Charlty r4glstrxtlon numb•r NIC100784
NORTHERN IRELAND RHEUMATISM TRUST
ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

NORTHERN IRELAND RHEUMATISM TRUST
LEGALAND ADMINISTrATIVE INFORMATION
Tru8tee•
Dr G Vhlghl
DrA Taggsrt
Ms A aulnn
Ms H McKeem•n
Dr A Calm8
Dr A Bell
DrEBall
Mr R Kelly
DrA Pendlaton
(fv4>pL4nled 28 February
2022
(Appolnt•d 28 February
2022)
Mi J Monaghan
Charlty nwnber
NIC100784
Prfnclp•l iddm•
Departmanl af Rhaumatology
Musgrave Pa￿ Hosp5tal
Siockmans Lane
Beffast
8T9 7JB
Ind•pend•nt •xamlner
GMCG USBURN
Century House
40 Crescent Buslnas Parft
Llsbum
BT28 2GN
8•nk•rn
Ulster Bank Llnmled
91193 Universty Road
Bell•¥l
Bri 1NG

NORTHERN IRELAND RHEUMATISM TRUST
CONTENT8
Trustee5' rwort
Independent examlro¢s ryort
Slatement of finandal acuvltles
SIBlemont of lknandal PDSIUan
Noies to Ih? ffnan¢lal glatements
7-10

NORTHERN IRELAND RHEUMATISM TRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
The trustee5 presenl ttbetr annual report 8Dd fmAndal st8ternents for Iho year ended 310?comber 21y22.
The finand81 glalements have been preparBd In a￿ance vAlh Ihe a¢￿Un￿￿9 polk5eJ 80t out In note I lo the
finand81 statements and comWy wllh the charW8 Trust Deed. the Charflles Act (Northem Irqland) 2008 and
'Accountlng and RepLYUng by Charllleg: Statew*nt of Recommended Pracllce appllcable to charfUe8 preparing
thvtr accounts In accordance wNh the Flnandal Reportlng Standard appllcable In Ihe UK and Republk of Ireland
(FRS 1021 (effectlve 1 January 2D19)'.
Objectlvm and actlvltl
The obJectg Inthde al aspeds ol educatlon and traI￿n￿. for all medlcal, nurnlng and allled heallh
professknnals w(wklng In the Ileld of theumauc dlsea#è wlthln Narlhem Ireland.
Actlvlues cathed out by the organtutknn 8upport8 medlcal. nurslng Jnd allled heallh profaNslonhls worklng In the
eld of rheumatol(wy In Northem Irdand to attend traI￿ng and educallonol conferenc•8 lo bonchmart neiwork.
goln knowledge, Sklls and exp*llse In Ihe field of rheumatology. The (xganlsatlon 8180 crltscally revlews and
funds approprfale reseath projects wlthln the field of th8urnataloAy In Northem Ireland.
The Irust•es have pald due rogard to 9￿dance188UQd by tho Chjrfty Comml88lon In d8cldlnB wh•t athltles the
charfty should undertak•.
Achlevem•ntS and p•rforniancè
The charlty contknues to support rnsearch and educatlon among•t heymhurn profeBslonal• •re Involved In
the care of Patr￿18 wEth rheufflatlc dl•ease wlthln Northem I￿laThd.
Th• chwty hu bean abl• to SUPPflrt the tralnlng of medkal prnlesslonall dtsrfng thls year.
FlnAnchl rnvl
The cornpony had net exp?TrdllL￿ In the year al £23.$41 (2021- £1.949), leavlng unrestrlcled thnds of £187,221
(2021- £190,762) and restrlcled fimd8 01 £9.23812021 - £9.238). The unrestrlcted fund8 arv con¥klered to bo
es¥entlo1 to provlde iuffidènt funds to cover any unforeseen costs wllch may arfw and legal obllgdonl ol
the thartty In Ihe event that cuThenl levels of Incomo arv not mBlntalned.
Itls the pollcy of Ihe charlty thal unrestrlthd fvndi vlhlch have not boen deslgnated for a specinc use Bhould be
mthtalnBd at 8 level equFvalonl to belween three and slx month'8 expendMu(•. The Iruslees conslder Ihat
rnsemi al thlj lavel wlll ensure thal, In the evenl of 8 slgnlflcanl drop In fundlng, th•y wtl bo able to contlnue the
chwity's cuTh8nt actE¥llleB whlle cons1dera1i￿14 glven to ways In whlth addttlonal lund8 moy bo ratsed. Thls level
of r•ieNeB has been malnl8ln¢d Ihroughwt the year.
Th• trustees h8¥e assessed Iho malor rfsks to the charlty18 exposed. and are sHIIBaed that systems arn In
place to ffllllg8lo exposurn io the rnajw rl$k8,

NORTHERN IRELAND RHEUMATISM TRUST
TRUSTEES. REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEPI8ER 2022
stN¢tsir•i gov•min¢e and manag￿nant
The charity VMS estabhhed by a chaiilabie Irust dxd on 14 December 1992.
The trustees wha ur¥od durfn9 tho year and up to the data of Blgnalure olthe Ilnandal 51atements w•r•:
Dr G Vmghl
DrA Taggart
frAs A Qulnn
Dr S Roberts
MJ H McKeernon
DrA Cakns
DrABo11
Dr E 8811
Mrn H AmeS11
Mr R Kelly
DrA Pendleton
Mi J Mon8ghan
(Deceased 13 Septefflber 2023)
(Ro8lgnEd 23 F•bNary 2022)
(Appolnled 28 FebNAry 2022)
1Appolnl8d 28 Febnjary 2022
The tnislees ahall elecl from among thelr number the follo1￿￿9 Honornry Offlc•r8 kn eath year 81 tho annual
genernl meatkng; Chalmian, Honornry Seuetary and Hgnorary Trg8JureT.
Th¢rn1g to be not le•8 th6n Ihrne or mor• Ih•n tw•lv• tru>t?es ftt Any Ilrne.
Trustees are appolnled at the dlscretkn ol exliung tNstee•.
The tyustees, report was vjpproved ty Iho BO1￿ afTnJst•u.
MJ Aq￿fin
Twst
19. 10.2

NORTHERN IRELAND RHEUMATISM TRUST
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF NORTHERN IRELAND RHEUMATISM TRUST
We report to Ihe tNstees on our exanlnaum of tha Ilnandal slalamants of Northm Ireland Rh8umAUsm TNBt
(the charfty) fcy the yeaf ended 31 December2022.
R•spon•lbllftl•s and b•81s of r•port
As Iho Cha￿.1 tNstees you ar8 reswslNe lar the preparnllon of tha accounls In acc(Ydgfice vAlh the
Ch8thleB kt <Northem Ireland) 201M.
1113 our ieBponslblMty ¢0:
. exairfno tho acco￿￿ undor 8eclkm 65 of the Charftles Ad (Northem Ireland) 2008:
. ft>llow the wocedurn8 lald d(N¥n In Ihe genewal DlrncUon8 glvffi ty the Chartty Comnlsslm tr Northern
Ireland under sectk￿ e5(9)(b) olth? Charttles Act,. and
• 8t#le wh•ther pgrtlculjr mattern hav• como to Our attenllon.
Bash ol Independ•nt examln•f• report
Ve hove oxanlned your ¢horfty accowts ￿ requlred under secllon 85 of the Charlde3 Act ond Ouf
examlnallon was carrled out In accordance wth the genernl Dtrectlons glven by tho Charlty CommlsJkJn laf
Northwn lrnland undar ￿￿10Th 85(9)(bl ol the CharlUe$ ACL
Our exan￿n•{lon Incknled a revlew of the accounllno rn¢ordJ kept by the charfty and a cofflp•rf8on of the
occounts presented vAlh Ih08e records. It also Inthd￿ consldorallon of any unusual btom• or dl8do¥ure$ In
Ihe acc¢unt8 and Beeklnp •xpl8natlons from you as charfty t￿￿108$ concemlng any such mottarn.
Our ￿016 to stslè ¥thelher any nmterfal mAttern have come lo our attentlan ol¥lng UB Cau￿ to belleve..
That accourtlTr9 recordg wern not keF4 kn accankn wllh ￿dIan 63 olthe CharlUesAct
Thal the accounts do not accord wllh th088 acCo￿lfi9 records
Thit lh• accowits do not comply wmh the accounllng fequlremenlj of Ihe ChgrltlesAd
That thern16 lurther *rf0m￿tIOn needed ftr a wjper und8rnt8ndlng af the accounts to be Teachad.

NORTHERN IRELAND RHEUMATISM TRUST
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT (CONTINUED)
TO THE TRUSTEES OF NORTHERN IRELAND RHEUMATISM TRUST
Ind•p•nd•nt examln•f• slat•m•nt
hB¥e comphted our examlnadon and havo no con￿MI In respèci of the matters (1) to (41 Ilsted above
and, In connecllon fOn0￿g the Dhcuons of th? Charlty Commllslon for Northem Ireland, we ha￿ found
no matiers that requlre drawlng lo your attenllm.
GMCG LISBURN
c￿tury Hou88
40 Crnscent Bu¥lD•81 Park
U6bum
8T28 2GN

NORTHERN IRELAND RHEUMATISM TRUST
8TATEMEKf OF FINANCIALACTIVITIES
INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEIIBER 2022
Unrestrfcl•d R••trlct•d
lund•
nd8
2022
2022
Total Unr••trlct•d Rutrlcted
l￿d3
fund•
2021
2021
Totsl
2022
20
In¥estmerts
316
316
167
167
dl
Chafftable adivhles
23,867
23.857
2,116
2,116
Not •xp•ndltur• for th•
y••rl
N•t mov•m•nt In lund•
(23,641)
(23,$41)
(1.949)
(1,949)
Fund balancas at 1 January
2022
190,762
9.238
200,OOD
192,711
9.238
201,949
Fund bal4nu• •131
D•e•mb•r 2022
187.221
9,238
178,459
19).782
9,238
200.IX¥J
The slatsmant olfinundal ecMeB In￿deS all galns and tomes recognh50d In the year,
Al Ineomo and expendltfft dwive from contlnulng 81th111•s.

NORTHERN IRELAND RHEUMATISM TRUST
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS AT 310ECEMBER 2022
2022
2021
Curr•nt •s••ts
Cash at bank and In hand
183,587
202340
Crndltoys: amounts falllnq due wlthln
one y•ar
17,128)
(2.240)
Net I￿rren1 ass8t$
176,459
200,000
InGom• fund•
Rasirlded funds
unr￿trIct•d funds
9,238
187,221
9,238
190,782
178,459
200,000
Th• IIDarbclal statsments were approved by the TTuslaes, aulhoris•d ft)r1ssu• an ......
th
behalf by;
and slgned on
Dr
Tru•ts•
ght
Mr R Kelty
Tru•ts•

NORTHERN IRELAND RHEUMATISM TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
Accountlng polleles
Ch•rlty Infomiatlon
Nerflhem Ireland Rheum3tlsm Twst Ss an unlncorporated charfty reglstered the Chorfty colm￿5$10n In
N￿Orn Ireland. The pthdpal offlce Is Department of Rheumatology. Musgrnve Pork Ho8pllal. Stockmani
Lane, Beffasl, 8T9 7JB.
1.1 Accounung convonllon
The finandal statements have been prepared tn accordance *llh the chaty¥ consiltutlon. the CharSUoi Act
2011 and 'AccounUng and Rgportlng by Charilles., Staienwnl of Recornmended Prnctke appllcable lo
charllles pvppartng thék accounts In accordanco w#h the Flnandal Rgportlng Slandard appllcable In thè UK
and Republlc of Ireland IFRS 102)" (as 8m•nded for accountlng perlods commendng froffl l January 2016).
The chadtyls a Publlc Benefft Entlty as dellned by FRS 102.
The chaflty hai l¥k•n advantage of the the SORP chathlei apptylng FRS 102 Updala 8ull8t
1 not to prnpare a Stalem8nl ol Cash Flows.
Th• flnandal 8t8tements are prepared In Stethng. whlch Is the thndanal currnnw ol Ihe chathy. Monelary
omounts In these financlal stalement5 we roundad to the neafe81 £.
The fln8ncl818t&¢ements have been prepared undef Ihe h1*orf￿1 cost convenlth. The prfncfpal accwnlng
polldes odopted are get I￿1 below.
1.2 Oolng concern
Al thè time of approvlng the finjndal statements, the tN8tee8 havè a reawnoble expeclallon that Ihe tharfty
ha• adaquats r080urces to contlnu• In operallongl exlsience for Ih? fowe8ee8ble future. Thus tha trusleeg
conllnue lo adopl Ihe gckng cancem basli ol acco￿11￿9 In prnparfng Ihe fin￿￿81 stalemant&
1J Charft•ble fund
Unrestrtcted funds are a¥allable for at the dlsuetlon of Ihe truilaes In lurtherance ol Imr tharltsble
¢bJedlve8.
Restrlcied fvnds arn #ubject to Spadfic condltk•ns by d¢Jnorn u lo how Ihey may be used. The pwposeB and
ui•i ol th? restrlcled funds are set out In Ihe notes lo th• thandal stalemen
IA Incomlng M•ource
Income Is recogn18ed wh•n the tharlty 1$ legEly onlltted ta It after any perf0M￿ce eandlllonl havo been ffl￿.
th• amounts can ba measured rellabty. and11 li probable th•t Income wll be recelved.
Cash donatk>ns are rncognlied on recelpL ol￿r donBllws are recogn18ed once tho tharfty has been nolllled
of the donallon, unkss perfonnance condltlons requlrn deferrnl ol the amounl. In¢ome tsx rpcovwable In
relallw to donatlons focelved under GIftAkl or deeds of covenw>t Is recognSsed at Ihe time ol the donal1￿.
1.5 Re•ourcM •xp•ndod
Exp•nditure16 recognlsed on an accnwl basls as a liablllty Is Incurred.
Charllable expendSlure comprlse8 those costs Incufrnd ty the diarlty kn Iho ddlvery of tt6 actlvltles and
$8rylces for lis beneftclartes.11 Indudes both cos15 Ihat Can be allocated dtroctly lo actl¥ltles and those
Costs of an Indlrnct noture to support them.
1.6 Cash and cash •qul¥al•nts
Cash and cash equfvaents Indude cash In hand, depo818 hekl at call with bank5, Other short4emi Ilquld
Investments wlth orlgknal maturille5 of three months or less. p￿d bank overdrans. Bank eve￿￿ftS are slmwm
wlthln borrowlThJs In currant Ilabllths.

NORTHERN IRELAND RHEUMATISM TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS {CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
A¢counllng pollcl•s Iconlnuad)
Bask financl•l •Js•ts
Bailc flnanctal assets. whlch Induda del)l0rn and cash and bank balances. are Inloally mea$urod at
transad￿n prfce Inthdlng transadk)n costs and are subBequonlty carrted al amortls8d coBt uslng the effecllve
Interest malhod unless Ihe anangemenl const1ty1es a financlng knniactlon, where the Iransacllon Is
measured at Ihe presenl value of the fvlure recalptB dlscounled at a markel rate ol InteresL FlnBnd21 asset5
las$lfied as recelvabla vAthin one year are not amortlffed.
Baslc fln•ncl•l Ilabllftl•s
Ba8lG finBndal Hablllues, Indudlng ued1t(￿ and bank loans afe Inltlally rewnlged al trBnsadloTr prfce unleji
the wrangement ￿nSIllUte8 a financlng trgnsBrAlon. vthere the debt Instrument18 measured at the present
voth ol the future payrnenl8 dlscounted •t J market rnle of Int•resL Flnandal Ilabkldes das*d ai PAyable
wtthln ane yaar are not anK>rtliad.
Dabt Instnmnents arn ¥ub8equenty carrfod al amorllsad co•L u8lnq Ihe effedlve Inlwest rnle method.
Trade ¢redltarn arn obllgatlons to pay for goods or 8ervlc•8 that have been Bcqul¢ed In Ihe ordlnary course of
operatloni from luppllers. Amounts payable ar• da8Élfied ￿ ￿TrOnt158b￿IlIej If p8yfflent18 du• ￿1h1n one
year or less. If not, they presentad as nan.cuffenl IHbllltles. Trnde cred5tor3 are recocnlsed Inltlally at
transacllon ylce and wbsequently me8sured at amortl8ed Gull uslng Ihè •lleGtt¥? inter•st method.
D•rneoBnlUon Of fln•￿I•l Il•blllll
Flnondal FloblllUe8 arg dwecognlsed wh•n the thadty's contrathal oblgatloni explre or ore dlschoryed or
Inv••tm•nts
Unrn8trfct•d Unf••lrfct•d
lunds
lund*
2022
2021
tgrE¥t receE¥able
316
1e7
Ch•rltAbl• actlvlll•
Charftabl• Charltabl•
aEllvlll•s
actlvltl••
2022
2021
Trnlnlng
Gout study
Accountan
Sundry Expenses
22.373
816
856
12
510
150
1,256
200
23,857
2,118
23,857
2,116

NORTHERN IRELAND RHEUMATISM TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
OMcrfpiion of charftabh •ctlvttles
Ch•ttable acllvlllBJ
Educallon. tralnkng. carp and re4earch Into rheumatlc and arlhrlllc dlsorder&
Trust•
Durlng the year endad 31 December 2021 no payments were mad• to truiteej ofthe charlty,
T•x4tlo
The Cha￿13 exempt from tax on Inefjme and galns falllng wlthln secloon 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or 58cllon
252 of the T•x8llonot Ch•rgeaiqe Galns Act 1992 to the exlenl that thes• are appl•d to Its thathblo obfvcts.
Cr•drtorn: amounts l•llng du• wllhln one y••r
2022
2021
AccNats and d•ferr•d In￿rne
7,128
2,240
R••trlthd fund¥
The Incom• funds ol the charlty Inthjde reslrfcted lunds Mmprf8lng the follthylry unexp8nded balancei of
donallons and arants held on Irusi for 8peclll¢ pwposes:
Mov•m•nt
In fund•
B•l•ne• •t
1 2N2 V••Ourt￿ J1 D•¢•mb•r
Trnlntng-AbbVle Ltd
Trnknkng. Rothe Producti
Thlemedlckne-AbbVle Lld
Trthlng- Novard• Inv¢•tmert
1.970
886
5.832
570
1,970
866
6.a32
570
9238
bVI
Fundlng fB¢el¥ed lor tralnkng courne on davqloplng skllls In musojloskeletal ￿ra00Und.
du
Fundlng recelved lor VasLvlltls nwelthg whlth R￿he Pmducts oponiored.

NORTHERN IRELAND RHEUMATISM TRUST
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022
R•slrfet•d fund• (Conllnu•d>
F￿dIng recelved for IT equlpmént for patlant 88lf-monhothg Vthlth benth patlentsl and or the NHS by
Improvlng tethnology and patlent ethjcatlon.
Fundlng rncelved frjr tralnlng course on dBvelopwig skllls In musculaskeletsl ultrasound vAlh emphasls on the
d1ffarBn￿al dlagnost8 of musculoJk•letal pathology and the pracud uae of ultrasound In dlagnos
treatmenl and mDnMorlng of patlents vlth rhoLThadc dlléasé.
Analys1• al n•t ass•ts b•t4*en fundg
Unr•slrfctsd R•strl¢l•d
Fund•
Fund•
2022
2022
Totsl Unr••trlctsd R••trlclad
Fund#
Fun
2021
2021
Total
2022
20
Fund balanc48 Bt 31
December 2022 Arn
rppie8enled by:
Current aBsotsl{118bllM•i)
187.221
9238
176,459
190.782
238
200.000
187,221
9,238
176,459
190,782
9,238
200.000
io-