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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Good Life Dog Rescue
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1178977
Charity's principal address Pinn Fold, Great North Road
Micklefield
Leeds
Postcode LS25 4AG
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted if not for Name of person (or body)
Trustee name Office (if any)
whole year entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Victoria Bastow Secretary Victoria Bastow
2 Karen Fletcher
3 Nicholas Harker Treasurer
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## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document CIO Foundation Constitution (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Trust (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Appointed by existing trustees (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** March **2024** **TAR** 2 You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** For the benefit of the public, to relieve the suffering of animals in need of care and attention. In particular to provide and maintain rescue homes or other facilities for the reception, care and treatment of such animals. To promote humane behaviour towards animals by providing appropriate care, protection, treatment and security for animals that are in need of care or attention by reasons of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances or ill usage. To educate the public in all matters pertaining to animal welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering among animals. March **2024** **TAR** 3 **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** Our charity has continued to support local stray kennels in order to help many dogs at risk. We have rehomed a high volume of strays from Carlton Forest Kennels which is also where we pay to board our dogs. Due to the over breeding of dogs and abandoned large breed dogs we have seen an increase in neglect and abuse. This has meant our vet bills have increased due to necessary operations and on-going conditions. Many dogs have needed lifetime medical care which the charity has supported. This is a supported forever foster without an adoption fee. We have supported more dogs in need of rehabilitation than previous years along with many more dogs in need of veterinary support. This has been overwhelming resulting in higher kennelling bills and veterinary costs than previous years and less adoption fees due to supported homes being needed. An increase in support and from social media, grants and fund raising from online auctions has been increased and well received to help many dogs. Volunteer Mrs Ashton has been amazing and submits grant applications on a regular basis. We have been happy to receive more grants from animal support organisations than in previous years. Our donations have increased enabling us to save many more dogs from put to sleep situations. We continue to help a huge proportion of bull breeds from local pounds along with many senior dogs who are rehomed and supported by ourselves. We provide essential veterinary care and an individual assessment of each dog. We pride ourselves in matching each rescue dog with a suitable adopter and home depending on the dogs individual needs. Our rehoming process and care to match suitable owners takes precedence as does the daily welfare of our dogs. Our support, aftercare and veterinary assistance for ongoing health conditions once each dog is rehomed is also part of our procedure. All potential adopters are home checked and all the dogs are neutered, fully health checked and vaccinated. Microchipping, defleaing and worming is also an essential part of our adoption procedure. Due to an increase in support we are now able to help many more dogs from local stray kennels. We continue to have a good relationship with local stray kennels and local dog wardens. Our priority remains predominately for stray dogs in council pounds, however we do take dogs into our care from homes where people have passed away or unforeseen circumstances put an animal at risk. The majority of our dogs have come from Carlton Forest Kennels. After their seven days as a stray we then pay to board and treat these dogs with veterinary bills. Our online fund raising this year and an increase in support from donators has enabled us to help many more dogs with specific needs due to cruelty. An online auction by volunteers has also been an asset in fundraising. We have been able to carry out our main objectives of rescuing mistreated, neglected and abandoned strays in 2023/2024. Our trustees remain the same and comply with the duty of the charities act 2006 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the commission. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** March **2024** **TAR** 4 The charity continues to exist without paid staff despite an overwhelming workload and growth. Founder and trustee Victoria Bastow works part time and is able to support the charity unpaid in order to help the increase of unwanted dogs. She is responsible for all admin, intake of dogs, media, website, photographs and rehoming. Along with other volunteers essential walking and stimulation is also an essential attribute. Our volunteers are mainly walkers however we have two ladies who help fundraising, via grants and online auctions. We also have support from individuals who raise funds for ourselves and other smaller charities. This is a huge attribute to the funding so we are able to have resources in place for the dogs in our care needing medical help. Good Life still exists with very few volunteers whom we are indebted too. Their contribution is greatly received and we have acquired more volunteers. All the following support is voluntary and has helped not only to raise funds but to publicise the aim of our charity. In particular we would like to thank the following: Our dog walking volunteers. Ian Ward, Richard Beaumont, Claire Mylett who are regular walkers. We have walkers who are able to walk on a less regular basis however are still extremely appreciated and important. These are too many to mention. Sue Nichols and Paula Raynes for essential fundraising via All Dogs Matter Auction website. This has raised crucial funds throughout the year by selling unwanted gifts and goods to support charities. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. Sandra Longbottom who raises funds and has supported our rescue for many years by her own fundraising efforts. Michelle Hennon also arranges her own fundraising _events_ to help fund smaller rescues like ours. Danny Hobkinson, Mike Thompson who are work colleagues and friends of Victoria Bastow have also contributed. The website continues to generate interest and help to rehome many of our rescue dogs. Thanks to Danny the website works extremely well and is user friendly and informative and very creative. Victoria and Danny continue to maintain a very user friendly website with their design skills. This has helped increase rehoming of many more dogs with special needs. PAWS Charity shop for their regular donations to our veterinary costs. This charity shop raises funds for charities helping animals in need locally and has supported us increased veterinary bills. Due to our charity helping many Staffordshire Bull Terriers we have been supported this year by some donations from The Gallimore Trust. The Spotted Cow at Drighlington have continued fundraising events at their public house. Julie Horne and her staff and daughter have donated and have many raffles and fun days which has brought funds in throughout the year. **We have received more grants and regular donators. The continued support for the welfare of local dogs left waiting at council kennels has helped us to pay increasing kennelling bills and veterinary care. Continued support from our regular donators has increased due to regular donations. In 2023/24 we have helped more stray dogs that have struggled with serious neglect and abuse. However small any contribution we receive we are extremely grateful for.** **We have now support from foster people volunteers. Sue and Malcolm Nicholls and Greg and Louise Wright have been an assett and been an amazing help for the sick and vunerable foster dogs that have come into our care in 2023/24.** March **2024** **TAR** 5 ## Section D Achievements and performance |**Summary of the main**
**achievements of the charity**
**during the year**|2023/2024 has been a very busy year and we have supported more
large breed dogs left at council kennels. We have still managed to
rehome a large amount of strays dogs after rehabilitating them. This year
we have supported more seniors due to a higher abandonment of older
dogs. These dogs are adopted without adoption fees. The majority of
these dogs are from Carlton Stray Kennels. We continue to help
Flushdyke Stray kennels and other council kennels. Our priority remains
for the stray dogs however we have continued to offer support to the
public to help with a proportion of dogs left in difficult circumstances.
Our aim has been to improve our charity and rehabilitate more dogs
that otherwise would of been left behind at council kennels or
euthanised. We have been successful in doing so. The huge knock on
effect of the Pandemic is still about with a huge amount of dogs of three
and four years with behaviour issues and serious anxiety. We have
supported and helped these dogs and managed to find dedicated
rescue adopters. Our efforts to match our rescue dogs within the right
home environment has been achieved via updates and essential
advertising. We have continued to help many senior dogs who faced
uncertain at council pounds in Yorkshire. We remain extremely hands
on with our dogs and our aim and passion is for the Yorkshire strays.
With an increase in regular donations we have managed to help more
dogs needing surgery and urgent veterinary care than previous years.
Due to a cabin and fencing paid for by grants we received we have
helped more dogs with behavioural issues and managed due to better
facilities.
Our thanks also go to Jo Ashton who has supported us greatly in
2023/24 by applying for grants to help with our increas ing kennelling
and veterinary bills. Emergency funding has been essential and also
helped us due to the ever increasing number of unwanted dogs. The
grant funding during the year generated enough funds to increase our
resources to benefit more abandoned dogs than previous years.
Due to our website advertising and various social media platforms we
have increased our network of support greatly. This along with
Facebook and our self-created website has increased more awareness
of our charity and the work we do without paid staff. Our rise in regular
donations, large donations from individuals and mainly grants has
contributed immensely which in turn helps us with our primary
objective of relieving the suffering of stray and abandoned dogs.
When possible we have still continued to support our funding by
fundraising events and fairs at larger fayres in local counties. This also
contributes to raising awareness and education for the welfare of
animals that are waiting in stray kennels. As well as providing essential
care for the dogs in our care we have also managed to help and
transport over 40 dogs into the care of other larger organisations. This
has been much less than previous years as due to our increase in
funding we are now able to support more dogs ourselves that
otherwise we would not of been able to help in recent years due to lack
of funds.| |---|---| ## **Section E Financial review** March **2024** **TAR** 6 **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** Our aim was to build up our reserves to allow us a buffer to cover essential kennel costs and veterinary costs in case of illness etc. We have been very successful in achieving this. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** None ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; The key objectives to alleviate suffering to unwanted animals has been achieved. We have saved more dogs due to grant funding and have increased regular donations. Fundraising and online auctions have increased funding also which has allowed us to help many more dogs with special needs and in need of operations and emergency vet care. We have supported more dogs however our adoption fees are less due to supporting more dogs and older dogs in need of on-going veterinary care in supported homes. - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Nicholas Harker **Full name(s)** Victoria Bastow **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Secretary Treasurer **etc) Date** 12.01.2025 March **2024** **TAR** 7 GOOD UFE DOS RESaiE CONTEPttS OF THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAR(N Z024 COMfENTS PAGE RE(SIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUKt BALANCE SHEE[ NOTESTO THE Accoupns 1NDEPENDENT£XAMINERS REpoirr GOOD UFE DOG IIEXUE RECEIPTS AIID PAYMENTSAccouKr FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Uwestrfcted fvr+ds 2024 2023 RECEIPTS Rehomed dog dona¥on5 Fund raising Grants Other donatiorLS 22291 4200 90140 51256 167887 302SO 7109 253LK) 51894 114553 LE PAYMENTS Kennel lee5 &food Veterfnary Fee5 Dogtraining and waI￿n8 Doa Fosterlng TÈlephone Insurances Webstie and advertising Motor Expenses Ucence Jndry expenses TOTALPAYMENTS $4681 73741 875 153 78 810 375 4970 55705 47483 260 2104 185 314 20740 21 135704 1541 128333 NETRECEIPTSIPAYMEiirsi 32183 .13780 OPENING BANKCASH BAiANCE 106889 12D669 CLOSING BAAK/CASH BAiANCE 139072 106889 PAGE I GOOD UFE DOG REsa FOR THEIUR ENDED31 MARai 2024 Lknrestrirt4ilfvnds 2024 Unrestrkted fvnd5 2023 FIXEDASSRYS CURRENfASSETS Bank A￿DUnt 9071 106889 Cath In hand NEf CURR￿￿ ASSEts I3￿171 106889 139071 106889 RESERVES OPENING BALANCE 120669 PAYMENTS FOR TrIEY&4R aosiNG BALANCE 32182 139071 -13780 106889 Apprgird by the tr￿tee$. PAGE 2 GOOD UFE DOG RESCUE NOTES TO THE AccouKrs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 I CHARtTY REGISTRATION The welfrore became re￿$te￿d as a charity on 28thJune 2018 with registration number 1178977. Thetrustee5 are Virtorfa Bastow. Karen Fletcher & Nlcholas Harker. 2 ￿s OF PREPARATION OF THE ACCOUNT5 The actounts have been prepared In accordaDce wrth the Charities Art 2011 and the requirements of the Ststementof Recofflmended practice: Accounttn8 for tharftle$. The account have been prepared on a re￿Ipts and payff*nts basis. PAGE3 GOOD LIFE DOG RESCUE INDEpENDE￿r EXAMINER'5 REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 I report to the trusteès on my examination of the accounts of the above chartylthe trust) for the year ended 31 March 2024. whlch are set out on pages I to 3. Respectlve respon5ibllltles of tru5teps and examlner As the charity trustees of the Trusti you arè ￿Sponsible for the preparation of the account In accordance with the requirements of the Charitles Art 20111 the Act). Thè charlty'strustees consider that and audlt Is not required for this year under the sectlon 144 of the Act and that an independent examination is needed. I report in respect of my examinatlon of the Trust's acwunts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrwng out my examlnation, I have followed the applicable dlrections glven by the Charity Commission under section 145 {51 Iblof the ACL Basls of Independent examlner's report My examination was carried out in accordance wtth the gener31 dirertlon5 given bythe arity Commission. An examinalion includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparlson of the accounts presented with those record5. It also includes consideratitsn of any unusual f(ems or di5c105ures In the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlde all the evidencè that would be required in an audit. and consequently no opinion is ￿Ven as to whetherthe accounts present a. true and falr" view and the report Is Ilmited to those matters sèt out in the statement below. IndeperKlent examlnees statement I have completed my examination. I conflrm that no material matters have come to my attontion in connectlon wSth the examinatlon whith gives me causèto believe that in any material respect. the accounting record5 were not kept In accordan￿ wfth Secbon 130 of the art or the accounts did not accord with the accounting record; or I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In ¢onnettion with the examlnation to whlch attentlon should be drawn in order to en3ble a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. Lilian Curley-Accountsnt 28 Heathfield Lane Birkenshaw BDII 2DP PAGE 4 GOOD LIFE DOG RESCUE-311312024 ADOPTION DONATIONS GPANT FUND RAISING 22291 51256 90140 4200 167886 -73741 Oponing Balan CkJ&ng Batancè 106889 13￿)71 32182 ET COSTS KENNELING DOG WALKING FOSTERING DOG FOOD GENERAL EXPENSES 75 -153 087 -6255 32182 GOOD UFE DOG RESCUE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 I report to the trnstees on my examlnatÈon of the attounts of the above charitylthe trust) for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages I to 3. Respectlve responslbllftles of trustees and examlner As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible forthe preparation of the account In accordan￿ wlth the requlrement5 of the Charities Act 20111 the A¢tl. The charity's trustee5 consider that and audit is not requlred for thb year underthe section 144 of the Act and that an independont examina￿On Is needed. I report In respe¢t of my examlnation of the Trust's accounts Carried under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrwng out my examination. I have followed the applicable directions glven by the Charity CommL&%lon under section 145151 Iblof the A¢t. Basls of Independent examlner's report My examlnatlon was carried out in accordance with the general dlrettion5 8i¥en bythe Charity Commi55ion. An examinatlon Includes a review of ihe accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also Includes consideration of any unusual Items or disclosure5 in the accounts, and 5eekin8 explanations frown the trustees concerning any SLtch matters. The procedures undertaken do not provlde all the evidènce thatwould be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a. true and fairf, view and the report 15 Ilmited to those matters sÈt out In the statement below. Independent examiner's Slatement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have Corne to my attention in connection with the examlnatlon whith grves me c3U5e to believe that in any material respect. the accounting records were not kept in accordancè wlth section 130 of the act or the accounts did not accord wlth the accounting record,. or I have no concern5 and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Lilian Curley-Aeeountant 28 HeothflÈld Lane Birkenshaw BDII 2DP PAGE 4