## **Trustees’ Report and Unaudited Financial Statements**
## for the year ended 31 March 2025
**Registered Charity Number 1182690**
## **MY BLACK DOG**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
## **INDEX**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|**Charity information**|**1**|
|**Trustees’ report**|**2**|
|**Independent examiner’s report**|**6**|
|**Statement of financial activities**|**7**|
|**Balance sheet**|**8**|
|**Accounting policies**|**9**|
|**Notes to the financial statements**|**11**|
## **MY BLACK DOG**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
## **CHARITY INFORMATION**
## **Name of the charity**
My Black Dog
## **Patron**
Eddy Temple-Morris Ricky Wilson
## **Trustees**
Joel Rose, _Chair_ (appointed October 2024) Iain Bremner, _Treasurer_ Emily Cherry, _Safeguarding_ Anita Guru, _Learning & Development and Wellbeing_ (resigned November 2024) James Mackeddie, _Volunteering & Fundraising_ Hannatu Holloway
## **Key management personnel**
Niki Clarke Chief Executive Officer Robert Harding Chief Operating Officer from November 2024 Lauren Rainer Volunteer Manager _until October 2024_
## **Principal office**
My Black Dog 88/90 Baker Street London W1U 6TQ
## **Registered charity number**
1182690
## **Banker**
CAF Bank Limited 25 Kings Hill Avenue West Malling Kent, ME19 4JQ
## **Accountant**
Dales Evans & Co Limited 88/90 Baker Street London, W1U 6TQ
## **Independent examiner**
Katie Wilson FCA Blue Spire Limited Cawley Priory South Pallant Chichester West Sussex, PO19 1SY
**Page 1**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
## **MY BLACK DOG**
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT**
The trustees have pleasure in presenting their annual report for the purposes of the Charities Act 2011, together with the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” (FRS 102) in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the charity.
## **STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
My Black Dog is a registered charity constituted as a charitable incorporated organisation and registered as a charity 29 March 2019.
The power to appoint and remove Trustees is vested in the Trustees and exercised by resolution at a meeting of the trustees. The number of Trustees shall be not less than three nor more than seven. If the number of Trustees falls below the minimum the remaining Trustee or Trustees may only act to call a meeting of the Trustees, or appoint a further Trustee or Trustees.
On agreeing to become a trustee of the charity, the trustees are provided with copies of the latest constitution of the Trust and the latest annual report and accounts.
The Trustees are responsible for identifying and reviewing the major risks to which the Trust is exposed and confirm that, as far as is possible given the nature of the grant payments and locations to which they are made, arrangements have been established to mitigate those risks.
A list of Trustees is provided on Page 1, and on our website: https://www.myblackdog.co/whos-in.
Trustees serve for a term of three years from the date of appointment.
Each Trustee’s term of office may be renewed for two further 3 years terms; subsequently the Trustee in question is required to resign but may apply for re-appointment after at least one year.
## _Trustee induction and training_
Trustees are encouraged to attend appropriate external training events where these will facilitate the undertaking of their role.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
The objective of the charity is:
To promote and protect the mental health of people suffering from enduring mental illness living in England and Wales, in particular, but exclusively by the provision of a supportive, online community platform to ease the suffering of mental illness and improve the lives of people suffering from enduring mental illness.
In determining the charity’s activities, the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
## _**Strategies for achieving objectives**_
The charity is focussed on:
Economy:
- of its own operations, to ensure that costs are appropriate for the charity to achieve its objectives
- of the funding for delivery of its volunteer online community platform to ensure that as many people as possible suffering mental illness in England And Wales can be supported
Efficiency:
- of the entire My Black Dog delivery chain as well as its own operations
**Page 2**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
## **MY BLACK DOG**
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT**
## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
## _**Review of activities to-date**_
This is the sixth Annual Report of the Board of Trustees.
## _**Background**_
Since 2019, the mission of My Black Dog has been to provide relief from suffering, improve the lives and aid the recovery of people suffering with mental health issues in England and Wales- to give support to those who need it most. My Black Dog, based in London, achieves this by providing an online peer-to-peer chat service for adults over18, staffed by volunteers, that supports people with their mental health concerns via a supportive community platform. This service is unique as the only peer-to-peer mental health online chat function in the UK.
The uniqueness of this solution lies in the provision of instant messaging support by volunteers who themselves have suffered from mental health concerns. The service has great potential to be replicated at scale, as My Black Dog provides a volunteer mental health service that does not require an office, call centre or many other overhead costs to run. My Black Dog treats access to mental health support as an irrevocable right, not a privilege, and pursues greater equity in healthcare outcomes.
It is not a crisis service and does not seek to replace mental health professionals and counselling, but rather to complement the services they offer. My Black Dog aims to reach those who are struggling with their mental health but who are not yet at crisis point, and do not have access to support from qualified professional: a huge number of people.
## _**Achievements of My Black Dog**_
My Black Dog continued to see high numbers of chats throughout the year, in spite of a need for service closure sure to low levels of staff.
The charity completed another successful year as charity partners of Car Fest with our presence at the festival once again well received.
The charity underwent significant structural change in order to provide more vigilant safeguarding for our guests and volunteers. The CEO proposed a new organisational structure which included recruiting external Designated Safeguarding Leads to ensure any higher risk chats were handled by a seasoned safeguarding professional.
In addition, a new Leader and Mentor programme was launched to provide additional training for our volunteers enabling them to monitor the shifts. This change reinforced our charitable aims of the organisation being volunteerled, opening up further opportunities for our volunteers to learn new skills and enabling them to take on further responsibilities within our charity.
My Black Dog continues to see positive guest interactions and good reviews from our users: “the best person I’ve ever spoken to about how I feel <3”
**Page 3**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
## **MY BLACK DOG**
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT**
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## _**Results for the period**_
During the year the charity received donations amounting to £344,060 (2024: £224,113), and bank interest of £350 (2024: £298) giving total income £344,410 (2024: £224,411). Expenditure totalled £258,518 (2024: £286,978), giving an overall net gain for the period was £85,892 (2024 deficit: £62,567).
The Charity currently has unrestricted reserves, being unrestricted funds not represented by fixed assets, of £164,652 (2024: £92,762) as at balance sheet date.
The Trustees are satisfied that the charity’s assets are available and adequate to fulfil its obligations in relation to those funds.
The Trustees have put in place a Reserves policy for 2025/26 period (see below) to reflect the growth of the charity and its obligations to its staff.
## _**Reserves policy**_
The Trustees have the objective of maintaining sufficient reserves to offset any liabilities that should be incurred in the event that the charity would need to be wound up; redundancy costs of staff, rental costs of office space during the closure of the Charity and other on-going liabilities such as pension contributions and supplier costs. The Trustees believe that funds (unrestricted and restricted) of £185,580 (2024: £99,688) will be sufficient to cover our current commitments and to meet all costs associated with a downturn in our activities and a potential winding up of the charity.
## _**Cessation of activities**_
The charity ceased service in December 2025, the aim to complete the formal closure is by 31[st] March 2026.
## _**Volunteers**_
The Charity is comprised of a volunteer base that drives the organisation as a peer to peer service. The volunteers operate the daily function of the Charity goals. The Charity uses the Board of Trustees as advisors in voluntary role.
## _**Management remuneration**_
Management remuneration is reviewed by the Trustees on at least an annual basis and decisions taken are ratified accordingly.
## _**Fundraising**_
Although we do not actively fundraise from the public and we have not used any professional fundraisers in the year, the public can donate via our website and via Amazon Smile and we are registered with the Fundraising Regulator. _Risk management_
The Trustees have assessed the financial risk management objectives and policies of the Trust. The exposure of the Trust to price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and cash flow is considered not material for the assessment of the assets, liabilities, financial position and surplus of the Trust.
**Page 4**
## **MY BLACK DOG**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT**
## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## **APPOINTMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT EXAMINER**
The charity remained below the threshold for audit in respect of the year under review and appointed Katie Wilson of Blue Spire Limited as examiner of the charity.
Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf.
Trustee
Date 21 January 2026
**Page 5**
## **MY BLACK DOG**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT**
## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of My Black Dog**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025 which are set out on pages 7 to 16.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached
Katie Wilson FCA Blue Spire Limited, Statutory Auditor Cawley Priory South Pallant Chichester West Sussex PO19 1SY
Date 22 January 2026
**Page 6**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
## **MY BLACK DOG**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
|**Note**
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Donations and legacies
**1**
Investment Income
**2**
**Total**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Raising funds
**3**
Charitable activities
**4**
**Total**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Transfers between funds**
**10**
**Net movement in funds**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
**Total funds brought forward (restated)**
**9,10**
**Total funds carried forward**
**9, 10**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
324,060
350
324,410
-
252,238
252,238
72,172
-
72,172
93,408
165,580|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
20,000
-
20,000
-
6,280
6,280
13,720
-
13,720
6,280
20,000|**2025**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
344,060
350
344,410
-
258,518
258,518
85,892
-
85,892
99,688
185,580|**2024**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
224,113
298|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||224,411|
|||||5,583
281,395|
|||||286,978|
|||||(62,567)
-|
|||||(62,567)
162,255|
|||||99,688|
None of the charity’s activities were acquired or discontinued during the above two financial years. The charity has no recognised gains or losses other than those dealt with in the statement of financial activities.
**Page 7**
## **MY BLACK DOG**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
|**Note**
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible fixed assets
**7**
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Stock
Prepayments
Cash at hand and in bank
**Total current assets**
**CURRENT LIABILITIES**
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
**8**
**Net current assets/(liabilities)**
**Net assets/(liabilities)**
**THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY**
Restricted funds
**9, 10**
Unrestricted funds
**9, 10**
**Total charity funds**|**£**
**£**
928
928
-
19
204,705
204,724
20,072
184,652
185,580
20,000
165,580
185,580
**2025**|**£**
**£**
646
646
195
-
115,535
115,730
16,688
99,042
99,688
6,280
93,408
99,688
**2024**|**£**
**£**
646
646
195
-
115,535
115,730
16,688
99,042
99,688
6,280
93,408
99,688
**2024**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||99,688|
||||6,280
93,408|
||||99,688|
The accompanying notes form part of the financial statements
Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf
Trustee
Date 21 January 2026
**Page 8**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
## **MY BLACK DOG**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
## **General information, scope and basis of the financial statements**
My Black Dog is an charity constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The address of the principal office is given in the reference and administrative details section and the nature of the charity’s operations and principal activities are given in the trustees' report.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
The financial statements are prepared on a basis other than going concern under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £.
The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.
## **Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.
For donations to be recognised the Charity will have been notified of the amounts and the settlement date in writing. If there are conditions attached to the donation and this requires a level of performance before entitlement can be obtained then income is deferred until those conditions are fully met or the fulfilment of those conditions is within the control of the Charity and it is probable that they will be fulfilled.
## **Resources expended**
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. It is categorised under the following expenditure headings: ● Raising funds; these include costs of fundraising and events.
- Charitable activities; these include grants to third parties and the costs of administering the charity inclusive of governance costs.
Grants payable to third parties are within the charitable objectives. Where unconditional grants are offered, this is accrued as soon as the recipient is notified of the grant, as this gives rise to a reasonable expectation that the recipient will receive the grants. Where grants are conditional relating to performance then the grant is only accrued when any unfulfilled conditions are outside of the control of the charity.
Support and governance costs are those that assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities. They are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity. Governance costs are those incurred in the governance of the charity and primarily associated with the constitution and statutory requirements.
## **VAT**
The charity is not registered for VAT and is unable to recover VAT incurred. On this basis costs are recorded inclusive of VAT within the SOFA.
## **Taxation**
The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in sections 521 to 536 Income Tax Act 2007 (ITA 2007), as such no income tax is payable on the charity's activities.
## **Fixed Assets Policy Notes**
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes costs directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended.
Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a systematic basis over its expected useful life as follows:
Fixtures, fittings & equipment - 25% per annum on cost.
## **Debtors receivable and creditors payable within one year**
Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in expenditure.
**Page 9**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
## **MY BLACK DOG**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
## **Cash and cash equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents includes cash at bank and in hand.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted general funds are incoming resources receivable or generated for use in furtherance of the general objects of the charity without restriction.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in note 8 of these financial statements.
## **A basis other than going concern**
The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than going concern. The charity has ceased services in December 2025 and is in the process of winding down. The aim is to complete the formal closure by 31st March 2026. As a result of this, no adjustments were necessary or made during the year under review.
**Page 10**
## **MY BLACK DOG**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
|**1. Donations and legacies**
Donations
Gift Aid
**2. Investment Income**
Interest Income
**3. Fundraising**
Fundraising costs|**Income**
**Funds**
**£**
324,060
-
324,060
**Income**
**Funds**
**£**
350
350
**Income**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
20,000
-
20,000
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-|**2025**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
344,060
-
344,060
**2025**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
350
350
**2025**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-|**Income**
**Funds**
**£**
223,568
545
224,113
**Income**
**Funds**
**£**
298
298
**Income**
**Funds**
**£**
5,583
5,583|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-|**2024**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
223,568
545|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||224,113|
|||||||**2024**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
298|
|||||||298|
|||||||**2024**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
5,583|
|||||||5,583|
**Page 11**
## **MY BLACK DOG**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
## **4. Charitable activities**
|Charitable content
Merchandise and advertising
Printing, postage and stationery
Telephone, internet and website
Accountancy fees
Wages and salaries
Staff costs
Travel and subsistence
Motor vehicle expenses
Training costs
Subscriptions
Bank and other similar charges
Consultancy
Other expenses
Equipment costs
Website and platform costs
Office space
Depreciation for computer equipment
Storage
Utility costs
Insurance
IT software and consumables
Legal expenses
Governance costs:
Independent examiner's fees|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
1,752
14,577
1,557
97
7,164
158,902
1,474
3,471
530
5,422
7,392
3,797
11,940
518
20
3,124
397
525
858
211
8,351
803
17,676
1,680
252,238|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
980
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,300
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6,280|**2025**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
1,752
15,557
1,557
97
7,164
158,902
1,474
3,471
530
10,722
7,392
3,797
11,940
518
20
3,124
397
525
858
211
8,351
803
17,676
1,680
258,518|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
2,336
24,156
1,901
95
8,511
169,950
1,629
6,051
-
3,853
3,670
981
22,400
1,102
-
6,388
1,504
323
-
-
12,239
375
6,415
1,680
275,559|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
5,774
-
-
-
62
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,836|**2024**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
2,336
24,156
1,901
95
8,511
175,724
1,629
6,051
-
3,915
3,670
981
22,400
1,102
-
6,388
1,504
323
-
-
12,239
375
6,415
1,680|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||281,395|
## **5. Independent examiner's fees**
|Examiner's fees - examination|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
1,680|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-|**2025**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
1,680|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
1,680|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-|**2024**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
1,680|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
**Page 12**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
## **MY BLACK DOG**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
## **6. Staff costs and related party transactions**
|**6. Staff costs and related party transactions**|||
|---|---|---|
|Gross wages
Employer's national insurance costs (net of employment allowance)
Pension costs
Termination benefits *
Termination benefits detailed above are complete and there are no further amounts payable.|**2025**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
142,044
8,260
2,197
5,372
157,873|**2024**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
157,176
8,663
2,270
7,615|
|||175,724|
||||
* Termination benefits were made to staff in the form of redundancy. These amounts are complete with no further amounts to be paid in respect of these agreed settlements.
|Staff numbers:
Average head count|**2025**
5.00|**2024**
7.00|
|---|---|---|
During the year under review one employee (2024: no employees) received employee benefits (excluding employer pension contributions) of more than £60,000 in the range £60,000 to £70,000.
The charity's key management personnel, detailed on page 1 of these financial statements, received employee benefits amounting to £111,051 (2024: £104,390) consisting of salaries, social security costs and employer pension contributions.
Travel and subsistence expenses amounting to £751 were reimbursed to and paid on behalf of the charity's key management personnel during the year (2024: £3,101).
None of the charity's trustees were remunerated nor received any other benefits from an employment with the charity or a related entity during the year under review or the comparative year.
Travel and accommodation expenses amounting to £386 (2024: £nil) were reimbursed to and paid on behalf of one of the charity's trustees.
£3,900 (2024: £nil) donations were received from one of the charity's trustees with or without conditions attached.
There are no other related party transactions which require disclosure in these financial statements.
## **7. Tangible fixed assets**
|_Cost_
At 1 April 2024
Additions
Disposals
At 31 March 2025
_Depreciation_
Accumulated at 1 April 2024
Charge for the year
On disposals
At 31 March 2025
Net book value at 31 March 2025
Net book value at 31 March 2024|**Computer**
**equipment**
**£**
1,292
807
-
2,099
646
525
-
1,171
928
646|**Total**
**£**
1,292
807
-|
|---|---|---|
|||2,099|
|||646
525
-|
|||1,171|
|||928|
|||646|
**Page 13**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
## **MY BLACK DOG**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
## **8. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
|**8. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**|||
|---|---|---|
|Other creditors
Accruals|**2025**
**£**
13,749
6,323
20,072|**2024**
**£**
11,500
5,188|
|||16,688|
## **9. Analysis of net assets between funds**
|Non-current assets
Current assets
Current liabilities|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
928
184,724
(20,072)
165,580|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**-**
20,000
-
20,000|**2025**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
928
204,724
(20,072)
185,580|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
646
109,450
(16,688)
93,408|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
6,280
-
6,280|**2024**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
646
115,730
(16,688)|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||99,688|
## **10. Net movement in funds**
|**10. Net movement in funds**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Restricted funds - Marketing
Restricted funds - Chat line and management
Restricted funds - Shift Manager
Restricted funds - Training of Volunteers
Restricted funds - People and Community Manager
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds - Marketing
Restricted funds - Chat line and management
Restricted funds - Shift Manager
Restricted funds - Training of Volunteers
Unrestricted funds
_Description of funds_||**Year ended 31 March**||**2025**||
||**Total funds**
**brought**
**forward**
**£**
980
-
-
5,300
-
6,280
93,408
99,688|**Total**
**Total**
**incoming**
**resources**
**resources**
**expended**
**£**
**£**
-
(980)
-
-
-
-
-
(5,300)
20,000
-
20,000
(6,280)
324,410
(252,238)
344,410
(258,518)
**Year ended 31 March**||**Transfers**
**between**
**funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**2024**|**Total funds**
**carried**
**forward**
**£**
-
-
-
-
20,000|
||||||20,000
165,580|
||||||185,580|
|||||||
||**Total funds**
**brought**
**forward**
**£**
980
1,702
4,134
5,300
12,116
150,139
162,255|**Total**
**incoming**
**resources**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
224,411
224,411|**Total**
**resources**
**expended**
**£**
-
(1,702)
(4,134)
-
(5,836)
(281,142)
(286,978)|**Transfers**
**between**
**funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**Total funds**
**carried**
**forward**
**£**
980
-
-
5,300|
||||||6,280
93,408|
||||||99,688|
|||||||
Restricted funds - Marketing Restricted funds - Chat line and management Restricted funds - Shift Manager Restricted funds - Training of Volunteers Restricted funds - People and Community Manager
Funds received to support advertising of the charity on social media. Funds received to support the management of the Chat Line. Funds received to support paying salary and costs of Shift Manager. Funds received to support training of volunteers.
Funds received to support paying salary and costs of People and Community Manager.
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UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
## **MY BLACK DOG**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
## **11. Comparative statement of financial activities**
|**Note**
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Donations and legacies
**1**
Investment Income
**2**
**Total**
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Raising funds
**3**
Charitable activities
**4**
**Total**
**Net income/expenditure)**
**Transfers between funds**
**10**
**Net movement in funds**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
**Total funds brought forward (restated)**
**9,10**
**Total funds carried forward**
**9, 10**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
224,113
298
224,411
5,583
275,559
281,142
(56,731)
-
(56,731)
150,139
93,408|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
5,836
5,836
(5,836)
-
(5,836)
12,116
6,280|**2024**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
224,113
298|
|---|---|---|---|
||||224,411|
||||5,583
281,395|
||||286,978|
||||(62,567)
-|
||||(62,567)
162,255|
||||99,688|
## **12. Cessation of activities**
The charity has ceased services in December 2025, with the aim to complete the formal closure by 31st March 2026. Upon closure a final set of accounts will be prepared. As a result of this, no adjustments were necessary or made during the year under review.
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