## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Day Month Year 01 05 2023
Period end date
Day Month Year 30 04 2024
**From**
**To**
## 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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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Caroline Porter Chair
2 Nicola Garner Treasurer
3 Robyn Stansfield Secretary
4 Cera Feaviour
5 Jackie Ormond
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## **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)**
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Type of advisor Name Address
Accountants Shepherd Partnership Carleton Business Park, Skipton
Limited
BD23 2DE
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## **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.
- (eg. trust, association, company)
- (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.
- 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.
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## **Objectives and activities**
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 **Summary of the objects of the** and training. **charity set out in its** In addition, we offer full backup and support to the families for the dog’s **governing document** 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|
|Summary of the main|
|-|Raise much needed funds so that we may continue to provide vet|
|activities in relation to these|
|treatment, neutering, microchipping, vaccinations, behavioural|
|objects|
|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.|
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## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- Policy on grantmaking
- Policy programme related investment
- Contribution made by Volunteers
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## Achievements and performance
Report on Dog Movements – YE 30.04.2024 **Summary of the main achievements of the charity** 123 dogs were admitted to ADIN and 68 dogs were adopted during YE **during the year** 2024. Including: - 18 Staffordshire Bull Terriers and Staffy Crosses 30 Crossbreeds 8 Sighthounds 51 Akita, Bedlington Terrier, Border Collie, Caucasian Shepherd, Chihuahua, Cockapoo, Cocker Spaniel, Dachshund, Doberman, English Bulldog, English Springer Spaniel, French Bulldog, German Shepherd, Jack Russell, Labradoodle, Labrador, Lhasa Apso, Patterdale, Pocket Bully, Shih Tzu and Westie. 6 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. 5 Dogs were in short term foster care. 4 Dogs were PTS due to health and welfare reasons. 8 Dogs transferred to our Long-Term Foster Program. 31 Dogs available at YE 30.04.24. Long Term Fosters 14 B/fwd 8 Transferred in (8) Died 14 C/fwd An example of our work: We were contacted by the police to care for a dog left in a property that had suffered a fire earlier in the day and the owner had been taken to hospital. It was determined that that the dog was too aggressive to remove from the property without assistance. Unfortunately, various agencies failed to take responsibility and we spent several days going around in circles. Finally, with the permission of the owner and the welcome assistance from the local dog warden, who attended out of hours due to their growing concern, we successfully removed the dog. We rushed him to the vets but it was determined that he was in significant pain and distress and he was PTS. Since this event we contacted all the agencies involved to determine a way things can improve going forward. Only the local councillors and the police engaged with us. We had a few meetings and new procedures have been put in place should any similar incidents accur in future. We were contacted by the police following the sudden death of a gentleman. He had been deceased for several days and his two dogs laid with him. The dogs were quite traumatised when they
- We were contacted by the police to care for a dog left in a property that had suffered a fire earlier in the day and the owner had been taken to hospital. It was determined that that the dog was too aggressive to remove from the property without assistance. Unfortunately, various agencies failed to take responsibility and we spent several days going around in circles. Finally, with the permission of the owner and the welcome assistance from the local dog warden, who attended out of hours due to their growing concern, we successfully removed the dog. We rushed him to the vets but it was determined that he was in significant pain and distress and he was PTS. Since this event we contacted all the agencies involved to determine a way things can improve going forward. Only the local councillors and the police engaged with us. We had a few meetings and new procedures have been put in place should any similar incidents accur in future.
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## Achievements and performance
first came to us. We successfully placed them in a foster home together where one of the dogs was adopted and the other is part of a long-term foster program, but they remain together. We were asked to take in a large breed dog that had been living outside for several years but had been rehomed to another family who could not cope with her size. She was not used to living in the confines of a house. She also needed a significant groom as she was severely matted. We found a foster home for her and she had all her fur shaved off. She now lives out her days watching the world go by on her new abode in a hillside location. We were alerted by another agency about a young dog living in squalor and at the risk of significant harm. We attended and the owner agreed to sign her over. She had not been walked for a few years and the big wide world was a very scary space. With assistance of a behaviourist, she has now been adopted and enjoys walks with her new family. We covered the costs for a few families who couldn’t afford the neutering costs and exemption fees for their XL bully dogs thus enabling them to legally keep their dogs.
## **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** Not applicable **in deficit**
**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.
- How expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity.
- Investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Other optional information**
The dog rescue community continues to feel the brunt of the ‘COVID dogs’, when there was an explosion in the breeding and importing of dogs into the country to meet demand from the general public. A great number of dogs we are asked to rehome have behavioural issues. Whether this is a fallout of dogs not being socialised due to the numerous lockdowns or whether due to their owners’ inexperience or indifference to addressing the issues.
We were asked to rehome, on average, 57 dogs a month, of which about on third were from out of our area. In March 2024 alone we were asked to rehome 81 dogs!
The second issue has been the continued problem of housing and cost of living crisis. Owners are increasingly struggling to find accommodation that will accept pets.
The third issue was the sudden introduction of the XL bully ban in late 2023. We were asked to rehome many XL bullies. Due to us being a foster home-based rescue we made the difficult decision not to take in any XL bullies. We had no idea they would be rehomed by the deadline and we felt it was unfair to ask our fosterers to care for a dog only for the dog to be PTS for no other reason other than they met the requirements as published by DEFRA. We decided we would offer to pay for neutering and exemption certificates if owners could not afford the costs.
We can already see the trend in our current year that people wanting big dogs have gravitated to other large breeds. The consequence now is that when the media print articles demonising another breed of dog, they soon start being dumped and relinquished to rescues such as ours.
## **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** 24 February 2025
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**Aireworth Dogs in Need 1162052 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01 May 2023 30 April 2024
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Donations 33,539 - - 33,539 29,552
Lottery 941 - - 941 1,125
Fundraising 3,140 - - 3,140 3,485
Grant - 10,000 - 10,000 4,000
Sponsorship 860 - - 860 850
Commission 815 - - 815 569
Auctions 23,548 - - 23,548 19,947
Merchandise 1,788 - - 1,788 1,660
Gift Aid 6,294 - - 6,294 4,500
Long Term Foster Sponsorship Scheme - 1,651 - 1,651 840
Adoption fees 15,350 - - 15,350 21,350
Bank interest received 197 - 197 -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 86,472 11,651 - 98,123 87,878
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 86,472 11,651 - 98,123 87,878
A3 Payments
Fundraising costs 1,750 - - 1,750 1,652
Donations 1,000 - - 1,000 -
Vets 39,085 11,651 - 50,736 42,751
Kennelling costs 1,860 - - 1,860 2,650
Behaviourists 12,645 - - 12,645 16,361
Insurance 638 - - 638 726
Paypal fees 130 - - 130 126
Card machine charges 2 - - 2 3
Transport costs 248 - - 248 295
Supplies for dogs 1,670 1,000 - 2,670 3,181
Telephone 139 - - 139 60
Sundry expenses 1,602 - - 1,602 -
Software 426 - - 426 2,161
Printing, stationery,advertising & postage 2,173 - - 2,173 544
Storage unit 3,965 - - 3,965 2,320
Electric 19 - - 19 40
Water rates 68 - - 68 207
Property insurance 155 - - 155 -
Hydrotherapy / Physiotherapy 300 - - 300 392
Website 8 - - 8 8
Field hire 530 - - 530 -
Groomer 35 - - 35 -
Legal fees 817 - - 817 -
Training 160 - - 160 -
Licenses 90 - - 90 -
Exemption fee 185 - - 185 -
Subscriptions & membership fees 300 - - 300 -
Sub total [ 70,000 ] 12,651 - 82,651 73,477
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see
table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 70,000 12,651 - 82,651 73,477
Net of receipts/(payments) 16,472 - 1,000 - 15,472 14,401
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 27,811 1,000 - 28,811 14,410
Cash funds this year end 44,283 - - 44,283 28,811
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|**Section B Statement of assets**|**and liabilities at the end**|**of the period**||
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|**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**|**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**256**
**-**
**540**
**-**
**90**
**-**
**14,544**
**-**
**25,197**
**3,656**
**44,283**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
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**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
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Print Name
**Nicola J. Garner**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
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||PayPal Account
VAT Control Account
Cash Account
Rent Deposit
Lloyds Bank
Lloyds Bank Savins Account|||
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**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
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**Current value**
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**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
24-Feb-25|
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**Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
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Report to the trustees/
members of Aireworth Dogs in Need
On accounts for the year
Charity no (if any) 1162052
ended [30 April 2024 ]
Set out on pages 9 and 10
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|**Respective**|The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.|
|---|---|
|**responsibilities of**|The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for the year|
|**trustees and examiner**|under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an|
||independent examination is needed.|
||It is my responsibility to:|
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,|
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to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the|
||Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and|
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to state whether matters have come to my attention.|
|**Basis of independent**|My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given|
|**examiner’s statement**|by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the|
||accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts|
||presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual|
||items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the|
||trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not|
||provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and|
||consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true|
||and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the|
||statement below.|
|**Independent**|In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention,|
|**examiner's statement**|1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect,|
||the requirements:|
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the|
||Charities Act; and|
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to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and|
||comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not|
||been met; or|
||2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a|
||proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.|
|**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**
**Address:**|**Date:**|24 February 2024|
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||Adam John Dutton||
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||ACCA||
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||Shepherd Partnership Limited||
||Carleton Business Park||
||Skipton||
||BD23 2DE||
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## **Disclosure section**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
**Give here brief details of** None to report. **any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
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