## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 29 June 2024 – 28 June 2025** **Charity name: Greyhound Rescue North East** **Charity registration number: 1131609** ## **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,**
**Lurchers and Whippets by providing**
**necessary care and temporary shelter**
**and by placing them in suitable homes.**
**To advance the education of the public in**
**the care of Greyhounds, Lurchers and**
**Whippets.**| |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|**Connections with the public and**
**information about the dogs in our care**
**were conveyed via social media and our**
**website.**
**Home checks were carried out to ensure**
**dogs and owners/homes are**
**appropriately matched.**
**Advice prior to and after adoption was**
**offered to the public either through a**
**virtual platform or over the phone.**
**We have worked with other animal**
**rescues. Mainly in the Scottish Borders to**
**home sighthounds and we have also**
**helped place other breeds of dogs with**
**them when members of the public have**
**contacted us for help.**
**We have maintained a strict policy of**
**never euthanising a healthy dog by**
**accommodating dogs that would be**
**difficult to rehome within the Greyhound**
**Rescue North East team, in foster**
**placements or permanent residence at**
**our kennels.**
**We have permanently accommodated any**
**dog that are not suitable for rehoming.**| ||Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Trustees have had regard for the Charity**
**Commission’s public benefit guidance.**
**This is demonstrated by the support**
**provided to ensure that healthy dogs are**
**rehomed and those unsuitable for**
**rehoming are cared for. The charity**
**continues to offer advice and support to**
**the public to increase knowledge of**
**animal welfare and offer additional**
**support as required.**|| |---|---|---|---|---| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**Not Applicable**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**Not Applicable**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**All duties carried out in the running of the**
**charity are done voluntarily. Nobody**
**received any benefit or payment.**
**7 volunteers - each assist with different**
**task.**
**One of our trustees is a qualified**
**veterinary nurse and takes a major lead in**
**the running of the kennel, the welfare of**
**the dogs, liaising with Greyhound**
**Industry regarding intake, assessing the**
**dogs and placing them in the most**
**suitable home.**
**1 volunteer**
**The founder of the charity is**
**our main volunteer. His contribution is**
**fundamental to the care of the dogs and**
**the day-to-day running of the charity. He**
**also provides the kennelling facilities to**
**house the dogs free of charge.**
**2 volunteers**
**help with work at the**
**kennels and 1 of these volunteers also**
**runs the Instagram account.**
**1 volunteer**
**donates her time to walk the**
**dogs.**
**1 volunteer**
**helps with the Facebook**
**account.**
**2 volunteers**
**support admin and**
**purchasing for the kennels.**| |||||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||**Trustees oversee the running of the**|| ||Other||**charity, assist with all aspects related to**|| ||||**caring for and homing the dogs, and are**|| ||||**responsible for all administration,**|| ||||**Facebook, banking and accounts, website**|| ||||**and marketing, and fundraising**|| |||||| ## **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|**Total number of dogs homed during this**
**period = 82**
**70 - Greyhounds**
**12 - Lurchers & whippets**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
**Covered in summary of achievements.**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**Collection tubs**
**Calendars.**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**Not Applicable.**| |Other||**As in previous years - trustees and**
**volunteers have been using their own**
**funds and not submitting receipts.**
**This is being discouraged for the purpose**
**of potentially claiming Gift Aid.**| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Financial position remains viable, and an**
**independent examiner has reviewed**
**accounts.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**In addition to the general running costs of**
**the Rescue, the charity endeavours to**
**have funds to meet larger, unforeseen**
**veterinary bills for animals in our care**
**and those being rescued on an ongoing**
**basis. There is a recognition that larger**
**kennel facilities will be required in the**
**future to meet demand and funding for**
**this requires a build up of reserves as**
**running costs allow.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£**| |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|**none**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal sources
of funds (including any
fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
**Bonds from Greyhound Board**
**Donations from people adopting dogs.**
**Donations from the public**
**Sales of annual calendar**
**Donations from volunteers & trustees**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any social
investment policy adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**We are still having more dogs returned**
**than we would expect. The ever increasing**
**costs of day-to-day living is partly**
**responsible for this.**
**The kennels always run the risk that we**
**could have an excess of dogs who are**
**difficult or unsuitable to home to the**
**public.**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust Deed**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated**| ||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|**Existing Trustees elect volunteers and**
**trustees with regard to credentials,**
**experience and suitability.**|| |---|---|---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
**N/A**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**N/A**| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|**N/A**| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Greyhound Rescue North East| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1131609| |Charity’s principal address|16/17 Frederick Street,
South Hylton,
Sunderland,
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Billie Jo Duncan|||| ||Kay Duncan|||| ||Alexa Cuthbertson|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for 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** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **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) Full name(s)** Billie Jo Duncan Alexa Cuthbertson **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 18/04/2026 |**Charity Name**||**No (if any)**||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||**CC16a**| |**For the period**
**from**|Period start date
29/06/22|**To**
Period end date
28/06/23||| ## **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**|||||||||| |PetPlan|**2,624**||**-**||**-**||**2,624**||**2,263**| |Re-homing donations|**17,954**||**-**||**-**||**17,954**||**12,728**| |GBGB bonds|**27,540**||**-**||**-**||**27,540**||**26,800**| |General donations|**10,213**||**-**||**-**||**10,213**||**15,566**| |Calendar donations|**1,324**||**-**||**-**||**1,324**||**1,507**| |PayPal giving fund|**320**||**-**||**-**||**320**||**43**| |Refunds|**608**||||||**608**||**124**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**60,582**
_(Gross income for AR)_||**-**||**-**||**60,582**||**59,030**| |**-**
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**_Total receipts_ 60,582**
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**59,030**
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
~~—————~~|||||||||| |**A3 Payments**|||||||||| |Premises / Kennel Maintenance|**401**||**-**||**-**||**401**||**3,519**| |Website fees|**952**||**-**||**-**||**952**||**614**| |TrainersGBGB/emergencykennelling|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**2,000**| |Fuel & van runningcosts|**991**||**-**||**-**||**991**||**885**| |Admin|**949**||**-**||**-**||**949**||**737**| |Miscellaneous|**205**||**-**||**-**||**205**||**-**| |Supplies & equipment|**142**||**-**||**-**||**142**||**1,934**| |Health Maintenance|**139**||**-**||**-**||**139**||**141**| |Vet fees|**6,527**||**-**||**-**||**6,527**||**7,195**| |Food|**14,133**||**-**||**-**||**14,133**||**12,971**| |**_Sub total_ 24,439**|||**-**||**-**||**24,439**||**29,997**| |**-**
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**_Total payments_ 24,439**
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**24,439**
**29,997**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 36,143**
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**36,143**
**29,033**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
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**_Cash funds this year end_ 36,143**
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**36,143**
**29,033**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
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**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
Bank account
PayPal account
Petty Cash
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Van
**Details**
Signature
Billie Jo Duncan
Alexa Cuthbertson
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**137,660**
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**2,692**
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**140,352**
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Print Name
Billie Jo Duncan
Alexa Cuthbertson
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**funds**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**4,000**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
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approval| ||Billie Jo Duncan|Billie Jo Duncan|18/04/26| ||Alexa Cuthbertson|Alexa Cuthbertson|18/04/26| ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** Greyhound Rescue North East **On accounts for the year** 28 June 2025 **Charity no** 1131609 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** Page 1 – Spreadsheet Receipts and Payments 2024-2025 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 28/06/2025 **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 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ 19/04/26 **Signed: Date:** ~~oe~~ **Name:** Alan Dobbin ~~Cs~~ **Relevant professional** Professional bookmaker **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 16 Elm Street, Langlee Park, County Durham, DH7 9SU ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .