Trustees' Annual Report for the period
| From | Period start date | Period start date | TO | Period end date | Period end date | ||
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| 01 | 04 | 2021 | 31 | 03 | 2022 |
Section A Reference and administration details
| Charity’s name | Help Street Cats and Dogs |
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| Other names the charity is known by | |
| Registered charity number (if any) | 1176632 |
| Charity’s principle address | 2 Lady St John Square, Goldings North Road Hertford, Hertfordshire SG14 2WS |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee Name |
Office (if any) |
Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of the person (body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| Isabel Dowsett | Founder and Trustee | ||
| Chris Dowsett | Trustee | ||
| Stacey Mclaughlin | Trustee | ||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Names Date if not acted for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of advisor Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution
(eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by management/trustees Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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●policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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●the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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●relationship with any related parties;
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●trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
To promote humane behaviour towards cats and dogs in Turkey by providing appropriate care, protection, treatment, shelter and security for Summary of the objects of the animals which are in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, charity set out in its governing abandonment, maltreatment and poor circumstances. Actively seeking document new permanent homes for rescued animals. Promoting spaying and neutering to prevent future unwanted street animals being born.
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| Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public 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) |
We are dedicated to reducing the street cat and dog population through our spay and neuter programmes to prevent unwanted cats and dogs of tomorrow. We aim to transform the quality of life for street cats and dogs by helping neglected, abandoned and abused street cats and dogs via partnerships with on the ground volunteers providing food, medical treatment, fostering, boarding and finding loving forever homes in the UK, USA, Canada and Europe. We achieve our mission by: Grants- Support volunteers on the ground by making donations enabling them to provide food, water, treat and protect animals in their communities. We supply pet food to volunteers to feed animals dumped in the mountains and remote areas where animals are left to die of starvation. Spay/Neuter- Actively promoting and organising spay and neuter to help reduce street animal population. We educate and promote the benefits of spay and neuter to deal with the root cause of street animal population. We support and enable on the ground volunteers in their spay and neuter efforts by partnering with local veterinarians. Protection- Rescue cats and dogs from neglect, abuse, cruelty and abandonment. We provide veterinary care, security and a safe environment for those in need of protection. Treatment- Funding life saving treatment for the sick or injured cats and dogs and subsequently finding loving homes. All animals that come into our care are tested for a variety of illnesses, vaccinated, wormed and spayed or neutered. The Trustees have given careful consideration to, and complied with, the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. We believe that street cats and dogs treated with kindness and appropriate care, protection and shelter should be given. We provide public benefit by: - Treating injured and sick street animals helps to control the incidence and spread of disease and suffering through appropriate treatment and vaccination benefiting both human and animal health. - Helping to reduce street animal population by spaying and neutering - Providing volunteering opportunities for those who wish to support our work including people who feed cats and dogs on the ground, fostering or organise transportation - Provision of cat and dog food supplies to those who wish to feed animals in their communities - Promoting benefits of spaying and neutering in Turkey to help reduce street animal numbers |
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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
We only provide grants to volunteers who are actively promoting and advocating benefits of spay and neuter.
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
We managed to just break even in the last financial period. Donations from the members of the public continued to decrease. This means having to prioritise how we use the funds in an effective and efficient way. In order of priority, food comes first as it’s difficult to see hungry cat and dogs on the street, treating injured and sick ones to alleviate suffering and spay and neuter to help reduce street animal population.
In this period, we have homed 14 cats and 10 dogs in the UK, Europe, Canada and the USA. We give priority to those animals who would not survive in the streets for long, for example blind, missing limbs, deafness or those who have suffered horrendous cruelty or abuse and we want to give them a chance.
We have continued to focus on spay and neutering working with the local veterinarians. One of the highlights of the year was receiving a grant for £5,000 to purchase a vehicle to enable transportation of more dogs from and to vets. Having the vehicle also meant that we can reach areas no other charities go to - villages need the most help in terms of TNR and educating people about the benefits of spay and neutering. With that in mind we’ve targeted improvised communities mainly villages for our spay and neutering efforts. We’ve spayed and neutered - 21 females and 4 males cats, 30 female and 10 male dogs. We prioritise female cats and dogs for effectiveness and cost efficiencies. We’ve also fundraised to build more shelters for the dogs before the winter. We’ve purchased timber and ironmongery to build modular ourselves to save money on labour. These shelters can house up to 50 dogs especially when the whole region is hit with heavy snow and -10 degrees temperatures.
We also built feeding stations with covers on to prevent food getting wet or ruined as well as water tanks to supply water rather than having to transport on a regular basis.
The price rises for pet food, transportation and veterinary care costs in Turkey meant that we were getting less for our money. We are having to shop around more and asking restaurants and shops to donate their leftover food to feed the cats and dogs on the streets and those dumped in the mountains or roadside.
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Despite the challenges, we are making a huge direct impact helping to alleviate suffering of street cats and dogs, spaying and neutering as many as we can to reduce population as well as educate people about the benefits of spay and neuter. The only long term solution is to prevent multiplication of animals in the first place.
We are incredibly lucky to have dedicated volunteers who go above and beyond helping us make difference to the lives of street cats and dogs.
Section E Financial review
The aim of the charity is to ensure that the charity’s ongoing and future Brief statement of the activities are reasonably protected from unexpected variances in its charity’s policy on reserves income and expenditure.
We aim to keep a minimum level of unrestricted general fund, currently set at £500.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
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Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) |
Signature(s) |
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| Full names(s) | Isabel Fadime Dowsett | Christopher John Dowsett | |
| Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc | Trustee and Secretary | Trustee | |
| Date | 23-Dec-22 |
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HELP STREET CATS AND DOGS INCOME AND EXPENSES SUMMARY FOR THE FINANCIAL PERIOD 01 APRIL 2021 TO 31 MARCH 2022
| PERIOD 01 APRIL 2021 TO 31 MARCH 2022 | |
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| Date Description Income Expenses |
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| 26 Mar 21 Donation 90 29 Mar 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 58.38 29 Mar 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 130 29 Mar 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 321.2 29 Mar 21 Donation 105.25 29 Mar 21 Donation 158.29 31 Mar 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 60.51 06 Apr 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 914 12 Apr 21 Currency Conversion 0.86 12 Apr 21 Currency Conversion 1.99 12 Apr 21 Cat and Dog Food 31.59 12 Apr 21 Cat and Dog Food 72.39 12 Apr 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 422.08 12 Apr 21 Donation 15 12 Apr 21 Donation 290.65 14 Apr 21 Donation 70 14 Apr 21 Donation 118.79 16 Apr 21 Currency Conversion 3.84 16 Apr 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 29.31 16 Apr 21 Cat and Dog Food 139.95 16 Apr 21 Donation 130 19 Apr 21 Donation 67.86 19 Apr 21 Donation 989.12 20 Apr 21 Colloars and Leads 7.99 22 Apr 21 Website and Hosting 16.68 22 Apr 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 89.87 26 Apr 21 Currency Conversion 1.29 26 Apr 21 Cat and Dog Food 47.01 26 Apr 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 55.61 26 Apr 21 Donation 40 28 Apr 21 Donation 20 04 May 21 Colloars and Leads 6.59 04 May 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 299.27 04 May 21 Donation 16.89 04 May 21 Donation 446.6 12 May 21 Donation 11 13 May 21 Currency Conversion 0.73 13 May 21 Currency Conversion 7.62 13 May 21 Pet carriers, leads and collors 26.61 13 May 21 Pet carriers, leads and collors 277.44 |
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17 May 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 357.18
17 May 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 553.7
17 May 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 585.93
17 May 21 Donation 51.78
17 May 21 Donation 74.62
20 May 21 Colloars and Leads 7.99
24 May 21 Donation 20.78
24 May 21 Donation 212.47
26 May 21 Pet flights 45
28 May 21 Donation 20
01 Jun 21 Currency Conversion 0.8
01 Jun 21 Currency Conversion 6.38
01 Jun 21 Cat and Dog Food 29.15
01 Jun 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 43
01 Jun 21 US Dog Import Permit 232.24
01 Jun 21 Donation 799.9
02 Jun 21 Currency Conversion 2.61
02 Jun 21 Cat and Dog Food 95.14
07 Jun 21 Currency Conversion 0.36
07 Jun 21 Currency Conversion 0.61
07 Jun 21 Currency Conversion 0.66
07 Jun 21 Cat and Dog Food 13.29
07 Jun 21 Pet carriers, leads and collors 22.29
07 Jun 21 Cat and Dog Food 24.17
09 Jun 21 Pet flights 244.84
14 Jun 21 Currency Conversion 0.53
14 Jun 21 Cat and Dog Food 19.55
14 Jun 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 120.7
14 Jun 21 Donation 55.06
14 Jun 21 Donation 129.11
17 Jun 21 Donation 75
18 Jun 21 Currency Conversion 0.33
18 Jun 21 Pet carriers, leads and collors 12.23
18 Jun 21 Donation 0.09
18 Jun 21 Donation 3.3
28 Jun 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 84.37
28 Jun 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 176.55
28 Jun 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 308.78
28 Jun 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 549.38
28 Jun 21 Donation 20
28 Jun 21 Donation 100
30 Jun 21 Donation 104.9
01 Jul 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 118.26
01 Jul 21 Donation 20
05 Jul 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 453.38
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15 Jul 21 Donation 80.01
15 Jul 21 Donation 158.71
16 Jul 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 70
21 Jul 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 53.22
22 Jul 21 Donation 91.05
26 Jul 21 Donation 225.75
29 Jul 21 Donation 20
30 Jul 21 Currency Conversion 0.38
30 Jul 21 Pet carriers, leads and collors 13.95
02 Aug 21 Currency Conversion 2.32
02 Aug 21 Cat and Dog Food 84.54
02 Aug 21 Donation 0.14
02 Aug 21 Donation 5.23
02 Aug 21 Donation 101.27
06 Aug 21 Currency Conversion 1.29
06 Aug 21 Currency Conversion 10.38
06 Aug 21 Cat and Dog Food 47.12
06 Aug 21 Pet carriers, leads and collors 377.78
09 Aug 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 138.37
09 Aug 21 Donation 20
09 Aug 21 Donation 116.28
12 Aug 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 55.57
12 Aug 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 141
13 Aug 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 129.77
16 Aug 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 176.73
17 Aug 21 Donation 12.29
18 Aug 21 Donation 30
23 Aug 21 Donation 22.62
27 Aug 21 Currency Conversion 3
27 Aug 21 Cat and Dog Food 109.19
27 Aug 21 Donation 20
01 Sep 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 188.56
06 Sep 21 Donation 10
06 Sep 21 Donation 64.57
06 Sep 21 Donation 301.75
08 Sep 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 236.37
13 Sep 21 Currency Conversion 0.27
13 Sep 21 Pet carriers, leads and collors 9.92
16 Sep 21 Donation 0.16
16 Sep 21 Donation 5.98
20 Sep 21 Currency Conversion 0.35
20 Sep 21 Pet carriers, leads and collors 12.99
20 Sep 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 70.01
20 Sep 21 Donation 36.33
20 Sep 21 Donation 61.13
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23 Sep 21 Donation 0.05
23 Sep 21 Donation 2.11
24 Sep 21 Currency Conversion 0.45
24 Sep 21 Pet carriers, leads and collors 16.63
27 Sep 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 67.83
27 Sep 21 Donation 67.92
27 Sep 21 Donation 2,000.00
30 Sep 21 Currency Conversion 0.22
30 Sep 21 Cat and Dog Food 8.19
30 Sep 21 Donation 20
04 Oct 21 Currency Conversion 0.66
04 Oct 21 Cat and Dog Food 24.09
04 Oct 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 216.88
04 Oct 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 232.42
11 Oct 21 Currency Conversion 0.15
11 Oct 21 Pet carriers, leads and collors 5.79
11 Oct 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 477.47
11 Oct 21 Donation 252.89
18 Oct 21 Currency Conversion 0.44
18 Oct 21 Currency Conversion 3.05
18 Oct 21 Cat and Dog Food 16
18 Oct 21 Cat and Dog Food 110.97
18 Oct 21 Donation 43.31
25 Oct 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 96.86
01 Nov 21 Currency Conversion 0.3
01 Nov 21 Pet carriers, leads and collors 10.94
02 Nov 21 Donation 20
05 Nov 21 Currency Conversion 0.6
05 Nov 21 Pet carriers, leads and collors 22.05
15 Nov 21 Currency Conversion 2.99
15 Nov 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 76.74
15 Nov 21 Pet carriers, leads and collors 108.94
15 Nov 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 340.27
15 Nov 21 Donation 200.93
15 Nov 21 Donation 339
17 Nov 21 Donation 50
22 Nov 21 Currency Conversion 0.77
22 Nov 21 Cat and Dog Food 28.03
22 Nov 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 407.38
22 Nov 21 Donation 199.24
29 Nov 21 Currency Conversion 0.22
29 Nov 21 Carriers 8.01
29 Nov 21 Donation 67.8
06 Dec 21 Currency Conversion 3.27
06 Dec 21 Cat and Dog Food 119.08
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06 Dec 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 134.91
06 Dec 21 Donation 95.11
09 Dec 21 Donation 20
13 Dec 21 Currency Conversion 0.27
13 Dec 21 Currency Conversion 0.45
13 Dec 21 Carriers 9.9
13 Dec 21 Cat and Dog Food 16.65
13 Dec 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 56.2
13 Dec 21 Donation 18.37
13 Dec 21 Donation 50
20 Dec 21 Donation 30
22 Dec 21 Website and Hosting 86.4
22 Dec 21 Donation 173.99
23 Dec 21 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 424.75
24 Dec 21 Donation 30
29 Dec 21 Pet flights 218.23
29 Dec 21 Donation 189.1
29 Dec 21 Donation 250
07 Jan 22 Currency Conversion 4.02
07 Jan 22 Cat and Dog Food 146.42
10 Jan 22 Currency Conversion 0.86
10 Jan 22 Pet carriers, leads and collors 31.36
10 Jan 22 Donation 128.38
10 Jan 22 Donation 378.89
13 Jan 22 Donation 31.86
14 Jan 22 Donation 50
18 Jan 22 Grant 3,000.00
21 Jan 22 Currency Conversion 0.84
21 Jan 22 Cat and Dog Food 30.7
24 Jan 22 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 120.35
27 Jan 22 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 242.07
28 Jan 22 Donation 20
31 Jan 22 Currency Conversion 1.68
31 Jan 22 Currency Conversion 4.61
31 Jan 22 Cat and Dog Food 61.31
31 Jan 22 Cat and Dog Food 167.64
31 Jan 22 Donation 35.49
31 Jan 22 Donation 327.12
07 Feb 22 Donation 20.63
07 Feb 22 Donation 97.16
09 Feb 22 Donation 50
10 Feb 22 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 191.87
14 Feb 22 Currency Conversion 1.06
14 Feb 22 Cat and Dog Food 38.57
14 Feb 22 Donation 70.28
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15 Feb 22 Currency Conversion 0.85
15 Feb 22 Cat and Dog Food 30.93
21 Feb 22 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 83.16
21 Feb 22 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 106.47
22 Feb 22 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 15.45
22 Feb 22 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 164.62
23 Feb 22 Donation 20.61
28 Feb 22 Donation 20
01 Mar 22 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 55.84
02 Mar 22 Currency Conversion 0.17
02 Mar 22 Pet carriers, leads and collors 6.34
07 Mar 22 Currency Conversion 0.36
07 Mar 22 Pet carriers, leads and collors 13.21
07 Mar 22 Carriers 26.4
07 Mar 22 Donation 319.85
07 Mar 22 Donation 35.8
07 Mar 22 Donation 74.08
08 Mar 22 Currency Conversion 0.14
08 Mar 22 Pet carriers, leads and collors 5.3
14 Mar 22 Currency Conversion 0.62
14 Mar 22 Currency Conversion 1.24
14 Mar 22 Cat and Dog Food 22.57
14 Mar 22 Cat and Dog Food 45.4
14 Mar 22 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 207.24
14 Mar 22 Donation 267.63
15 Mar 22 Currency Conversion 3
15 Mar 22 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 53.92
15 Mar 22 Cat and Dog Food 109.44
18 Mar 22 Donation 581.3
21 Mar 22 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 131.04
21 Mar 22 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 131.14
21 Mar 22 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 208.88
21 Mar 22 Donation 311.49
22 Mar 22 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 53.16
23 Mar 22 Currency Conversion 0.92
23 Mar 22 Pet carriers, leads and collors 33.63
23 Mar 22 Donation 250
25 Mar 22 Vet bills, boarding, food and transportaiton 306.46
Totals 15,850.12 15,282.00
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