Northern Ireland Regional Orthopaedic and Trauma Committee
Charity Number NIC 108615
Annual Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements for the period ended 31 March 2025
Northern Ireland Regional Orthopaedic and Trauma Committee Trustees Annual Report - Year Ended 31 March 2025
The Trustees of the Northern Ireland Regional Orthopaedic and Trauma Committee present their report together with the independently examined financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Structure, Governance and Management
The charity is run by a board of 5 trustees, i.e. committee members who hold joint legal responsibility for the actions of the charity, and include post holders in the positions of Chair, Vice Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer.
The Charity's activities are governed by the Constitutional Document approved at the Annual General Meeting.
Aims and objectives
NIROTC supports the education and training of orthopaedic surgeons (purpose 1) and thereby promotes the development and delivery of orthopaedic and trauma services to the population of Northern Ireland (purpose 2). It provides training and training materials, organises seminars and conferences and encourages discussion and learning within this specialist sector.
Public Benefits
The direct benefits which flow from purpose 1 include the advancement of education and the enhancement of[the] knowledge of medical professionals, in particular, those working in the area of orthopaedic services. There is no harm flowing from this purpose. The direct benefits which flow from purpose 2 include improved health outcomes for members of the public in Northern Ireland, who require orthopaedic services.
This is achieved by the continuous provision, maintenance, development and improvement of orthopaedic services and facilities for patients in Northern Ireland. There is no harm flowing from this purpose. The benefits which flow from Purpose 1 can be demonstrated through seminars, conferences and publications, sponsorship of awards and the increase in medical professionals specialising in orthopaedic services. The benefits which flow from Purpose 2 can be demonstrated by the increase in the provision of orthopaedic services provided to the general public in Northern Ireland. Currently there is 1 orthopaedic surgeon per 30,000 head of population in Northern Ireland and this should ideally be | per 15,000. NIROTC will seek to reduce this imbalance. No General public in Northern Ireland Any private benefits are incidental because they directly contribute towards achieving the charity’s purposes and are necessary towards the achievement of those purposes. The private benefits are significantly less valuable than the main charitable benefits and therefore the private benefits are outweighed by the main charitable benefits to the beneficiaries.
Northern Ireland Regional Orthopaedic and Trauma Committee
Trustees Report (cont'd)
Northern Ireland Regional Orthopaedic and Trauma Committee
Receipts and Payments Account Period ended 31 March 2025
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2025 2024
Opening Balance 01/04/2028, | £11,523 £15,530
Receipts ee
Member donations 5,936 | 4,562
Sponsorship 2,500 | 1,500
Total Receipts | 8,446 6,062
Payments ee
CateringResearch awards a1,600 5,680
Room hire 476 | [——] 1,551
Secretarial expenses 200 -
Teleservice 360 | 144
Website | 2,146
Bank fees "32 | 32
Total Expenditure 2,918 {10,069}
Net Income/(Expenditure) §,528 (4,037)
Closing bank balance 31/03/25 17,051 , £11,523
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