## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date: September 2021 To Period end date: September 2022** ## **Charity name: Behavioural Science and Public Health Network** **Charity registration number: 1195935** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To advance the scientific understanding of
behavioural, social and psychological
processes in health, illness and health care
for the public benefit in the United Kingdom
by:
(a) facilitating the sharing of knowledge
and best practice of professionals in
behavioural and social science and
public health; and
(b) advancing behavioural and social
science skills and knowledge in
public health systems across the
United Kingdom
(c) and in so doing, raise public
understanding and awareness of,
and provide information on, such
matters.| |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|In furtherance of its objectives in the last
year our activities have been focused on
the following key projects:
**BSPHN Hubs**: The BSPHN has
established local behavioural science
networks across the UK, bringing together
a forum for those utilising or wishing to
utilise behavioural science to improve
public health outcomes through best
practice and networking. The BSPHN
works with regional colleagues to establish
and support behavioural science hubs,
which feature both face-to-face and online
educational sessions along with access to
virtual learning and support, increasing
access to expertise, training, and the
opportunity to collaborate and share
practice across the behavioural science
local system.| |||**Network Directory**: The BSPHN has
established an online network directory
where people can add a free profile so
colleagues and professionals working in
related areas of interest can link up to
share ideas and best practice, both locally
within regional hubs and nationally.
**Conference**: The annual conference
provides delegates with the opportunity to
share their work, to learn from others, and
to build relationships. People working
across the spectrum of behavioural science
roles (e.g., public health, academic, NHS,
and industry) learn how to optimise and
demonstrate impact of their work to create
healthy environments and people, by using
behavioural/social science in their
professional roles to enhance population
health and wellbeing outcomes.
**Behaviour change leads group**: This UK
wide group is led by the BSPHN in
collaboration with the Local Government
Association. The group membership
consists of approx. 50 behavioural
scientists/ local authority officers leading on
behaviour change work for their local
authority area. The group aims to share
best practice and reduce duplication of
effort and resource across the public health
system.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Yes, we have done this in the following
ways:
1. All Trustees have had a briefing and
links to the guidance of the Charity
Commission
2. A lead trustee in addition to the
Chair each have responsibility to
check the commission website for
guidance and to brief the Trustees
regularly on how we are achieving
this
3. Ensuring our work delivers our aims
- progress against our aims is
reviewed quarterly to ensure we are
reaching our charitable objectives.
We review our aims, objectives each year
and ensure our activities align to achieving
these in line with the commission guidance.
This review looks at what we achieved and
the outcomes of our work in the previous 12
months. The review looks at the success of
each key activity and the benefits they have| |||brought to those groups of people we are
set up to support. The review also helps us
ensure our aim, objectives and activities
remained focused on our stated purposes.
We have referred to the guidance
contained in the Charity Commission’s
general guidance on public benefit when
reviewing our aim and objectives and in
planning our future activities. In particular,
the trustees consider how planned activities
will contribute to the aims and objectives
they have set going forward.| |---|---|---| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| ||SORP reference|| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**We do not make grants**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**We do not have investment resources at**
**this time**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The BSPHN is run by volunteers who form
our committee, support our events and
develop our publicity and publication.
In the year under review over 1,400
volunteer hours were donated as part of
meetings, training, planning, speaker
events and publicity and liaison.
Additionally, many of the expert speakers
at our events donate their time to the
charity.| |Other||**Further information can be obtained**
**from our websitewww.bsphn.org.uk **| ## **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**|A number of activities have been
undertaken to support the aims of the
BSPHN by facilitating the sharing of
knowledge and best practice of
professionals in behavioural and social
science and public health, and advance
behavioural and social science skills and
knowledge in public health systems across
the United Kingdom.
**Website:**In this period, we were preparing
to launch a refreshed website in November
2022. This included adding a significant
number of resources to improve practice,
and support professionals, free of charge.
_Public benefit_
These bring benefit to professionals and
organisations in a) enabling them to
practice more effectively, b) saving them
time and money finding resources and c)
enable them to deliver services or support
to the public faster and more effectively.
**Conference:**The 2022 annual conference
was centred around “Collaborating to Build
Fairer Communities” with the aim of
addressing health inequalities using
behavioural and social sciences. The
conference was held online and was
attended by more than 280 delegates from
public health, NHS, academia and
professional bodies, local government
officers and practitioners.
The event provided the opportunity for
delegates to share their work, to learn from
others, and to build relationships. It
showcased a wide range of experiences
and learning about how to create healthy
environments and healthy people.
Delegates also heard from expert speakers
using behavioural/social science to
enhance population outcomes.
_Public benefit_
Our events provide public benefit by
enabling our beneficiaries (i.e. members
and attendees) to improve their
professional practice and advance their
education and knowledge on key topics of
interest, therefore contributing to evidence
base and informing best practice.| **Hub events relevant to the reporting period** The four regional hubs extended their work through the provision of regional events and networking opportunities. Support was provided for the development of two new communities of practice, in Wales and London. We identified funding, set up steering groups and worked with local stakeholders to conduct local needs assessments in preparation for their launch in winter of 2022. The communities of practice have a repository on the BSPHN website and are part of the Network Directory, facilitating sharing best practice and identifying relevant topic expertise. These activities have supported local members to advance their knowledge, understanding and skills in the application of behavioural science to public health. Finally, an action learning set was developed and was delivered in the Midlands, providing an intensive expert led skills programme for local authority officers. _Public benefit_ These activities benefit our beneficiaries by supporting local members to advance their knowledge, understanding and skills in the application of behavioural science to public health. This has led to the development of a number of project plans that local authorities can implement to support improvements in outcomes for their local populations and the public as a whole. The BSPHN has worked with the NHS (OHID and UKHSA) as well as professional bodies to support the implementation of behavioural science in practice following the Covid response. _How this brings public benefit_ This work will help a) create a system where behavioural science is applied ethically and with greater consistency helping to build the evidence-base for effective implementation, b) Help agencies apply behavioural science knowledge (e.g. social science on how communities can look after each other and how people can assess risk) routinely to public health challenges, c) The application of behavioural science to enable organisations to better design transparent and honest communications with residents, d) funding for the creation of behavioural science posts and the upskilling of staff ahead of any future public health emergencies. |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|We have summarised this above. We also
provide annual reports and statements of
impact to our Annual General Meeting, see
attached.| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Our funding has been from statutory
sources to deliver work and we have not
engaged in specific fundraising to date.
This may change as we create our next
business plan.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**We do not have investments**| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**No reserves held**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Main sources of funding:
•
Membership fees
•
Fees from running events such as the
Annual Conference
•
Payments from bodies such as Health
Education England for running services
such as the BSPHN Hubs| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|We do not yet have investments and will
not be creating an investment policy until
later this year| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|We do not anticipate any financial risks to
the charity in the short-term future.| **Commented [CB1]:** I assume Oury Clarke will complete this? **Commented [JM2R1]:** Need just a paragraph on each here on our finances ## **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|**The BSPHN is a CIO.**| |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|**13. Appointment of charity trustees**
13.1 Retirement by rotation
(a) At every annual general meeting of the
members of the CIO, one-third of the
charity trustees shall retire from office. 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.
(b) 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;
(c) The vacancies so arising may be filled
by the decision of the members at the
annual general meeting; any vacancies not
filled at the annual general meeting may be
filled as provided in clause 13.1(d).
(d) The members 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.
(e) A person so appointed by the members
of the CIO shall retire in accordance with
the provisions of clause 13.1(a) and clause
13.1(b).
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)**|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|||||||| |||||Our policy is currently being revised as part|||| ||Policies and procedures|||of our approach to review all policies as we|||| ||adopted for the induction||Para 1.51|develop.|||| ||and training of trustees||||||| |||||**N/A**|||| ||The charity’s organisational||||||| ||structure and any wider||Para 1.51||||| ||network with which the||||||| ||charity works||||||| |||||Further information is in our annual reports.|||**Formatted:**Font: Not Bold| ||Relationship with any||Para 1.51||||| ||related parties||||||| |**Reference and Administrative details**|||||||| ||Charity name||Behavioural Science and Public Health Network||||| ||Other name the charity uses||N/A||||| ||Registered charitynumber||1195935||||| ||Charity’s principal address||Business and|Technology Centre,|||| ||||Bessemer Drive,||||| ||||Stevenage,||||| ||||Herts||||| ||||SG1 2DX||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| |**me**
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charity on whose behalf the
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segregation of such assets
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assets|N/A| **Additional information (optional)** ## **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)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
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**Address**||| |**N/A**||| |||| |||| |||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **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** **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1195935** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND** **UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 27 SEPTEMBER 2021 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2022** ## **FOR** ## **BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH NETWORK** Oury Clark Chartered Accountants Herschel House 58 Herschel Street Slough Berkshire SL1 1PG **BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH NETWORK** **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the Period 27 September 2021 to 30 September 2022** |||**Page**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Report of the Trustees**||1|| |**Independent Examiner's Report**||2|| |**Statement of Financial Activities**||3|| |**Balance Sheet**||4|| |**Notes to the Financial Statements**|5|to|6| |**Detailed Statement of Financial Activities**||7|| **BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH NETWORK** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the Period 27 September 2021 to 30 September 2022** The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the period 27 September 2021 to 30 September 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document** The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity. ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number** 1195935 **Principal address** BSPHN Business and Technology Centre Bessemer Drive Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 2DX ## **Trustees** Pro. J McManus (appointed 27.9.21) Dr M Constable (appointed 27.9.21) Dr A Bunten (appointed 27.9.21) Dr N Howlett (appointed 27.9.21) ## **Independent Examiner** Oury Clark Chartered Accountants Herschel House 58 Herschel Street Slough Berkshire SL1 1PG Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by: ........................................................................ Pro. J McManus - Trustee Page 1 **BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH NETWORK** ## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** **for the Period 27 September 2021 to 30 September 2022** |Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
fund
Notes
£
£
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
87,434
-
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
2
17,828
-
**Charitable activities**
Governance costs
2,862
-
**Total**
20,690
-
**NET INCOME**
66,744
-
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
66,744
-|Total
funds
£
87,434| |---|---| ||17,828
2,862| ||20,690| ||66,744| ||66,744| The notes form part of these financial statements Page 3 **BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH NETWORK** ## **BALANCE SHEET 30 September 2022** |Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
fund
Notes
£
£
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at bank
69,244
-
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
4
(2,500)
-
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
66,744
-
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
66,744
-
**NET ASSETS**
66,744
-
**FUNDS**
5
Unrestricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|Total
funds
£
69,244
(2,500)
66,744
66,744| |---|---| ||66,744| ||66,744| ||66,744| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by: ............................................. J McManus - Trustee The notes form part of these financial statements Page 4 **BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH NETWORK** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the Period 27 September 2021 to 30 September 2022** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **Basis of preparing the financial statements** The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. ## **Income** All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. ## **Expenditure** Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. ## **Taxation** The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities. ## **Fund accounting** Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. ## **2. RAISING FUNDS** ## **Raising donations and legacies** Support costs £ 17,828 ## **3. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS** There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the period ended 30 September 2022. ## **Trustees' expenses** There were no trustees' expenses paid for the period ended 30 September 2022. continued... Page 5 **BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH NETWORK** **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued for the Period 27 September 2021 to 30 September 2022** ## **4. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR** Other creditors £ 2,500 ## **5. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS** |**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**|||| |---|---|---|---| |||Net|| |||movement|At| |||in funds|30.9.22| |||£|£| |**Unrestricted funds**|||| |General fund||66,744|66,744| |**TOTAL FUNDS**||66,744|66,744| |Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:|||| ||Incoming|Resources|Movement| ||resources|expended|in funds| ||£|£|£| |**Unrestricted funds**|||| |General fund|87,434|(20,690)|66,744| |**TOTAL FUNDS**|87,434|(20,690)|66,744| ## **6. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES** There were no related party transactions for the period ended 30 September 2022. Page 6 **BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH NETWORK** ## **DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES for the Period 27 September 2021 to 30 September 2022** |**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**
**Donations and legacies**
Donations
Subscriptions
**Total incoming resources**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Support costs**
**Management**
Consulting
Postage and stationery
Advertising
Ecommerce
Accountancy
Legal fees
**Finance**
Bank charges
Total resources expended
**Net income**|£
85,679
1,755| |---|---| ||87,434| ||87,434
11,058
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4,630
1,343
2,500
362| ||19,944
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