## **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| |||UK| |---|---|---| |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| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| ||SORP reference|| |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.|| |---|---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
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)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
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| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
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
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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
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**189,064**
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**Total receipts 189,064**
**A3 Payments**
£190,213.09
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**Sub total 190,213**
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**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 £**
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**Restricted**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**189,064**
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**-**|**- 1,149**|**-**| ||**-**||**-**|**-**| ||**-**||**10,745**|**-**| ||**-**||**9,596**|**-**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**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 £**
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**9,596**
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**9,596**
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Print Name
MICHELLE FORD
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LAUREN HUNT
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**funds**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
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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 1 **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** . 2 **October 2018** **IER**