
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 5[th] December 2022         Period start date To 5[th] December 2023        Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Woodfield Animal Sanctuary** 

## **Charity registration number: 1192645** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**To provide a sanctuary for animals**<br>**abandoned, mistreated, subject to**<br>**cruelty and to raise funds for their care**<br>**and rehabilitation.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**To  Rescue and rehabilitate and rehome**<br>**animals,**<br>**To maintain a clean environment.**<br>**To provide food, water, shelter, vet care**<br>**and kindness.**<br>**A castration program to stop**<br>**indiscriminate breeding for feral ponies**<br>**Education for the public regarding**<br>**Animal welfare**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**Yes. All trustees have read and received**<br>**a copy of the guidance from the Charity**<br>**Committee**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment 



|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|**Volunteers are essential to the**<br>**sanctuary without them we could not**<br>**continue our work.**<br>**Volunteers provide help with animal**<br>**care and organisation of open days**|
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## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**We have rescued over 20 horses and**<br>**ponies this year due to Covid it has**<br>**been a difficult year. All of which would**<br>**not have survived without the charity’s**<br>**intervention.**<br>**We run and continue to run a castration**<br>**program for feral ponies that are on**<br>**local commons. This prevents**<br>**indiscriminate breeding and suffering of**<br>**these animals.**<br>**We engage with the community to**<br>**educate and encourage them to**<br>**participate in animal welfare and rescue.**<br>**We rehabilitate and rehome where**<br>**possible.**<br>**We have adults with special needs that**<br>**come to enjoy the therapeutic benefit of**<br>**being with the horses and ponies.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||





|Other||**We have two opens days every year to**<br>**allow the public to see what goes on at**<br>**Woodfield and how we operate.**<br>**Regular talks are provided to local**<br>**schools and other communities to**<br>**highlight animal welfare.**|
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## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**See accounts**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**To pay expenses eg vet fees, animal**<br>**fees, suppliers**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Public donations**|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Increase in costs of feed and number of**<br>**animals needing vet intervention.**|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Governing Document, Deed of Trust**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated charity**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Every trustee has been appointed by**<br>**resolution at a properly convened**<br>**meeting. Trustees are appointed**<br>**according to their skills, knowledge and**<br>**experience needed in order for the**<br>**charity to run effectively**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other 

## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Woodfield Animal Sanctuary|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1192645|
|Charity’s principal address|Woodfield House<br>Welshmoor,<br>Llanrhidian,<br>Swansea<br>SA3 1EX|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Roberta Bartington|CEO|||
||David Wallis|Secretary|||
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||Alyson Edwards||||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
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|**adviser**|||



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

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
|---|---|---|
||David Richard|Wallis|
||<br>Secretary||
||11/11/2024||
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Woodfield Animal Sanctuary No (if any)<br>Receipts and payments accounts CC16a<br>For the period  06/12/2022 05/12/2023<br>To<br>from<br>Section A Receipts and payments<br>Unrestricted  Restricted  Endowment<br>Total funds Last year<br>funds funds funds<br>to the nearest      £  to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £<br>A1 Receipts<br>Donations                   178,627                              -                                -                      178,627                  134,137<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>Sub total  (Gross income for AR)                    178,627                              -                                -                      178,627                  134,137<br>A2 Asset and investment sales, (see<br>table).<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Sub total                                -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Total receipts              178,627                           -                           -                    178,627              134,137<br>A3 Payments<br>Accountancy                          600                              -                                -                             600                      2,481<br>Advertising                            23                              -                                -                               23                      1,991<br>Animal feed                     85,536                              -                                -                        85,536                    57,701<br>Council Tax                       4,000                              -                                -                          4,000                            -<br>Electric                       1,500                              -                                -                          1,500                            -<br>Equipment, farm repairs & supplies                     10,532                              -                                -                        10,532                      8,023<br>Insurance                       1,988                              -                                -                          1,988                      2,615<br>Motor                       7,377                              -                                -                          7,377                      7,207<br>Other animal costs                       8,716                              -                                -                          8,716                      7,199<br>Printing, stationery & software costs                       1,442                              -                                -                          1,442                         747<br>Sundry                          263                              -                                -                             263                           69<br>Telephone                       3,157                              -                                -                          3,157                         556<br>Vet costs                     21,352                              -                                -                        21,352                    13,555<br>Casual Wages                     32,700                              -                                -                        32,700                    36,276<br>Other costs                        1,360                              -                                -                          1,360                           36<br>Open day & event costs                       2,418                              -                                -                          2,418                            -<br>                            -                                -                                -                              -<br>                            -                                -                                -                              -<br>                            -                                -                                -                              -<br>                            -                                -                                -                              -<br>                            -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                             -                             -                               -                               -                             -<br>Sub total [                  182,964 ]                             -                                -                      182,964                  138,456<br>A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, (see table)<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                             -                               -                               -                             -<br>Sub total [                              - ]                               -                                -                              -                                -<br>Total payments               182,964                            -                            -                    182,964               138,456<br>Net of receipts/(payments) -                 4,337                          -                            -   -                 4,337  -                4,319<br>A5 Transfers between funds                           -                          -                           -                                -                          -<br>A6 Cash funds last year end                 10,324                         -                          -                   10,324                        -<br>Cash funds this year end                   5,987                          -                            -                     5,987  -                4,319<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

05/02/2025 

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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of<br>all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|<br>Signature<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Plant & machinery<br>Bank<br>Cash<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**3,018**<br>**-**<br>**2,969**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**5,987**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>Unrestricted<br>**2,100**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
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