## **2025 Annual Review**
**Pain UK CIO, registered charity 1145561**
## Chair’s Report for Year Ending 30[th] October 2024 / 1
This report starts with a “thank you” to all the Pain UK members, both charities and individuals, who work to help people living in and with pain. Thank you, also, to all our donors who have financially helped Pain UK over the past year. We are a low-cost charity, and these gifts of time and money go a long way and make our continued work possible.
By the end of our year in October 2024, we had 45 member charities. We also have over 1,300+ individuals who have joined Pain UK. There is more about our members on later slides. People living with a wide range of problems associated with chronic pain send emails to Pain UK. These are directed to the appropriate charity member(s) since Pain UK cannot help individuals.
Pain UK was set up to be, and works very well as, a signposting charity. People who live with pain or care for someone living with pain can find others, and where they can be connected with the member charities. We are proud to support some of the most vulnerable people in the UK as well as champion the work done by our member charities.
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## Chair’s Report / 2
During the course of the year, we have had two trustee resignations due to ill health; most of our trustees are people who are living with pain. We have recruited one new trustee and are in the process of bringing more onto the board so as to have eight trustees, the number which was decided by the board to be appropriate.
In the past year, notable achievements were: writing an article in the Guardian MediaPlanet supplement, conducting an interview with ITN business Hub and attending the Royal College of GPs’ annual conference (more on this on slide 7).
We helped 44 researchers, mostly PhD students by advertising for volunteers for their projects on our Facebook pages. We also dealt with over 90 email enquires from individuals, companies, and organisations seeking stakeholders.
We would like to take this opportunity to remind our charity members that they can populate their web-page on www.PainUK.org with the information about their condition that they would like the public to see – as well as directing them to their own website. Next slide has details on the website’s performance.
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## Website Data Report
We had 100.7K visitors. The overall trend was down around 17% in page views.
Overall, the members section had 37,889 page views (approx*) which is 38% of all visits to the website.
The most popular pages were:
## 1. The home page
36,837 visitors (24,960 last year – up 48%)
## 2. Fibromyalgia Action
- 9,749 visitors (10,509 last year – down 7.3%)
3. Help and Support
- 4,658 visitors (6,947 last year – down 33%)
## 4. Member Charities Page
- 3,428 visitors (6,468 last year – down 47%)
## 5. CRPS UK
2,849 visitors (7,370 last year – down 29%)
In total 6,116 people visited the blog section of which the most popular post was “5 Easy Crafting Ideas for arthritic hands” (1,891)
The most popular charity member pages were: 1. Fibromyalgia Action (9,749 visitors)
2. CRPS UK (2,849 visitors)
3. Endometriosis UK (2.066 visitors)
4. Back Care / Herpes Viruses Association ( both 1,572 visitors)
Most Clicked External Link Text*
1. Fibromyalgia Action Website (1,241) 2. National Helplines (288) 3. Versus Arthritis Website (285)
4. Pancreatitis Website (268) 5. Online support forum (251) 6. BackCare Website >> (218)
**We invite member charities to populate the FAQs page and send us information to add the Support Groups page listing these.**
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## Treasurer’s Re ort p /1
The Financial Report for the accounting year ending 31[st] October 2023 was prepared with the support of Castle View Accounting.
## **Income:**
Donations of £5,805 were received through Just Giving, Much Loved, Giving Comm Ltd, and individual donations. Pain UK ended the year with reserves of £16,183.
## **Outgoings:**
This year outgoings amounted to £6,568. A regular payment for the maintenance and improvement of our website is made to Doive Designs (https://www.doivedesigns.co.uk/ ) It ensures the website is kept up to date, which is of benefit to our member charities and to our target audience.
We pay a yearly indemnity insurance premium, membership of the Fundraising Regulator and a subscription to SurveyMonkey.
## **Fundraising:**
We have not made any grant applications this year.
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## **Income in last two years:**
||2023
£|2022
£||
|---|---|---|---|
|Donations|5,805|5,488||
Pain UK ended the year with reserves of £16,946.
## Treasurer’s 2 Report /
## **Breakdown of expenses in last two years:**
|Year ending 31st October 2023:|2023 £|2022 £||
|---|---|---|---|
|Administrative expenses|1559|||
|Accounts||600||
|Legal andprofessional||475||
|Charitable activities(UKLEPP)|1800|5700||
|Charitytraining|480|460||
|Insurance|343|||
|Advertisingandpublicity|511|||
|Website maintenance|540|730||
|Sundry|104|||
|Bank charges|82|51||
|Fundraisingregulator subscription||50||
|TOTAL|5419|8166||
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## Membershi Re ort 1 p p /
We now have 45 charity members. We lost one member, when the charity closed through being unable to recruit trustees. We regularly invite charities that deal with pain to join us under the Pain UK umbrella. Our website activity report (see slide 4) shows that we are performing our function of signposting people with concerns about pain to the charities that can help them.
During the course of the year, we sent out eight newsletters to our charity members.
Several were on the topic of our new initiative, a stand at the Royal College of GPs’ Annual Conference in Liverpool. All Pain UK charity members were invited to send leaflets for the stand and 18 did. We had contact with at least 175 delegates. Many were keen to express their feelings when they see a patient with chronic pain, writing them up on the stand’s flip chart. We were not surprised to see that lack of time, expertise and ability to help, were the most common comments.
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## Membership Report /2
The trustees keep in touch with many different organisations, which together offer a wide range of services, and opportunities for charities and their members which are circulated.
We contact our individual members by MailChimp and Facebook. Five newsletters were sent via MailChimp. We made 186 posts (up from 141 last year) on our two Facebook pages. Many of these are invitations for people to take part in studies, from researchers, PhD students at universities, etc. We do not post anything from profitmaking organisations. These researchers have expressed their appreciation for this valuable way of recruiting subjects – as one said: “I've reached the perfect number of participants now so please could you remove the post at your earliest convenience?”
Our Facebook pages have gathered more followers this year, on two pages:
- Pain UK: 1500+ members
- Pain UK Public Group: 900+ members (up from 650 last year)
Our LinkedIn page, @PainUK, Twitter account, @Pain_UK, and Instagram page, #PAINUKCIO, post several times a week to raise awareness of pain in general. We assiduously repost any of the media campaigns run by our member charities. These have all developed good followings organically.
Pain UK is a member of Pain Alliance Europe, (PAE). Several charity members of Pain UK are also members. This is an umbrella charity for organisations helping chronic pain patients across Europe - not just in the EU.
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## **Thank You**
## **Pain UK CIO, registered charity 1145561**
**Trustees at October 31, 2026: Marian Nicholson, Jason Bingham, Rebecca Pollard, Jo Betterton, Roland Watson, Oliver Shaw, Dr Sandrine Rey-Scalco**
**.Email: Roland@painuk.org; marian@painuk.org** Address: c/o Suite 1, The Old Pig Styes Brighthams Farm, Bines Road Partridge Green, W Sx RH13 8EQ
**https://painuk.org**
# **ANNUAL REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024**
## **PAIN UK CIO**
(Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
**CHARITY REGISTRATION No: 1191657**
Castle View Accounting Ltd Ground Floor Offices 53 High Street Arundel West Sussex BN18 9AJ
## **PAIN UK CIO**
(Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
## **CONTENTS**
|Page 3|Legal & Administrative Information|
|---|---|
|Pages 4 to 5|Trustees' Annual Report|
|Page 6|Statement of Financial Activities|
|Page 7|Balance Sheet|
|Pages 8 to 12|Notes to the Financial Statements|
|Page 13|Independent Examiner's Report|
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## **PAIN UK CIO**
(Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
**CHARITY NUMBER** 1191657 **DATE OF REGISTRATION** 6th October 2020 **START OF FINANCIAL YEAR** 1st November 2023 **END OF FINANCIAL YEAR** 31st October 2024 **TRUSTEES AT 31ST OCTOBER 2024** Roland Watson Marian Nicholson Jason Bingham Oliver Shaw Rebecca Pollard Jo Betterton Sandrine Del Rey Beki Osborne **LEGAL STATUS** Charitable Incorporated Organisation
## **GOVERNING INSTRUMENT**
CIO - Association Registered 6th October 2020
## **OBJECTS**
**a** ) To relieve the suffering of people in pain, in particular by bringing together voluntary organisations established for the relief of pain sufferers in a common effort to improve their care, treatment and management. **b** ) To advance the education of the general public on the causes, effects, treatment and management of pain. **c** ) To promote social inclusion for the public benefit among people living with pain who may be socially excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of poor management of their condition and the physical, psychological and social problems that can ensue.
|**CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS**|c/o Suite 1, The Old Pig Styes|
|---|---|
||Brighthams Farm|
||Bines Road|
||Partridge Green|
||West Sussex|
||RH13 8EQ|
|**PRIMARY BANKERS**|HSBC Bank Plc|
||50 Church Road|
||Burgess Hill|
||West Sussex|
||RH15 9AE|
|**INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS**|Castle View Accounting Ltd|
||Ground Floor Offices|
||53 High Street|
||Arundel|
||West Sussex|
||BN18 9AJ|
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## **PAIN UK CIO**
(Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024**
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing Document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, CIO - Association 6th October 2020 and constitutes a Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
## **Organisational Structure**
Trustees are elected at the Annual General Meeting. There are currently eight trustees as stated above.
## **Risk Management**
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
## **CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
## **Charitable Activities**
During this year the Charity recruited two new trustees. Two trustees resigned. At the end of the financial year, the charity had 45 charity members and over 1,350 individual members. During the year the Charity multiple organised virtual meetings for its charity members and sent out 13 events and newsletters for both charity members and individual members. Our charity members said;
“Thank you for the training session on trustees’ responsibilities. It is the second time I’ve come, and I learn something new each time.”
“Thank you [for the opportunity to display leaflets at the RCGP conference 2024], we could not afford to have a stand ourselves but will be glad to send items to inform GPs of our work.”
The Charity responds to requests from health organisations to comment on new guidelines, etc. as well as requests from media for interviews. Interest grew following the publication of our UK Lived Experience of Pain Project (UKLEPP) in the British Journal of Pain in October 2023. Other enquires are shown in this breakdown.
## **November 2023 - October 2024**
||||**Nov - Jan**|**Feb - Apr**|**May - July**|**Aug - Oct**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Content (blogs, articles) submitted for posting||||||||
|on the website or social media.|||5|5|3|4|17|
|Invitations to comment as lived experience|||8|8|14|18|48|
|experts, e.g. NICE, local groups,|etc.|||||||
|Enquiries from individuals.|||9|5|5|11|30|
|Enquiries from media.|||7|6|3|4|20|
|Requests
from
PhD/Masters|students|for|9|7|12|7|35|
|volunteers for their research.||||||||
|Research requests from pharmaceutical||or|7|1|2|2|12|
|commercial companies.||||||||
|Requests for commercial promotions.|||8|2|4|2|16|
|**Total**|||**53**|**34**|**43**|**48**|**178**|
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## **PAIN UK CIO**
(Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024**
In particular, the Charity’s two Facebook pages are very popular, both with researchers seeking volunteers for their ethically approved projects and with individuals sharing pain stories. One researcher said;
“Thank you - I have achieved more responses that I expected. Your help was so effective.”
We updated our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) following expert advice from our Clinical Advisory Board and, as a result, found an increase of page views of 69%. In particular, the area which displays information about our charity members has increased usage of 85%. This demonstrates that we have been successful in our aim to connect individuals with the specialist support they need. One individual said;
“I was so heartened by your lovely and very timely response. It’s really kind of you to go above and beyond to send me this information. I absolutely will follow it up. I can’t thank you enough.”
## **FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE**
## **Fundraising Activities**
The charity received donations of £7,272 through Just Giving - a 5% increase on the previous year. A further £3,252 were received from individuals and £518 via Much Loved and companies.
## **Income and Expenditure and Statement of Assets**
The charity had an excess of income over expenditure during the period of £3,830. The bank balance as at the 31st October 2024 was £20,853.
## **Trustees' Responsibilities**
The Charities Act 2011 requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the CIO and of the surplus of the CIO for that period. In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to:
- Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- Observe the methods and principles of the Charity Commission Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP);
- **·** Prepare financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the CIO will continue in existence;
- **·** State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the CIO. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the CIO and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Approved by the Trustees on ……………………………………29th August 2025…………………………………………………………
Signed on their behalf by Trustee ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Printed Name: Marian Nicholson
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## **PAIN UK CIO**
(Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024**
|**Notes**
**INCOMING RESOURCES**
**Incoming Resources from Generated Funds**
Donations, Grants & Legacies
**3a**
**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**Costs of Generating Funds**
Cost of Charitable Activities
**4a**
Governance Costs
**4b**
**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**NET INCOMING (OUTGOING) RESOURCES**
Funds Brought Forward
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|Unrestricted
Restricted
**TOTAL**
**TOTAL**
Funds
Funds
**2023/24**
**2022/23**
£
£
£
£
11,043
-
11,043
5,805
**11,043**
**-**
**11,043**
**5,805**
6,373
-
6,373
5,419
840
-
840
1,148
**7,213**
**-**
**7,213**
**6,568**
**3,830**
**-**
**3,830**
**(763)**
16,183
-
16,183
16,946
**20,013**
**-**
**20,013**
**16,183**|
|---|---|
Movements on all reserves and all recognised gains and losses are shown above. All of the organisation's operations are classed as continuing.
The notes on pages 8 to 12 form part of these financial statements.
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## **PAIN UK CIO**
(Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
## **BALANCE SHEET**
## **AS AT 31ST OCTOBER 2024**
|**Note**
**Fixed Assets**
Tangible Assets
**2**
Investments
**6**
**Total Fixed Assets**
**Current Assets**
Debtors & Prepayments
**8**
Cash at Bank and in Hand
**7**
**Total Current Assets**
**9**
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**TOTAL ASSETS**less current liabilities
**10**
**NET ASSETS**
**Funds of the Charity**
General Funds
Restricted Funds
**5**
**Total Funds**
**Creditors:**Amounts due within one year
**Creditors:**Long Term Liabilities|Unrestricted
Restricted
**TOTAL**
**TOTAL**
Funds
Funds
**31-Oct-24**
**31-Oct-23**
£
£
**£**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
-
-
-
-
20,853
-
20,853
16,903
**20,853**
**-**
**20,853**
**16,903**
840
-
840
720
20,013
-
20,013
16,183
**20,013**
**-**
**20,013**
**16,183**
-
-
-
-
**20,013**
**-**
**20,013**
**16,183**
20,013
-
20,013
16,183
-
-
-
-
**20,013**
**-**
**20,013**
**16,183**|
|---|---|
Approved by the Trustees on ……………………………………29th August 2025………………………………………………………… Signed on their behalf by Trustee ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Printed Name: Marian Nicholson
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## **PAIN UK CIO**
(Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of Preparation & Assessment of Going Concern**
## **Basis of Preparation**
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP 2015) (Second Edition, effective 1st January 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) and the Charities Act 2011.
The Charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.
## **Assessment of Going Concern**
Preparation of the accounts is on a going concern basis. The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.
## **Incoming Resources**
## _**Recognition of Incoming Resources**_
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when:
▪ the charity becomes entitled to the resources;
- the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and
▪ the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability
## _**Incoming Resources with Related Expenditure**_
Where incoming resources have related expenditure (as with fundraising or contract income) the incoming resource and related expenditure are reported gross in the SOFA.
## _**Grants and Donations**_
Grants and Donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
## _**Tax Reclaims on Donations and Gifts**_
Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SOFA at the same time as the gift to which they relate.
## _**Contractual Income and Performance Related Grants**_
This is only included in the SOFA once the related goods or services have been delivered.
## _**Gifts in Kind**_
Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the amount actually realised. Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or distributed by the charity. Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SOFA as incoming resources when receivable.
## _**Donated Services and Facilities**_
These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources expended) where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material. The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity of the service or facility received.
## _**Volunteer Help**_
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts.
## _**Investment Income**_
This is included in the accounts when receivable.
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## **PAIN UK CIO**
(Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)**
## **Expenditure and Liabilities**
## _**Liability Recognition**_
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
## _**Governance Costs**_
Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of the trustees meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.
## _**Grants with Performance Conditions**_
Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SOFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.
## _**Grants Payable without Performance Conditions**_
These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are no conditions to be met relating to a grant which remain in control of the charity.
## _**Investments**_
Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued at market value at the year end. Other investment assets are included at trustees' best estimate of market value.
## _**Unrestricted funds**_
These funds can be used for the general objectives of the charity as set out in the trustees report. The movements of the unrestricted funds are given in the Statement of Financial Activities.
## _**Restricted funds**_
These funds are where the donor has specified a purpose for the donation made. These restrictions often arise as a result of appeals for special offerings for specific purposes.
## _**Designated funds**_
These funds are funds set aside by the trustees out of unrestricted general funds for particular purposes or projects.
## _**Fixed Assets**_
Fixed Assets are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year and cost at least £1,500. They are valued at cost or, if gifted, at the value to the charity on receipt.
## _**Depreciation Expense**_
Depreciation is calculated at a rate to write off the cost of tangible fixed assets over their estimated useful lives. The rates applied are as follows:
Fixtures, Fittings and Equipment
25% - Reducing Balance
## **2. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
The Charity held no fixed assets during this or the previous financial period.
The annual commitments under non-cancelling operating leases and capital commitments are as follows: 31st October 2024 : None
31st October 2023 : None
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## **PAIN UK CIO**
(Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024**
## **3. INCOMING RESOURCES**
|**a) Donations, Grants & Legacies**
Gifts & Donations|Unrestricted
Restricted
**TOTAL**
**TOTAL**
Funds
Funds
**2023/24**
**2022/23**
£
£
£
£
11,043
-
11,043
5,805
**11,043**
**-**
**11,043**
**5,805**|
|---|---|
## **4. RESOURCES EXPENDED**
|**a) Cost of Charitable Activities**
Administrative Expenses
Advertising & Publicity
Bank Charges
Conference Costs
Consultancy Fees
Insurance Costs
Sundry Expenses
Training Costs
Website Costs
**b) Governance Costs**
Independent Examiners Fees
**9**
Legal & Professional Fees|Unrestricted
Restricted
**TOTAL**
**TOTAL**
Funds
Funds
**2023/24**
**2022/23**
£
£
£
£
1,624
-
1,624
1,559
-
-
-
511
105
-
105
82
946
-
946
-
1,680
-
1,680
1,800
343
-
343
343
556
-
556
104
-
-
-
480
1,120
-
1,120
540
**6,373**
**-**
**6,373**
**5,419**
840
-
840
720
-
-
-
428
**840**
**-**
**840**
**1,148**|
|---|---|
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## **PAIN UK CIO**
(Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024**
## **5. RESTRICTED FUNDS**
The CIO held no restricted funds during this or the previous financial period.
## **6. INVESTMENTS**
The CIO held no fixed assets investments during this or the previous financial period.
## **7. CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND**
|Cash at Bank & in Hand|Unrestricted
Restricted
**TOTAL**
**TOTAL**
Fund
Fund
**31-Oct-24**
**31-Oct-23**
£
£
**£**
**£**
20,853
-
20,853
16,903
**20,853**
**-**
**20,853**
**16,903**|
|---|---|
## **8. DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS**
The CIO held no debtors and prepayments during this or the previous financial period.
## **9. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
|Independent Examiners Fees|Unrestricted
Restricted
**TOTAL**
**TOTAL**
Fund
Fund
**31-Oct-24**
**31-Oct-23**
£
£
**£**
**£**
840
-
840
720
**840**
**-**
**840**
**720**|
|---|---|
## **10. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE IN MORE THAN ONE YEAR**
The CIO held no long term liabilities during this or the previous financial period.
## **11. NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS**
|Fixed Asset Investments
Net Current Assets
Long Term Liabilities|Unrestricted
Restricted
**TOTAL**
**TOTAL**
Fund
Fund
**31-Oct-24**
**31-Oct-23**
£
£
**£**
**£**
-
-
-
-
20,013
-
20,013
16,183
-
-
-
-
**20,013**
**-**
**20,013**
**16,183**|
|---|---|
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## **PAIN UK CIO**
(Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2024**
## **12. STAFF COSTS AND NUMBERS**
The CIO employed no members of staff during this or the previous financial period.
## **13. TRUSTEES AND OTHER RELATED PARTIES**
During the financial year Ms Nicole Potts (Relation to Trustee Ms Jessica Potts) received £1,680 (2022/23:£1,800) in consultancy fees in relation to administrative services provided to Pain UK CIO in furtherance of the Charity's objects. All conflicts of interest have been identified, documented and managed in accordance with the Charity's Governing Document.
The only other expenses paid to the Trustees related to reimbursements of expenses incurred in furtherance of the Charity's objects.
No other payments were made to trustees or any persons connected with them during this financial period. No other material transaction took place between the organisation and a trustee or any person connected with them.
## **14. RISK ASSESSMENT**
The Trustees actively review the major risks which the charity faces on a regular basis and believe that maintaining the free reserves stated, combined with the annual review of the controls over key financial systems carried out on an annual basis will provide sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. The Trustees have also examined other operational and business risks which they face and confirm that they have established systems to mitigate the significant risks.
## **15. RESERVES POLICY**
The Trustees have considered the level of reserves they wish to retain, appropriate to the CIO's needs. This is based on the CIO's size and the level of financial commitments held. The Trustees aim to ensure the CIO will be able to continue to fulfil its charitable objectives even if there is a temporary shortfall in income or unexpected expenditure. The Trustees will endeavour not to set aside funds unnecessarily.
## **16. PUBLIC BENEFIT**
The CIO acknowledges its requirement to demonstrate clearly that it must have charitable purposes or ‘aims’ that are for the public benefit. Details of how the CIO has achieved this are provided in the Trustees report. The Trustees confirm that they have paid due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit before deciding what activities the CIO should undertake.
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## **PAIN UK CIO**
(Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS**
Report to the trustees/ members of Pain UK CIO on the accounts for the year ended 31st October 2024 set out on pages 5 to 12.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
- follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
- state whether particular matters have come to my attention
## **Basis of independent examiner’s statement**
My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect, the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
K. Collaku MAAT Castle View Accounting Ltd Ground Floor Offices 53 High Street Arundel West Sussex BN18 9AJ
Date: 29th August 2025
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