THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE Annual Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 Deeember 2024 Registered charity number 326372
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL TrDICINE ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER2024 CONTENTS Report of the Tn Independent Examiner's lert Ststem¢nt of financial activities Notes to the accounts 9-10 Detailed ineA)m¢ and ¢xpenditut¢ acwunts 11-12
THE BRTfisH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE TRUSTEES9 ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31ST DECEMBER 2024 The trustees submit their aunual rep)rt and financial statements for the British Society for Ecological Medicine (the cl]8rity) for the year ended 31" December 2024. These bave IKen prepared in accordance with the accounting FK)li¢i¢s s¢t out on page 9 and comply Trvith the Charities Constitution and charity law. l. Referenee and administrative details The Society is a registered cbarity number 326372 and the registered office address is Redhill Chambers. 2d High StreeL Redhill, Surrey. RHI IIU. 2. Trustee8 and principal offieers The principal officers of the cbarity (who are also the tsitss) and held office during the y¢ar are: Dr D Downing - president Dr F Meuschel - secretsry P Noble- treasurer Dr A Econs 3, Independent Examiner David Wheeler FCCA Cheeld Wheeler & Co Chartcrcd Ccrtificd Aocountants Redhill Chambers 2d High Street Redhill RHI IRJ 4. Structurey govern4n¢e 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 appmv¢d by tbe Cl]aTity Commission. The resources of the charity are nIainThed in unrestricted funds Bnd therefore the trustees have complete discretion as to their use. Any money or property not immediately r¢quir¢d for the cbarity's purposes can bc hcld or invested &8 the trustees decide. 5. Appolntment and removal oftrustee8 The aPPOilltment and removal of trustees is governed by the charity's COD5titution.
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE TRUSTEES) ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31ST DEcEIBER 2024 (eont'd) Organi8ation and management The trustees and other memb¢rs of the committe¢ meet every two months alld members are cicded on to the committee at the Annual General Meeting according to the Constitution. All meetings, minutes aTe now stored electronically. In 2017 celltr doCun1ts includmg Risk Review. Volunteer and Confiicts of Interest Policies were reviewed and amended to the ncw circumstances (online training). 7. Investment powers The clwity's cash resources can be invested at the discretion ofthe trustees they see fit. No investments werc made in 2024 (2023: nonc). 8. Obje¢tIV And activits for the public benefit The objectives of the charity are to protllote for the benefit of the public the study and good practice of lergy, environmental and nlltritional medicine 2nd to improve the standard of knowledge of the means of prevention, diagnosis and method5 of tr¢atmeDt. Th¢ society continues to Organise practicd traini days as well as the online courses. The trustees have referred to the g¢neTal guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission when planning futLwe activities. 9. FiDanclal Review The accounts show an excess of expenditu over income of £6,619 (2023: £24,080. At ? l December 20?A the society had accumulated fijnds of £82,756 (2023: £89:375)- The trustecs consider that this is a sth'sfactory rcsulL 10. Activities in 2024 Dwing 2024 we achieved an enornious amount. We.. Organised and ran a highly successful conference entitled Unravclling Brain Health. This was one of our largcst and most successfijl conferences since 2015. b. Continued our ongoing and ever-expanding programme of training sessioLL8 and workshops with both in person attendance and on-line availability. c. Finisbcd the main work on thc Monogrnph Proj¢ allowing us to move into a last stage of editing and publishing which we expect to achieve durlllg 2025. (L Almost completed our systems and proce&8 modenjisation to provide a better platfomi for rnembers. Wc expcct this to be rolled out in the first half of 2025. e. Created a video celebration of the achievements of BSEM in its frst 40 years to sbow how far we have com¢. I l. Plans for the future tn 2025 wc plan to: & Continue to develop and extend our programrne of training pnd support for practitioners and trAinees, including the roll out of the new on-line training material developed in ¢onjunction with S¢opro. b. Complet¢ the roll out of the new systems and processes including our new website to give members better and smoother access to BSEM and its resources. Publish the material developed in the Monograph Project.
'riik BRI'fisH SQCIE¢TY 0 FCOLOGICAL MLDICIYE 'I'iII',S'.I'LES' AfrAL RFPORT FOR VEAR TO 315f DEC'EMBFR 2024 {eonl'd) 2. Tru8tec¥ reSpD81b11jti statem¢Dt TIIC IruslLYS are responsible for prLpdrins Uie truslees" annuaI rq)ort and the financiaI teLtieiilq iii accordance Ivith applic47ble Law and Unitgd Kingdom cOUnting sW)dards Ilinited Kingdom GLnerally Accepted Accounting Proctice). Th.e ltsw upplieable to charitic5 in England and Wal¢s r¢quires the truste04 to prepare rinancial statements for ea¢b finanoial year which give a tru¢ and fair view of the sthte of affair% of the charity 8nd of the income and expenditure of the chlty for that year. In preparing these financMI statements the tystees are required to.. Select svitable accounting lI¢jeS and appty th¢tll consistently Observe tbe methods and prin¢ipl¢s of statem¢nt of recommended practi¢e of &eo)unting and reporting by chatities Make judgements and lmaths that a te&wDable ond PDJdent State whether applioable UK accounting 3tandor& have been followed YUbjt to any material dep4rture to disclose ond expl8?n the financial statements Prepare the financial statements on 8 8oin8 concem basis unless it is inappropriate to premne thatthe charity wll]I continue in oFration The trustees at¢ respoLtsible for keeping PKuper ntIn¥ records that disclose with a T&8onable accuraoy at any time the financial position of the ehg2ity and ellle them to ensu that tbe fillancial smernents comply Thryth the Cbsrities Act 201 l. the charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 Bnd the provisi0Th8 forthe charity's constitutio They are &lso resy)nsible for safeguarding 8&8ets of the Charity and hence are taking reasonable steps for the prevention of. and detection of fraud. aAd other iLT¢gularittes. 13. IDdepend¢nt Examitter A tEsolution 1] be proposedat theAnDu21 Gencrni Meeting th&tDavidWheeler ofcbeeld Wheeler & Co wlll be appointed &8 independe2Lt examiner for the charity for the efywing Approved bythe trustecs on IS Signe , n their behalf by: Honourable tre&8urer PetLY Noble Dr Franziska Meuschel
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL MKDICDIE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES I report to the trustees on my examination of the acc4)unts of the British Socity for Ecological Medicine for the year ended 31 December 2024. Respon8lbilities and basis of report As the clwity triLStees 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 tcspect of my cxamination of the Society's accounts as required under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my exati)ination I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Cbarity Commission un(kr section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent ¢xamfiner's statement I have completed my exatnination. I confinll that no material matters have come to my attention in LX)nnectioll with the exaiDatIon giving tne cause to believe that in any material respect: l. AoUnting records were not kept in resF¢Ct ofthe society as required by section 130 of the 2. That accounts th) not accord with those records. or 3. That accounts do not comply with the appjicable requirements Goncerning the forni and ntent of accounts set out in tb¢ Clwities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than the requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view, which is not a matter Lonsi&red Part of sn '"_dependent exMIatiO I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the eKqmin&tion to which attention should be drawn in this T¢POrt in order to ¢nable a prop¢r underst* of the accoullts to be reached. LJUL David Wheeler- Independent Examiner David Wbeel¢r FCCA Cheeld Wheeler & Co Chartered Certified Accountants 2d High Street Rdhill RHI IIU Dated., l L J•¥(
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 Nots 2024 2023 COME Donations and lcgacics In¢ome from cbaritsble activities Interest received 398 68.755 3279 260 51029 TOTAL INCOME Charitable activities Governance Costs 73,074 5.977 79J151 69255 7.120 76 75 Net (expemdltllre) for the yar (Q619) (¥086) RECONCIUATIOIY OF FUNIY3 At l# January 2024 89J75 113,461 Al 31" December 2024 £89 £82,756 75
I'HE BRITASII SOCIETY FOR LCOLOGICAL MEDICINE BALANCE SHEET Al. 31 DECEMBER2024 2Q24 21Y23 CURRENT ASSETS D¢btors And prepaym¢nts B8nk accounts Totsl £urrnnt w¢ts 1,883 1.650 92.262 92J26 Amounts fallins du¢ withiD on¢ year Deferred income Accrued ¢XP¢DS¢S Total correllt liablliek 350 9.120 9.470 37 300 4237 £89J75 8yI.- £89J75 Totsl ehathty funds £KI,756 Approved by the Ttee8 on I q th&r behalf by.. aDd S[gll1 on Fraoziska Meii.£ch Peter Noble
THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL MEDICINE NOTES TO THE ACCOISNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31sf DECEMBER2024 l. Ac¢ounting Poli¢i¢s Ac¢ounting convention And qgw8memt of golAg ¢oneern The accounts have b¢¢n prcpared in accordance with A¢countitig and Reporting by CI)arities Statement of Reconmiended Practic¢ applicable to charities preparing their accounts in aceordance with Financial Reporting Standard FRSI 02 app]icable in the UK aDd the Clwities Act 2011. Assets alld liabiliti¢s are initially recognised at historical cost or tranwtion value unless otherwise stated. The tnlstees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the CbarAty's abi]ity to continue a8 a going concern b. Aeeruals basis AcLx)unts have been prepared on the accruals acco1ng basis. Income Donations other income are accounted for when reived. M¢mb¢rship subscriptions arc accounted for on the basis of the period covered by the subscription. (L Expenditure All expenditure is accounted for on the accruals basis and is matched to the period to which it Telates. Irreeoverable VAT The clwity ts not registered for value added tax and catmot recover the VAT suffered on its costs.
TItE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL TrDICINE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2024 (coDt'd) 2024 2023 2. Income- donations and legaeies Donations £260 3. Income from charitable activities Conference fees, training days and workshops Oll line training Memberthip subscriptions 38.961 5,800 23.994 £68,755 23.151 5.673 23205 £52,029 4. Charitable qetivitles expenditure Conference, training days and workshop costs On line training Contractor fees 34.150 6,054 32.870 £73,074 34.857 4,824 29,574 £69255 5. Governanee costs 840 4,758 1522 £7,120 Costs General costs 3,173 1,964 £5977 6. Information ¢on¢erniDg the trnstee8 None of the tniste£s received any remuneration for their services to the society (2023: £nil). nor did they claim ally expenses. 7. Related party transaelions Therc have bccn no Iclatcd party transactions dwing thc year. 8. Taxation Thc clwity is exempt from income tsx as all income is generated for charitable purposes. 10
TItE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL TrDIcINE Detailed ID¢ome and Expenditure A¢llt For the year ended 318t Delwnber 2024 2fr24 21n3 COME Memlwship Subslpt1Qlls 23994 23205 TrniDing Inwm¢ Online Trainiag Income Workshop Income Conference Income Sundry 'lraining Jncome 9,610 5.800 4.795 24.541 l5 18,550 5.673 4,514 87 44.761 28,824 Other Jncome . DouationB . Tnterest ¢¢iVEd 398 3.279 72.432 260 Tot&1 IJ £52289
BRITISH SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGICAL MEDICllYE D¢tAlled Income and Expenditure Aceount For the year ended 31st I)eeember 2024 2024 2023 Training Workshops and Conferences TraiDing Costs Online Training Costs Workshop ¢08ts Conference Costs Project Costs 10,763 6.054 3.319 18.726 1,342 17.591 4.824 6.104 11,162 40.204 39,681 Office Costs Contstors, fees 31870 29.574 Other Costs A¢LX)unting Bank and Card Charges Marketing Costs Syst£m 1.178 350 3,173 858 4,758 36 76 100 452 Postage and Printing Sllbscriptions alld Fees Other Expenses 98 338 5,977 7,120 76J75 (Exc of expenditsre) over inoome for 619 12