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Trustees’
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Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator
Charity name KWK9 Rescue Other names charity is ai KWK9 Registered charity number $C041937 Charity’s principal address Muritai Upper Warse Canisbay Canisbay Postcode KW14YD
Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report
Trustee name Office (if any) sansomettabyear (orappointbedyhtrusteeected(if :any) 1 Trustee/Treasurer 2 Trustee 01/07/24 to 01/10/24 3 Trustee 4 Trustee 5 Trustee
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Reference and administration details Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period) Name Dates acted if not for whole year | Sally Marsal 01/07/24 to 01/10/24
Structure, governance and management
Type of governing document KWK9 Constitution See other information Trustee recruitment and appointment Nominated by one of the trustees, voted on by other trustees before appointment at next meeting Objectives and activities Charitable purposes To offer dogs a second leash of life We aim to offer the best possible care to our dogs while they are in our care until their forever home is found. We will interact with and assess each dog while in our care, so that new owners can be provided with as full a picture as possible. We will carry out a home check to assess suitability prior to adoptions. We will offer advice and support to new owners prior to and after adoption. We aim to try and neuter when it is in the best interest or the animal, or owner to do so. (Usually before going to forever home) We aim to microchip where possible. (Usually before going to forever home) We have a network of volunteer fosterers across Caithness, who take the dogs either on the seventh day, or earlier if they can so that the dogs are in the kennels for the shortest time as possible. Summary of the main activities Accepting dogs handed in to KWK9 and strays from the local council. in relation to these objects Foster dogs for the minimum seven days or until claimed by the owner. Well-being of dogs in our care. Micro chipping and neutering before a new home is found.
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Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of — Seven dogs cared for and re-homed this year. the charity during the financial period
Micro chipping of dogs and puppies though the year. Help and advice to owners to facilitate them keeping their dogs.
Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy Reserves to be used for emergency vet bills and purchase of equipment on reserves needed for the heath and well being of dogs in our care
Details of any deficit
Donated facilities and services (if any) | None
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KWK9 Rescue Constitution
- NAME The name of the Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation shall be KWK9Rescue (called the SCIO in this constitution) 2. OBJECTS The objects of the SCIO are to improve canine welfare within the area of Caithness and North Highland and where practicable to provide a service for re homing dogs no longer wanted by their owners where such dogs are not the responsibility of other organisations 3. POWERS The SCIO shall have the power to do all such lawful things as are conducive or incidental to furtherance of the above objects 4. MEMBERSHIP The charity trustees of the SCIO are the members. The SCIO is a single tier SCIO and has no members save for the charity trustees. Membership and charity trusteeship of the SCIO shall be open to persons aged 18 or over who support the above objects and are appointed by unanimous vote of the existing charity trustees of the SCIO. There shall be a minimum of three and a maximum of five charity trustees. Charity trusteeship may be removed by a unanimous vote of the other charity trustees in the interest either of good order or of the achievement of the objects. A member may resign from charity trusteeship either verbally or in writing and the resignation will be deemed effective on receipt of such notice. Charity trusteeship shall terminate on death. 5. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE The administration of the SCIO shall be under the general control of, and its affairs shall be managed, including the establishment and implementation of rules or bye-laws governing the conduct of persons in premises, vehicles or activities under the control of the SCIO, by the charity trustees of the SCIO. From among their number the charity trustees may from time to time appoint chair, a treasurer and a secretary. The procedures of the charity trustees shall be determined by the charity trustees at their discretion from time to time save as specified in this constitution. For the purpose of managing the affairs of the SCIO the charity trustees may exercise all the powers of the SCIO. The charity trustees as members of the SCIO as also charity trustees shall have duty in good faith to ensure that the SCIO acts in accordance with its purposes and constitution and that in so ensuring they exercise proper and sufficient care and diligence and that they put the interests of the SCIO first in their considerations and if they have a conflict of interest that they declare their conflict of interest and remove themselves from such considerations when they shall no longer count in the quorum for that meeting. This requirement on the charity trustees as members shall be adequately met by the provision as minimum of a properly conducted annual general meeting as below. This requirement also falls on the charity trustees acting as such in the conduct of all their business. The charity trustees may establish a Supporters Club and other working groups to support the delivery of the objects and determine the remits, terms, and membership of such. Any members of such Club or groups as exist shall have no vote or decisive role in the governance of the SCIO 6. Meetings) Annual General Meeting: an annual general meeting shall be held once each year and with no more than 15 months elapsed since the last annual general meeting to conduct the following business- Receive annual reports Adopt annual accounts Appoint the independent examiner to the accountss Any other competent businesses) Special General Meetings: the secretary shall call a special general meeting at the request of three of the charity trustees. Notices: the secretary shall give each charity trustee two weeks’ notice with the agenda of any general meeting of the charity trustees as members. Voting: decisions at all meetings shall be by simple majority except as otherwise stated in the constitution. In the event of an equality of votes cast the chairperson of the meeting shall have a second or decisive vote. Each charity trustee shall have one vote at any méeting of the SCIO or of the charity trustees as appropriate. Quorum: the quorum for general meetings shall be three members and for charity trustee meetings shall be three unless set at any other number by the charity trustees. Records of meetings: records of all meetings whether of members of the SCIO roof the charity trustees shall be kept permanently, indicating those present, the date and place of the meeting, the business and the decisions made as minimum 7. FINANCE The finance of the SCIO shall be used solely in furtherance of the objects of the SCIO and in compliance with this constitution. No payment shall be made to members of the SCIO save as reimbursement of out of pocket expenses necessarily incurred in furtherance of the objects of the SCIO or as remuneration for actual services not of a management nature delivered to the SCIO, save that at no time shall an employee be a member of the SCIO and that at no time may number of the charity trustees that is not less than half the total number be in receipt of such remuneration for actual services. The Treasurer shall keep records of all financial transactions of the SCIO and §hall prepare an annual statement of accounts which shall be examined by an independent examiner. The SCIO shall open a bank account in the name of the SCIO. The honorary officers shall be the signatories to the account and no less than two of the signatories shall sign any cheque or order drawn on the account. The heritable and moveable property of the SCIO shall be held by the SCIO in its own name. 8. AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION The constitution may be amended by a two thirds majority of members present and voting at a meeting called for the purpose, subject to any necessary consents required by law of a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. 9. DISSOLUTION The SCIO may be wound up bya two thirds majority of the members present and voting at a meeting called for the purpose, subject to all necessary consents from the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator or successor body. In the event of such a decision after satisfying all debts and liabilities any remaining assets shall be transferred immediately prior to dissolution to such other charitable body or bodies having the same purposes or purposes closely resembling those of the SCIO or for purposes the same as or closely resembling the purposes of the Scions the members at that meeting shall determine, all subject to such necessary consents and approvals as apply from time to time under the law of Scotland.10. DEFINITIONS Charity and charitable and charitable purpose as used in this constitution have both the meanings ascribed to them in the Charities and Trustee Investment(Scotland) Act 2005 and in the Taxes Acts. Certified as a true copy of the constitution of KWK9 Rescue adopted at a meeting held
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‘Declaration
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The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s)
Position (e.g. Chair) Trustee/Treasurer
Trustee
Date 3rd March 2026
3rd March 2026
APPENDIX 2
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Os ( R Receipts and payments accounts
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Section A Statement of receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted a nos Total funds Total funds last
funds funds as fundseeitie maiprefunds tena current ” period reriod
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
A1 Receipts
3,137 3,137 16,490
Legacies | 15,225 | |5,225 | [19,450]
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Receipts from fundraising activities 2,576 2,576 | 3,966 |
GrossIncome tradingfrom investmentsreceipts other than | ee |ee2
land and buildings
Rents from land & buildings | rr
Gross receipts from other charitable
A1 Sub total] 22,214| te | 4198 |
A2 Receipts from asset &
investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets fs
Proceeds from sale of investments fs
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A3 Payments
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Ag Sub total[ 12,385) 72385] [16876
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A4 Payments relating to asset and
investment movements
Purchases of fixed assets fs
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Aa Sub toal[— +d
Net recetees (pape) Ei Gee Ea 22.214
Surplus/ (deficit) for year 9,859 9,859 27,298
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APPENDIX 2 ; KWK9 Section B Statement of balances
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Unrestrictedfunds Restricted funds Expendableendowment endowmentPermanent Rote cuies Total last period
funds funds period
to nearest £ to nearest £ ___to nearest £ _ to nearest & to nearest£ _ & nearest£
Bi Cash funds CashC and bank k balancesbal att startstart ofof year 61,323 61,323 35,678
Surpluspilin: /ee,rove(deficit) shown on receipts" and | 9,859 9,859 (1,657)
payments account —
Cash and bank balances at end of year 71,182 fe | 71,182 34,021
Agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Fund to which asset belongs Market valuation Last year
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Fund to which asset belongs Cost (if available) Current value (if Last year
available)
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Fund to which liability relates Amount due Last year
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Total
Fund to which liability relates Amount(estimate)dus Last year
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Total
Signed by one or two trustees . Date of
on behalf of all the trustees approval
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Copy of Receiptspayments202425. xlsx / Statement of balances
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December 2007
Scottish Charity Regulator
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Independent examiner’s report onthe accounts)
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Report to the trustees/members of Registered charity number On the accounts of the charity for the period
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KWK9 Rescue
SC041 937
Period start date Period end date
Day Month Year Day Month Year
01 07 2024 to 30 06 2025
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a numbersofof addibonal sheet Respective the charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance responsibilities Of with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the trustees and examiner Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent = My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities examiner’s statement Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, | do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. Independent examiner’s In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [other than that statement disclosed on the attached page*]
Independent examiner’s statement
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which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
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to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
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- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been met, or
Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):
- to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Date: 3rd March 2025
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Address: Mey House, East Mey Thurso KW1 8XL
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"Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. If the words do apply, set out those matters which have come to your attention on the following page
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Disclosure section
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems. Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose