
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 2022** 

**From 01/01/22    Period start date To 31/01/22    Period end date** 

## **Charity name: MAKE A MEDIC** 

## **Charity registration number: 119234** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|Make a Medic, founded in 2019,<br>produces high-quality medical<br>education resources for students based<br>primarily in the UK, and uses the funds<br>raised from our affordable subscription<br>fees to create grants for medical<br>education and public health-related<br>initiatives in low- and middle-income<br>coutries.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Our main sources of fundraising<br>originate from ticket sales for<br>high-quality academic events and direct<br>donations for ambitious projects and<br>endeavours.<br>Using our background in medical<br>education, we are constructing a bank<br>of exam-style single best answer<br>questions which we will be<br>licensing/selling to third party<br>organisations to generate revenue for<br>the charity.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|<br>The Trustees confirm reading the<br>guidance issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public benefit.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference **NIL** Para 1.38 Policy on grant-making 



**NIL** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment **NIL** Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers **NIL** Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**Welbodi Partnership (2022)**<br>This NGO in Sierra Leone aims to ensure<br>that all women and children have access to<br>essential healthcare services, reducing the<br>number who are sick, suffer or die<br>unnecessarily.<br>Consisted of 2 subprojects:<br>1.<br>CRADLE 5 Trial (Vital Signs Alert<br>Device)<br>○<br>Phase 2 rollout across the<br>remaining 8 districts - full<br>implementation planned for<br>25/04/22.<br>○<br>This is a mobile, robust vital<br>signs monitoring device, with<br>low power requirements that<br>identifies women in the<br>community at risk of<br>pregnancy complications.<br>○<br>The CRADLE 3 trial showed a<br>60% reduction in maternal<br>mortality and 40% reduction<br>in eclampsia and<br>hysterectomy in the Sierra<br>Leone setting.<br>○<br>An NIHR funded project with<br>collaborating partners King’s<br>College London, the<br>University of Sierra Leone,<br>the Ministry of Health and<br>Sanitation and Welbodi<br>Partnership.<br>2.<br>2YoungLives - in partnership with<br>Lifeline Nehemiah Projects|





||○<br>A mentoring scheme to tackle|
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||high rates of maternal|
||mortality in teenage|
||pregnancies. The mentors|
||support girls to access|
||antenatal care, attend a|
||hospital for the birth, set up a|
||small business to secure an|
||income, advise on nutrition|
||during pregnancy and help|
||them prepare for the arrival of|
||the baby.|
|Make|a Medic donated £6000. Outcomes of|
|the money raised:||
|1.|The CRADLE 5 trial is ongoing and|
||we are awaiting formal evaluation|
||data from the Welbodi Partnership.|
||a.<br>We have been informed the|
||project is progressing well.|
|2.|2YoungLives has supported 3|
||educational bursaries for teenagers|
||in their pregnancy mentorship|
||scheme. We have received two|
||testimonials and thank yous which|
||have been shared on our social|
||media (with consent) - allowing one|
||girl to achieve her plumbing|
||qualification and another in electrical|
||installation to provide a reliable|
||income for their new families.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|**NIL**|
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|**NIL**|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|**NIL**|
|Other||**NIL**|
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## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|Make a Medic finished the year in a<br>strong financial position.<br>We generated a gross income of<br>almost**£14,579**, primarily through<br>donations and courses, topped up by<br>sponsorship deals.<br>Of this, roughly**40%**was donated to<br>our various projects throughout the<br>year, and**40%**went towards our<br>various expenses.<br>Our largest expense (**£5000**) went<br>towards the development of the<br>website.<br>We ended with a secure surplus of over<br>**£2,058**, ready to face unexpected<br>challenges and continue improving<br>lives in the new year.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|<br>Make a Medic holds a sum of £500<br>reserves to ensure payments for<br>subscriptions and other contractor<br>costs, crucial for the day-to-day running<br>of the charity, are paid on time.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£500**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**NIL**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**NIL**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**NIL**|



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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**1.**<br>**Donations (£8,259)**<br>**2.**<br>**Courses (£5, 420)**<br>**3.**<br>**Sponsorship (£900)**|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|**Nil**|
||Para 1.46|**Nil**|





A description of the principal risks facing the charity **Nil** Other 



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|<br>Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Appointed by Founder (Dr Lasith<br>Ranasinghe)<br>Due to recent personnel changes, it was<br>decided to continue the current Trustees until<br>the time of AGM 2024, to ensure the<br>longevity of vision during the charity’s<br>evolution.|
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|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51|<br>**NIL**|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|Three trustees (Dr. Lasith Ranasinghe, Dr.<br>Syra Dhillon and Dr. Anchit Chandran)<br>Five other executive committee members<br>(Iqbal Aniq, Cathy Dominic, Aleksandra<br>Dunin-Borkowska, Sujil James)|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51|**NIL**|
|Other||**NIL**|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charityname|Make a Medic|
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|Other name the charityuses||
|Registered charitynumber|1192343|
|Charity’s principal address|36 Admirals Way<br>Hethersett<br>Norwich<br>NR93AQ|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted**<br>**if not for**<br>**whole year**<br>**Name of person (or**<br>**body) entitled to**<br>**appoint trustee (if**<br>**any)**|
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||DR SYRA<br>DHILLON|-|-<br>DR LASITH<br>RANASINGHE|
||DR ANCHIT<br>CHANDRAN|-|-<br>DR LASITH<br>RANASINGHE|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name -** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

- Description of the assets held in this capacity - Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects - Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

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## **Other optional information** 

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## **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)** DR ANCHIT CHANDRAN **Position (eg Secretary,** TRUSTEE (FINANCES) **Chair, etc) Date** 10/01/23 



## **Balance Sheet** 

## **Make a Medic** 

## **As at 31 December 2022** 

|**Balance Sheet**<br>**Make a Medic**<br>**As at 31 December 2022**|**Balance Sheet**<br>**Make a Medic**<br>**As at 31 December 2022**|
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|**31 DEC 2022**||
|**Current Assets**||
||**Cash at bank and in hand**|
||Barclays Business Banking Curr<br>3,484.74|
||**Total Cash at bank and in hand**<br>**3,484.74**|
||**Total Current Assets**<br>**3,484.74**|
|**Net Current Assets (Liabilities)**<br>**3,484.74**||
|**Total Assets less Current Liabilities**<br>**3,484.74**||
|**Net Assets**<br>**3,484.74**<br>**Capital and Reserves**||
|Current Year Earnings<br>2,068.42||
|Retained Earnings<br>1,416.32||
|**Total Capital and Reserves**<br>**3,484.74**||



Balance Sheet 

Make a Medic 



## **Profit and Loss** 

## **Make a Medic** 

## **For the year ended 31 December 2022** 

|**Profit and Loss**<br>**Make a Medic**<br>**For the year ended 31 December 2022**||
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||**2022**|
|**Turnover**||
|Ticket Income|5,420.31|
|**Total Turnover**|**5,420.31**|
|**Cost of Sales**||
|Cost of Goods Sold|157.46|
|Direct Expenses|100.00|
|**Total Cost of Sales**|**257.46**|
|**Gross Profit**|**5,162.85**|
|**Administrative Costs**||
|Advertising & Marketing|65.00|
|Audit & Accountancy fees|112.50|
|Charitable and Political Donations|6,000.00|
|Contractor Costs|5,000.00|
|Insurance|157.01|
|Subscriptions|928.57|
|**Total Administrative Costs**|**12,263.08**|
|**Operating Profit**|**(7,100.23)**|
|**Other Income**||
|Donations|8,268.65|
|Sponsorship Income|900.00|
|**Total Other Income**|**9,168.65**|
|**Profit on Ordinary Activities Before Taxation**|**2,068.42**|
|**Profit after Taxation**|**2,068.42**|



Profit and Loss 

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