CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Roport to the trusto members of Happy Endings Res¢ue On accounts for the year and8d 28tr February 2023 Charlty no (if any) 1140628 Sèt out on pages 3&4 Respective The Charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. rosponslbllltles of The ¢harity'S Irustees ¢onsider that an audit is nol required for this year trustees and examlner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 14515)(bl of the Charities Ad, and to State whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independont My examination was carried out in accordancE with general Directions given examinerfs statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charsty and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from the trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a Irue and fair, view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my examiner's statement attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act,. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did nol comply with the applicable requirements Con￿rning the fomi and content of accounts set oul in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to b8 reached. Signed: Date: 29th May 2024 Name: Mrs Claire Shearer Relevant profèssional qualificatlonls) or body {If any): Address: Aberfoyle, Higham Road, Wainscott, Rochester, ME3 8BG IER December 2017 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of con￿rn (see CC32, Inde￿ndent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here details of any items that the examiner wishes to discloge. NIA IER December 2017 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR £NGLAND AND WALES HAPPY ENDINGS RESCUE 1140628 Recei tsandpa ments accounts CC16a For the perlod from 0110312022 To 2810212023 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restrlcted funds Endowment funds Totsl fund8 Last y•ar to th• rb•orHt to tho n•amt£ tothe Dolmt e tf*tlw n￿r￿¥t E ttsthe ne&re•t E A1 Rècei AdDptson Fees Fundra15Ing & Events Art Donalttins Gift Redaim VAT Rec&ffl 20.924 Xl,924 75,009 129,963 7.277 16,436 129,963 7,277 Sub total(Gn￿$ income ft>r AR) 249,669 195,967 A2 Asset and inve¥tsnent sales. Isee tablèl. Sub total 249,669 249.669 195,967 A3Pa ReN & Liv¢ry 21.194 4.291 35.523 1.447 21,194 J88 35,5 1,447 V&tenrbW F•8$ Animal Feed Animal Bedding Exotic Bird5 & ArIm￿S Hay & Straw F8rner & Dbntisl Animal Shdters & Hou*r Re￿IrS & MBintenanc* Eoyipmenl & Suppl Fuel & TiafjspwytalvJn 5n$urance Offic* Suppl￿8 & Post Mpr¢hanl FEes Training & Behawour Slaff Cost Chanty Mèmbgrahlps Furmjraising 8 Pnntsnu Co8ts PrDfessionÈl Swvi¢es 5,764 2,127 S,457 2,127 5,457 21,979 21,975 4,378 1,9$1 264 1,279 17,552 B7.552 6,628 6.628 206.￿• Sub total 239,30S A4 Assèt and Inv•8tmont purchases, (see tablel Sub total 206.808 206.808 239.305 N•t of rncwpts/(paymonts) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash fund8 last y•ar end Cash funds thts yearend 42.861 42,861 43.338 117.884 160.72S 117,814 160,726 t61.202 117,864 CCXX R1 s¢e¥)unts ISSI 2910512024 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period UnTr6tri¢tsd Re6trfcted funds fund$ to £ Endowment funds Cgtegorres DetaiEa to 81 C•sh funds 8ank. HER CuttgrtAccwnl 13,931 Bank. HER ma0￿1 AceoJni 1.670 Bank- HER Savings Acc¢unl 145,124 Tot•1 cash funds 160.725 Unrestrlcted funds R￿trIcted nds Endowmont funds Detail¥ to Dear￿1 E to ne•rw8t £ Fund to whlch Ib•vt bo10 Curr8ntv•lu• Co•t Iopiktrnall B3 Invèstm•nt assgts QhBdes Stgnw InvesthEnl PoFifdKJ ur￿eSt￿e 78.540 Fund towhleh Dp*¥sil Costloptlon•ll Curr•nt valug ion•1 84 Assets retained for the charity's own usg Motor ve￿￿ Un￿91n￿ 10.000 Fund ¢9 whl¢h lo￿t•S Amovntilu• Wh•n du ionnl Detai18 85 Liabilities SvJned by one or￿0 trustees on behalf of all the trust88S Signaturè Print Narne Dale of roval CCXX R2 aC￿uniS ISSI 2910512024 Happy Endings Rescue (Charity No: 1140628) Trustees Report 2022 – 2023 This year was all about building rela�onships and raising awareness! HER con�nues to be a chosen charity of Pets At Home, with dona�ons of food and pet supplies generously being given on a regular basis via our local store. A new fundraising partnership has been formed this year with Hardman Solicitors. The charity received dona�ons from a number of fundraising ac�vi�es that were held by the team a Hardmans. The charity is always grateful and excited to be selected as the chosen charity for such fundraising. Facebook dona�ons hit a new high of just over £3,000, showing the power of social media. The support received over Christmas was again overwhelming this year. Lots of food and toy dona�ons, which of course the animals loved. The Christmas Meal Appeal for the Donkeys also raised great awareness, receiving over £2k in dona�ons and 40 bales of hay from our local farmer. ## **Rescues & Rehoming** The number of animals being brought in and rehomed is not ge�ng any smaller. This year alone another 316 animals entered the care of the charity. However, with the great effort of the team and help from our supporters the charity managed to rehome 344 animals to Adopters and se�le an addi�onal 20 animals in with Foster Carers. Rescuing animals is the heart of what the charity does and this year saw another large Equine rescue. In support with the RSPCA a large herd of mini Shetlands were rescued from horrendous condi�ons. Many of these Shetlands were dead on site, many were in foal and all were starved. Once recovered, a campaign was launched to rehome all the surviving Shetlands and their foals. This was a great success and all found new homes. ## **Other** The 2022-23 Annual General Mee�ng was held on Thursday 4[th] May 2023 Happy Endings Rescue (Charity No: 1140628) ## Annual General Meeting Minutes Date: Thursday 4th May 2023 Present: Chris Johns, Terry Kemp, Kim Broderick, Lynne Beavan, Hannah Johns, Liz Patto , Claire Shearer Next meeting: TBC – Proposed October 2023 ## **1. Announcements** Lynne Beavan expressed the desire to step down as a Trustee. Decision is still open and discussion was had that Lynne’s input to the Charity is important, even though Lynne is unable to be more hands on. ## **2. Discussion** RESIDENT ANIMALS – There is a need to rehome as many of the longer term residents as possible. Unfortunately Sponsorship of these animals has declined and the average annual costs of keeping these residents is in the region of £54k per annum (including Staff Costs, Rent, Food etc). With over 50 residents on site a rehoming drive is necessary. This should include fostering if possible. _To be reviewed in 6 months_ . REHOMING – The Adopters attitudes towards rehoming have changed since lockdown. Many animals up for adoption have behavioural issues and a lot of training and medical help is need to re-establish happy, healthy pets. Sadly experienced Adopters are very few and not everyone wants or can take on troubled pets. Suggestion to promote Fostering by way of offering training and medical support in the first instance. This will help ease the increase in resident animals and reassure future Adopters they are supported. _To be reviewed in 6 months_ STAFFING – Since HER has been residing at Butterstones Pet Boarding , the HER staffs working attitudes have changed and job roles have become blurred. Responsibilities need to be reestablished or alternatively Staff could TUPPEE to Butterstones and a new boarding contract agreed. _To be reviewed in 3 months_ . CHARITY TRUST STATUS – Looking at the future of the Charity it may be a good time to revisit the Trust Status of the Charity. Research is required into future options. _To be presented at next AGM._ ## **3. Roundtable** SUGGESTION – Setting up a Pet Supplies Bank. The charity gets lots of donated pet supplies (inc pet food) and not all of it utilised. SUGGESTION – Possibility of offering Neutering Vouchers to maximise the use of the Vet Room.