EUBS 2024 General Assembly - Brest, France, September 20, 2024 11:00 12:30
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Organising committee~ Scientific committee - FranGois GUERRERO {Secretary-General of the 2024 Annual Meeting) Pierre LAFÈRE (President) Costantino BALESTRA Jean-Éric BLArrEAU Gerardo BOSCO Ingrid EFTEDAL Jacek KOT FranFois GUERRERO Bengusu MIRASOGLU Rodrigue PIGNEL Michael THERON Gaelle ALBACETE Aline AMERAND Guillaume GILBERT Anthony GUERNEC Pierre LAFÈRE Christine MOISAN Karine PICHAVANT Bernard SIMON Michael THERON EUBS2024 Organising. & Scientific Committee
General Assembly
1. Approval of the Minutes of General Assembly 2023 (these have been published on the EUBS Website)
- Report on EUBS2024 Meeting 3. EUBS Elections 4. Financial Report 5. Membership Report 6. DHM Journal & Social Media Report 7. Next EUBS meetings 8. Any other business
General Assembly
1. Approval of the Minutes of General Assembly 2023 (these have been published on the EUBS Website)
- Report on EUBS2024 Meeting 3. EUBS Elections 4. Financial Report 5. Membership Report 6. DHM Journal & Social Media Report 7. Next EUBS meetings 8. Any other business
Approval of GA
General Assembly
- Approval of the Minutes of General Assembly 2023 (these have been published on the EUBS Website)
2. Report on EUBS2024 Meeting 3. EUBS Elections 4. Financial Report 5. Membership Report 6. DHM Journal & Social Media Report 7. Next EUBS meetings 8. Any other business
Annual Scientific Meeting 2024
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Registrations: 237 registered participants, 19 accompanying persons, 21 exhibitors, 6 invited
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48 oral presentations (12 HBOT 36 diving), 25 poster presentations (12 HBOT 13 diving), 6 keynote lectures
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2 pre-congress workshops; Social Events 4. Formal thanks to local organisers Francois Guerrero and his team for their patience and efforts
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Thanks to supporting organisations and sponsors
Annual Scientific Meeting 2024
Awards and Grants
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Travel Grants: none
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Research Grants: 2 requests
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Clara GAIO LIMA (POR): The influence of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on the gut microbiome.
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Sanjin KOVACEVIC (SBR): Effects of hyperbaric oxygenation on the pathogenesis of postischemic acute kidney injury.
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Zetterström Award (best poster) Award Committee: Phil Bryson, Lesley Blogg, Pierre Lafère
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Patrick Musimu Award (best poster/oral presentation on apnea diving) Award Committee: Evangelos Papoutsidakis, Sigrid Theunissen
Annual Scientific Meeting 2024 Arne Zetterström Award for best poster
Annual Scientific Meeting 2024 Patrick Musimu Award for freediving poster/oral presentation
Not awarded in 2024
General Assembly
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Approval of the Minutes of General Assembly 2023 (these have been published on the EUBS Website)
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Report on EUBS2024 Meeting 3. EUBS Elections 4. Financial Report 5. Membership Report 6. DHM Journal & Social Media Report 7. Next EUBS meetings 8. Any other business
EUBS ExCom Elections 2024
Pedro BARATA COELHO Portugal
Mihaela IGNATESCU United Kingdom
Anders KJELLBERG Sweden
EUBS ExCom Elections 2024
Voting software (Election Runner) from July 10th - September 12th
EUBS ExCom Elections 2024
Approval of GA
Pedro BARATA COELHO Portugal
Mihaela IGNATESCU United Kingdom
Anders KJELLBERG Sweden
- EUBS ExCom 2024 2025
: New composition of EUBS ExCom 2024-2025 • President: Jean-Eric Blatteau • Vice-President: Bengusu Mirasoglu • Immediate Past President: Ole Hyldegaard • Past President: Jacek Kot
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Member at Large 2020: Oscar Camacho
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• Member at Large 2021: Evangelos Papoutsidakis • Member at Large 2022: Anne Räisänen-Sokolowski • Member at Large 2023: Michal Hajek • Membership Secretary – Treasurer: Kath Pye • Honorary Secretary: Peter Germonpré • EUBS Liaison Officer: Phil Bryson • DHM, European/Deputy Editor: Lesley Blogg
- EUBS ExCom 2024 2025
: New composition of EUBS ExCom 2024-2025 • President: Jean-Eric Blatteau • Vice-President: Bengusu Mirasoglu • Immediate Past President: Ole Hyldegaard • Past President: Jacek Kot • Member at Large 2021: Evangelos Papoutsidakis • Member at Large 2022: Anne Räisänen-Sokolowski • Member at Large 2023: Michal Hajek • Member at Large 2024: Anders Kjellberg • Membership Secretary – Treasurer: Kath Pye • Honorary Secretary: Peter Germonpré • EUBS Liaison Officer: Phil Bryson • DHM, European/Deputy Editor: Lesley Blogg
- EUBS ExCom 2024 2025
Liaison Committee
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Relations with other Societies / Disciplines
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Online Discussion Group Pathologists
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Phil Bryson, Rodrigue Pignel
DHM Journal Governance Committee
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According to MoU SPUMS-EUBS (signed 2018)
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Phil Bryson, Karin Hasmiller
Research & Education Committee
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Propose activities (e.g workshops @ EUBS Meeting);
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Evaluate (Travel Grant &) Research Grant applications
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• Costantino Balestra, Jean-Eric Blatteau, Karin Hasmiller, Gerardo Bosco
General Assembly
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Approval of the Minutes of General Assembly 2023 (these have been published on the EUBS Website)
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Report on EUBS2024 Meeting 3. EUBS Elections 4. Financial Report 5. Membership Report 6. DHM Journal & Social Media Report 7. Next EUBS meetings 8. Any other business
Financial Report (01 January 2023 – 31 December 2023)
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Audited and approved by Mr Richard Wate (DDRC) on March 28, 2024
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Richard formally thanked by EUBS ExCom.
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Richard is retired now, Martin Pope (DDRC) volunteered to replace him.
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EUBS Financial situation is healthy
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Expenses in 2024:
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Journal trimesterial payments
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ExCom Registration fee EUBS 2024
EUBS FINANCIAL STATEMENT 1st JANUARY TO 31st DECEMBER 2023
| Sterling Account Opening Bank Balance at 1st January 2023 Paypal Balance at 1st January 2023 Petty Cash at 1st January 2023 EUBS Savings Account balance at 1st January 2023 Income Membership Fees ONR Grant Transfer Tricon Balance Interest Received Expenditure Administrative Costs Secretarial Fees Secretary hotel, travel and registration ExCom member conference fees Excom member entertainment Expenses relating to Conference Broadband Website / IT costs Insurance Bank Charges Exchange rate losses Other Charitable Activities 2024 Conference advance payment Research Grant Travel grants Award winner grants Journal Expenses December PY Issue March Issue June Issue September Issue December Issue Movement in the Year Total Balance at 31st December 2023 Made up of Closing Bank Balance at 31st December 2023 Paypal Balance at 31st December 2023 EUBS Savings Account balance at 31st December 2023 |
£ 932 1,828 5,245 1,021 134 500 1,587 1,149 1,062 956 65 |
£ 18,488 14,433 0 51,498 |
2023 £ 84,419 45,776 46,074 -298 84,121 84,121 |
£ 914 0 1,952 0 0 0 622 1,035 1,232 0 0 |
£ 27,482 8,385 0 51,282 |
2022 £ 87,149 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35,600 9,663 0 514 |
38,078 0 216 0 |
38,293 | ||||
| 14,478 | 5,755 | 41,024 | ||||
| 0 0 2,069 500 |
2,569 | 2,247 7,356 341 485 |
10,429 | |||
| 1,277 6,803 6,976 8,113 5,857 |
29,027 | 1,446 6,045 6,007 6,443 4,899 |
24,840 | |||
| 29,559 2,550 52,012 |
18,488 14,433 51,498 |
-2,730 | ||||
| 84,419 | ||||||
| 84,419 |
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Research Grants, Zetterstrom Award 2024
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Report will be made available on EUBS Website (Member’s Only Section) for three months
EUBS FINANCIAL STATEMENT 1st JANUARY TO 31st DECEMBER 2023
| Sterling Account Opening Bank Balance at 1st January 2023 Paypal Balance at 1st January 2023 Petty Cash at 1st January 2023 EUBS Savings Account balance at 1st January 2023 Income Membership Fees ONR Grant Transfer Tricon Balance Interest Received Expenditure Administrative Costs Secretarial Fees Secretary hotel, travel and registration ExCom member conference fees Excom member entertainment Expenses relating to Conference Broadband Website / IT costs Insurance Bank Charges Exchange rate losses Other Charitable Activities 2024 Conference advance payment Research Grant Travel grants Award winner grants Journal Expenses December PY Issue March Issue June Issue September Issue December Issue Movement in the Year Total Balance at 31st December 2023 Made up of Closing Bank Balance at 31st December 2023 Paypal Balance at 31st December 2023 EUBS Savings Account balance at 31st December 2023 |
2023 £ £ £ 18,488 14,433 0 51,498 84,419 35,600 9,663 0 514 45,776 932 1,828 5,245 1,021 134 500 1,587 1,149 1,062 956 65 14,478 0 0 2,069 500 2,569 1,277 6,803 6,976 8,113 5,857 29,027 46,074 -298 84,121 29,559 2,550 52,012 84,121 |
2022 £ £ £ 27,482 8,385 0 51,282 87,149 38,078 0 216 0 38,293 914 0 1,952 0 0 0 622 1,035 1,232 0 0 5,755 2,247 7,356 341 485 10,429 1,446 6,045 6,007 6,443 4,899 24,840 41,024 |
2022 £ £ 27,482 8,385 0 51,282 87,149 |
2022 £ £ 27,482 8,385 0 51,282 87,149 |
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| 38,078 0 216 0 38,293 |
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| -2,730 84,419 18,488 14,433 51,498 84,419 |
-2,730 | |||
| 84,419 |
Approval of GA
General Assembly
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Approval of the Minutes of General Assembly 2023 (these have been published on the EUBS Website)
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Report on EUBS2024 Meeting 3. EUBS Elections 4. Financial Report 5. Membership Report 6. DHM Journal & Social Media Report 7. Next EUBS meetings 8. Any other business
Membership Report
EUBS Membership had been slowly decreasing until 2023 compared to 20202021, now again on the rise: 280 members
Reasons:
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End-of-COVID effect ?
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Effort by all to encourage colleagues to become a member ?
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- High quality journal ?
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- More CHT/nurses becoming members ?
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Needs more effort from all of us !
Membership Fees
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Membership categories (2024)
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Full Member (DHM e-journal)
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Undergraduate Member (student)
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Associate Member (only Journal, no medical/scientific background needed)
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Print Service surcharge
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Corporate Membership
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10% Discount for members of Affiliate Societies and Group Memberships
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2024: UHMS, SIMSI, SBMHS, SHF, GTUEM, MedSubHyp, SUHMS, ASEMHS, ASUHM, NVD, Finnish Society Diving & Hyperbaric Medicine
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Yearly agreement upon written request; renewed on ExCom decision
Membership Fees
• Have been unchanged since 2018 (even 2015 !) !
Membership Fees
- Have been unchanged since 2018 (even 2015 !) !
• European Consumer Price Index: average 3.76% /year !
Membership Fees
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Proposed Membership Fees 2025
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Full Membership : 140 € (was: 120 €)
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Undergraduate Membership : 70 € (was: 60 €)
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Associate Membership : 120 € (was: 100 €)
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Print Service surcharge : 50 € (increased last year)
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Corporate Membership : 800 €
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10% Discount : maintained for all current Affiliate Societies
Approval of GA
General Assembly
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Approval of the Minutes of General Assembly 2023 (these have been published on the EUBS Website)
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Report on EUBS2024 Meeting 3. EUBS Elections 4. Financial Report 5. Membership Report 6. DHM Journal & Social Media Report 7. Next EUBS meetings 8. Any other business
Editor’s report
2023
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EUBS Website Report
• April 2024: change in web-hosting provider
• Some members have difficulties accessing Members’ Area
• Quick fixes:
- Empty browser cache/history
• Change browser used (e.g. Chrome vs Safari on Mac)
• Solution:
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Website code needs re-writing !
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Web programmer needed !
• ExCom working towards durable solution
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General Assembly
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Approval of the Minutes of General Assembly 2023 (these have been published on the EUBS Website)
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Report on EUBS2024 Meeting 3. EUBS Elections 4. Financial Report 5. Membership Report 6. DHM Journal & Social Media Report 7. Next EUBS meetings 8. Any other business
Next EUBS Meetings
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2025 Helsinki (Finland) – 2-5 September 2025 • Secretary-general: Anne RAISANEN-SOKOLOWSKI
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• Website: https://www.eubs2025.com/
Next EUBS Meetings
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2026 Geneva, Switzerland
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Dates: September 2026
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Secretary-General: Rodrigue PIGNEL
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2027 Copenhagen, Denmark – dates TBC
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Secretary-General: Ole HYLDEGAARD
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Proposals for next meetings: call for proposals is open
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TRICON Tricontinental Meeting: will be discussed with SPUMS and SAUHMA, possibly 2028
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SPUMS ASM 2025
General Assembly
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Approval of the Minutes of General Assembly 2023 (these have been published on the EUBS Website)
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Report on EUBS2024 Meeting 3. EUBS Elections 4. Financial Report 5. Membership Report 6. DHM Journal & Social Media Report 7. Next EUBS meetings 8. Any other business
Other business
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ECHM-EUBS Collaboration & merger
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Agreed in principle during EUBS 2019
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Task force: Jacek KOT (ECHM) + Peter GERMONPRE (EUBS)
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Necessary terms and conditions defined
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Requires change in Bylaws of EUBS – will be proposed for general vote at EUBS 2025
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ECHM: Code of Good Practice on HBOT – updated
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Has been published 2023 in DHM Journal
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Has been printed and offered free of charge to all EUBS members and all Attendees of EUBS2024
Any other business ?
- None reported
Approval of GA
EUBS 2024 General Assembly - Brest, France, September 20, 2024 11:00 12:30
| £ | 2024£ | £ | £ | 2023 £ |
£ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Opening Position | ||||||
| Current Account | 29,559 | 18,488 | ||||
| Paypal | 2,550 | 14,433 | ||||
| Sa^'ngs | 52,012 M^M | 51,498 | 84,419 | |||
| Income | ||||||
| Membership Fees | 44,599 | 35,600 | ||||
| Research Grant | 9,311 | 9,663 | ||||
| Interest Received | 780 | 54,690 | 514 | 45,776 | ||
| Expenditure | ||||||
| Administrative Costs | ||||||
| Secretarial Fees | 950 | 932 | ||||
| Secretary hotel, travel and registration | 1,968 | 1,828 | ||||
| ExCom member conference fees | 3,787 | 5,245 | ||||
| Excom member entertainment | 1,021 | |||||
| Expenses relating to Conference | 28 | 134 | ||||
| Broadband | 283 | 500 | ||||
| Website/ IT costs | 895 | 1,587 | ||||
| Insurance | 1.252 | 1,149 | ||||
| Bank Charges | 1,021 | 1,062 | ||||
| Exchange rate losses | 453 | 956 | ||||
| Other | 7 | 10,644 | 65 | 14,478 | ||
| Charitable Activities | ||||||
| 2025 Conference advance payment | 2,161 | |||||
| Research Grant | 3,306 | |||||
| Travel grants | 2,069 | |||||
| Award winner grants | 5,467 | 500 | 2,569 | |||
| Journal Expenses | ||||||
| December PY Issue | 1,382 | 1,277 | ||||
| March Issue | 7,721 | 6,803 | ||||
| June Issue | 7,507 | 6,976 | ||||
| September Issue | 10,004 | 8,113 | ||||
| December Issue | 7,174 | 33,788 49,899 | 5,857 | 29,027 ^^^^^^^^ ^ | ||
| Movement in the Year | A791 | (298) | ||||
| Total Balance at 31st December 2024 | 88,912 | 84,121 | ||||
| Bank closing position | ||||||
| Current Account | 31,287 | 29,559 | ||||
| Pay pal | 4,833 | 2,550 | ||||
| Savings | 52,792 | 88,912 | 52,012 | 84,121 |
| £ | 2024£ | £ | £ | 2023 £ |
£ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Opening Position | ||||||
| Current Account | 29,559 | 18,488 | ||||
| Paypal | 2,550 | 14,433 | ||||
| Sa^'ngs | 52,012 M^M | 51,498 | 84,419 | |||
| Income | ||||||
| Membership Fees | 44,599 | 35,600 | ||||
| Research Grant | 9,311 | 9,663 | ||||
| Interest Received | 780 | 54,690 | 514 | 45,776 | ||
| Expenditure | ||||||
| Administrative Costs | ||||||
| Secretarial Fees | 950 | 932 | ||||
| Secretary hotel, travel and registration | 1,968 | 1,828 | ||||
| ExCom member conference fees | 3,787 | 5,245 | ||||
| Excom member entertainment | 1,021 | |||||
| Expenses relating to Conference | 28 | 134 | ||||
| Broadband | 283 | 500 | ||||
| Website/ IT costs | 895 | 1,587 | ||||
| Insurance | 1.252 | 1,149 | ||||
| Bank Charges | 1,021 | 1,062 | ||||
| Exchange rate losses | 453 | 956 | ||||
| Other | 7 | 10,644 | 65 | 14,478 | ||
| Charitable Activities | ||||||
| 2025 Conference advance payment | 2,161 | |||||
| Research Grant | 3,306 | |||||
| Travel grants | 2,069 | |||||
| Award winner grants | 5,467 | 500 | 2,569 | |||
| Journal Expenses | ||||||
| December PY Issue | 1,382 | 1,277 | ||||
| March Issue | 7,721 | 6,803 | ||||
| June Issue | 7,507 | 6,976 | ||||
| September Issue | 10,004 | 8,113 | ||||
| December Issue | 7,174 | 33,788 49,899 | 5,857 | 29,027 ^^^^^^^^ ^ | ||
| Movement in the Year | A791 | (298) | ||||
| Total Balance at 31st December 2024 | 88,912 | 84,121 | ||||
| Bank closing position | ||||||
| Current Account | 31,287 | 29,559 | ||||
| Pay pal | 4,833 | 2,550 | ||||
| Savings | 52,792 | 88,912 | 52,012 | 84,121 |