
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 1 January 2020   Period start date To 31 December 2020                          Period end date** 

**Charity name: Akita Rescue & Welfare Trust (UK)** 

**Charity registration number: 1112054** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 


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SORP reference<br>Summary of the purposes Para 1.17 For the benefit of the public to relieve<br>of the charity as set out  the suffering of Akitas in need of care<br>in its governing  and attention and to provide and<br>document maintain rescue homes or other<br>facilities for the reception, care and<br>treatment of such animals.  To promote<br>humane behaviour towards Akitas by<br>providing appropriate care, protection,<br>treatment and security for animals<br>which need care and attention by<br>reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor<br>circumstances or ill usage and to<br>educate the public in matters<br>pertaining to Akita welfare in general<br>and the prevention of cruelty and<br>suffering among animals<br>Summary of the main  Para 1.17 and   The Trust has reps and co-<br>1.19<br>activities in relation to  ordinators working across the<br>those purposes for the  UK, advising owners and<br>public benefit, in  rescuing, re-homing and<br>particular, the activities,  retraining Akitas.<br>projects or services   We are in contact with all the<br>identified in the  main breeders.<br>accounts.  We can set up home visits for<br>owners<br> We carry out frequent dog<br>assessments.<br> We manage the re-homing of<br>rescue dogs.<br><br>We offer education and advice to<br>current and prospective owners<br>of Akitas.<br> We assist in the re-homing of<br>dogs from all UK rescue<br>organisations such as the<br>RSPCA, Dogs Trust, Battersea<br>Dogs’ Home and many of the<br>County Councils’ dog pounds as<br>well as advising them on the<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>





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correct way of assessing Akita<br>temperament.<br>Statement confirming  Para 1.18 We confirm that the Trustees have<br>whether the trustees  regard to the Charity Commission’s<br>have had regard to the  guidance on public benefit.<br>guidance issued by the<br>Charity Commission on<br>public benefit<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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SORP reference<br>Para 1.38<br>Policy on grant making<br>Para 1.38<br>Policy on social<br>investment including<br>program related<br>investment<br>Para 1.38<br>Contribution made by<br>volunteers<br>The Trust continues to embrace social<br>Other media and has built a substantial<br>following benefiting the Trust and<br>Akitas in need.  Through this exposure<br>the Trust has adopted out more Akitas<br>in need and have educated and<br>supported owners, adopters and<br>potential owners of the breed.<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## **Achievements and Performance** 

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||Summary of the main<br>achievements of the<br>charity, identifying the<br>diference the charity’s<br>work has made to the<br>circumstances of its<br>benefciaries and any<br>wider benefts to society<br>as a whole.|Para 1.20|In 2020 the Trust adopted out 25 Akitas<br>and assisted in the adoption of another<br>5 dogs for another Rescue.<br>The Trust continues to ofer to cover<br>the cost of spaying and neutering of all<br>adopted Akitas.  This was originally<br>introduced in 2018 and continues to be<br>successful.<br>The Trust has substantially increased<br>the membership rate on social media.<br>Online auctions and fundraisers have<br>been successful in increasing<br>awareness and support for the Trust as<br>well as fnances.<br>ARW have moved to digital online<br>banking and a cloud based accounts<br>package.||
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Achievements against  Para 1.41<br>objectives set<br>Performance of<br>fundraising activities  Para 1.41<br>against objectives set<br>Investment performance  Para 1.41<br>against objectives<br>Other<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Financial Review** 


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Review of the charity’s  Para 1.21<br>financial position at the<br>end of the period<br>Statement explaining the Para 1.22 The Reserves Policy for the Trust is to<br>policy for holding  hold a sum equivalent to 3 months’<br>reserves stating why they average expenditure.  This should be<br>are held sufficient to meet any unforeseen item<br>of major expenditure and / or to be<br>able to continue, in the short term,<br>funding planned activities<br>Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £10000.00<br>Reasons for holding zero  Para 1.22 N / A<br>reserves<br>Details of fund materially Para 1.24 There are none<br>in deficit<br>Explanation of any  Para 1.23 There are none<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a<br>going concern<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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The Trust raises funds by means of<br>sponsors, online auctions, raffles,<br>The charity’s principal  merchandise sales, events and<br>sources of funds  Para 1.47 donations<br>(including any<br>fundraising)<br>Investment policy and<br>objectives including any  Para 1.46<br>social investment policy<br>adopted<br>A description of the  Para 1.46<br>principal risks facing the<br>charity<br>Other<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Structure, Governance and Management** 


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Description of charity’s<br>trusts:<br>Type of governing  Para 1.25 Declaration of Trust<br>document<br>(trust deed, royal<br>charter)<br>How is the charity  Para 1.25 Trust<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)<br>Trustee selection  Para 1.25 Appointed by a resolution of the<br>methods including details Trustees<br>of any constitutional<br>provisions e.g. election to<br>post or name of any<br>person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction Para 1.51<br>and training of trustees<br>The Trust has 5 Trustees<br>The charity’s  The administration team consists of 12<br>organisational structure  Para 1.51 volunteer members.  This team is<br>and any wider network  responsible for:<br>with which the charity<br>works Finance & Statistics<br>Adoptions<br>Rehoming<br>Fundraising<br>Technical Support & Web Development<br>The Trust has a national network of<br>volunteers operating under the Trust’s<br>Terms & Conditions to conduct home<br>checks, temperament assessments,<br>transport runs, events and fundraising.<br>Relationship with any  Para 1.51<br>related parties<br>Other<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Reference and Administrative details** 


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Charity name Akita Rescue & Welfare Trust (UK)<br>Other name the charity  None<br>uses<br>Registered charity  1112054<br>number<br>Charity’s principal  10 Dallison Rd<br>address Hibaldstow<br>BRIGG<br>North Lincolnshire<br>DN20 9PU<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 


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Name of person (or body)<br>Dates acted if not for<br>Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee<br>whole year<br>(if any)<br>Stephanie Anne  Chairperson<br>1<br>Brown<br>2 Paul Grier<br>3 Ken Smith<br>Catherine<br>4<br>Flanagan<br>5 Christine Brown<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 


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**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

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## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

> **Signature(s)** J. Christine Brown **Full name(s)** JOAN CHRISTINE BROWN 

**Position (eg** TRUSTEE AND ACCOUNTS **Secretary, Chair, etc)** MANAGER 

**Date** 9[th] October 2021 




**Charity Name No (if any) AKITA RESCUE & WELFARE TRUST (UK) 1112054** 

## **Receipts and payments accounts** 

Period start date Period end date **To** 1/1/2020 12/31/2020 

**For the period from** 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 


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Unrestricted  Restricted  Endowment<br>Total funds<br>funds funds funds<br> to the nearest<br>to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £<br>£<br>A1 Receipts<br>Donations                   13,208                            -                              -                      13,208<br>Charitable activities                     4,145                            -                              -                        4,145<br>Other income                   14,602                            -                              -                      14,602<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                  31,955                            -                              -                      31,955<br>Sub total (Gross income for AR)<br>A2 Asset and investment sales,<br>(see table).<br>                            -                              -                              -                            -<br>                            -                              -                              -                            -<br>Sub total                              -                              -                              -                            -<br>Total receipts                31,955                          -                          -                    31,955<br>A3 Payments<br>Charitable activies                   20,135                            -                              -                      20,135<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>                            -                            -                              -                              -<br>Sub total [                  20,135 ]                           -                              -                      20,135<br>A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, (see table)<br>                            -                              -                              -                            -<br>                            -                              -                              -                            -<br>Sub total [                            - ]                             -                              -                            -<br>Total payments                20,135                          -                          -                    20,135<br>Net of receipts/(payments)                11,820                        -                          -                   11,820<br>A5 Transfers between funds                         -                        -                          -                              -<br>A6 Cash funds last year end                 25,278                        -                          -                   25,278<br>Cash funds this year end                37,098                        -                          -                   37,098<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




|**Section B Statement**|**of assets and liabilities**|**at the end of the period**|**at the end of the period**|**at the end of the period**|
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|**Categories**|**Details**|**funds**||**funds**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|**_Total cash funds_**|**to nearest £**<br>**37,098**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**37,098**|<br> <br> <br>|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
||(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|OK<br>|OK||
|||**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**|
|||**funds**||**funds**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**<br>Insurance pre-paid|**to nearest £**<br>**382**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|<br> <br> <br> <br> <br>|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**|**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|**Details**|**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**||
|**charity’s own use**|||<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
|||**Fund to which**||**Amount due**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|**Details**<br>Creditors: accrual IE|Unrestricted<br>**liability relates**|<br> <br> <br> <br>|**200**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**(optional)**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|Signature|Print|Name||
||J Christine Brown|JOAN CHRISTINE||BROWN|






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## **Last year** 

## **to the nearest £** 

**8,526 5,499 12,057 - - - - - 26,082** 

**26,082** 

**29,716 - - - - - - - - 29,716** 

**29,716 -              3,634 - 28,912 25,278** 



**Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - -** 

OK 

**Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - -** 

**Current value (optional)** 

**-** 

**Current value (optional)** 

**When due (optional)** 

Date of approval 28.10.2021 



Brenda Peers-Ross
29 Drlft Road
Selsey
Chichester
West Sussex
P020 OPW
To the Members:
THE AKITA RESCUE AND WELFARE TRUST (UK)
Registered Charity Number:1112054
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS
We haNe Indoperbdonly Examinwj thfr Recwts aThJ Payff*nts Aco>unt and Statement of Assets and
L*bllitlo8. for finan¢io1 year erwjlng 311t D￿nber 2(r20.
RMp•ctlv• rn•pon•lbllltlo8 of M•mbor• and Ex•mlMr
As members you are responsible for the preparatKJn8 of the Acrxjunts. The charity's trustets to ¢on8hYer
that an audit is not required for this year under section 144{21 of the Charit*8 Act 2011 Ilhe 2011 Actl or
urbder ReguLgtlon 10(1)Ibl and that an ir￿ent examwwtion is needed.
It16 our r•$pon$ibllty lo..
examine th8 ac(x)unts uThJ8r 8eGtion 145 of the Charits8 Aca 2011 and 8ection 44(1)Icl of the
Charttl•$ A
to follow the pr(Kedur88 laKI dovm pnofll DIrec￿nI given by th8 Charity Comm188bn
undors•¢tion 145(Sllb)
to 8lalo. W￿￿r pafticular matters haw come lo my attent
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Our examlnatb3n was caNied out in ac(Y)rdanr￿ v4ith genèral Dlrodlon$ g￿en by the Chadty Commlsslon
and In a¢¢ordan¢e with Regulatlon 11 of the charit￿ Alxounts Regulation 20c￿. An examination
Includes a rev￿ of Ihe a￿OUnti￿J records kept by tho ¢harity and a ts)mp8rison of the accounts
pr888nted with th688 rècords. It also includes conskleration of any unusual item8 or dNd08ure8 In the
accoun18 and seeking explanat￿n5 frryn ￿ the trnstees conr*ming such matters. The proc4dur88
undèrtaken do not pffjvide all the ev￿￿enCe that woukj b8 requirgd in an audit, and consequenlty no
opin￿n is given 0$ to whethèr the ac£p3unts P￿sent a Irue and fair and thg report Is limited lo those
matters set out in the next statemont.
Indo￿n￿ont Ex4mlnorf• Ststom•nt
In CA)nnecllon with OUT examinalbon. no matter has to our attention..
whth gives us reasonab￿ cause to beI￿ve that in any material r¢spe¢t
the requirements..
to kaep Sec￿nI1￿￿ records In ac(xJrdance wth 8ecth)n 130 of the 2011 Act and 8ecllon
44111(a) ol the 2WS A(* aThJ Regulatlon 4 01 the 20(￿ Accounts Re9ulati￿$ and
lo prepare 8¢￿Unts vthich accofd with the accounting records and to compty with
general a¢ts)untino requireThnts of the 2011 Act and 80ction 441111bl of the
2Crf)5 Aca and Regulatwjn 9 01 the 2ChX Regulation
have not been met or
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to which in our OpinK￿, attenth)n shouhj be drawn In onlw to enable
proper understanding of th8 a￿oUnts to te reathed.
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