2022-03-31-accounts - Spinone Overseas For Adoption

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] April 2021 Period start date To 31[st] March 2022 Period end date

Charity name: SPINONE OVERSEAS FOR ADOPTION

Charity registration number: 117984

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	(1) Advancement of animal welfare (2) Specifically, assisting homeless, or abandoned, or otherwise in need dogs in poor health, mistreated or otherwise at risk to: i) Better health ii) Be found safe and appropriate homes throughout the UK and Europe iii) Long term monitoring of their care (3) The CIO will focus but not be limited solely to the care of Italian Spinone breed.
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.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Trustees use the following criteria for the animals/people surrendering the animals: Dogs of Spinone breed, mix or type outside of the UK. Dogs who have been abandoned, neglected or abused. Dogs which, after initial veterinary check, are shown to be free from deadly disease and able to withstand travel. Dogs who are available to be rehomed outside of the home nation. Trustees use the following criteria for the new owners wishing to adopt a dog: Owners who have appropriate space and lifestyle to care for the dog. Owners who have experience in the breed or who have experience in dog ownership and care. Owners who are open to guidance on behaviour challenges.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity	Para 1.18	In setting objectives and planning for activities, the Trustees have given due consideration to general guidance published by the charity commission relating to public benefit.

Commission on public benefit

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Policy on grant making	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	The charity is run by volunteers without whom, we could not undertake the work we do
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	During the period 1st April 2021 to 31 March 2022, Spinone Overseas For Adoption has successfully rehomed 23 dogs from Italy to the UK. The charity has also continued to focus on education and has developed the website to include information about caring for, training and tackling past trauma in Spinone dogs.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41

Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	During the period, Spinone Overseas for Adoption raised £34,317 in donations and fundraising and spent a total of £21,212 on transport costs and vets fees.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Any surplus funds are held in reserve to be used in future years to fund increasing veterinary bills and transport costs.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£28,390
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Donations These are individual donations from the public. The majority of the donations have come from publicised appeals to social media sources and from adopters of dogs.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		N/A
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	CIO Foundation Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection 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	In selecting trustees, the existing charity trustees take into account their skills, knowledge and experience to ensure the effective administration of the charity.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Spinone Overseas for Adoption
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	117984
Charity’s principal address	The Homestead Rivar Road Shalbourne Marlborough Wiltshire SN8 3QE

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)
	Sarah-Jane Newton	Chairman
	Claire Hazel Vanessa Chapman	Treasurer
	Martha Tullberg

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

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
	Sarah-Jane Newton
	Chair
	28thDecember 2022
	28thDecember 2022

	SPINONE OVERSEAS FOR ADOPTION	SPINONE OVERSEAS FOR ADOPTION	SPINONE OVERSEAS FOR ADOPTION	117984	CC16a
	For the period from	01-Apr-21	To	31-Mar-22

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 6,920 5,301 22,096 - - - - 34,317 - - - 34,317	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 6,920 5,301 22,096 - - - - - 34,317 - - - 34,317	Last year to the nearest £
Adoption Donations	6,920				-
Other Donations	5,301				-
Auction	22,096				-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	34,317				-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
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Transport Costs	13,418	-	-	13,418	-
Vets Bill	6,424	-	-	6,424	-
Auction	1,370	-	-	1,370	-
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**Sub total **	21,212	-	-	21,212	-

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
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	13,105				-
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	15,285				-
	28,390				-

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

29/01/2023

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Bank Account PayPal Account Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 12,998 15,392 28,390 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £	Endowment funds to nearest £
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Signature 2	Print Name CHV Chapman
			Date of approval
			20-Sep-22

			29/01/2023

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

Independent examlnevs report to the trustees of Spinone Overseas for Adoptlon Trust I report to the trustees on my exanination of the ntS of SF¥none Overseas for AdoOion Trust (the Trust) for the year ended 31° March 2022. Resp$11111leS and basis of rep(xt As the charity trustees of the Trust you are resFAThtAe for the preparatN)n of the ount$ in a(%0rdan with the requirements of the ChaiTties Ad 2011 (Ihe Ad.). I reFx)rt in SpeCt of my exarrin&K>n of the Trust's &o)urrts cat[1j out uThJer s&#ion 145 cf the 2011 Act and in crying out my eXninatIon I have fdl¢xed all the 4)FliCate Direcxions given by the Charity C(Knmission under sedion 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have cxxnpleted my exarinion. I confinn that no maerial matters have cx)me to my attention in conneiion ith the examinalion giving me cause to believe tha in any material 1. acCnti rerdS were not keFI in resp•X of ttr Trust as required by sgxion 130 of the Ad., or 2. the accounts do not a)[d Ythh those rrds. I have no concerns and have come acro&8 rn other matters in connecIr vthh the examination to which attents'on should be drawn in this report in cder to enatle a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed Name: David Phillips( Address.. 50 West Side Rise Olney BuckFngh8mshire MK46 5HP Date: