CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1 May 2023 Period start date To 30 April 2024 Period end dats Charity name: Durham District Retired Greyhounds Charlty registration number: 1178882 Objectives and Activities Summary of the purposes of the charity as set oul in rts governing document Par8 1.17 Seek potential adoption homes for retired racing greyhounds. Educate the public in the husbandary and care of former racing re hounds.. Raise awareness, promote greyhounds as pets and seek potential adoption homes for ex racing greyhounds that have retired due to age. injury or unsuitability. Also to aid the education of the public in the husbandry and care of fOrnr racing greyhourKJs. 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. Statement confiming whether the Iruslees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Parn 1.17aThJ Parn 1.18 All trustees are actively involved in the charity by assisting at the kennels. raising awareness at events and interacting with social media. Addftlonal infomiation (optional) You ma choose to include further statem8nts wh8r8 relevant about: Parn 1.38 PoliGy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Volunteers contribute their time, and their greyhounds, to raising awareness of greyhoLJnds as pets at public events. Volunteers also assist at the kennels, cleaning, feeding and interacting with potential adopters via email. Facebook and durin visits to the kennels. Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers
Achievements and Perfonnance SORP r81er8nce During the reporting period 47 retired greyhounds have been homed through the charity. This is down on last reporting period mainly due to the cost of living ¢risi5. We give guidance and support to all adopters as and when they need it. W8 currently have 30 greyhounds in our car8 and this is the average at any one time. We are a chosen charity of Pets at Home Consett store and receive quarterty vouchers. We receive regular commission from our insuranc8 partner. Agria Insurance, should our adopters take out a full policy after their 5 weeks free insurance has expired. We are an approved homing centre for the Greyhound Board of Great Britain. This entitles us to a bond payment of £400 for every dog we take in under the scheme and this is our main single source of income at present. We have a website and have 3716 followers on our facebook e and 581 followers on Insla ram. Summary of the main achievements of the charity, idenlifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefils to society as a whole. Pwo 1.20 Additional inforniation {optional) You ma choose lo include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against objectives set P•ra 1.41 Our monthly walks remain very popular and this generates awareness and funds. We are now a regular attendee at Wolsingham Show which is a large event for raising awareness. Dunng this reporting period we produced and sold our second Galendar and Chnstmas cards for the first time Both proved very successful and we sold all 150 calendars and 30 packs of cards. These marketing items will become a regular item going forward. Every quarter we re1ve vouchers from Pets at Home to allow us to purchase rtems for our rafflesltombolas We have been offered the use of Sunderfand greyhound trad( to help raise awareness as and when we need it. We have several supporters who regularfy contribute financiall Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set P•r• 1.41 Investment perfornan against objectives Pwa 1.41
Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of th8 period Para 1.21 At the end of this accounting period w8 generated £1833 more than we spent. In Dember 2023 V registered with HMRC for gift aid. From 1 Jan to end of this reporting period we will be applying for gift aid which we should re1ve in the next reporting period Also in December 2023 we swrtched bank accounts from Barclays to Co-op Bank due to Bardays wanting to close our chari account. Financial position is healthy and we always have SLrfficient funds to cover our main out oin s of kennel fees Statement 8xplaining the policy for holding reserves statin are held Amount of reseNes held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a goin9 concem Para 1.22 Parn 1.22 Parn 1.22 P•r• 1.24 P•r• 1.rJ Th8 chanty is a going conc8m Addltlonal Informatlon (optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant abouL Principal sources are our donations through adoption, GBGB bonds, walk donations and ad hoc donations through our websitelPaypal. The charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) PArn 1.47 Investment policy arKI objectives including any social investment policy adopted P4v• 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the chartty Por¥ 1.46 Other
Structure. Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts Type of governing document Ilidsl derd rv,'al Ci4arter How is the charity constituted? {e.g unincorporated association. CIO Trustee selertion 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 Constituiion Para 1.25 Charitable Incorporated Organisation - Registered 21 June 2018 Para 1.25 We asked volunteers to become trustees Additional infom)atlon {optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements wPEre relevant about: Policies and prOdureS adopted for the induction and training of trustees Parn 1.51 The charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works P•r¥ 1.51 Approved homing ¢entr8 for the Greyhound Board of Great Brilain Approved charity for Agria Insurance VIP charty through Pets at Home Consett store. Approved charity for Paypal Just Giving Scheme. Relationship wth any related parties Parn 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details Charit name Other name the chari uses Re istered charit number Charity's principal address Durham District Retired Gre hounds 1178882 6 The Green, FrosteTley, Co Durham DL13 2RE
Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charlty Dates acted rf not for whole Trustee name Office {rfanyl Name of pèrson lor bodyl èntiwed int trustee if a Lynn Rochester Katherine Hutchinson Andrew D Myers orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re Director nam• ortwasa roved Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the tharty Trusteg Dates acted il not for whole ear Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacrty Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charrty's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such asset$ from the charity's own assets Declarations The trustses declare that they have approved tho trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signalurels) Full namels) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For th• period To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted fvnds Restricted lunds Endowment fund8 Total funds Last yèar to th• £ lo th• lo th• n•Ar•t£ to ttr• n•ar••t£ to th• bWW••t É A1 Recelpts Donation$ ladoptKn donatio. traIr donatvJn$. wakl donatW$. 8d hoc dOnatn$. In$uran¢¢ ¢ommissKsnl 22,489 19.925 Donalioni vii the GBGB 21,600 21.600 315.700 ub total (Gn)ss incon7e for AR) 44,089 SS,625 A2 As$•t and investment 8alo8. ($00 tabl•). Sub total 44,089 44.089 S5,626 A3P ments Kenwllinglkennel food & Equipmentlkennel m Vet bills Homing equipment (microchip Iransf•r. rate¥, collars. leads. Muzz) 33.698 3,171 33,698 3,171 38,177 2.058 1,058 marketingnSuranClh3ll hirAv• rofreshmenls Van ex enses GBGB bond outl8 3,502 627 200 42.256 3.502 627 200 2,529 1.423 3,700 49.274 Sub total A4 A88•t and InvoStm•nt purchase8. (see labl?) Sub total 42.256 41256 49.274 Net of recwpts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this yoar ond 1.833 6.351 11024 13,857 12,024 13,857 12,863 19,214
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to n•ar05t£ Restricted funds to noar05t£ Endowment funds to near8St£ Cat•gori•s Detai18 B1 Cash funds Bank wunt 12.024 Total cash funds 12.024 XA¥I(•)I Unrostrl¢ted funds to nMmt£ R•$trl¢ted lund$ to numt£ Endowmènt fund• to n•aro•t É Dttalls B2 Other monetary assets Fund to whkh i•t b•lon Details Co•t IOnall Current v•1 on41 Fund to whlch •ue¢ belon Unrestrled Co•t lopdonAII currerrt value n•1 Dotall8 Van B4 Assets retalned for tho ¢harlty's own use to Affl<>unt due Whon duo ional D¢ta116 lknbi 85 Liabilities Signature Print Nam8 uate or O LL'cklLsrgE Signed by one or fft trustees on behalf of all the trustees
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of Durham District Retired Greyhounds I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Durham District Retired Greyhounds ('the Trusf) for the year ended 30 April 2024. Responsibilities and Basis of Report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145 (5) (b) of the Act. Independent Examinevs Statement I have completed by examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act. or 2. The accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be dravm in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed.. Name: Job Title.. 66N£/VZ A ccuo/V74wr a 2 7y GoJé, Address: 6BoF Date: