CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustoes, Annual Report for the period
From 0110112023 TO 3111212023
Charity name:
Alexa's Canln• Tn*t
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 tr￿kn•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 Inforn￿tiOn (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 S￿al 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
rn￿n￿t 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 ab￿rt..
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• r￿ch•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 I￿t 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
P*5 1.22
Parn122
P•r• 124
123
Addltlonal Infomiatlon (opuonall
You ma
ch008e to indude further Stat￿ne￿ 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 W￿re 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
P￿1.51
Other
Reference andAdministrative detaus
Cha
name
Other name the cha '
uses
Re islered char
numI￿r
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
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12
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14
15
18
17
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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
Tr￿trO 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<br>||ADOPTIONS|
|£800.00|||||
|DOG FOOD|£|777.42|||
|VETS|£|10,829|||
|EMERGENCY|||||
|ASSISTANCE||£ 1,400.00|||
|SUNDRIES<br>||£ 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 t￿￿te8$ M my examination of the accounts of the at￿ve
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 eX￿inatIon. 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 rec￿th ￿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.
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oxamlnefs statement
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Relevant profe88ional
qualificatlon(s) or body
(rfany):
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IER
October 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only com￿ete 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 It￿￿5 that tho
Oxamingr wl•h6s to
dlsclose.
IER
October 2018