Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 01 January 2023 31 December 2023
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by LUKAG Registered charity number (if any) 1191538 Charity's principal address Church Lane, Thwaite, Eye, Suffolk
Labrador UK Action Group
Postcode IP23 7EJ
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Julie Norman | |||||
| Sharon Shanks | |||||
| Lisa Taylor | |||||
| Caroline Lewis | |||||
| Rachael Pollard | |||||
| Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) | |||||
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted
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Trustee selection methods
Appointed by
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Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
1) For the benefit of the public to relieve the suffering of Labrador breed dogs in need of care and attention and to promote humane behaviour towards Labrador breed dogs, in particular but not exclusively, by:
a) Providing grants of financial assistance to Labrador breed dogs rescue facilities established to relieve the suffering of Labradors in need
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of care and attention and provide facilities for the reception, care, treatment and rehoming of such animals; b) The provision of free medical or surgical treatment, or such treatment at reduced charges, to Labrador breed dogs belonging to persons who are unable to afford the services of a veterinary surgeon; and c) Offering advice on responsible ownership and re-homing. 2) To advance the education of the public in matters concerning Labrador breed dogs’ health and welfare in general, including undertaking research into the same, the useful results of which will be published for the public benefit. During the year: 1. We have assisted owners by helping with veterinary costs, professional behavioural trainers and animal therapists for Labradors that have come into our care. 2. For those Labradors that have come into our care and need special care and/or medical needs, we put them into vetted experienced foster homes until they are ready to be rehomed. We have had a pregnant bitch who went to a whelper, but sadly lost the litter. 3. When we have been approached, either by email, telephone or social media, we have offered advice regarding weight management, seizures, RD/OSD etc. We also put Facebook Posts on our page to inform the public, of danger of eating acorns/conkers and IMPA (Immune Mediated Polyarthritis).
- We have assisted owners by helping with veterinary costs, professional behavioural trainers and animal therapists for Labradors that have come into
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the our care. public benefit in relation to these objects (include within 2. For those Labradors that have come into our care and need special care this section the statutory and/or medical needs, we put them into vetted experienced foster homes until declaration that trustees have they are ready to be rehomed. We have had a pregnant bitch who went to a had regard to the guidance whelper, but sadly lost the litter. issued by the Charity Commission on public 3. When we have been approached, either by email, telephone or social media, benefit) we have offered advice regarding weight management, seizures, RD/OSD etc. We also put Facebook Posts on our page to inform the public, of danger of eating acorns/conkers and IMPA (Immune Mediated Polyarthritis).
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
ACHIEVEMENTS Continued fundraising post Covid has proved difficult, especially with the cost of living crisis but sales of rescue calendars, bespoke mugs and bandanas has gone very well. Our JustGiving page has continued to raise money via the rescue website from unknown donors. We rehomed 48 dogs were rehomed during 2023. We continued with virtual homechecks by our volunteers and rehomed in accordance with the current Covid regulations.
We took on a few strays whose owners could not be traced over this year, one whose owner was found deceased by the Police and was rehomed following a short period of foster. Another that really suffered with separation anxiety and her new owner has worked very hard for her to be able to live in a house. We have continued taking a few retiring breeding bitches. We have covered medical costs for all these deserving cases, which is a huge undertaking for such a small and relatively new Charity.
Four Paws – A massive thanks to Siobhan and her team for their continued and ongoing support.
A thank you to our adopters for loving our dogs and also to the families who have returned and adopted another from us.
Section E Financial review
LUKAG is a new charity with low monetary reserves, therefore we will Brief statement of the address this matter annually if our income increases to a point a reserve charity’s policy on reserves is needed.
charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
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Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any
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ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) JULIE ANN NORMAN Position (eg Secretary, Chair, CHAIR etc) Date 15/02/2024
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| Labrador UK Action Group (LUKAG) | Labrador UK Action Group (LUKAG) |
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| Account Summary as at 31/12/2023 | |
| Description | Balance (£) |
| Donations | 2,330.00 |
| Fundraising | 7,304.65 |
| Adoption | 8,545.00 |
| Labrador Costs | -15,243.58 |
| Admin Costs | -1,302.32 |
| Miscellaneous Costs | -417.33 |
| Total | 1,216.42 |
| Bank Statement Balance bf | 35,923.81 |
| Bank Statement Balance cf | 33,153.04 |
| Add monies paid In and not on | |
| statement (transferred 2/01/24) | 3,987.19 |
| Minus monies paid out and not on | |
| statement | 0.00 |
| Difference | 0.00 |
| Accounts created byTrustee Mrs. J. Norman |