## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01 April 2022 To 31 March 2023** ## **Charity name: International Society for Developmental Origins of Health and Disease | DOHaD** ## **Charity registration number: 1190519** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To preserve and protect health and relieve sickness in
particular but not exclusively.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|1.
Promoting the coordination of a research strategy
in different countries for the scientific exploration
of early development in relation to chronic disease
in later life
2.
Promoting the development and application of
public health strategies to prevent chronic disease
3.
Supporting activities and professional
development to achieve these objectives.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees have all had regard to the guidance issued by
the Commission on public benefit| ## **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 investment Para 1.38 including program related investment Contribution made by Para 1.38 volunteers Other _1_ ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|This year, the Society has focused on activities aimed
at meeting its objectives, with a particular emphasis on
fostering growth and enhancing community interaction
for the benefit of all our members:
1) The International DOHaD Society has recently
undergone governance changes, transitioning
Regional Chapters and Affiliate Groups into
independent Regional Societies. This shift aligns with
the organisation's goal to coordinate global research
and advocacy for ensuring a healthy start to life. The
nine Regional Societies now receive targeted support
for advocacy, education, and research tailored to their
specific regions, contributing significantly to
international research collaboration. With a focus on
improving communication and engagement, each
Regional Society centralises administrative processes,
requiring members to affiliate with their local society
during International Society membership renewal. This
change, mandated for Charitable Status, ensures
continued affiliation with the Regional Society and
access to benefits from both organisations. An
Associate Membership tier accommodates individuals
wishing to maintain affiliation with their local society
without requiring full International Society benefits. This
strategic reorganisation reinforces the crucial role of
Regional Societies in fostering research interests,
promoting collaboration, and enhancing a sense of
collegiality within the global DOHaD research
community.
2) As anticipated in the year following our World
Congress, there has been a slight decrease in
membership. However, with the successful completion
of Regional Society transitions, we expect membership
to resume growth. Currently, we have 985 active
members spanning 51 different countries. We remain
committed to offering reduced or free memberships for
individuals in low to middle-income countries.
Additionally, we are actively encouraging more
Trainee/ECR and Undergraduate within the DOHaD
field to join, recognising their crucial roles in shaping
the future of our Society.
3) The Council Subcommittees have been highly active
across various fronts. In**Advocacy**, the group played a
key role in webinars with the Society and FIGO,
publishing impactful papers on the economic and
social rationale for early-life investments post-COVID.
Mark Hanson's representation in the Partnership for
Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (PMNCH)
resulted in the launch of the influential report "Born Too
Soon" in South Africa. The Society's influence
extended to climate change initiatives, Sexual and
Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) for Universal
Health Coverage (UHC), and ongoing economic
analyses supporting early life investments. In the UK
Preconception Partnership, Developmental Origins of
Health and Disease (DOHaD) concepts gained
prominence.
The**Professional Development & Education**
subcommittee oversaw the selection of a new Brain
Mobility Award winner and introduced additional short
courses in collaboration with the previous Education
and Communications subcommittee. Looking ahead,
the subcommittee aims to introduce new courses,
compelling webinar topics, and revitalised award
initiatives.| _2_ The **Scientific Programme** Support Sub-Committee analysed survey data from the latest World Congress in Vancouver, compiling a report shared with the Council and Vancouver organisers. With the 2025 World Congress in Buenos Aires, efforts are underway to support its organisation. In **Sponsorship and Fundraising** , the committee is now shifting focus to the Buenos Aires Congress in 2025, supporting activities like Brain Mobility and Travel Awards. The **Trainee and Early Career Researcher** Subcommittee fostered international communication, collaborating with Regional Society Representatives and initiating thematic virtual symposia. Lastly, the **Workshop** Subcommittee approved three workshops for 2023 and actively runs short courses, including the DOHaD Canada 2023 Meeting, the UK Preconception EMCR Network 2023 Conference, and the inaugural DOHaD ANZ Pacific Island (ANZPac) engagement workshop. 4) The DOHaD Society's journal, JDOHaD, continues to thrive, boasting a 36% publication acceptance rate in 2022. Focused on early life development and its interplay with environmental and genetic factors, the journal covers developmental programming, neonatal biology, early life nutrition, human ecology, and geneenvironment interactions. JDOHaD, a multidisciplinary platform, publishes original research, short communications, reviews, and themed issues, welcoming contributions from diverse scientific fields such as physiology, nutrition, genetics, anthropology, and public health. The journal serves as a hub for conference reports, opinions, comments, and interactions, emphasising its pivotal role in advancing scientific discourse. 5) We were delighted to announce that the Latin American DOHaD Society had won the bid to host our prestigious DOHaD World Congress in 2025 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This victory reflects their dedication and the potential of the Latin American DOHaD community. It's a significant milestone, showcasing the region's contributions to DOHaD. Additionally, we commend DOHaD Japan for an impressive bid and announce their hosting of the 2027 World Congress in Hamamatsu, Japan. These decisions mark exciting opportunities for knowledge exchange, networking, and scientific advancements. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising Para 1.41 activities against objectives set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other _3_ ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Society maintains a transparent financial record
through independently audited receipts and payments
accounts, approved by the governing Council. As of
the end of the fiscal year 2022/23, the total balance
stands at £36,297, reflecting the sound financial health
of the organisation.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Society's governing Council has approved a
reserves policy, carefully crafted based on both known
and potential liabilities of the Society. This policy
serves as a strategic guide for managing reserves.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Currently set at £30,125.96| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|There are no uncertainties about the charity continuing
as a going concern.| ## **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 principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g., unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation
(Association Model)| _4_ |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions
e.g., election to post or
name of any person or body
entitled to appoint one or
more trustees|Para 1.25|1. Elections are held biennially, to elect one-third of the
charity trustees, thus replacing each charity trustee
every six years. If the number of charity trustees is
not three or a multiple of three, then the number
nearest to one-third shall retire from 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) 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 organisational Para 1.51 structure and any wider network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other _5_ ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|As Above| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/A| |Registered charity number|As Above| |Charity’s principal address|MRC LifeCourse Epidemiology Centre
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| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4
5
6|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**
**for whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint**
**trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Professor Lucilla Poston|President||| ||Professor Nuruddin Mohammed|Secretary||| ||Professor Torsten Plösch|Treasurer||| ||Professor Caroline Fall|Trustee||| ||Professor Mark Hanson|Trustee||| ||Professor Shane Norris|Trustee||| 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 held in this capacity **No assets are held by the Society in this capacity** Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this N/A falls within the custodian charity’s objects _6_ Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets N/A from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Professor Lucilla Poston (President) Professor Nuruddin Mohammed (Secretary) Professor Torsten Plösch (Treasurer) ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **N/A** ## **Other optional information** **N/A** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signed** **on behalf of the**|**charity’s trustees**|| |---|---|---| |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (e.g., Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| ||Professor Nuruddin Mohammed|Professor Torsten Plösch| ||
Secretary|Treasurer| ||22ndNovember 2023|| ||22ndNovember 2023|| _7_ THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR DEVELOPMENTAL ORIGINS OF HEALTH AND DISEASE | DOHAD 1190519 ## **Receipts and payments accounts** **For the period** 01/04/2022 **from** **To** 31/03/2023 **CC16a** ## **Section A Receipts and payments** **Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds** **Total funds** **Last year** **to the nearest £** **to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £** ## **A1 Receipts** |**A1 Receipts**|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Membership subscriptions (standard, student
& affiliate)|**26,967**||**-**||**-**||**26,967**||**14,086**| |Returned OHSU workshop payment|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |DOHaD Journal income|**8,429**||**-**||**-**||**8,429**||**12,925**| |Account bankingadjustment|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Sponsorships for DOHaD Congress 2022
travel awards|**-**||**12,030**||**-**||**12,030**||**-**| |Donations|**100**||**-**||**-**||**100**||**-**| |Interest received|**126**||**-**||**-**||**126**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**35,622**||**12,030**||**-**||**47,652**||**27,011**| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**(see table).**|||||||||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||||||||| |**_Total receipts_ **|**35,622**||**12,030**||**-**||**47,652**||**27,011**| ## **A3 Payments** |**A3 Payments**|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Administration including teleconference
charges, promotional materials & secretariat
support|**28,256**||**-**||**-**||**28,256**||**15,021**| |Congress Travel Awards|**11,324**||**12,030**||**-**||**23,354**||**-**| |Brain mobilityaward|**3,050**||**-**||**-**||**3,050**||**3,083**| |Web & journal promotion of Society objectives|**9,170**||**-**||**-**||**9,170**||**8,716**| |DOHaD Congress 2022 expenditure|**8,851**||**-**||**-**||**8,851**||**-**| |DOHaD Chapters Membership processing|**5,655**||**-**||**-**||**5,655**||**1,419**| |Workshopsupport awards|**1,500**||**-**||**-**||**1,500**||**-**| |Bank charges|**1,571**||||||**1,571**||| |Accountingfees|**84**||||||**84**||| |Insurance|**920**||||||**920**||| |Sundries|**100**||||||**100**||| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**||**1,024**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**70,481**||**12,030**||**-**||**82,511**||**29,261**| |**A4 Asset and investment**|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**purchases, (see table)**|||||||||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||||||||| |**_Total payments_**|**70,481**||**12,030**||**-**||**82,511**||**29,261**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1 30/11/2023 _**Net of receipts/(payments)**_ **- 34,859 - - - 34,859 - 2,250 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 71,156 - - 71,156 73,406** _**Cash funds this year end**_ **36,297 - - 36,297 71,156** CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 30/11/2023 2 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**
DOHaD Society general funds
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**36,297**
**-**
**-**
**36,297**
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
OK
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||OK| |||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| CCXX R3 accounts (SS) 30/11/2023 3 Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |Signature|Print Name
Professor Torsten Plösch
Professor Nuruddin Mohammed|Date of
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