Charity Registration Number : 1205440
PETS ANGELS WEARSIDE
A CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
PETS ANGELS WEARSIDE
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
| Trustees | Janice Hogg |
|---|---|
| Lynne Roxburgh | |
| Wendy Roke | |
| Demi Leigh Peart | |
| Charity Number | 1205440 |
| Registered Ofce | 39 REDWOOD |
| Seaham | |
| SR7 7RS | |
| Independent Examiner | Adam JAMES |
| Eric Southwick & Co Accountants | |
| 51 The Avenue | |
| Seaham | |
| SR7 8NS |
PETS ANGELS WEARSIDE
CONTENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
Trustees' Report
Independent Examiner's Report
Receipts and Payments
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Notes to the Financial Statements
PETS ANGELS WEARSIDE
TRUSTEES' REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2024 .
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The trustees presenttheir report and accounts for the year ended 30th June 2024 whichhave been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities:Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing theiraccounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for SmallerEntities (the FRSSE) (effective 1 January 2015), applicable accountingstandards and the Charities Act 2011.Thetrustees have prepared the accounts on the receipts and payments basis.
Public Benefit
The trustees have had due regard to the Charity Commission guidance onpublic benefit reporting in deciding what activities the charity shouldundertake. The remainder of this reportillustrates the activities undertaken to support the public benefitrequirement.
Structure and Organisation
Organisation
Wearside Pet Angels is a registeredcharity (Registered 26th October 2023), which operates according toits constitution which was adopted 5th December 2024. Thetrustees, who meet regularly to consider the progress of the charity and toconsider its future direction and activities, manage the charity.
Trustee Appointments
Trusteesare appointed annually at the Annual General Meeting from members present andeligible to vote. New trustees areprovided with support to enable them to understand and undertake their duties.
Volunteer Support
Thecharity is reliant on the support of its volunteers to achieve its objects; thework of volunteers is invaluable.
Objectives and Activities Charitable Objects
Thecharity has the following objects:
1.to relieve poverty and financial hardship of pet owners in Sunderland and thesurrounding area who are unable to feed domestic animals they are responsiblefor by the provision of food for dogs, cats and small domestic animals and toliaise with other organisations to ensure those in need have access toresources such as neutering, micro chipping etc.
2.to relieve people identified in the course of the charity’s work to be in needby reason of youth, age, disability, financial hardship, mental or physicalhealth, addiction or domestic violence by liaising with other organisations andthe relevant statutory agencies to ensure that such persons have access to resourcesproviding the correct support for their situation, and supporting them in doingso.
Achievements and Performance
Chairperson’s Statement and Review of the Period
Fundraising Report:
Over the past12 months, our charity has worked hard to raise essential funds and awarenessto support pets and their families in need. Thanks to the generosity of ourcommunity and the creativity of our fundraising efforts, we have not onlyraised money but also strengthened local support for our mission of ensuring nopet goes hungry.
Our fundraisingactivities include:
Social MediaDonation Drive: We have used our social media platforms to appeal directly fordonations of both funds and pet food. We have done so by sharing stories withthe permission of their owners, but also how many pets we have fed that week.
Impact: Engageda wide online audience and reached many new supporters.
Outcome: Ourdonation baskets were placed in a number of businesses and community centresfor people to donate food, along with shaker tubs for cash donations.
Community DogShow: August 2024 we hosted our first ever dog show where stalls paid £10 eachto sell their products, people were able to bring pet food to donate and
football cardswere sold to raise funds. Each category of the dog show was a £2 entry fee andwinners would take gift bags for their pets.
Impact: Broughtthe community together while highlighting the importance of pet welfare.
Outcome: Alarge number of attendees that have became ongoing supporters for our cause.
Pub GamesNights: We were able to build a partnership with a local family pub, TheDancing Betty, who allowed us to host games nights. We held a tombolla, pay toentry quiz and football cards to raise funds.
Impact:Strengthened community partnerships and engaged supporters in a relaxed andsocial setting.
Football Cards:We ran football cards where members of the community would buy teams, and whenthe card was filled we would scratch off the section that announces the winningteam. The winner would take 50% of the money and the charity would keep 50%.
Impact: Quick,low-cost fundraising with strong participation.
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Outcome: Fundsraised in a fun and engaging way.
Overallresults: Funds raised to allow us to continue purchasing pet food, supplies andsupporting members of the community that struggle to feed their pets. Communityengagement which increased awareness of our food bank, gained new supportersand also provided opportunities for many members of the community to accesssocial settings to help alleviate social isolation or loneliness.
Case Studies:All names have been removed due to data protection.
Female, 40s: Webegan to support a female in her 40s who owned an American bulldog when shefled domestic violence and had current police support as the court case againsther ex partner was current. She had been the victim of physical, mental andfinancial abuse throughout the relationship and was in the process of losingher home due to this causing rent arrears.
We providedwhat we call long term support, ensuring that we were able to continuouslyprovide not only pet food parcels for her dog but also food for herself. Wewould, with permission, spend time with the service user at her home upondropping off parcels to reduce the lack of human contact she explained she hadand ensured she had people to talk to. We also referred her on to anotherorganisation we worked alongside, The Wise Group, who were able to ensure thatshe had support and resources for her court case regarding her rent arrears butalso support from domestic abuse charities. We were able to step away from thiscase when our service user had received the correct support and was in a betterposition with her finances, had been able to keep her home and arrange arepayment plan for her rent arrears and it was confirmed she would continue toreceive support regarding her trauma. She is aware of our services and how togain access to a pet food parcel if she should find herself in a position ofbeing unable to afford pet food.
Male, 70s: Weprovided long term support to a male in his 70s who owned a small terrier breeddog. His children had moved abroad and he had no personal support around him.His pet was his only companion. Due to his lack of mobility he struggled toaccess the community to purchase pet food and had no support in doing so. Wewere able to provide pet food parcels direct to his property to alleviate thisstruggle for him. Thankfully, he had extremely generous neighbours whoexplained to us that they would speak to him when they would see him in hisgarden and had began to provide him support themselves upon becoming aware ofhis problems during apersonalconversation they had held with him. They agreed that they would be able tocollect pet food and other necessities from the shop for him when required. Weensured that henot only had our contact details if he would need to access our services infuture situations and he occasionally keeps us updated to let us know that hecontinues to handle his situation well and does not require any support at thistime.
Male, 40s: Wereceived a referral from Citizens Advice regarding a male in his 40s, who owneda Yorkshire terrier, that had been removed from his property by the police forhis own safety and placed in temporary accommodation within a hotel. Heexpressed hisconcern regarding leaving his accommodation for his own safety but alsostruggles with his finances. We were able to provide long term supportregardingpet food butalso signpost him to other services that provided help with his mental healthand current situation.
Female, 40s: Wewere contacted by a female in her 40s that owned a Caucasian shepard and wasstruggling not only with her finances but drug abuse and her mental health. Aswe provided pet food parcels and access to human food, we also ensured that shehad access to services that not only supported her with her mental health butalso give her the opportunity to access services that would support her withher drug use. When she required a stay in hospital, we ensured she was able toaccess fostering services that would provide unlimited fostering for her dogwhilst she was able to recover in hospital. Due to issues and concerns with herproperty that made it impossible for her to return home from hospital, we wereable to ensure another service could support her with this meaning she was ableto return home with her pet and didn't lose ownership.
Female, 50s: Wewere contacted regarding a female in her 50s that owned two old Englishsheepdogs. She had attempted suicide due to mental health concerns, and had noalternative but to leave her position as a probationary officer which left herin financial hardship. We were able to, on a long term basis, provide pet foodparcels and access to other services regarding her finances. These servicesalso provided support for her mental health. She stated she had received moresupport from our charity than she had professional mental health services andthat she enjoyed having a cup of coffee with us and just a chat. She lackedpersonal support in her life meaning she had nobody to spend time with. Uponher situation improving, she became a regular attendee of our charity eventsand had remained in contact with our team.
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Writeup from chair person:
Aswe come to a close on our first year in operation, I want to take a moment toreflect on what we as a charity and a team have achieved over the previous 12months and extend my deepest gratitude to all those that have made our workpossible.
Thisyear has been filled with both challenges and opportunities. Thanks to thededication from our trustees, tireless commitment of our volunteers and thegenerosity of our donators we have continued to deliver a real and lastingimpact for our community. Whether it has been attending emergency cases ofpeople desperately in need, providing pet food donations to the community orreferring our service users onto other charities and organisations that cancontinue to support them in many ways, your contributions and support haveensured we have remained steadfast in our mission of ensuring no pet goeshungry.
Iam especially proud of launching our fundraising events including our fun dogshows which have allowed us to continue financially supporting our work and therelationships we have built with many other charities and organisations. Thishas supported us in ensuring as many people as possible have access to a largenumber of services that support them in their many different struggles fromleaving domestic violence, receiving human food parcels, being provided supportwith their finances, receiving support as a veteran or even accessing servicesthat improves their mental health. These achievements remind us of the power ofcollective action and the importance of hope.
Again,none of this would have been possible without you - our supporters. On behalfof our board of trustees, thank you for believing in our vision and standingalongside us as we make this a reality.
Aswe look ahead to the new year, our priorities remain clear; to build on ourprogress, to reach more people in need and to continue advocating for lastingchange. With your continued support I am confident that we can achieve evengreater things in the year to come.
Withgratitude,
JaniceHogg
ChairPerson
Financial Review
At31st August 2024 the charity had funds totalling £510 all of whichwas unrestricted and available for the trustees to use at their discretionhaving raised £1502 during the year and spent £992 as set out in the accounts.
Reserves Policy
It is the policy of the Trustees to holdreserves, which provide for the ongoing work of the charity whilst retainingfinancial stability and the potential to respond to new opportunities. At the 31stAugust 2024 the reserves held were £510, all of which was unrestricted and available for the trustees to use at theirdiscretion. Thetrustees are seeking to increase the unrestricted reserves to a higher level toensure sustainability.
Future Plans
To build on our progress, to reach more people in needand to continue advocating for lasting change.. Responsibilities of theTrustees
Charity lawrequires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financialperiod, which show a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charityand its financial activities for that period.In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to:
-selectsuitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently:
-makejudgments and estimates that are prudent and reasonable:
-statewhether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practicehave been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in thefinancial statements; and
-preparethe financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriateto presume that the charity will continue in existence.
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Thetrustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclosewith reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity andto enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with theCharities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets ofthe charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention anddetection of fraud and other irregularities.
This report was approved by the trustee and signed on its behalf by:
---------------------------------------------------Janice Hogg Trustee
Date : 29 August 2025
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PETS ANGELS WEARSIDE
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Pets Angels Wearside
I report to the Charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2024 which consists of the statement of financial activities, balance sheet and the related notes
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act')
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent Examiner's Statement
I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of AAT
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Name: Adam JAMES Date: 29 August 2025
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PETS ANGELS WEARSIDE
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
| ECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS OR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Categories Unrestricted funds Receipts Donation and gifts 1,502.42 Sub total(Gross income for AR) 1,502.42 Total receipts 1,502.42 Payments Incurred seeking donations 29.57 Cost of services 318.41 Donations 360.00 Advertising and marketing 203.00 Printing and stationery 81.19 Sub total 992.17 Total Payments 992.17 Net of receipts/(payments) 510.25 Cash funds last year end - Cash funds this year end 510.25 |
Restricted funds - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds 1,502.42 1,502.42 1,502.42 29.57 318.41 360.00 203.00 81.19 992.17 992.17 510.25 - 510.25 |
Last year - - |
| - | ||||
| - - - - - - |
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| - | ||||
| - | ||||
| - |
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PETS ANGELS WEARSIDE
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
| Categories | Details | Unrestricted funds | Restricted income funds | Endowment funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash funds | ||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 510.25 | - | - | |
| Total Cash Funds | 510.25 | - | - |
The financial statements were approved by the Board on 29-Aug-2025 and signed on its behalf by:
Janice Hogg Trustee
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PETS ANGELS WEARSIDE
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2024
1. Accounting Policies
The principal accounting policies adopted by the Charity, which is a public benefit entity, in the preparation of the accounts are as follows.
1.1 Basis of preparation
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the inclusion of charitable properties and fixed asset investments and investment properties at valuation.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with “Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)” (effective 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
These accounts are presented in pounds sterling and rounded to the nearest pound.
1.2 Going concern
The Trustees have prepared financial projections, taking into consideration the current economic conditions and have, at the time of approving these accounts, a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the accounts.
2. Income from Donations and Legacies
| Analysis Unrestricted funds £ Donation and gifts 1,502.42 1,502.42 3. Expenditure on Raising Funds Analysis Incurred seeking donations 4. Expenditure on Charitable Activities Analysis Cost of services Donations Advertising and marketing Printing and stationery 5. Cash at bank and in hand Cash at bank and in hand |
Total funds 2024 £ 1,502.42 1,502.42 Total funds 2024 £ 29.57 |
Total funds 2023 £ - |
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| - | |||
| Total funds 2023 £ - |
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| 29.57 - |
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| Total funds 2024 £ 318.41 360.00 203.00 81.19 |
Total funds 2023 £ - - - - |
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| 962.60 - |
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| Total funds 2024 £ 510.25 510.25 |
Total funds 2023 £ - |
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| - |
3. Expenditure on Raising Funds
4. Expenditure on Charitable Activities
5. Cash at bank and in hand
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6. Charity funds
6.1 Details of material funds held and movements during the CURRENT reporting period
| Fund names Fund balances brought forward Income £ £ Unrestricted funds - 1,502.42 Total - 1,502.42 6.2 Transfers between funds This Year Between unrestricted and restricted funds Between endowment and restricted funds Between endowment and unrestricted funds |
Fund balances brought forward Income £ £ |
Fund balances brought forward Income £ £ |
Expenditure Transfers Gains and losses Fund balances carried forward £ £ £ £ |
Expenditure Transfers Gains and losses Fund balances carried forward £ £ £ £ |
Expenditure Transfers Gains and losses Fund balances carried forward £ £ £ £ |
Expenditure Transfers Gains and losses Fund balances carried forward £ £ £ £ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 1,502.42 | 992.17 - |
- | 510.25 | ||
| - | 1,502.42 | 992.17 - |
- | 510.25 | ||
| Amount £ - - - |
6.2 Transfers between funds
This Year
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