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REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 802995
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
FOR
QUEEN'S CENTRE FOR CLINICAL STUDIES CHARITY TRUST
Spurling Cannon Chartered Certified Accountants 424 Margate Road Westwood Ramsgate Kent CT12 6SJ
QUEEN'S CENTRE FOR CLINICAL STUDIES CHARITY TRUST
CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
| Page | |
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| Report of the Trustees | 1 to 3 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 4 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 5 |
| Balance Sheet | 6 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 7 to 12 |
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities | 13 |
QUEEN'S CENTRE FOR CLINICAL STUDIES CHARITY TRUST
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives and aims
To provide postgraduate & undergraduate doctors and allied health professionals with continuing professional development and education. When the Queens Centre for Clinical Studies (QCCS) charity was set up its aims were to support mainly postgraduate doctors and raise funds for educational sessions in the postgraduate centre at QEQM Hospital and run Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Courses. Medical Education has integrated education of postgraduate & undergraduate doctors and allied health professionals in recent years. The changes and central funding of medical education has reduced the role of the QCCS part of the charity.
ATLS East Kent provides a range and number of trauma/other life support courses it provides to allied health professionals including doctors. Course fees enable the purchase of appropriate pre-course materials/registrations, plus necessary course equipment and high-tech models.
Significant activities
The main activities of the ATLS subsidiary of the charity are to run (mainly) advanced type, life support courses to a multi-disciplinary cross section of doctors and allied health professional. The benefit fo these in improved patient care.
Public benefit
The managing trustees of the A.T.L.S confirm that they are satisfied that they have complied with their duty with regards to ensuring that the Charity has undertaken suitable works for the benefit of the public; as required by the Charity Commission. By providing continuing professional development of postgraduate & undergraduate doctors and allied health professionals to enhance their knowledge and skill, providing sage and compassionate care for their patients.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Charitable activities
ATLS East Kent, has expanded its range and number of advanced courses provided to doctors and allied health professionals. Course fees enable purchase of appropriate course registrations, materials and any course registrations, materials and any course equipment required, to run these courses to the prescribed standards,
ATLS East Kent now run ATLS courses, via the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the European Advanced Paediatric Life Support, Newborn Life Support courses via the Resuscitation Council (UK). All courses are run in accordance with current guidelines/standards as set out by the RCS/RCUK, as well as pricing guidelines. These course teach one safe way/one structured approach to the management of sick/deteriorating/trauma patients.
These courses are offered to locally employed staff, within East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust and also to external candidates, as places nationally are hard to come by and are a requirement for some doctors; career progression.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Financial position
The residual funds of the QCCS part of the charity have this year been donated to the ATLS subsidiary of the charity that continues on it's own.
Principal funding sources
Course fees range from £180 for one day NLS, through £340 for two day EPALS and £700 for a three day ATLS. These are internal candidate prices and subject to review every year
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QUEEN'S CENTRE FOR CLINICAL STUDIES CHARITY TRUST
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Reserves policy
Reserves are held in case of course cancellations, where payment has not yet been refunded to the charity within that financial year, or here courses cannot be held, i.e during a pandemic.
Going concern
The ATLS charity has been going since 1998 and has continued to grow/develop ever since. The need for such medical education courses is highly unlikely to diminish.
FUTURE PLANS
This year has been one of coalescence, bringing the closure of one part of the charity into the future of the other.
The Queen's Centre for Clinical Studies has now closed it's section of the charity and so ATLS East Kent goes forward on it's own. A new governing document is in place, but has been unable to become uploaded to the Charity Commission website. Assistance with this is being sought. New Trustees have been appointed, alongside a couple of originals and a first, strategy, meeting has been held. Another meeting will be convened for spring this year.
The work of ATLS East Kent continues with medical education at it's heart. We have run three Newborn Life Support courses, three European Paediatric Advanced Life Support courses and two Advanced Trauma Life Support Courses. All of these were successful, with the vast majority of candidates passing. More courses would be beneficial to all, but the unavailability of faculty plays a huge role in that.
We continue to update equipment as necessary and 2026 will mean an outlay for running the completely new ATLS 11th edition course.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity.
Trust Deed.
Charity constitution
Unincorporated association
Recruitment and appointment of new trustees
Interested parties are invited to join the charity as a trustee or nominate themselves and be agreed by existing trustee's.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number
802995
Principal address
15 Sandalwood Drive St. Nicholas At Wade Birchington Kent CT7 0PE
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QUEEN'S CENTRE FOR CLINICAL STUDIES CHARITY TRUST
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Trustees
Dr N White Chair Dr J Banks Trustee (resigned 14/4/2025) Dr P J Blackie Trustee Mrs J R Daulman Trustee Miss J Evans Trustee (resigned 14/4/2025) Dr A Hodgetts Trustee Mrs E M Johnson Trustee Dr E Sharp Trustee (resigned 14/4/2025) G T Whitney Trustee Ms J Evans (appointed 1/6/2025) M Heywood
Independent Examiner
Spurling Cannon Chartered Certified Accountants 424 Margate Road Westwood Ramsgate Kent CT12 6SJ Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by:
Dr N White
.......................................................................... Chair
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF QUEEN'S CENTRE FOR CLINICAL STUDIES CHARITY TRUST
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Queen's Centre for Clinical Studies Charity Trust
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Queen's Centre for Clinical Studies Charity Trust (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust 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 Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the 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 any 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.
Richard Phillpott FMAAT FCCA
Spurling Cannon Chartered Certified Accountants 424 Margate Road Westwood Ramsgate Kent CT12 6SJ
Date: .............................................
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QUEEN'S CENTRE FOR CLINICAL STUDIES CHARITY TRUST
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
| Unrestricted Restricted fund fund Notes £ £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies - 51,462 Investment income 2 40 60 Total 40 51,522 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities General - 43,244 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) 40 8,278 Transfers between funds 9 (8,771) 8,771 Net movement in funds (8,731) 17,049 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 8,731 24,803 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD - **41,852 ** |
2025 Total funds £ 51,462 100 51,562 43,244 8,318 - 8,318 33,534 **41,852 ** |
2024 Total funds £ 31,616 59 31,675 35,977 (4,302) - (4,302) 37,836 33,534 |
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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QUEEN'S CENTRE FOR CLINICAL STUDIES CHARITY TRUST
BALANCE SHEET 31 MARCH 2025
| Unrestricted Restricted fund fund Notes £ £ FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 5 - 5,368 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 6 - 680 Cash at bank and in hand - 37,784 - 38,464 CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 7 - (1,980) NET CURRENT ASSETS - 36,484 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES - 41,852 ACCRUALS AND DEFERRED INCOME 8 - - NET ASSETS - 41,852 FUNDS 9 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds TOTAL FUNDS |
2025 Total funds £ 5,368 680 37,784 38,464 (1,980) 36,484 41,852 - 41,852 - 41,852 **41,852 ** |
2024 Total funds £ 6,958 - 32,266 32,266 (1,890) 30,376 37,334 (3,800) 33,534 8,731 24,803 33,534 |
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The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ............................................. and were signed on its behalf by:
............................................. Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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QUEEN'S CENTRE FOR CLINICAL STUDIES CHARITY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
2. INVESTMENT INCOME
| INVESTMENT INCOME | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Deposit account interest | 100 | 59 |
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QUEEN'S CENTRE FOR CLINICAL STUDIES CHARITY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
3. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Trustees' expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.
4. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
| Unrestricted Restricted fund fund £ £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies - 31,616 Investment income - 59 Total - 31,675 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities General 2,280 33,697 NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (2,280) (2,022) Transfers between funds 631 (631) Net movement in funds (1,649) (2,653) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 10,380 27,456 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 8,731 24,803 |
Total funds £ 31,616 59 31,675 35,977 (4,302) - (4,302) 37,836 33,534 |
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QUEEN'S CENTRE FOR CLINICAL STUDIES CHARITY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
5. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
| 5. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant and | Computer | |||
| machinery | equipment | Totals | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| COST | ||||
| At 1 April 2024 | 7,708 | 1,569 | 9,277 | |
| Additions | - | 199 | 199 | |
| At 31 March 2025 | 7,708 | 1,768 | 9,476 | |
| DEPRECIATION | ||||
| At 1 April 2024 | 1,927 | 392 | 2,319 | |
| Charge for year | 1,445 | 344 | 1,789 | |
| At 31 March 2025 | 3,372 | 736 | 4,108 | |
| NET BOOK VALUE | ||||
| At 31 March 2025 | 4,336 | **1,032 ** | 5,368 | |
| At 31 March 2024 | 5,781 | 1,177 | 6,958 | |
| 6. | DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | |||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Trade debtors | 680 | - | ||
| 7. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR | |||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Other creditors | 1,980 | 1,890 | ||
| 8. | ACCRUALS AND DEFERRED INCOME | |||
| 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Deferred income | - | 3,800 |
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QUEEN'S CENTRE FOR CLINICAL STUDIES CHARITY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
| MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net | Transfers | |||
| movement | between | At | ||
| At 1/4/24 | in funds | funds | 31/3/25 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
| General fund | 8,731 | 40 | (8,771) | - |
| Restricted funds | ||||
| A.T.L.S. East Kent | 24,803 | 8,278 | 8,771 | 41,852 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | **33,534 ** | 8,318 | - | **41,852 ** |
| Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: | ||||
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | ||
| resources | expended | in funds | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
| General fund | 40 | - | 40 | |
| Restricted funds | ||||
| A.T.L.S. East Kent | 51,522 | (43,244) | 8,278 | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | **51,562 ** | (43,244) | 8,318 | |
| Comparatives for movement in funds | ||||
| Net | Transfers | |||
| movement | between | At | ||
| At 1/4/23 | in funds | funds | 31/3/24 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
| General fund | 10,380 | (2,280) | 631 | 8,731 |
| Restricted funds | ||||
| A.T.L.S. East Kent | 27,456 | (2,022) | (631) | 24,803 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 37,836 | (4,302) | - | 33,534 |
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QUEEN'S CENTRE FOR CLINICAL STUDIES CHARITY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
9. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| resources | expended | in funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||
| General fund | - | (2,280) | (2,280) |
| Restricted funds | |||
| A.T.L.S. East Kent | 31,675 | (33,697) | (2,022) |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 31,675 | (35,977) | (4,302) |
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
| Net | Transfers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| movement | between | At | ||
| At 1/4/23 | in funds | funds | 31/3/25 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | ||||
| General fund | 10,380 | (2,240) | (8,140) | - |
| Restricted funds | ||||
| A.T.L.S. East Kent | 27,456 | 6,256 | 8,140 | 41,852 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 37,836 | 4,016 | - | 41,852 |
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| resources | expended | in funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||
| General fund | 40 | (2,280) | (2,240) |
| Restricted funds | |||
| A.T.L.S. East Kent | 83,197 | (76,941) | 6,256 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 83,237 | (79,221) | 4,016 |
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QUEEN'S CENTRE FOR CLINICAL STUDIES CHARITY TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
10. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025.
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QUEEN'S CENTRE FOR CLINICAL STUDIES CHARITY TRUST
| DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES | ||
|---|---|---|
| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS | ||
| Donations and legacies | ||
| Course fees | 51,462 | 31,616 |
| Investment income | ||
| Deposit account interest | 100 | 59 |
| Total incoming resources | 51,562 | 31,675 |
| EXPENDITURE | ||
| Charitable activities | ||
| Teaching faculty expenses | 10,717 | 7,866 |
| Travel expenses | 2,036 | 2,086 |
| Printing, postage & stationery | 30 | 56 |
| Bursaries | - | 250 |
| Sundry | - | 3 |
| Catering expenses | 4,572 | 8,687 |
| Educational supplies | 21,948 | 12,023 |
| Plant and machinery | 1,445 | 1,927 |
| Computer equipment | 344 | 392 |
| 41,092 | 33,290 | |
| Support costs | ||
| Management | ||
| Insurance | - | 276 |
| Finance | ||
| Bank charges | 65 | 55 |
| Information technology | ||
| Repairs and renewals | 107 | 466 |
| Governance costs | ||
| Accountancy and legal fees | 1,980 | 1,890 |
| Total resources expended | 43,244 | 35,977 |
| Net income/(expenditure) | 8,318 | (4,302) |
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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