2023-12-31-accounts - K9 Crusaders

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name K9 Crusaders

Other names charity is known by K9 Crusaders Dog Welfare

Registered charity number (if any) 1138278

Charity's principal address Hollybush Farm, Bissoe Truro Cornwall Postcode TR4 8TF

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Sue Smith	CharityFounder
	Marion Mansi	Secretary

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document Constitution (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Trust (eg. trust, association, company)

A special meeting of trustees and officers is called to discuss and appoint Trustee selection methods any new trustees. Trustees are recruited by the Committee from (eg. appointed by, elected by) volunteers who have proved their commitment to the charity plus have the requisite skills, knowledge and experience.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include K9 Crusaders are fully insured by Mi Commercial Risks, including public additional information, where liability. relevant, about:

Health and Safety risk assessments are carried out regularly
In-house training is in place for safety around the site policies and procedures First aid training and provision is available.
adopted for the induction and training of trustees; An accident book is provided
 the charity’s organisational K9 Crusaders continues to develop a strong working relationship with structure and any wider other rescues, the local RSPCA and Cornwall Council’s Dog Welfare and network with which the charity Enforcement officer. works;
relationship with any related K9 Crusaders has built on our established connections with Cornwall’s Social Services and various Police departments, helping with local dog
parties; cases as required eg when owners have died or are having end of life
 trustees’ consideration of care. If owners have to go into hospital we can give them the peace of major risks and the system mind that their dog will be looked after until they are well enough to return and procedures to manage home. them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Our aims and objectives:

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

Rescue, rehabilitate and rehome dogs

Provide long term care for dogs which are unable to be rehomed. We have a strict non-euthanasia policy and do not believe in putting healthy dogs down.

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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

K9 Crusaders believe that the aims and objectives listed above are for the public benefit. In setting our objectives and planning our activities the trustees have given careful consideration to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

K9 Crusaders are very grateful to all our volunteers who have helped with the day to day care of the dogs, worked in our charity shop and helped with all aspects of fundraising including dog shows, auctions, bingo, quizzes, collections and events.

We are also very grateful to our many fosterers who have taken on the care of dogs who have found it difficult to settle in a kennel environment or have special medical needs.

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March 2012

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

K9 Crusaders has supported the local community by providing advice and taking in as many dogs as possible that were in urgent need of our help. We have maintained our commitment to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home local dogs.

 Rehoming

Taking in unwanted dogs surrendered in Cornwall, helping people in crisis, often who have suffered loss of home, bereavement or failing health.

 Rehabilitation

We have rehabilitated dogs with physical and behavioural problems and endeavoured to re-home these dogs to new loving homes.

 Working with local authorities

The charity has an established involvement with local Social Services and Police Departments and is regularly asked to help with dog cases in the knowledge that, borne out of experience, we provide safe, responsible and reliable support. For example, we have taken on several dogs with serious medical problems whose owners have been found deceased or who require long term hospital care.

 Work placements and community work

We have continued to provide work placements for college students and people with additional needs,.

We were able to continue our work within the Community, especially assisting those most in need, providing support and donations where possible.

 Telephone and advice line

Our advice line is open 24 hours for emergency calls. We provide help and support with anything dog related and have seen a huge increase in the number of people needing our advice during these difficult times.

 Charity shop

The K9 Crusaders’ charity shop in Redruth, run entirely by our amazing volunteers, has been very popular and has continued to expand during its first full year.

Our shop is of course dog friendly and our Shop Manager, who is a qualified dog behaviourist, is able to offer a “drop-in” service and give advice and help to anyone who has problems with dog related issues. The shop also provides opportunities for people to volunteer and gain new skills, as well as increasing their confidence and reducing isolation.

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

Fundraising

K9 Crusaders is an independent charity funded by public donations and any grants they are able to secure. The K9 Crusaders Fundraising Committee and volunteers have worked tirelessly to bring in funds by various and varied means as listed below. The efforts of our volunteers and supporters have been invaluable.

Volunteers have organised on-line events including auctions and photo competitions.
K9 Crusaders were delighted to be selected once again by our local Pets at Home store as their Charity of the Year. This was an exciting opportunity to continue working together with a specialist pet care business to raise funds and awareness. We collect in store on a monthly basis and benefit from their Easter and Christmas fund-raisers.
K9 Crusaders are also proud to be one of the beneficiaries of the Pets At Home VIP scheme which allows customers to nominate a local charity to benefit from points they receive on purchases. We then receive “Lifelines” which are vouchers to purchase food and accessories from the store.
We also have had great support again this year from many local businesses who are more than happy to display our collecting tins on their counters and have donated items for our online auctions.
In these turbulent times we are very grateful for all financial donations received from supporters as every £1 counts.

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al income (inc donations, fund- and shop takings)						184,360	153,010
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y'ets	37,090					37,090		35,201
Rent& Rates	31,219					31,219		27,420
Jtilities&WasteCollection	21,538					21,538		14,593
Doo Welfare	28,495					28,495		25,596
Repairs & Mainttokennels & shop	9,431					9,431		10,677
looFood & Eouioment	7,044					7,044		4,O41
One-off projects incSite Refurbishment Program)	6,469					6,469		17,O72
lnsurance & Professional Fees	1,868					1,868		2,206
l.T.Phone & Stationerv	1,521					1,521		1,693
=und-raisingexp&Paypal fees	1,717					1,717		1,283
Sundries (inc Fire Certificate)	1,117					1,117		1,O82
Subtotal	147,509					147,509	140,854
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81Cashfunds	t,anK(ear-marKeoIunoslor siterefurbishment oroiect)		64,504
	Bank(generalfunds)		69,822
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	Totalcashfunds		134,463
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85 Liabilities
Srgned by one ortwotrustees on behalf of allthetrustees	Signature		Print Name		Dateof
			SUE SMITH
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			MARION MANSI