REGISTERE
CHARITY NUMBER: 1x￿rn
rt ofthe TTr￿eS and
d fthancial Statementsforthe Year Ended 31 Detember 2024
McGrath HartlÈy
5 Westt>rook Court
Sharrow Vale Road
Sheffield
South YLvkshire
Sll 8YZ

forthe YearEnded 31 De￿nber 2024
Report ofthe Truslees
Independent Examintes Report
Ststement of FlnanclalAdi¥il*s
BatarKe Sheel
Notes kn the financlal statements
7kn

lry the Year Ended 31 tlerem
The truste£5 present their report with the financial statements of the (harity for the year ended 31 Dettrnbef 2024.
The trustee5 have adoptetl the provisions of Atcountin8 and Reporting by tharitie5.' Statement of Recommended
Practsce appIl￿ble to tharities preparin8 their accounts in accordan￿ wtih the Financk41 RepoFtin8 Stsndard
applicable In the UK and Republicof I￿￿7nd IFRS 102) leffectwe ijanuary 20191.
OBJECTIVESAND ACTivmES
Obiectlves and awns
To provide a forum lor the study of the origin, natural histtry and treatment of spinal deformitie& In furtherance of
th￿e objettwes, the Society shall..
11 Attempt to ensure the highest posgble stsndard5 of mawement for individuals with spinal defLYmities.
21 Promote. finance and organise research and dLwelopment in the field of spinal def¢ymlt￿5.
31 Educate the community in general. medical practiLionets and a5souated professN>nals in the most effetbve
method5 of retognition, prevention. treatment and lon8 temi mana8ement of spinal def￿mities.
41 The Socièty accumulate funds and receve donaticms tofurtherthÈ ab￿ obiecti¥es.
The Society operates throughout Endand and Wale5.
Publc benefft
The trustees have paid due regard to guidarKe issued bythè Charity Commission in decidi￿ what activities the thartty
should undertake.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Charitable artN[￿e$
The British Scoli0515 Sotiety IBSSI has continued to support spinal deformity patients, ￿SearCherS investyting spinal
deformities and clinician5 who treat spinal deformity patient
In 2024, the Society had a successful year. The ass Annual meeting was held in Bimingham, run by the team from
Norwich. This was due to a lath of approwiate venues in Non*ich due to the ever increasing 5iie of the membership of
the Society. The meeting irKluded joint 5e55ions with the Brrtish knety of Intra¢yrat'
Neurophysio108y. and the
National Paediatric Spinal Anaesthetists.
The BSS played a vital role in the planning of the Britspinè 2025 meeting pl￿ned for Manchestw in April 2025.
Annual fe￿ from an increasin8 membership wwe recewed during the year now that the SLKiety'5 websrte and
membership subscrtption pro(Ess is up and runnin&
FINANCIAL REVIEW
nancial poylion
The balance of unrestricted fund5 amounts to £373￿6 as at31 Det*nber2024131 December 2023- £324,6021.
During thÈ period the charty received inwme totallire £58.69912023 - £75.2341 and inwrre(l expenditure totsllin8
£9,41512023- £23,264) giving net income for the yeartotJlin8 £49.28412023- £51.9701.
The BSS 2024 Scientific meeting went ahead this year and income from this meeti
is actrued in the financial
ststements totaifing £28,732. The￿ was no Brttspine meeting in 2024 asthese are held ekry b¥D year5.
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Britrth Scofmis
e Year Ended 31 December2024
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Reserves policy
It Is the policy of the dtsrity that unrestricted funds whith have rjot been designated *or a spÈeific use should be
maintained at a level equivalent to £ICO.(th. The trustee5 consider that re￿r￿ at level will ensure that the
Society suffioent reserves to deèl wth the risk of a cancdled scienttfic meetin& or a failed 8tttspine meetin8.
As at 31 December 2024. unrestricted reseTves totslled £373.886 whith is in eX￿S of the reserves policy. The charity
15 looking into V43VS to make use of the unrertNcted fund balano and bring It in line wtth the reserves policy. This
indudes planning on continuing to donate a larger Sum to sister organisations. sponsiirship of a clini￿1 leadership
lellow p95t wa5 approved in 2020 and fvnds have been allo(3ted to pumpprime 3 stQJdy on 3 national document
about adult Spinal Surgery. A new Re5earth committee has been created under the ￿adershiP of Professor Adrian
Gardner. which will be supported under ivs tem)s of referen￿ to faulitate researth into spinal deformity- The first
output of this research drive is a 5ucce55ful bid for a iointjv wnsored researth proFrt at Aston Unrversity into
Cervical spine problems. There is an agreed lunding dri¥e in conjunclion with our sster charity ORUL and our felbw
spine 50cietythe 8ritish Association of Spine Surgeon&
FUWRE PLANS
The annual scientific rneeting for 2025 is activety being ￿anned in London at CcwJnty Hall on 12-14th November. The
2026 meeting is being organi5ed by the Nottin8harn team. and the meeting will ￿lebrate the 50th Anniversary of the
Society. The 2027 meetin8 is already 5t3rting to tske shape. and is planned for NewcasLle. The Charity has delivered a
number of online educational and training webinars, which have been successful and ￿11 attended. The intention Is
to continue with this mode of delivery in addition to future face to f* Me￿Ing5, and will act as an additional
resource tothe scientific rneetins.
StIlUCTURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENr
Go¥ernw)g document
A5 of 21 Ortober 2022. the SLKiety re8tstered wth the Charity Commssion a5 3 (haratsble Incorporated Organisation
(CIO) with the Charity number I2(￿779.
The Souety isgoverned by a constitution adopted 21 Octobèr 2022.
OrrJni5ational strudure
The Society h35 UP to 9 trustees who seNe for up to 6 ye￿5 and wh) a￿ elerted by the Executive Cornmittèe. The
trustees are re5pon%ble to the Charity Commissioner5 for the proper condurt of the Society in pursuance of its
objects.
The Executive Committee 15 Èlected by the membership at the Annual Generdl Meetiw usually consisting of around
nine cornmittee tHembers. The Executive Committee cony5ts of the Presiden¢ the Trns*. the Secretaryrrreasurer
and six eletted rnembers. The elected members shall seNe f¢x th￿e years on the Executive Committee and be eligible
for re-@￿trIOn for a period of up to five years. The EXÈCuti￿ Committee is respor6ible fo the proper administration of
the Society.
REFERENCEAND ADMINISTIIAMVE DEfAIiS
Registered Charity number
I2￿779
Prlncipal addr¢55
The Royal College of Syr8egns of England
3843 Lincoln's Inn ￿eldS
London
WC2A 3PE
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oflhe Twslees
ar Ended I tle£tmber 2024
>rtheY
Trttffte5
L M Breakwdl
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A Acole Ireswed 2yill20241
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D Ftnder j3PP(¥nted 2uiU20241
Afjardner
E Baylev
S M(thi¢ar%8ai•b
Indwdent Examlner
sutr.ali McGrath Hartley
S WestbTDok Court
Sharrow Vale Road
Sheffield
South YLYk5hire
Sll 8YZ
TRUSTEES. RESPON5181LITY sfATrIV
The trustees are respjnyble for preparry the ReFQrt oftheTnJstees * tl* fin￿￿￿￿1 ststunents in aceordarKe
applKabk13w aThJ United ￿ned￿n Wnlt¢dKh￿O￿G￿er8ty￿Wled Accwntin8 Prattl￿1.
Chariry law require5 the tru51ees to pware ststrfflents for eath financial year. UihdEr th31 law. the trustees
have eletted to prepare the firtar￿1 ststemtrts in ?Xrtyda￿e with Unitsd 6￿*31]¥ Attepted A¢cotsntyll
prattl￿ (United Kingdom AtttrJntinRStartdard5>KI apFknblelawl.
Sats5f*d that th¢y 8Jve a
true and lair ol the state of affaif5 tsf the chority a)d of tl* rE￿UlceS a
applicatiw of resources.
induding the incotne and pwerthre, of th¥ity Illat In Neparmg t￿* financsal 5tatemeDts. the
Irustee5 ¥rÈ required to
. seiettsuitsb￿ accounting￿5¢￿ then appwthem
obsef¥e the meth¢)ds and ￿n0p￿S in the (hritie550RP.
make judeements and estknates thatare rea50￿blE
prewme that the charity
wim wntinue in busines5.
The trustees ar¢ rewnsible for keep￿ proper acc￿￿1¥* rec(¥ds Whkh ￿ T*ryth
ble Jcwracy at any
time the finanoal position of the charity and to e)abk them to eDgJfe that thefthar*ial
atements comptyf with the
Ch*ities *£r 2011 and The tharity (N£¢￿TrtS and Re[￿s) ReyAati￿5 I￿18.
are aTso responsible for
safquardirgthe assets (Ott* tharlty and hen¢e for rea5(#￿ stepsfor the F￿•t￿Tr￿n aro dEteclioA of fraud
and other wre8uLvrtyes.
The inwee5 are respty5ykk for the mjintenafi￿ aThl kntegrity of the tharity *d fffla
tharivs website. LeEi4atian •Jb the Uniied 8o¥errriY¢ tt* weparath
State￿￿ may differtrom SÈgislation in other Jur￿￿1￿$.
inform¥tio0 Incl￿ on
d￿l￿atiON of fit)antA]
Apwo¥*d ofthe bjard oftyLUtees on 30 Oaokn 2025 aN15wdon its behalf*:
L M 8reakwell.Tn

Inde
ndtnt Examinerf5 Re
to the Tru5teesof
Independent examknef'5 report to trustees ofBritish S¢oknsis Sodety
I report to the charity trustees on my examinatbon of the a￿oUnts of British Scolb05i5 Socièty (the Trust) for the year
ended 31 December 2024.
Responsibilitie5 and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust YOU are rwn5ible for the preparation of thè act>)unts in accordan¢e with the
requirements of the Charities Att 2011 {Ihe ACYI.
I report in respert of my examination of thè Trust's accounts carried out undw Section
45 ofthe Att and in orrying
out my examination I have followed all applicable Direcbons gi¥tn by the tharity Corm￿SsiOn under Sectirn 14515llbl
oftheAtt.
Independent examlne¢s statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that material matters have tome to
the examination brivinE me cause to believe that in any material respetr.
attention in connettion with
accounting record5 were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Sect￿n 130 of the Act: or
the accounts do not accord wrth those records: or
the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements con￿mIng the forin and content of *counts set
out in the Charities (Accounts ond Reports) Regulation5 21X)8 other than any rEquirement that the accounts
gNÈ a true and fairview which 15 n(rt a matter conshyered as Part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to whbth attention
should be drawn in this report in order to ènable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
James Salim FCCA
Sutton McGrath Hartley
5 Westbrook Court
Sharrow Vale Road
Sheff*ld
South Yorkshire
5118YZ
31 October 2025
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fFI
forthe YearEnded 51 tlecemlm ZOZ4
Period
2VIO122
to
3V12123
Total
fvn(ts
Year Endéd
311Iy24
Unrestrlrted
fund
Note5
INCOMEAND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
1.923
Charitable a¢tbVit
Charitable actwities
772
63,193
Investment income
9.928
10,1
Totsl
4699
75,234
EXPENDITLIRE ON
Charitsble Zrtivrbes
Charitable act￿ltieS
9A15
23,264
NET INCOME
49284
51,970
RECONCIUATION OF FUNOS
Total funds brou6ht fonward
324.602
272.632
TOTAL BJND5 CARRIED FORWARD
373/86
324.602
The notes form part ofthese fina￿la1 State￿fits
Pa¥e 5

Britth Storm￿15 Soc"
311)ecember Z024
2024
un￿StrIttQd
2023
Total
funds
CURRENT A5SErs
Debtors
Cash 3- bank and rn hand
io
107A32
276379
98.848
235,010
384AII
333.858
CY¢ECMTORS
Amtsuntsfauing d￿wIthin or* year
li
{￿￿25)
19.2S61
NEf CURRENT ASW5
3n
324.602
373W6
324.602
324,602
FUND5
Unrestricted fvnds
373A86
324.$02
TOTAL F(IIIDS
373*86
324,602
The finènual staten*nts were the Bo¥d of Tnw and authwtsed for issue on 30 Ottotrer 2025 and
wÈrÈ signed on its behaFF ty.
L M )rtth4￿.TrU5tee

ft*rthe Year Ended 31 December 2024
ACCOUNT]NG POUCIES
Basis of preparin8 the finan¢ial statem
The finanoal ststements of the charity. which is a puilic benefit entity under FRS 102. have been prepared in
accordan￿ with the Charities SORP IFRS 1021 'Acwunting and RepL￿ting .'by Charities.. Staternent of
Recommended Prartice applicable to chartties preparing their accounts in acEordance wrth the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 1021 leffectrye l January 20191.. Finanoal
Reportyryg Standard 102 The Finanuèl Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Repubtic of Ireland. and the
CharitiesAct 2011. The finanoal statements have been prepared under the historical c05tconvention.
Incorne
All income is recognised in the Statement of Finanaal Acbwties once the tharity has entidement to the funds,
it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Membership sutssttiptions
Income from meMbe￿hIP subscriptions is ￿0gn￿e￿ in the Statemert of Fina
b*is and is swead eventy ¢)verthe peri¢)d to whith each subscriptic*n relat
al Activit￿5 on an accruals
Interest ReceiTAble
Interest on funds held on deposit induded when receivable and this is r￿rMIlY upon notrfication of the
interest paid or payable by the ban
Donations and Legacies
h donations are recognised on re￿IPt. Other dOnat￿S are reco8nised once the tharity has been notified
of the donation. unless performance con(fition5 requtre deferral of the amount.
Legacies are recognised on re￿Ipt or other*ise if the charity has been notified ol an irnpending distribution,
the amount is known. and receipt is experted.
MeÈtin8 piofft
Income is reco8nised once the charity has entittement to the funds tt is probable that the income will be
ived and the amount can be rreasured reliaiAy.The income is a¢¢rued rf rectived after the year end but
relate5 to the current year.
Expent*ture
abilittes are recoÈni5ed a5 expendtture as soon as there s a legal or constructi¥e obliqation committing the
tharrty to that expenditure. it is probable that a transfer of e¢oN¢mit beneftL% will be required In settlement
and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure ￿ acco￿ted lor on an accruals basis
and has been c1￿51fIed under headings that aggregate all cD5t rdated to the cat
ory. Where costs cannot be
directty attributed to partitular headiw they have been allocated to acbvities
a basis consistent with the
use of resources.
Taxation
Thè charity is exemptfrom tax on Irs charita￿e ac[N￿eS.
Fund aCt*￿￿ting
Unrestrirted funts can be used in ac(J)rdan￿ with the Char[￿ble objettives at th
discretion of the trustees.
Restritte(l fvnds can only be used for parti£ular restricted purposes wtthin
Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when fvnds a￿ raised fw partic
the objects of the tharity.
larre5tricted purposes.
Further explanation of the n*ure and purptse of eath fund is induded i
statements.
the notes to the financial
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Notes to the ￿nancIal Statements. contw)ued
tr the Year Ended 31 De£embpr21)24
ACCOUNTING POUCIES- cmtinued
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents indude eash in hand. held at call wth banks. other short-terni liquid
investments with original maturities of three months or le￿, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown
within borrowin8s in current Itabilitie
GOI￿ a>n¢em
The financial statements have been prepared on a 8oin8 concern ba%& The experted futurt income and
expenditure. together with current reserves allows the charity to coniinue as a gomg con￿rn.
CRITICALAccoupmNG JUDGEMENTS AIID KEYSOUIKES OF ESTIMATION UNCWANTY
Its the 3pplic3tiort of the tharitys accounting policies. the trustees a￿ required toimake judgements, estimates
and 3SSUrnPtions about the carrying amount of assèts and li8bil¢tiÈs that are notireadily appa￿nt from other
sources. The estimates and associated ￿sUMptIOnS ¥e based on historical eX￿ElenCe and other factors that
are considered to be reJevanL Actual results rnay differfrom these esbmatr
The estimates and undertyir8 assumptions are re¥ie*ed on an orÉoing basis. Aevi5ions to ￿￿jnt1￿g
estimates are recognised in the per￿1 in which the estimate s mised where
revision affects only that
period. or in the period of the revtsion and future pe￿d$ where the revision affetts both current and future
periods.
DONATIONS AND LEGAOES
Period
22110122
to
31112123
Year Ended
W12124
Oonations and legacies
1.923
INVEStMENT INCOME
Period
22110122
to
3ty12123
Year Ended
ail12124
Bank interest rece￿able
,1
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mber2024
INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVrnES
Period
22110122
to
311IV23
Total
athities
Year E0ded
jJiliz124
.' Charitable
l activities
Bssevents
Subsuiptions
29W7
I2￿75
51Ag)
UJ33
63,193
CHARITAgLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Dirert
Costs Isee
note 71
Support
costs (see
note81
Tots15
Charitable actNÉtyes
3.165
9A15
REcfcosTS OF CHARITABLEAcrThitnES
Period
22110122
i3VW24
3V12123
Web costs
Research Fundin8
Tra¥el & meeting expenses
Course fees
50
SAX)O
LO87
811
10.920
6250
17,818
Pa8e9
continued...

th KnaKia5 Ststements.(ontMI
ft>rtheY
l December 2024
SUPPORT COSTS
Governance
Costs
Charitable activities
3,165
Governance costs includes c05tsto the indepentlent e¥aminertotsllin6 £2.W12023- £2.6941.
Support costs, include(l in the above. a￿ as folliy4¥5:
Governance c¢)5ts
Period
22110122
to
31112123
Totsl
attivities
Yp¥ Ended
13V12124
Charit3ble
actNities
Insurance
Bank charges
Sundries
AttountanLy and legal fees
315
361
612
3,165
TRU5TEES' REMUNERAn(*4 AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees. raTuneration or 0thoJ ber)effits fw the year ended 31
period ended 31 December 2023.
December 2024 nor foi the
There were no trustees. expenses paid for the year ended 31 De￿mber 20
31 December 202
nor for the period ended
io.
DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FAWNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
Trade debtors
Aecnjed income
Prepayments
24J93
aoA24
52.615
75,750
23,098
107A32
98.848
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Notesto the F￿￿ntIal State
ntin
ber 2024
IL
CREDITORS: Amoupifs FAWNG DUEwftHIN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
Trade ryeditors
Deferred income
Accrued expenses
2,580
4.341
2.335
lo￿25
9.256
Defer￿d income totslling £6,¢XKJ12023 - £4,341) is induded ab¢Ne and relates
movement in the year is a5follow5=
annual subscriptions. The
2023
Balance brought forward at the start oftheyear
Amount released to incfme
Amount deferred in theyear
4341
14341)
6mO
2.289
12,2891
4.341
Balan￿ ￿rried forward at the end of the year
4.341
12.
MoVEmEP￿ IN FUNDS
Net
K)vement
bn funds
At
31Y12/24
At Vl124
Unrestricted
Generdl fund
324￿2
49284
373W6
TOTAL FUNDS
324.602
373W6
Net movement in funds, Included In the above area$f￿l0Ws.
I￿ornIng
resources
Resources
expended
ement
fvnds
in
unreStritt￿ funds
General fund
[9015)
49284
TOTAL FUNDS
(9A15)
49284
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ntin
ar Ended 31 Dttember2024
12.
MOVEMENT Y4 FUNOS- ¢ontlnued
Comparati¥es for nwment in l￿d5
Net
ffjove￿nt
in hjnds
At
22110122
At
12123
Unrestricted funds
General fund
272,632
51,970
324,602
TOTAL FUNDS
272.632
i 51.970
324,FA)2
Comparative net movement in funds. induded in the abobt are as foll(
lrtoming
resources
Resources
| expended
ement
funds
Unrestrirted funds
General fund
75,234
123,2641
51,970
TOTAL FUNDS
75.234
123.2641
51,970
13.
RELATED PARTY D15CLOSURES
There were no related party transattions forthe year ende(131 Dettmber2024.
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