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| Summary | ofthe purposes | of | Para | 1 17 | To promote social inclusion for the public | ||||||
| the charity governing |
as set out document |
in its | benefit by preventing people from becoming excluded, relieving the needs ofthose |
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| people who are socially excluded iin |
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| particular but not limited tothose with |
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| physical, mental, social or emotional |
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| disabilities or disadvantages) by providing |
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| anlmalwssisted therapeutic and educational |
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| activities in order to assist them to integrate |
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| To promote humane behaviour towards |
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| animals by providing appropriate care, |
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| protection, treatment and security for |
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| animals which are In need ofcare and |
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| attention by reason ofsickness, |
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| maltreatment, poor circumstances or ill- |
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| usage and to educate the public In matters | |||||||||||
| pertaining to animal welfare in general and |
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| the prevention ofcruelty and suffering |
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| among animals. | |||||||||||
| Summary | of | the main | actiwties | Para | 1 17end | 1 18 | Animal Antiks Is based on a farm In rural |
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| in relation | Io | those purposes | Buckinghamshire, approximately half way |
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| for the public | benefit, | in | between Aylesbury and Milton Keynes. |
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| particular, | the activities, | support children (from the age of 10yrs) |
and | ||||||||
| projects or services identified in the accounts. |
adults who are facing various challenges their lives. Bringing them together in a |
in safe |
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| and unique environment, we support them |
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| with farm therapy, social and functional | |||||||||||
| skills while providing a safe shelter for many |
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| rescue animals. | |||||||||||
| Promoting good practice in animal welfare, |
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| we' re set on a working farm and provide |
a | ||||||||||
| stimulating, sometimes challenging |
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| environment for people struggling with |
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| social exclusion and emotional |
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| disadvanta es. |
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| Statement | confirming | whether | Pare | 118 | All trustees have had regard to the guidance |
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| the trustees | have had regard to | issued by the Charity Commission on public |
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| the guidance | issued | by the | benefit. | ||||||||
| Chanty Commission |
on public | ||||||||||
| benefit |
| ou ma c |
ho | ose to | include furt |
her statements wh |
her statements wh |
ere relevant | about | |||
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| SORP reference | ||||||||||
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| Para | 1 38 | |||||||||
| Policy on | grant making | |||||||||
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| Pare | 1 38 | |||||||||
| Policy on | social investment | |||||||||
| including | program | related | ||||||||
| investment | ||||||||||
| Post Covid, we have seen a slight | reduction | |||||||||
| Para | 1 38 | In volunteer numbers. We have around |
7 | |||||||
| Contribution | made | by | dedicated, regular people who help In |
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| volunteers | numerous ways. |
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| With Just under 850 hours worked, | they' | re | ||||||||
| involved | in: | |||||||||
| ~ | Supporting our wellbelng |
alpaca | ||||||||
| walks | ||||||||||
| ~ | Working in the kitchen garden, |
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| helping to grow produce the | ||||||||||
| students are able to cook |
and | eat | ||||||||
| ~ | Building enrichment activities |
in | our | |||||||
| workshop | ||||||||||
| ~ | Supporting members in caring |
for | ||||||||
| the animals | ||||||||||
| ~ | Assisting members with lifeskills |
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| (eg, cookery) | ||||||||||
| Due to the needs ofour members, | It's | |||||||||
| important that all volunteers undergo |
a | |||||||||
| rigorous | interview process, along | with | ||||||||
| reference checks and a successful | DBS | |||||||||
| application. Our aim is to support |
the | |||||||||
| volunteers as much as possible to ensure |
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| they build a longwtanding relationship |
with | |||||||||
| Animal | Antiks. Their contribution |
Is | ||||||||
| invaluable and we' re eternally grateful |
for | |||||||||
| their time and effort in a raw, sometimes | ||||||||||
| challen | in environment. |
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| Other |
| chieve | ment | s and Perform |
ance | ance | ||
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| SORP reference | ||||||
| Our charity looks and feels very different | ||||||
| post Covid. We have seen a huge increase | ||||||
| in requests for us to take in rescue animals, |
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| Summary | ofthe main | Para | 1 20 | with ponies, rabbits, goats, chickens and | ||
| achievements | ofthe charity, | alpacas rescued in the last year. We have |
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| identifying | the | difference the | seen an increase in people being referred |
to | ||
| charity's | work | has made to the | us for farm therapy —children may have |
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| orcumstances | of its | been out ofschool for nearly two years, and | ||||
| beneficiaries and any wider |
the levels ofanxiety and social isolation are |
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| benefits Io society as a whole | higher than ever. We have seen a surge |
in | ||||
| referrals for young children (aged 10and |
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| over) and have successfully forged |
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| relationships with local authorities and |
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| many schools. | ||||||
| We have seen a massive growth In need, so |
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| 2021 has had to be about ensuring the |
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| foundations and facilities ofthe charity are |
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| strong enough to support these people and | ||||||
| animals. We've rented a portacabin to use |
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| as an office and secondary classroom, |
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| we've hired more portable toilets while a | ||||||
| drainage issue has stalled the Installation |
of | |||||
| a permanent toilet block. |
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| We've employed additional staff and have |
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| welcomed a part time Administrator along |
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| with several part time Activity Support | ||||||
| Assistants, who work directly with the |
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| members. A 57% increase in income is |
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| largely from educational and farm therapy |
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| placements for young people, while the |
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| refurbishment ofthe barns, and additional |
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| equipment and feed have increased costs. |
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| At a time ofsuch huge growth we were |
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| Informed that, due to restructuring, our |
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| post-16 training provider will not be |
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| continuing with an agreement that no further |
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| placements should be accepted. This Is due |
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| to their focus shifting from commercial |
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| learners, to more apprenticeship-based |
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| placements. This Is a huge blow to the |
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| Charity and, potentially, could leave us with |
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| the associated costs ofsupporting students |
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| who could no longer continue their studies. | ||||||
| Therefore, after a Trustees meeting In early |
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| March 2022 we are investigating other |
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| training avenues but it has become apparent |
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| that the impact ofthis change could leave | ||||||
| the charity vulnerable. | ||||||
| Alongside this changing landscape, our |
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| farm therapy work has continued: | ||||||
| Farm Therapy sessions have been offered | 5 | |||||
| days per week all year —with children and |
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| young people attending during term time |
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| and many adult social care members | ||||||
| continuing during the holidays. With around |
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| 150people attending sessions each week |
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| during term time. |
| Wellbeing Walks have become a staple part |
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| ofour offering, with grants making it |
| possible for us to run a minimum of two to |
| three walks per week, attracting an |
| additional 24-36 people to the farm each |
| week to enjoy a social, relaxed walk as part |
| ofa group. These 6-8 week blocks ofwalks |
| have ensured a fresh stream ofvisitors to |
| the farm and have been benefficial to the |
| vulnerable and isolated members ofthe |
| community post-Covid. |
| We work with various mental health |
| charities in the area to offer their clients the |
| opportunity toJoin In, with us using the |
| community bus to collect and drop offthe |
| people. This is a lifeline to many who may |
| not leave their home for the rest ofthe week. |
| Feedback from the walks Includes: |
| "Thursdays are the highlight of my |
| week. Fresh air, good company, |
| worries drift away" |
| "Before starting the walks back in |
| November I was suffering with panic |
| attacks, depression and anxiety. ..the |
| time with the alpacas has honestly |
| improved my outlook and moods beyond belief' |
| "Iabsolutely love everything about the |
| walks and It's really helped to meet |
| people and help with my anxiety. My son |
| has also been attending and he has |
| hardly been out since Covld lockdown" |
| Our Country Club (formerly the Countrymen |
| Club) is growing slowly. Wanting to Increase |
| numbers, we expanded the remit and |
| partnered with the community bus again, to |
| bring people to the farm. In 2021 around 9 |
| people on average attended each week. |
| They got involved in the gardening and |
| maintenance ofthe site, including growing |
| plants from seed, composting, harvesting |
| and weedingl They' ve helped to build |
| enrichment activities for some ofthe |
| animals and have also taken part in crafting |
| using the wool from our own sheep. |
| One ofour main objectives at Animal Antiks |
| is to support people to be the best version |
| ofthemselves and 2021/22 saw one ofour |
| past students become an apprentice with |
| Us. |
| T initially came to the farm with a huge |
| amount ofsocial anxiety and anger. They |
| are now a key member ofthe staff here, with |
| a fantastic work ethic and are a pleasure to |
| work with. |
| A significantly anxious student who was |
| unable to attend school has successfully |
| achieved their Level 2 Animal Care and are |
| currently attending college with their aim |
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| being focused on attending university In |
| September. |
| From our initial alpaca walks we have |
| successfully supported the transition of a |
| service user to a volunteer role, and they are |
| now paid staff. |
| All students who attend here have an EHCP |
| plan, and a range ofdiagnoses, many are on |
| a reduced timetable or have been excluded |
| from school, or out of mainstream school |
| for many years. Many face severe social |
| and emotional challenges, with some unable |
| to speak. Working on the farm, caring for |
| the animals and being either on a one to one |
| basis or in a small group, allows them the |
| opportunity to achieve, building confidence |
| alongside key life and functional skills. |
| In August 2021 the Nimar Charitable Trust |
| granted us E30,000. Coming at this time, it |
| was decided the money would be used for |
| infrastructure improvements and equipment |
| —including gates and fencing to enable |
| access into pens for our less mobile clients, |
| gardening equipment to extend our offer |
| and the hire ofthe portacabin, |
| Improvements to the electrics and plumbing |
| to extend our indoor working areas. It also |
| allowed us to take In some rescue goats, |
| and Katle and Kelsey, two rescue ponies |
| who had previously supported young people |
| with disabilities. |
| Funds from three local charities (Heart of |
| Bucks Community Fund, the William |
| Harding Trust and the Mobbs Memorial |
| Trust) allowed us to purchase laptops for the office staff and an offic printer, |
| alongside a small number ofIpads and |
| laptops for the students, so they are now |
| able to more easily access online maths and |
| English work via an educational portal, |
| while improving their ITskills. |
| To aid our income we continue to offer |
| 'encounter' vouchers. They make ideal gifts |
| and are booked during school holidays and |
| weekends. Not only have they been an |
| effectiv way to increase our income (we've |
| raised just under E1000this year) but also |
| offer the siblings ofyoung people attending |
| Animal Antlks the opportunity to experience |
| the farm. They' ve also helped those young |
| people not able to commit to a regular |
| placement. |
| Alongside our regular learners, adult social |
| care, farm therapy members, the alpaca |
| walkers and country club, we also welcomed |
| families during the school holidays, running |
| holiday sessions for a range of local |
| charities supporting vulnerable families |
| includin Youn Carers and Autism Bucks, |
| giving over 150people an opportunity | to |
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| leave their responsibilities behind and |
enjoy |
| being outside, engaging with enrichment |
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| activities with the animals and taking part in |
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| some ofour farm sports such as welly | |
| wanging, wheelbarrow racing and the goat |
|
| assault course! | |
| Very little ofthe above would be possible | |
| without the generous support of our |
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| benefactors. During 2021/22, we |
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| successfully attracted 38grants and, |
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| through our Open Day and generous |
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| donations, another f13,500 was raised. |
| ou ma cho |
os | e to include further |
state | ments |
where relevant about |
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| The post Covid landscape and the potential |
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| loss ofour education provider has forced us |
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| Achievements | against | Pere | 1 41 | to re-evaluate our objectives. 2021/22 has |
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| objectives set | seen growth in income and the mirroring |
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| increase in costs. Ensuring the groundwork |
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| Is done to allow this growth to continue, | |||||
| facilities have been improved and more |
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| plans are being formed to expand the inside | |||||
| space, allowing for more craft activities and |
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| classrooms. We are currently investigating |
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| other options to continue offering |
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| educational lacements. |
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| This is the first full year of having our own | |||||
| fundraising officer. They continue to attract |
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| Performance offundraising actinnties against objectives set |
Pare | 1 41 | grants, including some significant amounts, and have a good understanding ofthe work |
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| ofAnimal Antiks. | |||||
| Investment | performance | n/a | |||
| against ob/ectives | |||||
| rare | i er | ||||
| n/a | |||||
| Other |
| Review | of | the | charity's | financial | Para | 1 21 | The charity has seen growth of |
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| position | at | the | end of | the | approximately 50%and while costs have |
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| penod | outpaced the rise In Income, this ls due to |
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| ; significant Improvements to the facilities, ' increased salary costs and a surge in |
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| animals needing to be rescued post Covid. |
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| Improvements to the facilities will be |
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| ongoing, but managed via fundraising. |
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| Housing for animals is now almost at |
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| capacity, so numbers are unlikely to notably |
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| increase. |
| Statement | explaining the |
policy | policy | Para | 122 | Dur policy is to minimise the amount of |
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| for holding | reserves stating |
money kept aside, so to maximise the | ||||||
| why they are held | benefits we are able to offer to members. | |||||||
| We are working towards building a reserve |
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| ofthree months operating costs, to protect |
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| us from late payments and/or a drop in |
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| income. | ||||||||
| Amount of | reserves held |
Para | 1 22 | F56000 | ||||
| Reasons for holding zero | Para | 122 | n/a | |||||
| reserves | ||||||||
| Details offund materially |
in | Para | 1 24 | n/a | ||||
| deficit | ||||||||
| Explanation | ofany | Para | 123 | There are urgent ongoing investigations |
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| uncertainties about the charity |
regarding the abigty to continue offerin our |
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| continuing | as a going concern | specialist work-based educational |
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| placements. Alongside an understanding |
of | |||||||
| the new post-18 qualifications (TLevels) and |
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| our ability to deliver these, alongside the | ||||||||
| staff qualifications and professional |
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| develo ment re ulred to deliver them. |
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| Additional | Information (optional) |
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| You ms choose to include |
further | statements | where | relevant about | ||||
| Sales (farm therapy, encounters etc) 78% Grants 19.7'/o |
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| The charity's principal sources offunds (including any |
Para | 1 47 | Donations 2.34k | |||||
| fundraising) | ||||||||
| n/a | ||||||||
| Investment objectives |
policy and including any social |
r ara | 145 | |||||
| investment | policy adopted | |||||||
| As noted above, as our current educational | ||||||||
| partnership is due to end, and ifno other |
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| A description ofthe principal |
rara145 | option can be found, we may have to limit | ||||||
| risks facing | the charity | the liability of having a large educational |
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| staff on the charity payroll. | ||||||||
| n/a | ||||||||
| Other | ||||||||
| Structure, | Governance | and | Management | |||||
| Descdi tion ofchari 's trusts |
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| Type of governing document |
Para | 1.25 | Nlemorandum aArticles ofAssociation |
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| How is the | charity constituted? | Limited company | ||||||
| Trustee selection methods | Para | 1.25 | Elected to post by the board oftrustees | |||||
| including details ofany |
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| constitutional provisions e.g. |
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| election to | post or name ofany | |||||||
| person or body entitled to | ||||||||
| a oint one or more trustees |
| unds held as custodian tr |
ust |
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| Description of the assets held |
n/a |
| in this capacity | |
| Name and objects of the charity | n/a |
| on whose behalf the assets are | |
| held and how this falls within | |
| the custodian charity's objects |
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| Details of arrangements for |
n/a |
| safe custody and segregation | |
| of such assets from the | |
| charity's own assets |
| Profit and Loss Account | Profit and Loss Account | Profit and Loss Account | Profit and Loss Account | Profit and Loss Account | |||
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| For 12months to 31*'March 2022 | This Year | Last year | |||||
| Sales | 454230 | 288927 | |||||
| Donations | 13551 | 12249 | |||||
| Grants | 111830 | 86129 | |||||
| Totallncome | 579611 | 387305 | |||||
| Expenses | |||||||
| Animal service costs | 165317 | 69713 | |||||
| Rent, rates, | utilities and insurance | costs | 82965 | 70462 | |||
| Salaries, Ni & Pensions |
199295 | 99540 | |||||
| Maintenance | IL Service charges | 58650 | 36000 | ||||
| Staff costs | 8584 | 2551 | |||||
| Telephone, | stationery | and office costs | 4637 | 2732 | |||
| Advertising | and fund-raising | costs | 19557 | 15754 | |||
| Accountancy, legal and |
other professional | fees | 1653 | 1271 | |||
| Depreciation | 18000 | 9000 | |||||
| Total Expenses | 558658 | 307023 | |||||
| (Loss)/profit | 80282 |
| Balance sheet | Balance sheet | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As at31"March 2022 | This | year | Last year | |
| Fixed assets | ||||
| Equipment, machinery |
and motor vehicles | 57118 | 40766 | |
| Cash | 80624 | 48096 | ||
| Debtors | 7376 | 31237 | ||
| Creditors | ( 10382) | (6316) | ||
| Net Assets | 134236 | |||
| Capital account | ||||
| Balance at start ofperiod | 113783 | 33501 | ||
| Net(loss)/profit | 20953 | 80282 | ||
| Capital introduced/(taken) | ||||
| 1476 |
| 2. Plant, | machiner | y and motor vehic |
les |
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| Plant and machinery | |||
| Cost 1st April | 2021 | 56813 | |
| Additions | 34352 | ||
| At 31n March | 2022 | ||
| Depreciation | 1"April 2021 | 16047 | |
| Charge for the | year | 18000 | |
| At 31"March | 2021 | 34047 | |
| Net Book value 31"March 2022 | |||
| Net Book value 1"April | 2021 |
| Profit and Loss Account | Profit and Loss Account | Profit and Loss Account | Profit and Loss Account | Profit and Loss Account | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For 12months to 31*'March 2022 | This Year | Last year | |||||
| Sales | 454230 | 288927 | |||||
| Donations | 13551 | 12249 | |||||
| Grants | 111830 | 86129 | |||||
| Totallncome | 579611 | 387305 | |||||
| Expenses | |||||||
| Animal service costs | 165317 | 69713 | |||||
| Rent, rates, | utilities and insurance | costs | 82965 | 70462 | |||
| Salaries, Ni & Pensions |
199295 | 99540 | |||||
| Maintenance | IL Service charges | 58650 | 36000 | ||||
| Staff costs | 8584 | 2551 | |||||
| Telephone, | stationery | and office costs | 4637 | 2732 | |||
| Advertising | and fund-raising | costs | 19557 | 15754 | |||
| Accountancy, legal and |
other professional | fees | 1653 | 1271 | |||
| Depreciation | 18000 | 9000 | |||||
| Total Expenses | 558658 | 307023 | |||||
| (Loss)/profit | 80282 |
| Balance sheet | Balance sheet | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As at31"March 2022 | This | year | Last year | |
| Fixed assets | ||||
| Equipment, machinery |
and motor vehicles | 57118 | 40766 | |
| Cash | 80624 | 48096 | ||
| Debtors | 7376 | 31237 | ||
| Creditors | ( 10382) | (6316) | ||
| Net Assets | 134236 | |||
| Capital account | ||||
| Balance at start ofperiod | 113783 | 33501 | ||
| Net(loss)/profit | 20953 | 80282 | ||
| Capital introduced/(taken) | ||||
| 1476 |
| 2. Plant, | machiner | y and motor vehic |
les |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant and machinery | |||
| Cost 1st April | 2021 | 56813 | |
| Additions | 34352 | ||
| At 31n March | 2022 | ||
| Depreciation | 1"April 2021 | 16047 | |
| Charge for the | year | 18000 | |
| At 31"March | 2021 | 34047 | |
| Net Book value 31"March 2022 | |||
| Net Book value 1"April | 2021 |