SOUTHERN COUNTIES GERMAN SHEPHERD RESCUE A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 COMPANY INFORMATION REPORT OF THE TRUSTCEO AND DIRtCTORS 2to3 INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS. REPORT STATEMENT OF FIN￿NcIAL ACTIVITY BALANCE SHEET NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 7t09 SOUTHERN COUNTIES GERMAN SHFPHERD RESCUE A C.OMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE COMPANY INFORMATION TRUSTEES Miss A J Mills Mr l D Trundle Mr J E Mills Mrs H E Harris Ms K Doak DIRECTORS Miss A J Mills Mr l D Trundle Mrs H E Harris Ms K Doak SECRETARY Miss A J Mills DAY TC• DAY MANAGEMENT MssAJMills REGISTERED OFFICE I PRINCIPLE PLACE OF BUSINESS Bogmyrtle Cottage Toms Lane Linwood Hampshire BH24 3QX COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER 06866590 England and Wales CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1139914 SOUTHERN COUNTIES GERMAN SHEPHERD RESCUE REGISTERED NUMBER 06866590 REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2024 The trustees and directors present their annual report with the unaudited financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 March 2024 which are prepared to meet the requirements of a directors report and accounts for Companies Act purposes. The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and 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 issued in October 2019, The Financial Reporting Standard in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102). Reference and administrative information The charity is a private company, incorporated in England and Wales under the Companies Act 2006 and has exemption from the use of the word "Limited" in its Title. The company is limited by guarantee, and a￿hIeVed charitable status on 19 January 2011, Registered Charity Number 1139914. The registered office of the company is shown on the company information page. Directors and trustees The directors of the charitable company (the charity) are its trustees for the purpose of the charity law. The trustees and officers serving during the year were as follows: Miss A J Mills Mr l D Trundle Mrs H E Harris Ms K Doak Mr J E Mills (Director) (Director) (Director) (Director) Structure overnance and mana ement Southern Counties German Shepherd Rescue is a company limited by guarantee governed by its Memorandum and Articlps of Association as amended 12 January 2012. No trUSt￿S have been recruited during the year. Ob ectives and activities The obi¢Cts and main activities undertaken to fJi rther the charity's purposes for the public benefit are: Tkie provision of care and shelter for stray, neglected and unwanted German Shepherd dogs and companion animals of ali kinds and the protection of animals from ill- usage, cruelty and suffering to advance the education of the public in ￿.atterS pertaining to animal welfare in general. The charity has raised direct voluntary donations and by fundraising, events, appeals and incidental sales. The trustees have regard to the Charities Commission guidance on public benefit. Achievements and erformance The charity has been involved in rescuing 4 dogs, (2023. 5) and has successfully re-homed 2 animals, in the year, {2023'. 31. The Resrue has t)ecome regarded as a specialist rescue that takes in dogs other organisations are unable to cater for. As a result, the Rescue cU￿entlY supports a number of dogs on a longer term basis, through health or behavioural Issues, often fun.ding expensive medication, both before or after rehoming. The charity h35 a dog sponsorship scheme which provided support to individual dogs under the charity's care Financial review The company received incoming resources of £33,-, 28 (2023. £49,840) The company expended resources amounting to £35:035 (2023.. £55,992) SOUTHERN COUNTIES GERMAN SHEPHERD RESCUE REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH 2024 continued Reserve olic The reserves of the company, comprising unrestricted funds. amounted to £20,357 at the year end. (2023.. £ 21,6641 These funds are intended to provide protection in the case of an unforeseen downturn in income, or additional expenditure, and also to fund future projects under conS￿eration. Best practice holds that reserves equal three months of the charity's running costs. The company considers that it has free reserves above this level at the date of the balance sheet_ Future lans The charity plans to continue to develop rts fundraising activities arKJ improve facilitie5 to enable better care for the dogs under the care of the charty. Risk mana ement The Trustees have examined the risks to which the charity is exposed and have resolved to further improve the financial position of the charty Asset cover for Funds The Trustees confirm that there are adequate liquid assets to fulfil the obligations of the charity. Trustees. res onsibililies The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees, annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and Unrted Kingdom Accounting Star.dards {Untted Kingdom Generalty Accepted Accounting Practice). Company law requires charity Irustees to prepare financial slatements for each year which give a true and fair view of the stgte of affairs of the charrtable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expendrture of the charty company for the year. In preparing the financial statements the tnJsteAs are requii'ed to.. select surtable accounting policies and apply them consistently observe the methods and principles in the Clafrties SORP and FRS 102. make iudgements and eslimates that are reasonab￿ and prudent. state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed. subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements prepare the financial statements on the going concem basis unless rt Is inappropriate to presume that the charity will be able to continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any lime the financial position of the charity and to enable them to assure that the financial statements comply with the CompaiiiPS Act 2006 They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charty and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of error. fraud a￿1 other irregularrtses. The Trustees are also responsible for the maintenance and irrtegrty of the corporate and financial infonnation included on the charitable company's websrte. This report has been prepared having taken advantage of tbp small companies exemption in the Companies Act 2006. 2Éfy4 Jyl 20 Approved by the Trustees on 4 and sNJned on their beha￿ by.. Miss A J Mills Chair SOUTHERN COUNTIES GERMAN SHEPHERD RESCUE CHARITY NUMBER 1139914 Pa INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE TRUbTEES OF SOUTHERN COUNTIES GERMAN SHEPHERD RESCUE FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 I report lo the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2024 which are set out on pages 5 to 9. Res onsibilities and basis of re As the -harity trustees of the company land also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responciile for the preparation of the accounts in accordarice wth the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 I'the 2006 Act'i Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required io be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Ac.1 and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your company's accounts as carried out under section 145 of t￿le Charilies Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act,) In carying out my examination, I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5}Ib) of the 2011 Act. Inde endent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect. accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act,. or the accounts do not accord wth those records,. or the accounts do not comply wth the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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.. or the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Reccmmended Practice for accounting and repcirting by charities.(8pplicable to charities preparing IP,oir accounts in accordance with the Financial Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland), (FRS102) I have no concerns and have come across no other rnatters in connection wth the examination to which -N attention should be drawn in this reporti in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reacned. Forrester Dickens Chartered Accountants Vine Barn Village Green Northchapel GU28 9HU SOUTHERN COUNTIES GERMAN SHEPHERD RESCUE Pa STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTlVtTIES includin income and ex nditure accourt FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Notes 2024 2023 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: un￿strICted Restri¢ted Totsl Unrestricted Restricted Total Donations and legacEs Charitable activities Other IradiFVJ activilEs Investments 23.381 2,074 7,099 30,480 2,074 1,094 80 29,997 5,923 1.504 12.412 1,504 80 TOTAL INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS 26,629 7,099 33.728 37,428 12,412 49,84C EXPENDITURE ON: Charitable activit*s Governance costs 24,611 .325 7,099 31,710 3,325 40,525 3.055 12,412 52.937 TOTAL EXPENDITURE -27,936 -7,099 -35,035 43,580 -12.412 -55.992 NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI AND NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS -1.307 -1.307 -6,152 -6,1 Jf2 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total fund.s brought forward TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 21.664 21,664 27.816 10 20.357 20,357 21.664 21.664 All incom2 and eypendrture derive from conts"nuing actmties. The ststemenl of financial activities incI￿leS all gains atKJ losses recognised duriro the year. No endowmwnts were re￿iVed durir¥J the tsvo years erKled 31 M