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2022-12-31-accounts

THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE

Annual Report and Accounts

For the year ended 31[st] December 2022

Registered charity number 326372

THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2022

CONTENTS

Page
Report of the Trustees 3-5
Independent Examiner’s report 6
Statement of financial activities 7
Balance sheet 8
Notes to the accounts 9-10
Detailed income and expenditure accounts 11-12

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THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31[ST] DECEMBER 2022

The trustees submit their annual report and financial statements for the British Society for Ecological Medicine (the charity) for the year ended 31[st] December 2022. These have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out on page 9 and comply with the Charities Constitution and charity law.

1. Reference and administrative details

The Society is a registered charity number 326372 and the registered office address is Redhill Chambers, 2d High Street, Redhill, Surrey, RH1 1RJ.

2. Trustees and principal officers

The principal officers of the charity (who are also the trustees) and held office during the year are:

Dr D Downing - president Dr F Meuschel - secretary P Noble – treasurer Dr A Econs

3. Independent Examiner

David Wheeler FCCA Cheeld Wheeler & Co Chartered Certified Accountants Redhill Chambers 2d High Street Redhill Surrey RH1 1RJ

4. Structure, governance and management

The charity was founded in 1983 and is governed by its constitution. The constitution was last revised in March 2014 and has been approved by the Charity Commission.

The resources of the charity are maintained in unrestricted funds and therefore the trustees have complete discretion as to their use.

Any money or property not immediately required for the charity’s purposes can be held or invested as the trustees decide.

5. Appointment and removal of trustees

The appointment and removal of trustees is governed by the charity’s constitution.

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TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31[ST] DECEMBER 2022 (cont’d)

6. Organisation and management

The trustees and other members of the committee meet every two months and members are elected on to the committee at the Annual General Meeting according to the constitution. All meetings minutes are now stored electronically. In 2017 central documents including Risk Review, Volunteer and Conflicts of Interest Policies were reviewed and amended to the new circumstances (online training).

7. Investment powers

The charity’s cash resources can be invested at the discretion of the trustees as they see fit. No investments were made in 2022 (2021: none).

8. Objectives and activities for the public benefit

The objectives of the charity are to promote for the benefit of the public the study and good practice of allergy, environmental and nutritional medicine and to improve the standard of knowledge of the means of prevention, diagnosis and methods of treatment. The society continues to organise practical training days as well as the online courses.

The trustees have referred to the general guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission when planning future activities.

9. Financial Review

The accounts show an excess of income over expenditure of £42,343 (2021: £11,573). The trustees consider that this is a satisfactory result. The surplus was due mainly to a legacy of £60,000 received during the year, offset by increased spending on the Monograph Project (see below), losses on training events as we recovered from the Covid pandemic and expenditure on internal process and systems improvements.

10. Plans for the future

The trustees plan to continue to offer further conferences and training for members of the Society and the general public. The society continues with the “Monograph Project” to prepare a series of monographs providing substantiated scientific information on individual nutrients and therapies, each covering topics of: Safety; Indications and Disorders; Contraindications and warnings; Dosages and modes of administration. These are to be made available to members for use as information for patients, for colleagues, teaching and training tools, and as supportive information in medico-legal contexts. Contractors have been engaged to undertake this project and a supervisory team is in place.

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THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31[ST] DECEMBER 2022 (cont’d)

11. Trustees’ responsibilities statement

The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees’ annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom accounting standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the income and expenditure of the charity for that year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with a reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions for the charity’s constitution. They are also responsible for safeguarding assets of the charity and hence are taking reasonable steps for the prevention of, and detection of fraud, and other irregularities.

12. Independent Examiner

A resolution will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting that David Wheeler of Cheeld Wheeler & Co will be appointed as independent examiner for the charity for the ensuing year.

Approved by the trustees on 7 October 2023

Signed on their behalf by:

___ ___ Honourable treasurer Chairman Peter Noble Dr Franziska Meuschel

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THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the British Society for Ecological Medicine for the year ended 31[st] December 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Society, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the Society’s accounts as required under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the society as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. That accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. That accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than the requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

David Wheeler – Independent Examiner

David Wheeler FCCA Cheeld Wheeler & Co Chartered Certified Accountants Redhill Chambers 2d High Street Redhill Surrey RH1 1RJ Dated: October 2023

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THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2022

Note
INCOME
Donations and legacies
2
Income from charitable activities
3
Other income
TOTAL INCOME
EXPENDITURE
Charitable activities
4
Governance costs
5
Net income for the year
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
At 1st January 2022
At 31st December 2022		 2022
£
60,210
70,380
0
130,590
81,315
6,932
88,247
42,343
71,118
**£113,461 **		 2021
£
120
46,441
(1,174)
45,387
31,324
2,490
33,814
11,573
59,545
£71,118

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THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE

BALANCE SHEET

AT 31[ST] DECEMBER 2022

Note
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors and prepayments
Bank accounts
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Amounts falling due within one year
Deferred income
Accrued expenses
NET CURRENT ASSETS
THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY
General fund		 2022
£
595
122,713
123,308
1,510
8,337
9,847
£113,461
113,461
**£113,461 **		 2021
£
859
77,373
78,232
320
6,794
7,114
£71,118
71,118
£71,118

Approved by the Trustees on 7 October 2023 and signed on their behalf by:

Trustee ____

Franziska Meuschel

Trustee ____ Peter Noble

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THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2022

1. Accounting Policies

a. Accounting convention and assessment of going concern

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Charities Act 2011.

Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated.

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.

b. Accruals basis

Accounts have been prepared on the accruals accounting basis.

c. Income

Donations and other income are accounted for when received. Membership subscriptions are accounted for on the basis of the period covered by the subscription.

d. Expenditure

All expenditure is accounted for on the accruals basis and is matched to the period to which it relates.

e. Irrecoverable VAT

The charity is not registered for value added tax and cannot recover the VAT suffered on its costs.

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THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2022 (cont’d)

2.Income - donations and legacies
Donations
3.Income from charitable activities
Conference fees, training days and
workshops
On line training
Membership subscriptions
4.Charitable activities expenditure
Conference, training days and
workshop costs
On line training
Contractors fees
Fundraising costs
5.Governance costs
Admin fees
General costs		 2021
£60,210
35,675
8,240
26,465
£70,380
48,303
4,182
27,809
1,021
£81,315
780
6,152
£6,932		 2021
£120
16,390
8,277
21,774
£46,441
18,939
3,736
8,649
-
£31,324
720
2,500
£3,381

Admin fees include £720 for the Independent Examiner (2021: £660).

6. Information concerning the trustees

None of the trustees received any remuneration for their services to the society (2021: £nil).

7. Related party transactions

There have been no related party transactions during the year.

8. Taxation

The charity is exempt from income tax as all income is generated for charitable purposes.

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THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE Detailed Income and Expenditure Account For the year ended 31[st] December 2022

INCOME
General
Membership subscriptions
Conference, training days and workshops income
Mould and Mycotoxins
Gastroenterology – Beyond the gut
Detoxification – Spotlight on the liver
Immunology – Spotlight on cancer
Workshop – Mayr
Workshop – Micro Immunotherapy 1
Spotlight on the lungs
Spotlight on Allergies & Intolerances
Spotlight on Cardiology
Certificate fees
On line training income
Sundry training income
Donations
Other income		 £
26,465
-
7,896
5,650
3,245
9,165
2,340
6,670
-
-
-
-		 2022
£

26,465








34,966
8,240
708
60,210
-
130,590		 £
21,774
288
(650)
-
-
-
-
-
5,635
5,745
5,500
45		 2021
£
21,562








16,390
8,232
45
120
(1,174)
50,604

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THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE Detailed Income and Expenditure Account For the year ended 31[st] December 2022

EXPENDITURE
General
Examiner’s fees
Fundraising costs
General costs
Mould and Mycotoxins
Gastroenterology – Beyond the gut
Spotlight on the liver
Immunology – Spotlight on cancer
Workshop - Mayr
Workshop – Micro immunotherapy
Immunology – Spotlight on the lungs
Spotlight on Allergies and intolerances
Training day – Cardiology and Heart
Spotlight on hormones
Spotlight on inflammation
Phospholipid Workshop
Monograph Project
Contractors' fees
On line training
Excess of income over expenditure for the
year		 2022
2021
£
£
£
£
780
720
1,021
-
6,152
1,770
7,953
2,490
11,196
-
5,739
-
4,379
-
9,234
-
4,305
-
3,624
-
(36)
5,635
-
4,296
-
5,379
-
119
-
54
-
35
9,862
3,421
48,303
14,676
27,809
11,434
4,182
9,687
88,247
39,178
42,343
11,426		 2022
2021
£
£
£
£
780
720
1,021
-
6,152
1,770
7,953
2,490
11,196
-
5,739
-
4,379
-
9,234
-
4,305
-
3,624
-
(36)
5,635
-
4,296
-
5,379
-
119
-
54
-
35
9,862
3,421
48,303
14,676
27,809
11,434
4,182
9,687
88,247
39,178
42,343
11,426
39,178
11,426

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