Cadasil Support UK
Charity number 1175812
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 30 June 2023
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Cadasil Support UK
Annual Report and Financial Statements
For the year ended 30 June 2023
| Contents | Page |
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| Trustees' report | 2 to 5 |
| Statement of financial activities | 6 |
| Balance sheet | 7 |
| Notes to the accounts | 8, 9 |
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Cadasil Support UK Trustees' report
The Members of the charity are its Trustees for the purpose of the Foundation Model Charitable Incorporated Organisation or CIO and who throughout this report are collectively referred to as the trustees.
Trustees who have held office for the period 1July 2021 to 30 June 2023:
Name Position Appointed Resigned Mrs Karen Carter Chairperson November 2017 Mrs Chops Carter November 2017 Mr Glenn Bate April 2018
Method of appointment
In accordance with the charity’s constitution a minimum of three trustees must always be appointed. All Trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the charity. Any expenses reclaimed from the charity are set out in the notes to the accounts. New Trustees are given a formal induction covering the charity’s aims, objectives and challenges, the funding and an overview of how the charity’s services and activities are carried out.
Principal address
3 Popples Bradshaw Halifax HX2 9QP
Bankers
Barclays Bank plc
Governing document
Charitable Incorporated Organisation - Foundation Registered 20[th] November 2017 The charity is governed by its Constitution, which will be reviewed annually and revised, if necessary, in line with Charity Commission guidance and approval.
The charity is incorporated through the legal status of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), which means if the CIO is wound up, the trustees of the CIO have no liability to contribute to its assets and no personal responsibility for settling its debts and liabilities.
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Objects of the organisation
The principle activity of the charity is to promote and protect the physical and mental health of sufferers of cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infracts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) and their relatives and carers, through the provision of support, education and practical advice and through the provision of research funding.
Review of progress and achievements
Achievements, Performance and demonstration of Public Benefit
This year has been another good year for the Charity as we have continued to grow both in raising awareness and in our social media group. We hoped to report that financially we would be at least able to cover the very limited planned expenditure and at best able to report a larger surplus than the previous year. We are pleased and thankful to all involved in the charity to be able to present this report and healthy financial statement for the third year of the charity’s development, despite this was the year that Covid-19 really began to cause chaos in the world.
The main focus of the charity during these 12 months has been the same as last year:
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Promoting and increasing the public profile of the charity
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Raising funds to continue the maintenance and hosting costs of our website.
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Championing one of our main aims which is to raise public awareness of cadasil.
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Continue to promote awareness and build a good relationship with Professor Markus and the cadasil team at Addenbrookes Hospital at the University of Cambridge.
Raising awareness
Our Facebook group continues to grow and now has over 1.1K members which is still our main ‘go to place’ for support. More members are commenting and asking for advice on the group and real friendships are being formed.
We have continued to share the cadasil support group to other Facebook pages and groups, especially those which concentrated on MS (something people with cadasil with are often misdiagnosed with), stroke survival groups and also migraine groups. We have maintained our relationships with similar group administrators and refer members to these groups too. For example, people who believe they have cadasil (but have chosen not to be tested) can join a group with people in the same position rather than be in a group where people have definite diagnosis.
This year we also produced more leaflets about cadasil and the similarities between it and Multiple Sclerosis. We have continued to distribute these all over the United Kingdom just as we have done in the previous year. This is something we will continue to do in years to come.
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Cadasil Support UK Trustees' report continued ..
Website
We have continued to keep the website up to date and so it has a wealth of vital information for both those with families and / or carers. More importantly it leads people to our Facebook group where they can seek support and advice from ‘real people’ who know what they are talking about and going through and more importantly, support each other.
Risk Management
The charity does not employ staff and does not own or lease premises which makes the financial risk very low however funding and fundraising continues to be a priority to ensure the charity continues to deliver activities as set out in the constitution.
Financial Review
The statement of financial activities provides a summary of our income and expenditure from 1[st] July 2022 to 30[th] June 2023.
The balance sheets present a healthy picture for the second year with a surplus on the year of £4,313.
Financial Outlook
The board continues to aim to increase current levels of unrestricted income
Future Plans
The charity will continue to review its policies and practices in the next financial year. Opportunities for us to design, print and promote leaflets on Cadasil will be explored in the hope we can place them in hospitals and GP’s across the UK. Cadasil Support will be looking to develop robust and fit for purpose policies and procedures to ensure the governance of the charity is strengthened and continues to be successful.
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Cadasil Support UK Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 30 June 2023
| Total | Total | |||
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| Unrest'd | Funds | Funds | ||
| Funds | 2023 | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Income and endowments from: | ||||
| Donations and Legacies | 3,167 | 3,167 | 2,965 | |
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| Total income and endowments | 3,167 | 3,167 | 2,965 | |
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| Expenditure on: | ||||
| Costs incurred | Note 8 | 3,229 | 3,229 | 3,379 |
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| Total resources expended | 3,229 | 3,229 | 3,379 | |
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| Net movement in funds | (62) | (62) | (414) | |
| Total funds brought forward | £4,375 | £ 4,375 | 4,789 | |
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| Total funds carried forward | £ 4,313 | £ 4,313 | £4,375 | |
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All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
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Cadasil Support UK Balance sheet as at 30th June 2023
| 2022 | 2022 | |||
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Current assets | ||||
| Bank Accounts | 4,565 | 4,627 | ||
| Liabilities | ||||
| Accruals and deferred income | (252) | (252) | ||
| Net current assets | 4,313 | 4,375 | ||
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| Total assets less current liabilities | 4,313 | 4,375 | ||
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| Net assets | £ 4,313 | £ 4,375 | ||
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| Capital funds | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | 4,313 | 4,375 | ||
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| Total funds | £ 4,313 | £ 4,375 | ||
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Approval of the accounts
The annual report and accounts were approved at a meeting of the Trustees held on 18 September 2023
Karen Ann Carter
Karen Ann Carter
Trustee
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Cadasil Support UK Notes to the accounts For the year ended 30 June 2023
1 Accounting Policies
a Basis of accounting
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP 2000).
b Income
Donations and legacies are accounted for when received by the charity. Other income is accounted for on an accruals basis as far as is prudent to do so.
c Grants
Revenue grants are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities on receipt, subject to any required conditions being met or services being provided. Capital grants are recognised on receipt in the Statement of Financial Activities. This policy has been adopted to give a true and fair view as recommended by the SORP.
d Tangible Fixed Assets
Tangible fixed assets are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year and cost at least £250.
Expenditure on charitable activities includes the purchase of microchip scanning equipment. In the opinion of the trustees, this equipment has limited useful life & a policy of full write off of the purchase cost in the year of acquisition has been adopted.
2 Fund accounting
Funds held by the charity are either:
Unrestricted general funds
These are funds which can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds
These are funds that can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Designated funds
These are funds set aside by the trustees out of unrestricted general funds for specific future purposes or projects.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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Cadasil Support UK Notes to the accounts continued For the year ended 30 June 2023
| 3 Debtors and prepayments Debtors Prepayments 4 Cash at bank and in hand Cash at bank and in hand 5 Creditors and accruals Creditors Accruals Deferred income |
2023 £ - - - 2023 £ 4,313 2023 £ - 252 - 252 |
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6 Trustee remuneration and expenses
No trustees received any remuneration or expenses during the accounting period.
7 Related party transactions
There were no related party transactions to report during the accounting period.
8 Expenditure on raising funds
| Expenditure on raising funds | ||
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| 2023 | 2022 | |
| Donation to Addenbrookes | 2,500 | 3,000 |
| Professional fees | 300 | - |
| Web hosting fees | 129 | 129 |
| Leaflets and promotional | - | - |
| Postage and stationery | - | - |
| Accountancy | 300 | 252 |
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| 3,229 | 3,379 | |
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