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 0￿EcTs
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 eX￿nditure. 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