Dogs in Need Company Limited by Guarant•• Flnanclal Statoments for the year ended 31 March 2023 Dogs in, Need Company Limited by Guarantee Financial Statements 31 March 2023 Company Registration Number. 04678335 Charity Numter. 1098870 111 ¥ACHZYF80* OW12r2023 COMPANIES HOUSE A18 #131 | Dogs In Nttd Company Llmlted by Guarantee ' Flnanclal Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 Contents Trustees. Annual Report Independent Examinerfs Report Statement of Financial Aciivities Balance Sheet Notes 9-12 Dogs in Need Company Limited by Guarnntee Flnancial Stat•ments for the year endèd 31 Ma￿h 2023 Trustees, Annual Report The Truslees, who are also directors of the Company for the purp)ses of cotryany law. present their report and Ihe unaudited financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2023. The financial ststements comply with the Charities Acl 2011. the Coffyanies Act 2006. the Memorandum and Art￿leS ofAsscciatson, and A¢eounting and Reporting by Charib'es.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable lo charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Stsndaid applicable in the UK and Ireland IFRS1021. 2019. Reference and Administrative Dgtails Charity Name Charty Registration Number tkg5 in Need 1098870 Company Registration Nuffthr 4678335 Registered Office PO Box 648 Gateway House. Tolgale Chandlers Ford. Easleiyh. S050 OND corresponden￿ Address 3 HolfftrJale Cottages, Felday Glade Holmbury St Mary. t)orking. RHS 6PG Dlrectorn who have h•ld office since l Aprfl 2022." R¢chard Powles" (Chairman since 6 September 2023) Neil Coode" Fran Hamp5hire- {Co-QPted 6 June 20221 Sarah Lambert." (Co-opted 6 June 2022) Debbie Spear (co￿pted 9 November 2022) Michael Mallinson (Chairman}~ resigned 12 October 2022 Audrey (Sandy) Mallinson (Execuknve Trusteel- resigned 12 October 2022 8arry Franklin {Chairman Sin￿ 12 O¢tober20221- resrgned 30 August 2023 ' Direclors w￿1 retired by rolation and at Ihe AGM on 12 Od¢)bgr 2022 - Directors wpted ￿10 the Board thjring the year and *tre elected at the AGM on 12 Octobei 2022 Other offlcers and advtsets of th• COM￿ny." N A CoNvell ISecretary)- resigned 3 March 2023 Audrey (Sandy) Mallinson (Honorary President) - app)inted 11 May 2023 N A Cohvell {Independent Examiner) Keyham, Beech Lane, Normandy Guildford. GU3 2JH National Westminster Bank plc. 9 Hyh Street. Cobham. KT11 3DJ Premier Wealth Planning. AMP House, Dingwall Road, Croydon CRO 2LX Brewin t)olphin. First Point. Buckingham Gale Gats¥￿k. RH6 ONT M(M)re Barlow, Gateway House, Tolgate. Chandlers Ford, Ea5tlewJh. S053 3TG Bank Investment Adviser Investment Manager Solicitors Dogs in Need Company Llmfted by Guarantee Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 Structure, Govemance and hlanagemont Dogs in Need is a company limited by guarantee operating under a Memorandum and Artscles of Assoeiatitin dated 121Tr February 2W3. as amended on 27th June 2003. In the event of the Company being wound up, members are requifed to contn'bute an amount not exceeding £1 towards any deficiL The Company was registered as a charty on s￿ Augusi 2CK13. The directors of the Company are also charity trustees for the purtLJses of charity I￿. The Company's Mernorandum and Articles of Association require thal one third of the directors retire by roiabon each year but are elwJible for re-elecbon. In additi'on. directors may be COthOPted onto the 8oard during Ihe year. ￿ only hold Off￿ until the next Annual General Meeting. Informats"on regarding Directors vtho held off￿e in the period is given above. Although the board of directors is small, care is tsken to ensure thal. arnngsl the direclors. the necessary skills to manage both the corporate and the operational affairs of the Company are present Following the retirement of Michael Mallinson, subsequent chaifmen have been selected from existing TnJ5tees who have been in off￿e for a number of years. Debbie Spear was appointed as a Trustee after Sandy Mallinson. Executive Trustee, reb"re(l. DebbE had ￿en a volunteer for Dogs in Need rethoming ¢Jogs alongside Sandy for over 20 years. Two fvrther Trustees have been appointed to provKJe additional operational and finanaal sup The Board has agreed. and keeps under regular ￿VieW, operabonal guidelines for the re-homing of dogs in addition to other wlicies. All the Oirectors play some part in the operational activities of the Company, and correspond and regulaty in addition lo formal tv)ard meetings, in an ongoing routine of mutual ¢onsuttation. Objeclives and Activities The Company s objects a￿ to relieve suffering an￿ng$1 dogs and other such animals, by.. Providing care and protection to these animals Finding suitable homes for stray, abandoned or unwante(J animals Providing financial assistance to ¢)wners unable lo affrjrd vetennary or other costs in support of the animals. wellbeing Preventsng unwanted breeding Advancing publ￿ education in the needs and care of the animals Other means as appropriate Although the Company may work with a varEty of animals. the present principal activity of thè Company is to relieve suffering amngst dogs. primarily through finding forever hornes for stray. abandoned and unwanted dogs arKI provKling ancillary supp)rt. for example wtih veterinary fees and training ¢osts. Dogs in Need also made a significant donatwjn during the financial year to a charity working to rescue dogs caught up in the chaos when Russia declared war on Ukraine in February 2022. War Paws Limiled (Charity Registration Number 1168239) collected fo&J and supplies from the UK and assisted with the costs of eva¢uakn"on of hundreds of animals. War Paws has prov￿ed new and improved shelters in Ukraine and Romania. and Continl￿d to provide care while they search for new homes for the dogs. 0095 In Need Company Limited by Guarantee Financial Statements for the year ended 31 Ma￿h 2023 The rnain acts"vities undertaken by the Conyny to cary out tts charrtable puryjoses lor the public benefft are.. Finding seeure homes which can prt)vide gc*yJ standards of onwing care for slray and abandoned dogs. Supporting people who Can no k*nger keep their dogs, for example through a change in personal cir¢ufftstances. by finding their animals a suitable new home. Caring for dogs which rn￿ht otheNise have to be destroyed. ensuring Ihal they receive appropriate veterinary treatment In carefijlly selected cases. provKling financial support for veterinary treatment and training and other Costs, which owners could not otherwise afford or to support the dog in su¢cessfiJlty settlirbg into its new home. Being a small chanty, il is able to be flexible in rts homing rules, making dogs available to people, particularty eklerty people. who mighl not meet the requirements of other organisations, thus bringin9 lo them the benefits of animal ownership. The Trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard io the Charity Commission's publi benefrt gu•Jance when exercising any FM)wers or duties to which the guidance is relevant. Achiovemonts and Perfomianc• During the financial year, Dogs in Need r&homed 79 dogs {2021122- 62 dogsl, arml referred a further 10 to speoalist breed ￿Scue organisatsons. Dogs in Need is willing and able to find homes for stray and abandoned dcgs from Pounds in the South East, once they have served their statutory seven days. and also to re-home local dcgs which are no longer wanted by their owners or whose owners are no longer able to care for them. IOT example through bereavement or a change in personal circumstances. However, we now obtain almost all our dogs from Mo Chara. an Irish animal ￿sCUe charty which lakes many dogs from overfowing local Pounds. Mo Chara kenneLs the dogs through the quarantine period and undertakes all neeessary velerinary treatment. induding neutering, vaccinating and treating fof paiasiles. Mo Chara makes a flat charge for each dog and arranges transp)rt to the UK for which Dc43s in Need also pays. ￿Then Mo Chara has no Capacity for hjrther dogs, it passes them to v￿orouS Kennels who charge DDJS in Need a daity rate for their servi¢es. Vve OCLasionally take dogs direct from V￿orOus. in which case they arrange for the necessary veterinary treatment al our expense and kennel the dcos through the quaranline perNyJ. Dogs looking for a home are featured on Dogs in Need's website and Facebook page, and are further advertised by general netsvorking. People Inte￿Ied in a particular dog contact Dogs in Need in the first instance, and if appropriate are then pul in contacl with the team at Mo Chara who are able lo provide any further information that they may have atout that dc•J. Dc•Js in Need also carries out remote horr￿ checks. to confirm suilability of the environment including security and how long Ihe dog may be left alone. Because of the tsme the dogs have to spend in kennels in Ireland, they will have a potential waiting for them when they arrive in the UK. New owners are able to pick up Iheir dog onee the necessary formaltlies have been completed on arrival. On the rare occasions that the new home does not work OUL the dog will typicalty be placed in carefvlly selected commercial kennels or with a foster carer, until a surtable home can be found. th dogs from England. we do our best lo move ihem direclty from their old lo their new hon*, but Whe￿ this is not possib￿. we use ¢omrr£rcial kennels or foster homes. Dogs In Need Company Limlted by Guarantee Financial Statements for the year end￿ 31 taarch 2023 We do not have a 'no destruclion" policy.. we onty Put dtsJs down if their behavior is threatening to humans, thus making them impossible to re5ponsibty. If they are not already neutered. it our poli¢y to neuter all bitches or to secure their neutering as a cormdition of the transfer lo Iheir rtew owner. We do not insist on the neutering of dogs save for behavioral or health reasons. Some dogs do coff* with serious problems. Our policy is tr) SUPWt owners in prwjring whalever treatment the dog5 need and to support new owner5 advice and training costs. and we have been able to do all this without exception. Beyond this. we commonly gNe advice to owners who have problem5 with their dogs and are thinking of r&homing them. We also direct some owners towards breed specik specialists", we do this particulady where the dog is of a breed that experier￿ tells us that we would have difficulty in re-homing. The Company runs a strong rrt)Iy of ccpoperation w¢lh others operatbng in the sarre line. Wth their consent, we pass on names of those willing to give homes to dogs to other organisations, and we seek homes for dogs held by other organisations. In this way. we build up a netsyork of ¢ontacts thal enhances the prospects of each dog. The onty restriCt￿)n to Ihis netsvothing is that we only work with those who follow a policy on the suitabilrty of new homes that reflects our own. especialty on issues ol garden security and on dogs not being left on their own for exiended periods of time. Nevertheless. by this route, a considerable numter of other dogs will have benefitted from our efforts. Rlsk Management The Directors keep urKler eonstant revw the operatsonal risks that mwJht threaten the Company. These primarily reside around our abilty to find suitable kennelling and behavioural risks of dogs in our care. Dogs in Need has no premises of its own. and Works ck)sety with a small number of commercial kenne15 which share our values and which will care property for the dogs placed wrth them. We also have a number of trusted foster carers. Dcos in Need has well*stablished management practices designed to limit the risks posed by behavioural issues. and these are backed up by appropriate in￿ranCe cover. Financi•l R•view During the financial year, the Company had total Inco￿ of £41.374 {2021r22 - £19.546) and expenditure of £49.557 (2021r22- £21.9741. These figu￿$ inrJude legxies 01 £20.220 (2021122- £nill and a charitable donation of £20.000 (2021122 - £2001. Transfer fees charged to new ownets comprise 72% of operab'onal income12021122- 73%), wtth the majority of the balance provided by donations and investment income. The Company has no employees and is wn enty'rety by volunteers who are not remunerated for their services. though reasonable costs are reimbursed rf reque51ed. Direct costs of caring for animals largely comprise transfer fees paid lo an Irish charity. transFQrt. comrrEr¢ial kennels and veterinary fees. Administrative expenses are cknsely controlled, and include insurance. accountancy and printing and stationery costs. Nel expendilure of £8.183 {2021r22- net expenditu￿ £2,428) is in line wilh expeCts￿n$. The financial markets have continued lo be unsettled following the Covid pandemic, the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and other mxro4e¢onomi¢ factots. and the invesbnenl revaluation deficit of £11,116 for the finawal year compares with a small surplus in 2021r22 of £126. Dogs in Nood Comp•ny Limited by Guarantee Financial Statements lor the ear end•d 31 MaT¢h 2023 The Company's investment poly is to hold funds surplus to day-IIAay operatsonal requirements in a balanced investrnent portfolio. with a view lo delNering an annual ir￿orne and modest capilal growth in the medium term to fvnd the future acb"vities of the Charty. The investment portfolio is managed by professional investrnenl managers and the Company also employs an Ir￿ependent Financial Adviser. The Trustees continue to rnnitor investment perfomBn¢e dosety. and regularly review the Company's investment F(slicy. Nel assets as at 31 Mar¢h 2023 were £132,89312022 - £152.192). whth were wholly represented by unrestricted income funds. There are no desynated funds. Dogs in Need has restricted income funds or endowment funds. Assuming similar levels of income and expenditure going forward, the Company has net assets sufficient to tund its charitable activit￿5 for the foreseeab futu￿. and has not adopted a formal Reserves Policy. Expressions of Gratitude Dogs in Need was the inspiration of Saw and MicJ)ael Maliinson. who set up the charity neaty 40 years ago. After many years of dedicated service. and sorre 3.746 d(MJS successfvlly re-homed. they retired as Directors at the AGM on 12 October 2022. Sandy was apwinted Honorary PresKlenl in May 2023 in recognits'on of her exceptional contributK)n to Do9s in Need. The Board wouhj also like thank Barry Franklin for many years. as a director of Dogs in Need. including acting as Chairnan thrryjgh a pericmj of transrtK)n for the ¢liarity. Responsibilities of the Directo Company Law requires the Oireclors to prepare financial statements for ea¢h financial year that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company al the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and expenditu￿. In p￿Paring Ihese financial statements. the Directors should follow best practts and: select suitable accounting policies and appty them eonsistenty, make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent arKI. prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless il is appropriate lo consider that the Company will not continue on that basis. The Board re(wnise$ its respmsibilty for maintaining proper accountsng records that disclose, with reasonable accuracy al any time. the finan¢rdl posrtion of the Company and enables them to ensu th* the finan￿al statements compty with the Companies ACL The Directors are also resFonsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and thus for tak￿g reasonable steps for the preventicln of fraud and other irregulariiies. Approved by the Board of Trustees on 29 November 2023. and signed on its behaw by". Richard Powles. Chairman Dogs in Need Company Limited by Guarant00 Flnanclal Statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF DOGS IN NEED I report on the accounts of the ￿rnPany for the year ended 31 March 2023 wh￿h are sel out on pages 7 to 12. RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT The trustees Iwho are also the directors of Dogs in Need for the purposes of company law} are responsible for the preparatson of the accounts in a￿Ordan￿ with the requirements of the Companies Act 20061.the 20C6 Acri. Having satisW myself that the accounts of Ihe company are Mt required to be audited for this year under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are e1￿ible for independent examination. I report in respe¢l of my examinalion of your charity's accounts as carried out un¢Jer secb.on 145 of the Charities Act 20111.the 2011 Acf). In carying Out my examination. I have lollowed the Di￿1￿)n$ given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)Ib) of the 2011 Act INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S STATEMENT I have completed my examinalion. I confirm that no material matters have come io my attention which give me cause to believe that: Accounting records We￿ not kept in accor