## **FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **FOR**
**MARINE AND WILDLIFE RESCUE REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1000313**
## **MARINE AND WILDLIFE RESCUE**
## **CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
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|**Chairman report**|1|
|**General information**|2|
|**Independent Examiners’ Report**|3|
|**Trading and Profit and Loss Account**|4|
|**Balance Sheet**|5|
|**Fixed asset schedule**|6|
## **MARINE AND WILDLIFE RESCUE**
## **CHAIRMAN REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **Chairman Report 2024.**
2024 was a steady year for us, although there was a slight increase in general inbound calls for assistance, we managed to stay on top of things throughout, even at peak times. We saw a significant drop this year in waterfowl that required assistance, a few adult ducks, swans and geese, and only 4 ducklings for the whole year! Normally we receive in excess of 50, sometimes 100 ducklings in the year! Hedgehogs, pigeons and gulls topped the list of species called in and requiring attention.
We have directed significant investment into our building which at the point of writing this report in December 2024, has seen approximately half the required groundworks to complete it already. Foundations were installed as of October 2024. We are looking forward to it being completed in early 2025. We are again thankful for the money donated to the charity that ensured this project was able to happen. We are very fortunate to have such a lovely rural site, in an unspoiled part of the Waveney Valley.
The very week we obtained planning permission for our building, we received a letter from an energy company asking if the charity Trustees would consider selling approximately half the land for the installation of an electricity substation. This was proposed to be installed to facilitate the connection of a solar farm to the grid and they wanted to place in that locality. Although we accept that there are areas that could be developed into solar use, we believed that we would become very unpopular locally if we conceded this, and it would also have delayed significantly our building plans. Further there is anxiety over solar farms over vast swathes of fertile countryside. We also did not want to blight the village with a large substation that was over an acre in size!
Moving on to the seal breeding season for common seals, we found this to be typically average regarding demand for our service, many of the poorly weaned pups turning up in late summer. Soon after the surge was over and we were just about into the grey seal pupping season. We had quite a busy time with checks and patrols on our quad bike (ATV) for unweaned pups swept off the beaches from the colony. These were mostly deposited at other locations further south of Horsey/ Winterton. We were kindly supported in this by the Hornsea 3 Wind Farm. They provided funding for the costs of the operation throughout the winter, we started the project in October and envisage going through to early February. We found it has been immensely useful in discovering pups on a daily basis, often quite soon after being initially swept away. The welfare monitoring has been carried out with the permission of the council and other stakeholders. It was a true working alliance for the greater good of the seal colony that we are proud of. Many pups were prevented from unnecessary suffering due to delays in finding them.
Our ambitious building project depleted our funds for the year due to the amount of money required to direct towards it. This has been as meticulously budgeted as possible. We must note, although power is due to be installed soon, our borehole water connection was generously funded 50% by the Douglas and Joanne Chapman Animal Trust. We were extremely grateful yet again for their kind consideration having helped with numerous projects over the years. The company installing the pump and water well, had kindly provided extra resources and pipe for a reduced rate meaning we achieved better facilities for the same cost. We managed to be able to get an additional water pipe to run along the land for extra taps that we hadn't anticipated being able to achieve for the cost, however thanks to TW Page we were able to.
Although working with East Winch Wildlife Centre with seals, we have broadened our working association and have a great network of independent rehabilitator specialists and centres who we are now working with more regularly. We are helping where we can with transport and veterinary services. We have found working with some of the smaller agencies has been more natural, and often more efficient due to less time delay with travel etc. Whilst we continue to rehabilitate some birds, mostly songbirds and waterfowl, we are proud to have built strong association with an individual bat specialist, swift carer, hedgehog rescue and bird of prey rescue centre. It has been incredibly rewarding to collaborate with several individuals and centres who are very talented in what they are doing.
Looking forward to 2025, we should have plenty more to report on then. As always, I am grateful to the Trustees, our accountant Juler Tooke for their services free of charge, Paragraph Publishing for their extremely generous donation, all those who donate to the charity. Finally of course, those who support us and provide morale boosting feedback and letters, it does not go unnoticed!
D Goldsmith
Chairman
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## **MARINE AND WILDLIFE RESCUE**
## **GENERAL INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
|**CHAIRMAN:**|D Goldsmith|
|---|---|
|**TREASURER:**|D Goldsmith|
|**TRUSTEES:**|D Goldsmith|
||R Tovey|
||W Talbot|
|**ADDRESS:**|Marine House|
||Marine Park|
||Gapton Hall Road|
||Great Yarmouth|
||NR31 0NB|
|**ACCOUNTANTS:**|Juler Tooke|
||Lothing House|
||Quay View Business Park|
||Barnards Way|
||Lowestoft|
||Suffolk|
||NR32 2HD|
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**FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS’ REPORT TO**
## **MARINE AND WILDLIFE RESCUE**
In accordance with instructions given to us we have prepared the accounts without carrying out an audit the annexed financial statements from the accounting records of the Marine and Wildlife Rescue and from information and explanations supplied to us.
Juler Tooke Lothing House Quay View Business Park Barnards Way Lowestoft Suffolk NR32 2HD
11 February 2025
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## **MARINE AND WILDLIFE RESCUE**
## **TRADING AND PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
|**Income**
Donations
**Other Income**
Bequests & legacies
**TOTAL INCOME**
**Expenditure**
Animal feed and bedding
Vet bills
Motor expenses
Insurance
Advertising
Property repairs and maintenance
Repairs and renewals
PPE
Postage, stationery and website
Telephone and internet
Legal and professional fees
General expenses
**Depreciation**
Fixtures and fittings
Office equipment
Vehicles
Profit on disposal of vehicle
Loss on disposal of buildings
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**NET PROFIT / (LOSS)**|Year Ended
31.12.24
£
48,000
1,109
28
6,662
3,888
801
12,558
4,108
280
567
141
226
-
8,508
96
19,716
-
-|
|£
5,297
53,297
53,297
30,368
28,320
58,688
**(**5,391)|Year Ended
31.12.23
£
52,300
1,580
14,242
483
541
2,280
699
143
119
1,098
46
2,362
113
18,651
(1,135)
-|£
13,517
65,817
65,817
22,140
59,092
19,991
(23,686)|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||
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## **MARINE AND WILDLIFE RESCUE**
|**FIXED ASSETS**
Per schedule
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Stock
Bank account
**CURRENT LIABILITIES**
Trade creditors
**NET ASSETS**
**FINANCED BY**
**CAPITAL ACCOUNT**
Brought forward
Add
Net surplus/(loss)|**BALANCE SHEET**
**31 DECEMBER 2024**
31.12.24
31.12.23
£
£
282,473
224,291
150
150
126,263
189,836
126,413
414,277
-
-
408,886
414,277
408,886
414,277
414,277
390,591
(5,391)
(23,686)
408,886
414,277|**BALANCE SHEET**
**31 DECEMBER 2024**
31.12.24
31.12.23
£
£
282,473
224,291
150
150
126,263
189,836
126,413
414,277
-
-
408,886
414,277
408,886
414,277
414,277
390,591
(5,391)
(23,686)
408,886
414,277|
|---|---|---|
|||-|
|||414,277|
|||414,277|
|||390,591
(23,686)|
|||414,277|
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## **MARINE AND WILDLIFE RESCUE**
## **TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS SCHEDULE 31 DECEMBER 2024**
|**COST:**
At 1 January 2024
Additions
Disposals
At 31 December 2024
**DEPRECIATION:**
At 1 January 2024
Charge for period
Eliminated on disposal
At 31 December 2024
**NET BOOK VALUE:**
At 31 December 2024
At 31 December 2023|Land
& buildings
£
91,646
30,343
-
121,989
-
-
-
-
121,989
91,646|Office
equipment
£
2,404
-
-
2,404
1,767
96
-
1,863
541
637|Office
equipment
£
2,404
-
-
2,404
1,767
96
-
1,863
541
637|Fixtures,
fittings
& equipment
£
45,240
30,409
-
75,649
18,924
8,508
-
27,432
48,217
26,316|Motor
vehicles|Motor
vehicles|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||£
127,061
25,750
-
152,811|
||||||||
|||||||21,369
19,716
-
41,085
111,726
105,692|
||||||||
|**COST:**
At 1 January 2024
Additions
Disposals
At 31 December 2024
**DEPRECIATION:**
At 1 January 2024
Charge for period
Eliminated on disposal
At 31 December 2024
**NET BOOK VALUE:**
At 31 December 2024
At 31 December 2023|Totals|Totals|
|---|---|---|
|||£
266,351
86,502
-
352,853|
|||42,060
28,320
-
70,380
282,473
224,291|
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