## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 1/1/21 Period start date To 31/12/21 Period end date Charity name: Dachshund Health UK Charity registration number: 1177400 ## Objectives and Activities ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|1. Preventing cruelty towards and
suffering of dogs of the Dachshund breed by
advancing education of the public in the care
and treatment of Dachshunds and promoting
humane behaviour towards Dachshunds.
2. Advancing education and research
into diseases and hereditary disorders of
Dachshunds and by promoting the
dissemination of the useful results of such
research.| |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|The organisation conducts research into
health conditions that affect the Dachshund
breed, for example by surveying owners or
through funding of veterinary and genetic
research to identify causes, treatments and
screening tests.
The organisation supports online help and
advice to owners of Dachshunds who may
be suffering from a health issue. It creates
and distributes educational materials (online
and at events) for owners and potential
owners so they can make informed
decisions about owning and caring for the
Dachshund breed.
The organisation provides grants to owners
to enable them to participate in breed-
specific health screening programmes.
The organisation promotes its research
activities to ensure sufficient Dachshund
owners participate, resulting in valid
sampling and surveys.| |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 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|The main criteria for grant-making are:
- prevalence of a health condition
(percentage of the breed affected)
- its welfare impact on the dog (and
sometimes the owner)
- the number of dogs affected or potentially
affected
- the costs of screening and/or treatment
(affordability for owners)
- the track record of researchers with whom
we work and the viability of their proposed
projects
- any wider impact on society (for example
promoting responsible dog ownership and
husbandry)
The ultimate decision on our choice of
support and work is invariably a combination
of all the above.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|We have counted the non-trustee members
(6) of the Dachshund Breed Council’s Health
committee as volunteers during 2020 in our
online Return.| |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|During the year, the charity supported
several projects, including:
Subsidies for IVDD screening – 50 dogs
were screened in 2021, helping to reduce
the risk of breeding dogs with back
disease. This screening programme was
adopted formally by the Kennel Club in
2021 and they are also offering subsidies.
These subsidies reduce the net cost to an
owner to £110.
Our health website
(www.dachshundhealth.org.uk) had
196,000 visitors in 2021, up from 85,500 in
2020 (29,000 in 2019 and 11,000 in 2018).
191,000 people visited our IVDD website
and we had 9945 members in our IVDD
Facebook Support Group. Our Instagram
account increased its followers to over
1500 and is managed by Christine Bessio,
a volunteer in the USA.
During 2021, we also published new
infographics including advice on illegal
imports, bitches in season and the results
of the 2021 DachsLife survey.
We continued our support of a project with
Cambridge University Vet School to
investigate the diagnosis and recovery of
Dachshunds suffering from IVDD. We ran
an online webinar with them in April 2021
and shared the educational resources
online.
The main opportunities to engage with
Dachshund buyers and owners were via
our social media channels and at Discover
Dogs which was held in London in
November. This event was organised by
the Southern Dachshund Association, and
we are grateful to all the volunteers who
took their dogs over the 2 days. The breed
booths were decorated with new posters
and banners (designed by our Trustee Gill
Key) and we were delighted to hear they
were awarded 2nd prize in the breed booth
competition.| 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|| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## Financial Review |Financial Review||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Following registration as a charity in 2018,
the organisation inherited a total of £28,762
comprising both Restricted and Unrestricted
funds from the existing Breed Council Health
Fund. Upon incorporation a new bank
account was set up.
During 2021, a number of grants were made
to individuals whilst total funds at the 31st
December 2021 were £26,248 of which
£3,709 are restricted.
Our major grants made during 2021 were
£10,000 to the Cambridge IVDD research
project. The final grant of £5,000 for this
project will be made in 2022.
We continue to have a range of dachshund
owners who raise funds for us on a regular
basis, particularly around the Christmas
holidays.
Dachshund Breed Clubs are also donors
and we gratefully acknowledge their support
and that of their members.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Trustees consider that £2000 of
unrestricted funds should be held as
Reserves. At current expenditure rates, this
would cover 4-5 years of operational
expenses.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£2000| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| |Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements|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|Individual donations, fundraising by
Dachshund Facebook Groups, Breed Club
donations and funds from commercial online
Dachshund shops.| |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|At the end of 2021, our IVDD Restricted
Fund was less than our commitments for
2022. We will address this by transferring
unrestricted funds and additional fundraising
campaigns. Our net funds reduced by £6000
in 2021 so our main risk is the rate at which| we can increase fundraising to match our aspirations to support projects. Other ## Structure, Governance and Management |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |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|The founding trustees were appointed from
the Officers of the Dachshund Breed Council
and representatives of the DBC Health Sub-
committee.
Apart from the first charity trustees, every
trustee must be appointed for a term of three
years by a resolution passed at a properly
convened meeting of the charity trustees.
In selecting individuals for appointment as
charity trustees, the charity trustees must
have regard to the skills, knowledge and
experience needed for the effective
administration of the CIO.| |Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements|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
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## Reference and Administrative details |Charity name|Dachshund Health UK| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1177400| |Charity’s principal address|204 Blind Lane
Flackwell Heath
High Wycombe
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appoint trustee (ifany)| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Roger Sainsbury|Chairman||| ||Katherine
Herrington|Treasurer||| ||Ian Seath|Secretary||| ||Gill Key|||| ||Anne Moore|||| ||Sharon Alton|||| ||Daniel Roberts|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name N/A Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |Trustee name|Dates acted if not for whole year|| |---|---|---| |N/A||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) ## Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## Other optional information ## Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Date 02/05/22 **Registered Charity No. 1177400** ## **DACHSHUND HEALTH UK** ## **REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** ## **FOR THE PERIOD ENDED** ## **31ST DECEMBER 2021** **Rowley Ward Chartered Accountants Tower House 4 Tower Street York YO1 9SB** **Tel: (01904) 628663** 2 ## **DACHSHUND HEALTH UK** ## **ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES** ## **FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31[ST] DECMEBER 2021** ## **History & Objectives** Charitable status was obtained on 2[nd] March 2020 for an organisation that had previously existed as a specific subcommittee of the Dachshund Breed Council for the promotion and research of health matters. The public benefit of the charity is to prevent cruelty and suffering of the Dachshund Breed through advancing education of the public at large in the care and treatment of Dachshunds, thereby promoting humane behaviour towards Dachshunds. The charity will seek funding to support education and research into diseases and heredity disorders and provide a means of disseminating the useful results of such research amongst the public generally. These objectives will be met from fundraising activities to support grants to appropriate individuals and organisations and by providing advice and advocacy in respect of the Dachshund breed. ## **Governance** A committee of Trustees volunteer their time and during the period comprised:- Chair Mr R Sainsbury Secretary Mr I Seath Treasurer Mrs K Herrington ## **Financial Review** Activities during the year saw an increase in total funds to £26,248, of which £3,709 are restricted, notwithstanding the national Covid-19 restrictions. The balance of funds from the Genome Project was transfer to General Fund during the year. 3 ## **DACHSHUND HEALTH UK Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees** I report on the accounts of Dachshund Health UK for the period ended 31[st] December 2021, which are set out on pages 4 to 6. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: - Examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Charities Act) - To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145 (5) (b) of the 2011 Charities Act); and - To state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of independent examiners report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **Independent examiners statement** In the course of my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which give me cause to believe that in any material respect: - The accounting records were not kept in accordance with Section 130 of the Charities Act 2011, or - The accounts did not accord with the accounting records, or - The accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and context of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination’. I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Michael Ward FCA Tower House 4 Tower Street York YO1 9SB Date: 4 ## **DACHSHUND HEALTH UK STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2021** |||2021|||2020|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Restricted Funds General Fund|||Restricted Funds||General Fund| ||£||£|||| |**Incoming Resources**||||||| |IVDD Project|4,970||-|7,044||-| |Donations|-||2,699|-||3,489| ||_______||_______|_______||_______| ||4,970||2,699|7,044||3,489| ||_______||_______|_______||_______| |**Resources Expended**||||||| |Cambridge Study|10,000||-|-||-| |Grants|3,100||-|4,800||-| |Screening Programme|-||-|1,192||-| |Bank Charges|52||-|72||-| |Sundry|-||242|-||-| |Accountancy|165||165|150||150| |Advertising|-||-|-||250| |Website Fee|-||48|-||93| ||_______||_______|_______||_______| ||13,317||455|6,214||493| ||_______||_______|_______||_______| |**Surplus/(Deficit)**|£(8,347)||£2,244|£830||£2,996| |Transfer Funds|£(3,079)||£3,079|-||-| ||_______||_______|_______||_______| ||£(11,426)||£5,323|£830||£2,996| ||======||======|======||======| 5 ## **DACHSHUND HEALTH UK** ## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2021** |
Restricted Fund
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at Bank
3,874
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Creditors
(165)
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3,709
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Funds
General Fund
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IVDD Fund
3,709
Genome Project
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3,709
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General Fund
22,704
(165)
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22,539
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26,578
(330)
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26,248
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22,539
3,709
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26,248
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15,285
(150)
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15,135
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3,079
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15,135
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General Fund Total
17,366
32,651
(150)
(300)
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17,216
32,351
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17,216
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12,056
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3,079
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32,351
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