1 **charity no. 1044094 VAT no. 326279587** ## **Trustees' Annual Report and Accounts for the period** ## **1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024** 341 Ashcroft Rd Luton LU2 9AE 2 **Reference and administration details** **Charity name:** Animals At Risk Shelter **Registered charity number:** 1044094 **VAT no. 326279587** ## **Charity's principal address** 341 Ashcroft Rd Luton LU2 9AE ## **Trustees:** M M Morrison (Chairperson) P Morrison (Treasurer) W Haddon Trustee ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** The charity is constituted as a Trust with a Trust Deed Dated 06/06/1994 as a governing document. The charity’s Objectives and activities are the prevention and alleviation of animal suffering (for further details see clause (B) of the governing document). ## **Achievements and performance** With our Shelter full We have focused on the high rise of stray cats, having them spayed and neutered, helping the general public with the cost of treatment of ther animals and educating the public on animal welfare issues. Taking in animals from senior citizens who can no longer look after their pets. With the cost of living rising sharply in the last year we have managed our funds prudently with no detriment to the charity. ## **Financial review** There are no restricted funds. All the reserves and investment income are to be used for the benefit of the charity’s objectives and activities. Donations and legacies have continued to provide a substantial income for the charity. The charity is VAT registered and the VAT charged on purchased goods and services such as cat food and vet bills is recoverable. Rental income from properties acquired by the charity has continued to make a far greater contribution to our funds than bank interest would have, had we left the surplus funds in deposit/savings accounts we intend to continue with this policy. 3 ## **Animals At Risk Shelter 1044094** ## **Receipts and payments accounts for the period from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024** |**Receipts**
Donations
legacies
Gift Aid
Bank interest
Fundraising and collection tins
Other income
VAT reclaim
**_Sub total_**
**Investment Income (rents)**
Unit 4
57 Moreton Rd
343 Ashcroft Rd
7 Barnston
**_Sub total_**
**_Total income_**
**Payments**
Direct expenditure
Utilities
Motor
Bus Expenses
Wages etc
Repairs and Maintenance
Misc
Bank Charges
**_Sub total_**
**_Investment purchases_**
**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**_Cash funds previous year end_**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||Unrestricted
Funds
2023/24
£20,607
£40,838
£3,725
£14,902
£0
£369
£6,150
£86,591
£0
£14,465
£9,768
£11,088
£35,321
£121,912
£42,646
£9,077
£3,519
£5,353
£48,091
£3,806
£479
£139
£113,111
£0
£113,111
£8,801
£695,211
£704,012|Unrestricted
Funds
2022/23
£19,788
£3,377
£4,189
£4,467
£0
£1,284
£10,644
£43,749
£289,728
£9,430
£13,991
£10,986
£324,135
£367,884
£29,142
£5,923
£4,409
£3,238
£18,826
£2,859
£44
£161
£64,602
£0
£64,602
£303,282
£391,929
£695,211| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| 4 ## **Animals At Risk Shelter 1044094** ## **Receipts and payments accounts for the period from 1st April 2023 to 31st March 2024** |**Cash funds**
Current Accounts
Deposit Accounts
Cashbook
Total cash funds
**Investment Assets**
57 Moreton Rd
343 Ashcroft Rd
**Liabilities**
Net Worth
7 Barnston Close|_Property values are from zoopla estimates._
Funds
2022/23
£294,000
£364,000
£958,000
£0
£1,653,211
£17,648
£677,350
£214
£695,211
£300,000
Funds
20223/24
£294,000
£364,000
£958,000
£0
£1,662,012
£10,240
£693,599
£174
£704,012
£300,000|Funds
2022/23| |---|---|---| Date of approval Signature Print Name Signature Print Name Signed by two trustees on behalf of all the trustees I CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts S.p¢ti.on A. . . Independent EXamine￿S Report Report to the trusteesl members of Animals At Risk Shelter On accounts for the year ended March 31st 2024 Charity no (If any) 1044094 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3110312024. Responslblllties and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are reSp￿S[bEe for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Ac 2011 {￿he Act"). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out: under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commissicin under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters hi?ve come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection imith the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect" accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 13Q of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's ststement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a derstanding of the accounts to be reached. elete t17e wonys in the brackets rf they (b not apply. Signed: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body lif any): Di 2i-LloL Address: iilgk¥L LL- v6 IER October 2018 S&¢tiO.tI 8. . Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC3'.2, Independent examination of charty accounts" directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wlshes to dlsclose. IER October 2018