CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustoes, Annual Report for the period From 0110112023 TO 3111212023 Charity name: Alexa's Canln• Tnt Charlty rngistration numbw: 1199089 ObjectiVa8 and Activiti Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in ts goyerning Para 1.17 For th• of th• publlc to r•ll•v• tho sufferfng of dogs In ne•d of car• and att and to provid• and malnlaln rn8¢u• homes or othor facllltsa• for th• r•cepUon, car• and tr•atm•nt of •uch anlmal& To rnll•v• th• sufferfng of anlmals In n••d of car• and attondon. through tho provl•lon of grants and wrvlcts for th• r•c•pUon, carn •nd trkn•nt of •uch anlmal& Summary ofthe main activit188 in relation to th086 purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services Identif In the accounts. Stalement confimling whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance Issued by the Charity Commission on publlc benefit P•n 1.17 1 Th• charfty m•lntaln8 Its attantlon on d4)g• and oth•r nlmals that na•d• It• help most whether that be by r•sculng and r•homlng or awarding grants for v•t•rinary costs to enablè tho anlmall to romaln In lovlng homes. Par• 1.18 Th• Trusto•8 doclar• that th• charlty l• run wlth due reg•rd to the guldance Issued by th• Ch•rlty Comml•8lon on public bon•fiL All guldanco docum•nts IMu•d by the CC have boon dlstrlbutod to Tnmto anda Additional InforntiOn (opttonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: Tho charity has a pollcy regardlng grant gfvlng. Policy on grant makirrd Pwa 1.38 Policy on Sal investment inGluding program related investment P•¥ 1.38
The charity Is volunteer led with no paid nployeo8. During 2023 the charity saw an increaso In volunte•rs. Tha charity now has 25 voluntsèrs who take on a variety of n>les Includlng rosculng and rehomlng. retall and fundralslng. They contrlbut•d approximatoly 111XIO man hours in 2023. Their contrlbution to tho charity h immèasurable. Added to thls w• hav• a knit and nattar group who knits Items for us to sell, plus around 6 people who collo¢t donation# for our shops from famlly and friends in tholr arna. Durfng 2023 ona of our orfglnal TruAto8s. Sh•lla Graham rosignod. Hor h•lp In settlng up and working for the charSty wa8 invaluable and for which the chaiity wa• and 18 lY ratoful. Contribution made by volunteer5 P¥B 1.38 Other Achlevements and Porforniance Durlng 2023 stlll felt th• aftorniath of Covld and th• downturn In th• economy for our h•lp. We hav• conllnu•d to offer advlu on car•. Ixrt we hav• also s••n a ri•• In tho number8 of p•opl• comlng to u• wlth mental health14suo& Consequonty, have work•d wfth *oc5418ervlces and prfmary health car• profemionals to provide the best •olution. not only lor thelr pets but th•lr ownorn. Where po4•lbh wo have al80 slgn po•tad owners to other eharlti vthich could offer help and support l.e. food bank•. Samarttan• ots. We have continuod to consolidate our rnlation$hip8 wlth local vets which l• proving to b• b•neficial to all parl108 Involved. W• hav• iwo profftabl• •hop4 on• In Wooler and one In Amble. Both shopg dld well during 2023 and provided tho charity wlth a steady income streanL We also carry out fundralslng •vents including. attendance at local shows organlslng dog $hows and •tro•t collectlons. 7 dogs were rescued and rehomed. Ylo had7d in rnnt fostsr homes. Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the drfference the charity's work has made to the circum8tance8 of its beneficiaries 8fKI any wthr benefits to 80Ci8ty a8 a whole. 120
medical conditlons that do not support adoption. These dogs are fully Supported until end of Ilfe. We provided approL £11K of veterlnary support ¥ia indivldual requestslfostar $upporL We also provided pet food to veral foodbank$, the maln focu• being th• Amble Food Ban Because of the incrnasod th•r durfng 2023, 3 local anlmal charitlos wern struggllng to provkle food and •helter for their anima18. We were in a posltion to provlde som• financial (£1400) a8sl8tanc• to all•vlat• th• problem. Addttlonal Infomi•tlon (opuonal) You ma oose to include further statem where relevant abrt.. One of our prlorlll•s for 2023 was to Incream our vlslblllty wlthln tho arna whl¢h w• lIeVed we have dono a8 w• have saw r•quMt8 lor holp Increas•. Our Fa¢•book pag• rch•d ov•r 1000 m•mborn In 2023 and It l• •ttii Achievements agalnst objective8 let Perfonnance of furKlraising activities against obJ'ects'v8s 8Ot P•rn 1.41 Inv08tmant perfonnan(x against objectives P*• 1.41
Financi Revlew Review of financial position at the end of the Ftnod Parn 121 The Trustees arn happy to report that by th• end of 2023 the charity had balance of approx. £30K of cash assets to cary over into 2023. We bèlieve thls stands us In good stead to pmvido Increas a$8iStance durin 20X Th chartty doo3 not at present havo fornial policy on resery•g but constantly monitor81ts ro8erv•s to on8uro they are sufficlent for at It 64 months continuad o £30K Statement explaining the policy for hokling reserves ststing why they are held Para 122 Amount of reserves ld Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fvnd materially In deficit Explanatlon of any uncertaintie8 about the charity continuing as a going concem P5 1.22 Parn122 P•r• 124 123 Addltlonal Infomiatlon (opuonall You ma ch008e to indude further Statne wtsre rnlevant ab(yJt'. The charfty's princlpal fundlng com• from the Incom• of our two shops and fundrahlng whlch Is ¢arrl•d out throughout th• y•ar. The chAnty's prin¢lpal sources of funds (including any fundraislng) Pw• 1.47 Investment policy and obj'ectives including any Social investment policy adopted Parn 1.46 A description of the princap risks facing the chanty 1.48 Other
Description of chartty's trusts: Type of govemiry documw How is the charity constituted? le & rI...,7-0rptsrated aosocialion. CIO) Trustee selection meth(Kls including datails of any constitutional wovisions 8.g. election to post or name of any parson or body entitled to appoint one or more tW8tea8 Para 125 Coft8tltutlon 125 cio Parn 125 By appointsnonl by tho •xlstlng Board of Trustees. All appolntod Trusteos must moot •llglblllty crit•rfa •• lald out In th• charlty's constitudon. Addldonal Infomi•llon {opdonall You ma choo88 to includ8 further statements Wre relevam abwL' Poll¢ie8 and procedu sdopted for the induction and training of trustee8 P*• 1.61 The charity'8 0rgani8ational Structure and any der n8twork with which tho charity works P•rn 1.s1 R8lation8hip with any retated partie8 P1.51 Other Reference andAdministrative detaus Cha name Other name the cha ' uses Re islered char numIr ALEXA'S CANINE TRUST ACT 1199089 4 LACEY ST LONGHOUGHTON NE863AH
Names ofth• charlty trustoes who manap thg charlty (h7ke Illary) TRASURER SECRETARY Namg of p8rngn {or body) •nthlod Ifa ALEXA NISBET CAROLE GREEN SHEILA GRAHAM IRIS BUTLER BRIDIE BENNET Jan 2023- Juty 2023 10 12 13 14 15 18 17 18 19 20 Cor orate tru8tee8- name8 of ts directh at the date tho re Dlr•¢tor n•m• rtwa88 Name of trustee8 holding title to property beknrYJiry to the charity TrtrO nam•
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacty NIA Name and objects of the Wty on whose behalf the assets are held how this falls wrthin the custodian charity's objei*s NIA Detail$ of arrangements for safe StodY and 88gregation of such a88ets from the charity'8 iy as80ts WA Addlbonal Inlornth (opuonal) Names and addrosms of advls•rs (Optlon•l Infomwtlon) Typo of Name advl•or Address Nam• of chl•l •x•cu¢fv• or nam•8 of ••nlor •taff m•mb•r• (Opdon•l Infomiatlonl Exemptions from disclosurn Reason for non41isc108ure of ke nel details Other o tional inforniation
Slgnod on behalf of the charity's trustees 51gnature(s) Full namels) Posltion (og Socrotaryi Chalr. etc) CAR LE LYN GREEN Secretary ao. q. le*1.
ALEXA’S CANINE TRUST
ANNUAL ACCOUNTS
01.01.2023 – 31.12.2023
| EXPENDITURE | INCOME | INCOME | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RENTS | £ 21,610.00 | DONATIONS | ||
| £3910.54 | ||||
| UTILITIES | £ | 3021.19 | SALES | |
| £56,887.11 | ||||
| SUPPLIES | £ | 2948.98 | EVENTS | |
| £2,939.46 | ||||
| REPAIRS | £ 9,052.88 |
ADOPTIONS | ||
| £800.00 | ||||
| DOG FOOD | £ | 777.42 | ||
| VETS | £ | 10,829 | ||
| EMERGENCY | ||||
| ASSISTANCE | £ 1,400.00 | |||
| SUNDRIES |
£ 92.47 | |||
| INSURANCE | £1,373.20 | |||
| PR | £1,544.76 | |||
| VEHICLE | £876.36 | |||
| IT | £238.80 | |||
| REFUND | £200.00 | |||
| TOTAL | £ 53,966,20 | |||
| £64,537.11 | ||||
| SURPLUS | 2023 | £10,570.91 | ||
| RESERVES | ||||
| CARRIED | ||||
| FROM 2022 | ||||
| £19,278.13 |
2023 YEAR END
BALANCE £29,849.04
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner s Report Report to tho InMto051 of On accounts for the ymr •nded Charlty no (If any) Ilqqo89. S•t out on pago• -liél% of Jdditional sheets. I report to the tte8$ M my examination of the accounts of the atve charity {Ihe Tntsn for the year ended Rupon•ibllFtle8 and A8 charity tru8tee8 of ts Trust. you are respDn8lble for the preparation bag1$ of r•p¢xt of the accounts in accordance wth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 rtr Acf). I rewt in re8pe(* of my examination of Trust's accx)urrtS C4Nied out under section 145 of the 2011 Ad and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Direction8 given by Charty Commls8ion under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my eXinatIon. I confirni that no material matter8 have come to my attenbon (oth8r than that di8clo8ed below ') in connectlon wlth the examination which 9ives rne cau8e to believe that in, any matèrial accounting recth re not kept in accordance wtth 8ects.on 130 of theAdc the accounts do not ac¢ord wilh tho accounting records I have no concems and have come au088 no other matters in connectlon with the examination to which attention should be drawn In order to enable proper understanding of accounts to be reached. ' Pleasg delete the words in the brackets Mthey do not apply. Independent oxamlnefs statement Slgn•d.. Relevant profe88ional qualificatlon(s) or body (rfany): &,£- NLAthh- AddrM•: IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only comete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of con¢em (see CC32, Independent examinakn'on of chanty accounts.. directions and guidan for examiners). Glv? here bwlef detslls of any It5 that tho Oxamingr wl•h6s to dlsclose. IER October 2018