## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1/12/2021 To 30/11/2022** ## **Charity name: British Society for Research on Ageing** ## **Charity registration number: 1174127** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objectives of the society are to:
1. To promote research into the
processes, causes and effects of
ageing and, as indicated, into means
for counteracting these, both in
human beings and in other
organisms;
2. To publish the results of all such
useful research;
3. To further public education therein.| |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|Each year the British Society for Research
on Ageing (BSRA) hosts an annual scientific
meeting (ASM). This year we hosted our first
in-person meeting since the Covid-19
Pandemic, at the University of Kent in
collaboration with the Biochemical Society,
and it was a great success. We welcomed
approximately 100 delegates to Kent and
attracted international experts to deliver
keynote talks. This continues to provide the
BSRA with an excellent forum to discuss the
biology of ageing.
As part of the ASM, the BSRA also awards
prizes for early career researchers based on
the presentation of their work at the meeting.
We were delighted to award the
Korenchevsky prize to enable a young
researcher to present their work at the AGE
meeting in America in 2023. It is of note that
payment of the 2021 Korenchevsky prize is
included in the Grants and Awards line of the
accounts.
The BSRA has continued to support
research into the biology of ageing through
awards of small grants to researchers in the
field. In 2022 we awarded approximately
£1000 to researchers to enable them to
conduct and publish work in this field.| |||The BSRA continued to work alongside the
Chernajovsky Foundation in 2022 to
administer a PhD studentship to the
University of Birmingham. Our income for
the Chernajovsky Foundation is listed under
‘Grants’ in the income section of the
accounts, and under ‘Grants and Awards’ in
the outgoings.
We continue to share information on ageing
research via the charity website
www.bsra.org and links with the Royal
Society of Biology.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|On appointment to the board, all new
trustees must read the guidance on public
benefit issued by the charity commission and
sign a the BSRA trustee register to say that
they have understood the content of the
document.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|When awarding grants, the BSRA conforms
to the AMRC principles of peer review
guidelines, and utilises a minimum of 2 peer
reviewers (for awards exceeding £2000) and
an independent Scientific Advisory Board for
selecting projects for funding. The BSRA is
also committed to the 3Rs relating to the use
of animals in research.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The BSRA is wholly reliant on volunteers in
order to function. The board of trustees are
at the heart of the society and are
responsible for its management and running.
In addition, the BSRA has a scientific
advisory board; a group of 6 individuals who
dedicate their time to assist with reviewing
and making decisions about grants awarded
by the society.| |Other||**N/A**| ## **Achievements and Performance** SORP reference |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|In 2022 we hosted our Annual Scientific
Meeting in person for the first time since the
Covid-19 pandemic. The BSRA collaborated
with the Biochemical Society to host this
meeting which attracted around 100
delegates. This continues to provide the
BSRA with an excellent forum to discuss the
biology of ageing. The meeting includes a
public lecture, open to all members of the
public as a way to engage wider
communities in the importance of ageing
research.
As part of the ASM, the BSRA also awarded
the Korenchevsky prize to enable a young
researcher to present their work at the AGE
meeting in America in 2023. This continues
to represent an excellent mechanism to
spread the message about the BSRA to a
wider audience, and also support early
career researchers in the field of
biogerontology.
The BSRA has continued to support
research into the biology of ageing through
awards of small grants to researchers in the
field. In 2022 we awarded approximately
£1000 to researchers to enable them to
conduct and publish work in this field. Under
the leadership of our new chair, we plan to
expand our grants portfolio and support lots
more researchers in 2023.
The BSRA has worked alongside the
Chernajovsky Foundation in 2022 to
administer a PhD award to the University of
Birmingham. The BSRA provides additional
support to this student via providing
opportunities and funding to attend and
network at our annual meeting.| |---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|N/A| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|N/A| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A| Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|As of the 30thNovember 2022, the British
Society for Research on Ageing has total
cash funds of £81,364. This represents a net
loss of approximately £5,624 over the last 12
months.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The BSRA do not have a specific policy on
holding reserves. However, we do not have
any financial dependencies (e.g.
employee’s) and the cash funds held by the
BSRA are more than adequate to conduct
our main aims of hosting our annual
scientific meeting and awarded small grants
to our members.| |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| |Details of fund materially in
deficit
Para 1.24
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Para 1.23|Details of fund materially in
deficit
Para 1.24
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Para 1.23|N/A
N/A| |---|---|---| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The principal sources of funding to the
BSRA are:
1. Donations to the charity
2. Registrations to the annual scientific
meeting
3. Membership subscriptions| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|N/A| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |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|All trustees are subject to election by the
membership| |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|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|
membership| |---|---|---| |**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|All newly elected trustee’s must read the
Charity Commission document “The
essential trustee” and sign the BSRA training
register to confirm that they have read and
understood the document and the
responsibilities of a trustee. New trustees
typically spend some time observing and
shadowing existing trustee’s before taking
on a substantive role within the charity.| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Responsibility for the management of the
BSRA lies with the board of trustees, who
are led by the chairperson. The trustees are
supported by the Scientific Advisory Board,
comprising 6 persons, who work with the
board of trustees to review and select from
applications for BSRA funding. The BSRA
development board are a separate panel of
volunteers whose role is to help the BSRA
secure funds to advance our aims and
deliver our core activities. The board of
trustees, scientific advisory board and
development board are all comprised of
volunteers.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|N/A| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|British Society for Research on Ageing| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|BSRA| |Registered charity number|1174127| |Charity’s principal address|British Society for Research on Ageing,Durham University,
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Claire Stewart|Chair|Stepped down from
office December 2021|| ||David Weinkove|Chair|Appointed as Chair
January2022|| ||Neil Martin|Treasurer||| ||Paul Morgan|Secretary||| ||CathySlack|||| ||Marina Ezcurra|||| ||BradleyElliot|||| ||Joao Pedro De
Meghaelhaes||Resigned from the board
March 2022|| ||Ursula Tanner||Resigned from the board
July2022|| ||Adrian Cull|||| ||Ana Mishel
Spiroski||Appointed to the board
July2022|| ||Ira Milosevic||Appointed to the board
July2022|| ||Jed Lye||Appointed to the board
July2022|| ||Tina Woods||Appointed to the board
July2022|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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)** |**Additional information (optional)**
**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Additional information (optional)**
**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Additional information (optional)**
**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Neil Martin|| ||

Treasurer|| ||15thDecember 2023|| ||15thDecember 2023|| |**Charity Name**|||**No (if any)**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**British Society for Research on Ageing**|||**1174127**||| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||||**CC16a**| |**For the period**
**from**|1st Dec 2021
Period start date|**To**|30th Nov 2022
Period end date||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**2,989**
**1,857**
**14,715**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**

**19,561**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**19,561**
**1,577**
**5,000**
**17,158**
**600**
**745**
**105**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**25,185**
**-**
~~**-**~~
**25,185**
**- 5,624.00**
**-**
**86,988.00**
**81,364.00**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
~~**-**~~
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
~~**-**~~
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**2,989**
**1,857**
**14,715**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**19,561**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**19,561**
**1,577**
**5,000**
**17,158**
**600**
**745**
**105**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**25,185**
**-**
~~**-**~~
**-**
**25,185**
**- 5,624.00**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Memberships|**2,989**|||||**4,539**| |Donations|**1,857**|||||**7,363**| |Grant funds|**14,715**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**19,561**|||||**11,902**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |~~**_Sub total_**~~|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**11,902**| |||||||| |
Travel expenses and refunds|**1,577**|||||**-**| |Annual Scientific Meetingcosts|**5,000**|||||**5,000**| |Grants and awards|**17,158**|||||**1,581**| |Professional costs|**600**|||||**-**| |Subscriptions|**745**|||||**657**| |Website|**105**|||||**77**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**25,185**|||||**7,315**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||~~**-**~~|||||| |**_Sub total_**||||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||||**7,315**| |||||||| ||**- 5,624.00**|**-**|**-**|**- 5,624.00**||**4,587.00**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**86,988.00**|**-**|**-**|**86,988.00**||**82,401.00**| ||**81,364.00**|**-**|**-**|**81,364.00**||**86,988.00**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**B1 Cash funds**
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)|bank account
1|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**81,364**
**-**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
0|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||bank account|**81,364**|**-**|**-**| ||1|**-**|**-**|**-**
8/11/2023| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**_Total cash funds_**||**81,364**||**-**||**-**| ||||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**||**Endowment**| ||||**funds**||**funds**||**funds**| ||||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**| |**B2 Other monetary assets**|||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**||**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |**B3 Investment assets**|||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**||**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |**B4 Assets retained for the**|||||**-**||**-**| |**charity’s own use**|||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**| ||||**Fund to which**||**Amount due**||**When due**| ||||**liability relates**||**(optional)**||**(optional)**| |**B5 Liabilities**|||||**-**||| ||||||**-**||| ||||||**-**||| ||||||**-**||| ||||||**-**||| |Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|Signature||Print|Name|||Date of
approval| ||||Neil|Martin|||28/03/2023| ||||||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 08/11/2023 2 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Charitv Naine British Society for the Research into Ageing On accounts for the year ended th 30 November 2022 Charity no (if any) 279932 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3011112022. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination £etheF which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 311512023 Name: Tracy Rhys-williams Relevant professional qualification(s) or body MAAT IER Oct 2018 (if any): Address: 7 Rosebarn Close, Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 OHN Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018