2023-12-31-accounts - The Evenstar Charitable Association

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Charity Number: 1170083

Evenstar Charitable Association

Report and Accounts

For The Year Ending 31 December 2023

Evenstar Charitable Association Trustees Annual Report For The Year Ending 31 December 2023

REFERENCES AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Address:	Flat 1, 7 Ivanhoe Road
	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
	Melda Ozel
	Stephen Ozel
Banker:	National Westminster Bank
	138 Allerton Road
	Liverpool, L18 2JN
	United Kingdom
Independent Examiner:	Not Required

Evenstar Charitable Association Trustees Annual Report For The Year Ending 31 December 2023

The trustees present their report and receipts and payments accounts for the year ending 31 December 2023.

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.

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.
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 2023

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

Due to a lack of human resources, and volunteers in particular, the Charity’s activities in 2023 were seriously curtailed. Regular fundraising activities were halted and rescue operations significantly reduced. Nevertheless, the Charity continued to make a difference, one life at a time, utilising all available resources at its disposal. Over 42 homesless cats and kittens were rescued and taken under its sponsorship programme.

Evenstar Pets on Jets initiative remained the Charity’s core focus, successfully rehoming and relocating over 41 abandoned pets from Qatar to the US and the UK.

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’s total income for 2023 was £15,756 ( 2022: £16,422), all of which related to donations income.

As with previous year, all donations income received during 2023 was restricted. Total operating expenses were £18,522 ( 2022: £18,659 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.

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.

Evenstar Charitable Association

Trustees Annual Report For The Year Ending 31 December 2023

FUTURE PLANS

During 2023, 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 will seek new volunteers to boost its current operating capacity.

The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ Report above on 10 July 2024.

Signed on behalf of the Charity’s Trustees:

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Yolanda Lacey Melda Ozel Trustee Trustee

Evenstar Charitable Organisation

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Evenstar Charitable Organisation 1170083 Receipts and payments accounts For the 01/01/2023 31/12/2023 To period from

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricte d funds to the nearest £ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
Donations and Legacies	0	15,776	0	15,776	16,422
	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0
	0	0	0	0	0
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	0	15,776	0	15,776	16,422

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	0
	0				0
*Sub total*	0				0
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					16,422

Cost of Fund Raising	0	86	0	86	158
Cost of Charitable Activities - People In Need	0	0	0	0	0
Charitable Activities - PAWS In Need	0	18,433	0	18,433	17,488
Events Costs	0	0	0	0	-78
Foreign Exchange Gains(Losses)	0	-36	0	-36	797
Office Supplies	0	0	0	0	0
Cost of Governance	0	40	0	40	294
	0	18,522	0	18,522	18,659

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	0
	0
*Sub total*	0				0
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					18,659

	0			-2,746	-2,237
	0			0	0
	0			3,768	6,006
	0			1,022	3,768

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Cash at Bank and In Hand Paypal Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricte d funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Endowment funds to nearest £
		970	0
	0	52	0
	0	0	0
	0	1,022	0
			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £
	0	0	0
	0	0	0
	0	0	0
	0	0	0
Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
		0	0
		0	0
		0	0
Signature Details Details	Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) 0 0 0 Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) 0 0 0 0 0 Print Name Yolanda Lacey Melda Ozel		Current value (optional)
			0
			0
			0
			When due (optional)






			Date of approval
	Yolanda Lacey		10/07/2024
	Melda Ozel		10/07/2024