Trustees’ Annual Report for the period Charity name:SOS Romanian Rescues SouthWest
Charity registration number: 1160999 From 01/10/2021 to 30/9/2022
Objectives and Activities
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SORP reference
Summary of the purposes Para 1.17 The purpose of the charity is to
of the charity as set out relieve the suffering of dogs in
in its governing Romania that are in need of care
document and attention and to build safe
and healthy environments for
them.
We also try to educate the public
in all matters pertaining to animal
welfare and particularly the
prevention of cruelty and suffering
of dogs in Romania.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and We offer financial help to our long-
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activities in relation to standing Romanian rescuers in
those purposes for the order to rescue as many dogs as
public benefit, in possible from public kill shelters
particular, the activities, and the streets, providing food,
projects or services veterinary treatment and ongoing
identified in the care. We also help with the cost
accounts. of neutering in order to reduce the
over population of dogs in the
country.
We find homes in the UK for
rescued dogs and we also
fund/sponsor dogs that cannot be
brought to the UK. This includes
dogs that are elderly, recovering
from an illness or have been in a
shelter for a long time that need
extra care and possibly veterinary
treatment in their declining years.
Some dogs brought to the UK may
need additional care and ongoing
medical treatment, even following
adoption and we continue to
support these financially.
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We also try to rehome dogs to
people who have been rejected by
other rescues due to being elderly,
disabled, do not match their
criteria or unable to find the right
dog to match their home and
lifestyle. All dogs are assessed to
ensure the right type of home is
found.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 All trustees of the charity have
whether the trustees read the guidance of public benefit
have had regard to the issued by the Charity Commission
guidance issued by the and have regard to this guidance,
Charity Commission on where relevant, during our regular
public benefit trustee meetings.
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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
Achievements and Performance
SORP reference
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the diference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its benefciaries and any wider benefts to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | Our rescuers in Romania prepare the dogs for travel to the UK. This includes neutering, vaccinations, tests, microchip, health checks and arranging passports. We pay these costs as well as the travel expenses for the dogs to be transported from Romania by a specialist animal importer. The dogs are taken to our own rescue centre in Somerset or to local experienced fosterers to be assessed. Their stay must be for a minimum of two days and then depending on each dog’s needs they will go to adopters who will have already been vetted by our home check team. Due to movement restrictions of dogs into the UK since early in 2022 we have not rescued any dogs to the UK since April 2022. In addition to neutering and emergency care on an adhoc basis for dogs found on the streets and/or in shelters, we have commenced a regular neutering programme with a local vet in Romania. This year we have paid £8,844 mainly in vet bills to Romanian vets. This includes the neutering of street dogs. We have tried to help more dogs in Romania due to the restrictions imposed and less dogs being able to be rescued to the UK. Donations of £3,277 have been made to provide food and shelter for dogs in public shelters and on the streets. The cost of veterinary care in the UK for dogs rescued has totalled £2,752 which is substantially lower than last year due to the lack of dogs arriving in the UK and less dogs needing additional medical care. |
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We have social media pages where adopters share videos, photos and provide advice and support to each other. We also continue to offer support and advice after adoption, where needed. We also provide a facility for supporters to make donations to Romania through us. We simply accept donations and forward them straight to a particular rescuer or cause as requested by the donator. Due to personal reasons we do not intend to rehome as many dogs in the UK as we have in the past but we aim to increase the support to Romanian dogs in the coming year by way of the new neutering campaign and continued donations.
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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Financial Review
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 Our end of year capital totals
financial position at the £40,265. This is made up of £708
end of the period in our current account and
£39,557 in a bank savings account
which includes our £5,000 reserve.
Our capital has increased this year
due to the kind support of our
followers and adopters through
fundraising and donations.
We have been able to keep our
adoption fee low but this will be
reviewed once we see the impact
of the new import restrictions and
the additional testing costs.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 We have maintained £5,000
policy for holding reserve in an account that is kept
reserves stating why they as a safety net should any
are held emergencies arise.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £5,000
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 None
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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The charity’s three main sources
of funding continue to be
The charity’s principal donations from supporters,
sources of funds Para 1.47 fundraising and adoption fees. All
(including any three areas produce healthy
fundraising) amounts of income due to the
hard work put in by our
volunteers.
The charity does not have an
investment policy.
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the Para 1.46
principal risks facing the
charity
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Other
Structure, Governance and Management
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution (Foundation)
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Existing trustees
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
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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Reference and Administrative details
Charity name SOS Romanian Rescues South West Other name the charity uses
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Registered charity 1160999
number
Charity’s principal Keepers Lodge
address Burlescombe
Devon
EX16 7JU
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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1 Mrs Carol Winter Chairperson
2 Mrs Sharon Webb Treasurer
3 Mrs Elisabeth Denson Secretary
4 Miss Stephanie Dua Trustee
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole
year
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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
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Type of Name Address
adviser
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
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Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
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Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s) SHARON PATRICIA WEBB
Position (eg Treasurer
Secretary, Chair,
etc)
Date
12/04/2023
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SOS ROMANIAN RESCUES SOUTH W ChaT.'I No ap. No 1160999 CE003763 eriod Annual accounts for the To Perd start date Period end dale 0111012021 3010912022 Section A Statement of financial activities (including summary income and expenditure account) Restrlcted in¢om• fvnds Unrostrict nds Endowment funds Prlor y•ar funds Recommend•d cat•gorie# by actlvity Total fvnds Income (Note 3) Income and ondowmonts from: C()nalon5 and kgade8 Ch3rftsNe o¢Ov5tle8 F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 soi 17,892 17,892 648 S02 other tradlTrJ #cl11&8 Inv8s1mfjnt8 S03 S8p8rale matsrkl eM ollnryjme $05 Other. Adopllw l¢e8 14,130 32.678 14,130 32,678 Total Exp•ndlture (Notes 6) expendltur• on.. Ralslng fund$ cha6 8ctivllk8S S07 S08 S•parale malerfal expense Item Othér. 8enklPaTral ¢hargos sio 23,660 41 23.701 S11 41 Total S12 Net in¢omel{expendlture) bèforo tax for the reporting period Tax payablg S13 8,977 8,977 S14 Net Incomel(expendlture> after tax befor? investment galnslllosses) Net galn8llbsse81 on Investments Not In¢omel(oxpendlturè) Extraordlnary Items Transfers between funds Other recognlsed gainsl(losses)". S15 8,977 8,977 S16 S1Y 8,977 8,977 S18 S19 G81ns and losses on r8v8luJiion offi¥ed a55ets knrthe ¢hariVs uEe Other galnsUb88esI Net movement in funds $20 S21 SZ2 Reconclllatlon of funds.. Total funds brought foThvard Total funds caffled forward S23 31.289 40,266 S24 40,266
SOS ROMANIAN RESCUES soimcharity 1 160999 CE003783 C-Jiina.-y No Section B Balance sheet R•slrf¢tod In¢om• fvnd$ Unl¢sl¢t¢ fund En(lovmitnt TO1 thls ar Total last ar Fixgd assets Intanglblè assèts Tanglble aBS8ts Herltage assets Inv•stm•nts F01 F2 F03 F04 FOS (Nots 151 (Note 141 (Noto 161 (Not• 17) Total ftx•d 8s5•ts Current assots Stocks Dabtors InStMent• (Note 18) 1tr10ts 191 INo¢e 17.4) Ca8h at bank and In hand (Nots 24 rotsl ¢ufftnt•$ts Blo 40.286 40,266 Crgdltor8,' amounts falllng du¢ wilhln ono y•ar (Not• 20) Net cuff•nt &$s•tslfllabilltl•sJ 812 813 Cr•dltor•: amounts lalllng du• oft•r ono yèar (Not• 201 Provlsionl for Ilabllltles B14 Total n•t ass•ts orllabllltl•s Funds of the Charity Endowment funds (Nots 271 R•strlct•d Incom• funds (Note 271 Unro¥trl¢tsd fund• R•valuatlon r•sorv• Falr value r•serv& 910 40,266 40,266 B17 19 40,286 40.286 Totsllunds Th• CoMnY was •ntitl•d to •x•mptlon from audttund•r$477 oFth• cnni¢sA¢t ZQQfj rpl4tln9 lo sm•ll ompanle5. Th• m•mb•rs hav• nol rnqUIr th• ¢omp•ny to obtaln an •udtt In •¢cordanc• wlth s•¢tlon 476 of thv Companks Act 2006. Th8 dlrectors acknowledqe thelrresponslbllltles forcomptylnq wlth tho rUlmonts of th• Companies Act th r•spe¢t to aCGountlng mc0$ •4Yd Ih pr•paraJon of account& These accounts have lJe•n prepared In accordance wlth the w)vlslons appllcable to small ¢ompanhs subJ•et to th• small eomp•nks r•glmè and In accordarte• wilh FRS102 SORP. Suned by one orho tru51eesl(I'rec(x5 behHlf Df all Ihg trusteesliAtBGIoKS Date Df approval 11mtn Prfnt Name SHARON WEBB 0110612023 CC17a (Excdl 1410612023
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Raport to tha trusteesl mombors ol (Js s.u) On accounts ft?r thé year endad Charity no {if any) Iluoqqq Set out on paggs l+L I r8POrt lo the Irustees on my examination of thé a¢counls of the above charity ('the Trust.) for th8 year ended Responslbllltles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparallon ba$ls of report of th8 accounts in accordanc8 Wlth the requlremenls of th8 Charitles Act 2011 {'the Acri. I report in respert of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my ex8minalion, I have followed Ihe applicable Dlrectlons glven by the Charlty Commlsslon under section 145151{b) of thè A¢t. I have completed my examinalion. I confim that no material matters have come to my attenllon (other than that dlsclosed below ') In connèction with the examSnatlon vknich gfves me cause lo believe that in, any m8terfal respect.. accounting records were nol kepl In accordance wlth s8cllon 130 of the Act or the accounts do nol accord wllh the accounting records Independent 8xamlner's statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters In connection with thè examination to lch attention should be drawn in ordèr to 6nable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Ple8$8 delete thg words in Ihe brackets rfthgy do not apply. Slgned: Date: . ZoZ3 Namo: A <,) ty&&rJ Relevant professlonal quallflcatlon(s) or body (If any): IKil/¥ EPA. Address: &Lts•r .fThÉÉT IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of ch8rity ac)unIs.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brlef detalls of any Items that th? examlnerwlshes to dlsclose. IER October 2018