01 April 2022 - 31 March 2023 Pl(JyforStrcFy6 Trustee Annual Report PlsyforStfOy& 07716262825 info@playforstrays.org.uk
Annual Report 01st April 2022 - 31st March 2023 Northern Ireland Charity Number: 107276 Pl&yfofStfWy& 07716262825 info@playforstrays.org.uk
In preparing this report the Trustees of Playforstrays have had due regard for the guidance on public benefit from the Northern Ireland Charity Commission and other documentation produced by the Commission and are of the view that the charit is operating in full compliance with its uties.
Who we are What we do Playforstrays is a small, but dynamic, team that brings toys, food and other necessary items to rescue's in need. Our reach is global, but our focus is Northern Ireland. A home based charity in Antrim we strive to assist animals in need, be they in rescue, with their owners in a struggling home environment, or pets of the vulnerably housed. Playforstrays was incepted in September 2018 and are non-profit in our approach. All donations, physical or monetary, goes towards our charitable mission, purposes and objectives. Charity Name f l@yf orStr&y6 Registration # 107276 Contact Address 42 Caulside Park, Newpark, ANTRIM, BT412DR Trustees: David Foster Andrea Foster Karen Smith Independent Examiner DJB Accounting Ltd 34 Knockmoyle Drive Antrim BT411HE Pl&yfofStfWy& 07716262825 info@playforstrays.org.uk
Our impact at a glance 36,202 5,745 28 Kg's of food donated Toys donated Individual Rescue's Helped Playforstrays has been a real lifeline for us. li Chariperson of local Pet Poverty Group in Nl l¥h Outside of Northern Ireland Playforstrays donated to rescue's in India, Australia & South Africa Pl(JyforStrOy$5 07716262825 info@playforstrays.org.uk
Further Achievements 01 Over 36 tonnes of pet items have been donated to rescue's, the vulnerably housed and pet-food banks. 1,000's of animals and people are benefiting 111 rw•. 02 Two rescue's, within this year, have told us our supply of food has stopped them closing their doors. 03 Our outreach nights are feeding even more pets of the vulnerably housed in Belfast, letting pets eat and their owners have some less hardship. Ci IiiA, 04 Playforstrays now works directly with most major pet-food retailers in Northern Ireland. f l@yfofStr@y& 07716262825 info@playforstrays.org.uk
Playforstrays continues to encourage animal welfare, kindness and support to those we meet throughout the rescue and homeless networks. To ensure that we keep meeting our objectives, members of the public have been encouraged to keep empathy and compassion at the forefront of their mind's, especially when they speak with us about abandonment or rehoming of pets. Playforstrays has further met it's objectives to support the animals of those in need, homeless, or vulnerably housed by ensuring a monthly physical presence in Belfast, and online presence as and when required. yTY.VJ The Trustees Report was approved by the Board of Trustees Mr David Foster Chairman Pl&yforStfOy& 07716262825 info@playforstrays.org.uk
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