## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/01/2023 Period start date To 31/12/2023 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Senior Staffy Club**
## **Charity registration number: 1156723**
## **Objectives and Activities**
SORP reference Summary of the purposes of Para 1.17 "For the benefit of the public to relieve the the charity as set out in its suffering of animals in need of care and governing document 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." Summary of the main Para 1.17 and 1.19 activities in relation to those The focus of our activities remains the purposes for the public rescuing and rehoming of Senior benefit, in particular, the Staffordshire Bull Terriers and Staffy Cross activities, projects or services dogs aged 7yrs and over. By doing so we identified in the accounts. relieve the suffering of animals and provide facilities for their reception, care and treatment. This also helps to reduce the number of stray, neglected, unwanted and vulnerable animals throughout the UK, and also reduces the number of dogs unnecessarily destroyed, both in pounds and at the vets. Also by undertaking these activities we, via personal interaction at events, social media and the use of volunteers, educate the public regarding animal welfare in general and promote humane behaviour towards animals.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 In planning our activities for the year we kept whether the trustees have in mind the Charity Commission's guidance had regard to the guidance on public benefit at our trustee meetings. issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|A
great
contribution
is
made
by
our
volunteers. We are very grateful for the many
hours
volunteers
have
spent,
fostering,
caring for and walking the dogs. As well as
time spent fundraising and promoting the
rescue and its aims and helping us with
Social Media.
Without this valuable contribution of time,
energy and expertise we would not have
been able to achieve so much.|
|Other|||
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## **Achievements and Performance**
SORP reference
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Our intakes and rehoming figures are as
follows:
**Intakes:**
2022 - 31
2023 - 42
**Rehomed**
2022 - 28
2023 - 40
Our intakes and adoptions have increased this
year
The dogs have have come into our care
for the following reasons:
Conflict with companion animal - 1
Change of owner circs - 4
Owner can no longer afford - 3
Homeless - 3
Ill health of owner - 7
Owner moving house - 1
Not getting on with child in home - 2
Owner no longer has time - 3
New baby - 1
Owner died - 6
Relationship breakdown - 1
From another shelter - 9
Pound - 1
Of the dogs we took in there were 31 from
private owners, 1 from stray pounds and 9 from
other rescues. So intakes from private homes
made up approx 74% of all intakes which is an
increase from 2022 of 20%
We continue to see a higher demand for rescue
of dogs with behavioural issues and medical
conditions, meaning we have to plan for dogs
to stay with us longer due to the extra care and
attention
they
require.
This
means
kennel
space can sometimes be tied up for longer
periods of time.
Taking dogs that are sometimes with us longer
than normal does have an impact on the
spaces we have free but we do not give up on
the dogs until they find a home no matter how
long that takes. For example Ninja was with us
for a total of 296 days - but has now been very
happily adopted!
We continue to take in some of the harder to
rehome dogs that many other rescues will not
take because of their age, health issues, or
behaviour.
We do also work closely with other rescues
who approach us because they have struggled
to find a Senior Staffie that they have in their
care a home and they contact us for our
specialism and experience with the breed and|
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to date we have always managed to find the dogs we take from other rescues a new home very quickly.
We continue to manage our intake capacity - with kennel capacity remaining at 8 in total across both sites. We use foster carers to help us with very elderly dogs, dogs who are in need of operations / medical care or dogs that once up for adoption have sadly had little interest in kennels.
We pride ourselves in making sure that our intake capacity is matched to our resources so that dogs in kennels can get the individual attention and time spent with them every day via the volunteer dog walkers and dogs who are struggling in kennels are able to move to a foster home as soon as possible.
We continue to work towards getting our own premises so that we can develop further, and enhance the rescue experience for the dogs we take in. To that end we continue to ‘red circle’ funding which will go towards the purchase of a property as soon as possible.
During this year we did make an offer on an existing boarding kennel site which was accepted. Sadly the subsequent building survey revealed a myriad of structural problems on the building which, after discussion by the Committee and following advice from our surveyor and solicitor, meant that we decided to withdraw from the purchase in the best interest of the Charity.
We did then find a second possible site that we were keen to make an offer on but having sought pre-planning advice from the local council it became apparent that it would have been difficult / if not impossible to obtain planning permission for what we wanted to do at the site. So we did not proceed any further.
We continue to look for suitable premises to buy and are very keen to move forward in this direction when the right property is found.
|||Our fundraising continues to build. We have an
active
fundraising team who meet once a
month to plan events, and we have continued
to expand our main funding source our ‘Kennel
Crusaders’ which provides us with a regular
monthly income.
We were truly grateful to receive a £20,000
legacy - our first - and we continue to promote
legacies in our fundraising work.
We are now in partnership with Pets at Home
at their Festival Park branch and regularly
attend in store to raise funds and awareness of
our work.
We also have a small team who regularly
attend fetes / dogs shows etc with a stall which
again helps raise funds and awareness.
We were also very fortunate to be chosen by
The Blue Boys for a £10,640 donation.
We have now also added an Online shop to our
website selling handcrafted items and Charity
T-shirts and sweatshirts.
Our Social Media team develops year on year
and ensures that SSC has an active presence
on all social media platforms.
We have continued to increase our volunteer
base which now covers all areas: dog walking,
foster care, social media support, adoption,
fundraising and administration. By doing so this
has enabled us to provide increased levels of
care to the dogs in our kennels, at the same
time
increasing
awareness
and
our
social
media
presence
to
promote,
engage
and
educate the public regarding our aims, rescue
and animal welfare in general.
We have added two new Trustees who are
covering Intake work and Fundraising and who
bring with them commitment and new skills to
the roles.
We have also become full members of the
Association of Cats and Dogs Home, which
means we have agreed to adhere to their
Minimum Welfare and Operational Standards in
relation to Intake, Care, Assessment,
Rehoming and Legal / Administrative area.|
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
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## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity is in a healthy position overall|
|
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We hold the following reserves:
Contingency fund - £30,000 - this is held as
a fund in case of any financial emergency or
if the rescue should suddenly need to close
for any reason to ensure that the dogs in
care at that time have funding behind them
until we are able to place them elsewhere or
rehome them.
Working capital - £30,000 - ensures that we
always have reasonable funding in place to
pay bills
Expenses Molly / Spike - £17,731.09 - we
fully support two long term dogs for life and
this reserve is to cover their expenses
Building fund - £599,491 - this is for the
purchase of our own property, for which we
are actively looking.|
|Amount of reserves held|||
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|n/a|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity's principal source of income is
via
our kennel crusaders scheme which
provides us with a regular monthly income.
We also have regular general donations and
fundraising
efforts
via
supporters
of our
Facebook page.|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
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Other
**Structure, Governance and Management charitable**
|**charitable**|||
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|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Appointed by existing trustees|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|We have a detailed Trustee induction pack
which provides aims and objectives of the
charity, mission statement, expectations of a
Trustee, GDPR policy, Confidentiality policy
and our Charity documentation. Each new
Trustee is mentored by an existing Trustee
until their training is complete|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Senior Staffy Club|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
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Registered charity number|1156723|
|Charity’s principal address|c/o Unit 7 Rockhaven, Triangle Park, Triangle Way,
Gloucester, GL1 1AJ|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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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 (if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|
||Julie Blaynee|Chairperson||
||Julie Ann Harris|Treasurer /
Adoptions Manager||
||Elaine Thomas|Social Media
Manager||
||Julia Kaminski|Media Manager||
||Catherine Lee|Fundraising / Charity
Development||
||Rachel Bluck|Kennel Manager||
||Veronica Smith|Fundraising
Manager||
||Lisa Bird|Intakes Manager||
||Andrea Phillips|Foster / Volunteer
Manager||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** None
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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|None|||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
|Description of the assets
held in this capacity|None|
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|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A|
|Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|N/A|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **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)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||||
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|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||||
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/A
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
|**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** J Blayne
J.A.Harris
**Full name(s)** Julie Blaynee
Julie Ann Harris
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
Chairperson
Treasurer
**Date** 27/4/24|**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** J Blayne
J.A.Harris
**Full name(s)** Julie Blaynee
Julie Ann Harris
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
Chairperson
Treasurer
**Date** 27/4/24|**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** J Blayne
J.A.Harris
**Full name(s)** Julie Blaynee
Julie Ann Harris
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
Chairperson
Treasurer
**Date** 27/4/24|**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** J Blayne
J.A.Harris
**Full name(s)** Julie Blaynee
Julie Ann Harris
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
Chairperson
Treasurer
**Date** 27/4/24|**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** J Blayne
J.A.Harris
**Full name(s)** Julie Blaynee
Julie Ann Harris
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
Chairperson
Treasurer
**Date** 27/4/24|
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|||Julie Blaynee||Julie Ann Harris|
|||Chairperson
Treasurer
27/4/24|||
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Independent examiner's report to the Trustees of
Senior Stafy Club - charity number 1156723
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charty ('the Trust? for
the year ended 3111212023.
Rwponslbllltles and bas13 of rwrt
As the charitys trustee5, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
with the reqUireMts of the Charities Art 2011 {'Ihe Actl.
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts Gvried out under sertion 145 of
the 2011 Art and in carying Out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions
given by the Charity Commission under sertion 145(5Xb) of the ACL
Ind¢p&ident examlnees 3tat•mwrt
I have completed my exarnination. I confirn) that no material matter5 have come to my
attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any
material respect
the accounting records were not kept in accorilance with section 130 of the Charities
A¢or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fonn and
content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 21))8
other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, vithv which is not a
matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connertion with the examination
to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of
the accourrts to be read)ed.
Jessica Marshall FCA- ICAEW no. 1602299
Goulden Mwsh*L.ts>..; ,,
lfjngton Road
Weoble
Herefordshire..
HR4 8QS
Dated ,"
2022
2023
Perlod
Kennd Crusaders
GenerallOntrOff
Gift
Ado[05
Ebay
84.n2.84
59.529.91
19,027.35
2,116.50
11.387.30
11,740.67
1,653.41
94,984. 11
63,108.18
3,286.53
11,706.53
12,183.49
%7.65
20,694.33
Pay Day
Leyaoes
Grallts
Fundrai9ng
Agria Commission
(Jarities Trusvjust GvirKJ
3.5CKI.00
2,618.56
309.18
4,163.93
19,967.69
345.06
2,692.89
2LM),769.65
229,936.46
Purthases
Vet Exrtn
Kennd Fees
29.129.79
18.826.60
1.679.90
123.57
.23
6.103.60
3,069.82
1,261.56
856.85
38,894.97
28,168.70
477.75
175.00
350.
5 ,709.00
3,589.06
3,6C(1.52
2,881.34
PayoutslAsgstsn
Transtyjrtatlon
ske Costs
Mdly Costs
Fc(¥J/Supplements
Behavfourtst SuppNt
61,141.92
83,846.34
Miscdlaneyjus Expense5
FurraISng Costs
Gifts
Althsing
280.14
512.89
147.Cl)
47.(X)
167.40
4,033.94
126.99
987.03
4,328.33
138,640.70
Gross Proffltl{Loss):
Overheads
Rent and Rates
Fmntr'ng and 5tstiorEry
TeleF*one Computer tharges
MalntenarKe
General Eypenses
&ank argeS and Intwest
141,761.79
2,8(N).IXI
3,914.93
955.88
844.19
2,450.06
{292.04)
2,849.45
2,666.48
964.07
1,203.80
2,470.34
(1,084.52)
4,073.00
10,673.02
13,142.62
Date: 1810512024
Tlme: 16:20:42
Senior
Club
Balance Sheet
Pag•:
Frnm:
To:
Month I, January 2023
P4)nth 12. Decemt*r 2023
Chart of Accounts:
Default LayDut of Accounts [PARTIAL]
Year to Date
Flxed Assets
Dew5its and Cash
Bank Account
(9,298.(IS)
137,917.23
17,403.24
659,819.70
128,619.17
677,222.94
Current Liabllltles
Current Assets kss Current UabllStle&'
Total Assets less Current Llabllltles:
Long Terni Uabllltles
128,619.17
128,619.17
677,222.94
677,222.94
Total Assets less Totsl Uabllltle&'
128,619.17
677,222.94
Capital & Reserves
Funds
P & L Account
548,603.77
128,619.17
128,619.17
128,619.17
677,222.
Independent examinerfs report to the Trustees of
Senior Stafy Club- charity number 1156723
I report to the trustees on my examiihition of the accounts of the ctrwity (Ihe Trusv) for
the year ded 3111212023.
R11b111tI•s and bas18 d report
As the charitys trustees, you are responsible for the Preparati d the accounts in acctydance
with the requirements of the Charitie5 Act 2011 ('the ActTr
I report in respect of my examination of the Tntst's accoL4ts carried (xrt under sertion 145 of
the 2011 Act and in carryiThJ ¢xrt my examination. I have followed all the applicable Directi¢
given by the Charity Commission under sxtion 145(5Xb) of the ACL
IndePdrt oxamlnees Statn•nt
I have completed my examination. I ccxffimi that no material matter5 have come to my
attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any
the accountin9 rordS were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities
A¢or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not compty with the applicable requirements concernlng the fDrnI and
content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2CK)8
other than ary re4uirement that the accounts give a true and fair, viThv whith 15 not
matter corsidered as part of an independent examination.
I have rbo concuns and have come auoss no other matters in conne£tion with the examination
to whith attention should be drawn in this report In order to enable a proper undetstanding of
the accounts to be reathed.
Jessica Marshall KA- ICAEW no. 1602299
Goulden Mwsha*Lld, ) y,
Weobley
Herefordshire.
HR4 8QS
Dathd 1011p224",