STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Constitution

The Mayhew Home was incorporated in England and Wales on 8 September 1999 as a company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital (Company Registration Number 03837732). It has also been registered as a charity (Charity Registration Number 1077588) and is permitted to exclude the word “limited” from its name under Section 60 of the Companies Act 2006.

The Mayhew Animal Home Trust (the “Trust”) is registered by the Charity Commission as a subsidiary charity of The Mayhew Home (Charity Registration Number 1077588-1). The Trust is governed by a scheme of the Charity Commissioners for England and Wales dated 10 October 2004. Under this scheme, the trustee holds on trust the land and buildings known as Mayhew House, Trenmar Gardens, Kensal Green, London NW10 for the Trust. This land and buildings are included within the attached financial statements and are represented by special trust funds as described in note 19 to the financial statements on page 50.

Trustees and Governance

The Board of Trustees is the governing body of the organisation and has legal, financial and managerial responsibility for the charity. It sets the strategy to achieve the charity’s mission, its policies and its controls framework. The board holds regular meetings and has established committees to which it delegates certain functions. These committees include Animal Welfare and Strategy; Finance and General Purposes; Fundraising and Marketing; People; and International Projects. The board sets the terms of reference and membership for each committee. The proceedings of each meeting is reported to the full board. Operational management of the charity is delegated to the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team, who attend board and committee meetings as appropriate. There must be at least three trustees at any point in time, although there is no maximum number. New trustees may be appointed by the trustees following a recruitment and selection process. No trustee received any remuneration for their services as a trustee during the year. No trustee had any beneficial interest in any contract with the charity during the year.

The names of trustees who served during the year are set out as part of the legal and administrative details on page 56.

The trustees receive periodic formal training on trustees’ responsibilities and current sector developments. They also receive training information which highlights both Mayhew-specific matters and Charity Commission pronouncements. Periodic trustees’ meetings facilitate more in-depth discussions of sector-wide issues identified by trustees and advisors.

Key management personnel

The key management personnel of the organisation at 31 December 2022 comprise the Board of Trustees together with the:

• Chief Executive Officer

• Head of Operations & Acting Head of Clinic

• Head of Marketing & Communications & Acting Head of Fundraising

• Head of Finance, Facilities & Technology

• Head of People

The charity’s renumeration approach is designed to ensure we are competitive within the animal welfare sector and able to provide a high standard of services for dogs, cats and communities. Renumeration in respect of key management personnel is determined by the Board’s People Committee and is benchmarked to ensure the charity is able to attract and retain effective management personnel.

Statement of trustees’ responsibilities

The trustees (who are also directors of The Mayhew Home for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the trustees’ report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company’s affairs and of the income and expenditure of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: