## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 01 MAY 2023 30 APRIL 2024 **From To**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name Other names charity is known by**
IRIS’S CATS IN NEED
- 1043509 34 HIGH STREET MOW COP STOKE ON TRENT **Postcode ST7 3NZ**
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**Registered charity number (if any)** 1043509
**Charity's principal address** 34 HIGH STREET
|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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|IRIS WRIGHT|CHAIR|||
|DAVID HOLMES||||
|JEAN CLEGG|TREASURER|||
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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**
3. Re-homing where possible
4. Long term foster care
5. 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 594 animals
2. Provided veterinary care to the value of £93,416
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** 5/1/2025
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IRIS'S CATS IN NEED
MAY 2023 . APRIL 2024
SUMMARY
INCOME
DONATIONS .
MONTH , DONATIONS . FROM
, ADOPTIONS .
COLLECTING .ULU. eveNT8 •'
80XES
CCUECTIONS
SHOPS
TOTAL
2,242.57
Jun-23 36,386.92,
Jul-23
9,274.94
Aug-23
1,065.03
Sep-23
1,854.11
Oct-23
1,161.84
Nov-23
3,827.92:
Dec-23
4,793.191
Jan-24
973.981
Feb-24
2,369.981
Mar-24 16,765.73
951.211
3,305.00
480.05
3,346.00
9,373.62
3,410.00 42,105.22
3,445.10 17,482.62
3,488.00
8,515.83
10,454.56
3,155.00
7,746.84
3,321.00 12,348.12
1,999.00, 11,657.64
795.50
5,211.48
2,469.00
7,162.65
2,748.00 22,318.73
3,521.00
6.409.91
o.oo
4,650.00
2,845.00
4.760.00
3,420.00
4,080.00.
3,175.00
3,410.00
2,260.00
2,185.00
1,395.00
55.00
1,117.80
313.45
10.00
1,119.20
1,690,45
32.00
40,CIJ
O.OOU 620.00
O.OOi
0.00
TOTAL
81,667.42,. 37,530.00,.
81.25,,
6,283.95. 35,224.60.. 160,787.22
EXPENDITURE
UTIUTIES, FUEL
& INSURANCE
STATIONERY &
POSTAGE
MONTH
VETS
EQUIPMENr
FOOD
UThER
SUNDAIES
SHOPS
TOTAL
May-23
Jun-23
Jul-23
Au8-23
Sep-23
Oct-23
Nov-23
Dec-23
Jan-24
Feb-24
Mar-24
Apr-24
7,106.80
5,085.06
3,018.13
9,938.141
24,173.67
4,818.08
3,250.40
11.122.52
7,800.201
3,940.54,
4,821.301
8.341.591
0.00
991.39.
150.75
657.60
0.00
657.60
229.46
146.68
168.12
204.21
61.62
i.io
100.23
13.08
94.48
110.99
7.32
77.50
62.69
35.99
38.76.
62.99
12.89
0.00
881.21
8,876.17
78.00
667.52
7,226.83
45.03
630.42,,
4,815.13
57.03
624.18 11,168,95
22.69
578.02 25,827.86
31.39
728.19
8,182.49
877.96
698.09
5,804.99
900.60
979.55
13,798.24
2.50 1,214.26
10,011.6S
42.31 1,124.98
5,516.55
16.00 1,776.24
8.153.88
73.81 3,053.44 13,354.34
157.95
132.00
170.481
153.471
0.00
28.49
69.801
2,391.75
24.99
27.30
0.00 I
0.001
657.601_
657.60r
189.96
351.60
301.10
369.96
1,413.75
0.00,
63.60
865.28
0.00
TOTAL
93,416.43
1,920.75
3,736.41
3,950.10
3,991.95
618.01
2.147.32
12,956.10
122,737.08
TOTAL INCOME
160,787.22
EXPENDITURE
ACC. FEES Icheque I
122,737.08
252.00
403314,,
TOTAL EXPENDITURE r
122,989.08:
BALANCE
37,798.14
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES,
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report on the accounts
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members of
On accounts for the year
ended
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charity ("the Trust") for the year en.ded 30 / d / Z
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basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ("the Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my exarr,Iiiakiof+
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5){b) of the Act,
I have completed my examination. I confirm that llo material ITatters have
come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any materi21
respect:
accounting records were not kept in accordance with sectior. ': 30 OT
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
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examlner's statement
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with the examination to which attention shoulfJ be drawn In order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets if th&y do nol apply.
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