.4NIIIAL AID &. ADVICE
INDEPENI)F.N I. I.X.4.IIINER% RE.PORf TO THE fRUSTEES OF ANIMAL AID AND
.4DI'ICF..
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ANIMAL AID & ADVICE NORTH LONDON
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Registered Charity No. 1039640
Working to promote responsible pet ownership
www.animalaidandadvice.or
Princi
al Address.
48Hi
h Road East Finchle
London N2 9PJ
st
Annual Review - 1 January - 31" December 2024
Trustees..
De
Chair..
Clara Colvin Marilyn Dyson
Hon Treasurer
Hon. Secreta
Sally Sampaio
Committee Members
No others
All our Trustees served throu
hout 2024
Animal Aid & Advice North London is a registered Charity, Number 1039640, founded in 1971. The
Charity's Aims and Objectives are the provision of care and shelter of stray, neglected and unwanted
animals of all kinds. Most of our work currently involves rescuing stray, abandoned cats with some re-
homing of unwanted ones. Some small mammals occasionally come into our care but 99 % of our work
involves cats. We also promote how to be a responsible pet owner and the importance of neutering
which gives a better quality of life to cats. The Charity has a non-destruction policy.
To achieve these aims the Charity encourages and helps people to have their animals neutered and
disseminates information on responsible pet ownership among the public.
The Management Committee comprises the Chairman. Deputy Chairman. Honorary Secretary,
Honorary Treasurer and can be up to four other Commrttee Members. All of these would be Trustees of
the Charity.
The Charity's bankers are.. Barclays Bank PLC. PO Box 6549. Muswell Hill. London N10 and
Nat West Bank PLC, 190 Muswell Hill Broadway, London N10 3TF and Lloyds Bank
There are no paid officials or staff and the group owns no premises. Elections of officers and
committee members take place annually at the Annual General Meeting. Eligible outgoing members
may stand for re-election. The Annual General Meeting is held within three months of the end of the
financial year.
Election of Officers and Committee Members for 2024. Clara Colvin elected chair, Marilyn Dyson Deputy
ChairlTreasurer, Sally Sampaio Hon. Secretary. Barbara Lillford as Committee Member from Aug '25.
General. We would like to thank Accountants. Amir Associates Ltd of 39 Braemar Avenue. Wood Green
London N22 7BY for their work in examining the accounts.
The Trustees continue an on-going review of the systems of financial and administrative control and
continue to introduce new procedures In respect of both income and expenditure, which the Trustees
believe will ensure that the charity continues to operate in accordance with best practice.

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Finance..
The accounts for the year ended 31" December 2024 are part of this review
Donations..
The income from donations is down on the previous year but does tend to fluctuate yearly.
We have had a further Legacy from the late Sylvia Currie after her final accounts have
now been settled.
Le
acies..
Membershi
Renewals remain roughly the same but we are extending our contacts through email.
We have only 48 life memters and now down to 14 yearly ones.
Our Lend-a-Paw scheme still generates a regular Sour￿ of income and raised £1.682 this year.
This is a little higher than previous year.
Charit Sho
The shop has been fully operational throughout 2024 and has generated an income of £28.282
The shop is the mainstay for the charity and is a still focal point for our regular customers who normally pop in
hoping to find a bargain. With competrtion from other shops in the High Street we are forever grateful for their
support.
Recei
ts from Assets.. We have had an increase this year on normally low interest rates in the past
Veterina
Fees: have greatly increased due to the higher costs from the vetennary services. This has been
shown in the accounts but we are still dedicated to provide the best quality of care for all of the catslkittens.
Fosterin
Costs.. Fostering costs have marginally increased due to the mums and kittens who take up a large
proportion of these costs but we are forever grateful to the fosterers who take on this endless task of feeding
and cleaning up after these little rogues. Some cats do spend a longer time wth us before being re-homed or
moved on, but we have tried where possible, to reduce the time that animals spend with us and this has been
reflected in our overall costs. Foster homes remained much the same as the previous year.
C4.. Due to their change of management being run by Cats Protection and the re-branding of the new
scheme, we feel very disappointed as the outcome of this new programme ￿aSed to operate for almost a
year. This has had a dramatic effect on the cat population that seems to have exploded, causing lots of
pressure on other charities and small independent rescuers who are suffering the cOnsequen￿s. As we
made the decision to no longer be a contributing member to this neutering scheme, we have tried to neuter
more cats for people with strays and pets to try and reduce the unwanted cats that seem to be breeding
everywhere. This has shown in our yearly accounts and figurers.
Sho
and Rent Costs have remained much the same.
Vehicle Costs are marginally down on last year.
Overheads are slightly higher due to rising costs all round and is to be expected.
Re
airs & Maintenance.. Regular servicing of the Fire Extinguishers is carried out each year
with any repairs to the shop.

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Fieldwork.. The number of cats being homed is slightly lower than the previous year.
Economic pressures on households still affect the uptake of new pets and people have specific criteria
for cats they wish to give homes to. Cats that have been neutered has increased, with microchips much
the same. Cats taken in by other animal charity groups is much higher as is cats being returned back
on site where safe to do so. Cats in long and short term foster care remained constant. Our intake of
FIV+ cats is much less than previous years. If anyone would be interested in giving a home to one of our
rescue cats, please speak to us after the meeting.
Fieldwork
Cats Homed
Cats Neutered
Cats Micro-chipped
Cats into care with other groups
Cats returned back on site
Cats in longlshort term foster care
EuthanasialDied
FIV+
FELV+
2024
50
117
66
2023
53
82
48
28
24
28
10
36
26
We continue to test all cats that pass through our hands for the FIV and FELV virus. We vaccinate
against Feline Enteritis, Influenza and Leukaemia and micro-chip them on re-homing. These
measures offer cats the maximum possible protection. Our figures show that our Fieldworker
activities were busy throughout the year dealing with stray, feral and abandoned cats and we thank
our fieldworkers for their continued exceptional work.
Social Media.. Our Website still generates interest in adopting some of our cats.
Our Thanks: We are, as ever, grateful to the Hills Veterinary Practice, 178 Park Road. N8.
the Village Vet Potters Bar and the Scratching Post in Hertfordshire for their continued support.
Also, our grateful thanks to the Rhodes Minnis Cat Sanctuary, for taking in a number of cats from us
this year.
In Conclusion.. At the end of 2024 our accounts show that we are down by £20,822 thereby
reducing our reserves to £171,310 in line with the Trustees, aim to hold a minimum a reserve of at least
two year's expenditure, we are still in a position to do so. This would enable the charity to continue in
full operation if any source of income were lost until such time as a replacement source could be found
in line with other charities.
Finall as Chair I would like to thank our Trustees for their hard work and support. Our thanks also go to
all our dedicated volunteer workers in the field. the shop, fostering, fund-raising and helping with social
media. Volunteers are the lifeblood of a group such as ours without whom we could not continue our
work for the animals.
nature.
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Date: 13 APRIL 2025

ANIMAL AID & ADVICE
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RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR YEAR END 31 DECEMBER 2024
TOTAL
FUNDS - 2024
TOTAL
FUNDS . 2023
UNRESTRICTED-
RECEIPTS
DonationslGrants
Granl Barnel Council
Donations
Memberships
Lend a Paw
Sla1151Sales
Charity Shop
7.040 47
111.00
1.682.00
7,877.85
151.00
1,568.00
28.281 66
31.536.86
Legacy
7.843 80
44.958.93
41, 133.71
Recei
Recei
ts from Assets
ts from Assets
Ctrop
1814
1.219.15
4.33
237 01
TOTAL RECEIPTS
46.196.22
41,375.05
PAYMENTS
Direct Charitable Ex
Veterinary Fee5
Foster Fees
Baskets & Traps
C4 Neutenng
enditure
39.842 46
9.34108
35.111.18
8.587
Other Ex
enditure
Cost of Stallslsales
Chaiity Shop Rent & Costs
10.2CK).46
10.276.86
Piinling & Slalionery
Adminislralion
Car Expenseslcar
Overheads
Repairs & Maintenance
Advertising
Insurance - Shops
Insurance Trustees
Website Maintenance
Bank Charges
10165
872 66
2.516.21
2.681 59
810 12
209.88
143 59
2.688.29
2.821 06
216.72
274 44
190 00
187.76
259.00
190.00
203.07
TOTAL PAYMENTS
7.018 43
60.707.21
Net of Recei
ts
Pa ments
20.822.21
19,332. 16
Cash Funds Last Year End
192.132.33
211.464 49
Cash Funds this y•ar end
171.310 12
192.132.33

CASH FUN05
Nat West
Barclays
Cash in Hand
Llyods Bank aeeouint
Lloyds Treasurer account
Santander Business Bond Closed
Co-op Business Bond
Total Cash Funds
47.649 06
54.812 10
74.37
4 986.00
63.000.00
788 59
171,310.12
ASSETS RETAINED FOR THE CHARITWS OWN USE
Baskets
Crush Baskets
Traps
Pens
Hospilalisalion Pens
Car
Woods Lamp
Shop Till
Gazebo
Desktop Computer
Fax Machine
ScannerlPrinter
Digital Camera
Micro-chip scanner
Mobile phone
Fem)inator
LIABILITIES
Vet5 Bi11s
Expense Claims
Signed on behalf of the Trustees..
Marilyn Dyson
Treasurer
Dale." 28th February 2025

M iii uli'.s 1)f tlle AC-rnI Nli'L'tiniw .411imal Ai(1 .4(li"ice
held dl 2:30pm oil 13 April 2112) at the AAA sliop in East Finchlev
Presenl..
Clara Colvin
(Chair)
MarilN"n DN'son { Deputi. Chair. FieldivorkingiTreasurer)
Sall) Sainpaio
Trustee (Secreiarv)
Carol Fenwomj'n Life Member
Maja Hasan
Member
Iinr¢1n 14asan
N1einber
BLlrbaril Lillford N1i'iiiber
M inules of ihc Last Meeting
The minuie5 of the lasl A(iM meeling held on 14, April ?0?4 ivere read and approved
Matters Arising
Noihing io report
Ad()plion of fvl iiiules
The Ininute5 were adopiLd bj. Maja Has41n and seconded by Sall! Sampaio
EIL'etion of Officers
The 01-Iicers ivere elected a5 t-ollow5-
CILifil Colvin
Chair
Marilyn Dvson - Depul!, Chair. Treasurer
Sallv S<impaio - Secretl¢ ry
Barbara Lillford As a neiv Commitlee Member as from AufJusl ?025
Cunsiderdlion uf Formal Motions
None RL'ceived
Presentation of Annual & Financial Kepfirl
A5 alwclvs il has bL'en 41 busy I'¥￿)r. The shop coniiiiues lo be our main slay for the chari15' and iliL N'olunieers M'ork hard to
keep il runnin
Un-neutered cats 5eern lo be the bl￿Tes( problem for all concerned ii'iih the C4 iiL'ulerin(F sclieiiie coining lo
a halt for mosi of ?024 1)as caused an explosion of cals havinii kitiens where pL'ople have noi ur Lcin noi al-lord lo liav¢% [l)eir
cais nLuiered. Micro chipping although a legial requiremeni does noi mean cais will be treaied as PLople are less inclinL'd lo
lake Iheir Lais io the vel i¥,hen sick or injLEred as vei fees are so hibh. Cats like Il)ese are jusi leli 115 Iliei, are classed as
Ipov¢rnmeni Lenainly missed IliL ILirgJei i¥'lien neulerin
pruperti, (hey lan noi be helped by others. Greal shanie. Ihe .
should liave bg¢n the leipLII requiremeni and not chips.
The knock on effect ol. Iliis is. whenever possible. we have iried io increase nur neuteriniy of cat% aiid thi5 sliows in our
fiiianci411 dccounts. Vei cind Fosier tees are hici
.lier due to the exira work load placed onlo our Fil lJi¥orkers aiid Fosterer5.
Our P inciiice5 lor the year are down un ihe previous )'ear by £?(J.8?2 and reduLes or reserves lu L17 1.i l
Aduption of the Accounls
Adopted b}, Clara Colvin and seconded bv Carol Fen￿'Omvn
Anv other Business
We welcome Barbara onto our ieam as a neiv ii'orkingy Trustee as from AUSTUSI ?0?5