01 April 2023 - 31 March 2024
PlayforStrays
Trustee Annual Report
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PlayforStrays
Annual Report
01st April 2023 - 31st March 2024
Northern Ireland Charity Number: 107276
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PlayforStrays
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 charity is operating in full compliance with its duties.
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 Co 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
PlayforStrays
Registration #
107276
Contact Address 42 Caulside Park, Newpark, ANTRIM, BT41 2DR
Trustees:
David Foster Andrea Foster Karen Smith
Independent Examiner
DJB Accounting Ltd 34 Knockmoyle Drive Antrim BT41 1HE
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Our impact at a glance
40,797
3,185
Kg’s of food donated Toys donated
"PlayforStrays has stopped us from closing our doors for good."
Founder of Malamute Sanctuary
Outside of Northern Ireland PlayforStrays donated to rescue’s in Ireland, Panama & Ukraine
25
Individual Rescue’s Helped
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Further Achievements
01
Over 40 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
02
All 3 Pet Food Banks in Northern Ireland are now being assisted by PlayforStrays. Keeping animals with their families and stopping them ending in rescue to begin with.
03
Our outreach nights are feeding even more pets of the vulnerably housed in Belfast, and we are now assisting in caring for their animals if they are hospitalised or imprisoned.
04
PlayforStrays now works directly with most major pet-food retailers in Northern Ireland and is the only registered charity working with the largest pet food importer in Ireland.
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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.
The Trustees Report was approved by the Board of Trustees
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........................ Mr David Foster Chairman
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