THE BRITISH DERMATOLOGICAL NURSING GROUP

Registered charity 1133259 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promote the development of the highest standard of care for the patient receiving dermatological care; Promote the development and recognition of the nurse's role in dermatologyPromote and support education and research; Provide a forum for the dissemination of developments and knowledge

Objects

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH AND RELIEVE SICKNESS BY MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING STANDARDS OF PRACTICE IN DERMATOLOGICAL NURSING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £127,220 for the year, bringing unrestricted reserves to £715,741. This figure exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of retaining funds equivalent to six months of expenditure, which was estimated at approximately £300,000. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (85% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 15.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Claire Lusted
• Elizabeth Ann McGovern
• Emmanuel Henry Toni
• Karen Edith Stephen
• Pauline Brenda Stopford-Taylor
• Valerie Anderson

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland

Income and spending

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