2025-06-30-accounts - Doctors' Support Network

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01.07.24 Period start date To 30.06.25 Period end date

Charity name: Doctors' Support Network

Charity registration number: 1196277

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The objects of the Charity's shall be to relieve the needs of medical practitioners and others in the medical profession who are suffering or have suffered mental health problems or other distress for the benefit of the public particularly by the provision of self-help groups and the dissemination of information about mental health issues within the medical profession.
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	Facilitation of informal peer support via an online forum and campaigning to improve physician (doctors’) mental health
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 appropriately considered the guidance on public benefit in planning its activities.

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

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	See DSN’s grant making policy linkedhere
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	The charity is entirely member (volunteer) - run.

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	Main aim of the charity is to provide reassurance and peer support for doctors experiencing mental illness who can often feel extremely isolated. Facilitated informal peer support via an online forum for members only. Contributed to the General Medical Council equality, diversity & inclusion advisory forum. Continued to offer free focused short-term coaching for UK based doctors with career concerns related to their mental health – seelink. Planning an online AGM with a talk on a relevant topic. Funding a research project with NHS Practitioner Health to examine whether formal diagnosis for doctors with suspected Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) makes a difference to their outcomes – again funded by a grant from MDU new members. Planning to offer bursaries for subsidised places for UK based doctors with lived experience of mental illness for the 2026 International Conference on Physician Health to be held in London. In discussion with the BMA team about how this will work.

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	See accounts to 30.06.25 linked here
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	See DSN's reserves policy linked here
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£68,135
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	Para 1.23	N/A

charity continuing as a going concern

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	Donations from members and the public
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted.	Para 1.46	See DSN investment policy linkedhere
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Risks considered include financial viability, reputational damage, privacy and charitable status.

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution linkedhere
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Charitable Incorporated Organisation (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	See sections 12 to 16 of the current constitution linked above.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Doctors’ Support Network
Other name the charity uses	DSN
Registered charity number	1196277
Charity’s principal address	c/o 1 De Merley Road Morpeth NE61 1HZ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Angelika Luehrs		Co-chair		N/A
Louise Freeman		Co-chair		N/A
Malcolm Kinnear		Vice chair		N/A
Ross Freeman		Treasurer		N/A
Susan Atcheson		MembershipSecretary		N/A
Matthew Christie				N/A
Kaman Hansford				N/A
JennyHolmes				N/A
Clive Morgan				N/A

	Dr Louise J Freeman		Dr Angelika Luehrs
	Co-chair		Co-chair
	20th January 2026
	20th January 2026

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CIO 1196277

Doctors' Support Network

	Doctors' Su	pport Network	pport Network	pport Network	pport Network	pport Network	pport Network	pport Network			1196277
		Receipts andpayments accounts
	For the period from	Period sta		rt date			Period e		nd date
		Day	Month		Year	to	Day	Mon	th	Year
		1	July		2024		30	June		2025

Section A Statement of receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £		Expendable endowment funds to nearest £			Permanent endowment funds to nearest £		Total funds current period to nearest £		Total funds last period to nearest £
Donations	1 119								1 119		1 217
Legacies									-
Grants	-	-							-		-
Receipts from fundraisingactivities	117								117		56
Gross tradingreceipts									-
Income from investments other than land and buildings	1 240								1 240		1 366
Rents from land & buildings									-
Gross receipts from other charitable activities									-
									-
*A1 Sub total*	2 476	-		-			-		2 476		2 639
A2 Receipts from asset & investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets									-		-
Proceeds from sale of investments									-		-
*A2 Sub total*	-	-		-			-		-		-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments	2 476	-		-			-		2 476		2 639

Expenses for fundraising activities	663								663		693
Gross trading payments									-
Investment management costs									-
Payments relating directly to charitable activities	-	3 000							3 000		7 295
Grants and donations	-								-		-
Governance costs:									-
Audit / independent examination									-
Preparation of annual accounts									-
Legal costs									-
Other									-
									-
**A3 Sub total **	663	3 000		-			-		3 663		7 988
A4 Payments relating to asset and investment movements
Purchases of fixed assets									-
Purchase of investments									-
**A4 Sub total **	-	-		-			-		-		-
*Total payments* *Net receipts / (payments)* A5 Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*
	663	3 000		-			-		3 663		7 988

	1 813	3 000) (		-			-		1 187) (		5 349) (

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	1 813	3 000) (		-			-		1 187) (		5 349) (

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Section B Statement of balances

Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 61 092	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
Cash and bank balances at start of year		8 230			69 322	74 671
Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and payments account	1 813	3 000) (			1 187) (	5 349) (
Transfer to CIO 1196277 from charity 1103741					-	-
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Cash and bank balances at end of year (Agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	62 905	5 230	-	-	68 135	69 322
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			Fund to which	asset belongs	Market valuation to nearest £	Last year to nearest £





Details		Fund to which	asset belongs	Total Cost (if available) to nearest £	-	-
					Current value (if available) to nearest £	Last year to nearest £









Details			Total Fund to which l	-	-	-
				iability relates	Amount due to nearest £	Last year to nearest £





Details			Fund to which l	Total iability relates	-	-
					Amount due (estimate) to nearest £	Last year to nearest £



Signature			Print Name	Total	-	-
						Date of approval
		Dr A Luehrs				20 January 2026
		Dr L Freeman				20 January 2026

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CIO 1196277

Section C Notes to the Accounts

Section C Notes to the	Accounts	Accounts	Accounts	Accounts	Accounts
C3a Trustee remuneration C4a Trustee expenses C1 Nature and purpose of funds(may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets) C2 Grants C3b Trustee remuneration - details C6 Other information C5 Transactions with trustees and connected persons C4b Trustee expenses - details	Restricted fund is a donation from the directors of the Downing Strategic Micro-Cap Investment Trust to support coaching of doctors concerning their wellbeing around COVID-19.
	Type of activity or project supported		Individual / institution	Number of grants made £





				Total	-

	If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b)				X
	Authority under which paid				£






	If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross (otherwise complete section 4b)			this box
		Nature of transaction stand at conference		Number of trustees	£
	Expensesfor memberto attendDSN	stand at conference		1	155




	Nature of relationship			Transaction amount (£) Balance outstanding at period end (£)






	The Doctors' Support Network charity 1196277 on 26 April 2022.	changed over from operating as a charity No. 1103741 to a CIO No.

Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of the Doctors’ Support Network

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Doctors’ Support Network (DSN) for the year ended 30 June 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of DSN, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:

Name: Roger Wrayford BSc Hons

Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies (if any):

Address: 2 Sherford Terrace, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3SE

Date: 27/01/26