble in the UK 8Dd Republic of
[r¢I￿d, Ind th¢ Compani¢5 Ac¢ 2006. The finan¢ial stakm¢nL5 hav¢ be¢n pr¢pAred wid¢r th¢ hisiori¢al ¢
conveniion, with tbe exceplioll of investments which ineluded al mmrket value, ag modified by the
lu4¢ion of ¢¢rfalna8%18.
INCOME
All incom¢ 13 rewgnised in thc Sthiem¢nl of Flnanci41 Adiviil¢s once the charity h&y entltl¢men¢ ￿ the fijndg, 11
is p￿babIe Ib&l ibo iticome will be rtteived aod the amount eon be nieasured reliably.
EXPENDITURE
Liabililiu are ttco8nised os expeJ]dilure as soon as thern li a le8al or CODstructive obli8&tion con￿1￿1￿8 the
charity lo that 6xpcnditur¢, it is PTobabl¢ ihal a tran8f¢r of ￿OnoMiC bencflls will bc r¢qu￿￿ in 5¢Nlcm¢n¢
the omouDt of the obligation can be me4sured reliably. Expendituro is accounted for on accnJ81s basis and has
been classified under h¢adinBs tb81 oggrtg3te oll cost r¢l8id ¢0 th¢ category. Wh¢r¢ costs connoi b¢ directly
#ttrlbut¢d ¢0 p)rti¢ulgr h¢ading8 ih¢y h*vo be¢n 8lio¢&i¢d ti) a¢¢ivili￿ on 8 b¥is ¢OMiBlenl with th¢ use of
resources.
TAXATION
The charity 18 axempi from corpornlion lax Oll ils choTitsbl¢ a¢liviti¢8.
FUND ACCOUF4TING
UnK5tri¢t¢d fvnds can b¢ u8ed in a¢¢ordaD¢¢ With the cbart4bl¢ obj¢¢iivu It th¢ di$¢r¢tlort of th¢ tsu81¢¢8.
Restricted fimdg can only bc used fnr particular r¢stri¢lcd PUTPOS¢S Within Ihc object3 of tho charity. Re3tr5¢1ion
i$e when speelfi¢d by Ihe donor orwhen thnds are rnised forparti¢ularrestrteled p￿ry￿seS.
Furlh¢T ¢xplanNlion of ihe n&tur¢ ond purposv or¢￿h Djnd 18 inoludcd in th¢ notu to th¢ fthpn¢io18tot¢ments,
DONATIOIYS AND LEGACIES
2024
2023
Don&lions
GIA aid
OranlJ
82,607
1,165
9.200
22,898
21,0
92.9n
43.898
P88¢ 6
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THE CHROIYIC GRANULOMATOUS DISORDER
SOCIETY
Nole$ to the FSn8n¢lil St#t¢m¢nts- ¢ondllued
for tbe ye•r ¢nded 31 MAr¢h 2(124
DQNATIONS AND LEGACIES- colltlDued
Grants receiv4 included in thE knvc, are follows:
2024
2023
Dou8las Arter Foundalion
National Lottcry Awhrds for All
Childwick Tw51
The Hospit&l Saturday Fund
The D'oyly Carte Chwilable Th￿t
The Mar8b Charitoblc Th￿t
The MichAel 8nd Ann& Wix ChArilable Try￿t
Loui8 Niculots Rcsiduary Charitublc TNst
500
10,000
5,000
2,000
J,500
500
9,200
21.000
INVESTMENT INCOME
2024
2023
Other tlxed a88ei Invey¢- FJI
Loan interest received
InÉ¢re8l
4,141
9,688
15
6.1
13.844
6,11)0
RAlStNG FUM)S
RAISING DONATIONS AND LECACIES
2024
2023
Direet aAd xupport eo
37,473
50.935
INVF.STMF.NT MANAGEMENTCOSTS
2024
2023
Portfollo m8ttagtmcnt
304
.5S9
Aw¢8ftt¢ amounlB
37,777
52,494
PA8e 7
continued...

ThE CHRONIC GRANVLOMATOUS DISORDER
soct&TY
Notu to tbt Fln8n¢lal St2temellt8- eonllllued
ror IheyeAr tnded 31 March 2024
CHARITABLE Acf]VlTIES cO￿s
Supt
¢osts ($¢¢
note 6)
Dir¢¢i
Costs
Totals
Rell¢r
Educ&lioD
Medical K¢5¢arch
Govcmance
64.705
10.326
22.265
18,196
86,970
28,522
5,0
2,5(KJ
2,500
82,531
40.461
122,992
SUPPORT COSTS
Mina8¢m#n¢
Reller
Eduutlon
22.265
18,196
40,461
TRUSTEES, REMUNERATION AND BENF.FITS
There wete ￿ In￿1¢¢$, remulleration or other ben¢llts (or th¢ yw ettd¢d 31 M￿￿ 2024 for the yetr ¢nd¢d
31 M￿Ch 2023.
TRUSTEES, EXPENSES
Th¢r¢ weT¢ tThsltt8' expenst4 p¥id for the year ¢lld￿ 31 Mtr¢h 2¢Y24 totsllitig £466 (2023 £663) ￿ 6 (2023 2)
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMEwf OF FINANCiAL ACTIVITIES 2022.23
Unr¢stTtthd
Restricted
funds
funds
Total
nds
INCOME AND ENDOWMENI3 FROM
Donation8 And l¢g8¢1¢3
26.898
17,OtKI
43,898
Jnwtm?nt it￿rne
Othcr income
6.100
43.000
6,100
43,000
TtstAI
75.998
17.1110
92,998
EXPEIYDITURE ON
R8i8ing fvnd8
52.494
52.494
CharltAble ActlYltieJ
Relicf
F.ducatio
Medical Research
GovcrDanr
61.472
33.905
5.000
7,086
11,201
72.673
33,905
7,086
T(ty1o1
159,957
11.201
171,158
Nef 8ain&Oosses) on investsnents
(&320)
{6,320)
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TIIE CHRONIC CRANULOMATOUS DISORDER
sOc￿Ty
Nolu lo tkn¢ FlThfinclal Statements- condllu¢d
for the yeAr ended 31 Miyeh 2024
COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 21122.23- ¢ontlnued
Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
TotAI
funds
NET ￿COm￿(EXPENDlTURE>
(90.279)
5,799
(84,480)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
TOMI fimd8 brought forward
447,395
9,251
456,646
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
357,116
15.050
372.166
FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS
Lisled
invuttnertts
UDli8ted
invutmen
Totsla
MARKF,T VAI,UE
Ai l April 2023
Additions
Di8p05o16
R¢v8liiDlionJ
150,268
4,156
(3041
10,729
150,269
4,156
1304)
10,729
Ai 31 M8r¢h 2tr24
164J49
164,850
NET HOOK VAI,UE
At 31 MaKh 2024
164.849
164,850
At JI March 2023
150.268
50.269
There w¢re no inve8kn¢nt 0s9¢ts oulsid¢ th¢ UK.
io.
DKBTORS.. AMOUNTS FALLINC. DUK WITRIIN ONK YKAR
2024
2023
Other d¢bl
VAT
Prepa￿nents and a¢￿￿ed incorne
60,IJ3
100,123
1,138
25,308
60.133
126.569
PleH5e r¢f¢r ￿ Nole 13 for more Infon￿lIOtt re8arditi8 the Oth¢rd¢btor bAldn¢¢.
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THE CHRONIC CRANULOMATOUS DISORDER
sOc￿Ty
Notes to the Flnanelal StAtenieDts- condDued
for (he year ended 31 March 2024
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE ￿TH1Th ONE YKAR
2024
2023
Tr￿¢ creditOTS
Social ue¢urity ond oth¢r thxes
VAT
OthercTeditry8
ACCTh￿18 snd defetred income
15,738
951
12,544
(73)
1,352
1,500
1625
20.366
15.323
12.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement
in fijnds
Al
31.3.24
Al 1.4,23
Unrestrlcted fund8
General fw
Jcans for O¢n¢s $uppirt
Nur8in8 fund
116.774
100,000
140,342
(47.909)
(39,970)
14,580
68,865
60,030
154,922
357.116
(73.299)
283,817
Re5trlcted fuDds
Family Supporf
Orcbard Th¢rapeutiG8 (Ffimily Sup￿)
0￿hard Th¢rnpcu¢i¢s (N¢w¥1d￿r
JkM)nsorship)
National Lottery Aw•rd$ for All
158
(158)
{J.000)
1.892
10,000
(1,892)
(4.201)
5,799
13,050
(9,251)
5,799
TOTAL FUNDS
372,166
(82.550)
289,616
Nel movemenl bri inclu¢l¢d in th¢ obov¢ Arn ag follo￿.
Incomlng
tesourcc8
QAIM and
105$
Movemenl
in fund$
expended
UDr¢Jtrlcl¢d fynd5
Gemernl thnd
J¢aDS for Gcn¢s Bupporl
Nutsing
97.￿5
(145,514)
(39,970)
(304)
(47,909)
(39,970)
14,580
4,155
10,729
101,760
(185.788)
10.729
173.299)
Restrleled funds
Family Support
OKhard Th¢tBpcutics (F8mily Support)
Or¢h8rd Th¢r8p¢utics (N¢wsl¢tt¢r
$POTwJrnhip)
Na¢ional LA)rt￿ Awards forAII
5,700
(5.858)
(3.000)
(158)
13.000)
(1.892)
(4,201)
(1,892)
(4.201)
5,7cK)
(14,951)
(9.251)
TOTAL FUNDS
107,460
{2CKI,739}
10.729
(82.550)
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THE CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISORDER
sOc￿Ty
Note5 to the Fln8n¢lg1 StsteDieDts- cond4ued
for the y¢ar ¢nd¢d 31 M•T¢h 2024
12.
MOVEMENT IN FiJNDS. ¢ontlnu¢d
ComporAtive8 for movement In funds
Net
mov¢m¢nt
in fi￿d$
Trgnsfm
belweon
At
31.3.23
At 1.4.22
Unrulrleltd fvndi
G¢neral fund
Jeans forG¢rKs sUp￿rt
Nurning fund
189,247
loo,￿0
158,148
(82.4LYJ)
9.927
116,774
100,(x)o
140,342
(7.879)
(9.927)
447,395
(90379)
357.116
R¢*trleted funds
Fainily 8upp)rt
Orrhtrd lli¢rnp¢uii¢$ (Family Support)
OrCh￿d Thernpcutics (N¢w8lett¢r
sponsorship)
NBti¢mAI Lottery Awud& forAII
4.359
(4201)
158
3,0(XJ
1,892
.892
10,000
10.000
9.251
5.799
15,050
TOTAL FUNDS
456,646
(84,480)
372.166
Comparndve net movement I1￿￿￿$, included in th¥ above aTe as follows:
IncL)ming
Re81)UTce8
¢xpended
Gllins and
losscs
Mov¢ttt¢DI
in funds
Unreilrlcted fundi
General fwid
NurninB fund
75,998
(158,398)
(1.559)
(82,4(X))
(7,879)
1&320)
75,998
(159.957)
{6.320)
(90.279)
Rutrlcled fundi
amily Support
Nalion#l U)Itery Awardi for All
Childwick Thjst
Th¢ Ho$pilal Saltsrd8y Fwid
(4,201)
(4.201)
10.000
10.(
(5.000)
(2,000)
17,th)0
(11,201)
5.799
TOTAL FUNDS
92.998
(171,158)
(6.J20)
{84.480)
A d¢seriplion of th pu4)ose of the fjJnd3 is as below..
Deli￿lIed fvnds:
Jeants for Gene8 8UPPOrt - A copital lo￿ rnado in 2021 to th¢ J¢aw for Genes Campai8n charity to &55i8t
with working capif#l in the settip slA8eA of the charity. Subsequent to the year end an agT¢¢inent wa8 made with
the clwity ￿ write off part of ¢he b8181￿ owed (sw no* L3) teavill8 £60.(N)O payablc in the 2024125 fillallcial
N￿￿Ing fill￿- Funds set •sid¢ to cover di¢ Nur8ing 5crvic¢ provision forthc n¢xl 3 y¢4rs.
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THE CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS DISORDER
SOCIETY
Notes to IheFinan¢ial Stalement$- wntI￿Ued
for theyear ended 31 March 2024
12.
MOVRMETrrr IN FUNDS. continuttl
Restrl¢ted Iulld$:
Or¢haTd Th¢rapeulic$
the Charity.
Orchrd Thernpeulicg- Newslet￿. this 16 funds rwxived tOWord5 the COB¢s of genNw¢thB tl* ll¢wsl¢tt¢r.
Hospital Sfvttwday fimds- this is towatd5 th¢DursiDg s¢rvtcc provided bythe Cbarity
Awards for All- thi8 is lowards informalion and Support provided by Ibe Charity.
Childwi¢k TNsl- this is fijnds iOWArds Nursing seThi¢es provided by th¢Charity.
Family Support - The support lI￿d 1$ th¢re to support eli8iblo fjmillu and INlivldual$ In th¢ UK affected
CGD who ne￿1 fin4n¢ial sypport wi¢lL any me4lie•l rtlaied cost8.
F8mily Support Ujis li fijnds tOWArds lh¢ fth)ily support activity provided by
13.
RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
A li¢¢nce fee is pid aDnu8lly lo the Chronlc Grnnulomatous Disorder Society (CGDS), which owns the
Jeans for CJcn¢s Snd CJen¢ti¢ Disorde￿ UK (GDUK) tradomark$. The fee tolalled £644 (2025: £43.OCQ).
Thi$ is paid by Jewi8 forG¢Dcs Cgmp8igTr. a ¢hllrity by CQDS.
In a prior year CGDS made a loan to JeaTh8 for G¢n¢s CAmpD1￿, At the y¢4r ¢nd the kmowii owin8 on Ihis
was£60,000 (2023 £1¢￿.000). after an ￿eMet1t w&$ re￿h¢4 with Jeans for CJ¢n¢5 Compftign ￿ wri1¢
offf H balllnLQ of £40.000 (included in oiher expenditur¢) from lh¢ loan ty fftcilitOt¢ tho windinB
down of the thirity. The weement for this write otT wa8 Teached after the baign¢¢ sheet bul bi$
been ttfl¢e¢¢d wiihiti these aecourtts is art adjuslirtg subsequent ev¢tsL
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