CROSSKENNAN LANE ANIMAL SANCTUARY TRUSTEES, REPORT Year ended 31 March 2023 The management committee, who are also the Charity's Trustees, have pleasure in presenting their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023. PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES AND 0EcTs The principal activities are those of the relief of suffering and distress of animals in need of care and protection by reason of sickness, neglect or maltreatment by maintaining a sanctuary for such animals and the promotion of animal welfare issues for the public benefit through cross community initiatives. workshops, training days and publications. GOVERNANCE The organisation is governed by the management committee through the rules of its constitution. REVIEW The management committee regularly review the outcornes of our work to ensure that our aims, objectives and activities are focussed on the stated purposes. In so doing we refer to the Charity Commission for N I, s guidance on public benefit. We are content that through our rescue and rehabilitation programme we are providing a public benefit by making it safer for the public from stray or roaming animals and through our workshops, publications etc we are helping educate the public in animal welfare. These are available to all. There is no harni flowing from the purposes of the charity and no private benefits ensue. The committee is grateful for the continued support of the many individual sponsors and supporters without whom the orgianisation could not survive. We would also like to say a sincere thank you to our staff and volunteers for all their hard work and dedication. In a difficult financial year our overall income fell by 17.50/0 to £223,244 and our charitabl¢ activities expenditure increased by 7.0 % to £280,878. The main expenditure increases were in statTing costs (up 14.30/0 to £108,520), feedstuff & bedding (up 31.1 % to £78,069) and veterinary and medicine costs (up 14.30/0 to £38.773). Our administration and fundraising costs remain low at 4.60/0 of all eXnditure. We ended the year with an overall deficit of £71,231 (2022.. £3,195). We continued our re-homing pro&yramme, including helping the public to find new homes for their animals when their circumstances have changed in a 'home to home, process which avoids additional stress on the animals.
CROSSKENAN LANE ANIMAL SANCTUARY TRUSTEES, REPORT (coniinued) Year ended 31 March 2023 FUTURE PLANS In view of the significant deficit for 2022123 and the likelihood of 2023124 also proving to be financially challenging the Committee will be reviewing the amounts held in restricted funds (being donations to purchase agricultural land, however no suitable land is available, nor have sutyicient funds for this purpose been raised) and reverting to the original donors with the aim of seeking their approval to use these funds for general charitable activities instead. The Committee will use its best endeavours, within its financial constraints. to continue to provide sanctuary for neglected and abandoned animals. A continued appKal will be made for volunteers and we will continue to engage with schools, colleges, businesses, individuals, community groups and the public at large to further develop and promote our educational and training initiatives. RISK MANAGEMENT The Committee consider, on a regular basis, the reputational and financial risks that might arise and review the protocols and procedures in place to mitigate those risks. RESERVES At the year end free reserves were equivalent to two month's expenditure against a target figure of three months. The Committee continues to keep the reserves under regiular review. COMMITTEE MEMBERS, RESPONSIBILITIES The committee is required to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view ofthe state of affairs of the orgyanisation as at the end of the financial year and of the income and expenditure for the year then ended. In preparing the financial statements appropriate accounting policies have been used and consistenily applied, reasonable and prudent judbyements and estimates have been made and applicable accounting standards have been omplied with. subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements and the financial staternents have been prepared on a going concern basis. The committee is responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the organisation. It is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the organisation and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. COMMIThEE OF MANAGEMENT L Friel, J Watt, P Ross and C Workman served throughout the year. C Gregg and D Friel resigned on 15th December 2022. F Patterson and C Kilpatrick were appointed on 20 October 2023. RESULTS The deficit for the year was £71.231 compared with £3.195 for the previous year. By order of the ommittee L Friel Approved by the committee on I Ith December 2023