2025-09-30-accounts

ANNUAL REPORT

Year ending September 30[th] 2025

ERIN HOUNDS Registered Charity number 1148768

c/o Macclesfield Community Garden Centre West Park Macclesfield SK10 3BJ

Trustees

Jo Stafford (Chair) Jo Matthews (Treasurer) Cathy Manson (Secretary)

Structure, Governance and management

Type of Governing Document: Model Constitution for a Charitable Association

Erin Hounds is an Unincorporated Charitable Association

Trustees are appointed by the board of Trustees at the Annual General Meeting

Objectives and Activities

For the benefit of the public to relieve the suffering of animals in need of care and attention and, in particular, to provide and maintain rescue homes or other facilities for the reception, care and treatment of such animals.

To promote humane behaviour towards animals by providing appropriate care, protection, treatment and security for animals which are in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances or ill usage and to educate the public in matters pertaining to animal welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering among animals.

Activities relating to objects:

• Taking in rescued sighthounds and providing accommodation, care and veterinary treatment for them

• Seeking permanent homes for rescued sighthounds

• Providing education and information to the public regarding sighthound welfare and owning a sighthound as a pet

The Trustees have, at all times, had due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity commission when planning the activities of the charity.

Erin Hounds is grateful for the contribution of its volunteers in fundraising, fostering, homechecking, transporting hounds and attending public events. The commitment and dedication from our volunteers are commendable, considering they do this alongside their jobs and family life, and Erin Hounds could not function without them.

All Erin Hounds policies and procedures are available for viewing and reflect current practice.

Summary of main achievements during year

• 64 dogs have been homed during the year 1[st] October 2024 – 30[th] September 2025.

• Kennelling, transport and veterinary care have been provided to all of these dogs.

• Fundraising has been ongoing and many generous public donations have been received. A significant legacy was received during the year.

• Public events have taken place.

• Information has been provided to the public via social media and the website and through the regular newsletter.

• New fosterers have been recruited.

Charlty R•yhtr4tlon No. 1148768 IEngl•nd and W•l•• ERIN HOUNDS Report and Accounts lor the year onded 30 S•ptsrnber 2025

ERIN HOUNDS Tru8teM Ann￿1 R•port lor th• y•ar ènd￿ 30 Soptarnbor 2025 and dmlni•irnlfv• d•t•ll• Erfn Hounds Is 8 reg￿le￿ charty IReglstratrn No. 11487681. The ¢hartty w35 fomwd 21 July 2Q12 undor a ¢onstituknon executg¢J on th date. It kn)k over on 1 Octtsber 2012 the actNrt prevw6ty rrrled on by ts unincryrsted br¥Jy Erin Hounds. Contsct addr Clo Communty Garden Centre 77 Prestt)ury m￿de$field Cheshire SK10 3P Tru•t• Thè Tru$ts88 ol Enn H￿nIS who ser¥gd during the year ware.. J Stafford (chairp￿$<￿) C Manson Isacretary) J Matth￿& ITiaa$urèrl BAnk•rn: Ind•pgndont Examln•r. Sanlander 10 Mill Street MaCc￿$￿￿d Cheshire SK116PA M J ACA CTA J050tyne LLP Plerchant Exchar Waters Green Maccle6fiekJ Cheshire SK118JX Oblxts and Alms The of Erin Houn¢Js arn.. To relieve the sufferirrfJ of animals In rd of care aThJ attention and in particular, to provide and maintsin roscu8 homes crf cther farAlities for th8 receptK)n. care and Ireatnnt ot such ￿1￿41$. To prom¢le humane behav¥)ur trw8rd$ ￿lmO1$ by pyoviding aFvroprote care, protection, treatrnenl and urity for animals which are in naed ol care and alt&ntion ty reason of sickness. mallieatment, poor drcurn8tan¢es or ill usage to educate the publ￿ In matters pertaining to aniffol w¢lf8re In general tho prevention of cnJo1ty and sufforing among animals. The trustO05 have consNl8red the Chanty CorNrd55ion'8 guidance Qn publ￿ teneffl Wh￿ de¢MJlng on se oblect5. P*Je'.2

ERIN HOUNDS Trusteos Annual R•port lor the year ondod 30 Septomb•r 2025 R•vknw ofActlvlllM for 202$ Flnanc•• & Donat14)n• Inc¢Jme hes eKceede<J expenditu￿ In Gener81 Fund by £102,581 this year 12024.. If￿￿n excJed expendilure by £2641. Thi8 6urplu6 ha$ been aCh￿j Ihanks to a kgaw of £104,296.80 whith was rec6Ned in tho yoar from the estste of the late Joan Masters. The TnL8t88s have revb8w&l charity's need lor f8servos In Ilne with the gui¢Jance issued ty tho Charfty Cornn￿SsIon and. whilst il ts not aws F)ssible. rt is the wlicy of th chafity to try and hdd unrestrkknd reserves of £20,000 at all times. The Irustees ¢onsSder that Ihls pollcy is pwdent. At the end of the year, the c￿ty was ￿lding more reserves th•n usual, Main￿ due lo the aforernnt￿n8d lega¢y. H(￿v¢r, t￿ trustge's rosorves renins the Same an*J any $xce56 resorves will be used lo hdp nwe eldgrty dogs and those in need of on￿lftg medic41 treatmènL Admlnl•tr4llon The &JrninistralHJn of the charity is handled by the trustee5 listed on page 2. Thg trust88s daclare that tlw have a￿￿0¥&d the trustgos. report abjve. Signed on behalfol the chaTty'5 truytees J Stafford ChairForson Datè.. 24thJune 2026 P&Jè'.3

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS, REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ERIN HOUNDS On th• a¢¢ounts lor th• y•ar •nd•d 30 s•pt•rn￿r 2025 I report to the trustees on my exarnination of the accounts Of the #t)ve Charity (Charity No. 114e7681 the yew ￿d￿j 30 Septentsr 2025. whKh are set out on pa3es 5 to 7. R￿p•¢t1v• mponslbWtIM of tnMt•88 and •xamln•r As the chanty ￿sIteS Y¢￿ are reSFvjn8ib￿ for the prepaftticfft of tho èecounts in accordan￿ with thg requirèments ol the Charkneg Act 2011 Ilhe Act). l ¥eport in resFeCt of my examinthn of the chArity'y actounts e•rFi￿1 (YJI undèr 8eclh)n 145 of th? 2011 Act and in carying out my oxarnination, I have followed the applKable Directkjns gNtn by U Charity Commis$%y under sects'on 1451511bl of the kL Ind•pond•nt •xamIn•￿ 8t•t•m•nt I have conpleted my exarnination. I conliFm Ihat no malwial matters have come to my attenlknn In cwn8th.on wtth tho •xamination whrh gt¥8s m• caus• lo believe that in, any material respect accounts"NJ records were not kept In accordarKe wrth sxtion 130 of ￿ Act c the ￿unts (k not accord wilh the accounting records I havo ￿ ￿nceM$ and havg corr acros5 no othor matter5 in CONn￿tion ￿th th* examinatKffi to which attent￿n should be dr￿ in order to enable a proper undeF5tanding of the ac(x)unts to te r&Kh•d. Merchant Exthar Waters GTegn Maccle5field M J PaceACA CTA Independent exaTh￿ner Josolyne LLP Chart￿ed Acr￿U￿t￿nt> Date." 24th Jun8 2028

ERIN HOUNDS R•e•lpts and paymonts account for the y•ar •ndod 30 S•ptsmb•r 2025 G•n•rnl R••trl¢t•d Fund Fund 2026 Totsil 2024 Total Donations andlggacies Ro-homing d)nath)ns Colkntion boxes FundraI￿ng Gsft aKI Bank intsrest r￿¢￿ed 118,418 13,328 118.418 13,328 10,464 9.820 10 15.420 5.429 619 6,398 4.512 8.398 4,512 Total r•¢•lpts 141837 141837 Dlr8¢t ch4rftalA• payments: Tran6P)rt costs Vet5 fee5 K•nn81 faas 18,158 19,201 18,158 19,201 20.120 19,977 38,246 38,246 40.490 Oth&r p8yments Moblle phon• Insurance W8bsitè Dog show cost5 minislrnts.on costs 15 15 20 876 35 60 35 71 Tolal paym•nl• 41 498 N•¢ w•c•lptsllp•ym•nts) tho y•4r 102,581 1￿,581 Cuh fund bal•n¢e¥ brought forw•rd 78,777 76.777 76.513 Calh fund ￿lInE•S earrlod l¢rward 179.358 179,358 76,777 P•J¢'.5

ERIN HOUNDS Stat•m•nt of a88•ts and liabiliti A8 at 30 Sopt•mb•r 2025 2026 2024 Cash Fund• Bank current a￿unIS Bank ￿VIng$ acwurt 17.2 162 129 15,B29 Total ¢Mh fund• Fund• Gon•MI lutsj Re¥trthd 179,358 76,777 7e.777 VIÈ apFove the ai)ve stat•m•nt of assets and liabilities afid the anmxed receipts and paymw account and u)nfim that we have made availa￿e all relevant ro¢ords and informatian fry their eparation. On behalf ofthe Trustees J Stsfforts J Molthe*s D•ts'. 24th June 2(Y28 •'.8

ERIN HOUNDS Notes to the Accounts For th• yoar endod 30 S•ptsrnbor 2025 AccountSng polkl•¥ B••h of x¢ount• The ￿￿nts are prepared M the and payments bas￿ and in a consL8tent way frryn yw to year. R•lat•d party tran8a¢tlon8 and tru•tM•' r•mun•Mtkn The trust￿ had Trj expans06 reimbursod to tl)em during thg year. No trust￿ r8cewl any remunoration during the yo¥. P4e'.7

Charlty R•yhtr4tlon No. 1148768 IEngl•nd and W•l•• ERIN HOUNDS Report and Accounts lor the year onded 30 S•ptsrnber 2025

ERIN HOUNDS Tru8teM Ann￿1 R•port lor th• y•ar ènd￿ 30 Soptarnbor 2025 and dmlni•irnlfv• d•t•ll• Erfn Hounds Is 8 reg￿le￿ charty IReglstratrn No. 11487681. The ¢hartty w35 fomwd 21 July 2Q12 undor a ¢onstituknon executg¢J on th date. It kn)k over on 1 Octtsber 2012 the actNrt prevw6ty rrrled on by ts unincryrsted br¥Jy Erin Hounds. Contsct addr Clo Communty Garden Centre 77 Prestt)ury m￿de$field Cheshire SK10 3P Tru•t• Thè Tru$ts88 ol Enn H￿nIS who ser¥gd during the year ware.. J Stafford (chairp￿$<￿) C Manson Isacretary) J Matth￿& ITiaa$urèrl BAnk•rn: Ind•pgndont Examln•r. Sanlander 10 Mill Street MaCc￿$￿￿d Cheshire SK116PA M J ACA CTA J050tyne LLP Plerchant Exchar Waters Green Maccle6fiekJ Cheshire SK118JX Oblxts and Alms The of Erin Houn¢Js arn.. To relieve the sufferirrfJ of animals In rd of care aThJ attention and in particular, to provide and maintsin roscu8 homes crf cther farAlities for th8 receptK)n. care and Ireatnnt ot such ￿1￿41$. To prom¢le humane behav¥)ur trw8rd$ ￿lmO1$ by pyoviding aFvroprote care, protection, treatrnenl and urity for animals which are in naed ol care and alt&ntion ty reason of sickness. mallieatment, poor drcurn8tan¢es or ill usage to educate the publ￿ In matters pertaining to aniffol w¢lf8re In general tho prevention of cnJo1ty and sufforing among animals. The trustO05 have consNl8red the Chanty CorNrd55ion'8 guidance Qn publ￿ teneffl Wh￿ de¢MJlng on se oblect5. P*Je'.2

ERIN HOUNDS Trusteos Annual R•port lor the year ondod 30 Septomb•r 2025 R•vknw ofActlvlllM for 202$ Flnanc•• & Donat14)n• Inc¢Jme hes eKceede<J expenditu￿ In Gener81 Fund by £102,581 this year 12024.. If￿￿n excJed expendilure by £2641. Thi8 6urplu6 ha$ been aCh￿j Ihanks to a kgaw of £104,296.80 whith was rec6Ned in tho yoar from the estste of the late Joan Masters. The TnL8t88s have revb8w&l charity's need lor f8servos In Ilne with the gui¢Jance issued ty tho Charfty Cornn￿SsIon and. whilst il ts not aws F)ssible. rt is the wlicy of th chafity to try and hdd unrestrkknd reserves of £20,000 at all times. The Irustees ¢onsSder that Ihls pollcy is pwdent. At the end of the year, the c￿ty was ￿lding more reserves th•n usual, Main￿ due lo the aforernnt￿n8d lega¢y. H(￿v¢r, t￿ trustge's rosorves renins the Same an*J any $xce56 resorves will be used lo hdp nwe eldgrty dogs and those in need of on￿lftg medic41 treatmènL Admlnl•tr4llon The &JrninistralHJn of the charity is handled by the trustee5 listed on page 2. Thg trust88s daclare that tlw have a￿￿0¥&d the trustgos. report abjve. Signed on behalfol the chaTty'5 truytees J Stafford ChairForson Datè.. 24thJune 2026 P&Jè'.3

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS, REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ERIN HOUNDS On th• a¢¢ounts lor th• y•ar •nd•d 30 s•pt•rn￿r 2025 I report to the trustees on my exarnination of the accounts Of the #t)ve Charity (Charity No. 114e7681 the yew ￿d￿j 30 Septentsr 2025. whKh are set out on pa3es 5 to 7. R￿p•¢t1v• mponslbWtIM of tnMt•88 and •xamln•r As the chanty ￿sIteS Y¢￿ are reSFvjn8ib￿ for the prepaftticfft of tho èecounts in accordan￿ with thg requirèments ol the Charkneg Act 2011 Ilhe Act). l ¥eport in resFeCt of my examinthn of the chArity'y actounts e•rFi￿1 (YJI undèr 8eclh)n 145 of th? 2011 Act and in carying out my oxarnination, I have followed the applKable Directkjns gNtn by U Charity Commis$%y under sects'on 1451511bl of the kL Ind•pond•nt •xamIn•￿ 8t•t•m•nt I have conpleted my exarnination. I conliFm Ihat no malwial matters have come to my attenlknn In cwn8th.on wtth tho •xamination whrh gt¥8s m• caus• lo believe that in, any material respect accounts"NJ records were not kept In accordarKe wrth sxtion 130 of ￿ Act c the ￿unts (k not accord wilh the accounting records I havo ￿ ￿nceM$ and havg corr acros5 no othor matter5 in CONn￿tion ￿th th* examinatKffi to which attent￿n should be dr￿ in order to enable a proper undeF5tanding of the ac(x)unts to te r&Kh•d. Merchant Exthar Waters GTegn Maccle5field M J PaceACA CTA Independent exaTh￿ner Josolyne LLP Chart￿ed Acr￿U￿t￿nt> Date." 24th Jun8 2028

ERIN HOUNDS R•e•lpts and paymonts account for the y•ar •ndod 30 S•ptsmb•r 2025 G•n•rnl R••trl¢t•d Fund Fund 2026 Totsil 2024 Total Donations andlggacies Ro-homing d)nath)ns Colkntion boxes FundraI￿ng Gsft aKI Bank intsrest r￿¢￿ed 118,418 13,328 118.418 13,328 10,464 9.820 10 15.420 5.429 619 6,398 4.512 8.398 4,512 Total r•¢•lpts 141837 141837 Dlr8¢t ch4rftalA• payments: Tran6P)rt costs Vet5 fee5 K•nn81 faas 18,158 19,201 18,158 19,201 20.120 19,977 38,246 38,246 40.490 Oth&r p8yments Moblle phon• Insurance W8bsitè Dog show cost5 minislrnts.on costs 15 15 20 876 35 60 35 71 Tolal paym•nl• 41 498 N•¢ w•c•lptsllp•ym•nts) tho y•4r 102,581 1￿,581 Cuh fund bal•n¢e¥ brought forw•rd 78,777 76.777 76.513 Calh fund ￿lInE•S earrlod l¢rward 179.358 179,358 76,777 P•J¢'.5

ERIN HOUNDS Stat•m•nt of a88•ts and liabiliti A8 at 30 Sopt•mb•r 2025 2026 2024 Cash Fund• Bank current a￿unIS Bank ￿VIng$ acwurt 17.2 162 129 15,B29 Total ¢Mh fund• Fund• Gon•MI lutsj Re¥trthd 179,358 76,777 7e.777 VIÈ apFove the ai)ve stat•m•nt of assets and liabilities afid the anmxed receipts and paymw account and u)nfim that we have made availa￿e all relevant ro¢ords and informatian fry their eparation. On behalf ofthe Trustees J Stsfforts J Molthe*s D•ts'. 24th June 2(Y28 •'.8

ERIN HOUNDS Notes to the Accounts For th• yoar endod 30 S•ptsrnbor 2025 AccountSng polkl•¥ B••h of x¢ount• The ￿￿nts are prepared M the and payments bas￿ and in a consL8tent way frryn yw to year. R•lat•d party tran8a¢tlon8 and tru•tM•' r•mun•Mtkn The trust￿ had Trj expans06 reimbursod to tl)em during thg year. No trust￿ r8cewl any remunoration during the yo¥. P4e'.7