SOUTH EAST SCOTLAND
KIDNEY PATIENTS ASSOCIATION
Annual Report and Accounts
For the Year Ended 31" August 2024

SOUTH EAST SCOTLAND KIDNEY PATIENTS ASSOCIATION
Annual Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31" August 2024
Management Commlttee Members Report
Mana
ement Committee and Administration Details
The South East Scotland Kidney Patients A550Clètion ISESKPAI was constituted as an unincorporated
association and recognised as a charity in Scotland INO. SC004923) in 1979. It is £ovarned by its
constitution.
The Association is made up of its members from whom the members of the Management Corlimittee are
recruited and elections are held at the Annual General Meeting.
The current members of the Managempnt Committpp a*
The principal address of the charity Is I Parker Terrace, Edinburgh EH7 6SQ
The Ob ects of the Charit
The primary object of the charity is to provide support to renal patients and their families to help
improve their quality of lifè.
Annual Re
ort of thé Mana
ement Committee
SESKPA was formed in 1979 by renal patients and their carers Wlth the objert of promoting support to renal
patients and their families to help improve their quality of life and represents patients and their carers
served by Lothian Health Board and Borders Trust.
The last year has been very exciting for our Association due tc the procurement of a new caravan. I would
like to thank
and
of our Caravan.
for their ongoing advice and 5UPPOrt, an
for her management
Kidney Care UK provided the funding for the new caravan which can accommodate up to eight people and
is still located in the Berwick Holiday Centre. The new caravan allows the Association to provide patients,
carers and family members with access to a period of rest and rèlief, a distraction from the relentlessness of
their disease and often gruelling dialysis treatment.
Our Caravan continues to be a well-sUPPOrted and much appreciated facility. I would like to express my
thanks to
r, and
Caravan facilities.
for their hard work ensuring the safe and necessary maintenancè of the
It was not possible to undertake our usual World Kidney Day artivities at the ERI and BGH during 2024.
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SOUTH EAST SCOTLAND KIDNEY PATIENTS ASSOCIATION
Annual Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31" August 2024
Annual Re
ort ofthe Mana
ement Committee Cont....
The issue of SESKPA membership continue5 to be a major headache and whilst it has not been possible so
far to increase our membership numbers we are hopeful that this situation will change. A continued concern
are the health issues beinB experienced by our artive members and we are offering support wh•n required.
Whilst the activities of SESKPA continue to be restricted by the shortage of active Committee Members I
look forward to a brighter future.
Financial review
At the year-end cash reserves stood at £9,2981£14,072 20231. The Committee's policy is to makntain
sufficient reserves to run the organisation and provide for future years. The committee considers that this
amount of reserves satisfies this.
Approved by the Management Committee and signed on its behalf.
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SOUTH EAST SCOTtAND KIDNEY PATIENTS ASSOCIATION
Annual Report and Accounts for the Year Ended 31" August 2024
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Management Committee of the South Easl Scotland Kidney
Patients Association
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31" August 2024 which are set out on pages 4 to 5.
Respective re5ponsibilitles of trustees aNI examiner
The chariV5 Management Committee are responsible for the preparation of the accounls in accordance with the
terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotlandl Act 2(K)S and the Charities Ac£ounts (Scotland) Regulations
2(M)6.
The Management Cornmittee consider that the audtt requirement of Regulation 10111 Idl of the Accounts Regulations
cloes not apply. It 15 my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44111 Icl of Act and to
stale whether particular matters have come to my attention.
8a5is of independent examinerfs statement
My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts IScotl•ndl ReE￿ationS
2W6. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the
accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosureg in the
accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concernFng any such matters. The procedures undertaken
do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit. and wnsequently I do not express an audit
opinion on the view given by the attounts.
Independent examinerfs statement
In the course of my examination, no matter ha5 come to my attention..
which give5 me reasonable cause to believe that In any material respect the requirements..
to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 4411) lal of the 2CK)5 Act and Regulation 4 of the
2LM)6 Accounts Regulation5
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006
Accounts Regulations have not been met.. or
2. to which. in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the
2rrDiint% tn Teaihril
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SOUTH EAST SCOTLAND KIDNEY PATIENTS ASSOCIATION
Receipts and Payments Account for the Year Ended 31" August 2024
Total
Total
Re¢tipts
2023124
2022123
Grant Income
Donations
85
50
Legacies
Prize Oraw & Tote
Fundraising Evenis
Holiday & Caravan Booking
Social Events
Bank Interest
3,165
4.032
157
Other Income
Total R•¢eipts
51.407
4.19)
P•ymentS
Payments lor Charitable adivities.
Pvrehase of New Caravan
Cost of social events
New51etter. websile and promotion
Caravan upkeep
Meetings and conferences
Office and miscellaneous
48.thJ2
338
263
7.451
6,812
97
55.887
7,075
Payments lor fvndr•lsini •¢tivitl•s
Lottery at)d tote prizes and expense5
Go¥ernance Costs:
Accounts and Independent examinaiion
Annual general meeting
295
295
295
295
Purrhaw of Asxts
Total P•ym•nts
56.182
7.370
Surpluslldeficitl for ye•r
4.774
3.180
Cash fvnds brou8ht forwafd
14.072
17.2S2
Cash funds carried forward
9.298
14.072
All funds •re unrestrlrted
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SOUTH EAST SCOTLAND KIDNEY PATIENTS ASSOCIATION
Receipts and Payments Account for the Year Ended 31" August 2024
8ank •nd cash on hand
Total
Totèl
2023124
2022123
Opening Balances
SiJrplus/ldeficitl for year
14.072
-4.774
17,252
-3180
Closing balance
9.298
14,072
Assets
2023124
Z022113
Caravan
43.201
6,927
501
Equtpment
SharÈ5 in Barclays
376
634
442
44,211
7.870
Liabilities
At the end of the financial year there were no outstanding liabilities or unpaid expenses.
Management Committee
The members of the Management Committee did not receivè any remuneration in either year.
Approved by the Management committee and signed on its behalf
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