2020-09-30-accounts - Himalayan Animal Treatment Centre (UK)

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HIMALAYAN ANIMAL TREATMENT CENTRE UK Charity Number 1115822

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

YEAR ENDED 30[th] SEPTEMBER 2020

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Reference and administrative details

Trustees Barbara Webb Anne Wignall James Pearson Registered office The Little Manor 45 Tytherington Lane Bollington Macclesfield Cheshire SK10 2JS Bankers Handelsbanken 48 Alderley Road Wilmslow Cheshire SK9 1NY Independent Examiner M Heaton FCCA FCIE DChA KM 1[st] Floor Block C The Wharf Manchester Road Burnley Lancashire BB11 1JG

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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objects and aims

The objects as set out in the governing document are to raise funds for and generally assist animal welfare organisations in Asia. The work is currently focused on Nepal

Trustees raise funds in the UK through events and promotions and seek grant assistance from larger animal welfare organisations. The charity acts as a collection point for funds provided by visitors to Nepal who want to improve animal welfare there.

Significant activities

The collection and administration of funds continued.

Public relations work continued.

The charity made significant grants to the Himalayan Animal Rescue Trust, a Nepali registered not for profit, which carries out animal welfare programmes throughout Nepal, plus smaller grants to other groups in the field.

Public Benefit

The trustees confirm that we have paid due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit reporting in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Reserves policy

At the year end unrestricted cash funds amounted to £16,614.

The trustees regard the level of reserves held as sufficient at present.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes an unincorporated charity.

Recruitment and appointment of new trustees

Trustees are recruited by a vote of existing trustees and aim to bring a broad range of skills to the trust.

Risk management

The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.

Approved by the trustees on 9.12.20 and signed on their behalf by

B Webb

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Independent Examiners Report

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 30[th] September 2020 which are set out on pages 5 and 6.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees 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 charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records

I have no concerns 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.

M R Heaton FCCA FCIE DChA KM 1[st] Floor Block C The Wharf Manchester Road Burnley BB11 1JG

9.12.20

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RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

Receipts Grants and other income received Gift Aid Investment income Total receipts Payments Grants payable Transfer to C Richardson Legacy Fund (Charity 1175308) Subscriptions Bank charges Independent Examiner Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end	Unrestricted funds £ 12,044 36 12,080 2,158 172 173 360 2,863 9,217 7,397 16,614	Restricted funds £ 35,807 35,807 50,235 50,235 (14,428) 22,855 8,427	Total funds £ 47,851 36 47,887 52,393 172 173 360 53,098 (5,211) 30,252 25,041	Last year £ 92,341 438 65
				92,844
				82,150 2,405 165 336
				85,056

				7,788
				22,464
				30,252

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT THE END OF THE YEAR

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT THE END OF THE YEAR
Cash funds General funds HART	Unrestricted funds £ 16,614 16,614	Restricted funds £ 8,427
	16,614	8,427

Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf on 9.12.20 by:

B Webb

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1 Basis of preparation
These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis in accordance with the Charities Act 2011.
2 Fund Accounting
(a) Unrestricted funds are those that can be expended at the discretion of the trustees in the furtherance of the objects of the charity
(b) Restricted funds are those that may only be used for specific purposes. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor.
3 Taxation The charity is not liable to tax on its charitable activities.
The charity is not registered for VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the expense to which it relates.
4 Transactions with trustees
No remuneration nor expenses were paid to trustees or any persons connected with them during the year or previous year.