CROSSKENNAN LANE ANIMAL SANCTIIARY
TRUSTEES, REPORT
Year ended 31 March 2024
The management committee, who are also the Charity's Trustees, have pleasure in presenting
their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024.
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 rnaltreatment 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 managyement committee regularly review the outcomes 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 providin&F a public benefit by making it safer for the public from
stray or roaming animals and througFh 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 purpos¢S
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.
Whilst the Sanctuary saw the overall income rise by 17.4 % to £262,018 (compared to a fall of
17.5 % in the previous year) our charitable activities expenditurc increased by 5.00/0 to £294,8) 0
(2023.. £280,878). The main expenditure increase was in staffing costs (up 10. I % to £119,547).
which was largely due to additional part-time staff being taken on due to a shortage of volunteers
to carry out the day to day work of the Sanctuary. Our administration and fundraising costs
remain low at 3.1 % of all expenditure. We ended the year with an overdll deficit of £42,197
(2023.. deficit £71.231)
We continued our re-homing programme, 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 (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2024
FUTURE PLANS
In view of the difficult current financial climate the Committee will continue to use its best
endeavours, within its financial constrdints, to provide sanctuary for neglected and abandoned
animals.
A continued appeal 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 less than one month's expenditure against a
target figure of three months. The Committee continues to keep the reserves under regyular
review.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, RESPONSIBILITIES
The committee is required to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a
true and fair view of the state of affairs of the organisation 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 tK)l icies have been used and consistently applied, reasonable and prudent
judgements and estimates have been made and applicable accountingi standards have been
complied with, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial
statements and the financial statements have been prepared on a gyoing concern basis. The
committee is responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with
reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the orgyanisation. 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.
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT
E Friel, J Watt. C Kilpatrick. F Patterson. P Ross and C Workman served throughout the year. C
Kilpatrick resigned on 31 July 2024.
RESULTS
The deficit for the year was £42.197 compared with a deficit of £71,231 for the previous year.
By order of the committee
E Friel
Approved by the committee on 5 December 2024