## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 October 2022 **To** 30 September 2023 ## 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
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||JayJansen|||| ||David Oliver|||| ||Annette Dennis|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of adviser**|**Name**
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**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** Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) ) CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by trustees Trustee selection methods - Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) ) - How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** - The organisation has an ongoing partner relationship with Pets at - You **may choose** to include Home, Anlaby store and is currently the Pets Foundation. - additional information, where  The organisation continues to carry out virtual homechecks with - relevant, about: follow up calls and/or visits which continue to work well for the - policies and procedures charity and speeds up the adoption process. 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** 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. March **2012** **TAR** 2 - 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. March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** - The charity homed 10 greyhounds into homes, including two ‘long staying’ greyhounds. - The charity currently has 5 greyhounds and 1 lurcher and 1 lurcher. - The charity has a very successful relationship with Pets at Home, Anlaby store and attend there on a regular basis for fundraising and public awareness activities. These include supporting the ‘Community Partnership’ fundraising activities held by Pets at Home nationally. The partnership benefits our charity through fundraising – including receiving monetary donations from Pets at Home Foundation, donations of food and equipment for the greyhounds in our care. March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** All reserve funds are held for the health and wellbeing of the greyhounds **Brief statement of the** in our care; including kennelling costs, parasite treatment, veterinary care **charity’s policy on reserves** 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)** - Currently the principle sources of funds is through fundraising - You **may choose** to include activities – these are tombolas, bake sales, donations. - additional information, where  Expenditure has included kennelling costs for the greyhounds that we - relevant about: have helped, including 6 dogs in residence. - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - 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)** Jay JANSEN **Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee **etc) Date** 30 September 2024 March **2012** **TAR** 5