2024-06-30-accounts - Auras Dogs UK

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01-07-2023 Period start date To Period end date

30-06-2024

Charity name: Auras Dogs UK

Charity registration number: 1194902

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To promote humane behaviour towards dogs both in the UK and Romania by providing safe shelter and security for dogs in need of care by reason of mistreatment, abandonment, poor circumstances or ill usage. To advance animal welfare by the provision of veterinary treatment, rehabilitation and training of dogs in our care. To support the control of feral dogs by means of regular financial contributions to neutering campaigns. To actively seek homes for rescued animals and advance public understanding of dog welfare by providing training support to adopters.
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	Dog rescue from private homes unable to care for their pets due to ill health/change of circumstance or otherwise. Dogs also relinquished to the rescue by means of council run pounds across the UK. All dogs in care receiving behavioural evaluation and adaptation, neutering, vet treatments and rehoming if deemed suitable. To provide ongoing support to adopters through ourselves, our behaviourist and adopter support groups and events. To support our partners in Romania to set up a humane shelter there as we are no longer planning to import dogs for rehoming due to the demand for our services in the

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Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Trustees have received this
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Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	We do not provide grants
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	None
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	We have a network of foster homes who help us by giving the dogs a normal home environment whilst we search for correct forever home We have numerous volunteer dog walkers who are vital in helping to exercise and socialisation of the dogs during rehabilitation and assessment. On site volunteers who help with general maintenance and socialisation of the rescued animals, giving valuable insight into each animals behaviour. Volunteers who assist and run fund raising events to support us financially All volunteers are trained and supervised
Other

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	234 Dogs taken in 219 adopted with the time period above 22 cats taken in including kittens in partnership with Cats Protection League 19 adopted within the time period above Continued support to all previous adopters Our operation doubled within this financial year, as a result decision was made to employ a part time charity administrator, permission to employ Michelle Ford one of our trustees was sought from the Charity Commission following external search We secured partnerships with new vets, trainers, groomers and behaviourists who provide a large discounts to us in order to support our cause We have continued to work with our partners in Romania, by helping to fundraise for their new shelter which will enable them to provide better and safer conditions for the dog. We no longer import dogs from Romania as the situation in the UK is so bad at the moment we are fully committed to that.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	This year saw our operation double in size and whilst our expenses matches our income we are looking for economies of scale opportunities this year
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	NA
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	None at present

Additional information (optional)

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Donations Fundraising Events Adoption Fees Merchandise Sales
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	None
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	The over whelming amount of dogs being abandoned/found as strays/surrendered and the lack of space and funds available to help in a lot of cases
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document	Para 1.25	Trust Deed
How is the charity constituted?	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	By appointment

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

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Auras Dogs UK
Other name the charity uses	NA
Registered charity number	1194902
Charity’s principal address	Elmview Kennels and Cattery Bristol Road Cambridge GL2 7AN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Lauren Hunt	Chair
	Judith Fern
	Michelle Ford

– 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

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser	Name Address	Name Address
N/A

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

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

N/A

Other optional information

N/A

Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Michelle Ford Signature(s) M Ford Full name(s) Michelle Adele Ford Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Chair, etc)

Date

27 March 2025

	Auras Dogs UK	Auras Dogs UK	Auras Dogs UK	1194902
	For the period from	7/1/2023	To	6/30/2024

Section A Receipts and payments

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts £189,064.00 - - - - - - - 189,064 - - Sub total - Total receipts 189,064 A3 Payments £190,213.09 - - - - - - - - Sub total 190,213 - - Sub total - Total payments 190,213 Net of receipts/(payments) - 1,149 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 10,745 Cash funds this year end 9,596 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)	to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £ 189,064 - - - - - - - 189,064 - - - 189,064 190,213 - - - - - - - - 190,213 - - - 190,213 - 1,149 - 10,745 9,596	Last year to the nearest £
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Details Bank current account Details Bank Account Details Details Details Signature M Ford L HUNT Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ - 9,596 - - - 9,596 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ 9,596 - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name MICHELLE FORD ## LAUREN HUNT Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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		Date of approval
M Ford	MICHELLE FORD #	2/27/2025
L HUNT	LAUREN HUNT	3/27/2025

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Auras Dogs UK On accounts for the year 30 June 2024 Charity no 1194902 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 and 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 30 / 06 / 2024 .

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: Name: Muneeb Ahmed Relevant professional ICAEW qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Finelead Chartered Accountants Easton Business Centre, Felix Road Bristol BS5 0HE

Date: 25 March 2025

October 2018

IER

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of None any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

IER