Charity No: 279159 ## **Weymouth and Portland Animal Welfare Society** ## **Trustees’ Annual Report 1 September 2023 to 31st August 2024** 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.** Just another year gone, in my last report I said that the costs of running the caravan at Haven Weymouth were getting to expensive. Well, in September 2023 we decided to sell. We tried to sell privately but Haven put too many obstacles in the way so we ended up selling to them in the end. After a short break the trustees and I decided to take on and open a small shop in St Georges St Weymouth, on a short one year renewable lease. It cost a lot to fit out with the necessary shelving and equipment, but we thought it would be OK. We opened in December with a lot of interest from the general public and it was good for the following two or three months. But the footfall was bad and some days we were lucky to take £30.00 so we decided unfortunately to close in August 2024. We are continuing with our policy of spaying and neutering domestic animals, also now we are trying to find homes for animals direct from home to home. Paying for consultations to help with vets Bill as well as helping towards the animals final bill. We seem to be the only charity in our area doing this.. We have been very lucky in receiving various bequests and donations: Boxes and cash donations: £125.94 Other Donations: Mr and Mrs Brian James £14,364.00 M.V.Dennet £100.00 Foot Ansty £1,586.00 Miss Taylor £100.00 Other £1,159.00 All payments to trustees and other are listed in the accounts accompanying this report 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 Nick Seymour Odd job Mr Lionel Knibbs Treasurer Wèymouth PAWS Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements for the flnanclal year ended 31 August 2024 A Hunt•r & Co 61 St. Th￿4• Str••i we￿0uth DT48EQ Chwrtty Pknib•r:279159 Weymouth PAWS TRUSTEES. AND OTHER INFORMATION L Rith?rd8 N se￿OUr M Sejqnour Chalrp•rJon L KThibbs Charlty P*Jnb•r kn &*ndandWmkna 279159 9 Handbourgh Park Ch8rte5town W8sThouth Dor6et DT4 9TP Ind•p•Nhrrt Examk*r AHuntora Co 61 St. Thorn88 Strge we￿￿o￿th OT4 8EQ GB Weymouth PAWS STATEMEKf OF TRUSTEES. RESPONSIBILITIES )f Ihe financ4al ￿￿rend8￿ 31 AJgust2024 Thg trustees. who a￿ also dire¢fy)rs ol We>mouih PAWS fr)r Ihe purpose5 of wrnpany ￿w, are re5ponsibl8fDr preparing the )Inanaal staterngnts in accordance wilh applicable law and ragulations. Companylaw requir05the trustsesas th8 directors to Pf8parefin8nu818tatementsfi)r aach 11nanda1￿al. Undèrlhat law thg trust88s gloctod to propar8 th8 financi815tat8rnents in accordanc8 with United Kingdom Generall £coptsd kcounts.ng Practice Iunltsd ￿ng￿orn P£counlng Stsndards and appli¢abl&lawl Includlno FRS 102 Financial Rèporbng Slanllard ttppli¢•blo in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Section 1A (Small Entities). Und81 companylawlhe INsfeesmustnotappro%È the finandalstatementsunle$$theyare $atisfiedthatthey gi￿ a true and fair￿¢wof1htr statg of affaits ollhe wmp8ny8nd Dfthe profitor loss of the companyforthatP8rlod. In preparing these financial statefflents, lh6 trusts85 are r8quir8d to.. seledsuitable accounting polides 8nd applythem conslstenuy, make judgements anij 95tirnate5 that arg rga50nab18 and prudenL 8tste whether finandal 8tstsments ha¥* been prepared In a(tord8nce wlth Ihe relewnt ffinants81 rvporting framework, identify those stsndards,and note the eff8Ct and the reasonsfor any ma*ri81 deparfure from those stsndards.. and pr8pargthe finanaal 5tat8montson the golng cor5C8m ba8lsun18ssSt15 Inappro￿atato pra8umethat th8 chadty will o)nlnue In op8raOon. The tru$tee6 ¢onflm thatlheyhaw cornplled wllh th• abow roqulrgments In preparfng the financial 5tst8rn8nts. The trustse$ are respon$ltslefor keeplng adequats aCcoun￿ng records Ihat are suffident b show and ewlaln Ihe charity5 transaction5 and discknsewith re8son8bl8accuracy al any time Ih8 financi81 position of the tharity 8niJ enablethem to 8n$urèthat Ih8 financlal $ta¢ements(omplywllh tho Cornpani85kt 2006. Thgy ar8 a150 responsibl¢ for safeguafdingthe assetsof the charity and hanca for taklng r8ason8blgstep8 for fyle pre￿n￿on and detsclon of ud and other Irregulartle8. Apwo%*d lryth0 Board ofTr on 22 2026 and slgnod on118 bohav by. Weymouth PAWS STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Ilnmrporatlng an Incom• and Erp•ndltur• A￿0￿￿} for the financlal ￿ar*ndtsd 31 ￿gUSt2024 Unr•8trktsd Tot*1 Unroslrictsc nd8 Funds 2024 2023 TotAI Funds 2023 2024 Incam• harft8ble actibitJo5 Grants from go*mments end olher ¢trfvnders In%Eslments 29A23 29A23 28.977 594 28,977 594 32 Total In¢om• 29,423 29,423 29.571 29,571 &tpvndtur• Charftable 41376 41376 46￿12 46.812 N•t1￿cM¥4*XF81￿IIUr8) 1110531 1110531 1172411 1172411 TransfeTr be￿88n fijnds N•t mth•m•nt InfundB for the thanCIal￿ar 111,8531 111 JS31 117.2411 117.2411 R•¢onclMatlon of furKIJ.' Totsl fijnds be9inning of the Jear 13 87241 87341 104,482 104,482 Totalfund* atth• •ryl ofth• ￿•r 75,388 75,388 87,241 87.241 The Statom8nlof Nnand81 Indudo8 all galns and106s8s reC￿niSed in tho finandal ￿ar. I Income and 8>pèndltsJre rglato to tx)ntinuing acUNlJes. nr*gB on p•gg09to 13 INmp8rtof thè fknlrtbl JtsieThAnth Woymouth PAWS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the financlal J•arended 31 P￿gUSt 2024 Weyxoulh PAWS 15 a comp8nylirnltedbyshar8slncorporatadln Ihe Unlted K(ngdom.The registeredoffice ol the cha￿ty Is whith Is alsolho principalplacg of bu5in8550fthe charity. The fin8ndalstatsm8ntsha¥e b88n presented in Pound l£lwhich 18 also the fvnctional fAJrrencyof (*arfty. SIM1m￿yoFs￿￿4I￿cANT Accoiwifi4GPOLKIES The folbwlngac￿unttng po1ld8sha￿ b8eTr applled con$lstsnlJyin dea15ng￿th itsrn$ which are conside m81grfal In r8labon t)the charity$ finaneAal s12tsrnents. of pr•parat Th8 finanda18tstsrn8ntsha￿ b88npr8pargdon the VOIng￿n¢¢M baslsunderth8 hlstrjrtcalc08tcon￿nti0n. modlfiedto Sndude ¢art8in item5 at fair hBlue. The fjnanual ststsm8nls ha¥* been P￿pa￿d in a¢¢ordance with the Statementof R8CA)mmendèth>ra¢tltx ISORPI"*cwunting and Reporting by CharitiespreparingtheiF a¢¢ounts Sn accordanc8 wilh the Flnanclal ReP￿ting Slandard 8ppllcAbleln the UK and R8publiGoI Ireland FRS 102", apPI￿ng Se¢Oon 1Aolthatstanéard. P8miitt8d by th8 Companl8sPd 2006, Ihe d)arity ha$ %•ried the standard fDrrnats In th81 acl knr th8 ststomentof Finan0alkI￿O85 and the B8lanc8She8L D8parbJr8sfrom slandardformats arg to compl with the r8qulr8mentsof U)8 Chariles SORP and aro in wmpliancewth seclion 4.7. 10.8 and 15.2 of Ihat SORP. stat•mont of ¢ornpllance The financial8ts¢ementsoflhe chadtyfor Ihe •nandal￿ar ended31 Do¢ember2017 h8* been p￿pared0ft the going con*rn basis and in 8ecordance with the Statement of Reeommended PraGtice ISORPI 'kcounlng and Repoiting by Charities proparing thgir accounLs in accord8nc8 wilh Ih8 Financial Reporting Stsndard applltxble In Ihe UKand R8publlcof Ireland FRS 102., apply4ng Sectlon 1AofthatStsndard. Fund accountk The followlng arè th8 cat¢gorte$ offvnds malnlainod.. PBstrktodfund• Reslri¢ted fvnd5 representincomerecei%Ed which can only be usedfrjr partifxJIOTpvrpo$e$.as spothfiedby the donors. Such purpo888 ara wlthln th¥ o*rall tsbled*s olthè ¢harity. iknrestrlctsdfund• unro$tri￿ed funds con515tof General and Designated fijnds. Ggn8ral tund5 rgpresontamountswhich are Wendablaat tha dlsrx9lonof the board. In lurth6ranL*of the obl8cU%e8 oflhe ch8rfty. De5ignatedfunds cornpri88unre5trictsd fijnds that the boa￿ has, at Ils dlsuetion,$el a5idetDr parbcular PU￿08es.These designats"on$ha4* on admini$trati*pu￿oSe onlyp and do not legally reslric* th8 bOar￿S l$cr8bon ID applythe fijnd. omo Income 16 re¢ognlsed by inclusion In tho Statement of F5nana81 kt'hities only wh8n th8 chartty Is legally th8 income.p8rfonnancecondition$atta¢hgd to Ihe Itemlslof incOrneha￿ been mel the amounts Sn¥rJl%td can be measuredwllh suffiaontrelkqbilityand K Is probabl8that the Incomewlll be reces￿￿ ty tho tharity. kncorn• from char*abb aetMII•• kn¢4)rng from charilable acS%iti85 include income earned from tho supply of s8TrIc•s und•r contrathal arr8nggrnents an¢J from perfomian¢• related grnnts which haNp conditions Ihat SP8cify th8 prow81on ol pat￿￿j14r$o￿4¢e$ to be prO￿ded by tho tharfty. Incornefrom go¥emm8ntand otherfxJ4undersl$ rwnl$e( whon Ihe ¢harity is leg811ygntiYed to Ihe income be¢au$&it is fulfilling conditionscontained in th8 r818t8d funding 8gr8ernents. ￿ere a grant is recei￿d ITh ad￿nCe, its recognition 18 dofgrred and induded in 8ditors. Vvhere enouementoccurs befwe Income is r&colNtd, It is 8eeNed In d¢btor8. Gr&nls from g0￿Mments and olher(trfvnders typl¢Allyinclude one ofthe tsllowing ￿eS of conditions: P0rfomian￿ba$odcOndM0n$..Wh9r¥by1htr ¢harfty Is L¥)ntradJJallygnlded b) ffijndlngonlytrj Ih8 8>tsTrt thal the core obj8Cti￿3 ofthe gtantagr88mentare achi8%ed. there the chanty is meetingthe core objecti￿5 of 9vdnt ag￿eMenti1 recognise51he related eJpendiiur8, to the e)18nt that it is reirnbursabl8by the donor, a$ incorne. ¢ontinu8d Weymouth PAWS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS brtho finanoal sparended 31 Augu5t2024 iknr•8lrlct•d Il••trl¢¢•d ndB 2024 2023 I￿￿sIrn8nts 594 2024 2023 E¥endthre on charilable actilites 41371 41378 46,812 INCOME 2024 2023 N•1 kn¢om• h sthl•d aft•r ¢￿￿￿¢r•￿tI[￿).' D8preclalon oftsngible 888ets ISuwlu¥l on disposal oftsngible fixd assets 3,517 12,0611 5236 14VESThIEKfiADOThUI INCOME 2024 2023 Bank Inknr8st 724 594 2024 2023 Hire pur¢ha$e int*re5t 163 280 PLOY￿ AND RVAUNERATION Tha staff costs lIr￿lusI* of trust8es' salarfesl (x)mprise'. 2024 2023 Wa9*s and salarit$ P8nslon costs 270 4.000 270 4,000 coffi￿n￿•d Weymouth PAWS NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS forthe finanual >parend8d 31 >￿gust2024 12. 2024 2023 Alhe beginning oflhe >Ear D8ficltforlhe finandal sear 87241 {11,8531 104A82 1172411 Athe end oflh8 sear 75J88 87,241 13. RINDS 13.1 RECONCUATION OFM0vai￿r IN AThi>S Lknstrlctod Total Funds 1 S&ptemb8r2022 %ementduring the finanThal yEar 104,482 117241; 104,482 117.2411 A 31 *￿gUSt2023 ￿￿￿MerIt￿Uring the finendal ￿&r 87,241 111,8531 87.241 111,853; 31 ￿9￿St2024 75J88 75J88 132 AN￿L￿ls 0FMoV￿91fS ON FITrKJS B•l•n¢• 1 Septsmbor 2023 Incoffl• Eypwndttwo Tran8for8 e¢n BJlane• 31 P•Jgust 2024 Unrnstrkt•dfvnd• un￿$￿ICted General 87,241 27,606 39,459 75.388 Tot•lfvrKlb 87,241 27,608 39.459 75,388 13J AN￿YsIs OFIEfissEfs BYRIND Rx•d a¥s•ts -charlty u8• rr•nt Cwr•nt Total Unr8S￿C￿d ganeral fijnds 10.552 66,136 (1,3001 75.388 10,552 66,136 11 JOOI 7S,388 1& TRlI￿￿' IIBAUNFiATION 2024 2023 RgmunerafJon Inclut11ng pen$lon &)nlrfbulons 4,000 15. Th8Tr haw boan no 5ignificante*nts affecong the Charityslnc8 the financlal se8r4nd. Weymouth PAWS SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION RELATING TO THE FINPHCIPL STATEMENTS OPERATING STATEMENT )rlhe finandal sear ended 31 ￿￿guSt2024 2024 2023 Sehedul• Income CostofsaK8$ 20182 2061 26027 Gr058 surplus 28943 26.827 Charil2ble actiiiti8$ and 0lh8r¢won$8s 141 ￿20) 144.6621 112.5771 117.8351 8cellaneou8 income 724 $94 Not thlklt I11￿53] 117,2411 8 supp em¢ntsryln rn1olon does r¢ot mi parto the financial 5ts men 15 Weymouth PAWS SUPPLEMENTPRY INFORMATION RELATING TO THE FINANCIPL STATEMENTS SCHEDULE 2: CHARrrpBLE ￿TMTlEs P14D OTHER EXPENSES forlhe finandal sear ended 31 ￿gust2024 2024 2023 Expono•8 Wages and salarfas 05rectors thust088' defined ben8fitpjrrentser￿C￿ Costs Rent Pa￿ble Rates Insuranc8 Lightond heat Claanlng RepaSr5 and maintonanc• Pnnl"ng. post2g8 and ststionary 270 4.000 12,S85 193 10.808 17 934 761 155 7.061 419 980 4,707 153 Fil I￿rbsing Vets f8es Tolgphonè titorehpenses TraNplling and entortainment ountsncy Bank charggs General 8>pen$o8 06pieciation 40 6,425 1,439 7.8Q9 318 1.200 88 128 5,336 3,315 9.909 101 1.300 143 3.517 41.357 44.382 lIn•￿* Hire purchase interest 163 280 Tctsl 04•r￿a￿ 41.520 44,862 e supp menlaryin rrnabon oes not rni parto nanua staiements ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES** ## **OF WEYMOUTH PAWS** We have examined the financial statements of the charity for the financial year ended 31 August 2024, which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities (incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account), the Balance Sheet and the related notes. This report is made solely to the charity's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our work has been undertaken so that we might compile the financial statements that we have been engaged to compile, report to the Board of Trustees that we have done so, and state those matters that we have agreed to state to them in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's members, as a body, for our work, or for this report. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The charity's trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this financial year under Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and that an independent examination is required. It is our responsibility to: ■ examine the financial statements under section 145 of the Act; ■ follow the procedures laid down by the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) of the Charities Act 2011; and ■ state whether particular matters have come to our attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner's report** Our examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the financial statements presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the financial statements and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **Independent examiner's statement** In connection with our examination, no matter has come to our attention which gives us cause to believe that in, any material respect: ■ accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006 ■ the financial statements do not accord with those accounting records ■ the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act ■ the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the 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 (FRS102) ■ there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. We 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 financial statements to be reached. **__________________________________Mrs A Hunter A HUNTER & CO** 61 St. Thomas Street, Weymouth DT4 8EQ GB **Date: 22 April 2025**