Charity registration number 1143157 (England and Wal￿> BRITISH SOCIETY OF UROGYNAECOLOGY ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 BRITISH SOCIETY OF UROGYNAECOLOGY LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trustees Ashish Pradhan A2ar Khunda Karen Guerrero Kapilmeet Kaur Chority number 1143157 Prlnelpal addm Royal College of obsteln.uans and Gynaecokjgists 1￿18 UnH)n Street London SE1 1SZ Indgpendgnt ¢xomlngr West & Berry Limited Nile House Nile st￿*t Brighton BN1 1HW BRITISH SOCIETY OF UROGYNAECOLOGY CONTENTS Page Trustees, report Statement ol trustees, responsibilities Independent examinerfs report Statement of financial activiti'es Bal8n¢e sheet Nol¥$ lo th¥ finan¢ial stalemenl$ 9-15 BRITISH SOCIETY OF UROGYNAECOLOGY TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 The trustees present their annual report and finanaal statements for the year ended 31 March 2025. The finanaal statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounbng poliaes set out in note 1 to the financial ststements and cornpty with the chanty's goveming document. the Charitie5 Act 2011 and 'Accounling and Reporting by Charibe5." Statement of Rewmmended Practice applicable to tharities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Fin8nci81 Repoiting Standatd appliG4ble in the UK and Republic of Iieland IFRS 1021 leffective 1 January 20191. Oblectlves and actlvltles The principle objects of the Gharity arg trj rtrlieve sickness. promote good health and advance education for Ihtr public benefit in particular but ntst èxdusivety by". encouraging the sludy and managemenl of female pefvic dYsfu￿tion induding, but not limited to, urinary incontinence. pelvic organ prolapse and faecal incontinence.. raising and setting stsndards. including training in urogyn8ewlogy inthjding. but not limrted to the provision of a nefv40rk of support through discussion. study and communicalion.. 8i(Jing an efféctive dinical n$￿tsrk ol ¢are lor urogynae¢ology palients Ihroughoul the UK and Republi¢ of Ireland-, an¢J by providing a forum for practrtioners with an Inte￿St in urogynaecoiogy throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland. In setting objectives and planning for activrties. Ihe Trustees have given due consideration to general guidance published by the Charity Commission relabng lo public benefil and in parti¢ular lo rts 8upplemenl8ry guid8n¢e on the advancement of educa￿'on and heatth. Aetlvltl•8 for aehl•vlng obl•etlv•8 The main activities undertaken to achieve the charity's objectwes are the organisation ol courses 8nd training classes on the advancement ol Urogynaecology. During the 1 April 2024-31 Mar¢h 2025 peii¢)d, the following ¢ourses and events were held.. jointly with RCOG,. Female Sèxual FunctionlDyslunction 8nd thè Pelwc Floor. 27 S&plembef 2024 Annual scientific update IASUI. 21-22 November 2024 Understanding Urodynamic meeting. 24-25 February 2025 (held in accordance with the training requirements of those undertaking an Advanced Training Skills Module and for those needing an update for accreditationlrevalidalionl Education81 meetings continue to b8 on* th8 major focus of our soaety- They ar8 high quality, wèll attèndad. g&t posltive leedback and bring in signthcant resource to Ihè Soaety. The charity also provides BSUG sessions at a number of prestigious nats'onal and intemational meetings each year. such as the RCOG Annual Professional Developmenl Confe￿nceS in London and the Worfd Congres5 of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The charity also supports a number of regional and local meeting5 (road show81 with speakers. BRITISH SOCIETY OF UROGYNAECOLOGY TRUSTEES, REPORT ICONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 Achlevom•nts and pèrfomiane• Review of activities.. This ha5 been a good year for Ihe Chartty, wth membership numbets increasing1570 at yeai4nd, up trom 5111. The Charitable aims of BSUG conb.nue to be reflected in Ihe signiftsnt developments ol the past year as follows." 1. The BSUG Database has been available online since 2007 and is hosted on the secure HSCN ne￿Ork Ipreviously called N3 nelworkl. More than 16.0000 surgical cases have been recorded by more than 260 units. The database logs all the information that NICE and NHSE have recornmended to be recorded in the Nation81 Pelvic Floor Registry. The Consultant Outcome Projert ICOPI overseen by HQIP had mandated the Society lo use the database lo collect perfomance data on stress inconb"nence surgery. The first Natitsnal Report on Continence surgery 12008-20171 was published by the BSUG Audit and Database Committee on 17th October 2018. Following this, multiple audit reports have been published on stress incontinence surgery, prolapse surgery, mesh complication surgery and length of slay. Further reports on Colpocleisis and Manchester repair have been updated ￿cenIty. Mandatory Pelvic Floor Registry has been rolled out by NHS England and the role of BSUG d8tsbase, in light of the re9istry. is being discussed. The Da¢aba$e 15 the Intellectual Property of 8SUG and also used under li¢en¢e in Australia and New Zealand. Also, curTently the database is being reviewed with regards to complianee wrth GDPR and updates will be undertaken followng the completion of review- il deemed necessary. 2. The BSUG Audit and Database Committee overseas the Database and is SUPPOrted by an administrator. 3. Educational rneets'ngs conb'nue lo be one the major locus ol our scKiety. They a￿ high qualty, well attended, ggl positiv6 1è6dback and bring in significant r&sour¢e lo lh& Soo¥ty. 4. The website continues to be updaled. helping lo luhll one ol our Charilable aims by increasing acLess for education. communication. advice and support. lor members and patients. 5. During the year BSUG extended its ￿MMUn￿al￿n with Th*mbers by launching a Linkedln profile and Inslagram page. Flnanelal r•vl•w The Charrty s finan¢es 80und, and the 8nnu81 finantyal reptsrt attached. There was a deficit for the year ol £15,890) {2024". surplus £7,*21 and unr&stricted lunds at the 31 March 2025 stood at £318,959 12024.. £324,649). Dunng the year the total Income was £149,941 12024.. £132,5861, with expenditure at £155.631 12024.. £124,624). The mernbership income slrearn contrnue5 lo cover the running costs of the charity and the use of the services provided by the RCOG in the year. The G105e relationship held by Ihe chaity with the RCOG ha5 enabled furthtrr developrnenl, rnonrtoring and implementslK)n ol ￿U[se$ in the UK. Golng concem After making appropriate enquiries, the trustees have a ￿asonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational exislence for the foreseeable future. For this reason they continue lo adopt the going concern basi5 in preparing Ihe financial staternents. Further detsils regarding the adoption of the going concoin basis can be found in the Accounting Policiès. Principal funding The charity re￿IveS most of its funding from annual membership fees and conference course income. This incorne has been used to faalitate Ihe organisalion of the courses and cover the administration costs of the soriety. BRITISH SOCIETY OF UROGYNAECOLOGY TRUSTEES, REPORT ICONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 R•seN8s The trustees regularty monitor and review Ihe level of ￿seryes and an annual review of the charity's reserves policy is undertaken. At the year-end. unrestricted reserves stood at £318.959 and the level of free reserves at the year end was £297,521. The trustees have agreed to a reserves policy of befv4een eighteen month5 and two years expenditure which is approximatety £250.000. A de(ision was taken by the trustees in 2019 to reduce the lev81 of reserves held to this lev81. This policy is informed by the charity's cofflmitment to protecting the continuity of its seNices to members and employment ol rts slaff. and also takes Into account the organisation's exposure to unpredictable levels of membership lee payments and course fees. The trustees have assessed the major risks lo wthich the charity is exposed. and are satisfied that Systems are in place to mitig8te exposure to the major ri8ks. Structurè. gov•maneè and mana9èmènt The charity is constituted under Trusl Deeds dated 29 Juty 2011 as amended on 9 November 2010, 13 November 2020. 18 November 2021 and 22 Novernber 2024. The Iruslees who served during Ihe year and up lo the dale of signature of the finantyal 518lemenl8 wertr.. Ashish Pr8dhan lar Khunda Karen Guerrero Kapilrneet Kaur Ganesh Thiagamoorthy, Tw$lee Chendrimada Madhu, Trustee David Iles, Trustee Ilias Gi8renis, Trustee Ivilina Pandeva. Trustee Bhawan8 Purwar, Tru$le¥ (Resigned 22 November 20241 (Resigned 22 November 20241 (Resigned 22 November 20241 (Resigned 22 November 20241 (Resigned 22 November 20241 (Resigned 22 November 20241 Method of appolntm•nt of Tru8té•• The Society will be administered by the Trustees (Chair. Vic&Chair and Treasurer) who are electe(J members of the Society. All members who are eleded or re*lecled as Truslees at the Annual General Meeting shall take office with effect from the end of Ihat meeting. All members of ihe 8oardffnJstee5. committee chairs and su cornmrttee mernbers must reside in Ihe UK and Republic of Ireland. Polici•8 adopt•d for thè inductlon and trnining of Tru8t•è8 Ne￿Y appointed Trusteeslcommittee members are provi¢Jed wrth copies of the chantys Trust Deeds and the p￿VIouS year's 'Trustees Report and Finanaal Statements-. The￿ is an oral induction dealing with the history and objectives of the charity. Newty appoinled trustees are inducled into their responsibilities and duties under Charity Commission regulalions on the basis of Charity Commission publications. Ongoing trustee development takes place twice a year at eath meetsn9 of Ihe main BSUG Comrnittee rneeting5. at the Annual Scientific Meeting and at the Bo8rd olTru5tees meeting$. BRITISH SOCIETY OF UROGYNAECOLOGY TRUSTEES, REPORT ICONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 BSUG G•n•ral Commlttte members Details of the BSUG general commiltee members in the yearwere as follows.. Ashish Pradhan, Chair Azar Khunda. Vice-chair Karen Guerrero, Treasurer Kapilmeet Kaur, Hon Secretary Subcommittee Chairs.. Angle Rantell. AHP Bh8w8n8 PunMar. Aud(( D818base Chendrimada Madhu, Govemance Adeeb Hassan, IT Ivilina Pandeva, Meetings Ilias Giarenis.Training David Iles, Training Hawra B8dri. Trainees Oryanlsatlonal Struetur• and D•elslon makln9 The main organs of the charity are the 8SUG Committee and the Annual General Meeting. The 8SUG Committee are responsible for the day to day managemenl of the affairs ol Ihe charity. This indudes establishing the annual budget and deternining the best use of available ftjnds. It shall also detemiine the renting of premises and other needs 3uitsble for the requiremenls of the charity. ￿1 agendas and minutes of the Committee are sent lo the TruStee￿cOMMitt8e members ft*r review, and ¢lini¢al an*J adminislrabve sUb￿mMIttee$ report dire¢lty lo the trustees. In 2017 it was decided to In￿ase frjnding to help with Ihe BSUG database and develop research grants, each of £10,000 to be awarded to the besl grant applicalions. Applicalions are submrtled anonymously and reviewed and scored by the BSUG Research committee. The trustees paused the provision of ￿searCh grants in 2022 and 2023. Three research grants with 8 total budget of £12.204 were awarded in 2024. The 2025 8SUG research gr8nl$ with a total budget of up lo £15,OCW) lo be ¥waid&d lo th¢ best grant appli¢alions, wll b* advertised during the 202&26 financial year. Th? Iru8lees' report W88 approved by Ihe Board of Tru$tee$. AcAi¢A Ashlsh Pradhan Trustee Dated.. 21-11-2025 BRITISH SOCIETY OF UROGYNAECOLOGY STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES, RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounling Slandards Iunited Kingdom Generalty Accepted Accounting Praclicel. The law applirable to ¢haritie$ in England and Wdles requires the twstees tt) prepare financial statements for e8th financial year which give a true and fair view ol the State of affairs of the charty and of the incoming r8sources and application of resources ol the tharrty for that year. In preparing these financial statements, the truslees are reqUI￿d lo.. select suitable accounting policies and Ihen appty Ihem consislentty., observe the methods and principles in the Charrlies SORP.. Make judgernenls and eslim8tes that are reasonable and pwdenl.. state whether applicable accounting standards havè been followèd. $ubie. Trustees None of the Irustees lor any persons connecled wilh Ihernl received any ￿MUneratIon during the year. £711 W85 reirnbursed to 3 Iruslee5 ft)r meeling attendance expense6 in the year12024.. £609 was reimbursed lo 6 trustees for meeting attendance expenses). Taxatlon The chanty is exempt from taxation on its activities because all its income is applied for charitable purposes. 13- BRITISH SOCIETY OF UROGYNAECOLOGY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 10 Intanglbl• fix•d assèts D•tob•se Cost At 1 April 2024 Additions- separatety acquireil 201.193 10,181 At 31 March 2025 211,374 Amortisation and Impairnient At 1 April 2024 Amorbsation charged for the year 178,271 11.665 Al 31 March 2025 189.936 Corrylng amount At 31 March 2025 21,438 At 31 March 2024 22.921 11 O•btorn 2025 2024 Amounts falllng due wlthln on• year: Trade debtors Other debtors Prepaymènt$ and a¢¢rued in¢om& 28.643 16.710 42,386 44,313 42,386 12 Credltor¥'. #mounts f•lllng due wlthln one ye•r 2025 2024 Other credrtors Acxru81s and delerred income 17,797 2.400 7,845 2,400 20,197 10,245 14_ BRITISH SOCIETY OF UROGYNAECOLOGY NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 13 Unr•strSetod funds The unrestricted fvnds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants which are not Subject lo specific condition5 by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These include designated lunds which have been set a5Kle out of unrestri(Xed fvnds by the trustees for specific purposes. At 1 Aprll 2024 Incomlng resources Resourc•$ Al 31 March expended 2025 General fvnds 324.649 149,941 1155.6311 318,959 Pr¢vlou¥ yg¥r= At 1 Aprll 2023 Incomlng rgsour¢g$ Re8our¢e8 At 31 Mor¢h trxpond•d 2024 Goneral fvnd$ 316,687 132.586 1124,6241 324,649 14 R•loi¢d party tron8•¢llon• Th¥r& were no ¢isclo$abl8 rolated party Iransadion$ during the yeor12024- none). 15-