## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/09/2023 Period start date To 31/08/2024 Period end date** ## **Charity name: West Country Dobermann Rescue** ## **Charity registration number: 1190561** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The rescue, rehabilitation, rehoming and
protection of Dobermanns in need.
The education of the public as to humane
and correct treatment of the Dobermann
breed.| |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|Intake of dogs: after contact with the dog’s
legal owner arrangements are made to
collect, transport and take the dog to a safe
place, either a foster home or kennel.
Vet care: upon arrival into our care the
dogs receive veterinary checks included but
not limited to neutering and any medical
treatments as required per veterinary
advice.
Rehabilitation: on arrival the dogs are
assessed, and support/training is provided
according to the individual dogs need to
assist them in adapting and transitioning
into their new home environment.
Rehoming: undertake home checks,
validate personal identification of the
applicant. To assess the
suitability/compatibility of the prospective
foster carer/new owner with the individual
dog in question.
Fundraising: through social events,
auctions, activity days/evenings, to raise
awareness of the rescue and funds for the
charities running costs.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees confirm that the actions they
have taken are relevant with the purposes
of the charity and take regard of the
guidance, issued by the Charity
Commission.| ## **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** ||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|During this financial year we were in the
process of closing the charity including
arranging ongoing support and rescue back
up for our dogs. The rescue back up and
support has been provided by Lincs
Dobermann Rescue Registered Charity
No:1172592.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 |set||| |---|---|---| |-||| |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|At the end of the last financial year end
31/08/2023 the funds held in the charity
account was £2894.27. Our income for this
year was £443.41.
The remaining balance was donated to
Lincs Dobermann Rescue Registered
Charity No:1172592 which amounted to
£2047.94. The charity bank account was
closed on the 21stDecember 2023.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|N/A| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|N/A| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A| ## **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:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g., unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charity Incorporated Organisation| |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|Trustees are appointed based on their
commitment to the charity’s objectives, a
review of their skills/experience and ability
to support the charity in its activities.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
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|West Country Dobermann Rescue| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|None| |Registered charity number|1190561| |Charity’s principal address|10 Ashton Close, Portreath, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 4FD| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Miss Natalie Birch|||| ||Miss Samantha
Farina|||| ||Mrs GayPieters|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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 N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A 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**
**adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |**N/A**||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **N/A** ## **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)** NBIRCH **Full name(s)** Miss Natalie Birch **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair, Trustee **Chair, etc)** **Date** 09/03/2025 **Charity Name No (if any) WEST COUNTRY DOBERMANN RESCUE 1190561** ## **Receipts and payments accounts** **CC16a** **For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 9/1/2023 8/31/2024 ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**
FUNDRAISING
ADOPTIONS
DONATIONS
**443**
REFUND
**-**
BANK ERROR
**-**
**-**
**-**
**443**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total receipts_ 443**
**A3 Payments**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Restricted**
**funds**||**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**443**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**443**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**443**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| ||||||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**||**2,702**| |||||||**-**||**3,050**| |||||||**443**||**15,485**| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||**29**| |||||||**-**||**-**| |||||||**-**||**-**| |||||||**-**||**-**| |||||||**443**||**21,266**| |||||||||| ||||||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**||| |||||||**-**||**-**| |||||||**-**||**-**| |||||||||| ||||||**-**|**443**||**21,266**| |||||||||| |FUNDRAISING|||**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**||**295**| |DOG SUPPLIES|**849**||**-**|||**849**||**5,073**| |TRANSPORT|||**-**|||**-**||**1,708**| |RUNNING EXPENDITURE|**227**||**-**|||**227**||**1,195**| |VETERINARY|**214**||**-**|||**214**||**15,937**| |KENNELS|||**-**|||**-**||**1,413**| |BEHAVIOURISTS|||**-**|||**-**||| |SECURE DOG FIELD HIRE|||**-**|||**-**||**56**| |BANK ERROR|||**-**|||**-**||**29**| |DONATION|**2,048**|||||**2,048**||| |**_Sub total_ **|**3,338**||**-**||**-**|**3,338**||**25,706**| |**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total payments_ 3,338**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ - 2,895**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**-**
**_Cash funds this year end_ - 2,895**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|||**-**
**-**
**-**
**3,338**
**- 2,895**
**-**
**-**
**- 2,895**||| ||||||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||**-**| |||||||||| ||||||**-**|**3,338**||**25,706**| |||||||||| ||||**-**||**-**
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**-**|**- 2,895**||**- 4,440**| ||||**-**|||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**|||**-**||**-**| ||||**-**|||**- 2,895**||**- 4,440**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature
NBIRCH
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
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**-**
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Agreement Error
OK
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
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**Cost (optional)**
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**Cost (optional)**
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Print Name
MISS NATALIE BIRCH
**Unrestricted**
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**funds**
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**funds**
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**funds**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
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approval| ||NBIRCH|MISS NATALIE BIRCH|09.03.25| |||||