R•**r•d IrIty k 2T4J27 TrUSTEES' REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023
THE ANSCOMBE BIOETHICS CENTRE TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD I IANUARY 2023 TO 31 DECEMBER 2023 REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DAll Charlty Name: The Anscombe Bk>ethksCentre Other names the charlty ts known bT. The Una¢re CentrèTrwt (old nam•) The Llnacre Centre for Healthcare Ethks {worklng namel Re8tstered charlty number. 274327 Prlnclpal address: 8243 St&,1. ¢Mord. OXI IRA Name ofthe charlty trustee who maba¥es the charlty: CathollcTrust for en8l•nd and W4lES Names (tyf the trnstees for the ckn*rlty. Ifanyl (lor example, any cu5todlan trnstee$): NIA Names and addresses ofadvtsor8: Independent Examlner GBJ LLP Stefllnt House 27 HatchlaNls Road Redhlll RHI 611W Page lof6
Name of chief executlve or Domes of senlor staff members: Ust ofGtywrnrs:. Chalr. DrThomas FIan BTh MA PhD tothlr- Very Re4 DrRobert OP 8Sc PhD STB Ito Marth 2023) Vi¢e-d)alr- Proljohn Haldane KCH5 FILSE (from fvjrll 2023) Hon Trwurer. DrGavSnJwvts MA MA PhD VetM8 FHEA MRCVS The Rt Rw Kewn Doran BA STB MA The Rt Revjohn Keenan U8 8Th m (from October 20231 The Rt Revjohn Shethbwton MA STL Prof James Arthur BA Msc DPhll OBE Dr Stephen Barrle &4 MA Pho Mrjustln Boulno MA GTrdDIp Prof Patrlcla Cuoy MD FRCPI FRCPSI MrAnthor)y Hornn BA LL6 DlpLP (from Ortober 20231 Dr Bernadette Klely MB 8Ch BAO DCH MACPI Dr Pla MatthwA BTh MA PhD FHEA Mrchrls lfyThltehouse MA KCSG {from F•bruary20231 Prof Da¥ bert knes MA MA Mst DPhll FHEA sTRUURE. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Type ofgovernlng documenL. Trust Deed How the charlty Is con$tittited: The Centre IsconstStsrted ty a TrLLSt Deed date 4Aprll 1977. amended 27 February 2C#16, 23 June 2010. and 19 October 2018. The Cztholl¢ Trust for Eand and Wales ts sole corporatetTU5tee of the Centre. The Centre ts governed Board of not more than 15 Governors appolnted by the Tntstees, Indu(Mng two representatlves eath frtyn the Episcopal cOnferKe$ of England and Wales. of Scotland. and of Irelar Trn5tee selectlon methods: NIA Page 2 of6
Additional governance issues.. Tru$ree< Respons5bilitSes: Trust law requlres the Tntstees to flnantial ststements for tsath finantièl ar which givè true and fair view of the 5te of offair5 of Cerrtre and of the surplus or delklt for the year. In preparin8 the financial slatements theTnJsteesare requed to: SelectsuRable accOunn8 Okles and appfyttrth conslstentty Makelud8ments and estlmates that art reasonabje and prudeftt stste Wheth applkawe Kcountsng stsndard5 ha been ft>lhTrRd, gJbJect to any matsrlal departure5 d15¢1osed and expl•wd in thellnonclal statements PrÈpart the flnanclal statements ¢)n the btsis eSS It 15 Inappropriate to presumè the Centre wtll contlnuè In exF#en¢e The Trustees are responsible for keepin8 propor account0r records whlch dlsdose th reasonable ac¢uraw at any tlme the finawal p051tlon of the Centre and enable them to ensure that the financlal ststemerts compty wlth appllcable le8lsiatlon. They ar• also responslble for safeÉuardlng thé assets of the Centre and hence fur reasonable step5 for the a1 dEtertlon of fv4ud ar other IrreIlr1tI0s. The Governors undertake the above respon51bllttles on behalfof theTrustee OBIEcfivcs AND ACTIVITIES Th• Anscombe Bto•thks Centre ts a Roman Catholl¢ aademk Inrtltute th)t eng•8es wlth the mornl que5tlon5 arlslng In cllnkal prxlke and blomedtcal Te5e4rch. It brln85 to bear on those questlons prlnclples of natural law. ¥lrtue ethScs. and the teachln8 of the Catlmilk Churth. and seeks to develop the ImpJkatlon5 of thit teachln8 for ernerglnK field5 of prnctlce. The Centre eageS In scholarly dlalogue w5th Kademlc5 and practltloners of other tradltlon& It contrlbutes to pubjk pollcy debates as wtll as to dèbates and eonsultatlon5 wlthin the Church. It runs educ•tlonal proBrammes for. Ind 8lves advlce to. Cathollcs and other Inter•5ted heaFthcare professbonajs and ornedIcal sclentlsts. summary ofthe maln acdvltle$ In relatlon w tbese oblerts: The 8oard of the Centre hdd four re8ular meetknB5 over thts perlod durln8 wthlth conskleratltsn was 8lven tt> the worK ¢hallen8e5 and oFy(Ytunitkn for the Centre. Staff organlsed and helped del1 a day on Medical Ethks with Relknous Dlmenslons at the Medlcal Sehool of the Unlversltyof Sunderland. The Centre delJvertd a leaurelsemlnarserieson bloethks at St Mar5 Cole. Oscott and CO•hosted a serles of semlnars on Catholic medical ethic5 for healthcare students twther with the KCL G5 Campus Chaplalncy. The Educatlon and RE5earth Officer ai50 deIrTed a 5erie5 of kthre5on bloethlc5 at Blackfriars Hall. Staff gave further 9 conference papers. delivered a further 14 Ures. semlnar presentatlorffi and educational tslks ond partiapated in 7 1)ther mnferen¢e5i symp05ia or5eminars. In thls perioj. staff Submitted 9 pieces in peer revwiournab or thaptets In acadernic buoks of which three were publt5hed and three were acceptedfor publication. Centre staff also produced Pagtr3of6
a regu1armonthtyd1st in addllion to 16 pres5 Statements and 16 popular publlcat5on5 Indudlng lettets in the Hwuld&otluF and The 71me5. The Centre wovlded 13 written or oral SULYn$1¢rfts to tonsultsbtsns by profetsional or parllamentary bodles. Among these ¥ras the appeardnce of the rettr before the Irish Parliament, the Oireachtss Joint Comrnittee on Assisted The Director also contributed to a Parftamentary OffKe of scien and Technokw POSTbrfef on 'Human embrytrlike modew, recorded of a virkn fora publlc engagemert on the'14-day rujd forernlxyo experimentation by UKRI Sden¢ewise. and respJnded to the HFEA corjItation on Wodemtsjng the regulation of fertiiitytreatment and resewth In¥oMno human embrrf. On 23 Junè 2023 Professor A0rt0 Andorno Èavt the Anscombe Memorbal Lecture on'Ass15ted Sttltld•. Autonomy and th• Commvn Gopd, at Bhckfdars Hall. Oxk>rd. Prof9s60r Andorno Is a Pr1Vatdent of blomedlcal law and bloethlcs at UftlversJty of Zurkh. and was pOuS the presldentof the European Sodety for PhlDsophyofMedklnearrfl Healthcare from 2014to 2016. Staff colLiborat•d wlth orhr 0wtsat10 to fvrther the MTr50n of the Centre. These en8a8ements Induded academic researth t•ath( and dLalogue wth Oxford Unlverslty, especlally but not On thro WaCk1rfa Han. work St Marfs Llnl¥erslty In Twlckenham and with Notre Dame unerSIty. Ausiralla as wdl as the UnPrtr%ty of sndeand and other unlvw51tles. Collaboratlons also encompassed Cathollc. ecumenkal Interfakh engag•ment wlth the Pontlfkal Atademy of Llf, COMECE lthe orynlzatoon Catholic 51$, conferences w1th5n the European Unlonto engage th the EU), arrfl the Chrtxl•n Medkal Fdlowshlp. Centre staff a150 contrlbuted to the work of the Mlnlkn of DeferKe Research Ethlcs Commlttee, the 5¢ottlsh Coundl on Human Bloethl¢s, the Soclety of Withecarles and the Blos Cenire. The Ilnks of the An5combe eioethk5 Centre wSth St Marvs co1 Oscott were $trWhen¢d In 2023 as the EdUCaOn and Re5e•Tth Offitsr at the Centre was •ptnted Dean of Phlknth at Oscott. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Summary of the maln achlevements of the charlty durlDg the ye4r: As a result of thls a¢llvhy. approxlmately 12LK) people wer• 4ble to attend talks or presentstlons 8lven by or lactlitated by the Centre durong thls Ferl¢xl. The Centre seeks feedback on events to Improve future quallty and so has 5(¥ne e¥ldence of Smpact as well as reach. For example. 'ttr* talk was wonderfully 1nformjt1. and very well ree¢r. fas¢lnatlng sesston and QPEned our eye5 to many gues¢. Incredlble feedback frorn the event thls morn1n. 'students found the tx)nt•nt realty fasdnatlrq and qulte thalleIng and are looklnl foTrArd to dokn8some fthr rtadlw kn118ht ofall you dLu5%erf. Staff belng publlshed 3 tlmesln The fimeswlthin a year. aswell as beln8 Intervtewed on Radlo 5 Llveand In the Mouonsunduyralsed the profileof the CEntre.ThecoMEned potential reach of thege publlulto and ippe4rpn¢e> 1> rOhty 2.150.LIX based on dally £1ul0tOnS / 5ubscriptSonslvSewlngfl8ure& Whilesome publications suth a5 8MJRapldRe5ponse andJME Fofym. have smalr£IrcUjat1on, they have a 8ood reath aThnI doctors and xademlcs. One accompllshment to hlghllght in the Centrfseducational pYovlsion15the 1cethIcS course at St Mar¢$ College. whlch was enhanced In 2023 by a grant from ECLAS (Equlppln Chrbtlan Leaders In an Aee of Sdencel as part of its Scienre for seminar5. Inltlatk¥e. Thls enabled 5eminariarnsto hear dlrectyfrom sclentlsts arttl dInanSOn sthntifKaspo¢tsofstem cell therapie5, abortion and maternal health In Afrlca. mechanlsm of acilon of cotrdPtiOrn management of gender d¥sprIa In mlrtots, carè of crIttil1ll Childre and organ Page4of6
Transplantstb)n. It also erAbled a haty symptisium on Trandernk VaccInaon. Safety, Effi¢a¢y, and SoentifK Literarf wth Dr Domlnk Kelty (Oxford Vacdne Group). Dr GavlnJaTh (Associate Professor ot Analyllcal Pharniacology, Me(fi¢al SthLX)l of the Unlvers5ty of Sunderlat>Jl. Profè550r Davld Pakn Ichalr of Industrial Economi(s. lkntirrfham Unlversliy Business s01). Our webslte received 22.097 views in 2023. the Centre's Facebook p& ha$ 1,562 '1ike< the end 012023, atotalof 6.288viM on theCentre'5YouTubechannei.and L927 Mallchlmp subscritef& The Centre hw an A¢ademic Revlvw Pa1. cons15tkn8 of Professor Jonathan H8rrlng of th• Unlversty of Oxford. Professor Alasdalr MacLulllth of thE University of Edlnburth and Prof•ssor IAar8aret Somenhue of UnlvÈrslty of Notre Darn Au5tralla. whose remlt Is to provlde the GOVer[S with an independent assessmentlre¥lew of the Centra's atademlc perfornnCe overttr prevM)us year. CommÈntltKg on the actNitles of 2023. they stated tha¢ Thè rangt of coltsratIOnS 15 Impressh and speaks to tt opportunlties that could artse or be made to Increase outp5 and the academlc and pubilt Profi of the Centre. For exarnp, the res•arth on Voluntsry Asslsted ttyln8 and palllathe care th collaboratorg In Australla Important and IMpreSe. Sssues around euihana5ia. In partkular, are set to play centre sta8e In PDlltical and wbfKdebate5. The hl8h qual and Importantoutputsof the Centre are Ln essenttal part of th• dtscourse and deserwe even 8reater PTomlnence.' FINANCIAL REVIEW Brlef$tatoment ofthe cknarlws poll(y on reserves: The Governors have deslBnated part of the resorves of the Centre as retslned donated capltal to provlde 4 pemianent sour¢e of Irweslment Income. From l June 2CAJ4. the educatknnal development f¢Jnd w45 rtlcoscd to funds for lonwal pury>o3es The Governors ¢47nsld•r th•t th• rem8lnSni unrestrlctad re$ are sufficlent to provide adequate wor Detalls ofany funlts mater1411y In defldt: WA Further financiAI revlew detalls: In June 2022. th• G(y4ernors held an Extraordknary General Meet1 to Identlfy cost-savln8s. to consider and Implement both short and longer term fundrarE strategles. In Ortober 2022 the Governors agreed a threwear strate81¢ plan12023 10 20251 to pTovlde 8reateT emphasls on, and to dlTe¢t resources towards ensurtng the rnedSUTrttrlO term finandal s¢urlty of the Centre. Th resulted In an annual defi¢lt In 2022 thkh was ha of that In 202L outperfomilni budget eJ(pectatlons set for that year. In Ilnewlth these plans, In 2023the C¢ntre¢ortrécted•tonsultancyto asststln fuTh4 ralsln&Thefocus was not on Immediate fiJndTan8 for 2023 txrt was to Imprwe financial security In the 5hort-to. me¢llum tem through international partnérshlps wlth trnatIOns and through 8rowtng a network of supportlve Indlvlduals. The Centre thu5 spent £10.697 on fvndratstrva in 2023whith was 6.8% of tts totsl expendlture. cerall In 2023 the Centre was in defKtt by £36,679 which was covered by Its Wlth re8ardlng to eXtst5 funds. the Governors hawe conshred the rtt apprOpate kY for inv?5ting re¥ource5 and hwe found that a comblnatknn ofc(¥nmon Investrnentfunds for charltles and cash deposlt accounts meèt thelr reqUIrnts for 5eaLrity and for generatSng Income and catal grovrth. The Charttydoes makedlrect8fdnts to othercharitable bodle5 orto tndi%rydual& Pages of6
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THE ANSCOMBE BIOETHICS CENTRE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE ANSCOUBE 810EfHICS CEPrnIE W8 r8POrt th8 aCtnts of th• C•rlrn fr th• 31 Dmber 2023, 8el out on page 81013. R¢8pKt re•ponslbllll• of TnW¢$ Ex•mlnw The 11118 trustoes ar• re¥PO¥ fty PParth ol the •¢wjn Th• charifi8 trust8 cAin8td6r Ihat an audit Is not reqUIr for tr48 year under 8eclton 144(21 of the ChwltlBs 2011 (tho 2011 Acl} and that an Indendent •xamlnlcffi IB need¥¢L It [8 our reSpOnY. •xamlM acc 4md8r $8dh)n 145 Iho 2011 Ac¢ folkjw the pro¢edures 18pJ don th Ihe G•rml gPMn by IM Chailty Commljglon under seclljn 14¥SXbl of Iho 2011 and 8tat• partk makn havè rA>m& tt> ratt•fit 8a•l• ot Ind•p•nd•nt Ex•mln•rn' R•wt Our eyAmin8lton was cathed out In a(uld9n llh the General DkeclSon8 by the Charty CommL¥slon. oxamknatbn Indudey 8 VIeW of ihe ac¢xunbThJ Tecord5 kept by Charjty and eomp8rfson ol Ihè accwnt8 Pront•d vthh thos• rnetrda. tt 0 Irthdo8 eonsthratlon ol any unusual Itern8 or dbsclosures n the accot8 and seeking exF4anatKTh frorn the TnMlee8 ¢onc8mlng any Such matter8. The prrnlurn8 undertak¢n do not wide 8ll the eVkI• Ih81 bo rgquk¥d lli an oudll and con88qu8nUy no opknkjn Lry 48 to vthottw th• •co)wts w•wit a ond tho ieiJrt bl Im518d to those mattets 801J[ In tho Sta¢emt bel(M. Ind•p•nd•nt Ex•mln•rn' Stat•rn•rt In eonn•cllon vAth cw•x4mknatkn. m4ttw c£m• towr f) wNch gfv•g us r••80n00 caus• lo bdl8v• that, In #ny malwlal rn8POet. lh• f•quth•nl8 to keop accountw red$ In accordanc• wilh section 130 of th8 2011 Act., and to preparn 8ceoun18 thlch 8¢4yd tAth tho r•ctyd$ •r#J ctywy th• xo)unllng r8qulrem8nt8 (rftha 2011 hove not been m•( or 2) bj whkh, In OUT OpOn. thnIk Ik1 bo dr kn ordar ) wbl& • undwstgndtng of tho a¢0)ts to b• rnathed. LLP Dts2<oGtober 2024 Zl Hald)land8 Road Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•rn Surrgy RH16RW
STATt111TCF FIIIAkWLACTMYIE8 nth Don•Uonv 49342 01 49.2 891 09,67P I89) knveBbnert Inc4m Confamnt 120 coi1dprfn¥rto Fwthlilrhg exper1 CDnfgrnncoS •XpBn 10 IIAbl• fwthrfl•bl• •ppl• Ch¥ll•bh•xpwdum: 112289 9,74LS 6.219 1J.50B 311 7QO 8377 Rthi. irtaU¢+AThI•j1rt & T¥epho Lbbrwy book¥ OMc•SuI•& 21 1,691 11,676 112 Ent•tsW 478 110938 478 3D,742 TO1 ¢h•th•bh •yp•nd 146 146 T•tsl rn•0#re•xp•dIO p7.iw P1.1 Olhrrn¢ognlMd IAM 971 79) P4.N81 626.W3 31 D•gqn•r 568.198 Tho not•*cthpbJtt 10.13ftM
THE ANSCOMBE BlOErHs CErifR& ASA T31 OECEIBER2023 TaTWble 8SS0ts Investm19 30.758 29,785 3562Z7 Stcc ie,037 45.423 1.88? 18.037 20.155 241.976 Bank currnnta¢wJrt• Cuh In 241147 2rn173 U•blllil•v. •mount• falhw d lthln one y•r 140 51 N•tvJnnt aM•t• 271.858 Ful¥ UnrertGtsd fvrth.. D•slgn81•d 0•n•r 33.586 se8.198 eo34.878 22,0 626.914 2¥1,,/ BU The cn pag8s 10.13 fomi part of11 Xammts
THE ANSCOMBE BIOETHICS CENTRE NQTESTQTIIF FINANCIAL 3TATEMEKf8 1.1 AGcounlkng conv•nt lj lrnomé and Exp•rnllbw• No oceount18 taken oflneom•rrtuu•J txp1wod lyjt n(A th• •K•pUon dn014 In the flTrBnclAI stai1. Officb •qulpn Ul¥ory books IA Inv••lThnts 1.1 8t•ck Slock8 ¢1 pthllcaUoM Intded fw r•4¥&orc4xM dThi arn ¥th•d •ico•taft•r pro¥idr¥J lor 1A P•Mlan -io-
THE ANSCOPIBE BIOETHICS CENTRE NOTE8 TOTHE FINANCIAL STATEueNTS ICOIITIWED) 17 17.890 192r Slaff p0 csst6 R•nt. and Mqhta h•AI Office sw"8 3A44 725 2A35 13J 3.125 1,742 1.742 149 Td•phoM L•gol prof•sdor Sundry 4352 Qor/. meekng• 113 1231 1231 B#nk DK•rrkn•r 2023r•£lI&oB4I2O22. E135.Q35I On• erThJbJnerrto Y)18lod b81*•th te0.0 •nd E80.CW. Th• w•r49• nLrt4fd•nwW•• y••rwu412022 41. Tvdbl•llx•d 4•••ts Al 1 hnwy2023 300,Ot 343A44 At31 Dgc4mb•r 2Wd3 343.4M D•pr•¢l•tlon At 1 Jwuwy 2Q Charye for lh8 N•tbottkv•lu• At 31 DeMb•r2O2j
THE AN3COMBE BK)ETHICS CENTRE NOTE8 TO THE FiNANCIAL STATEPIEPITS ICOIfflPWED) Flx•d u••t In¥••tm•nt• U•t•d Inv•8kn•nts rought IoA¥Ord >•w Dhposats Change In rnÈtat V8k 33,322 971 537) Mark•tvJ• Mtth• •nd alth•y•w 29,785 Hl•t¢rlal ¢o•t 20.1SS Cr•dltov&' •mourts f•lllw ••TIthkn on• y4•r 140 6.616 0••1gr4tsd O•lanM al 1 14•w d utlll••dl lIn# ai 31 Januvy2Q23 Iqnkn• ros•d 0•mb*r 2023 Retakned throtsd ca 12-
ThE AN8COM8E BIOEThIC8 cElRE frIOTES TO THE FWANCIAL STATE•Ts IcoimiiiB)I Educ•tlcffj Olficer Fd FwthWrvJ Fur 22.036 2.03812 £4038k P•n•loTr oharfty to the and aUnted trj £8,116 Poa. £11.> [rr Pa(• Imm restrtcted funds. -13-