## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1/11/24 Period start date To 31/10/25 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Doodle Rescue** ## **Charity registration number: 1193955** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Doodle Rescue is for the benefit of the public, to relieve the suffering of
dogs – in particular poodle-cross dogs, in need of care and attention.
Specifically, by placing such dogs into foster homes whilst suitable
permanent homes are found for them.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Our primary activity is to rescue poodle cross dogs (“doodles”) either from
situations where they have been abandoned or from families who no longer
want them/ cannot cater for their needs. This can be for many reasons – a
change in family circumstances (eg illness/ change of employment status/
new baby/ relationship breakdown) or the doodle has behavioural issues
(eg resource guarding/ bite incidents/ health issues), and the family cannot
cope or feel that it may be a threat to their family dynamic to keep the dog.
These are often very sad situations as owners generally don’t wish to give
up their much-loved pet but feel they have no alternative. We support those
families while finding out as much as we can about the doodle. The doodle
is then placed into a carefully vetted foster home to assess them prior to
placing them with their adoptive family. This assessment often involves
vets and behaviourists as well as the foster family to find ensure that we find
them the most suitable “forever home”. We maintain a Facebook page so
that new owners can provide updates on our ever-increasing doodle family.
This is also a place where we can launch fund raisers for dogs with high
costneeds (eg surgery) and appeal forboth fosterand permanenthomes.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees confirm that they have operated within the guidance issued by
the Charity Commission on public benefit.| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|We have a very small team of volunteers at any one time who cover all
aspects of what we do. This includes governance, financials, fund raising,
contracts, correspondence, complaint handling as well as the core operation
of rescuing doodles, vetting foster homes and finding forever homes after
extensive checks. This year 2 of the 3 Trustees have had to step back from
core operations which means that this falls mainly to one Trustee, Susan
Green, who additionally is providing an incredibly valuable mentoring
service to those who contact us thinking of giving up their doodle. This
makes a massive difference as often there are other ways we can support
the family, so they are able to keep their much-loved pet. Increasingly we
are being contacted by Social Services/ police/ Carers/ neighbours and
large dog rescues, such as the Dogs Trust, about vulnerable dog owners to
see what support we can provide. Sometimes these doodles have been
neglected in recent months and need both physical and behavioural support
before they can be placed in their forever home.
We are also often involved in the rescue of abandoned doodles and taking
into care doodles with serious health issues that could potentially be
euthanised. These doodles require even more extensive support involving
bringing together a wide network of specialists and volunteers. Often, we
need to fund raise for these doodles at the same time to cover vet and
behaviourist costs. Sadly, sometimes having put all the wheels in motion
and provided the support needed, we can find that the issues have been
caused by an underlying health condition so serious that we have no choice
but to euthanise, as heartbreaking as this is.
One such doodle is Rocco. We received a phone call on a Friday afternoon
from a vet where Rocco had been booked in to be euthanised. The vet had
called multiple dog rescues who had all declined to assist prior to contacting
Doodle Recue. A frantic weekend with all hands-on deck, and a wonderful
vet nurse who agreed to foster him so we could fund raise as he had highly
contagious ear infections needing bilateral ear canal removal. Trainers
were involved to support him with his subsequent hearing loss, and he was
placed with some of our most experienced fosterers. Rocco was admitted
to The Ralph Veterinary Hospital for the surgery, with his fosterer staying in
a nearby Travelodge for the duration. Sadly, there is no happy ending here
– he was so traumatised, and once we found a lump on his neck we all
knew that we just couldn’t put him through any more. This was absolutely
the right thing for poor Rocco, and it was heart-warming to see our whole
Doodle community pull together to support him. We take comfort from the
fact that his last weeks were happy ones with the best possible love and
care.| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Our accounts at the end of the financial year show that we have a balance
of £66,243 compared to an opening balance of £52,518. This is good news
– thanks to some incredibly generous donations and brilliant fund-raising
from our Doodle supporters, we have been able to cover all expenses from
donations and adoption fees.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|As our family of doodles grows, we find ourselves supporting more and
more doodles with lifelong conditions for which we put a contingency in
place when they are adopted to support their new family with vet bills.
Doodles such as little blind Maddie recently started to have seizures
requiring an emergency MRI and spay– it isn’t always obvious what the
underlying condition is, and it can cost more than anticipated. Although we
put a limit on each fund, we want to ensure that the family feel confident that
they can continue to provide the best level of care possible. Vet fees
continue to rise and although we will fund raise for doodles with particular
needs,weneed to be able to coverthese costs ona timely basis.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£66,243| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|n/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|We have a very small bank of volunteers and most of our work is from one
person only – Susan Green. We acknowledged this last year in our report
and stated that we needed to find a way to support her as her voluntary
work has not only encroached on, but completely overtaken her time. We
looked at several different options and realistically the very best thing we
could do was to financially reimburse Sue with a token amount each month
to allow her to continue with what she does for our doodles and their
families. Sue has been running the rescue charity from her home garden
office for the past 10 years and the workload has increased steadily each
year. The £100 per month goes some way to compensate for the additional
utility costs incurred.
We are looking at ways to recognise our most dedicated volunteers, who
consistently provide support to the Charity. Once scheme we are looking at
is to appoint Ambassadors – both human and doodle. As well as being a
way of acknowledging and recognising what they do for us, they are also
the “face” of our charity and hopefully will encourage others to donate and
support us going forward.| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Doodle Rescue’s governing document is our submission made to the
Charity Commission regarding our objectives when we first became a
registered charity.| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|We have 3 trustees who were founding members of the Rescue prior to
becoming a registered Charity.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** Charity name Doodle Rescue Other name the charity uses Formerly known as Doodles for Rehoming Registered charity number 1193955 Charity’s principal address Lytchett House, 13 Freeland Park, Wareham Road, Poole, Dorset BH16 6FA ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Susan Green|Trustee (Lead)||| ||Hannah Durnin|Trustee||| ||Catherine Marsden|Trustee||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** n/a ## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |n/a||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Hannah Durnin **Full name(s)** Susan Green **Position (eg Secretary,** Lead Trustee Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 16th June 2026 16[th] June 2026 ## **DOODLE RESCUE** ## **Accounts For the Period Ended 31[st] October 2025** **Atreus Accountants Ltd Arena Business Centre 9 Nimrod Way Wimborne Dorset BH21 7UH** ## **DOODLE RESCUE** ## **Index To Working Papers** Page - 1 Contents 2 Charity Information 3 Receipts & Payments Accounts 4 Statement of Assets & Liabilities 5 Independent Report [1] ## **DOODLE RESCUE** **Business Information Year Ended 31[st] October 2025** **Charity No.:** 1193955 **Registered Office:** Lytchett House 13 Freeland Park Wareham Road Poole Dorset BH16 6FA **Accountants:** Atreus Accountants Ltd Arena Business Centre 9 Nimrod Way Ferndown Dorset BH21 7UH [2] ## **DOODLE RESCUE** ## **Receipts & Payments Accounts For the Period Ended 31[st] October 2025** ||**£**|**£**| |---|---|---| |**Receipts**
Donations||28038| |AdoptionFees
BankInterest||6971
449| |||35458| |**Payments**||| |Specialist/ Rehab Costs|2980|| |Veterinary Fees|9932|| |Foster Expenses|5084|| |PaypalCharges|187|| |OfficeExpenses|2321|| |SundryExpenses|340|| |Independent Examination Fee|186|| |Trustee Admin Fees|700|| |||21730| |**SURPLUSFORTHEPERIOD**||13728| [3] ## **DOODLE RESCUE** ## **Statement of Assets & Liabilities As At 31[st] October 2025** **Current assets** Cash at Bank 66243 **- Represented By: ACCUMULATED FUND** Balance brought forward 52515 Surplus this year 13728 66243 [4] ## **DOODLE RESCUE** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT** We have been through the accounting records of the above charity. I can confirm that they are a true reflection of the affairs of the charity. ………………………………………………………. William Bailey-O’Neill, Managing Director Atreus Accountants Ltd [5] ## **DOODLE RESCUE** ## **Accounts For the Period Ended 31[st] October 2025** **Atreus Accountants Ltd Arena Business Centre 9 Nimrod Way Wimborne Dorset BH21 7UH** ## **DOODLE RESCUE** ## **Index To Working Papers** Page - 1 Contents 2 Charity Information 3 Receipts & Payments Accounts 4 Statement of Assets & Liabilities 5 Independent Report [1] ## **DOODLE RESCUE** **Business Information Year Ended 31[st] October 2025** **Charity No.:** 1193955 **Registered Office:** Lytchett House 13 Freeland Park Wareham Road Poole Dorset BH16 6FA **Accountants:** Atreus Accountants Ltd Arena Business Centre 9 Nimrod Way Ferndown Dorset BH21 7UH [2] ## **DOODLE RESCUE** ## **Receipts & Payments Accounts For the Period Ended 31[st] October 2025** ||**£**|**£**| |---|---|---| |**Receipts**
Donations||28038| |AdoptionFees
BankInterest||6971
449| |||35458| |**Payments**||| |Specialist/ Rehab Costs|2980|| |Veterinary Fees|9932|| |Foster Expenses|5084|| |PaypalCharges|187|| |OfficeExpenses|2321|| |SundryExpenses|340|| |Independent Examination Fee|186|| |Trustee Admin Fees|700|| |||21730| |**SURPLUSFORTHEPERIOD**||13728| [3] ## **DOODLE RESCUE** ## **Statement of Assets & Liabilities As At 31[st] October 2025** **Current assets** Cash at Bank 66243 **- Represented By: ACCUMULATED FUND** Balance brought forward 52515 Surplus this year 13728 66243 [4] ## **DOODLE RESCUE** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT** We have been through the accounting records of the above charity. I can confirm that they are a true reflection of the affairs of the charity. ………………………………………………………. William Bailey-O’Neill, Managing Director Atreus Accountants Ltd [5]