| activities, projects or | activities, projects or | activities, projects or | activities, projects or | managed and more than one meeting was necessary. Italso took time to |
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| services identified | in | support the new families during the early days. | ||
| the accounts, | ||||
| In addition to the re-homings, we also facilitated awelfare stay for one ofour |
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| dogs previously rehomed and discussed potential re-homings with four more |
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| families who in the end, with advice from ourselves, decided to keep their dogs. |
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| Very sadly a staunch supporter ofthe charity died in the year and we helped with |
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| finding a new home for her much loved dog, formerly adopted from ourselves. |
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| Very sadly one older dog came to us in very poor health and on a vet's advice | ||||
| she was put to sleep to end her suffering. | ||||
| On the financial front, we supported the costs as follows: |
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| 1. Where dogs come into our care and are already on medication it is |
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| impossible for owners to get insurance to cover those ailments and we |
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| take the responsibility for funding the veterinary costs for those known |
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| issues. | ||||
| 2. We fund the costs ofneutering for those dogs who are entire when they |
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| come into rescue | ||||
| 3. We respond to requests for financial help for boxer dogs or boxer crosses |
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| with other charities who require veterinary care and where funds are tight. f3,278.59was spent in supporting other rescues. |
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| 4. We helped two private individuals to meet the veterinary costs for their |
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| own dogs, paying f1987.69towards their costs. | ||||
| 5. We have an Oldies Scheme to encourage the adoption ofolder dogs and |
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| help to meet costs for which insurance cover is prohibitive. These costs |
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| amounted to R7,665.04 |
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| Statement | confirming | HCBW's paramount concern is for the welfare ofour dogs. When a dog comes |
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| whether the trustees | into our care we endeavour toassess fully before seeking a suitable home. |
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| have had regard to | When seeking that home, we are mindful of the abilities and expectations of |
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| the guidance | issued | potential adopters and their resident 8 frequent visiting families and friends. We |
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| by the Charity Commission on |
do not rehome rescue dogs to homes with children unless we feel confident about the dog's background and history, and believe the dog and children will be |
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| public benefit | able to cope. | |||
| Contribution | made by | Our foster homes remain very special to us, and we work closely with them | ||
| volunteers | regarding any support they need for the care ofour dogs. |
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| We continue to be indebted to the small army ofvolunteers across a wide swathe |
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| ofthe country, who home-check for us, often with little notice, and who diligently | ||||
| check out applicants' homes for suitability to adopt orfoster. Although named |
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| Home Counties we routinely cover the Midlands down to the West Country and |
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| across to Norfolk, Suffolk 8 Essex from Gloucester, Worcester and occasionally | ||||
| Wales. We are delighted to continue to benefit from the volunteer support from |
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| former Norfolk Boxer Rescue supporters. | ||||
| We remain grateful to the regular sponsorships and donations made to support |
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| the running ofHCBW. Members and supporters prove themselves selfless and |
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| generous, enabling us to provide the support to the dogs in our care, even dui.ing |
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| the difficult times we have all found ourselves in this year. We are also indebted |
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| for the kindness ofthose who remembered HCBW in their wills through leaving a |
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| legacy, and to the family and friends of dog lovers who gave donations in lieu of |
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| funeral flowers in their memory. |
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| During normal years HCBW would organise two Fun Dog Shows as well as a |
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| Other | Christmas a . This earwewereabletoholdonesocialeventwhichincluded |
| Achievements and |
Performance |
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| Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe |
Please see above for the main activities ofthe charity in the year. The majority ofthe rehomed dogs go on to lead happy lives without significant help and further |
| charity, identifying |
support ofHCBW |
| the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any |
We maintain a continual connection with new families either with direct contact through the trustee or volunteer who oversaw the rehoming, andior via update posts on our Facebook page. The welfare ofHCBW's dogs is our main priority, and we will provide support wherever it is needed. |
| wider benefits to society as a whole. |
We took miscellaneous phone calls seeking help and advice on behavioural and feeding issues and provided the help we could. |
| Performance of |
The return to normal fundraising activities post-Covid has been slow. At the |
| fundraising activities against objectives set |
beginning ofthe year, appetite for events seemed sluggish and itwas not until September that we hosted a pared-back Fun Day aimed at bringing boxer dog owners and supporters together for an informal catch up. This was held at Tyttenhanger Green and was very well received, raising funds through donations, the sale of merchandise and refreshments. We followed this with a Christmas Party at the end of November which was not so well attended but those there were very generous with donations and with the purchase of2023 Calendars and |
| Christmas cards. We continued to raise money via an on-line shop, accessed through our website, selling boxer-related merchandise, including Christmas cards and our own |
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| HCBW Calendar. | |
| Financial Review | |
| Review ofthe | Financial Statement attached. |
| charity's financial |
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| position at the end of | |
| the eriod |
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| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
The charity has invested money accrued over many years, including from significant legacies in past years. The funds are held to be used by the Trustees in order to cover any costs which may occur not covered by income. This year our excess costs over income, mainly for veterinary and kennelling expenses, totalled f22,205.71. Readily accessible monies are held in bank and building society deposits, with the larger sum held in a portfolio of funds managed by |
| Fidelius Wealth Management, Bath. |
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| Amount ofreserves held |
At 31 December 2022, monies held totalled f396,510.51. This is a significant reduction from 31 December 2021 and reflects adverse trading conditions on stock markets where our portfolio suffered a deficit ofR43,31S.16 in the year. We have invested in ethical holdings and these took a sharp knock downwards in the |
| markets. | |
| The charity's principal sources of |
HCBW generates funds from adoption fees, membership subscriptions, regular sponsorship donations, one-off donations and events such as our fun dogs |
| funds (including any |
shows and Christmas party. |
| fun draising) |
| We also have a portfolio offunds generating | We also have a portfolio offunds generating | We also have a portfolio offunds generating | We also have a portfolio offunds generating | We also have a portfolio offunds generating | a regular | a regular | return on our long-term | return on our long-term | ||
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| investment | referred to above. | |||||||||
| A description | ofthe | The number | of boxer dog litters registered | with the kennel club has declined | ||||||
| principal risks |
facing | which in turn |
seems to reduce the number | ofdogs coming into rescue, but from | ||||||
| the charity | our activities | itdoes appear there is still a need for the | work and support | we do. | ||||||
| Our volunteers and trustees are aging |
and | although | we have some great | |||||||
| volunteers | to help with the dog-related | activities eg, | assessing dogs, home- |
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| checking | potential new homes, we struggle |
to find boxer lovers willing to | take on | |||||||
| Trustee and | Committee Membership |
responsibilities. | ||||||||
| tructure, | Governance and |
Management | ||||||||
| Type of governing document |
HCBW is | governed by a written constitution, |
adopted | at the AGM in 2012 | ||||||
| How is the charity | ||||||||||
| constituted? | HCBW is | an | unincorporated charity. |
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| Trustee selection | ||||||||||
| methods including |
Trustees | are | elected from the membership | at the AGM, being proposed | and | |||||
| details ofany | seconded | by | members. Trustees are |
elected, or re-elected, every year | ||||||
| constitutional | ||||||||||
| provisions e.g. | ||||||||||
| election to post or | ||||||||||
| name ofany | person | |||||||||
| or body entitled to | ||||||||||
| appoint one or more | ||||||||||
| trustees |
| Refere | nce and Administ | nce and Administ | rative details |
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| Charity | name | Home Counties BoxerWelfare | |
| Other name | the charity uses | HCBW | |
| Registered | charity number | 1006246 | |
| Charity's | principal address | 26 Latimer | |
| Stony Stratford | |||
| Milton Keynes | |||
| MK11 1HY |
| Income forthe year | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||
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| Subscriptions | 2022 | E770.00 | 2021 | E690.00 | ||||||
| 2023 | f240.00 | E1,010.00 | 2022 | E270.00 | E960.00 | |||||
| Sponsorship | E5,324.00 | f6,527.38 | ||||||||
| Gift aid on Virgin Money donations | EO.OO | E346.12 | ||||||||
| Donations for adopted dogs | E7,792.60 | E3,210.00 | ||||||||
| Payments under Oldies Scheme |
E1,660.00 | E1,870.00 | ||||||||
| Donations including |
legacies and in memoriam donations |
E12,063.09 | ||||||||
| Donations | E7,648.67 | |||||||||
| Legacies and in memoriam | donations | E7,293.44 | ||||||||
| Fundraising from Paypal Giving, Amazon, |
Easy Click, Easy Fundraising | E1,079.66 | E1,410.35 | |||||||
| Gift Aid refund from | HMRC | E2,171.97 | ||||||||
| Merchandise sales |
E1,570.18 | |||||||||
| less postage | Ik | package | E149.98 | E1,420.20 | E1,335.50 | |||||
| Investment income |
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| Bank and building society interest receivable | ||||||||||
| Barclays Deposit | E3.52 | E2.71 | ||||||||
| Manchester | Building Society | E8.59 | E12.11 | E14.44 | Pl7.15 | |||||
| Total income | E35,412.65 | f27,739.59 | ||||||||
| Expenses | ||||||||||
| Stock purchases for fund generation | f183.90 | E1Q5.44 | ||||||||
| Dog care and welfare | activities | |||||||||
| Veterinary costs | E43,342.30 | E19,001.85 | ||||||||
| Kennels charges | E3,489.50 | E1,246.60 | ||||||||
| Travelling costs | E2,337.30 | E988.60 | ||||||||
| Miscellaneous dog related |
expenses | f171.00 | E20.00 | |||||||
| Foster dog expenses | E176.64 | f488.12 | ||||||||
| Donations for vet costs for | dogs in other | rescues | or owner | E5,266.28 | E3,012.80 | |||||
| Support costs | ||||||||||
| Insurance | E496.60 | f390.20 | ||||||||
| AGM, Shows Ik Rallies | E96.00 | EO.OO | ||||||||
| yyebsite and software costs | f933.88 | f804.88 | ||||||||
| Printing g.Stationery. | E25796 | E431.95 | ||||||||
| Newslink production |
E209.00 | E215.35 | ||||||||
| Miscellaneous expenses |
E78.00 | E173.0Q | ||||||||
| Legal fees | f580.00 | EO.OO | ||||||||
| Total payments made |
E57,618.36 | E26,878.79 | ||||||||
| Excess ofexpenditure | over income | -E22,205.71 | E858.80 |