## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01 April 2021** **To 31 March 2022** **Charity name: International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease | DOHaD** **Charity registration number: 1190519** ## **Objectives and Activities** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17
To preserve and protect health and
purposes of the charity
relieve sickness in particular but not
as set out in its
exclusively.
governing document
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and 1. Promoting the coordination of a
1.19
activities in relation to research strategy in different
those purposes for the countries for the scientific
public benefit, in exploration of early development in
particular, the activities, relation to chronic disease in later
projects or services life
identified in the 2. Promoting the development and
accounts. application of public health
strategies to prevent chronic
disease
3. Supporting activities and
professional development to
achieve these objectives.
Statement confirming Para 1.18
whether the trustees Trustees have all had regard to the
have had regard to the guidance issued by the Commission on
guidance issued by the public benefit
Charity Commission on
public benefit
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social Para 1.38 investment including program related investment Contribution made by Para 1.38 volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Summary of the main Para 1.20 This year the Society has focused on
achievements of the activities to meet its objectives, with an
charity, identifying the inward look at improving the way we run:
difference the charity’s 1) Our new website will be launched this
Summer. It will display our new logo,
work has made to the
achieve more global outreach, provide
circumstances of its
our Members with more resources for
beneficiaries and any DOHaD research, education and
wider benefits to society advocacy, and establish a fresh online
as a whole. look for the Society. It has been a large
undertaking to update the information
provided, which now includes numerous
new pages - including a “What is
DOHaD?” video, information on how to
donate to the Society, new events, and
a brand new Members Portal - which
includes a special area for Trainee and
ECR members. Within the Members
portal is a new platform to complete
applications for awards, election
nominations, newsletter access as well
as more educational resources.
2) Worldwide webinars – The last 2.5 years
have been difficult globally, with the
SarsCOV2 virus continuing to impose
restrictions and health emergencies
worldwide. There have been silver
linings however, and in 2021 the
Society launched the DOHaD Worldwide
webinars as a new opportunity for
Members to keep in touch and share
novel findings in DOHaD research. The
last year has continued to showcase
DOHaD research around the world,
featuring a webinar on the first
Wednesday of each month. These free
webinars are composed of a 30-minute
presentation, followed by a Q&A and
panel discussion.
3) Our membership has bounced back and
has grown to 1021 members. DOHaD
members can now be found from 68
different countries with the greatest
representation in Australia, Canada,
China, France, Japan, Pakistan, UK and
USA. Currently, Membership is
composed of Associate Members (1%),
Standard Members (63%), Trainees
(33%) and Undergraduates (3%). 32%
of our Members are from low to middle
income countries.
4) The Society’s largest activity, the 2022
World Congress will be held in August,
at Vancouver, Canada and will be
reported on in the 2022-23 Trustee’s
Annual Report.
5) The Society continues to support
research through its Journal (JDOHaD)
that saw an annual increase up from
2.34 in 2019 to 3.034 in 2021. The
Journal continues to publish both
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Supplements and Themed Issues. 16 articles were published in the 2021 volume. Brazil is the country that submits the greatest number of manuscripts, and its sits at #2 as the country with the greatest number of acceptances. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 **----- Start of picture text -----**
objectives set
Performance of Para 1.41
fundraising activities
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 The Society’s financial position is
financial position at the documented using receipts and
end of the period payments accounts, which are
independently audited and have been
approved by the Society’s governing
Council. Cash funds for the 2021-2022
year end was £71,155.67.
Statement explaining Para 1.22 The Society’s has a reserves policy that
the policy for holding has been approved by the Society’s
reserves stating why governing Council. This policy is based
they are held on the Society’s known and potential
liabilities.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22
Currently set at £30,000
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
Not applicable
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24
Not applicable
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23
uncertainties about the There are no uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a charity continuing as a going concern.
going concern
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal Para 1.47 sources of funds (including any fundraising) Investment policy and Para 1.46 objectives including any social investment policy adopted A description of the Para 1.46 principal risks facing the charity Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 Charitable Incorporated Organisation
constituted? (Association’ Model)
(e.g., unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 1. Elections are held bi-annually, to
methods including elect one-third of the charity
details of any trustees, thus replacing each charity
constitutional provisions trustee every six years. If the number
e.g., election to post or of charity trustees is not three or a
name of any person or multiple of three, then the number
body entitled to appoint nearest to one-third shall retire from
one or more trustees office but if there is only one charity
trustee, he or she shall retire.
2. The charity trustees to retire by
rotation shall be those who have
been longest in office since their last
appointment or reappointment. If any
trustees were last appointed or
reappointed on the same day those
to retire shall (unless they otherwise
agree among themselves) be
determined by lot.
3. Elections are held by an electronic
mail process completed not later
than the end of June in the relevant
year. Charity trustees shall hold office
from the conclusion of the next
scientific meeting after the election.
Serving charity trustees may be re-
elected. If any charity trustee should
retire mid-term, interim elections
may be held.
4. The date of any election shall be
notified by the Secretary in a call for
nominations. The call for nominations
shall precede the ballot by at least 28
days and ballot papers shall be
circulated 14 days in advance if posts
are contested. The names of those
elected shall be circulated to
members or announced at the AGM.
5. The charity trustees may in addition
appoint not more than 2 co-opted
charity trustees but so that no-one
may be appointed as a co-opted
member if, as a result, more than one
third of the charity trustees would be
co-opted. Each appointment of a co-
opted member shall be made at a
special meeting of the charity
trustees called under clause 19(c)
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and shall take effect from the end of that meeting unless the appointment is to fill a place which has not been vacated in which case the appointment shall run from the date when the post becomes vacant. 6. The members of the CIO or the charity trustees may at any time decide to appoint a new charity trustee, whether in place of a charity trustee who has retired or been removed in accordance with clause 15 (Retirement and removal of charity trustees), or as an additional charity trustee, provided that the limit specified in clause 12(3) on the number of charity trustees would not as a result be exceeded. 7. A person so appointed by the members of the CIO shall retire in accordance with the provisions of sub-clauses (2) and (3) of this clause. A person so appointed by the charity trustees shall retire at the conclusion of the next annual general meeting after the date of his or her appointment, and shall not be counted for the purpose of determining which of the charity trustees is to retire by rotation at that meeting. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures Para 1.51 adopted for the induction and training of trustees The charity’s Para 1.51 organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works Relationship with any Para 1.51 related parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name As Above
Other name the charity
N/A
uses
Registered charity
As Above
number
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Charity’s principal MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre
address University of Southampton
Southampton General Hospital
Southampton
SO16 6YD
Charity’s postal address DOHaD Society
KCL Dept Women and Children’s Health
10th Floor
North Wing
St Thomas’ Hospital
Westminster Bridge Road
London
SE1 7EH
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Name of person (or
Dates acted if
body) entitled to
Trustee name Office (if any) not for whole
appoint trustee (if
year
any)
1 Professor Lucilla Poston President
Professor Nuruddin Secretary 30 Aug 2022
2
Mohammed
3 Professor Torsten Plösch Treasurer 01 April 2022
4 Professor Caroline Fall Trustee
5 Professor Mark Hanson Trustee
Professor Shane Norris Trustee
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **N/A** ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **N/A** |**Trustee**|**name**
**Dates**|**acted**|**if**|**not**|**for**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**whole**|**year**|||| **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets No assets are held by the Society in this capacity **----- Start of picture text -----**
held in this capacity
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf
the assets are held and
how this falls within the N/A
custodian charity’s
objects
Details of arrangements
for safe custody and
segregation of such
assets from the charity’s N/A
own assets
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**Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Professor Lucilla Poston (President) Professor Nuruddin Mohammed (Secretary as at 30 Aug 2022) Professor Torsten Plösch (Treasurer as at 01 April 2022) ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **N/A** ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** ## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** ## **Signature(s)** **Full name(s)** Professor Nuruddin Professor Torsten Plösch Mohammed **Position (e.g.,** Current Secretary Current Treasurer **Secretary, Chair, etc)** Date 22 January 2023 THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGINS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE | DOHAD 1190519 ## **Receipts and payments accounts** **For the period from** > 04/01/2021 **To** 03/31/2022 ## **CC16a** ## **Section A Receipts and payments** **Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ £** **to the nearest £ to the nearest £** **Total funds** **Last year** **to the nearest £ to the nearest £** ## **A1 Receipts** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Membership subscriptions (standard,
14,086 - - 14,086 13,992
student & affiliate)
Returned OHSU workshop payment - - - - -
DOHaD Journal income 12,925 - - 12,925 -
Account banking adjustment - - - - -
Sponsorships for DOHaD 2020 travel
awards - - - - -
- - - - -
27,011 - - 27,011 13,992
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total receipts 27,011 - - 27,011 13,992
A3 Payments
Administration including teleconference
charges, promotional materials &
secretariat support 15,021 - - 15,021 6,305
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Web & journal promotion of Society
objectives 8,716 - - 8,716 8,543
DOHaD Canada Membership processing 1,419 - - 1,419 4,057
Legal advice for transition from charity to
CIO - - - 3,040
Brain mobility award 3,083 - - 3,083 3,129
World Congress early career researcher
awards - - - - -
Workshop support (Japan) - - - - -
Workshop support (European Summer
School) - - - - -
Workshop support (Canada) 1,024 - - 1,024 -
Workshop support (Trainees at DOHaD
2020) - - - - -
Sub total 29,261 - - 29,261 25,074
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A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total payments 29,261 - - 29,261 25,074
Net of receipts/(payments) - 2,250 - - - 2,250 - 11,081
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 73,406 - - 73,406 84,487
Cash funds this year end 71,156 - - 71,156 73,406
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 2 01/31/2023 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** ||||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|
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**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**71,156**
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**-**
**71,156**
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Fund to which Current value
Cost (optional)
asset belongs (optional)
- -
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- -
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CCXX R3 accounts (SS) 3 01/31/2023 ## **B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use** ## **B5 Liabilities** Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Fund to which Amount due When due
Details liability relates (optional) (optional)
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Date of
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approval
Professor Torsten Plösch 01/22/2023
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CCXX R4 accounts (SS) 01/31/2023 4 Professor Nuruddin Mohammed 01/22/2023 CCXX R5 accounts (SS) 01/31/2023 5 4 Boynton Close Chandler’s Ford Southampton SO53 1TQ 21 July 2022 ## **AUDIT CERTIFICATE** I have examined the accounting records of the International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) for the 12 months ending 31[st] March 2022, and can confirm that the receipts and payments account gives a true and accurate record of the society’s financial transactions for this period. Barbara Fariborz Ex-Accounts Assistant (retired) University of Southampton MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre