2022-10-31-accounts - The Neurosurgical Foundation

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REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 09273413 (England and Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1162599

Report of the Trustees and

Unaudited Financial Statements

for the Year Ended 31 October 2022

for

`THE NEUROSURGICAL FOUNDATION`

Sandison Lang Limited
2 St Marys Road
Tonbridge
Kent
TN9 2LB

`THE NEUROSURGICAL FOUNDATION`

Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 October 2022

	`Page`
`Report of the Trustees`	`1 to 3`
`Independent Examiner's Report`	`4`
`Statement of Financial Activities`	`5`
`Balance Sheet`	`6 to 7`
`Notes to the Financial Statements`	`8 to 12`
`Detailed Statement of Financial Activities`	`13`

`THE NEUROSURGICAL FOUNDATION`

`Report of the Trustees`

`for the Year Ended 31 October 2022`

ThetrusteeswhoarealsodirectorsofthecharityforthepurposesoftheCompaniesAct2006, present
theirreportwiththefinancialstatementsofthecharityfortheyearended31October2022.The trustees
haveadoptedtheprovisionsofAccountingandReportingbyCharities:Statementof Recommended
PracticeapplicabletocharitiespreparingtheiraccountsinaccordancewiththeFinancial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

`OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES`

`Objectives and aims`

The Foundation'spurposeas set out in the objectin the charitablecompany'smemorandumof  association
is the advancement of neurosurgery for the public benefit and the benefit of the community generally.

`The aims of the Foundation are :`

-Topublishaninternationally-recognisedNeurosurgicaljournal,consistingofpeer-reviewedarticles, case
reports and editorial and educational articles;

-Therebytoadvanceandimprovegenerallytheeducation,knowledgeandtrainingamongsurgeons and
othermedicalpractitionersand all professionsalliedto healthor concernedwiththe generalhealthof the
public generally having a qualification recognised by the National Health Service;

-To advance expertise, knowledge and understanding of neurosurgery by promotion and study of
Neurosurgery for the relief from sickness of persons suffering from neurological disorders;

-Tofacilitateand fund researchand mentoring,tuitionand adviceand assistancegenerallyforthe relief of
sickness of persons suffering from neurological disorders;

-Toworkforthebenefitoftheinternationalcommunitybyassistingwithfundingof educational
opportunities for both British and International Neurosurgeons and trainees.

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`THE NEUROSURGICAL FOUNDATION`

`Report of the Trustees`

for the Year Ended 31 October 2022

`ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE`

InJanuary2023,TheNeurosurgicalFoundationappointedanewchair,MrSurajitBasu.The trustees
thanked Mr Nigel Mendoza for all his hard work over the last four years.

Lastyear'sreceiptsandexpensestoshowthattheFoundationwillhaveapproximately£35,000ayear to
spendonappropriateendeavors.Theboardoftrusteesislookingtoexpandcharitableendeavorsto help
neurosurgical fraternity in general and BJNS related initiatives in particular to support.

Journalperformedwellin2022,with16%increaseindownloadscomparedto2021,veryfast turnaround
timesforpeerreviewandproduction,Citescoreincreasingslightlyto2.2,21OApublications, good
altmetricscoresacrossseveralarticleswithcoverageonTwitter,NewsMedia,PolicyandPatents. BJNS
feedbackprocessidentifiedwidevariationinsatisfactionfromsubmittingauthors.Geography and
language seems to be a contributing factor along with the article rejection rate.

ThereisslightdecreaseinIFandthatthejournalmayseefurtherdecreasesthisyearandnextdue to
needingtopublishthelargebacklogofcasereports.BJNSwillstarttopublishthebacklogofcase reports
in the 2023 and 2024 issues. BJNS will publish the SBNS meeting abstracts in 2023.

BJNSwishestobuildownreviewerdatabaseinthesubmissionsystem,ratherthanutilizingthe suggested
reviewers.FutureplanistobuildaUKandIrelandbasedreviewerpoolbysupportingtargetedgroup to
developtherequiredexpertise.Thepublisherisalsolookingatanapplicationbased,moreuser friendly
online access to the journal pages.

TNF supported bursaries have resumed from this year.

`FINANCIAL REVIEW`

`Principal funding sources`

The Foundation's principal regular source of funds is its Journal royalties.

`Reserves policy`

The Foundation seeks to maintain its uncommitted reserves at five times its annual standing costs.

`STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT`

`Governing document`

Thecharityiscontrolledbyitsgoverningdocument,adeedoftrust,andconstitutesalimited company,
limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

The Foundation is a charitable company limited by guarantee as defined by the Companies Act 2006,
Incorporatedon 21 October2014and registeredas a charityon 9 July2015.The Foundation'sobjects and
powers were established by its Memorandum and it is governed under its Articles of Association.

`Recruitment and appointment of new trustees`

Forthe purposesof charitylaw the Foundation'strusteesare the directorsof the charitablecompany who
are the elected Officers of the Foundation.

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`THE NEUROSURGICAL FOUNDATION`

`Report of the Trustees`

for the Year Ended 31 October 2022

`REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number`

09273413 (England and Wales)

`Registered Charity number`

`Registered office`

7 Swallow Place
London
W1B 2AG

`Trustees`

N D Kitchen Neurosurgeon (resigned 15.2.2022)
N D Mendoza Consultant (resigned 23.4.2023)
Professor M D Jenkinson
N Mukerji
S Basu (appointed 23.4.2023)

Inaddition,SueWoodwardisalaymemberonthecommittee,providinganon-medicalopinionin board
meetings.

`Independent Examiner`

Mr Ryan Cottington, ACA, FCCA
Sandison Lang Limited
2 St Marys Road
Tonbridge
Kent
TN9 2LB

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 2 June 2023 and signed on its behalf by:

S Basu - Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of
The Neurosurgical Foundation

`Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Neurosurgical Foundation ('the Company')`

IreporttothecharitytrusteesonmyexaminationoftheaccountsoftheCompanyfortheyear ended
31 October 2022.

`Responsibilities and basis of report`

Asthecharity'strusteesoftheCompany(andalsoitsdirectorsforthepurposesofcompanylaw)you are
responsiblefor the preparationof the accountsin accordancewith the requirementsof the Companies Act
2006 ('the 2006 Act').

HavingsatisfiedmyselfthattheaccountsoftheCompanyarenotrequiredtobe auditedunderPart16 of
the2006Actandareeligibleforindependentexamination,Ireportinrespectofmyexaminationof your
charity'saccountsascarriedoutunderSection145oftheCharitiesAct2011('the2011Act').In carrying
outmyexaminationI havefollowedtheDirectionsgivenbytheCharityCommissionunderSection 145(5)
(b) of the 2011 Act.

`Independent examiner's statement`

I have completedmy examination.I confirmthat no mattershave come to my attentionin connection with
the examination giving me cause to believe:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

Ihavenoconcernsandhavecomeacrossnoothermattersinconnectionwiththeexaminationto which
attentionshouldbedrawninthisreportinordertoenableaproperunderstandingoftheaccountsto be
reached.

Mr Ryan Cottington, ACA, FCCA

Sandison Lang Limited
2 St Marys Road
Tonbridge
Kent
TN9 2LB

2 June 2023

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`THE NEUROSURGICAL FOUNDATION`

`Statement of Financial Activities`

for the Year Ended 31 October 2022

`2022` `Unrestricted` `fund` `Notes` `£` `INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM` `Charitable activities` `Royalties` `36,891` `Editorial income` `22,282` `Meeting income` `2,000` `Total` `61,173` `EXPENDITURE ON` `Charitable activities` `Editorial expenses` `14,392` `Other` `2,280` `Total` `16,672` `NET INCOME` `44,501` `RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS` `Total funds brought forward` `295,762` `TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD` `340,263`	`2021` `Total` `funds` `£` `38,051` `22,283` `-`
	`60,334`
	`12,788` `2,052`
	`14,840`
	`45,494` `250,268`
	`295,762`

The notes form part of these financial statements

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`THE NEUROSURGICAL FOUNDATION`

`Balance Sheet`

`31 October 2022`

2022
Unrestricted
fund
Notes
£
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
4
49,165
Cash at bank
293,323
342,488
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
5
(2,225)
NET CURRENT ASSETS
340,263
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
340,263
NET ASSETS
340,263
FUNDS
6
Unrestricted funds
340,263
TOTAL FUNDS
340,263 2021
Total
funds
£
50,042
247,770
297,812
(2,050)
295,762
295,762
295,762
295,762
295,762

The charitablecompanyis entitledto exemptionfromauditunderSection477of the CompaniesAct 2006
for the year ended 31 October 2022.

Themembershavenotrequiredthecompanytoobtainanauditofitsfinancialstatementsforthe year
ended 31 October 2022 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for

(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.

The notes form part of these financial statements

continued...

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`THE NEUROSURGICAL FOUNDATION`

`Balance Sheet - continued`

`31 October 2022`

Thesefinancialstatementshavebeenpreparedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsapplicableto charitable
companies subject to the small companies regime.

Thefinancialstatementswereapprovedby theBoardof Trusteesand authorisedforissueon 2 June 2023
and were signed on its behalf by:

S Basu - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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THE NEUROSURGICAL FOUNDATION

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 October 2022

`1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES`

`Basis of preparing the financial statements`

Thefinancialstatementsofthecharitablecompany,whichisapublicbenefitentityunderFRS 102,
havebeenpreparedinaccordancewiththeCharitiesSORP(FRS102)'AccountingandReporting by
Charities:StatementofRecommendedPracticeapplicabletocharitiespreparingtheiraccounts in
accordancewiththeFinancialReportingStandardapplicableintheUKandRepublicofIreland (FRS
102)(effective1 January2019)',FinancialReportingStandard102'The FinancialReporting Standard
applicablein theUK andRepublicofIreland'andtheCompaniesAct2006.Thefinancial statements
have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

`Income`

Allincomeis recognisedin theStatementofFinancialActivitiesoncethecharityhasentitlement to
the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

`Expenditure`

Liabilitiesarerecognisedasexpenditureassoonasthereisalegalorconstructive obligation
committingthe charityto that expenditure,it is probablethat a transferof economicbenefitswill be
requiredinsettlementandtheamountoftheobligationcanbemeasuredreliably.Expenditure is
accountedforonanaccrualsbasisandhasbeenclassifiedunderheadingsthataggregateall cost
relatedtothecategory.Wherecostscannotbedirectlyattributedtoparticularheadingsthey have
been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Grantsofferedsubjecttoconditionswhichhavenotbeenmetattheyearenddatearenotedas a
commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

`Taxation`

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

`Fund accounting`

Unrestrictedfundscanbe usedin accordancewiththecharitableobjectivesat thediscretionof the
trustees.

Restrictedfunds can only be used for particularrestrictedpurposeswithin the objectsof the  charity.
Restrictionsarisewhenspecifiedbythedonororwhenfundsareraisedforparticular restricted
purposes.

Furtherexplanationofthenatureandpurposeofeachfundis includedin thenotestothe financial
statements.

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THE NEUROSURGICAL FOUNDATION

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 October 2022

`2. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS`

Therewere no trustees'remunerationor otherbenefitsfor the yearended 31 October2022nor for
the year ended 31 October 2021.

`Trustees' expenses`

During the year no expenses were paid to Trustees ( 2020 - no expenses paid).

`3. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES`

	`Unrestricted`
	`fund`
	`£`
`INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM`
`Charitable activities`
`Royalties`	`38,051`
`Editorial income`	`22,283`
`Total`	`60,334`
`EXPENDITURE ON`
`Charitable activities`
`Editorial expenses`	`12,788`
`Other`	`2,052`
`Total`	`14,840`
`NET INCOME`	`45,494`
`RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS`
`Total funds brought forward`	`250,268`
`TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD`	`295,762`

continued...

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`THE NEUROSURGICAL FOUNDATION`

`Notes to the Financial Statements - continued`

`for the Year Ended 31 October 2022`

4.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Trade debtors
5.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Accruals and deferred income
6.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
At
1/11/21
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
295,762
TOTAL FUNDS
295,762
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Incoming
resources
£
Unrestricted funds
General fund
61,173
TOTAL FUNDS
61,173 2022
2021
£
£
49,165
50,042
2022
2021
£
£
2,225
2,050
Net
movement
At
in funds
31/10/22
£
£
44,501
340,263
44,501
340,263
Resources
Movement
expended
in funds
£
£
(16,672)
44,501
(16,672)
44,501

continued...

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THE NEUROSURGICAL FOUNDATION

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 October 2022

`6. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued`

`Comparatives for movement in funds`

`Unrestricted funds` `General fund` `TOTAL FUNDS`	`At` `1/11/20` `£` `250,268` `250,268`	`Net` `movement` `in funds` `£` `45,494` `45,494`	`At` `31/10/21` `£` `295,762` `295,762`

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

`Unrestricted funds` `General fund` `TOTAL FUNDS`	`Incoming` `Resources` `Movemen` `resources` `expended` `in funds` `£` `£` `£` `60,334` `(14,840)` `45,494` `60,334` `(14,840)` `45,494`

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:

`Unrestricted funds` `General fund` `TOTAL FUNDS`	`At` `1/11/20` `£` `250,268` `250,268`	`Net` `movement` `in funds` `£` `89,995` `89,995`	`At` `31/10/22` `£` `340,263` `340,263`

continued...

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THE NEUROSURGICAL FOUNDATION

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 October 2022

`6. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued`

Acurrentyear12monthsandprioryear12monthscombinednetmovementinfunds,included in
the above are as follows:

	`Incoming`	`Resources`	`Movement`
	`resources`	`expended`	`in funds`
	`£`	`£`	`£`
`Unrestricted funds`
`General fund`	`121,507`	`(31,512)`	`89,995`
`TOTAL FUNDS`	`121,507`	`(31,512)`	`89,995`

`7. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES`

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 October 2022.

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`THE NEUROSURGICAL FOUNDATION`

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
for the Year Ended 31 October 2022

`INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS` `Charitable activities` `Royalties` `Editorial` `Meeting income` `Total incoming resources` `EXPENDITURE` `Charitable activities` `Editor's expenses` `Administration expenses` `Bursary awards` `Support costs` `Finance` `Bank charges` `Governance costs` `Accountancy` `Total resources expended` `Net income`	`2022` `£` `36,891` `22,282` `2,000` `61,173` `61,173` `5,342` `-` `9,000` `14,342` `50` `2,280` `16,672` `44,501`	`2021` `£` `38,051` `22,283` `-`
		`60,334`
		`60,334` `5,342` `4,946` `2,500`
		`12,788` `-` `2,052`
		`14,840`
		`45,494`

This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements

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