ARTHRMS SUPPORT LEICEsfERSHIRE
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
Rffj"5tered Charlty N). 1151899

ARTHRMS SUPPORT LEICESTERSHIRE
CONTENTS
Page
Legal and administrative infomiation
Trustees, annual report
Independent examiner's report
Statement of financial activities
Balance sheet
Notes forming part of the financial statements
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ARTHRITIS SUPPORT LEICESTERSHIRE
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
31 QCTOBER 2024
Charlty reglstratlon number
1151899
Prlndpal Office
9 Newarke Street
Lelcester
LE15SN
Bankers
Natwest
1 Granby Street
Leicester
Independent Examlror
Kay Wilson
High Cross Grange
Claybrooke Magna
Lutterworth
LE17 SAU
Trustees
Conrad Wllson McEwan
MarBaret Green
Lfnda Kfmberley-Brooks
Pauline To•msend
Sonal Godhanla
eard Davlds(
Mart( Bentham

ARTHRITIS SUPPORT LEICESTERSHIRE
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REpoKr
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
The Trustees present their annual report and the financial statements for the year
ended 31 October 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of
Recommended Practice {SORP) "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" issued in 2(K)5
in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the charity.
rthernlng Document
The Association is governed by its Constitution dated 12 November 2012 as arnended
on 05 Aug 2019.
Recrultment arKI appolntment of Trustees
New Trustees are appointed by existfng Trustees based on the experience and skills
they will offer. and the requirements of the current Trustees Board and needs of the
Charity.
Trustees. Indurtlon
New Trustees are informed about the objectives and running practices of the
organisation as well as their duties. responsibilities and role within the Trustees Board
and the Charity.
Organlsatlon Str￿ture
All major policy and spending decisions are subject to approval by the ma jority of the
Trustees. All expenses and minor spending decisions must be approved by a minimum
of two trustees, one of whom must be a signatory. All cheques must be signed by two
signatories.
Charfty objectlves
The charity's object7ve is to relieve the needs of those suffering from Arthritis and
related Musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders. mission is to help people with arthritis to
better manage their condition to live better lives.
Activitles and revlew of the year
In planning our activities for the year, we keep in mind the Charity Commission's
guidance on public benefit at our trustees. meetings and ensure that this, coupled with
our mi55i0n statement is the driving force behind everything we do. We believe our
primary focus of improving the quality of life for people with arthrit7s and other
musculoskeletal cond7t7ons to be within the Charity Commi55ion'5 definition of what
constitutes a public benefit. The charity is open to all sections of the ￿puLation
irrespective of faith, ethnicity or gerKler, and offers support on a slmilar basis. The
charity has organised a variety of well-being activities, offered support to mernbers and
people newly diagnosed with arthritis, as well as sta8in8 events to raise awareness that
arthritis affects all sectors of the public.

ARTHRrris SUPPORT LEICESTERSHIRE
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
ActI￿tIeS and revlew of the year (contfnued)
The work this year has been focused on Lwilding up a solid and regular calendar of
events and activities for the benefit of members physical and mental well-being. We
continued worki.og with Eyeryone Acrive to provide .access to the bydrot.herapy pod in
Market Harborough Lelsure Centre. although we have had 155ue5 flnding voluntee[5 to
cover our Monday 3e55ions and the ￿t of hours session we would like to Set up. The
meet-up at John Lewis café in Leicester continues, although it's not always well
attended. We have discussed using a different venue, but none offer easy access and
disabled parking close by. Not all (Jjr events were poorly attended,. our afternoon tea
at Thurtaston Garden Centre was a huge success, as was our Christmas dinner at
Winstanley House, which brought all our adult and family meml)ers together. The
children and families group met several times for activities and social event5, and they
really enjoyed the Christmas meal with the adults. We visited village fetes and gave
talks at various community group5, which attracted new people to our charity and
raised not only our profile, but overall awareness of arthrltis. Looking back over the
year, we are impressed with how much we have achieved as a tearn. It sometimes feels
like nothing has changed, we have worked hard to improve the range of activities
and ￿sOurceS available to people living with arthritis in Leicestershire.
Flnanclal Revlew
The Statement of Financial Activities 15 set out on page 6 of the financ7al statements.
Income Generatlon
Income is generated from multiple streams. Yoga via Zoom, and Gentle Exercise and
Hydro in person sessions, generate a weekly income. Our "donate a cuppa" campaign,
and sub5CriPtion to "easy fundra75ing also generates a monthly income. Annual
membership continued in the year to 31 st (ktober 2024. to provide an annual income
stream. Other income streams include grant applications, donations from the general
public and fundraising events.
Reserye Pollcy
The trustees review the reserves policy on an ongolng basis. We are fortunate to
have extremely low fixed costs and so have set our minimum cash reserves at £4,000
to cover these for 6 months. In practice our treasurer also works to ensure that all
remaining spend commitment on restricted budgets, plus our minimum resen￿ is
maintained as a cash reser¥e at all times throughout the year.
The trustees examine major risks that the charity faces each financial year when
preparing and updating the strategic plan. The charity has developed systems to
monitor and control these risks to mitigate any impact that they may have on the
charity in the future.

ARTHRMS SUPPORT LEICESTERSHIRE
TRusfEES' ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024
Revlew of speciflc projects and conftrmatlon that funds can meet thelr objectlves
All restricted funding received for specific activities is used for direct expenditure
and related support costs.
Any funding received for projects that extend beyond the year-erKI is apportioned
appropriately. £15,202 {2023- £ 15,315) of restricted fundin8 was received in the year
ended 31 October 2024. The balance of restricted funding received and not spent at
31 October 2024 is £8.446 (2023- £15,141)
Future Plans
Our declsion to focus on practical support to enable our members to live fuller lives
remains popular and effective, so the Trustees witl continue to make their decisions
based on how they will benefit the members and how it affects the charity financially.
The Trust￿ will continue to focus on providing inclusive, quality services while looking
for opportunities to cut Costs. The focus of the charity is to provtde members with the
information and skills to better manage their condition and improve quality of life. The
hydrotherapy sessions are orE of our most potxjlar activitie5,1)ut Market Harborough is
too far for many people to travel. Luckily, we have been inNDlved with several meetings
with clinicians and hospital staff regarding the repairs to the hydro pool at Leicester
General Hospital. We hope these talks bear some fruit and we can see the return of
hydrotherapy session in Leicester. In the meantime, we continue to raTse funds for
hydro at Harborough and promote our seated exercise and adapted yoga sessions.
Access to mental and soclal actlvSties are crucial to overall well-being, and we have
regular drop-in sessions With this in mind. We hope these sessions, will allow u5 to tailor
the support to the individuals that attend and encourage them on their journey with
arthritis. We will also endeavour to deliver more Living with Arthritis workshops for
communities at different venues throughout the county. We have been unable to
provide IT sessions recently for a number of reasons, but we aim to schedule regular
sessions in the office soon, with outreach support as needed. We also hope to work with
local CCGS, consultants specialising in arthritis, physios and social prescribers in order
to provide support to clinicians and patients living with arthritis. Trustees also recognise
the need to build reserves and will continue to review charity practices and procedures
a5 required, in order to make the charity as effective as possible.
This report was approved by the Trustees on June 2025
Conrad McEwan
Chair

ARTHRrris SUPPORT LEICESTERSHIRE
INDEPENDEKf EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE MEMBERS
I report on the accounts of Arthritls Support Leicestershire for the year ended 31
October 2024, which are set out on pages 6 to 12.
Respectfve responslbllltles of trustees and examlner
The charity's trustees a￿ ￿SponsTbte for the p￿paration of the accounts. The
charity's trustees conslder that an audit is not required for this year under section
144 (21 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charitie5 Act) and that an independent
examination Is needed.
It Is my responsibility to:
, examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act:
to follow the procedure5 laid down in the general Directions given by the
Charity Commission under section 14515)(b) of the Charities Act; and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by
the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records
kept by the charity and a comparison of the aca)unts presented wtth those records. It
also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and
seeklng explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The
pr(Kedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an
audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true
and fair view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement
betow.
Independent examlner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requiremerjts:
to keep accwnting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act;
and
to prepare aCc￿nts which accord with the accounting records and comply with
the accounting requirements of the Charitie5 Act
have not been met; or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Kay Wilson
High Cross Grange, claybr￿ke Magna, Lutterworth LE17 SAU
Dated 9 June 2025

Pagè 6
ARTHRMS suppoKr LEICESTERSHIRE
STATÉMENT OP FINANCIAL AcfivtTIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 ocfoBER 2024
Tot41
Funds
2024
2023
Incomlng resources
Grants received
15.202
19,202
18,815
Gifts and Donations
2,765
Actfvltles for 8enerdtlng fu)ds
1,295
1,295
Income frnm charitable activitles
- S￿ScriptIons
3.625
3,625
2,585
Total incomin8 resources
11.684
15,202
26,886
23,719
Resources expended
Charitable expendltwe
14,312
19,558
33,870
35,551
Trtal re30urces eXPe￿d
14.312
19.558
33.870
35,551
Net Incomlng resources for the year
(2.6281
(4.3561 (6.984)
(11,832)
Fund baLinces as at 1 November 2023
Transfer between funds
9,517
2,226
15.029
(2,226)
24.546
36,378
Fund balances carrled forward at 31 October 2024
9,115
8,447
17.562
24,546
The above rewlts all relate to c￿tinuIng artivities
There are no recognised gains or losses for the ab￿ finandal year other than tho* sho1￿ on the statement of
flnandal actlvltles.

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ARTHRrris SUPPORT LEICEsfERSHIRE
BALANCE SHEEr
AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2024
2024
Z023
Fixed Assets
Flxtures, fittings and office eqUI￿)ent
Current Assets
Cash at bank and In hand
prepa￿nents
17,514
979
26,923
3,058
18,493
29,981
Current Llabllltles
Credltors". amounts fallfng due wlthin I
year
1931)
15,435)
Net Current A55ets
17,562
24.546
17.562
24.546
Funds of the Charlty
Unrestricted funds
9.115
9,517
Restrlcted Fun(ts
8,447
15,030
Total Funds
17,562
24.546
The financial statements a￿ a￿royed by the trustees on the
and s18ned ￿ thelr behalf by:
Cl￿rad h*Ewan
Llnda Klmbertey.Broc*s

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ARTHRrris SUPPORT LEICEsfERSHIRE
NOTES FORA1114G PAKf OF THE FIMANCIAL sfATEIAEiifs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 ocfoBER 2024
1 kcountfng Polldes
a) Basls of a¢countlry
The aCcO￿ts ha￿ been prepared In accordance wlth the Statement of Recommended Practlce: AcCo￿tIng and Reportlng
by Charttles preparlng thelr acc(ymts in accordance with the Fina￿la1 RerKrting Standard appLicabie in the UK and Republic
of Ireland IFRS 102) Iss￿1 on 16 July 2014 and the Charities Act 2011.
The accounts have been prepared ￿)der the hlstorical cort convention with items recosnised at c¢rt or transaction value
unless otherw15e stated In the relevant notelsl to t1￿ accounts.
The charity constitutes a p￿11C ber*fft entity as defI￿d by FRS 11r2.
bl Income recogrrftlon poHcles
Iterns of Income are recognised and included in the aCcO￿ts vkn all of the following crlteria are met:
the charfty has entitlement to t￿ funds.
the perfomance conditions attached to the itern(s) of IKome have been iY*t a￿ fully wlthln the control of the
fl chartty;
111 there Is ￿1￿É￿t certainty that receipt of the Income ts considered probable; and
Iv the aMo￿t can be measured reliably
Legades are Included In the statement of financial affair5 when receipt is probable, that Is when there has been
grant of probate, the executor5 have establlshed that there are yjfficient assets In the estate and any condltkns
attathed to the legacy are either vlithin the control of the charity or have been met.
Incorne received in advantr of provision of other specifled service5 are deferred ￿tIl the crSterfa for Income
recognltlon are met.
cl Donated servtces and fadlltles
Donated servlces and fadlities are recognlsed as inc(xne when the charity has c￿trol over the item, any
corKlitions assocTated with the dtThted Item have been met, the receipt of econcKrric benefit from the by the
charlty of the Item is probable and that ec¢￿￿lIC beneflt can be rnea5ured reliably. On receipt donated serrfi
and facilities are recognised on the basis of th• value of the glft to the charfty, which is the air¥xmt thè charity
would have been wlllin8 to pay to obtain the services or facilities of equivalent benefit on the open market; a
correSp(￿ding arnount Is then recognlsed in expendFture in the period of receipL The value of any voluntary help
recefved is not included in the aCC￿nts l)ut Is descrlbed In the trustees, annual reporL
d) Int•r•st rec•lvabl•
Interest ￿ funds held on deposit is incl￿ed when recefvabie ar￿ the arrKXmt can be mea￿red reliably by the
charfty: th6s Is nomRlly upon notlflcati{￿ of the interest paid or payable by the bank.
•) Fund Accoufitl
Funds heid by the charity are elther:
Unrestrlcted genernl funds are funds whlch are avallable to spth)d on activities that further any of the purposes of
the charlty.
. Desl8nated f￿d5 are ￿reStricted fwds of the d￿lity. which the tntstees have decided, at their discretion. to set
aside for use for a ¥)ec7fk IK￿.
. Restrlcted funds are grants or donat[(￿5, whlch the donor Ihls spedfled are to be solely used for partlcularareas of
the charity's work or for spedflc projects undertaken by the charity.

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ARTHRITIS SUPPORT LEICEsfERSHIRE
NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL sfATEIAEtrirs
FOR THE YEAR E14DED 31 OCTOBER 2024
1 Account1￿ Polxies (continu•d
ExpendTture is recognised oKe there is a legal constructive obligation to make a payffEnt to a third party) It 15
wobabie that settlerrtent will be required and the anwurt of tIE obllgatlon can ￿ rrEa5ured rellabiy. Expendfture Is
classified under the following activity headings:
Expenditu￿ on charitable activitie5 include5 tIE c05tundertaken to further the purEx)ses of the charity and their
awciated costs.
Supwrt costs have been all￿ated between governance costs and otlEr supwrt. (thernan￿ costs conprise all costs
in1￿1Ving public accountability of the charity and its CO￿￿17ance with regulation and gc(*J practice. Support costs
11 include central function5 and ha￿ been allocated to actTVity C05t categories on a basis consistent with the use of
re9)urces, eg all￿atIng twrty costs by flcor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the tlme 4￿t and otlrr costs by
their usage.
111 Other expenditure repre*nt5 tlwjse Ttem5 not fallTng Into any Ottr￿r heading
Irrecoverable VAT Is charged as a co& against the activlty for the exFensltufe wa5 incurred.
8) Tan￿ble flxed 45sets
Indlvidual flxed assets are capltalised at cost and depreciated oypr t￿1r estimated, useful, ec(￿ornIC lives on a
stralght Ilne basls as foiio*%'
Annual r•te
25%
EqulpThtnt
h) Debtors
Trade and other debtors a￿ recognlsed at tt* settlement arrK)unt due aftei any trade discount offered. Prepaynwnts
are valued at the aTr)unt prepaid after taking account of ary trade discounts due.
l) Cash at bank and In hand
Cash at bank and Tn hand IrKlUd￿ cash and other terrn, hTgNy Iiquld ynvejtfftnts with a short maturlty of
three or les5 from the date of acqulsitlon or ¢)wning of the de￿sIt or sfmllar account.
j) Credltors and provlskms
Creditors and provislons are recoqnised *tsre charity has a we5ent obligation resulting from a past event that
will probably result in tPE trnnsfer of funds to a third party and the a￿￿Unt due to settle the obligation can be
measured or estimated reliably. Creditor5 and provisions are nfxmally recognised at their settlelrtnt ank)unt after
allowing for any trade discounts due.
k) Flnand•l Instrumwrts
The charfty only has financial a￿t5 and liablllties of a kind that qualFfy as bast flnandal Instruryents. Basic
financial instruments are initially recognised at tran5artlon value and subsequently n￿asUred at their settlement
value.
Z Voluntary Income
2024
2023
Donatlons
2,765
1,019
Grants
19,202
18,815
21,967
19,834

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AmlRms suppoKr LuCESTER￿RE
NOTES FCWIING PART c￿ THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 ocfoBER 2024
2 Voluntary Income Icontlnwd)
20Z4
2023
Grants received coThyi*:
JR Corah
Barratts Trust
Loughb)rough Royal Alasonk
Stsr Trust
FLOre￿e Turner Trust
Edlth Trust
Jean Cope FowKlatlon
Eart Shllton Bulldlrq kniety
Wakeham Trust
clothv￿rkerS
LCC Shires grart
L*ester Chartty
Leicester5hlre CMF
750
7,015
4,192
750
134
375
19.202
18,815
3 kdvftles for 8•nera¢lw f￿a5
2024
2023
Fundraising
1,295
1,295
4 Charftable eX￿dIt￿t
2024
2023
Project expenses
Office exper
Telep1￿, StstiO￿ and I￿ge
Pron￿tIOnal ￿*￿rk matetials
bscriptions
Mi5ceilar*ous
TraNEI & accornrnodation
19,212
7.21x1
16,789
8,394
278
4,719
345
2,136
4,173
1,869
33,870
35,551
5 Employees ernoluments and reLited party transactlons
charity ernptoyed 2 peopie12023:2) during the star with a total wage5 bill of £1,392 {2023: £9,115)
No vrdges paYn￿ts were made to any trustee5 durlng JEar arKI ￿ redwmlarq payrnents v￿e made
by charlty dwln8 the ￿ar. Contr1ixrtkn￿ to of £9 I￿re made durlng ￿ year.
1 tr￿teeS<2023." 2} vms reimlx￿ed tsaNEi aTrJ stsisteKe exF￿￿ an￿)￿1]￿4 to £615 12023." £751)
The followi.r8 tru5tee5 or tyj51￿5es receI￿d paYn￿t ITr their I￿OfeSSIOnal capacity.:
Conrad M£Ewan . £3,69512023: £2,405) Tutorlng, artv•)rk and pronw)tional rnaterlal
Lifvla Kimberlerf.Brooks . £1,43012023: £1.640) kcountarKy and tM)ol&eeping services

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ARTHRITIS SUPPORT LEICESTERSHIRE
140TES FOK¥JNG PART OF THE FINANCIAL sfATEA•£Krs
FOR ThE YEAR ENDEO 31 ocfo8ER 2024
6 Cr•dftorn: 4mouDts fAllSnq wlthln on• y•ar
2024
2023
Trade creditor5
Cr￿ eX[￿se$
Payroll liab71itie5
931
4,702
710
23
931
5,435
7 Analysls of net assets bet￿Th funds
Restrlet•d Unrestrkted T¢)tal
2023
Assets
8,970
9,523
18.493
21.946
Current liabilitles
523
931
2,601
8,447
9,116
17,562
24,547
At 1 Nov.
2023
Incomlnq
thrt8olrYd Tr•nsfer of At 31 (kt.
Funds
2024
8 lknm¢nt In funth
Restrkt•d Funds
Barratts Deveiot¥r*nt
Children'5 Arthrltls Trust
cO￿P Community Find
Haramead Trust
LCC Shire Grant
LCC .East Midlands Shared knice5
Leicestershire & Rutiand sP￿t ILRSI
Clothworkers
Small Miracle
Eari Shilton BS
Pagets Trust
Wakeham Trust
Trwnark Trust
Leicestershire Charity Link
JR Corah
Florence Turner Trust
Jean Cow Foundation
Loughbjrough Royal I•Asonlc
Star Trust
4.192
6.628
423
1,324
251
1.130
3,553
3,976
1,324
1.810
111
2471
1,312
45
1451
4,839
134
134
57
113
87
87
375
375
17501
17501
1,410
15,029
15,20Z
19,558
12,2261
8,447
Unre5tr1ct•d Funds
9,517
11,684
14,312
2,226
9,115
24,546
26,886
33,870
17,562

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ARTHRITIS SUPPORT LEICESTERSHIRE
NOTES FOPMNG PAirr OF THE FINANCIAL
FOR ThE YEAR ENDED J1 ocfo8ER 2024
9 Detalls of r•strict•d funds
To I￿¥1de a Chrfstmas lU￿h for Indtviduals v*lth MSK condlth)ns and thelr famllle5
Chlldren s Irthrftls
Trust
To imprfft the li1￿$ of children with arthriti5
co.op Communlty
Fund
To pro￿de woqrammes of qentie exerctse and welllxing. and advi￿ on living with arthritis for
iTrthviduals with MSK conditions with reduced moblllty
To provide Eyogrammes of gentle exerdse, hydrotlwapyrf sessio￿, ￿sa and aoknce on livln8 wlth
arthritis for individuals with ILSK conditions vrith reduced n￿bility
Haramead Trust
LCC East Midlands
To F￿ide IT gjrwrt for individuals in thelr homes
LCC Shire Grants To r*¢y•ide amln SUp￿rt
LRS
To set up the ASL table temis club in part￿thip with RaNdlns *£a&my and ￿de fundlnl for a
table tennls CO￿1.
Clothworkers
To contrltxrte to Costs of rrequipment
Small fvIAracle
To wovlde an onl1￿ w. cla$5
Eari Shilt<
P4Jilding &xiety
To w0￿de and ￿￿tle exerdse seS￿on5 for indsviduais with AISK condTtions with reduced
molxlity
To F￿vIde hydrotherapi exercise and w exffcise for individuals with MSK condltions with reduced
rt￿bilIty
Pa¥￿ts Trust
Wakeham Trust
To 5UPtM)rt the YouTr4 at Heart" C￿lP
Truemark Trust
To WDvlde hydrotlwawi and gentle exerctse sessfons for Indmthjals v#lth MSK condtttons wlth
redl￿ed mobility
Leicestershire
Charity Link
To wovlde a weekly sesslon of w f￿ Indlvlduals with conditions with red￿ed nN)bFlity
To contr1t￿te to a new offke c*irnputer• wmTtted to be to unre5trirted
Trust
To Contr1E￿te to a new comwterl t￿mItted to to unrestricted
Jean Cy Trust
Loughtrorough
Royal Masonic
To itve5 of chlldren and famil*s wlth arthrftls
SLV Trust
To provide and sefttle exerdse Cla￿ totrt£￿ with athKe on living with
arthrltls for IndI￿dual$ ¥Ath MSK condltlons .