|**Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod**|**Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**From**|Period start date|||**To**|Period end date||| ||**6**|**April **|**2024**||**5**|**April**|**2025**| Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name Settusfree Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** ~~:~~ **1173327 Charity's principal address Ellhurst** **Five Ash Down, Uckfield East Sussex Postcode TN22 3AP** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to appoint**
**trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---| |Caitlin Lloyd|Chair
Adoptions Co-ordinator||| |Thelda Bryant|Adoptions Manager
Fund-RaisingManager|06/04/2024 – 06/10/2024|| |Keith Bowden|Treasurer
MembershipSecretary||| |TerryBryant|Secretary|06/04/2024 to 21/04/2024|| |Valentina Vennarini|Adoptions Co-ordinator||| |Claudia Johnson|Adoptions Coordinator
Secretary|06/10/2024 to 05/04/2025|| |Christine Richardson|Foster Coordinator|06/10/2024 to 05/04/2025|| ||||| ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** March **2012** **TAR** 1 |**Type of adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |Training & Behaviour|Ray Ward (joined
March 2024)|| |||| |||| |||| ## **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 Constitution dated 12 May 2016 - (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) Charitable Incorporated Organisation Under Constitution Clause 13.1, trustees will seek re-election at the AGM. A new trustee can be appointed at any time under Clause 13.4 ## **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 structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. The management committee was re-structured at the AGM (October 2024) and now consists of five trustees, and a change of Chairperson. The Secretary passed away unexpectedly in April 2024 and this role was filled by an existing Trustee, with approval of the other Trustees. There are, also, three administrators and one consultant trainer/behaviourist. The charity works closely with a number of recognised rescue organisations throughout mainland Europe in the pursuance of rescuing and caring for abused and abandoned Setters and Setter Cross Breeds, offering financial and moral support. - Allocation of donations are considered on merit and agreed by trustees’ vote. Settusfree reserves the right to sever any relationship with a rescue partner whose operating procedures do not meet the standards required by this charity. March **2012** **TAR** 2 ## **Section C Objectives and activities** For the public benefit to promote humane behaviour towards animals by Supporting European rescues in the provision of appropriate care, protection, treatment and security for abandoned Setters and Setter mix breeds which are in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances **Summary of the objects of the** or ill usage. **charity set out in its governing** To ensure that all dogs that we help are either neutered or spayed **document** before adoption or if too young then we ensure that the adopter does this at the appropriate age. Securing safe permanent homes within the United Kingdom by matching appropriate dog owners living in suitable settings as adopters of such animals and facilitating their relocation Raising funds to support these activities. All dogs coming into the UK are imported in compliance with the DEFRA/APHA regulations on the import of animals. All adoption homes are checked for suitability, safety and security and are made aware of escape behaviour of Setters that have been used for hunting. All new owners are encouraged to take out pet insurance. All adopter homes are contacted by the charity’s animal behaviourist at the earliest opportunity to discuss any issues that may have come to light **Summary of the main activities** together with general advice on exercise etc. The charity reserves the **undertaken for the public** right to re-home the dog should it feel it necessary to do so. **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)** ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** March **2012** **TAR** 3 All grants and donations made by the charity are ratified by the trustees and fully documented with regard to how these funds were used. All volunteers and members of the Admin Team, of which the trustees are a part, give of their time freely without pecuniary reward. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: Home checks carried out by outside volunteers are done at no expense to the charity and all work to a set of guidelines agreed and laid down by the trustees. - policy on grant making; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 4 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** In this fiscal year a total of 47 abused or abandoned Setters have been helped by Settusfree. All rescue dogs taken under the wing of the charity have a home to go to before they travel from their country of origin, and all are properly prepared for travel following health checks and vaccinations and all travel documentation is checked for compliance with border regulations. Our financial support for our European partners was increased early in 2023 to help meet the ever-increasing costs of kennelling and health care. Fund-raising remains robust and the charity’s financial situation remains healthy thanks to careful management. ## **Section E Financial review** We have no set policy on holding reserves, but allocations are made with **Brief statement of the** a knowledge of what the bank balance is and what we are likely to **charity’s policy on reserves** receive in the way of donations. **Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)** The charity’s funds are raised in the following ways; You **may choose** to include additional information, where The generous donations of our supporters, some by monthly standing relevant about: orders.  the charity’s principal sources of funds (including Annual membership fees – current membership any fundraising);  how expenditure has Fund raising events such as fun-day get togethers, coffee mornings, raffles, auctions, competitions etc. supported the key objectives of the charity; Sale of charity branded goods and other items displayed in the on-line  investment policy and shop. Individual appeals for a specific purpose such as emergency objectives including any veterinary treatment. ethical investment policy adopted. Monies bequeathed upon the death of a supporter. March **2012** **TAR** 5 ~~eee~~ **Section F Other optional information** **Section G Declaration** ~~ee~~ **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Caitlin Lloyd Full name(s) Claudia Johnson** ~~ee~~ **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Secretary Chair etc)** ~~ee~~ **Date 19 October 2025** ~~Pn~~ March **2012** **TAR** 6 |**Charity Name**
**No (if any)**
**CC16a**
**Settusfree**
**1173327**
**Receipts andpayments accounts**
Period start date
**To**
Period end date
6-Apr-24
5-Apr-25
**For the period**
**from**
~~———~~| |---| |**Section A Receipts and payments**| |**Total funds**
**Last year**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**| |**A1 Receipts**| |Donations
**15,090**
**-**
**-**
**15,090**
**11,754**
Fund RaisingEvents
**614**
**-**
**-**
**614**
**955**
Baloo bFund RaisingPage
**8,090**
**-**
**-**
**8,090**
**11,735**
DogCosts
**29,298**
**-**
**-**
**29,298**
**31,534**
Membership
**3,257**
**-**
**-**
**3,257**
**3,347**
Gift Aid
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,522**
Commission
**4,468**
**-**
**-**
**4,468**
**2,746**
Miscelanious Receipts
**2,244**
**2,244**
**- 117**
Interest to Savings
**-**
**142**
Interest From Savings
**2,107**
**2,107**
**1,094**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**65,168**
**-**
**-**
**65,168**
**64,712**
**Sales from items from shop**
**2,243**
**-**
**-**
**2,243**
**1,690**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 2,243**
**-**
**-**
**2,243**
**1,690**
**_Total receipts_ 67,411**
**-**
**-**
**67,411**
**66,402**
**_Sub total_**(Gross income for AR)
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
~~--_---~~| |**A3 Payments**| |Vet Fees
**6,430**
**-**
**-**
**6,430**
**5,620**
Transport
**25,678**
**-**
**-**
**25,678**
**23,744**
DogCosts inc. Fostering
**24,547**
**-**
**-**
**24,547**
**19,493**
Donations to other charities
**10,582**
**-**
**-**
**10,582**
**709**
Postage
**187**
**-**
**-**
**187**
**447**
Sundries
**1,141**
**-**
**-**
**1,141**
**1,372**
Stationery
**50**
**-**
**-**
**50**
**70**
Governance
**750**
**-**
**-**
**750**
**697**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 69,365**
**-**
**-**
**69,365**
**52,152**
~~== ===~~| |**Purchases of Stock for Resale**
**652**
**-**
**-**
**652**
**580**
Postage on Sales
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 652**
**-**
**-**
**652**
**580**
**_Total payments_ 70,017**
**-**
**-**
**70,017**
**52,732**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
~~———~~| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ - 2,606**
**-**
**-**
**- 2,606**
**13,670**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**64,056**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**77,726**
**-**
**-**
**77,726**
**-**
**_Cash funds this year end_ 75,120**
**-**
**-**
**75,120**
**77,726**
~~——~~| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** ||||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**||**Endowment**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Categories**|**Details**||**funds**|**funds**||**funds**| ||||**to nearest £**|**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**| |**B1 Cash funds**|Old Nat West Bank 33664757
**338**
**-**
**227**
New Nat West Bank 41683439
**18,903**
**21,896**
PayPal Account
**736**
**-**
**460**
Savins Account
**55,143**
**-**
**55,143**
**75,120**
**-**
**77,726**
**_Total cash funds_**
~~ee~~|||||| ||(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|(agree balances with receipts and payments|OK|OK||Agreement Error| ||||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**||**Endowment**| ||||**funds**|**funds**||**funds**| ||**Details**||**to nearest £**|**to nearest £**||**to nearest £**| |**B2 Other monetary assets**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
~~===~~|||||| ||**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |**B3 Investment assets**|Savings Account
**-**
**55,143**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
~~ee~~|||||| ||**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
~~ue~~|||||| ||||**Fund to which**|**Amount due**||**When due**| ||**Details**||**liability relates**|**(optional)**||**(optional)**| |**B5 Liabilities**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Signature
Print Name
Claudia Johnson
8/19/2025
Date of
approval
~~—o~~|||||| Caitlin Lloyd l0￿ep-25 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the tru8ts08 Settusfree On accounts for the year ended April 2025 Charlty no (if any) 1173327 Set out on pages CCXXR1, R2 and R3 Ireit)e include the uJoe nu dditional sheEt$l I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity { the Trust.) for the year ended Rosponslbllltles and basls of report As the charity's truslees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance With the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Act.). 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 Ihe Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examlner'8 8tat8mont I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that dlsdosed below ') 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 Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did 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 fail view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examinalion to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words In the brackets if they do not apply. Slgned: Date: 1910812025 Name: J W Southerington Rolevant professlonal qualification{s) or body (If anyl: Address: 47 Yew Tree Crescent IER Oct 2018 Melton Mowbray Leicestershire, LE13 1 LN Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (See CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts,. directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brlef detalls of any Items that the examlner wlshes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018