Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From Period start date 1 September 2024 To Period end date 31 August 2025 Charity name: Greyhound Compassion CIO Charity registration number: 1120247
Objectives and Activities
| Objectives and Activitiesjectives and Activitiesectives and Activities | ||
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| SORP reference |
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| 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 provide financial contributions mainly to 3 shelters rescuing greyhounds: • Greyhound Rescue, Boston, Lincolnshire (UK): around 25 greyhounds; • Limerick Animal Welfare (Ireland): approx. 20 greyhounds; • SPA Scooby, Medina del Campo (Spain) rescuing 200 greyhounds (“galgos”) p.a.. Our income comes from donations and selling donated goods at stalls at community events and car boot sales, as well as selling donated clothing and accessories on eBay. Our financial contributions are used to pay towards: dog food, veterinary bills and kennel maintenance/utilities. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | During the year under review our Trustees have had due regard to the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance when exercising our powers and duties to which the guidance is relevant. |
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| SORP reference | |
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| 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 | Our accomplishments during the year to carry out Greyhound Compassion’s purposes include: Greyhound Rescue, Boston, Lincs Financial contributions towards: 1. vet fees for one greyhound needing x-rays, abdominal paracentesis, laboratory investigation & medication; 2. dog food; and 3. kennel sponsorship for two greyhounds who cannot be homed. Volunteers also delivered donated bedding, towels & dog food to Greyhound Rescue at their own cost. Dog Food Appeal for Rescued Greyhound in UK Shelter: During the year we also contributed towards a dog food appeal for a particularly needy rescued, ex-racing greyhound accommodated by another UK dog shelter beyond the Boston rescue we support. The young ex-racer, having just finished racing, was gaining confidence and overcoming her nervousness of people approaching her while resting. Limerick Animal Welfare (LAW), Ireland Financial contributions towards: 1. vet fees for three greyhounds, all in serious need of medical attention. Two of them, elderly greyhounds, were taken in after their owner died. One of them aged 13 and in poor condition. The other, aged 7, may be suitable for adoption. However, they could not be separated; and 2. preparation of rescued greyhounds for transport to adoptive family homes in Italy. LAW finds it virtually impossible to home rescued greyhounds in Ireland because the perception of the greyhound as a pet is not yet widespread. Therefore, LAW also looks to home its rescued greyhounds into suitable homes abroad. SPA Scooby, Spain We made financial contributions towards dog food. We arranged for donated bedding, towels, dog food and kennel equipment/utensils to go by road to the Scooby shelter in Spain free of charge on three occasions during the year. Adoptions We have referred applications for greyhound and galgo adoptions to Greyhound Rescue and SPA Scooby respectively. We have remained available to help with adoption assessments and settling in advice to new adopters. Added Value We trust our work has been additional to the circumstances of the beneficiary shelters, directly fulfilling the needs of the greyhounds in their centres, and consequently freeing up corresponding resources enabling them to expand their rescue work. |
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Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
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| Investment performance against objectives | Para 1.41 | |||
| Other | ||||
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Total Receipts: £8,884 Total Payments: £10,531 Cash funds at last year end: £9,066 Cash funds this year end: £7,419 |
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| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Trustees regularly monitor the bank balance. Liabilities never exceed assets. This policy means we are able to cover unexpected expenses. |
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| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | Greyhound Compassion holds a reserve equivalent to at least 2 years’ essential costs. |
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| 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 | 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. |
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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47 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) |
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| 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. |
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Para 1.51 The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works Para 1.51 Relationship with any related parties Para 1.51 Other
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Greyhound Compassion CIO |
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| 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) |
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| 1 | XX-Trustee with dispensation |
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XX-Trustee with dispensation |
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| XX-Trustee with dispensation |
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 in this capacity | NONE |
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| Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects |
N/A |
| Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets |
N/A |
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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) | Signature(s) | Signature Redacted | Signature Redacted | Signature Redacted | Signature Redacted | |
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| Full name(s) | XX-Trustee with dispensation |
XX-Trustee with dispensation | ||||
| Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) |
Trustee |
Trustee | ||||
| Date | 21 November 2025 |
| Greyhound Compassion | Greyhound Compassion | Greyhound Compassion | Greyhound Compassion | Greyhound Compassion | 1120247 | 1120247 | CC16a | ||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | |||||||||
| For the period from |
01/09/2024 | To | 31/08/2025 | ||||||
| Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year |
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| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | ~~==S====~~ | ~~==S====~~ | ~~==S====~~ | ~~==S====~~ | ~~==S====~~ | ~~==S====~~ | ~~==S====~~ | ~~==S====~~ |
| Donations, legacies, grants ~~==S====~~ |
4,954 ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | - ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | - ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | 4,954 ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | 28,843 ~~==S====~~ |
| Gift Aid relief ~~==S====~~ |
399 ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | - ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | - ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | 399 ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | 505 ~~==S====~~ |
| Bank interest ~~==S====~~ |
- 0 ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | - ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | - ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | - ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | - ~~==S====~~ |
| Fund-raising events ~~==S====~~ |
3,531 ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | - ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | - ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | 3,531 ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | 3,136 ~~==S====~~ |
| ~~==S====~~ | - 0 ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | - ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | - ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | - ~~==S====~~ |
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| ~~==S====~~ | - 0 ~~==S====~~ |
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| ~~==S====~~ | - 0 ~~==S====~~ |
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~~==S====~~ | - ~~==S====~~ |
| ~~==S====~~ | - 0 ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | - ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | - ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | - ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | - ~~==S====~~ |
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) ~~==S====~~ |
8,884 ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | - ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | - ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | 8,884 ~~==S====~~ |
~~==S====~~ | 32,484 ~~==S====~~ |
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~——————~~ |
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| ~~——————~~ | - 0 ~~——————~~ |
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| ~~——————~~ | - 0 ~~——————~~ |
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| Sub total ~~——————~~ |
Sub total - 0 ~~——————~~ |
~~——————~~ | - 0 ~~——————~~ |
~~——————~~ | - 0 ~~——————~~ |
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| ~~——————~~ | ~~——————~~ | ~~——————~~ | ~~——————~~ | ~~——————~~ | ~~——————~~ | ~~——————~~ | 8,884 ~~——————~~ |
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| Total receipts ~~——————~~ |
8,884 ~~——————~~ |
~~——————~~ | - 0 ~~——————~~ |
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~~——————~~ | ~~——————~~ | 32,484 ~~——————~~ |
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| Cost of fund-raising ~~peaeeee~~ |
548 ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | - ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | - ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | 548 ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | 526 ~~peaeeee~~ |
| Grants and donations paid ~~peaeeee~~ |
9,193 ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | - ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | - ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | 9,193 ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | 25,548 ~~peaeeee~~ |
| Bank charges ~~peaeeee~~ |
2 ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | - ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | - ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | 2 ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | 3 ~~peaeeee~~ |
| Office and sundries ~~peaeeee~~ |
788 ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | - ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | - ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | 788 ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | 120 ~~peaeeee~~ |
| ~~peaeeee~~ | - 0 ~~peaeeee~~ |
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| ~~peaeeee~~ | - 0 ~~peaeeee~~ |
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~~peaeeee~~ | - ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | - ~~peaeeee~~ |
| Sub total ~~peaeeee~~ |
10,531 ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | - ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | - ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | 10,531 ~~peaeeee~~ |
~~peaeeee~~ | 26,197 ~~peaeeee~~ |
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| A4 Asset and investment purchases,(see table) ~~—————~~ |
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| ~~—————~~ | - 0 ~~—————~~ |
~~—————~~ | - 0 |
- 0 |
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| ~~—————~~ | - 0 ~~—————~~ |
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- 0 |
- |
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| Sub total ~~—————~~ |
- 0 ~~—————~~ |
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- 0 |
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- 0 |
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| Totalpayments ~~===>~~ |
10,531 ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - 0 ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - 0 ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | 10,531 ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | 26,197 ~~===>~~ |
| ~~===>~~ | ~~===>~~ | ~~===>~~ | ~~===>~~ | ~~===>~~ | ~~===>~~ | ~~===>~~ | ~~===>~~ | ~~===>~~ | ~~===>~~ |
| Net of receipts/(payments) ~~===>~~ |
- 1,647 ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - 1,647 ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | 6,287 ~~===>~~ |
| A5 Transfers between funds ~~===>~~ |
- 0 ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - ~~===>~~ |
| A6 Cash funds lastyear end ~~===>~~ |
9,066 ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | 9,066 ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | 2,779 ~~===>~~ |
| Cash funds thisyear end ~~===>~~ |
7,419 ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | - ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | 7,419 ~~===>~~ |
~~===>~~ | 9,066 ~~===>~~ |
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categories Details Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds |
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| ~~SSE~~ | ~~SSE~~ | ~~SSE~~ | to nearest £ ~~SSE~~ |
~~SSE~~ | to nearest £ ~~SSE~~ |
~~SSE~~ | to nearest £ ~~SSE~~ |
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| B1 Cash funds ~~SSE~~ |
~~SSE~~ | ~~SSE~~ | - ~~SSE~~ |
~~SSE~~ | - ~~SSE~~ |
~~SSE~~ | - ~~SSE~~ |
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| ~~SSE~~ | ~~SSE~~ | - ~~SSE~~ |
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| ~~SSE~~ | ~~SSE~~ | - ~~SSE~~ |
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~~SSE~~ | - ~~SSE~~ |
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| ~~SSE~~ | Total cash funds ~~SSE~~ |
~~SSE~~ | 7,419 ~~SSE~~ |
~~SSE~~ | - ~~SSE~~ |
~~SSE~~ | - ~~SSE~~ |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1
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(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
OK | OK | OK | OK | OK | ||
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| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | Gift Aid relief due | 462 | - | - | |||||
| Petty cash float | 50 | - | - | ||||||
| PayPal balance | 55 | - | - | ||||||
| Ebay sales imprest system | 50 | - | - | ||||||
| Ebay sales Aug 2025 | 136 | - | - | ||||||
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Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - | - | |||||||
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
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| B5 Liabilities | Cost of fund-raising | Unrestricted funds | 24 | ||||||
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | Date of approval | ||||||
| Signature Redacted | XX-Trustee with dispensation | 21 November 2025 | |||||||
| Signature Redacted | XX-Trustee with dispensation | 21 November 2025 | |||||||
| NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS | |||||||||
| The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the period. |
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| All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities. |
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| Investment income is recognised on a receivable basis. |
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| The value of services provided by volunteers is not incorporated into these financial statements. |
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| Trustees receive no remuneration from the CIO. No expenses were paid to Trustees during the period. |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
31/08/2025
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If the CIO is wound up, the liability of each Trustee is limited to £10.
CCXX R3 accounts (SS)
31/08/2025
3