## **Street Paws Registered Charity No. 1178826**
**Trustees' Report and Financial Statement for the year ended 31 August 2022**
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## **Street Paws**
Name: **Street Paws** Charity no: 1178826 Structure: Charitable Incorporated Organisation governed by a constitution. Trustees: Rachel Bean Leah Victoria Southern Susan McCabe James Patrick Collins Katja Londa Danyal Khan Catriona Granger Trustees are elected by the membership at each Annual General Meeting. Address: 101 Middleton Street Blyth NE24 2LU Bankers: Lloyds Bank Independent Mark Thompson MAAT Examiner: VODA Spirit of North Tyneside Wing 2nd Floor, Wallsend Customer First Centre 16 The Forum Wallsend NE28 8JR
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## **The Trustee's present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2022.**
The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the Constitution and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities (effective from January 2015)
## **Objectives and Activities Purposes and aims**
Street Paws provides free, essential veterinary care and support services to animals belonging to the homeless community in the UK.
In addition, Street Paws raises awareness of its activities and raises funds to cover the costs of veterinary services, supplies, pet equipment, volunteer recruitment and training in line with its charitable aims. The Trustees review the aims and objectives of the charity each year. This report looks at the achievements and outcomes during the reporting period. The Trustees report on the success of each activity, noting how operations have benefitted local populations. The review helps Trustees to ensure that the charity’s aims and objectives remain focussed on its stated purpose.
The Trustees have referred to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity’s aims and objectives and when planning future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the objectives that have been set.
The Covid pandemic has brought change in working practices with less focus on veterinary outreach clinics and more targeted support through our Hostel support programme the Dog Champion Scheme. During the financial year 2021-2022 Street Paws volunteer vets supported 139 animals at outreach and referred a further 93 animals to local veterinary practices for treatment.
There is still a lack of pet friendly accommodation nationally and in the period of April 2022 – August 2022 we received 72 requests for support where no pet friendly accommodation was available Nationally and therefore the homeless pet owner was not able to accept temporary accommodation with their pet.
## **Achievements and Performance**
Street Paws charitable activities focus on homelessness and animal welfare and are undertaken to further Street Paws charitable purpose for the public benefit.
This year, thanks to a successful 3 Year Grant application to Pets at Home foundation we recruited Penny Delaney to the team as full time Operations Assistant. Penny joins Director Michelle Southern and Fiona Willis Operations Manager to support the delivery of our work across the UK.
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This appointment has led to the charity successfully expanding our services, notably the Dog Champion Scheme. The Scheme supports hostels and temporary accommodation to welcome pets with their owners by providing Staff training and support, pet policies, owner agreements, canine first aid training, pet essentials and veterinary care. This year we added a video vet service to the scheme to enable sick or injured pets to be quickly assessed by a veterinarian and referred for treatment.
Street Paws continued to support Riverside Group to accept pets into their temporary accommodation via the Dog Champion Scheme and in 2021-2022 we supported 13 Riverside hostels nationally. We will continue to expand the scheme to new partners nationally during the coming year and see this as a main focus of our activities during 2022 – 2023. As the scheme grows the need for veterinary outreach will naturally fall as we support people and their pets directly off the streets and into accommodation together.
This year Street Paws team have trained 34 hostel staff in dog behaviour, fear aggression and canine first aid. Further expansion of the service across the UK across many partners will have a real impact on homelessness and assisting those with pets off the streets across 2022-2023.
Students from Newcastle University Politics Department worked with the charity this year to understand how we work, pet ownership whilst experiencing homelessness and the effects, and our Dog Champion Scheme. The results of their research were presented at the University in May. We have drawn on their research to further advance our scheme and send the final report to all prospective partners and Local Authorities in our geographical areas of work.
## **Financial Review**
Street Paws have seen a drop in income this financial year £100k (£152k (2020-2021) £150k (2019-2020) £77k (2018-2019)). The principal sources of funds continue to be raised from public fundraising and sponsorship, sales of Street Paws merchandise on our online store, fundraising events including social media/online funding campaigns and charitable donations from the public and veterinary partners
In 2021-2022 Street Paws submitted a number of successful grant applications and were awarded £44k in Grants including £20,246 from Pets at Home Foundation, £5,000 from The Grocers Charity and £5,000 from Jean Sainsbury Animal Trust,
Despite operating in an extremely challenging financial period, alongside many charities, the trustees and Director are continuing to develop a fundraising strategy supported by an independent fundraising consultant.
## Principal risks and uncertainties
Key risks were identified and reviewed. Below is a list of principal risks for Street Paws including mitigating actions:
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● Further Loss of Funding. Action - maintain and further develop the fundraising plan across a broad range of donors and explore Corporate Sponsorship and Legacy fundraising. Seek further support from professional fundraiser to strengthen applications and formally create a strategic fundraising plan.
- Veterinary risks. Action - training and implementation of procedures, insurance cover and risk assessment reviews.
- Disruptions and effects involving volunteers of staff at outreach. Action Training, implementation of incident procedures, insurance cover, risk assessment and policy.
## **Reserves Policy**
Street Paws board policy for holding reserves is to target a level of cash that represents a minimum of 6 months core expenditure and fixed costs. Cash reserves are monitored monthly by the treasurer and reported to the board at monthly trustee meetings. Current Charity reserves total £187k
## **Plans for future periods**
Street Paws plans to continue its growth in 2022-2023 in line with the board-led strategic plan, monitored and implemented by the Director. Key areas of development are:
- Further raising the profile of Street Paws within the UK
- Further expansion of the Street Paws Dog Champions Scheme including incorporation of a paid membership for partners to maximise income and enable growth.
- Further development of fundraising streams and to explore Corporate and Legacy Fundraising.
## **Structure, governance and management**
Street Paws is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and registered as a charity on 18 June 2018. All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the charity, Any expenses reclaimed are set out in the accounts. Street Paws trustees are selected and appointed based on suitability, skills and experience, both clinical and non-clinical, so that there is a good professional fit. Day to day operations are delegated to the Director. Trustees meet monthly to provide strategic direction and governance and the AGM is held annually.
Processes for risk management are clearly stated in our Health and Safety Policies and associated Risk register. Street Paws Director is Health and Safety Officer and responsible for the implementation of the Health and Safety Policy, and compliance with relevant legislation. Street Paws operates an independent UK charity and there have been no transactions with related parties.
Signed on behalf of Trustees
## **Sue McCabe Chair of the Trustees**
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## **Independent Examiners Report**
## **Report to the Street Paws trustees of**
## **On accounts for 31 August 2022 Charity no 1178826 the year ended**
**Respective** The trustees of the organisation are responsible for the preparation of **responsibilities of** accounts; they consider that an audit is not required for this year under **trustees and** section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an Independent **examiner** Examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to
- examine the accounts (under section 145 of the 2011 Act),
- follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the
- Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act), and
- state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
**Basis of** My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions **independent** given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review **examiner’s** of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the **statement** accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts.
- **Independent** In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention: **examiner's** 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material **statement** respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that:
- proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 130 of
- the Act); and
- accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and
- comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Signed: 08 February 2023 Name:** Mark Thompson MAAT **Address:** VODA Spirit of North Tyneside Wing 2nd Floor, Wallsend Customer First Centre 16 The Forum Wallsend NE28 8JR
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## **Street Paws**
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
for the year ended 31 August 2022
|**Receipts**
Grants
2
Corporate Partnerships
Donations
Other Online Donations
Sales
Fundraising
**Total Receipts**
**Payments**
Vet Procedures and Supplies
Restricted Funds Expenditure
Cost of Sales
Salary
Insurance
Website/Computer Systems
Trustee Expenses (Travel)
Promotional Material
Show/Event Attendance costs
Other Animal Welfare
Equipment/Supplies
Shelter Services
Membership fees etc.
Motor Vehicle Costs
Miscellaneous
**Total Payments**
**Surplus / deficit for the year**
**Funds at 1 September 2021**
**Funds at 31 August 2022**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**Total**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**2022**
**2022**
**2022**
**2021**
21000
21000
83690
5000
5000
0
29497
29497
62090
40028
40028
1507
4714
4714
5180
0
0|
|---|---|
||**79239**
**21000**
**100239**
**152467**|
||1688
1688
3963
51794
51794
45112
2553
2553
2839
22437
22437
120
518
518
531
1596
1596
2241
4305
4305
3422
1915
1915
1183
158
158
854
1852
1852
3098
278
278
1912
875
875
1184
1466
1466
1095
7219
7219
3463|
||**46860**
**51794**
**98654**
**71017**|
||32379
-30794
1585
81450
**116047**
**67142**
**183189**
**101739**|
||**148426**
**36348**
**184774**
**183189**|
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|**Street Paws**
**Balance Sheet**
**2022**
**£**
**Fixed assets**
0
**Current assets**
Debtor
Cash at bank and in hand
184,774
184,774
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
**Net current assets**
Total assets less current liabilities
**Creditors: amounts falling due after one year**
**Net Assets at 31 August 2022**
**Represented By:**
Restricted Funds
Unrestricted Funds
**31 August 2022**|**2022**
**£**
0
184,774|**2022**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
0
183,189
183,189
**184,774**
184,774
**184,774**
36,348
148,426
**184,774**|**2021**
**£**
**183,189**
183,189|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**183,189**|
||||67,142
116,047|
||||**183,189**|
The financial statements were approved by the following members of the Management Committee:
|Signed………………………………….|Position……………………………..
Chair of Trustees|
|---|---|
|Signed………………………………….|Position……………………………..
Trustee|
|Date
13 / 02 / 2023||
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## **Street Paws**
## **Notes to the accounts, 2022**
## **1. Accounting Policies**
- **a** The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) – Charities SORP (FRS 102), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006
Street Paw meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets
and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
- **b** Grants received are accounted for on a received basis and credited to income.
- **c** Voluntary income is received by way of donations and gifts and is included in full in the Receipts and Payments Account when received.
## **2. Grants receivable**
Harmhead Trust 2000 Gerrick Rose 5000 Jean Sainsbury 5000 Grocers 5000 Gallimore Trust 1000 Audrey Lamb 2000 Willan CT 1000
**21000**
## **3. Trustees, staff and related party transactions**
No Trustees were remunerated or received expenses payments. Total Salary Costs **£ 22,437** No of staff was **3**
## **4. Costs of financial services**
The fee for the independent examination of the 2022 accounts will be £400. No other amounts were paid for financial services.
## **5. Restricted Funds**
|Analysis of Restricted Funds:
Homeless Link
Covid 19 Response
Groundworks (Tesco)
Charities Aid Foundation
Lush
Aviva
Bulldog
Petplan
Lloyd
Support FD F Pet
Animal Friends
Harmhead Trust
Gerrick Rose
Jean Sainsbury
Grocers
Gallimore Trust
Audrey Lamb
Willan CT
**Total Revenue Restricted Funds**|**Open Bal**
**Income**
**Expend**
**End Bal**
10000
10000
0
5400
5400
0
160
160
0
4214
0
4214
8000
0
8000
625
0
625
8793
8793
0
1452
1452
0
3252
0
3252
20246
20246
0
5000
3691
1309
0
2000
2000
0
0
5000
52
4948
0
5000
0
5000
0
5000
0
5000
0
1000
0
1000
0
2000
0
2000
0
1000
0
1000|
|---|---|
||**67142**
**21000**
**51794**
**36348**|
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