**To** ## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 April 2022 01 April 2023 **From** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1155298 Pendle Dogs In Need Pendle Dogs **Charity's principal address** The Dogs Den Greenfield Road Colne **Postcode Bb8 9PE** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Sharon Ashley|Treasurer||| ||Paula Knowles|Chair||| ||Adam Draper|||| ||HayleyCutler|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **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** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of adviser**
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**Address**||| |**Financial**|Peter Wright|| |||| |||| |||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document Constitution - (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by members Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: Over the last year the charity has struggled to engage current volunteers and recruit new volunteers. We feel this is one of the after effects of lockdown. - 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** To rescue, rehabilitate and rehome local animals **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** **TAR** March **2012** 2 Dogs that need rehoming for a variety of reason come to our notice and are offered a safe space with the rescue. In the main part these dogs are placed in foster homes for assessment which is our preference. We have continued to have to rely on kennel spaces due to a shortage of foster homes which has significant financial implications. **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)** All dogs that come into our care continue to receive vet care - as a minimum a vet check, vaccinations, flea, worm and neuter. All dogs are chipped to the rescues details. If a dog requires further medical intervention such as treatment for infection, irritation, dental work or anything else then they will receive it. We have continued to take in high numbers of dogs with significant health issues in the last year due to a range of reasons including owners struggling financially and also indiscriminate breeding practises. Once assessed in foster care our dogs are placed in suitable homes. The homecheck process has been a challenge due to poor uptake from volunteers however we are currently undergoing a recruitment drive and attempting to build a new, stronger team. We continue to work in our local community offering support including – Training Dog food Food banks Clothing (from our shop) Therapy sessions School talks and visits EOL fosters or supported adoptions for elderly owners ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** Our finances started the year strong but the increases in vets bills and kennels bills have made an impact and we have had to really work hard at fund raising, grant applications etc. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** March **2012** 3 Section D Achievements and performance In this year we have successfully rescued and rehomed 130 dogs **Summary of the main achievements of the charity** We have carried out 8 school visits and 8 visits to local care homes. **during the year** Our training school has continued to do well. For our own dogs we are providing training input for dogs before placing them in homes and afterwards . We have continued to help those struggling to feed their dogs with food donations and supplied dog food for all local food banks. Our elderly dog programme has seen us placing several more dogs in this programme this year. We continue to offer full back up for all the dogs we rehome. Our new website has made things much more manageable and streamlined for us and the public. **TAR** March **2012** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** ## **Brief statement of the** Our reserves (due to a large inheritance) have reduced due to increases in all our outgoings. **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); Adoption Fees Donations Fundraising activities - Grant Funding - how expenditure has Profits from our Dog Daycare Centre and Training School - supported the key objectives of the charity; Charity Shop - 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)** S. Ashley **Full name(s)** Sharon Ashley **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer **etc)** **Date** 29/02/2024 **TAR** March **2012** 5 |PENDLE DOGS|PENDLE DOGS|PENDLE DOGS|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |April 1st2022–31stApril 2023|||||| |Starting Balance|||£5670.89||| |Donations|9312,91||Vets|40709.16|| |Fundraising(incl
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boxes etc)|12832.00||Kennels|25458.00|| |Adoption Fee|13257.00||Dog Items|4355.76|| |Local
Giving/Facebook|10067.14||Medication|332.66|| |Shop|12721.41||Staff|37633.03|| |Dogs Den|8967.32||Training|200.00|| |Lights|3218.58||Rent|17482.40|| |Building|100.00||Utilities|492.20|| |Grants|500.00||IT/Phone|2692.99|| |Business
donations|8919.55||Insurance|863.64|| |Refunds|2130.37||Building costs|373.24|| |Food Bank
donation|600.00||New Van|3495.00|| |Inheritance|82068.75||Fuel/transport|3543.07|| |Van sale|3500.00||Vehicle costs|3219.35|| |Reserves Transfer|53200.00||Accountant|655.20|| ||||Post|130.04|| ||||Fundraising|3391.75|| ||||Togs/Den|1852.19|| ||||Consumables|169.23|| ||||Donation|550.00|| ||||Bank Charges|1096.77|| ||||Clothing|87.63|| ||||Reserves
Transfer|75000.00|| ||||||| ||||||| ||||||| |TOTAL|221395.03||TOTAL|220888.06|| ||||||| |Balance for the year|||||| |Starting Balance|||5670.89||| |
Balance Now (Bank)|||6177.86||| |PAYPAL|||||| |In|||Out||| **TAR** March **2012** 6 |Fundraising|2339.32|Dog Items|3275.51| |---|---|---|---| |Donations|2766.50|Den/Togs/Lights|2485.69| |Online Sales|105.00|Facebook|358.72| |Adoption Fees|534.00|Training|119.40| |Training|12.00|100 Club|3190.00| |100 club|3355.00|Services|410.37| |Den|468.00|Transport|628.00| |Pp Giving|723.41|Webs|203.83| |Refund|6.95|Fees|64.53| |Total|10310.18|Meds|79.96| |StartingBalance|1179.48|Total|10816.11| |Final Balance||673.55|| |RESERVES|||| |In||Out|| |Grant|0|Transfer to main
account|53200.00| |Donations|0||| |Transfer from main
account|75000.00||| ||||| ||||| |Total||Total|53200.00| |Final Balance||21800.00|| ||||| |Bank Balance||6177.86|| |Paypal Balance||673.55|| |Reserves||21800.00|| |Total Rescue Assetts 31/3/23||28651.41|| Audited by P.Wright (Independent auditor) Date 23/06/23 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** Pendle Dogs In Need **On accounts for the year** March 2023 **Charity no** 1155298 **TAR** March **2012** 7 **ended** **(if any)** **Set out on pages** 1 and 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2023 **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to **examiner's statement** undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. _Delete_ [ ] _if not applicable._ I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) 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 not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report 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:** P. Wright **Date:** 23/06/23 **Name:** Mr Peter Wright **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 1 Sandhills Close Salterforth BB18 5UF ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **TAR** March **2012** 8 **Give here brief details of any items that the** N/A **examiner wishes to disclose** . **TAR** March **2012** 9