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← United Kingdom Sepsis Trust Limited

2024-03-31-accounts

UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMITED

(A company limited by guarantee)

TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 31 March 2024

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Charity Registration No. 1158843 (England & Wales) | Scottish Charity No. SC050277 | Company Registration No. 08644039 (England and Wales)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction From Chairman of Trustees | 4-5 The Year In Numbers | 6 Clinical | 7-8 Support | 9 Awareness | 10-11 Marketing: Website, Social Media and Press | 12 Volunteers | 13 Fundraising | 14-15 Finance & Governance | 16-17 Legal & Administrative Information | 18 Independent Auditors’ Report | 19-20 Financial Statements | 21-36

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WELCOME FROM OUR CHAIRMAN

Thank you for taking the time to read UKST’s Annual Report and Financial Statements.

2023/2024 was an encouraging year for the charity, with a number of high-profile reports and media campaigns helping to put sepsis back on the Government’s agenda. But there is still much work to be done.

Campaigning for change in the clinical space We lent our support to calls for Martha’s Rule to be implemented, with the right-to-a-second-opinion formalisation set for rollout across 100 NHS England Trusts from April 2024; with devolved healthcare administrations in Wales indicating they expect to follow suit.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued long-awaited updates to its sepsis guideline, heralding the end of a period of confusion among healthcare professionals. We responded by updating our clinical toolkits and e-learning materials, which are in use across 96% of British hospitals.

Two sobering publications – the National Child Mortality Database’s ‘Infection and related deaths of children and young people’ report, and the University of Manchester’s study found that the most socioeconomically deprived groups in society are nearly twice as likely to die from sepsis within 30 days. This reinforced our commitment to improving healthcare outcomes for all.

Throughout the year, we remained committed to educating healthcare professionals, whilst maintaining a responsible stance on the use of antimicrobials to prevent harm done by antimicrobial resistance (AMR). We trained well over 50,000 healthcare professionals through our CPD accredited e-learning programme.

Helping families affected by sepsis One of our unique missions as a charity, is to support anyone touched by sepsis. Our Support Nurses helped over 1,500 people during this financial year; providing support to sepsis survivors and their immediate circles, as well as those who have

tragically lost a loved one to the condition. Over 1,000 of these individuals were new to the charity. Our online support groups, for sepsis survivors and the bereaved, were attended by 450 people.

These Support Nurse-led activities were supported by our peer recovery support and connect Facebook groups, including the introduction of a separate bereavement group, as well as the suite of resources on our website.

Raising public awareness levels We estimate 245,000 people are affected by sepsis in the UK each year, with at least 48,000 people losing their lives in sepsis-related illnesses. Awareness is key to reducing the number of avoidable sepsis deaths, which is why the UKST team continued to work tirelessly to educate the public about the condition.

We relaunched our Sepsis Savvy video and created a new game with pro bono support from Focus Games, which was shared in time for sepsis awareness month in September. Almost 13,500 of you played the game, obtaining potentially life-saving information.

We are grateful to Group M, whose generous donation of £70,000 in advertising credits on TikTok and Snapchat helped us generate nearly 15 million impressions with our Sepsis Awareness month campaign.

Our Sepsis Savvy landing page had over 360,000 page views – with the website overall enjoying record traffic levels in September following the success of our awareness campaign. Our social media channels have seen a significant increase in engagement and followers from April 2023 to March 2024:

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Attendees of the Sepsis Savvy Walk in Sutton Coldfield in March 2024, where our charity was founded.

We also added a diverse range of case studies to our Sepsis Voices portfolio, reflecting the range of individuals affected by the condition – with notable names including cricketer Jack Leach (pictured on the cover of this report) and BBC World News presenter Karin Giannone.

We would also like to express our gratitude to our corporate partners and other companies who have supported us over this period, providing access to their office space, matched funding, marketing expertise and more. And of course my thanks to our committed and energetic team at UKST.

Our podcast ‘Sepsis Voices with Dr Ron’ featured episodes with other prominent organisations as guests, including Marie Curie, Pfizer and World Animal Protection – with the podcast reaching over 1,500 total downloads.

The combination of our supporters’ incredible generosity, and prudent financial management, resulted in a welcome increase to our reserves. This helps safeguard us against ongoing economic challenges and provides a springboard from which we can make future strategic investments.

Thank you to our fundraisers

We hosted our second annual Sepsis Savvy walks in March 2024, with five flagship fundraising events in Sutton Coldfield, London, Sheffield, Manchester and Cardiff reflecting the five lives lost to sepsis per hour in the UK and raising almost £60,000 to support our operations.

We also hosted successful online fundraising challenges: 10k Steps in July, Squat for Sepsis and Paws for a Cause.

Our total income was £1,671,448, up on the previous year, with a surplus of £230,544. We cannot thank enough the many individuals, families and friends who fundraised for us in 2023-4; people who climbed mountains, held bake sales, left us a legacy in their will, or supported us with regular direct debit payments.

Finally, I’d like to celebrate the crucial contribution made by our 150 active volunteers. They are a key part of the UKST family and have been instrumental in helping us get others to ‘Just Ask: Could it be Sepsis?’; whether they’ve given life-saving talks in their community, helped with support groups, or lent us their voices at cheer stations for events.

With the knowledge that we have such wonderful people supporting us in our life-saving mission, we look forward to further growth in 2024-5. We are determined to save lives and improve outcomes for sepsis patients and their families. Thank you for your support in 2023-4; with your ongoing help we’ll continue to change lives for the better. Yours sincerely, Mark Stock Chair of Trustees iE ; @ @:

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THE YEAR IN NUMBERS

48,000 website users during Sepsis Awareness month

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59,924 healthcare professionals trained via e-learning

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£1.67m total income raised in year

1,594 people supported

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CLINICAL

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals’ World Sepsis Day efforts

National Institute for Health and Care Excellence sepsis guideline updates The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued long-awaited updates to its sepsis guideline in January 2024, heralding the end of a period of confusion among healthcare professionals due to conflicts with Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) guidance.

Hospital pilot project

Over 50,000 patients received information about sepsis when discharged from hospital as part of our hospital pilot programme, which has now also commenced in Birmingham Children’s Hospital. We hope that with better signposting, more people can access our support services for sepsis recovery and/ or bereavement.

The NG51 guideline ‘Sepsis: recognition, diagnosis and early management’ was developed in 2016 after UKST lobbying. It covers the recognition, diagnosis, and early management of sepsis for all populations, and is aimed at people with sepsis, their families and carers, as well as healthcare professionals working in primary, secondary and tertiary care.

Ambulance sepsis signage

We continue to work with ambulance trusts to display sepsis signage on their fleets – with ten out of the eleven trusts in England featuring our messaging. It’s our hope that trusts in Wales and Scotland will follow suit in 2024-5.

First aid partnerships

The latest changes include updates to the language regarding the risk stratification of adults, the appropriate timing for antibiotic delivery for different risk categories, and the reassertion of the importance of clinical judgment.

UKST’s free clinical tools have all been updated to be compatible with the NG51 revisions, and reflect an operational solution to delivery of the NHS Implementation Guidance.

E-learning and sepsis manual

We trained over 50,000 healthcare professionals through our CPD-accredited e-learning in 2023-4, equipping them with potentially life-saving knowledge. Our sepsis manual was also downloaded over 44,000 times.

We continue to partner with Mini First Aid and Scottish provider St Andrew’s First Aid to raise awareness of sepsis among their members.

We worked with Mini First Aid to deliver 17,000 ‘Just Ask’ leaflets to their course attendees, and we also collaborated to create and share an animation that acknowledges the presentation of sepsis signs on darker pigmented skin, as part of efforts to make our resources more inclusive. We also updated our ‘Just Ask’ leaflet in March 2024 to include this messaging.

Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman sepsis report

Following its 2013 Time To Act report, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman published a new report titled ‘Spotlight on sepsis: your stories, your rights’ in October 2023. It found

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avoidable mistakes in sepsis care include delays in spotting and treating the condition, poor communication between health staff, substandard record keeping and missed opportunities for follow-up care. UKST’s Founder Dr Ron Daniels and Ambassador Melissa Mead both peer-reviewed the publication and were involved in its dissemination, and the charity remains committed to improving patient outcomes.

National Child Mortality Database Report and Health Service Journal investigation UKST Ambassador Melissa Mead also reviewed the National Child Mortality Database’s report ‘Infection related deaths of children and young people’, which was published on the anniversary of her son William’s death, on 14th December 2023. The report found ongoing opportunities to avoid preventable sepsis deaths, particularly for young children.

Its findings were supported by a separate investigation by the Health Service Journal, published in February 2024, which identified 31 deaths in the last five years where coroners have warned of systemic problems with diagnosing and treating sepsis, including nine cases relating to children. Many of the deaths were deemed avoidable.

Martha’s Rule

Merope Mills launched a campaign calling on the Government to implement ‘Martha’s Rule’, which is a formalisation of a patient’s right to a second opinion, following the tragic and likely avoidable loss of her daughter Martha to sepsis in 2021.

We lent our support to this campaign in September 2023, and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and NHS England committed to implement ‘Martha’s Rule’; to ensure the vitally important concerns of the patient and those who know the patient best are listened to and acted upon.

The policy was set for rollout across 100 NHS England Trusts from April 2024; with devolved healthcare administrations in Wales indicating they expect to follow suit.

As well as educating health professionals to recognise and treat sepsis in a timely manner, it is important that the public are empowered to ask

The National Child Mortality Database Report is available to read in full here.

for a second opinion if they suspect their loved one has sepsis and concerns are not being addressed.

University of Manchester sepsis study

University of Manchester’s study ‘Clinical and health inequality risk factors for non-COVID-related sepsis during the global COVID-19 pandemic: a national case-control and cohort study’ found that the most socioeconomically deprived groups in society are nearly twice as likely to die from sepsis within 30 days. The findings of this study consolidated our commitment to raising awareness of sepsis among at-risk groups, with charity partnerships being one effective way that we will endeavour to reach these demographics in 2024-5.

Antimicrobial resistance

We used our podcast ‘Sepsis Voices with Dr Ron’ to collaborate with other organisations raising awareness of the threat of antimicrobial resistance, with guests from World Animal Protection and the Alliance to Save our Antibiotics. We remain committed to enabling the prevention of severe infection and the treatment of sepsis, whilst helping to ensure antibiotics are used responsibly.

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SUPPORT

Helping make a difference

The Support team supported almost 1,600 people between 1 April 2023 and 31 March 2024, providing support over 4,500 times.

“I was so grateful for speaking with Katie, one of the sepsis nurses because she gave us such practical support for the inquest.” - Helen Philliskirk, James’ mum

These are light touch in terms of Support Nurse contact time, and primarily involve our volunteers and local health professionals.

“Once I was admitted to the group and I could see all these posts, it all sort of started to make sense to me and the realistation of what I’d been through.” - Denise Devoto

Facebook peer support groups

They helped 1,036 new contacts in that time, including over 100 new contacts during Sepsis Awareness month.

“Oliver was absolutely incredible just being that person for me to vent to.” - Taz Hoesli

“I spoke to Emma and Oliver... I’m so glad I found them because they encouraged me to join the recovery support and connect groups, which I did, and it was one of the best things I’ve done.” - Abbie Kitson

Online support groups

We continued to provide sepsis recovery support groups, and bereavement support groups via Zoom. 450 people attended our online support groups.

“What I really like about the online recovery support groups is just how relaxed and laid back it is. It’s very informal, ther’s no pressure.” - Aaron Speer

Face-to-face support groups

We saw significant growth and engagement in the recovery peer support Facebook group, which grew from 1,700 members in April 2023 to over 2,400 members in March 2024.

We created a separate bereavement Facebook peer support group in August 2023, which has grown to over 200 members as of March 2024.

“We can’t find the words that can describe the pain of losing Yousef, or for the love we have for him. We were over consumed by anger, but with the support of our family and friends, and reaching out to the UK Sepsis Trust as well, that feeling is a bit better now, but we had many moments of shock and denial.” - Duaa and Mohammed Elsiddig, Yousef’s parents

Legal support

UKST continues to work with our legal panel. This allows the charity to signpost individuals who wish to pursue complaints or clinical negligence claims to the experts, where and when appropriate.

We continued to facilitate and advertise face-to-face support groups across the UK. While some of the groups have closed due to low attendance, we have also had interest in different areas of the UK so will be launching new face-to-face support groups over the next year in this regions.

“When I read the support for sepsis survivors and their families, I cried because that was so relevant to me.” - Karen Lillywhite (pictured right) developed septic shock after a routine operation in November 2020, which resulted in her being put in an induced coma for seven weeks.

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AWARENESS

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Sepsis Awareness Month

We redeveloped our Sepsis Savvy video and game in time for sepsis awareness month in September 2023. The video had over 4,100 new views, while the game was played almost 13,500 times. Out of almost 1,950 responses to our own feedback survey, 95% said they are more confident they could spot the signs of sepsis and 98% said they would share what they have learned with friends and family.

Our Sepsis Savvy landing page had nearly 370,000 page views over the course of the month, thanks in part to the generosity of Group M, whose donated ad spend – worth £70,000 – helped us achieve nearly 15M impressions and over 285,000 clicks across Snapchat, Facebook & TikTok.

We’re also grateful to bbp who gave us pro-bono support with developing a social media campaign ‘Take 5, Tag 5, Give £5’, which helped us accumulate almost 500K further organic social media impressions and 26K engagements. We’re also thankful for Loops, who let us use their software free of charge to optimise our creative for maximum impact.

Ambu hosted a red, orange and yellow day for their team, while PwC identified ‘Sepsis Champions’ who coordinated staff awareness activities, and AVIVA added a sepsis information hub to their intranet.

Our Patron Lord Grade also convened a corporate partners development group meeting in November 2023, consisting of group of influential organisations and individuals who we collaborate with to achieve our goals.

World Sepsis Day healthcare impact

We distributed almost 1,000 packs to healthcare partners free of charge for sepsis awareness month. Included in these were 44,000 sepsis

information Z-cards thanks to the generosity of our partner, Iceland Foods Charitable Foundation.

Hospital trusts, GP and dental surgeries from across the United Kingdom came together in September to raise awareness of sepsis among staff and patients – hosting bake sales, information stands and taking part in fundraising challenges. Thank you to all of you for your support!

World Sepsis Day 2023

Corporate partnerships

There were some great sepsis awareness month initiatives spearheaded by our corporate supporters, including Mott McDonald’s Steps Up To Sepsis challenge which raised over £5k.

We were delighted to see so many buildings lit up for World Sepsis Day – with AVIVA lighting up four of its buildings with our Sepsis Savvy messaging, along with the Southend Pier, Chorley Town Hall, and Tullamore Town Hall lighting up in our colours.

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Our website clocked up over 57,500 views on World Sepsis Day alone!

Sepsis Savvy awareness sessions

In 2023-4 we partnered with several organisations to help raise awareness of sepsis through free educational awareness sessions with the ultimate goal of saving lives. Over 1,500 people have registered for our resources, representing circa 560 organisations and almost 1,000 individuals.

“My mother (who has Alzheimer’s and can’t really tell us if there is anything wrong) was unwell on Wednesday evening... If it had not been for the lessons you prepared and which we delivered at Bristol Grammar School, I may not have realised what was going on in time, so thank you for the important work your organisation is doing. It really is making a difference.” - Teacher Emma Cox

After giving a ‘Sepsis Savvy’ talk at Proskauer, following the tragic loss of Steve Pevsner’s daughter, Beth, to sepsis, the following feedback affirmed the difference these free education sessions can make:

‘I’m so grateful I attended the UKST presentation as days later, our baby was really poorly and we knew to ask ‘could this be sepsis?’ It was – he got treated quickly – and is now back to full health! I just wanted to feed this back as it’s a real, tangible positive from the awareness you’re raising.’

UKST has delivered Sepsis Savvy sessions to several universities, such as the Welsh Universities of Cardiff, Bangor, South Wales and Swansea; Aston University and the University of Oxford. University of Bolton students even worked on sepsis awareness materials as one of their projects!

We have also offered training to a range of local government organisations including Cardiff and Birmingham Council.

Sepsis Voices

We continued to add case studies to our ‘Sepsis Voices’ campaign throughout the year, with many of these patient stories being picked up by local and national media. We also partnered with a range of charities such as the Aplastic Anaemia Trust, and the Spinal Cord Injury Association, to produce relevant case studies that highlight an increased sepsis risk among at-risk patient groups.

Sepsis Voices with Dr Ron

We released nine episodes of our podcast ‘Sepsis Voices with Dr Ron’, with 1,566 total downloads as of 31st March 2024. The podcast has featured a range of guests from the healthcare sector and beyond, and has shone a spotlight on issues such as maternal sepsis, the AMR crisis, paediatric sepsis, Post Sepsis Syndrome and more.

Farming awareness

We worked with NFU Mutual to produce a second educational video about the risk of sepsis among farmers. This follows on from the award-winning production featuring Hannah Brown’s story, which triumped at the Charity Film Awards in 2023.

If you would like to book a free awareness session for your staff, email savvy@sepsistrust.org.

Sepsis Savvy Schools Resources

We had almost 1,300 schools signed up to our Sepsis Savvy school resources as of 31 March 2024, with an estimated 1.15M pupils.

Wales, Scotland & NI

Over the last year, in collaboration with Welsh Assembly Government we have worked on an initiative to develop and translate our ‘Spotting The Unwell Child’ leaflet. In spring 2024 this was sent to all hospitals and relevant healthcare institutions across Wales in English and Welsh endorsed by NHS Wales and the Medical Director.

Iceland Foods and Iceland Foods Charitable

Foundation worked with us to create a great video in time for sepsis awareness month, with their CEO Tarsem joining UKST Ambassador Jason Watkins to shine a spotlight on why it’s so important to be Sepsis Savvy. They spoke to teacher Emma Cox, who was able to save her mum’s life after delivering one of our lesson plans:

We have also worked with NHS Wales health boards on sepsis improvement and provided our awareness literature to support this.

UKST also remains a member of a cross-party group on health inequalities, which aims to improve sepsis outcomes in Scotland.

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MARKETING: WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA AND PRESS

UKST’s Founder & Joint CEO Dr Ron Daniels and UKST Ambassador Jason Watkins on BBC Breakfast

Website

Following our migration from Google Analytics to GA4, there is only website traffic data available from July 2023-31 March 2024; but the encouraging news is in this period we had 257,000 users.

We saw a significant spike in traffic during September (for Sepsis Awareness month), due to the success of our World Sepsis Day campaign, and media interest in Martha’s Rule. We had 48,000 users in this month alone.

in August 2024.

Press

UKST has enjoyed sustained interest from the media over the last financial year, particularly around the publication of key reports outlined in the Clinical section of this report.

As part of Sepsis Awareness month coverage, UKST had prime-time television appearances on major news outlets including BBC Breakfast, Sky and ITV News, as well as number of radio appearances.

Social Media

As detailed in our chairman’s report previously, UKST has enjoyed sustained growth across its social media channels.

The charity also benefitted from substantial online and print coverage in national titles including the Daily Express, Mirror and Independent.

Our World Sepsis Day organic social media posts had 498K total impressions and 26k engagements.

Accessibility of digital content UKST continues to caption all multimedia content as standard practice to improve the accessibility of its content for users who are audibly impaired.

This is part of the charity’s ongoing commitment to making its resources more accessible, and will continue to be a priority as we look to redesign the UKST website. We plan to launch the new website

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VOLUNTEERS

UKST Volunteers played a vital role in our Sepsis Savvy Walks 2024

Volunteer Management

In January 2024, UKST appointed a new Volunteering Manager, Kelly Butler, tasked with the mission of overhauling our volunteering programme. This strategic move was aimed at enhancing our volunteer engagement and optimising the impact of our invaluable volunteer workforce.

Volunteer recruitment and onboarding Since Kelly’s appointment, several significant improvements have already been implemented. The volunteer registration process has been streamlined, making it easier and more efficient for individuals to join our cause.

Additionally, the onboarding process has been revamped to ensure that volunteers are better prepared and more confident in their roles.

Another key improvement has been in data hygiene, ensuring that our volunteer information is accurately maintained and up to date, which enhances communication and coordination within our volunteer network.

Supporting others

Our dedicated volunteers have continued to play a vital role in the delivery of UKST’s services over the past year. They have been instrumental in facilitating both our online and face-to-face support groups, providing essential assistance and emotional support

to those affected by sepsis.

Their contributions have been particularly noteworthy during our World Sepsis Day 2023 campaign in September, where their efforts significantly amplified our awareness initiatives. During sepsis awareness month, 32 volunteers participated in 44 events, with a remarkable 34 of these events involving informative talks with hospital staff. These engagements have been crucial in spreading awareness about sepsis, educating health professionals, and ultimately contributing to better patient outcomes.

Volunteers also played a vital role in attending our Sepsis Savvy walks, the impact of which is outlined in the Fundraising section of this report.

Looking ahead to 2024-5

As of 31 March 2024, UKST proudly had 150 active volunteers. We are committed to further defining and expanding the range of volunteer opportunities, including making home-based opportunities available to those affected by the condition. This will involve creating clear and diverse pathways for involvement, ensuring that all volunteers can find roles that match their skills and interests while supporting our mission to combat sepsis.

The dedication and hard work of our volunteers is deeply appreciated, and their contributions remain at the heart of our efforts to save lives.

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FUNDRAISING

We continue to be registered with The Fundraising Regulator, the independent regulator of charitable fundraising in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Their work ensures public protection, accountability, and excellence in fundraising now and into the future.

Sepsis Savvy Walks 2024

This is the second year for our flagship Sepsis Savvy Walks, with events in Manchester, Sheffield, Sutton Coldfield, London & Cardiff and raising an incredible £59k.

The 724 supporters that signed up to the walks were aided by fundraisers including:

The walks were also supported by our wonderful volunteers in memory and in support of their loved ones.

Facebook challenges and birthday fundraisers In 2023 & 2024, UKST ran a number of in-house Facebook challenges.

The 10,000 Steps a Day in July Challenge raised in excess of £30k where participants were encouraged to up their daily step count while raising valuable funds to help further our mission.

The 100 Squats a Day in November Challenge raised over £21k, encouraging participants to take on a new exercise habit and build their strength while helping us in our mission to raise awareness.

The February Dog Walking Challenge raised almost £24k – participants were challenged to walk 60 miles while spending quality time with their dogs throughout the month.

In addition to our own challenges, we raised near on £19K thanks to the generosity of 270 fundraisers who set up Facebook Birthday Fundraiser.

Thanks to our everyday Facebook Fundraisers – 81 supporters raised £5k from one-off fundraisers, raising awareness about sepsis or commemorating a loved one.

Supporter challenges and third-party events We’re so grateful to everyone who chose to support UKST through fundraising initiatives or events this year. Here are just a few of the highlights:

The Squat for Sepsis Facebook challenge was a huge success

We enjoyed seeing your pets take on ‘Paws for a Cause’

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Cardiff Half Marathon 23 – £6k London Landmarks Half Marathon 23 – £46k Great North Run 23 – £12k

We’re grateful to all our runners, but especially Shaun Green’s efforts to take on the Tokyo Marathon, and Tim Bradley who is taking on 12 running challenges in memory of Rory Bradley.

In Memory Gifts

Supporters remembered their loved ones by

creating their own special events, donating in memory on anniversaries and special days, and creating tribute pages, which collectively raised in excess of £120k.

These pages include tributes made to Gina Campanini, who tragically died of sepsis on 14th September 2023, the day after Sepsis Awareness Day.

Community supporters

We’re thankful to everyone who chooses UKST as their cause, and while we can’t thank everyone individually in this report, here are a selection of highlights:

There has also been substantial legacy donations made on behalf of Beth Pevsner, with her father Steve continuing to support our awareness activities in a personal capacity, and through his work at Proskaeur Rose LLP.

Corporate Supporters

We are always appreciative of local community organisations and businesses that raise funds and vital awareness amongst their members.

We’re also super appreciative of the team at GAMA, who have generously contributed over £27k to our cause over the last financial year.

Thank you to all the companies who made us their Charity of the Year or held special fundraising initiatives! We hope to continue working together in 2024-5.

UKST receives no government funding so we really couldn’t do it without you!

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FINANCE & GOVERNANCE

Policies and objectives

The organisation is a charitable company, registered with the Charities Commission on 10 October 2014 and incorporated on 8 August 2013. The charity is constituted under its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 5 August 2013. The Articles of Association were updated on the 14 January 2020. At the start of the financial year, the Trustee Board consisted of Mark Stock (Chairman), Professor Helen Cheyne, Alan Gilmour, Nick Randle, Robert Watson, & Tiffany Thorn. Nick Randle resigned 21st June 2023.

economic climate and unpredictable nature of our income generation has required us to ensure we continue with careful cost control whilst balancing this with investing where necessary to complete our strategic aims.

Income was £1,671,448 which was up on the previous year. Our community generated income continues to be a core element of our income generation at 76%. Overall we achieved a surplus of £230,544 in year.

Review of performance of our trading activity

Dr Darren Daniels, Founder and Joint CEO leads the organisation with Sarah Hamilton-Fairley, Joint CEO.

Public benefit statement

The Trustees confirm that they have had due regard for the Charity Commission Guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives, planning future strategy and setting policy. The work of UKST is fundamental in reducing the number of unnecessary deaths every year from sepsis and supporting those who have been affected by the condition.

Aims and activities

In line with our objects, the charity’s main activities, which are all in relation to our purposes for public benefit, are:

UKST wholly own the trading subsidiary Sepsis Enterprises Ltd, which passes all its profits to UKST through gift aid. Total Profit transferred in 2023-24 was £56,751.

Structure, Governance and Management Constitution

The charity and the group are registered as a charitable company limited by guarantee which was set up by a Trust deed on 5 August 2013.

The charity and the group are constituted under a Trust deed dated 5 August 2013 with a registered charity number 1158843 England and Wales and SC050277 for Scotland.

Method of appointment or election of Trustees

Recruitment of Trustees has occurred as a result of direct interest in the charity. Trustees have been chosen through an analysis of skills to enable the progress of the charity’s objects. Trustees induction has occurred through direction from the Charity Commission guidance. Formal induction processes are in place. These are reviewed on a regular basis.

Risk management

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity and the group is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances and are satisfied that systems and procedures are in place to mitigate our exposure to the major risks identified.

Conflict of interest

Finance

2023-4 proved challenging from a financial perspective as previous years. The current

No Trustees are renumerated for their role within the charity. They do receive out of pocket expenses which are detailed in section 18 of the accounts.

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Reserves policy

The United Kingdom Sepsis Trust Limited is currently dependent on voluntary donations to sustain its activities to continue operating.

This means if there were to be a shortfall in voluntary donations it would put the charity in jeopardy. If serious funding problems were to occur that threatened the existence of the Trust, the Trustees have agreed to keep a certain level of financial reserves to ensure that the core operations can continue for a period of six months.

The current reserves policy represents six months of expenditure plus any future committed costs which will be monitored on a regular basis and varied accordingly.

The budget for 23-24 plans to use some of the surplus funds on future projects, in particular developing our digital resources.

them consistently;

• observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;

• prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable group will continue in operation.

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company and the group’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable group and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and the group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Disclosure of information to auditors

Going Concern

After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. Further details regarding the adoption of the going concern basis can be found in the Accounting Policies.

Each of the persons who are Trustees at the time when this Trustees’ report is approved has confirmed that: so far as that Trustee is aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the charitable

group’s auditors are unaware, and the Trustee has taken all the steps that ought to have been taken as a Trustee in order to be aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charitable group’s auditors are aware of that information.

Statement of Trustees’ report responsibilities The Trustees (who are also Directors of United Kingdom Sepsis Trust Limited for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. 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 charitable company and the group and of the incoming resources and application of

Auditor

The auditors B K Plus continued to provide services during the year and have indicated their willingness to continues for 2024-25. The Designated Trustees will review and propose a motion re-appointing the auditors at a meeting of the Trustees.

The Trustees’ report was approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Date: 01/11/2024

resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

• select suitable accounting policies and then apply

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FINANCIAL REPORTS

LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Professor H Cheyne Trustees Mr A Gilmour Mr N Randle (Resigned 21st Jun 2023) Mr M Stock Ms T Thorne Dr R Watson

Charity number 1158843 (England & Wales) SC050277 (Scotland)

Company number 08644039

Registered Office Azzuri House Walsall Business Park Walsall Road Walsall WS9 ORB

Auditor BK Plus Audit Limited Walsall Business Park Walsall Road Walsall WS9 ORB

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of United Kingdom Sepsis Trust Limited (the ‘parent charity’) and its subsidiaries for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise of the consolidated Statement of Financial Activities, the consolidated and parent Balance Sheet, the consolidated Statement of Cash Flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the group and parent charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and parent charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the strategic report or the trustees’ report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the

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specified by law are not made; or

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the groups and parent charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below.

governance around actual and potential litigation and claims;

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Christopher Hession C.A. (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of BK Plus Audit Limited

Date: 01/11/2024

From the preliminary of the audit, we ensure our understanding of the entity is up to date. This includes, but is not limited to, current knowledge of their activities, the business and control environments, and their compliance with the applicable legal and regulatory frameworks. This information supports our risk identification and the subsequent design of audit procedures to mitigate those risks; ensuring that the audit evidence obtained is sufficient and appropriate to support our opinion.

In response to the risks identified, specific to this entity, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

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UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMITED (A company limited by guarant￿) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) Unrestrieted Restricted funds funds 2024 Total Unrestricted Restricted funds funds 2023 Total Income from: Donations & Legacies Charitsble Acttvities Total Income 1,582,236 1.582,236 1,319,405 117,669 1,437,074 89,212 1,671,448 89,212 1.671,448 118,456 1,437,861 118,456 117,669 1,555,530 Expenditure on: Raising funds Charitsble activities Total Expenditure 122,791 1,265,025 1.387,816 122.791 56,881 1,321.91 56.881 1.444 697 96.273 1.161,124 1 257.397 96.273 31,563 1,192,687 31,563 1,288.960 Other Income: Bank I nterest Recewed 3,793 3.793 Net Income for the year and net movement in funds 287.425 {56.8811 230.544 180.463 86.106 26S,570 Total funds tK)ught forward Total funds carried forward 1,660,855 86,1[￿ 1.746,961 1,480,392 1,480,392 1,948,280 29,225 1,977,505 1,660,855 86,106 1,746,961 21

UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMTED (A company limited by guarantee) FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 CONSOLIDATED BALAN￿ SFEEr AS AT 31 MARCH 2023 2024 2J23 Notes Fixed a5sels Tangble assets 7D24 6.1 Current ass Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 12 %271 I￿032 95,350 1757,577 2tB5.103 1 B52927 Cr￿lto[s. all￿￿￿tS fallng due iihin eye 13 (124F22) (112.164) Net currenl assets 1 P70,481 1 ,740 763 Net assets 1.977505 1 .746 961 Charity fun(k Reslricted funds Unrestrided funds 14 14 225 1948280 ,1tE 1 .69] F55 Tolal ff￿￿S 1 P77505 1 ,746 961 The se financial slatenEnls hav e been prepared in accordance the provi%ons app[Cab￿ to companies subject lo the small wmpanies regirr¢. The fm ancial statements were approved by the Trustees and authorised for i59Je on 1 November 2024 and are on ilsbehalby. M Stock Twustee Compary Regblfknn No. (￿44039 The notes on pages 25 to % form part of these financial statements. /J 22

UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMTED (A company limited by guarantee) FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 CHARITr BALANCE SHEEr AS AT 31 MARCH 2024 2024 2023 Flxed a&set$ Tan gible assets Investments 7,024 6,198 10 7.025 6.199 Current assets Debtors Cash al bank and n hand 162285 1.913250 225 976 1 .￿,469 2,075535 1 .812,445 Creditors: amunts fallng due hin one year (1te,447) (75075) M81 currenl assets I P67,teB 1 ,737370 Net assets 1974.113 1 .743￿9 Charity funth Restricted funds Unrestricted funds 86,106 1 .&57,463 I944.￿8 Tolal Fun& 1974.113 1 .74359 The company's fnan cial statements have been prepared n accordance ￿th ih e prowigons applicable lo corrpanEs subjed lo the small companies regin. The financial slaterYnlswere appro¥ed by the boaid of dire(aors and authori8ed fo r isgje on 1StNo¥errbe r2024 and are signed on rts behalf by". M Slock Trustee Compary Regi5lTal￿n H(L (W644039 The notes on pages 25 to % form part of these finanoal *atemenls. 23

UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMITED (A company limited by guarant￿) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 2024 2023 Notes Cash fl¢)ws from operating activities Cash generated from operatsons 22 245,263 216,681 Investing activitses Purchase of tangible fixed assets {4,008) (6,560) Net cash used in investing activities 14.008) 16,5601 Net increase in cash and cash equiwalents 241.255 210,121 Cash and cash equivalents at t*ginning of year 1,757,577 1,547,456 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 1,998,832 1,757,577 The notes on pages 25 to 36 form tfjrt ofthese financial ststements. 24

UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMITED (A company limited by guarant￿) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Accounting policies Charity information United Kingdom Sepss Trust Limited is a company limtted by guarantee incoTporated in England and Wales. The registered office is A2zurri House, Walsall Business Park, Aldridge, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 ORB. 1.1 Accounting convention The financial ststements have ￿en prepared in accordance with the charrty's governing document, the Companies Act 2006 and °Account"ng and ReFX)rb"ng by Charth"es". Statement of Recommended Practi applicable to charities preForing their accounts in accordance wth the Financial Rewrting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021. las amended for accounting periots commencing from 1 January 20161. The is a Public Benefft Enty as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements are pretHred in Sterfing. which is the functional currency of the group and charity. Monetary amounts in these financial ststements are rounded to the nearest £. The financial statements consolidate the accounts of United Kingdom SekEiS Trust Limrted and all of its subsidiary undertakings I'subsidiaries,). No separate Statement of financial actwits.es has been presented for the company as permrtted by seckn.on 408 ofthe CoMpan￿S Act 2006. The company has taken advantage of the exemp*ion contained s4￿h1n section 408 of the Companie5 Act 2CMJ6 not to present rts own IncottÈ and expèndrture account 1.2 Going concern At the time of approving ttrE financial statements: the trustees have a reasonaLle expectation that the group has aoÈquate resources to continLE in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adoFt the 9)iTrJ Co￿ern tasis of the accounting in weparing financial statements. 1.3 Charitable Funds Restricted Funds These are funds that Can onty used for parb'cular restricted purtK>ses. Restrictions arise wfEn specified by the dorK>r or when funds are raised for a parts'cular restiicted purpose. Unrestricted Funds These are funds which can LE used in aCCordar￿e wrth charitaLle 04.ects at the discretion of the trustees. 1 A Incoming resources Income is recognised vthen the charity s legally enttded to tt after any pErforrnan￿ conditions have been met, the amounts can ￿ measured reliably. and r( is prOba￿e that income will be received. Cash donations are recognised on recei0. Other donations a￿ recognIs￿ once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tsx recoverable in relation to donations received undèr Grft Aid or deeds of covenant is ￿ognISed at the time of the donation. Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwse if the charity has been notified of an imFending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount Is not knovm, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset.

UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMITED (A company limited by guarant￿) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 1.5 Expenditure Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or construcb.ve ot￿IgatIon to trdnsfei economic EEnefit to a third party. it is probable that a transfer of economic ￿nefIts will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligabon Can tE measured reliatrly. Expenditure LS classified by acb"vrty. The costs of each activty are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs. including support costs involved in undertaking each activity Shared costs which contribute to more than one activrty and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned t￿￿een those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central stsff cost5 are allocated on the txsis of time spent and depreciation char￿S all[￿ated on the portion of the asset's use. Fundraising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntsry contributions and ck) not include costs of disseminating information in SUPFX)rt of the charttable acbwb"es. Costs of generating funds are costs incurted in attracting voluntary income. and those incurred in trading actwities that raise funds. Charptable activiti'es and Govemance costs are costs incurred on the company's operations, including support costs and costs relating to the governance of the CoM￿nY apwrtioned lo charitable activities. 1.6 Tangible fixed assets Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and suLEequenly measured at cost, net of depreciation and any impairment10sses. All assets costing more than £5(X) are caijtslised. Depreciation is recognised so as to wrtte off the cost of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases". Office ￿UIpMent 3 years straight line tosis The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset ts detemiined as the dlfference be￿een the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset and is recoJnised in nel incomellexFenditure) for the year. 1.7 Impairment of fixed assets At each reporting end date, the directors reviewthe carying amounts of rtstangible assets to detemiine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists. the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impaimient loss lif any). 1.8 Cash at bank and cash equivalents Cash at bank and cash equwalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand. 26

UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMITED (A company limited by guarant￿) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 1.9 Financial Instruments The charity has elected to apply Ihe provisions of Section 11 'BaS￿ Financial Instruments, and seckn.on 12 'other Financial I nstruments Issues. of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments. Financial instruments are recognised in the charitvs balance sheet when the tEcomes party to the contractual provisions of the Instrument. Financial assets and liakn'lities are offset, wth the net amounts p￿sented in the financial ststements, when there is a legally enforceatAe nght lo set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention lo settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simuttaneously. Basic financial assets Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank tk8lances, are initially measured at transacbon price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amorb.sed cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement consbtutes a financing transacb'on. where the transaction is measU￿d at the FKesent value of the future receipts discounted at a mart(et rate of interest. Financial assets Classified as receivabk within one year are not amorb"sed. Basic Financial Liabilities Basic financial liabilities, including credrtors are inrtially recognised at transacts.on wce unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transacb"on. where the debt instrument is measured at the wesent value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classrfied as payable within one year are not amortised. Trade creditors are otligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from supFAiers. Amounts payable are classlfied as current liabilth'es if payment is due within one year or less. If not. they are presented as non-current lia￿"11￿.es. Derecognltlon of finanelal Ilabllltles Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity's contractual otAigations expire or a￿ discharged or cancelled. 1.10 Employee Benefts The cost of any unused holiday enbtlement is recognised in the period in which the employee's services are received. Temiination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the is a demonstrable commitment to terminatè the employment of an employee or to yovide temiination benefits. 1.11 Retirement Beneffts Payments to defined ¢ontritAJtion reb"rement tEnefft schemes are charged as an ex￿nSe as they fall due. 1.12 Taxation The company is considered to pass the tests set oul in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore rt meets the definition of a charttatrAe comrAny for UK corFofdtion tax pury￿Ses Accordingly, the company is tx)tentially exempt from taxation In respect of income orcaprtal gains received within categorises covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 ￿ the Corporabon Tax Acl 2010 or sects.on 256 of ChargeatAe Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such Inco￿ or gains are applied exclusivety to charitaue purposes. 1.13 Fund Accounting General funds are unrestricted fvnts which are availatAe for the use at the dI￿retIOn of the Trustees in furtherance to the general objectNes of the company and which have not been designated for other purposes. 27

UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMITED (A company limited by guarant￿) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) Donations and Legacies Unrestricted Restricted funds Funds 2024 2024 Total Unrestricted Restricted funds Funds 2023 2023 Total 2024 2023 Donab'ons & gift aid Grants, sa￿5 of publications & resources 1,575.836 6.400 1.575.836 6.400 1,319,405 117,669 1.437,074 1 582 236 1 582 236 1 319 405 117669 1437 074 Charitable activities Charity incoming resource5 Charty incoming resources 2024 2023 Sales ¥Mthin charitable activfoes 89,212 118,456 Raising funds Total 2024 Total 2023 Fundraising events 122,791 96,273 All fundraising events in 2024 and 2023 were UnreStr￿ted Analysis of expenditure by type Uniestricted funds 2024 Restricted Funds 2024 Unrestricted Restricted funds Funds 2023 2023 Total Total 2024 2023 Costs of rdising funds Direct Costs 122,791 1,265.025 122,791 1,321,￿6 ,273 1.161,124 96,273 1,192,687 56,881 31,563 1,387,816 56,881 1,444,697 1,257,397 31,563 1,288,960 28

UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMITED (A company limited by guarant￿) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) Auditofs remuneration The Audrtofs remunerat'on amounts to an Audr( f* of £15.IXJO {2023 £15,000) and other accountsncy setvices of £1,13012023 - £1,360). Employees Number of employees The average numberofemtdoyees during the yearwas". 2024 2023 No. No Average nUM￿r of employees 17 18 Employment costs 2024 2023 Wages and salaries Social secunty costs Other wnsion costs 951,506 107,144 18,192 880,295 99,506 15,602 1,076,842 995,403 The nUM￿r of employees whose employee ￿nerrtS (excluding emrAoyer pension costs) exceeding £eA),000 Was". 2024 2023 In the band £60,001 to £70,000 In the band £70.001 to £80.000 In the band £80.001 to 90.¢X)O In the band £90.001 to £100,000 In the band £100,001 to £110,OC4J In the band £110,001 to £120,OC(J In the band £120,00110 £130,01)J In the band £130,00110 £140,0￿) 29

UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMITED (A company limited by guarant￿) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) Taxation The parent charty is exempt from corporats.on lax and all of rt's Income is charitaue and is applied for charttable putposes. The twading subsidiary. Sepsis Enterprises Limrted. donates all taxable profits to the parent chanty. Tangible fixed assets ¢Yll¢e EqLlpment Group Cost At 1 April 2023 A¢*Jitions 26,510 4,008 At 31 March 2024 30,518 Depreciation At 1 April 2023 Depreciation Charged in the year 20,312 3,182 At 31 March 2024 23,494 Carrying amount At 31 March 2024 7,024 At 31 March 2023 6,198 30

UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMITED (A company limited by guarant￿) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 9.1 Tangible fixed assets Offica Eoulpmont Company Cost At 1 April 2023 Additions DisFK)sals 26,510 4,008 At 31 March 2024 30,518 Depreciation At 1 April 2023 Depreciation charged in the year Eliminated in reS￿¢t of disp)sals 20,312 3,182 At 31 March 2024 23,494 Carrying amount At 31 March 2024 7,024 At 31 March 2023 6,198 10 Fixed asset investments 2024 2023 Fixed Asset investments Movements in fixed asset investments Shares in group undertakings Cost At 1 April 2023 & 31 March 2024 Carying amount At 3t March 2024 At 31 March 2023 31

UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMITED (A company limited by guarant￿) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 11 Financial instruments group 2024 2023 Carrying arnount of financial assets Debt instruments measured at amortised cosl 2,058,098 1,823,378 Carrying arnount of financial liabilities Measured at amorh'sed cost 72,957 87,109 11.1 Financial instruments company 2024 2023 Carrying amount of financial assets Debt instruments measured at amorbsed cost 2,038,530 1,782,897 Carying amount of financial liabilities Measured at amorbsed cost 108,448 75,075 Financial assets measured at amorb.sed cost comprise cash at banK trade debtors and amounts owed to companies. Financial liabilities measured at amorbsed cost comprise trade credttors. other creditors, Other tsxation and social security and accruals. 12 Debtors Group Amounts falling due within one year: Trade debtors Other debtors Prepayments 2024 2023 59,266 65,802 37,005 29,548 96,271 95,350 12.1 Debtors Company Amounts falling due within one year: Trade debtors Amounts owed from Group Undertakings other Dettor5 Prepayments 2024 2023 55,224 70,055 45,848 150,580 37,005 29,548 162,285 225,976 32

UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMITED (A company limited by guarant￿) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 13 Creditors: amounts frdlling due within one year 2024 2023 Group Other taxation and social secunty Trade creditors other creditors Accruals Deferred income 30,410 16,850 2,595 23,100 51667 39,875 25,673 3,193 18,368 25 055 124,622 112,164 2024 2024 13.1 Company Other taxation and social securtty Trade creditors Accruals Deferred I ncome 27,330 12,766 20,756 45,C()O 34,302 19,212 18,368 Other creditors 2,595 3,193 108,447 75,075 14 Summary of funds- Currentyear Balance at 1 April 2023 Income Expendiiure Balance at 31 March 2024 General unrestricted funds 1.660,856 1,675.241 11,387,81 $1 1,948,281 Restn'cted Funds 86,1C6 156,8811 29,225 Total Funds 1.746.962 1.675.241 1.444.697 1977 506 Restricted funds are those held for spgcrfic purwjses, as spectfied by the funder, as defined in the accounting policies Restricted fund balances reLate to iwo funds from NFU Mutual1£61,2251 for our farming campaign and1£24.8811 from Biomerieux for our clinical project F*lot 33

UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMITED (A company limited by guarant￿) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 14.1 Summaryof funds- prior year Balance at 1 April 2022 Income Expenditure Balance at31 March 2022 General unrestricted funds 1,480,392 1,437.861 (1,257,397) 1,660,855 Restricted Funds 117,669 (31,563) 86,106 Total Funds 1,480,392 1,555,530 1,288,%0 1,746,961 Restricted funds are those held for specific purwses. as specified by the fvnder, as defined in the accounting policies. Restricted fund balances relate to two funds from NFU MLrtual {£61.2251 for our far￿Ing campaign and (£24,881) from Biomerieux for our clinical project FAlot 15 Anatysis of net assets between fvnds Unrestricted Restricted funds Funds 2023 2023 Unrestricted Restricted funds Funds 2023 2023 Total 2023 Total 2023 Fund Balances Tangible Assets Current Assets Current Liabiltb'es 7,025 7.025 6,198 6,198 2.CE5,878 29.225 2.095.103 1.765.065 87,862 1,852.927 1124,624) (_) (124,6241 (110,4081 11,7561 1112,1641 1 948 280 29 225 1 977.505 1 660 855 86 106 1 746.961 34

UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMITED (A company limited by guarant￿) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 16 Deferred income Gioup and Charity 2023 2023 Deferred income tK)ught forward Resources deferred during the year Amounts released from preV￿uS years 25,151 25,055 {25,1511 25,151 25,055 125,1511 25,055 25,055 Deferred income comprises of course fees paid for in advance along wth Law partner contracts which complete in August 2023. 17 Retirement benefft schemes Defined contribution schemes The group operates a defined contn"bution pension scheme for all qualrfying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the group in an inde￿ndentlY The charge to financial actiwties in reS￿¢t of defined contn"twty"on schemes was £18,192 (2023 - £15,062) The outstanding liability at year end ￿￿5 2,595 (2023 - £3,193). 18 Related party transactions The charity has tsken advantage of the exempts'ons under FRS 102 S33.1 a, not to disclose transactions with wholly owned subsidiaries and comFonies in the same group wth 1 LXJ% ownership. Expenses for Trustees in ￿riod were A Gilmour £Nil (2023.. £601, N Randle Nil (2023.. £119), H Cheyne £Nil 12023 £2491, T Thom Nil12023. £531 Dunng the financ￿al year, Sepsis Enterwses Limited made a donatson of £56,751 (2023.. £142,895) to Untted King(k)m Set￿ls Trust 19 Controlling party The control of the charity rests with the trustees and executive team collectively.

UNITED KINGDOM SEPSIS TRUST LIMITED (A company limited by guarant￿) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) 20 Subsidiaries Details of the chartys sutrtsidiaries at 31 March 2023 are as follows". Name of undertaking Registered office Nalure of business Class of % Held shares held Direct Indirect Sepsis Enterprises Limrted Azzurri House. Fundraising events Walsall Business Park. Aldridge. WS9 ORB Ordinary shares 100 During the year ended 31 March 2023 Sepsis Enterprises Limited reported income of £89,21212023 - £118,456) And expenditure of £89,21212023 - £118,456). Expendrture Included a donation to UK Sepsis Trust of £56,751 12023-£142.8951 21 Cash generatsd from operations 2024 20Z3 Net income for the year (as tEr Ststement of Financial ActMb"esl 266,570 266,570 Adjustments for. Depreciation and impaimient of tsngible fixed assets 2,981 2,981 Movements in working capttal". IlncreasellDecrease In debtors IncreasellDecreasel in credrtors IncreasellDecreasel in deferred income 110,018) 142,756) (96) 110,0181 (42,756) Cash generated from operations 216,681 216.681 36