THE ULSTER MEDICAL SOCIETY
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THEYEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2025

Er
CONTENTS PAGE
PAGE
Trustees Annual Rewt
1&2
Independent Examlners ￿e￿)rt
Re￿pts and payments
statement of Assets and Uabllltks

TH
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
The TNstees present thelr annual report and flnandal ststements for the year ended 31 Math 2025
Northem Ireland Charlty Number: NIC 104845
Professor Mary Frantrs Mcmullin
Ulster Medlcal Scclety
Whltla Medkal Bulldlng
97 Usbum Road
BELFAST
BT9 7BL
The Charlty Tru5tses WIK) served duAng the year or were trust￿ at the dats of the rekyxt were:
Prnf Nlgel Hart
Dr Athlnyaa ThIra￿araj
Dr Robert stout
Dr Andrew Gllllland
Dr Carol Wllson
Dr Cathefine Rltthle
MI
James Walla
D T Carson & Co
51-53 Thomas Street
BALLYMENA
BT43 6AZ
G DOCUME
The Society Is govemed by Its constituUon.
Pdge L

EDICAL
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
The purkNxe of the Ulstsr Medlthl Sodety Is to Improve the care of the sld( and to promrte and advance health and medkal
sckno by wldenlng the educatlon of medlcal stud￿ts, d(thrs and allkd h&ilth professlonals, hen￿ promoting better
patlent outcc¥mes.
The g)dety Is supported by W￿lbexth1p f&s only and does not seek other souw of Income. Memberthlp ts open to
medlcal stltsitsi quallfled medK71 docth and all￿ health professlonals. The fees for each Indlvldual reflect the level of
tralnlngi and rnembershlp fees vary from no fee to a full annual membershlp fee of £75.00.
The S(¢lety achleves the stated purpose of Improvlng health care by
l. HosllThJ a ￿leS of Invked lethres throughout ts academic year whld) reflect the health 'tr￿nE, as chosen by
the 51tt1ng presldent. The lectures are hekl In hospltal or tyeen's Unlversity premlses, and a¢￿S Is'hybrld,, either
In person or onllne from home. CPD ceruficates (Contlnylng Professlonal Development) are Is9Jed to altsndee&
2, The Sodety promotes researd) by collalxYatlrYJ wlth Queen's Unlverslty and the N Ireland Medlcal & Dental
Trnknlng Agencrf In deiiverlng a traln* researth day, at which the Sodety sponsor prizes for the best ordl and
poster presentation, thus rewjnising and rewardlng researth excellence. fn addltlon, each f(Ymal lecture through
the year has an Inltlal opening sesslon deslgnated to allow trainees to present a synopsls of ongolng researth.
Thls prC￿Jramme promotes the dlssemlna¥on of knowledge and Insplres Innovadon.
3. The Sodety publlshes three Issues of the Ulster Medlol Journal per year, avallable In ￿nted or dlgli31 trmaL
The ISO 4 starKlard abbrevlaiion of the Joumal Is 'UlsL Med. J., The ioumal covers a spertrum of
t￿hnOlOgIes/pers￿thPS/CategorfQs related to medldne. All publlshed artldes are peer revlewed. The Journal
ovldes a portal for medkal and other health (xre practttknners to publlsh local medlol research.
The rrfelpts of the ￿Tety durlng the year was £30,270.49 compared to £31087.01 In the prevlous year.
The paym* for the year were £30,261.22 0)mpared to £35,084.12 In the prevlous year.
EKro
RU
The trustees are responslble for preparlng the annual report and the tlnandal *atem￿ts of the Sodety In aCc￿rdan￿ vAth
applicable law arnl gwajty accepted account prdctlce.
As the Sodevs totsl In(x)me not ￿ceed £250,000, the Trustees have elected under Sectlon 64(3) of the Charities
Act (Ncrthem Ireland) 2018 to prepare a recelpts and payment accourt and a ststement of assets and llabill￿eS.
The Tntstees are wonslble for keeplrKJ adequate acLountlTrg reths that are Suffic.w￿ to show and explaln the Soclebfs
trarLSaLtlor6 and dlsdo* wlth reasonable accuracy at any tlme Its flnanclal posltlon. Tly are a150 resp)nslble for safe
guardlng assets of the sodety and hen￿ for tsjdng reasonable steps for the preventlon and detectlon of fraud and
other Irregularftles.
Approved and slgned on behalf of the trustees by:
J I QOL wiw1
Slgnabjre:
Page 2

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TOTHE CHARtrYTRusfEES OFTHE USTER MEDICAL SOCIETY
report on the a{￿unts of the Tiijst for the year ended 31 March 2025, whkh are set out on page5 4 & 5.
Respective respons7billties of tharlty trustees and examlner
As the charlvs trustees you are responslble for preparatjon of the acCO￿ts In accordance vAth the Charltles Id
(Noruwn Ireland) 2008.
It Is my responslbllSty to;
examlne the accounts under secuon 65 of the Charttles Att
follow the procèjures lald down In the generdl Directiorts glven by the Commlsslon under sectlon 65C9Xb) of the
Charfttes Act
stste whether pa￿Cular matters have come to my attentlon.
Basls of I[￿ependent examinerfs report
I have examlned your charlty accDunts as required under sectlon 65 of the Charftles Act and my examInatl￿ was carrfed
out In accordantr wlth the ￿eral Dlrectlons glven by the Charty CommlssIon for Northern Ireland under sectlon 65(9)(b)
of the Cfrarltles ACL
My e￿mInatIOn Included a rev￿ of the accountlng records kept bythe charty and a comparlson of the accounts presented
wlth those records. It also Induded conslderdtlon of ary unusual Stems or disdosures Jn the accounts, and seekln9
explanations from you a5 tharity trustees ￿n￿rnIng any suth matters.
My role ts to state whether any materfal mattets have come to my attentlon glvlThJ me cause to believe:
l. That accountlng records were not kept In accordan￿ with section 63 of the Charklts Att
2. That accounts do not arxord wlth those accountlng records
3. That tJ)e acCC￿nts do not comply wlth the accounting requlrements of the Charltles Act
4. That there L5 fvrther Inf0m￿￿on n&ded ft)r a proper understsndlrKJ of the acthunts to be reached.
Independent examlner's statsment
I have compkted my examlnation and have no COn￿rn$ In respect of the matters {1) to (4) listed above and, In connettjon
wlth follo￿ng the Dlrectlons of the Charty Commisslon for Northem Ireland, I have found no matters that require drawlng
to your attentlon,
James Walla
D T Carson & Co
Chartered Accountants
51-53 Thomas Street
BALIYMENA
BT43 6AZ
Page 3

4Jk
RECEIPTSAND PAYMENfs ACLY)UNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3114ARCH 2025
2025
2024
Annual subsLTlptlons
Trust reImbU￿ment of lethre fees
Annual dlnner 23
Annual dlnner 24
Annual dlnner 25
Glft ald
miS￿laneOUS Income
FfD Interest
23,312.50
fAO.00
25,975.45
1,457.99
2,380.IH)
2,730.00
3CO.OQ
1,387.50
50,CpJ
1,305.00
1,005,48
IA
￿￿blIshed abstracts, copyrlght & subscrfptlons
Depc61t Int¥est
656.53
320.98
650.81
185.26
TOTAL RECFJF15
30,270.49
32 087.01
HoTr)rarla & expenses for speakers
Pthtlng, statlonery and F<JStage
Bank fees
Internet fees
Catering
Secretadal expenses
Junlor Dottor prlzes
mI￿lIaneOuS and deanlng
Audlo Msual expenses
AC£Ounta￿ expenses
Dlnner expenses 23
Dinner expenses 24
Dlnner expen￿ 25
Art fdluatlon for Insuran
CatslogulNJ hlstorlal collethon
Lxrect Deblt Retums
SubsulptlcALS
Cmiputer Experkses
Webske Fees
997.0)
1,125.53
132.80
174.47
1,016.78
7,127.85
350.00
324,91
8W,00
744,00
1,861.63
823.83
140.78
174.47
2,568.20
8,669.92
300.00
16.97
600.IXI
1,356.CtrJ
4,051.C
4,030.44
20.
4(HJ.00
320.00
529.60
123.84
5,430,00
1,285.00
Prlntlng etc
Secretsrl81 & asslslant edItO￿ expenses
7,014.00
11,336.32
1,500.CQ
TOTPL PAYMEKrs
30,261.22
35 084.12
NEf RECEIPTSI(PAYMEwrs)
9.27
(2,997,11)
Openlng balance
41,560.67
44,557.78
aoslng babn
41,569.94
41,560.67
Page 4

STATEMEKf OF ASSEfs AND IXABILITIES
AT THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAR(>12025
2025
2024
Danske Bank Ltd
41,569.94
41,560,67
Cnrnputer and data base
1,147.56
SJgned on behalf of the Trustees
me:
Slgnatuie:
Name:
stgnthre: ....
Date of approwdl:
Page 5

Bank Summary
Account Numbei Amount
40119164 13,336.97
70286915
90065234 28,232.97
Danske Charity Att
BuslnvAcc
41,569S4