2022-12-31-annual-report

NORTHERN IRELAND RHEUMATISM TRUST TRUSTEES. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 The trustee5 rKesenl Ihelr arbnual repoFI and kn&nci#l statements for the ye•r ended 310ecethr 2022. The financial 5ts1emenls have been prepared In xcord#nte wilh Ih8 accounting poliue5 sel out in nLrte 1 ID the f￿ncIal slalements and Com￿¥ V•ilh Ihe Trusl Deed. the Chanles Act (Northem Ir8landl 21JJ8 and 'Acrnunllng ar￿ RepDrling by charl￿5. StateThnt of Reccmnmended Prddlce appllcable to ¢thaiitkes preporirlg Ihelr accounts In accordan￿ with the Flnandal Reporting standa￿ apfftblg in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective 1 January 20191". Objectfves and actlvitieg The charrils obleds Indude al aspecls of educalion and tsalri￿, lor all rnedical. nur￿￿9 and allted health pTofe5S￿naI5 working En the of the￿M￿tiC di5ea5e vrithln Nt)rlhem Irelan Actfvhies carrfed out by Ihfr organls8llon supports medical. nursing and heaNh wofessionals wO￿l￿g kn the field of rheumatology In NDrthem Ireland to attend tr8lrAng and educatior)81 Lwlerences to benchmatk. network, galn knowledge. sklJ5 and expthise Sn the field of rheumalokngy. The uganlsation also uiltrAly review5 and fvnds approprlaie researth prDled5 rylhln the fld of rheurnatW kn Northem Ireland. Th8 Iru518es ha¥e pald due ie9wd to giidance 15sued by the Cfjnrnsk￿ tn decwjing wh61 acuvities the charity shoLfjd undertake. A¢hlevcm8nts and perform•n The charbty continues lo suppori research c￿￿8110n ￿On951 heJith(•re prOfes￿on91$ are In¥olved In Ihe ￿re of pBUents with rtwmalic dlsEase wAhin Northem IwEland. The chaiity has been able to suppcrt the training of medtsl wcdessior￿s during th15 year. Flnan¢t•l rovlew The company had nel expendllwe In the year of £23.541 (2021 - £1.9491. leaving Un￿￿ted funds of £167.221 (2021 - £190.7621 and restricled knds of £9.238 {2021 - £9238). The unles1r￿led lunds are cDn5idered to be essenUo1 lo prDvide 5￿ffident funds ID cover ary unfcrfeseen Costs wfwch rw arise and I￿lf￿ kgal obligallons of Ihe chanty In the evenl that curyenl kvels of are noi mainla¥ied. 11 15 the policy Df the charity thal unrestrthd ful￿5 which h￿e not been dasignaied for a s￿¢ use Should be malnlained at a IEvel equfvlalent to between three and Six monlh's expendiure. The Irustees con5idEr that ieseNes at thls level ensure tha( In Ihe event of a significant dr(￿ In funding, they be gble to continue the rknaritV5 current activrties Con5thraV￿ Ss given lo ways In w￿ch addlional tur￿5 may be ralsed. Th15 level ol rEserve5 has been malntslned trough￿t Ihe year. The Irustees have a5se55ed Ihe rnai￿ risks lo whkh the chaidy is exposed. ond are sallsfjed Ihal Systems are In place tD mllgale exposure to the maJcY risks.

NORTHERN IRELAND RHEUMATISM TRUST TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 structur•• gov•rn?nce managem•nt The charity was eslabM5hed by a ch8rilable Irust deed on 14 tlecwnber 1991 The trustees Ber¥ed durin9 the year and up to Ihe dBie of slgnalure dthe ffinanual 5talements wer&: Dr G Wighl DrA Taggart m$AQ￿nn Dr S Roberts Ms H McKeemon DrA Calms DrA Bell Dr E 8811 H Ameill MrR K8My DrA Pendlelon Ms J MonBghan (Deceased 13 September2D23) (Resigned 23 FebNary 20221 (Appolnted 28 February 2022) (Appolnled 28 Felyuary 2022) The tnJ5tees shal elecl from among their ft￿mber the (oll(M4ng Honordry Offters kn eath year at the annual general meetkng., Chgimian. Honornry Se(retBry and Honornry TreaSU￿r. There Is to be not18sS than thrne or more Ihon Iwelvg tsusiees at any timE. Twslees are 8ppointed at the discretion olexlsllng tW51eeJ. ThB truslees. reportwas approved by the Board ofTFUStees. Ms A Qulnn Trustee 19. 10,2