## **BOOMERANG'S PET FOODBANK** **Charity Registration Number : 1200695** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES** **For the Year Ended 31 August 2023** **BOOMERANG'S PET FOODBANK** **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the Year Ended 31 August 2023** ||**Page**| |---|---| |Charity Information|1| |Report of the Trustees|2 - 5| **BOOMERANG'S PET FOODBANK** ## **CHARITY INFORMATION** **For the Year Ended 31 August 2023** CHARITY NAME : Boomerang's Pet Foodbank CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER : 1200695 TRUSTEES : Mrs Tanya Rudkin Mrs Henrietta Edwards Mr Adam Rudkin PRINCIPAL ADDRESS : 43 Tudor Close Haverhill Suffolk CB9 8NS _Page 1_ **BOOMERANG'S PET FOODBANK** ## **TRUSTEES' REPORT For the Year Ended 31 August 2023** The trustees' present their report along with the unaudited financial statements and supporting notes, of the charity for the year ended 31st August 2023. ## **TRUSTEES** The trustee(s) shown below have held office during the whole period under review : Mrs Tanya Rudkin Mr Adam Rudkin The trustee shown below left the chairty during the period : Mrs Annabelle Hudson (resigned on 28/03/2023) The trustee shown below joined the charity during the period : Mrs Henrietta Edwards (appointed on 29/03/2023) ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** **Type of governing document** Constitution (eg trust deed, constitution) **How the charity is constituted** Charitable incorporated organisation (eg trust, association, company) **Trustee selection methods** Elected by the current Board (eg appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues** The Trustees are held responsible for the organisation’s finances, as well as setting the strategy and monitoring the performance against that strategy. Before anybody can become a Trustee, they must first be able to demonstrate in writing, the skills that the organisation has identified that it needs. This will then be discussed at a Board meeting before the person is invited to come and observe the workings of the Board. If everybody is in agreement, the person will then be asked to become a member. Trustees are all volunteers. Boomerang's Pet Foodbank has no paid employees. Pet food and other pet essentials are distributed to those in need through either self referal or referal by outside organisations and/or charities including but not limited to Council services, Churches, Animal welfare and Foodbanks. _Page 2_ ## **BOOMERANG'S PET FOODBANK** # **TRUSTEES' REPORT** **For the Year Ended 31 August 2023** ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** ## **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in it's governing document** The principal object of Boomerang's Pet Foodbank is: For the public benefit, the prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship, by providing pet food and other essential pet items to individuals in need. ## **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects** Boomerang's Pet Foodbank works with a number of agencies throughout East Anglia who assess those who require pet food, owners requiring support can collect from various town locations when required. These include Haverhill, Saffron Walden, Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket, Ipswich, Braintree and Sudbury. We intend to continue widening our service area. In addition to our collection locations, Boomerang's Pet Foodbank supports many community pantries, top up shops and church organisations. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities** Boomerang's Pet Foodbank is highly dependent upon volunteers, especially within the warehouse, food distribution locations and fundraising events. The Board are highly appreciative of the hard work undertaken by the dedicated volunteers, who give of their time voluntarily. _Page 3_ ## **BOOMERANG'S PET FOODBANK** ## **TRUSTEES' REPORT** ## **For the Year Ended 31 August 2023** ## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** In this financial year, Boomerang's Pet Foodbank has had 232 pet owners register their need, these registrations involve almost 700 pets, the vast majority being cats and dogs. The main reasons for people needing pet foodbank support were low income, and benefit delays. Clients of Boomerang's Pet Foodbank receive support and are signposted to organisations that can help them further to resolve owners issues including veterinary treatment. Over this financial year, Boomerang's Pet Foodbank has received pet food donations from the public and larger animal welfare charities including RSPCA and Blue Cross. Boomerang's Pet Foodbank is also a Foundation Charity with Pets (formally known as Pets at Home) and has also receive regular pet food donations from them. We have seen a continual rise in support requested. ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** For the period from inception 17 October 2022 to the 31 August 2023, the charity has generated total income of £15,806 with operating costs of £7583, resulting in surplus funds at the period end of £8223. The policy to hold reserves is to ensure that sufficient funds are available for the somooth and ongoing running of the charity throughout future years. _Page 4_ ## **BOOMERANG'S PET FOODBANK** ## **TRUSTEES' REPORT** ## **For the Year Ended 31 August 2023** ## **OTHER OPTIONAL INFORMATION** ## **Summary of other information the trustees' feel is relevant** Boomerang's Pet Foodbank will continue to work with other charities and agencies to support those in need to help resolve their crisis. We can only achieve this with the help of our volunteers and the enormous support of local people and businesses who provide us with the pet food and resources to continue our mission - Let no pet go hungry. ## **DECLARATION** **This report was reviewed and approved by the Board of Trustees on 7 April 2024** ## **Signed On Behalf Of The Board By :** Mrs Tanya Rudkin Trustee of Boomerang's Pet Foodbank _Page 5_ ## **Boomerangs Petfoodbank Charity Income & Expenditure Report 17 October 2022 to 31 August 2023** |**Boomerangs Petfoodbank Charity**
**Income & Expenditure Report**
**17 October 2022 to 31 August 2023**|**Boomerangs Petfoodbank Charity**
**Income & Expenditure Report**
**17 October 2022 to 31 August 2023**||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Income**
Fund Raising Events
Local Authorities
Go Fund Me
Gift Aid(Go Fund Me)
Recycle for Charity
Ebay Sales
Donations
Easy Funding
**Expenditure**
Vehicle Running Costs
Depreciaition
General Exps
Telephone /Computer Costs||**Year Ending**|Fund Raising Events
Ebay Sales
Local Authorities
Go Fund Me
Gift Aid(Go Fund Me)
Donations
Recycle for Charity
Easy Funding
Costs
**Net Surplus/Deficit Funds**|£1,721.66
£961.67
£860.00
£5,107.23
£772.00
£6,035.59
£311.05
£37.18|YE
Aug-23
2,683.33
£860.00
11,914.82
348.23| |||**Aug-23**|||| ||||||| |||**£1,721.66**|||| |||**£860.00**|||| |||**£5,107.23**
**£772.00**|||| |||**£311.05**|||| |||**£961.67**|||| |||**£6,035.59**|||| |||**£37.18**|||15,806.38
£7,583.34| |||**£15,806.38**|||| ||||||| |||**£3,480.17**|||| |||**£356.47**|||| |||**£682.47**|||8,223.04| |||**£239.92**|||| |Stationery/Printing||**£294.10**|||| |Pet Supplies
Subscriptions
Premises
Ebay Costs
Insurance
Finance Charges
Professional Services
Fund Raising Events
**Net Surplus/Deficit Funds**||**£255.74**|||| |||**£36.00**|||| |||**£1,297.95**|||| |||**£206.51**|||| |||**£165.48**|||| |||**£94.80**|||| |||**£19.00**|||| |||**£454.73**|||| |||**£7,583.34**|||| |||**£8,223.04**|||| ## Balance Sheet ## Boomerangs Petfoodbank Charity |**As At 31 August 2023**|**Year Ending**| |---|---| |**Fixed Assets**
Vehicles
Equipment
**Total Fixed Assets**
**Current Assets**
Cash
Debtors( Ins Refund)
**Total Current Assets**
**Liabilities**
Creditors falling due with 1 year
**Net Current Assets(Liabilities)**
**Total Net Assets**
**Reserves**
B/f Previous Year
Current|**Aug-23**| ||| ||3,886.66| ||129.41| ||4,016.07| ||| ||| ||3,697.26| ||509.71| ||4,206.97| ||| ||| ||| ||£0.00| ||£0.00| ||| ||| ||£4,206.97| ||| ||| ||£8,223.04| ||| ||| ||| ||£8,223.04| ||£8,223.04|