# **ANNUAL REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2025** ## **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| 2 ## **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 2024 **END OF FINANCIAL YEAR** 31st October 2025 **TRUSTEES AT 31ST OCTOBER 2025** Marian Nicholson Jason Bingham Roland Watson Beki Osborne Ashley Simpson (Appointed 13th January 2025) Stacey Frier (Appointed 3rd May 2025) Martina Finetti (Appointed 3rd May 2025) Zara Mohmood (Appointed 13th January 2025) Oliver Shaw (Resigned 7th December 2024) Rebecca Pollard (Resigned 7th December 2024) Jo Betterton (Resigned 16th March 2025)) Sandrine Del Rey (Resigned 4th January 2025)) **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| 3 ## **PAIN UK CIO** (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) ## **TRUSTEES' ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2025** ## **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. During the financial, year the Charity recruited four trustees and four trustees resigned. 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 the year, Pain UK contributed to a series of articles and media responses highlighting the complexity and impact of chronic pain. These covered adult scoliosis, complex regional pain syndrome, the stress-pain connection, oral health and chronic pain, and the growing use of at-home neuromodulation devices. Across these outputs, Pain UK emphasised the need for earlier recognition, patient validation, holistic biopsychosocial care, improved access to specialist services, and caution around treatments where the evidence base remains limited. Pain UK also developed proposals for annual prize awards, including student, junior doctor, allied healthcare professional and research-focused prizes, designed to encourage academic engagement with chronic pain and strengthen collaboration with the British Pain Society. A major project for Pain UK was working with Health Innovation NE and N Cumbria and a wide range of other stakeholders: the group cooperated in creating a Citizen’s Jury Report on Pain Management, an initiative to shape the future of persistent pain care in the NENC region. At the end of the financial year, the charity had 43 charity members and over 1,350 individual members. During the year the Charity organised virtual meetings for its charity members and sent out newsletters and invitations to events. To individual members, the mailouts invited them to help pain researchers by filling in questionnaires or taking part in interviews. The Charity responds to requests from health organisations to comment on new guidelines, etc. as well as requests from media for interviews. The breakdown of enquires are shown in this table. ## **November 2024 - October 2025** |Invitations to comment as lived experience experts, e.g. NICE, local groups, etc.
Enquiries from individuals
Enquiries from media
Requests from PhD/Masters students for volunteers for their research
Research requests from pharmaceutical or commercial companies
Requests for commercial promotions (which we have to deny)
Content (blogs, articles) submitted for posting on the website or social media
**Total**|**Total**
**Total**
**2024/25**
**2023/24**
22
48
52
30
17
20
51
35
4
12
21
16
2
17
**169**
**178**| |---|---| 4 PAIN UK CIO {Chantsbl8]nc￿pK￿￿￿I Organisobon) TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2025 In psrtkubr, thtr ¢tr•rit￿$ For*b￿)k Ore fwJlw, with re5earthr5 xeklrKJ v(*Jtbtm fw th&lr olhlcally approved priiects art with pain stor*& We ask resogrdw tsfe&a)a¢k (x) th*st￿leS. During the of th& ywr, 51 res8arch8rs **re P4in UIL Tjw a* Kljniews ¥rKI th¢lr posts and pJslers reach a wontlal p8c* ¥* P￿A UK* Fac*tX￿pJYe& F114AKIAL PERFORMANCE Fundrylslng Atttlyltles The ¢hartiy wglv8d donalthy cl Q113 tIwoLth Jwi ￿- tlw th¢ ￿8r.& £1,301 wa$ re¢¢ived I￿J￿h￿L￿aTr￿ TrA8 M¢xh LcN•d Incomo and Exp•ndltur• St•tgmtrntofA%Mts The chBrlty hjs on 8xces8 owr dutha thtr porknj d £1.111. Ttw baplE at the 3191 Ociober 2025 wa$ t21,964. Tru¥t•w' R•%pon%lbllSt The CharlU85 Act 2011 r¢qLkn the lfttstees to p¥e￿re ￿rKi&l stsiernotsts rc* each fin•￿thI >*8r whl¢h a true and fa5r view of Ihe 8tats of affAlrs olthe CK) 8ThJ cl of IhB CIO tfrot pwDJ. In w•p•rir4 lh￿ fina￿￿1 st8ternents th• tr￿1¢11 8re requlred lth . SB*d ovItstrAo ac¢wntlw or￿ aththem ccns15lenty, . M8kelthJg8ment8 al￿ 88Umate& that are reasorth •n¢ prudoni", . Qb8erYe motW$ prWop*8 oflho Charty Sla¢emBntofRBctsmmen¢ed Pr¥tl¢g ISORP),. . Prepsw fin•rt*l st4teft*N$ **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
**2024/25**
**2023/24**
£
£
£
£
4,414
-
4,414
11,043
**4,414**
**-**
**4,414**
**11,043**
2,463
-
2,463
6,373
840
-
840
840
**3,303**
**-**
**3,303**
**7,213**
**1,111**
**-**
**1,111**
**3,830**
20,013
-
20,013
16,183
**21,124**
**-**
**21,124**
**20,013**| |---|---| 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. 6 PAIN UK CIO Ichariiable In¢iwK*•Y Organisationl BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST OCTOBER 2025 TOTAL 314)¢tQ5 TOTAL 31-Oct44 Fwds Fyrnl$ Flx•d Assets Tangli* As88ts Inweslments Total Flx•d Asi•¢* CUrr•ntAs￿¥ Debtors & Pr8paymnts Cash al Bank and In Hand Totsl CurrentAss•ts 21.984 21.964 21964 21,964 20,853 20.853 cred1to￿ Amounts du8 wMfr4n one year NET CURRENT ASSEf8 21,124 21.124 20.013 TOTALASSETS ¢LYr•nt n•t4We8 21,124 21.124 20,013 Cr•dltorn: L¢)TrJ T•rm Li1￿11￿• 10 NET AsseT8 21.124 21.124 20.013 Fund$ ollh•Charlty General Fun Re¥lrklBd Fun(ts 21.124 21,124 2Q013 Total Funda 21,124 21,124 Appro¥ed tyth8 Trustses on........... . . S￿ned on behalftyTnthe....... . Prlnted Nam.. ## **PAIN UK CIO** (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2025** ## **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. 8 ## **PAIN UK CIO** (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2025** ## **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 2025 : None 31st October 2024 : None 9 ## **PAIN UK CIO** (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2025** ## **3. INCOMING RESOURCES** |**a) Donations, Grants & Legacies**
Gifts & Donations|Unrestricted
Restricted
**TOTAL**
**TOTAL**
Funds
Funds
**2024/25**
**2023/24**
£
£
£
£
4,414
-
4,414
11,043
**4,414**
**-**
**4,414**
**11,043**| |---|---| ## **4. RESOURCES EXPENDED** |**a) Cost of Charitable Activities**
Administrative Expenses
Bank Charges
Conference Costs
Consultancy Fees
Insurance Costs
Sundry Expenses
Website Costs
**b) Governance Costs**
Independent Examiners Fees
**9**|Unrestricted
Restricted
**TOTAL**
**TOTAL**
Funds
Funds
**2024/25**
**2023/24**
£
£
£
£
300
-
300
1,624
56
-
56
105
625
-
625
946
-
-
-
1,680
317
-
317
343
140
-
140
556
1,025
-
1,025
1,120
**2,463**
**-**
**2,463**
**6,373**
840
-
840
840
**840**
**-**
**840**
**840**| |---|---| 10 ## **PAIN UK CIO** (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2025** ## **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-25**
**31-Oct-24**
£
£
**£**
**£**
21,964
-
21,964
20,853
**21,964**
**-**
**21,964**
**20,853**| |---|---| ## **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-25**
**31-Oct-24**
£
£
**£**
**£**
840
-
840
840
**840**
**-**
**840**
**840**| |---|---| ## **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-25**
**31-Oct-24**
£
£
**£**
**£**
-
-
-
-
21,124
-
21,124
20,013
-
-
-
-
**21,124**
**-**
**21,124**
**20,013**| |---|---| 11 ## **PAIN UK CIO** (Charitable Incorporated Organisation) ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST OCTOBER 2025** ## **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** The only expenses paid to the Trustees related to reimbursements of expenses incurred in furtherance of the Charity's 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. 12 ## **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 2025 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. Castle View Accounting Ltd Ground Floor Offices 53 High Street Arundel West Sussex BN18 9AJ Date: 14th August 2026 13