Crossing Cottage Greyhound Sanctuary T/A Retired Greyhounds East Midlands Ossington Lane Sutton on Trent Newark, Notts. NG23 6QR
Annual Report for the year ended 30[th] September 2020.
Minutes
Invitees: Mr D J Morton Mrs Judith Morton Tara Holland Jo Haigh-Tanner Jo Blake Present: Mr D J Morton Mrs Judith Morton Tara Holland Jo Haigh-Tanner Apologies: Jo Blake
The trustees present their report for the year ended 30[th] Sept 2020.
The accounts and all supporting documents for the year ended Sept 2020 have been examined and checked by R.W.Oakes of David Mitchell Accountancy Ltd.
Our first year seems to be mostly successful, considering the pandemic hit in March and we were unable to home any dogs for a period of time and had to reduce the numbers of dogs in kennels and reduction in staff hours.
We managed to home 115 Greyhounds this year.
INCOME
As this is our first year there are no comparisons as regards to income. Our main aim for this first year was getting things set up, we have consistently had dogs in kennels all year bringing in kennel fees, however this was drastically reduced during the March to Sept Lockdown. We did spend a lot of time at the beginning researching all methods of fundraising which coupled with the Sponsorship we raised a huge £15K (ish). The kennel fees and trainer donations have covered our vet costs so far and left a small amount to be utilised elsewhere. Our sale of goods has been very poor due to Covid 19, and not being able to attend the normal shows or fundraising events.
EXPENDITURE
Our biggest expenditure for the first year was staff wages, which is to be expected but we have now employed 3 members of staff, and have managed to acquire more volunteers in order to keep our wages bill down. All vets expenditure is generally covered by the kennel fees and trainer donations. Overall I think we have had a good first year and now hopefully things are getting closer to normal our second year will prove better.
FUTURE PLANS
Going forward we are hoping to get more people signed up to our fundraising. We currently have AmazonSmile, EasyFundraising, Sponsorship, Agria pet insurance, pets@home and a few collectable ones where you collect used ink cartridges and get a cash donation back.
We are always trying to keep our vets fees as low as possible by looking around for the best price, however we will not compromise our dogs health if treatment is needed we will make sure they receive it.
Hopefully in the new year we will be able to attend events raising awareness regards to looking after and caring for retired athletes. We also look forward to having our own shows, which raises a lot of money and will be looking into merchandising.
We are currently in discussion with ‘Kickstart’ gateway which is government initiative to offer placements for young people to help get them into the world of work, and improve their employability. This will be an addition to our current team and will be funded by EWP.
Crossing Cottage Greyhound Sanctuary Independent examiner's report on the accounts of Crossing Cottage Greyhound Sanctuary, Charity number 1184529 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('the Trust,) for the period ended 30th September 2020, which are set out on the previous page. Responcibilites and basis of report As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responcible 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 af the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Cmmission 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 which gives me cause to believe that, in any accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. R. W. Oakes B.A. CTA. David Mitchell Accountancy Ltd 4 The Pound Cholsey Oxon OX10 9NS Dated 6th May 2021
Crossing Cottage Greyhound Sanctuary STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2020 RECEIPTS Kennel Fees Adoption Fees Trainer Donations Fundraising Sponsorship schemes Other Donations Sale of Goods 12,636.96 23,054.64 3,071.50 5,409.61 3,872.50 5,046.16 225.97 Total receipts 53,317.34 . PAYMENTS Veterinary fees Wages Food Kennel Costs Fundraising Costs Website Cost of Goods Sold Bank Charges 9,813.99 33,125.00 4,002.99 5,871.07 1,189.72 1,650.00 38.00 320.00 Total payments 56,010.77 Net of receipts and payments 2,693.43 Funds introduced at start of period 3,456.42 Cash funds at year end 762.99 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT THE YEAR END Cash at Bank 762.99 These financial statements are prepared on a receipts and payments basis. Signed for and on behalf of Crossing Cottage Greyhound Sanctuary Trustee Trustee