(HARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO ANO WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to tho trustoes The Hugs Foundation On accounts for the year gnd•d 31 May 2023 Charlty no Ilf any) 1175833 Sgt out on pag•• 1 &2 I report lo the tru51ee$ on my examination of the a¢counls of the above charity I'lhe Trust'l for the year ended 3110812022, R•$pon8lbilltle8 and bas1• of roport As the charity'5 Iruslees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charf(ies Act 2011 I th8 Act°l. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under 8eclion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Direction8 given by the Charity Commission under $e¢lion 14515llbl of the Act. Indepondont I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examlnor's statement come lo my attention in connection with the examination which give8 me cause lo believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with se¢tion 130 of the Charkies Acl.. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requiremen18 concerning the form and content of accounts sel out in the Charities IAc¢ountS and Report81 Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts giv8 8 'lrue and fair, view which is not a matter considered 88 Part of an independent examinallon. I have no concerns and hav8 come across no other maller8 in connection with the examination lo which allenlion should be drawn in this report in order lo enab￿ a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. Please delete lh& words in the brackets if they do not apply. slgnod: Dat•: 2711112023 Name: Mark Price BSC, FCA Relevant prof••8lonal qualSflcatlon{sl or body Ilf any): The Inslilule of Chartered Accounl8nt8 in England and Wales IICAEW) Addra81: One, St Peter8 Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire, SL6 7QU IER Oct 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete If the examiner needs to highlight rnalerial matters of concern Isee CC32, Independent examination of charity a¢¢ounts'. directions and guidance for examiners). Glve hore brlgf detslls of any Items that the oxamlnor wlshu to dl•closo. NIA IER Oct 2018 |CharityName|The Hugs Foundation|The Hugs Foundation|The Hugs Foundation|1175633|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |Annualaccountsforthe period|||||| |Period start date||1 June 2022|To|31 May2023|| ## **Section A Statement of financial activities** |**Recommended categories by**
**activity**
**Incoming resources (Note 3)**
**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
Charitable activities
Other trading activities
**Resources expended (Note 5)**
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Transfers
**_Reconciliation of funds:_**
**_Total_**
Total funds brought forward
**_Total funds carried forward_**
**_Total_**
**Net income/(expenditure) before transfers**
**Net income/(expenditure)**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Prior year**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Prior year**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Prior year**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**Prior year**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||175,625|-|175,625|_151,820_| ||21,268|130,389|151,657|_120,307_| ||1,970|-|1,970|_990_| ||**198,863**|**130,389**|**329,252**|**_273,117_**| |||||| ||29,511|-|29,511|_24,987_| ||203,593|101,601|305,194|_229,442_| ||**233,104**|**101,601**|**334,705**|**_254,429_**| |||||| ||34,241
-|28,788|5,455
-|_18,688_| ||-|-|-|| ||34,241
-|28,788|5,455
-|_18,688_| |||||| ||67,529|22,983|90,512|_71,824_| ||**33,288**|**51,770**|**85,055**|**90,512**| **Section B** **Balance sheet** **Fixed assets Tangible assets (Note 9)** _**Total fixed assets**_ **Current assets Debtors (Note 10) Cash at bank and in hand (Note 12)** _**Total current assets**_ **Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (Note 11)** _**Net current assets/(liabilities) Total net assets or liabilities**_ **Funds of the Charity Restricted income funds (Note 14) Unrestricted funds** _**Total funds**_ |**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**|
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total this**
**year**
**_Total last_**
**_year_**
**£**
**£**
**_£_**|
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total this**
**year**
**_Total last_**
**_year_**
**£**
**£**
**_£_**|
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total this**
**year**
**_Total last_**
**_year_**
**£**
**£**
**_£_**| |---|---|---|---| |30,926|-|30,926|_38,858_| |**30,926**|**-**|**30,926**|**_38,858_**| ||||| |6,637|-|6,637|_2,333_| |7,790|51,767|59,557|_56,223_| |**14,427**|**51,767**|**66,194**|**_58,556_**| ||||| |12,065|-|12,065|_6,902_| ||||| |**2,362**|**51,767**|**54,129**|**_51,654_**| ||||| |**33,292**|**51,767**|**85,055**|**90,512**| ||||| ||51,767|51,767|_22,983_| |33,288||33,288|_67,529_| |**33,288**|**51,767**|**85,055**|**_90,512_**| ## **Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees** ## **Signature(s)** **Full name(s)** Andrew Frederick Bowden **Secretary, Position (!t9 Chair, etc)** '[Ch ] **[air ]** -----------' --------------' **Date** 06/12/2023 **I** CC17a (Excel) 04/12/2023 2 **Section C Notes to the accounts** ## Note 1 **Basis of preparation** _**This section should be completed by all charities** ._ ## **1.1 Basis of accounting** These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with: the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial • and with* ü Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 - and with the Charities Act 2011. The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.* ü * -Tick as appropriate ## **1.2 Going concern** _**If there are material uncertainties related to events or conditions that cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, please provide the following details or state "Not applicable", if appropriate:**_ The coronavirus pandemic and cost of living has had a negative impact on the charity's income. This year, the charity has been able to start to run fundraising events, open days, care home visits and well-being interventions at a reduced capacity, due to lower staffing levels. However, the charity has been successful in applications for additional grant funding which has been received in 2022-2023. There is a flexible and diverse fundraising plan in place, including diversifying funding steams e.g., individual giving, which has increased this year. Demand for equine (horses, ponies and donkeys) rescues and rehoming is continuing to rise and well-being service referrals have increased by over 50% and so the outlook for The Hugs Foundation is looking optimistic. **An explanation as to those factors that support the conclusion that the charity is a going concern;** ## **1.3 Change of accounting policy** The accounts present a true and fair view and the accounting policies adopted are those outlined in note 2. ## **1.4 Changes to accounting estimates** No changes to accounting estimates have occurred in the reporting period (3.46 FRS 102 SORP). ## **1.5 Material prior year errors** No material prior year error have been identified in the reporting period (3.47 FRS 102 SORP). CC17a (Excel) 04/12/2023 3 **Section C** **(cont)** **Notes to the accounts** ## **Note 2 Accounting policies 2.1 INCOME** **Recognition of income** These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when: · the charity becomes entitled to the resources; · it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources; and · the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or **Offsetting** permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102. |Yes
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N/a||| |ü|ü|ü| **Grants and donations** Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP). In the case of performance related grants, income must only be recognised to the extent that the charity has provided the specified goods or services as entitlement to the grant only occurs when the performance related conditions are met (5.16 FRS 102 SORP). Legacies are included in the SOFA when receipt is probable, that is, when there has been grant of probate, the executors have established that there are sufficient assets in **Legacies** the estate and any conditions attached to the legacy are either within the control of the charity or have been met. **Government grants** The charity has received government grants in the reporting period Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the **Tax reclaims on** donor. Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift **donations and gifts** and is treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the terms of the appeal have specified otherwise. **Contractual income and** This is only included in the SoFA once the charity has provided the related goods or **performance related** services or met the performance related conditions. **grants** Donated goods are measured at fair value (the amount for which the asset could be **Donated goods** exchanged) unless impractical to do so. |**Donated goods**|Donated goods are measured at fair value (the amount for which the asset could be
exchanged) unless impractical to do so.| |---|---| ||The cost of any stock of goods donated for distribution to beneficiaries is deemed to be
the fair value of those gifts at the time of their receipt and they are recognised on receipt.| ||In the reporting period in which the stocks are distributed, they are recognised as an| ||expense at the carrying amount of the stocks at distribution.| ||Donated goods for resale are measured at fair value on initial recognition, which is the| ||expected proceeds from sale less the expected costs of sale, and recognised in 'Income
from other trading activities' with the corresponding stock recognised in the balance| ||sheet. On its sale the value of stock is charged against 'Income from other trading| ||activities' and the proceeds from sale are also recognised as 'Income from other trading| ||activities'.| ||Goods donated for on-going use by the charity are recognised as tangible fixed assets| ||and included in the SoFA as incoming resources when receivable.| ||Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as income from donations| ||when receivable.| |**Donated services and**|Donated services and facilities are included in the SOFA when received at the value of| |**facilities**|the gift to the charity provided the value of the gift can be measured reliably.| ||Donated services and facilities that are consumed immediately are recognised as| ||income with an equivalent amount recognised as an expense under the appropriate
heading in the SOFA.| |**Support costs**|The charity has incurred expenditure on support costs.| |**Volunteer help**|The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described
in the trustees’ annual report.| |**Income from interest,**|This is included in the accounts when receipt is probable and the amount receivable can| |**royalties and dividends**|be measured reliably.| |**Income from membership**|Membership subscriptions received in the nature of a gift are recognised in Donations| |**subscriptions**|and Legacies.| ||Membership subscriptions which gives a member the right to buy services or other| ||benefits are recognised as income earned from the provision of goods and services as
income from charitable activities.| |**Settlement of insurance**
**claims**|Insurance claims are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition
criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP) and are included as an item of other
income in the SoFA.| |**Investment gains and**
**losses**|This includes any realised or unrealised gains or losses on the sale of investments and
any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the| ||year.| ## **Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)** ## **Note 2 Accounting policies** ## **2.2 EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES** ||Yes|No|N/a| |---|---|---|---| ||ü|ü|ü| ||Yes
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ü| ||Yes|No|N/a| ||ü|ü|ü| ||Yes|No|N/a| ||ü|ü|ü| ||Yes|No|N/a| |**2.3 ASSETS**
**Intangible fixed assets**
**Heritage assets**
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least
£3,000.
**Creditors**
The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade
discounts
**Provisions for liabilities**
A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently
measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the
reporting date
**Basic financial**
**instruments**
Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost
categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs
by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.
**Redundancy cost**
The charity made no redundancy payments during the reporting period.
**Deferred income**
No material item of deferred income has been included in the accounts.
**Governance and support**
**costs**
Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support.
Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its
compliance with regulation and good practice.
**Liability recognition**
Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or
constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the
obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
They are valued at cost.
**Investments**
Fixed asset investments in quoted shares, traded bonds and similar investments are
valued at initially at cost and subsequently at fair value (their market value) at the year
end. The same treatment is applied to unlisted investments unless fair value cannot be
measured reliably in which case it is measured at cost less impairment.
Investments held for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash equivalents with a
maturity date of less than 1 year are treated as current asset investments
**Grants with performance**
**conditions**
Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of
service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the
recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.
**Grants payable without**
**performance conditions**
Where there are no conditions attaching to the grant that enables the donor charity to
realistically avoid the commitment, a liability for the full funding obligation must be
recognised.
**Stocks and work in**
**progress**
Stocks held for sale as part of non-charitable trade are measured at the lower or cost or net
realisable value.
They are valued at cost.
The charity has intangible fixed assets, that is, non-monetary assets that do not have
physical substance but are identifiable and are controlled by the charity through custody
or legal rights. The amortisation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 9.5
They are valued at cost.
The charity has heritage assets, that is, non-monetary assets with historic, artistic,
scientific, technological, geophysical or environmental qualities that are held and
maintained principally for their contribution to knowledge and culture. The depreciation
rates and methods used as disclosed in note 9.6.1.4.
The charity accounts for basic financial instruments on initial recognition as per
paragraph 11.7 FRS102 SORP. Subsequent measurement is as per paragraphs 11.17
to 11.19, FRS102 SORP.
**Tangible fixed assets for**
**use by charity**
The depreciation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 9.2.
Goods or services provided as part of a charitable activity are measured at net realisable value
based on the service potential provided by items of stock.
Work in progress is valued at cost less any foreseeable loss that is likely to occur on the contract.
**Debtors**
Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition at
settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently,
they are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received.
**Current asset**
**investments**
The charity has has investments which it holds for resale or pending their sale and cash and
cash equivalents with a maturity date less than one year. These include cash on deposit and
cash equivalents with a maturity date of less than one year held for investment purposes rather
than to meet short term cash commitments as they fall due.|Yes
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N/a||| **Section C** **Notes to the accounts** **(cont)** **Note 2 Accounting policies** They are valued at fair value except where they qualify as basic financial instruments. ü ü ü **Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)** ## **Note 3 Analysis of income** |**Government grant**
**Note 4**
**TOTAL INCOME**
**Other trading**
**activities:**
**Donations and**
**legacies:**
**Charitable**
**activities:**|**Analysis**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**_Prior year_**
**£**
**_£_**|**Total funds**
**_Prior year_**
**£**
**_£_**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Donations|174,096|-|174,096|_148,990_| ||General grants provided by
government/other charities|-|-|-|_1,361 _| ||Membership subscriptions
and sponsorships|1,529|-|1,529|_1,468_| ||**Total **|**175,625**|**-**|**175,625**|**_151,820_**| ||||||| ||Grants|-|130,389|130,389|_94,981 _| ||Rehoming|8,740|-|8,740|_8,885_| ||Mental Health|12,318|-|12,318|_10,628_| ||Other|210|-|210|_1,263_| ||**Total **|**21,268**|**130,389**|**151,657**|**_120,307_**| ||||||| ||Hire income|1,970|-|1,970|_990_| ||**Total **|**1,970**|**-**|**1,970**|**_990_**| ||**Analysis of receipts of**
**Description**||||| ||||||| |||**198,863**|**130,389**|**329,252**|**_273,117_**| |||||**This year**
**_Prior year_**
**£**
**_£_**|| ||HMRC Job Retention Scheme|||_-_|_1,361 _| |||||**_-_**|**_1,361_**| CC17a (Excel) 04/12/2023 7 **Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)** ## **Note 5 Analysis of expenditure** |**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**£**
26,314
-
26,314
-
-
-
1,986
-
1,986
1,212
-
1,212
**29,511**
**-**
**29,511**
95,316
45,602
140,918
Recruitment Costs
-
-
-
25,300
17,166
42,466
3,314
7,331
10,645
4
6,893
6,898
2,028
3,256
5,283
1,548
-
1,548
6,009
973
6,982
4,459
2,052
6,510
11,216
4,433
15,649
663
-
663
10,121
-
10,121
27,577
9,631
37,208
5,831
595
6,427
1,434
927
2,361
7,933
-
7,933
Programme Costs
35
2,050
2,085
806
694
1,499
**203,593**
**101,601**
**305,195**
**233,105**
**101,601**
**334,706**
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**Total expenditure on**
**charitable activities**
Bank and Payment Charges
Utilities and Rates
Insurance
Professional Fees
Sundries
Transport and Travel
Depreciation
Office Supplies
Staff Costs
Staff Costs
**Total expenditure on raising**
**funds**
Advertising, marketing, direct
mail andpublicity
Operating membership
schemes and social lotteries
Incurred seeking donations
Yard Expenditure
Equine Care
Training
Computers and Internet
**Expenditure on charitable activities:**
Repairs and Renewals
Veterinaryand Medical Costs
Feed
**Analysis**
**This year**
**Expenditure on raising funds:**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**£**
26,314
-
26,314
-
-
-
1,986
-
1,986
1,212
-
1,212
**29,511**
**-**
**29,511**
95,316
45,602
140,918
Recruitment Costs
-
-
-
25,300
17,166
42,466
3,314
7,331
10,645
4
6,893
6,898
2,028
3,256
5,283
1,548
-
1,548
6,009
973
6,982
4,459
2,052
6,510
11,216
4,433
15,649
663
-
663
10,121
-
10,121
27,577
9,631
37,208
5,831
595
6,427
1,434
927
2,361
7,933
-
7,933
Programme Costs
35
2,050
2,085
806
694
1,499
**203,593**
**101,601**
**305,195**
**233,105**
**101,601**
**334,706**
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**Total expenditure on**
**charitable activities**
Bank and Payment Charges
Utilities and Rates
Insurance
Professional Fees
Sundries
Transport and Travel
Depreciation
Office Supplies
Staff Costs
Staff Costs
**Total expenditure on raising**
**funds**
Advertising, marketing, direct
mail andpublicity
Operating membership
schemes and social lotteries
Incurred seeking donations
Yard Expenditure
Equine Care
Training
Computers and Internet
**Expenditure on charitable activities:**
Repairs and Renewals
Veterinaryand Medical Costs
Feed
**Analysis**
**This year**
**Expenditure on raising funds:**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**£**
26,314
-
26,314
-
-
-
1,986
-
1,986
1,212
-
1,212
**29,511**
**-**
**29,511**
95,316
45,602
140,918
Recruitment Costs
-
-
-
25,300
17,166
42,466
3,314
7,331
10,645
4
6,893
6,898
2,028
3,256
5,283
1,548
-
1,548
6,009
973
6,982
4,459
2,052
6,510
11,216
4,433
15,649
663
-
663
10,121
-
10,121
27,577
9,631
37,208
5,831
595
6,427
1,434
927
2,361
7,933
-
7,933
Programme Costs
35
2,050
2,085
806
694
1,499
**203,593**
**101,601**
**305,195**
**233,105**
**101,601**
**334,706**
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**Total expenditure on**
**charitable activities**
Bank and Payment Charges
Utilities and Rates
Insurance
Professional Fees
Sundries
Transport and Travel
Depreciation
Office Supplies
Staff Costs
Staff Costs
**Total expenditure on raising**
**funds**
Advertising, marketing, direct
mail andpublicity
Operating membership
schemes and social lotteries
Incurred seeking donations
Yard Expenditure
Equine Care
Training
Computers and Internet
**Expenditure on charitable activities:**
Repairs and Renewals
Veterinaryand Medical Costs
Feed
**Analysis**
**This year**
**Expenditure on raising funds:**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**£**
26,314
-
26,314
-
-
-
1,986
-
1,986
1,212
-
1,212
**29,511**
**-**
**29,511**
95,316
45,602
140,918
Recruitment Costs
-
-
-
25,300
17,166
42,466
3,314
7,331
10,645
4
6,893
6,898
2,028
3,256
5,283
1,548
-
1,548
6,009
973
6,982
4,459
2,052
6,510
11,216
4,433
15,649
663
-
663
10,121
-
10,121
27,577
9,631
37,208
5,831
595
6,427
1,434
927
2,361
7,933
-
7,933
Programme Costs
35
2,050
2,085
806
694
1,499
**203,593**
**101,601**
**305,195**
**233,105**
**101,601**
**334,706**
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**Total expenditure on**
**charitable activities**
Bank and Payment Charges
Utilities and Rates
Insurance
Professional Fees
Sundries
Transport and Travel
Depreciation
Office Supplies
Staff Costs
Staff Costs
**Total expenditure on raising**
**funds**
Advertising, marketing, direct
mail andpublicity
Operating membership
schemes and social lotteries
Incurred seeking donations
Yard Expenditure
Equine Care
Training
Computers and Internet
**Expenditure on charitable activities:**
Repairs and Renewals
Veterinaryand Medical Costs
Feed
**Analysis**
**This year**
**Expenditure on raising funds:**|**_Unrestricted_**
**_funds_**
**_Restricted_**
**_income_**
**_funds_**
**_Total funds_**
**_£_**
**_Last year_**|**_Unrestricted_**
**_funds_**
**_Restricted_**
**_income_**
**_funds_**
**_Total funds_**
**_£_**
**_Last year_**|**_Unrestricted_**
**_funds_**
**_Restricted_**
**_income_**
**_funds_**
**_Total funds_**
**_£_**
**_Last year_**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||_21,857_|_-_|_21,857_| |||||_-_|_-_|_-_| |||||_1,754_|_-_|_1,754_| |||||_1,376_|_-_|_1,376_| |||||**_24,987_**|**_-_**|**_24,987_**| |||||||| |Staff Costs|95,316|45,602|140,918|_51,767_|53,355|_105,122_| |Recruitment Costs|-|-|-|_19_|-|_19_| |Veterinaryand Medical Costs|25,300|17,166|42,466|_7,771_|11,115|_18,886_| |Feed|3,314|7,331|10,645|_3,671_|3,915|_7,586_| |Yard Expenditure|4|6,893|6,898|_4,680_|2,889|_7,569_| |Equine Care|2,028|3,256|5,283|_3,677_|2,186|_5,863_| |Training|1,548|-|1,548|_574_|-|_574_| |Repairs and Renewals|6,009|973|6,982|_1,931_|1,212|_3,143_| |Insurance|4,459|2,052|6,510|_4,279_|2,132|_6,411_| |Professional Fees|11,216|4,433|15,649|_11,222_|1,718|_12,940_| |Bank and Payment Charges|663|-|663|_437_|-|_437_| |Computers and Internet|10,121|-|10,121|_6,985_|-|_6,985_| |Utilities and Rates|27,577|9,631|37,208|_24,498_|8,797|_33,295_| |Transport and Travel|5,831|595|6,427|_3,289_|239|_3,528_| |Office Supplies|1,434|927|2,361|_1,564_|1,112|_2,676_| |Depreciation|7,933|-|7,933|_8,870_|-|_8,870_| |Programme Costs|35|2,050|2,085|_45_|4,334|_4,379_| |Sundries|806|694|1,499|_966_|193|_1,159_| |**Total expenditure on**
**charitable activities**|**203,593**|**101,601**|**305,195**|**_136,246_**|**_93,196_**|**_229,442_**| |**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**||||||| ||**233,105**|**101,601**|**334,706**|**_161,233_**|**_93,196_**|**_254,428_**| CC17a (Excel) 04/12/2023 8 **Section C** **(cont)** **Notes to the accounts** ## **Note 6 Details of certain items of expenditure** ## **6.1 Fees for examination of the accounts** _**Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts and other services provided by your independent examiner. If nothing was paid please enter '0' in the appropriate box(es).**_ **Independent examiner ’ s fees** |**This year**
**£**|**Last year**
**£**| |---|---| |720|720| ## **Note 7 Paid employees** _**Please complete this note if the charity has any employees.**_ **7.1 Staff Costs** **----- Start of picture text -----**
This year Last year
£ £
Salaries and wages 154,952 118,153
Social security costs 7,927 5,271
Pension costs (defined contribution scheme) 4,353 3,554
Total staff costs 167,232 126,978
This year Last year
£ £
Please provide the total amount paid to key
management personnel (includes trustees and
senior management) for their services to the charity. 95,227 74,006
For specific amounts paid to trustees, see Note 28.
This year Last year
7.2 Average head count in the year
Number Number
The parts of the charity in which the Fundraising 1 1
employees work Charitable Activities 6 5
Total 7 6
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## **Note 8 Defined contribution pension scheme or defined benefit scheme accounted for as a defined contribution scheme.** ## _**8.1 Please complete this note if a defined contribution pension scheme is operated.**_ **Amount of contributions recognised in the SOFA as an expense** |**Thisyear**|**Lastyear**| |---|---| |**£**|**£**| |4,353|3,554| CC17a (Excel) 04/12/2023 9 **Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)** ## **Note 9 Tangible fixed assets** ## _**Please complete this note if the charity has any tangible fixed assets**_ ## **9.1 Cost or valuation** |At the beginning of the year
Additions
Disposals
At end of the year
****Basis**
**** Rate**
At beginning of the year
Disposals
Depreciation
At end of the year
Net book value at the beginning of the year
Net book value at the end of the year
**9.3 Net book value**
**9.2 Depreciation and impairments**|**Freehold**
**land &**
**buildings**
**£**|**Other land &**
**buildings**
**£**|
**Yard**
**equipment**
**£**|**Total**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||1,104|563|59,185|60,852| ||-|-|-|-| ||-|-||-| ||**1,104**|**563**|**59,185**|**60,852**| ||RB
RB
SL

25%
25%
4/7/10/20
years|||| ||842|385|20,766|21,993| ||-|-||-| ||66|45|7,823|7,933| ||**907**|**429**|**28,589**|**29,926**| |||||| ||_262_|_178_|_38,419_|_38,859_| ||197|134|30,596|30,926| CC17a (Excel) 04/12/2023 10 **Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)** ## **Note 10 Debtors and prepayments** _**Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or t**_ **10.1 Analysis of debtors Trade debtors Prepayments and accrued income Taxation and social security Total** **----- Start of picture text -----**
This year Last year
£ £
3,336 342
3,301 1,991
- -
6,637 2,333
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## **Note 11 Creditors and accruals** ## _**Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals.**_ ## **11.1 Analysis of creditors** **Trade creditors Accruals and deferred income Taxation and social security Other creditors** |**Total**|**Amounts falling due**
**within oneyear**|**Amounts falling due**
**within oneyear**|**Amounts falling due after**
**more than oneyear**|**Amounts falling due after**
**more than oneyear**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**This year**
**£**|**Last year**
**£**|**This year**
**£**|**Last year**
**£**| ||4,607|_1,506_|-|-| ||5,084|_3,131_|-|-| ||2,163|_1,774_|-|-| ||212|_491_|-|-| ||**12,066**|**_6,903_**|-|-| ## **Note 12 Cash at bank and in hand** **Cash at bank and on hand Total** |**This year**
**£**|**Last year**
**£**| |---|---| |59,557|_56,219_| |**59,557**|**_35,022_**| CC17a (Excel) 04/12/2023 11 ## **Note 13 Events after the end of the reporting period** _**Please complete this note events (not requiring adjustment to the accounts) have occurred after the end of the reporting period but before the accounts are authorised which relate to conditions that arose after the end of the reporting period.**_ |**Please provide details of the**
**nature of the event**
**Provide an estimate of the**
**financial effect of the event**
**or a statement that such an**
**estimate cannot be made**|**Thisyear**
**Lastyear**|**Thisyear**
**Lastyear**| |---|---|---| ||The coronavirus pandemic, cost of
living crisis and strangles outbreak
has had a negative impact on the
charity’s income. This year, the
charity has been able to run
fundraising events, open days, care
home visits and well-being
interventions. However for 3 months,
all on and off-site activities involving
equines had to stop due to the
rescue yard being in lockdown with
the strangles outbreak and the
charity doing everything to minimise
the spread of the disease. This|The coronavirus pandemic and cost
of living crisis continues to impact
charity income, meaning staffing
levels are lower than the charity
would ideally like. A business
recovery plan is in place to help the
charity recover from the pandemic
and then grow to meet demand for
both the animal welfare services The
Hugs Foundation provides and its
well-being support.
| |||| ||The charity has put a plan in place to
keep expenditure to a minimum
whilst it recovers from the effects of
the pandemic and survives the cost
of living crisis. The charity’s principle
sources of funds are the corporate
sponsor and trust and grant
fundraising. To ensure the charity’s
survival and sustainability long term,
a phased reduction has started from
the main corporate sponsor, with
£100,800 committed for the next
charity year and a steady decrease
going forwards. Additional funding
streams have been established
(e.g., Crowdfunding and hire of
facilities) and are steadily growing.
Moving forwards, the charity’s
fundraising plan is to continue to
grow these diversified income
streams and become less reliant on
one main corporate sponsor. This is
evidencing a positive trend in our
annual accounts.|The charity has put a plan in place to
keep expenditure to a minimum
whilst it recovers from the effects of
the pandemic and survives the cost
of living crisis. Income streams have
been diversified and applications
from trust and grant funding have
been successful so far and so the
Trustees are confident that the
charity’s plan will see the charity
through this difficult time and steadily
increase income once more.
| CC17a (Excel) 04/12/2023 12 **Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)** ## **Note 14 Charity funds** ## **14.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period** _*** Key: PE - permanent endowment funds; EE - expendible endowment funds; R - restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity; and UR - unrestricted funds**_ |**Fund names**|**Type PE,**
**EE, R or**
**UR ***|
**Purpose and Restrictions**|**Fund**
**balances at**
**1 June 2022**
**£**|**Income**
**£**|**Expenditure**
**£**|**Transfers**
**£**|**Fund**
**balances at**
**31 May 2023**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |DuchyHealth Charity|R|To fund 10 children/young people to access free well-being
interventions|-|5,000||-|**5,000**| |Garfield Weston Foundation|R|Youthproject funding|-|15,000|- 8,750|-|**6,250**| |Jean SainsburyAnimal Welfare Trust|R|Towards animal care costs includingsalaries|-|8,000|- 4,442|-|**3,558**| |Coral Samuel Charitable Trust|R|||2,500|- 2,500||**-**| |Postcode Local Trust|R|Youthproject funding|-|15,000|- 6,250|-|**8,750**| |Animal Friends / Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust /
Sylvia Waddilove EmergencyFunding|R|_Towards animal care costs including salaries_|_-_|2,500|- 2,500|-|**-**| |Animal Rescue Foundation|R|_Intake of 4 - 7 rescues_|_-_|4,000|- 2,004||**1,996**| |CCF - The Integrated Care Board Mental Health &
WellbeingProgramme|R|Youth well-being project funding– startingcharity year June 2023|_-_|9,809|||**9,809**| |CCF #iWill|R|To employ anew VolunteerCoordinatorpart time|_-_|9,927|- 803||**9,124**| |National LotteryAwards for all|R|Youth well-being project funding|_-_|6,718|- 5,496||**1,222**| |SensoryGarden|R|Sensory garden refurbishment|_-_|2,400|||**2,400**| |The Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust|R|Care home well-being project funding|_-_|5,000|- 1,338||**3,662**| |ActionFunder SWW|R|Youth well-being project funding|_-_|1,000|- 1,000||**-**| |Beryl Evetts & Robert Luff|R|Towards costs of equine rescues|_-_|5,000|- 5,000||**-**| |CCF Sedel Collings|R|Youth well-being project funding|_-_|5,000|- 5,000||**-**| |Co-opNov|R|Youth well-being project funding|_-_|2,362|- 2,362||**-**| |Edward Gosling|R|Youth well-being project funding|_-_|5,000|- 5,000||**-**| |H4H|R|Towardsvets bills|_-_|1,000|- 1,000||**-**| |N4A|R|Towards costs of equine rescues|_-_|6,000|- 6,000||**-**| |Lord Barnaby|R|Youth well-being project costs||3,000|- 3,000||**-**| |N4A March|R|Towards costs ofequinerescues|_-_|2,500|- 2,500||**-**| |Persimmon|R|8 x care home well-beingvisits|_-_|1,000|- 1,000||**-**| |Pixel|R|Youth well-being project funding|_-_|5,000|- 5,000||**-**| |Sandra C Trust|R|Youth well-being project funding|_-_|5,000|- 5,000||**-**| |SCG|R|80% of costs of marketing project and website upgrades|_-_|2,673|- 2,673||**-**| |Arnold Clark Foundation|R|Towards costs incurred running youthprojects|1,000||- 1,000||**-**| |Cornwall CommunityFoundation Social Enterprise Grant|R|To fund Animal Welfare Assistant staff costs|5,652||- 5,652||**-**| |Petplan|R|To fund Hugs HelpingHands Rescue PonyTeam Project|7,000||- 7,000||**-**| |V DelaneyCharitable Trust|R|Towards cost of horse welfare|2,166||- 2,166||**-**| |Claire Milne Trust|R|Towards bursaries for well-beingsessions|4,220||- 4,220||**-**| |Co-Op|R|Towards costs incurred running youthprojects|445||- 445||**-**| |Tesco CommunityGrant|R|Youthproject funding|1,000||- 1,000||**-**| |The Norman FamilyCharitable Trust|R|To fund urgent well-being support and reduce self-harm and suicide
in children andyoung people in Cornwall|1,500||- 1,500||**-**| |_Unrestricted Funds_|UR|N/A|67,529|198,863|- 233,104|-|**33,288**| |**Total Funds**|||**90,512**|**329,252**|**- 334,705**|**-**|**85,055**| CC17a (Excel) 04/12/2023 13 **Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)** ## **Note 14 Charity funds** ## **14.2 Details of material funds held and movements during the PREVIOUS reporting period** ## _*** Key: PE - permanent endowment funds; EE - expendible endowment funds; R - restricted income funds, including special trusts, of the charity; and UR - unrestricted funds**_ |**_Fund names_**|**_Type PE,_**
**_EE R or_**
**_UR *_**|**_Purpose and Restrictions_**|**_Fund_**
**_balances at 1_**
**_June 2021_**
**_£_**|**_Income_**
**_£_**|**_Expenditure_**
**_£_**|**_Transfers_**
**_£_**|**_Fund_**
**_balances at 31_**
**_May 2022_**
**_£_**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Network for Animals|R|Towards cost of horse welfare|-|2,000|- 2,000|-|**_-_**| |Arnold Clark Foundation|R|Towards costs incurred running youthprojects|-|2,000|- 1,000|-|**_1,000_**| |Cornwall Community Foundation Social Enterprise
Grant|R|To fund Animal Welfare Assistant staff costs|-|20,420|- 14,768|-|**_5,652_**| |Petplan|R|To fund Hugs HelpingHands Rescue PonyTeam Project|-|7,000|-|-|**_7,000_**| |V DelaneyCharitable Trust|R|Towards cost of horse welfare|-|2,166|-|-|**_2,166_**| |Co-OpLocal CommunityFund|R|Towardsplayarea,sensory garden and sensoryroom|2,348|-|- 2,348|-|**_-_**| |Together for Families|R|Towards bursaries for familywell-beingsessions|3,164|-|- 3,164|-|**_-_**| |Claire Milne Trust|R|Towards bursaries for well-beingsessions|382|10,000|- 6,162|-|**_4,220_**| |The Clara E Burgess Charitable Trust|R|Towards bursaries for well-beingsessions|2,950|-|- 2,950|-|**_-_**| |Jean SainsburyAnimal Welfare Trust|R|Towards animal care costs includingsalaries|-|8,000|- 8,000|-|**_-_**| |Co-Op|R|Towards costs incurred running youthprojects|-|445|-|-|**_445_**| |Animal Rescue Foundation|R|Towards animal care costs and vet bills|983|-|- 983|-|**_-_**| |The Annandale Charitable Trust|R|To fund costs including fencing, agility equipment, track
system for laminitic ponies, items for the sensory garden
and other runningcosts|5,400|-|- 5,400|-|**_-_**| |Tesco CommunityGrant|R|Youthproject funding|-|1,000|-|-|**_1,000_**| |National LotteryAwards for All|R|Veterans Well-BeingProject|3,369|-|- 3,369|-|**_-_**| |The Michael & ShirleyHunt Charitable Trust|R|12 x care home visits|1,000|-|- 1,000|-|**_-_**| |Postcode Local Trust|R|Youthproject funding|-|10,000|- 10,000|-|**_-_**| |Pets at Home Foundation|R|To fund costs including vet bills, food bills and Mudcontrol
mats and sand|
-|15,000|- 7,220|- 7,780|**_-_**| |Elise Pilkington Charitable Trust|R|Land Maintenance|797|-|- 797|-|**_-_**| |The Norman FamilyCharitable Trust|R|To fund urgent well-being support and reduce self-harm
and suicide in children andyoung people in Cornwall|-|1,500|-|-|**_1,500_**| |Garfield Weston Foundation|R|Youthproject funding|-|10,000|- 10,000|-|**_-_**| |DuchyHealth Charity|R|To fund 10 children/young people to access free well-
beinginterventions|-|5,000|- 5,000|-|**_-_**| |South West Water Neighbourhood Fund|R|To fund 10 children/young people to access free well-
beinginterventions|4,594|-|- 4,594|-|**_-_**| |Cornwall CommunityFoundation Karenza|R|To fund 8 children/young people to access free well-being
interventions|
4,442|-|- 4,442|-|**_-_**| |_Unrestricted Funds_|_UR_|_N/A_|_42,395_|_178,586_|_- 161,232_|_7,780_|**_67,529_**| |**_Total Funds_**|||**_71,824_**|**_273,117_**|**_- 254,429_**|**_-_**|**_90,512_**| **Section C Notes to the accounts** ## **Note 15 Charity funds (cont)** ## **15.1 Transfers between funds** ## **This year** |**Thisyear**
**15.1 Transfers**|**between funds**|| |---|---|---| ||**Reason for transfer and where endowment is converted to**
**income, legalpower for its conversion**|**Amount**| |Between
unrestricted and
restricted funds||| ## **Note 16 Transactions with trustees and related parties** _**If the charity has any transactions with related parties (other than the trustee expenses explained in guidance notes) details of such transactions should be provided in this note. If there are no transactions to report, please enter “True” in the box or "False" if there are transactions to report.**_ ## **16.1 Trustee remuneration and benefits** ## **This year** **None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity** **TRUE** ## **Last year** **None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity** **TRUE** ## **16.2 Transaction(s) with related parties** _**Please give details of any transaction undertaken by (or on behalf of) the charity in which a related party has a material interest, including where funds have been held as agent for related parties. If there are no such transactions, please enter 'true' in the box provided.**_ ## **This year** |**This year**|**This year**|**This year**|**This year**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |**There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period**||||**_FALSE_**| |||||| |**Name of the**
**trustee or**
**relatedparty**|**Relationship**
**to charity**|**Description of the transaction(s)**|**This Year**|**Last Year**| |Andrew Bowden|Chairman|Director of Carbonxgen Ltd which made
donations to the charity during the year.
Carbonxgen Ltd also own the land that
the charity operates from. The charity
pays a nominal rent back to Carbonxgen
Ltd for using the land.|£125,280|£120,000| CC17a (Excel) 04/12/2023 15 ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 1[st] June 2022 **Period start date To** 31[st] May 2023 **Period end date** **Charity name:** The Hugs Foundation ## **Charity registration number:** 1175633 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The Hugs Foundation is an equine rescue
centre that provides well-being support to
children, young people, the elderly, serving
military personnel and veterans.
We rescue, rehabilitate and rehome
mistreated, sick, unwanted and abandoned
horses, ponies and donkeys. Situated in a
unique, nurturing, safe environment, we
provide for a range of human well-being
needs too, including; social, emotional,
physical and mental health support,
learning and developmental needs, special
educational needs and disabilities (SEND),
social isolation, reengaging with education,
school transitions, transitions from military
to civilian life, bereavements, self-harm and
those at risk of suicide.
Our rescues each have their own
rehabilitation plan and many work
alongside our service users, where they
can both benefit and grow from spending
time with each other, making a positive
difference to both lives. Our multiple aims
and objectives include:
•
the rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing
of unwanted, sick, mistreated and
abandoned horses, ponies and
donkeys.
•
to promote humane behaviours towards
animals and educate the public in
positive animal welfare.
•
to work alongside other rescues and
organisations to make as big a
difference as possible to animal welfare.| |||•
to improve children and young people’s
social, emotional, physical and mental
health and well-being through on-site
interventions.
•
to decrease loneliness and increase
social inclusion and hope amongst the
elderly through visits to care homes.
•
to improve the social, emotional,
physical and mental health and well-
being of serving military personnel and
veterans.| |---|---|---| |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|Our main charitable activities are to provide
a safe, nurturing and enriching environment
for our animal rescues, enabling us to
rehabilitate and rehome as many as
possible into a forever home and to provide
well-being support to those in need. We do
this by:
Working alongside other rescues and
organisations including; World Horse
Welfare, the Mare & Foal Sanctuary, the
RSPCA, the police and local councils, to
rescue animals in need.
Being active members of the National
Equine Welfare Council (NEWC).
Rehabilitating rescue equines through
individual programmes using ethical and
empathic training techniques to create
positive experiences for our rescues,
enabling them to trust humans and build
their confidence.
Finding the right match for our rescues and
their forever home.
Attending events and running open days to
raise awareness of the charity, educate the
public about animal welfare and human
well-being and promote positive animal
welfare.
Providing well-being support through on-
site interventions to children, young people,
serving military personnel and veterans.
These interventions are set up as a course
of six sessions, with the option to extend if
needed, and have been shaped by people
with lived experiences and experts in well-
being, learning and development. We
provide a unique mix of nature-based
interventions together with mentoring and
workshops that can include; animal
assisted services, nature activities,
therapeutic learning, ecotherapy,| teambuilding, arts and crafts, forest based activities, learning about sustainability and practical skills, such as horticulture and growing vegetables. Providing well-being visits for the elderly, with our rescue animals, for those that are unable to leave their accommodation (e.g. care homes). These visits bring the residents something different to their usual routine and something to look forward to. Residents leave their rooms and congregate in the social areas, decreasing loneliness and increasing social inclusion, happiness and hope. For those that cannot leave their rooms, our animals (usually Dude, our super star rescue pony), go to them. The smiles this brings to people and feedback we receive shows just how positive the impact is on their well-being and Dude is always keen to see the residents. We constantly monitor our animal’s welfare to ensure they are always happy and healthy. In April 2022, we were one of the first organisations to be accepted onto the Human Equine Interaction Register UK (HEIR). There have been no regulations in the UK to protect both the service users that access organisations for support and the equines that work in therapeutic sessions, leaving both at risk of further harm. The register has been created to ensure all people involved in the field of human equine interactions operate credible, high quality, safe and ethical practice standards for their service provision. We are incredibly proud to be part of this. There have been 9 ponies returned to the facility during this period, due to changes in owner circumstances including finances and loss of grazing or the standard of care not being delivered to the satisfaction of The Hugs Foundation upon inspection. We continue to provide care for those returned to Hugs and look to rehome them again. Three of these ponies found new homes, 2 have been reserved and will be going to their new homes soon, 1 is in a long term foster home, 2 sadly crossed the rainbow bridge (one sadly due to colic and the other due to old age and worsening health conditions) and the other has stayed at Hugs and joined the youth well-being team. |||The charity is fully insured. All staff are
enhanced DBS checked, a full
safeguarding policy and procedure is in
place and updated regularly, as are our
other policies, such as equal opportunities.
Volunteers provide vital resource to the
charity through activities such as mucking
out, grooming and other essential yard
tasks, providing benefit to both volunteer
and charity, although this has remained
reduced in number due to staffing capacity.
However, we have now recruited a part
time Volunteer Coordinator to reestablish
our volunteer programme in 2023/2024.
See below section ‘contribution made by
volunteers’ for future plan.
In 2021 we ran a pilot veterans project
which was a success. This is something
that the charity would like to offer
permanently but is subject to funding and
staffing capacity.
A monthly newsletter continues to be
produced and sent to our supporters (who
have signed up in accordance with GDPR)
to keep them up to date with the activities
of the charity, promote our events and to
encourage donor engagement.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees are aware of the guidance
issued by the Charities Commission on
public benefit with regard to the need for
them to exercise their powers and duties
for the benefit of the public. Every trustee
has complied with their duty to have due
regard 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|Our volunteers are an essential asset to
the charity. Volunteers undertake
important tasks such as mucking out,
grooming and essential groundwork that
helps keeps the land a safe environment
for our rescue animals. All our volunteers
are taken through a volunteer induction| programme, have ongoing training and are DBS checked. We have been running on reduced numbers due to our staffing capacity. We have now recruited a part time Volunteer Coordinator to enable us to run more volunteer programmes including supported volunteering for both existing youth service users and vulnerable adults and allow us to reach more of our community. This will develop over the next charity year. 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|This year has been our most challenging
one yet with the cost-of-living crisis directly
following the impact of the coronavirus
pandemic. In September 2022 disaster
struck as the rescue yard had a strangles
outbreak. The yard has strict isolation rules
but sadly the outbreak came from a pony
who was a carrier so had gone through
isolation with no symptoms showing and
had been at the charity for several months.
Another of our ponies started showing
symptoms and was isolated straight away.
This meant that every horse on site had to
be tested to discover who the carrier was
(about 10% of equines that have the
disease can become carriers and show no
symptoms for years). This resulted in a vets
bill of over £20,000 (the total of our usual
annual vets bills) and all activities coming to
a halt on site to minimise the spread, the
knock on effect being a reduced income
during that period. Luckily the poorly ponies
recovered well and we got the all clear in
December. We wanted to give a huge thank
you to the wonderful Carbonxgen who very
kindly donated to pay the vets bill that
occurred from the outbreak, we cannot
thank the business enough for their
kindness.
The charity has continued been innovative
and flexible and despite the difficulties,
manged to achieve great things including:
Rescued 25 equines in this year from
situations of illness, mistreatment and/or
abandonment (a total of 187 horses, ponies
and donkeys and over 200 other animals in
total since opening in 2017).| Rehomed 31 of those rehabilitated equines (a total of 139 since opening in 2017). Provided 697 hours of mental well-being support to 127 individual children and young people (a total of 6,520 hours and 704 individuals supported since opening in 2017). Our feedback forms are completed on a voluntary basis as for some service users compulsory completion may expose them to additional pressure and we have found that this can be a barrier and cause a service user to shut down. In addition, some service users have such complex needs that completing the form is impossible or their needs are such that the form would not provide for accurate data. Some service users just do not wish to complete the form and we respect their wishes. We do try to encourage a verbal quote at least, to see if we have made a positive difference to them and gather feedback from the parent or carer that attends sessions with them. • Of the 127 service users, 17 (13%) completed a feedback form. Nine individuals completed the 7 item Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) with 89% recording a positive change in their well-being. • Eight service users completed the traffic light feedback form. 100% reported an increase in their well-being. From additional analysis we found trends in: • Mirroring and reflection in behaviours and emotions between animals and young people. • Feeling comfortable to open up, discuss problems and feeling happier through talking to animals. • Learning about the animals helped service users to feel more confident around them. • Finding it easier to talk to new people. • Reduced suicide ideation and selfharm. • Improved confidence and knowledge for parents/carers to recognise mental health ill in young people and knowing how/where to access additional support. • Improved access and work between professionals to support young people e.g., Hugs support created more positive treatment developments with services such as NHS CAMHS. • Improved ability to control, cope with and grow from life’s challenges. Examples of outcomes of our work who have attended sessions this year: "I feel happy when I am at Hugs, the animals help me to forget about all my worry thoughts." Feedback from service user "I feel on top of the world." Feedback from service user “I just want to thank you for making my time at Hugs really amazing! From my first week there I instantly liked it so much! Every time I go to Hugs, I feel really happy and even when I’m leaving, I feel happy just reflecting on what I did, whether it be seeing the horses and learning about them or cuddling Frankie the guinea pig or even just being there, it has been really spectacular! Thank you so much for making it the highlight of my summer holidays!! I’ll be sure to always remember Hugs and all the good times I had. It has really helped to gain confidence with the outside world again and get rid of that fear. Thank you!” Feedback from service user “My daughter started her sessions today and she came home a different kid. Thank you.” Feedback from parent “My daughter’s anxieties have reduced since she’s worked with Liz. Her biting fingers still remains but we don’t have blood or raw fingers as we did when she started. She is much happier in herself and she even won the KS1 trophy for Kindness award! You’ve really helped both my daughter and our family as a whole so much. We can’t thank you enough.” Feedback from parent “My daughter has faced some challenges already in her childhood and we were signposted to you through First Light. We had been seeking external help through the 'GP', the School - 'Trauma Informed Schools' and 'Reconnect' through Barnardos. My daughter has some challenges with her relationship with her father and sadly has had a tricky time at school. We worked hard with the school but due to additional external factors we were unable to turn the situation around for my daughter. Since coming to the Hugs Foundation the difference in my daughter was incredible. She really began to flourish both within the school system (she had started at a new school) and she was better equipped in her challenges she was facing with her relationship with her father. The positive impact of the Hugs Foundation is hard to describe. It has been truly amazing and my daughter is always so delighted to attend. The expertise of Liz and Hazel alongside their kindness and the animals combine to be very special therapy. It gave my daughter confidence and she began to be self-assured again. I would like to thank you all again and for you to know just how invaluable you are as a therapy centre!” Feedback from parent “My son has been attending Hugs session this year and they are definitely the highlight of his week. His is autistic and struggles with many aspects of everyday life, but Hazel is brilliant and puts him at ease, he has opened up about his difficulties whilst there. Hugs is the most amazing place with the most amazing people. I don’t know what we would do if my son couldn’t go. The impact it has is outstanding, my son can be calm and happy for a small part of the week, just be himself and stop worrying about everything else for a time.” Feedback from parent The full impact report can be read here: - https://hugsfoundation.org.uk/wp content/uploads/2023/08/Youth-ServicesImpact-Report-June-22-to-May23.pdf.pagespeed.ce.Rj9Pz1ttsl.pdf Provided volunteering opportunities to 14 people. This was an increase on our previous charity year but still a reduced capacity due to our staffing capacity to manage volunteers. Provided work experience opportunities for 2 people (one over a week and one over several months). This was reduced numbers due to our staffing capacity to manage work experience/placements. We have been able to carry out 19 care home visits with our rescue pony, Dude. This project was kindly funded by the Persimmon Charitable Trust and the Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust. We were hoping to run our veterans wellbeing project after the success of our pilot project but sadly we have not been able to due to the demand for youth well-being sessions, staffing capacity and funding limitations. We hope this is something we can get up and running in the future. We have continued to build relationships and partnerships which include; Sowenna (a local NHS unit run by Cornwall NHS Foundation Trust), other departments in the NHS, Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), additional schools, both primary and secondary, children in care units, social workers and social prescribers. We have continued to build and establish a relationship with the local community and work in collaboration with organisations such as local schools, social services and mental health provisions. We have visited schools for educational visits and have attended 8 community events including; a visit to Sowenna (NHS youth mental health unit), Knightswood show, Home Farm show, Tregony show, a Pass Wide & Slow event ride, Bodmin Fire Station open day, Treglyn garden open day and a Christmas walk. We have also raised awareness in the local community including; Morrisons, Tesco, Asda, Co-Op, Griggs Country Store, Mole Valley, Trago and Pencarrow House and Gardens. We have had 3 open days at Hugs rescue centre and trialled a ‘Tea, Talk & Tour’ event, that went well and will be considered in future for a different type of event on-site. We have had visits from school and colleges including EHCP learner groups and young farmers groups, presented at an NHS researchers group and given a guest lecture at a local university. We have been involved with our local media and appeared on ITV, BBC Radio Cornwall and Rewind Radio. We have continued to work collaboratively with the National Equine Welfare Council (NEWC), the Federation of Horses in Education and Therapy International (HETI) UK, the South West Equine Assisted Practitioners Regional Meeting and are on the Human Equine Interaction Register (HEIR) to ensure we provide the best services possible to both humans and equines. The fundraising strategy was continually monitored and adjusted to enable the charity to recover after the pandemic and with the current cost of living crisis. Strangles was an example of how quickly things can change for financial planning and we are grateful to the fantastic business, Carbonxgen for their continued support alongside other corporate funders including; Pets at Home, Proper Cornish, Aspects Holidays, SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd, Animal Friends and Camel Creek Family Theme Park. We have also started attending networking events with Your Partnerships to connect with more potential corporate partners. We have diversified our income streams further from; applications to trusts and grants, increasing donations via direct debits and individual giving, memberships, legacies and corporate sponsorships to now include hiring of our facilities, activity days during school holidays and Crowdfunding. Our first Crowdfunder raised just over £9,000 so we will be planning on running another in the coming charity year. From August 2019 to 31st May 2020, the charity received £53,750 from trusts and grant funding. From June 2020 to 31st of May 2021 this increased to £94,981. From June 2021 to 31[st] May 2022 we raised £99,531. This charity year we have raised £130,389. Funders have included; Garfield Weston Foundation (this was our first multi-year funding) Network for Animals, The Beryl Evetts and Robert Luff Animal Welfare Trust Ltd, Persimmon Community Champions, The Edward Gostling Foundation, Animal Friends, National Lottery Awards for All, Coral Samuel Charitable Trust, The Sedel Collings Foundation(through Cornwall Community Foundation), Post Code Local Trust, South West Water Neighbourhood Fund via ActionFunder, Co-op, Sandra Charitable Trust, Horses 4 Health (via HorseWorld), The Pixel Fund, The Anton Jurgens Charitable Trust, Tesco Community Grants (Groundworks), Asda, The Lord Barnby Foundation, Duke of Cornwall Benevolent Fund, #iWill Fund (through CCF), The Integrated Care Board Mental Health & Wellbeing Programme (through CCF), Pets at Home Foundation, Jean |Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust and the| |---| |Animal Rescue Foundation.| |Regular donors have increased from 16| |monthly donors donating £2,400 every year| |in 2019 to 127 donating over £11,600 every| |year for Hugs. ‘Sponsor an Animal’ gifts for| |resident animals has continued to be| |popular totalling over £1,100 for the year.| |We have continued to work with| |professionals, including; a Health and| |Safety consultant, to ensure we are doing| |the best we can to support our charity and| |service users and keep all safe, a GDPR| |consultant to ensure we keep our clients| |and supporters data safe.| |We have added counselling and supervision| |support for our staff and volunteers. Our| |youth well-being staff receive support on a| |regular basis and the offer is there for all| |other staff and volunteers to take up if they| |wish. This is to ensure we are playing our| |part in looking after everyone’s mental| |health and well-being.| |We have created more track systems for| |those rescues who are overweight or| |suffering from or susceptible to laminitis| |following the success in our previous charity| |years, with one pony losing an incredible 7| |stone!| |A future plan has been established as| |follows:| |•
Continue to adapt and implement our| |fundraising strategy, ensuring we are| |able to adjust where needed when the| |unexpected comes along. This includes| |recruiting a part time fundraising and| |marketing assistant to grow our income| |further.| |•
Increase capacity for on-site well-being| |support to meet demand through| |recruiting an additional Youth Well-Being| |Facilitator through the National Lottery| |People’s Projects funding.| |•
Continue to train staff and liaise with| |other professionals in the sector to| |ensure the referrals being received are| |getting the best support they can and we| |have the best safeguarding etc to keep| |services users safe.| |•
Continue to be active members of HEIR,| |NEWC and the South West Equine| ||Assisted Practitioners Regional meetings| |---|---| ||– the next one is being held at Hugs in| ||September 2023.| |•|Continue to monitor moorland welfare.| ||We have established contacts in this| ||area and will be working closely with| ||them to ensure welfare on the local| ||moors is monitored and intervention| ||made when necessary.| |•|Develop our volunteer programme on-| ||site to include support to young people| ||beyond their well-being sessions and| ||reach out to other demographics| ||including vulnerable adults. Include a| ||qualified therapist as an additional staff| ||member to support this project, subject| ||to funding.| |•|Our new Volunteer Coordinator will also| ||develop services for corporate groups| ||including team building activities. This| ||will raise awareness for the charity, build| ||corporate relationships and aim to| ||increase fundraising opportunities.| |•|Continue to develop our staff through| ||training and education appropriate to| ||their sector.| |•|Create an all-weather turnout area as| ||an additional facility for equine rescues.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|We are now in our 4thyear of fundraising
and despite the huge challenges (covid
pandemic, cost of living crisis and strangles
outbreak), we have continued to grow our
fundraising streams and become less
dependent on our corporate sponsor,
following the plan to become more
sustainable.
Funding streams are diverse and include;
individual giving, memberships, legacies,
activities within the local community, trust
and grant funding and Crowdfunding.
From August 2019 to 31st May 2020, the
charity received £53,750 from trusts and| grant funding. From June 2020 to 31st of May 2021 this increased to £94,981. From June 2021 to 31st May 2022 we raised £99,531. This charity year we have raised £130,389. Two huge milestones for trust and grant fundraising were our first multiyear grant from the Garfield Weston Foundation and winning the National Lottery’s People’s Projects, bringing in £59,844 for our next charity year towards our youth well-being project. We have also had repeat funding from Animal Friends, National Lottery Awards for All, Post Code Local Trust, Coop, Pets at Home Foundation, Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust and the Animal Rescue Foundation. Regular donors have increased from 16 monthly donors donating £2,400 every year in 2019 to 127 donating over £11,600 every year for Hugs. ‘Sponsor an Animal’ gifts for resident animals has continued to be popular totalling over £1,100 for the year. We have joined ‘Remember a Charity’ to help us with our legacy fundraising and are planning a weeklong campaign for the next charity year. The charity is proud of the achievements made in fundraising, which have been very positive, especially considering the challenges faced. Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Due to the cost of living increases and the
strangles outbreak, our expenditure has
increased forcing us to source other
avenues of income.
During the year receipts of £329,252 were
received from donations, trust and grants,
sponsorships, rehoming fees and service
charges. Of this, £125,280 was received
from a corporate sponsorship partner that
provided donations to set up and establish| |---|---|---| |||the charity through support with staffing
and running costs. The agreement for the
year was £100,000, however, the business
very kindly donated extra funding to cover
the strangles vets bill. The partnership will
continue to provide support for the charity
with an aim to becoming self-funding in the
long term. A flexible and phased plan is in
place for this with £100,800 committed for
our next charity year and a steady
decrease over the following years.
£130,389 was raised in trust and grant
funding, an increase on the previous year.
A fundraising strategy and business plan is
in place to reduce the donation amount and
reliance on the corporate donor and
diversify income streams, working towards
self-sustainability. This has been
successful so far, for example, regular
donors have increased from 16 monthly
donors donating £2,400 every year in 2019
to 127 donating over £11,600 every year
for Hugs and this year we ran our first
Crowdfunder raised over £9,000, a
respectable amount for our first one. We
have also trained 2 staff members in Gift
Aid ready for our first claim.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Hugs Foundation is a fairly young
charity and significant setup and
operational costs have been incurred, thus
the ability to create cash reserves has not
been possible. In addition to this, the
coronavirus pandemic and now the cost of
living crisis and strangles outbreak, have
made it financially impossible to build or
retain any reserve funding. The Hugs
Foundation also believes that monies
received should be spent in accordance
with the charity mission and not held long
term in a bank account. Having very little
reserves does cause a financial strain on
the charity, however, the diversity and
flexibility of the Trustees and fundraising
strategy in place, has ensured the charity is
successful in gaining income and is
surviving.
In the next charity year, The Hugs
Foundation has an agreement with its
corporate sponsor, to receive £100,800
unrestricted funding. Therefore, the
reserves policy will be to operate with
minimal reserves whilst the charity
stabilises and carries out its fundraising
strategy. The corporate sponsor
commitment, along with the fundraising
strategy in place to increase income
diversity, gives the Trustees confidence| |||that The Hugs Foundation has the certainty
and resilience it requires to deliver its
charitable objectives and survive long term.
Any cash funds held, either restricted or
unrestricted, will be carried over to continue
to support the work of the charity into the
next financial year.
The Hugs Foundation is ultimately aiming
to increase its level of unrestricted funds
and reserves over the following years, in
order to ensure the underlying financial
resilience of the charity and to provide
designated funds for specific projects. The
aim would be for a minimum level of free
reserves that The Hugs Foundation will
hold in unrestricted funds, excluding fixed
assets, to cover three to six months of core
running costs plus any potential liabilities in
the event of The Hugs Foundation having
to cease its activities.
The reserves policy is reviewed annually by
The Hugs Foundation Trustees.| |---|---|---| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Total reserves held on 31 May 2023 were
£85,055, split as unrestricted funds of
£33,288 and restricted funds of £51,767.
£7,790 of the unrestricted funds balance is
held as cash.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|See above reserves policy.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|The coronavirus pandemic, cost of living
crisis and strangles outbreak has had a
negative impact on the charity’s income.
This year, the charity has been able to run
fundraising events, open days, care home
visits and well-being interventions.
However, for 3 months, all on and off-site
activities involving equines had to stop due
to the rescue yard being in lockdown with
the strangles outbreak and the charity
doing everything to minimise the spread of
the disease. This meant that our care home
visits and youth well-being sessions had to
come to a stop during this time. However,
the charity is now back up and running at
full capacity, has put what we have learnt
from the outbreak into practice to ensure
we do everything we can to stop any
outbreaks in the future and we have been
successful in applications for additional
grant funding which has been received in
2022-2023.| There is a flexible and diverse fundraising plan in place, including diversifying funding steams e.g., Crowdfunding and individual giving, which has increased this year. Demand for equine rescues and rehoming is continuing to rise and well-being service referrals have continued to see a huge increase and so the outlook for The Hugs Foundation is looking optimistic. **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity’s principle sources of funds are
the corporate sponsor and trust and grant
fundraising. To ensure the charity’s survival
and sustainability long term, a phased
reduction has started from the main
corporate sponsor, with £100,800
committed for the next charity year and a
steady decrease going forwards.
Additional funding streams have been
established and are steadily growing and
include:
•
individual giving, both one off donations
and regular monthly donations
•
memberships (Sponsor a Rescue or
Stable)
•
service charges (well-being support)
•
animal rescue rehoming fees
•
livery
•
tack sale donations
•
hire of facilities
•
Crowdfunding
•
Legacies
•
Christmas calendar donations and
sponsorship
•
corporate sponsorships and donations
Moving forwards, the charity’s fundraising
plan is to continue to grow these diversified
income streams and become less reliant on
one main corporate sponsor. This is
evidencing a positive trend in our annual
accounts.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The trustees have assessed the major risks
to which the charity is exposed and are
satisfied that the systems in place (risk
register etc.) will help to mitigate the risk or| enable it to be dealt with in a timely, efficient manner. Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||N/A| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated
Organisation| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |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|Trustees can be selected in various ways
including; approaching the charity
themselves through CV or application or
nomination by existing Trustees. Current
Trustees will consider potential new
Trustees who have skills which will help the
charity e.g. animal welfare knowledge,
children’s mental health, safeguarding,
fundraising and charity management.
Applications/nominations are brought to
Trustee meeting to discuss. They are
appointed upon approval by majority vote,
familiarised with the day to day running of
the charity and briefed on the governance
and their responsibilities.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
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