## **Weymouth and Portland Animal Welfare Society**
Charity No: 279159
**Trustees’ Annual Report 1 September 2021 to 30[th] August 2022**
Treasurer Mr L S Knibbs 9 Handborough Park Charlestown Weymouth Dorset DT4 9TP
## **WEYMOUTH & PORTLAND ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY CONSTITUTION**
The object of Weymouth & Portland Animal Welfare Society (hereinafter called ‘’the society’’), is to alleviate suffering and to prevent cruelty to animals in the area of Weymouth & Portland.
There shall be an Annual General Meeting of those persons who are members, who shall elect a Committee consisting of no more than twelve persons. The Committee shall, out of its number, elect a Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer, but in the event of no member of the Committee being willing to serve in the offices of Secretary or Treasurer, the Committee may appoint someone to either of these offices who is not a member of their Committee.
The Annual General Meeting shall be held once a year and the Secretary will notify members, unless authorised by the Committee to announce the meeting in some other way. The accounts are to be completed at the end of August each year.
The society is no longer in a position to offer animals shelter, however in an emergency we do have a two cabin cattery. The Society offers financial support to animals owners, who are either on low incomes or unable to fund their animals due to changes in personal circumstances, by partially or fully funding spaying and neutering, and any consultation fees with the veterinary practice.
The Society will, when possible, help to re-home animals and, after a welfare check, endeavour to make the transition as less traumatic for the animal as possible.
The Society can offer advice regarding animal welfare but will always refer medical related questions to a veterinary practice.
The Committee shall have full power as if they were an individual, to hold money and invest funds, own property etcetera, subject to the law and regulation being related to charities in respect of those matters. Annual accounts will be examined by an independent examiner. Any assets remaining on the winding up of the charity shall be distributed by a joint Committee decision.
## **This constitution was formally adopted 08.07.2013.**
During 2021-2022 we were still helping to rehome animals from home to home where possible.
We are carrying on as usual with helping the general public with their vets bills, consultations etc. We try to get out to shows, street fairs etc. to raise funds but it is difficult.
Our main fund raising income comes from the letting of our caravan at Weymouth Bay Holiday Park to the General public, which is run by our Manager / Secretary.
As for donations:– Legacies we have received: Boxes and cash donations: £285.00 Other Donations: Sanggerson £10 per month Anonymous £ 909.00 Joan Turner Foundation: £1000.00 Bequests: Ongoing Foot Ansty Solicitors £15000.00 Ongoing Marina Derbridge : £13,333.00
All the paid up members of PAWS are entitled to vote at the AGM. The Society trustees indemnify the Charity of Public Liability.
Present Trustees are: Mr Lionel Knibbs Chairman/Treasurer Mrs Linda Richards Manager Mrs Maxine Seymour Animal Welfare Mr Raymond Knibbs Secretary resigned WEF 31[st] March 2023 Mr Nick Seymour Odd job
Mr Lionel Knibbs
Treasurer
**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 279159**
## Report of the Trustees and
Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2022
for
## Weymouth PAWS
A Hunter & Co Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants 61 St Thomas Street Weymouth Dorset DT4 8EQ
Weymouth PAWS
Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2022
||Page|
|---|---|
|Report of the Trustees|1|
|Independent Examiner's Report|2|
|Statement of Financial Activities|3|
|Balance Sheet|4|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|5 to 10|
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|11 to 12|
Weymouth PAWS
## Report of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31 August 2022
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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).
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number**
279159
## **Principal address**
9 Handbourgh Park Charlestown Weymouth Dorset DT4 9TP
## **Trustees**
L Knibbs Mrs M Seymour N Seymour R Knibbs Mrs L Richards
## **Independent Examiner**
A Hunter & Co Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants 61 St Thomas Street Weymouth Dorset DT4 8EQ
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 26 June 2023 and signed on its behalf by:
L Knibbs - Trustee
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Weymouth PAWS
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Weymouth PAWS**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Weymouth PAWS (the Trust) for the year ended 31 August 2022.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust 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 Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do 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.
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.
Mrs A Hunter
A Hunter & Co Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants 61 St Thomas Street Weymouth Dorset DT4 8EQ
26 June 2023
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## Weymouth PAWS
## Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 August 2022
|Notes
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
2
Other trading activities
3
Investment income
4
**Total**
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Raising funds
**Charitable activities**
PAWS
Other
**Total**
**NET INCOME**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|31.8.22
Unrestricted
funds
£
39,612
-
26
39,638
5,479
31,120
1,590
38,189
1,449
103,033
104,482|31.8.21
Total
funds
£
44,646
7,538
5|
|---|---|---|
|||52,189|
|||9,547
35,376
545|
|||45,468|
|||6,721
96,312|
|||103,033|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## Weymouth PAWS
## Balance Sheet
## 31 August 2022
|Notes
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
7
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
8
Cash at bank
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due within one year
9
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**
**LIABILITIES**
**CREDITORS**
Amounts falling due after more than one
year
10
**NET ASSETS**
**FUNDS**
12
Unrestricted funds
**TOTAL FUNDS**|31.8.22
Unrestricted
funds
£
21,345
9,801
77,232
87,033
(1,204)
85,829
107,174
(2,692)
104,482
104,482
104,482|31.8.21
Total
funds
£
25,959
17,015
65,654
82,669
(1,203)
81,466
107,425
(4,392)
103,033
103,033
103,033|
|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 26 June 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:
L Knibbs - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Weymouth PAWS
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2022
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of preparing the financial statements**
The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
## **Income**
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
## **Expenditure**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
|Plant and machinery|- 25% on reducing balance|
|---|---|
|Fixtures and fittings|- 25% on reducing balance|
|Motor vehicles|- 25% on reducing balance|
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.
## **Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits**
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charity's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.
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## Weymouth PAWS
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 August 2022
|**2.**
**DONATIONS AND LEGACIES**
Donations
Legacies
Caravan income
**3.**
**OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES**
Shop income
**4.**
**INVESTMENT INCOME**
Deposit account interest|31.8.22
£
2,505
23,512
13,595
39,612
31.8.22
£
-
31.8.22
£
26|31.8.21
£
317
29,129
15,200|
|---|---|---|
|||44,646|
|||31.8.21
£
7,538
31.8.21
£
5|
## **5. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 August 2022 nor for the year ended 31 August 2021.
## **Trustees' expenses**
Expenses relating to travel, telephone and broadband have been reimbursed to the trustees.
## **6. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
||Unrestricted|
|---|---|
||funds|
||£|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**||
|Donations and legacies|44,646|
|Other trading activities|7,538|
|Investment income|5|
|**Total**|52,189|
|**EXPENDITURE ON**||
|Raising funds|9,547|
|**Charitable activities**||
|PAWS|35,376|
|Other|545|
|**Total**|45,468|
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Weymouth PAWS
## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 August 2022
## **6. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued**
|**NET INCOME**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
Total funds brought forward
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED**
**FORWARD**
**7.**
**TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS**
Plant and
machinery
£
**COST**
At 1 September 2021
20,000
Additions
-
Disposals
-
At 31 August 2022
20,000
**DEPRECIATION**
At 1 September 2021
5,000
Charge for year
3,750
At 31 August 2022
8,750
**NET BOOK VALUE**
At 31 August 2022
11,250
At 31 August 2021
15,000|Fixtures
and
fittings
£
10,452
-
-
10,452
8,715
434
9,149
1,303
1,737|Unrestricted
funds
£
6,721
96,312
103,033
Motor
vehicles
Totals
£
£
16,305
46,757
7,495
7,495
(4,995)
(4,995)
18,805
49,257
7,083
20,798
2,930
7,114
10,013
27,912
8,792
21,345
9,222
25,959|
|---|---|---|
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## Weymouth PAWS
## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 August 2022
|**8.**
**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
31.8.22
£
Trade debtors
153
Other debtors
6,413
Prepayments
3,235
9,801
**9.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
31.8.22
£
Trade creditors
1
Taxation and social security
3
Other creditors
1,200
1,204
**10.**
**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR**
31.8.22
£
Hire purchase (see note 11)
2,692
**11.**
**LEASING AGREEMENTS**
Minimum lease payments under hire purchase fall due as follows:
31.8.22
£
Net obligations repayable:
Between one and five years
2,692
**12.**
**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
Net
movement
At 1.9.21
in funds
£
£
**Unrestricted funds**
General fund
103,033
1,449
**TOTAL FUNDS**
103,033
1,449|31.8.21
£
153
13,713
3,149
17,015
31.8.21
£
-
3
1,200
1,203
31.8.21
£
4,392
31.8.21
£
4,392
At
31.8.22
£
104,482|31.8.21
£
153
13,713
3,149|
|---|---|---|
|||17,015|
||104,482||
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Weymouth PAWS
## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 August 2022
## **12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|39,638|(38,189)|1,449|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|39,638|(38,189)|1,449|
|**Comparatives for movement in funds**||||
|||Net||
|||movement|At|
||At 1.9.20|in funds|31.8.21|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|96,312|6,721|103,033|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|96,312|6,721|103,033|
|Comparative net movement in funds, included|in the above are as|follows:||
||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|52,189|(45,468)|6,721|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|52,189|(45,468)|6,721|
|A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:||||
|||Net||
|||movement|At|
||At 1.9.20|in funds|31.8.22|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|96,312|8,170|104,482|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|96,312|8,170|104,482|
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## Weymouth PAWS
## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 August 2022
## **12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued**
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|91,827|(83,657)|8,170|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|91,827|(83,657)|8,170|
## **13. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 August 2022.
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## Weymouth PAWS
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|||
|---|---|---|
|for the Year Ended 31 August 2022|||
||31.8.22|31.8.21|
||£|£|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**|||
|**Donations and legacies**|||
|Donations|2,505|317|
|Legacies|23,512|29,129|
|Caravan income|13,595|15,200|
||39,612|44,646|
|**Other trading activities**|||
|Shop income|-|7,538|
|**Investment income**|||
|Deposit account interest|26|5|
|**Total incoming resources**|39,638|52,189|
|**EXPENDITURE**|||
|**Other trading activities**|||
|Wages|-|5,005|
|Pensions|-|41|
|Vets fees|4,384|3,573|
|Loss on sale of tangible fixed assets|1,095|928|
||5,479|9,547|
|**Other**|||
|Cleaning|1,590|545|
|**Support costs**|||
|**Management**|||
|Rates and water|68|(72)|
|Insurance|704|600|
|Light and heat|-|250|
|Telephone|1,659|1,252|
|Postage and stationery|227|252|
|Advertising|-|435|
|Rent|9,067|10,062|
|Repairs and renewals|1,734|4,983|
|Sundries|522|1,349|
|HP interest|280|117|
||14,261|19,228|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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## Weymouth PAWS
## Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 August 2022
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
for the Year Ended 31 August 2022|||
|---|---|---|
||31.8.22|31.8.21|
||£|£|
|**Management**|||
|**Finance**|||
|Bank charges|61|-|
|Accountancy|1,200|1,104|
|Plant and machinery|3,750|5,000|
|Fixtures and fittings|434|579|
|Motor vehicles|2,931|2,944|
||8,376|9,627|
|**Other**|||
|Travel and Subsistence|526|-|
|Motor Expenses|7,339|6,521|
|Charitable donations|618|-|
||8,483|6,521|
|Total resources expended|38,189|45,468|
|**Net income**|1,449|6,721|
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Weymouth PAWS
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Weymouth PAWS**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Weymouth PAWS (the Trust) for the year ended 31 August 2022.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the Trust 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 Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the
Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do 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.
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.
Mrs A Hunter A Hunter & Co Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants 61 St Thomas Street Weymouth Dorset DT4 8EQ
26 June 2023