CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Trustees. Annual Report for the period From 01101124 Period end dato Period start date To 31112125 Charity name: Alexa's Canine Trust Charity registration numb•r:1199089 Objectives and Activities Summary of the purposes of the chanty as sel out in tis goveming document P*a117 For the benefft of the public to reliev• tho sufforing of dogs in need of attention and to provide and maintsin rescue homes or other faGililies for the receptlon, carn and trealjnent of such anlmals. The charity maintains its attention on dogs and other anlmals that need help most whether that be by rescue, rehoming, fostsring or awarding grants for veterinary costs to enable the animals to remain in loving homes. Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular. the activities, projects or ServI￿S Wjentffi￿ in the accounts. Statement confiming whether the trustees have had regard to the guKlance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefft Par8 1.178rn1 1_19 Para 1.18 The Trustees declare that the charity is run with due regard to the guidance Issued by the Charlty Commlsslon on public benefiL All guidance notes isuued by the Charity Commlsslon have been issued to the Trustees. Additional inforniation (optlonal) You ma choose to include further ststements where reSevant about: SORP rekner The charity has a policy on grant making P*a 1.38 Policy on grant making 1.38 Policy on social investrnent includng program related investment The charity is volunteer led with no paid employees. During 2024 the charity had 25 volunteers who carried out various tasks includlng, rntail, fundraisingi administration and rescue and rohomin .The contributed an Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers èstimated 11,5004nan hour5 in 2024. Their contribution Is immeasurable. We also welcomed our first Duke of Edinburyh volunteer. Wè also have a special needs volunteer who greatly enhances one of our shops with thelr hatter and laughterand hard work. We continue to have the support of our knit and natter group plus a furthor 6 volunteers who pick up donations for our shops from family and friends. Two of our supporters put togethèr a lovely Christmas Hamper raffle whlch ralsod £200. It is true to say that without the invaluable work of our voluntsers our charity would not exist and for that the Trustees are rofoundl rateful. Other Achievements and Perfonnance During 2024 we felt the continued downturn in the economy with more people coming to us asking for financial assistsnce. We have continued to offer advice on pet Ca￿ but we have s￿n a rise in the numbers of people coming to us with age related issues, unemployment and mental health issues. Consequently, where appropriate we have continued to work with social services and other primary health care professionals to provide the best solution not only for them butalso their pets. Where applicable we have also continued to signpost ownors to othor Charities which could offer help and support e.g. food banks, breed specific dog rèscues. We continue to have good relatlonshlps with all local veterinary practices. This now includes the local pet hospital which deals with more compllcated Intruslve veterinary care. During 2024 we continued to trade via our two shops In Wooler and Amble. However, due to the economic climate we saw a downturn in our sales in Wooler. but each shop continued to act as a hub for the local communities. We contlnuod our fundraising offorts and attended local villa e and farn￿r9 Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity, identifying the drfference the charity's v40rf( has made to the circumStan￿S of its beneficiaries and any wider beneffts to sttiety as a vthole. P•a 1.20 shows not only to raise funds but to raise awareness of our work. We were chosen as Charity of the Year by rr Electronics which not only saw an increase in funds but again allowed us to talk to a new audlence about our worfr. We provided over £35K of veterinary care to animals in 20241this is a mixture of grant requests and foster care) Wo also provided emergency kennelling for dogs that needed to be removed from tholr current environment We continued to offer lifettme financial support to 8 dogs including one that is insulin dependenL These dogs include those that are fostered due to their age and lor health conditions. Due to the hard work of our rehoming team 9 dogs re rohomod to lovoty forever homes. Additional infomiatlon I0￿10nal) You ma choose to include fijrther statements where relevant about.. Due to the continued economic doWn￿rn our Wooler shop bocame much quieter and a decision was taken to cease trading at the end of 2024. As ever ￿ are tying to sprnad the word about responsible pet ownership and through our efforts our FB page now has 1800 members . Achievements against objectives set P¥a 1.41 Perfomance of fundrydising activrties against obJedNes set P¥¥ 1.41 Investsnent performan against objectives P•ra 1.41 Other Flnancial Review Review of the Charity's financial position at the erKI of the p6ri0d P•a 1.21 Through the hard work of our volunteers and sponsors we found ourselves in a healthy position at the end of 2024 with a balance of £36K at the end of thè èar. The charity does not have a policy on reserves but Gonstantly monitors its reserves to ensure they are sufficient for at least 6 months o ratin costs. Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves 8tats.ng why they are held Para 1.22 Amount of reserves held Reasons for hokling zero reseNes Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any Un￿rtaIntieS al)out the charty continuing as a going COn￿M Para 1.22 Para 1.22 Para 1.24 Parn 1.23 Additional inforniation (optlonal) You ma choose to Indude further statements where relevant about: The charity's principal fvnding comes from the income of its shops and fundraising. Together with donations from Individuals and companies. The charity's principal sources of fijnds (including any fundraising) Pwa 1.47 Inveslment policy and objectives including any social investrnent policy adopted P¥a 1.46 A description of the principal tisks facing the chaiity Para 1.46 Other structure, Governance and Management Description of charTiIs trusts.. Type of goveming document charter How is the tharity constituted? le.g unincorporated Paa 1.25 Para 1.25 cio a8¢nciatirtn c!01 Trustee selection methods including details of any constr(utional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees Par8 1.25 By appolnlment of the existing Board of Trustees. All appointod Trustsos must meet eligibility criterfa as laid out in tha charity's constitsrtion. Addltlonal inforniation loptional) You ma choose to indude further statements where re￿vant about.. Policies arKJ Pro￿dUreS adopted for the irKludion and training of trustees P*a 1.51 The charity's organisats'¢)nal stnjdure and any wider netr￿rk V•ith which tt charity wotks Para 1.51 Relationship with any related parties P¥a 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details ALEXA'S CANINE TRUST ACT 1199389 4 LACEY ST LONGHOUGHTON ALNIMCK NE66 3AH Chari name Other name the cha uses istered cha number Chanty's principal address Names of the charity trustees who manago the chaiity Datss ad•d If notforwholo Trustee nam• Offic• lif any) Nama of lor body) •ntlllod ALEXA NISBET CAROLE GREEN TREASURER SECRETARY IRIS BUTLER BRIDIE BENNET ALISON TOOL 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 orate trustees- names of the directors at the date tt Lxrector ortwasa roved Name of trustees hokling title to property bekjnging to the charity Trnstse nome Datss aet•d If notforwhole Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets NIA held in this capacity Name arKI objects of the charity on whose behall the assets are held and how this falls wrthin the custodian charity's objects WA Details of arrangements for safe cust(yJy and segregation of such assets from the charity's own assets NIA Addltlonal inforniation (optional) Namos and addresses of advisers {Optional information) Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior slaff members (Optional infommtion) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non4isctwre of ke rsonnel details Other o tional inforniation Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the truste88' report aly)ve. Signed on behalf of thè charity's tru5taas Signaturels) Full namo(s} Position (og Secretsry, Chair, etc) Carole Lyn Green Secretary Date 22109r2025 ## ALEXA’S CANINE TRUST ## ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 1[ST] JANUARY 2024 – 31[ST] DECEMBER 2024 ## **EXPENITURE INCOME** |**EXPENITURE**||**INCOME**|| |---|---|---|---| |RENTS|£21,100
|TRADING|£72,312.89| |WATER|£849.00|DONATIONS|£6957.57| |VETS|£34,292.99|EVENTS|£1593.90| |KENNELLING|£3010.00|REFUND|£115.00| |DOG TRAINING|£275.00|ADOPTIONS|£1600.00| |INSURANCE|£1591.42||| |PR|£641.79||| |EVENTS|£413.47||| |IT|£238.80||| |MISC|£172.45||| |SERVICES|£2805.30||| |BANK ADJUSTMENT|£473.00||| |ICO|£40.00||| |**TOTAL**|**£75,684.55**|**TOTAL**
|**£82,579.34**| |**Surplus 2024**|**£6894.79**||| |**Uncredited banking**|**£1792.71**||| |**Reserves carried**|||| |**forward 2023**|**£29,849.04**||| |**Year end balance**|**£36,743.83**||| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Roport to the trusteesl mèmbers of On accounts for the year ended Charfty no (rfany) 1199029. Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examinats.on of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trust.) for the year ended Responsibilities and As the chanty trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the acwunts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe AGr). I report in resFect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under sects.on 145 of the Act. Independent examinerfs ststement I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have 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 rewrds were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no cOn￿mS 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 rfthey do not appty. Slgned: Date: Name: Relevant professional qualification(sl or body {if any): Address: IER October 2018 Section è. Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of con￿rn {see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Give here brief details of any Items that tha examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018