## **Trustees' Annual Report**
for the Period
> **From** 01 April 2020 **To** 31 March 2021
## **Section A Reference and administration details**
**Charity name** Cecil’s Horse Sanctuary
**Other names charity is known by** N/A
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1167523
|**Charity's principal address**|27 Odette Court|27 Odette Court|
|---|---|---|
||Station Road||
||Borehamwood||
||Hertfordshire||
||**Postcode**|WD7 8ND|
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|1
2
3
4|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee(if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Mrs. Julie Blake|Founder|-|-|
||Mr. Thomas Blake|-|-|-|
||Miss. Paula Cheung|-|-|-|
||Mrs. Sarah Kerry-Hurn|-|-|-|
## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
|**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|
|---|---|
|-|-|
## **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**
Type of governing document
(eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)
> [Constitution (adopted 17 May 2016) ]
> [The charity constitutes of 4 trustees ]
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## **Structure, governance and management**
## **Section B**
Trustees are appointed by the trustees by a majority vote and must have the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.
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 All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or other structure and any wider network benefits. 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**
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
For the benefit of the public, to relieve the suffering of equines, who may be old, neglected, abandoned or otherwise, in need of care and attention, and to provide and maintain rescue homes and other facilities for the homing, care and treatment of such equines.
We accept most volunteers to help at the sanctuary. The sanctuary benefits people by developing their self-confidence and social skills in a form of animal therapy and team work. There is also a sense of importance as they are responsible for the horses and ponies at the sanctuary. We welcome all young people over the age of 14, regardless of personal background, faith, gender or personal circumstances.
We hold fundraising activities to financially support the sanctuary, so that we can continue to provide and maintain rescue homes and other facilities for the homing, care and treatment of the horses and ponies that we have.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grant making;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
A great contribution is made by our volunteers. We are grateful for the many hours the volunteers put in, and sometimes at their own expense.
Without the volunteers, the charity will struggle to fulfil its objectives.
## **Section D Achievements and performance**
Our yard is open to the public (if feasible) once a week, more during school holidays, for visitors to meet our rescue ponies.
**Summary of the main** The public can also sponsor one of our ponies at any time of the year. **achievements of the charity during the year** Due to COVID restrictions additional fundraising events were limited. One of the
Due to COVID restrictions additional fundraising events were limited. One of the local gastropubs managed to hold a few quiz nights to fundraise for us over the autumn period.
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## **Section E**
## **Financial review**
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
We do not currently hold any unrestricted funds. We aim to hold at least a thousand pounds, in reserves, in our veterinary account over the next few years as veterinary bills are one of our largest expenses.
## None
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include
additional information, where
- additional information, where Our main source of funds are donations from supporters and the salary of one of relevant about: our trustees, the founder. • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any The costs incurred are the costs associated with horse care (feed, hay, shelter in fundraising); the form of land, veterinary bills, horse wear, farrier etc). As well as our
- • how expenditure has supported volunteers donating their time to the charity, on occasion they also donate items the key objectives of the such as feed, rugs, headcollars, etc. charity;
- investment policy and All trustees and volunteers give their time voluntarily and receive no objectives including any ethical remuneration or other benefits. 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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
||Paula Cheung||
||Trustee||
||24 Jan 2021||
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## _[Cecil’s Horse Sanctuary ]_
Registered Charity Number: 1167523
## **Annual Financial Statement from 2020 to 2021**
|**INCOME**
Donations1
Cash income
**EXPENDITURE**
Land Rent
Hay/Haylage/Straw
Horse Feed
Farrier Services
Veterinary Services
Vehicle Fuel
Sundries
Balance bought forward
**Balance**|**2020/21**2019/20 2018/19 2017/18 2016/17
**£**
£
£
£
£
**38,254**
42,265
18,746
9767
7,582
**9,000**
12,717
12,000
18,000
27,539
|
|---|---|
||**47,254**
54,982
30,746
27,767
35,122
**(5,005)**
(6,671)
(6,150)
(5,115)
(8,368)
**(18,092)**(19,754) (25,500) (30,000) (10,160)
**(5,534)**
(8,217)
(5,599)
(5,810)
(1,353)
**(1,500)**
(1,875)
-
-
(100)
**(3,249)**
(2,713)
(2,134)
(1,965)
(8,928)
**(2,748)**(3,255)2
(1,033)
(905)
(820)
**(5,652)3 **
(2,480)
(1,626)
(1,548)
(5,392)
|
||**(41,780)**(44,965) (42,042) (45,343) (35,122)|
||
**(18,855)**(28,872) (17,576)
0
-|
||**(13,381)**(18,855) (28,872) (17,576)
0|
> 1 Donations from, but not limited to, Amazon, Facebook, Paypal Giving Fund, eBay, JustGiving, easyfundraising, Charities Aid Foundation, pony sponsorship, yard open days, country shows, care home visits, street collection, school fairs, etc.
> 2 Expenditure includes vehicle repair.
3 Expenditure includes shelter purchase.
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27 Odette Court, Station Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. WD6 1GQ cecilshorsesanctuary@hotmail.com http://www.cecilshorsesanctuary.org
http://www.cecilshorsesanctuary.org
## _[Cecil’s Horse Sanctuary ]_
Registered Charity Number: 1167523
# **Annual Financial Statement from 2020 to 2021**
No examiner's / auditor's report present
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27 Odette Court, Station Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. WD6 1GQ cecilshorsesanctuary@hotmail.com http://www.cecilshorsesanctuary.org
http://www.cecilshorsesanctuary.org