## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 April 2023 To 31 March 2024** ## **Charity name: Search And Rescue Dog Association Anglia** ## **Charity registration number: 1178049** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The preservation and protection of health
and the saving of life| |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|a) Providing a dedicated and trained
emergency search and rescue service
consisting of appropriately trained dogs,
handlers, and other team members to
assist and support the emergency
services in the search and rescue of
missing persons in East Anglia.
b) Providing a back-up service to other
search and rescue groups across the
UK and elsewhere if called upon and
able to do so.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have due regard to the
requirements of the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public benefit and
have exercised their powers and duties in
accordance with those obligations. The
primary aim of SARDA Anglia in meeting
the test for public benefit is that of, the
saving of lives.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|SARDA Anglia currently has an informal
policy on grant-making, as a small
organisation the only grants the
organisation makes, are for small amounts
to some members for the purchase of
specialist support items.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|SARDA Anglia does not have any
investments| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|SARDA Anglia is entirely volunteer run and
supported and therefore the contribution
made by volunteers is immeasurable.
Volunteer handlers train every day with
their dogs, and it can take 2+ years to train
a dog to a basic qualification standard.
Volunteers also support the operations of
the organisation by attending callouts,
training, and other events. All volunteers
expend significant time, effort and their own
funds supporting the organisation and its
aims. As a team of volunteers, we are on
call 24/365 to the emergency services.| |---|---|---| ## **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|SARDA Anglia has carried out several
searches during the financial year including
finding a person (sadly deceased) that had
been missing for 12 days. The Police and
other search assets had been unable to
locate the missing person.
Team members and their dogs continue to
train, with new dogs being trained as part
of the natural turnover and operational
lifespan of the dogs. This is key to
maintain operational readiness and for the
welfare of the dogs and their wellbeing. It is
important to note that all dogs live out their
natural lifespan after retirement and no dog
is put to sleep at the end of its working life.
It is important for the teams to remain
trained and available for the benefits to the
wider community when called upon.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Teams have continued to train and have
been operational during the year. The aim
is to maintain operational readiness and
SARDA Anglia continues to meet those
objectives.| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Limited fundraising required as SARDA
Anglia has sufficient funds and has limited
expenditure| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N / A No investments| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|SARDA Anglia’s financial position is
positive, and expenditure is low. The
position is reviewed regularly by the
Trustees.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|It should be noted that because of SARDA
Anglia’s appropriate governance standards
the charity maintains an informal Reserves
Policy of holding at least two years funds.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|2+ years reserves - £2,000 (held as part of
the general account). This far exceeds the
reserves required.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N / A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|No funds in deficit| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|No financial concerns| ## **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|Donations and general public fundraising.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|SARDA Anglia do not have any
investments| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Principle risks facing the charity are funding
and the prolonged timescale needed to
train dogs and handlers, which some
potential new members find difficult to
accept.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution, tailored version of Charity
Commission for England and Wales, Model
Constitution. Adapted for SARDA Anglia
and approved by the Charity Commission.| |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|By members vote at AGM, or by co-option
in the event of an urgent need e.g.
retirement.| ## **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|SARDA Anglia is a member of Suffolk
Voluntary Sector Emergencies Partnership
– the tier 3 responder group for Suffolk,
operating / with the Local Resilience
Forum.| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Search And Rescue Dog Association Anglia| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|SARDA Anglia (formerly NSARDA Anglia)| |Registered charity number|1178049| |Charity’s principal address|1 Sunnyside
Pound Hill
Stowmarket
Suffolk
IP14 4LZ| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4
5
6
7|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Andrew Shemming|Chairman|Whole period|Elected at annual AGM| ||Kevin Waterson|Lifetime President|Whole period|Elected at annual AGM| ||Phill Fox|Trustee|Whole period|Elected at annual AGM| ||Elizabeth Harlaar|Trustee|Whole period|Elected at annual AGM| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name None** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**None**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|None| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|None| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|None| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| ||None|| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **N / A** ## **Other optional information** **N / A** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|
Digital|Digital| |---|---|---| ||
Andrew Shemming|Phill Fox| ||
Chairman and Trustee|Trustee| ||
27 January 2025|| ||
27 January 2025|| ||A|B|C|D| |---|---|---|---|---| |1|**Search And Rescue Dog Association Anglia**
**(SARDA Anglia)**|||**Charity Registered in**
**England and Wales**
**No. 1178049**| |2||||| |3|**Simplified Receipts and Payments Accounts for the Financial Year**
**1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024**|||| |4|||PreviousYear|| |5||Year Ending
31 March 2024|Year Ending
31 March 2023|| |6|**Receipts**||Unrestricted Funds|| |7|Donations andFundraising|165 00
£|£28400|| |8|EquipmentPre-Payments|||| |9|Other|||| |10||||| |11||||| |12|Total Receipts|165 00
£|£ 284 00|| |13||||| |14||||| |15|**Payments**|||| |16|Training and Assessment Costs|||| |17|Equipment|106 00
£||| |18|Running Costs / Other (Internet costs)|||| |19||||| |20|Total Expenditure|106 00
£|£-|| |21||||| |22||||| |23|Net Receipts / Payments|59 00
£|£ 284 00|| |24||||| |25|PayPaland Cash Box||£-|| |26||||| |27|Cash Funds at Year End (Apr 2023)|8 997 000
£|£ 8 783 00|| |28||||| |29|Cash Funds at Year End (Apr 2024)|9 056 00
£|£ 8 997 00|| |30||||| |31||||| |32|Net Increase / decrease from last
financial year|£ 59 00|£ 284 00|| |33|Signed by one or two trustees on behalf
of the trustees|Andrew Shemming
Chairman and Trustee|Phill Fox
Trustee|| |34|Date|27-Jan-25|27-Jan-25|| |35|Signature|Digital|Digital|| |||**Search And Rescue Dog Association - Anglia**
**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**
**Registered in England and Wales number: 1178049**|**Search And Rescue Dog Association - Anglia**
**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**
**Registered in England and Wales number: 1178049**|**Search And Rescue Dog Association - Anglia**
**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**
**Registered in England and Wales number: 1178049**|**Search And Rescue Dog Association - Anglia**
**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**
**Registered in England and Wales number: 1178049**|**Search And Rescue Dog Association - Anglia**
**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**
**Registered in England and Wales number: 1178049**|**Search And Rescue Dog Association - Anglia**
**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**
**Registered in England and Wales number: 1178049**|**Search And Rescue Dog Association - Anglia**
**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**
**Registered in England and Wales number: 1178049**|**Search And Rescue Dog Association - Anglia**
**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**
**Registered in England and Wales number: 1178049**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| ||||||||||| |||**Notes to the Accounts for the Financial Year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024**|||||||| ||**1**|SARDA Anglia (previously known as NSARDA Anglia) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation
registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 23 April 2018|||||||| ||**2**|These accounts relate to the financial year 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
It should be noted that SARDA Anglia currently have no restricted funds.|||||||| ||**3**|Column labelled 'Previous Year' relates to the financial year 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023|||||||| ||**4**|The accounts for the period have been drafted in accordance with the Charity Commission for
England and Wales guidance for simple Receipt and Payment accounts CC16a using a simplified
format.|||||||| ||**5**|When reading the accounts it should be noted that the numbers may differ from bank statements
etc. as the figures are rounded up/down and to the nearest £.|||||||| ||**6**|As there has been limited financial movement in the accounting year, the Trustees opted to share
the role of Treasurer. However, it should be noted that there is separation between those that can
access the bank account and the person drawing up the accounts. This meets good financial
practice for a small organisation.|||||||| ||**7**|As noted above there is limited movement in the accounts and several people and members have
been generous and met the limited outgoings as gifts to the organisation e.g. printing and internet
costs.|||||||| ||**8**|Signed in person by the signatories and scanned for upload to the Charity Commission for England
and Wales website|||||||| ||**9**|These accounts have been drawn upby: Ms. Liz Harlaar_MBA(Open) MSc Int.Fin.Mgmt.(Open)_|||||||| ||||||||||| |||Signed|||||||| ||||||||||| |||Elizabeth Harlaar
_MBA (Open) MSc Int.Fin.Mgmt (Open)_|||||||| |||Date: 26 January 2025||||||||