## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 01/01/2021 **Period start date To** 31/12/2021 **Period end date** ## **Charity name: CAREDOGS** ## **Charity registration number: 1181339** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Covid-19 resulted in almost one-in-five elderly
people feeling less confident to leave the house
by themselves, as well as increasing levels of
depression and anxiety in the over-70s.
However, in contrast more than 85% of dog
owners stated their pets had a positive effect on
their wellbeing during the pandemic –
something we at CareDogs are keen to
replicate with our service.
We want to see a future in which older people
feel less isolated and lonely, thanks to the
companionship of dogs and intergenerational
friendships. Since dog ownership is not
possible for everyone, we provide a local
befriending scheme, in five south London
boroughs, which pairs up volunteers and their
dogs with older people in their area, to connect
over a walk, chat or cup of tea.| |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|Since slowly emerging out of the covid-19
pandemic, volunteer-run small charity,
CareDogs, was able to successfully deliver its
pilot project with its first six pairs of volunteers,
their dogs and six befriendee clients. This saw
one of our volunteers (and their dogs) visit our
clients once a week to build community
connections for all involved.
One of CareDogs' clients, Colin, says: ‘I used to
drive everywhere before, but meeting Fiona and
Ellie every week has been so good for me, to
have a walk and a talk. I was lost after my wife
Jo died unexpectedly last year... Having these
walks every week have helped me regain
structure - and I remember my love of walking! I
now walk a lot more and feel so much better for
it.’
CareDogs also ran a digital Christmas event in
2021 to fundraise and build brand awareness.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|In planning our activities for the year, we kept in
mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on
public benefit at our trustee meetings.| |---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Not applicable.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Not applicable.| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|We are grateful for the many hours volunteers,
including trustees, have given in delivering the
objectives of the charity. Thank you so much.| |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|As at the date of this report the charity has,
through the hard work of its volunteers,
identified a number of beneficiaries of the
charity’s services and continues to plan and
achieve it’s charitable objectives.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Not applicable| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Not applicable| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Not applicable| |Other||Not applicable| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Income received from donations £1,267.
Expenditure in running the charity, including
delivering the services and fundraising were
£1,117.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held for the purpose of future use
in achieving the charitable objectives of the
Charity.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£1,720 as at 31 December 2021| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|No such concerns| ## **Additional information (optional)** |**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|| |---|---|---| |You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Not applicable| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Not applicable| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Not applicable| |Other||Not applicable| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO Charitable Objectives| |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|Trustees are selected based upon consensus
of the existing trustees.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Not applicable| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Not applicable| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|Not applicable| |Other||Not applicable| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|CAREDOGS| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|n/a| |Registered charity number|1181339| |Charity’s principal address|PO BOX 76998
London
SE19 9FD| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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8|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Delphine Chui|Trustee
Chair|Whole period|Not applicable| ||Paloma Robinson|Trustee
Compliance,
Governance and
Legal|Whole period|Not applicable| ||Deborah Warren|Trustee|Since 5 July2021|Not applicable| ||Alex Scotland|Trustee
Treasurer|Whole period|Not applicable| ||Felicity Winkley|Trustee
HR and Volunteer
Engagement|Whole period|Not applicable| ||Melanie Astbury|Trustee
Communications
and Marketing|Whole period|Not applicable| ||Sean Mackenny|Trustee
Programmes, Events
andVolunteers|Since 21 April 2021|Not applicable| ||Aneka Johnson|Trustee
Partnerships|Since 1 March 2021|Not applicable| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Not applicable Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |Not applicable||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets Not applicable held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** Not applicable **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Not applicable ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details Not applicable ## **Other optional information** Not applicable ## **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**||| |---|---|---| ||Delphine Chui|Alex Scotland| ||
Trustee and Chair|Trustee and Treasurer| ||29 August 2022|| ||29 August 2022|| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES .'AFIEDnn.q Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For th8 perlod Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds tothe nearest Resthcted fLsnds Endowtnent funds Total funds Last year tothe nearest£ to tho noaresl t 10 th• r*aresl e to th• noaresl e A1 Rocol ts Donation 12fj7 1,2fjT Sub total(Gross Income for ARJ 1167 1.207 A2 A559t and Inv951mgnt sal￿, s80 tablo Sub total 1.267 1.267 A3Pa m&nts VDlunts&rchqcks Fundralslng and klarketlng 124 422 124 571 Sub total A4 Ass8t and Inv8slmont UTchases sge tablB Sub total Net of receiptslfpaymentsj A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year en C8sh funds fhls year end 150 150 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrlctod funds to n￿r@￿tE Rostrlcted funds to n￿r@￿te EThdowmont funds to n8llr•st£ B1 Cash funds Cash et bank am In hond 1.720 Tc+tal ¢a$h fund$ 1,720 1agieeba￿￿e5￿th12ceIpL$a￿ kFayvEnt5 accowsii Unrestrfct8d funds to n￿￿$t £ Rostrfct8d funds to n•amsi£ Endowmant funds to nèar¢$t£ Detalls Fund to whkh *$$•t bèlo ¢ostl¢plloMII ¢urrent valuè Ml Detalls B3 Investment 888ets Fund 10 wht¢h a$s¢t bèlo eostlopuonall ¢MrreDt vJlu• Detalls B4 Assets retslned for the charlty's own use Fund w whl¢h Arn¢unt d onÈi hon du¢ IOMI Detalls B5 Llabllltles by one or two I￿￿tee5 Qll behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name Dale of roval Alex SeolLAnd 29ma12022