## **Annual report 01/04/2023 to 31/03/2024** **Charity’s name** NANCY’s RESCUED AND WAGGING TAILS **Registration number** 118411 **Address** 18 Old Broadway Manchester M20 3DF **Email** happypawssuk@icloud.com ## **Structure** In this reporting period we have had 3 Trustees, acting as chair, treasurer and secretary. An additional Trustee has agreed to join us in the next reporting period. ## **How it is managed How it recruits trustees** (2)Eligibility for trusteeship (a)Every charity trustee must be a natural person. (b)No individual may be appointed as a charity trustee of the CIO: if he or she is under the age of 16 years; or if he or she would automatically cease to hold office under the provisions of clause [12(1)(e)]. (c)No one is entitled to act as a charity trustee whether on appointment or on any reappointment until he or she has expressly acknowledged, in whatever way the charity trustees decide, his or her acceptance of the office of charity trustee. [(d)At least one of the trustees of the CIO must be 18 years of age or over. If there is no trustee aged at least 18 years, the remaining trustees may only act to call a meeting of the charity trustees, or appoint a new charity trustee.] (3)Number of charity trustees (a)There must be at least [three] charity trustees. If the number falls below this minimum, the remaining trustee or trustees may act only to call a meeting of the charity trustees, or appoint a new charity trustee. (b)The maximum number of charity trustees is [12]. The charity trustees may not appoint any charity trustee if as a result the number of charity trustees would exceed the maximum. (4) First charity trustees Any person retiring as a charity trustee is eligible for reappointment. No decision shall be taken at a meeting unless a quorum is present at the time when the decision is taken. The quorum is two charity trustees, or the number nearest to one third of the total number of charity trustees, whichever is greater, or such larger number as the charity trustees may decide from time to time. A charity trustee shall not be counted in the quorum present when any decision is made about a matter upon which he or she is not entitled to vote. The members of the CIO shall be its charity trustees for the time being. The only persons eligible to be members of the CIO are its charity trustees. Membership of the CIO cannot be transferred to anyone else. The members of the CIO shall be its charity trustees for the time being. The only persons eligible to be members of the CIO are its charity trustees. Membership of the CIO cannot be transferred to anyone else. There must be at least [three] charity trustees. If the number falls below this minimum, the remaining trustee or trustees may act only to call a meeting of the charity trustees, or appoint a new charity trustee. ## **Activities and objectives in the year** - **achievements and performance** In the period **01/04/2023 to 31/03/2024** , we have rehomed 11 dogs from Greece, and 1 cat, on a transport cost recovery basis. This is an average of one rescue pet per month. One of the rehomed dogs was a dog adopted from us 5 years ago and re-rehomed through our Rescue Back-Up pledge. We have used our charity-registered PetTrac account to register the microchips in the UK as soon as the dogs arrive. Thus, our adopted dogs enjoy dual registration to the new adopter and to the Charity. We are registered with the Government GATEWAY IPAFFS and the EORI (Economic Operator Registration and Identification). - **Financial review** We operated on a cost recovery basis, that is, we aimed to recover as much as possible of the transport, import fees and medical costs associated with each rescue animal, through a voluntary adoption fee. Increased transport costs mean that we are unable to routinely recover all of the costs via the adoption fee. Payments are handled by the treasurer, with oversight by the chair. The chair has made some payments for the transport and import fees with approval of the treasurer. We have obtained invoices for our payments to the transporter and from the microchip database. We have fundraised through informal, donation-based dog sitting for friends/neighbours; we have received the occasional spontaneous donation. The costs of fostering while looking for a suitable adopter are higher this year due to slower adoptions (post-COVID there is a flood of rescues) but these have been covered by volunteering. All financial transactions are through a dedicated Charity Bank account; donations are deposited directly there. Our income in the reporting period has been £5,878.88 and the expenses have been £4,934.34.