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EXAMINERS' REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES||||| |STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (including
income||and expenditure|accoun|| |BALANCE SHEET||||| |NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS||||Tto9| ## ## ## ## ## |SOUTHERN COUNTIES GERMAN SHEPHERD RESCUE
REGISTERED NUMBER 06|SOUTHERN COUNTIES GERMAN SHEPHERD RESCUE
REGISTERED NUMBER 06|SOUTHERN COUNTIES GERMAN SHEPHERD RESCUE
REGISTERED NUMBER 06|590
6|590
6|590
6|Pa|2| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
includin
directors re ort FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MA|||C||H 2023||| |The trustees
and directors present their annual
report with the unaudited
financial statements
of||t|e||company for th||| |year ended 31 March 2023 which are prepared
to meet the requirements
ofa directors
report an|||a||ccounts|for|| |Companies
Act purposes.|||||||| |The trustees
have adopted
the provisions
ofthe statement
of recommended
practice, (SORP),||'|counting|||and|| |Reporting
by Charities',
in preparing
the annual
report and financial statements
ofthe charity.|||||||| |The Financial Statements
comply with the Charities Act 2011,the Companies
Act 2006, the Mem|||r|andum||and|| |Articles ofAssociation,
and Accounting
and Reporting
by Charities: Statement
of Recommended|||ractice applicable||||| |to charities preparing
their accounts
in accordance
with the Financial
Reporting
Standard
applica|||||in the UK and||| |Republic of Ireland
issued
in October 2019,The Financial
Reporting
Standard
applicable
in the|U|||and Republic|||| |of Ireland (FRS 102).|||||||| |Reference and administrative
information|||||||| |The charity isa private company,
incorporated
in England
and Wales under the Companies
Act||2|||6 and has||| |exemption
from the use ofthe word "Limited" in its Title.|||||||| |The company
is limited
by guarantee,
and achieved
charitable
status on 19January 2011,Registe|||ed Charity||||| |Number 1139914.The registered
office ofthe company
is shown on the company
information|pa||||||| |Directors and trustees|||||||| |The directors ofthe charitable
company
(the charity) are its trustees for the purpose ofthe charity|||I||w. The||| |trustees
and officers serving
during the year were as follows:|||||||| |Miss AJ Mills
(Director)
Mrs H E Harris
(Director)|||||||| |Mr
I D Trundle
(Director)
Ms K Doak
(Director)|||||||| |Mr J E Mills|||||||| |Structure
overnance
and mana
ement|||||||| |Southern
Counties German
Shepherd
Rescue is a company
limited
by guarantee
governed
by|its||||emorandum||| |and Articles ofAssociation as amended
12January 2012. No trustees
have been recruited
during|||t||e year.||| |Ob'ectives
and activities|||||||| |The objects and main activities
undertaken
to further the charity's
purposes
for the public benefit||ar:-|||||| |The provision ofcare and shelter for stray, neglected
and unwanted
German
Shepherd|||||||| |dogs and companion
animals
of all kinds and the protection
of animals
from
ill- usage,|||||||| |cruelty and suffering.|||||||| |to advance the education
ofthe public
in matters
pertaining
to animal welfare
in general.|||||||| |The charity has raised direct voluntary
donations
and by fundraising,
events, appeals and incidental|||||ales||| |The trustees
have regard to the Charities Commission
guidance
on public benefit.|||||||| |Achievements
and
erformance|||||||| |The charity has been involved
in rescuing
5 dogs, (2022: 2) and has re-homed 3dogs|||||||| |in the year, (2022:0).|||||||| |The Rescue has become regarded as a'specialist
rescue that takes
in dogs other organisations||are|||nable|to|| |cater for. As a result, the Rescue currently
supports a number
ofdogs on a longer term basis, throu|||||h health||| |or behavioural
issues, often funding
expensive
medication,
both before or after rehoming.|||||||| |The charity has a dog sponsership
scheme which
provided
support to individual
dogs under the||cha|||ty's care.||| |Financial
review|||||||| |The company
received
incoming
resources of
649,840 (2022:
f41,955 )|||||||| |The company expended
resources
amounting
to
655,992 (2022
641,322 )|||||||| |SOUTHERN COUNTIES GERMAN SHEPHERD RESCUE|||||||Pa|3| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |TRUSTEES ANNUAL
REPORT
includin
directors re ort FOR THE YEAR|ENDING 31||NIARCH|||023 continue||| |~R||||||||| |The reserves ofthe company,
comprising
unrestricted
funds, amounted
to
621,664 at the|||year||en|||| |(2022:627,816).These funds are intended
to provide protection
in the case ofan unforeseen|||downtu||||in income,|| |or additional
expenditure,
and also to fund future projects under consideration.||||||||| |Best practice holds that reserves
equal three months
ofthe charity's
running
costs. The company||||con||iders that it||| |has free reserves above this level at the date ofthe balance sheet.||||||||| |Future
lans and strate
ic re ort||||||||| |The charity plans to continue to develop
its fundraising
activities and improve
facilities to enable bette||||||care||| |for the dogs under the care ofthe charity.||||||||| |RRik||||||||| |The Trustees have examined
the risks to which the charity is exposed and have|resolved to further||||im|rove the||| |financial
position ofthe charity.||||||||| |Asset cover for Funds||||||||| |The Trustees confirm that there are adequate
liquid assets to fulfil the obligations|ofthe charity.|||||||| |Trustees' res onsibilities||||||||| |The charity trustees are responsible
for preparing
a trustees'
annual
report, including
the stategic||||repo||||| |and financial statements
in accordance
with applicable
law and United Kingdom|Accounting|Standards||||||| |(United
Kingdom
Generally
Accepted Accounting
Practice).||||||||| |Company
law requires
chadity trustees to prepare
financial
statements
for each year which||give atrue|||||nd fair|| |view ofthe state ofaffairs ofthe charitable
company
and ofthe incoming
resources
and application|||||of||sources,|| |including
the income and expenditure
ofthe charitable
company
for the year||||||||| |In preparing
the financial statements
the trustees are required to:||||||||| |select suitable accounting
policies and apply them consistently.||||||||| |observe the methods
and principles
in the Charities SORP and FRS|102.|||||||| |make judgements
and estimates
that are reasonable
and prudent,||||||||| |state whether
applicable
accounting
standards
have been followed, subject to any|||material|||||| |departures
disclosed and explained
in the financia'
statements.||||||||| |prepare the financial statements
on the going concern basis unless
it|is inappropriate|||to pre|||me|| |that the charity
will be able to continue
in operation.||||||||| |The trustees are responsible
for keeping accounting
records which disclose with|reasonable||accuracy||||any time|| |the financial
position ofthe charity and to
nable them to assure that the financial|statements||comply wi||||h the|| |Companies
Act 2006.They are also responsible
for safeguarding
the assets ofthe charity and hence fo|||||||taking|| |reasonable
steps for the prevention
and detection oferror, fraud and other irregularities.||||||||| |The Trustees are also responsible
for the maintenance
and integrity
ofthe corporate
and financial|||||infor||ation|| |included
on the charitable
company's
website.||||||||| |This report has been prepared
having
taken advantage
ofthe small companies
exemption||in|the|Comp|||ies|| |Act 2006.||||||||| |Approved
by the Trustees
27July 2023 and signed on their behalf by:||||||||| |Miss AJ Mills||||||||| |Chair||||||||| ## ## ## ## ## ||||Notes||2023||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||5|2||||| |INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS||FRONI:||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|||| |Donations
and legacies|||2|29,997|12,412|42,409|||| |Charitable
activities|||3|5,923|0|5,923|||| |Other trading
activities|||4|1,504|0|1,504|||| |Investments|||5|4|0||||| |TOTAL INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS||||37,428|12,412|49,840|||| |EXPENDITURE ON:|||||||||| |Charitable
activities||||40,525|12,412|52,937|gv'||| |Governance
costs||||3,055|0|3,055|||| |TOTAL EXPENDITURE||||-43,580|-12,412|-55,992|';:tB||| |NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)|||||||||| |AND NET MOVEMENT|IN FUNDS|||-6,152|0|-6,152|||| |RECONCILIATION
OF|FUNDS:||||||||| |||||||||' '|*Ivi '"| |Total funds brought
forward||||27,818|0|27,816||-'|Tr163| |TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD|||10|21,664|0|21,664|||| ## ## |SOUTHERN COUNTIES GERMAN SHEPHERD RESCUE
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS AS AT 31 MARCH 2023||Pa| |---|---|---| |NOTE 1 ACCOUNTING
POLICIES||| |The principal
accounting
policies are summarised
below.
The accounting
policies have been appl||d consistently| |throughout
the year and in the preceding
year.||| |~di
fA||| |Southern
Counties German
Shepherd
Rescue is a charitable
company
incorporated
in England a||Wales.| |The charity is a public benefit entity, as defined
by FRS102.||| |The Financial Statements
have been prepared
in accordance
with the Accounting
and Reporting||Charities;| |Statement ofRecommended
Practice applicable
to charities
preparing
their accounts
in accordan||with the| |Charities SORP (FRS102),the Financial
Reporting
Standard
applicable
in the UK and Republic of||reland| |(FRS102),issued
in October 2019,the Financial
Reporting
Standard
applicable
in the UK and Re||ublic of| |Ireland (FRS 102),the Charities Act 2011,the Companies
Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted|A|counting| |Practice.||| |The Financial Statements
have been prepared
to give a 'true and fair view' and have been prepa||on a going| |concern basis, under the historical cost convention,
presented
in sterling,
rounded
to the nearest|F|| |Fixed assets are shown
on the balance sheet at cost and are not depreciated,
but are maintained||an acceptable| |standard.
Stock is recorded
and held at cost. Debtors are recorded at the amount
receivable.||| |Creditors are recorded at the amount
payable.||| |~FdA
9||| |Unrestricted
funds are available
for use at the discretion ofthe trustees
in the furtherance
ofthe g||eral objectives| |ofthe charity.||| |Restricted funds are subject to restrictions
on their expenditure
imposed
by the donor or through|t|terms ofan| |appeal.||| |Ilail
R||| |All incoming
resources
including
grants are included
in the accounts when the charity is entitled to||e mcome and| |the amount can be quantified
with reasonable
accuracy.
The following
specific policies are applied||o particular| |categories of income:||| |Voluntary
income by way ofdonations,
collections and gifts are included
in these||| |accounts
in full when receivable.||| |Donated services and facilities are included
at the value to the chadity where this can|be|| |quantified.
The value of services provided
by volunteers
has not been included
in these||| |accounts.||| |Items donated for resale are included as incoming
resources
within
activities for||| |generating
funds when they are sold.
~RA
d||| |Expenditure
is recognised
on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred.
Expenditure
includes any||Twhich| |cannot be fully recovered,
and which is reported as part ofthe expenditure
to which
it relates:||| |Costs ofgenerating
funds comprise the costs associated
with attracting
voluntary
incom||| |and the costs of trading for fundraising
purposes||| |Charitable
expenditure
comprises those costs incurred
by the charity
in the delivery of it||| |activity and services.
It includes
both costs that can be allocated
directly to such||| |activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.||| |Governance
costs include those costs associated
with meeting
the constitutional
and||| |statutory
requirements
ofthe charity and include the accountancy costs and costs linked||| |to the strategic management
ofthe charity.||| |All costs are allocated between
the expenditure
categories ofthe Statement of Financial||| |Activities on a basis designed
to reflect the use ofthe resource.||| ## ## ## |||||2023| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||F| ||Gifts- donations|and legacies||35,466| ||Collecting
tin donations|||653| ||Grants received|||2,000| ||Income tax recoverable||on gifts and donations|4,290| |||||42,409| |Income from donations
and||legacies this year included 612,412of||| |restricted|donations,
(2022: 66,214).|||| ## |COME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES|| |---|---| |Sale ofgoods|5,923| ||5,923| |COME FROM OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES|| |Events|1,504| ||1,504| ## ## ## ## ## |NOTE 8 DE|BTORS||| |---|---|---|---| ||||2023| ||||6| |Tax recoverable
on Gift Aid|||| ||||0| |NOTE 9 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS||FALLING DUE|| ||WITHIN ONE|YEAR|| |Accruals and|deferred
income||6,476| ||||6,476| |NOTE 10 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS|||| |Unrestricted|funds at 1 April 2022||27,816| |Surplus
(Deficit) for the financial year|||| |after taxation|||-6,152| |Unrestricted|funds at 31 March 2023||21,664| |NOTE 11|ACCOUNTANCY||| |Independent|examination||1,800| |Gift Aid work|||540| |Confirmation|statement||54| ||||2,394| ## ## ## ||FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||2023||| ||||f||| ||INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:|Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|| ||Donations
and legacies|29,997|12,412|42,409|/| ||Charitable
activities|5,923|0|5,923|| ||Other trading
activities|1,504|0|1,504|| ||Interest on bank deposits|4|0|4|| ||TOTAL INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS|37,428|12,412|49,840|| ||EXPENDITURE ON||||| |-~|CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES||||| ||Veterinary fees and medication|27,078|7,873|34,751|| ||Kennels
Other animal welfare|0
3,230|0
0|0
3,230|+++=| ||Food (including
cost ofgoods sold)|9,015|4,739|13,754|| ||Animal Transport|828|0|828|| ||Goods for resale|374|0|374|| |||40 525|12412|52937|LI| ||NET INCOME (EXPENSES)||||444| ||BEFOREGOVERNANCE COSTS|-3,097|0|-3,097|)$$$~~~| ||GOVERNANCE COSTS||||| ||Insurance|553|0|553|| ||Printing
and stationery|0|0s|0|| ||Accountancy|2,394|Q|2 394|| ||Miscellaneous
expenses|108|0|108|| |||-3,055|0|-3,055|'„'| ||NET INCOME (EXPENSES)|6,152|0|-6,162||