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2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/01/2024 Period start date To 31/12/2024 Period end date

Charity name:Poodle Network UK

Charity registration number: 1163333

Objectives and Activities

SORP
reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document
Para 1.17 A National UK Network for the benefit of the public to
relieve the suffering of Poodles which are in need of care
and attention and, in particular, to provide and maintain
rescue and foster homes or other facilities for the
reception and care of unwanted Poodles and the
treatment of Poodles.
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
Poodle Network UK's objective is the advancement of the
welfare of Poodles.
We provide a public advice and education service for the
owners and potential owners of Poodles in person, over
the telephone, via websites and over social media. We
offer free guidance and education to the public on poodle
welfare in general and to the prevention of cruelty and
suffering in poodles. We provide free public advice on the
grooming needs, dietary requirements, veterinary care
and treatment & hereditary issues, and behavioural issues
of Poodles. We are the registered Breed Rescue for all
sizes of Poodles with the Kennel Club and were invited by
the Kennel Club to educate people at Discover Dogs
about poodles and owning poodles.
We offer a nationwide rescue and sanctuary service for
Poodles, working with councils and dog wardens, the
RSPCA, Dogs Trust and other charities to remove
Poodles off the streets and to care for and rehabilitate
abandoned, mistreated and lost Poodles.
We have both temporary and permanent foster homes to
give sanctuary and shelter to poodles which need it due to
sickness, mistreatment, poor circumstances or ill usage
and to provide the poodles with care, protection, medical
treatment and security they need and to rehabilitate the
poodles to enable them to be rehomed where possible.
We provide veterinary care and treatment to Poodles
under our care.
We neuter and spay all the poodles coming into our care
to ensure there are no unwanted or unexpected litters of
puppies. We have actively fundraised throughout the year
to raise the needed funds to care for the Poodles under
our care.
We actively seek new homes for our rescued poodles.
No Volunteer or the Trustees benefitted personally in any
way including financially or materially from their position
within Poodle Network UK.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Para 1.18 We confirm the Trustees of Poodle Network UK have
regard to the guidance on public benefit issued by the
Charity Commission when

Commission on public benefit

exercising powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant. All Trustees are required to read and have regard to the guidance document. The public benefit of Poodle Network UK is demonstrated in our objectives and our activities statement.

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SORP
reference
Policy on grant making Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers
Para 1.38 Poodle Network UK is a large UK wide network of unpaid
Volunteers who are essential to the Charity and we
appreciate the time, skill set and resources every volunteer
brings to the Charity. The role every volunteer undertakes is
essential to the running of the charity.
Every Trustee takes an active part in the day to day matters
of the charity with most donating over 30 hours a week of
their time.
The Trustees are responsible for the overall management
of the Charity and meet regularly via online meetings. The
Trustees hold regular meetings with senior volunteers who
in turn are responsible for co-ordinating other volunteers.
Our volunteers include administrators, fosterers,
transporters, telephone team, behaviourists, trainers,
fundraisers, groomers, home-checkers, crafters,
photographers and veterinary surgeons & veterinary nurses
who provide us with advice.
Our unpaid Trustees and volunteers look after all our
Poodles and undertake all the associated administration
tasks needed to vet prospective carers and the Poodles
new homes, foster carers and their homes, new volunteers
& any necessary training of them.
Our foster carers, trainers and behaviourists rehabilitate
any poodle which needs it and this can take months for
some of the poodles and some are permanent foster carers
where the dogs they care for will never be able to be
rehomed due to medical and behavioural issues. It takes
devotion and dedication to foster dogs and is exceptionally
rewarding, frustrating and sometimes heart-breaking all at
the same time. Our Trustees all have first-hand experience
of this. There is nothing more rewarding to every volunteer
than knowing they all played a part in rehabilitating a
Poodle rescued from appalling conditions and seeing it
happy in a loving caring new home and watching the
Poodle continue to thrive.
Our fundraising team organise the auctions and other
fundraising activities to ensure we have the funds available
to cover the costs of the Poodles and the day to day
running of the Charity.
Our telephone team and the rehoming and foster team
members are available 365 days a year and we respond
immediately when needed to help and assist the poodles.
We have collected dogs on Christmas Day!
All our volunteers are the heart of Poodle Network UK
making it the successful charity it is.
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.
5Para 1.20 During the year of 2024, Poodle Network UK, rescued,
cared for, protected, medically treated, rehabilitated and
rehomed 179 poodles. The numbers we are being asked to
take continues to increase partially due to the cost of living
and also the cost of vets bills has seen an increase in the
number surrender needing treatment. We are still feeling
the effects of lockdown dogs which were unsuitable for
breeding due to temperament and medical issues are now
having puppies and we are seeing an increasing amount of
behavioural issues including many who have bitten or are
showing aggression, unsocialised dogs and dogs with
medical conditions from parents which ordinarily wouldn’t
have been used for breeding which are being handed into
the charity. This, in turn, has increased the length of time
some are in foster and the medical bills to treat them.
We have continued to pay the regular treatment costs for
hydrotherapy and physiotherapy for Poodles which we have
rescued and regular meditation costs for Poodles with
ongoing needs such as diabetes, heart problems, Addisons
Disease and Cushings Disease. The costs of veterinary
treatments and medications for the dogs has continued to
increase to more than double the prelockdown costs and in
places some veterinary practices will not take on new
patients, reducing the ability to find reasonably priced care.
The tests vets are insisting on doing before treating our
dogs is also increasing; for example in the past a 13/14
year old toy with heart issues would be prescribed
Vetmedin, they are now insisting on heart scans at upto
£1000 each before prescribing medication and then
annually. Routine neutering costs and dental treatment
have continued to increase and we are receiving more
Poodles with skin, ear and allergy issues all requiring
treatment. Corporate Groups of vets trying to upscale our
Poodles care to their Specialist Centres is also an issue for
our ongoing costs for treatments that used to be dealt with
in house.
In 2024 we took a litter of 8 puppies and their mother into
our care. All the puppies were in a terrible state, very
malnourished and requiring substantial veterinary treatment
with some needing prolonged vet stays including one of the
11 week old puppies having to be resuscitated twice on the
first night at the vets. Thankfully all the puppies recovered
but most needed special diets for a prolonged period with 4
hourly feedings due to how small their stomachs were from
the malnutrition. The costs involved in such rescues for
veterinary treatment and care are substantial and we do not
undertake these without ensuring we have funds to cover
their costs and actively fundraise to recover our reserves.
Many of our volunteers and supporters in the Poodle and
Dog World went above and beyond again to donate and
raise the funds for our Poodles. Facebook groups and
individuals held auctions and raised funds and there are too
many to name who donated individually to their care, every
penny was appreciated.
During the year we have worked with councils and other
rescue charities in respect of abandoned Poodles in their
locale assisting in rehoming Poodles handed in and found
abandoned, providing the necessary veterinary treatment
and rehabilitation. We have fundraised for the medical care
of abandoned Poodles, thus saving others the cost to the
benefit of the public good.

We are referred Poodles from Dog Wardens across the country and are regularly recommended by vets as a place to rescue poodles and rehabilitate and rehome them. Poodle Network UK’s reputation and success with rehoming Poodles and advising the public about Poodles and their needs increases year on year and we aim to continue this by increasing our volunteer numbers and our social media profile over the coming months and years. Our aim is to improve the situation of all unwanted Poodles; increase education to the public about Poodles and owning them and thereby benefit the Public as we do so. Our Trustees and volunteers all give their time freely, and without remuneration, to Poodle Network UK.

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Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41 We were asked to take 179 poodles during the year of 2024
and providing the care those Poodles needed and our
phone volunteers answered 1020 calls to our 0300 number
with an average length of 5 minutes each plus hundreds of
calls made as a result of email and Facebook messenger
enquiries. These demonstrate that Poodle Network UK is
actively achieving its objectives.
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
Para 1.41 Our income for the year increased in 2024 to £129,973 to
provide the care our Poodles need demonstrates that
Poodle Network UK is achieving its fundraising objectives
Investment performance
against objectives
Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period
Para 1.21 During the period 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024, the
charity received income totalling £129,973 and
incurred expenditure of £111,370, generating a
surplus for the year of £18,603. The total
Unrestricted Funds at 31/12/2024 was £70,136
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held
Para 1.22 The Charity seeks to hold a reserve of £30,000 in the
main bank account to cover unforeseen or
exceptional veterinary bills and the long term
medication costs of any poodle needing life long
treatment under our care. Vet bills are still increasing
as has the number of poodles with lifelong
medication needs and we are seeing more with
Addisons Disease and serious ear infections
requiring sedation to clean and treat at the vets
taking many months to resolve. If one of our poodles
or an incoming poodle has leg or spinal issues, this
treatment can cost upwards of £8000 for mri and
corrective surgery; whilst we actively fundraise to
restore our reserves so we can cover these
exceptional costs we need the money available to
pay the vet hospital immediately. We are moving
some dogs to specific fosterers to make use of
Veterinary Teaching Hospitals like Liverpool
University to try to minimise their treatment costs for
serious issues.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £30,000 in the main bank account
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Para 1.22 Not applicable
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Para 1.24 Not applicable
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Para 1.23 Not applicable
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
Para 1.47 Poodle Network UK’s income received is from a variety of
sources; donations from new carers for the dogs we
rehome, donations from owners who hand dogs into Poodle
Network UK, and a variety of fundraising activities by our
volunteers.
2024 has seen an increase in fundraising activities by our
volunteers. Our supporters have continued to respond to
appeals to contribute towards specific dogs care where the
costs are above those normally expected.
Notable fundraising activities during the year included our
auctions of donated items and the Poodle Passion
Facebook Group including sales of their calendars,
Christmas cards and other items. We have received
money from funeral collections and legacies and we would
like to thank everyone who has donated in memory of their
loved ones, it is very much appreciated that people have
thought of Poodle Network UK at such sad times. We also
continue to receive support from Poodle Clubs around the
country.
For dogs in need of expensive specialist treatment which is
funded by our reserves our volunteers raised funds through
facebook appeals to actively restore our reserves.
We offer 5 weeks free insurance from Agria with each dog
rehomed and receive commission from Agria on
subsequent policy sales after expiry of the 5 weeks free.
We have seen more people taking up the Agria policies and
our Commission has increased from this. We also received
income through the Paypal Giving Fund from Facebook
fundraising campaigns and other websites like Easy
Fundraising which give small donations as a result of orders
placed with other companies through their sites.
The principal source of funding for the Charity are
Donations received from taking dogs into our care,
rehoming donations from the new homes, general
donations received from the public many of whom are
Poodle and dog owners.
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
Para 1.46
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
Para 1.46 The principle financial risk facing the Charity is the
continuing rise in veterinary costs of treatments and the
ongoing monthly medical costs of poodles with ongoing
conditions, which we continue to monitor throughout the
year.
Other Our Income for the year 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024 Totalled
£129973 (2023-£110943)
Expenditure for Poodle Network UK is mainly the veterinary
costs, food costs and transport costs for moving our dogs to
foster homes and new homes which accounts for 98.11%
(2023 96.36%) of the expenditure during the year.
Veterinary costs have increased from 2023 by £25495 and

from 2021 to 2024 by £65816 which since the COVID lockdown our veterinary bills have almost tripled. The fundraising cost for 2024 is the fee for The Fundraising Regulator. We use The Kennel Club Anilog system for keeping records of our dogs, the Citrix Go To Meeting software for online meetings and Charity Microsoft licences which is 0.36% (2023 1.97%) of expenditure. Our 0300 telephone number and answering system and small contributions towards the rehoming teams mobile bills are 0.55% (2023 0.6%) of expenditure. Insurance for the charity is 0.52% (2023 0.66%) of expenditure. We do not pay bank charges on our main bank account, but we do on Paypal transactions and card readers at 0.15% (2023 0.39%) of expenditure. All our volunteers are unpaid. Total Expenditure from 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024 was £111370 (2023 was £95180). On 176 rehomed dogs the average cost is £633 per dog, an increase of 20% on 2023. Payments to Trustees & Volunteers All receipts and expenses forms for expenditure by Trustees and Volunteers on items solely for the use of Poodle Network UK for care of the dogs and running of the Charity were received, checked and reimbursed in accordance with the financial controls policies and procedures. The Trustees and Volunteers are all unpaid for their role in Poodle Network UK. Items refunded included, postage and stationary, the cost of software licences, website and domain registrations which have to be paid by card and veterinary bills for foster dogs when vets required immediate payment by card. Any item requiring payment by card was authorised by the Trustees and personal cards were used because no Trustee or Volunteer has cards linked to the charities accounts. Stitch & Burn who embroider items for the Charity like clothing, bags and dog items is a company connected to Hannah Aldcroft. Cost prices for the items are checked to ensure they cannot be purchased at a lower cost elsewhere.

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)

Para 1.25
CIO Foundation Model Constitution Registered
27thAugust 2015
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Para 1.25 Foundation Charitable Incorporated
Organisation
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 Our Trustees are appointed by existing Trustees
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
Para 1.51 Poodle Network UK Governance Document
Financial Controls Policy and Procedures: Internal and
Reserves
GDPR Policy and Procedures
Safeguarding Policy and Procedures
Complaint’s Policy and Procedures
Serious Incident Reporting Policy and Procedures
Internal Risk Management Policy and Procedures
Trustee Expenses Policy and Procedures
Trustee Conflicts of Interest Policy Procedures and
Register
Bullying and Harassment Policy and Procedures
Electronic Communications Consent Policy
Social Media Policy and Procedures
Foster Agreement Policy and Procedures
Transport Policy and Procedure
Adoption Agreement
Euthanasia Policy and Procedures
Dog Assessment and Transfer of Ownership Policy and
Procedures
Volunteer Code of Conduct
Trustee Code of Conduct
FundraisingPolicyand Procedures
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works
Para 1.51 The charity is Governed by its Governing Document
which was registered on 27/08/2015.
The charity is managed by the board of Trustees and
assisted by a large team of volunteers.
All our volunteers and Trustees are expected to abide by
our policies and any Trustee or volunteer found to have
breached the policies will be promptly removed. Our
Trustees are expected to take active roles in the day to
day running and activities of the charity.
All active volunteers are eligible to be considered for the
role of Trustee and the existing Trustees consider the
role, work and position all volunteers take in the charity
and the skill set they bring to the charity. Volunteers
deemed suitable for the role of Trustee are or will be
approached by the existing Trustees.
Relationship with any
related parties
Para 1.51 Poodle Network UK has no related parties
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Poodle Network UK
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1163333
Charity’s principal address From 01/01/2024 to 22/04/2024: 50 Tonbridge Avenue,
Chirton, North Shields, NE29 7QR
Current (from 22/04/2024): 17 Oakwood Drive, Bolton, BL1
5EE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity during the period

1
2
Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year
Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee
(ifany)
Susan Horsfall Chair 01/01/24-09/04/24
Tracey Guthrie Secretary 01/01/24-22/04/24
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Ethel Mills Secretary & Rehoming
Hannah Aldcroft Marketing, Media,
Fundraising, Treasurer
Julie Aldcroft Vice Chair & Chair
Hilary Preece Vice Chair &
Rehoming

– 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 if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not Applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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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

The founder of the Charity, Dr Susan Woodhall, resigned as Chair and Trustee on 09/04/2024 to spend more time with her family and took on the role of Patron. Mrs Tracey Guthrie also resigned as Secretary and Trustee on 22/04/2024. Poodle Network UK would like to thank them for all their work over the years; they were actively involved with the Charity and the large number of Poodles they helped to rescue and rehabilitate. The current Trustees and Committee will ensure their work continues in the future.

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) Julie Aldcroft Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 21/10/2025

Charity Name No (if any)
Poodle Network UK 1163333
Receipts andpayments accounts CC16a
For the period
from
01/01/2024
Period start date
31/12/2024
Period end date
To

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
41,934
12,452
55,676
3,168
-
10,029
6,714

129,973
-
-
-
129,973
99,301
9,972
404
60
611
581
191
-
250
111,370
-
-
-
111,370
18,603
-
51,533
70,136
Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Total funds
to the nearest £
41,934
12,452
-
55,676
3,168
-
10,029
6,714
129,973
-
-
-
129,973
99,301
9,972
404
60
611
581
191
-
250
111,370
-
-
-
111,370

18,603
Total funds
to the nearest £
41,934
12,452
-
55,676
3,168
-
10,029
6,714
129,973
-
-
-
129,973
99,301
9,972
404
60
611
581
191
-
250
111,370
-
-
-
111,370

18,603
Last year
to the nearest £
DogDonations 41,934 56,417
General Donations 12,452 27,891
Other Charities, Rescues & Groups
Bequests & Funeral Donations 55,676 5,000
Auction / Sale of Donated Items 3,168
Crufts & Discover Dogs - -
Paypal Giving, EasyFundraising 10,029 19,744
Agria Commission 6,714 1,891
Sub total(Gross income for
AR)

129,973
110,943
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
-
- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
110,943
Vets Bills 99,301 73,816
DogTransport & Food 9,972 17,811
Anilog& Other Software 404 1,880
FundraisingCosts 60 50
Postage StationeryTelephone 611 571
Insurance 581 631
Bank & Paypal Fees 191 370
Legal Expenses - -
Other Expenses 250 51
**Sub total ** 111,370 95,180
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
-
-
**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
95,180
18,603 - -
18,603
15,763
- - - - -
51,533 - - 51,533 35,770
70,136 - - 70,136 51,533

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

30/10/2025

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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
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B1 Cash funds
Details
Details
Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
Barclays Bank PLC
Paypal
Signature
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
61,404
-
8,732
-
-
-
70,136
-
OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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-
-
-
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-
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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)
-
-
-
-
-
Print Name
Julie Aldcroft
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
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Current value
(optional)
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
Julie Aldcroft 21/10/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

30/10/2025

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name Poodle Network UK members of On accounts for the year 31 December 2024 Charity no 1163333 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 and 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/ 12 / 2024 .

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:

Date: 16/10/2024

Name: Sarah Leteney Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: Aitken Court, Lumb Village, Bury, BL0 0QR

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

October 2018

1

IER

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

2

IER