2024-03-31-accounts - The British Eating Disorders Society

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Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	for theperiod	for theperiod	for theperiod
From	Period start date			To	Period end date
	01	April	2023		31	March	2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name British Eating Disorders Society Other names charity is known by (BrEDS) Registered charity number (if any) 1179286

Charity's principal address C/O The Brownhill Centre, 121 Swindon Road

Cheltenham Gloucestershire Postcode GL51 9EZ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Sam Clark-Stone	Chair
Nick Hawkes	Vice-Chair
Hannah Wilson	Treasurer & Secretary
John Roche
Simon Chapman		Resigned 30/10/24

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Jessica Parkin
Erica Husain		Resigned 16/11/24
Shila Rashid
Hubertus Himmerich
Nicola Mazey
Emma Haggerty	Non-voting board member

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, governance and management Description of the charity’s trusts Articles of association Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are elected by the Board of Trustees following recommendation Trustee selection methods by any BrEDS member and with the aim of having representation from (eg. appointed by, elected by) each of the constituent professional groups and third sector organisations that comprise the membership of BrEDS

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

(a)For the public benefit, improve awareness of eating disorders, and the care and treatment of people with eating disorders and their families. (b) For the public benefit, enable and improve communication including sharing of knowledge and skills between people working in the field of eating disorders across the United Kingdom.

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Organisation and maintenance of the Workplace site which is used to facilitate communication and learning for British Eating Disorders Society (BrEDS) members. This includes the sharing of open access academic journal articles, national and international guidance, facilitation of discussions regarding clinical issues, information regarding training opportunities and hosting teaching webinars provided by world experts. Each of these activities enhances the knowledge and skills of members working with people with eating disorders and their families and thereby improves care and treatment

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

During 2023-2024, membership of BrEDS continued to grow. Activated membership on Meta Workplace grew from 2297 to 2626. Monthly active members dropped from 726 but had peaks and troughs throughout the year ending at 583. Weekly peaked at 425 and remained in the range 255-425 throughout the year apart from Christmas time 2023. Daily activity stayed roughly stable throughout the year with daily peaks and troughs from 7 – 209.

There were 1255 posts created generating 762 comments and 1986 reactions.

210 private messages were sent between members.

There was no reported content throughout the year.

Most members accessed Workplace via their mobile phone, reaching a peak of 110 daily, with the remainder using a desk top computer, with a one-off peak of 119, the more usual number being below 100 daily. Members using the Workplace app had a peak of 111 per day.

Membership continued to represent the wide range of disciplines and organisations working with people with eating disorders and their families in the UK.

During the time span of this report, BrEDS Trustees arranged three live (and recorded) webinars on The Gut Microbiome in Anorexia Nervosa (40 live viewers, 315 subsequent views of recording), Ketogenic Metabolic Therapy (28 live viewers, 376 subsequent views of recording) and Recent Developments Eating Disorders Prevention (49 live viewers, 398 subsequent views of recording).

Our activities have continued to provide free training, guidance and resources for members, thereby enhancing our impact on the care of people with eating disorders and their families and bringing benefit to society as a whole.

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Section E Financial review

N/A Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in None deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Sam Clark-Stone Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 28/12/24

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British Eating Disorders Society (BrEDS) 1179286 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 4/1/2023 3/31/2024

Section A Receipts and payments

Section A Receipts and payments
to the nearest £ A1 Receipts 3,830 - - - - - - - 3,830 - - Sub total- Total receipts 3,830 A3 Payments Bank Charges 30 Websire Charges 211 - - - - - - - Sub total 241 - - Sub total - Total payments 241 Net of receipts/(payments) 3,589 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end - Cash funds this year end 3,589 Unrestricted funds Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
		- - - - - - - - -	3,830 - - - - - - - 3,830	3,830
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

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			Date of approval
		Simon Stone	1/7/2025