## **GREAT DANE ADOPTION SOCIETY AND TRUST FUND**
## **TRUSTEES' REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024**
**GREAT DANE ADOPTION SOCIETY AND TRUST FUND**
## **CONTENTS**
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|Charity Information|1|
|Annual Report of the Trustees|2 - 3|
|Independent Examiner’s Report|4|
|Receipts and Payments Account|5|
|Statement of Assets and Liabilities|6|
|Notes to the Accounts|7|
**GREAT DANE ADOPTION SOCIETY AND TRUST FUND**
## **CHARITY INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024**
Guy Liebenburg Msc BVSc MRCVs
**Patron:** Guy Liebenburg Msc BVSc MRCVs **Trustees:** David Wall (Chairman) David Wheatley Catherine Louise Ludgrove **Other Officials:** Joy Ledingham (Charity Manager) Adelle Tudor (Website Manager) Joy Ledingham (Membership Secretary) **Bankers:** NatWest Bank 16 The Boulevard Crawley, West Sussex RH10 1GL CAF Bank Ltd 25 Kings Hill Avenue Kings Hill West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ
**Charity Number:** 1091717 **Independent examiner:** Mrs Nicola Lenton FCCA Dexter and Sharpe Chartered Certified Accountants The Old Vicarage Church Close Boston, Lincolnshire PE21 6NA
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## **GREAT DANE ADOPTION SOCIETY AND TRUST FUND**
## **ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024**
## **Objectives of the Charity**
The charity was formed to relieve the suffering and distress of dogs, in particular the breed known as Great Danes, who are in need of attention by reason of homelessness, by the provision of temporary shelter, veterinary treatment and by finding permanent homes for such dogs.
Great Dane Adoption Society and Trust Fund is a registered charity (No 1091717).
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit.
## **Financial Position and Reserves**
The Charity relies mainly on the revenue from our busy Charity Shop, rental income from a small house owned by the Charity and donations from our supporters.
||||**£**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Figures for|2023-2024:|Total receipts|74,291|
|||Total payments|(81,602)|
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|||**Decrease in cash funds**|**(7,311)**|
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|||**Total Reserves**|**55,321**|
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The trustees consider that the reserves are adequate to continue the charity’s current level of activity.
## **Risk Management**
The trustees have undertaken a review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and systems to mitigate those risks have been considered and are adequate.
## **Trustees**
The three Trustees remain the same and still take an active part in the running of GDAS.
## **Appointment of Professionals**
We are grateful to have the support and knowledge of our accountants on a daily basis.
## **Review**
Over the last year we have seen significant changes in our charity shop. There has been up to a 50% decline in donations through the door, due to a much larger and more corporate charity opening a shop next door to us in what is an already struggling market town. Along with this we are finding that the increase in shop lifting on a daily basis and with no support from the police, this has become impossible to manage despite the use of CCTV.
With all of this in mind and after weeks of deliberation it has been decided to give our landlady the required 3 months notice to close the charity shop.
This will be a sad occasion since the shop has supported the good work of GDAS for over 16 years.
On a happier and more positive note, we have been delighted to continue with our grant scheme this year making a huge difference to some smaller and often forgotten canine causes. We will aim to continue with this and help to change the lives of those most in need.
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## **GREAT DANE ADOPTION SOCIETY AND TRUST FUND**
## **ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024 Cont**
## **Volunteers**
The Charity shop is run by two part time Shop managers and our part time Charity Manager along with a group of volunteers.
## **Trustees' Responsibilities**
The trustees are required under the Charities Act 2011 to prepare financial statements for each year, selecting an appropriate consistent basis for preparation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with applicable law and regulations. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## **Requirement for Audit**
There is no requirement in the constitution for the accounts to be audited. The Charities Act 2011 obliges the Trustees to have the financial statements independently examined. A copy of the examiner's report is attached to the accounts.
The report was approved by the trustees on 24 April 2025 and signed on their behalf.
## **David Wall (CHAIRMAN)**
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## **GREAT DANE ADOPTION SOCIETY AND TRUST FUND**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF GREAT DANE ADOPTION SOCIETY AND TRUST FUND**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30 June 2024, which are set out on pages 5 to 7.
## **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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
MRS NICOLA LENTON FCCA **Independent Examiner Dexter & Sharpe Chartered Certified Accountants The Old Vicarage Church Close Boston Lincolnshire PE21 6NA**
## **25 April 2025**
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## **GREAT DANE ADOPTION SOCIETY AND TRUST FUND**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024**
||**Restricted**|**General**|**Total**|Total|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Funds**|**Funds**|**2024**|2023|
|**RECEIPTS**|**£**|**£**|**£**|£|
|**Grants, Donations and Offerings:**|||||
|Sponsorship|**-**|**-**|**-**|75|
|Donations|**-**|1**,783**|1**,783**|7,856|
|Gift aid|-|**989**|**989**|863|
|Legacies|-|**-**|**-**|450|
|**Fundraising Activities:**|||||
|Fundraising|**-**|**-**|
**-**|-|
|**Other Income:**|||||
|Sale of goods|**-**|**-**|**-**|533|
|Charity shop|**-**|**53,934**|**53,934**|47,260|
|Membership fees|**-**|**3,755**|**3,755**|3,449|
|Rent received|**-**|**12,651**|**12,651**|12,638|
|Petplan commissions|-|**1,156**|**1,156**|2,232|
|Bank interest|-|**23**|**23**|14|
||`_______`|`_______`|`_______`|`_______`|
|**Total Receipts:**|**-**|**74,291**|**74,291**|75,370|
||**`═══════`**|**`═══════`**|**`═══════`**|**`═══════`**|
|**PAYMENTS**|||||
|**Direct Charitable Expenditure:**|||||
|Salaries|**-**|**22,671**|**22,671**|22,000|
|Pension|**-**|**286**|**286**|286|
|Grants for Rescue and adoption costs|**-**|**23,800**|**23,800**|12,836|
|Purchases for charity shop|-|**-**|**-**|224|
|Postage and printing|**-**|**669**|
**669**|1,205|
|Motor expenses|**-**|**4,624**|**4,624**|5,483|
|Insurance|**-**|**1,169**|**1,169**|1,093|
|Water rates|**-**|**466**|**466**|934|
|Rent and rates|**-**|**14,965**|**14,965**|14,665|
|Light and heat|**-**|**2,187**|**2,187**|1,102|
|Repairs and renewals|**-**|**1,670**|
**1,670**|1,382|
|Telephone and communication|**-**|**605**|**605**|545|
|**Governance Costs:**|||||
|Legal and professional fees|**-**|**5,033**|**5,033**|4,936|
|Bank charges|**-**|**319**|**319**|314|
|Accountancy|
**-**|**880**|**880**|823|
|**Other Expenditure:**|||||
|Sundry|**-**|**373**|**373**|147|
|Rental property expenses|-|**1,629**|**1,629**|402|
|**Capital Expenditure:**|||||
|Equipment|**-**|**256**|**256**|-|
||`_______`|`_______`|`_______`|`_______`|
|**Total Payments:**|**-**|**81,602**|**81,602**|68,377|
||**`═══════`**|**`═══════`**|**`═══════`**|**`═══════`**|
|**NET SURPLUS FOR THE YEAR**|**-**|**(7,311)**|**(7,311)**|6,993|
|**Cash Funds Brought Forward**|**-**|**62,632**|**62,632**|55,639|
||`_______`|`_______`|`_______`|`_______`|
|**Cash Funds Carried Forward**|**-**|**55,321**|**55,321**|62,632|
||**`═══════`**|**`═══════`**|**`═══════`**|**`═══════`**|
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**GREAT DANE ADOPTION SOCIETY AND TRUST FUND**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 30 JUNE 2024**
||**2024**|2023|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|£|
|**Cash Funds**|||
|Natwest Current Account|**39,847**|59,274|
|CAF Membership Account|**14,037**|2,880|
|PayPal Account|**68**|5|
|Cash in hand|**774**|-|
||`_______`|`_______`|
||**54,726**|62,159|
|VAT Receivable/(Payable)|**595**|473|
||`_______`|`_______`|
|**Total cash funds**|**55,321**|62,632|
||**`═══════`**|**`═══════`**|
|**Other Assets and Liabilities**|||
|**Assets Retained for the Charities Own Use**|||
|Motor Vehicles|**1,330**|1,774|
|Furniture and Equipment|**742**|735|
|Property|**113,858**|114,665|
||`_______`|`_______`|
||**115,930**|117,174|
||**`═══════`**|**`═══════`**|
|**Other Debtors**|||
|VAT|**595**|473|
|Anglian Water|**79**|50|
|PAYE Debtor|**588**|588|
||`_______`|`_______`|
||**1,262**|1,111|
||**`═══════`**|**`═══════`**|
|**Liabilities**|||
|Trade Creditors|**573**|1,110|
|Accountancy|**940**|870|
|Professional Fees|**233**|-|
||`_______`|`_______`|
||**1,746**|1,980|
||**`═══════`**|**`═══════`**|
**Approved for and on behalf of the charity on 24 April 2025 by:**
## **David Wall (CHAIRMAN)**
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**GREAT DANE ADOPTION SOCIETY AND TRUST FUND**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2024**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of preparation of financial statements**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charity Commission requirements on the Receipts and Payments Basis and are compliant with the Charities Act 2011.
## **Assets retained for the Charities own use**
Depreciation has only been calculated to the extent that the value included within the Statement of Assets will more accurately reflect their underlying value. The rates used are as follows:
Kennel Site - 25% reducing balance Motor Vehicle - 25% reducing balance Equipment - 25% reducing balance
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