2025-01-02-accounts - Companion Paws

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 03/01/2024 Period start date To 02/01/2025 Period end date

Charity name: Companion Paws

Charity registration number: 1187191

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	1. The relief of the elderly and others who are in need due to loneliness and / or social isolation by providing a dog or cat as a companion. 2. For the public benefit for the relief of suffering and prevention of cruelty for cats and dogs by finding them a suitable home.
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	We finds homes for dogs and cats that are in need of short term or longer term fostering or adoption due to changes in their circumstances e.g. owner needing hospital care or passing away. Similarly we help to find foster homes for dogs which have been rescued from the streets wherever that may be. We fund this by means of donations form our supporters and our own fundraising activities, such as bingo, raffles, quizzes and car boots.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Yes we have had such regard.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment

Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Our fosters are all volunteers who are reimbursed for any expenditure on food if requested, although the charity meets any vet bills as they arrive. Other volunteers help by gathering in bingo and raffle prizes and assisting at our fundraising sessions.
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	Since our registration in 2020, we have rescued, assessed and settled 87 dogs into new homes. This has directly benefitted 87 lonely people and by extension family members as well, plus of course the animals themselves. We know that loneliness is an unseen illness, and we feel that we make a contribution to wider society by reducing demand on our health services. Feedback tells us that our activities have the desired, beneficial effect on those we support and this includes those attending our fundraising and social events.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	We now have an established programme of fundraising events, which provide the income needed to successfully run our charity, but still seek grants.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The welfare of our dogs is paramount, and the majority of our expenditure is on vets’ bills. We try to have a reserve fund to cover any unexpected condition in a dog which needs immediate attention.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£1000
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	None. We have very committed trustees who work hard to ensure we can continue our mission as described in our objects.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25
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	The existing Trustees discuss the merits of any potential Trustee before any approach is made.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Companion Paws
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1187191
Charity’s principal address	4 Water Lane, Blackborough End, Kings Lynn, Norfolk PE32 1SD

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Ken Rout
	LynseyRout
	JoyChamberlain
	Helen Gillard
	Lianne Hitchcock		17/03/2025

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for 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

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

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
	Kenneth James Rout	Lynsey Danielle Rout
	Chair
	26/10/2025
	26/10/2025

	Companion Paws Charity Name	Companion Paws Charity Name	Companion Paws Charity Name	1187191 No (if any)	CC16a
	For the period from	03/01/2024 Period start date	To	02/01/2025 Period end date

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 10,401 - - - - - - - 10,401 - - - 10,401 7,630 2,111 277 - 562 - - - - 10,580 - - - 10,580 - 179 - - - 179	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 10,401 - - - - - - - 10,401 - - - 10,401 7,630 2,111 277 - 562 - - - - 10,580 - - - 10,580 - 179	Last year to the nearest £
Donations	10,401				10,371
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	10,401				10,371

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					10,371

Vet Bills	7,630				6,254
Goods	2,111				1,609
Food	277				346
Equipment	-				43
Insurance	562				374
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**Sub total **	10,580				8,626

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					8,626

	- 179	-	-	- 179	1,745
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	- 179	-	-	- 179	1,745

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

26/10/2025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Details Details Business Account Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 1,940 - - - - - 1,940 - Agreement Error OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name LynseyRout	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			OK
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			Date of approval
		LynseyRout	19/08/2025

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

26/10/2025