## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01-01-2023 Period start date To 31-12-2023 Period end date**
## **Charity name: German Shepherd Dog Welfare Fund**
## **Charity registration number: 274076**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The objects of the fund shall be the care**
**and protection of German Shepherd**
**Dogs that are in need of such by reason**
**of sickness, maltreatment or poor**
**circumstances, and the prevention of**
**cruelty to and suffering amongst such**
**animals.**|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**The committee strives to help any**
**German Shepherd in need that is**
**brought to our attention. We often**
**collect these dogs from homes, kennels,**
**veterinary practices or bad situations**
**and take them to a pre-arranged**
**boarding kennel, for which we pay their**
**boarding fee for the entire time they are**
**in our care. If these dogs prove**
**unsuitable for homing through health or**
**temperament, we pay their boarding**
**fees for the rest of their life. We raise**
**funds to pay for their kennelling and**
**veterinary fees. If a dog comes to us**
**sick, or suffers ailments whist in our**
**care, we ensure they receive prompt**
**veterinary treatment irrelevant of the**
**cost. We do our best to rehabilitate dogs**
**that are brought to us with temperament**
**issues. We will only rehome a dog once**
**we know it is safe to do so. Sometimes**
**rehabilitation can take months, but we**
**do not let length of time with us and the**
**cost of kennelling cloud our judgement**
**as to their suitability for rehoming.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The Trustees’ are aware of the guidance**
**of the Charity Commission on public**
**benefit and respond accordingly.**|
**Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Since GSD Welfare became a registered**
**charity, we have homed in excess of**
**9,000 German Shepherd Dogs. We also**
**have an increasing number of dogs in**
**our care that are not fit for rehoming**
**due temperament and health. These**
**dogs will remain in our care for the rest**
**of their days being cared for and living a**
**happy existence. For many of the dogs**
**that come into our care there can be no**
**doubt that we were their last hope.**
**Without us, these dogs would have**
**been euthanised. We have taken dogs**
**into our care when owners could no**
**longer afford veterinary fees for their**
**ailments. Their only alternative would**
**have been euthanasia. We have**
**collected dogs from veterinarians,**
**where their owners have taken them for**
**euthanasia through health or**
**temperament or sometimes because**
**they are just no longer wanted. We do**
**not discriminate. I f a German Shepherd**
**needs our help, we strive to provide that**
**help for as long as it is needed.**
**Currently we have more dogs in our**
**care than we have ever had. It is a**
**lockdown / post lockdown problem. A**
**large number of these dogs have**
**problems due to the situations in which**
**they were acquired and brought up. To**|
**remedy this They are receiving appropriate behavioural support. We also provide dog guardians with online advice and support in a range of options.**
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Still financially viable but as with most**
**charities suffering from higher calls on**
**our services with decreased income**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**In order to continue carring out our**
**work and to protect the dogs in ourcare,**
**it is essential that funds are held in**
**reserve e.g. to cover periods where**
**fundraising may be minimal for**
**whatever reason.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£550,000**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Written Constitution**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated association**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees must demonstrate a minimum**
**of two years membership & show a**
**positive ongoing interest in our work.**
**Officers (Chair, Secretary, Treasurer),**
**are elected at AGM by Members. If a**
**member demonstrates interest but does**
**not meet the time criteria but has skills**
**that the committee consider beneficial**
**they may be co-opted**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|German Shepherd Dog Welfare Fund|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|274076|
|Charity’s principal address|334 Smeeth Road
Marshland St James
Wisbech
Cambs PE14 8EP|
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||Brenda Sullivan|Secretary|||
||TonyWiltshire|Treasurer|||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
## **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** D. Hill
**Full name(s)** Deborah Hill
**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)**
**Date**
1 -10-2024
## **Unaudited Financial Statements**
**for the Year Ended 31 December 2023**
## **for**
**German Shepherd Dogs Welfare Fund**
**German Shepherd Dogs Welfare Fund**
## **Contents of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2023**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|**Accountants' Report and Client Approval**||
|**Certificate**|1|
|**Trading and Profit and Loss Account**|2|
|**Balance Sheet**|3|
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|4|
**Financial Statements**
## **for the year ended 31 December 2023**
## **Accountants' Report to**
## **German Shepherd Dogs Welfare Fund**
In accordance with instructions given to us we have prepared without carrying out an audit the annexed financial statements from the accounting records of German Shepherd Dogs Welfare Fund and from information and explanations supplied to us.
Vortex Accountants Limited Top Floor Claridon House London Road Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0JU
27 September 2024
## **Client Approval Certificate**
I approve the financial statements and confirm that I have made available all relevant records and information for their preparation.
Mr T Wilt
27 September 2024
Page 1
## **German Shepherd Dogs Welfare Fund**
## **Trading and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 December 2023**
|**Income**
Sales
Donations
Memberships
Other Income
**Cost of sales**
Purchases
Kennel Bills
Vetinary Costs
**GROSS LOSS**
**Expenditure**
Printing, postage & stationery
Sundry expenses
Accountancy
**NET LOSS**|2023
£
23,967
78,000
327
8,756
3,283
337,553
24,503
354
-
240|£
111,050
365,339
(254,289)
594
(254,883)|2022
£
174,362
47,932
2,651
1,000
4,017
310,996
28,512
474
1
240|£
225,945
343,525
(117,580)
715
(118,295)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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**German Shepherd Dogs Welfare Fund**
## **Balance Sheet 31 December 2023**
2023 2022 Notes £ £ £ £
Page 3
**German Shepherd Dogs Welfare Fund**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2023**
## 1. **CAPITAL ACCOUNT**
|Drawings
Net loss|2023
£
(254,883)
254,883|£
-
-|2022
£
(118,295)
118,295|£
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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## **Unaudited Financial Statements**
**for the Year Ended 31 December 2023**
## **for**
**German Shepherd Dogs Welfare Fund**
**German Shepherd Dogs Welfare Fund**
## **Contents of the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2023**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|**Accountants' Report and Client Approval**||
|**Certificate**|1|
|**Trading and Profit and Loss Account**|2|
|**Balance Sheet**|3|
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|4|
**Financial Statements**
## **for the year ended 31 December 2023**
## **Accountants' Report to**
## **German Shepherd Dogs Welfare Fund**
In accordance with instructions given to us we have prepared without carrying out an audit the annexed financial statements from the accounting records of German Shepherd Dogs Welfare Fund and from information and explanations supplied to us.
Vortex Accountants Limited Top Floor Claridon House London Road Stanford Le Hope Essex SS17 0JU
27 September 2024
## **Client Approval Certificate**
I approve the financial statements and confirm that I have made available all relevant records and information for their preparation.
Mr T Wilt
27 September 2024
Page 1
## **German Shepherd Dogs Welfare Fund**
## **Trading and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31 December 2023**
|**Income**
Sales
Donations
Memberships
Other Income
**Cost of sales**
Purchases
Kennel Bills
Vetinary Costs
**GROSS LOSS**
**Expenditure**
Printing, postage & stationery
Sundry expenses
Accountancy
**NET LOSS**|2023
£
23,967
78,000
327
8,756
3,283
337,553
24,503
354
-
240|£
111,050
365,339
(254,289)
594
(254,883)|2022
£
174,362
47,932
2,651
1,000
4,017
310,996
28,512
474
1
240|£
225,945
343,525
(117,580)
715
(118,295)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
Page 2
**German Shepherd Dogs Welfare Fund**
## **Balance Sheet 31 December 2023**
2023 2022 Notes £ £ £ £
Page 3
**German Shepherd Dogs Welfare Fund**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2023**
## 1. **CAPITAL ACCOUNT**
|Drawings
Net loss|2023
£
(254,883)
254,883|£
-
-|2022
£
(118,295)
118,295|£
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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