## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 1.1.24 Period start date To 31.12.24 Period end date**
## **Charity name: The Animal Team**
## **Charity registration number: 1167277**
## **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 providing appropriate care, protection,
treatment and security for dogs 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 dogs.|
|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|The homecheck and transport groups not only
provide rescues with the ability to expand their
rehoming areas, but our promptness in getting
homechecks and transport runs covered, also
means a quicker turnover of rescue spaces - this
in turn enables more animals to be saved.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|In planning our policies for the year we kept in
mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on
public benefit at our Trustee meetings|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP reference|
|---|---|
||Para 1.38|
|Policy on grant making||
||Para 1.38|
|Policy on social investment||
|including program related||
|investment||
||Para 1.38|
|Contribution made by||
|volunteers||
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|For another year our**FREE**services have seen
transport requests increase, whilst homechecks
have decreased, which is a reflection on the
current economic climate in the UK. But all
figures enforces that we are still providing a
much-required service for animals across the
country. Assessments saw another decrease
which we hope can only be attributed to less
people surrendering their animals into rescue.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|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|The charity still maintains a small credit balance
in the bank account with the help of donations
throughout the year|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Not applicable|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Not applicable|
|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|We aim to hold a small credit balance in the bank
account to cover any unexpected fuel costs|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**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||
|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||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed|
|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|As per our constitution|
## **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|The Animal Team|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1167277|
|Charity’s principal address|124 PRINCE CHARLES AVENUE
SITTINGBOURNE
ME10 4NJ|
|||
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Zena Cherie Gardner||||
||Carol Ann Batters||||
||Nicola Jayne Walters||||
||||||
||||||
||||||
||||||
||||||
||||||
||||||
||||||
||||||
||||||
||||||
||||||
||||||
||||||
||||||
||||||
||||||
– 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 Not applicable 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
## **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)** Zena Gardner
**Full name(s)** Zena Cherie Gardner
**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)**
**Date**
7/5/2025