2023-04-30-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 MAY 2022 30 APRIL 2023 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name IRIS’S CATS IN NEED Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1043509 Charity's principal address 34 HIGH STREET MOW COP STOKE ON TRENT Postcode ST7 3NZ

IRIS’S CATS IN NEED

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	IRIS WRIGHT	CHAIR
	DAVID HOLMES
	JEAN CLEGG	TREASURER

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

• How the charity is constituted

COMMITTEE

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

• (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

• 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;

• To relieve the suffering of stray and abandoned cats � To provide and maintain rescue homes for the reception and care of these animals

• � To provide veterinary treatment including neutering of all adult cats � To re-home the animals where possible

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

1. Reception of animals requiring care 2. Veterinary treatment

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

1. Re-homing where possible

2. Long term foster care

3. Operation of a Charity Shop 6. Additional fundraising

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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)

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

1. Rehomed 545 animals

2. Provided veterinary care to the value of £105,013.96

3. Help with neutering feral cats and ongoing treatment and food

4. Maintaining an active Facebook page

5. Continued partnership with a major national retailer’s charitable foundation.

6. Continued presence at as many local events as possible for publicity and fundraising.

7. Online fundraising.

8. We continued to work with our local vets to deliver the best possible care to our animals.

9. Help to provide pet food to persons in financial difficulty.

10. The Charity Shop not only continues to provide valuable income but also is appreciated by the local community.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The Charity has savings and investments that are maintained for emergencies, essential capital expenditure or liabilities.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

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) JEAN MARION CLEGG Position (eg Secretary, Chair, TREASURER etc) Date 23/2/24

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IRIS'S CATS IN NEED MAY 2022 - APRIL 2023 SUMMARY INCOME FROIA SHOP TOTAL May 2022 June 2022 July 2022 Au8 2022 Sep 2022 Oct 2022 Nov 2022 Dec 2022 Jan 2023 Feb 2023 Mar 2023 April 2023 1,078.91 1.176.33 940.21 3.074.88 1.4S4.42 8,S90.26 2,177.14 5,028.77 3.326.68 9,314.51 6.563.91 1,656.38 3,105.¢YJ 2.140.C(I 5,570. 3.C(¥J.( 3.665.(￿) 1,6(MJ.D) 2.510.CKI 2.86S.CKJ 2,190.(KJ 2,480.(M) 2,535. 398.20 2,929.08 2,621.30 3.056.31 3,155.01 3,504.CKI 3,223.20 2,473.(KJ 2,989.CKJ 2,707.CKI 2,560.IXS 3,018. 7,608.61 6.010.01 11,984.49 7,756.47 16,LX)6.93 7,134.69 12,119.62 9.462.58 14,288.01 11,828.66 7,839.06 77.35 49.29 39.77 205.95 97.75 207.90 134.35 2,107.85 281.￿1 76.50 224.75 629.68 TOTAL 1•2.13.' 4•06.n'. 34,702.•0: 111J93.21 EXPENDITURE Tor May-22 lun-22 Jul-22 Aug-22 Sep-22 Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 13.951.96 9.618.27 9.443.50 9,299.23 8,121.57 6.237.75 9.224.48 4,082.05 2.168.42 11,020.28 8,338.77 13,507.68 61.30 1.656.59 197.52 110.82 1.150.10 145.97 86.31 608.05 113.99 663.41 57.62 735.25 170. 205. 34.14 11.31 23.79 88.53 545.42 536.15 582.75 499.58 540.98 619.15 578.16 643.63 639.54 704.64 876.92 771.04 17,106.61 10,754.40 10,932.32 11,384.51 9,7tsJ.16 7,137.55 10.663.84 5,081.88 3,960.33 13,223.68 12.053.28 16,094.11 236.65 67.09 145. 19.95 62.68 9.98 26.34 79.37 681.87 74.96 48.76 71.34 705.16 338.82 59.96 253.68 657.60 1.3O9.f￿1 267.65 45.rJ) 178.05 S1.SO 108.39 31.99 769.60 77.78 1,148.14 58.22 1,448.42 4.99 27.20 21.54 TOTAL 105,013.96 1,392.80 6.724.13 3.755.93 3m2.80 222.55 35154 7￿37.96 128,092.67 TOTAL INCOME 118,393.21 EXPENDITURE 128.092.67 252 (MJ ACC. FEES TOTAL EXPENDITURE 128.344.67 BALANCE -9,951.46

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES, Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of Chaty Name ¢IS S CATS INJ KJEEb On accounts for the year •ndod I°.IL3 Charity no {if any) IOlk3509 Sot out on pages IremÈmber its i￿u￿.e the PagE IILimbErs of addiliunal slièÈtsi I report to the trustees on my examination of the charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended tso I ccounts of the above Responsibilities and As chanty truslees of the TNst, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Chariknes Act 2011 ("the Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my •xamination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. I have C4)mpleted my examination. I confim Ihat no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disdosed bebow.) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material reS￿L accwnting records were not kept in accordance wth section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs ststement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to vthich attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. S5gnod: Date: oi Jts*23 Name: QIcH4ib kC55EL Relevant professlonal quallficationls) or body (If any): ACCA - sSI54 Address: TELS l &FALS IER October 2018