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Limite(I Kent HUNGARIAN VIZ LA WELFARE CHARrrY CHARITY NUMBER: 1147353 RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS FOR THE P D ENDED 31 MAY 2023 Period 21.05.2022 to 31.05.2023 Year EThJ 20.05.2022 RECEIPTS Adoption DonalK)n$ Surrender Donalions Monthly Donations Single Donations Just Giving Donations Amazon l Easy Fundraising Auctions and PayPal Income Legacy Pet Plan Commissw)n Grfi Aid MiscellarEous Income 21,396 3,745 28.624 4,586 921 14.722 21.565 750 971 11,250 1.373 671 1(Kl 88.878 24,094 PAYMENTS osl of Charitable ities Vet Bills Fostering Boardlng and Assessment Rehabilitation and TrainirvJ Insurance Printing, Postage and Stationery Sundry Expenses Bank Charges Legal Fees Transport Website Expenses Donation for Vet Fees 29.223 10.898 14,684 4.051 1,132 265 1,226 7.585 4.310 720 6.090 1.129 207 156 39 765 2.265 1,209 93 1,300 64.218 23,266 GOVERNA Independent Examiner Fees 150 Total Pa ments 64.218 23,416 NET R THEP Rl 24.660 678 CASH AND BANK BALANCES AT 20.05.2022 43,699 43,021 CASH AND BANK BALANCES AT 31.05.2023 £ 68,359 £ 43,699 i147XJ TAIry 43.9gB SUE WLLSON TRUSTEE The Oak Tree Bungalow Five Oak Green Road Five Oak Green Tonbridge TN12 6RL sue@lutra.me.uk 01892 834178 15[th] March 2024 ## **- - Hungarian Vizsla Welfare Charity Trustees Annual Report 2022 23** ## **Charity Personnel** ## **Trustees** Susan Millson - Charity Chair/Secretary & Welfare Officer Claire Aldridge - Committee Chair Noanie Heffron - Treasurer/Web Administrator Sue Aldous - Newly Appointed Trustee in 2023, after serving as an exceptional Welfare Officer for several years. Special responsibilities for our Facebook pages, as well as continuing to be a Welfare Officer. ## **Welfare Officers** All as above, plus: Karen Foster - also responsible for updating our database as changes happen John Duncan - special responsibility for microchip reassignment to new owners’ names Shelley Owens - newly appointed in 2023 - experienced professional dog handler Elaine Entwistle - newly appointed in 2023 - experienced professional dog handler Regardless of where our Welfare Officers live, we cover the whole of the UK, wherever there is a need - if the welfare officer nearest to a new rehoming request is already busy, the case is picked up by whomever is free. ## **Fundraising Team** Kim Dixon Barb Short ## **Volunteers & Foster Homes** We have an amazing number of fosterers and other volunteers who are ready to help us whenever we contact them, and in some cases, will travel a large distance to either deliver a dog to its new home or pick up a dog from its old family. However we are always looking to recruit additional experienced foster carers to help us with those Vizslas who still have rough edges needing to be smoothed off. **www.hungarianvizslawelfare.org.uk Welfare Office, The Oak Tree Bungalow, Five Oak Green Rd, Five Oak Green, Tonbridge, KENT TN12 6RL** ## **Aims and Objectives** ## **Rehoming** Our main aim, as always, is to focus on the rehoming of Vizslas who for a multitude of reasons cannot stay with their owners. We also remain committed to supporting families who are not wanting to rehome their Vizsla but do not yet have sufficient knowledge/experience to resolve the dog’s behaviour issues themselves. ## **Education** This also remains one of our priorities and our Facebook Page and Group are both good resources to help us reach our regular followers, as well as brand new Vizsla owners, and disseminate useful information. ## **Health** We continue to support the research into autoimmune illnesses in the breed, which is still being led by Di Addicott at the Vizsla Health Trust. If any of our adopted dogs present with any of the illnesses, we ask owners to contact her, so records can be started and relevant DNA collection can be carried out. Medical records are collected from the dog’s vet so they have input and all information can be verified. Also if any members of the public contact us with health issues that sound to be autoimmune then again we encourage them to contact Di Addicott. At present Cambridge Veterinary University holds all the DNA swabs that have been collected over the years, along with the dogs’ veterinary documentation, and the breed is very lucky to have that facility along with the dedicated work of Di Addicott and the Vizsla Health Trust. ## **Charity Activities 2022-23** ## **Rehoming** 2022-23 saw yet another increase in the number of requests made to us and the number of dogs rehomed. 121 requests were made for rehoming. Of those, 62 were surrendered to us, and 3 of these were assessed as dangerously aggressive and were humanely euthanised. This course of action is only ever done as a last resort, after extensive behavioural assessment and attempts to retrain and rehabilitate. Of the 59 dogs we rehomed, 27 required extensive input - either behavioural assessment and modification, extended time in foster, or with trainers as mentioned above. Total behavioural modification and training costs for the year were £19,000+. Fostering expenses for the year were £10,000+. Several more dogs, all under 3 years old, required very expensive specialist veterinary care to enable them to lead a healthy and pain free life. Total vet bills for the year were £29,000+. We have an exceptional behaviourist in Jess Probst BSc CFBA of Dundee Dog Training. She and her team will take on our behaviourally problematic/aggressive dogs and carry out extensive assessment and behavioural modification work. We also have proven trainers spread around the entire country that we can call on if we feel a young dog has simply not been given any boundaries and therefore their owner is able to be supported to keep the dog rather than feel the need to avail themselves of our rehoming services. **www.hungarianvizslawelfare.org.uk Welfare Office, The Oak Tree Bungalow, Five Oak Green Rd, Five Oak Green, Tonbridge, KENT TN12 6RL** ## **Fundraising** On line auctions and other in-house fundraising activities raised approx. £6060. A sponsored West Highland Way hike by a team of our supporters raised just over £3,500. A pay-to-join online behavioural seminar run by Jess Probst BSc CFBA of Dundee Dog Training raised a further £1,500. Hopefully there will be more of these online educational fundraisers in 2024. There are numerous Viz Whizz groups that meet up all around the country - sometimes up to 30 Vizslas all playing happily off lead together, which shows the temperament this breed should have. After all going for a walk with their dogs they often hold a collection for us. ## **Finances** ## **End-of year Balance** Despite high outgoings, we finished our financial year 2022-23 with a healthy balance of £69,831, which was a large increase on our 2021-22 figure of £43,700. ## **Reserves** As a charity, we want to spend money on our aims. At the same time, we need to ensure financial security as well as the ability to cover sudden large expenses. We understand that if our reserves are too low, our future may be put at risk, but if our reserves are too high, funders and donors may be unwilling to support us. Our higher than anticipated end of year balance was due to an unexpected and very sizeable donation rather than any reluctance on our part to spend money on our stated aims. Our full Reserves Policy can be found on our website. ## **Assets** No assets are held by the Charity at this time. ## **In Summary** 2023-24 looks to be gearing up yet again for another busy year, but with our generous donors, volunteers, foster carers and the behaviourists and trainers we have worked hard to build solid working relationships with, I know Vizsla Welfare will be there to answer each and every emergency call as and when it comes in. Kind Regards Sue Millson (Mrs) Chair **www.hungarianvizslawelfare.org.uk Welfare Office, The Oak Tree Bungalow, Five Oak Green Rd, Five Oak Green, Tonbridge, KENT TN12 6RL**