Registered charity number: 1126665
**Southern Lurcher Lifeline report of the trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 July 2020**
Debonair Management Services Ltd
## **Southern Lurcher Lifeline Directors' Report and Unaudited Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 July 2020**
## **Contents**
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|Charity Information|1|
|Report of the Trustees|2|
|Independent Examiner’s Report|3|
|Income and Expenditure Account|4|
|Balance Sheet|5|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|6 - 8|
|The following pages do not form part of the statutory accounts:||
|Detailed Income and Expenditure Account|9|
**Southern Lurcher Lifeline Charity Information For The Year Ended 31 July 2020**
**Trustees** Ms J Stringer Mr M Symmons Ms F Bussey **Charity Number** 1126665 **Registered Office** 4 Larwood Drive Stevenage Hertfordshire SG1 5BZ **Independent Examiner** Debonair Management Services Ltd 14 St Mary's Gamlingay Sandy Bedfordshire SG19 3ET **Bankers** HSBC Water Gardens Harlow Essex CM20 1AB
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**Southern Lurcher Lifeline Charity No. 1126665 Trustees' Report For The Year Ended 31 July 2020**
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 July 2020. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015).
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## **Objectives and aims**
The Charity previously operated as Southern Lurcher Rescue which was a small registered charity re-homing Lurchers given up from home environment or handed into the Rescue. All dogs were fostered in homes and fully assessed. All treatments, i.e. worming, neutering and vaccinations/microchipping were carried out before re-homing. We did not re-home to anyone who works full-time and only re-homed within 200 miles of Harlow, Essex. All prospective adopters were home checked under our strict criteria.
Since May 2018 the charity has operated as Southern Lurcher Lifeline which is a small voluntary organisation operating nationally, supporting sighthounds through sponsorship. We currently have 6 hounds that we support for medical needs and are open to grant applications from vets and owners who have insured their beloved hounds, but have found the medical needs have surpassed the insurance limit. We fundraise to support this cause.
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
Details of the achievements and performance of the charity are shown in the Chairperson's Report and Administrator's Report which form part of these financial statements.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
Our income for the financial year was £59,843 and our expenditure £20,587 leaving an increase in funds of £39,257 over the year. Our net assets at the end of the year are £108,940 which do not include a Gift Aid tax refund due for the year from HMRC.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes an unincorporated charity. Constitution adopted August 2008. Southern Lurcher Lifeline is a Charitable Trust.
## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees**
Trustees are appointed or re-appointed annually at the Annual General Meeting.
## **Organisational structure**
All Trustees and volunteers give their time freely and receive no remuneration. Volunteers previously carried out fostering or transport of animals, and home checking of potential homes. Any volunteers were first home checked before they were allowed to help the charity in these ways. Following changes to its objectives, the charity now requires less input from volunteers.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on
and signed on its behalf by:
Date
07/06/2024
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**Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Southern Lurcher Lifeline**
**For The Year Ended 31 July 2020**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Southern Lurcher Lifeline (the Trust) for the year ended 31 July 2020.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust 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 Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all 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 theexamination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I confirm that there are no other matters to which your attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached .
Debonair Management Services Ltd 14 St Marys Gamlingay Sandy Bedfordshire SG19 3ET
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**Southern Lurcher Lifeline Statement of Financial Activities For The Year Ended 31 July 2020**
**Unrestricted Restricted Total Prior Year funds income funds funds funds**
## **Income**
## **Income and endowments from:**
|Donations and Legacies
Lottery, Walks and Events
Deposit Account Interest
Other
**Total**
**Expenditure**
**Expenditure on:**
Lottery prizes
Grants, donations & sponsor dogs
Other
**Total**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**before tax for the reporting**
**Reconciliation of funds:**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds carried forward**|56,569|-|56,569|4,524|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||2,630|-|2,630|2,683|
||108|-|108|121|
||536|-|536|86|
||59,843|-|59,843|7,414|
||||||
||1,020|-|1,020|900|
||15,336|-|15,336|18,502|
||4,230|-|4,230|5,056|
||20,587|-|20,587|24,457|
||||||
||39,257||39,257|-17,043|
||||||
||69,684|||86,727|
||||||
||108,940|||69,684|
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## **Southern Lurcher Lifeline Balance Sheet**
## **As at 31 July 2020**
|||**2020**|||**2019**|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Notes**|**£**|**£**|**£**||**£**||
|**FIXED ASSETS**||||||||
|Tangible Assets|3||5,737||||7,649|
||||**5,737**||||**7,649**|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**||||||||
|Debtors|4|0|||0|||
|Cash at bank and in hand|5|103,203|||63,397|||
|||103,203|||63,397|||
|**Creditors: Amounts Falling**||||||||
|**Due Within One Year**|6|0|||1,362|||
|**NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES)**|||103,203||||62,035|
|**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**|**LIABILITIES**||108,940||||69,684|
|||||||||
|**NET ASSETS**||||||||
|Income and Expenditure Account|||108,940||||69,684|
|**MEMBERS' FUNDS**|||108,940||||69,684|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 07/06/2024 and were signed on its behalf by:
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**Southern Lurcher Lifeline Notes to the Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 July 2020**
## **1. Accounting Policies**
## **1.1. Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements**
The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
## **1.2. Income**
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can measured reliably.
## **1.3. Expenditure**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Equipment - 20% on cost
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
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**Southern Lurcher Lifeline Notes to the Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 July 2020**
## **2. Donations and Legacies**
|Donations
Gift Aid / Income tax recovered
**ngible Assets**
**Cost**
As at 1 August 2019
As at 31 July 2020
**Depreciation**
As at 1 August 2019
Provided during the period
As at 31 July 2020
**Net Book Value**
As at 31 July 2020
As at 1 August 2019
**btors**
Gift Aid Tax Due
**sh at bank and in hand**
Current Account
Deposit
Paypal
Petty Cash|**2020**
**2019**
**£**
**£**
56,569
4,524
0
0|**2020**
**2019**
**£**
**£**
56,569
4,524
0
0|
|---|---|---|
||56,569
4,524||
||**Equipment**
**£**
15,665
15,665
8,016
1,912
9,928
5,737
7,649
**2020**
**2019**
**£**
**£**
0
0|**Equipment**
**£**
15,665|
|||15,665|
|||8,016
1,912|
|||9,928|
|||5,737|
|||7,649|
||0
0||
||**2020**
**2019**
**£**
**£**
1,448
873
101,627
62,019
29
405
99
99||
||103,203
63,397||
## **3. Tangible Assets**
## **4. Debtors**
## **5. Cash at bank and in hand**
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**Southern Lurcher Lifeline Notes to the Financial Statements For The Year Ended 31 July 2020**
## **6. Creditors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year**
|**editors: Amounts Falling Due Within One Year**||
|---|---|
|Accruals and deferred income
Loans from supporters|**2020**
**2019**
**£**
**£**
-
264
0
1,098|
||0
1,362|
## **7. Related Party Disclosures**
There was a loan from Rebekah McGrane carried forward from 2019 of £98, which has been repaid.
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## **Southern Lurcher Lifeline Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For The Year Ended 31 July 2020**
|**INCOME**
Gifts and Donations
Lottery Income
Walks
Events
Miscellaneous
Interest Received
Gift Aid Tax Refund Due
**Total Incoming Resources**
**EXPENDITURE**
**COST OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
Dog Sponsorship
Grants and Donations
Event Costs
Lottery
**ADMINISTRATION COSTS**
Vehicle running costs
Computer software costs
Insurance
Printing, postage and stationery
Office Expenses
Website costs
Accountancy fees
Depreciation of equipment
Sundry expenses|**2020**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
56,569
4,524
1,575
1,645
321
566
734
472
536
86
108
121
0
0
59,843
7,414
2,943
2,871
12,393
15,631
171
1,020
900
16,356
19,573
315
602
75
180
174
889
42
134
1,281
235
272
322
-
264
1,912
1,912
159
346
4,229
4,885
20,586
24,457
39,258
-17,043
**2019**|
|---|---|
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## **Chairperson’s Report for the year ending 31 July 2020**
This financial year started very sadly with the death in September 2019 of our founder, Jenny Symmons, from cancer. Her illness during the previous year put a hold on most of our fundraising activities, though we were of course able to continue to support our Lifetime Sponsor dogs and to award grants.
In March 2020 Southern Lurcher Lifeline along with the rest of the world was faced with COVID-19, with lockdowns and a further cessation of fundraising events.
We were extremely fortunate to be in receipt of a large bequest in 2020 and this, together with the efforts of our volunteers and fundraisers in previous years, meant that we still finished the year in a healthy financial position.
We supported our Sponsor dogs to a total of £2943.00 during the year.
Grants and donations were made to a total of £12551.00.
With the lockdowns and travel restrictions it was not possible to hold an AGM this year; not all our officials and supporters had access to the technology necessary for ‘virtual’ meetings.
There were a number of personnel changes amongst Trustees and Committee members during the year, with retirements due to ill-health and relocation. We also had to change our accountants twice and this regrettably resulted in delays to our reporting to the Charity Commission.
We would like to thank all our supporters, Trustee and Committee members past and present for their loyalty to Southern Lurcher Lifeline during this extremely difficult year. We look forward to continuing our Mission to help those hounds who need us in the future.
Julie Stringer
Chair of Trustees
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