## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From Period start date 1/4/24 To Period end date 31/3/25**
## **Charity name: A Mindful Paws**
## **Charity registration number: 1189553**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|
To support young people (13-25 years old)
with their mental health and emotonal
well-being.
To ofer accessible community-based
support in areas within the
Cambridgeshire area.
Support will include evidence-based
practce along with a range of
alternatve/holistc therapies.
To sell services such as training or
consultaton to external agencies in how to
support young people with emotonal and
mental health issues|
|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|An Art group and individual support
provided by a Youth Support Worker.
Canine Assisted Therapy Group and
individual therapy provided by an animal
assisted therapist/Mental Health Nurse.
Individual therapy provided by a Mental
Health Nurse.
Individual counselling from trainee
counsellor.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|We can confirm that the trustees have
viewed the guidance from the Charity
Commission on public benefit.|
## **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 Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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|During this period, we saw 55 young
people in total but also included parents in
our DBT group, and saw some parents
alongside individuals so in total, we saw
691 individuals.
194 were seen in our DBT with dogs group,
and 362 in our Arts & Craft Social group.
We also saw 135 people for individual
therapy.
We have become much more known in the
area by other statutory agencies who are
referring regularly. They find this very
helpful as we are able to support young
people who may be waiting for CAMHS
support, we can work alongside CAMHS
and can also support as they step down
from that intervention. Due to our
experience in Mental Health, we are able to
support young people who present with
risky behaviour which other voluntary
agencies may be unable to do. We have
received very positive feedback from the
young people and their families. Young
people tell us that they have learned skills
to cope better with their emotions and
stress. They have a better understanding of
the difficulties they face and how to
overcome them. They find the groups to be
a safe space where they can express
themselves freely.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|-£196 du to lack of funding and us covering
costs|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|No reserves held from this budget|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|0|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|It was not factored into the funding request
or budget. This will be considered in future.|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|We were unsuccessful in securing funding
and have worked voluntarily and covered
costs ourselves to meet the need. This has
been rectified now.|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Lack of funding. We have not been
successful in securing any significant
funds. We have secured a small fund, a
company has selected us as their charity
this year and are actively applying for
others. We are limited as to how long we
can continue without any funding in place.
We are exploring other funding options.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Association Model Constitution|
|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|Interested individuals are able to apply for
membership which will be considered by
the CIO. They must be willing to accept
and adhere to the duties of members as set
out in the constitution document.
All trustees give their time voluntarily and
receive no financial benefits from the
charity.
Trustees must be interested in furthering
the work of the charity and therefore should
have some interest or experience in the
well-being or mental health of young
people.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
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|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|A Mindful Paws|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1189553|
Charity’s principal address 31 Dyson Close, Huntingdon, PE29 6GQ
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Natalie Kali||||
||Lynne Knapp||||
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## – 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)**
Carrie Bates CEO
## **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)** Lynne Knapp **Full name(s)** Linsey Ablewhite **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 27/1/26
||**A Mindful Paws**
**Charity Name**|**A Mindful Paws**
**Charity Name**|**A Mindful Paws**
**Charity Name**|**A Mindful Paws**
**Charity Name**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**
**from**|01/04/2024
Period start date|**To**|||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,044**
**2,900**
**3,944**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**3,944**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**50**
**166**
**425**
**-**
**241**
**-**
**882**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**882**
**3,062**
**- 4,010**
**948**
**0**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**1,050**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,050**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,050**
**9,153**
**-**
**110**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**9,263**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**9,263**
**- 8,213**
**4,010**
**4,007**
**- 196**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**1,050**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,044**
**2,900**
**4,994**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|Cambridgeshire CommunityFund|**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**-**|
|National Lottery|**-**||||**-**|
|CountyCouncil|**-**||||**-**|
|Freemen Trust|**-**||||**5,000**|
||**-**||||**-**|
|St Neots Tangent|**-**||||**-**|
|Just Giving|**1,044**||||**1,023**|
|Private donations|**2,900**||||**500**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|
**3,944**||||**6,523**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||
|**N/A**|**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**|||
||**-**||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||
||||**-**|**4,994**|**6,523**|
|||||**9,153**
**-**
**110**
**50**
**166**
**425**
**-**
**241**
**-**
**10,145**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,145**
**- 5,151**||
|
TherapyProvision|**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**25,650**|
|Externalproviders(Yoga,etc)|**-**||||**-**|
|Art Materials|**-**||||**1,211**|
|Accountant fee|**50**||||**50**|
|Email account|**166**||||**-**|
|Insurance|**425**||||**348**|
|Website Update|**-**||||**206**|
|Just Givingsubs|**241**||||**186**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**882**||||**27,651**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases (see table)**||||||
|**,**
**N/A**|**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**|||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||
||||**-**||**27,651**|
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||**3,062**||**-**||**- 21,128**|
||**- 4,010**||**-**
**-**|**-**
**4,955**|**-**|
||**948**||||**26,083**|
||**0**||**-**|**- 196**|**4,955**|
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**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**
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**#**- 196**
OK
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
LinseyAblewhite
Lynne Knapp|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
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**funds**
**to nearest £**|
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|||LinseyAblewhite|28/01/2026|
|||Lynne Knapp||
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