## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From April 1[st] 2024 Period start date To March 31[st] 2025 Period end date**
**Charity name: Hughes APS Trust**
## **Charity registration number: 1172388**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The purpose of the charity is to improve the
understanding, management and diagnosis
of Antiphospholipid Syndrome|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The charities activities are focussed on the
need to improve understanding and
management of the Antiphospholipid
(Hughes’) Syndrome. These objectives are
supported by fundraising, educational
activities including website articles and
invited articles from its medical expert
committee and supporting education and
research into the condition through bursaries
and grants.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|We can confirm the Trustees have regard to
this guidance|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|We have volunteers, patients and medical
experts in several countries who help
promote the charity and aid fundraising.|
Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The charity remains committed to achieving
its goals. We continue to have dedicated and
committed Trustee’s. As with all small
charities, there have been challenges to
fundraising. However, we remain committed
to opening sources of fundraising by
improving our website and communications
and have rebranded. We have employed a
PT secretary who we feel sure will help
promote the charity and better carry out its
day-to-day business. Our social media
profile has expanded with >1000 followerss
on Facebook. Antiphospholipid Syndrome is
a life-threatening condition which is not easy
to identify, and we strongly consider the
charity is of significant benefit to patients and
the wider public.|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|The Trustees consider the charity is making
progress by promoting its sustainability with
a more robust management structure while
donations continue despite the challenges.|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Hughes APS Trust has managed to promote
fundraising through donations. We will
continue to expand our fundraising options
as the pandemic eases but have also
provided Patients Day to provide information
to the wider public, allowing fundraising
through several channels.|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity remains solvent and viable, and
we hope improvements in its financial
position in the coming year as fundraising
options improve will occur|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity holds one account. No specific
reserves are held separately|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Donations from volunteers, patients and
shop items including books and cards|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|As with any charity, it is vital that fundraising
to meet the objectives of the charity is
sustained. The landscape for charities
remains difficult especially with the cost of
living escalating for everyone. The Trustees
remain committed to ensuring the
progression of the charity through
fundraising.|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||**N/A**|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**N/A**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25||
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are recruited on the basis of skills
that they can bring to the charity
underpinned by knowledge of the condition.
Trustees often bring medical knowledge,
skills with social media such as Twitter
Facebook and particular fundraising
experience and skills.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The charity structure comprises Trustees
who meet every 3 months, a Chair and a
Charity Administrator who meet weekly.|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|**N/A**|
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Hughes APS Trust|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number||
|Charity’s principal address|Hughes APS Trust
The Shard
TOG 24/25
32 London Bridge Street
London. SE1 9SG.|
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Prof. Graham Hughes|Founder||All Trustees by majority vote|
||Dr Arvind Kaul|Chair of Trustees|||
||Ms Sandy Hampson|Finance|||
||Dr. Maria Laura
Bertolaccini|Finance|||
||Professor Ali Jawad||||
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||Mrs Mags
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
## **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity
Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|||
|Accountant|John Cordner|Hammond & Co Chartered Certified Accountants, 74
Blandford Road, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne Dorset, BH21
3HQ.|
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** Arvind Kaul **Full name(s)** Arvind Kaul **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair of Trustees **Chair, etc) Date** January 22nd 2026
Hughes APS Trust
Accounts
31 March 2025
## **Hughes APS Trust Contents**
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|Business information|1|
|Approval statement|2|
|Income and expenditure account|4|
|Balance sheet|5|
|Notes to the accounts|6|
## **Hughes APS Trust Business Information**
## **Proprietor**
## **Accountants**
Hammond & Co 74 Blandford Road Corfe Mullen Wimborne Dorset BH21 3HQ
**Bankers** Metro Bank
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## **Hughes APS Trust**
## **Approval statement**
I approve the accounts which comprise of the Income and Expenditure Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes. I acknowledge my responsibility for the accounts, including the appropriateness of the applicable financial reporting framework as set out in note 1, and for providing Hammond & Co with all information and explanations necessary for their compilation.
Dr Arvind Kaul
22 January 2026
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## **Hughes APS Trust Income & Expenditure Account for the year ended 31 March 2025**
|Donations and legacies
**Expenditure**
Fundraising expenses
Website costs
Accountants fees
Bank charges
Consultancy fees
Other legal and professional
Rent
Other expenses
**Deficit for the year**|**2025**
**£**
1,996
504
417
360
360
3,553
60
720
35
6,009
(4,013)|**2024**
**£**
3,768
480
360
600
360
2,740
-
722
35|
|---|---|---|
|||5,297|
|||(1,529)|
3
## **Hughes APS Trust Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025**
|**Notes**
**Current assets**
Stock and work in progress
Bank/building society balances
**Current liabilities**
Trade creditors
Other liabilities and accruals
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
**Funds**
Unrestricted funds brought forward
Net deficit for year
Unrestricted funds carried forward|1,643
41,931|**2025**
**£**
41,239
41,239
45,252
(4,013)
41,239|1,643
45,584|**2024**
**£**
45,252|
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||43,574
1,375
960||47,227
1,375
600||
||2,335||1,975||
|||||45,252|
|||||46,781
(1,529)|
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**Hughes APS Trust Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **1 Accounting basis**
The accounts have been compiled on a basis that enables income and expenditure to be calculated in accordance with UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
|**2**
**Income and expenditure**
**Income**
Donations and legacies
**Rent, rates, power and insurance costs**
Rent
**Advertising and business entertainment costs**
Fundraising expenses
Website costs
**Bank, credit card and other finance charges**
Bank charges
**Accountancy, legal and other professional fees**
Accountants fees
Other legal and professional
Consultancy fees
**Other business expenses**
Other expenses|**2025**
**£**
1,996
720
504
417
921
360
360
60
3,553
3,973
35|**2024**
**£**
3,768
722|
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|||480
360|
|||840|
|||360|
|||600
-
2,740|
|||3,340|
|||35|
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## **Hughes APS Trust Notes to the Accounts**
**for the year ended 31 March 2025**
## **3 Plant, machinery and motor vehicles**
|**Plant, machinery and motor vehicles**||
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|**Cost**
At 1 April 2024
At 31 March 2025
**Depreciation**
At 1 April 2024
At 31 March 2025
**Net book value**
At 31 March 2025|**Spare**
**£**
9,202|
||9,202|
||9,202|
||9,202|
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