**To** ## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Day 01 Mth Jan Year 2024 Period end date Day 31 Month Year 2024 December **From** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1193072 Animal ArkAid **Charity's principal address** 70 Sandhill Oval, Leeds **Postcode LS17 8EE** **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Rita Reid|Chair||| ||Debbie Kirby|Trustee||| ||Maureen Jackson|Trustee||| ||Dan Dainter|Trustee||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **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 Constitution CIO - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Elected by - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - 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** For the public benefit, to promote humane behaviour towards animals by providing grants for the appropriate care, protection, treatment and security for animals which are in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances or ill usage and to educate the public in matters pertaining to animal welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering among animals. March **2012** **TAR** 2 Activities undertaken in 2024 include: - World Animal Day Year 7 presentation at a Leeds school to promote respecting animals, Dog show judged by Vets from the Yorkshire Vet TV programme, Dog Treasure Hunt, Online Shop / Car Boot sales, events at Roundhay School, Quiz Nights, Christmas Dog Party & work at Catch Leeds educational farm. **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)** ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** **Policy on grant making** – The Trustees have donated funds to local small animal charities in line with the CIO objectives. **Contribution made by Volunteers** – Animal ArkAid Trustees and Volunteers have as usual shown invaluable commitment over the year in supporting the numerous successful events. You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** Animal ArkAid has now donated over £90,000 to local small animal charities and this included £13,690 donated in 2024, which was our most successful year in our fourteen year history. In addition animal charities attending our Dog Show and Santapaws events raised approximately £2,000. World Animal Day presentation was held in a Leeds secondary school and work is continuing to roll out this programme. A big part of these presentations is aimed at school children respecting animals. Work undertaken at Catch Leeds in Harehills helped to raise almost £5,000. March **2012** **TAR** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** The Trustees reserve policy is to hold at least £1,000 in the bank. **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** **Details of any funds materially in 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; Animal ArkAid principal sources of funds are mainly from the activities listed previously which are held annually, however we are also trying to increase the number of schools involved in our World Animal presentations. Miscellaneous expenditure in the year was only £690, thereby allowing Animal ArkAid to pay the vast amount of it’s event profits to local small animal charities. - investment policy and objectives including any 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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** March **2012** **TAR** 5 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGiAND ANO WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the wlod To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlcted lunds Restricted lund* Endowrnent Tolal fund fo th• toltto n#r••t£ A1 Recol 10,388 132S8 10.28B 13.268 PayK Sub tot•l(Gmss incofft for AR) A2 A8SOt and Inv•¥tm¢nt 8al88. Iw tabl•Tr. 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