Charity registered number: 1179928 CANDY'S HOUND RESCUE INTERNATIONAL (Formerly known as Candy Cane Rescue) Charitsble Incorporated Organisation UNAUDITED TRUSTEES. REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 CANDYS HOUND RESCUE INTERNATIONAL CONTENTS Page Rofvron¢o and admlnistrativo dots11$ of the Charity. Its Tru$tsos and advisors Trustees. report Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•r's rnport Statsmont of financial activiti 2-15 16 17 Balancè sht•t 18 Nol•8 to the financlal $tstsm•nts 19-29 CANDYS HOUND RESCUE INTERNATIONAL REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 Trustees David Gibson Maura Berrini, Chair Karen Hassan Susan Cotton Charity r8gistsred number 1179928 Prlnclpal offic• 910 The Crescent Colchesler Business Park Colchester Essex C04 9YQ Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•r MHA Chartered Accountsnts 910 The Crescent Colchester Business Park Colchester Essex C04 9YQ Bankgr¥ Lloyds Bank plc. 25 Gresham Streel London EC2V7HN Page 1 Candys Hound Rescue Trustees Report For the year ended 31 De¢ember 2022 Contents Structure, Governance and Management Charity Constitution Organisational Structure Charity Advisors Trustees Obje£tives and Activities The Aims of Candy Cane b. The Process- Journey From Rescue to Forever Home Strate8ies to Achieve Aims of Charity Benchmark Crr(eria to Measure 5￿cess Volunteers Grant Funding Achievements. Performance. Risk5 Achievements Performance Ri5k5 Financial Revièw Fundraising Plans lor Future Periods Public Benefit Flnanclal Statements for Year Ended 31 December 2022 Page 2 rescue@canO¥shoundrescue.org I Candrfs Hound Rescue International ￿ a regisrered charity l Number 1179928 Candys Hound Rescue Trustees Report For the year ended 31 De¢ember 2022 l. Structure. Govemance and Management al Charity Constitution C8ndWs Hound Rescue International ICHRII. formerly Candy Cane Rescue. was founded in 2017 by Kerry Lawrence and registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation ICIOI on 14 September 2018, registration number 1179928, with a registered address of 910 The Crescent, Col£hester Bu5ine55 Park. Colchester. E55ex. C04 9YQ The objectives of the CIO, as per it's constitution, are to promote humane behaviour ttswards and rescue do8s (primarily Greyhounds) from the meat trade in China by providing appropriate care. prote£tion, treatment and security for do85 which are in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances or ill usa8e, in particular, by providin8 rescue homes or other facilities for rhe reception. care and treatment of such do8S. Expansion of rhe charity has demanded a few rescues (less than S% of totall from other regions includinE the Vietnamese and South Korean meat markets. 8al8os from Spain and some hounds from Cyprus, Rornania and Russia. Onct Candl5 Hound Rt5cuÈ have tomrnitted to rescuing a do8 they travel to the nearest vet for treatrnent, health check5 and vaccinations. Once healthy enou8h they then 80 into boardin8 Wlth one ol our boardin8 partners in China with the aim o18ettin8 them to Beijin8 as soon as possible. Oncè vaccinated the quarantine starts which is 3 months for the UK and 30 days for the US. We work with res£ue partners in the US and the UK which lake the dogs on arrival and rehome them once assessed and ready. bl Or8anlsatlonal Sirutture Trystee gA5￿Co￿an erry Lèwtence Trust aMHass hln* Doe Doe Iyun ￿a01 UK V¢Yunteers USA Volunteer5 vlts FUr￿￿1$e Ctrordlnrtar Brxk GwEndaWall Sharon Wa Kilner Emthèfils Vav8hèn Haiman GoFeith Ktrty Lèwrtnce SteveHIll EllenGanopoulos Boarde Fllshtviqunteers N3n(yAnn JoTre5 Vali( Page 3 rescue@canO¥shoundrescue.org I Candrfs Hound Rescue International ￿ a regisrered charity l Number 1179928 Candys Hound Rescue Trustees Report For the year ended 31 De¢ember 2022 l. Structure. Governance and Managemert {continued) bl Organisational Structure Icontinvedl To help deliver the objectives of the charity we work with the following rescue partner orsanisations.. United Kin￿oM East Midlands Do8 Rescue Pin8le Farm Seine Lane Enderbv Leicestershire, LE19 4PD Contact- Sandy Mcclusky & Lynne Simpson Ravens Rescue 47 Birds Meadow Pensnett 8rierley Hill. OYS 4TD Contact- Sarah Price Homes lor Hounds 24 Butt5 Hill Crescent 8ugbrooke Northants. NN7 3QP Green Acre5 Anirnal Rescue Ebbs Atres Farm Talbennv Haverfordwesi SA62 3XA Contact= Mikey LavAor Unlted States of Amerlca Motor City Greyhound Rexue PO Box 14721 Oetroit Michigan, 48214 Coniact: Jennifer Valdez & Amy Kletiner Covers Canada Greyhound Friends of New Jersev PO Box 4416 Cherry Hill New Jersey. 08034ffj669 Contact.. Maria LutL & Linda Lyman National Borzoi Rescue Foundation PO Box 231 Dix Illinois, 62830 Contact: Ann Marie Wiseman & Barbara Lord Michigan Greyhound Connettion PO Box 725384 Berkley Michigan. 48072-5384 Contatt= Susan Bilsky & Ken Mitchell Page 4 rescue@canO¥shoundrescue.org I Candrfs Hound Rescue Intemational ￿ a regisrered charity l Number 1179928 Candys Hound Rescue Trustees Report For the year ended 31 De¢ember 2022 l. Structure. Governance and Managemert {continued) bl Organisational Structure Icontinvedl United States of America (Continuedl Texas Italian Greyhound Rescue Hollywood Feed 1415 E. Renner Road Richardson Texa5. 75082 Contact-. Robin Toula Minnesota Greyhound ReKue 9159 Dalion Court Inver Grove Hei8hts Minnesota, 55076 Contact: Jen Komatsv & Lloyd Komatsu Fast Friends Greyhound Adoptlon 14 West Swaniey Roail Swanley New Hampshire. 03446 Coniact.. Sharron Thomas & Amy Roy Canad Greyhound5 Pet5 NL IGPNLI Bowring Park 305 Waterford Brid8e Road St John's Newfoundland and Labiador Newfoundland Contatt: Kim Powell 5paln Gal80s Del Sol Sierra Del Molar, No 2 San Javier Murcia. 30730 Conia(t- Tina Solera Chlna Plush Bears Shelter Miaoyin Mia05han Nursing Garden Golden Tiger Village Erlong Township TaoThan City Baichen8 City Jilin Provence Coniact: knan Xiaodan cl Charity Advisors Cand¢s Hound Rescue advisors are as follows- Accountant MHA 910The Crescent Colchester Business Park Colchester Essex. C04 9YQ Page 5 rescue@canO¥shoundrescue.org I Candrfs Hound Rescue International ￿ a regisrered charity l Number 1179928 Candys Hound Rescue Trustees Report For the year ended 31 De¢ember 2022 l. Structure. Govemance and Managemert {continued) dl Trustees In the 12 months up to 31 December 2022 Jenna Harris resigned as a Trustee to lake up an employed position within the charity as Administration Manager. Appointment of Trustees The procedure to appoint Trustees 15 as follows.. Identify skills, knowled8e and skillsets re4uired and a8ree number of trustees required Create shonlist of proposed trustees Ino minimum or maximum number) Candidate to discuss the role with the trustee5 Carry out background checks on potential trustee to ensure meet5 guidelines set out in the Constitution Introduce new trustee to Chair. Treasurer and volunteer5 and provide a copy of the Constitution and the latest Trustee Annual Report and statement of accounts. Decision Mukin9 All decisions made by the trustees musi be made either in person or electronically by email.. the trusiees are responsible for all decisions within the charity althou8h have dele8aied the following roles to volunteers.. Drafting of policies for operational matters s￿h as dog walking and home checking. Administrative matters and social media posts Fundraising artivities and 5trate8v All tru5tee5 decisions are undertaken on a majority vote basis., if there are an èven number of trustees the Chair Trustee will have the decidin8 Vote. All decision making is to be documented in writin8. Where a trustee is unable to fulfil their tasks, refuses to or repeatedly does not respond to the tsther trustees in a timely manner within a period ol three month5, Wlthout reasonable excuse. then the other trustees may raise the rnatter with the trustee in question and seek a resolution which may re4uiie that his or her office be vacated. Arrongementsforsettino Poy ondRemtJner0t￿￿ of Key Monogement When setting rhe remuneration of the key staff the trustees benchmark against data provided in the Harris Hill Annual Salary Report. An annual review of all salaries is undertaken ro ensure rhat ihe remunerarion provided is fair and reflects the responsibility and role invofved. Page 6 rescue@canO¥shoundrescue.org I Candrfs Hound Rescue International ￿ a regisrered charity l Number 1179928 Candys Hound Rescue Trustees Report For the year ended 31 De¢ember 2022 2. Objectives and Activities al The Aims of Candls Hound Rescue Iniemational ICHRII The aim of the charity was originally to rescue as many dogs as possible from the Chinese meat market, initially in batches of io. and being the only greyhound rescue in China there is significant supply. The charity. and its network ol Partners, has grown exponentially. at a rate faster than anticipateij, with rescues expanding beyond China to other Asian countrie5 plus some European countries. althou8h the Chinese operatlOn5 continue to account for 95% 01 it5 operations. Greyhound5 are exported from Britain, Ireland and Australia by breeder5 and owners to race in China and are kept in the most awful conditions with no animal welfare laws. When they have outlived their usefulness many end up in the meèt trade to be beaten, hu￿ boiled or skinned al￿e. When the charity's namesake'candw was killed by anorher dog in a rescue centre. just the day before she was due io fly io the UK to be rehomed. founder Kerry Lawrence decided she needed to have more control over their recovery and care and established Candy Cane Rescue. now called Cand￿$ Hound Rescue InterThational ICHRII. In addition to the rescue, the charity is committed to providin8 the best veterinary care to help Smprove sur¥￿Val raies and also provide a suppon netwot* for the dogs borh whilst in the charity's care and also once they have been rehomed in places which can provide commitment and nurturing as required. The charity takes pride in ensuring that all dogs will realise a life that they had only been able to dream of before and educaring fosters. adopters and the wider public on how to understand and care lor the hounds. These dog5 are often traumat15ed and have Suffered unimaginable abuse. They have never been shown love, are not toilet trained, have never walked OTh a lead. have never gone up Stairs and do ngt understand day to day noise5 such a5 television5 and hoovers. Hounds are also unique frorn other do85.' they have very little body lat. just one layer, and this make5 it difficult for them to re8ulate their body temperatures. They feel the cold and also overheat when the weather 8eis warmer. Coats need to be worn when it is cold or wet coolin8 coats In the summer. Hounds love their comfort- sadly the rescue hounds havecome from silu8tions where they have never had a bed and will quite often have poor coals due to how they have been living. To mitl8ate stress for the dogs as much as possible Candrfs Hound Rescue aim io improve the speed of re-homin& subject to ovaraniine rule restrictions.. due to ihe redvced time to quarantine dogs for transfer to the US where possible most dogs will be rehomed in the US rather rhan the UK. Page 7 rescue@canO¥shoundrescue.org I Candrfs Hound Rescue Intemational ￿ a regisrered charity l Number 1179928 Candys Hound Rescue Trustees Report For the year ended 31 De¢ember 2022 2. Objectives and Activities (continued) al The Process- Journey From Rescue to Forever Home Rescue The charity rescues dog5 from meat market5. breeders. trucks. Shelters, underground racetracks, ex police working do85. Strays or any other 51tuations that a dog need5 help from and although CHRI accomrnodates all dl￿ breed5 5ighthounds are alway5 rescued first. Many ol the dogs are sourced throu8h local attivists in China that request for help rescuin8 the dogs and are purchased at the slaughter houses and meat markets. with the price set accordln8 to wei8ht. for smaller do8s le8 whippets) it's around E50 and a full size 8reyhound is EJOO. Tronsfrr to Sufe HoldingShelrer/ Vets As soon as dogs are pul under CHRI they are sent to a safe holdin8 shelter or to vets for care, depending where the dog is. and bloods are taken. Health Check Ups The dog travèls to a vet a5 500n as p055ible where they will under80 a routine health check-up, vaccinations, 5pay/neuter, dental and any other treatment they need. Some ol the hound5 have injuries, skin problerns, broken bones. Whatever their health problerns CHRI will ensure that they aré treated for thÈir needs. Blood test Canine parvovifus A8 test Canine distemper A8 test Canine coronavirus Ag test Stool test (check for internal parasitesl ctw/cpvICCV aniibodies test Physical examination Nobiva kennel cough vaccine x I Vanguard plus S1CV-Lx 2 Rabies vaccine Dewormin8 (astrat￿n and dental care include5 Pre operation exarnination Spay surgery forfemales CastTation surKery for males Dental prophyla¥is All of this takes a minimum of Zl days t#)ardin8 at the vets, sometimes longer if they have more serious health problems or injuries. Page 8 rescue@canO¥shoundrescue.org I Candrfs Hound Rescue International ￿ a regisrered charity l Number 1179928 Candys Hound Rescue Trustees Report For the year ended 31 De¢ember 2022 2. Objectives and Activities bl The Process- Journey From Rescue to FcKever Home Icontinuedl Tronsfrr to Boording in Chino Once dogs have completed treatment and been given a clean bill of health. they then go into boarding and continue their quarantine.. Do8S travellinB to LIK 3 month5 quarantine Do8S travellin8 to US 30 days quarantine Once dixhar8ed from the vets care the do8s are matched with rescues that are best placed to £ontinue their care and where to be repatriated, either UK, Europe or US. Whilst in China the do8$ are trained to walk on a lead and are èssessed ès much as possible with people, children, other ènlmals (such as cats), and around food and toys. TronsfrrAbrood Flights booked for dogs rea￿t0 travel aThd also flight volunteers. Paperwork completed for do85 travelling. Day before travel do8s have vet check up to ensure they are fit and healthy to travel Do8$ travel to Btijin8 airport where they meet flight volunteers who have travelled from the UK / us io China io escort the do8s back. Dogs being transferred to the UK fly to Paris CDG where met by transport who wlll continue journey to UK via Calais where they go through pet reception and have their paperwork. microchip and health certificate checked. Travel through EurotuThnel to Folkestone where they make their way to Kerry Elliman, then to their foster homes, to be vet checked and as5es5ed until ready to be rehorned in the UK, For the do8S that 80 from China to the US the US rescues will arrange flight volunteers The do8$ are assessed for behavioural characteristics and suitability for different families ènd environments before full adoption. Sadly, not all the do8$ that are rescued make it to their forever homes due to illness or injuries that cannot be treated. This is one of the hardest parts of our rescue. However, we take comfort from knowing ihey have passed away finally experiencing love and kindness, something mosi of them have never experienced in their lileiime. cl Strategies to Achieve Aims of Charity At the start 012022 we had identified a significant number of kN)ints to address to improve both the operational efficiency and incorne 8eneration ol the charitv.. Continued data input for CRM 5Y5tern and links to Gift Aitl reclairn Focus activities on existing dogs welfare whilsi China l(Kkdowns Still in place Create fundraising campaign and events progrnmme Further develop merchandise offerin8 Develop further database of all dogs in Cand(s Hound Rescue and analyse further'costs per dog5, Identify new Patf0fi5 lor the charity Improve comrnunication channe15 between UK and China vets and boarding accommodation Improve auditable process for China invoicing Page 9 rescue@canO¥shoundrescue.org I Candrfs Hound Rescue International ￿ a regisrered charity l Number 1179928 Candys Hound Rescue Trustees Report For the year ended 31 De¢ember 2022 2. Objectives and Activities {continuedl dl Benchmark Criteria to Measuresuccess The main criteria. in pre-pandemic years. used to assess the success of the charity's artivities were the number of dogs rescued. brought back to full health and rehomed. The benchmark criteria for 2021 chan8ed due to the continued pandemic in both China and Europe, which continued in China throu8hout 2022. and therefore focused on carin8 for the do85 lon8 term at the vets and shelters until the pandemic restrictions were fully lifted. and bein8 able to fund the 5ncreased costs ass¢xiated with this Witho￿ the ability to carry out normal fundraisin8 activities. el Volunteers CHRI, like any charity, prospers from its network of ￿lunteerS, both in the UK, Chlna and throu8h its partner rescues in the US and Europe. Role5 of volunteers in CHRI can varyfrom walking the dogs. carrying out fundraising activities, administration role5. updating social media. fosteriTh8, doing homechecks to verify 5Ultability of a potential home lor a dog and helping set out policies and guidelines. The time involved for each individual volunteer can differ depending on their role and Ic