scorrisH UROLOGICAL SOCIETY UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 DECEMBER 2024 Charlty Number SC020346 RITSONS Chartered Accountants Forbes House 36 Huntly Street Inverness IV3 SPR
scorrisH UROLOGICAL SOCIETY TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 The trustees have ple&sure in presenting their report the unaudi".ed financia] statements for the year ended 31 D¢¢ember, 2024. Registered chArity name Scottish Urologica] Society Ch¥Jrity registration Dumber SC020346 The Tru$t¢es The trustees who served the charity during the y¢ar were &s follows= Contact Address Independent Examiner Ritsons Chanered Accountants Forbes House 36 Hunily Stsecl Invernes5 IV3 SPR Bankers Bank of Scotland 39 Albyn Plt Aberdeen ABIO IYN Recrultment and appointment of trustees The trustees are elected at the Annual General meeting. The President is elected for a period of two years. The Vice President will also hold offi¢e for two years and will norniaily succeed lo the Presidency. The Secretary and the Treasurer are eIted for fjve years. Coverning document The Sociery is a eharitsble unincorporated association and the purposes 8t athninistration arrangements are set out in our constitution.
SCOTTISH UROLOGICAL SOCIETY TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT (¢ontlnu•d) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Charitable pllrS The purpose of the Society is charitable, namely the advancement of the education and the preservation and prorection of good heth in the field of urology, the Society's objects being'.- to bring logether in association. umlogists working in Scotland in order to exchange infomiation on all aspects of urolo&v, to present papers on advancements in urology and to seek solution5 to problems encountered by those worLing in Urology. to advan¢¢ and seek improvements in all aspecls of the car¢ of patients with diseases of the urinary tract. to promote and encoura8e r¢search in Urology. Activities and a¢hievemeDts rhe Annual Tnexting was held earlier than usual to reestablish the lrnditional spring timing of the meeting. This was hosted by Ayr Urology and took place in the Mlne Hotel, Troon on the 19 and 20th of April. There was an excellent tnix of international speakers and presentations from the host team with a significant rnix of clini¢a]. and also non-techntcal skills as topi¢s. It was agreed that no further publication of the abstra¢ts submitted to the meeting would be published in the Scottish Medical Journal as it w&s felt to be poor value for money. However going forward it was agreed the SUS would support a TPD prize of £500 for the West of Scotland meeting to allow for parity with prize awarded on the East of Scotland ARCP meetin8. There were no Changes to the committee. Prizes and presentati0115 The trainee presentation prize won by Gianluca Mare5¢a for his presentstion. Can 5ySt¢mic anti-callcer treairnent (SACT) reduce venous lumour thrombus (VTT) size in patients with T3b+ renal cell carcinoma (RCC)? A retrospective study from the Scottish Renal Can¢er Consortiurn (ScotRCC)" No TPD prize was awarded this year. COSECSA exaTnination prize Three exarniners travelled as part of Urolink. medal prize and was awarded the S500 Us dollars prize in cash b the SUS. on the gold n behalf of SUS travelling fellowship Lucy Drummond from Fife has successfully applied for this. She will &ssist on ihe Laparoscopy Masierclass in Sene£31 in May 2024 and present an account of her trip at a future SUS meeting. One more application could be coveTed this year though no further applications have been received. Trustee's remuneration 2nd expenses No trustees received any remuneration durin8 the year. No trustees re¢eived any reimbursemeni for expenses incurred during Ihe Courge of their duties.
SCOTTISH UROLOGICAL SOCIETY TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT (eontlnued) YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Reserves As a result of the surplus of £23,956 (2023 - defieit £8,218) for the year and an increase in Ihe value of investsnents, the Society held unrestricted funds of £162,179 (2023 - £139,934> at the year end dale. The trustee8 intend to continue to ensure the financial security of the S¢onish urologi¢ Society. Aoproved bv the trustees and si8ned on their behalf by-. Trustee 2411112025 Dat¢ .
SCOTTISH UROLOGICAL SOCIEr( INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO TRUSTEES OF SCOTTISH UROLOGICAL SOCIETY YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 I report on the ac£ounls of the charity for the year end 31 De¢emEer 2024, which are sei out on pages 5 to 7. To the fullest extent petinitted by law, I do not accept or assurne responsibility to yone other than the charity and the charity's board of tnjstees, as a bodv, for my work or for this report. Rt8pe¢tTve responsibilitiu of trustees and examiner Thc Charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the tern)s of the Charities and Trustee Investment (S¢otland) Act 2005 and the Chui1ies Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (a5 aTnended). The charity twstees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my r¢sponsibility to examine the ac¢ounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have Come to my attention. Basis of independeDt exarniner's statement My examination is Caled out in accordance with Regulation I l of the Charities Accounts (Scotland} Regulations 2006. An exatnination includes a review of ihe accounting records kcpt by the charity and a comparison of the a¢¢ounts presented Thith those Te¢ords. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do noi provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently, I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. Independent examiner's 81atement In the course of my examit]ation, no matter hls com¢ to my attention which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep a¢¢ounting records in accordance with Section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of tlie 2006 Ac¢ounts Regulations. and to prepare OUnts which accord Mith the aCCoting rordS and comply with R¢gulation 9 of the 2006 A¢¢ounts Regulations have not Eeen mel or to which, in m), opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a prOr undergtandin of the acc eaehed. ccoun an Forbes House 36 Hunily Street Inverne55 IV3 SPR 2411112025 Date..
SCOTTISH UROLOGICAL SOCIETY STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 2024 2023 RECEUYS Exi]ibitors fees Subscriptions and registration fees Sale of inveslrnents Dividends received Balan¢¢ held on b¢ha]f of East of Scotland Bladder Symposium TOTAL REcEiYrs 30,100 6,640 48 942 10,400 5,810 48 215 9,280 47,010 16,473 PAYMENrs Conference expenses Prize monies and awaxds Scottish Medical Journal subscription Accountancy fees Investment management f¢¢s 17,717 3,430 18,629 1,994 2,928 877 48 917 48 22,112 24,476 PAYMENTS RELATING TO tNVESTMENT MOVErfvtENTS Purchases of investments 942 215 942 215 TOTAL PAYMENTS 23,054 24,691 SURPLUSI(DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR 23,956 (8,218)
SCOTTISH UROLOGICAL SOCIETY STATEMENT OF BALANCES YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 2024 2023 INVESTMENTS BNY Mellon Fund Managers Ltd CT Global Mana8¢d Portfolio Trust PLC Total 2A389 49,039 24,881 42,978 75,428 67,859 BANK BALANCES Opening balances Surplus1(deficit) for year Cash and bank at end of year 71075 23,956 80.293 (8,218) 72,075 96,031 LIABILITIES East of Scotland Bladder Cancer Symposium 9.280 All funds are utvestricted ,Ipprok'ed bv the Iru5tees and signed on their behalf by.. Trusiee 2411112025 Date....-.........................
SCOTTISH UROLOGICAL SOCIETY NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 l. Basis of #¢eountin% The accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payment basis in accordance with the Charities and TNstee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and ihe Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as atnended). 2. Nature and purpose of funds Unrestricted funds are those that may be used at the discretion of the rrustees in furtheran¢e of the obje¢ts of lh¢ ¢harity. Th¢ trustees maintain a single unrestricted fund for the day to day running of the so¢iety. Restricted funds may only be used for specific putposes. Restriclions lse when spe¢ifLed by the donor or when funds are raised for specific purposes. The charity has no resiri¢ted funds. 3. Investments Investsnents e shown in the accounts at market value at the year end date. 4. Related party trADsactioDS No trustees received any remuneration during the year (2023 - £nil). No trustees received any reimbursement for expenses incurred during the course of their duties {2023- £nil).