Charity Number: 1170083
Evenstar Charitable Association
Report and Accounts
For The Year Ending 31 December 2021
Evenstar Charitable Association Trustees Annual Report
For The Year Ending 31 December 2021
REFERENCES AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
| Registered Address: | Flat 1, 7 Ivanhoe Road |
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| Liverpool | |
| Merseyside L17 8XE | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Charity Number: | 1170083 – registered in England and Wales |
| Trustees: | Trustees who served during the year and up to the date of this report were as |
| follows: | |
| Yolanda Lacey | |
| Michael Lacey ( Resigned 1 November 2021 ) | |
| Synthia Paiva Chan ( Resigned 1 November 2021 ) | |
| Ellen Lacey ( Resigned 1 November 2021 ) | |
| Melda Ozel ( Appointed 1 November 2021 ) | |
| Stephen Ozel ( Appointed 1 November 2021 ) | |
| Banker: | National Westminster Bank |
| 138 Allerton Road | |
| Liverpool, L18 2JN | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Independent Examiner: | Mrs S A Smith BSc FCCA FCIE |
| Independent Examiner | |
| 8 Main Street Cold Overton | |
| Oakham Leicestershire LE15 7QA |
Evenstar Charitable Association
Trustees Annual Report
For The Year Ending 31 December 2021
The trustees present their report and receipts and payments accounts for the year ending 31 December 2021.
Reference and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report.
It is considered that all Trustees and any others who could be understood to be “managers” in the activities and affairs of the charity are deemed to be “fit and proper” under the terms of the Finance Act 2011.
In-servicer training is available for all Trustees as and when required.
The Trustees are aware of their obligations in respect to establishing a Risk Assessment Policy and increased consideration will be given to this as the Charity expands in its activities and responsibilities.
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Our principal objective remains the promotion of humane behaviour to relieve the suffering of animals, in particular cats and dogs, by providing care, protection, treatment and security for neglected, abandoned, abused, stray and street dogs of Doha, Qatar, which are in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment or poor circumstances by providing foster and adoption homes for the care of such animals.
From time to time, the Charity extends its scope of activities to alleviate the sufferings of people around the world.
Our vision is a world in which all nature’s creations live without fear of pain, starvation or abuse.
Our mission is to make a difference, one life at a time, people and animals alike. We focus on the vulnerable ones, those who live only to survive and those without a voice. We go where there is no mass media attention, where the international charities deem too marginal to have any direct impact, where governments stay on the fence but where human beings and animals with real sufferings are not heard.
Our Paws In Need programme deals specifically with abandoned and abused animals.
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TNR: We trap, neuter and return stray cats that are capable of living in an outdoor community. Once returned into the community, we continue to monitor their health and support them through daily feeding.
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From Trash to Treasure: We rescue animals in need and provide them with necessary medical care. All our sponsored animals are microchipped, fully vaccinated, sterilised and tested as a matter of course. We place them in fully vetted foster homes, assess their personalities and identify any special needs so we can search for the most suitable home for them,
Our People In Need programme deals primarily with low-paid migrant workers and runaway maids. We organise community initiatives to mobilise food, clothing, and other basic health and sanitary items.
The trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning its activities. The trustees are satisfied that the activities outlined above provide a benefit to the public.
Evenstar Charitable Association Trustees Annual Report For The Year Ending 31 December 2021
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
2021 continued to be an extreme challenging year for the Charity in face of the global pandemic crisis. The Charity’s regular fundraising activities were halted and rescue operations significantly hindered by Covid-19 lockdown and social distancing measures. Nevertheless, the Charity continued to make a difference, one life at a time, utilising all available resources at its disposal. Over 90 homesless cats, dogs, kittens and puppies were rescued and taken under its sponsorship programme.
Evenstar Pets on Jets initiative remained the Charity’s core focus, successfully rehoming and relocating over 40 abandoned pets from Qatar to the US and the UK. With the drastic reduction in the number of animal friendly expats working in Qatar, the number of credible good local adopters was at critically low. The population of healthy abandoned pets looking for homes, on the other hand, continued to rise well above the availability of suitable loving homes. The Pets on Jets initiative gave them the only chance of a finding a home.
Due to a lack of both financial and human resources, the Charity halted its Trap, Neuter and Return Project in Qatar as well as People-In-Need events.
FINANICAL REVIEW
The Charity maintained the level of donation contributions in 2021. Total income was £30,700 ( 2020: £27,200 ), the majority of income received related to donations income at £23,600 ( 2020: £23,500 ).
As with previous year, all donations income received during 2021 was restricted. Total operating expenses were £27,000 ( 2020: £23,700 ) and related almost exclusively to the charitable activities as defined in the Charities SORP.
RESERVES POLICY
The Trustees have established a Reserves Policy to enable the Charity to function effectively and meet its obligations in the event of a decline in our income or a major cost.
Having considered the nature of the Charity’s operation, and in particularly the absence of fixed overheads, the Trustees are satisfied that zero reserve level is appropriate for the period.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
The Charity is a charitable incorporated organisation, founded on 4 September 2016 and registered as a charity on 6 November 2016. The Charity was established under a Foundation Constitution which established the objects and powers of the charitable organisation and is governed under its articles of association.
All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits or expense reimbursement from the charity.
Evenstar Charitable Association Trustees Annual Report For The Year Ending 31 December 2021
In accordance with the Charity’s Foundation Constitution, apart from the first charity trustees, who may serve a term of two years, every trustee must be appointed for a term of one year by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.
During the year, the following trustees resigned on 1 November 2021:
Elley Lacey
Michael John Lacey
Synthia Paiva Chan
The following trustees were appointed:
Melda Ozel
Stephen Ozel
FUTURE PLANS
During 2022, the Trustees will continue to fulfil the objectives of the Charity as stated in the “Objectives and Activities” section earlier in this report.
The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ Report above on 28 October 2022.
Signed on behalf of the Charity’s Trustees:
Yolanda Lacey Melda Ozel Trustee Trustee
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Evenstar Charitable Organisation 1170083
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01/01/2021 31/12/2021
To
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest to the nearest to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£ £ £
A1 Receipts
Fees from Adoption 0 6,858 0 6,858 2,937
Fundraising Events 0 181 0 181 711
Donations and Legacies 0 23,645 0 23,645 23,520
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
Sub total (Gross income for
0 30,684 0 30,684 27,168
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
Sub total 0 0 0 0 0
Total receipts 0 30,684 0 30,684 27,168
A3 Payments
Cost of Fund Raising 0 181 0 181 638
Charitable Activities - Veterinary, TNR 0 6,566 0 6,566 7,055
Charitable Activities - Pets on Jets 0 19,096 0 19,096 15,204
Events Costs 0 507 0 507 1,006
Foreign Exchange Gains(Losses) 0 420 0 420 -435
Office Supplies 0 0 0 0 0
Cost of Governance 0 285 0 285 270
0 27,055 0 27,055 23,738
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
Sub total 0 0 0 0 0
Total payments 0 27,055 0 27,055 23,738
Net of receipts/(payments) 0 3,629 0 3,629 3,430
A5 Transfers between funds 0 0 0 0 0
A6 Cash funds last year end 2,377 0 2,377 -1,053
Cash funds this year end 0 6,006 0 6,006 2,377
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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 B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Loans (to)/from Trustees Suppliers Accounts Payable Details Cash at Bank Paypal Cash in hand Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 0 5,389 0 580 0 37 0 6,006 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) 0 0 0 Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) 0 0 0 Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) restricted 421 restricted 294 0 0 0 Print Name Yolanda Lacey Melda Ozel |
Endowment funds to nearest £ 0 0 0 |
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| 0 | |||
| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ 0 0 0 0 Current value (optional) 0 0 0 Current value (optional) 0 0 0 When due (optional) Date of approval 28 October 2022 28 October 2022 |
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF EVENSTAR CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] December 2021, which are set out on the attached pages.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the 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 giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; 2. the accounts do not accord with those records;
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the accounts do 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
Sarah Smith
Mrs S A Smith PgDip. BSc. (HONS) FCCA. FCIE. MNAVP. Independent Examiner 8 Main Street Cold Overton Oakham Leicestershire LE15 7QA Date: 11/10/2022