South West Asbestos Support and Awarenes8 Group (Charity No. 1178353) Operating as SWASAG Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trnstee8' Annual Report and Receipts 2nd Pa￿ents Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2024 South West Asbestos Support and Awareness Group (Charity no. 1178353) Operaling as SWASAG Page Tru8tces' Rq)ort Receipts and PaymeDts Statem¢nt of Assets and Liabtliiies Notes to tb¢ Ac￿llnts Independent Examivation South West Asbestos Support and Awareness Group (Charity no. 1178353) Operating as SWASAG Trustees, Anllllai Report For the ytsr to 31 M*rth 2024 South West Support and Awareness Group (Cbartty No.1178353) is a Charitable Inwyporated Organisation (CIO) and was e$tablisbed on the I l May 2018 the Cbartry CotDmission for EDg]and and Wales. The Principle addres5 is 19 Windemiere CrescenL DerrIfi>￿ PlytLQUtI D￿On PL6 5HX. The charity Opera￿ Under tbe Dame of SWASAG. Obje¢t$ orth¢ thority The obJ￿ts of the charity ar¢'.- (a) to preserye and prot¢¢t the pbysical aod menthl heajtb of ￿ffere[S of asbestos related illtie&w witbin the geogr4)hxc aTea of the South West of England through the ptovision of financial assi8t8nce, supw¢ education and prnctical advice, in panicular but Dot eXCh￿]VelY ￿. help t￿prOVe the living conditiOLS and quality of life of th. (li) develop local supp)rt groups. and bring together in &xrference and work in liaisoll with rqJrescntsttYcs of volunlary organisatiOD5. 8overnttLetit departjnenw local and othersratsrtory authorities and individuats. (b) to advallce the &lucatioll of the geller81 public, wxthin tbe geoA>hic area of the South West of England, ill all are&8 relating to asbestos related illnesses iticluding but not eK¢htsively by providing iDfonnation about the hazar& of asbestos iti the enYiron]nenL and how to obtaill repardtiolls and otlLer fi￿(L5. Publit Benefit The trustees bave had regard to the guidance i&sued by the ChaTity Comtni&sion ¢)n public benefit and beheve the activities undertakeu to further the CE￿Ity'S PUryK)ses for the public benefiL Structur¢J gov¢rn#llce and managtmenl The charity's governing docutnent ts the CIO foundation m¢xiel agr￿S by the applicaats on l May 2018 and registered with the Charity Cornrnission for England and Vl'ales on I l May 2018. The tswtees are selected ¢)n the basis of their ski114 ktwwledge and experience ne£dal for thc effective runlling of the clwity. Trustees are appointed for 8 period of three years except iti the first year wlLerE it can be for le&s. There at least three trustees. Tntstees who have served tn the period io d*e of approval of these accounts Stcven Jones Julie Pleau Helen Rowe South W￿t Asbestos Support and Awareness Group (Charfty no. 1178353) Operatlng as SWASAG Trugtees. AllDll￿ Report eolltinued Main activities in the period er the period of this rewTrrt SWASAG trustees and specialist nursc love had a pre5ellce at lth Pl￿￿Outh and Tnm and we have held 4 meetings in Torbay. The Torbay meetmg is somethmg we will colltitiue io buil¢l SWASAG have comtnitted to continue fitnding I day per week of the Mesothelioula Clinical Nurse sp￿thI]st salary over this pcriod fi￿ded her attendance at all internaiional confe1￿¢¢ in SiDgaporc and a150 fimded hcr expert trwDin8. We will so forward into allother year Collu￿tting to all the anllual eycnts listed and also expalldthg the gjpport groups that are 50 valued by our cott)munity. Finallciai Revie The trustees are ple&sed svith the level of donations in tbe year which totsI £50,849 whi¢h are all unrestricted. Expenditure w&$ £57,949 and therefore at the end of the flnancial year there Iv&s £28,139 in the charity bank account whicb represents uprestricted funds. During th¢ yur we donated ro Mesoth¢]i¢)ma UK (no* 3), purchas￿4 servi¢es for ber¢efi¢iaries, promotiooai rner¢handis¢ o1¢)ng with the oorn]ai operational costs. As we are a Bro￿￿ng chariry the tnLStees will bold ￿ffiCie0t Teserves to meet plans alld to protwt against unforeseen expendtttue. South West Asbestos Support and Awareness Group (Charity no. 1178353) Operating as SWASAG Trnstees, Report eollthiued ProfesgionAI AdvI8er8 Santand Independent Examiners: NorthcottTnunfield. Charte￿1 A￿ullIants Contact Detai15 Telepbone . 01752 317018 E-mail.. Website: This report is approved on behdf of the boord of ttwtets on 17 0¢￿ber 2024 by Steyen JotM:_ South West Asbestos Support 2nd Awareness Group (Charity no. 1178353) Operating as SWASAG Reeeipts and Payments For the year to 31 MArcb 2024 2024 2023 UDrestrlcted Unrestr&¢ted Funds Fullds Reeelptg DonatfioDS Solicitors 34.855 40,500 DonatiOL8 and events 15.994 7.285 Total receiptg 47,785 PaymeDts Awareness events and fuudraisin8 28,562 21,998 Printillg and stationery 490 2J88 cI￿l￿ble doDatiOtJs'. Mesothelion]a UK 11,817 12,561 Charitable donatim: Beneficiaries 721 3229 Subscriptions 200 3,383 2,605 Website maDagement 901 340 Training 1,107 1,500 Merchandise forsale and promotional goods 2,850 1,572 Independent ￿alDInatioll 420 420 Research and tmillg travel Costs 7.498 4,115 Purchase of assets 390 Total pairynents 57.949 51,118 Cash fund brought fDfTv3rd 35,239 38,572 Recexpts 50,849 47,785 Ply￿ellts 57,949 51,118 Cash funds at this year end 35,239 South West Asbestos Support and Awareness Group (Chydrity no. 1178353) Operating as SWASAG Statement of assets liabilities As at 31 Il#reh 2024 2024 2023 Unrestricted Unrestricted Funds Funds C4sh Fulld$ Crisis fund cash Bank balance 150 27,989 300 34,939 Cash funds at year end 35239 A&sets retained for eharlty Dse Computer Collection caus Gazebo and heater Projector Shredder Books MobiLe Lenovo laptop aad Printers (3 ofj Sbredder Sum up reader Collection pots 300 52 387 362 60 180 242 1,236 500 160 120 270 300 52 387 362 60 180 242 1.236 500 160 120 270 These accounts are approved on beI￿lf of all the tnLStee8 on 17 (ktober 2024 by Steven Jon¢s. Signed TTuslee South West Asbestos Support and Awareness Group (Charity no. 1178353) Operating as SWASAG Notes to the Ac¢ounts For the YUT ¢0 31 2024 Guarantees and debts The tmstees CODfym, in ac¢ordan¢e with th¢ Charitable Incorpornted Organisations Act (General) Regulations 2012, that at the year end tbe CIO did not have aDy outslanding guardntxs to third parti&% rtor any debts secured on &8s¢ts of the CIO. Trustee remuneration Charltsble donadons (i) tnstitutl(Jn8 2024 21123 Mesoth¢liotDa UK C.I.O. (Reg. No. 1177039) Medical Regearch Nutsing car¢ 11,817 12,561 0>) Belleflclarles Medical 5LfpFQrt alld equip￿thI 721 Trnstee E￿enseS The 3 Trusw are reimbwsed for travel costs iDCurr￿] atteDdiDg ￿￿ting8 in th¢ South Westpetiin&J South West Asbestos Support and Awarelless Group (Charity no. 1178353) Operating as SWASAG tlldependent Ex￿niner'S Report to the Trnstees of Sollth West Asbestos Support and Awareness Group I report to the chariry tA￿tee$ examtnation of the ttccounts of thc cbarity for the ye4r ended 31 March 2024 which are set out on pages 4 to 6. Responslbllltles And basis of report As the charity's trustecs you are responsible for th¢ preparation of the awunts in a￿ordanCe with the requir￿ts of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act,). I report in reSp￿t of my eXam￿tIOn of the ¢hariry's accounts carried out under stttion 145 of the Act amd ill carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under ￿ti0Th 145{5)(b} of tbe Act. tndependeDt eiaminer's statement I have completed my examitiation. I conf￿[￿ that uo ttthtters have come to my attention in u)nlle¢tioti with the examination giving me cause to believe in any material re accounung records were not kept in re5PCCt of the Clharity &$ required by section 130 of tbe Act. or the accounts do not acc{￿d witb those rccords. I bave no conc¢ms and have come ocffJ&s DO OtILer matters iti ¢onnectiOn with the examinatson to which attention should be Signed.. Guy lan NorthcDtt FCA, Bst(Eeonl Hons, DChA For and on behalf of: Northcott Trumfield Chartered Accountants Devonshire Viua 52 S￿llrt Road Stoke Plymouth PLJ 4EE Date: 17 October 2024