## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 05/07/2021 Period start date To 04/07/2022 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Action Aid for Animals**
## **Charity registration number: 1133543**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Rescuing, caring for and rehoming victims
of animal abuse, cruelty and abandonment
in Croatia, Bosnia and the UK. Relieving
the suffering of animals in Croatia and
Bosnia by providingAid.|
|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|In this financial year we continued to build
on our reputation for legally transporting
dogs from Bosnia and Croatia and have
undertaken numerous transports
successfully in compliance with DEFRAs
requirements. We have successfully
adopted over 138 dogs.
We have also been involved with helping
numerous dogs within the UK getting them
out of abusive homes and safe into fosters
before finding them successful forever
homes.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|We have now written our Safe Guarding
Policy for Children which is available and
will be on our website once it is up and
running.|
## **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
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38||
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|Other||We have continued to build our
administration team and have gone from
strength to strength with an extra 4 people
helping with adoptions as well as building a
strongfoster homenetwork|
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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 main achievement in this financial year
is we have successfully paid off majority of
the charity debts and have been working
towards being on a better financial
standing. We have also built our reputation
to a point where we are being swamped
with adoption enquiries and people wanting
to foster and support our work.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|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**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Like most other charities this year has been
a struggle financially as the cost of living
has struck hard, however we have raised
enoughtokeep the bills at bay.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We don’t have reserves as money is
always spoken for|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|We don’t have reserves as money is
always spoken for|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|We don’t have reserves as money is
always spoken for|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|We have debts of £3000 which is from a
debt from previous trustee as well as new
vets billsfordogsinourcare|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|
## **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|Fundraising in this financial year has mainly
been carried out through adoption plea’s for
dogs in Croatia and Bosnia as one of our
main focuses has been to ensure we can
get debts paid off.|
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|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|Principle risk is the lower adoption rate and
financial support we are seeing currently|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution Adopted 05/07/2009 as
Amended on 05/11/2015|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25||
|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|
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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|3 x Trustees
20 x Volunteers including admin and foster
carers|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Action Aid for Animals|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1133543|
|Charity’s principal address|34 New House, 67-68 Hatton Garden, London, EC1N 8JY|
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## – 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
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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## **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)** _Katie Thomas_ **Full name(s)** Katie Thomas **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 26/04/23
7th July 2021- 6th July 2022
|7868 account
Balance as at 6th July 2021
Reconcilliation
Income breakdown
Donations
Adoption Fees
Fundraising
Bank refund
Transfers from 8568/paypal
check with ac7868
Expenses Breakdown
Debt re payments
Refunds
Foreign transport
UK transport/Boarding
Bank/postage fees
Vet fees
Raffle prizes/event costs
Transfers to 8568
Balance as at 6th July 2022|Paypal account
9456.27
Open balance
Reconcilliation
Income breakdown
6626.85
Donations (includes transport)
52263.44
Adoption Fees
3989.63
Fundraising
0
Bank refund/Currency fees
2026
Refunds
64905.92
Expenses Breakdown
2927.48
Debt re payments
1088.14
Refunds
34759.12
Transport
24892.54
Fostering
428.3
Paypal Fees
6921.8
Vet fees
0
Bank refund/Currency fees
0
Transfers to 8568
-71017.4
3344.81
Closing Balance|2620.05
17956.13
11353.21
4768.76
24041.53
353.5|
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35065.5
440.7
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1479.27
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
Independent examiner's report
on the accounts
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Action Aid for Animals
On accounts for the year
ended
2022
Charity no
(if any)
1133543
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity {"Ihe Trust") for the year ended
Responsibilities and basis As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
of report accounls in accordance with the Charilies 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515)Ib) of the Act.
Independent examiner's I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
statement come lo my attention lolher than that disclosed below ') in connection with
the examination which gives me cause lo believe thal in, any material
respect,=
the accounting records were nol kept in accordan with section 130
of the Act. or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records- or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
conceming the fom and content of accounts sel out in the Charities
(Accounls 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 have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with Ihe examination to which attention should be drawn in this repori in
order to enable a proper understanding oflhe accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets if Ihey do not apply.
Signed".
Date:
Name..
KS4TALIL
@AIJDALL
Relevant professional
qualification(sl or body lif
any):
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Address:
IER
October 2018
Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight matters of concem {see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounls.. directions and guidance for
examiners).
Give here details of any
items thal the examiner
wishes to disclose.
IER
October 2018