2021-05-05-accounts - Dogs For Health

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name	DOGS FOR HEALTH
Other names charity is known by	N/A
Registered charity number (if any)	1191801
Charity's principal address	32 SHIRE WAY WESTBURY WILTSHIRE Postcode BA13 3GFL

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
JAMES LEWIS CHAIR OF
1
TRUSTEES
2 AMY WOOD TRUSTEE
3 ANN SWIFT TRUSTEE
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

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Name Dates acted if not for whole year
AS ABOVE
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address NONE AT THIS TIME

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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

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DOGS FOR HEALTH is governed by a Constitution as laid out Type of governing document during its formation. The Constitution uses the Charity Commission standard template and was revised in April 2021

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

The charity is an association as per the guidance of the charity How the charity is Commission constituted (eg. trust, association, company)

Initial selection was the three Trustees who formed the charity. Trustee selection methods The charity plans to run in this form for two years with elections (eg. appointed by, elected by) in March 2022 to form the new board of Trustees. The aim will be to increase this from the original three trustees to five.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

During the forming phase of the charity the original policies and You may choose to include procedures will be maintained. additional information, where relevant, about:

The Trustees will meet on a regular basis and review progress in policies and procedures the initial two-year formation term of the charity. adopted for the induction and training of trustees; The charity will seek to align itself with the working arrangements of partners, namely local doctors’ surgeries, the the charity’s NHS and other charity groups that support the client group of the organisational structure charity DOGS FOR HEALTH

the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
Partnerships will be formed, and methods of working documents
works; drawn up when partnerships are considered. Including
relationship with any partnership with Alzheimer’s UK branches in Warminster, related parties; Trowbridge and Devizes. Wiltshire Council have become a regular partner in relation to weekly visits and fund raising
trustees’ consideration of events on behalf of the charity by the council.
major risks and the system and procedures to manage The charity in this first year will face the Covid challenge and
them.
The charity in this first year will face the Covid challenge and design the support to maintain safety, support and future relationships with partners to deliver support to patients.

The risks for the charity are the challenge of Covid, protecting our volunteers, supporting other partners, maintaining a service that matches the requirements in place due to the pandemic.

Section C Objectives and activities

To support people who are in need regardless of their age, disability, health or social circumstances. Particularly but not exclusively by the provision of pets and their volunteer owners or carers visiting individuals’ homes or visiting public places such as hospitals, workplaces, care and nursing homes and schools. To share learning and resources.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

We will do this by:

a) Organising pets to visit private homes, workplaces or public venues/spaces.
b) Providing training and education sessions.
c) Sharing resources and research findings.

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Setting up of regular support visits to Alzheimer’s UK at various Alzheimer’s UK bases within our area.

Joining the multi-agency team supporting vulnerable individuals within Warminster and Westbury. Via the Avenue Surgery and White Horse Health Centre.

Accepting referrals from agencies to support the vulnerable within Frome, Westbury, Warminster and other areas.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Ongoing recruitment and training of volunteers within the charity in supporting vulnerable individuals. This training included safeguarding, equality and diversity, health and safety, manual handling, first aid and person centred care.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Dogs for Health is seeking to align itself with local vets practices and to support the health and wellbeing of animals as well as supporting the community.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Fund raising for training and support packages, Good connections with local support networks

Completion of a website and social media marketing plan Taken part in community awareness events

Completed school assemblies, provided support in classrooms

Completed ambulance service wellbeing visits to support moral boosting for front line crews.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The charity is in the initial year of setting up, starting with a NIL balance was always going to be a challenge. The aim this year has been to build a reserve to cover insurance and other costs to allow the rest of the funds to be utilised to support engagement with patients.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

NIL deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Principle source of funds have been a dog show, other fund raising events, no regular donations,

Expenditure in year one has prioritised a laptop, phone, website building, display boards and booking space at events to highlight the work of the charity.

The biggest single expenditure is insurance and this continues to be the priority of the charity to ensure we are protected in the event of any such mishap.

There is no funding for investment at this stage.

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)

Amy Wood Full name(s) James Lewis Position (eg Secretary, Chair Trustee Chair, etc) Date 02/02/2022

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Charity Name No (if any) DOGS FOR HEALTH 1191801 1191801

Receipts and payments accounts

10/14/2020

31.03.2021

For the period from

Section A Receipts and payments

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
donations and uniform contributions 3,916 - - 3,916
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 3,916 - - 3,916
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
computer 140 - - 140
display boards 40 - - 40
Sub total [ 180 ] - - 180
Total receipts 4,096 - - 4,096
A3 Payments
uniform costs 585 - - 585
insurance 499 - - 499
show costs 270 - - 270
DBS checks 120 - - 120
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total 1,474 - - 1,474
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total payments 1,474 - - 1,474
Net of receipts/(payments) 2,621 - - 2,621
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - -
Cash funds this year end 2,621 - - 2,621
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

			Unrestricted		Restricted
Categories	Details		funds		funds
B1 Cash funds	held on account	March 2020 *Total cash funds*	to nearest £ 2,588 - - 2,588		to nearest £ - - - -
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))		Agreement Error	OK
			Unrestricted		Restricted
			funds		funds
B2 Other monetary assets	Details NIL ASSETS		to nearest £ - - - - - -		to nearest £ - - - - - -
B3 Investment assets	Details NIL ASSETS		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) - - - - -
B4 Assets retained for the	Details NIL ASSETS		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) -
charity’s own use					- - - - - - - -
			Fund to which		Amount due
B5 Liabilities	Details NIL ASSETS		liability relates		- - - - - (optional)
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees		Signature	Print	Name
			JAMES LEWIS
			AMY WOOD

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CC16a
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Last year

to the nearest £

Endowment funds to nearest £

OK

Endowment funds to nearest £

Current value (optional)

When due (optional)

Date of approval 4/5/2021 4/5/2021