2024-03-31-accounts - Greyhound Lifeline

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Re istered Chari number 1173175 Re ort of the Trustee5 of Gre hound Lifeline statements for the ear 01 04 2023 to 31 cio and financial 03 2024 Trustees: Miss Lucy Quarendon Mrs Marie Harrls M155 Marina Tlmms Mr Chris 8aker Prlnclpal Address: Greyhound Lifeline 49 Coxford Road Southampton S016 5FG Web site.. ho Emall.. Registered Charity Number= 1173175 Independent Examiner: S C Cooper. MA4T KSL Accountants & 8uslness Advlsors 8 spur Road. C05ham. Portsmouth, P06 3E8 Bankers.. Lloyds Bank PLC Aldershot Branch Sort Code 30-91>09

Re ort of the Trustee5 for the ear Ended 31.03.2024 Structure Governance and Mana The Charity Is controlled by its Constitutlonal Document and It constitutes a Charitable Unlncorporated Organisation ICIOI operating in England and Wales. Greyhound Lifeline achieved independent charity status on 25, May 2017 being issued with the number 1173175. ement Greyhound Lifeline retain a board of four Trustees with a requirement of between 3 and 5 Trustees at any one time. The Trustees remain the original four and they are permanent Trustees with no need to step down and be replaced unless any terms under sections 12 or 28 of the Constitution are invoked in which case recruitment of replacement Trusteelsl would become necessary. The charity15 confident that it acts at all times within its Charltable Objective which is stated below.. "The objects of Greyhound Lifeline are to promote humane behaviour towards greyhound5 by providing appropriate care, protection, treatment and security for greyhounds 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 greyhound welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering among greyhounds." The Charity is administered and manJ8ed by the Trustees. The day to day responsibility falls with one of the Trustees Lucy Quarendon who has sole responsibility for Operations and Volunteers. Lucy can be assisted by Marie who was co-mana8er with Lucy in previous years, if needed. Lucy is also ably assisted by Marina and Chris both of whom have back8rounds in accountancy and dog trainin8 and both are well qualified in these dual and diverse fields, Decisions which may impact the Charity as a whole, its reputation of le8al compliance are discussed and decided upon prior to the event at the regular Trustee Meetings lor earlier in the case of any urgent 155ues that May need resolution before a scheduled Trustee meeting). Note5 to be read in conjunction with the Receipt5 and Payments account: l. Greyhound Lifeline have incurred zero cost for wages, salaries, National Insurance or Pensions. This is because the Charity is entirely "staffed" and managed by a team of unpaid volunteers. 2. Greyhound Lifeline have incurred zero costs for telephone and/or internet costs as two of the charity Trustees donate these services from their own finances. 3. Zero bank char8e5 have been deducted by Lloyds Bank for either of the two accounts held. 4. £952.88 of gr')'s credit interpst was earned on the Charity's savings account during the tax year ended 31.03.2024. 5. During I he Tax vp.<ir 01.04.2J23- 31.03.2024 the total value of Gift Aid claimed and paid by Hmgc Wf15 £0.

At the year end no money or services was owed to the Charity by any individual, company. or organisation.
There were no Trustee remunerations paid, claimed, or expected.
£1,773 was paid out in respect of fuel expenses claimed by volunteers acting on authorised business for Greyhound Lifeline.
Total spending outside of England and Wales was £3,785.75
The balance of Greyhound Lifeline'5 PayPal account as at 31.03.2024 wa5 £0 I l. Greyhound Lifeline received from The GBGB (Greyhound Board of Great Britain) Bond Scheme £15,200. There was a Short fall of £700 which needed to be paid to the GBGB, for five greyhound to access the scheme. A5 a charity we paid this and in return the scheme entitled us to the £400 bond, per greyhound. The remainin8 £35,766.07 of donations received were donated through other sources and were unrelated to the GBGB.
Kong Company donated £3,231 to Greyhound Lifeline as one of their chosen charity's for 2023.
Stray Dog Sanctuary during the year donated £2,(K)O to Greyhound Lifeline.
The Baker Book Awards donated £1,000 to our cause, with Head Judge Peter Egan being one of our supporters. Serious Incidents The Trustees declare that there were no serious incident5 or other matters that Trustees should have reported to the Charities Commission but have not done so. Other Incidents There were no bank fraud attempts on the Charity's Current Account, during this financial year. Poli on Reserves Greyhound Lifeline Trustees have continued to leave the Charity's financial assets in easy access bank accounts to enable building work to continue and enable us to build a kennel office and dog rehabilitation room. This building work was completed by December 2023. This latest part of the building work has provided us with an office space and a large greyhound playroom, whe.re we can enrich the greyhounds with everyday sounds and household items. A small section OT the building has a quieter space where individual greyhounds can rest if r0VerTn& from 2n operation but still be within a homely setting. We are sn'll intendiiig. in the future, to buy local land that we can use as an exercise area. not only for the greyhounds to use for off lead exercise but also as a safe area that we can train

them in. Safe space will be especially useful for those greyhounds who need a slower introduction to the 'outside' world. A sponsored walk is bein8 organised and will take place durlng the next financial year to start fundraising for this land purchase. The team are also continuin8 to develop the outside area at our kennels and the next phase will be to make the 'enrichment area, an all-weather area. anisational Strurture Staffin and Volunteers The daily running of the kennel site is undertaken by one volunteer. Since moving to our new site, we now have thirty key volunteer5 who all have a different role to play within the charity. Our Breyhounds have purpose built modular kennels where they sleep at night. The kennels have raised beds, heating, lighting, and fans for those hotter days. Each kennel h35 several windows which allows natural light in. The kennels in addition to this have a stable opening door, hatch and their own covered run. All the kennels are doubles however we prefer to Use them as singles, this allows us to provide enrichment activities for those few, overnight, alone hours. Our new settin8 works very differently to that ofour old and most other kennels. We house between 6- 8 greyhounds at any one time. Having less dogs on site enables us to better equip them for home life. Our kennel greyhounds spend most of their day either within the home environment; familiarising themselves Wlth different noise5 - Tv's, washing machines, hoovers etc, continuing to develop their social skills by being around other dogs. learning about routines and home training including toileting. As the greyhound5 become more familiar with home living and more tolerant of those 'everyday noises,, they will spend more time within the home environment. The garden ha5 also been set up to enrich all the greyhounds by using a range of surfaces for the dogs to get used to walking over, a digging area (sand pit) and a plunge pool. The other seasonal toys are rotated to enable the greyhounds to be enriched each day and we have 'play' volunteers to initiate the play between humans and dogs. The greyhounds are also enriched with brain stimulating toys/puzzles, they are very much intrigued and explore these toys with great excitement. The garden also provides many areas for the greyhounds to use their sen.ses, in partrcular their sense of smell with a range of 'safe' 5ens0ry plants that we can hide treats and toys arovnd, giving them a fuller enriched day. All the greyhounds Jre taken off site for their exercise each day, a range of volunteers meet the kennel dogs at different locatioiis and each volunteer is allocated a 5Ultable dog. The more challenging dogs and/or dogs Wlth a stron8 chase instinct are walked by the manager or a suitable volunteer who can control and correct any negative behaviour effectively and promptly. Each week the greyhounds go to parks, beaches, New Forest walks and most

importantly street walks, whlch gives them exposure to traffic and day to day home life experiences. This year we updated our 'volunteer5 walkin8 manual,, thi5 enabled us to give specific information about our greyhounds and how we would like them walked, especially when they are around other breeds of dog. This updated document ha5 had a positive response from our walkers. Our daily walks provide an opportunity for the kennel greyhounds to walk with a range of people, socialise with other greyhounds and meet a range of other breeds too. This has greatly improved the Social skills of all our greyhound5 h'nding their new homes than we could provide, in our previous kennels setup. They are more confi'dent when they attend viewin8s and especially when they find their new homes, enabling them to settle at a faster pace. We now have a larger fundraising team both in the Southampton, Eastleigh, Fareham and Dorset area as well as Fleet. This team stand at around thirty key volunteers who support at these events, although this number Is increasing. We have advertised with Southampton and Eastleigh Volunteer Sector. We are very pleased to report that at the year end we had no "long stay" greyhound5. Our 'harder' to home do85 are now fi'ndin8 their appropriate homes at a faster pace. The retrainin8 and assessment process which is fully completed by Lucy has proved to work very well. Our 8reyhounds are very much placed in homes which are best suited to their needs. These 8reyhound5 are walked and trained by the manager, who can read and understand each one. Building trust enables her to effectively train and rehome them with those important social skills already developed. Each walk can be done on a I.. I basi5, correcting negative behaviour and rewarding the positive especially around other breeds of dog. There are of course always going to be occasional adoptions which fail. The reasons this occurs are many and varied, but most often we are pleased to say that it is through no fault of the greyhound. Our volunteer base includes fundraisers, greyhound play buddies, home checkers, event or8anisers, jewellery makers, street collection volunteers, cake makers, children who have made gifts for the dogs or who have raised funds throu8h selling something or even bv donating their pocket money. We are very grateful to every one of our unpaid volunteers no matter how small or large of their service, gift or gesture they give to Greyhound Lifeline. Since OLlf move we have developed a workin8 relationship with Parklife Café, St James Park in Southampton. This commtsnity cafe has given us a base for viewings and homings, the environment is ideJl iri showing the publii what greyhounds are like around other people, children and other dogs. Vle al50 u%e this facility as 3 training ground, if gives u5 the opportunity to train our dogs around other breeds, children, widen their social ski115 and allow them to see a variety of day-to-day activities whilst learning about the 'outside of kennels environment,.

Achlevement and Performance During the period 01.04.2023 to 31.03.2024 forty eight greyhounds were recelved into our care and forty one 8reyhound5 were adopted into carefully vetted homes. Veterinary costs remain a very large out8oin8 for the Charity totalling £16.978.66. A further £638.92 was spent on greyhound medical care not sourced directly from a veterinary practice. Anti-parasite drugs. wound dressings and food supplements are some examples of these medical costs for the year ending 31.03.2024. It has continued to prove very difficult to find a veterinary practise th3t can cope with our demand in veterinary health checks and routine operations, with the shortage of vets, this has resulted in many of our reserved greyhounds going into foster care with their new owners whilst they wait for veterinary care i.e. neutering. We are now registered with two local vets. one is our main vet, the other we use as a backup. Both practices can provide the services we require which are in high demand however wait times for neutering at our main practice can be several weeks and at our back up practice several months. Using both and careful planning allows US to get our hounds ready to leave us in the shortest time possible. Public Benefit Parklife Café in St James Park, is a community cafe, their main focus is to work and help the local community, by providing a variety of services including room hire to local community groups, event5, discounted food and clothing and food parcels to those that need it most. Greyhound Lifeline receive some amounts of donated dog food, although this amount has decreased with the given times, some food 15 not 5Ultable for the greyhounds in our care, due to their delicate stomachs. We donate this food to Parklife Café who can support families who need the most help, caring for their own dogs. We continue to attend the 'Happy Cafe, which is held on a Friday morning, at Parklife Café with a carefully vetted group of our greyhounds: some kennel and homed. The greyhounds give the people who iome along some calming therapy time which is very popular within the community. Lucy attends these 5es5ions with the dogs, our regular attendees help exercise the greyhouiids before the session starts. We provide brushes and treats and the therapeutic time is very valuable to the people who attend. A range of people attend these sessioris Including toddler£, vuliierable people and some will bring their careers, elderly who may live alone, people who may not be able to have their own pet or those that just enjoy the atmosphere with friendly people and happy dogs.

During ihis h'nancial year we have sponsored several event5 aimed at the community and in particular the disadvantaged familie5, living around the Parklife Café area. An Easter Craft morning in the Spring and then a Bubble day and outside games during the summer. both were very successful, the volunteers and the public enjoyed sharing together. It was an opportunity for families to come tO8ether and enjoy 'free' activities whilst makin8 new friends within the community. December 2023, we sponsored another 'Chrlstmas Wrapping, event for disadvantaged local children who may not have had the opportunity to buy their parents a present for Christmas. This event was very popular, all presents were either donated items or things that we had purchased. The children had the opportunity to choose, wrap and design their own Christmas cards. All the children took home a small presents for themselves too. The feedback was very positive, and some adults were so thrilled that tears of joy were seen on the day. Working alongside Parklife we provided local familie5, for Christmas 2023, a 'Christmas Happy Café Session,, as it was so popular the year before. Parklife Café provided free hot drinks, Greyhound Lifeline donated mince pies and also treats for the greyhounds. This indoor event provided an opportunity to support the local 'dog community,, bringing people together who may not be able to attend a Christmas event otherwise. The session was well attended, and positive feedback was given. All known local, dog families were given present for their dogs to have over the Christmas period which Greyhound Lifeline donated, in addition to this session. We continue to 5UPPOrt the NHS Ex offenders group with some of our suitable dogs, In particular one resident with his carer who has 8ained a volunteerin8 Opportunity at the cafe for one morning a week. During his session at the café he receives some I:1 therapeutic time with the greyhounds. This resident also volunteer5 Wlth some of our other events, 8iving him the confidence and experience working with other people and around the animals that he loves. This is a huge achievement for this resident and gives him a lot to feel proud aboutl Greyhound Lifeline were asked by a couple of children's clubs to come and visit with the greyhounds, talk about their old lives and about the work we do. The children particularly enjoyed the cuddle session at the end and lots of good questions were asked by the Brownies and RainbDvb' (ifoups that we httended. Our manager, Lucy, of Cireyhound Lifeline vlas asked by Abbotswood Junior School to attend as a guest speaker, this gave the youngsters some therapy time with the greyhounds and a story was shared with them about greyhounds too. Some of these youngsters had never seen a greyhound before or touched a dog, thi5 session was gratefully received by teachers and children.

Hampshire Greyhound Trust unfortunately were forced to close their premises during Spring 2023. Despite us being at full capacity, at the time, we took in three of their last remaining greyhounds to help another local, independent greyhound rehoming centre. Hampshire Greyhound Trust had limited tr'me left at their old premises and were struggling to h'nd places for their last few greyhounds. The centre donated a large amount of resources to us, which we 8ratef ully received including lead5, collars, coat5, bed5 and event equipment. Once the centre was fully shut, we received a large donation of £19,021.51, this amount helped to pay for the new office and dog room that we created later on in the year. The Charity held 26 greyhound awareness and fundraisin8 event5 this year comprising of 7 street collections, one Summer Fair, Christmas fair and a Boxing Day Walk. These events were and continue to be a great opportunity to raise awareness amongst the public about the breed and greyhound5 making great pets. It Is also a Social and therapeutic opportunity for our various volunteers to meet each other and socialise in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere amongst like-minded people. One of our income streams comes from selling donated goods. Dedicated fundraisers Adrian and Penny hold regular car boot sale events throughout the year and these make up the bulk of income from donated goods. They raised the remarkable Sum of £960 for Greyhound Lifeline last year. A smaller sum of £142 was raised through direct selling of donated items from our kennel shop or through eBay and/or Facebook Marketplace. Lucy, one of the Charity Trustees and Kennel Manager is adept at greyhound nail clipping and corn removal. She has raised a considerable income for Greyhound Lifeline this year through these treatments. These sessions happen monthly in both Fleet and in Southampton. Previous adopters and people who have not adopted from us as well have bought their greyhounds along for various foot treatments by Lucy. Lucy does not sell the nail and corn services it is a non-chargeable service. The majority of happy owners are grateful however and financially Benerous in response to their greyhound's nail trim and/or corn treatment. The Greyhound Shop in 8ournemouth has continued to support us this financial year by sending in various donations which have totalled £1,500. The Greyhound Shop raises money for various greyhound rescue centres by selliitg donated items in their shop. We are very grateful to be supported by The Greyhound Shnp and its volunteer staff and donors. Greyhound Lifeline ha5 Started to work with a volunteer who is trained in Galen Myotherapy, this service has been offered to the charity for 'free' and is a massage therapy that promotes health and treats chronic muscular pain in dogs through unique massage techniques and exercise management. Any greyhounds whom enter our kennels and is in need of some treatment, will be vetted by our manager and our veterinary practise h'rst before receivin8 this treatment. We have already seen the benefit of this treatment with many ofour kennel greyhounds.

Recel ts and Pa mÈnts Accounts for the Perlod from 01.04.23 to 31.03.2024 RECEIPTS Recei Last ear to the nearest £ Funds to the nearest £ Monetary donations Donated Items Sold £33,108 £2,323 £4,731 £8.381 £58,848.97 £1,102 £12,183.12 £10,245.41 £3,256.84 £952.88 Fundraisin8 Events Sale of Goods Commission £3,017 £145 Credit Interest Earned Gift Aid Receipts TOTAL Recei ts £2,556 £0 £54 261 £86 589.22 PAYMENTS ments Last ear to the nearest £ Funds to the nearest £ Insurance £742 £623.82 Operatin8 Costs Veterinary and Medical Stock Purchased Professional Costs Utilities, repairs and maintenance £77,288 £11,988 £27,426.56 £17,617.58 £14,377.23 £480.(M) £8,185 £143 £19 £1,094.79 Advertising, Postage, Publicity and Printing Event Outlay Purchase of A55ets £235 £346.38 £1,697 £100 £1,469.84 £0 TOTAL ments £100 398 £63 436.20 Total Receipts 01.04.2023- 31.03.2024 Less Total Payments 01.04.2023- 31.03.2024 Total net receiptsllpaymentsl for this period Net payments from tax year 01.04.2022- 31.03.2023 £86,589.22 1£63,436.201 £23,153.02 11£47,694.001 Cash in hand £1,203.51 Cash in bank £100,396.86 Cash in Paypal accourit TOTAL CASH FUNDS FOR YEAR ENDING 31.03.2024 £101,600.37 Other assets- £0 £0

TOTAL MOPIETARY ASSET5 £101,61X).37 LIAelLITIES As at 31.03.2024 Ii•biiitl•s totlled £0 Please note that the tot•ls •bfft comprlse vnfeArkt•d fimds. tlo r•Artrt•d lunds or endowments were rttew, held or wn¢ duth8 th• thole ofthb •ccoundn8 perlod. All fi8LITes have b•en rounded lo th• n•ar•Jt pwnd stffill 518ned by two ofthe Trust¢eJ on beh•llol•R olth• Trurt•¢J of Gr•thind Uldkne. L (aMr•ndon M H•rr

At the year end no money or services was owed to the Charity by any individual, company. or organisation.
There were no Trustee remunerations paid, claimed, or expected.
£1,773 was paid out in respect of fuel expenses claimed by volunteers acting on authorised business for Greyhound Lifeline.
Total spending outside of England and Wales was £3,785.75
The balance of Greyhound Lifeline'5 PayPal account as at 31.03.2024 wa5 £0 I l. Greyhound Lifeline received from The GBGB (Greyhound Board of Great Britain) Bond Scheme £15,200. There was a Short fall of £700 which needed to be paid to the GBGB, for five greyhound to access the scheme. A5 a charity we paid this and in return the scheme entitled us to the £400 bond, per greyhound. The remainin8 £35,766.07 of donations received were donated through other sources and were unrelated to the GBGB.
Kong Company donated £3,231 to Greyhound Lifeline as one of their chosen charity's for 2023.
Stray Dog Sanctuary during the year donated £2,(K)O to Greyhound Lifeline.
The Baker Book Awards donated £1,000 to our cause, with Head Judge Peter Egan being one of our supporters. Serious Incidents The Trustees declare that there were no serious incident5 or other matters that Trustees should have reported to the Charities Commission but have not done so. Other Incidents There were no bank fraud attempts on the Charity's Current Account, during this financial year. Poli on Reserves Greyhound Lifeline Trustees have continued to leave the Charity's financial assets in easy access bank accounts to enable building work to continue and enable us to build a kennel office and dog rehabilitation room. This building work was completed by December 2023. This latest part of the building work has provided us with an office space and a large greyhound playroom, whe.re we can enrich the greyhounds with everyday sounds and household items. A small section OT the building has a quieter space where individual greyhounds can rest if r0VerTn& from 2n operation but still be within a homely setting. We are sn'll intendiiig. in the future, to buy local land that we can use as an exercise area. not only for the greyhounds to use for off lead exercise but also as a safe area that we can train

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Sèction A Independent Examlnerfs Report Report to the trustees YHGua LIR On accounts for the year ended & 2023 Charlty no {if any) 117Si7r Set out on pages I report to the Iruslees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I the Trust") for the year ended 31 03 2024 As the charity's Iruslees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act'l. Responsibilities and basis of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's 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 14515llbl of the Act. Independent examiner's statement ert I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examinalionlglkok which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Ad.. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming 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 'lrue 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 vilh the exarriination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in Order to er,a)le a proper unoerslanding of the accounts lo be reached. elele the ¥vords in the brackels if they do not apply. Date: /0 20¥ Name: Relevant professional qualification(sl or body IER Oct 2018

(If any): AccouNfANTS & USINESShEWISQhs • 3IIfft ROAO LOSHAM. PORTSIIDLrTrr 14AMPSHIRF E06 .7EB Address: Secllon 8 Dlsclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlighi maleiidl Iiidliei s ol Loi IL61 11 (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brief detalls of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018