Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period
From: 01/04/2024
To: 31/03/2025
Charity name: BeatAsthma
Charity registration number: 1197399
Company number:
Objectives and activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The objects of the CIO are the advancement of health and the saving of lives by ensuring that all children, young people and their families have access to excellent asthma care meeting national recommendations, in particular (but not exclusively) by: 1. supporting education around asthma to children, young people, and their families as well as healthcare and non- healthcare professionals; 2. supporting cross boundaries working between diferent health and education services; raising awareness of the important issues around childhood asthma. |
| 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 |
Full update of website to align with new national recommendations with new videos and resources including those to support the management of AIR and MART for both families and health-care professionals. Completed work on the translation of the most popular resources into easyread format. Updated the online education module to align with new national |
| recommendations. Completed package of resources to deliver a face-to-face version of the already available online e- module including creation of resources, 5 national pilot courses, review of resources and ultimately the delivery of the package with associated infrastructure to support it. These are now freely available to eligible health care professionals to deliver not-for-profit courses nationwide. Maintaining the use for the website at approximately 5K users per month this year. Creation of BeatAsthma promotional running tops to support fundraising activities |
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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 | All trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference n/a Para 1.38 Policy on grant making n/a Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment n/a Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers n/a Other
Achievements and performance
| 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 | New national guidance on asthma management and diagnosis was published in 2024. All the resources were reviewed by the editing committee and updated to align with the guidance. New resources were also developed as translated as part of this including adapted asthma management plans for the different age groups and different management approaches. In total approximately 200 resources were updated. There are significant health inequalities in asthma, with those from the most deprived deciles of society having 4 times worse outcomes than those from the least deprived Lack of access to easy to understand information can be a barrier to improved outcomes. We were approached several times to develop easy read versions of our most popular resources and completed work on this this year. The nationally accredited tier 3 online training module (6 hours worth of elearning freely available on NHS England’s education for health website, was updated to align with national recommendations. We were repeatedly approached to support the adaptation of the nationally accredited tier 3 CYP asthma online module into a face to face format. The charity has supported the development of a national package of resources and the delivery of 5 pilot courses using this package nationwide. Following the successful pilot courses, resources were adapted according to received feedback and a final package was created. The infrastructure to support the delivery of these resources has been created on a new section of the website and the administration of the courses is done by volunteers on a weekly basis. There will have been 30 courses delivered by the end of the year with further roll out expected as cascade training evolves. The feedback has been outstanding for all courses with many delegates commenting this will directly change how they manage asthma |
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in children and young people. These courses will be run by eligible health care professionals and must be not-for-profit courses. We have maintained the use of the website at around 5K users per month this year and continue to promote it through national avenues. The creation of BeatAsthma promotional running tops helps to raise awareness of the charity and supports fundraising activities
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 |
The charity has continued to support up to date education of both families, young people and healthcare professionals as described above. The easyread resources will help reach a different cohort of patients and families. |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | The donation from the Barbour foundation, together with fundraising activities of families will support these objective listed above |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | n/a |
| Other | n/a |
Financial review
| Financial review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Total funds at year end = £ 23447 |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The charity does not have a policy on reserves |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | No reserves are held |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | There are no fluctuations in receipts and or payments to require reserves. Activities are only pad for when there are sufficient fuds in the account |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | n/a |
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| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | There are no concerns |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Adhoc fundraising Para 1.47 The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) n/a Para 1.46 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted n/a Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity Other
Structure, governance and management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document: for example,trust deed, memorandum and articles of association etc |
Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? for example limited company, unincorporated association, CIO |
Para 1.25 | 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 | Every charity trustee must be a natural person. No individual may be appointed as a charity trustee of the CIO: if he or she is under the age of 16 years; or if he or she would automatically cease to hold ofice under the provisions ofclause12.1.5. 6 |
No one is entitled to act as a charity trustee whether on appointment or on any reappointment until he or she has expressly acknowledged, in whatever way the charity trustees decide, his or her acceptance of the office of charity trustee. There must be at least three charity trustees. If the number falls below this minimum, the remaining trustee or trustees may act only to call a meeting of the charity trustees, or appoint a new charity trustee. There is no maximum number of charity trustees that may be appointed to the CIO.
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Para 1.51 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 Other
Reference and administrative details
| Charity name | BeatAsthma | |
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| Other name the charity uses | n/a | |
| Registered charity number | 1197399 | |
| Charity’s principal address | 34 King Edward Rd, Tynemouth, NE302RP |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Jennifer Townshend |
Chair/Treasurer | |||
| David Townshend | Secretary | |||
| Sally Matthews | Volunteer Co- ordinator |
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| GuyClements | Safeguarding | |||
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
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
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
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)
| Names and | addresses of advisers (optional information) | addresses of advisers (optional information) |
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| Type of adviser |
Name Address |
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| 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 company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors
Signature(s) Jennifer Townshend Full name(s) Jennifer Townshend
Position (for example Chairperson Secretary, Chair, etc)
Date
08/10/25
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts donations
863
Sub total(Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
Sub total
Total receipts
A3 Payments Website update hours Stationary IT services Course development refund for courses not done promotional clothing Conference fees Easyread resource development
Sub total
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
Sub total
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories
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B1 Cash funds
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B2 Other monetary assets
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B3 Investment assets
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
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BeatAsthma
Receipts and payments accounts For the period from
01/04/24
| Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds | |
|---|---|---|
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |
| 10000 | - | |
| 863 | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| 10863 | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| 10863 | - | |
| 965 | - | |
| 339 | - | |
| 158 | - | |
| 4739 | - | |
| - | - | |
| 376 | - | |
| 275 | - | |
| 7219 | - | |
| E | - | |
| 14071 | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| 14071 | - | |
| -3208 | - | |
| - | - | |
| 26655 | - | |
| 23447 | - |
Details
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Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
Details
Details
Details
Details
Signature Jennifer Townshend David Townshend
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No (if any)
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31/03/2025
| To | 31/03/2025 | ||||
| Endowment funds | Total funds | Last year | |||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||
| - | 10000 | 10000 | |||
| - | 863 | 5161 | |||
| - | - | - | |||
| - | - | - | |||
| - | - | - | |||
| - | - | - | |||
| - | - | - | |||
| - | 10863 | 15161 | |||
| - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | |||
| - | - | - | |||
| - | 10863 | 15161 | |||
| - | 965 | 522 | |||
| - | 339 | 39 | |||
| - | 158 | - | |||
| - | 4739 | ||||
| - | - | ||||
| - | 376 | 381 | |||
| - | 275 | - | |||
| - | 7219 | - | |||
| - | - | ||||
| - | 14071 | 942 | |||
| - | - | ||||
| - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | |||
| - | 14071 | 942 | |||
| - | -3208 | 14219 | |||
| - | - | - | |||
| - | 26655 | 12437 | |||
| - | 26655 | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
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| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| 23447 | - | - |
| OK | OK | OK |
| Unrestricted funds | Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| - | - | - |
| Fund to which asset belongs | Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| Fund to which asset belongs | Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| Fund to which liability relates | Amount due (optional) | When due (optional) |
| - | ||
| - | ||
| - | ||
| - | ||
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| Print Name | Date of approval | |
| Jennifer Townshend | 07/10/25 | |
| David Townshend | 07/10/25 |
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