## ## ## ## |activities, projects or|activities, projects or|activities, projects or|activities, projects or|managed
and more than one meeting was necessary.
Italso took time to| |---|---|---|---|---| |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| |||||dogs previously
rehomed
and discussed
potential
re-homings
with four more| |||||families who in the end, with advice from ourselves,
decided to keep their dogs.| |||||Very sadly a staunch
supporter
ofthe charity died in the year and we helped
with| |||||finding a new home for her much loved dog, formerly adopted
from ourselves.| |||||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:| |||||1. Where dogs come into our care and are already on medication
it is| |||||impossible
for owners to get insurance
to cover those ailments
and we| |||||take the responsibility
for funding
the veterinary
costs for those known| |||||issues.| |||||2. We fund the costs ofneutering
for those dogs who are entire when they| |||||come into rescue| |||||3. We respond to requests for financial
help for boxer dogs or boxer crosses| |||||with other charities who require veterinary
care and where funds are tight.
f3,278.59was spent
in supporting
other rescues.| |||||4. We helped two private
individuals
to meet the veterinary
costs for their| |||||own dogs, paying f1987.69towards their costs.| |||||5. We have an Oldies Scheme to encourage
the adoption ofolder dogs and| |||||help to meet costs for which insurance
cover is prohibitive.
These costs| |||||amounted
to R7,665.04| |Statement|confirming|||HCBW's paramount
concern
is for the welfare ofour dogs. When a dog comes| |whether the trustees||||into our care we endeavour
toassess fully before seeking a suitable home.| |have had regard to||||When seeking that home, we are mindful
of the abilities and expectations
of| |the guidance||issued||potential adopters
and their resident 8 frequent
visiting families and friends.
We| |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| |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.| |||||We continue to be indebted to the small army ofvolunteers
across a wide swathe| |||||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| |||||Home Counties we routinely
cover the Midlands
down to the West Country and| |||||across to Norfolk, Suffolk 8 Essex from Gloucester, Worcester and occasionally| |||||Wales. We are delighted
to continue to benefit from the volunteer
support
from| |||||former Norfolk Boxer Rescue supporters.| |||||We remain grateful to the regular sponsorships
and donations
made to support| |||||the running
ofHCBW. Members
and supporters
prove themselves
selfless and| |||||generous,
enabling
us to provide the support to the dogs in our care, even dui.ing| |||||the difficult times we have all found ourselves
in this year.
We are also indebted| |||||for the kindness
ofthose who remembered
HCBW in their wills through
leaving a| |||||legacy, and to the family and friends of dog lovers who gave donations
in lieu of| |||||funeral flowers
in their memory.| |||||During
normal years HCBW would organise two Fun Dog Shows as well as a| |Other||||Christmas
a
. This
earwewereabletoholdonesocialeventwhichincluded| |Achievements
and|Performance| |---|---| |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| ||HCBW Calendar.| |Financial Review|| |Review ofthe|Financial Statement attached.| |charity's
financial|| |position at the end of|| |the
eriod|| |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.| |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| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||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-||| |||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.||||||| |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| |---|---|---|---| |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| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |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||||||||||| |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| ## ##