The Barn Animal Rescue
Trustees, Repor¢
Tlie ts'ustees present the annual r¢pDrt together with the fLtLancial 5tatemrnts of the charity for the y¢ar ended 31
Decemb¢r 2Q 18.
Strueturey govttnance and mAllAeement
OryantstTlioiialstrudure
The management ctsmmi¢¢¢ served dvring the year and up 10 the date of this report 3r¢ set out on page l.
The management commitee 2re appointed at the annual general meetinE.
The management commitee have ￿seSSed the rtiajor risks to which the Cliarity 1$ exposed. and are soti$fied ￿lat
sy$rems are in place to mitj8ate exposurc to the major Tisks.
Objectlves and actlVLtie5
Objects aipj
Th¢ ¢lLarty aims to help rescue cruelty treated or abandotted animals. re-homing to their forever familie5 to
experieiice love and ¢are.
We promote animal wclfare within Northern Ireland, we teDd and care for OUT sDim21s at our rescue ba5¢d in
Carrowdore. County Down.
We look after iescued cats and dog5 and hav¢ dogs with pemianent resid¢n¢y who found ttleir fix¢ver kN)Jn¢
here at the Barn.
The Barn operates a'no kill. poli¢y ?nd we will not pul to sleep a h¢althy animal.
The Bam Rescue liave a Charity shop in Ballywalt¢T to raise money for th¢ res¢ue. We are not government
funded and rely so5dy 4)tL the dona¢ions we receive.
We arc solely able to carry out our anim81 w¢lfore work tiwiks to the kindn¢ss and generosity of our friends
within the community. IILeir support is vttal. The Bam believ¢5 that nenvorking is an irnportant factor towards
the healthy runniiig of our Re5CU¢.
The veritable ba¢kbon¢ of our exis¢¢n¢e. 1$ our ability to cotnmunicate with other wmmuDity welfare groups.
Animal welfare group5. Other re5cue5 & sheltets and foster caregivcrs throughout Northern Ireland 8t0 Ireland.
Cllrrent Performan¢e
In the 2018 year. we cotltinue to op¢r4t¢ the Gh8rity shop in Ballywalter to generate funds for ttL¢ rescue.
Pl2ns for future periods
key objeclivaFforfu(upeperiods
The Bain ha5 a numkr of new ¢xpaDsions in the pipeline relatitlg to ihe complex. TILIS is with a view io
increasing the number of rescued animals wc ¢an accommodate within the res¢ue centte.
We are always looking for new volunt¢¢rs to help at the rescue. Daily tasks of our volunt¢¢rs in¢lude.. deep
l¢anLLig dog and CAts kennels, walking dogs. fecditlg. dish¢s, sup¢rvision of tlie ani]nals and laundry.
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The Barn Animal Rescue
Trustees, Report
Fin4ncial rewieiv
The fflanagement
itee are satjsfied with the financial results of the year.
The annua
eport was
approved by the truste¢s of thc djarity on 23 September 2019 and signed on its behalf by..
MrGI
TTUStee
i Ford
MT5
ann
tee
Leigh Ford
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The Barn Animal Rescue
Statement of Trustees, Responsibilities
The trustees are respon5Lbl¢ for preparing the tru5te¢s' report and the financial siatem¢nl$ in accordance with the
Financial Reporting Standards applicablc in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021 atld applicable law and
regularions.
The law applicable to charities in Northem Ireland Tequires th¢ tTUStee5 to prepare financial stateTncn15 for each
financial year which Eive a tLU¢ aDd fair view of the ststt of affairs of the ch3rity and of die incoTning resources
and application of Tesourees of the ¢liarity for that period. In prcparing these financial st#t¢ments. Ihe trustees
arc required to..
select suit@ble accounting polici￿ alld then apply them consistently.,
observe th¢ rll¢thods and principles ITh the Chatities SORP 2015 (FRS I02).
rnake judg¢m¢n15 alld e5timatcs that are re950n&ble and prudent:
stste whether applicabl¢ accounting standards htvc been followed, subject to any material departures
disclosed and explained In th¢ financial statements: wd
prepar¢ the fjnancial statemejits on thc going concern basis utLl¢ss it LS Lnappropriate to Presume rhat the
charity will continue in business.
The t1115tecs ale responsible for ketping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonabl¢ accuracy at iny
time th¢ financial position of the charity and enable them to ensur¢ that ihe financial statetrtenis comply with the
Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008, the applicable Charities (Awounts and Report51 Regulation5 (Northern
elandl, and the provisions Df the constitution. The tiuste¢s are a150 r¢$ponsible for 8afcguardinE the assets of
the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the preventxon #nd dete¢tion of fraud and oiher
irregularitie5.
Approv¢d by th¢ trustees
f the Gharity on 23 September 2019 and signed on its behalf by..
Tru5tce
MrsJ
Trus
nn
Leigh Ford
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