## **CAT RESCUE – CHARITY NUMBER 1062420** ## **NOTE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON MONDAY 25 SEPTEMBER 2023 AT MAGPIE COTTAGE, MURTHERING LANE, STAPLEFORD ABBOTTS, ROMFORD RM4 1HT** **PRESENT:** Joanne Beecham – Chairperson Frederick Doody – Treasurer Alan Beecham – Trustee Candida Doody – Trustee ## **REPORT OF JOANNE BEECHAM, CHAIRPERSON** We are still taking in cats and kittens that are abandoned, either as a result of peoples’ ignorance in not neutering their cats, or of changes in their circumstances meaning that they are unable to care for them. In some cases the cats we have taken into the centre are not able to be re-homed due to their aggressive or unsociable behaviour, and will remain with us for their lifetime. For this reason we are always over-subscribed with cats waiting to come into the centre. We would welcome new volunteers to foster cats and kittens, which would in due course be permanently re-homed. This year I have continued to do a lot of trapping with feral colonies. Luckily in most cases I have been able to trap, neuter and return them. This is only possible when I am assured that the cats will be fed, provided with shelter and monitored for any future health problems. When feral cats cannot be returned and there are no suitable homes for them, they live out their lives here with me enjoying comfort, food and freedom. Homing is still very slow, cats and kittens end up staying months in our care until the right home comes along. ## **REPORT OF FREDERICK DOODY, TREASURER** The Charity’s current account with Lloyds Bank was in credit by £10,204 on 5 September 2023. The figure represents an increase of £3,495 since September last year. This increase is partly because the proceeds of the charity’s savings account, a sum of £9,179, which was also with Lloyds Bank, was transferred into the current account in January 2023. In addition, a further £10,000 was transferred into the current account from the Investment account with Quilter in August 2023 . The need to transfer these sums reflects the fact that the charity’s regular expenditure significantly exceed its regular income. The charity is extremely fortunate to receive regular monthly contributions from individuals that have totalled £1,155 over the last year. This is a significant amount of regular income, which greatly benefits the work of the charity. In recognition of this, the trustees would like to thank the individuals concerned, namely J Pindelska, J Western, Angela Morgan, William Howard, Mr & Mrs Doody, H Cummins, B J Parsons, Tracy Collier and Mandy McCormack. The Charity’s investment with Quilter (formerly Old Mutual Wealth) totalled £98,977 on 28 August 2023, a reduction of £11,419 since August 2022. This reduction is largely due to the transfer of £10,000 into the current account in August 2023 in order to cover regular expenses such as boarding and vets bills. This investment depends on the performance of stocks and shares and it should always be recognised that it can fall as well as rise in reflection of that performance. It should therefore be regarded as a long term investment. ## **ANY OTHER BUSINESS** There was no other business to discuss and the meeting concluded with the trustees agreeing that Cat Rescue must continue with the good work of feline welfare and rehoming that has built up since the Charity started. ## **CAT RESCUE ACCOUNTS 2023** |**CAT RESCUE ACCOUNTS 2023**|**CAT RESCUE ACCOUNTS 2023**|**CAT RESCUE ACCOUNTS 2023**|**CAT RESCUE ACCOUNTS 2023**|**CAT RESCUE ACCOUNTS 2023**|**CAT RESCUE ACCOUNTS 2023**|**CAT RESCUE ACCOUNTS 2023**|**CAT RESCUE ACCOUNTS 2023**|**CAT RESCUE ACCOUNTS 2023**|**CAT RESCUE ACCOUNTS 2023**|**CAT RESCUE ACCOUNTS 2023**|**CAT RESCUE ACCOUNTS 2023**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||||||| ||**January**|**February**|**March**|**April**|**May**|**June**|**July**|**August**|**September**|**October**|**November**| ||||||||||||| |EXPENDITURE|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |Boarding|891.25|969.45|1,624.00|989.00|1,395.00|1,441.00|1,395.00|1,441.00|1,441.00|1,395.00|1,441.00| |Vet Bills|642.50|109.24|551.61|91.96||47.52|761.96||314.00|331.09|479.15| ||||||||||||| |**Exp. Total**|**1,533.75**|**1,078.69**|**2,175.61**|**1,080.96**|**1,395.00**|**1,488.52**|**2,156.96**|**1,441.00**|**1,755.00**|**1,726.09**|**1,920.15**| ||||||||||||| |INCOME|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |Regular Donations|95.00|95.00|95.00|95.00|95.00|95.00|95.00|95.00|95.00|95.00|95.00| |Donations|31.67||||||50.00|||153.00|30.00| |Legacies|||||||||||96,613.87| |Interest|3.92|1.06|||||||||| ||||||||||||| |**Income Total**|**130.59**|**96.06**|**95.00**|**95.00**|**95.00**|**95.00**|**145.00**|**95.00**|**95.00**|**248.00**|**96,738.87**| ||||||||||||| |**SUMMARY**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |**Income**|130.59|96.06|95.00|95.00|95.00|95.00|145.00|95.00|95.00|248.00|96,738.87| |**Expenses**|1,533.75|1,078.69|2,175.61|1,080.96|1,395.00|1,488.52|2,156.96|1,441.00|1,755.00|1,726.09|1,920.15| ||||||||||||| |**Balance**|**-£ 1,403.16**|**-£ 982.63**|**-£ 2,080.61**|**-£ 985.96**|**-£ 1,300.00**|**-£ 1,393.52**|**-£ 2,011.96**|**-£ 1,346.00**|**-£ 1,660.00**|**-£ 1,478.09**|**£ 94,818.72**| |||| |---|---|---| |||| |**December**||**Totals**| |||| |**£**||**£**| |1,395.00||**15,817.70**| |2,100.37||**5,429.40**| |||| |**3,495.37**||**21,247.10**| |||| |**£**||**£**| |40.00||**1,085.00**| |||**264.67**| |||**96,613.87**| |||**4.98**| |||| |**40.00**||**97,968.52**| |||| |**£**||**£**| |40.00||**97,968.52**| |3,495.37||**21,247.10**| |||| |**-£ 3,455.37**||**£ 76,721.42**| Independent examiner's report on the accounts FQII ENIUNIlIANDW￿E5 Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees C AT 11É3coÉ Associ ATIO On accounts for the year ended Charity no (If any) 1062LrlO Set out on page5 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended Responsibilities and basls of report As the charity's trustees, you are responslble for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the r8quirements 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 examination, I have followed all the appllcable Dlr8Ctlons glven by the Charity Commission under section 145(51(b) of the Acl. Independent Ffhe charity'5 gross income exceeded £ d l am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination b g a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed elete [ ] if not 8ppIIc8ble. I have completed my examlnation. I confirm that no material matters have come to rny attention in connectlon with the examination (etk8r4 Clo￿￿. which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with Section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requiremenls concernlng the form and content of accounts set out in Ihe Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulatlons 2008 other than any requirement that the accounls giv8 a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matter5 in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: lfl.oS. Name: Relevant profe55ional quallflcatlon(s) or body IER Oct 2018 (If any): Address: La AL i b(A-MS- Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight malerlal matters of concern (see CC32, Independ&nt examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance foT examiners). Glve here brlef details of any Items that the examlner wishes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018