## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/01/2024 Period start date To 31/12/2024 Period end date** **Charity name: The Sarah Hughes Trust** ## **Charity registration number: 1196948** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**(1)**The advancement of education and
research in humanities and the History
of Medicine to include the provision of
an annual lecture called the Sarah
Hughes Memorial Lecture at the Royal
Society of Medicine; and
**(2)**(2) the promotion and advancement of
education and social diversity in
journalism.| |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|We provide financial support for aspiring
and talented journalists and hold an annual
lecture in Sarah Hughes's name at the
History of Medicine Society at the Royal
Society of Medicine. This event includes
the presentation of The Sarah Hughes
Trust Prize, an award set up to recognise
exceptional journalism that exposes false
or misleading information, so-called fake
news, in health or medicine. In addition, we
provide funding to support the
accommodation and needs costs of people
from low-income backgrounds to undertake
journalism internships in London.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|I can confirm that the Trustees of the Sarah
Hughes Trust have all read the guidance
provided by the Charity Commission.| Page **1** of **7** ## **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|2024 was a successful year for the Trust. In
the summer we supported 3 aspiring
journalists through the Guardian and
Observer Newspaper Positive Action work
placement scheme.
In November the trust awarded its annual
journalism prize to Jacklin Kwan for her
article in the British Medical Journal
exposing the practices of some biobanks in
deceiving expectant parents about the
value of banking their children’s umbilical
cord blood by using misleading statements
to market the procedure.
And then finally in December we held our
annual lecture and we were extremely
fortunate to have Lady Hale, Baroness of
Richmond, as our main speaker. Her
lecture, "_Press freedom and personal_
_privacy – a clash of rights_?” was full of
wonderful insights across her career and
enjoyed by many on and offline attendees.| Page **2** of **7** ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|In 2024 voluntary income totalled £385.
Total expenditure for the period was
£7,191, with the biggest expense being the
annual lecture at £4,600.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| **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|The Trust principal source of funds are
voluntary donations from members of the
public.| |---|---|---| Page **3** of **7** ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust deed| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The Trust is a 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|Trustees are appointed for a term of five
years by a properly convened meeting of
the charity trustees. Trustees are chosen
with regard to their skills, knowledge and
experience in order to deliver effective
administration of the Trust.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The Sarah Hughes Trust| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|**1196948**| |Charity’s principal address|11 Hatfield Road
London
E15 1RA| ||| Page **4** of **7** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |3
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5
6
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8|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||John Hughes||||| ||Adrian Berry|Chair|||| ||Richard Neate|Secretary|||| ||EmilyHills||||| ||Alexa Baracaia||||| ||Philippa Rae||||| ## **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**|Richard Neate (signed
electronically)
Richard Paul Neate


Treasurer
26/10/2025|| |---|---|---| |||| |||| Page **5** of **7** ## **Receipts and Payments Accounts for The Sarah Hughes Trust** |**For theperiod from**|01/01/2024| |---|---| |**to**|31/12/2024| ## **Section A : Receipts and payments** ||**Total Funds (*)**|**Last Year**| |---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**||| |Donations|£10.00|£10,755.93| |Event income|£375.00|| |**Sub total**|£385.00|£10,755.93| |**A2 Asset sales**|£0.00|£0.00| |**Total Receipts**|£385.00|£10,755.93| |**A3 Payments**||| |Events|£4,585.78|£8,000.00| |Internship grants|£1,605.00|£967.28| |Prize awards|£1,000.00|£0.00| |Website|£0.00|£148.93| |**Sub total**|£7,190.78|£9,116.21| |**A4 Asset purchases**|£0.00|£0.00| |**Total Payments**|£7,190.78|£9,116.21| |**Net receipts/(payments)**|£6,805.78|£1,639.72| |**A6 Cash funds last YE**|£25,066.28|£23,426.56| |**Cash funds at YE**|£18,260.50|£25,066.28| ## **Section B: Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**B1 Cash funds**||| |---|---|---| |Cash on deposit|£18,260.50|£25,066.28| |**Total cash funds**|£18,260.50|£25,066.28| Page **6** of **7** |**B2 Other monetary assets**|£0.00|£0.00| |---|---|---| |**B3 Investment assets**|£0.00|£0.00| |**B4 Assets for charity's own use**|£0.00|£0.00| |**Total Assets**|£18,260.50|£25,066.28| |**B5 Liabilities**|£0.00|£0.00| ## **Notes** - (*) All funds are unrestricted funds Page **7** of **7**