## **AIH SUPPORT** ## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS** ## **Period 1 October 2021 – 30 September 2022** Registered charity No: 1171952 ## **Statutory Information** ## **Regulator:** Charity Commission for England & Wales ## **Registered Charity Number:** 1171952 ## **Registered address:** Crispin Cottage 21 Marksbury BATH BA2 9HS ## **Trustees:** Ann Brownlee Maeve Hodgins Anne-Marie Nelson Helen Orme The trustees were appointed on 8 March 2017 and remained in office throughout the accounting period. No other person served as a trustee in the period. ## **Background** AIH Support became a registered charity (charity number 1171952) under a CIO Foundation Constitution on 8 March 2017. It is a volunteer led and run charity with no employees. All decisions are made by the trustees. ## **Objectives and Activities** The objectives of AIH Support are the relief of sickness and the promotion of good health among those suffering from the liver condition known as autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). This will be achieved by providing information, advice and support to patients, carers, health professionals and the public generally. In addition, AIH Support supports and encourages research into AIH. ## **Summary of Achievements** 2 We have continued to support those affected by autoimmune hepatitis (AIH). Our main area of activity has been our Facebook group. This has grown to over 3,500 members. A large part of the interactions have involved accessing AIH care during the covid pandemic and the complexities of covid vaccinations, restrictions and emerging treatments. As most people with AIH fall into the group deemed to be at highest risk from covid-19 and therefore eligible for the treatments a lot of the discussions have revolved around accessing these and we have worked closely with other patient bodies to ensure that AIH patients have the knowledge to obtain access. We held no face to face events due to covid regulations although we hope to resume them in the next year. Fund raising has been hit by the pandemic but we have been able to manage expenditure to cope. Gift Aid has been claimed on relevant donations. Despite the pandemic the charity continued to represent AIH patients in dealings with researchers. We are also continue to represent patients on work to develop new UK treatment guidelines for AIH. ## **Accounts** Receipts and payment accounts have been prepared and are attached. Net receipts in the period were £849. ## **Reserves Policy** Reserves of 6 months expenditure will be maintained going forward and this policy will be assessed on an annual basis. In accordance with the Charitable Incorporated Organisation (General) Regulations 2012 the two following points are made: ## **Guarantees** No guarantees have been given by AIH Support where any potential liability under the guarantee is outstanding at 30 September 2022. 3 ## **Debts** There are no debts outstanding at 30 September 2022 owed by AIH Support or secured by an express charge on any of the assets of the CIO. ## **Public beneft** The trustees confirm that they have had due regard to the published Charity Commission guidance on public benefit in exercising their powers or duties. ## **Future Plans** We are looking at how best to support patients now that covid restrictions have ended and hope to hold at least one face to face event next year. We will continue to encourage research by providing the patient perspective and priorities to researchers and clinicians. The trustees approved this report on Signed Date 21 May 2023 A Brownlee on behalf of Trustees 4 **Charity Name No (if any) AIH SUPPORT 1171952 Receipts and payments accounts For the period** 1-Oct-21 30-Sep-22 **To from** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Donations 1,133 - - 1,133 1,367
Advice Service Fees - - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
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Sub total (Gross income for AR) 1,133 - - 1,133 1,367
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total receipts 1,133 - - 1,133 1,367
A3 Payments
Fundraising Costs - - - - -
Cost of Activities 284 - - 284 292
- - - - -
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Sub total 284 - - 284 292
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total payments 284 - - 284 292
Net of receipts/(payments) 849 - - 849 1,075
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 9,170 - - 9,170 8,095
Cash funds this year end 10,019 - - 10,019
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** ||||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Categories**|**Details**|**funds**|**funds**|**funds**| |**B1**|**Cash funds**|Bank
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(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**10,019**
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**-**|**(optional)**| |Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|Signature|Print|Name||Date of
approval| |||ANN BROWNLEE|||21-May-23|