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

## **From Period start date 01/02/2023 to 31/01/2024 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Newfoundland Canine Trust** 

## **Charity registration number: 1196059** 

## **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|<br>Educate, advise, and promote<br>responsible ownership for pedigree<br>Newfoundland dogs throughout the<br>UK.<br><br>Contribute funds to preventative<br>research such as heart & cruciate<br>illness including heredity links.<br><br>Provide care, treatment and<br>exceptionally rehoming upon<br>scrutinised applications using a small<br>network of approved volunteers.<br><br>Provide grants of up to £500 of<br>financial assistance upon scrutinised<br>application and approval provided<br>funds are available to do so.<br><br>Provide small grants of financial<br>assistance (upon scrutinised<br>application) to Newfoundland dogs<br>based in rescue facilities established<br>to relieve the suffering of<br>Newfoundland Dogs in need of care<br>and attention and provide facilities for<br>the reception, care, treatment and re<br>homing of such animals.<br><br>The provision of free medical or<br>surgical treatment, or such treatment<br>at reduced charges, to<br>Newfoundland’s belonging to persons<br>who are able to verify they are unable<br>to afford the services of a veterinary<br>surgeon; and|





|||<br>Offering advice on responsible<br>ownership and re<br>homing. Signposting to healthcare<br>professionals.|
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|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17<br>and 1.19|<br>Educate, advise, and promote<br>responsible ownership for<br>pedigree Newfoundland dogs<br>throughout the UK.<br><br>Contribute funds to preventative<br>research such as heart & cruciate<br>disease including heredity links<br><br>Provide care, treatment and<br>exceptionally rehoming upon<br>scrutinised applications using a<br>small network of approved<br>volunteers.<br><br>Provide grants of up to £500 per<br>application of direct charity funds<br>unless ring fenced donations.<br>Financial assistance is based<br>upon scrutinised application and<br>approval provided funds are<br>available to do so.<br><br>Provide small grants of financial<br>assistance up to £500 (upon<br>scrutinised application) to<br>Newfoundland dogs based in<br>rescue facilities established<br>to relieve the suffering of<br>Newfoundland Dogs in need of<br>care and attention and provide<br>facilities for the reception, care,<br>treatment and re homing of such<br>animals.<br><br>Source the provision of free<br>medical or surgical treatment<br>where possible, or such treatment<br>at reduced charges to<br>Newfoundland dogs belonging to<br>persons who are able to verify<br>they are unable to afford the<br>services of a veterinary surgeon.<br>Also<br><br>Planned information / fundraising<br>days to meet and greet the<br>friends, followers, and the general<br>public.|





|||**Stolen Heartbeats**<br>Stolen Heartbeats a Newfoundland Canine<br>Trust campaign to raise funds to combat<br>SAS or to improve quality of life for<br>Newfoundland’s with SAS. Subvalvular<br>Aortic Stenosis is a devastating diagnosis for<br>any Newfoundland, owner and our breed<br>have the highest percentage of affected<br>dogs of any breed. It has been well<br>documented in the breed for 54 years.<br>**On Our Knees**<br>Is a Newfoundland Canine Trust campaign<br>to raise funds to combat Cruciate disease<br>affects the quality of life for the<br>Newfoundland and their owners. It is<br>expensive costing around 3K per knee to<br>rectify. On Our Knees raises funds for the<br>education & treatment of Cruciate disease.|
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|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|The trustees have regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity Commission<br>The trustees understand the ‘benefit aspect’<br>The ‘benefit aspect’ of public benefit is about<br>whether the purpose is beneficial. Legal<br>requirement: to satisfy the ‘benefit aspect’ of<br>public benefit: • a purpose must be beneficial<br>Any detriment or harm that results from the<br>purpose must not outweigh the benefit.<br>The ‘public aspect’ is about whom the<br>purpose benefits. Legal requirement: to<br>satisfy the ‘public aspect’ of public benefit<br>the purpose must: • benefit the public in<br>general, or a sufficient section of the public.<br>Not give rise to more than incidental<br>personal benefit.|



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|Policy on grant making.|Para 1.38|The principles which underpin the trustees’<br>governance of the Newfoundland Canine<br>Trust grant making process take into account<br>the scale and range of its grants and strike a<br>balance between proper oversight of<br>decision-making and responsive customer<br>service for both applicants and donors.<br><br>The Board of trustees has ultimate<br>collective responsibility for all grant-<br>making decisions in line with the<br>Newfoundland Canine Trust<br>charitable purposes and any<br>restrictions agreed with donors and<br>funding partners.<br><br>Trustees may assign certain<br>decision-making responsibilities to its<br>sub-committees, within its scheme of<br>delegation. Such delegated<br>decisions are subject to scrutiny and<br>review from time to time.<br><br>Trustees reserve the right to apply<br>conditions to any grant.<br><br>Trustees also reserve the right not to<br>approve any recommendation or<br>nomination if they (or those acting<br>with their delegated authority)<br>determine that the resulting grant<br>would not be charitable or would<br>conflict with the Newfoundland<br>Canine Trust stated policies or<br>damage its reputation.|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment.|Para 1.38|The charity understands it is important to<br>remember that whether or not a social<br>investment is being made is determined by<br>the motivation of the charity –<br>if the reasons for applying funds in a<br>particular way include both directly furthering<br>the charity’s purposes and making a financial<br>return then the proposed action will be a<br>social investment.<br>The definition is wide and may include some<br>actions which would not ordinarily be thought<br>of as investments.<br>The charity will look to develop a Social<br>Investment Policy in time, as required and<br>follow the Charity Commission guidelines.|





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|Contribution made by<br>volunteers.|Para 1.38|The charity does not currently have any<br>volunteers. The Newfoundland Canine Trust<br>is committed to best practice in the<br>recruitment, support, and management of<br>volunteers. This policy covers volunteers<br>acting ‘on behalf of’ The Newfoundland<br>Canine Trust and it is underpinned by the<br>following principles:<br><br>The Newfoundland Canine Trust will<br>ensure that volunteers are properly<br>integrated into the organisational<br>structure.<br><br>The Newfoundland Canine Trust<br>expects that trustees and its staff<br>would work positively with volunteers<br>and, where appropriate, will actively<br>seek to involve them in their work.<br><br>The Newfoundland Canine Trust<br>recognises that volunteers require<br>satisfying work and will help<br>volunteers do their work effectively.|
|Other|||



**Achievements and Performance** 



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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|The charity continues to share information<br>that promotes its aims and objectives within<br>the constraints of a difficult economy.<br>Various promotions are also shared within<br>the charity’s website on a regular basis<br>throughout the year, this includes notice of<br>meet and greet days:<br><br>NCT Facebook Page<br><br>NCT Instagram Account<br><br>NCT Twitter Account<br><br>NCT TikTok Account<br><br>Monthly Newsletter<br>The charity is registered with HMRC for Gift<br>Aid. PayPal, Go Fund Me & Easy<br>Fundraising for Charity Promotions, the<br>charity would like to formally like to thank its<br>friends & trustees for the financial<br>contributions to its aims and objectives.<br>The charity has secured promotional tables<br>at two events for the summer of 2024 and<br>will host a online dog show to increase brand<br>awareness.|



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|Achievements against<br>objectives set.|Para 1.41|The activities and objectives of the charity in<br>2023 were agreed by the trustees and<br>updated into the organisation’s standard<br>forms during April 2023.A Charity stand was<br>secured at the Fosse Park shopping centre<br>in August 2023 raising just over £200.<br>The charity meets bimonthly where possible<br>to measure the performance of its key<br>objectives and agree improvements.<br>Diary of Planned Events updated on a<br>regular basis|
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|Performance of fundraising<br>Activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|The charity has planned several fundraising<br>events throughout 2023.<br>The charity has planned several fundraising|





|||events throughout 2023 including a online<br>dog show judged by a trustee. This proved<br>successful in raising brand awareness.|
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|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|The Charity does not currently allocate funds<br>to invest.|
|Other||**N/A**|





## **Financial Review** 

|Review of the charity’s|Para 1.21|The board of trustees welcomed new donors|
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|financial position at the end||and their deposits to the Cooperative Bank|
|of the period||account. During 2023 the charity was able to|
|||assist  a  young  Newfoundland  in  need  to|
|||prevent further suffering and use the positive|
|||outcome to further our fundraising|
|||promotions. The charity holds no property,|
|||reserves nor deficit carried forward,|
|||minimising the risk going forward. We have|
|||learned  a  lot  during  our  2023  fundraising|
|||year building on strong foundations|
|Statement explaining the|Para 1.22|A balance of £2,524.30 is held at the|
|policy for holding reserves||cooperative bank for day-to-day business.|
|stating why they are held||Reserves are held for day to day fundraising|
|||and to assist families who apply for grants.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**2,524.30**|
|Reasons for holding zero|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|reserves|||
|Details of fund materially in|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|deficit|||
|Explanation of any|Para 1.23|The charity holds no property, reserves nor|
|uncertainties about the||deficit carried forward to 2024 minimising the|
|charity continuing as a going||risk  going  forward  and  securing  a  strong|
|concern||foundation on which to grow.|



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|The charity’s principal||Donations from the general public||
|sources of funds (including||||
|any fundraising)|Para 1.47|||
|Investment policy and|Para 1.46|The charity does not currently invest||
|objectives including any||||
|social investment policy||||
|adopted.||||
|A description of the principal|Para 1.46||Further downturn in the economy|
|risks facing the charity|||Further pandemic’s|
|Other||||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:||To support the welfare of UK pure breed<br>Newfoundland Dogs|
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Governance & Statement of Purpose<br>combined document. Incorporated<br>Organisation ‘Newfoundland Canine Trust’<br>whose only voting members are its charity<br>trustees.|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g. unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation<br>Constitution of the Charitable Incorporated<br>Organisation ‘Newfoundland Canine Trust’<br>whose only voting members are its charity<br>trustees.|
|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|Selection is based on skills and knowledge<br>that an individual can bring to the charities<br>aims and objectives. Applications received<br>from proposed trustees are taken through an<br>inclusive, robust standardised process<br>meeting the requirements of the charities<br>aims, statement of purpose & governance<br>procedures.|



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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees.|Para 1.51|Policy Volunteer Management|
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works.|Para 1.51|The charity current organisational structure<br>is 5 trustees including<br>1 x Honorary Secretary / Interim Treasurer<br>1 x Chairman**.**|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51|None|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Newfoundland Canine Trust|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1196059|
|Charity’s principal address|7 Braunstone Avenue<br>Leicester|





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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**<br>**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled to appoint trustee**<br>**(if any)**|
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||Stella Baxter|Secretary / Interim<br>Treasurer||All trustees|
||Samson Jones|Chairman||All trustees|
||RosemaryEvans|||All trustees|
||John Evans|||All trustees|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name N/A** 

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|**Fun**ds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others|**Fun**ds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others|
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|Description of the assets<br>held in this capacity.|N/A|
|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects.|N/A|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own assets|N/A|



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

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## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

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## **Declarations** 

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

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

|**Signed** **on behalf of the charity’s trustees**|**ehalf of the charity’s trustees**|**ehalf of the charity’s trustees**||||
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|**Signature(s)** Stella Baxter<br>Rosemary Evans<br>**Stella Baxter**<br>**Rosemary Evans**<br>**Full name(s)** Stella Baxter<br>Rosemary Margaret Evans<br>**Position (e.g., Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>Stella Baxter Secretary / Treasurer<br>Rosemary Evans Trustee<br>**Date** 06/04/2024|Stella Baxter<br>Rosemary Evans||**Stella Baxter**<br>**Rosemary Evans**|||
||Stella Baxter<br>Rosemary Margaret Evans|||||
|||<br><br>Stella Baxter Secretary / Treasurer<br>Rosemary Evans Trustee||||
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**NEWFOUNDLAND CANINE TRUST 1196059 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 2/1/2023 1/31/2024 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds** 

## **Total funds Last year** 

||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**||**Restricted**<br>**funds**||**Endowment**<br>**funds**||**Total funds**||**Last year**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**to the nearest      £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||
|**A1 Receipts**|||||||||||
|TraceyJasper 01/02/23|**600**||||||**600**||**-**||
|Paypal 05/02/2023|**53**||||||**53**||**-**||
|Wrexham Open Show 15/04/23|**27**||||||**27**||**-**||
|Wrexham Open Show 15/04/23|**59**||||||**59**||**-**||
|Gift Aid Refund 01/02/2022 - 31/01/23|**146**||||||**146**||||
|Annymous Donor RR Fund 19/07/23|**500**||||||**500**||||
|Rebecca Cash RR Fund 30/07/23|**20**||||||**20**||**-**||
|R Evans Paypal MhlyDonate 15/08/23|**20**||||||**20**||**20**||
|Paypal GivingFund 30/08/23|**38**||||||**38**||**-**||
|R Evans Paypal MthlyDonate 15/09/23|**20**||||||**20**||**20**||
|PayPal GivingFund 28/09/23|**39**||||||**39**||**-**||
|R Evans MonthlyDonation 15/10/23|**20**||||||**20**||**20**||
|PayPal GivingFund 27/10/23|**23**||||||**23**||**-**||
|EasyFundraising14/11/23|**31**||||||**31**||**-**||
|R Evans MonthlyDonation 20/11/23|**20**||||||**20**||**20**||
|PayPal GivingFund 04/12/23|**64**||||||**64**||**-**||
|PayPal GivingFund 11/12/23|**5**||||||**5**||**-**||
|R Evans MonthlyDonation 18/12/23|**20**||||||**20**||**20**||
|Paypal GivingFund 27/12/23|**114**||||||**114**||**-**||
|HMRC Gift Aid Refund 29/12/23|**445**||||||**445**||**-**||
|HMRC Gift Aid Refund 02/01/24|**243**||||||**243**||**-**||
|R Evans MonthlyDonation 22/01/24|**20**||||||**20**||**20**||
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**2,524**<br>||||||||||



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||**Marketing Banner / 50 flyers**|||||||||||||||||||
||Table Space Wrexham Show 15/04/23|||**10**||||||||||**10**||||||
||New Public LiabilityIns 26/06/23|||**90**||||||||||**90**||||||
||Annual Pub LiabilityIns 11/08/23|||**101**||||||||||**101**||||||
||Show Rosettes 10/06- 20/06 - 05/07|-23||**102**||||||||||**102**||||||
||FundraisingCart  Etc 18/08/23|||**95**||||||||||**95**||||||
||Rental Space Fosse Park 25/08/23|||**120**||||||||||**120**||||||
||Domain Name Renewel 25/09/23|||**145**||||||||||**145**||||||
||Peter Rutter(Rosie Rutter Fund)|||**1,000**||||||||||**1,000**||||||
||M Jenkins Online Show 1st Veteran BIS|||**35**||||||||||**35**||||||
||Michelle Jenkins Online Show 1st Junior|||||||||||||||||||
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||Helen Hudson On Line Show 1st Open|||**10**||||||**##**||||||||||
|||**1,717**||||||||**##**||||||||||



**A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)** 

_**Sub total**_ 




_**Total payments**_ **1,717** _**Net of receipts/(payments)**_ **2,524 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end** _**Cash funds this year end**_ **807** 




|**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**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**|**Details**<br>Cop Op Bank Staement 31/01/2024<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**2,069**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,069**<br>Agreement Error<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**|**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees 

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Print Name 

Date of approval 

