## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1[st] July 2023 Period start date To 30[th] June 2024 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Association of University Teachers of Psychiatry**
## **Charity registration number: 1193278**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The AUTP is an independent body, whose
principal aim is to promote the effective
learning and teaching of psychiatry to
medical undergraduates in the medical
schools of the UK and Ireland through
educational meetings. Membership of the
organisation is open to all staff that have a
role and an interest in teaching psychiatry,
regardless of their own academic discipline.|
|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|Over this period the AUTP has undertaken
work to advance psychiatric education. This
has included undertaking a national
research study on undergraduate
psychiatry curricula in the UK.
The period following the Covid-19
pandemic has presented significant
challenges for trustees dedicated to patient
care within the demanding environment of
the NHS, understandably limiting the
capacity for undertaking charitable
activities. We are pleased to report that
communication has been re-established
with the executive committee members,
and plans are now underway to
recommence the charity's activities.
**AUTP – WPA guide**
AUTP team is collaborating with more than
50 authors from different countries on how
various topics related to virtual UG
psychiatric education. This work is still
ongoing.
The AUTP collects membership fees from
members, for this the unincorporated
charity the Association of University
Teachers of Psychiatry (charity number
325134) acts as an agent. They receive the|
|||income, manage expenditure and hold
funds on behalf of this charity.|
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|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference||
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|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|As noted in "Summary of the main
activities" section.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity is in a healthy financial position
and is confident in its ability to meet all
financial commitments.
Charity number 325134 is acting as an
agent for the charity in the transition period
moving from an unincorporated charity to a
CIO.
The sum total of financial reserves are
£64,015.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held to allow for future
planning and to allow the charity to fund
activities such as conferences that require
advance payment.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£64,015|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|The trustees foresee no concerns.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|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|
|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|Trustees are members of the Executive
Committee elected by members.
The Executive Committee can appoint two
additional trustees through competitive
appointment.|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Association of University Teachers of Psychiatry|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1193278|
|Charity’s principal address|Shah & Co accountant Ltd
Unit 1, Cash’s Business Centre, Widdrington Road, Coventry,
CV 14PB|
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Sridevi Sira
Mahalingappa|Trustee, Chair|||
||Deepika Sharma|Trustee, Treasurer|||
||Vacant|Trustee, Secretary|||
||Elizabeth Forty|Trustee|||
||Henry James
Fallon|Trustee|||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name Not applicable**
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 N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|
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|**Legal**|AJ Lutley|Springfield, Rookery Hill, Ashtead, KT21 1HY|
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## **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**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
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||Dr Sridevi Sira Mahalingappa||
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Trustee||
||30/06/2025||
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**Financial Report**
## **From 1st July 2023 Period start date**
**To 30th June 2024 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Association of University Teachers of Psychiatry Charity registration number: 325134**
## **Income**
|**Income**||
|---|---|
|Banking interest|114|
|Investment dividends|1200|
|Membership receipts|436|
|**Total**|**1750**|
## **Expenditure**
**Total**
## **Holdings**
|Black Rock|1963|
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|CCLA|498|
|NS&I|50,449|
|Lloyd's Bank|9815|
|Lloyd's Conference Account 306||
|Lloyds Treasurer account 984||
|**Total**|**64015**|
## **Liabilities**
## **None**
**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 Sridevi Sira Mahalingappa **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 30/04/2025