2022-04-01-accounts - Lotus Stray Rescue

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LOTUS STRAY RESCUE Registered Charity Number 1177717 Accounts for the Year Ended 31 March 2022


Trustees' Annual Report					for theperiod
From	Period start date			To	Period end date
	01	April	2021		31	March	2022

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Lotus Stray Rescue

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1177717

Charity's principal address 8 Brambledene Close Woking Surrey Postcode GU21 3HE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Christina Anderson
	Laura Skingle
	Susan Gosling

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
Christina Anderson
Laura Skingle
Susan Gosling

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Association How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by existing trustees Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
Trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

For the benefit of the public to relieve the suffering of stray dogs and cats in need of care and attention in England and Europe in particular by: a) Providing homes, care and treatment. Summary of the objects of the b) Engaging in spay & neuter campaigns to reduce the stray population. charity set out in its governing document To promote humane behaviour towards animals by providing care and treatment and to educate the public in matters pertaining to prevention of suffering among animals.

Promote humane behaviour and educate the public to prevent cruelty and the suffering of animals. Support and conduct spay & neuter campaigns to reduce the stray population.

Rescue and rehome stray animals in need of protection to prevent suffering.

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)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

During the year ended 31 March 2022 Lotus Stray Rescue has worked hard to achieve the following:

40 stray dogs have been rescued, with 28 being rehomed in the UK. The remaining dogs are being financially supported in a private shelter in Romania where they receive appropriate shelter, food and vet care until such a time that they are rehomed.
• Fundraising income was generated during the year via online auctions and raffles.
Due to Covid restrictions sadly no neutering programmes were undertaken during the year, other than those belonging to the charity.

Section E Financial review

Currently we do not have a reserve set, nor is it our intention to set one Brief statement of the up within the next financial year.

charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Laura Skingle Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc) Date 24/01/2023

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Report to the trustees/ members of Lotus Stray Rescue

On accounts for the 31 March 2022 Charity no 1177717 Period ended (if any) Set out on page 8

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the period ended 31 March 2022.

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Name: Louise Mounsey Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):

Date: 24.01.23

Address: 25 Hillsleigh Mews, Colchester, CO1 2QU

	Lotus Stray Rescue			1177717	CC16a
		Receipts and payments accounts
	For the period from	01.04.21	To	31.03.22

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
Adoption Fees Received	10,033	-	-	10,033	8,033
General Donations Received	22,827	-	-	22,827	30,764
Fundraising/Events Income	2,547	-	-	2,547	901
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Sub total(Gross income for AR)	35,407	-	-	35,407	39,698
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A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-	-	-	-
Sub total	-	-	-	-	-
Total receipts A3 Payments
	35,407	-	-	35,407	39,698

Vet Fees,Kennels & Transporation Costs	41,940	-	-	41,940	35,670
Bank Charges	95	-	-	95	201
	-	-	-	-	-
Sub total	42,035	-	-	42,035	35,871
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A4 Asset and investmentpurchases, (see table)
	-	-	-	-
Sub total Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end	-	-	-	-	-

	42,035	-	-	42,035	35,871
	- 6,628	-	-	- 6,628
	- 6,628	-	-	- 6,628	3,827
	-	-	-	-	-
	6,667	-	-	6,667	2,840
	39	-	-	39	6,667

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details		Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Endowment funds to nearest £
	Cash at Bank		39	-	-
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	Details	Total cash funds	39	-	-
			Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Endowment funds to nearest £
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	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
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	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
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	Details		Fund to which liability relates	Amount due (optional)	When due (optional)
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	Signature		Print Name		Date of approval
			Laura Skingle		24/01/2023