2024-08-31-accounts - Protecting Preloved Border Collies

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 09 2022 31 08 2023

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Protecting Preloved Border Collies

Other names charity is known by

PPBC

Registered charity number (if any) 1166458

Charity's principal address Protecting Preloved Border Collies

PO Box 75 AMMANFORD Postcode SA18 9AR

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Meg Willett The Trustees
2 Kurt Mills The Trustees
3 Jenna Growden The Trustees
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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)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

The constitution as amended and accepted by the membership on 6[th] April Type of governing document 2016

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

The charity is registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted with voting members other than the trustees. It currently has 12 voting (eg. trust, association, company) members (administration) and is supported by 735 associated fosterers and adopters All trustees were elected during the 2025 AGM by voting members Trustee selection methods

(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’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.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To Promote humane behaviour towards Border Collie dogs by providing appropriate care, protection, treatment and security for such animals which are in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances or ill usage and to educate the public in matters pertaining to animal welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering among Border Collies in particular within the boundaries of England, Scotland and Wales

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In course of the year, the charity has continued its activity in contacting persons and shelters seeking to rehome Border Collies who may be in distressful situations due to unsuitable accommodation, changed family circumstances, illness or death. Particular energy is directed to monitoring ‘Free to good home’ adverts and warning the advertisers of the risks and dangers to the dogs of inappropriate or uncontrolled rehoming. Wherever possible, we offer to ensure that said dog is fostered, assessed and rehomed into suitable, checked safe homes. During the course of this reporting period, the charity has continued to take in a number of dogs from homes that were no longer able to care for them appropriately and from shelters and has arranged their fostering and assessment for suitability for placement in new homes. In support of these activities, the charity has arranged for the home checking of potential fosters or adopters and the transportation of dogs throughout the mainland UK to new homes. Many of these functions were undertaken by the charities own volunteers Arrangements were made for all dogs handled through the charity to be veterinary checked, treated, neutered, wormed, micro chipped and vaccinated as needed. Welfare advise and reference to behavioural advice has been offered on numerous occasions to other Border Collie owners who were experiencing problems with their dogs. We have seen an increase of unwanted pups and these take a much greater amount of time, effort and money to get to a point where they can then be rehomed. This has taken a lot from not only our finances but the volunteers themselves due to the much increased workload. This is another reason why we are wanting to update our kennels to more sturdy constructed models.

In support of these activities, the charity has arranged for the home checking of potential fosters or adopters and the transportation of dogs throughout the mainland UK to new homes. Many of these functions were undertaken by the charities own volunteers Summary of the main Arrangements were made for all dogs handled through the charity to be activities undertaken for the veterinary checked, treated, neutered, wormed, micro chipped and public benefit in relation to vaccinated as needed. these objects (include within this section the statutory Welfare advise and reference to behavioural advice has been offered on declaration that trustees have numerous occasions to other Border Collie owners who were had regard to the guidance experiencing problems with their dogs. issued by the Charity Commission on public We have seen an increase of unwanted pups and these take a much benefit) greater amount of time, effort and money to get to a point where they can then be rehomed. This has taken a lot from not only our finances but the volunteers themselves due to the much increased workload. This is another reason why we are wanting to update our kennels to more sturdy constructed models.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity Our work with vulnerable groups has continued which has enabled their during the year members to come and see the dogs. We have invested in more fencing and drainage to increase the areas that we can graze stock to keep the grass down which in turn gives us much larger areas to exercise the dogs. This investment has continued and we are hoping to have a larger exercise area later this year. We continue to spend lots of time this year clearing overgrown areas of scrub in order to graze these areas to have the ability to exercise the dogs and train and assess them in much improved working and play areas. The ongoing aim and desire to replace the existing wooden kennels with galvanised, easy clean types is one of our main priorities. We have been seeking funds from various sources such as GoFundMe and private individuals. We have attended regular open days at a leading national pet store to raise awareness of our organisation and what we do. It has been very successful and has once more led to several positive enquiries. It is apparent that the general public don’t seem to have as much disposable income in these current times which does impact on the donations we receive. We have begun work on the track to the upland grazing areas which gives better access to the sheep that graze the exercise areas and also where we can assess the dogs from working backgrounds. Our aim is to continue and increase these activities and increase our profile on social media.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

The charity has no long terms reserves, only amounts help in its bank and paypal equating to C. £

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) K E Mills

Full name(s) Kurt Mills Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc) Date 06 June 2025

March 2012

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Protec�ng Preloved Border Collies Annual Accounts 1st September 2023- 31st August 2024

HSBC Account
Balance b/f	31685
Receipts	61056
Payments	66158
Balance c/f	26583
Paypal Account
Balance b/f -
Receipts	7267
Payments	5613
Balance c/f -	1654
Pe�y Cash
Balance b/f -
Receipts	5520
Payments	5520
Balance c/f	Nil
TOTAL
Balance b/f	31685
Receipts	68425
Payments	67736
Retained Earnings	28237

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages	Charity Name Protecting Preloved Border Collies

	31/08/2024 Charity no (if any) ZD07880

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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/08/2020

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

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 all 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 (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

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

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:	Date:	01/05/2024

	Brian Pusser

	ICPA BP010

	24 Downsview Chatham Kent ME5 0AP

Oct 2018

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Section B Disclosure

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

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to None disclose .

Oct 2018

IER