South West Asbestos Support avd Alvareness Group
(Charity No. 1178353)
Operating as SWASAG
Charitsble Incorporated Organisation
Tru5tees' Annual Report and
Receipts 2nd Payments Aeeounts
For the year ended 31 March 2025

South West Asbestos Support and Awareness Group (Charfty no. 1178353)
Operating as SWASAG
Pa8e
Trustees, Report
Receipts and Payments
Ststelnent of Assets and Liabi]ities
Notes to the Acco￿lts
Ind¢pelld¢nt EXamIn￿]Qn

South West Asbestos Support and Awareness Group (Charity no. 1178353)
Operating as SWASAG
Th￿te¢s. AnDual Re￿rt
For the year to 31 M*reh 21125
South W¢st Supwrt and AwareDe55 Gro￿ (c1￿lty No.1178i53) is 8 Charitable Incorporated Orgatii8atton (CIO) gnd was
established on the I l May 2018 th¢ Cbaryty Comrni55ion for England and Wal¢s. The principle address is 19 Witidemere
Crescent, DurifoT¢ Plyrnoth. Ikyon PL6 5HX. The ¢l]arity ¢)Ftrdtes wjdcr th¢ Dam¢ of SWASAG.
Objects of the charity
The objects of the cbartty are:.
{a)
to preserve and protect the physica] aDd mental bealth of sufferers of asbestos Telated illnesses ￿rythIn the geogTaphi
area of the South we￿ of Englrt through the ptoviston of fioallci￿ &ssistance, supwL education and prnctical
advice. in particular butnot exCI￿81Ve1Y to:
hejp improve the iivxng c4)nditioLs and qudity of life of sufferers:
d¢v¢lop lo¢al support groups" and
bring tog¢th¢r in eoFJference and M'ork in liaison with representsttyes of volunfary orgatiisations. govemjnellt
d¢partrn¢T]ts. local and oth¢r Statutory authortlies and tndividuals.
(b)
to 8dvanc¢ th¢ ethic*ion of th¢ g¢n¢Trl publi4 within the ge4)whi¢ 8rea of th¢ South West of Englan¢ all are&s
r¢latiDg to asbe￿0$ relai¢d il]ness¢s including but nol exclustv¢ly by prowding Information &￿ut the ha32rds of
sb¢5tos in the enviroDm¢nL and how to obtsin reprtions oth¢r funds.
Public Benefit
The trustees have had regard (o the guidance issued by th¢ Charity Commission on pub]ic benefft and b¢li¢v¢ the main
activities undertaken b) firfier the charity's pwposes forthe public benefiL
Structsrej govern*n¢e and maD*gemeDt
The chaxity's governing dcKument is the CIO foundation m￿le] agr￿] by the appjicartts on l May 2018 and registered with
the Charity Commission for Ellgland and Wales on I l May 2018.
The tnLStees are selectrd on the b&sis of thexr skili4 knowledge and eX￿lence needed for the effective running of the charity.
Tntst¢e$ are appointed for a Ftriod of thTee years except iti the ftrst ye4r where it ean be for le&s. Thetr be at least three
Tn￿1¢¢5 who have served in the period to of approv81 of th¢5¢ ￿￿Ounts ar¢:_
Steven Jones
Julie Pleau
Helen Rowe

South West Asbestos Support and Awareness Group (Charity no. 1178353)
Operating as SIVASAG
Trnstee5' Annual Re￿rt continoed
8£tivitie5 ID the period
During the period 01104r202431103r2025 the charity has continued to strive tow7rds its ststed aim of providing support to a]1
persons diagnosed with an asbestos related illness, and to acbieve this bave had a presence at nwiy F￿ninsu]2 events raising
awareness of the dangets of LslKsto&
It be&￿ne apparettt during the COUTS¢ of the last 12 mondks that the Southwest Peninsula WLS bucking the Dational trend of a
reductioll in mesotheliottLal&sbestos disease cases, alld ill fact w&s demonstrating an Illcr￿e, and a decision was made to
commenee a fjjrther support coffee morning to coyer the Exeter are4 hopefully io encomp￿ Nortb and East Devon. Despite
its infancy this group is already gro￿￿￿ and feedb￿ 15 very positive. The gtoups iti Ix)tb PIyJDouth and Tnwo continue to
gtDw and also Teceive very tK>SitiYe feedback
SWASAG wi]] continu¢ over the next 12 months to listen and respond to the patroD% it seTV¢S and will sh4)e tbe wup to
deliver the ￿pport rwuir¢d as needed. Thue will conttnue to a presence at lcul alld national events as requested and
fimdraising efforts will be maintsined in partnership I￿al businesses. We are l(K)king fonvard to the challenges the next
12 rnonths v/ill bTin& whilst keeping our f(w on the patien￿ families and carers wbo usc OUT service.
Financial Review
Th¢ trustees are pleased Thith the level of donations in the year wbtch totsl £44.312 which are all uJ]restricied. ExpeDditur¢ was
£43,535 and therefoty at the eDd of the financi￿ year thtre was £29.710 in the charity baJ]k accouttl which represents
estricted funds. Ikning the year w¢ donated to Mesotbelioffja UK {nol¢ 3). pwchased seLvices for btlleficipries.
promotional mercl)andise alollg with tb¢ noThnal opetational costs.
As we are a growing charity the tn]stees will hold sufficient osh re5erv¢s to meet fjjture pjalls and to prot¢cl agatnst
)foreseen fijture expendIti￿¢.

South West Asbestos Support and Awareness Group (Charity no. 1178353)
Operating as SIVASAG
Trustees. Annual Report continued
Prof¢ssioD31 AdTh75en
Bank..
SatJtandeT
Independent Examiners..
Northcott Trulnfield, Charter¢d A¢¢ountants
Contacl Details
Telephone '.
01752 317018
E-mail -.
5wasaginfo@gmail.com
Websile..
v.swasag.co.uk
This rew)rt is
prov¢d on behalf of the board of tnjstees on 16 Septernber 2025 by Steven Jones.'_

South West Asbestos Support and Awareness Group (Charity no. 1178353)
Operating as SWASAG
Receipts and Payments
For tbe year to 31 Marcb 21J25
2025
2024
Unrestricted Unrestricted
Funds
F￿lldS
Reeefipts
Donations
Solicitors
35,584
34.855
Donations and events
8.728
15,994
Refimds
794
Total receipts
P•yme4ts
Awareness events and fimdraistng
15,614
28.562
Pr4nting and 5tstion¢ry
490
C1￿]Iable doDatio]Js: Mesothdioma ixj
13.170
11.817
c1￿1t￿ble doDations: BtheficiaTi
474
721
Subscriptions
320
200
General administration
2,691
3,383
Website management
1.073
901
Traintng
1.668
1.107
Merchandise for Sale and promotional gtKM
1.757
2,850
Independeni Examillation
480
420
Research aT¥J trainiD8 travel costs
3.617
7.498
Purel￿e of
1.560
Totsl payments
Cash fund brought lornard
28,139
35,239
Receipts
45,106
50.849
PayEnents
43.535
57.949
Casb fuDds at this year ertd
29,710

South West Asbestos Support and Awareness Group (Charity Do. 1178353)
Operating as SWASAG
Statement of assets and liabilities
AS at 31 March 2025
2025
2024
Unrestricted Unrestricted
Funds
Funds
Cash Funds
Crisis fund cash
Bank balanc¢
126
29.584
150
27.989
Cash funds at year end
29.710
Assets retsined for charity use
Comput¢r
Coll¢ction cans
Gaz¢b() and heater
Pri)jector
Shredder
Books
Mobile
Lenovo Laptop and accessories
Printers13 00
Shredder
Sum up reader
Colleciion pots
Lenovo ThinkPad 2 of
300
52
387
362
60
180
242
1,236
500
160
120
270
1,560
300
52
387
362
60
180
242
1236
500
160
120
270
These accounts are approved on behalf of ￿] th¢ tru5t¢e5 on 16 September 2025 by Steven Jon¢s.
Signed
Trustee

South West Asbestos Support and Awarene55 Group (Charity no. 1178353)
Operating as SWASAG
otes to the Accounts
For the ye*r to 31 March 2025
Guarantees aDd debts
The tntstees Confin￿ in ac£ordance with the Charitsble Lncorwratod Organisations Act (General) Regulatio￿9 2012.
that at the year end the CIO did not bave any (MJtstandiDg guarantees kn third parties nor any debts secured on assets of
the CIO.
Trnstee remuneration
TtLL%tees are notremulleratr
Charitable donatiotts
(*)
InstitstioD$
2025
2024
M¢sotheliorDa UK C.I.O. (Reg. No. 1177039)
Medical Research
NutSiDg care
1,580
11.590
11.817
13,170
(b) BeDeficiariey
Medical support and equipment
474
721
Trnstee Expenses
The 3 Trustees Are reimbursed for travel eosts iticurrol aiiending meetings in the South West peninsulL

South West Asbestos Support and Awareness Group (Charity no. 1178353)
Operating as SWASAG
IndepeDdeDt EumiDer's Report to the Trustees of Soutb West Asbestos Supwrt and AwaT¢JJes$ GTOUP
I report to the clwity trustees on my examI￿On of the xcounts of the clwity for the year ended 31 M￿Ch 2025 which 8
set out on pages 4 to 6.
Responsibilities and basts of report
As ihe ¢h8Tity's tnLqtees you resp)nsil)le for th¢ pryardtion of th¢ ae¢oullL8 in aecordanee with the requirements of the
Chariti¢s Ad 2011 {'the Act.).
I report in respect of my ¢X8[ni￿1tsn of th¢ ¢lwrity'$ accoutts ￿lied out Und￿ 145 of the Ad 8ttd in canying out my
examination I hav¢ followed all th¢ applithle Directions given by the Clwity Commission w)d¢r 5￿tion 145(5Xb) of the A¢L
Independent e￿￿]Der'S statement
I have cojnpleted my examination. I confitm that no matters have LX)me to my attention in cOnn￿lI0n with the examination
givingn)e cause to believe that in any ma￿121 TwecL'
aCCOUD(ing records were not kept in rwt of the charity as requred by seclion 130 of the ACL. or
the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no eoneerns and have come acm&s llo other matters in eonne¢tion with the exatnI￿On to wbxch attention should be
drawn in this re￿￿ in order to enable a proper uDders(anding of the accounts to be rexhed.
Signed-
Guy lan Northcott
FCA, B$e(Econ) Hons, DChA
For and on behalf of:
Northcott Trumfield
Chartered AccouDtants
Devonshire Villa
52 Stuart Road
Stoke
Ptymothth
PL3 4EE
Date: 16 September 2025