Labrador Retriever Rescue Southern England (LRRSE)
Trustees’ Annual Report And
Statement of Accounts
Year ended 30[th] June 2022
Charity Registration Number: 1105955
Patrons: Marc Abraham BVM&S, Bryony Hill, Maria Slough
Registered office: 247 Malden Way, New Malden, Surrey KT3 5QW
Trustees Annual Report for the year ended June 2022
The Trustees for the period July 2021 to June 2022
Sue Birmingham
Louise Dixon
Sarah Smith
Charity Aims and Objectives
Labrador Retriever Rescue Southern England (LRRSE)
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To unite and re-home to a suitable caring and loving home pure bred Labrador Retrievers and Labrador cross breeds within the UK.
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To recover and rehabilitate, if necessary, any Labrador Retriever or Labrador Cross which has been ill-treated, neglected or is unwanted for whatever reason, irrespective of age, sex or health of the dog.
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To do all that is possible to ensure the continued welfare of dogs that come through our care and to keep in contact with the dog to ensure its continued well-being.
Financial Statement
Labrador Retriever Rescue Southern England (LRRSE)
Accounting Period 1[st] July 2021 to 30[th] June 2022
Income
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2022 2021
£
Donations and Fundraising 71,429 71,953
Legacies 17,531 -
Gift Aid - 1,986
Interest and Sundry Income 408 720
Total Income 89,368 74,659
Expenses
Medical 18,665 18,190
Accommodation & Training 43,213 15,209
Administration & Transportation 12,979 17,370
Overseas Expenses 88,229 67,423
Total Expenses 163,086 118,192
Net Loss for the year 73,718 43,533
Balance Sheet as at 30 [th] June 2022
Assets
Cash at Bank Current Account 1,863 29,707
Deposit Account 641 24,522
PayPal 873 5,233
Nationwide B.S 62,005 81,641
Shawbrook Bank 82,008 80,005
147,390 221,108
Less Sundry Creditor (10,807) (10,807)
Net Assets 136,5 210,3
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Opening Reserves 210,301 253,834
Net Loss for the Year
| Net Loss for the Year | (73,718) | (43,533) | ||
| Closing Reserves | 136,5 83 |
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Trustee Report - June 2022
This year has seen a huge increase in dogs needing rescue space due to behavioural issues, many directly as a result of poor socialising and a lack of training during Covid. We do our very best to help those that we care for but have limited space and a shortage of experienced foster homes for them all. The financial crisis of the latter part of 2022 has once again placed even greater pressure upon smaller rescues such as ourselves, with owners not able to afford to keep their dogs or unable to afford medical fees that are required. Some owners have had to work longer hours to manage their monthly outgoings and have found that their dogs are not coping with being alone after so many months of being home with them. Other common factors are relationship break ups or moving into rented accommodation and being unable to find suitable accommodation to take their pets with them. Many of the dogs need to not only find new homes but spend time training them prior to them leaving us.
We have always tried to do as much as possible to help the stray dogs and have found an increase in the number of dogs we are asked to help form the pounds. These dogs not only require a foster place for assessment but invariably require veterinary treatment prior to rehoming.
We have continued where possible to help dogs from abroad and still continue to secure safe passage for many China dogs as well as from Egypt and Europe. We require all of these dogs to be fully tested and negative for all diseases that are not currently in the UK. The difficulties in language, complicated administration and the distances to travel cannot be underestimated and the costs are considerable. If the disgusting markets and treatment of these dogs for human foods continue to exist in the Far East, it is difficult to see that our responsibilities will diminish in this area. This has been a huge expense to us and we continue to look at more cost effective ways to save these dogs and get them safely to us in the UK.
Veterinary fees and kennelling are still a large expense. Where possible we try to place dogs into foster homes, but due to the number of dogs we are asked to help we find that kennelling is our only option for most of them. As previously, we continue to support dogs that have been placed in forever homes. This means that dogs with lifelong medical conditions that would have been impossible to place are able to live their lives to the full in permanent homes. We have also continued to place many older dogs with older people and the result for both the people and the dogs is
amazing to see. We have been delighted to see the improvement in the wellbeing and enjoyment of life of both the dogs and their adopters.
All of our achievements this year are, as always, down to the tremendous dedication of our team of volunteers who work tirelessly, giving an everincreasing amount of their time to make life good for many wonderful dogs and we thank them all.
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF Labrador Retriever Rescue Southern England For the year ended 30[th] June 2022
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| Respective responsibilities of | The charity’s trustees are responsible for the |
| Trustees and examiner | preparation of the accounts. The charity’s |
| trustees consider that an audit is not required for | |
| this year under Section 144 of the Charities Act | |
| 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent | |
| examination is needed. | |
| It is my responsibility to: | |
| Examine the accounts under Section 145 |
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| of the Charities Act, | |
| To follow procedures laid down in the |
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| general Directions given by the Charity | |
| Commission (under section 145(5) (b) of | |
| the Charities Act, and | |
| To state whether particular matters have |
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| come to my attention. | |
| Basis of Independent | My examination was carried out in accordance |
| examiner’s statement | with general Directions given by the Charity |
| Commission. An examination includes a review of | |
| the accounting records kept by the charity and a | |
| comparison of the accounts presented with those | |
| records. It also includes consideration of any | |
| unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and | |
| seeking explanations from the trustees | |
| concerning any such matters. The procedures | |
| undertaken do not provide all the evidence that | |
| would be required in an audit, and consequently | |
| no opinion is given as to whether the accounts | |
| present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is | |
| limited to those matters set out in the statement | |
| below. | |
| Independent examiner’s | In connection with my examination, no matter |
| Statement | has come to my attention: |
| a) which gives me reasonable cause to believe | |
| that in, any material respect, the | |
| requirements | |
| - to keep accounting records in accordance | |
| with section 130 of the Charities Act; and | |
| - to prepare accounts which accord with the | |
| accounting records and comply with the | |
| accounting requirements of the Charities | |
| Act | |
| have not been met or: | |
| b) which, in my opinion, attention should be | |
| drawn in order to enable a proper |
understanding of the accounts to be reached
Philip Bradley Bradley & Co Independent Examiner 20[th] March 2023