2021-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 04 2020 To 31 03 2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name East Riding Retired Greyhounds Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1179796 Charity's principal address 34 Woodgate Road,

Hull

Postcode HU5 5AH

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	JayJansen
	Annette Dennis
	SallyBlacker
	Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
	Name		Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

CIO

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Appointed by trustees

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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;

• The organisation continues to have an ongoing partner relationship with Pets at Home, Anlaby store and is currently the supported Charity of The Year.

• The organisation has put in place new policies for homechecking and homing due to Covid-19 -using online applications and photographs or videos of homes and gardens to eliminate the need to carry out physical homechecks. This system will remain in place until such times as restrictions can be safely eased.

• 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

TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF GREYHOUNDS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND PROTECT SUCH DOGS FROM CRUELTY OR ABANDONMENT, BY PROVIDING TEMPORARY SHELTER FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH DOGS AND PLACING GREYHOUNDS IN SUITABLE PERMANENT HOMES.

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• To raise public awareness of greyhounds as pets, and to provide information regarding the health and welfare issues faced by some greyhounds.

• Attending events and fundraising activities and engaging with members of the public.

• Fundraising – to provide kennelling and veterinary care for greyhounds in our care; and to provide correct and suitable equipment for each greyhound upon homing (collar and lead, muzzle, house collar, food etc.)

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)

• Homing greyhounds – including carrying out ‘home checks’ for potential new homes.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

• Summary of the main • The charity have assisted 16 greyhounds, placing 11 successfully

• achievements of the charity into homes. Two that have previously been in a foster home have

• during the year now been adopted by their foster carers.

• • The charity currently has 4 greyhounds in their care. • The charity has a very successful relationship with Pets at Home, Anlaby store and – up to March 2020 and Covid-19 restrictions - attended there on a regular basis for fundraising and public awareness activities. These include supporting the ‘Support Adoption’ fundraising activities held by Pets at Home nationally. The partnership benefits our charity through fundraising – including receiving monetary donations from Pets at Home Support Adoption Scheme, donations of food and equipment for the greyhounds in our care.

• • The charity volunteers have worked hard to raise the profile of the charity in its second year and engaged with public in a positive and pro-active way.

• • The organisation is registered with Amazon Smile, Givey and Paypal to enable it to raise funds.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

All reserve funds are held for the health and wellbeing for the greyhounds in our care; including kennelling costs, veterinary care and additional equipment for each dog when a suitable home is found.

Details of any funds materially

in deficit

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;

• Currently the principle sources of funds is through fundraising online activities such as pet photo competitions, and resources from Support Adoption For Pets. The organisation will continue to do this throughout the future months during the social restrictions

• Expenditure has included kennelling costs for the greyhounds that we have helped, including 4 greyhounds in residence, veterinary care including neutering, dental work and vaccinations and equipment (collars and leads, muzzles etc.) for homing.

• We continue to support five greyhounds in kennels.

• 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)

Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period To 01.04.2020 31.032021 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricttd funds Restricted End¢)wment Total fvnds Last year A1 Rocoipts Fundr￿s1￿g Evetts Donations 3,865 11,086 65 £17￿0 17.910 C*n¢dled Sknt Refvnd 130 130 Sub total(Gro&s income for AR) 18A91 18.591 14016 A2 Asset and investsnent sales. (see tsblg). Sub total 1Q591 18,591 IS.016 A3Pa Kenndlir¥J Vet Bills Rehaming equimwwkennel ents 15 6,015 5,107 Fundrai￿r¥j Fwses Insurance Foster tkng Ewse5 Admin Costs 1,206 781 120 201 781 Sub total 11.685 11M5 10,741 A4 A55etand investment urchases, (see table Sub totsl 11.685 10.741 Net of recelptsl(payments) A5 Trdnsfèrs between funds A6 Cash funds last ￿ar end Cash funds this year end 4.27 1&103 11103 4,27 CCXX R1 XAMMJnts1&81