DOC.SNHOMES RESCUE
Registered Charity Number 1183775
REPORT AND ACCOUNTS
YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2023
## **DOGSNHOMES RESCUE Registered Charity Number 1183775**
**REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2023**
## **C O N T E N T S**
|Chair’s report|1|
|---|---|
|Report of the trustees|2-4|
|Independent examiner’s report|5|
|Statement of financial activities|6|
|Balance sheet|7|
|Notes to the accounts|8-11|
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## **DOGSNHOMES RESCUE Registered Charity Number 1183775**
## **CHAIR’S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2023**
## Dear Supporters,
I am delighted to present the annual report for DogsnHomes Rescue covering the year ended 30 June 2023. This year has been marked by incredible achievements and milestones, made possible by the dedication and commitment of our team, volunteers, and supporters.
One of the most significant highlights of the year was the aid mission to Ukraine, undertaken by our trustee, Gary Baxter, in July 2022. Gary joined a multinational team in Ukraine to assist in the spaying and neutering of dogs and cats. Despite the challenging circumstances, the team successfully spayed and neutered over 1,600 animals, contributing to the welfare and population control efforts in the region. Gary's journey took him through towns such as Bucha and Hostomel, where he witnessed the aftermath of the atrocities committed during the occupation by the Russian army. He encountered heart-wrenching scenes, including a large shelter housing over 3,000 dogs and 200 cats, located near Chernobyl and the Belarus border, areas deeply affected by the conflict. Gary's first hand experience underscores the vital importance of our work in providing aid and support to animals in crisis-stricken regions.
By July 2023 DogsnHomes had facilitated the delivery of over 145 tonnes of aid for companion animals in need. This accomplishment was made possible through the generosity of organisations like the Humane Society International UK, as well as the unwavering support of our donors and fundraisers. The impact of this aid extends far beyond material assistance as it provides hope and relief to countless animals and communities facing adversity.
In addition to our international efforts, DogsnHomes remained steadfast in our commitment to rehoming dogs surrendered in the UK and from Portugal. Throughout the year we successfully found loving homes for 168 dogs, ensuring they receive the care and attention they deserve. This achievement reflects our ongoing dedication to animal welfare and our belief in the transformative power of adoption.
As we reflect on the past year's accomplishments we are reminded of the profound difference we can make when we come together in support of a common cause. None of this would have been possible without the dedication of our team, the generosity of our supporters, and the resilience of the animals we serve.
Looking ahead, we remain committed to our mission of rescuing and rehoming animals in need, both locally and globally. With your continued support, we are confident that we can build on our achievements and create a brighter future for animals everywhere.
Thank you for your unwavering support.
Warm regards,
Jane Stevenson Chairperson
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## **DOGSNHOMES RESCUE Registered Charity Number 1183775**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2023**
The trustees present their annual report and financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30th June 2023. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts and comply with the charity’s constitution, the Charities Act 2011 and the 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, published 16th July 2014.
## **Objectives and activities for the public benefit**
The charity was established on 7th June 2019 as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation for the benefit of the public to relieve the suffering of dogs in need of care and attention, and to find them new homes or other facilities for the reception, care and treatment of such dogs, in particular those in, but not exclusively, the UK and Europe.
The charity is also at liberty to promote such charitable activities as may be determined in achieving its purpose.
## **Achievements and performance**
The charity’s objectives have been achieved by raising awareness of the need to relieve the suffering of dogs by way of providing care and attention to the animals and in the rehoming of rescued dogs in an assessed and suitable environment with the objective of improving their lives.
The objectives are achieved from adoption donations received on rehoming dogs and from fund raising activities.
## **Financial review and reserves**
The charity’s principal sources of income are from adoption donations received and other fund raising activities and which are applied for the transporting, care and administration of rescued dogs.
During the year the charity’s activities resulted in a net surplus of £ 59,476.
The results of the charity for the year are set out on page 6 of the accounts.
It is the charity’s policy that accumulated reserves are applied to the rescue and care of dogs and for their benefit. A summary of the charity’s reserves are detailed in note 5 of the accounts.
The trustees, through the its members, intend to continue managing the organisation’s activities and funds in the best interests of the charity’s objectives and those of its members.
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# **DOGSNHOMES RESCUE**
# **Registered Charity Number 1183775**
# **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2023**
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is a registered charity, number 1183775, governed by a constitution in the form of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, and is directed by a general committee which include members operating in the defined area set out by the constitution and who undertake to uphold the charity’s objectives.
The trustees are the key management personnel of the charity in charge of directing and controlling its operation and activities on a day to day basis. The trustees give their time freely and are not remunerated. Details of trustee expenses and related party transactions are disclosed in note 1 to the accounts.
## **Reference and administrative details**
## **Patron**
Mr Tim Peake
**Trustees**
Mr G. Baxter (Resigned 1st October 2023) Miss M. Ballard Miss J. Stevenson (Chair of Trustees) Ms G. Rasmussen (Appointed 14th October 2022) Mr D. Fine (Appointed 23rd October 2022, resigned 6th February 2024) Mr M. Crumpton (Appointed 28th July 2023)
## **Principal Office**
The Tree House 25 Sandy Lane Church Crookham Fleet Hampshire GU52 8LA
## **Accountants**
Soteriou & Company Limited Accountants Devonshire House 83 Devonshire Road Hornchurch Essex RM12 4LG
## **Bankers**
Santander UK PLC Bridle Road Bootle Merseyside L30 4GB
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## **DOGSNHOMES RESCUE Registered Charity Number 1183775**
## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2022**
## **Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements**
The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees’ annual report and 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 and Wales require the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year which show 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 those financial statements the trustees are required to:
- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- Observe the methods and principles in the applicable 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 business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the trust constitution. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity in accordance with legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements.
Approved by the trustees on 30th April 2024 and signed on their behalf by:
Miss J. Stevenson Chair of Trustees
30th April 2024
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## **DOGSNHOMES RESCUE Registered Charity Number 1183775**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE DOGSNHOMES RESCUE**
I report on the accounts of the DogsnHomes Rescue for the year ended 30th June 2023 set out on pages 6 to 11.
## **Respective responsibilities of the trustees and the examiner**
The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.
The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act,
- follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act), and
- state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner’s report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a “true and fair view” and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- 1 which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act,
- have not been met; or
- 2 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
P. Soteriou ICPA SOTERIOU & COMPANY LIMITED Accountants Devonshire House 83 Devonshire Road Hornchurch Essex RM12 4LG
30th April 2024
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## **DOGSNHOMES RESCUE Registered Charity Number 1183775**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2023**
|**Total**
**Unrestricted** **Restricted**
**funds**
**Note**
f**unds**
**funds**
**2023**
£
£
£
**Donations**
Adoption
158,798
-
158,798
Fundraising
2,497
-
2,497
Donations for Ukraine
10,607
-
10,607
Other
22,660
-
22,660
_______
_______
_______
194,562
-
194,562
**Other income**
Sales
-
-
-
Grant for Ukraine
-
9,000
9,000
Commissions
1,818
-
1,818
_______
_______
_______
**Total incoming resources**
196,380
9,000
205,380
_______
_______
_______
**Expenditure**
Food and accessories
3,393
955
4,348
Transportation and carriage
53,699
-
53,699
Preparation, care and maintenance
32,077
1,915
33,992
Veterinary and medication
5,340
712
6,052
Fundraising events
226
-
226
Donations
2,761
-
2,761
Telephone
1,633
-
1,633
Advertising
2,208
-
2,208
Motor vehicle expenses
9,722
3,713
13,435
Travelling expenses
573
1,564
2,137
Insurance
1,204
-
1,204
Printing, stationery and computer expenses
2,084
58
2,142
Hire of equipment
-
-
-
Repairs and maintenance
163
-
163
Cleaning and clothing
26
-
26
Bank and paypal charges
494
-
494
Loss/(gain) on currency exchange
( 599 )
-
( 599 )
Bookkeeping
1,334
-
1,334
Accountancy
750
-
750
Training
-
-
-
Sundry expenses
509
83
592
Depreciation
2
19,307
-
19,307
_______
_______
_______
**Total resources expended**
136,904
9,000
145,904
_______
_______
_______
**Net surplus and movement for the year**
59,476
- 59,476
_______
_______
_______|**_Total_**
**_funds_**
**_2022_**
_£_
_117,207_
_3,181_
_2,230_
_39,792_
_________
_162,410_
_271_
_10,850_
_1,031_
_________
_174,562_
_________
_3,818_
_34,279_
_20,049_
_4,364_
_944_
_852_
_1,138_
_2,227_
_18,799_
_3,671_
_1,305_
_2,475_
_148_
_673_
_704_
_618_
_17_
_957_
_500_
_171_
_818_
_9,715_
_________
_108,242_
_________
_66,320_
_________|
|---|---|
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## **DOGSNHOMES RESCUE Registered Charity Number 1183775**
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 30TH JUNE 2023**
||**Note**|**2023**|**_2022_**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||£
£|_£_
_£_|
|**Fixed assets**||||
|Tangible assets|
2|58,212|_29,146_|
|**Debtors: amounts falling due after more than one**||**year**||
|Unsecured loans|3|8,000|_14,000_|
|**Current assets**||||
|Unsecured loans|3|6,000|_6,000_|
|Prepayments||2,208|_866_|
|Cash at bank and in hand|4|122,167|_86,151_|
|||_______|_________|
|**Total current assets**||130,375|_93,017_|
|||_______|_________|
|**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**||||
|Other creditors||7,188|_5,206_|
|Accruals||750|_1,784_|
|||_______|_________|
|||7,938|_6,990_|
|||_______|_________|
|**Net current assets**||122,437|_86,027_|
|||_______|_________|
|**Net assets**||188,649|_129,173_|
|||_______|_________|
|**The funds of the charity:**||||
|**Unrestricted funds**||188,649|_129,173_|
|**Restricted funds**||-|-|
|||_______|_________|
|**Total charity funds**|5|188,649|_129,173_|
|||_______|_________|
Approved by the trustees on 30th April 2024 and signed on their behalf by:
......................................... Miss J. Stevenson Chair of Trustees
......................................... Ms G. Rasmussen Treasurer
The notes on pages 8 to 11 form part of these accounts
30th April 2024
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## **DOGSNHOMES RESCUE Registered Charity Number 1183775**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2023**
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **(a) Basis of preparation and assessment of going concern**
The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant notes(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16th July 2014 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the trust’s ability to continue as a going concern.
## **(b) Funds structure**
Restricted income funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by the donor or trust deed. There is a single restricted income fund, the Humane Society International Income Fund, restricted to providing support to the charity’s fifth journey from the UK to deliver food and supplies for companion animals in Ukraine, via partner charities in Poland, and to ensure transfer to end users in Poland and Ukraine who are in need of support for companion animal welfare needs due to the war in Ukraine.
Unrestricted income funds comprise those funds which the trustees are free to use for any purpose in furtherance of the charitable objects. Unrestricted funds include designated funds where the trustees, at their discretion, have created a fund for a specific purpose.
## **(c)**
## **Income recognition**
All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount of income receivable can be measured reliably.
Donations are recognised when they are received or have been communicated in writing with notification of both the amount and settlement date. In the event that the donation is subject to conditions that require a level of performance before the charity is entitled to the funds, the income is deferred and not recognised until either those conditions are fully met, or the fulfilment of those conditions is wholly within the control of the charity and it is probable that those conditions will be fulfilled in the reporting period.
Interest on funds held on deposit is included upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the bank.
## **(d) Expenditure recognition**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
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## **DOGSNHOMES RESCUE Registered Charity Number 1183775**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2023**
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. All expenses, including support costs and governance costs, are allocated or apportioned to the applicable expenditure headings in the statement of financial activities.
## **(e) Tangible fixed assets and depreciation**
All assets are capitalised and valued at historical cost. Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates estimated to write off the cost or revalued amounts, less estimated residual value, of each asset over its expected useful life on a reducing balance basis.
Motor vehicle 25% Plant and equipment 25%
## **(f) Related party transactions and trustees’ expenses and remuneration**
The trustees all give freely of their time and expertise without any form of remuneration or other benefit in cash or kind. Expenses paid to the trustees in the year totalled £620, _(2022: £844)_ . These expenses were made up of one trustee’s reimbursed expenses as follows.
|Preparation, care and maintenance
Telephone
Motor and travelling expenses
Insurance
Printing, stationery and computer expenses|**2023**
£
-
620
-
-
-
_______
620
_______|**_2022_**
_£_
_68_
_601_
_77_
_88_
_10_
_________
_844_
_________|
|---|---|---|
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## **DOGSNHOMES RESCUE Registered Charity Number 1183775**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2023**
|**2 Tangible fixed assets**
Cost
As at 1st July 2022
Additions
As at 30th June 2023
Depreciation
As at 1st July 2022
Charge for the year
As at 30th June 2023
Net book value
As at 30th June 2023
_As at 30th June 2022_|Motor
Plant and
vehicles
equipment
£
£
31,736
17,417
31,876
16,497
_______
_______
63,612
33,914
_______
_______
13,738
6,269
12,469
6,838
_______
_______
26,207
13,107
_______
_______
37,405
20,807
_______
_______
_17,998_
_11,148_
_________
_________|Total
£
49,153
48,373
_______
97,526
_______
20,007
19,307
_______
39,314
_______
58,212
_______
_29,146_
_________|
|---|---|---|
## **3 Debtors: amounts falling due after more than one year**
The debtors represent an unsecured loan to an associate of the charity to support the purchase of kennels and to secure quarantine approval and which they may assist the charity by providing boarding for companion animals.
The loan is repayable in equal monthly instalments from 1st July 2022 and carries discretionary interest of 10% per annum or 9% per annum above the prevailing Bank of England base rate, whichever is higher, on the outstanding balance should specific terms of the loan agreement become activated.
|**4 Cash at bank and in hand**
Barclays Bank PLC current account
Santander UK PLC current account
Wise Payments Limited
Paypal account
Cash in hand|**2023**
£
1,408
107,056
11,463
1,096
1,144
_______
122,167
_______|**2022**
£
_1,238_
_78,587_
_3,775_
_1,407_
_1,144_
_________
_86,151_
_________|
|---|---|---|
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## **DOGSNHOMES RESCUE Registered Charity Number 1183775**
## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE 2023**
|**5 Reconciliation of funds**
**Balance as at**
**1st July 2022**
£
Unrestricted funds
129,173
Restricted funds
-
_______
Total funds
129,173
_______|**Incoming Resources Balance as at**
**resources**
**expended 30th June 2023**
£
£
_£_
196,380
( 136,904 )
188,649
9,000 ( 9,000 )
-
_______
_______
_______
205,380
( 145,904 )
188,649
_______
_______
_______|
|---|---|