**British Chihuahua Rescue** Registered Charity 1094417 > Email: ~~SSS~~ rescue@thebcr.uk # **Trustees Annual Report for the period 1st January to 31st December 2024** **Charity name:** British Chihuahua Club Rescue Association ## **Charity registration number:** 1094417 **Principal Address:** 73 Frogmore Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3AA ## **Names of the Trustees who managed the charity during this period** ## **As at 1st January 2024** Pat Lewis (Chair) Anita Skinner Bernard Coxhead (acting Secretary) Mary-Kate Ingram Pat Keith (Treasurer) Linda Cater Sharon Coxhead Shih-Chi Chen Jo Ginger **As at 31st Dec 2024** Pat Lewis (Chair) Linda Cater (Vice Chair) Bernard Coxhead (Treasurer) Barrie David (Secretary) Pat Keith Sharon Coxhead Anita Skinner Richard Oakley Steve Trueman Vanessa Mason Shih-Chi Chen Jo Ginger ## **Structure, management and governance** **Type of governing document:** Constitution adopted 2002 revised 22.03.2015. **How the charity is constituted:** We are an unincorporated association. Membership of the Association consists only of the members of the British Chihuahua Club. **Trustee selection:** Trustees are elected annually by members at the Annual General Meeting. Any casual vacancies are filled by co-option at the discretion of the Trustees. New trustees receive a copy of the constitution along with a trustee policy document which includes guidance on public benefit. ## **Objectives and activities** The object of the Association as stated in our Constitution is to relieve the suffering and distress of Chihuahua dogs in need of care, attention or rehoming as a result of ill treatment, hardship, neglect or change of circumstances. When contacted by people with a Chihuahua that requires rehoming, we attempt to find the most suitable new home for it and arrange adoption. Dogs may be fostered with one of our members for as long as necessary prior to this adoption. We pay travel costs to the volunteers who collect and deliver dogs, and a daily amount towards the cost for those fostering. We pay for necessary medical and other treatment for dogs coming into rescue. This activity is of benefit to members of the public who are no longer able, for whatever reason, to continue to look after their dog(s) and wish to know they will be properly cared for, as well as assuring the welfare of the dogs concerned. Page 1 of 2 British Chihuahua Club Rescue Association Registered Charity 1094417 > Email: ~~ss~~ rescue@thebcr.uk ## **British Chihuahua Rescue** ## **Achievements and performance** Following several turbulent years when the Rescue struggled to attract new Trustees and was at risk of closing, the remaining Trustees successfully recruited more Volunteers from diverse backgrounds. This combined team has reinvigorated the Rescue. The direct impact is that dogs rescued in 2024 was up from 12 in 2023 - with an average of 6 per year in the previous years - to over 200 in 2024. Signs are that this will continue to grow. The growth is largely due to the Rescue being more widely known and it is a delight to be able to rescue so many more Chihuahuas. Relinquishments range from the traditional owner ill-health or passing, through to dog behavioural/training issues and increasingly, the economic environment – mainly occasioned through significant increases in vet fees. With over 80% of the Rescue’s costs being vet fees, the Rescue is not immune from these increases. Whilst rehoming is the preferred option, not all dogs rescued are suitable for rehoming owing to longterm veterinary or behavioural requirements and some will be taken into long-term foster. In these cases, the Rescue will continue to provide financial support for the lifetime of the dog. This growth has caused significant operational challenges and the majority of processes have required changing. Work will continue throughout 2025 and 2026 to improve the use of technology, governance, policies and procedures by adding Trustees with appropriate experience. ## **Financial review** In 2024, The Rescue had an Income of £65,711 and Expenditure of £62,601, showing a small surplus of £3,110. Cash funds were £250,867 and Investments £239,623. Expenditure is expected to increase significantly in 2025 and beyond as the Rescue gains visibility and hence rescues more dogs. Largely as a result of interest on existing investments and legacy receipts, the sound financial position of the Rescue serves to buffer many of the challenges during this period of growth and associated restructuring. During the next few years, more focus will be placed on fundraising to cover rising annual costs, the largest being vet bills. Interest from the Rescue’s investments is vital to support this. ## **Declaration** The trustees declare that they have approved this report at a meeting on 22[nd] October 2025. Signed on behalf of the Charity’s trustees. Barrie David (Secretary) 23[rd] October 2025 Page 2 of 2 British Chihuahua Club Rescue Association CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of Ch?rit5' The British Chihuahua Club Rescue Association On accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 Charity no (if any) 1094417 Set out on pages 34 incidde pa9e ol additional I report to the Irustees on my examination of the aGcounts of the above charity ('Ihe Trusy,) for the year ended 3110312024. As the charity's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounls 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 Tny examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the AGt. Responsibilities and basis of report Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with lh8 examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: I have no concems 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 a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: Ibl,.Ilozr Name: Katy Gooding Relevant professlonal qualification(s) or body (rf any): FCA Address: Gooding Accounts Holloway House, Epsom Square, White Horse Business Park Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 OXG IER Oct 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018 ||**The British Chihuahua Club Rescue Association**|**The British Chihuahua Club Rescue Association**|**The British Chihuahua Club Rescue Association**|**The British Chihuahua Club Rescue Association**|**The British Chihuahua Club Rescue Association**|**1094417**|**1094417**|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||||||**CC16a**|| |**For the period**
**from**
~~ee~~|||01/01/2024
Period start date
~~ee~~||**To**
~~ee~~||31/12/2024
Period end date|||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||||| ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**||**Total funds**||**Last year**|| ||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**|| |**A1 Receipts**||||||||||| |Donations|**21,125**||**-**||**-**||**21,125**||**5,076**|| |Legacies|**36,779**||**-**||**-**||**36,779**||**-**|| |Investments|**7,807**||**-**||**-**||**7,807**||**2,415**|| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|_AR)_**65,711**||**-**||**-**||**65,711**||**7,491**|| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total receipts_**
**65,711**
**-**
**-**
**65,711**
**7,491**
~~——————~~||||||||||| |**A3 Payments**||||||||||| |Veterinaryfees|**41,413**||**-**||**-**||**41,413**||**6,905**|| |Postage|**268**||**-**||**-**||**268**||**105**|| |Travellingexpenses|**10,629**||**-**||**-**||**10,629**||**1,089**|| |Boarding (Fostering)|**5,654**||**-**||**-**||**5,654**||**412**|| |Operatingcosts|**1,982**||**-**||**-**||**1,982**||**419**|| |Stationery|**503**||**-**||**-**||**503**||**51**|| |Insurance|**449**||**-**||**-**||**449**||**234**|| |Honorarium|**500**||**-**||**-**||**500**||**500**|| |SundryExpenses|**1,203**||**-**||**-**||**1,203**||**2,279**|| ||||**-**||**-**||**-**|||| |**_Sub total_ **|**62,601**||**-**||**-**||**62,601**||**11,994**|| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
**United Trust bank investment**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**85,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**85,000**
0
**_Total payments_**
**62,601**
**-**
**-**
**62,601**
**96,994**
~~———_————~~||||||||||| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|**3,110**
**-**
**247,757**
**250,867**
~~===~~|**3,110**
**-**
**247,757**
**250,867**|**-**
**- -**
**- -**
**-**|**-**
**- -**
**- -**
**-**|**- 3,110**
**- 89,503**
**- -**
**-**
**-**
**- -**
**247,757**
**337,260**
**- 250,867**
**247,757**
~~==>>~~|||||| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 15/10/2025 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
**Categories**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**1,148**
**-**
**-**
**249,077**
**-**
**-**
**430**
**-**
**-**
**212**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**250,867**
**-**
**-**
Paypal
Current account
Savings account
**B1 Cash funds**
HSBC Account
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
~~_—===~~|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
**Categories**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**1,148**
**-**
**-**
**249,077**
**-**
**-**
**430**
**-**
**-**
**212**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**250,867**
**-**
**-**
Paypal
Current account
Savings account
**B1 Cash funds**
HSBC Account
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
~~_—===~~|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
**Categories**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**1,148**
**-**
**-**
**249,077**
**-**
**-**
**430**
**-**
**-**
**212**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**250,867**
**-**
**-**
Paypal
Current account
Savings account
**B1 Cash funds**
HSBC Account
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
~~_—===~~|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
**Categories**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**1,148**
**-**
**-**
**249,077**
**-**
**-**
**430**
**-**
**-**
**212**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**250,867**
**-**
**-**
Paypal
Current account
Savings account
**B1 Cash funds**
HSBC Account
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
~~_—===~~|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
**Categories**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**1,148**
**-**
**-**
**249,077**
**-**
**-**
**430**
**-**
**-**
**212**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**250,867**
**-**
**-**
Paypal
Current account
Savings account
**B1 Cash funds**
HSBC Account
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
~~_—===~~| |---|---|---|---|---| ||(agree balances with receipts and payments|(agree balances with receipts and payments||| ||account(s))|OK
OK||OK| |||**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**||**Endowment**| |||**funds**
**funds**||**funds**| ||**Details**|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**| |**B2 Other monetary assets**|**154,623**
**-**
**-**
**85,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
CCLA Investment fund
United Trust Bank 2-year fixed bond
~~—=——~~|||| ||**Details**|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |**B3 Investment assets**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
~~a~~|||| ||**Details**|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
~~iss~~|||| |||**Fund to which**
**Amount due**||**When due**| ||**Details**|**liability relates**
**(optional)**||**(optional)**| |Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Date of
approval
Print Name
Signature
Patti Lewis
22/10/25
Barrie David
22/10/25
~~——~~|||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 15/10/2025 2