2024-03-31-accounts

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1•t April 2023 Perfod start dats To 31•t March 2024 Period end dats Charfty namo: A8bestO8 Support Contral England Charity registratlon numbor: 1186479 Objectives and Activities Summary of the purposes of the chanty as set out in rts goveming document Pw• 1.17 1) To relieve person$ who have been injured by asbestos or who have a$be$tos related diseases. their families and carers and who are in need by reason of their ill health. disabilty or finan￿81 rJrcumslan¢e8 or other disadvantage. in particular by Ihe provision of Support inftnnation, advocacy and adv￿.. 2) To educate the public in the subj'ed of asbestos, rts hazard8 and asbestos related injury or disease wtth a view to reducing and hel to revent further harm. Support for 8orvits users- particularfy by provision of infomiion, advocacy and advi￿ but also through follow-up support and the organisation of peer support groups. arKI campayning to remove asbestos. Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefrt, in particular. tho activities, projects or services identif￿d in the accounts. Statement confinniNJ whether the trustees have had regard to the guKlance issued by the Chanty Commission on public b8nefit P4rn 1.17 and r•1.10 The trusteès have had regard to the gu￿￿anCe issued by the Charity Commwion on public b8nefrt. Addltlonal Inforniatlon {optlonall You ma choose to indude further statemerts %*there rekvant about: NIA P•rn 1.36 Policy on grant makirKJ NIA Para 1.38 Policy on soaal InVest￿￿nt including program related investment

VoluntseT5 help wilh our office administration, by helping to run our events such as the annual event on Action Mesothelioma Day. and by running the support group for bereaved carers. Para 1.3 Contribution made by volunteers Other Achievements and Perforniance 1. During Ihe 12 months to the 31°, March 2024 we dealt wth 231 new referrals. 2. At any one time are also in conla with anolher 200 existing ￿nafiCIan8s. There is a constanl lumover as b8neficianes pass away and are replaced by the new referrals. 3. Our new follow-up worker, who started WO￿ in January, aims to contact existing beneficiaries every three months lo see rf they need any additional support. 4. Our manager is a trustee of the national Forum of Asbestos Victims. Support Groups. Through them we continue to campaign for the removal of asbestos and for ￿tter service provision by the DWP. 5. Because V4ffj have more funds in reserve than we need, we are intènding next year to support the provision of mesothelioma nurne spacialist for our ion. Summary of the main achievements of the ch8rrty, identifying the dlfference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of r(s beneficiaries and any wider benefits to $￿Iety a8 whole. P•r• 120 Addlllonal Infomiallon (opllonal) You ma choose lo include further 8tatement$ vthere relevanl about.. Achievements against 1. The appointment of a follow-up worker objectives sel was an objectrve which the trustees had set for the charity this year. 2. SupF4)rtirvJ the provision of mesothelioma nurse specialist wll be n8w objective next year. This will be funded from our ￿ServeS. 3. Our other ach￿vementS are on-going ob'ectives of the Cha This year we exceeded the fundraising obiects'ves of the Charty, bul only because our extemal fvndrai$ing exceeded expectations. Funding from beneficiaTies actually fell because of the cost of living cri$i$. NIA Pw• 1.41 Perfomance of fundraising activities againsl objectives P¥• 1.41 Investment perfomance against objectives Pwa 1.41

We aim to maintain the profile of the Charty- so that seW-referral$ find us easily on-line- by keeping our websrte u to-date and posting regular news stories and articles, wth links to them from our Other Financial Review Review of the charitys financial posrtion at the end of the wriod 11.21 The Chartty has increased tts reserves by a mixture of good housekeeping and extemal fundraising. These now exceed the objective set by the truslees but Ihey are dete￿nIned to avoid holding more funds than is rcessary and the recruitment of the new part-lime follow-up worker and the commrtrnent to future support for mesolhelioma nurse specialist are hvo commrtment vthich are designed lo address this as well as improving and extending our services to beneficiaries. The policy of the trustees is to hold six months, operating costs in reSe￿e as a buffer against sudden and unexpected adverse ejrwmslances Ythich might otheNse thréatèn thé Charity's suslainabil. £90.640 WA Statement explaining tt policy for holding reserv88 8tatirKJ why they are held P•r• 1.22 Amount of reserrfes held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materialty in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the chartty continuing as a going oncem P•rn 1.22 P•rn 1.22 Parn 1.24 NIA P•• 1.23 The Chanty is a going concern. Addltlonal Infomiallon {optlon•l) You ma choose to include further statement8 where relevant about.. The principal sources of funds are ComMer￿al donations, donations from beneficiaries and extemal funding from charitable trusts. In addition, this year we received a one-off donation from another supwrt group which was winding up. The Charity also b8neffts from the Small Enterprise Allowance towards employers. National Insurance contributions.. Our reserves are held in a deposrt account. The charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Pw•147 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment wlicy adopted Pwa 1.46 The prinupal risk to the Charity comes from the long-teTh sickness of staff members, ich woukl reduce our capacity to meet ouro realest risk is the A description of the princjpal nsks facin the Cha Par4 1.48

possibilty of the manager taking long-temi sick leave. The last time this happen8d our reserves were reduced by £40,000 in a little under tsyo years. This is one reason for holding six months. funding in reserva. These risks have not ocajrred at any time in the last four ears. NIA Other Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts". Type of governing document How is the charity consliluted? Trustee selection methods including details of any conslilutional provisions e.g. eledion lo post or name of any person or body enlitkni to appoint one or m¢)re trustees Parn 1.25 Charty Commission Model Constitution A5 a Charitable Incorporated Organisation without members. The trustees a￿ chosen and elected by the govemiThJ b￿ly. The Charity ha5 a policy of recrulting new trustees from beneficiari88 and Iheir families or professionals who work with our t￿eri¢laneS, or have previously wothed wrth them before retirement. P•r• 1.25 rn1.25 Addltlonal Inforniatlon {optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where re￿vant about.. Potential trustees are invited to attend one or meetings before they are asked lo ¢ommrt lo being a trustee. They are ¢)ffered guidance by Ihe manager, mainly in the fom of an email explaining their responsibilrties in bnef atKI signp081ing them to further online resources from the Chanty Commission. Further infonnal uidanrA is offered in rson as uired. The Charty is independent of any other outside structures but is a member of Ihe national Forum of Asbestos Victims, Supp)rt Groups and adheres to rts charter as a guarantee of best practice. The Chanty is also a member of Advice UK and the Hel ines Partnershi NIA Poliaes and procedurel adopted for the induction and training of tnJstee8 P¥• 1.51 The charity's organisational structure and any viider netsvork wrth which the charity works P4rn 1.51 Relationship wrth any related parties P•r• 1.51 NIA Other

Reference and Administrative details Cha name Other name the chari uses istered cha numter Charity's principal address Asbestos Su ASCE 1186479 Asbestos Suprth Central Englarwj The Warehouse 54-57 Alison Street Bimiingharn B5 5TH Central En land CIO Nam0$ of th• charlty tru¥t￿• who manage the charlty Tnxt•• rwrn• Ill*nyl N•m• of p•r•on lor body) •fi￿lI•d John Blunt Bevertey Broll Treasurer Oversight of the manager Recruitment Panel Kathryn Butler David Fisher Kathryn Gaffney Steven Peacock Sophie Phillips Neil Vemon Chairperson 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Co rate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re Olr•ctor n• wasa NIA Name of tNstees holding lrtle lo woperty belongiTr3 to the charity Tnmtso nArn• NIA

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets NIA held in this ca￿lty Name and oty'ects of th8 charity on vthose behalf the assets are held and how this falls vthhin Ihe ¢ustodian chanty's obj'ects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's own asséts Addlllonal Infomiatlon lopllonal) Namos and addr•MM of advlws {Optlonal Infom}￿onI Typo of Name Addr••s *dvlg•r NIA Name ol chl•f oxocutfv• or nam08 of s•nlor staff momber• (Opoonal Infomiatl¢Jn) Neil A 8ishop Exemptions from disclosure Rea80n for non4wlosure of k rsonnel delails NIA Other o tlonal infornlatlon Non• Declaratlons Th• tru•t•M do¢lar• that they hav¢ approvod th• trust•os' rnport above. Slgnod on bohalf of the ¢harlty's Irusto08 SIgna￿re(SI hJ.A. Full namo($1 P￿lt￿on (•g Secretary. Chair. otc) ILI ChA

CHARITh COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANI) WAI FS A$b•8t￿ Su Central En land Annual accounts for the Chanty No eriod 1186479 PorDY 5tsrt d 8ThY date 01101r2023 To 3110312024 Section A Statement of financial activities Unrn•trletsd Ineome Endowm•rrt fur fund• lund• Totsl fund• Prfor y•ar fvnd• Incomlng v••oureM {Not• 3) Incom• and •I￿￿W￿4 froffl.. F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 129.804 457 134877 153,722 Chwt•t40 5,000 95 Total R••ourcM •xp•nd•d {Not• 8) Exp•ndltw• on.. fvr 5225 114256 2.205 118419 $10 Othw Tot•1 S12 129 524 N•t In¢om•llexp•ndlturnl l*ft>rn Inv••tm•rt galn¥llloMM} 81) 13.155 13,185 30,592 N•1q•ir￿lbue1I S14 815 N•t IncomWl•xp•ndltur•) Extraorfllnary It•m• Tr•n¥f•r¥ b•twMn lund• Oth•r r•cognl••d 9•In￿lI0￿mI. 13.155 13,185 30,592 $16 S17 S19 Not movement In funtts RKonclll•¢lon of funds.. 79,174 92,359 48 582 Tolal lunds c•rfedfonv•nl

Section B Balance sheet Ethm•rt T¢lthl• yejr Flxed assets Intangfjb￿ assets Tanglbbo assots Hèritage asset In¥•8tm•nt• FOI F04 F05 It4ote 15) (Note 14) Illote 16) (Notg ln Cunpnt a88ets Sto¢k¥ {Not• 181 D•btorn {Not• 19) Investment¥ (Not• 17.41 C•8h at b•nk •nd In hand {Note 241 Tot•lcun•nt •ss•ts 92,128 92.128 1.719 1.719 93,PA7 93.847 Credltors: wnount• f•lling du• wlthln ontr y•ar (Not• 201 b11 1.719 92.359 Total a8s•ts I•M Gvrnt li•bllltles BIJ 1.719 91&59 Cre<torn: wnounls lalllng du• •ftwon• y••r {Noto 201 Provlslons for Il*)ilit40• Total not ass•ts orll•bllltk6 Funds of the Charity Endowm•nt fund• (Note 271 R•strk¢ed In￿me fvnds 271 UnrEBtrtGt•d fundg Revaluation Ye8er 1,719 92,359 Totalfunds SwJn•d by one Iw•leos on bèhal ol al Ihe trustees Dat• ol apP￿val Sp3nal hn B￿￿1 CC178 (Extrll 0411212024

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Section C NoiÈs Ilie accoLJIiiS Anatysi8 of r•c•ipts ol gov•mment gr•nt• ywar G0￿mmOn¢ qrnnt 1 Gov•mmont grnnt 2 Gov•mm•nt lrnnt 3 Smell Enterpn"se EMF40￿ AJhY￿nce Tot•1 L••t y•ar Go¥•mm•nt grnnt 1 Gov•mrrnt grant 2 fJo¥•mm•nt gr•nt J Tolal 4,618 NIA WA Pl•M•pmvld• d•t•lts ol•ny unfvfflll•dcondlWon ￿d01h•r cortIng¢￿I•l •u•ehlnp ts grnnll NIA WA gov•rnm•n1￿$tst•fve• frvrn whkh th• eh•rtty h•$ th¢dy l)•ft•ftthd CC17• IExdl

Sectioii C Notes to the accoi&iits Nots5 ￿•r La•t y•ar 8•eond•d •tsff U•? of proporty Oth•r WA NIA NIA NIA NIA NIA Last Pl•a8• provld• d•tslh of th• a¢¢ountlng poll¢y for th• r•cognlllon and valuatbon of donat•d gooth. f•clllllM and Mrvlcm. Pl•a•• provld• d•t•ll• of •ny unfulllllod eandlWon• 4nd oth•r contlng•ncl•• •tt•chlffj to ￿￿11t•& from donat•d good• •nd not r•Gognh•d In Incom•. Pl•a•• glw d•tll• of oth•rlornM ol olh•r don•t•d gooth nd ••r¥lc•• not rncognl••d In th• a¢¢wnts. •g ntrlbullon of unwld volunts•rn. CC179 (E￿1) 04112r2W24

Not• 6 S72 tivrt to T•rrth• •bb•K<• 114.Y Tothl T4x•I oUwr•ipmdlbJr• lthlJ13 IX.$24 122.C04 t22t Ac CC17•(E

Sectioii C Noies to ilie aceoLJlIts P4ot• 10 D•tslh of c•rt•ln It•m• of •xP•nd1￿ff• 10.1 F•M for•xamlMtl¢)n of th• •c¢¢)unts •e¢ounts •ndoih•r¥•rvlw provld•d byTrwrlnd•p•nth •x•n￿n￿. ff nothlng w•s paldpl•u• •￿￿ 'ln tsox(￿. Th1• y•ar L••t y••r Indw>•nd•nt •x•mln•rf• f••• 250 Tx •dvl•ory f•M Oth•r fw• (for •umpl•: fln•ncl•l •d¥lc•. •¢count•ncy ••rvl¢M) p•ld tt* th• Ind•p•nd•nt •Mmln•r CC174 IEx¢dl 04112r2024

Section C Notes to tlie accounts (conti Note 11 Paid employees Please ￿nplete thls note rfthe charity has any employe 11.1 Staff c￿ts Th1• ygar L¥$t Salarlos and wag Soclal •ecurlty costs Penslon costs (defined contrlbutlon Othor omployoe bonoltts 91,416 7,287 5.352 9).611 8,063 5,405 Total $laff co•ts 104,OS5 104,079 Th1¥ year: NIA Ploasè provlde detslls of expendlture on staff worklng for the charlty whose contracts are wlth and are pald by a r•lat8d party La•t y•ar'. NIA Please provld8 dètsll• ol èxwndlturè 4>n ataff worklng for thè charlty whose contracts aro wlth and arn pald by a related party Ple•se glv• detalls of th• number ol employaes whose total amploy8• benefits (excludlng employer P8nslon costs) fell wlthln e•¢h band of £IO,(W)O from £60.LkKJ upward& M there are no such transactlons, plejse •nt•r Yrn•'ln the box provld•d. No omployom recelved employ00 beneffts (ox¢ludlng •mployer p•n•lon C￿ts) for the roportlng wlod of mor• than £60,1)00 TRUE Band Number of effl Thls year Last year £60,000 to £69,999 £70,000 to £79,999 £80,000 to £89,999 £90.000 to £99,999 £100.000 to £109.999 Last Ploue provlde totsl amount pald to key managemont personnel Ilncludes trustee5 and senlor management) for thelr seThlces to the charlty. For $pecin¢ amounts pald to tntyt￿. see Notè 28. 26.396 31,371 CC17a (Excel) 04112r2024

11.2 Average hoad ¢ount In the year Thls year Nufflbgr Last year Numbor The parts of the charlty In whlch the employee8 work Totsl 11,3 Exrntl• paymonts lo employe0• and oth•r8 loxcludlng tm•tO0• Please complete If •n exr•tl• payment Is made. Pl•aso explaln tho natur• of tho payment A staff well teing fund from which the maximum grant is £30D per annum Th1• year 485 L••t yo•r 186 Pleaje stat• the legal authorlty or rea8on for maklng tho paym•nt A dety"sitsn of th• Iru$t•è8 to provldo grants for *ll•in9 paMI to staff again￿ receipts for healih care etc.. A decision of the tru$tsè$ to provid• grants for 11 bw'ng paid to staff against rtt•ipts for health care etc. Thh year Last year Thls yoar Last year Plea8• 8tato th• amount of th• p•ymont (or v•luo of any wal¥•r of rlght to an a•s•t) NIA NIA CC17a (Excel) 04112r2024

Sectioti C Note5 to the accounts Not• 12 defingd Gontrll)utlon •chomo. Th1• y••r La•t y•ar 5,405 I￿￿¥• •xpl•ln th• ba•h for•lloc￿n0 Illblllty •nd •xp•nM of d•fined contrtbutlon p•n•lon •ch•m• tth•on •￿ITAtI•l •nd Allocat•d to ￿￿#￿Ie￿d fund• loc•tsd to unr••trlct•d lund• Pl•••• ¢onfim that although th• •ch•ffl• l• account•d for •• • d•lln•d contributlon pl•n. St b• • d•fin•d l)•n•fft plan. Pl•M• provld• Such Inforniatlm •• •vll•bl• about th• pl•n'• •urP1￿ or d•flclt and th• Implkatlom. If •ny. for th• r•portlng charlty for ymr •nd l••t y••r, If dllhr•nt 141A DMcrfb• th• •xt•nl to whkh th• ch•rlty can b• Ilabl• tr• th• pin for othor •nVtl••' obllg•tlon• und•r th• t•n •nd condltlon of multl4•mploy•r plan. If th1• ￿ dlff•r•nt for IA•t y••r. pr¢vld• <l•t•l MIA Pro¥ld• an •xpl•natlon of h(￿ any Ilablllty arfsSng from an •gY•om•rt Tlth multl4mploy•r plan to fund a d•fictt ha• b•on d•t•rniln•d. If thi• h dllW•rw r la•t yo•r. proT&d• Il•tal CC17a (Excell 0411212024

Section C Notes io the accounts Icontl Note 20 Creditors and accruals Pl8•88 compl•te th18 not• Mthe chartty h•s any erndltorn or•ccnMI 20.1 Analy•l• of crndltorn Amounts falllng due wlthln •ar Amount• falllng duo ft•r morn than on• Th1• y••i L••t y•aT Th1• y•ar L••t y•Ar Accru•kn for grnnts pAy•bl• B•nk lo•n• •nd o¥•rdrnft• Tr•d• cr•dltorn P•ym•nt• rK•l¥•d on a¢¢ourt for contr•cts or perfOrMan￿￿•1￿1•d gr•nt• Ac¢ru•l• •nd d•f•rr•d Incom• 22,393 1,488 Txtlon and •ocl•l •Kurlty Oth•r cr•dltorn Total 20.2 D•f•rrad Incomo Pl•￿• compl•t• thls not• Mth• ch•rtty h•8 d•f•n¥d Incom L••t Don•tlon• •ccru•d In dvanu of th• r•l•v4nt p•rlod Plo•s• •xpl•ln tho rn•80￿ why Incom• l• dthr•d. NIA Th1• y•ar La•t y•ar 8*l•nc• at th• •tart ol th• rnportlng p•rfod Amounts add•d In curr•nt p•rlod Amount• r•l•as•d to Incom• from prnvI0￿ p•rfod• Balan￿ •t the •nd of th• r•portlng p•rlod 22,393 27.279 22,393 27,279 22,393 CC17a IExc•l) 04112r2024

C••h •¢ b•nk •nd kn h•nd Thiiy••r C••h at *r•d on 93.817 It#J,$67 CC17J (Ex

Section C Notes to the accotints Icontl Note 29 Addlllonal DSsclosures The followlng aro 8lgnlllcant matterd which are not cov•r•d In oth•r nots• and need to be Included to provide a propor und•r•tandlng of the accounts. If ther• h In•ufflelont room h•r•, pl•a•o add a separato ah66L None CC17a (Excell 0411212024

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial ststements of Asbestos Support Central England for the year ended 31 March 2024. which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, Ihe Balance Sheet and the related notes. Respective responsibllltles of trustees and examiner As the charity's trustee you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Act,). The trustee considers that an audit is not required for this year under the Charities Act 2011, s.144{2) (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial ststements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in ¢arying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) ofthe Act. Basis of ind8pond•nt examiner's report I have completed my examinalion. I can confirm that no malerial matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause lo believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act- or the financial statements do not accord with those records; or the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of the financial statements set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the financial statements giv8 a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have CL)me across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this re￿rt in order to enable a proper understanding of the financia5 statements to be reached. S Nicholson S Nicholson BA (Open) (Hons) MAAT Nlcholson & Co Accountancy Date: 2 December 2024

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Asbestos Support Central England for the year ended 31 March 2024, which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet and the related notes.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

As the charity's trustee you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011('the Act'). The trustee considers that an audit is not required for this year under the Charities Act 2011, s.144(2) (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements 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.

Basis of independent examiner’s report

I have completed my examination. I can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

• the accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

• the financial statements do not accord with those records; or

• the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of the financial statements set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the financial statements give a 'true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

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 financial statements to be reached.

S Nicholson

S Nicholson BA (Open) (Hons) MAAT Nicholson & Co Accountancy

Date: 2 December 2024