## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 31[st] March 2022 Period start date To 31[st] March 2023 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Kilmarnock Horse Rescue** ## **Charity registration number: 1159608** ## **Objectives and Activities** The charity's objects are twofold as laid down in the constitution: 1. For the benefit of the public to relieve the suffering of horses, and other animals, in need of care and in particular to provide and maintain rescue homes and other facilities for the homing, care and treatment of such horses and other animals. 2. To advance education in the Sussex and Surrey area in the care, welfare and management of horses and in the treatment of sick animals. In doing this we will provide a place of recreation for people to come and see and learn about the horses and other animals and spend time with them. In order to further these objects the charity operates a rescue centre to house and care for neglected and abandoned horses and donkeys. The aim of the Charity is to care and home as many abandoned and mistreated animals as possible. ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The main role of this charity is to improve
the welfare of horses by rescuing animals
which have been abandoned, neglected, or
mistreated. Other functions of the charity
include

providing advice and assistance to
people with problems involving their
horses, ponies and donkeys,

providing assistance to the police and
local authorities in respect of animals
roaming free or abandoned in fields,

attending various local events to raise
much needed funds,

undertaking maintenance work needed
to maintain the property, stabling, and
fields.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Primarily we assist the public by taking
animals into care which have been reported
as neglected, abandoned, or mistreated.
Furthermore our charity works alongside
other charities using our contacts and
social media to support the rehoming of| dogs at a small local charity. This year we took on six lambs and a mule all had been abandoned. Once in our care the animals are regularly seen by our vet during the rehabilitation process. Examples of this during this accounting period of this was Edith and Lad Edith, a young Clydesdale horse, which was less than a year old , she had problems walking and the owner ‘had no use for it’. We endeavoured to raise funds in order to seek the best advice with a view to getting her back to full health but on further investigation it was concluded that Edith had sustain an injury to her leg which had been left untreated and as a result the damage was irreparable and as it would cause her considerable pain as she grew we had to let her go. Another horse (Lad), a former racehorse, was lame and the rescue sort advise from the vet and it was agreed to operate but this revealed that the foot problem was untreatable. This has been another unsettled year as there was so much uncertainty with the ongoing planning application and a decision yet to be determined. Later in the year the owner of the site, for her own personal reasons, made a decision to move home and as a result the horse rescue was given a notice to quit. The impact of this uncertainty resulted the few livery owners finding alternative places for their horses and although these were not the main source of income it did have an impact. Consequently, there has been an intensive focus on finding a new site for the horse rescue. As part of the advertising campaign the rescue was approached by another charity and received funding from the Hilda Florence Trust, this was for cost |||towards relocating the rescue. The
campaign highlighted the plight of the
rescue and raised additional funding to the
move. Additional funding has been raised
in the form of online auctions.
The rescue continues to promote
responsible ownership and to this end the
committee decided that long term loaners
should be approached with a view to
handing over the equine in there care
permanently.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have paid due regard to
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission in deciding what activities the
charity should undertakeand for the frst
time since moving to Ridgefeld House
we were able to host and event with
the
Autism Charity Anna Kennedy Online.
This is a popular event we have with many
children visiting and touching the animals with
time for refreshments.| ## **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|By the end of the year there was a
promising development with a potential
offer of place to relocate to with vacant
possession and various agricultural
buildings providing storage for all the
necessary feed and equipment. The
location was also ideal and there was an
offer of a 10 year lease. After much
discussion the offer came to fruition and
the charity plans to move in spring 2023.
As the charity have sole use of these
premises and given that there is plenty of
parking there will be plenty of opportunities
to host community event which we have
not been able to do in recent years.| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||Kilmarnock Horse Rescue owns 24 field
shelters and the associated sheds etc that
goes with this type of operation.
All work carried out is entirely funded by
donations and additional Fund raising
activities are required to support the care of
the animals, particularly through the winter
months
Some essential work has been completed
be trades people at a charitable rates but
there are no paid members of staff.
All work has been completed by volunteers
for which the charity are truly grateful
Some of the deficit in funds have been
regain by income from having livery horses
but this is by no means the main focus for
the charity.| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document|Para 1.25|The Charity operates and refers to the
constitution for guidance| |How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|This Charity is a CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled|Para 1.25|Trustees are selected if they are able to
offer the charity a particular skill for
example: fund raising or administrative
skills. A proposal is put to the committee
and seconded before anyone is accepted| to appoint one or more on the trustee’s panel. trustees ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Kilmarnock Horse Rescue ( New Beginnings)| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Kilmarnock Horse Rescue| |Registered charity number|1159608| |Charity’s principal address|_Kilmarnock Horse Rescue_
_The Lodge Ridgefield House_
_Norwood Hill_
_Surrey_
_RH6 OET_| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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10|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Carol Jackson|Chairperson||| ||Donna Picken|Treasurer||| ||Linda Terry|Secretary||| ||CarlyNewstead|Committee Member||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| 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**|| |---|---|---| |**None**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **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)** **Full name(s)** **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** |CHARITYcOMMISSION|KilmarnockHorse|rescue|||1159608|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |FORENGLANDANDWALES||||||| ||Receipts and payments accounts
For the period
01/04/2022
To
31/03/2023|||||CC16a| ||from|||||| |SectionAReceiptsand|payments
Unrestricted
funds|Restricted
funds||Endowment
funds|Totalfunds|Last year| ||tothenearest|to thenearest£||tothenearest£|tothenearest£|tothenearest£| |A1Receipts
Donations&Gits|41,294||||41,294|42.911| |Subtotal (Gross incomefor
AR)|41,294||||41,294|42,911| |A2Assetandinvestmentsales,||||||| |(seetable).||||||| |Subtotal||||||| |Totalreceipts|41.294||||41,294|42,911|| |A3Payments||||||| |Sundry&RunnngExpenses|6,278||||6,278|10,866| |Vets&EquineDentristyFees|6,029||||6,029|6,019| |FarrierFees|200||||200|170| |Hay.Straw&Feed|7,152||||7,152|7,406| |BeddingFees|5,386||||5,386|4,753| |Insurance&ProfessionalFees|2,000||||2,000|2,000| |Buiding&Prermisisexpenses|11,680||||11,680|11,499| |Subtotal|38,725||||38,725|42,713| |A4Asset and investment||||||| |purchases,(seetable)||||||| |Sub total||||||| |Total payments|38,725||||38,725|42,713| |Netof receipts/(payments)|2,569||||2,569|198| |A5Transfersbetweenfunds||||||| |A6Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end|2,331
4,900||||2,331
4,900|2,133
2,331| |SectionBStatementofassets|SectionBStatementofassets|andlilabilitiesattheendoftheperiod
Unrestricted
Restricted|andlilabilitiesattheendoftheperiod
Unrestricted
Restricted|Endowment| |---|---|---|---|---| |||funds|funds|funds| |||tonearest£|tonearest|tonearestf| |B1Cashfunds|LloydaBank|-Curent
4,900||| |||Totalcashfunds
4,900||| ||(agroobalanceswthrecelptsandpayments|||| |||acoKnt(s)||| |||Unrestricted|Restricted|Endownert| |||funds|funds|fundo| ||Detals|tonearest£|tonearest£|tonearest£| |B2Other monetary assets||||| ||Details|Fundto which
assetbelongs|Cost (optional)|Current value
(optional)| |B3Investmentassets||||| |B4Assetsretainedforthe|Details
Stables&OutBuildings
Fundtowhich
assetbelongs||Cost (optional)|Currentvalue
(optional)
5,000| |charity'sownuse||HorseBox7.5TonGReg1990|||2,000| |||Fundtowhich|Amountdue|Whendue| ||Details|liabilityrelates|(optional)|(optional)| |B5Liabilities||||| |Signedbyoneortwo trustees on
behalfofall thetrustees||Signature
Print Name||Dateof
approval| |||MsCAJackson||20/11/2023| |||Mrs D Hobden||| |||||20/11/2023| ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** |**Report to the trustees/**
**members of**
**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
**Set out on pages**|Kilmarnock Horse Rescue|Kilmarnock Horse Rescue|Kilmarnock Horse Rescue| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||31stMarch 2023|**Charity no**
**(if any)**|1159608| ||||| ||(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)||| **Report to the trustees/ members of** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2022. **DD / MM / YYYY** . **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 examiner's statement** 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:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**
**Address:**||20thNovember 2023| |---|---|---| |||| ||Anthony Neale|| |||| ||FCMA (retired)|| |||| ||37 St. Georges Court, Longmere Road, Crawley|| 1 **Oct 2018** **IER** West Sussex. RH10 8LP ## **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). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **Oct 2018** **IER**