TEARS ANIMAL RESCUE UK
ANNUAL REPORT
Year ended: 22[nd] October 2025 Charity No: 1191972 Established 26 October 2020
Reference and Administrative Information
Trustees
A P Chandler, Chair of Trustees (Resigned as Chair of Trustees on 28.07.26, having completed 2 x 3-year terms of office)
P H Shaper
M A Hoole, Non-Voting Trustee (Acting Chair of Trustees with effect from 28.07.26, until two new Trustees are appointed)
Trustee Vacancy
Principal Address
75 Park Lane, Harefield, Uxbridge. Middlesex. UB9 6BL
Charity Number: 1191972
Bankers
NatWest Bank, 69 The Broadway, Southall, Middlesex. UB1 1LD
(National Westminster Bank closed our bank account on 28.02.26, due to inactivity, and, due to legislative changes, we no longer meet the strict requirements for holding a bank account. The account was not being used, and there were no funds in the account. The account will be reopened when our new Chairperson is appointed)
Report of the trustees for the year ended 22[nd] October 2025
The trustees present their annual report of the charity for the year ended 22[nd] October 2025.
TEARS ANIMAL RESCUE UK
Structure, Governance and Management
The Charity is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, and is a registered charity, number 1191972.
New trustees are appointed by the existing trustees and serve for three years, after which they may put themselves forward for re-appointment. A charity trustee who has served for two consecutive terms may not be reappointed for one consecutive term but may be reappointed after an interval of at least three years.
There remains a vacancy for a trustee; therefore, during this reporting period the trustees are below the permitted quorum, and no further business has been pursued whilst the remaining trustees search for a suitable replacement.
Objectives and Activities for the public benefit
The object of the CIO is to relieve the suffering of animals in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances or ill usage and to prevent cruelty and suffering among animals in South Africa by the provision of grants of financial assistance to charitable animal welfare organisations .
Grant Making Policy
The Trustees will apply the funds of TEARS Animal Rescue UK at their discretion and in accordance with the charitable purposes and objectives of the charity. Any decision whether to award a grant remains solely the responsibility of the Trustees.
All decisions made by the Trustees in relation to their distribution of grants are subject to Section 6, Conficts of interest and conficts of loyalty, of TEARS Animal Rescue UK Constitution. The Trustees will not authorise any grant for purposes which are not charitable according to UK law and in accordance with section 7 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and Section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.
The amount of work or number of projects that can be supported by the Trustees is necessarily limited to the amount of funds that are available for distribution each year.
The Trustees have determined that the current priorities for funding are the advancement of animal welfare, particularly, but not exclusively, for companion animals, in the areas of, but not exclusively, the prevention of cruelty, provision of animal sanctuaries and rehoming centres, and the provision of veterinary care and treatment with the application of the aforementioned being to charitable organisations working in local communities in South Africa.
The priorities for support will be reviewed by the Trustees every year and may be changed depending upon circumstances and the perceived effectiveness of the application of funds. Any change to these priorities must still fulfil the charitable purpose and objectives of the charity.
TEARS ANIMAL RESCUE UK
The Trustees will consider any requests or known situations that are eligible for consideration from any geographical area within South Africa that are from organisations deemed charitable under UK Charitable law or the equivalent status in South Africa.
When considering whether to make a grant, the Trustees will also consider the following:
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is the requested grant to be used for purely charitable purposes under UK law
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does the grant further the objects of TEARS Animal Rescue UK
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will the grant be applied primarily to provide services related to animal welfare for companion animals
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has the grantee organisation operated for more than 3 years (normally TEARS Animal Rescue UK will not make grants to organisations which have been operating for less than 3 years)
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does the grantee organisation have a history of success when dealing with animal welfare
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does the organisation have charitable status under South African law
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has the grantee received international grant funding in the past?
Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards. The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires trustee(s) to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
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Observe the methods and principles of the Charities S O R P
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Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
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State whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements
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Prepare the financial statements on the ongoing concern basis unless inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and enable them to ascertain to ensure that the financial statements comply with the charities Act 1993, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity and financial information included on the charity’s website.
Approved by the trustees on 29th July 2026 and signed on their behalf by:
MARILYN ANN HOOLE ACtING CHAIR ofTRUSTEES