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## **Charity Registration No. 900380** 

## **THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE** 

UNAUDITED TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023 




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## **THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023** 

## **CONTENTS** 

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|Legal and administrative information|**2**|
|Trustees’ report|**3 – 7**|
|Independent examiners’ report|**8**|
|Statement of financial activities|**9**|
|Balance sheet|**10**|
|Statement of Cash Flows|**11**|
|Notes to the accounts|**12 – 17**|



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## **THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023** 

## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** 

|**Trustees**<br>**Charity number**<br>**Website**<br>**Facebook**<br>**Twitter**<br>**Registered office**<br>**Accountants & Independent Examiners**|Sir David Wills Bt<br>Mr Robert Drewett<br>Mr Mark Hill (deceased) – passed away on 4 September 2022<br>Professor Philip Duffus<br>Mrs Clare Tibbs<br>Mrs Elizabeth Coombs<br>Mrs Jennifer Cummins – appointed 5 October 2022<br>Mrs Wendy Goodwin – appointed 22 February 2023<br>900380<br>www.langfordtrust.org<br>Facebook.com/langfordtrust/<br>Twitter.com/langfordtrust<br>Langford House<br>Langford<br>North Somerset<br>BS40 5DU<br>Moore Scarrott Limited<br>Calyx House<br>South Road<br>Taunton<br>Somerset<br>TA1 3DU|
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## **THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023** 

## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023** 

The Trustees present their annual report and financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 May 2023. The Trustees confirm that the annual report and financial statements of the Charity comply with the current statutory requirements of the Charity’s governing document and the provisions 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 (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). 

## **Structure, governance and management** 

The Trust is a registered charity, number 900380, and is constituted under a trust deed dated 23 February 1990. The Trust was established in recognition of the need to improve facilities at the Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, in order to accommodate an increase in the number of undergraduate veterinary students, by expanding both clinical facilities and teaching space. A major modernisation and expansion programme has been helped by funds raised by the Langford Trust. A further increase in veterinary undergraduate numbers necessitates greater fundraising activity by the Trust. 

A body of Trustees administer the Langford Trust. The Trustees’ professional and personal interests represent a broad range of areas of influence, including the veterinary profession, accountancy, law, university education, agriculture, the local community and pet owners. A full list of Trustees is listed on page 2. 

New Trustees are appointed by the existing Trustees. The Chairman is elected from the body of Trustees. 

At the quarterly Trustees’ meetings, the Trustees agree the broad strategy and areas of activity for the Trust, including consideration of grant making, investment, reserves and risk management policies and performance. The day to day administration of grants and the processing and handling of applications prior to consideration by the Trustees is delegated to the Administrator. 

All Trustees give of their time freely and no trustee remuneration was paid in the year. There are no trustee expenses and related party transactions to be disclosed in the accounts. Trustees are required to disclose all relevant interests and register them with the Chairman and in accordance with the Trust’s policy withdraw from decisions where a conflict of interest arises. 

## **Risk management** 

The Trustees have considered the major risks to which the charity is exposed and have reviewed those risks and established systems and procedures to manage those risks. 

The Trustees consider variability of investment returns to constitute the charity’s major financial risk and recent extreme volatility in world stock markets has demonstrated this risk. All funds earmarked for capital projects are invested in low-risk investment accounts, prior to expenditure. 

## **Objectives and activities of the charity** 

The objects of the Trust are to relieve suffering and to further animal welfare by:- 

- Promoting the practice, advancement and teaching of veterinary science; and 

- Fostering public education in Animal Health and Welfare. 

To achieve this, the policy of the Langford Trust is to raise funds that can be used to benefit the veterinary schools of Bristol and other universities. 

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## **THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023** 

## **Objectives and activities of the charity** _**(continued)**_ 

The Trust carries out these objects by:- 

- Raising funds to expand and improve both clinical facilities and teaching space at The School of Clinical Veterinary Science on the Langford campus; 

- Supporting Post Graduate Training; 

- Funding clinical research projects to advance science and ensure that decisions made in veterinary practice have their basis in evidence based science 

- Funding PhD research projects 

- Providing grants to projects that seek to further the health and welfare of animals. 

The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Trust’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting the grant making policy for the year. 

The Trust carries out this programme through partnership with institutions, in particular, the Trust has concentrated on developing the existing partnership with the University of Bristol, School of Veterinary Science. 

## **Review of activities and Financial Review** 

The Trust’s work is entirely reliant upon income and investment returns. The investments realised a £35,132 loss this year (2022: £29,046 loss) and provided a return on investments (interest and dividends received) totalling £40,426 (2022: £23,077). 

The portfolio, which is managed by specialists in bespoke investment management, holds medium to low risk stock which is reassessed regularly by the Trustees with input and advice from the investment managers. The ethics of animal welfare are important considerations when making investments. 

The Trust has secured donations totalling £41,697 (2022: £183,308) during the year. The Trust also raised further income from selling merchandise. 

The Trust paid grants totalling £70,147 (2022: £58,075) during the year and have supported the following projects: - 

Paralysis in Dogs 

Injury to the spinal cord causes clear and devastating clinical consequences for affected individuals, with no regenerative treatment currently available for paralysis or incontinence. Pet dogs with spontaneous injuries to the spinal cord represent a well-established model of human injuries. This means that research into spinal cord injury in dogs is beneficial not only for dogs, but also highly relevant for people. The Langford Trust is funding a 1- year pilot study to: (i) develop labelled hydrogel biomaterials encapsulating olfactory ensheathing cells for transplant that can be visualised by MRI, and (ii) establish a protocol for imaging these constructs to non-invasively investigate their integration, necessary for regeneration, after intra-spinal transplantation in pet dogs with chronic spinal cord injuries. Developing this tool will enable optimisation of hydrogel-cell transplantation and in turn improve outcomes for dogs affected by spinal cord injury. 

Rapid Testing for The  Langford  Trust is  supporting clinical research  concerning the Tuberculosis undergraduate ‘Validation of Loop Mediated Isothermal Assays capable of identifying summer research subspecies  of  the  Mycobacterium  Tuberculosis  Complex. Undergraduate researchers will  use  and  verify  a  new  testing  kit  using  LAMP technology  initially tested in  Kenya with further work focussing on wildlife in Armenia and Nigeria. This rapid test can be used by non-skilled operators and will identify a TB case within 3 hours. Samples gathered in the field will be developed at Bristol Vet School to improve the standard inject testing process currently used. If successful, this could offer governments, farmers and veterinary practices charged with enforcing mycobacterium controls an opportunity for significant time and cost savings. 

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## **THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023** 

## **Review of activities and Financial Review (continued)** 

|Antimicrobial Resistance on|Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a topic of|Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a topic of|Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a topic of|global health concern, both for|global health concern, both for|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Smallholder Farms|human  and  animal  health.|AMR  within  the  commercial  farm||||
|PhD|environment has previously been studied but there has been little analysis|||||
||of smallholder farms. Smallholdings  are  the  fastest-growing  sector||||of|
||the  UK  farming industry. The|Langford  Trust is  part funding  a  3-year||||
||PhD  which examines the  relationships  of  smallholding farmers  with  their|||||
||animals  as  well  as  with|animal health, with a distinct focus on||||
||antimicrobial use and resistance.|||||
|Equine Trigeminal Mediated|Trigeminal mediated headshaking is a neuropathic facial pain syndrome||||in|
|Headshaking Research|horses, of unknown cause. Affected horses|||throw their heads up and down||
||vertically, strike at their noses with their front legs and snort and rub their|||||
||noses. Many horses are euthanased for the|||condition as their lives become||
||unbearable. The condition affects 1-4% of the UK equine population, so this|||||
||is a significant welfare problem with very little scientific understanding of the|||||
||cause and most suitable therapies. The Langford Trust is funding a 2-year|||||
||clinical research study to test|the viability of an accelerometer as an||||
||objective tool to measure the outcomes of treatments on patients.|||||
|Ophthalmology Clinical|The Langford Trust is funding||the training of a clinical scholar||in|
|Scholar and MSc Research|ophthalmology, over 3 years,|sufficient to achieve board certification||||
||(requiring small, farm and exotic|animal experience also) but with the heavy||||
||focus on equine ophthalmology; with the intention of the candidate pursuing|||||
||a career in this field.|||||
||The candidate will complete an|MSc programme and contribute to equine||||
||ophthalmology knowledge through novel|||and innovative research. The||
||research area we have identified||as in clear need of investigation is the|||
||effect of equine endocrinopathies on the pre-corneal tear film and|||||
||cornea. Pituitary pars intermedia|dysfunction (PPID or Cushing’s disease)|||is|
||a common disease of the aged|horse. PPID has been linked to recurrent||||
||laminitis, hypertrichosis, muscle wastage, pendulous abdomen, polydipsia|||||
||and polyuria and recurrent infections, as well as other endocrinopathies|||||
||such as equine metabolic syndrome (EMS). It is our hope that the clinical|||||
||scholar will make a substantial contribution|||to the advancement of equine||
||ophthalmology in the UK and world-wide,|||as well as having a massive||
||impact on the welfare of all equids.|||||
|Master’s Research Projects|Four small grants have been awarded by the Trust to veterinary graduates|||||
||to assist with completing veterinary research projects as part of their|||||
||master’s studies at Bristol vet school.|||||



- Detect and characterize Chlamydia psittaci infection of free-living and captive birds at Bristol Zoo 

- Alabama Rot in Dogs 

- • Mussels and Antimicrobial Resistance 

- Automatic disease monitoring in calves at John Oldacre Centre Farm Platform. 

The Langford Trust supports animal health and welfare through improvements in veterinary science by supporting clinical research, veterinary diagnostic and treatment facilities and veterinary undergraduate and post-graduate education at Bristol Veterinary School. 

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## **THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023** 

## **Review of activities and Financial Review (continued)** 

All clinical research projects are based on the collection of data from patients and rely on the collaboration of clinical staff and basic scientists. The studies are designed to increase the knowledge of naturally occurring diseases and their treatments by the ethically approved research projects with the fully informed consent of the owner. This is relevant research, which will ultimately make a difference to the health and welfare of all animals including wildlife and those kept as pets, food and working animals worldwide. 

The Langford Trust received donations specific to our research studies from the Beryl Evetts and Robert Luff Animal Welfare Trust £5,000, the Alice Noakes Memorial Trust £13,000, The J, J H Rausing Trust £10,000, The Buttars Trust £5,000, S Dale £3,000 and West of England Dachshund Society £500. 

The Langford Trust continues  to  apply  to  grant making  trusts  for  support and  is very  grateful  to  all  donors for their support. The Trust is investing in the next generation of veterinary surgeons and researchers by funding extracurricular undergraduate research experiences, PhD studentships, clinical research training and enabling greater technical support.  By doing all this the Langford Trust is enabling Bristol Veterinary School to deliver research findings and ideas that will advance veterinary science knowledge whilst improving the lives of animals and their human partners worldwide. 

## **Reserves and Investment Policy** 

The Trustees recognise that the level of voluntary income is becoming increasingly difficult to secure and are focused upon building the level of unrestricted reserves to continue to support research projects and educational development. 

The Trustees have agreed to retain a minimum level of unrestricted reserves in order to fulfil their committed pledges and running costs for the next three years which corresponds to the length of any research project. 

The Trust’s investment advisors are instructed to invest to maximise the total return on funds within the constraints of a medium to low risk investment portfolio. 

## **Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities** 

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to: 

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; 

- make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; 

- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. 

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## **THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023** 

## **Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities (continued)** 

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

Signed on behalf of the board of Trustees. 



**…………………………… …………………………… Sir David Wills Bt Mr Robert Drewett** Chairman of the Trustees Trustee 

06-12-23 Date: 

08-12-23 Date: 

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## **THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023** 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE** 

I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 May 2023, which are set out on pages 9 to 17. 

## **Respective responsibilities of Trustees and examiner** 

The charity's Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). The charity's Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Act and that an independent examination is required. I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales (ICAEW). 

It is my responsibility to: 

- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Act; 

- to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act; and 

- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. 

This report, including my statement, has been prepared for, and only for, the Langford Trust Members as a body. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the Members those matters I am required to state to them in an independent examiner’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Langford Trust and the Members as a body for my examination work, for this report, or for the statements I have made. 

## **Basis of independent examiner’s report** 

My 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 accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and the seeking of explanations from you as 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 my examination, no matter has come to my attention: 

- Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements: 

   - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act; and 

   - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act 

have not been met; or 

- To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 


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**…………………………… Duncan Nicholas FCA** Moore Scarrott Limited Chartered Accountant Calyx House South Road 08-12-23 Dated: Taunton TA1 3DU 

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## **THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** 

|**Notes**<br>**Incoming resources**<br>Voluntary income<br>2a<br>Income on invested funds<br>2b<br>**Total incoming resources**<br>**Resources expended**<br>Direct Charitable Grants<br>3<br>Costs of generating voluntary<br>income<br>3<br>**Total resources expended**<br>**Net movement in funds before**<br>**gains/(losses) on investments**<br>Net gains/(losses) on investment<br>assets<br>4<br>**Net movement in funds**<br>**Total funds brought forward**<br>**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>22,493<br>20,455<br>42,948<br>(10,464)<br>(31,814)<br>(42,278)<br>670<br>(27,558)<br>(26,888)<br>675,810<br>**648,922**|**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>21,247<br>20,271<br>41,518<br>(59,683)<br>-<br>(59,683)<br>(18,165)<br>(7,574)<br>(25,739)<br>549,279<br>**523,540**|**Total**<br>**Funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**43,740**<br>**40,726**<br>**84,466**<br>**(70,147)**<br>**(31,814)**<br>**(101,961)**<br>**(17,495)**<br>**(35,132)**<br>**(52,627)**<br>**1,225,089**<br>**1,172,462**|**Total**<br>**Funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>186,197<br>23,077|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||209,274|
|||||(58,075)<br>(37,709)|
|||||(95,784)|
|||||113,490<br>(29,046)|
|||||84,444<br>1,140,645|
|||||1,225,089|



All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities. 

**The notes on pages 12 to 17 form an integral part of these financial statements.** 

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## **THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023** 

## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MAY 2023** 

|**Notes**<br>**Fixed assets**<br>Office Equipment<br>7<br>Investments<br>8<br>**Current assets**<br>Stocks<br>Debtors<br>9<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**Current liabilities**<br>Creditors<br>10<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Total assets**<br>**Income funds**<br>Unrestricted funds<br>11<br>Restricted funds<br>11|<br>**812**<br>**2,450**<br>**457,091**<br>**460,353**<br>**(2,900)**|**2023**<br>**£**<br>**-**<br>**715,009**<br>**715,009**<br>**457,453**<br>**1,172,462**<br>**648,922**<br>**523,540**<br>**1,172,462**|<br>1,388<br>1,042<br>498,369<br>500,799<br>(2,650)|**2022**<br>**£**<br>-<br>726,940|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||726,940<br>498,149|
|||||1,225,089|
|||||675,810<br>549,279|
|||||1,225,089|



Approved by the board of Trustees and signed on its behalf. 

**……………………………                                      …………………………… Sir David Wills Bt Mr Robert Drewett** Chairman Trustee 08-12-23 06-12-23 Dated: 

**The notes on pages 12 to 17 form an integral part of these financial statements.** 

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## **THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023** 

## **STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31 MAY 2023** 

|<br>Net cash generated/(absorbed) in operating activities<br>12<br>Cash flows from financing activities<br>**Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year**<br>Cash and cash equivalents brought forward<br>**Cash and cash equivalents carried forward**|**2023**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**(41,278)**<br>(57,160)<br>**-**<br>-<br>**(41,278)**<br>(57,160)<br>**498,369**<br>555,529<br>**457,091**<br>498,369|
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**The notes on pages 12 to 17 form an integral part of these financial statements.** 

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## **THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023** 

## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** 

## **1 Accounting Policies** 

## **1.1 Basis of preparation** 

The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014 and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) and the Charities Act 2011. 

The trust constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. 

The Trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Trust’s ability to continue as a going concern. With respect to the next reporting period, the most significant areas of uncertainty that affect the carrying value of assets held by the Trust are the level of investment return and the performance of investment markets (see the investment policy and performance and risk management sections of the Trustees’ annual report for further information). 

## **1.2 Fund accounting policy** 

Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustee’s discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity. 

Restricted funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose. 

## **1.3 Incoming resources** 

Incoming resources are recognised in the accounts on the accruals basis, during the period in which they are due, and therefore match any related expenditure. 

## **1.4 Resources expended** 

Liabilities are recognised as resources expended as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the Charity to the expenditure.  All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. 

Costs incurred directly relating to the charitable company’s objectives are included within charitable activities. 

## **1.5 Support costs** 

Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, for example, allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage. 

## **1.6 Irrecoverable VAT** 

Irrecoverable VAT is charged against the expenditure heading for which it was incurred. 

## **1.7 Fixed assets** 

Individual fixed assets costing £100 or more are initially recorded at cost. 

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## **THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023** 

## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** 

## **1 Accounting Policies (continued)** 

## **1.8 Depreciation** 

Depreciation was provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the full cost over their estimated useful life.  The principle rates in use were: 

Office Equipment – 33% straight line 

## **1.9 Investments** 

Fixed asset investments are included at market value at the balance sheet date. 

Realised gains and losses on investments are calculated as the difference between sales proceeds and their market value at the start of the year, or their subsequent cost, and are charged or credited to the statement of financial activities in the period of disposal. 

Unrealised gains and losses represent the movement in market values during the year and are charged or credited to the statement of financial activities based on the market value at the year end. 

## **1.10 Stock** 

Stock is valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after due regard for obsolete and slow moving stocks. Net realisable value is based on the selling price less anticipated costs to completion and selling costs. Items donated for resale or distribution are not included in the financial statements until they are sold or distributed. 

## **2 a) Voluntary Income** 

|**Donations and bequeaths**<br>Legacies and bequests<br>Appeals and donations<br>Merchandise sales|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>20,450<br>20,450<br>2,043<br>**22,493**|**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>21,247<br>-<br>21,247<br>-<br>**21,247**|**Total**<br>**Funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**21,247**<br>**20,450**<br>**41,697**<br>**2,043**<br>**43,740**|**Total**<br>**Funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>148,382<br>34,926|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||183,308<br>2,889|
|||||186,197|



## **b) Income on Invested Funds** 

|Interest on cash deposits<br>Dividends|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Total**<br>**Funds**<br>**Total**<br>**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**Funds**<br>**2023**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>2,090<br>15,430<br>**17,520**<br>6,777<br>18,365<br>4,841<br>**23,206**<br>16,300<br>**20,455**<br>**20,271**<br>**40,726**<br>23,077|
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## **THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023** 

## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** 

## **3 Total resources expended** 

|**Direct costs**<br>Direct charitable grants<br>**Support and Governance**<br>**costs**<br>Publicity costs<br>Office expenses<br>Management fees<br>Independent examiners fees<br>**Total resources expended**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>10,464<br>**10,464**<br>1,966<br>2,554<br>24,404<br>2,890<br>**31,814**<br>**42,278**|**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>59,683<br>**59,683**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**-**<br>**59,683**|**Total**<br>**Funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**70,147**<br>**70,147**<br>**1,966**<br>**2,554**<br>**24,404**<br>**2,890**<br>**31,814**<br>**101,961**|**Total**<br>**Funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>58,075<br>58,075<br>7,224<br>2,935<br>24,900<br>2,650<br>37,709<br>95,784|
|---|---|---|---|---|



The breakdown of support costs and how these were allocated between governance and other support costs is show in the table below:- 

|**Support costs**<br>Publicity costs<br>Office expenses<br>Management fees<br>**Total Support Costs**|**Governance**<br>**Related**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>2,440<br>**2,440**|**Other**<br>**Support**<br>**Costs**<br>**£**<br>1,966<br>2,554<br>21,964<br>**26,484**|**Total**<br>**Allocated**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**1,966**<br>**2,554**<br>**24,404**<br>**28,924**|**Total**<br>**Allocated**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>7,224<br>2,935<br>24,900|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||35,059|



Allocation of other support costs is based upon an estimate of time spent on trustee meetings and other governance matters. 

Total governance costs are analysed below:- 

|Independent examiners fees<br>Support costs<br>**Total governance costs**|**2023**<br>**£**<br>**2,890**<br>**2,440**<br>**5,330**|**2022**<br>**£**<br>2,650<br>2,490|
|---|---|---|
|||5,140|



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DocuSign Envelope ID: FA9A3CA6-FDC4-435D-9EA0-EBF8768FD543 

## **THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023** 

## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** 

## **4 Gains/(losses) on investments** 

|Gains/(Losses) on revaluation<br>**Total gains/(losses)**|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>(27,558)<br>**(27,558)**|**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>(7,574)<br>**(7,574)**|**Total**<br>**Funds**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**(35,132)**<br>**(35,132)**|**Total**<br>**Funds**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>(29,046)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||(29,046)|



## **5 Trustee Directors** 

No Trustees received any remuneration during the year. 

## **6 Net (outgoing)/incoming resources** 

Net (outgoing)/incoming resources is stated after charging: 

|Independent Examiners’ costs<br>**7**<br>**Fixed Assets**<br>**Cost:**<br>At 1 June 2022 and 31 May 2023<br>**Depreciation:**<br>At 1 June 2022 and 31 May 2023<br>**Net book value:**<br>**At 31 May 2023**<br>At 31 May 2022|**Office**<br>**Equipment**<br>**£**<br>2,388||**2023**<br>**£**<br>**2,890**<br>**2,890**<br>**2023**<br>**Total**<br>**£**<br>**2,388**<br>**2,388**<br>**-**<br>**-**||**2022**<br>**£**<br>2,650|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||2,650|
||||||**2022**<br>**Total**<br>**£**<br>2,388|
||2,388||||2,388|
||**-**||||-|
||-||||-|



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DocuSign Envelope ID: FA9A3CA6-FDC4-435D-9EA0-EBF8768FD543 

## **THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023** 

## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** 

## **8 Investments** 

|**Listed investments**|**2023**|**2022**|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|**£**|
|**Market value:**|||
|As at 1 June 2022|**726,940**|589,689|
|Additions|-|150,000|
|Dividends reinvested|**23,201**|16,300|
|Gain/(loss) on investment|**(35,132)**|(29,049)|
|As at 31 May 2023|**715,009**|726,940|
|**Net book value:**|||
|**As at 31 May 2023**|**715,009**|726,940|
|As at 31 May 2022|**726,940**|589,689|
|All investment assets are held in the UK. Listed investments are stated at market value.|||



## **9 Debtors** 

|Other debtors, prepayments and accrued income<br>**10**<br>**Creditors**<br>Accruals and deferred income|**2023**<br>**£**<br>**2,450**<br>**2,450**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**2,900**<br>**2,900**|**2022**<br>**£**<br>1,042|
|---|---|---|
|||1,042|
|||**2022**<br>**£**<br>2,650|
|||2,650|



## **11 Net assets by fund** 

|Tangible assets<br>Investments<br>Current assets<br>Creditors: Amounts falling due<br>within one year|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>561,019<br>90,803<br> (2,900)<br>**648,922**|**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>153,990<br>369,550<br>-<br>**523,540**|**Total**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**-**<br>**715,009**<br>**460,353**<br> **(2,900)**<br>**1,172,462**|**Total**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>-<br>726,940<br>500,799<br> (2,650)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||1,225,089|



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DocuSign Envelope ID: FA9A3CA6-FDC4-435D-9EA0-EBF8768FD543 

## **THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2023** 

## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** 

## **12 Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities** 

|Net movement in funds<br>(Increase)decrease in investments<br>(Increase)/decrease in stock<br>(Increase)/decrease in debtors<br>Increase/(decrease) in creditors|**2023**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**(52,627)**<br>84,444<br>**11,931**<br>(137,251)<br>**576**<br>(415)<br>**(1,408)**<br>(392)<br>**250**<br>(3,546)<br>**(41,278)**<br>(57,160)|
|---|---|



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DocuSign Envelope ID: FA9A3CA6-FDC4-435D-9EA0-EBF8768FD543 

## **THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 May 2023** 

## **APPENDICES – NON-STATUTORY NOTE** 

## **Analysis of funds – Current year** 

|**Unrestricted Funds**<br>Unrestricted fund<br>**Total Unrestricted Funds**<br>**Restricted Funds**|**At 1 June**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>675,810<br>**675,810**|**Incoming**<br>**resources**<br>**£**<br>42,944<br>**42,944**|**Resources**<br>**expended**<br>**£**<br>(42,274)<br>**(42,274)**|**Transfers**<br>**£**<br>-<br>**-**|**Gains and**<br>**Losses**<br>**£**<br>(27,558)<br>**(27,558)**|**At 31 May**<br>**2023**<br>**£**<br>**648,922**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||**648,922**|
|Equine Research Fund<br>**2**<br>Farm Animal Fund|121,929<br>125,621|4,825<br>4,971|-<br>(7,367)|(1,896)<br>-|-<br>-|**124,858**<br>**123,225**|
|**1**<br>Patricia Impson Memorial Fund<br>Feline<br>Feline Research FIP<br>Class of 66<br>Ann Baldry Legacy Fund<br>**3**<br>Ophthalmology Research Fund<br>**4**<br>Headshaking<br>Canine Heart Disease<br>TB<br>Paralysis in dogs<br>**5**<br>**Total Restricted Funds**<br>**Total Funds**|**247,550**<br>130,675<br>682<br>490<br>2,599<br>122,100<br>40,114<br>-<br>69<br>5,000<br>-<br>**549,279**<br>**1,225,089**|**-**<br>3,810<br>3,127<br>166<br>-<br>4,831<br>1,587<br>-<br>5,003<br>198<br>13,000<br>**41,518**<br>**84,462**|**(7,367)**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>(2,599)<br>-<br>(29,821)<br>(1,896)<br>-<br>(5,000)<br>(13,000)<br>**(59,683)**<br>**(101,957)**|**-**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>1,896<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**1,896**<br>**-**|**-**<br>(7,574)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**(7,574)**<br>**(35,132)**|**248,083**<br>**126,911**<br>**3,809**<br>**656**<br>**-**<br>**126,931**<br>**11,880**<br>**-**<br>**5,072**<br>**198**<br>**-**|
|||||||**523,540**|
|||||||**1,172,462**|



**1.** The Large Animal Appeal, Equine Fund and Farm Animal Fund had previously been combined since 2010. The Trustees have taken the opportunity to split these individual Funds out in the accounts upon completion of the Large Animal Appeal. 

**2.** The Equine Fund includes a specific memorial fund for Mitty Ehlers in respect of Equine Research totalling £3,360. 

**3.** The Ann Baldry Legacy Fund is to be used for equine lameness research. 

**4.** The Ophthalmology Research Fund is to be used for research into equine ophthalmology. **5.** Paralysis in Dogs fund is to be used for research into canine paralysis. 

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DocuSign Envelope ID: FA9A3CA6-FDC4-435D-9EA0-EBF8768FD543 

## **THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 May 2023** 

## **APPENDICES – NON-STATUTORY NOTE** 

## **Analysis of funds – Previous year** 

|**Unrestricted Funds**<br>Unrestricted fund<br>**Total Unrestricted Funds**<br>**Restricted Funds**|**At 1 June**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>614,973<br>**614,973**|**Incoming**<br>**resources**<br>**£**<br>138,979<br>**138,979**|**Resources**<br>**expended**<br>**£**<br>(56,986)<br>**(56,986)**|**Transfers**<br>**£**<br>-<br>**-**|**Gains and**<br>**Losses**<br>**£**<br>(21,156)<br>**(21,156)**|**At 31 May**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**675,810**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||**675,810**|
|Equine Research Fund<br>**2**<br>Farm Animal Fund|119,435<br>127,180|1,995<br>2,108|-<br>(3,667)|499<br>-|-<br>-|**121,929**<br>**125,621**|
|**1**<br>Patricia Impson Memorial Fund<br>Feline<br>Feline Research FIP<br>Class of 66<br>P J N Pinsent Memorial<br>**3**<br>Ann Baldry Legacy Fund<br>**4**<br>Sarah Avery Fund<br>**5**<br>Ophthalmology Research Fund<br>**6**<br>Headshaking<br>Canine Heart Disease<br>TB<br>**Total Restricted Funds**<br>**Total Funds**|**246,615**<br>140,596<br>474<br>329<br>2,599<br>919<br>93,057<br>2,344<br>38,349<br>390<br>-<br>-<br>**525,672**<br>**1,140,645**|**4,103**<br>4,104<br>208<br>161<br>-<br>-<br>29,043<br>-<br>23,765<br>1,086<br>2,825<br>5,000<br>**70,295**<br>**209,274**|**(3,667)**<br>(6,135)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>(2,344)<br>(22,000)<br>(1,896)<br>(2,756)<br>-<br>**(38,798)**<br>**(95,784)**|**499**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>(919)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>420<br>-<br>-<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**<br>(7,890)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**(7,890)**<br>**(29,046)**|**247,550**<br>**130,675**<br>**682**<br>**490**<br>**2,599**<br>**-**<br>**122,100**<br>**-**<br>**40,114**<br>**-**<br>**69**<br>**5,000**|
|||||||**549,279**|
|||||||**1,225,089**|



**1.** The Large Animal Appeal, Equine Fund and Farm Animal Fund had previously been combined since 2010. The Trustees have taken the opportunity to split these individual Funds out in the accounts upon completion of the Large Animal Appeal. 

**2.** The Equine Fund includes a specific memorial fund for Mitty Ehlers in respect of Equine Research totalling £3,360. 

**3.** The P J N Pinsent Memorial Fund has been subsumed into the Equine Research Fund in agreement with the donor. 

**4.** The Ann Baldry Legacy Fund is to be used for equine lameness research. 

**5.** The Sarah Avery Fund is to be used for cardiology projects. 

**6.** The Ophthalmology Research Fund is to be used for research into equine ophthalmology. 

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