East Midlands Asbestos Support Team (Registered charity, number 1186006) Financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 Page Contents Trustees, annual report Independent examiner's report Receipts & payments a¢¢ount Statement of assets & liabilities Notes to the aco)unts capLUS COMMUNITY ACCOUNTING East Midlands Asbestos Support Team Trustees, annual report for the year ended 31 March 2025 Full name East Midlands Asbestos Support Team, Other namès by which the charity Is known Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team (DAST) EMAST Organlsation type Charitable incorporated organisation Rogist8red charfty numbor 1186006 Prlnclpal addre88 1 Rose Hill East, Chesterfield. Derbyshire, S40 1 NU Trustèes James Eaden, Chaimian Colin Hampton, Treasurer Hilary Cave Ann Lambert David MacGregor Patricla Clough Senlor management staff Joanna Reeve, Bereavement Counsellor Natalie Woodward, Adviser Independènt oxamlner John O'8rien, employee of Communiiy Accounting Plus, Units 1 & 2 North West, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG15GL Governance and management The charity is operated under the rules of its ¢onstitLJtion adopted 28 October 2019 and most recently amended on 1 October 2024. We invite trustees who can bring the necessary skills and experience to our board. We look for those Trade Unionists that have membership in industries with high incidence of Asbestos Related Diseases, seNice users and those interested in our Aims and Objectives. Obiectlves and activities Undertaking benefits advice including full benefits check for those who have been diagnosed with an asbestos related disease, the majority of whom are terminally ill with mesothelioma (asbestos related lung cancer) or lung cancer or other debilitating diseases such as asbestosis and pleural thickening. Representation at Tribunals. East Midlands Asbestos Support Team Advice about Government Compensation Schemes Providing information and advice about making civil compensation claims. Offer support, advice, advocacy for those who have been bereaved through an asbeslos related disease. We organise events and send out newsletters and resources to those affected or who have been bereaved through an asbestos related disease. We encourage our service users to share their experiences, (sharing patient stories in our newslelter as well as meeting online) which helps to reduce isolation. We organise events to raise awareness in the general population about the issues facing mesotheliorna victims and raising awarene5S to prevent future exposure. We act as a voice for those diagnosed with 8n asbestos related disease, or their families. We publlsh leaflets, booklets, articles and other materials for the benefit of the local community to raise awareness and understanding about the dangers of exposure to asbestos, the incidence of the disease in the area and the issues facing victims which will go some way towards preventing future exposure and consequential disease. We worf( with statutory agencie5 and health professlonals when required. We take an active role in the Asbestos Victims Support Groups, Forum and undertaking necessary tasks in supporting our aims. Summary of tho maln actlvlties undertaken for the public beneflt We help and support anyone diagnosed with an asbest05 related disease and thelr families. This includes welfare benefits and financial support as a result of ill-health caused by an asbestos related disease. Financial support helps with increased cost of heating. travelling costs for home visits, buying equipment, reducing the costs caused by ill health as well as creating important rnemories for famllies such as holidays. Help redu￿ social isolation and foster a sense of community for those affected by asbestos related diseases Public benefit statement The Trustees confimi that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit,. East Midlands Asbestos Support Team Summary of the maln achievements during th8 period EMAST wag ingtrumental in recovering £7,710,997.71 in welfare benefits throughoul the Easl Midlands for people diagnosed with asbeslos related diseases. In addition, our Panel of Solicitors have reported to us settled civil compensation claims amounting lo £11,822,645. We reprinted and updated our successful and well received Bereavement Handbook. We also created a Legacy Leaflet to encourage individuals to consider making a will and leaving a legacy to us. We produced and distributed our bi-monthly Stepping Forward Magazine (for servi users who have been bereavodl and Wellbeing Magazine (for patients and carers). EMAST continued to play an active role in the Asbestos Victims Support Group and campaigning on issues relevant to victims of asbestos related diseases. EMAST continues to hold monthly Bereavement Support Groups across the East Midlands, Pats'ent and Carer groups and weekly online rneetings for Bereaved community. Working in partnership wilh Oerbyshire Wildlife Trust, EMAST launched our Breathing Space Project in April 2024, sponsoring an area of outstanding natural beauty and woodland. The generous donations of our supporters paid for benches, a sculptural signpost base, leaflets and signage. EMAST currently has over 1500 members wrth whom we are regularly In touch with, Flnanclal revlew The financial position remains stable with reduced staff costs from the end of 2024125 and healthy reserves. The charlty's pollcy on reserves In line with guidance issued by the Charity Commlssion, the trustees review the reserves of the charity and have adopted the following policy We aim to maintain unrestricted reserves sufficient to meel any redundancy payments and lo maintain activity for 12 months. Flnancial rlsks We are reliant on Charitsble donations. particularly from Panel Firms. If these were to reduce significantly the organisation would have to look for new sources of funding. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees.. Signed Colin Hampton, Trustee Date gs 15 ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of East Midlands Asbestos Support Team for the year ended 31 March 2025** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of East Midlands Asbestos Support Team (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2025. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner’s statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 24/10/2025 Signed _________________________ Date ______________________ Eva Stevens BSc, CPFA Employee of Community Accounting Plus 5 East Midlands Asbestos Support Team Receipts & payments account for the year ended 31 March 2025 2024 Total Fun(L8 2025 Total Funds Unrgstrlcted Funds Restrlcted Funds Note Recelpts Bank interest Grants & donations Sundry incom8 Total receipts 3205 167404 3940 138834 297 143071 3940 1537PA 297 158001 14930 170609 14930 Payments Admin 8UPPOrt Advertising Bank charges Donations Equipmènt. repairs & renewals Events & resources Insurance Miscellaneous expense Printiro, stationery & office supplies Professional fees Publications & subscriptions R8nt, room hire & rates Staff travel, meetings. training Telephone, inter￿t & postage Volunteer expenses Wages, Nl & pension Website & IT Fundraising Total payments 4000 3954 109 130 8198 3389 3000 1486 3000 1486 3261 3261 315 723 9384 315 723 9879 1239 26497 1152 3412 3343 13764 2302 70 125463 1043 495 3356 4746 11832 11830 3356 8872 13616 11830 1926 1784 112875 5380 118255 883 163691 883 173276 198065 9685 1274561 208913 181457 Net recelptsl{payments) Cash funds at start of this period Cash funds at end of thls perlod 120620) 166151 145531 5345 15306 20651 115275) 181457 166182 East Midlands Asb8stos Support Team Statement of assets and liabilities at 31 March 2025 2024 2025 Cash assets Bank acco￿13 Not 181457 181457 166182 166182 Assets retalned for the charlty's own usa Outdoor furnitur8, PLrchased Feb 2024, £4430. P Probook, purCtr￿sed Jan 2021, cost £623. sou￿1 system, purchased 2020, cost £638. Llabilitlos Creditors 3181 (3181) 1513 1513 These finandal statemenis are accepted on behalf of the charity by.. Signed Colin Hampton, Trustee East Midlands Asbestos Support Team Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 1. Receipts & payments accounts Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money received and money spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilitie5 at the end of the period. Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand. 2. Grants & donations Unrejtrlctod ft￿tr￿tOd Total Donations Macmillan Lottery 138834 138834 2725 12205 153764 2725 12205 14930 138834 3. Funds analysis Openlng Rocfjlpt• IP4ynwntsl bolanco Clo•lng nc• Restrlcted funds Lottery Bereavement Together against Asbestos Macmillan Awareress Conferences f￿d Welfare Rights seconded worker fund Breatling Space project 12205 (8781) 3424 2020 1921 181 200 12905 20651 2020 2725 (804) 181 200 12905 15306 14930 (9585) Unrestricted funds Gereral fund IT and office furnrture fwKJ Staff wages fLn Big Awareness Eveni furxj 22700 143071 2080 12172 12172 95241 95241 36038 36038 1163691 166161 143071 ￿ 146531 (163691) East Midlands Asbestos Support Team Thc spccific purpo8eg for which the funds are to be applied are as follows. Lottery 8ereavement - for a more targeted and concentrated programme of support to those who have been bereaved following the loss of someone with Asbestos disease. Macmillan -to offer a face-towface Patient and Carer Support Group in Leicester facilitated by our Macmillan Benefits Adviser & Meso UK. This group provides an opportunity for patients to feel part of a wder community while offering more holistic support. We have also funded a coach for travel from Leicester to Westminster Houses of Parliament for Patients and Carers Together against Asbestos - National Lottery Community Fund (Award for All) - for small projecl to assist ca￿r$, produce carers handbook and event for Carers. Awareness Conferences fund - To organise awareness of the Dangers of Asbestos. Welfare Rights seconded worker fund - for the delivery of advice to non-cancer asbestos disease cases. Breathing Space Fund - funding from various funders I donations lo be donated to Derbyshire Wildlife Trust lo develop their facilities so that we can encourage people to visit the sile, walk and be mindful in the woods. 11 is recognised that being out in nature and taking exercise can have a positive impact on both physical and mental health. 4. Credltors Independenl examination HMRC 924 589 1513 5. Trustees, remuneratlon Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period. 6. Glossary of terms Creditors: These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the aco)unting period. Restrlcted funds: These are funds given to the charity, subject to specific restrictions set by the donor, but still within the general objects of the charity.