## **Healing Paws Animal Rescue Trustees Report for The Period Ending 31st March 2022** Charity Name: Healing Paws Animal Rescue Charity Registration Number: 1177945 Charity Address: 174 Leicester Road, Countesthorpe, Leicestershire LE8 5QW (to 15 Dec 21) 88 Overtown Road, Waterloo, Wishaw, North Lanarkshire ML2 8EW (from 15 Dec 21) Trustees: Mrs Helen Glass (Resigned 15 Dec 21) Mrs Jackie Wills (Resigned 9 Jan 22) Miss Aileen Lamberton Ms Karen Leie Mrs Hayley McKenzie ## **1. STRUCTURE & MANAGEMENT** As a relatively new charity, Healing Paws Animal Rescue aim to achieve a clear sense of purpose and direction for the future and the priorities of the Charity. We continue to work to our 10-year Strategic Plan, initially created in 2018 though with flexibility provided through an annual review to ensure we take account of a changing context. The Trustees recognise they need to continue to augment policies and procedures in the light of changes in animal welfare law both in Greece and the UK as well as changes due to Brexit. We continue to update our strategy and direction in light of changes to the external market and this includes: - Defining and refining our core values and focus - Setting clear strategic goals and objectives - Having a clear operating plan with detailed actions and monitoring - Donor engagement to input to our activities and providing an external view of our strengths, weaknesses and opportunities The Strategic Plan is therefore not static but dynamic. Although the strategic goals remain consistent and our means of achieving them may change on a regular basis. To ensure strong governance and oversight, priority actions are discussed and potentially revised quarterly with Trustee meetings monthly throughout the year. The Trustees keep in contact with each other on a daily basis to discuss current developments that arise. The Trustees also undertake an annual review. The first step in recruiting a Trustee is seeking interest from the charities volunteers and supporters who have already been involved in the work of the charity and have the skills and expertise required to fulfil the requirements of managing the charity. ## **2. ACTIVIITIES & OBJECTIVES** _“Our vision is a future where all animals are provided with a responsible and loving home for life and that Healing Paws Animal Rescue is recognised as a high-quality provider of animal welfare and community services on the Greek_ ## _Island of Zakynthos”_ Our LONG-TERM Vision is to build a Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre on the Island. During this year, we have continued to pursue our long-term ambition to have a dedicated rescue and rehabilitation centre on the island of Zakynthos. This would provide a safe, infection control and cost-effective way to properly care for the animals prior to transport to their new adoptive homes in the UK. We continue to fundraise for donations towards assisting in the development of building a legal licensed Shelter on the island of Zakynthos which is the charities long-term objective. In the previous financial year, £39k of funds raised have now been granted to Healing Paws Animal Rescue. Zakynthos a not-for-profit registered charity in Greece for the acquisition of land. Huge efforts have been made in the past year to fundraise to deliver the acquisition of the land which will meet Greek Welfare Standards Basic work has started on the purchased land i.e., land clearing and fencing. Further work will be done in stages to complete the build of the shelter as we raise funds to complete the stages. In this year we have homed 117, dogs mainly puppies. It was a very challenging year transporting the dogs to the UK due to Covid restrictions and Brexit import regulations and Greek laws. We continue to sterilise strays on Zakynthos and provide veterinary treatment to injured animals. In response to GDPR our Privacy Policy was updated and added to the charities website as well as the Cookie Policy. In April, we registered with the Fundraising Regulator. Applied for a grant which was unsuccessful. We continue to process grant applications and we have registered with fundraising platforms. We have three key areas within our mission: - To promote humane behaviour towards animals, on the Greek island of Zakynthos, by providing appropriate care, protection, treatment and security for animals which are in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances or ill usage. - To educate the public in matters pertaining to animal welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering among animals. - To rescue animals and rehome them and to do whatever we can to improve the living conditions of the strays and homed animals in Zakynthos. ## **3. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE INCLUDING PUBLIC BENEFIT** We have continued to achieve our goals to home dogs from the shelter in Zakynthos to adopted families in the UK successfully. As well as foster homes and rescue placements. Income generation has not been as high than previous years, due to the financial climate, we still managed to keep finances in credit and able to pay all costs for vet fees, food and maintenance at the current shelter. To accomplish our vision and mission, Healing Paws Animal Rescue has identified six Key Focus Areas, each of the objectives and activities are detailed within our Operating Plan: - Governance arrangements - Adoption, fostering and rescue placements - Income generation - Marketing and communications - Community programmes - Monitoring and performance As detailed earlier, our long-term ambition is to support a dedicated rescue and rehabilitation centre on the island of Zakynthos. This would provide a safe, infection control and costeffective way to properly care for the animals prior to transport to their new adoptive homes. The Trustees are fully aware of their legal requirement and obligations required to the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance as well as the Charities Act 2022. Future Trustees will also be asked to be fully aware of these two requirements: - Benefit Aspect – our purpose is beneficial by rescuing stray dogs and cats and providing them with a caring adoptive family who want to care for a pet and be part of family. This is identifiable by the follow up reports from adopters who inform us how well the pet has settled in and how it has been a welcome addition to family. - In the rare occasion that detriment or harm results, there is emergency procedures in place for immediate action. - Benefit to the public in general is to give a prospective adopter the option to choose the perfect pet for them to share their life with. - The Trustees do not give rise to incidental personal benefit, apart from the success in helping the public to find their pet. - The Trustees understand the purpose of the charity and the benefits of delivering and making decisions to ensure benefits are provided. ## **4. FINANCIAL REVIEW** Attached to this report is the Statement of Receipts and Payments. To summarise, year on year general fundraising is down £26k due to less donations due to the current economic crisis with Covid and adoption fees are down due to less dogs being adopted due to Covid transport issues. There is a £5k reduction year on year for Zakynthos vet fees and food due to less strays being rescued. UK vet fees have increased by £5k due to a dog in foster requiring a major operation. As at 31[st] March 2022 the money in the charities bank account is £10K plus a £5k contingency. ## **Notes Forming Part of the Financial Statements for The Period Ending 31[st] March 2022** ## 1. Accounting Policies The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the year. a) Basis of Accounting The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. b) Fund Accounting Unrestricted Funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in order to meet the objectives of the charity. Designated Funds are unrestricted funds which are earmarked for particular purposes. Restricted Funds have restrictions placed on their expenditure by the donor. c) Incoming Resources All income is included in the financial statements. There are several regular and irregular donors donating general funds to assist with the costs of running the charity. The Charity undertakes fundraising with a Lottery License provided by Blaby District Council. For individuals wishing to adopt a dog or a cat, a fee is charged to cover the costs of vet fees. The charity claims Gift Aid on donations which qualify. d) Resources Expended Expenditure is recognised on a cash basis when payments are made. ## 2. Trustee Remuneration No Trustees received any remuneration during the financial period ending 31st March 2022. ## 3. Independent Examination by JD Bookkeeping **----- Start of picture text -----**
Healing Paws Animal Rescue 1177945
Statement of Receipts and payments
For the period
From April 21 To March 22
Statement of Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Designated Total funds Last year
funds funds
to the nearest to the nearest to the nearest to the nearest
£ £ £ £
Receipts
General Donations & Fundraising 46,048 - 46,048 72,374
Adoption flying transport fees - - - 6,621
Adoption Vet & neutering donations - 19,580 19,580 29,237
HMRC gift aid 4,439 - 4,439 4,743
Total receipts 50,487 19,580 70,067 112,975
Payments
Zakynthos Vetenary Costs 14,462 19,580 34,042 36,112
Zakynthos Main Food supply 9,122 - 9,122 12,098
Zakynthos Rescue Overheads 9,789 - 9,789 7,453
Zakynthos Building and repair costs 1,624 1,624 7,953
Zakynthos Private Kennel fees for male dogs - - - 2,332
Flying transport costs - - - 6,621
Zakynthos land purchase grant 38,635 - 38,635 -
UK Foster Vets fees 5,436 5,436 -
UK Foster Expenses inc Ins 931 - 931 1,106
UK Foster Dogs subsidy of travel to UK 1,140 1,140 -
UK Kennel fees/profession transport/assessme 2,343 2,343 3,200
UK Legal Fees & professional fees 100 - 100 492
UK Admin/promo materials 229 - 229 393
Total Payments 83,810 19,580 103,390 77,760
Net of receipts/(payments) - 33,323 - - 33,323 35,215
- - -
Cash funds last year end 48,532 - 48,532 13,317
Cash funds at 31st March 2022 15,209 - 15,209 48,532
Statement of Assets & Liabilities
Cash Funds
Lloyds Business Treasurer Account 10,209
Lloyds Business Savings Account 5,000
Total Cash Funds at 31st March 22
15,209
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Healing Paws Animal Rescue 1177945
Statement of Receipts and payments
For the period from April 21 To March 22
Statement of Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Designated
funds funds Total funds Last year
to the nearest o the nearest o the nearest to the nearest
£ £ £ £
Receipts
General Donations & Fundraising 46,048 - 46,048 72,374
Adoption flying transport fees - - - 6,621
Adoption vets fees & neutering donations - 19,580 19,580 29,237
HMRC gift aid 4,439 - 4,439 4,743
Total receipts 50,487 19,580 70,067 112,975
Payments
Zakynthos Vetenary Costs 14,462 19,580 34,042 36,112
Zakynthos Main Food supply 9,122 - 9,122 12,098
Zakynthos Rescue Overheads 9,789 - 9,789 7,453
Zakynthos Building and repair costs 1,624 1,624 7,953
Zakynthos Private Kennel fees for male dogs - - - 2,332
Flying transport costs - - - 6,621
Zakynthos land purchase grant 38,635 - 38,635 -
UK Foster Vets fees 5,436 5,436 -
UK Foster Expenses inc Ins 931 - 931 1,106
UK Foster Dogs subsidy of travel to UK 1,140 1,140 -
UK Kennel fees/profession transport/assessments 2,343 2,343 3,200
UK Legal Fees & professional fees 100 - 100 492
UK Admin/promo materials 229 - 229 393
Total Payments 83,810 19,580 103,390 77,760
Net of receipts/(payments) - 33,323 - - 33,323 35,215
- - -
Cash funds last year end 48,532 - 48,532 13,317
Cash funds at 31st March 2022 15,209 - 15,209 48,532
Statement of Assets & Liabilities
Cash Funds
Lloyds Business Treasurer Account 10,209
Lloyds Business Savings Account 5,000
Total Cash Funds at 31st March 22 15,209
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to tho trustèul member8 of Healing Paw8 Animal Rescue On accounts for the year ended 3111 March 2022 Charlty no (If any) 1177945 S•t out on pag•• 5 of the Trustees Report I report to the trustees on my examinatknn of the accounls of the above charity ('Ihe Tru8t') for the year ended 3110312022. R••pon$ibiliti•• and As the chanty trustee8 of the Trust, you are rèsponsible for the preparation basil af r•port of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Ac* 2011 {'the Acr). I report in regsxct of my éxamination of the Trust's account6 carriéd out under 8ecllon 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have follaw8d thè applicable Directions giv6n by the Charity Commi88ion under SeCt￿n 145(5}{b) of the Acl. I have cOM￿eted my examination. I confirm that no material matter8 have come to my attention In connedion wlth the examination which gives me use to believe that in, any material respect: accounting re￿rdS were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act OT the accounls do not acth whh the accountlng records I have no eonc8m8 and have come across no other matter8 in connectlon with the examinats'on to whlch attorrtion 8hould be drawn in order to enable a Kyoper under8tanding of the accounts to be reached. Ind•p•ndont •xaminor'• statsment Sign•d: 1811012022 Nam•: Jenny Ditch Rolevanl profa881onal FICB PM. Dip qualiflcation(8) or body ' Inslitute of Certffied Bookkeepers {If any): Licensed Practise Numter 12567 Addr•M: 34 Alma Road Reigale, Surrey RH2 ODH IER Octobor 2018 Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern {sea CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Glve here brlèf d•tall$ of any itsms that the •xamlnor wi•hos to dl8cIo80. IER Octob•r 2018