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2025-03-31-accounts

Charity number: 701140

EPILEPSY OUTLOOK

UNAUDITED

TRUSTEES’ REPORT, INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT AND ACCOUNTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

EPILEPSY OUTLOOK

CONTENTS

Page Reference and admin details 1 Trustees’ report 2-7

Trustees’ report

Receipts and payments accounts

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EPILEPSY OUTLOOK

REFERENCE AND ADMIN DETAILS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors

Trustees

S Goodwin, Chairman B Hunt, Secretary

P Gowland

S Ainslie

K Wood

L Allison

T Grufferty K Robson

Charity registered number

701140

Principal office

199-201 York Road, Hartlepool, TS26 9EE

Bankers

Lloyds TSB PLC, 165 York Road, Hartlepool, TS26 9EJ

Operations manager

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Waltons Business Advisers Limited, Maritime House, Harbour Walk, The Marina, Hartlepool, TS24 OUX

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EPILEPSY OUTLOOK

ee TRUSTEES' REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

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The Trustees present their annual report together with the accounts of Epilepsy Outlook (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2025. The Trustees confirm that the annual report and accounts of the charity comply with the current statutory requirements.

Objectives and activities

e Policies and objectives

The objects of the charity are to relieve the disability of epilepsy sufferers and to provide facilties to help the carers of epilepsy sufferers. The Trustees’ policy is to ensure that the best possible care and assistance is available for epilepsy sufferers and carers.

There have been no changes in the objectives since the last annual report.

The Trustees consider that they have complied with their duty in Section 17(5) of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.

e Activities for achieving objectives

The Trustees ensure that they comply with the objectives and provide a public benefit by providing a wide range of service provision and activities which include:

Promoting social and educational attainment.

Raising the profile.

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TRUSTEES’ REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

e Volunteers

The Trustees would like to express their gratitude to our volunteers for all their support to Epilepsy Outlook during the past year.

Without their continued support we would not have been so successful.

Mark Scanlon Susan Brownless Patricia Waistell Daymond Weatherill Alison Morrow Lynne Wain Marie Fleetham Donald Davison Christine Atkinson Diane Arnold Lyn David Allison Maureen Wilkinson Robert Rowe Ken Coomer Andrew Payne Allan Dixon June Lawton Charlie Clayton Charlie Stoddart Maggie Glennon Brendan Wass Rachel Reynolds Lesley Farnaby Mandy Wood Shelley Arnold Philip Barnard Gillian Young Denise Wright Paul Elliman John Moore Lesley Easson Glenn McAndrew Grace Clarke Noah Hunter Keith Robson Gary Scott Chris Marshall Paul Davis Alice Crinson Lee Briggs Julie Haslam Linda O’Donnell Alison Morrow Elizabeth Neduvelil Alan Dolega Juliet Chinenyenwa David Fleetham Stephen Wain Joanne Pritchard Janet Gulden Craig Olroyd Jan Marshall Stephen Stevenson Trish Youdale Colin Robinson Joseph McAndrew David Johnson Trisha McCabe Martin Rhodes Azka Qadeer Joshua Smart Carl Robotham Rachel Burley Hanaah Alhamid Debbie Wright Robert Clarke Robert Tivitan Barbara Hunt Tanya Eccles Debbie Herring Vicky Coulter Tabatha Swinburne Jonathan Lopez John Hall Carmelo Barberi William Greig Brandon Ibbotson Pauline Moore Peter Smart Paul Lynch Deborah David Taskin Qesmatullah Neda Montazeri Veronica Woolnough Eva Yawson Jamie Horsley Ali Shehdy Ahmed Ragis Mussa

Our volunteers gave 18,377 hours of their time, which equates to £224,977 at the UK minimum wage.

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ee TRUSTEES' REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Achievements and performance

e Review of activities

We usually begin this review highlighting the amazing work of the shop volunteers who raised £80,765 across the charity shops.

Money raised in our charity shops enables us to provide information and support, raise awareness and deliver training and to provide a Drop-in for those with not well controlled epilepsy.

We had a total of 91 volunteers helping in our shops, on the van and in the office over the year. During the year, 6 volunteers moved into employment, and we supported 5 placements.

In April, our treasurer, Bill Kitching, Jill's husband and previously our treasurer, passed away suddenly.

Thanks go again to our PAT testers Dave Allison and David Fleetham for sorting out the steady trickle of electrics for us to sell.

We received a donation of 7 'State of the Art' fire extinguishers from Britannia Fire and Security, saving us an annual maintenance bill.

Using Facebook, Market Place and Gumtree continues to raise our profile on the high street and thanks go to Paul Davis who has also set up a Vinted account.

Volunteer Brandon Ibbotson is still helping update our advertising and to catalogue photos of our volunteers and also produced great posters highlighting the wonderful work of our volunteers.

Thanks again to Karen Jobson returned to look after our members of the drop in.

In August we received £280 following a live performance from Don Davison and his band at the Fisherman's Arms. In September we received a £1,000 donation from the Nasir Mosque. We gratefully received £477 donated by Steph Ackroyd who continues to support our work with those with epilepsy in her son's memory.

Frenchic returned to our store, and we received 10% of the sales and has raised £1,160 in donations. A kind donation from a committee member enabled us to provide a chirstmas party for all our volunteers and was much appreciated by all.

We would also like to mention those who continue to support our work with donations by volunteers and members, staff and customers of Kraftwork Yarns. Without their support we couldn't do all we do.

On the first of January we lost our beloved founder, Jill Kitching. She will be a big miss, and we hope to carry on the work she started in 1987.

As this review began by praising volunteers, we must also give a mention to staff members and Andrew and volunteers, Don, Trish, Glen and Andrew, who have worked together to enable a smooth running of the day-today running of the charity.

We are so lucky to have a pro-active supportive Management team, all of whom give a lot of their spare time, make donations, sell raffle tickets and expertise to help in day-to-day activities

We will continue to apply for funding, but it seems that all voluntary organisations are facing similar dilemmas, but we remain optimistic for the future and hope to weather then storm for another year.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

e Investment policy and performance

The Trustees are permitted (under the deed of trust) to make investments but none other than bank deposits are held at present.

Financial review

e Reserves policy

Epilepsy Outlook has determined that it should seek to acquire and maintain an appropriate level of financial resources above its current running and project costs in order to ensure the long term viability of the organisation to comply with the Charities’ Commission Statement of Recommended Practice. (SORP)

The reserves policy of Epilepsy Outlook is intended to:

  1. State whether or not Epilepsy Outlook holds reserves.

  2. 2) Explain why Epilepsy Outlook holds reserves, in respect of what future needs, opportunities, contingencies or risk there may be.

  3. 3: Give the level of reserves at the last day of each financial year to which each Financial Statement relates.

  4. Explain what steps Epilepsy Outlook is going to take to maintain reserves at the appropriate level. 5. Explain how Epilepsy Outlook will monitor its reserves policy.

To do so Epilepsy Outlook will base their intended level of reserves at any one time on the following:

Establishment and maintenance of reserves

Epilepsy Outlook shall use any income that is not restricted by its source towards the reserve target.

Monitoring and review of reserves policy

This policy shall be reviewed by Epilepsy Outlook Trustees annually prior to the publication of the Annual Report and accounts.

Free reserves decreased by £11,313 to £12,040.

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a TRUSTEES' REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

e Review of the financial position

The charity raises the majority of funds and in the current year the income generated, before grants, increased from £86,959 to £91,970.

However, income last year was boosted by the receipt of grants. Overall income has decreased from £94,459 to £91,970.

No grants were received in the current year.

Expenditure decreased from £115,037 to £104,919. The largest areas of expenditure were salaries and shop expenses.

Structure, governance and management

e Constitution

The charity is constituted under a Trust deed and is a registered charity, number 701140.

e Method of appointment or election of Trustees

Trustees are appointed by the members of the management committee, who have regard to respectability and potential Trustees' interest in the objects of the charity when selecting suitable candidates.

e Organisational structure and decision making

The charity is managed by a management committee which consists of Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer and other committee members, the number of whom is decided at the Annual General Meeting and the day to day running of the charity is the responsibility of its Operations Manager.

Jacqui, our paid Operations Manager, is still with us and continues to provide help and support.

e Risk management

The Trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the charity, and are satisfied that systems and procedures are in place to mitigate our exposure to the major risks.

Plans for future periods

Securing funding to cover the group’s core costs is always difficult and we endeavour to raise what we can through our charity shops, fundraising and donations.

As mentioned in our review, it is our aim to continue to support local people and to raise the awareness of the issues of living with the condition.

The Trusteees, having made due and careful enquiry, are of the opinion that the charity has adequate working capital to execute its operations over the next 12 months. The Trustees therefore, have made an informed judgement, at the time of approving the accounts, that there is reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in opertional existence for the forseeable future.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Trustees’ responsibilities statement

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ report and the accounts in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

This report was approved by the Trustees, on

and signed on their behalf by:

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Section A Receipts and payments
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