2021-02-28-accounts - Royston Animal Welfare

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ANNUAL REPORT 20/21

Royston Animal Welfare (RAW), c/o The Secretary, 8 Vernon Street , Birdwell Barnsley S70 5 TH was constituted on 4[th] February 1997 and is registered with the Charities Commissioners ( no 1064870)

The Charity is administered by a management committee, comprising

Chairperson – Mrs E Speight

Secretary -Miss S Whittaker

Treasurer- Mrs H Furniss

Other members – Mrs N Newfeld and Ms L Wootton.

The object of the charity is to rescue and rehome ill treated and abandoned animals in the Barnsley area, providing veterinary treatment and accommodation where necessary, and to assist in the cost of vet care for animals belonging to people on low incomes.

Although 2020/21 has been challenging in many ways , RAW’s structure both trustee and member wise has remained stable. Raw’s dog and cat coordinators have remained the same, membership has slightly increased and we have managed to adapt our fundraising and adoption methods in order to accommodate the current and changing climate of Covid.

During the past year RAW has rehomed 138 (124) animals, the breakdown being as follows, 97 (92) cats and 41 (32) dogs. After an initial total closure in March 2020 due to the first national lockdown we were slowly able to open up again in April 2020 and begin rehoming all be it with very different practices and procedures. The kennels are closed to the public and as most of the cats are in private foster homes it became no longer possible for potential adopters to come and view/ meet the cats and dogs we have available for adoption. This is all now done by photos, accurate descriptions, videos and extensive chats with both the fosterers (for cats) and coordinators. Cats and dogs are listed for rehoming as usual on our website and Facebook page and a number of other tried and trusted websites, ie Cat Chat, Pets for Homes. Home checks are also carried out via photos and videos. Where possible we ask for a vet reference if the potential adopter has had pets previously. Once both parties are sure they would like to go ahead with the adoption the the cat/ dog is transported to their new home by the coordinator ( new homes must be within an hour’s drive). Handovers and paperwork are done outside the property and social distancing and mask wearing is observed at all times. This has been a major upheaval to our previous “hands on “ process and all concerned have done a marvellous job adapting to the “new normal” ensuring we can still carry on helping animals in need , find their new homes. We continue to work with Mark May to rehome ex racing greyhounds and have successfully rehomed 20 this year, with a donation of £100 each time.

We have 3 cats in permanent foster. Stevie continues to do well in his foster home in Sheffield. Kara and Selena live with Dawn Prince. Kara was born with some deformities down one side and sometimes finds it difficult to breathe. Selina is her sister with whom she is very bonded but is fine. Kara is monitored regularly and RAW picks up any vet bills for her. There are no dogs in permanent foster at this time.

Adoption fees count for 14.6 % of the charity’s income, the rest being derived from membership fees, fundraising, donations and legacies. Membership stands at 110 this year 25 of these being honorary members.

Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, fund raising activities in the las year have also changed dramatically. Restrictions on crowds and people gathering has meant that we could no longer attend galas, collection or hold much loved annual events such as our sponsored walk in its traditional format. Auctions and the evening of mediumship had to be cancelled too. The last public events we attended for fundraising purposes were a collection at Barnsley Football Club and a tombola held at the Alhambra shopping centre, both took place early March 2020 and raised £271 and £145 respectively. From then on we turned to Facebook and our army of fantastic supporters to raise the majority of funds last year, holding at 4 very successful appeals and raising over £8000 over the year 20/21. This included a local company, Roberts Mcarron Skincare donating £1000 which was then matched £ for £ by our Xmas appeal. Our calendar sales went down a treat again and a sponsored walk was carried out individually by Natalie, our dog co Ordinator and dog walkers who added up their doggie walked miles . We are also very grateful to our loyal supporters who have also been creative and raised funds for us in a variety of ways including solo sponsored walks in the snow and online sales of dog tuggers etc.

We have been very fortunate this year also to have been left 3 substantial legacies by RAW supporters who have sadly passed away. In July we received £32,422.9 from a long time RAW supporter ( Mr M Marshall) . In November we received £3000, a legacy from Pauline Brook and February saw RAW receive £2500 from the estate for Pat Biggs who adopted 2 cats from us in 2014 and died last year, but remembered us in her will. We continued to receive much needed “lifelines” form Pets at Home who have donated over £1000 this year in vouchers which go towards keeping our foster kitties in cat food.

Rawry is still in operation and has raised £1500 this year. Sponsorship brings in a steady income and we received £1706.32 in Pet plan commission.

Special thanks goes to Churchfield Vets for their continued support and advice, all the family at Rob Royd Kennels and Cattery who support and assist RAW on every occasion, providing quality care and attention for all our residents. To

our regular fosters, Kathleen and George King, Liz Speight and Nikki Prince and our permanent fosterers , Amy Howse and Dawn Prince who provide love and care to our long term foster cats. Thanks as always to Natalie and Sharon our animal co coordinators and their band of regular helpers . Thanks to Liz and Natalie who keep our adoption pages up to date with new arrivals, Gill Partington who produces the informative newsletter each month and all the volunteers and supporters who give their time and effort to fundraise on RAW’s behalf.

There is no doubt that 2020/21 has been both difficult and challenging. We have had to adapt and change according to the restrictions and guidelines enforced on us all. We feel we have done so successfully and are in a good position to continue to do so throughout 2021/22. We hope, as does everyone, to get back to some kind of normal soon and be able to meet potential adopters face to face and take part in the fundraising activities we have missed throughout the past year. Without the support and generosity of our followers we could not have made it through the past 12 months. We look to the future now and hope that 2021/22 will bring better times ahead.

Royston Animal Welfare Income and Expenditure for the Year Ended 28th February 2021

2020/2021 13,340 58,323 604	72,267 16,000 5,059	2019/2020 9,405 14,767 708	24,880 16,937 1625.68
108 - 556 1,217 3,479 1,170 3,026 - 6,443		493 0 2,933 1,647 3,698 2,315 1,439 0 4,414
4,449 420 190		0 623 1,002
20,151 19,480 1,652 1,737 - - 659 3,006 - - - 621 - - 519 919		17,563 18,161 1,618 4,190 56 64 225 1,308 0 475 0 1,043 0 0 737 1,575
	93,326 48,743 44,582 109,729		43,443 47,014 -3,571 113,300
	154,311		109,729
	0		0

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name ROYSTON ANIMAL WELFARE members of On accounts for the year 28 FEBRUARY 2021 Charity no 1064870 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY 29 02 2020 .

Responsibilties and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report 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 examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent ~~[The charity~~ ’ ~~s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to~~ examiner's statement ~~undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of~~ applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination ~~(other than that disclosed below *)~~ 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 requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give 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 matters 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: 16/08/2021 Name: EMMA LOCKWOOD

Relevant professional ACCA qualification(s) or body

Oct 2018

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(if any):

Address: HIGHDALE COTTAGE, 217 BARNSLEY ROAD DENBY DALE, HUDDERSFIELD HD8 8TS

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

Oct 2018

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