**Charity Registration Number: 1086519** ## **BRITISH DALMATIAN WELFARE** ## **FINAL** **TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025** ## **BRITISH DALMATIAN WELFARE** Trustees Prof. J. Brooks - Secretary Mrs J. Brooks Mrs M. De Rozario Mrs D. Elliott - Treasurer Mrs A. Gurnsey - Chairman Mr S. Hipkiss Ms K. Collier Mrs M. Wildey Ms S Green Charity Number 1086519 Principal Address Farm Cottage, Studley Warwickshire B80 7AH Independent Elizabeth Anne Russell (ACMA) Examiner Parabadu Design Ltd Chouans Barn Hawridge Lane Bellingdon Buckinghamshire HP5 2 XX ## **BRITISH DALMATIAN WELFARE** ## **Contents** ||**Page**| |---|---| |Trustees report|**1**| |Independent examiners’ report|**2**| |Statement of financial activities|**3**| |Balance Sheet|**4**| |Notes to the accounts|**5-6**| ## **BRITISH DALMATIAN WELFARE** ## **Trustees’ Report** ## **For the year ended 31 December 2025** British Dalmatian Welfare aims to help, support, offer advice, and in some cases re-home Dalmatians whatever their background or breeding. We liaise with local authorities and other dog rescue charities with a Dalmatian in their care. On average we re-home 70 Dalmatians a year and offer support to Dalmatian owners nationwide on a variety of issues from behaviour to feeding. Following a merger with the North of England Dalmatian Club Welfare Service and the closure of Scottish Dalmatian Welfare we now cover all the mainland countries of the UK. Our major source of income is donations from adopters re-homing a Dalmatian and bequests. Other sources of income include sales, fundraising and sponsored activities. As in previous years the veterinary fees continue to be the largest expense for neutering fees, general care and long-term medication for re-homed Dalmatians and, especially, support for owners as requested. Fortunately, we do have the funds to support these needs. Due to the support of all our volunteers our administration costs are kept to a minimum. The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the Charity should undertake. On behalf of the board of trustees Trustee Dated 18[th] April 2026 ## **BRITISH DALMATIAN WELFARE** ## **Independent Examiners Report** ## **For the year ended 31 December 2025** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the British Dalmatian Welfare (the Trust) for the year ended 31 December 2025 ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the 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 all the application Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145 (5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent Examiners Statement** I have completed my examination. I can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 133 of the Act: or 2. The accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. The accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a “true and fair view” which is not a matter considered part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Name: Elizabeth Anne Russell (ACMA) Address: Chouans Barn, Hawridge Lane, Bellingdon HP5 2XX Date: 09.03.2026 ## **BRITISH DALMATIAN WELFARE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025** |**Notes**
**Income resources**
Donations and legacies
**2**
NEDCWS
Fundraising
Interest receivable
**3**
Other income
**4**
**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**5**
**Costs of generating funds:**
Fundraising and publicity
**Charitable expenditure:**
Costs in furtherance of charitable objects
Goverance costs
**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**EXCESS OF EXPENDITURE OVER INCOME**
Fund balances at 1st January 2025
**Fund balances at 31st December 2025**|**2025**
**£**
121,099
73,911
2,250
6,009
12,816
216,085
3,418
46,826
6,300
56,544
159,541
324,470
**484,012**|**2024**
**£**
34,687
-
-
4,709
19,285
58,682
1,487
65,274
11,695
78,457
(19,775)
344,245
**324,470**| |---|---|---| ## **BRITISH DALMATIAN WELFARE BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2025** |**FIXED ASSETS**
Sound System
Depreciation final year
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Stock
Cash at bank and in hand
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**FUNDS**
Unrestricted
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**2025**
**£**
0
0
3,848
480,164
484,012
484,012
484,012
484,012
484,012|**2024**
**£**
0
0| |---|---|---| |||0
3,880
320,591| |||324,470
324,470| |||324,470| |||324,470| |||324,470| **BRITISH DALMATIAN WELFARE RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025** |**RECEIPTS**
Bequest
Donations (via new dog owners)
Donations (general)
Friends
NEDCWS
Fundraising
Shop/ Stall/ Seasonal
Ebay
Bank Interest
Other
Fun Day
Sponsored activities
**PAYMENTS**
Veterinary fees (general)
Veterinary fees (neutering)
Behaviour and training
Kennelling/ foster care
Printing and stationery
Postage
Marketing/Website
Telephone
Travelling expenses
Insurance
Meeting costs
Accountants fees
Shop/ Stall / Seasonal
Ebay
Lottery licence
Fun day
Sundry
Depreciation
**EXCESS OF RECEIPTS OVER PAYMENTS**|**2025**
**£**
96,368.09
16,430.00
7,065.08
1,235.85
73,911.13
2,250.00
7,501.69
0.00
6,009.32
4,184.51
1,129.38
0.00
216,085.05
39,583.40
2,250.20
615.00
4,377.40
950.52
(315.60)
292.00
312.28
3,400.83
627.34
386.00
360.20
2,660.49
0.00
0.00
757.56
286.00
0.00
56,543.62
159,541.43|**2024**
**£**
6,017.81
17,712.39
9,887.58
1,069.50
0.00
0.00
4,853.42
0.00
4,709.44
12,160.18
1,014.80
1,256.75| |---|---|---| |||58,681.87
56,812.03
540.00
1,973.95
5,947.99
1,596.87
1,461.85
2,812.10
458.94
3,645.83
739.34
288.00
361.60
978.26
0.00
0.00
509.13
330.80
0.00| |||78,456.69| |||(19,774.82)|