Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 05 2022 To 30 04 2023
Reference and administration details
Charity name Aireworth Dogs in Need Other names charity is known by ADIN Registered charity number (if any) 1162052 Charity's principal address 4 Green Acres Long Lee Keighley Postcode BD21 4WA
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Caroline Porter | Chair | |||
| Nicola Garner | Treasurer | |||
| Robyn Stansfield | Secretary | |||
| Cera Feaviour | ||||
| Jackie Ormond | 02/11/2022 - | |||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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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 advisor Name Address |
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| Accountants | Shepherd Partnership Limited |
Carleton Business Park, Skipton BD23 2DE |
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are appointed or re-appointed annually at the Annual General Trustee selection methods Meeting.
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(eg. trust, association, company)
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(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 is managed by the trustees and a tight team of dedicated volunteers.
We maintain a structure and organisational chart so that specific responsibilities and teams are managed by a dedicated person, such as adoption, foster, home check, fundraising and marketing co-ordinators.
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The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works.
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Relationship with any related parties.
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Trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
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Objectives and activities
| Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects |
To relieve the suffering of animals in need of care and attention. To provide and maintain foster and adoption homes for the care of such dogs. To promote humane behaviour towards animals by providing appropriate care, protection, treatment, and security for animals by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances, or ill usage. To educate the public in such matters pertaining to animal welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering to animals. We take unwanted and abandoned dogs from the local stray pound and local homes and find new homes. The dogs are initially assessed before being placed in suitable foster homes. They receive a vet health assessment, vaccinations, neutering, microchipping, and any other necessary treatment including grooming and training. In addition, we offer full backup and support to the families for the dog’s life. We offer advice for all dog owners. We offer support for all dog owners including a food bank, dog walking and transport. We offer short term foster care for all the owners who need respite for health issues or are temporarily unable to care for their pets and they have no other assistance from family and friends. We work with other agencies in our area, such as the dog warden, veterinary surgeries, the Police and Social Services to ensure the welfare of dogs in our area. |
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| Our Volunteers are essential to the running of the rescue. They provide the following: - Foster homes - Carry out home checks - Transport dogs to vet and grooming appointments - Exercise and assist with training and behavioural problems - Raise much needed funds so that we may continue to provide vet treatment, neutering, microchipping, vaccinations, behavioural therapy physiotherapy and kennelling - Carry out administrative tasks to maintain our records - Maintain our website and app - Maintain our social media presence across several platforms e.g. Instagram, X & Facebook. |
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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Policy on grantmaking
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Policy programme related investment
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Contribution made by Volunteers
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Achievements and performance
Report on Dog Movements – YE 30.04.2023 Summary of the main achievements of the charity 134 dogs were admitted to ADIN and 99 dogs were adopted during YE during the year 2023.
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8 Staffordshire Bull Terriers and Staffy Crosses 31 Crossbreeds 8 Sighthounds 51 Huskies, Labradors, Sprockers, Border Collies, Chihuahuas, Pomeranians, Cockerpoos, American Bulldogs, Lhasa Apsos, Old Tyme Bulldogs, Yorkshire Terriers, Patterdales, Jack Russells, German Shepherds, Rottweilers, Akitas, Beagles, Presa Canarios, Bullmastiffs, Pugs, Bichon Frises, a Tibetan Terrier and a Coton de Tuelar. 15 Dogs returned to the rescue that had been adopted previously either due to ill health of the owners, death of the owners or a change in circumstances.
4 Dogs transferred to our Long Term Foster Program.
- 17 Dogs available at YE 30.04.23.
Long Term Fosters
- 23 B/fwd 4 Transferred in (13) Died 14 C/fwd
An example of our work:
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Two young English Bulldogs found dumped under a bush in March 2023 aged approximately 8-9 months old. They were not microchipped, severely underweight, suffering from mange and cherry eye. They went in to separate foster homes (as the last thing we wanted was puppies). They gained weight, muscle and had successful cherry eye operations. They have now been adopted in to 5-star homes.
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We were asked to help rehome a 9-year-old blind dog originally brought over from Romania 5 ½ years earlier. He had not been walked for 3 years due to his owner’s ill health. He has now been adopted by a fabulous family where he now goes on enriching walks.
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We were asked to take in a young dog who had an unexpected litter of puppies at just a few days old. The owners felt unable to cope and signed mum and pups over to us. They were rehomed during the year.
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We were approached to take in a pregnant Pug. She gave birth to two puppies Unfortunately; one did not make it but the other thrived. Mum and pup have now found their forever homes.
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Achievements and performance
Financial review
Brief statement of the All monies coming into the rescue are prioritised for the major expense of charity’s policy on reserves veterinary bills. We aim to keep a cushion of between £8,000 to £10,000.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Not applicable
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
- The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising).
Our only source of funding are fundraising activities and a nominal adoption fee for the dogs.
We run a weekly Facebook auction which raises between £400 and £600 per week.
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How expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity.
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Investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Other optional information
It was during this period that the true impact of the dog ownership increases from COVID 19 became fully apparent. It was an exceptionally busy and demanding year for the trustees and committee, as numbers of requests for relinquishments exploded.
ADIN had not previously logged the number of requests for assessments, including out of area requests, but began to do so in November 2022 when we saw a concerning trend. In that month we were asked to take some 39 dogs and in December a further 24 dogs, a significant number of which were very young, many under 1 year old. This did not reflect our previous pattern of requests.
Sadly, this trend continued into 2023 with the first four months seeing requests for 28, 34,34 and in March a disturbing 50 dogs. Relationship breakdown, housing issues and owner ill health were commonly cited reasons for rehoming. At the same time, we noted a significant drop in the number of requests for adoption/home checks as we moved into 2023.
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Nicola J. Garner Full name(s) Nicola Jane Garner Position (eg secretary, chair, Treasurer etc)
Date 20 February 2024
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| Aireworth Dogs in Need | Aireworth Dogs in Need | 1162052 | ||
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| Receipts and payments accounts | CC16a | |||
| 01 May2022 Period start date For the period from |
To | 30 April 2023 Period end date |
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 29,552 1,125 3,485 - 850 569 19,947 1,660 4,500 840 21,350 83,878 - - - 83,878 1,652 40,751 2,650 14,959 726 126 3 295 2,481 60 2,161 544 2,320 40 207 92 8 - 69,075 - - - 69,075 14,803 - 13,008 27,811 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - 4,000 - - - 4,000 - - - 4,000 - 2,000 - 1,402 - - - - 700 - - - - - - 300 - - 4,402 - - - 4,402 - 402 - 1,402 1,000 |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 29,552 1,125 3,485 4,000 850 569 19,947 1,660 4,500 840 21,350 87,878 - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 29,552 1,125 3,485 4,000 850 569 19,947 1,660 4,500 840 21,350 87,878 - - |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Donations | **29,552 ** | 28,525 | ||||
| Lottery | 1,125 | 1,400 | ||||
| Fundraising | 3,485 | **3,402 ** | ||||
| Grant | - | - | ||||
| Sponsorship | 850 | 40 | ||||
| Commission | 569 | 356 | ||||
| Auctions | 19,947 | 18,725 | ||||
| Merchandise | 1,660 | 25 | ||||
| Gift Aid | 4,500 | - | ||||
| Scheme | 840 | - | ||||
| Adoption fees | 21,350 | 18,440 | ||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 83,878 | 70,913 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). | ||||||
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 87,878 | 70,913 | |||||
| 1,652 42,751 2,650 16,361 726 126 3 295 3,181 60 2,161 544 2,320 40 207 392 8 - 73,477 - - - 73,477 14,401 |
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Fundraising costs |
1,652 | 1,900 | ||||
Vets |
40,751 | 44,052 | ||||
| Kennelling costs | 2,650 | 4,431 | ||||
Behaviourists |
14,959 | 25,180 | ||||
| Insurance | 726 | 711 | ||||
| Paypal fees | 126 | 109 | ||||
Cardmachine charges |
3 | - | ||||
| Transport costs | 295 | 828 | ||||
Supplies for dogs |
2,481 | 2,786 | ||||
Telephone |
60 | 115 | ||||
| Sundryexpenses | 2,161 | 1,973 | ||||
| Printing, stationery,advertising & postage | 544 | 245 | ||||
Storage unit |
2,320 | 2,241 | ||||
Electric |
40 | - | ||||
| Rates | 207 | 228 | ||||
| Hydrotherapy / Physiotherapy | 92 | 700 | ||||
Website |
8 | 1,340 | ||||
| Long Term Foster Sponsorship | - | 428 | ||||
**Sub total ** |
69,075 | 87,267 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 87,267 | ||||||
| 14,803 | - 402 | - | 14,401 | - 16,354 | ||
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| 13,008 | 1,402 | - | 14,410 | 30,764 | ||
| 27,811 | 1,000 | - | 28,811 | 14,410 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Lloyds Bank Details Details Cash Account PayPal Account VAT Control Account Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 372 - 54 - 24,299 1,000 3,085 - 27,811 1,000 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Nicola J. Garner |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Date of approval |
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| Nicola J. Garner | 20-Feb-24 | ||
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