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SCOTTISH SOCIETY FOR RHEUMATOLOGY
TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2025

Scottlsh Soclety for Rheumatology
Trustees. Annual Report and Accounts for the
ended 30 Septemb&r 2025
Scotllsh Charlty Number
SC032028
Current Trustoes
Dr Hazem Youssel
Dr John Harvl
Df David Crosbte
Presldenl
SeGretary
Treastjrer
Addr&ss
SocietSes Adminlslralor
Royal College of Physlolans of Edinbuigh
g Quesn Slreel
EH2 IJQ
Struclyra, gov*rnari¢$ •nd m•na9gm•nt
The 80Cl8ly is a charltablg unlncorporaled association and ils purposes and adminislralion
arran9etnellls are set out in our constslulion, dated 1st June 2001.
Truslées are the Honorary Officers of th8 Sociely. They corriprise=
Pregldenl
- Honorary Secretary
Honorary Tr8asurer
Candidal8s for el8clion of Honorary Offlc8 shall requlre nomination of two Ordinary
Members of the Soclety and ar¢ elected at an Annual General Meetlng of the Soclety.
They assum8 their dulles on 1 January following. To be eligible for nomination as
Presldenl a candidate must have b8èn a member of the Society lor not less than flvo
years, and have served on the Council and on8 of its Commillee5.
Oblgcllves and actlvSlles
Thg wlncipal object ol th9 Society is lo promote the development of sclentllic knowledge
about Rheumatology and the medlcal spect311ty of Rheumatology.
A¢hièvÈmènt$ and performance
The Society's maln acllvilies durlng the year comprls&d'.
Durlng the year Iwo educallonal meellngs were held. being open to all society members.
Tho meoting al the 9nd of October and the first day of November 2024 as a Jtsinl meeting
wlth tha Scolllsh Osleoporosls Speclalist Netwoik, whlch took place 81 SIITllng Court Hotel.
Thls was a very successful iwo day meeting vAth day one cornprislng a sesslon from the
Bone Interest Group ol Scotland IBIGOSI in the moming. followed by parallel workshops
ft>r traln6ès and AHP co118agu&s whilst th8 Consultanl business meelillg was being held In
the allernoon. The morning of day iwo provided expert sessions across Psoriatic Arth¥ilis,
Neurovasculills. HLH and Lupus & APS In pregnancy. The allernoon of day two comprfsed
the AGM 8nd then sessions on Service Redeslgn followed by the Poster sesslon wth
Abstract Presenllons. Flve abstracts were presèntod and thr68 prlzes wero awaidgd1£100
eachlfor the best medical sludenl presenlallon. the best overall oral presenlatlon and the
best posler presenlatlon.

Scottlsh Soclety for Rheumatology
Trustees. Annual Report and Accounts for the year
ended 30 September 2025 Icontlnuedl
Achlev•monts and performance (conti
The Spring Meeting was held on Friday 30th May 2025 al Glasgow Caledonlan University.
wllh presentations from inlginational experts on 'va8culilis or research brain imaging
around fatlgudchrtsnlc paln personallsed medlclne In RAIPSA ?PgA horlzon scannlng"
and'systernio Sclerosis-, update, recent guidelines. National experts presented on
"Rheurnalology Advlce Ling8°" and °Clinical Nurse Spgciallsl value and pallenl safell,. The
meeling closed wlth a poster presenla¢lons and abslracts.
Thls year we had no requests for grants to Allled H6allh Professlon81$, Rheumatology
8P80iallsl nurses or Trainees bul emphasised the availabllily ol these al both meellng8
whlch has resulted in applicallons that havo boon approFved and will be in Iho noxl 591 of
accounts. Prlzes awarded lolalled £300. We conllnued to pay quariefly adminlslralion
chotges lolalling £13,151 to the Royxl Colleg8 of Physicians of Edlnburgh IF1twls&l.
Webslte support lotalled £1,202. Payments Df £1.576 were made to medical journals lo
support publications of original articles on behalf of the society. We had expenses related
to Filwse atlendance al mgelings of £73 and had sundry expenses on slallon3ry and
poslage 01 £66. CPD reglslratlon lor the meetings tolalled £258 and speaker expenses
lolalled £780. Accountancy fees were £822.
Wè recélv&d membership subscrfptlons tolalllng £5,385. Payment for ￿gIstratIOn at the
educational meetln9s was £7.445.The total of sponsorship lecelved from Ihe
phaTrna¢eullcal Industry was £31,700 to support blannual educational meetings. We also
8eèlved a dlrecl resldcled donallon from The Royal Osleoporosls Sociely of £10,OOCI and
donations in m8moriam tolalllhg £31,107 to be used lo support the society. Interest of
£914 was recelved.
In summ8ry W8 hav8 had an increas8 in our balance with signific8nt'on6 r>fl don8tion8 of
over £30.000 bul are running in balance if these donations were not induded.
We anliclpaltr In¢r08sed oulgolng$ noxl a¢¢ounllng perlod as we have promoted the
availabllily of funding to sponsor educalion and Iralning lo the memb8rship.
Flnan¢l41 revlew
As a result of the Surplus Df £42,425 12024 £8,922 8urplusl, the association held
ullrestrfded funds of £83,950 12024 - £51,525) and restricted lund5 01 £10.089 12024
£891 al the year end. The Trustees deem that maintaining this level of reserves is sufficienl
to meet the ongoing obligations of the charity.
Approved by tho Trustees and signed on their behalf
Di Hazom Youssel, Presldenl
Date

Scotllsh Soclety for Rheumatology
Recelpts and Payments Account for th'e year ended 30 Septèmbor 2025
Unrestrl¢ted Restrlcted .
Funds
Funds
Total
2025
Total
2024
Recelpts
Subscriptions
PriKeeds from meetings
Interest received
Other- refund Hilton
Donations
5,385
29,145
914
5.a85
39,145
914
4,980
42,633
646
180
95
48.534
10,000
31.107
76,551
66,551
10,000
Payments
Professlonal Subscriptions
Meeting oxp6ns88
Prtzes
Grants
General expense$ - RCPE admin
Accounllng Fees
1.834
16,489
300
1,834
16.489
300
1,614
29.759
300
2,700
4,459
780
39,612
14,681
822
34.126
14,681
822
34,126
Surplus
32.425
10,000
42,425
8,922
The notes on page 5 form an integral part of these accounts.

Scottish Socloty for Rh•umatology
Statèmènt of Balances as at 30 September 2025
Unrestrlcted
Funds
Restrldvd
Fund$
2025
2024
Bank and cash In hand
Opening balances
Surplus for year
Closing balances
51.525
32.425
83,950
89
10,000
10,089
51,614
42,425
94,039
42,603
8,922
51,525
2025
2024
Reserves
Unrestsicted Funds
Reslricled Funds
83,950
10,089
51.436
89
51.525
The note8 on pago 5 form an integral part of these accounts,
Approved by the Trust8&8 and slgnod on thel¥ behalf
Di Hazem Yousse ,
r¢sident

Scottlsh Soclety for Rheumatology
Year ended 30 SÈptember 2025
Notes to the A¢¢ounts
18asis of A¢¢ounting
These accounts havè been prepared on the Recelpls and Payments basls in accordance with
thè Charllies & Trustees Investment {S¢ollalldl Act 2005 and Ihe Charllles Accounts (Scotlandl
Regulatlons 2006.
2 Nature and purpose of funds
Unre51flCted funds are those that may be used al the discretion (sf the Iruslees in furtherance Of
the oblectlves of the charity. Th8 Iruslees malnlaln a single unreslrlclgd fund for the day-lo-day
runnSng of the charity. The closlng balance of unr8strl¢led funds stands al £93.950.
Restricted lunds may only be used for specific purposes. Restricllons arlse when specified by
the (Jonor or when funds ar8 ralsed for Specific purposes. In 2013. the soclely 18c9ived a
donation of £5,000 from Roch8 Pharmaceutical. The us& of this donation was rèslrlcled lo
providing bursaries lo members of Ihts Allied Health Prc)lèssion so they COLJkl allend meetings
organlsed by the soclety. This year thè society received £10,000 from the Royal Osteoporosis
Soclely for the purpose of supporting the Bone Interest Group of Scotland. As at 30 September
2025 the balance ¢arrled fomard within restrlcled funds al Ihe year ond was £10.08912024-
£891.
3 Trustee remuneratlon and axpenses
The Iwslees did not receive any remuneration durlng thè year.
During the year th& Gharlly pald expenses on b8half Of the Trusloes lolalllng £nil12024- £nil)
In relallon lo Irav81 èxpgnsès for soclety mgellngs.

SCOTTISH SOCIETY FOR RHEUMATOLOGY
Independent Examlner's Report to the Trustèes of the Scottlsh Soclaty tor
Rheurnatology
I report on thg accounts of the charlly for th& year ended 30 September 2025 whlch are set
out on pages 3 to 5.
Re5pectivo rosponslbllltlas of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible far the preparation of the accounts in accordance with
the terms of thè Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities
Accounts (Scotlandl Regulation5 2006.
The charity trustees consider that the audit
requirement of Regulation 1011) Idl of th6 Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my
responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44(11 Icl of the Act and to
slate whether particular matters have come to my attentlon.
Basls of independent examiner's staternent
My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of thè 2006 Accounts
Re9ulalions. An examination Includes a review of the accounting records kopl by the charity
and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration
of any unusual items or dlsclosur8s in th& accounts. and seeks explanallons from the trustees
concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that
would be required In an audit, and cons&quently I do not express an audit opinion on the view
given by the accounts.
Independent axamlner's statemont
In Iha course of my examination. no matter has comg lo my attentlon..
whlch gives m8 reasonable cause to believe that in any malerlal. respecl the
requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance wilh Section 4411 Ila) of thg 2005 Act
and Regulation 4 of th'e 2006 Accounts Regulations, 8nd
lo prepare accounts whlch accord with the accounllng records and Comply with
Regulallon 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulatlon8',
have not been met., or
2 to whlch. in my oplnion, atlentlon should be drawn In order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Use of our report
Thls rèport is made to the charlty'g board of trustees, as a body, In accordance with the terms
of engag&mant. My work has been und&rtaken lo enable me to undertak& an Independent
examlnation of the charlty's accounts on behalf of the charity's board of trustees and for no
other purpose. To tha fullest extent permllted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility
lo anyon8 other than th& charity and the charity's board of Iruslees as a body, for my work or
for this report.
Kevln Leitch FCCA
Dated.. 19 March 2026
Leitch Accountancy S@rvlces Limited
3 Beech Avenue
Inverness
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