Charlty number: SC0320281Scotland} SCOThISH SOCIETY FOR RHEUMATOLOGY TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2024
Scottlsh Socl6ty fr*r Rheumalology Trustees, Annual Roport and Ae¢ount$ lor the yoar gnded 30 septeMr 2024 Scottlsh Charlty Number SC032028 PsIdent Sgrrgtary TTga8urer Address Socialies Admlnlstrator Royal College ol Physlci8n8 01 Edinburgh. 9 Queen Street EH2 1JQ Structur8. governance and Management The society is a chartlablo unincorporated association and ils purposes and admlnlstralion arran9em8nts are sel out in our ¢onslilulion, dated 1st June 2001. Trustees ar8 th8 Honorary Offlcers of th8 Soclety. They comprt8e'. Presldenl - Honorary Se¢rèt8ry - Honor8ry Tra&gurer Candidates lor eleGllon ol Htsnorary Olflce shall require nomlnallon of Iwo Ordinary Members of thg Society and are ale¢t8d at an Annual Gèneral Meetlng of tha Society. They assume their duties on 1 January follong. To be ellglble lor nominalon a$ President a ¢gndidale musl ha¥e b9en a member of thè Soclely for not 10$8 than fiva ygars, and have seThed on the Council and on8 Qf its ConNMllteès. Oblectlva$ and acttvltS•s Thg principal object ol the Soclety Is to prornole the dgvglopmenl of sclentlflc kn9d90 about Rh8umatology and the medical speciBlily of Rheumalology.
Scottish Soclèty for Rheumatology TrustO9$' Annual R•port and A¢¢ounts lor th• year •ndèd 30 Septsmbgr 2024 Icorntlnuodl Achlevements and performance Th8 Soci8ty's maln aclivilias durSng the year comprisgd.. During Ihe ye8r iwo oducalion81 rneÈlings Were freld. being open to all 80ciety members. The meeting in November 2023 a5 a Joint meeting with the Scottish Osteoporosis Sp¢Gialis1 Notwork, whiGh 10gk plaG¢ at Dunblane Hydro. ThTrs wa5 8 surcessful rneeting with a focus on a variety ol different topics induding 'Difficull lo Tr881 Rhgum8loid Arthritls., Juvenile InllammBtory Arthritis", "The Frozen Shouldel,. and Iwo sessions on Giant Cell Arteriti5. Original work wa8 also presgntsd in the form Df oral and poster prg5gnl311gns. Threg prize8 Wgre gwardgd (£100 8achl for th8 besl medical studonl pre8entalion, the best overall oral pre88ntation and the best 8t8r pres8ntation. The Spring Meetlng WBS held in May 2024 Bt GIR5gow Caledonian Unlversily, wllh presentations from International fjxperts on 'MSUS examlnation of enthesitis, 6nth6sitis prognosis, and responses lo Iherapi8s" and "Forefool bursit18 and 18no8ynovit18 in RA.. National 8xpèris prasantèd on 'Und8rslandlng U)@ pathogang818 01 enlhasltls, daclylltls and nall dlsease "How physlcal activity effects mulllmorbldty outcomes In Rheumatology , 'Advanced pracllce challenges and OPPDrtunitle5" 'Reduclng th8 pharmac$ullcal burden on the trnvlronment" "Tho Role ol an Advanced CllnS¢al Praclltlongr in an Early Inflgmmalory Arthritis ClinSc°, "HSDlhEDS .' Translaling Resgarch Into Change. and 'Workplacè Wellness- Axlal SpA Employment Audlt l NASS Asplrlng to Excellence ProgTaTnme". A prfzes was awarded1£1001 lor the best poster Presentatlon. DLJring Ihe year provislon of grants to Alllad Health Prolesslonals And rheumalr>1ogy SP8ualist nurse5 for travel to andlor present al natlonal and international educational meglings totallgd £2.700. Wo connO to pay quartorly administration chargas, and ongoing costs for website rnainlgnance, lolalling £4,458.90, to Ihe Royal Co119go of Physlclans of Edinburgh. P8ym8nl8 of £1,530.24 w8re made to m8di¢81 Journals lo support publlcallons of oAglnal artlclès on behalf ol the soclety. Wè r&celv8d mèmbèrshlp subscrfptlons totalllng £4.980. The sponsorshlp recelved £38.490 the pharmaceutlcal Industry and was uséd lo support b4annual educalional ffleelirngs. We also recelved a dlrecl donallon from tsvo individuals for £95 lo bo usbd to supporl tho soci8ty. Flnanclal revlew a result ol Ihe surplus of £8.922 12023 £14,201 d•lScill, th6 associauon héld unreslilcted funds of £51,52512023 - £42,514) and reslricied funds of £89 (2023 £89181 the year 8nd. Th8 Trust98s d88m that malnlaln5ng this 18v81 of resgrves Is sulficlant to meet the ongolrwd obllgatlons ol tho chaflly. roi'ed b th& Tiuslées and 81 ned on ther behalf D818 l Ll,1.J.ol
S¢ottl$h Soclety for Rheumatology Rocglpts and Payments Account for the year ended 30 Saptembor 2024 Unrestrlcted Restricted Funds Funds Total 2024 Total 2023 Re¢elpts Subscriptions Proceeds from meellngs Interest recelved Other- refund Hilton Donations 4,980 42.633 646 180 95 48,534 4.980 42,633 646 180 95 48,534 4.980 32.650 413 90 38.133 Payments Professional Subscriptions Meeting exp8ns8s Prizes Grants General expenses- RCPE admin Accounting Fees 1,614 29.759 300 2,700 4,459 780 39,612 1.614 29,759 300 2,700 4.459 780 39,612 1.486 39.214 996 1.796 8,817 25 52,334 Surplus I (Deflcltl 8,922 8,922 114,2011 The notes on page 5 fom an integral part of these accounts.
Scoltlsh Soclety for Rheumatology statemgnt of Balances as at 30 September 2024 Uhrqstricl8d Funds Restrict•d Funds 2024 2023 Bank and ca$h in hand Opgnlng balances Surplus for y8ar Closing balanoes 42,514 8,922 51,436 89 42,603 8,922 51,525 56,804 114,2011 42,603 89 2024 2023 Re$erve$ Unreslrlcled Funds Restricted Funds 51.436 89 42,514 89 The notes on page 6 form an integral part of the8& accounts. Approved by the Trustees and signed on thelr behalf President Dale......
Scottl$h Soclaty for Rheumatology Y4ar gndad 30 S8ptgmber 2024 Notes to the Accounts 1 Ba$1$ of Accountlng These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis in accordance wlh the Charities & Trustees Investment IScolland} Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Swllondl .Regulalions 2006. 2 Nature and purpose of funds Unreslricled funds are those that may be used al the discretion of the Irusl8es in furtherance of th8 objèctlves of the cliarily. The Iruslees maintain a single unreslricled fund for the day-lo- day running of the charity. The closlng balance of unreslrlcled funds stands al £51,436. Reslrlcled funds may only be used for specific purposes. Reslriclions arise when specified by IhB donor or wh8n funds are raised for specillc purposes. In 2013. the society received a donation of £5,000 from Roche Pharmaceutical. The use of this donation was Testricled to providing bursaries lo members of the Allied Health Profession so they could allend meetings organis8d by the 8oci8ly. The balance carried forward within restricted funds at the year end was £89. 3 Trustee rgmuneratlon and expenses The trustees did not rec&iv8 any remunerallon during the year. During the year the charlly paid expenses on behalf of the Trustees totalling £nil {2023 £nil> in relation lo travel expenses for society meetings.
SCOTTISH SOCIETY FOR RHEUMATOLOGY Inrjepèndettt Examln8r's Report to th¢ Trustee5 01 tli¢ Scottish Soclety for Rheumatology I report on lh8 accounts of Ihe charily lor th8 yeaf ended'30 Septernber 2024 Which are set out on pagÈs 3 to 5. Respective responslblllU8s of tiusieès and examlner Thè charity'& Iru3tees are responsll)le for the preparatvjn of the accounts In accordan¢e wrth the t8rms ol Ihe ChaHt1è5 2nd Trust&• InveslDi&iil IScoÉlanQl Acl 2005 and lh8 Chanttes Accounts Iscollandl RegulabDns 2006. The charlty Irustee3 conslder thal the audlt requiremenl of Reg(lIaln 10111 of lh8 Accounls Regulations doos 1 appty. 11 is my r&SpsIbl1ty to 8xamln8 the accouiits as r8quired uncser seclion 44111 Icl of ihe Act and to slat8 whether parlicular maliers have ¢oni8 to my attenton. Basls ol Ind&pgndent 6xamrn81'9 slolement My &xaminatlon Is carrted oui in accofdanc8 Wlth Regutatlon 11 of Ihe 2006 Accounts ReouIaUcs. An exarnlnatknn includes a review ol Ihe accountlno records kept by th• ehallty anil a compartson orthe accounts pres8nl&d wlh Ihtsse records. tt 31s0 InchJde8 eon91dèratn of 3Thy unusval Iloms or4JisclosuTes In the accounts. and seeks explanallons from the Ifustees Eun¢enTrSno L4ny such matters. The pr4cedures und&rtak8n do not prowlde all the evidence that would l)e requlrod In an audit. and con5equenlly I do not expre55 an audil opinion on the vlew iven by the acco19. Independent exambiier's statemeiit Iri th& course ol my 8xamlnatlon. no mat18r h88 Cotne lo my attenllon- whlch glves me r83sonablo trdusa Io L)01¥É that In any mal8ri21 r8sp8cl'.th8 iequiremenls-. tr) keep accoun14ng r8¢0rXs u) aEcordaiice wSth S8ctLon 44 lllla) ol th6 2005 Act and Rttgulabon 4 of the 2000 Account5 Regvlalfon5. afid to prBpBre accounts lÈtt accord wlth tho accountiiig r&cofds and compty w6th Roguiatlon 9 of the 20D6 Account$ Regulations", hav8 not In met", OF 2 to wtsch. in my opIn)n, attenllon should be ¢Jrawn In order to ena a propèr iJn(J8rBtandlng of thè accounts to l)9 r&ach8d_ U58 of our r(>poit This i8rt is mode to the charitvs l)oard of ITUStees". 2$ a body. in accordance wtth thè lemis ol engagement. My has b8•n underlaken lo onablg me to un(Jortak8 an Ind8pendenl xjmin2tK ol th8 chartty's accounts on i)ehall ol the chaiity s lTroaFd of truslèès Dnd fDr no oth&r puwos&. To the lIest exlonl p8rniilted ljy law, I not accept or assume respon5ib%lity lo yone oth8T thary the charfly lh8 charity's board of trustees as a l)ody, lor my wort or f¢x this report. Oa18d." 21 March 2025 Leitch Accountancy Sèrvice8 Limllttd 3 Beech Avenutr lThvemèss IV24NN