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Cbarity regislration numbw.. 228)49 The Nottingham General Dispensary for Y¢arFJthd 31 March 2025

The Notlin%ham Gener41 Disptnsary CoDtents Referen¢¢ ood Administraiive Dethi15 Tn￿¢￿ Rewyrt 2to4 Swement of TnL%tees' Responsibilities Statemenl of Financia] Activities Balance Sheet NO￿ to the Financial Stattmetsts 9ts15

The Nottinzlwn General Dispensary Reference and Adminigtrativ¢ Detsils Cbir Mrs P Jolnaon MBE. Cbair TTh$tees Mr W J Be￿1911 Dr E BTOW MS T Claytyi M$ J Corderoy Mr C N Cullen OBE Mrs J Ellis Mr A Hopwty)d M$ C Mccorniick Ms J Urquhart MrA Williams Prilltip￿ Office POBOX 11228 NG14 6YY Ch•rity Registrtiom f4umb¢r 228149 Independemt Ex￿l￿tr RWB CA Limited Northgate Ho North Gate New Basford NouinEharD NG7 7BQ Page I

The Nottingham GeDerxl Dispensary Tr￿te¢s, Report The tr￿Stee$ present th¢ aDnual rep￿t togetrw with the fllMDcial sweD)ents of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. Referertet Ind dm5nLthtive dttsib The fitwKial s¢atfflnents hav¢ Fen preP￿ed in X¢Ordan￿ with the xcountmg policies set out on page 9 of the aCcO￿ts ADd comply with the Ch￿ity'S deed and the ch￿LtieS A¢t 2011. Objeettyes awl #etivhi ObJe<YS di Th¢ obj¢¢t of the Charity is io apply the income of the rharity for the pwpose of r¢li¢ving in cw o(need perg)Js resident in the County ofNottinghth who are sicl Convale￿￿( disabled Trthic4PFtd or ÈThfim Pmbfic bcRefii The Tnthts CLinsider that they have their objectives of buKfitting the public by providing or paying for ims 5ervice5 or facdilies which are caicu]ated to ail¢via the wffcring or Assis4 tr recovery of such pers(pns in wh cases bui are not readily available w them from ijthcr 5(wJrtt& "We are &xtremely grateful ￿ the Tr￿1￿¢$ for thi$ genero￿ contributiofy ￿lch have a rcal imparf io the lives of those aff¢¢d by spinal cord injury in NottiDgkn.- "Without the finan¢tal help provided by the NoninBharn Generdl Dispensary and other grant giving organtsations we would simply not ￿ able io provide the care wtiich our Nients w desrthtely nJ in th¢ last months of their lives.- "I cannot express how life ¢lJanyDg this grant bewL- The trLLstre5 confinn that they have complied wth the wirements of se¢titsn 17 0(the Clwities Act 2011 to have due regard to the publi¢ benefrt guidance published by the Charity Commission for Ell￿alld ar￿ Wa]es. Pag¢ 2

The Nottingbam Gtnernl DispeDSary Trustets, Rewlrt (CODIiDued) Grnni mttklA8pollcle5 The Charity Invi￿ applications for fw)din8 ims ard facilitics from lttdE￿duaJS and organi5ations (on b¢hatf of indÈviduaJsl who assist in alleviating the suffering or a55iY in the recovery of pe￿nS in Noti]n￿￿M$hire a medical need. Appli¢atiOn8 by individua15 aTE to be rttade using the Charity's appli¢ation fonn together with suprM)rting medi12J evidence and d¢tsils of the COA of the items or facilities needed. Organi5ations thould apply i Tiling and provide a ¢opy oftheir annual accou R¢stri¢tions'. In applying th¢ iD¢ome ofthe Charity the T￿￿e¢s. a) shall not apply any r￿rt of the irwe diredly in relicf of Tat4 tsx¢s or othu public fimds but may apply income in supplementing relief or assistsn¢¢ provided out of public b) shall commii themselves to w or renew the re1iefW￿ on any Occas¢￿ iti any caY. Financial review It is the policy of the CFArity to always maintsin fiu¥Js whi¢h pmvide sufficient to cover nthnagcmenL administration and Sup1￿ ¢osts for ￿e year. The Ctwity"'s totsl finarKia] reserves &s at 31 Marth 2025 are £1,608.148, whi¢h represents xcumulated income, which may from time tts time. Totsl fits)ds ¢omprise of £190,912 g¢n¢ral fi]nds and £1.417,236 ¢￿10?￿e￿ fiLr Th¢ TnLStees bave wide inv¢Ament afforded to tlm by tk Tntytee A¢t 2(KX). Service. The Tr￿treS believe that li is in the best iDiere5ts of the Charity th they tske advants8c of thi5 bespoke service so that the CIMTity is better placed to Sell aryj pu￿h￿¢ inveaments as soon ￿ they come onto the rn￿k¢t aThd therefore avoid wmece&8ary delay5 Uh srock TllaTket tr8din& strnttll￿￿ g0Ven￿n¢t and wtyeemet Jvathre ol8overniM8 The Nottingham General Dispetw is an dwity governed by a SchaDe dated l Olaober 1990, although th¢ charity W&8 originajly established in 1831 to provid¢ rnedical aid for the Sick Poor residen¢ in the City and County ofNotsingham receiving pwhial ￿lIef.

The Nottingham General Dispen￿ry Trntces, Rew•rt (Continued) The p)wer to appoint new TTuses vests in thc from time ts time ap￿tsx¢￿ there being a m&ximum of twelve but no less than ¢ight. The Trustee5 shall ¢onsist of or Nomi]￿ TnL5tee from NHS Nottingham aryj NottinghaJnshsT¢ In￿ated Care and less than six nor thore than Cfropt¢d Trustees who shajl bc ptr50ns who throu8h resithnce or or emplo)Th¢nt or othm¥ise have spe¢i81 knowledge of Nottinghamshir¢. Th¢ Trustees keep the skill wuirements for the TTUSt¢¢ Body undcr r¢vi¢w aThl ID the event of there being a for a new tru*e. recomme￿￿0￿5 4rE wived from existing trux¢es of memtrKrs of the Gommunity ski115 arxl an uhlepth knowledge of medical ￿of￿]￿. At the lime of a TnL%Eees mce¢in8 there shall be a quonm when the nllltkbcr of Tntstees present is onc third of the muluple of thrce n&xt abov¢ the of Tnstees for the time being (the next ￿0]e number above one third of the numb¢T of Trustees). Matter5 ar¢ determined by the majority of votes of those Tr￿tte5 preseni. In the of an equa]ity of votes the Chairnm of the meeuDg 5bail have a casing V￿ whet1￿ or t￿1 he already voted. The Trusttts meet three tim￿ a yw, ￿ consi&r applications for wnts. review itivewnw a￿￿ financial The Tntsiees were ple&fed to receive a nwnber of letter5 Df thanks ttttou8hout the yw CXpressi￿ the g¥atitsth of so many fftdividuals where the award of fimding hwj mad¢ a tremendo￿% differeTKe to them. The Tru5ttts do nok undertake tny form of fiEndraisi The Trustees have a￿￿ed the major risks to ￿1¢h ChOTity is cxposcd and ar¢ satisfied that systems arc in place to mitÈgate th¢s¢ risks. Th¢ annual report approved by the tr￿tee5 ofthE a￿lty on 25 November 2025 and SI￿ on its behslf by: Mrs P Johnthn MBE Chairnjan Page 4

The NottiDgbm General DispeD&qry Statement OTT￿￿tte9, RespoDSibilities The tntstees are T&%ponsible for pry8rin8 the tnLQee%' report aThJ th¢ financial statrments in a￿ordanc¢ with the United Kingdom A¢¢outhll¥ Standarth (Unikd Kingdom Gow8lly Accepted Acwmting Prnrfi¢el and applicable law and regul￿10n Tk law applicable to clwitie$ requires th¢ trwees to prepfjre fJnan¢ia] sthtements for exh finaTKiai y¢ar which give a I￿e at¥J fair view of the slate of affair5 of Charity and of the irKomiThg re50urce5 #nd application of re50ur¢es of the Charity for that period In preparing the5c f￿a￿l￿] slatmen￿ th¢ mL5Lee5 are required to.. select suitable accounting p)li¢i¢s ard then apply them CO￿151¢￿1ty. observe th¢ methods atwj prI￿1p1t8 in ChaTiiie5 SORP. make judgements and c#inwi¢s that att reaqonable ar¥J stale whether appli¢3ble xcouniing sthndard5 have E¢n follow￿ subject to any mat¢rial depart￿$ disclosed artd explained Èn the financial stsments: and will continue in busine&s. The are responsible for keeping prow accounling records th dixloye with re￿nable at any time the fmancia] p)5ition of the Charity and enable ensure the financial statements ¢omply the Charities Act 2011, th¢ Chariiies (Accounts aThJ RewTtsI R¢guliors 2￿8. aT¥J the pTovisions of the Con￿liut]0 The t￿￿te¢S are a]$0 responsible for safeguardÉng the ass¢ts of the Charity and herL¢e for iaking reagTrnable strps for the preveniioD gnd detection of fraud aThJ other irregutsritie The tr￿￿ceS are re5pon$ibl¢ for the maintenance aT¥J intwity ofthe corporth and finoJKial inf(pm)ation included on the ¢haTitsble companys website. Legislation 8overninE the Prepardtion and dissemination of financia] 5tatrments may dilTer from legislation in other juriyAictio Approved by the trustees of th¢ Charity on 25 November 2025 ar￿ 5i8rd on its behalf by: Mr5 P Jobo¥on MBE Chair Page 5

The Notlingham General Dispensxry IndependeDt EumiD¢r's Re￿rt to the trustees ofThe Nottitigham General Dispensrdry I report to the trLL8tees rtrn my cxamination of the x¢owts of The Nottinghtim Genernl Dispensary forthe year e 31 March 2025. Responsibilities and b￿1$ •f report As the Charity tr￿S of Tr Nottingham Get)eral Dispew you aff respogyljle for the ryepardtion of the a¢counts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I'the Aci'}. I rer￿ in re5pcd tsf my ¢xamination of the The Noltingham G¢rfftl DIS￿,5 out uTrder tion 145 of th¢ 2011 Act and in canying my examin￿10n I bave followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity ComMi￿10n under sedioD 145(5Mb} of & ACL llld¢ptndtDt t￿mIner'S statEU*#t I l¥ve completed my examinatiots I confirni that no material matt¢r5 have com¢ to my atiention in connection with the &xamiTthtion giving me Ca￿$¢ to Ixlieye in any Maw1￿ r¢spxt'. l. accounting record5 were th)t kept in re4)ttt of The Nottingkn Ge￿41 Disrrtw required by seaion 130 ofthe knL' or 2. the xcounts do not with thse record& or 3. the acco￿ts do noi comply with the accounting r¢quirements cr￿cem]￿ the form and ¢onterrt of accounts set iti the Charities (Accounts and Rwrts} Reguiats"ons 2￿8 other than any requiremem that the accoytkts giv¢ a'true and fair view which is Th)1 w￿ldered ofan inde￿￿rt eX9min￿l0 I have no concerns a￿1 have come a¢mss no other matters in connertion with the exaMin￿lon to which attention should k thawn in this re￿rt in orderto tthle apro￿ wklernardia8 of the ￿COunts to ￿ reach¢ Mr N Bomwllo FCA Northgate Ho￿e North Gate N¢w B&8ford NG7 7BQ 25 November 2025 P￿6

The Notlingham General Dispensary Ststement ofFin%Dcial Aetivihes for the Year Ended 31 Marcb 2025 U#nthttd Emdovnllent TotAI 2025 N•ts Income EDdownTrts frorn: Inve51m¢nt in¢om¢ 38.135 38,135 Total income 38.135 38,135 Eipenditsre Raisin8 fimds Charitable activities (10.5561 (3,7801 (10,5561 (33245 {29.465 Total expendittye {29,465) (14.3361 40.￿8 {43,801} 40,008 Net income 8.670 25,672 34.342 Net mov•n¢ni in filnd 8.670 25.672 34.342 Retontiliation of fwD•Js Totyl fLmds brought forward 182.242 1,391,564 1,573,81 Totsl funds CwrI￿ fLThard 14 Ig).912 1,417.236 1.608,148 Total 2024 fnnds N•1¢ Illeomt and EAdrnDts from: Investment incom¢ Other income 37.156 37,156 40 Total i￿orne 37.196 37,196 Rai$in8 fu￿￿5 Charitable artivrties (9.5251 {3,6001 19,525} 139.770) 36.170) Tota] expenditure Gain&qo&ses on invesiroent &SseL% 13fi170) {13,125} 120.179 149.295) 120,179 Net iKom¢ 1.026 107,054 108.080 Net rnovcment in fimd8 1,026 107,054 108.080 Rtconcilition of Totsl fimds bTOU8ht forward 181,216 1284.510 1.465,726 14 182.242 l J91,564 1.573.81 A]1 orth¢ Charity'5 *Èivities derive from ¢￿1]nU￿¥ opw4tions thtring the ab)ve tsvo pui(Kts.

The Notlingham Gttternl Dispensary IRegistration number: 228149) B￿llCe Sheet as at 31 Mr¢b 2025 2025 2024 Nott Ftsed ssets Inve5trKnts io .553.140 1,525,162 c￿tr¢llt *ssets Debtor5 Cash * bank and in hand 3.985 53,623 5,873 47,774 12 57,608 53,647 Creditors: Amounts faliot dttt vAthin ome yur 13 (2,6(Kl) {5.IX13} Net tumtrt •ss¢ts 55.(K)8 48,644 N¢t assets 1,608,148 1.573.806 Fllnds of the Chxrity: FadoY4ment funds ,417236 lJ91.564 Unr¢strietrd Ineome Unrestricted fu￿]5 I￿.912 182,242 T•tal futsds 14 1,608,148 1,573,806 The financia] s&tem¢nL8 on pa8e5 7 to IS were apyoved by the tnL#¢e5. a￿1 authorised for IS￿ on 25 November 2￿25 and Si￿d on their ￿l￿(￿y. Mrs P Johnston MBE Chair

The Nottingham General Di8pensary Notes to the Finantial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Mar¢h 2025 l A¢towitin2 politit SttemeDt of coJDplianee The fjnanciai #aterna￿ hv¢ been prepared in x(0rd￿ wtth the Se￿)￿j edilioD tsf the Chhriii¢s s￿tement of liecomm¢nded Practice issual in October 2019. the Fit)wia] R2rA)rllDg sthA￿d applicabl¢ in the United Ki￿d0M and R¢public of Irelwhd IFRS IW2) and the Charitics Act 2011. Basb of Pre￿ratiO The Nottingham G¢Tal Dispew mects the definition of a public trnefit entity under FRS 102. The accounts lfinan¢ia] sthtementsl have been prepJrnl und¢r the historical c05t convention with recognised at co or The Irust¢¢s consider tha thtte are no material U[￿tr￿n11# the Cb￿rI￿S ability to con¢inu¢ as & going ¢oncenL IxveslmeMIIMcome Inieresi on fimds held on deptisit is in¢luded when receÉvable and the amoum can k me&sured reliably by the charity; this is nonDa]ly upon notification of the itKcreA paid or payable by the bank Dividends are recognised on¢¢ th¢ divid¢rtd h&8 been declared and TK>tifiWiott has been ttceived of the dividend due. Eipefjditure All expenditure 15 TeC0￿1$ed orx ther¢ is J legal OT Cons￿¥¢ obliga￿n to that exrndith. it is probable seLilement 15 required and the amount can be me&wJred reliabty. All Costs art all￿ated to the applicable expet)diiur¢ heading that aggrwte Simil￿ C05LS to catrgory. Wher¢ ¢4)sts caEllM)t be dÉrecdy attributed to parti¢ular headings they have b¢¢n a]located on a basis con5iSt¢nt with the w of resources with central st)ff ¢OSLS allocated on the basis of time spent. and doTe¢iotion Ch￿ all￿ted on the pthtion of th¢ **￿'S ￿￿e. Otkr ￿pptsrt Costs are ajlocated based on the spread of staff CO￿ Ro1sihgl4M trading aL#ivitic5 that Tais¢ Charitable expwmltttre comprises thox ¢tssts in¢urr¢d by the Charity in the delivery of its a¢tiviti¢$ seThices for its benefieiaTie5. It includes bDth Costs that Can be ailoutrd dir¢ctiy to such activities those costs of an indir¢ Page 9

Th¢ Nottillgham General Dispensary Notes to the FiDattcial Statements for the Year Ended 31 Marth 2025 (Continued) The Charity's rKklicy fitst of all is to pay ex￿ and all woper co￿$ rdatitig to tr ¢lwity out of income in the r]r5t i￿18n¢C, and th¢￿er ty apply the income of th¢ Charity for relÉ¢Ying ¢ase$ of need, sickne&s, convai¢s¢¢n¢¢, di54bl¢d, handicapped or the infirn) ¥¢sident in the County of No#tnghnshire. The ChairnJOJL of the TnLStee5 and the Clerk and Deputy Cleck to the Tnjstw have Fen given d¢legaièJ rM)wers to award grants io either organisations or individuals up to a totaj gjrn of £5(Kl ptt4)plication th en5ur¢ that perscffj$ in n¢¢d are not having to wait until th¢ rtext main meeting of th¢ Tru#¢e> GovernaDce tosts These include th¢ costs allributable to the Clwity'5 ¢(￿pI￿arKe with CO￿l￿￿onal and swttory requirement including audiL S¢rat¢gic managcrnent and trus¢¢es meaings and reimbursed e¥p¢nse& Fi￿1 •ss¢t ittvestments Fixed 188et invesmient& othtt tton proRraD]me relatrd investmenw aye iDciuded at malket value at the balance sheet date. Reali5ed gains and losses on iDveAtDcnts are tsl¢ulad ￿ the differaLC¢ betwttn sales proceed5 and their market value at the start of the yw, or their $llbsequtnt cosL are ¢hwged or credited to the Stht¢Tll¢nt of Fit)anciaJ Activities in the Fkn(Ml of dist￿1. Unjralised Bains and 1055es rep￿￿1 the movemeDt in market thring the year arxl are credited or chargoJ the Statement of Financial A¢tivitie8 b￿d on the markct value * th¢ y¢ar en& Fwid strnttllre Unrestricted income ¢ generaj are avai]able f(r ys¢ at the thL5 disffttion in fityth¢rance of the objectivcs of the Charity. The best evkdencc of fair value is a q￿ted price for an idethical in an active markeL When qUOLed prtces are unavailable, the price of a recalt trans*ion for aTh idemical &sset wvid¢s evidence of fair value &s long as there h&$ not been a 5ignifi¢ani change in econornic ctrcum5tsrfes or a siyjificant lapse of time since th¢ transaciion took pla¢¢. If th¢ markn is not active and rewil tr•xsactiorLs of an identical assei on their are noi a good e#inJate of fair vajue, the fair value i$ estimatrd by using a ValU￿10n te¢htiiq￿. Pag¢ 10

The Nottingbam GeDernl Dispensary NoteJ to tb¢ Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (cotttittlled) Totsl 2025 Total 2024 Cenernl I￿)Me from dividends Dividends rettivable from other li￿¢￿ ÉtNe5trn¢ths lrneTesi receivable and similar in¢ome,' InteTe51 receivable on bank de￿s1 35,477 35.477 35,289 2.658 2.658 1.867 38.135 38.135 37,156 3 Exp¢#difvr¢ r*isiDg

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Ttsl fi￿d￿ PenDn¢nt Other invesDn¢nt tnanagement rost Amounts payable to irtvestrttent Mat￿t￿ 10.556 10.556 T•t8l for 1025 10.556 10.556 To¢#1 f•2024 9,525 9,525 4 ExpeDditsre OD rhaTilbk ¢tlvldts UaT¢strk¢¢d FJdornt funds fun(J5 Cenerl Exp¢md4b Totsl 2025 Donations and gT*MS Clerk (ees 19,085 8,820 19.085 12,6(K) 3.780 27.9)5 3,780 31.685

The Nottingham Generxl Di9peDgary Notes to the FiDD¢ial Statements for ihe Y￿r Ended 31 March 2025 {¢ontinued) fwidJ Totsl 2024 Ce4¢rn1 t)oNalions and grants Clerk fees Bathk charges 26.280 26.280 12.0(K) 34.682 3.6(M) 38.282 Gr#Dt fnndinr of activKty A¢tlvlty i•pport tosts 2025 2024 Gronts to individua15 Grants to inslitulions Clerks fees Bank charg¢s 15.835 3250 15,835 3250 116fy) 23.280 12.f 12.(M)O 19.085 12.61M> 31,685 38.282 In additiOEI to the expenditu￿ analysed aFM>ve. there are also govern￿ a>sts of £l.560 (2024 - £1,488) whi¢h late dir￿dY to clwitable ¥tyitie& See note S for firther detsil& S A•lysts of govenunte $￿ppOrt tosts covern￿¢t ewts funds C¢￿tr#I Totsl fDDd5 ExamÈnation of the fin8ncial statemerts 1.560 1,5EA) Totsl tor 2025 1.5(A) 1,5fA) Total for 2024 1,488 1,488 Page l2

The NottiDgbam General DisptDsAry Notes to the FinaD¢i21 Ststements for ihe Year Ended 31 March 2025 (Continued) Analysis oftrnts Gralll t• itidlvldw• 2025 21n4 2025 2024 natysls Other chariii 3,250 15.835 23,280 Th¢ support cosL8 a&wciatcd with grant￿￿8 arc £Nil (31 March 2024- £Nil). 7 Trwttes ￿￿￿trAtIOn exp¢os¢s No Irus1e¢s. nor any persON8 cOnTh￿ with thcrn, have rtteived any remunernion from the Charity durin8 the ye4r. No tntste¢s have received any reitDbw5ed ¢xr¢ns¢s or arty other bu￿fits from the ¢harity 44Jm8 the year. 8 IDdependent esaJDi•¢r'$ remMerAtio 21125 2024 1.560 1,488 9 T*x•tlo The Charity is a r¢￿S￿led charity and is thcrefowr o¥¢mpt from ttyatio lil Ftxed ws¢t Inv¢JtmeDts 2025 2024 Othcr investments 1,553,140 1.525.162 Page 13

The Notlintham General Dispensary Notes to the Finan¢i21 Statements for the YeAr Ended 31 Mar¢h 2025 (continued) Otlhtr illvtstme ttd Unli8ted COJS or V￿￿￿tIOn At l ApTiI 2024 Revalllation Additions DIS￿sa]S 1,457.320 27.423 431.070 1404,391) 67.842 .525.162 27,423 431,070 126,124) (430,5151 At31 Morth 2025 1,511.422 41.718 1.553.140 bookvlue At 31 March 2025 1,511,422 41,718 1,553,140 At 31 March 2024 1,457,320 67.842 1,525,162 11 D¢b¢ors 2025 2024 Other debtors 3,985 5,873 12 AThd eqllivk•ts 2025 2024 Cash at bank 53,623 47.774 13 Credittir5: m•Urtts flli•E d¥t wlthln ytAr 21124 Accruals 5,IK)3 Page 14

The NottiDEham Gener￿ DispeDSary Notes to tht Financial Statements for tht Y￿r Ended 31 Mar¢h 2025 {¢ontinlled) 14 Fwidj Other Balinte at ReuYtes r¢¢ogDSs¢d 31 txptttdtd tain￿o0￿C$) Bxlatt xt I April 2024 Illtomi re50urr¢s 2025 Unr4strkt¢d 182.242 38,135 {29.465) 19).912 Endowment PutThan¢nt 1.391.564 (14,3361 40.008 1,417,236 Totsl fundj 1.573. 38.135 43,8011 40.￿8 1,608.148 IS ADatyJis of aysets belween u#r¢thI￿ E￿lOv/￿ent TO￿ fllnds at nds fuBd5 31 Mar¢h 2025 Fixed &s8et inve&ttth¢nts Current a￿1$ Current liabiliiies I35,￿4 s7.￿8 (2.(rfM> .417.236 1,553,140 57,608 2,6001 Totsl net ￿ets IW,912 1,417.236 1.608,148 UArestriettd Endovrnent d5 Gentrl Tothl f￿ndS •t 31 Manh 2024 Fixed asset inveS￿ents Curr¢ni &ssets Curr¢ni liabÉlities 133.598 53.647 (5.IM)3) 1.391.564 1.525.162 53,647 (S,￿3) 182242 1.391.564 ,573,806 16 R¢]ated prty tra1￿*£110 Page 15