LAPA HELPING ANIMALS IN RUSSIA

Registered charity 1155562 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote humane behaviour towards animals in Russia, by providing or assisting in the provision of appropriate care, protection, treatment, neutering and security for animals which are in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances, overpopulation or ill usage and to educate the public in Russia in matters pertaining to animal welfare in general.

Objects

1 TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS IN RUSSIA, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CATS AND DOGS BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT, NEUTERING AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES, OVERPOPULATION OR ILL USAGE;2 TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN RUSSIA IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY CATS AND DOGS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£44k

Latest spending

£71k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £27,087, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £92,303 to £65,216. The trustees report that expenditure remains significantly higher than income and that the charity is running out of reserves, though they maintain a going concern basis due to low fixed costs and no committed grant obligations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £65k; policy: sufficient to cover governance costs and the ongoing operation of the trust)

“The trustees are satisfied that the £92,303 surplus on the fund is sufficient to cover governance costs and the ongoing operation of the trust.” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The Trustees believe that the risk that such a withdrawal of support might put the charity's solvency at risk is mitigated by the charity's lack of committed grant obligation and very low fixed costs. Accordingly the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the trust will be able to continue in existence for the foreseeable future and consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these accounts.” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

NATALIA CHUMAKchair
SIMON JOHN MOORE

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Russia

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£44k	£71k
31/12/2023	£57k	£95k
31/12/2022	£196k	£136k
31/12/2021	£98k	£101k
31/12/2020	£114k	£122k

Common questions

Is LAPA HELPING ANIMALS IN RUSSIA financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £27,087, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £92,303 to £65,216. The trustees report that expenditure remains significantly higher than income and that the charity is running out of reserves, though they maintain a going concern basis due to low fixed costs and no committed grant obligations. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.