## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 01 April 2022 31 March 2023
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## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1032117
Cat Call
**Charity's principal address** 164 Edmund road Hastings East Sussex **Postcode TN35 5LQ**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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|**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|||
|**Investment Adviser**|Mark Holland|Mark Holland St James Place Wealth Management
Limited
5 Danecroft Place, Hellingly
East Sussex
BN27 4ES|
|**Independent Financial**
**Reviewer**|Richard Bourne|9 Darwell Close
St Leonards On Sea
East Sussex
TN38 9TN|
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
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**Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Constitution “The Rules of Cat Call” written document at registration of Type of governing document Charity 1993 (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Type of governing document
Cat Call was registered as a charity on 26th January 1994. The rules of How the charity is constituted Cat Call were adopted on 18th October 1993 to govern the charity. Its (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees meet regularly to manage its affairs and determine policy, which is implemented by the Trustees, assisted by volunteers. Interview with Trustees Trustee selection methods Election by majority Trustee vote at Trustee meeting. (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
There were no serious incidents to report.
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
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## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
Cat Call is the Hastings, St Leonards, Bexhill and Battle area "Lost and Found" Cat Register putting lost cats and kittens back in touch with their families, it maintains a register and proactively liaises with other charities and agencies to reunite lost and found cats with their owners. Additionally its experienced team provides help to cats in need in the community and advice on all cat and kitten related problems.
- Lost and Found Cat Register
- - Telephone Help Line - Helping cats in need in the community
- Homing and fostering of cats accepted and signed over into its care
- Welfare support of cats classified as “Supported cats”
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
All Cat Call work is carried out by volunteers.
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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## Section D Achievements and performance
|**Summary of the main**
**achievements of the charity**
**during the year**|**Total **
Help Line Telephone Calls
882
Posted on Lost & Found Register
138
Cats Helped
79
Cats Homed
13
Treatment paid for
69
Rescued cats in Cat Calls care
45
Cats in care supported by Cat Call 15|
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## **Section E Financial review**
Cat Call holds a reserve in cash at the bank, value approximately **Brief statement of the** equating to 15% of its yearly expenditure. **charity’s policy on reserves** And an investment fund with St James Place in a medium risk spread portfolio with instant access.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
None
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
Income £ 36,552.46 You **may choose** to include Expenditure £ 39,430.91 additional information, where Deficit Expenditure over Income - £ 2,878.45 relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
SJP Investment £ 147,172.00
Balance sheet £ 154,752.53
Cat Calls principal source of funds were;
- Its charity shop income, donations and fund-raising events
- investment policy and objectives including any Expenditure supports key objectives through; ethical investment policy - Funding the telephone Help Line (line and call costs) adopted. - Paying for vet treatment - Supporting the 60 cats under and in Cat Call’s care
- There are; - No Salary costs - No marketing costs - No personal expenses
- Investment Policy; Medium risk.
Cat Call held its AGM on Saturday 23[rd] September 2023.
## **Section F Other optional information**
Trustees Statement; Cat Call sustained its activities true to its purpose helping and caring for Cats in need 365 days of the year. A sincere thank you to our volunteers and supporters.
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**Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
## **Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Brenda Rae Marshall **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee Chair **etc) Date** 17/09/2023
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## Cat Call Charity Reg 1032117
Income and Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 31st March 2023
|Income:
Donations
Gift Aid
ShopIncome
Expenditure:
Cat Welfare (Veterinary costs & costs of cats in CC care)
Administration
Shop Rent, Utilities Ins&Other
Excess Expenditure overIncome
Decrease in St James Place Investment
Total Decrease in Funds
Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2022
Accumulated Fund:
Balance Brought Forward
Decrease in Funds
Represented By:
Cash at Bank - Current Account
Cash at Bank - Deposit Account
St James Place Investment
Approvedbythe Trustees:
Brenda Marshall:
Dated:
Lorraine Shackel:
Dated:|||
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## **Independent Examiners Report to the trustees of CAT CALL:**
I report on the Receipts and Payments Account of the Trust for the year ended 3l•t March 2023.
Respective responsibilities of the trustees and examiner:
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the Accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 and that an Independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
- To follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
- To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis on independent examiners report:
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An Examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent Examiner's statement:
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act
- have not been met; or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Richard Bourne **FAIA**
Association of International Accountants 9 Darwell Close St Leonards on Sea TN38 9TN 7 September 2023