## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 MAY 2024 30 APRIL 2025 **From To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** IRIS’S CATS IN NEED **Other names charity is known by** 1043509 **Charity's principal address** 34 HIGH STREET MOW COP STOKE ON TRENT **Postcode ST7 3NZ** ~~ee~~ **Registered charity number (if any)** 1043509 |**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||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |~~===~~|~~===~~|~~===~~|~~===~~| **TAR** March **2012** ## **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 **TAR** March **2012** 2 **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. **TAR** March **2012** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** 1. Rehomed 586 animals 2. Provided veterinary care to the value of £106,076 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. **TAR** March **2012** 4 ## **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** 4/1/2026 **TAR** March **2012** 5 IRIS'S CATS IN NEED MAY 2024 - APRIL 2025 SUMMARY ||||INCOME| |---|---|---|---| ||,|MONTrH
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721.55) __3,022.00) __9,111.97
1,120.83,
2,230.00,
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10.00
2,992.00 _6,352.83| |||__Aug-24|
_6,387.25]
1,950.00)
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__3,006.00 __12,162.25
|__Sep-24|
8,109.03) _2,430.00| _ 0.00
511.00__2,676.0013,726.03
Oct-24
56,460.11,
2,155.00
487.81
318.40
3,153.65 62,574.97
Nov-24
1,665.38
2,120.000.00 58.00
2,810.00
_7,113.38
Dec-24 4,974.45,
2,390.00
~—Ss—_—0.00
790.00 1,637.00 _9,791.45
—Jan-25,922.66
1,465.00
0.00
241.00
1,977.**0**0
_4,6 5.66
_Feb-25
2,252.22,
1,230.00_
0.00
0.00
—-.2,641.0**0**
6,123.22
Mar-25.
532.00
1,900.00
0.00
237.00
1,880.9
4,549.90
Apr-25,
1,757.85_1,850.00.
0.00
0.00
2,864.00
_—6,471.85|| EXPENDITURE |May-24 5,280.45, 2,856.56162.70
0.002882
0.00 24.83
Jun-24
6,285.27,
53.74
1,311.04
0.00
141.23
0.00
60.82|755.50
1,620.16|9,308.86
9,472.26| |---|---|---| |Jul-24 4
9,838.17
19.99
125.86
684.60
164.95
0.00
23.95
Aug-24|
4,881.62)
114.98)
379.54) 0.00] 155.41)
88.17|
42.68}
Sep-24
| _6,337.45
94.75,
87.48 12.74
69.40
27.98
17.24
Oct-24
10,569.61
= 51.03,
1,165.49
22.76 =~:173.50
22.99
13.50
Nov-24
| _9,643.99,
0.00) 203.09
657.60 3.11.44
65.08)
36.88]
Dec-24
5,569.18 |
22.50
22.00,
0.00
258.59
47.65
39.02,
Jan-2510,536.12,
220.15
76.47
22.84 481.53
0.00
Feb-25 oar
0.00
0.00
279.83
65.99| 14.99)
Mar-25
|_11,923.63|
_1,574.86
63.98) 724.23, 1,970.87,
39.60
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1,322.69
27.22
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776.95
1,583.05
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1,193.34
0.001,319.46
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1,471.20)
1,761.86
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6,436.99
__7,423.99
13,601.93
12,072.39
7,152.28
12,656.57
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17,779.73
23,395.14
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142,892.95
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| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust”) for the year ended 4, Foe fap d”
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 (“the Act”).
| 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 examination. !
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have
examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect:
e accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
e ithe accounts do not accord with the accounting records
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