Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From Period start date To 02/07/2020 Period end date 01/07/2021
Charity name: ROLDA UK
Charity registration number: 1162690
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | To promote humane behaviour towards animals by helping our sister charity, ROLDA, to provide 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 help educate the public in matters pertaining to animal welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering among animals. Romania has a huge stray dog problem, with an estimated 2.5 millions dogs, roaming homeless at any one time. |
| 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 |
ROLDA UK supports the rescue efforts in Romania, including the management of two rescue shelters in and around the town of Galati. ROLDA UK aids the activities of ROLDA Romania by providing the UK public with the opportunity to support Romanian stray dogs via adoption, sponsorship or donation. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | Yes we understand that the charity must run for the benefit of the public and we at all times will carry out the charity’s purpose for the public benefit. Our reporting methods reflect this. |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference
| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | ROLDA UK do not offer grants. |
|---|---|---|
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | ROLDA UK do not offer social investment |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | Throughout the financial year, we have had volunteers who have supported ROLDA UK, from the UK, with administration and adoption tasks. |
| Other | ||
| 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 adoption team continues to improve and thrive. We have a full time volunteer who manages the process end to end, ensuring that all dogs brought into the UK are found safe and loving homes. The adoptions process is tiered to ensure each potential adopter is fully vetted. We have also made excellent financial contributions to the shelter in Romania (£5,966), which may not seem much compared to larger charities but for ROLDA UK this is a big achievement when we spend so little on admin and marketing. Our two shelters care for approx 600 dogs at any one time so care costs are high. |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 We have created a more robust and safe adoptions process for the dogs adopted to the UK. Steps now include: Application Chat with Adoptions Manager Telephone check Online form detailing risks of adopting a Romanian dog (to be signed) Contract After care checks Behavioural support (from a qualified behaviourist) if required. Full RBU should the adoption fail for any reason. Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set Para 1.41 Investment performance against objectives Para 1.41 N/A Other |
|
|---|---|
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | We are in a good financial position at the end of the financial year, with no liabilities. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | To ensure we can provide any RBU for adopted dogs. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £2k |
| 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 | No concerns |
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 | Grants and donations. Fundraising takes place by FB and UK donations are sometimes directed to ROLDA UK, but the marketing costs are borne by ROLDA Romania. |
|---|---|---|
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | n/a |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | The biggest risk is around adoption, where a dog adoption can fail, sometimes immediately, because the adopter has not met the dog prior to them arriving. We have a robust adoption process in place which limits these cases, but it is and always will be a risk. We are able to remove the dog immediately, transport to kennels, assess the dog using a behaviourist and find the dog another home. Due to the nature of dog adoption, the risk of failure is high, but the overall risk to the charity is low, due to the stringent processes we have put in place. |
Other
Structure, Governance and Management
| 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 | CIO |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | ROLDA UK |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1162690 |
Charity’s principal address Suite 9273 PO Box 4336 Manchester M61 0BW
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 |
Gemma Hebden |
Manchester | Whole year | |
| Dana Costin (Elena) |
Romania | Whole year | ||
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
Trustee name Dates acted rf not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
| Description of the assets held in this capacity |
n/a |
|---|---|
| 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)
Type of Name Address adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
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) Gemma Hebden Position (eg Trustee Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 11/05/2022
| ROLDA UK | ROLDA UK | ROLDA UK | ROLDA UK | ROLDA UK | 1162690 | 1162690 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts andpayments accounts | ||||||||
| For the period from |
02/07/2020 | To | 01/07/2021 | |||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | Endowment funds |
Total funds | |||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||
| Donations | 4,625 | - | - | 4,625 | ||||
| Adoption fees | 4,600 | - | - | 4,600 | ||||
| Gift Aid | 349 | - | - | 349 | ||||
| Grants | 2,387 | - | - | 2,387 | ||||
| Bank error | 15 | - | - | 15 | ||||
| Other income | 457 | - | - | 457 | ||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| - 0 | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total_(Gross income for AR) _ | 12,433 |
- | - | 12,433 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
||||||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| Sub total | - 0 |
- 0 | - 0 | - | ||||
| **Total receipts ** | 12,433 |
- 0 | - 0 | 12,433 | ||||
| A3 Payments | ||||||||
| Office costs | 1,437 | - | - | 1,437 | ||||
| Subscriptions | 407 | - | - | 407 | ||||
| Adoption fee refunds | 280 | - | - | 280 | ||||
| Thank you gifts (volunteers) | 48 | - | - | 48 | ||||
| Aftercare adoption expenses | 1,094 | - | - | 1,094 | ||||
| Advertising & marketing | 392 | - | - | 392 | ||||
| Accounting fees | 124 | - | - | 124 | ||||
| Regulator fees | 85 | - | - | 85 | ||||
| Transfers to shelter | 5,966 | - | - | 5,966 | ||||
| **Sub total ** | 9,833 |
- | - | 9,833 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases,(see table) |
||||||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| - 0 | - 0 | - 0 | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | -0 |
-0 | -0 | - | ||||
| **Totalpayments ** | 9,833 |
- 0 | - 0 | 9,833 | ||||
| **Net of receipts/(payments) ** | 2,600 |
- | - | 2,600 | ||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| A6 Cash funds lastyear end | - 0 | - | - | - | ||||
| **Cash funds thisyear end ** | 2,600 |
- | - | 2,600 | ||||
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | ||||||||
| Categories | Details | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | |||||
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||||
| B1 Cash funds | - | - | ||||||
| - | - |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
10/05/2022
1
| - | - | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total cash funds | - | - | ||||||
| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
Agreement Error | |||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds | |||||||
| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| - | - | |||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | ||||||
| B3 Investment assets | - | |||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | ||||||
| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
- | |||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| Details | Fund to which liability relates |
Amount due (optional) |
||||||
| B5 Liabilities | - | |||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| - | ||||||||
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | ||||||
| Gemma Hebden | ||||||||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
10/05/2022
2
CC16a Last year to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - 0 - 0 - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0 - 0 - - - - Endowment funds to nearest £ - -
CCXX R3 accounts (SS)
10/05/2022
3
- OK Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval
13.05.2022
CCXX R4 accounts (SS)
10/05/2022
4