CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1 May 2024 Period start date To 30 April 2025 Period end dats Charity name: Durham Distrlct Retired Greyhounds Charity registration number: 1178882 Objectives and Activities Summary ofthe purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document Par¥ 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 tired due to age, injury or unsuitabilty. Also to aid the education of the publi¢ in the husbandry and care of fomer racing greyhounds. Summary of the main a¢tivilies in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or servi¢e$ identifi8d in the accounts. Statement confirming whether the trustees have had gard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Pwo 1.17 1.19 Parnl.18 All trustees are actively involved in the ¢hartty by assisting at the kennels, raising areness at events and interacting with social media. Addttlonal Infornlation (opllonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about.. SORP reler0e Parn 1.38 Policy on grant making ParB 1.38 Policy on social investrnent including program related investment Volunteers contribute their time, and their greyhounds, to raising awareness of greyhounds as pets at public events. Volunteers also assist at the kennels, deaning, feeding and interacting with potential adopters via email. Facebook and durin visits to the kennels. P*a 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers
Achievements and Perforniance SORP thn¢¢ During the reporting peri¢xl 50 retired greyhounds have been homed through the charity. This is down on last reporting period mainly due to the cost of living ¢risis and there being so many dogs and so few homes. We give guidan and support to all adopters as and when they need it. We currently have 30 greyhounds in our care and this is the average at any one time. We are a chosen charity of Pets at Home Consett store and Ceive quarterly vouchers. We receive monthly commis8ion from our insurance partner, Agria Insuran, should our adopters tske 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 èvery dog take in under the Scheme and this is our main single sour of income at present. In February 2025 the bond was increased to £420 per dog. ere the bond hasn't been fully paid to the GBGB by the ownerArainer we have made an outlay but we get this retumed in the £400. Over this reporting period our bond outlay has reducad dramatically as most bonds should now be covered by the ownerltrainers. We pay monthly for 15 kennel spaces rather than number of dogs. This has reduced our kennel bill and made it the sam8 fe8 every month which helps with our budgeting. We have a website and have 4107 followers on our farRbook page and 653 followers on Instagram. During this accounting period VR received our first Grft Aid reimbursement of £1426 which covered May 2023-April 2024 walks and a few ado tions. Summary ofthe main achievements of the charty, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the cirGumstances of its beneficiaries and any WKler benefits to society as a whole. P8rn 1.20 Addltlonal Infomiatlon (optlonal) You ma choose to indude fijrther statements where revant about.. Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41 Our monthly walks are proving very popular and this generates awareness and funds. We are now a regular attendee at Wolsingham Show bvhich is a large event for raising awareness. During this reporting Perfomance of fundraising activities against oty"ecb"ves set Para 1.41
calendars and 50 packs of Christmas cards which proved very popular so will be doing it every year. We have been offered the use of Sunderland greyhound track to help raise awareness as and when we need it. We have several supporters who regularfy contrtbute financiall Investment perfomance against objectives Para 1.41 Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the eriod Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves statin are held Amount of reservés h8ld Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any un¢ertaintie$ about the charity continuing as a going concem Para 1.21 At the end of this accounting period we generated £6049 more than we spent. Pw• 1.22 Financial posttion is healthy and we always have SLrfficient funds to cover our main OLrt oin s of kennel fees Pw• 1.22 Pwa 1.22 P•ra 1.24 P•r• 1.23 The ¢h81ity is a going concern Addltional infomiation (optional You ma choose to indude further statements where relevant about.. Principal SoUS are our donations through adoption, GBGB bonds, walk donations and ad hoc donations through our websrtelPaypal. The charity's principal Sources of funds (including any fundraising) P•rn 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social inveslment policy adopted Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the Gharty Parn 1.46 Other
Structure. Govemance and Management Description of charity's Irusts.. Type of governing document trust deed, ro al charter How is the charity constituted? {e.g unincorporaled association, CIO Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body enlitled to appoint one or more trustees Par8 1.25 Consttlution Para 1.25 Charitable Incorporated Organisation - Registered 21 June 2018 Para 1.25 We asked volunteers to become truste8S Addltlonal infomiation (optlonal) You ma hoose to include further ststements vthere levant about.. Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees ParB 1.s1 The charity's organisational structure and any wider neOrk with which the harity works Parn 1.51 Approved homing centre for the Greyhound Board of Great Bntain Approved charity for Agria Insuran¢e VIP chanty through Pets at Home Consett store. Approved charity for Paypal Just Giving Scheme. Relationship with any related parties P4r• 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details Charit name Other name the char uses islered cha number Charity's principal address Durham District Retired Gre hounds 1178882 8 The Green, Frosterley, Co Durham DL13 2RE
Nam8s of the charity trustees who manage the charity Trustsè name Office {11 any) Nam• of lor body) entitled int trustse If a Lynn Rochester Katherine HLrtchinson Andrew D Myers rate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re Dlrethr name wasa roved Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the chartly Tru•te• nam• D•te• act•d rf not forvthol• ••r Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's own assets Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved th• tru8ttss' report above. Slgned on behalf of the charlty's trustees Signaturels) Full namels Position (eg Secretary, Chair, ete) cvL*-tE£ QLIML Date
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Durham District Retired Greyhovnds 1178882 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 9l.May-24 To O-Apr-25 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrict¢d funds IDth• n•Jrwt Rtr1¢to Endowm• funds Total lunds Lastyr ltyth• knth• b>th• rnirn•tE to th• Mir•¥t£ A1 Recoi Oon8lk)n$ lj0pb drr•lion$. tr (knatyom. ¥Mlk donatitY)s, •Y don8Vty)6. Insur$rcOMMIs 19.925 Donaikfj$ vla th•G8G8 bywj 35.700 Grft Cigirrod Imoy 202>WI 20241 1,427 1,427 Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 A8S•t and In#t•nt •al••. l•ee tabl•l. Sub total ,81,87T 55,025. A3Pa m•nts KennWlingthennÉi food & EquIpn8nVknd irrWvemts Vet knlls HDmllg oquipnnt Iff¢7¢¢p Irw, ¢ratgs, colars, kad8. rr} 34,631 3.862 ¥631 3.862 38,1TI 2,088 1,387 MathebryllnsLKantthl refreshrnents Van ex ense5 GBGB tthj 931 1,669 100 48.828 4.931 1.659 100 45.828 1,423 Sub tot1 49.274 A4 Assot and Inve81ment urehases, see table Sub total 46.828 49.274 of recelpts/(p•ymentsJ A6 Transf•rs b•fvmn funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash fund5 this yearand 6,.049 6,361 12.863 .12.863
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unresfficted funds Restrictsd funds Endowmént funds Categorieg Detalls to n•arest£ to n6arestÉ B1 Cash funds f8,912 Total ¢ash funds Endowment nd$ funds to n•ar•st£ fund8 Detsils to FurKI to whkh i*¥•t b•lon 0•ts118 ¢o•t lopUon• ¢urr•ntV41uo rr•nt ¥•lu• loni B4 A880ts retaln•d for tho chartty's own uso Van FuThJ to wlAch Amount d on 1)•ts119 loMI BS Llabllltias SnaTe Ptht Nan L)aie L2@CUé5fEL EK 161 sed by one ortsw trustees on behatr of all tho tnJ5tees
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of Durham District Retired Greyhounds l Eport to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Durham District Retired Greyhounds ('the Trusy) for the year ended 30 April 2025. Responsibilities and Basis of Report As the charty trustees of Ihe 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 Examiner's Ststement I have completed by examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination gpiing 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 drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Name.. Stephanie Annstrong Job Title: Accountant Address: 22 Wolsty Close. Carlisle, CA3 OPB Date: 01107r2025