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ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS LTD (A CHARITY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) DIRECTORS’ AND TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31ST JANUARY 2025

Company No: 7869819 (England and Wales)

Charity No: 1144964

ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS LTD

CONTENTS

Company Information 1 Directors’ and Trustees’ report 2-12 Independent Examiner's report 13 Statement of financial actives 14 Balance Sheet 15 Notes to the accounts 16-21

ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS LTD

COMPANY INFORMATION

COMPANY NUMBER:

CHARITY NUMBER: REGISTERED OFFICE:

DIRECTORS:

ACCOUNTANTS:

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER:

BANKERS:

7869819 (England and Wales)

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ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS LTD COMPANY NO: 7869819 (ENDLAND AND WALES) DIRECTORS’ AND TRUSTEES' REPORT

The members of the Board, who are trustees for the purpose of charity law and directors of the company for the purpose of company law, present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 January 2025.

Addiction Professionals Ltd is constituted as a company limited by guarantee and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. It was incorporated on 2 December 2011 and was registered as a charity with the Charity Commission on 7 December 2011. The guarantee of individual members is limited to £10 each. The company information set out on page 1 forms part of this report.

The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ (FRS102) and The Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and freland (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2015) (the SORP) including Bulletin 1.

OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY

The principal objects of Addiction Professionals Ltd are to:

DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES

The directors and trustees who served as trustees of the Council during the year and up to the date of this report are as follows:

A Geel J Barnard Resigned 21.11.24 H Luck R Milani J Lakha P Bonnet

ELECTION OF TRUSTEES

Trustees are elected at the Annual General Meeting and hold office for three years. The board has the power by resolution to appoint any person to be a member of the board and to determine the rotation by which any additional directors/trustees are to retire.

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ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS LTD DIRECTORS' AND TRUSTEES’ REPORT (Continued)

ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE & DECISION MAKING

The Trustees meet three times per year and communicate via telephone conferences and via email to oversee the management of the charity at other times. There are meetings between the Board and staff every 6 weeks to provide operational overview. The Senior Management Team comprises the Clinical Director, Executive Director and Membership Lead. Day to day operations are delegated to the Executive Director who works with the project team and reports to the trustees at Board meetings and liaises and communicates on a regular basis with the Chair of Trustees and individual Trustees as necessary. Addiction Professionals has 2 volunteers with lived experience who support the board with decision making and with other activities of the charity.

RISKMANAGEMENT

The Trustees continually assess the major risks to which the charity is exposed to, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the charity, and believe that adequate procedures are in place to minimise exposure to these major risks.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Trustees regard the careful and responsible management of the charity's resources as a primary responsibility. A summary of the charity's performance will be found in the Statement of Financial Activities on succeeding pages. As at the year end, the charity held no reserves under restricted funds.

INVESTMENT POLICY

Under the Memorandum and Articles of Association the charity has the power to make investments as the trustees see fit. No investments were made during the period and the charity holds no investments.

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ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS LTD DIRECTORS' AND TRUSTEES' REPORT (Continued)

RESERVES

The policy of the Trustees is to maintain a minimum balance of approximately 3 months’ operating costs. This policy has been achieved for the year ended 31st January 2025.

PUBLIC BENEFIT

The charity's work by definition is of considerable benefit to the public.

GOING CONCERN

Given the above and having considered a period of at least 12 months from the date the financial statements were signed, the Trustees are confident that the Charity will continue as a going concern and the accounts have therefore been prepared on this basis.

TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The charity trustees (who are also the directors of Addiction Professionals Ltd for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing a trustees’ annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

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

AUDIT

The trustees consider that the charity is entitled to exemption from the requirement to have an audit under the provisions of Section 477 Companies Act 2006 and confirm that no notice has been received under section 476 from members requiring an audit. The trustees also consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

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ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS LTD DIRECTORS' AND TRUSTEES' REPORT (Continued)

SMALL COMPANY PROVISIONS

In preparing this report the trustees have taken advantage of the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 including the small companies' exemptions provided by section 414B and 415A of the Companies Act 2006 from the requirement to prepare a strategic report and in preparing the trustees' report on the grounds that the charitable company is entitled to prepare its accounts for the year in accordance with the small companies' regime. This report was approved by the Council of trustees and board of directors o? .? :nd signed :':f on its behalf by: ,z

Signature of A Geel Director and trustee

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Addiction Professionals Annual report 24-25

Message from our Chair of Trustees

a A ee. It has been a truly amazing year for Addiction professionals. We continue to go from hi strength to strength in terms of membership, activities, conferences and initiatives linked to developing the skills and competencies of all those professionals working in the addictions field. ¥ ( ) The board has worked incredibly hard to ensure that this has happened and | would ,j particularly like to thank Kate and the rest of the Board for the energy, enthusiasm and ue ’, dynamism they have injected into the organisation. This would not happen without our iS d’étre” - the whole point of our existence. :‘ee membership however, and that is indeed where our strength lies and is our “raison Please take a look at our annual report and see for yourself what progress has been made and the significant difference we hope to have contributed to the field. | look forward to us continuing in this vein for the coming years and hope that we remain part of this renewed renaissance of the field (with very special thanks to Dame Carole Black)

Andre Geel

Message from our Executive Director

The need to support people with addictions is has never been more obvious, with the number of alcohol and drug deaths increasing in the UK. The public is also becoming more aware of issues related to behavioural addictions including gambling and gaming, and the negative effect this can have on people, their loved-ones and their communities. With this in mind, we strive to have a workforce in both the public and private sector which is able to meet the needs of people with addictions. There is good evidence to show that a range of approaches can support people with addictions into recovery.

We have been involved in a range of activities to support the addictions sector over the last year, from supporting groups of professionals interested in advancing knowledge and skills, to working at a national level on policy and guidelines. Our joint conference with the Royal College of General Practitioners was held in Manchester in January, and was a busy and exciting event as usual. We continue to advance our work with accreditation with people across the sector. We have also been focusing on the needs of our members and the public by investing in a new website with increased functionality and transparency. We continue to work with our members and key stakeholders to drive up standards in the addictions sector.

Kate Halliday

Our mission is to develop, support, and provide training, education, and accreditation to those working and volunteering in the addiction sector with the aim of raising standards for the benefit of those accessing services and their communities. To promote the positive contributions the addiction sector makes to the wider public Our vision is to have a competent, *. confident and accredited workforce in the addictions sector Our values: Ambitious for change, inclusive, resilient, pragmatic, responsive

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS LTD

| report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 January 2025 which are set out on pages 14 to 21

RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT

As the charity trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, | report in respect of my examination of your company's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination | have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT

| have completed my examination. | confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

signed... Fen, Stephen Hole, FCCA Palmer McCarthy Suite 70, Capital Business Centre 22 Carlon Road South Croydon Surrey CR2 0BS

ee Date: ......0..6.....

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ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS LTD STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVIT ~~IES (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT)~~ FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2025

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||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Year to|Year to| |31|Jan|31|Jan| |Funds|2025|2024| |Notes|£|£|£| |Income|and|endowments|from| |Donations|&|legacies|5|85,072|85,072|35,683| |Charitable|activities|6|49,370|49,370|74,664| |Investments|-|-|-| |Total|Income|134,442|134,442|110,347| |Expenditure|on:| |Charitable|activities|7|119,187|119,187|97,367| |Total|Expenditure|119,187|119,187|97,367| |Net|Income|15,255|15,255|12,980| |Transfers|between|funds|-|-|-| |Net|outgoing|resources|before|other|15,255|15,255|12,980| |recognised|gains|and|losses| |Net|movement|in|funds|15,255|15,255|12,980| |Reconciliation|of| |Funds:| |Total|funds|brought|forward|120,027|120,027|107,047| |Total|Funds|carried|forward|135,282|135,282|120,027| |All|of the|results|derive|from|continuing|activities.|

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The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

The notes on pages 9 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

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ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS LTD BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 JANUARY 2025

31/01/2025 31/01/2024
Notes £ £
Current assets
Debtors 10 14,404 8,666
Cash at bank and in hand 124,598 113,731
139,002 122,397
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year 11 (3,720) (2,370)
Net Current Assets 135,282 120,027
Total assets less current liabilities 135,282 120,027
Funds
Unrestricted funds 12 135,282 120,027
Total funds carried forward 135,282 120,027

Company No 7869819

For the financial year ending 31 January 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies and the members have not required an audit in accordance with section 476 of the same act.

Directors' responsibilities:

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies as set out in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

These financial statements were approved by the board on ......23.09.25......... and signed on its behalf by

A Geel

Director and trustee

The notes on pages 9 to 14 form part of these financial statements.

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ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS LTD NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS TO 31 JANUARY 2025

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The principal accounting policies are set out below. The accounting policies have been adopted consistently throughout the year.

(a) Fund accounting

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objects of the charity and which have not been designated for specific purposes. All assets and liabilities are attributed to the charity's general activities. There were no reserves under restricted funds.

(b) Statement of compliance

These financial statements were prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ (FRS 102), The Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) (the SORP) including Update Bulletin 1 and in accordance with the Companies Act 2006, from which there were no material departures. ,

(c) Basis of accounting

These financial statements have been prepared using the historical cost convention except that as disclosed in the accounting policies certain items are shown at fair value.

The functional currency of the charity is considered to be pounds sterling (£) because that is the currency of the primary economic environment in which the charity operates. The financial statements are presented in pounds sterling (£).

(d) Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty In the opinion of the Trustees there are no judgements or key sources of estimation uncertainty which could materially affect the financial statements.

All incoming resources are recognised when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The principal policies on income are as follows:

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ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS LTD NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS TO 31 JANUARY 2025 (continued)

Charitable expenditure includes all expenses incurred by the charity in pursuing its charitable aims and include governance costs intrinsic to the charity's operation, they are recognised when the invoice is received.

The principal policies on expenditure are as follows:

(h) Financial instruments

The company only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

Cash comprises cash on hand and held at bank.

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ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS LTD NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS TO 31 JANUARY 2025 (continued

Debtors are amounts due from subscribers for services performed in the ordinary course of business as well as grants for which conditions for recognition as income have been met but where the grant has not yet been paid.

Debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.

Creditors are obligations to pay for goods acquired or services received acquired in the ordinary course of business. Creditors are classified as current liabilities if the charity does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.

Creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

  1. ERS102

The charity complies with the FRS102 regulations.

  1. LEGAL STATUS OF THE CHARITY

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. The liability of each member in the event ofa winding up is limited to £1.

  1. TAXATION

Addiction Professionals Lid has charitable status and is not liable to corporation tax.

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ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS LTD NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS TO 31 JANUARY 2025 (continued)

5. INCOME FROM DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

5. INCOME FROM DONATIONS AND LEGACIES 2025 2024
Grants
-
RCGP
14,250 -
-
Accord - UK Ltd
1,450
~
Camurus Ltd
54,309 23,886
-
Ethypharm UK Ltd
15,063 11,797
85,072 35,683
Income from donations and legacies was entirely unrestricted in the year’s ended 31 January2025
and 31 January2024.
6. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES 2025 2024
Membership 49,170 63,164
Conference& training 200 11,500
Other income - -
49,370 74,664
Income from charitable activities was entirely unrestricted in the year’s ended 31 January2025 2025
and 31 January 2024.
7. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES 2025 2024
External advisory & supervision work 66,315 56,345
Website, newsletter & publicity 26,175 16,809
Conference and training activities 18,208 13,431
Travel & general administration costs 1,591 2,761
Accountancy & professional fees 3,098 3,029
Bad Debt 3,800 4,992
Other costs = ~~—_____~~
119,187 97,367
  1. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Expenditure on charitable activities was entirely unrestricted in the year’s ended 31 January 2025 and 31 January 2024.

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ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS LTD NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS TO 31 JANUARY 2025 (continued)

  1. TRUSTEE REMUNERATION AND KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL

The Trustees comprise the key management personnel.

During the year no amounts were paid to Trustees as remuneration or reimbursement of expenses - £nil (2024: Nil).

  1. STAFF NUMBERS

The average number of persons employed by the charity (including directors) during the year was Nil (2024: Nil).

10. DEBTORS 2025 2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
Prepayments 2,714 2,666
Addiction Professionals Ltd outstanding 11,690 6,000
14,404 8,666
11. CREDITORS 2025 2024
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade creditors and accruals 3,720 2,370
3,720 2,370
12. UNRESTRICED FUNDS
Balance at Incoming Outgoing Balance at
~~Year ended 31 January 2025~~ 01/02/2024 ~~Resources~~ ~~Resources~~ ~~31/01/2025~~
£ £ £ £
General funds 120,027 134,442 (119,187) 135,282
Total funds 120,027 134,442 (119,187) 135,282
13. UNRESTRICED FUNDS
Balance at Incoming Outgoing Balance at
Y~~ear en~~ded 31 January 2024 01/02/2023 ~~Resources~~ ~~Resources~~ ~~31/01/2024~~
£ £ £ £
General funds 107,047 110,347 (97,367) 120,027
Totalfunds ~~107,047~~ ~~110,347~~ ~~(97,367)~~ ~~120,027~~
Name offund Description, nature and purposes ofthe the fund
Generalfunds The‘fee reserves’afterallowingfordesignatedfunds

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ADDICTION PROFESSIONALS LTD NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS TO 31 JANUARY 2025 (continued)

14. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

Unrestricted
Yearended 31 January 2025 funds
£
Current Assets 139,002
Current Liabilities (3,720)
135,282
Unrestricted
Year ended 31 January2024 funds
£
Current Assets 122,397
Current Liabilities (2,370)
120,027

15. EVENTS AFTER THE FINANCIAL PERIOD

There have been no significant events between the year end and the date of approval of these financial statements which would require a change to, or disclosure in, the financial statements.

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