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d0cumenI Constitution (adopted 21"0c tober 1983,amended 24~Septemba r 1984
15'September 2009,9s September 2013,22d September 2014,21"
Se tember 2015,22~ Se tember 2016,25' Se tember 2018| |---| |How the charity is constituted| |Trustee selection methods
Trustees are elected to membershiP
ofthe Executive Committee
by BIHS
Members at the Annual
Business Meeting
following a call for nominations| |earlierin
the year| |Additional
governance
issues (Optional
information)| |You may choose to include
additional
information,
where
relevant,
about:
~
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training oftrustees;
Ordinary
and Associate Membership
and Fellowship ofthe BIHS is open to all
registered
healthcare
professionals
active in the field of hypertension
and
cardiovascular
disease prevention
in the United
Kingdom
and the Republic of
Ireland.
Affiliate membership
may be granted to healthcare
professionals
residing
outside the United
Kingdom
and Republic ofIreland at the discretion
ofthe Executive Committee.
It includes
clinicians,
nurses,
physiologists
and
other scientists.
Applications
for membership
are considered
throughout
the| |~
the charity's
organisational
structure
and any wider
network
with which the
year.
Membership
ofthe Sodety currently
stands at 295. Only members
and
fellows resident
in the United
Kingdom
and Republic ofIreland are eligible for
election to the Executive Committee.| |charity works;| |~
relationship
with any related
partlos;
fhe management
ofthe BIHS is undertaken
by an elected Executive
Committee of9persons (Trustees),
led by the President
and Vice President.| |~
trustees'
consideration
of
major risks and the system
and procedures
to manage
them.
Seven Working
Parties have also been established
to help the Executive
Committee
manage the day-to-day
activities ofthe Society (at least one
Trusts sits on each ofthe Working
Parties, which are required to submit
regular reports to the Executive Committee
on its activities).| |The major risks to the continuation
ofthe Society's programme
ofeducational| |activities are from a decrease
in income from its industrial
partners (see under
'Reserves Poli~.
Minimal fees to cover administration
costs only have been| |introduced
for various projects.| |~ ~
~| |Summary ofthe
otbNbcta ofthe charity
aetoot io lfa
governing
docbaoent
The object ofthe Charity is to promote the advancement
ofknowledge
and
dissemination
ofinformation
concerning
the pathophysiology,
epidemiology,
detection,
investigation
and treatment
ofarterial
hypertension
and related cardiovascular
diseases| |Summary ofthe
main activities
~
Educabonal
Meetings:
Each year, the Society aims to run a main Scientific
Meeting. Educational
programmes
are under review and online options are being| |undertaken
for
explored. Various other meetings
are held during the year; in collaboration
with| |the public benefit
in rotation to
other cognate societies and/or as ad hoc meetings
on specific topics
~
Guidelines
and Scientific Statements:
The Society is a stakeholder
in various| |these objects
National
Institute
for Clinical Excellence Guidelines
relating to cardiovascular| |(include within
this section the
statutory
declaration
that
trustees have had
regard to the
guidance issued
by the Charity
Commission
on
public benefit)
disease and issues statements
in response to relevant
media reports
Weberte:
The elwa webdre (~bh
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) pro
des a valuable
ed
llohal
resource for healthcare
professionals
working
in the field of high blood pressure.
These resources have been increased
and enhanced
over the last few years and
the website has been redesigned
and upgraded
in line with new technologies.
The new website was launched
at the end of2017.New resources are added as
they become available
through
development.
~
Blood Pressure
Measurement:
The BIHS undertakes
reviews of blood pressure
monitors to ensure their suitability
for sale to the public and has produced a DVD
on the correct
rocedures for blood
ressure measurement.
As
rt ofthe| |AR
ApHt 2000| ## ## ## ## ## |Briefststetnent
ofthe charity's
policy on|The accounts ofthe Society are in good order. In view of reduced support from
industry
the Trustees have approved
a strategy to maintain
the balance ofthe accounts
to a sum approximately
four times the annual
direct charitable
expenditure
to
guarantee
sustainable
charitable
activities
in the event of unfavourable
financial|The accounts ofthe Society are in good order. In view of reduced support from
industry
the Trustees have approved
a strategy to maintain
the balance ofthe accounts
to a sum approximately
four times the annual
direct charitable
expenditure
to
guarantee
sustainable
charitable
activities
in the event of unfavourable
financial|The accounts ofthe Society are in good order. In view of reduced support from
industry
the Trustees have approved
a strategy to maintain
the balance ofthe accounts
to a sum approximately
four times the annual
direct charitable
expenditure
to
guarantee
sustainable
charitable
activities
in the event of unfavourable
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activities|||||100,975|145,860| |Net gains/(losses)||on investments||10|32,181|84,080| |Net (expenditure)/Income|||for the year/|||| |Net (outgoing)/incoming|||resources||(17,665)|66,699| |Other recognised||gains|and losses|||| |Other gains or|losses|||11|1,869|(2,081)| |Net movement|in|funds|||(15,796)|64,618| |Fund balances|at 1 January 2020||||619,132|554,514| |Fund balances|at|31 December 2020|||603,336|619,132| ## ## ## ||||||2020||2019|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||Notes|6||6|| |Fixed assets||||||||| |Tangible assets||||12||||232| |Current assets||||||||| |Debtors||||13|13,554||35,982|| |investments||||14|533,963||574,635|| |Cash at bank|and|in|hand||74,477||41,742|| ||||||621,994||652,359|| |Creditors: amounts
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and accrued income||||7,901|2,799| ||||||13,554|35,982| |14|Current asset investments|||||| ||||||2020|2019| ||||||E|E| ||Un)rated
investments||||533,963|574,635| |15|Creditors: amounts|falling|due within one year|||| ||||||2020|2019| |||||Notes|E|E| ||Other taxation and social security||||2,583|1,782| ||Deferred
income|||16||1,500| ||1rade creditors||||2,308|12,755| ||Other creditors||||195|1,407| ||Accruals and deferred|income|||13,572|16,015| ||||||18,658|33,459| |16|Deferred income|||||| ||||||2020|2019| ||||||E|E| ||Arising
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activities|||||100,975|145,860| |Net gains/(losses)||on investments||10|32,181|84,080| |Net (expenditure)/Income|||for the year/|||| |Net (outgoing)/incoming|||resources||(17,665)|66,699| |Other recognised||gains|and losses|||| |Other gains or|losses|||11|1,869|(2,081)| |Net movement|in|funds|||(15,796)|64,618| |Fund balances|at 1 January 2020||||619,132|554,514| |Fund balances|at|31 December 2020|||603,336|619,132| ## ## ## ||||||2020||2019|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||Notes|6||6|| |Fixed assets||||||||| |Tangible assets||||12||||232| |Current assets||||||||| |Debtors||||13|13,554||35,982|| |investments||||14|533,963||574,635|| |Cash at bank|and|in|hand||74,477||41,742|| ||||||621,994||652,359|| |Creditors: amounts
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activities|46,426||46,426|50,772||50,772| ## |||||2020|2019| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||Number|Number| |10|Net gains/(losses)|on|investments||| |||||2020|2019| ||Unrealised
gain/(loss)||on COIF account|32,181|84,080| |11|Other gains or losses|||2020|2019| ||Foreign exchange|gains||1,869|(2,081)| ## ## ## |12|Tangible fixed assets|Tangible fixed assets||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||Computer| ||At
1 January 2020|||||583| ||Disposals|||||(583)| ||At
1 January
2020|||||351| ||Eliminated
in respect|ofdisposals||||(351)| ||Carrying
amount|||||| |13|Debtors|||||| ||||||2020|2019| ||Amounts
falling due|within|one year:||E|E| ||Trade debtors||||38|38| ||Olher debtors||||5,615|33,145| ||Prepayments
and accrued income||||7,901|2,799| ||||||13,554|35,982| |14|Current asset investments|||||| ||||||2020|2019| ||||||E|E| ||Un)rated
investments||||533,963|574,635| |15|Creditors: amounts|falling|due within one year|||| ||||||2020|2019| |||||Notes|E|E| ||Other taxation and social security||||2,583|1,782| ||Deferred
income|||16||1,500| ||1rade creditors||||2,308|12,755| ||Other creditors||||195|1,407| ||Accruals and deferred|income|||13,572|16,015| ||||||18,658|33,459| |16|Deferred income|||||| ||||||2020|2019| ||||||E|E| ||Arising
from 2020 Exhibition||sponsorship|||1,500| ## ##