Kevincares2018 Trustees Report 2024 – 2025
The members of the charity are its Trustees for purpose of the Foundation Model Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), and who throughout this report are collectively referred to as the Trustees.
Trustees who have held office since the initial charity registration on 17[th] August 2020
| Name | Position | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miss Kim Breckon | Chairperson | 17thAugust 2020, Re- elected Aug 2023, Re- elected Aug 2025 |
N/A |
| Mrs Diane Allen | 17thAugust 2020, Re- elected Aug 22, Re- elected Aug2024 |
N/A | |
| Mrs Dawn Goulden | 17thAugust 2020, Re- elected Aug 22, Re- elected Aug 2024 |
N/A |
Method of appointment –
In accordance with the charities constitution all Trustees shall retire from office after a period of two years following the initial period, but shall be eligible for re-election. All Trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the charity. Any expenses re-claim from the charity are set out in the notes to the accounts. New Trustees are given a formal induction covering the charity aims, objectives and challenges, the funding and an overview of how the charities services and activities are carried out.
Principal Address
28 Well Grove
Hove Edge
Brighouse
West Yorkshire
HD6 2LT
Bankers – Yorkshire Bank / Virgin Money
Kevincares2018 Trustees report – 2024 – 2025
Governing Document
Charitable Incorporated Organisation – Foundation Registered 17[th] August 2020, Registered charity number 1190898.
The charity is governed by its constitution, which will be reviewed annually and revised, when necessary, in compliance with Charity Commission guidance and approval.
The Charity is incorporated through the legal status of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) which means if the CIO is wound up the Trustees of the CIO have no liability to contribute to its assets and no personal responsibility for settling its debts and liabilities.
Objectives of the Organisation
For the benefit of the public to relieve the suffering of animals in need of care and attention by providing financial assistance to the owners of animals who cannot afford the services of a veterinary surgeon.
Achievements, Performance and Demonstration of Public Benefit
The main focus of the charity during the last 12 months has been:
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Promoting and increasing the public profile of the charity
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Promote responsible ownership, by increasing the awareness of the benefits of pet insurance
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Continue to raise funds to support the operation of the charity
Fundraising and raising the charity’s public profile
Throughout the 2021-2025 reporting periods the UK’s economic financial pressures continued impacting on our ability to raise funds, along with having a detrimental influence on our efforts to further develop our public profile.
We have continued to ramp-up fundraising activities throughout 2024/2025, attending numerous public events. Although our fundraising opportunities have not yet fully recovered to pre-2020 levels, we have made significant progress to date and are hoping that 2025/2026 will see us complete the recovery and return to our normal levels of financial security.
Dedicated members have taken part in varied fundraising events to raise valuable funds for the charity. For example: raffles, online auctions and competitions.
Both membership and public awareness of our mission have continued to increase through our social media presence & our attendance at public events. This is something that we will continue to review and look into different ways to promote the charity & its values.
Trustees
Trustees continue to be the back bone of the charity, there are many roles the Trustees undertake for the charity, which include;
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Managing the online social media pages
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Organising and attending events
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Assisting and supporting owners when their pets are critically ill.
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Promoting the charity
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Undertaking review of applications to ascertain the severity of the care required
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Communicate closely with the veterinary professionals providing care and treatment to our client’s pets
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Fundraising
As the charity continues to grow the role of Trustees will be regularly reviewed to ensure the charity continues to carry out activities that realise the objectives of the charity.
The successes achieved since the charity was founded are truly amazing. The charity continues to support the family members who we have needed the charities help for their pets since the charity was founded.
Balance Sheet
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Income & expenditure for the year ended 31 March 2025
£ £ £ £
Income Charitable expenditure
Vet Bills (5,370.73)
Donations received 7,670.32 Animal Support (64.80)
Non cash donations 0.00
Income from fundraising activities 267.50
7,937.82
Fund raising expenses (5,435.53)
Stall fees (120.29)
Event stock (631.77)
Total expenditure (For CC statement)
Van Hire & Fuel 0.00 Fund raising expenses (920.33)
Fund raising equipment 0.00 Administration costs (399.92)
Prizes (168.27) Charitable expenditure (5,435.53)
(920.33) Total (6,755.78)
Administration costs
Mobile Phone Payments 0.00 Surplus of income over expenditure 1,182.04
Professional Fees (179.99)
Sale of equipment 0.00
Bank Charges (66.68)
Postage (7.65)
Insurance (145.60)
Other costs 0.00
(399.92)
Net Income £ 6,617.57 £ ( 6,617.57 )
Donations received have come from individual benefactors
Income from fundraising activities has been generated from raffles,
tombola's etc held at various events
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Fund raising expenses are the costs of running stalls at the fundraising events Administration costs represent specific items paid. The charity administration relies upon the work of unpaid volunteers.
Risk Management
The charity does not employ staff and does not own or lease premises which makes the financial risk very low. The resultant low fixed operating costs help minimise the impact of an unplanned occurrence(s) on our finances.
Funding and fundraising continue to be a priority to ensure the charity continues to deliver activities as set out in the constitution. The charity continues to carry Public Liability and Professional Indemnity insurance cover for attendance at public events in 2025/2026.
Financial Review
The statement of financial activities provides a summary of our income and expenditure from 1[st] April 2024 to 31[st] March 2025. We have continued to ensure that our administration costs remain low compared to the sector norms (~40%), this year being less than 8%.
Going forward we will again strive to ensure that well over 90% of any funds raised by Kevincares2018 is spent on animal welfare activities.
Financial Outlook
This year the charity has returned to a positive funding position, the income raised has exceeded expenditure, creating an operating surplus of ~17%. The charity holds cash reserves of £18,517 at year end.
Going forward into the 2025 - 2026 period, we will continue to raise funds through public events, our social media pages and continue to look for opportunities to expand our funding portfolio.
Future Plans
We are constantly aiming to raise our number of followers and raise our profile to new members and widen the public knowledge of Kevincares2018 and what our aims and objective are.
We will continue to maintain robust policies and procedures, ensuring that the governance arrangements remain fit for purpose.
Kevincares2018
Approval of the accounts:
The annual report and accounts were approved at a meeting of the Trustees held on 15/11/2025.
Kim Breckon On Behalf of the Trustees
Kevincares2018
Notes to the accounts
For the period of 1[st] April 2024 – 31[st] March 2025
1) Accounting policies
- a) Basis of accounting
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Statement of recommended practice, accounting and reporting by charities (SORP2000)
- b) Income
Donations and legacies are accounted for when received by the charity. Other income is accounted for on an accruals basis as far as is prudent to do so.
- c) C Grants
Revenue grants are recognised in the statement of financial activities on receipt, subject to any required conditions being met or services being provided. Capital grants are recognised on receipt in the statement of financial activities. This policy has been adopted to give a true and fair view as recommended by the SORP
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d) Tangible fixed assets
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Tangible fixed assets are capitalised if they be used for more than one year and cost at least £250.
2) Fund accounting
Funds held by the charity are either:
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a) Unrestricted general funds, are funds that can be used in accordance with the charity objects at the discretion of the Trustees.
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b) Restricted funds, are funds that can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
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c) Designated funds, are funds set aside by the trustee’s out of unrestricted general funds for specific future purposes or projects.
Date – 16/09/2025
I, Kim Breckon on behalf of the trustees for Kevincares2018 charity number 1190898 do hereby declare that there are no serious incidents during the previous financial year from 01/04/2024 up to and including 31/03/2025 that should have been reported to the Charity Commission.
Kind regards
Kim Breckon
Founder & Trustee of Kevincares2018 (registered charity 1190898)
Email – kevincares2018@outlook.comContact – 07778 981 820
KEVIN CARES 2018
Income & expenditure for the year ended 31 March 2025
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income | Charitable expenditure | ||||
| Vet Bills | (5,370.73) | ||||
| Donations received | 7,670.32 | Animal Support | (64.80) | ||
| Non cash donations | 0.00 | ||||
| Income from fundraising activities | 267.50 | ||||
| 7,937.82 | |||||
| Fund raising expenses | (5,435.53) | ||||
| Stall fees | (120.29) | ||||
| Event stock | (631.77) | ||||
| Total expenditure (For CC statement) | |||||
| Van Hire & Fuel | 0.00 | Fund raising expenses | (920.33) | ||
| Fund raising equipment | 0.00 | Administration costs | (399.92) | ||
| Prizes | (168.27) | Charitable expenditure | (5,435.53) | ||
| (920.33) | Total | (6,755.78) | |||
| Administration costs | |||||
| Mobile Phone Payments | 0.00 | Surplus of income over expenditure | 1,182.04 | ||
| Professional Fees | (179.99) | ||||
| Sale of equipment | 0.00 | ||||
| Bank Charges | (66.68) | ||||
| Postage | (7.65) | ||||
| Insurance | (145.60) | ||||
| Other costs | 0.00 | ||||
| (399.92) | |||||
| Net Income | £ 6,617.57 | £( 6,617.57) |
Donations received have come from individual benefactors
Income from fundraising activities has been generated from raffles, tombola's etc held at various events
Fund raising expenses are the costs of running stalls at the fundraising events
Administration costs represent specific items paid. The charity administration relies upon the work of unpaid volunteers.
Kevin Cares 2018 Trustees C/O Dawn Goulden 84 Sycamore Lane Great Sankey Warrington WA5 1UL
2nd October 2025
Dear Dawn
Kevin Cares 2018 Charity no.1190898
The capture of the accounting information done by the charity themselves was exemplary. Everything had been ticked off to the bank and inserted into Excel and Sage database(s).
From the spreadsheet, an Income Statement is produced with notes underneath to enable other users of the information to fully understand what each category contains.
Finally, a bank reconciliation has been completed which utilises the opening and closing bank balances. The reconciliation balances and the surplus match the Income Statement for the year ended 31/03/25.
In addition, we checked that a sample of the items on the bank statements had been inputted correctly to produce the reports, as this is where errors would most likely occur. We did not find any errors during this review process for the year ended 31/03/25.
If you have any further queries, will you please contact us directly in the first instance.
Yours faithfully
Paul M Harnedy ACMA CGMA BA (Hons) For and on behalf of Accurate Tax & Accounting Solutions