## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date 1 September 2022 To Period end date 31 August 2023** ## **Charity name: Greyhound Compassion CIO** ## **Charity registration number: 1120247** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To relieve the suffering of greyhounds who are in need of care and
protection and in particular by providing and maintaining or
assisting in the provision and maintenance of kennels and other
facilities for the reception and care of greyhounds who are retired
and unwanted or who are otherwise in need of care and protection;
to place in such permanent homes as the trustees may consider
appropriate.
In practice, the area of benefit is national and overseas (generally
Spain and Ireland).| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|We support 3 shelters rescuing greyhounds:
• Greyhound Rescue, Boston, Lincolnshire (UK): around 25
greyhounds in residence at any one time;
• Limerick Animal Welfare (Ireland): caring for around 20
greyhounds at any one time
• SPA Scooby, Medina del Campo (Spain) rescuing 300 to 400
greyhounds (“galgos”) on an annual basis.
Our income is generated mainly from supporter donations and
fund-raising in the community (sales of second-hand donated
goods and clothes at car boot sales and on eBay). We have used
the income to contribute towards the cost of the following in the
period under review:
SPA Scooby:dog food for the rescued galgos in residence.
Limerick Animal Welfare:vet fees for preparing greyhounds pre-
adoption (mainly skin and dental treatments); veterinary equipment
including a steel table and vet medical gas.
Greyhound Rescue:kennel heating repair; dog food; and vet fees
including limb amputation for a rescued greyhound battling cancer.
We collect donated dog food, bedding and towels which the
Trustees transport at own cost to Greyhound Rescue in Boston.
We refer applications for adoptions to Greyhound Rescue (UK ex-
racing greyhounds) and to SPA Scooby (Spanish galgos). We help
with adoption assessments and rescue back-up advice.| Statement confirming Para 1.18 whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit During the year under review our Trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance when exercising our powers and duties to which the guidance is relevant. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Greyhound Compassion is a small charity with a very small group
of volunteers (5). We ensure our expenses are kept to a
reasonable minimum in order to maximise funds available and
target the money to the heart of the welfare and rehab needs of
rescued greyhounds/galgos and the rescue facilities they use,
ensuring our financial contribution makes a tangible difference as
detailed above in the Objectives & Activities section.
We have been able to afford to add value to the rescue facilities
for tens of greyhounds/galgos per capita.
A very significant impact this year was our funding of the majority
of the vet fee for the limb amputation for the greyhound suffering
from cancer. This was significant surgery and gave the
greyhound a chance of survival.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Total Receipts: £6,229
Total Payments: £10,899
Cash funds at last year end £7,449
Cash funds this year end £2,779| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Trustees closely monitor the bank balance, keeping the
equivalent of at least 2 years of essential expenses in
reserve. Liabilities never exceed assets. This policy means
we are able to cover unexpected expenses.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Greyhound Compassion holds a reserve equivalent to at
least 2 years’ essential costs.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Notwithstanding the current economic climate the Trustees
do not have any uncertainties about the charity continuing
as a going concern. Our reserves policy is designed to
protect Greyhound Compassion’s operations.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |---|---|---| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution (22 December 2021)| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Appointed by resolution at a convened meeting of the charity
Trustees. Trustees are selected for their skills, knowledge &
experience for the administration of Greyhound Compassion.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Greyhound Compassion CIO| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Greyhound Compassion| |Registered charity number|1120247| |Charity’s principal address|6 Arlington Court, Whittle Way
Arlington Business Park
Stevenage
Hertfordshire
SG1 2FS| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| |1
2
3
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17|**XX - Trustee with**
**dispensation**|||| ||**XX - Trustee with**
**dispensation**|||| ||**XX - Trustee with**
**dispensation**|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| 18 19 20 ## Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** NONE Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |NONE||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held NONE in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** NONE ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details Dispensation granted by Charity Commission ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Signature Redacted Signature Redacted **Full name(s) XX - Trustee with dispensation XX - Trustee with dispensation Position (eg Trustee Trustee Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 4 December 2023 ||**Greyhound Compassion**|**Greyhound Compassion**|**Greyhound Compassion**|**Greyhound Compassion**|**Greyhound Compassion**|**1120247**|**1120247**||**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||||| ||**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||||||| ||**For the period**
**from**||**01/09/2022**||**To**|**31/08/2023**|||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||||| ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**||**Total funds**||**Last year**| ||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**| |**A1 Receipts**|||||||||| |Donations, legacies, grants|**4,330**||**-**||**-**||**4,330**||**7,620**| |Gift Aid relief|**469**||**-**||**-**||**469**||**695**| |Bank interest|**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |Fund-raising events|**1,430**||**-**||**-**||**1,430**||**3,132**| ||**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR) _|
**6,229**||**-**||**-**||**6,229**||**11,447**| ||||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||||| ||**- 0**||**- 0**||**- 0**||**-**||| ||**- 0**||**- 0**||**- 0**||**-**||**- 0**| |**_Sub total_**|
**- 0**||**- 0**||**- 0**||**-**||**- 0**| ||||||||||| |**_Total receipts_ **|
**6,229**||**- 0**||**- 0**||**6,229**||**11,447**| ||||||||||| |**A3 Payments**|||||||||| |Cost of fund-raising|**284**||**-**||**-**||**284**||**534**| |Grants and donations paid|**10,521**||**-**||**-**||**10,521**||**16,628**| |Bank charges|**3**||**-**||**-**||**3**||**3**| |Office and sundries|**90**||**-**||**-**||**90**||**391**| ||**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|
**10,899**||**-**||**-**||**10,899**||**17,555**| ||||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases,(see table)**|||||||||| ||**- 0**||**- 0**||**- 0**||**-**||| ||**- 0**||**- 0**||**- 0**||**-**||| |**_Sub total_ **|
**- 0**||**- 0**||**- 0**||**-**||**- 0**| ||||||||||| |**_Totalpayments_ **|
**10,899**||**- 0**||**- 0**||**10,899**||**17,555**| ||||||||||| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ **|**-**
**4,670**||**-**||**-**||**-**
**4,670**||**-**
**6,108**| |**A5 Transfers between funds**|**- 0**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**A6 Cash funds lastyear end**|**7,449**||**-**||**-**||**7,449**||**13,557**| |**_Cash funds thisyear end_ **|
**2,779**||**-**||**-**||**2,779**||**7,449**| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|||||||||| |**Categories**|**Details**||||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**| ||||||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**| |**B1 Cash funds**|Cash funds at year end||||**2,779**||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||**- 0**||||**- 0**||||**- 0**|||||**-**||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||**- 0**||||**- 0**||||**- 0**|||||**-**||||||| |||**_Sub total_ **|||**- 0**||||**- 0**||||**- 0**|||||**-**|||||**- 0**|| |||||||||||||||||||||||||| ||**_Totalpayments_ **||||**10,899**||||**- 0**||||**- 0**|||||**10,899**|||||**17,555**|| |||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ **||||**-**|**4,670**||||**-**||||**-**||||**-**|**4,670**||||**-**|**6,108**|| |**A5 Transfers between funds**|||||**- 0**||||**-**||||**-**|||||**-**|||||**-**|| |**A6 Cash funds lastyear end**|||||**7,449**||||**-**||||**-**|||||**7,449**|||||**13,557**|| |**_Cash funds thisyear end_ **|||||**2,779**||||**-**||||**-**|||||**2,779**|||||**7,449**|| |||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||| |||||||||||||||||||||||||| |**Section B Statement of assets**|||||**and liabilities at the**||||||**end of the period**|||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||**Unrestricted**||||**Restricted funds**||||||**Endowment**|| |**Categories**||||**Details**|||||||||**funds**||||||||||**funds**|| ||||||||||||||**to nearest £**|||||**to nearest £**|||||**to nearest £**|| |**B1 Cash funds**||||Cash funds at year end|||||||||**2,779**|||||**-**|||||**-**|| |||||||||||||||||||**-**|||||**-**|| |||||||||||||||||||**-**|||||**-**|| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 04/12/2023 1 ||**_Total cash funds_**|**_Total cash funds_**|**_Total cash funds_**||**2,779**||**-**|**-**|**-**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))||||OK||||OK| ||||||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**| ||**Details**||||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**| |**B2 Other monetary assets**|Stock||||**50**||**-**||**-**| ||Gift Aid relief due||||**75**||**-**||**-**| ||Petty cash float||||**50**||**-**||**-**| ||PayPal balance||||**58**||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||||||||| ||**Details**||||**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**||**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |**B3 Investment assets**|||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||||| ||**Details**||||**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**||**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**|||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||**-**||**-**| ||||||||||| ||**Details**||||**Fund to which**
**liability relates**||**Amount due**
**(optional)**||**When due**
**(optional)**| |**B5 Liabilities**|||||||**-**||| ||||||||**-**||| ||||||||**-**||| ||||||||**-**||| ||||||||**-**||| ||||||||||| |Signed by one or two trustees on behalf
of all the trustees|Signature||||Print Name||||Date of approval| ||Signature Redacted||||**XX - Trustee with dispensation**||||4 December 2023| |**NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS**|||||||||| |The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the period.|||||||||| |All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.|||||||||| |Investment income is recognised on a receivable basis.|||||||||| |The value of services provided by volunteers is not incorporated into these financial statements.|||||||||| |Trustees receive no remuneration from the CIO. No expenses were paid to Trustees during the period.|||||||||| |If the CIO is wound up, the liability of each Trustee is limited to £10.|||||||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 04/12/2023 2