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2025-03-31-accounts

. TRUSTEE REPORT FOR THE YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2025

Our Mission remains unchanged in that we want to rescue dogs in Cyprus from dire situations (such as “kill shelters” or living wild) though a number are simply “dumped” with us, by re-homing them, usually after they have received necessary medical treatment – including vaccinations - & been given the necessary time to recover. Nearly all of our dogs are re-homed in the UK.

We are managed by two Trustees. Clare Phillips is a UK national who lives in Cyprus and runs our kennels and does everything else like taking them to the vets and airport as well as providing 24/7 over-sight. Louise James is the UK-based Trustee who helps provides the Admin support.

There is a small loyal group of UK supporters who assist by running the Monthly Draw, producing the annual calendar and various fund-raising activities. Any help is welcome. We have a number of people in our Monthly Draw and others who financially contribute – especially when we take on a dog in a poor state.

We do not pay any salaries and we operate from our homes so no office or governance costs. This means the money we raise is used on the care of our dogs. Claire was doing this for some time before our charity was incorporated.

We believe our contribution to society are the dogs whose lives we save. We vigourously join the struggle for the better treatment of animals in Cyprus and work with a number of other charities.

The general economic down-turn is out of the control of the charity – as are new taxes and tariffs – but these are a challenge to retain our income. They are little different to the challenges faced by the charity sector which has to step in when Governments don’t even apply their own laws – as is often the case in Cyprus.

The risk of falling donations is our prime risk followed by legislative changes and new or resurgent dog diseases. Difficult to mitigate against all three. We keep a financial reserve.

Because few of our dogs are “quick turn-around” we use our funds to subsidize each dog that we re-home. Though we do expect a donation each dog comes with expenses – not least the passport, innoculations/paperwork and flight costs. Flights themselves can be problematic – especially during the winter months – however we work with other charities to share flights – but we are limited to the airports we can fly to, so some dogs need to be couriered on arrival. We are very grateful to our volunteers who help with this.

This has been a difficult year for our charity as it is buffeted from the pressure on donor’s finances translated firstly into lower giving – and sadly the continued availability of dogs needing to be re-homed in the UK. We believe that all dogs matter and support their efforts but we also encourage people to carefully consider the responsibility and cost that comes with owning a dog before choosing a suitable breed or type of dog best-suited to them, their circumstances and their finances before then choosing where they would like to get it from.

While income has fallen we have seen our costs like vet services rise – yes, this isn’t a problem limited to the UK. We do not face the pressures of salaries or running an office so

we continue to be financially efficient and put our income into the care and re-homing of our dogs, some of which we sadly have had for some time.

Last year Clare & Simon moved outside of Pathos to a more rural area where the inevitable noise from our kennels is not so disruptive. This has meant further to travel to the vets, chemists and airport. After careful consideration we decided to purchase a van - which could carry 2 dog crates - and make the charity fairer to them. With all the unpaid hours we receive from them, this is an easy way to make their lives easier by the time it saves and transfers some of our operational costs to the charity.

This has been a difficult year for our charity as it is buffeted from the pressure on donor’s finances translated firstly into lower giving – and sadly the continued availability of dogs needing to be re-homed in the UK. We believe that all dogs matter and support their efforts but we also encourage people to carefully consider the responsibility and cost that comes with owning a dog before choosing a suitable breed or type of dog best-suited to them, their circumstances and their finances before then choosing where they would like to get it from.

While income has fallen we have seen our costs like vet services rise – yes, this isn’t a problem limited to the UK. We do not face the pressures of salaries or running an office so we continue to be financially efficient and put our income into the care and re-homing of our dogs, some of which we sadly have had for some time.

Last year Clare & Simon moved outside of Pathos to a more rural area where the inevitable noise from our kennels is not so disruptive. This has meant further to travel to the vets, chemists and airport. After careful consideration we decided to purchase a van - which could carry 2 dog crates - and make the charity fairer to them. With all the unpaid hours we receive from them, this is an easy way to make their lives easier by the time it saves and transfers some of our operational costs to the charity

We can not continue without our key supporters so we would again like to thank Louise Wiltshire who again produced our annual calendar and Lesley Pizarro who runs our Prize Draw.

Thanking each one of you who supports or shows an interest in our mission.

Clare Phillips Louise James

Clare Phillips Louise James Trustee Trustee

INCOME & EXPENDITURE SUMMARY to 31 March 2025

£
INCOME
General Donations
Specific Donations (dogs & flights)
Donations from Other Charities
Fundraising Activities/Events
Monthly Draw
Calendars
Easyfundraising
Paypal Giving Fund
Give As You Live
Bank Interest
TOTAL INCOME
EXPENDITURE
Kennel Fees
Dog treatment
Dog Food & Care
Dog Flights
Travel Costs (eg to vets, airport)
Paypal Fees
Courier
Draw Prizes
Computer Costs
Calendar cost
Dog Insurance
Donation to Rescue & Re-Home Cyprus
Flowers
Return Crates to Cyprus
Purchse new crates
Exchange Differences
Van purchase		 2024/25
£
16,937
8,845
1,659
2,426
3,825
1,426
312
1,557
177
522
13,281
14,656
9,723
9,398
1,277
60
96
34
29
380
124
164
98
100
438
22
5,358

TOTAL EXPENDITURE

DEFICIT

BALANCE SHEET as at 31 MARCH 2025

£
Barclays Old Current A/c
Barclays New Current A/c
Barclays Deposit A/c
Barclays Business Premium A/c
Paypal £
Paypal Euro
Cash In Transit
-		 31/03/24
1,303
3,063
3,000
42,000
1,949
11
1,049
TOTAL 50,276
Euro Exchange Rate : £0.84

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS Year-Ending 31 March 2025

6) The 2025 LCDR calendar purchase costs were again made direct. Cost shown re

7) LCDR received donations of £ 1,270 from Animal Action Cyprus (2023/24 :£950 Paws For Thought (2023/24 £nil)

8) LCDR is registered cost-free with Easyfundraising, Amazon Giving & Give As You

9) LCDR made no political or campaigning donations (2023/24 £NIL)

10) LCDR has no Leasing contracts. In '24/25.

11) We purchased a used van for £ 5358 Cost is fully charged in year.

12) LCDR does not pay any salaries but expenses are reimbursed.

We may send flowers where expenses are not claimed

13) There are no office costs but pays for a web-site (2 year contract) & computer

14) Our main Kennel rates have again remained unchanged in the year but we use Third Party kennels as necessary..

15) We had fewer large Vetinary bills in '23/24 but back to higher levels in 2024/2

16) We gave 200Euros to Rescue & Re-Home Cyprus (a charity) (2023/24 200 Euro

17) Travel costs relate to moving our dogs eg to the vets or airport

18) Our old Current Account still receives donations. Barclays Bank do not charge

19 The Paypal Euro A/c accounts use an Euro Exchange rate of £0.84 (rate on 31 M

20) Reserves are held to cover dips in donations and to help ensure dogs could be in the event of the charity closing.

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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Love Cyprus Dog Rescue (Charity Number 1162877)

I report on the accounts of the Trust for the 12 months ended 31 March 2025, which are attached.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given 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 you as 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 next statement.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:

• to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act and

• to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 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

Name: Mrs Sheila Lucas Address: 4 Meadow Drive, Camborne, Cornwall TR14 7JB Date: 3 December 2025

Love Cyprus Dog Rescue Audit Report 2024-25 Charity Number 1162877

ACCOUNTS FOR 12 MONTHS ENDING 31 MARCH 2025

INCOME & EXPENDITURE SUMMARY to 31 March 2025

£

INCOME

General Donations 16,937 Specific Donations 8,845 Donations from Other Charities 1,659 Fundraising Activities 2,426 Monthly Draw 3,825 Calendars 1,426 Easyfundraising 312 Paypal Giving Fund 1,557 Give As You Live 177 Bank Interest 522 TOTAL INCOME 37,686 EXPENDITURE Kennel Fees 13,281 Dog Treatment 14,656 Dog Food & Care 9,723 Dog Flights 9,398 Travel costs 1,277 Van purchase 5,358 Paypal Fees 60 Courier 96 Draw Prizes 34 Computer Costs 29 Calendar Postage 380 Dog Insurance 124 Don: Rescue & Re-Home Cyprus 164 Thank You Flowers 98 Returning crates to Cyprus 100 Purchase New Crates 438 Exchange differences 22 TOTAL EXPENDITURE 55,238 DEFICIT 17,552

BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2025

31/03/24 Movement 31/03/25 Barclays “Old” Current A/c 1,303 -1,303 0 Barclays “New” Current A/c 3,063 -1,350 1,713 Barclays Deposit A/c 3,000 -3,000 0 Barclays Bus Premium A/c 42,000 -13,000 29,000 Paypal £ 1,949 44 1,993 Paypal Euro 11 8 19 Cash In Transit -1,049 1,049 0 - TOTAL 50,276 17,552 32,725

Euro Exchange Rate : £0.84

NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS Year-Ending 31 March 2025

10) LCDR has no Leasing contracts. In '24/25.

We may send flowers where expenses are not claimed

17) Travel costs relate to moving our dogs eg to the vets or airport

18) Our old Current Account still receives donations. Barclays Bank do not charge us account fees.