2024-04-05-accounts - Animal Helpline

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 06 Apr 2023 To 05 Apr 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1151287 Charity's principal address TOLL COTTAGE

ANIMAL HELPLINE

LEICESTER ROAD WANSFORD Postcode PE8 6NN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Andrew Ferguson
	Susan Boughton
	Allison Herbert

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

TAR

March 2012

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

CONSTITUTION – 05 MAR 2013

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by existing Trustees Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS. 3. PROMOTE THE HEALTH & WELLBEING OF PEOPLE BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERS.

TAR

March 2012

The key activities for the rescue centre continue to be the rescuing, care and rehoming of unwanted dogs. Through these adoptions, as well as rehoming dogs, we take the opportunity to educate members of the public on animal welfare issues.

We hope that with strong promotion of animal welfare issues we can help prevent suffering of animals in the future.

We continued to welcome volunteers from a variety of social and economic backgrounds.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

The Trustees wish to acknowledge the contribution of all the charity’s volunteers and supporters as without them the charity would not be able to function.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

TAR

March 2012

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

In the financial year 2023/24, we saw a continued increase in our revenue from adoption and general donations of around 25% compared to 2022/23. This improvement was driven by an increased rehoming of dogs and increased fundraising initiatives.

However, as in previous years, the cost of living and energy prices continued to have an impact. Our charity experienced a 56% increase in energy expenses, while veterinary fees almost doubled compared to 2022/23 (96% increase).

Our reserves continue to mitigate the impact of these increased costs effectively for the time being.

Despite facing uncertainties in the future, the charity is well-positioned to navigate and overcome any challenges that may arise.

TAR

March 2012

Section E Financial review Reserves are used to support the rescue’s everyday expenses such as Brief statement of the veterinary fees, energy costs, maintenance costs, food, etc. charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit ~~—~~ Further financial review details (Optional information) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); • how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; • investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information ~~_~~ Section G Declaration ~~___~~ The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Andrew Ferguson Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc) Date 08 Jan 2025

TAR

March 2012

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ ANIMAL HELPLINE members of On accounts for the year 05 April 2024 Charity no 1151287 ended (if any) Set out on pages 8 & 9

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year 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 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given examiner’s statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity 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 concerning 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 ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention examiner's statement (other than that disclosed below *)

which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met; or
to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed:		Date:	Date:08/01/2025 ~~a~~	Date:08/01/2025 ~~a~~
Name:	JOHN KING

Relevant professional RETIRED SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER IN HMRC qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: 70 THORPE LEA ROAD PETERBOROUGH PE3 6BZ

Section B Disclosure

NONE

ANIMAL HELPLINE 1151287 Receipts andpayments accounts For the period from Period start date To Period end date 06-Apr-23 05-Apr-24 ~~es~~	ANIMAL HELPLINE 1151287 Receipts andpayments accounts For the period from Period start date To Period end date 06-Apr-23 05-Apr-24 ~~es~~	ANIMAL HELPLINE 1151287 Receipts andpayments accounts For the period from Period start date To Period end date 06-Apr-23 05-Apr-24 ~~es~~	ANIMAL HELPLINE 1151287 Receipts andpayments accounts For the period from Period start date To Period end date 06-Apr-23 05-Apr-24 ~~es~~	ANIMAL HELPLINE 1151287 Receipts andpayments accounts For the period from Period start date To Period end date 06-Apr-23 05-Apr-24 ~~es~~	ANIMAL HELPLINE 1151287 Receipts andpayments accounts For the period from Period start date To Period end date 06-Apr-23 05-Apr-24 ~~es~~	CC16a ~~-~~	CC16a ~~-~~
Section A Receipts and payments
	Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
DogAdoption Donations	36,020		-	-	36,020	26,820
Organisations & Fund Raiser Donations	20,273		-	-	20,273	17,422
Commission	12,563		-	-	12,563	13,515
HMRC Gift Aid Payments	3,268		-	-	3,268	4,948
Sundry	82		-	-	82	26
Veterinary			-	-	-	317
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	(Gross income for AR)72,206		-	-	72,206	63,048
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total receipts* 72,206 - - 72,206 63,048 ~~=———~~
A3 Payments
VeterinaryFees & Medicines	45,786		-	-	45,786	24,355
Adoption Refunds	425				425	600
Pest Control	560		-	-	560	560
Insurance	1,555		-	-	1,555	1,422
Fund RaisingExpenses	284		-	-	284	216
DEFRA VMD Inspection Fee	-				-	350
Travel Expenses	1,840		-	-	1,840	1,920
CleaningServices & Supplies	29,209		-	-	29,209	28,554
Telephone & mobiles	180		-	-	180	245
Miscellaneous	1,329		-	-	1,329	503
Utilities	7,597		-	-	7,597	4,878
Food	3,456		-	-	3,456	3,749
Sundry			-	-	-
Equipment	34		-	-	34	2,306
Materials			-	-	-	-
Maintenance	328		-	-	328	4,047
**Sub total **	92,583		-	-	92,583	73,705
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total payments* 92,583 - - 92,583 73,705 ~~—————~~
*Net of receipts/(payments)* - 20,377 - - - 20,377 - 10,657 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 107,266 - - 107,266 *Cash funds this year end* 86,889 - - 86,889 - 10,657 8 ~~SSS55]~~							- 10,657 - - 10,657

CCXX R8 accounts (SS)

07/01/2025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
				Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
Categories		Details		funds	funds	funds
				to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds		Cash at Bank		86,889	-	-
		Cash at Rescue
				-	-	-
				-	-	-
		*Total cash funds*	*Total cash funds*	86,889	-	-
		(agree balances with receipts and payments	(agree balances with receipts and payments
		account(s))		OK	OK	OK
				Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
				funds	funds	funds
		Details		to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets	- - - - - - - - - - - - ~~——_—~~
		Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets	- - - - - - ~~——~~
		Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	- - - - - - - - - - ~~===~~
				Fund to which	Amount due	When due
		Details		liability relates	(optional)	(optional)
B5 Liabilities	- - - ~~——~~
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees		Signature		Print Name	Print Name	Date of approval
				Andrew Fer	Andrew Ferguson	08-Jan-25

CCXX R9 accounts (SS)

07/01/2025