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## Section A Reference and administration details
## **Charity name** UNITED KINGDOM CONTINENCE SOCIETY
**Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1185694
**Charity's principal address** Crown House, 28 Winchester Road, Romsey.
**Postcode SO51 8AA**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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8|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Karen Guerrero|Chair|||
||VeenuTyagi|Treasurer|||
||Matthew Parsons|Secretary|Appointed 31 March
2023||
||Tamsin Greenwell|Vice Chair|||
||Kate Anders|Secretary|Resigned 31 March 2023||
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
|**Name**|**Dates acted if not for wholeyear**|
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
None
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## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
- Elected
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- 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;
Planning insecurities relating to Covid restrictions resulted in the AGM for 12 months was held virtually for the second time within the programme of the UKCS Annual Scientific Meeting. (March 2022).
Charities main source of revenue continued to be greatly reduced from pre-covid activities due to COVID (March 2020 - 2021) Ref: UKCS Management Ltd organising the meetings.
However there was a small requirement to support the educational activities of UKCS as basically reduced sponsorship resulted that the courses and webinars were not self-financing from course fees and sponsorship organised by UKCS Management Ltd.
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
To relieve sickness promote good health and advance education for the public benefit in particular but not exclusive by:
3.1 aiding an effective clinical network of care for patients with reduced pelvic floor and urological and colorectal function throughout the United Kingdom:
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
3.2 promoting public awareness of continence by offering open access to website for resource to patients and links to patient information from national bodies such as Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, British Association of Urological Surgeons and British Society of Urogynaecology;
3.3 raising and setting standards of training in but not limited to urogynaecology, urology, coloproctology, physiotherapy, nursing, rehabilitation, medical physics including but not limited to, the provision of a network of support through discussion, study and communication;
3.4 encouraging the study and management of urological, colorectal and pelvic dysfunction including, but not limited to, urinary incontinence, pelvic organ
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prolapse and faecal incontinence; 3.5 by providing a forum for members of the multidisciplinary teams with an interest in urogynaecology, urology, coloproctology and pelvic floor dysfunction throughout the United Kingdom; 3.6 encouraging research for the public benefit into all areas of pelvic floor dysfunction to disseminate the results of such research. 3.7 awarding research & educational grants to further the purposes, pending on available funds. Carried out: Website development: regular updates for scientific papers and national guidelines:
Newsletters: x 2 to members
**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)**
Hosted educational webinars and virtual Annual Scientific Meeting
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Grant making for the: a) No grants were awarded this year due to reduced income related to Covid You **may choose** to include legacy further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main Annual Scientific Meeting:** The Trustees planned and executed the virtual UKCS **achievements of the charity** Annual Scientific Meeting in March 2022. **during the year** The conference attracted 160 attendees. The material is available on a pay per view option with discounted rates for Members. Several webinars where organised including on: Pessaries - UK Clinical Guideline for best practice. Neuromodulation: advances in technology and clinical practice in a post Covid World. Treatment Of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence. UKCS Urodynamics Course. Available for members and non members. **Membership:** increased due to the favourable discounts on Registrations Fees to attend the webinars and Annual Scientific Meeting. Number at 31 December were at @ 386 **Website:** Developed and upgraded with development of a reference section for the specialist involved in the multidisciplinary team treating the public **Policy Documents and Guidelines:** The charity continues to engage in development of treatment guidelines in partnership with other professional organisations: _UK Pessary Guidelines, OASIS and Urodynamic accreditation:_ **Section E Financial review** Reserves basically remain the same at £61,956 end of the year from £62,057 at **Brief statement of the** 1 January 2022. **charity’s policy on reserves** Whilst membership increased again and revenue increased here. Overall the operational outcome was breakeven. There is an issue in collecting renewal membership fees and efforts are being made to retrospectively collect fees. There was no donation income for a third year due to the charity hosting a
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virtual conference having postponed the planned conference in Sheffield till March 2023).
The reserves where as planned sufficient to withstand a hit or a loss making conference.
Reserves are low and planned to be increased with virtual events by way of online webinars and hosting a live conference and AGM in 2023
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
None
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
The principal income for this financial year is limited to membership fees
- 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**
The executive did raise membership fees to cover admin costs and reflect the added benefits of membership. Fees remain low with a small dependency on income from the educational activities and sponsorship.
There is confidence in hosting the Annual Scientific meeting in Sheffield (March 2023) as a face to face live event with a view to receiving a donation/reduce grants outstanding.
## **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)** Karen Guerrero **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Chairperson
**Date** 13/11/2023
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# Annual Accounts for United Kingdom Continence Society
1st January 2022 to 31 December 2022
Charity number 1185694
Registered Address: Crown House, 28 Winchester Road, Romsey. SO51 8AA
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UKC S Association
Profit & Loss
January through December 2022
Jan . t)ec 22
1) . Member9hip Fees
3,515.00 4
20.00
135. Accredrtatio
Total Income
3,535 00
Gross Profft
3,535.00
- Expen8e
. Webstte
1,123.28
510 . Society Administration
2,512.34
Totsl Expense
3,635.62
Profft for the Year
-1.6?
UKCS Association
UK Balance Sheet- standard
As of 31 Decernber 2022
31 22
-ASSErs
CurrentA¥8ets
V Other Current As*ets
1201 . Education Grart Account
15,557 60 4
15,557.60
Total Other Current Assets
V Ca8h at bank and in hartd
1121 . B•rcl•y¥ Charrty Aeeount
53,415.88
Total Cash at bank and in hand
53,41 C 88
Totsl Current A88et8
68,973.48
Current Lkrybilities
Accounts Payable
1220. Account¥ Payable
7,005.62
Total Accounts Payabbe
Other Current Liabilitie•
7,005 62
1230. VAT Liibility
Total Other Current LiabTrlrtie8
11.36
11.36
Totsl Current Lfj8bllrtfje$
7,016.98
NET CVRR£IIT ASSETS
61,9%50
TOTAL AssEfs LESS CURREltr UAblL1ES
61,956.50
IIET ASSET5
61,958.50
"VC•iMtsI •Trd Re•er¥e*
15. Retsined Charity Funds
55,063.56
3201 . Unrestricted Net A¥¥et*
7,113.56
Profrt for the Year
-1,220 62
SreOIder1Ulld*
61,956.
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