## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 06/04/2020 Period start date To 05/04/2021 Period end date** **Charity name: Kent Horse Rescue** ## **Charity registration number: 1173911** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1. FOR**
**THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO**
**RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF EQUINES**
**IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION,**
**PROVIDING ‘INTO-CARE’ RESCUE**
**FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION,**
**CARE, TREATMENT AND**
**REHABILITATION OF SUCH EQUINES**
**UNTIL THEY ARE WELL ENOUGH FOR**
**SUITABLE RE-HOMING. 2. TO**
**PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR AND**
**CARE TOWARDS EQUINES BY**
**PROVIDING EDUCATION TO THE**
**PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO**
**EQUINE WELFARE IN GENERAL AND**
**THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND**
**SUFFERING AMONG EQUINES.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**1. Advice to public: receiving calls**
**from the public via telephone,**
**social media or website,**
**regarding their concerns of**
**suffering / abandoned equines.**
**2. Providing advice regarding**
**equine welfare; practical,**
**procedural, legislations and**
**DEFRA codes.**
**3. Providing a call out physical**
**response service**
**4. Providing equine rescue /**
**transport service for suffering /**
**abandoned equines to a place of**
**safety / welfare care.**
**5. Providing welfare care /**
**veterinary assistance etc. for**
**immediate welfare issues.**
**6. Providing rehabilitation of**
**sick/suffering equines**
**7. Providing re-homing advice and**
**assistance**| Statement confirming Para 1.18 **The services provided by Kent Horse** whether the trustees have **Rescue are for the benefit of the public** had regard to the guidance **where they have concerns for equine** issued by the Charity **and public safety / welfare.** Commission on public benefit ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Kent Horse Rescue is operated entirely**
**by volunteers**| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Kent Horse Rescue has achieved a lot in**
**the fourth year as a registered charity:**
•
**The Covid-19 crisis and lockdown**
**started at the beginning of our**
**year, severely impacting normal**
**operations, fundraising, etc.**
**However, due to grant support**
**from various animal/equine and**
**other charitable trusts, we have**
**been able to continue our**
**rescue/rehabilitation/re-homing**
**services, albeit adapted due to**
**emergency lockdown protocols.**
•
**We have continued our services,**
**support and advice for members**
**of the public whom are struggling**
**to care for their equine/s due to**
**unforeseen circumstances, and**
**have assisted with advice and**
**also taken in equines for re-**
**homing. Re-homing in the year**
**has been restricted due to the**| ||**Covid crisis, increasing our costs**| |---|---| ||**at the centre.**| |•|**We have received and assisted**| ||**with an increased number of calls**| ||**on a daily basis from members of**| ||**the public concerned for the**| ||**welfare of horses locally.**| |•|**We rescued / received into care**| ||**as many horses than last year,**| ||**and attended, assisted and**| ||**helped to resolve many more**| ||**cases through advice on welfare,**| ||**procedure, legislation and local**| ||**resources to assist horses in**| ||**need.**| |•|**We have rehabilitated all horses**| ||**brought ‘into-care’, whilst re-**| ||**homing has been restricted**| ||**during the year due to lockdowns.**| |•|**The Website provides a valuable**| ||**source of assistance for the**| ||**public: The Charity has received**| ||**more daily calls and emails from**| ||**the public via the website,**| ||**responding with advice,**| ||**contacting relevant land owners /**| ||**authorities as a result and**| ||**attending on site where possible.**| |•|**Social Media has in excess of**| ||**4,000 followers and growing, and**| ||**provides an almost instant**| ||**contact point and response**| ||**facility.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**We are pleased with the number of call**
**outs responded to and the number of**
**equines we have been able to**
**rehabilitate, helped hugely by**
**emergency grant funding as mentioned**
**above.**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**Fundraising have been severely**
**restricted due to the Covid crisis, but**
**supplemented by emergency grant**
**funding from various charitable trusts.**
**Donations received were as the result of**
**members of the public / supporters**
**donating from their own pockets, rather**
**than fundraising activities.**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |||| Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**We have maintained overheads at a low**
**level, to a very efficient level by**
**reducing rent last year. Expenditure did**
**not exceed income and we sustained**
**adequate cash flow. Covid crisis**
**increased costs due to not being able to**
**re-home horses, but emergency grant**
**funding (in lieu of reduced fundraising**
**ability) maintained our activities. We**
**also had exceptional costs for vehicle,**
**and facility maintenance, which was**
**accommodated.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution of a Charitable**
**Incorporated Organisation (CIO)**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**
**(CIO) (‘Foundation’ model constitution)**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**As per Constitution**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|**Kent Horse Rescue**| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|**1173911**| |Charity’s principal address|Kent Horse Rescue
5 Liberty Square, Kings Hill
West Malling, Kent
ME19 4PU| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||* See
Exemptions|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **All Kent Horse Rescue Trustees and Contacts details / Addresses have Dispensation from the Charity Commission, and confirm the necessity to keep these Dispensations.** • **We have in place Dispensation for withholding certain information from the Annual Report required by this section** ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** * **Full name(s)** Trustee **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 05/02/2022 **Charity Name No (if any) Kent Horse Rescue 1173911 Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 06/04/2020 05/04/2021 ## **CC16a** |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |
Donations/Grants|24,110||**-**||**-**||**24,110**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**24,110**||**-**||**-**||**24,110**||**-**| ||||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| ||**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||||| ||||||||||**-**| ||||||||||| |
Veterinary,Medical,Farrier|**6,483**||**-**||**-**||**6,483**||**-**| |Fuel/Transport|**3,173**||**-**||**-**||**3,173**||**-**| |Insurance|**1,066**||**-**||**-**||**1,066**||**-**| |Rent|**1,120**||**-**||**-**||**1,120**||**-**| |Feed/Bedding|**3,940**||**-**||**-**||**3,940**||**-**| |Equipment|**3,765**||**-**||**-**||**3,765**||**-**| |Telephone/Power/Maintenance/Sundries|**1,502**||**-**||**-**||**1,502**||**-**| |Vehicles/Maintenace|**3,944**||||||**3,944**||| |Security|**976**||**-**||**-**||**976**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**25,970**||**-**||**-**||**25,970**||**-**| ||||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| ||**-**||||||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||||| ||||||||||**-**| ||||||||||| ||**- 1,860**||||||||**-**| ||**-**||||||||**-**| ||**1,883**||||||||**-**| ||**23**||||||||**-**| Page 1 of 2 CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 14/03/2022 1 ## **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
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
Bank Account
**Details**
**Details**
Field Shelter
Small Trailer
Power Supply Equipment
Electrical Equipment
Yard Tractor
Vehicle
**Details**
Rent due in next accounting year
Signature
Trustee*|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**23**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**23**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
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**Fund to which asset**
**belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**1,200**
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**4,700**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
Unrestricted
**720**
**-**
**-**
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Print Name
Trustee*|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**500**| ||||**180**| ||||**180**| ||||**50**| ||||**100**| ||||**1,750**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**2,760**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||**01/072021**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of approval| ||Trustee*|Trustee*|05/02/2022| ||||| ## **Page 2 of 2** * Kent Horse Rescue has dispensation from the Charity Commission for withholding certain information from the Annual Report CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 14/03/2022 2