HIMALAYAN ANIMAL TREATMENT CENTRE UK Charity Number 1115822
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 30[th] SEPTEMBER 2023
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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 set out in the governing document are to relieve the suffering of animals in need of care and promote humane behaviour towards animals. The work towards achieving these objectives is being carried out in Nepal.
Trustees raise funds from larger animal welfare organisations and from individuals who support the objectives. The charity provides a collection point for donations before funds are transferred to Nepal.
Significant activities
The collection and administration of funds continued.
The charity transferred a total of £69,302 to registered animal welfare charities in Nepal .
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 restricted cash funds amounted to £24,222.
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 4[th] April 2024 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 2023 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 2. 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
04/04/2024
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RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT
| Receipts Grants and other income received Gift Aid Investment income Total receipts Payments Grants payable Subscriptions Bank charges Independent Examiner Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
Unrestricted funds £ - - - - - - - - - - - |
Restricted funds £ 72,110 6,033 - 78,143 69,302 35 156 498 69,991 8,152 16,070 24,222 |
Total funds £ 72,110 6,033 - 78,143 69,302 35 156 498 69,991 8,152 16,070 24,222 |
Restricted Last year £ 73,498 1,414 - |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74,912 | ||||
| 79,597 35 172 - |
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| 79,804 | ||||
| (4,892) | ||||
| 20,962 | ||||
| 16,070 |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT THE END OF THE YEAR
| Unrestricted | Restricted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | funds | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Cash funds | General funds | - | ||
| HART | 24,222 |
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf on 4[th] April 2024 by:
B Webb
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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1 Basis of preparation
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These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis in accordance with the Charities Act 2011.
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2 Fund Accounting
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(a) Unrestricted funds are those that can be expended at the discretion of the trustees in the furtherance of the objects of the charity
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(b) Restricted funds are those that may only be used for specific purposes. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor.
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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.
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