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2022-05-05-accounts

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 26 Kendrick Close
WESTBURY
WILTSHIRE
Postcode
BA13 3QT

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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Type of governing document

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

The charity is an association as per the guidance of the charity How the charity is Commission constituted

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 charity will seek to align itself with the working arrangements of partners, namely local doctors’ surgeries, the NHS and other charity groups that support the client group of the charity DOGS FOR HEALTH

The charity in the second 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

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

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.

We will do this by:

  1. a) Organising pets to visit private homes, workplaces or public venues/spaces.

  2. b) Providing training and education sessions.

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  1. c) Sharing resources and research findings.

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.

Online training has been developed with social care TV website to ensure future volunteer training is aligned to the care sector training and volunteers are better placed to understand the needs of dementia and Alzheimer’s patients as we make further contact. PTSD training will come online in 2023 as the charity seeks to expand after the two years of Covid reduced working

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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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. In 2022 we were supported as named charity by a local vets practice and supported them at events and in their practices to raise awareness of therapy dogs.

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

Volunteers have made significant effort during Covid to adapt to change, there have been walk and talk groups to get people meeting in line with guidance that has changed numerous times during the year. The purpose of walk and talk is being developed so that in 2022-23 we will use this as part of the assessment process for volunteers and the dogs. Increased awareness of the risks to the volunteers and handlers will mean increased training commitments and increased insurance that will take effect by February 2023.

2022 has seen an increase in spending on equipment, licence disks, collars, uniform design and our presence at events have been examined and changes implemented to streamline these.

Our website continues to grow and develop under the expert guidance of Nigel. Now we have new policies in place, a volunteer area, online referrals, online applications will follow this year as we seek to further reduce our reliance on paper based activities.

Section D Achievements and performance

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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, This year 202122 saw very little increase due to covid

Good connections with local support networks. These have increased and the team continues to establish new relationships and build schools programmes.

Completion of a website and social media marketing plan has been a success, now Nigel is seeking to streamline functions and reduce paper

Taken part in community awareness events has increased, new social prescribers from local doctors have started to make use of the services offered.

Completed school assemblies, provided support in classrooms now developed into supporting the schools to have their own dogs on site and training for staff.

Completed ambulance service wellbeing visits to support moral boosting for front line crews. However, these have reduced due to issues within the service and extended waiting times at hospitals which prevents crews having down time. Local hospitals have expressed a wish to look at how we can support patients well-being.

Section E Financial review

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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially in deficit

The charity is in the second 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. The funds have continued to rise, the charity has ended this year with a balance of over three thousand pounds and planned events for 2022-23 to increase funding further

NIL deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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

Principle source of funds have been a dog show, other fund raising events, no regular donations, still true in year two but commitment from a large vets to sponsor the charity this year will see a good increase in funding for 2022-23

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. This has continued due to covid and the laptop will need to be updated to cope with higher demands for IT based assessment.

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. Year two has seen this cost rise and we are investigating further insurance avenues for the coming year

There is no funding for investment due to civd limitations

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)

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Date 0210212023 TAR March 2012

Charity Name DOGS FOR HEALTH 1191801

No (if any)

Receipts and payments accounts

For the period To from 01.04.2021

31.03.2022

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 2,500 - - 2,500
INVOICED WORK - - - -
VOLUNTEER CONTRIBUTIONS - - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 2,500 - - 2,500
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total receipts 2,500 - - 2,500
A3 Payments
PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE 238 - - 238
EVENTS 150 - - 150
EQUIPMENT 200 - - 200
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total 588 - - 588
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
LAPTOP, MOBILE PHONE,
DISPLAY BOARDS, SIGNAGE,
PRINTED MATERIALS - - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total payments 588 - - 588
Net of receipts/(payments) 1,912 - - 1,912
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - -
Cash funds this year end 1,912 - - 1,912
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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 Total cash funds to nearest £
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to nearest £
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(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))		 Agreement Error OK
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds
B2 Other monetary assets Details
NIL ASSETS		 to nearest £
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to nearest £
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B3 Investment assets Details
NIL ASSETS		 Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional)
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B4 Assets retained for the Details
NIL ASSETS		 Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional)
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charity’s own use






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Fund to which Amount due
B5 Liabilities Details
NIL ASSETS		 liability relates



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Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees		 Signature Print Name
JAMES LEWIS
AMY WOOD

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Last year

to the nearest £

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-

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Endowment funds to nearest £

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OK

Endowment funds to nearest £

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Current value (optional)

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Current value (optional)

When due (optional)

Date of approval 9/5/2022 9/5/2022