Trustees Annual Report
YEAR 2021 - 2022
This year has been financially such a savior for this charity.
After the year before where all charities struggled due to covid, it certainly struck us extremely hard. Overnight we lost our main supporters and our own efforts made for fundraising were impossible, things were indeed very bleak.
We have to thank our supporters this year for donations, for thinking of Greyhound Rescue where legacies are concerned and thank individual trusts for their kind grants as they have financially backed us with for everyday running costs, feed, veterinary care, heating costs etc.
Re-homing
During the last 2 years we have managed to re-home many greyhounds. It was hard at the beginning as everything had to be done under different rules, also due to covid. None of our rescues were re-homed to individuals on the furlo scheme as the fear was that these people would be going back to their work and suddenly of course, the dog would be left more hours than we allow meaning problems would occur.
Careful re-homing has always been and will continue to be our policy.
Trustee meetings
We are thankful that Trustees meetings are again on schedule, as the year before was terrible to plan, although thankfully we had Zoom and Facetime etc. Our meeting now give better results and are more productive.
Due to our main fundraising being lost or at least become very unstable, we have decided to get involved with craft products which we feel will sell. All trustees are in agreement that this may be the way to go because covid has made such a difference to fundraising at certain events and indeed our supporters fundraising efforts – most of our fundraisers still prefer outdoors events etc.
We can sell our own crafts at events but also through online platforms.
We still feel that the future is very unsure because of covid rising and the restrictions this may cause.
Of course we are also facing the cost of living crisis which is yet another blow to our finances, therefore we are always looking at new ways of saving on costs but obviously this is becoming even more difficult. We are hoping for better times.
2021-2022 financially, has helped Greyhound Rescue truthfully survive and as it is with a massive thank you to every one of our supporters for their wonderful help and we look forward to your continued support.
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Annual Accounts 1[st] February 2021 to 31[st] January 2022
B/F 31[st] January 32,454.08 Income 154,622.40 Total 187,076.48 Expenses 46,085.95 C/F 140,990.53
INCOME
Legacies 129,804.64 Grants 15,000.00 Greyhound Compassion 3,603.00 Sponsored Dog Scheme 375.00 Donations 2,217.86 Fundraising 3,621.90 Total: 154,622.40 EXPENSES Feed 12,958.64 Wage 4,160.00 Stationary & Office 1,884.65 Craft Equipment 1,149.07 Kennel Equipment & Maintenance 1,037.09 Vet & Medical 6,337.54 Property Maintenance 2,869.07 Heating 5,374.13 Fuel 787.66 Phone 323.80 Council Tax 1,982.73 H3G 237.48 Car Maintenance 301.53 Adverts 729.00 Electric 1,840.91 Skip Hire 582.00 Building Materials 76.97 Blankets 75.00 Public Liability & Property Insurance 1,400.99 Printer Rental 713.50 Water Rates 275.54 Cat Tax & Insurance 643.05 Squarespace website 345.60
Total:
46,085.95
C/F To 1[st] February 2023
140,990.53
CHARITY (OMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts SIJLtioii A lsidepeiideiit Exai)11 ner's Report Report to th• trust•esl memberg of RE5CL On account• for th• y¢ar •nd•d Charlty no (If any) IOLSLL Set out on pag•s I report to the tru$ie88 on my axaminatyjn d the accounts of tho above i*arity Trust.) for the year fjnded R•$pon$lbllltie8 and ba$ls of r•port As the charitys trus18es, you aF8 rèsponsble the preparatton of the a(x(MJnts in acrdance the requirements ol tha Charitses Act 2011 ('Ihe Acri. I repxt in respect of ffly examination of the Tnjsfs accounts carwd ¢>Jt under seclion 145 of th8 2011 Acl and in carrying out my examinatK)n. I have followed all the applicatrje Dir8Ctlons gn by th8 Charity Commlssi¢y7 under sectlon 14qS}Ib) of th8 Act. Independent trhe tharity's gro$$ in¢Thne ex¢eede(1 £250.000 and l am qualrfied lo 9xam1¢S 8tat•mont undertake the examinati¢)n by being a qualtfied member of {insert name ot applicable1Ssted bodyll. Delete [ l rfnot applicable. I have (x)mpl8ted my examInaU(. I confwm that Th) mat8rial matters have come to my attention in ennn&¢tton the examinalion {oiher than that disdosed b8low ') thh oives me cause to believe that in. any material respect: • thé actounting records wore not kept in acconc• with s•clion 130 the Chariti95 Ad: or tho accounts did not accord th Ihe accoUrrJ records: or the accounts dNJ Tr)t o)mpty the 8pplcable raquirements oncemiTrJ the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities (A¢unt8 and Repts) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the aCCntS give a Irue and fairf vNew vthkh Is not a matter )nsTrd8red as part of an independ8nt examination. I havo no concems and have (me across no other matters in conneclion wlth the examination to vthich attention shwld be drawn In thls report In der lo enable a pmper UFKlerstanding of the aCnIS to bè r&qched. . Please delete the wo$ in th8 brack8ts if they do not appty. Slgnod: Dot•: Nam•: R¢lev•nl profe••lonal qu8llflrAtlon(s) or body A CLoLJfvJ T N8tssA&EE IER Oct 2018
Ilf any}: Address: l F5)-LL RD CJL£ C)FJ i+ Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern {see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts= directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examinerwishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018