**Lost Paws NI** 

## **Trustees’ Report for the year ended 5 April 2025** 

Lost Paws NI is a small search and rescue charity covering the whole of Northern Ireland. We were formed in late 2019 in a bid to reunite pets with their owners as quickly as possible. 

We started with a handful of volunteers intending to cover Antrim. This quickly extended as the request for our searches increased and we made the decision to cover all of Northern Ireland.  We are a very small team of approximately 8 volunteers, who can be reached 9am-9pm via our Facebook page. We complete search and rescue for missing and found animals, Trap Neuter and Release, and treatment for feral cat colonies, rehoming and rescuing for dogs and cats in need. 

## **Trustee’s Annual Report** 

The trustee’s present the annual report and accounts for Lost Paws NI for the year ended 5 April 2025. 

## **Trustee’s Objectives and activities** 

Lost Paws NI is run by 5 trustees who are responsible for the overall decisions made for the charity. We generally have 1-2 Trustee meetings per year, ad-hoc meetings are also held throughout the year as required to discuss the charity and the animals in our care. If required, a meeting can be arranged at short notice should urgent matters need to be discussed. 

The main aims of Lost Paws NI is to reunite missing and found animals with their owners, to carry out searches for missing animals, to secure stray animals and to improve and educate the public on animal welfare. 

## **Fundraising** 

Our fundraising was done through our Facebook page as well as bucket collections and attending events, and general appeals for donations and support. 

## **Financial Review** 

The charity has ended the financial year in a good financial position. The Trustees’ feel it prudent to retain a level of money in reserve so that in the event of a drop in donations the charity could continue to operate. 

## **Going Concern** 

The trustees have reviewed the budgets for the year ahead and are satisfied that there are adequate funds in place to ensure the charity can continue and the financial statements for the year ended 5 April 2024 can be signed off as a going concern. 

## **Structure, Governance and Management:** 

## **Governing Document and Constitution of the Charity** 

Lost Paws NI is governed by its’ constitution. 

## **Recruitment and Appointment of Volunteers and Trustees** 

The trustees welcome new volunteers to help with the day to day running of the charity via the Facebook page, monitoring the page, answering queries and putting up posts. If volunteers are physically able to they come out with the team and help search for missing our stray animals. 

## **Pay and Remuneration** 

No trustee received any pay or remuneration during the year ended 5 April 2025. 

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**Lost Paws NI** 

## **Trustees’ Report for the year ended 5 April 2025** 

## **Statement of Trustee’s Responsibilities** 

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustee’s Report and Statement of Receipts and Payments and Statements of Assets and Liabilities in accordance with applicable law and regulations. 

The law applicable to Charities in Northern Ireland with income less than £250,000 requires the Trustee’s to prepare a Statement of Receipts and Payments and a Statement of Assets and Liabilities for each financial year. 

The Trustee’s are responsible for keeping accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the assets and liabilities of the charity. They are also responsible for safeguarding the Assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

## **Statement as to disclosures to our examiners** 

In so far the trustees are aware at the timing of approving our trustees’ annual report: 

- There is no relevant audit information of which the charity’s Independent Examiner is unaware. 

- The Trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity’s Independent Examiner is aware of the information. 

On behalf of the Trustees 

______________________ Lost Paws NI 

Date:  5 February 2026 

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