2024-09-30-accounts - Aih Support

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AIH SUPPORT

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS

Period 1 October 2023 – 30 September 2024

Registered charity No: 1171952

Statutory Informaton

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.

Objectves and Actvites

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 Actvites

We have continued to support those affected by autoimmune hepatitis (AIH).

Our main area of activity has been our Facebook group. This has now grown to over 4,500 members and roughly 25,000 comments to posts a year. Questions cover all aspects of AIH diagnosis and treatments.

Fund raising remains low after the pandemic but we have been able to manage expenditure to cope. Gift Aid has been claimed on relevant donations.

We continue to represent AIH patients in dealings with researchers supporting grant applications in the year. This support included identifying patients to talk to the researchers and discuss the proposed study so that patient views were taken into account in the proposed study design.

We are also continue to represent patients on work to develop new UK treatment guidelines for AIH and publication is imminent.

During the year we changed bankers. Our bankers are now CAF Bank, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ. The trustees feel that a bank aimed specifically at charities will better suit our needs.

Accounts

Receipts and payment accounts have been prepared and are attached. There was a small surplus in the year.

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.

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 will continue to explore options for holding face to face meetings although the practicalities are proving difficult. We will continue to encourage research by providing the patient perspective and priorities to researchers and clinicians.

We will also explore other options to support AIH patients.

The trustees approved this report on

Signed

Date

8 July 2025

A Brownlee on behalf of Trustees

AIH SUPPORT 1171952 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 01-Oct-23 30-Sep-24 To from ~~rr a ee~~ Section A Receipts and payments

		Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds	Restricted	Endowment funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
		to the nearest £	to the nearest	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations		282		-	-	-	-	282	699
Bank Interest		8		-	-	-	-	8	-
		-		-	-	-	-	-	-
		-		-	-	-	-	-	-
		-		-	-	-	-	-	-
		-		-	-	-	-	-	-
		-		-	-	-	-	-	-
		-		-	-	-	-	-	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	(Gross income for AR)	290		-	-	-	-	290	699
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total receipts* 290 - - 290 699 ~~——————~~
A3 Payments
Cost of Activities		268		-	-	-	-	268	285
		-		-	-	-	-	-	-
		-		-	-	-	-	-	-
		-		-	-	-	-	-	-
		-		-	-	-	-	-	-
		-		-	-	-	-	-	-
		-		-	-	-	-	-	-
		-		-	-	-	-	-	-
		-		-	-	-	-	-	-
**Sub total **		268		-	-	-	-	268	285
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total payments* 268 - - 268 285 *Net of receipts/(payments)* 22 - - 22 414 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 10 433 - - 10 433 10 019 *Cash funds this year end* 10 455 - - 10 455 10 433 ~~———=—~~ ~~SSS55=~~

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

				Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
Categories		Details		funds	funds	funds
				to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	10 455 - - - - - - - - 10 455 - - *Total cash funds* Bank ~~—====>~~
		(agree balances with receipts and payments	(agree balances with receipts and payments
		account(s))		OK	OK	OK
				Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
				funds	funds	funds
		Details		to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~—=_——~~
		Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets	- - - - - - - - - - ~~ee~~
		Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~is~~
				Fund to which	Amount due	When due
		Details		liability relates	(optional)	(optional)
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities CCXX R2 accounts (SS)	- - - - - Date of approval 08-Jul-25 Print Name ANN BROWNLEE Signature 2 ~~——~~