Trust Annual Report and Accounts 2014 Dogs Trust Annual Report and Accounts 2014

From the Chairman

2014 was a good year for Dogs Trust, with the charity finding homes for 12,419 dogs. A strong year in terms of fundraising and legacies meant we were able to extend our canine welfare activities further than ever before.

As part of this, 2014 saw us opening two brand new rehoming centres in and Manchester, both of which are running smoothly since they opened in July and October, respectively. Besides our rehoming work, the charity was also able to provide neutering operations for 73,549 dogs around the UK and Ireland, and provide free microchips for a further 264,240 dogs in the UK. Our training and behaviour work was extended to include the introduction of affordable training programmes in South Wales.

This year also saw a restructure in the way Dogs Trust is governed, with existing Trustees becoming Directors of a new company, ‘Dogs Trust Trustee Limited’, which is now the Charity’s sole Trustee. This brings us into line with other major charities in terms of our organisational structure.

I will not be standing for re-election at the forthcoming AGM in June, however I am pleased to say I will serve as Vice Chairman for the coming year and, subsequently, as a Council Member. Finally, to the staff, my fellow Council Members, and to you, the supporters – I would like to say a most heartfelt thank you for your steadfast support over the years.

Philip Daubeny Chairman

2 Dogs Trust is the UK’s biggest rehomer of stray and abandoned dogs.

Our Mission

Dogs Trust is working towards the day when all dogs can enjoy a happy life, free from the threat of unnecessary destruction. We are absolutely determined to STOP healthy dogs being put to sleep in the UK and beyond. We never destroy a healthy dog in our care.

3 Dogs Trust Basildon, very early days... Welcome to Dogs Trust Manchester

In and around our Manchester centre

The Village Green at Dogs Trust Manchester Getting a check-up in the veterinary room, Dogs Trust Basildon Our Successes

Our mission is what drives us forward. 1999 was a year of massive change for Dogs Trust. We had a complete rethink about our approach to tackling the stray dog problem in the UK. The problem was enormous, with approximately 133,500 stray dogs being taken in by local authorities, of which 21,360 dogs were destroyed (by local authorities).

We knew that simply providing rescue and rehoming services was like applying a sticking plaster to a gaping wound. We knew that we had to do much, much more to stop this needless waste of life. So we did.

In 1999, we began our neutering, microchipping and responsible dog ownership education campaigns. Since then we have invested millions in ensuring as many dogs as possible are neutered and microchipped, and invested heavily in promoting responsible dog ownership among current and potential owners.

As a result, despite the UK dog population increasing by over 34% (6.7 million in 1999, to an estimated 9 million in 2014*), the number of stray dogs being destroyed by local authorities has decreased by over 33%**.

However, thousands more dogs still need saving, so we need to be there for as many as possible. Over recent years the charity has witnessed amazing growth; in January 1999, we owned 13 rehoming centres in the UK; today we own 21 rehoming centres in the UK and Ireland.

During the past 16 years we have undertaken

17 major construction projects

Extensive 7 brand 2 centres rebuilding of new centres relocated and 8 centres built from scratch

In 1999 we cared for 11,252 dogs, and in 2014 we cared for 16,731***. In the years to come, more centres will be built, and many more dogs’ lives will be saved. We are confident that we will one day see the day when no healthy dog is destroyed. Until then, here’s what we’re doing...

*source: Pet Food Manufacturers Association 2013; www.pfma.org.uk **Dogs Trust analysis ***includes dogs returned by their owner 5 Dogs Trust Annual Report and Accounts 2014

Operational Review

PREVENTION AND CURE GOALS IN 2014 The best remedy Build and open two new rehoming centres in Basildon Some years ago we decided that and Manchester Achieved prevention was far better than cure when it comes to solving Launch a national free microchipping service in association the problem of healthy dogs with vets across the UK, in advance of the introduction of being put to sleep in pounds. compulsory microchipping for all dogs resident in Achieved This holistic approach informs in April 2015 all aspects of our work. Thus, Set up a centralised contact centre to handle all public our lifesaving rehoming work, calls to the rehoming centres, freeing up centre staff while forming the largest area from administrative tasks to focus on dog care, while also Achieved of our day to day activities, runs improving our customer service. in tandem with programmes designed to prevent dogs Examine the effects of the recent changes to the Pet landing in rehoming centres, Passport Scheme with regard to puppies being brought Ongoing through tackling the causes of illegally in to the UK the problem. Create Dogs Trust Worldwide as a separate company Achieved We will continue to educate dog owners about responsible ownership, and we will continue to help owners Set up a pilot scheme for affordable dog training courses, who want advice on training their dog, using Dogs Trust approved trainers, for owners living in Achieved and we will attempt to influence the south Wales country’s law makers into providing just and sensible laws which improve dog welfare. Extend the reach of our youth education work Achieved

Throughout 2014 we increased our investment in a range of preventative measures, including mass neutering, LOOKING TO THE FUTURE – OUR GOALS FOR 2015 microchipping, education, advising Rehome even more dogs than 2014 government and public sector officials, and academic behavioural research, as Extend our affordable training and behaviour lessons for dog owners into other longer term solutions. areas of the UK

The scale of the stray and abandoned Rebuild older rehoming centres at and Newbury. Both centres are in dog problem in the UK is a significant need of extensive repair to external and internal structures one. Between 1 April 2013 and Expand the existing Home From Home scheme, for dogs which can benefit from 31 March 2014, there were 110,675 living with foster carers away from a rehoming centre. This year we aim to extend stray and abandoned dogs collected the Home From Home scheme to a further five centres so that even more nervous by local authorities in the UK. Of dogs can find their new owner without having to experience kennel life these, 7,058 were destroyed by the local authority animal wardens. In Identify potential sites for new rehoming centres in the UK and the Republic of Ireland the picture is similar, with councils collecting Expand the youth education programme to include secondary schools 15,481 stray dogs, and 3,516 of these being destroyed (from 1 January to 31 Urge the government (and Defra) to bring in tighter legislative controls to the Pet December 2013). Travel Scheme in order to curb the puppy smuggling trade Persuade the government to review the regulations governing the Greyhound Dogs Trust is committed to stopping racing industry, and extend their scope to include safeguarding the welfare of the the stray and unwanted dog problem, dogs away from the track and as such annually publishes the most authoritative data concerning the Open new Dogs Trust charity shops in the UK number of stray dogs collected by local Increase the number of volunteers helping in our shops, fundraising efforts and at authorities in the UK. Our statistics are the rehoming centres the only ones used by the government and public sector bodies when discussing stray dogs and their welfare.

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Curative Work

REHOMING THE DOGS Unfortunately, the number of dogs we rehomed in 2014 One of the clearest examples of this trend is the fact was down by 2.5% on 2013. that over Christmas 2014 and New Year 2015 period our rehoming centres saw double the number of dogs handed We believe the main reason for this is the ease and speed over or abandoned than they would normally expect. Over with which people can now buy a puppy online. With the festive period we took in 174 dogs, many of which had hundreds of websites selling a huge variety of puppies, it been received as Christmas gifts. is now extremely easy for prospective owners to get what they believe will be their dream dog with a click of the In order to put a figure on just how many people are mouse and their credit card handy. looking for puppies to give as Christmas presents we used Google analytics, and created a fake ‘puppies for sale’ People have seen that buying a puppy online is often far advert of our own, which was placed online in November. cheaper than buying a puppy from a reputable breeder. The software analysis revealed that 211,000 people The low prices are a result of many of these puppies having searched for a dog for Christmas online, via Google. Our been bred overseas, and then smuggled in by illegal traders. fake ‘puppies for sale’ advert showed that nearly 20,000 Unfortunately not all of the pups are raised or transported people specifically clicked onto the advert looking to buy a in adequate welfare conditions. pup in the run up to Christmas.

This combination of factors has resulted in fewer people coming to a rescue centre – not just Dogs Trust but other groups too - as their first or even second port of call. Unfortunately it has also meant that we now are being given even more dogs at around six months to one year old, once their owner has tired of them or their novelty value has worn off. We have seen that pups bought on a whim are often given up fairly speedily.

12,419 dogs rehomed

8 Performance 2014

THE TOTAL COST OF OUR IN 2015, WE PLAN TO CARE REHOMING WORK IS FOR AROUND

IN 2014 WE CARED 17,400 FOR 16,731* DOGS DOGS THIS IS 1% LESS THAN IN 2013

*includes dogs rehomed and then returned by owner

OF THE 15,108 DOGS WE TOOK IN:

203 WERE REUNITED WITH THEIR OWNERS 12,419 24 DIED WERE REHOMED 190 WERE PUT TO SLEEP TO NEW OWNERS OF THESE, 131 WERE EUTHANASED FOR HEALTH REASONS, 59 WERE EUTHANASED BECAUSE THEY WERE DEEMED TO HAVE POOR QUALITY OF LIFE, RESULTING FROM MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS

1,794 WERE IN OUR REHOMING CENTRES ON 31 DECEMBER 2014

WE NEVER DESTROY A HEALTHY DOG

DOGS COME IN TO DOGS TRUST VIA A NUMBER OF ROUTES IN 2014...

6,593 DOGS WERE STRAYS 8,184 GIVEN TO US BY DOGS WERE GIVEN AS LOCAL HAND OVERS FROM THE AUTHORITIES PUBLIC OR TRANSFERRED 331 FROM OTHER ORGANISATIONS WERE BORN IN OUR REHOMING CENTRES

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In 2014, the most common dogs in our THE PEOPLE HOME FROM HOME SCHEME care were: We’re proud of our rehoming staff. The Home From Home scheme springs In 2014 we employed 708 staff at our from our aim to find all dogs in our rehoming centres. care good homes – a direct result of Generic crossbreed our non-destruction policy (see below). With the opening of two new This is a volunteer foster scheme to 15.3% rehoming centres, in Basildon, help us rehome dogs which aren’t and latterly Denton, Manchester, we suited to life in kennels. This may employed extra staff to help love and be because they are older and not Terrier cross type care for our dogs, 365 days of the year. accustomed to being surrounded by All of our centres employ a mix of other dogs, or that they came to us 9.8% canine carers, vet nurses, maintenance from a working home and need that technicians, managers, training and kind of environment to thrive. behaviour advisors, receptionists, Border Collie type but at Dogs Trust Manchester we Currently, our foster care scheme are piloting a new role within the operates with an encouraging success 9.6% rehoming team, that of visitor host. rate at our centres in , Darlington The visitor host enables each visitor to and Evesham. Our goal for 2015 is learn even more about our resident to expand the scheme into a further dogs, and enhances the visitor’s five centres around our national Labrador type experience of what could well be their network. We estimate that this will

8.6% first trip to a rescue centre. cost £120,000. Our rehoming staff are supported in their daily tasks by around 2,500 Jack Russell terrier volunteers. Between them the volunteers walked hundreds of miles 8.0% with our dogs, and gave us countless hours of invaluable help, including anything from puppy socialisation, Staffordshire bull to washing bedding, to plenty of terrier type walking. Because our volunteers are such an important part of rehoming 7.1% centre life we have plans to increase the numbers of volunteers in 2015.

Lurcher THE CONTACT CENTRE Finding more homes for even more 5.4% dogs is the focus for 2015. To this end, in 2014 a public contact centre was established in October within the new Dogs Trust Manchester premises, Springer Spaniel type in order to free up our rehoming

centre staff from time-consuming 3.5% administrative tasks, so they can focus firmly on caring for our dogs – and save even more dogs’ lives. German shepherd type Since it opened in late September 3.0% 2014, until 31 January 2015, the centre took over 66,000 phone calls from members of the public, and is currently Greyhound handling an average of 6,000 calls per week. 1.5%

10 PERFORMANCE 2014

BEHAVIOURAL WORK Dogs Trust staff members to study Ensuring all our dogs are happy on the two year course. There are a while they are in our care is a further eight places available for non- central part of our ethos. The Dogs Trust students. behavioural team is responsible for all behaviour assessment VETERINARY and behavioural modification Our Shared Adoption Scheme, created programmes carried out at the to assist people in rehoming dogs with rehoming centres, as well as medical conditions, continues to prove running dog training classes for popular with the public. recent rehomers at many of the centres. Under the scheme, anybody rehoming a dog with certain medical conditions We have 24 training and behaviour may have the veterinary costs covered advisors (TBAs) based at the rehoming for the treatment of that particular centres, and four senior behaviourists ailment, for the rest of the dog’s life. who travel from centre to centre. The Shared Adoption Scheme currently covers almost 6,000 dogs, at a total Additionally, we have the two Special cost of just under £1.3 million in 2014. Training and Rehabilitation (STAR) units operating at Evesham and Dogs Trust has a non-destruction Loughborough, and the two special policy and never puts a healthy facilities for long-term care dogs at dog down. It is very rare for a dog and Loughborough. At to be put to sleep in our care: the Loughborough, the two behavioural percentage of dogs ‘put to sleep or facilities are known collectively as died’ at our centres in 2014 was 1.25%. Stepping Stones, as we believe some All decisions regarding euthanasia are of the resident dogs are suitable for overseen by the veterinary director. rehoming, and need not necessarily remain at the rehoming centre for Away from the centres, the the rest of their lives. In 2014 the veterinary director, working two long-term dog care facilities together with other members provided safe homes for around 35 of the Canine Welfare Grants dogs who prefer to keep canine-only Committee approved funding company, while the specialist staff at for five different research the Stepping Stones units were able to projects (all non-invasive) look after 51 long-term dogs. by under graduate and post graduate students. Among In 2014 the senior behaviour team the projects we chose to fund provided behavioural workshops and were ‘Investigation of a novel a training film for the Royal Mail’s non-invasive method to postal workers. Additionally, the detect hypersensitivity of senior team gave behavioural advice the neck skin’ to Mr Nicolas on request to 18 local authorities and Granger of the University of several police forces. Members of the Bristol, and ‘Identification team also shared their knowledge with of gene(s) predisposing international animal rescue groups in to syringomyelia India and Malta. associated with Chiari-like malformation in the CKCS’ At the University of Bristol, nine to Dr Clare Rusbridge of students graduated in 2014 with a the University of . Certificate of Higher Education in Companion Animal Welfare and Behavioural Rehabilitation. This is the second cohort of students to have completed their course, which was instigated and funded by Dogs Trust. We provide funding for the lectureship, and for eight places for

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PROPERTY Over the past 16 years we have completed 17 major Additionally, 2014 saw us buying more land adjoining the construction projects, and 2014 was our biggest year Shoreham centre, and rebuilding works to extend and yet for ambitious building work, with two brand new modernise the reception block of our centre. rehoming centres built and fully operational by the close of December. In 2015, we hope to completely rebuild our Evesham rehoming centre, which is one of our older sites, having In July we opened Dogs Trust Basildon, our new Essex first been purchased in the 1970s. The full rebuild is rehoming centre. The 69 kennel centre was constructed on scheduled to start in summer 2015, with an estimated the site of a former farm and includes 13 acres of land. The cost of £9.6 million. Our Newbury rehoming centre is centre was completed at a cost of £7.3 million, on schedule scheduled for redevelopment in the latter half of 2015. and within allocated budget. Planning permission is currently pending, but with approval we aim to improve one of our oldest rehoming centres, In October we opened Dogs Trust Manchester in Denton, concentrating on modernising the kennelling facilities, at a east Manchester. This represented a departure from the cost of around £4.8 million. Furthermore, we plan to build more usual rehoming centre design, and was built in an more centres in the years ahead. existing building within a retail park. The centre was built at a cost of £4.6 million and was completed on schedule.

In the spring a new dedicated puppy care wing was added to our rehoming centre. With a high intake of puppies, and a large number of pups being born on site, Dublin urgently needed to extend its puppy care facilities. At any one time our puppy screening and isolation area cares for around 30 puppies, the puppy room cares for around 20 puppies and our whelping unit cares for approximately 30 puppies and their mothers. The Clarissa Baldwin Puppy Block cost €1.4 million to construct.

12 Preventative Work

CAMPAIGNS AND EDUCATION Our campaigns and education department forms an essential part of our ‘preventative’ approach to the unwanted dog problem. Since we began our campaigns and education work in 1999, the team has undergone huge growth, in terms of range of activity and staff numbers. We focus on areas of greatest need, namely: the north east of England, the north west of England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Greater .

By the end of 2014 we employed 55 staff in this department, including 26 youth education officers. We calculate we will need £12 million to be able to continue our essential work in 2015.

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MICROCHIPPING last 12 months (through our means Our unique ‘Taking The Lead’ young Through our campaigns team we have tested programme and the vouchers offenders’ education programme microchipped 264,240 dogs in 2014. given out in the community) to ensure was extended to include 15 prisons, we continue to neuter those dogs young offenders institutes and secure We believe that microchipping is the which are most at risk of producing units, and also to more than 23 Youth very best way of identifying a dog. A unwanted litters. Offending Teams nationwide. This tiny chip implanted into the loose skin programme is now endorsed by the at the back of the dog’s neck contains COMMUNITIES Youth Justice Board and promoted by his unique number, which is linked Through our regional campaign the Magistrates Association. to a national database, containing teams, over 900 ‘Responsible Dog his name and address. Should a Ownership’ events were held in key We plan to extend ‘Taking the Lead’ microchipped dog become lost or be target communities across the country. to cover all secure children’s homes, stolen, he stands the best chance of We work closely with social housing secure training centres and young being returned to his owner. Of the providers, council officers, probation offender institutions, as well as the 110,675 strays who were collected by workers and the police to ensure that juvenile section of a number of prisons local authorities (1 April 2013 to 31 we reach as many dogs - and owners - across the UK in 2015 and beyond. We March 2014), 10,084 were returned as possible. hope to recruit more youth trainers to achieve this. to their owners – thanks to their Over 300 (of a potential 1,700) social microchip. housing providers (combined housing In 2015 the team will focus on areas associations and local authorities) have around the country with high levels Our unique ChipMyDog website, in benefitted through our ‘Dogs in the of crime, poverty, unemployment support of the new law introducing Community’ package of offers which and deprivation; educating the compulsory microchipping for all dogs aims to help spread responsible dog communities that need it most and in England, was officially launched at ownership messages to their tenants. supporting the dogs that are most the House of Commons in September. at risk of abandonment and/or Our site lets people know where As well as microchipping training, euthanasia. their nearest free microchipping free microchips, neutering operation event will take place, or their nearest vouchers and information literature, participating vet, so that their dog we also offer the services of our dog can get his free chip. It also reminds law expert, Trevor Cooper, to give people to let their chip provider know free legal advice to housing providers their new address should they move regarding tenancy agreements. house, and explains exactly how they Furthermore, our behaviourists are can do so. on hand to give practical dog-safety tips to those council staff who come We worked together with over 1,500 into contact with dogs through vets across England and Wales to their work. Unsurprisingly, this free provide free microchips, starting in package has proven highly popular April 2014 and due to cease in April among local authorities, with over 100 2015. Additionally, our roaming social housing providers now taking chipping teams in the North of advantage of our expertise. England, South East, and Greater London completed their year on the As part of our commitment to tackling road very successfully. irresponsible dog ownership, we also target those young people who may NEUTERING see dogs as weapons; or use them In 2014 we neutered 73,549 dogs, as status symbols; or could become thus preventing thousands of irresponsible owners in the future, unwanted litters being born, at a if they don’t receive the correct cost of approximately £5 million. We guidance. We also know that young would like to thanks all 1,257 vets in people are more likely to influence the UK who have become part of the their peer group than adults are, neutering scheme. which is why we believe sharing our dog-care knowledge, as well as respect Since our neutering campaign began and empathy for dogs, with youths is in 1999 we have funded neutering so important. operations for over half a million dogs. Plans for 2015 include an analysis of the dogs we’ve neutered over the

14 PREVENTATIVE WORK

EDUCATION 2014 saw us employing six new youth education officers, bringing us up to a total of 26 in the UK and Ireland. Between them, over 6,000 educational workshops were run, getting our messages of responsible dog ownership and safety around dogs to 180,000 children and young people. Dogs Trust has produced a full range of educational resources for teachers at each primary school stage of the National Curriculum.

Furthermore, the team produced a new leaflet ‘Be Dog Smart’, which aims to help anyone who owns a dog and who comes into contact with children, whether their own, their grandchildren, in public life or through their work, to keep children safe when coming into contact with dogs.

We wish to thank players of People’s Postcode Lottery who generously supported our educational activities again in 2014.

With such a high number of primary age children already reached by our education team, for 2015 we plan to extend our educational work into secondary schools. We wish to launch free workshops for secondary schools in key areas of Birmingham, Manchester, and Greater London.

DOG TRAINING One of the most common reasons given by owners when they hand over a dog is that their dog won’t do what he’s told, or that they find training him very difficult or frustrating. We believe that helping owners to understand their dog will play a huge part in keeping dogs and owners together.

In 2014 we piloted a low-cost dog training scheme, aimed at making dog training classes easily affordable for most people. Using the skills of our Bridgend centre’s training and behaviour advisor, Rachel Kitson, we were able to bring affordable lessons to dog owners in Swansea and . Dogs Trust staff use only positive reinforcement methods to train dogs. The classes proved highly popular, and we plan to bring even more affordable dog training courses into England and later this year.

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PUBLIC AFFAIRS Dennis the Menace having his In 2014 our campaign to support infamous dog, Gnasher, microchipped the government’s introduction by one of our canine carers at Dogs of compulsory microchipping and Trust Beanotown. the investigation into the puppy smuggling business were highlights of Additionally, in support of the new the campaigns department. microchipping law, we have been meeting with MPs in the House We conducted an undercover of Commons, and held a Scottish investigation into the puppy Parliamentary reception for MSPs too, smuggling trade, and used the together with special guests Dennis resulting report to urge Defra to the Menace and Gnasher. We have change the laws concerning bringing also advised Welsh Assembly members dogs into the UK under the Pet Travel on the proposed content of their Scheme. The team is continuing to forthcoming microchipping legislation, urge the government to implement which we expect will be introduced in the report’s recommendations, and spring 2016. Furthermore, throughout put a halt to this criminal activity, the year we have invited politicians which has potential risks for both from across the UK to join us at our animal welfare and public health. We public microchipping events, so they also urged our supporters to write can see the benefits with their to their MPs regarding the own eyes. laws, and by the end of 2014 over 6,000 people had written to their MPs about their concerns.

The Pet Advertising Advisory Group (or PAAG), which Dogs Trust chairs, recruited a pool of 80 - 100 volunteers who moderated a number of the UK’s leading classified websites for compliance with PAAG’s minimum standards. Over 100,000 ‘inappropriate’ pet adverts were removed from the sites during this six month process.

We continue to work with both Defra and the Greyhound racing industry to try and improve the welfare of Greyhounds, at all stages of their lives, before, during and after they’re on the track. We are particularly frustrated with the lack of transparency from the industry with regard to the number of dogs born and retiring each year.

As part of our support for the new law making the microchipping of dogs compulsory in England, we worked closely with the publishers of The Beano comic. In October, the comic published a strip showing

16 OUTREACH PROJECTS Freedom Project We run three key outreach The Freedom Project is a unique pet programmes, aimed at helping fostering service for families fleeing dog owners experiencing domestic violence. Operating in housing crisis. We recognise Greater London, and that there are many dog owners Yorkshire, the service provided who wish to be responsible and temporary foster care for 111 dogs last do the right thing by their dog, year. but their housing and financial problems can make this very Families escaping domestic violence difficult; we’re here to help. are often unable to take their dogs with them into a refuge, and in many cases they are reluctant to leave their home, and therefore the abuser, until they know there is somewhere safe for their pet to live. Dogs Trust provides this, through placing dogs in the homes of volunteer foster carers until their owner is in a position to take them back. All of the dog’s food and any veterinary expenses are covered by Dogs Trust, until they can be returned to their owner.

In 2014 we provided foster care for 111 dogs, of which 61 had been reunited with their families by the end of the year, and 24 which we rehomed to new owners as their owner was not able to take them back. In London only, we found foster care for 52 cats, of which 27 were reunited with their families and 19 had to be rehomed via Cats Protection. (The rest were still in our care at the end of the year).

July 2014 marked the tenth anniversary of the Freedom Project; since then we’ve been able to provide temporary care for 923 dogs belonging to people fleeing domestic violence.

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Dogs Trust Hope Project Last year a registered veterinary nurse We encourage landlords and lettings Our project bringing free veterinary joined the Hope team, her remit being agencies to join our ‘best practice’ treatment for dogs belonging to to promote better canine welfare to scheme so that pet owners who are owners who are homeless, or in dog owners within hostels. Last year looking for a new home can find housing crisis, has been operating for she gave six welfare talks and visited details of their nearest pet friendly 20 years. Since 1996 we‘ve provided 29 organisations. agency on our Lets With Pets website. veterinary care for thousands of dogs. In autumn we were pleased to sign Thanks to the help of vets across the In December, thanks to the generosity up Chestertons to the scheme; with country we now run this scheme in 105 of the Charity’s supporters, we sent 28 branches, they now offer London’s towns and cities in the UK. gift parcels and warm coats to 1,200 largest selection of rental properties dogs whose owners were homeless where pets are accepted. In 2014 we signed up 547 dogs onto over the Christmas period. We the programme, offering them free forecast it will cost us £500,000 to By the end of the year we had 250 preventative treatments as well as continue the Hope Project in 2015. lettings agencies and rental landlords emergency care. We funded 1048 signed up to the scheme. The preventative treatments, including Lets With Pets redesigned website now allows people neutering operations, vaccination and Lets With Pets is the most recent of our to search for pet friendly lettings worming, and we paid for a further outreach programmes. Instigated in agencies, and provides free advice 696 courses of non-preventative and 2009, the programme was prompted and resources to lettings agencies, emergency veterinary procedures. by the increasing trend for dogs landlords and tenants. Additionally, we worked closely to be handed into our centres for with 315 hostels and homelessness rehoming when their owner had to organisations in order to help move from privately owned into rental encourage pet friendly policies, accommodation – and the refusal offering free advice and a consultation of many landlords to allow dogs service. Currently, just 8% - 123 of into their properties. Many of these 1395 - of hostels accept dogs, and so owners were heartbroken at having to many homeless dog owners are denied give up their dog. a bed. The Hope Project aims to rectify this.

Hope Project client, Tia, with her owner, David

18 International

Dogs Trust Worldwide was established as a separate company at the very end of 2014, as we knew that many of our supporters were keen that their generous donations be invested in improving canine welfare overseas, while others prefer to support our work in the UK. We work closely with canine welfare projects around the world, working closely together with local experts and volunteers. We also run long-term projects, employing local staff, such as those in Malta and Bosnia. Around three per cent of our total income is spent on international work.

Mission Rabies, India

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DOGS TRUST MALTA DOGS TRUST BOSNIA INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS This five year project on the island We are in the third year of a long In addition to long term projects of Malta is due to end in April 2015, term project in the canton of Sarajevo using local Dogs Trust staff, and has proven a big success in terms in Bosnia Herzegovina to bring dog we also support a wide range of achieving its goals. To date, this neutering, youth education and build of overseas projects, carrying dog neutering and youth education veterinary training programmes. out due diligence studies on all programme has seen our team of local Sarajevo canton currently has a stray applications for grants – and staff neuter 13,800 dogs (stray and population of around 9,000 dogs; overseeing progress wherever owned), and engage in dog welfare it was around 12,000 when we first a grant is given. A total of educational workshops with over started working there in 2012. £950,772 was spent in 2014. 52,000 children. The most ambitious of our As a result of our efforts, there has international projects to date, Dogs been a four-fold increase in the Trust Bosnia sees us working closely number of owners who have had their with both the veterinary faculty of dogs neutered, and according to our Sarajevo University and the Ministry recent survey, 92% of people recognise of Education. Our achievements to that this has made a reduction to the date include: 8,500 dogs neutered; number of stray dogs people see on 61 veterinary professionals trained in the streets. We are currently working surgical techniques; and educational on a handover procedure for staff and workshops on care and respect for assets to the Malta SPCA to ensure the dogs delivered to 30,300 children. long term benefits accrued over five years are not lost.

An education workshop, Dogs Trust Bosnia

20 INTERNATIONAL

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING As well as the training centre they also Mission Rabies focussed efforts on Goa CENTRE, OOTY, TAMIL NADU operate a mobile clinic, from which from March to October 2014. In seven Currently in year four of a five year staff have trained a further 34 vets, months, 20,414 dogs were neutered and project, the International Training and neutered and vaccinated 1,021 vaccinated, staff dealt with 77 positive Centre has run surgical skills courses dogs. Last year they provided surgical rabies cases and responded to 111 reports for 260 vets, 83 veterinary assistants, training for 23 vet students in Nepal; of rabid dogs, and 75,000 people were animal handlers and trap/neuter/ they have trained over 1,000 vets since made rabies-aware. release project managers in 2014. the project began. We will continue The centre is run by the Charity, to work with WVS in order to carry out ANIMAL KINGDOM Worldwide Veterinary Services (WVS), this work through 2015. FOUNDATION, PHILIPPINES in partnership with by Dogs Trust. In 2014 we continued to work with MISSION RABIES, INDIA the Animal Kingdom Foundation Sadly, the fear of rabies among the Launched in September 2013, Mission (AKF) on their campaign to enforce local population has led to dogs Rabies (run by Worldwide Veterinary those laws which make the eating of being shot or poisoned as a means of Services) aims to save dogs’ lives by dog meat illegal. To date, they have population control. The International eradicating rabies, through a programme held six training seminars for over 270 Training Centre provides an alternative of mass vaccination. Since then, in India, police officers. With our support, AKF humane system for controlling stray 109,794 dogs have been vaccinated also have helped the police conduct dogs, and we believe it is imperative against rabies, 26,133 dogs have been 14 raids, resulting in 32 dogs being that the local vets get hands-on neutered and 130,668 children have been rescued, and 13 people being arrested. experience of surgical neutering, plus educated about rabies and dog safety education on the importance and through our workshops. efficacy of a well-run mass neutering campaign.

L to R: Nigel Otter (IPAN), Paula Boyden (veterinary director, Dogs Trust), John Gaye (vice chairman, Dogs Trust), James Florence (WVS) during an evaluation visit to the International Training Centre

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SOI DOGS FOUNDATION, GLOBAL ASSISTANCE THAILAND PROGRAMME (GAP) We assist the Soi Dogs Foundation in Throughout the year we send selected their programme of neutering the canine carers from our UK rehoming stray and owned dogs on the island centres to help out at partner projects of Phuket. To date, over 22,668 in other countries. In 2014, two canine dogs have been neutered, and the carers from our Loughborough and foundation is 25% above target, Ilfracombe centres worked for two making a significant reduction to the weeks at the Soi Dog Foundation size of the stray dog population and a shelter in Phuket, Thailand. Our staff marked improvement in the welfare of were able to recommend new ideas the remaining dogs. The project is due for environmental enrichment and for completion in April 2015. daily training programmes for the kennelled dogs, as well as practical SPA POMURJE, SLOVENIA advice for increasing adoptions among With our support, the SPA Pomurje the local population. works to improve general dog welfare, and stop puppy abandonment, among We also sent three members of staff the Roma communities of the region. to work on projects in the Philippines, The SPA has improved living conditions and another four to work in India. for 310 dogs in their homes, as well Additionally, we ran dog behaviour as neutering 250 dogs belonging to workshops for shelter workers in Roma families. The Charity has made Mexico, Romania, India, Turkey and considerable progress in educating Poland. owners about responsible dog ownership, reporting that the number INTERNATIONAL COMPANION of dogs in the Pomurje shelter has ANIMAL WELFARE fallen from 229 in 2009 to just 25 in CONFERENCE (ICAWC) 2014. The 16th ICAWC was held in Istanbul in October, with 241 delegates attending CARE FOR DOGS FOUNDATION, from 41 countries. The speakers CHIANG MAI, THAILAND covered subject as diverse as how to We enabled the Care for Dogs build a dog playground out of street foundation to buy a gaseous rubbish, disease control, motivating anaesthesia machine and adjustable volunteers, and a shelter-building operating table for their operating workshop. The next ICAWC will take theatre, in order to start a dog place in Portugal in October 2015. neutering and education project. Since October 2014, they have neutered and vaccinated 175 dogs, and are aiming to neuter 500 by the end of the year.

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMME We run regular, free training sessions at our West London () rehoming centre for workers from around the world. In 2014 we ran two four-day training courses, sharing our expertise with 29 delegates from countries including Romania, Russia, Nigeria, Hungary and Japan.

22 COMMUNICATIONS

FUNDRAISING None of the work detailed in this report would have been possible without the generosity of our donors. We remain extremely grateful to all of the kind-hearted people who remembered Dogs Trust in their wills. We would also like to thank all of the dedicated volunteers who raise money for our dogs through all manner of fundraising activities and events.

COMMUNICATIONS All aspects of the day to day work of the Charity are supported by the work of the communications team. Furthermore, the team also plays a vital role in promoting the Charity’s key messages of responsible dog ownership.

2014 saw a standout year for the communications department, showing a marked increase in the number of TV and national newspaper items about the work of Dogs Trust or providing comments on dog issues in the news. The key stories of the year were our undercover report into the puppy smuggling trade, our pre-Christmas advice, the launch of the free microchipping service and link up with the Beano comic, and our annual stray dog survey results. Last year Dogs Trust achieved over 8,500 individual items of coverage in print and broadcast media, and a considerable amount via social media.

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Financial Review

FINANCIAL SUMMARY EXPENDITURE The Charity had a successful year despite the difficult 2014 2013 % change economic climate. The continued generosity and support of our members, donors and partners has enabled us to Cost of generating carry on our work and spend more on our main purpose of funds £000s rehoming dogs. Cost of generating 23,365 21,215 +10 voluntary income INCOME Activities for 2,511 2,225 +13 Income breakdown 2014 2013 % change generating funds Investment £000s 191 178 +7 management fees Donations 53,227 49,182 +8 Legacies 24,165 20,090 +20 Cost of charitable activities £000s Sale of goods 2,997 2,753 +9 Rehoming centres 40,017 29,955 +34 Investment income 1,357 1,652 -18 Preventative work 12,459 11,448 +9 Adoption fees 1,137 1,130 +1 Publicity 2,455 2,972 -17 Raffles 1,066 1,023 +4 International 2,254 2,913 -23 Other income 794 730 +9

Governance 413 338 +22 Total income 84,743 76,560 +11

Total expenditure 83,665 71,244 +17

In 2014 the increase in income enabled us to spend more on rehoming and preventative work. Compared with 2013 the charity spent 34% (£10 million) more on rehoming, and 9% (£1 million) more on preventative work.

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE New centres in Manchester and Basildon were opened in the year, costing £6.5 million in 2014. We have a budget of £33 million for redeveloping existing rehoming centres over the next 5 years.

FINANCIAL POSITION AT YEAR END Net assets are now £130 million compared to £128 million in 2013 due to the operating surplus and an increase in investment values.

Donations Investment income Legacies Adoption fees Sale of goods Raffles Other income

Total income was up by 11% (£8.2 million) on 2013, mainly due to an increase of 20% in legacies and 8% in donations. In 2014 we added 9 shops to the 10 at the start of the year. Retail income increased in the year and will continue to do so as more shops are opened.

24 FINANCIAL REVIEW

INVESTMENT POLICY D Special Project Fund The Council has the power to retain any money or This fund is earmarked by the Charity for large special investments belonging to the Charity, or to sell them projects. We have provided £1.1 million for our and re-invest the proceeds as it thinks fit, subject to the microchipping campaign. approval of the Charity commissioners if required by law. Council has the power to appoint and delegate its RISK MANAGEMENT investment powers to an investment manager legally Council has assessed the identified major risks to which the authorised to carry on investment business under the Charity is exposed, in particular: Financial Services Act 2012. Governance The Charity’s investment policy is to achieve a balance Financial sustainability between income and capital growth. The management Reputation and brand of our investment portfolio has been delegated to a Dog welfare professional fund manager. Council requires the fund Health, safety and the welfare of staff and volunteers manager to ensure that it does not invest in any companies Organisational change which undertake or contract out any experiments, or Service continuity other scientific procedures on dogs, which may cause pain, suffering, distress or lasting harm. This restriction also The corporate risk register is presented to the Finance extends to research that is contracted out. and General Purposes Committee. They are satisfied that adequate systems are in place to manage the adverse RESERVES POLICY effects of any such exposure. The key controls used by the It is the duty of Council to ensure that funds are available Charity include: at all times to pay for these activities at the rehoming centres together with the Charity’s related administration Detailed annual budget and five year business plan. costs. This equates to 17 months running costs, and it is Monthly comparison of actual results with budget, essential we maintain this level, given the number of dogs previous years and forecasts in our care and the need to find them new homes should Review of financial systems the Charity be wound up. The Charity’s reserves policy is to Business continuity planning maintain the following funds: A formal agenda for Council meetings, with professional advice on significant issues A The Rehoming Centre Base Fund Established organisational structure and lines of The majority of the Charity’s income comes from legacies reporting and fundraising, which being uncertain sources of revenue Authorisation and approval levels may not always provide the funds to cover these essential costs. The Charity’s policy is to set aside funds (“the free It is recognised that systems can only provide reasonable reserves”) to cover up to a maximum of the next two years’ but not absolute assurance that major risks have been planned running costs. As at 31 December 2014 the Charity adequately managed. set aside £44 million representing the next 17 months planned running costs of rehoming centres. Scotland Dogs Trust is registered with the Office of the Scottish B Rehoming Centre Development Fund Charity Regulator (SC037843). We operate rehoming This is set aside for future capital expenditure on the centres in and West Calder, a central rehoming Charity’s operations as approved by the Council for the next ‘hub’ in south west Scotland and also receive income from five years. This stood at £33 million at 31 December 2014, Scottish supporters. inclusive of the capital commitments noted below and in note 12 of the Accounts.

The Charity’s constitution allows the acquisition of a site and the construction on it of a new rehoming centre only if a full and balanced report recommending the acquisition has first been submitted to the council by the Finance and General Purposes Committee.

C Funds for Tangible Fixed Assets This represents the land, buildings, motor vehicles and equipment owned and used by the Charity to run its Centres and administer the organisation. At 31 December 2014 their net book value stood at £51 million.

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PUBLIC BENEFIT Dogs Trust provides public benefit, as required by the Charities Commission, in the following ways:

We believe that dog ownership gives mental and physical health benefits for humans.

Help dog owners to afford essentials such as neutering operations and microchips for their dog.

Give children and teens the knowledge and confidence to know what to do when an unknown dog approaches them, through our safety workshops in schools, and our Be Dog Smart programme for parents (launching in 2015).

Ensure that those dog owners who come into contact with children have all the advice they need to ensure their dog’s good behaviour around them.

Help people who wish to buy a puppy to be confident that they are not buying a dog from a puppy farm or from a breeder with inadequate welfare standards.

Reassure owners that in the event of their death, if they carry our Canine Care Card, their dog will be cared for at one of our centres until we can find them a new owner.

Help new owners to feel more confident in living with and understanding their dog by offering affordable training classes at most of our rehoming centres. All new owners can get free one-to-one behavioural advice when they rehome a dog from Dogs Trust.

Help people experiencing domestic violence to flee their tormentor by placing their dog with a temporary foster carer until they are able to take their dog back.

Provide free legal advice to social housing tenants who are looking for pet friendly housing or experiencing difficulty with landlords.

Give homeless dog owners, or those experiencing housing crisis, peace of mind that they will be able to access free veterinary care for their dog.

Provide motivation and opportunity for people to take regular, gentle exercise when they volunteer as dog walkers at our rehoming centres.

Help pet owners to hold on to their dogs by encouraging lettings agencies and landlords to have pet friendly policies, and to help them find pet friendly accommodation in their area via our Lets With Pets website.

Whilst our work to eliminate rabies is focussed on dogs, we are also saving human lives, through our funding of the Mission Rabies project.

26 GOVERNANCE AND STRUCTURE

Governance and Structure

LEGAL STRUCTURE These consolidated accounts incorporate the entities shown within the dotted lines.

Dogs Trust Trustee Limited Company

Dogs Trust Charity

Dogs Trust Promotions Limited Dogs Trust Limited Dogs Trust Worldwide Company Company and Charity Company (registered in Ireland) Dormant during 2014

The Charity also has three other dormant subsidiaries (Dogs Trust Limited, NCDL Limited and Sponsor a Dog Limited). The Charity is an unincorporated charitable association governed by a constitution embodying its rules and principles. In 2014 the Charity set up a Corporate Trustee, Dogs Trust Trustee Limited, to act as sole Trustee. The previous trustees of the Charity became directors of Dogs Trust Trustee Limited.

GOVERNANCE The Charity is an unincorporated charitable association governed by a constitution embodying its rules and principles.

Dogs Trust Trustee Limited has a board of eighteen unpaid directors who are either elected by the Council or nominated to the board. All directors are also Council members.

The Council meets four times a year and acts as agent of the Charity in the management of its affairs and have powers to delegate management to officers of the Charity. Eligibility for membership of the Council is open to any duly nominated member of the Charity. Prospective Council members must be paid-up members of the Charity nominated and seconded by other Charity members and sponsored by a member of the Council. New Council members receive an induction course covering all the operations and activities of Dogs Trust and may attend seminars and training courses on relevant subjects.

The Finance and General Purposes Committee, which meets twice a year, and the Canine Welfare Grants Committee, which meets twice a year, have terms of reference which are provided by the Council.

In 2014 the Dog Trust constitution was changed, in order to modernise and simplify the Charity’s procedures. The changes to the constitution and its implications were communicated in detail to all members ahead of the Annual General Meeting on 11 June 2014.

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Management

DIRECTORS OF DOGS TRUST TRUSTEE LIMITED MANAGEMENT TEAM Mrs B Woodall (vice president) The charity is managed day to day by the Chief Executive, Miss R McIlrath BA MVB MRCVS# (vice president) Adrian Burder, supported by eight directors: Mr P Daubeny#* (chairman) Mr J Gaye* (vice chairman) Executive director of Dogs Trust Ireland - responsible for all Mr S Langton FCA* (honorary treasurer and chairman of the rehoming activity, campaigns, public affairs and marketing FGPC) activity in the Republic of Ireland. Dogs Trust Ireland is a Mrs C Baldwin OBE (Secretary, until 11 June 2014, and CEO, subsidiary of Dogs Trust, employing 55 members of staff. retired 31 October 2014, co-opted as a director and council member on 1 Nov 2014) Veterinary director - responsible for the veterinary care Prof D Argyle BVMA PhD DECVIM-CA MRCVS# (chairman of of all dogs at the rehoming centres, all dogs on the the CWGC) outreach projects, and for deciding veterinary policy in our Mr J Beveridge QC campaigns and public affairs work. Mr K Butt MA VetMB MRCVS# Mrs V Carbone Director of marketing - responsible for all fundraising and Mr E Chandler BVetMB MRCVS # advertising activity. Mr R Colvill * Ms E Gill Director of campaigns - responsible for the implementation Ms R Mahapatra LLB (resigned 17 September 2014) of national and regional canine welfare programmes Mr T Pearey MA ACMA* beyond the rehoming centres, and for promoting dog Mr M Radford LLB OBE welfare in the legislative process through supporter and Mr G Robertson politician engagement. Mr I Rose LLB* Mrs S Murphy BVM&S MSc DECVIM-CA MRCVS (Co-opted on Director of finances (and deputy Chief Executive) - 16 December 2014) responsible for the financial management of the charity, including accounting, IT and human resources. *member of the Finance and General Purposes Committee (FGPC) Director of communications - responsible for generating all publicity for Dogs Trust, promoting the Charity’s key #member of the Canine Welfare Grants Committee (CWGC) messages, promoting responsible dog ownership to the public, and advising on all dog-related matters in the news. Eligibility for membership of the council is open to any duly nominated member of the Charity. Prospective Director of property - responsible for finding and council members must be paid up members of the Charity, acquiring sites for new rehoming centres, and the physical nominated and seconded by other Charity members and maintenance of the existing centres. sponsored by a member of council. Mr K Butt, Mr I Rose, Mr T Pearey and Professor D Argyle are due to retire by Director of operations - responsible for the management of rotation and are eligible to stand for re-election at the our 20 UK rehoming centres. Annual General Meeting to be held on 11 June 2015.

Mrs C Baldwin OBE and Mrs S Murphy BVM&S MSc DECVIM- CA MRCVS were co-opted and are eligible to stand for election at the Annual General Meeting to be held on 11 June 2015.

In October 2014 the incumbent Secretary and Chief Executive, Mrs Clarissa Baldwin, retired, following 40 years of service. The Council appointed Mr Adrian Burder as the new Chief Executive, beginning on 1 November 2014. Mr Burder was formerly the Charity’s director of marketing.

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EXTERNAL ADVISORS Auditors BDO LLP 55 Baker Street, London W1U 7EU

Bankers Barclays Bank PLC Level 28, 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP

Investment Advisors Sarasin & Partners LLP Juxon House, 100 St Paul’s Churchyard, London EC4M 8BU

Solicitors Druces LLP Salisbury House, London Wall, London EC2M 5PS

Registered address Clarissa Baldwin House, 17 Wakley Street, London EC1V 7RQ

Telephone: 020 7837 0006

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.dogstrust.org.uk

Twitter: @Dogstrust

Registered charity no. 227523 (England and Wales), SC037843 (Scotland), 20057978 (Ireland)

LOOKIN

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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE OUR GOALS FOR 2015

30 FINANCIAL REVIEW

Rehome even more dogs than 2014

Reduce the number of dogs we have to turn away due to lack of space

Extend the affordable training and behaviour lessons for dog owners into other areas of the UK

Rebuild older rehoming centres at Evesham and Newbury. Both centres are in need of extensive repair to external and internal structures

Expand the existing Home From Home scheme, for dogs which can benefit from living with foster carers away from a rehoming centre. This year we aim to extend the Home From Home scheme to a further five centres so that even more nervous dogs can find their new owner without having to experience kennel life

Identify potential sites for new rehoming centres in the UK and the Republic of Ireland

Expand the youth education programme to include secondary schools

Urge the government (and Defra) to bring in tighter legislative controls to the Pet Travel Scheme in order to curb the puppy smuggling trade

Persuade the government to impose more extensive statutory regulations on the Greyhound racing industry

Open new Dogs Trust charity shops in the UK

Increase the number of volunteers helping in our shops, fundraising efforts and at the rehoming centres

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The Trustee’s responsibilities regarding the accounts

The Trustee is responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustee to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and group and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity and group for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustee is required to:

• select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; • observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; • make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; • state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; • prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity and group will continue in business.

The Trustee is responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and group and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. It is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The current Trustee has taken all the steps that it ought to have taken to make itself aware of any information needed by the Charity’s auditors for the purposes of their audit and to establish that the auditors are aware of that information. The Trustee is not aware of any relevant audit information of which the auditors are unaware.

Signed on behalf of the Trustee by:

Chairman of the Council P.G. Daubeny Date: 8 April 2015

32 AUDITORS’ REPORT

Independent Auditors’ Report to the Trustee of Dogs Trust

We have audited the financial statements of Dogs Trust for Opinion on financial statements the year ended 31 December 2014 which comprise the Group In our opinion the financial statements: Statement of Financial Activities, the Group and Parent Charity Balance Sheets, the Group Cash Flow Statement and • give a true and fair view of the state of the group’s and the related notes. The financial reporting framework that the parent Charity’s affairs as at 31 December 2014 has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and and of the group’s incoming resources and application of United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom resources for the year then ended; Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). • have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and This report is made solely to the Charity’s Trustee, as a body, • have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities 2011, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. Our audit Act 2005 and regulations 6 and 8 of the Charities work has been undertaken so that we might state to the (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). Charity’s Trustee those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To Matters on which we are required to report by the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or exception assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and We have nothing to report in respect of the following the Charity’s Trustee as a body, for our audit work, for this matters where the Charities Act 2011 and the Charities report, or for the opinions we have formed. Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended) require us to report to you if, in our opinion: Respective responsibilities of Trustee and auditor As explained more fully in the Trustee’s Responsibilities • the information given in the Trustee’s Annual Report is Statement (set out on pages 32), the Trustee is responsible inconsistent in any material respect with the financial for the preparation of the financial statements and for statements; or being satisfied that they give a true and fair view. • proper and sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or We have been appointed as auditor under section 44 of • the parent Charity’s financial statements are not in the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 agreement with the accounting records or returns; or and under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report • we have not received all the information and in accordance with regulations made under those Acts. explanations we require for our audit. Our responsibility is to audit and express an opinion on the financial statements in accordance with applicable law BDO LLP, Statutory Auditor, and International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland). 55 Baker Street, Those standards require us to comply with the Financial London W1U 7EU, Reporting Council’s (FRC’s) Ethical Standards for Auditors. United Kingdom Date: 8 April 2015 Scope of the audit of the financial statements A description of the scope of an audit of financial BDO LLP is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section statements is provided on the FRC’s website at www.frc.org. 1212 of the Companies Act 2006. BDO LLP is a limited uk/apb/scope/private.cfm. liability partnership registered in England and Wales (with registered number OC305127).

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Consolidated Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2014

Permanent Notes Unrestricted Restricted Endowment 2014 2013 Funds Funds Funds Total Total £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s Incoming Resources From generated funds: Voluntary income 2 74,782 3,211 - 77,993 69,814 Activities for generating funds 3 4,224 - - 4,224 3,945 Investment income 4 1,357 - - 1,357 1,652 From charitable activities: Adoption fees 1,137 - - 1,137 1,130 Other incoming resources 32 - - 32 19

Total Incoming Resources 81,532 3,211 - 84,743 76,560

Resources Expended

Cost of generating funds: Voluntary income 6 23,365 - - 23,365 21,215 Activities for generating funds 6 2,511 - - 2,511 2,225 Investment management fees 6 191 - - 191 178 26,067 - - 26,067 23,618

Costs of charitable activities: Rehoming centres 6 36,680 3,254 83 40,017 29,955 Preventative work 6 12,459 - - 12,459 11,448 International 6 2,254 - - 2,254 2,913 Publicity and information 6 2,455 - - 2,455 2,972 53,848 3,254 83 57,185 47,288

Governance costs 6 413 - - 413 338

Total Resources Expended 6 80,328 3,254 83 83,665 71,244

Net incoming resources before transfers 1,204 (43) (83) 1,078 5,316

Transfers between funds - - - - -

Net incoming resources 1,204 (43) (83) 1,078 5,316

Net gain on currency 64 - - 64 11 Net gains on investments 591 - - 591 5,072

Net Movement in Funds 1,859 (43) (83) 1,733 10,399

Funds brought forward 1 January 10 128,059 43 325 128,427 118,028

Funds carried forward 31 December 10 129,918 - 242 130,160 128,427

All amounts relate to continuing activities. The notes on pages 37 to 50 form part of the financial statements.

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Balance Sheets as at 31 December 2014

Group Charity Notes 2014 2013 2014 2013 £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s

Fixed Assets Tangible fixed assets 8 51,438 49,986 45,457 44,123 Investments 9 71,575 70,901 71,575 70,901 123,013 120,887 117,032 115,024

Current Assets Stock 102 134 97 130 Debtors 13 7,989 7,238 13,448 13,137 Cash at bank and in hand 16 6,322 6,501 5,654 6,042 14,413 13,873 19,199 19,309

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 14 (7,266) (6,333) (6,663) (6,172)

Net Current Assets 7,147 7,540 12,536 13,137

Net Assets 130,160 128,427 129,568 128,161

The Funds of the Charity Endowment funds 10 242 325 242 325 Restricted income funds 10 - 43 - 43 Rehoming centre base fund 10 44,157 49,818 43,565 49,552 Rehoming centre development fund 10 33,223 22,540 33,223 22,540 Fund for fixed assets 10 51,438 49,986 51,438 49,986 Special project fund 10 1,100 5,715 1,100 5,715 Total Charity Funds 130,160 128,427 129,568 128,161

The financial statements were approved by the Council members and authorised for issue on 8 April 2015:

P.G. Daubeny S. Langton Chairman of the Council Honorary Treasurer

The notes on pages 37 to 50 form part of the financial statements.

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Consolidated Cashflow Statement for the year ended 31 December 2014

Notes 2014 2013 £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s

Net incoming resources for the year 1,078 5,316

Exchange gain 64 11

Interest received (397) (745) Dividends received (960) (907)

(215) 3,675

Depreciation charge 6,160 5,519 Impairment charge 2,204 - Gain on disposal of fixed assets (22) (19) Decrease/(increase) in stock 32 (25) (Increase)/decrease in debtors (751) 191 Increase in creditors 933 1,885

Net cash inflow from operating activities 8,341 11,226

Returns on investments Interest received 397 745 Dividends received 960 907

Cash inflow from returns on investments 1,357 1,652

Capital expenditure and financial investment Purchase of tangible fixed assets (10,196) (11,318) Proceeds from sale of fixed assets 22 19 Purchase of investments (10,456) (14,350) Proceeds from sale of investments 10,753 14,353

(9,877) (11,296)

(Decrease)/increase in cash 15 & 16 (179) 1,582

All amounts relate to continuing activities.

The notes on pages 37 to 50 form part of the financial statements.

36 ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Dogs Trust Accounting Policies

Accounting basis The financial statements have been prepared under below. Those that cost less than £5,000 are written off in the historical cost convention, with the exception of the year of acquisition. investments which are included at market value. The Depreciation is provided on the following basis: financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), Freehold land - Nil ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities’ published in March Freehold buildings - Over fifteen years straight line 2005, the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act Motor vehicles - Over three years straight line 2005, the Charities Act 2011 and applicable accounting Equipment & fittings - Over four years straight line standards. An impairment charge represents additional depreciation Group financial statements to write down the value of some rehoming centres to their The statement of financial activities (SOFA) and balance depreciated replacement cost. sheet and cashflow statement consolidate the financial statements of the Charity and its subsidiaries, Dogs Trust Investments Promotions Limited and Dogs Trust Limited. The results of Listed investments are included in the balance sheet at the subsidiaries are consolidated on a line by line basis. The market value. Realised gains and losses on disposals in the Charity’s gross income was £81 million (2013: £73 million) year and unrealised gains and losses on investments at and net incoming resources were £1.4 million (2013: £10 the balance sheet date are included in the statement of million). financial activities for the relevant underlying funds. The historical cost of investments is shown in note 9 to the Dogs Trust Limited is treated as a subsidiary company of the financial statements. Charity as all the members are Council members or senior managers of Dogs Trust and therefore the Charity retains a Stocks dominant influence. Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost is based on the cost of purchase on a first in, first Foreign Currency out basis. Net realisable value is based on estimated selling Foreign currency transactions of individual companies are price net of all costs to be incurred in marketing, selling and translated at the rates ruling when they occurred. Foreign distributing directly related to the items in question. currency monetary assets and liabilities are translated at the rate of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. All Incoming resources differences are taken to the SOFA. All incoming resources are included in the SOFA when the Charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount The results of overseas operations are translated at the can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. For legacies, average rates of exchange during the year and the balance entitlement is the earlier of the Charity being notified of sheet translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling an impending distribution or the legacy being received. on the balance sheet date. Exchange differences which arise In accordance with this policy, legacies are included when from translation of the opening net assets and results of the Charity is advised by the personal representative of an foreign subsidiary undertakings are taken to reserves. estate that payment will be made or assets transferred and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy, Pension costs provided 6 months has elapsed since the date of probate. Pension costs comprise the costs of the Charity’s The valuation method reflects the inherent uncertainty in contribution to its employees’ pension schemes. It provides that a substantial portion of legacy income is represented a money purchase scheme which is available to all by property and other investments whose value is subject employees and, alternatively, it also contributes to certain to market fluctuations until realised. Residuary legacies are employees’ personal pension plans. valued in line with these considerations. Pecuniary legacies are value at the amount notified to the Charity. Fixed assets Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost, net of depreciation. Gifts in kind are included at estimated market value. The Charity adopted the carrying valuation of freehold land and buildings, as at 31 December 2000, at historical No amounts are included in the financial statements for cost under the transitional provisions of Financial Reporting services donated by volunteers. Standard 15. The Charity regularly reviews the net book value of its fixed assets and writes their values down to Resources expended their depreciated replacement cost if net book values are All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and higher. has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to any given category. Where costs cannot be All additions to fixed assets purchased for more than £5,000 directly attributed to an activity or function they have been are included at cost and depreciated on the basis outlined allocated on a usage basis or on the basis of head count.

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Dogs Trust Accounting Policies (continued)

Grants Rehoming Centre Development Fund: This is set aside Grants payable are accounted for as expenditure in the for future capital expenditure on the Charity’s rehoming year in which an irreversible binding commitment to make centres as approved by Council in the five year plan. payment is entered into. Tangible Fixed Assets Fund: This represents the land, Governance costs buildings, motor vehicles and equipment owned and used by Governance costs include the costs of the general running the Charity to run its Centres and administer the organisation. of the charity, costs of public accountability and costs of strategic planning. Special Project Fund: This fund is earmarked by the Charity for large special projects. We have provided for our Operating leases microchipping campaign. Rentals applicable to operating leases are charged to the SOFA over the period in which the cost is incurred.

Taxation Dogs Trust is a charity within the meaning of Para 1 Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010. Accordingly the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains within categories covered by Chapter 3 of Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes. No tax charge arose in the period. The trading subsidiaries do not generally pay UK corporation tax because their policy is to pay qualifying donations out of taxable profits to the Charity. Foreign tax incurred by overseas subsidiaries is charged as it is incurred.

Irrecoverable VAT Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.

Funds Policy

Endowment funds These funds represent those assets which must be permanently held by the charity, principally investments. Income arising from the endowment funds can be used in accordance with the objects of the charity and is included as unrestricted income. Any capital gains or losses arising on the investments form part of the fund.

Restricted funds Where expenditure on projects, funded from restricted income, exceeds income the balance is applied out of general funds. Transfers between funds represent expenditure on particular projects being applied to restricted income.

Designated funds Rehoming Centre Base Fund: The majority of the Charity’s income comes from legacies and fundraising, which being uncertain sources of revenue, may not always provide the funds to cover these essential costs. The Charity’s policy is to set aside funds to cover up to the next two years’ planned running costs.

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Notes to the Consolidated Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2014

NOTE 1 Results from Trading Activities of the Subsidiaries The Charity has three subsidiary companies. Dogs Trust Promotions Limited is incorporated in the UK and its primary activity is to sell gifts and Christmas cards. Dogs Trust Limited is a charity incorporated in Ireland and its primary activity is to reduce and, ultimately, see the end of homeless dogs in Ireland. A summary of their trading results is shown below (the figures include intercompany trading). Dogs Trust Worldwide was incorporated in 2014 and was dormant in the year.

Dogs Trust Dogs Trust Limited Promotions Limited 2014 2013 2014 2013 £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s Incoming resources Donations 2,104 1,963 - - Legacies 16 14 - - Merchandising 10 17 1,347 1,451 Grant from Dogs Trust 2,888 2,936 - - Sale of dogs and neuter income 925 156 - - Interest received 15 - - - Total incoming resources 5,958 5,086 1,347 1,451

Total costs (5,958) (5,086) (1,001) (1,156) Net movement for the year - - 346 295

Gift Aid payment - - (346) (307) Retained profit/(loss) for the year - - - (12)

Funds brought forward 1 January 262 257 1 13 Exchange (loss)/gain on opening net assets (17) 5 - - Funds carried forward 31 December 245 262 1 1

Total assets 6,280 6,136 442 376 Total liabilities (6,035) (5,874) (441) (375) Total funds 245 262 1 1

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NOTE 2 Voluntary income 2014 2013 £000’s £000’s

Donations 53,227 49,182 Legacies 24,165 20,090 Membership fees 601 542 77,993 69,814

NOTE 3 Activities for generating funds 2014 2013 £000’s £000’s

Sale of goods 2,997 2,753 Fundraising events 161 169 Raffles 1,066 1,023 4,224 3,945

NOTE 4 Investment income 2014 2013 £000’s £000’s

Interest received 397 745 Dividends received 960 907 1,357 1,652

NOTE 5 Council members’ remuneration and expenses None of the Trustees, Council members or any person connected with them (other than the Secretary until 12 June 2014 & Chief Executive, who is a Trustee ex officio, whose earnings are disclosed in the highest band in Note 7) received any remuneration during the year. Nine Trustees and Council members were reimbursed for expenses totalling £11,118 (2013 £7,217) covering travel, subsistence and accommodation incurred in connection with their duties as members of the Council of Dogs Trust. No allowances were paid to trustees and Council members, no direct payments to third parties were made on their behalf.

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Notes to the Consolidated Accounts (continued)

NOTE 6 Analysis of Total Resources Expended

Grants Activities Support 2014 2013 undertaken costs Total Total directly £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s Costs of generating funds: Voluntary income - 23,047 318 23,365 21,215 Activities for generating funds - 2,351 160 2,511 2,225 Investment management fees - 191 - 191 178 - 25,589 478 26,067 23,618 Costs of activities in furtherance of the Charity’s objects: Rehoming centres 1,884 35,099 3,034 40,017 29,955 Preventative work - 12,128 331 12,459 11,448 International 951 1,291 12 2,254 2,913 Publicity - 2,396 59 2,455 2,972 2,835 50,914 3,436 57,185 47,288 Governance costs - 101 312 413 338

Total resources expended 2,835 76,604 4,226 83,665 71,244

Voluntary income is mainly generated by donors who sponsor dogs.

Support costs totalling £4,226,000 (2013: £3,015,000) have been allocated across the activities. These include costs associated with IT, HR, finance, property and other central services to the Charity’s staff and rehoming centres across the group. The costs have been allocated based on time spent by departments supporting the various activities.

Governance costs include audit fees of £46,950 (2013: £44,350). Our auditors received £12,521 (2013: £3,600) in respect of non- audit services.

Total irrecoverable VAT was £3,306,074 (2013: £3,549,000).

A grant of £2,888,000 was made to Dogs Trust Limited (2013 :£2,936,000) for its loss for 2014.

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NOTE 6 (continued) Analysis of Total Resources Expended

Grants are detailed below:

International projects: 2014 2013 £000’s £000’s Organisation/Project Delivery country (Unless UK) WVS - Mission Rabies India 561 963 WVS - International Training Centre India 100 100 Soi Dog Foundation Thailand 50 50 Animal Refuge Kansai Japan 44 - Animal Kingdom Foundation Philippines 39 50 Pomujre SPA Slovenia 26 49 Animais de Rua Portugal 20 - Care for Dogs Foundation Thailand 19 - Pan-Hellenic Animal Welfare Federation Greece 16 47 Dick White Charitable Foundation Cuba 13 - Association Centar Project Kosovo 13 - Animal Aid Unlimited India 12 - Animal Rescue Sofia Bulgaria 11 - Bahrain SPCA Bahrain - 25 Mdzananda Animal Clinic South Africa - 25 Other International grants 27 21 951 1,330 Research grants: Grants were made to individuals at the following institutions to support research work: University of Edinburgh 217 103 University of Nottingham 183 - University of Surrey 139 - University of Bristol 16 134 Open University 15 - University of Glasgow 2 - Royal Veterinary College - 178 University of Lincoln - 11 University of Cambridge - 11 Animal Health Trust - 12 572 449 Other grants:

Shared adoption scheme grants 1,276 1,181 Emergency help grants 36 38 1,312 1,219

Total grants 2,835 2,998

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Notes to the Consolidated Accounts (continued)

NOTE 6 (continued) Analysis of Total Resources Expended Under the shared adoption scheme, dogs rehomed with certain medical conditions will have the veterinary costs covered for the treatment of that particular ailment, for the rest of the dog’s life.

Emergency help grants provide a contribution towards the veterinary costs of emergencies for dogs belonging to people in financial difficulty.

NOTE 7 Staff Numbers and Emoluments

2014 2013 number number

Rehoming centres 554 496 Fundraising, campaigns and publicity 143 125 Management and administration 46 42 The average monthly number of employees (full time equivalent) 743 663

2014 2013 £000’s £000’s Their aggregate emoluments were as follows: Wages and salaries 18,870 15,876 Social security costs 1,614 1,371 Pension costs 1,437 1,142 21,921 18,389

Number of employees of the group who earned from: £60,001 to £70,000 5 3 £70,001 to £80,000 1 3 £80,001 to £90,000 2 1 £90,001 to £100,000 4 1 £100,001 to £110,000 - 1 £110,001 to £120,000 - 2 £120,001 to £130,000 2 - £130,001 to £140,000 1 - £140,001 to £150,000 - 1 All the employees above received pension contributions 15 12

£000’s £000’s Employer pension contributions for all above employees 165 221

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Notes to the Consolidated Accounts (continued)

NOTE 8 Tangible Fixed Assets

Group Freehold Land Motor Equipment Total & Buildings Vehicles & Fittings £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s Cost Balance at 1 January 2014 83,891 2,615 6,275 92,781 Additions 8,856 672 668 10,196 Disposals - (229) (2,262) (2,491) Foreign exchange movement (629) (13) (4) (646) Balance at 31 December 2014 92,118 3,045 4,677 99,840

Accumulated depreciation Balance at 1 January 2014 34,863 2,191 5,741 42,795 Depreciation charge for year 5,212 511 437 6,160 Impairment charge for year 2,204 - - 2,204 Disposals - (229) (2,262) (2,491) Foreign exchange rate movement (253) (10) (3) (266) Balance at 31 December 2014 42,026 2,463 3,913 48,402

Net book value at 31 December 2014 50,092 582 764 51,438

Net book value at 31 December 2013 49,028 424 534 49,986

Freehold land and buildings includes the cost of freehold land of £13.4 million (2013: £13.4 million) which has been valued at £10.5 million and is not depreciated. A difference of £1.1 million arose in prior years and was shown as an impairment cost in the Statement of Financial Activities in prior years. The additional impairment charge arises from a review of the values of our Basildon rehoming centre in the year. The valuation was performed by independent chartered surveyors (Pooks). The valuation was based on depreciated replacement cost.

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Notes to the Consolidated Accounts (continued)

NOTE 8 (continued) Tangible Fixed Assets

Charity Freehold Land Motor Equipment Total & Buildings Vehicles & Fittings £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s Cost Balance at 1 January 2014 74,267 2,409 6,107 82,783 Additions 7,879 629 642 9,150 Disposals - (176) (2,262) (2,438) Balance at 31 December 2014 82,146 2,862 4,487 89,495

Accumulated depreciation Balance at 1 January 2014 30,993 2,028 5,639 38,660 Depreciation charge for year 4,749 463 399 5,611 Impairment charge for year 2,204 - - 2,204 Disposals - (176) (2,261) (2,437) Balance at 31 December 2014 37,946 2,315 3,777 44,038

Net book value at 31 December 2014 44,200 547 710 45,457

Net book value at 31 December 2013 43,274 381 468 44,123

Freehold land and buildings includes freehold land of £8.7 million (2013: £10.8 million) that is not depreciated.

The impairment charge arises from a review of the values of our Basildon rehoming centre. The valuation was performed by independent chartered surveyors (Pooks). The valuation was based on depreciated replacement cost.

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Notes to the Consolidated Accounts (continued)

NOTE 9 Fixed Asset Investments

2014 2013 £000’s £000’s

Market value at 1 January 34,182 28,399 Investment cash at 1 January 36,719 37,683 70,901 66,082 Less: disposals at market value (10,753) (14,353) Add: acquisitions at cost 11,707 15,154 : investment cash (1,000) (1,054) Net realised and unrealised gains 720 5,072 Market value at 31 December 71,575 70,901

Investments at market value comprised:

2014 2013 £000’s £000’s

UK fixed interest securities 4,892 4,100 UK equities 11,939 12,970 Non UK equities 16,247 14,419 Property - 215 Total commitment foreign exchange transactions - 108 Other investments 2,983 2,370 Cash 35,514 36,719

71,575 70,901

The historical cost of investments held at 31 December was 67,129 66,473

No investment (other than cash) represented more than 5% of the portfolio valuation at 31 December 2014 or 2013.

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Notes to the Consolidated Accounts (continued)

NOTE 10 Total Funds

Balance Movement in Funds Balance

1 January Incoming Expenditure Gains, 31 December 2014 Resources Revaluations 2014 & Transfers Permanent endowment funds £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s The Sanborn & Ellanor Doe Memorial 18 - (18) - - Fund The Hamilton Fellows Trust Fund 19 - (19) - - Sussex Home for Lost & Stray Cats & 46 - (46) - - Dogs Gertrude R Clarke 242 - - - 242 Total permanent endowment funds 325 - (83) - 242

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NOTE 10 (continued) Total Funds Balance Movement in Funds Balance 1 January Incoming Expenditure Gains, 31 December 2014 Resources Revaluations 2014 & Transfers £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s Other restricted funds Ballymena - 29 (29) - - Basildon 43 87 (130) - - Bridgend - 284 (284) - - Canterbury - 264 (264) - - Darlington - 26 (26) - - Evesham - 234 (234) - - Glasgow - 176 (176) - - Harefield (London) - 1 (1) - - Ilfracombe - 166 (166) - - Kenilworth - 224 (224) - - Leeds - 360 (360) - - Loughborough - 9 (9) - - Manchester - 18 (18) - - Merseyside - 137 (137) - - Newbury - 464 (464) - - Salisbury - - - - - Shoreham - 449 (449) - - Shrewsbury - 31 (31) - - Snetterton - 61 (61) - - West Calder - 73 (73) - - Leeds Education Officer - 100 (100) - - Other - 18 (18) - - Total other restricted funds 43 3,211 (3,254) - -

Balance Movement in Funds Balance 1 January Incoming Expenditure Gains, 31 December Unrestricted funds 2014 Resources Revaluations 2014 & Transfers £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s Designated funds Rehoming Centre Base Fund 49,818 81,532 (80,328) (6,865) 44,157 Rehoming Centre Development Fund 22,540 - - 10,683 33,223 Fund for Fixed Assets 49,986 - - 1,452 51,438 Special Project Fund 5,715 - - (4,615) 1,100 Total designated funds 128,059 81,532 (80,328) 655 129,918

Total Funds 128,427 84,743 (83,665) 655 130,160

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Notes to the Consolidated Accounts (continued)

NOTE 10 (continued) Total Funds Transfers from restricted funds are for expenditure on rehoming centres. Details of funds are included in the Report of the Trustees. The Charity’s Fund for Fixed Assets includes the amount owed by Dogs Trust Limited which is represented by our Dublin Centre. The Charity’s Rehoming Centre Base Fund is less than the Group’s fund because the difference is the fund held in Dogs Trust Limited.

NOTE 11 Analysis of Group Net Assets between Funds Designated Restricted Permanent Total endowment Represented by: £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s

Tangible fixed assets 51,438 - - 51,438 Investments 71,575 - - 71,575 Current assets 14,171 - 242 14,413 Current liabilities (7,266) - - (7,266) Total Net assets 129,918 - 242 130,160

NOTE 12 Capital Commitments Council have authorised the following capital expenditure over next 5 years: Redevelopment Total Evesham Canterbury Newbury Other £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s Authorised and contracted - - - 500 500 Authorised not contracted 9,600 2,033 4,858 16,231 32,722 9,600 2,033 4,858 16,731 33,222

NOTE 13 Debtors’ analysis Group Charity 2014 2013 2014 2013 £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s Trade debtors 90 123 16 18 Other debtors 953 1,052 953 1,052 VAT Claim 703 925 745 925 Amount owed by subsidiary companies - - 5,769 6,026 Prepayments & accrued income 6,243 5,138 5,965 5,116 Total 7,989 7,238 13,448 13,137

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NOTE 14 Creditors’ analysis Group Charity 2014 2013 2014 2013 £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s Trade creditors 5,847 5,621 5,537 5,515 Other creditors 858 405 634 359 Accruals & deferred income 561 307 492 298 Total 7,266 6,333 6,663 6,172

Movement in deferred income Group Charity 2014 2013 2014 2013 £000’s £000’s £000’s £000’s Balance at 1 January 264 239 264 239 Utilised in the year (264) (239) (264) (239) Deferred income in the year 274 264 274 264 Balance at 31 December 274 264 274 264

Deferred income is income received during this year but in respect of next year.

NOTE 15 Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in net funds for the group 2014 2013 £000’s £000’s (Decrease)/increase in cash in the period (179) 1,582 Net funds at 1 January 6,501 4,919 Net funds at 31 December 6,322 6,501

NOTE 16 Analysis of net funds for the group 1 January 31 December 2014 Cashflow 2014 £000’s £000’s £000’s Cash at bank and in hand 6,501 (179) 6,322

NOTE 17 Forward currency contracts The Charity had outstanding forward currency commitments of €4m at average rate of €1.20 to £1 as at 31 December 2014 (2013: €5.3 million).

NOTE 18 Related party transaction There were no related party transactions other than those disclosed in Note 13. Advantage has been taken of the exemption permitted by FRS 8 not to disclose transactions with group entities.

50 We are very grateful to the following organisations for their generous support in 2014:

Players of People’s Postcode Lottery Petplan Insurance Welcome Cottages HSBC

We wish to thank Pets At Home for generously donating their Wainwright’s dog food for use at all of our rehoming centres, for the second year running.

We are very grateful to all the kind-hearted people who remembered Dogs Trust in their wills in 2014. Thank you too to all of the private donors and grant-making trusts and foundations whose generous gifts have helped to make our work possible this year.

Editor: Deana Selby Design: Anna Mackee www.annamackee.com

Front cover: Barrett of Dogs Trust West London Back cover: Zuca of Dogs Trust West London Photographer: Gerrard Gethings Images throughout report by: Martin Phelps, Clive Tagg, Justin Paget, Colin Bennett, Christopher Kemp

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