HOUNSLOWANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2022 Thanlrfully, 2022 Saw our day-to-day operations gradualty return to nonnal after the covtd-struck previous 2 years. Restrictions on wntact with others were removed, which meant W8 could fully undertak8 home-Vi8it8. resoues and trappings etc, and hav8 batter liaison with our wonderful veterinary partners. In 2022 our charity cared for 363 animals, 257 of which Vre taken in throughout the year. OF these, 246 were adult rAts or kn'ttens. wrth a number bom to mum-cats whilst in our Care. 8 rabbFts. 2 guinea pigs, and 1 hamster made up the total. We continue our practice of homing our resod animals already vaccinated, microchipped and neutered, age pemitting. HAWS ha8 a non4e8lNction policy and only adv¢xate8 euthanasia If an animal is too seriously ill or injured for any hope of recovery. Unfortunately, we lost 14 cats in our care this year, 11 less than in 2021. These were aduEt cats with unre801vabl8 medical i89ues and neonatal kittens who had no had the best start in life. Over th8 year we rehomed 198 cats and klttens and 4 rabblts. We 8130 contlnued to deal with feral cat colonies, trappin9, nwt•rlng. arKI retuming to $ite whorn théy romain und8r the care of members of the publlc who feed them and generally IcM)k out for them. 30 cats were either retum to 8rte or to ownors during 2022. At any onè time we rouiinely hava over 120 ¢at8 and klttens In f08t8r care and at the end of 2022 had 14 ¢at8 and 1 hamster in pemanent sanctuary. Before adoption, all our animals are lodged and cared for In the home8 of our dedicated volunteer foster carers who take an aGtlve part In the rehomlng proc. We also work with a number of excellent v•t•rinary 8urgerle8, wh•r6 all our cats are Inftlally takon for medlcal treatment and check-ups prlor to ft)stering - they support u• pradlcally and financially by dl•countlng our blll8, whlch 1p3 ma881v•ly to reduce our veterinary co8t$ during the year. Throughout 2022, we continued to receive a high level of contacts by telephone. email etG keeping volunteer8 extremely busy. Together with calls requesting help with feral, stray, and abandoned cat8 and small anlmals, In the latter part of the year there wa8 a blg IncAease in requests for u8 to take In unwantéd pets- po88lbly a kn1Xkn from COVID. In 2022 our Income tiltalled £321,692.86 of whith £275,085.70 ¢ame from legaoes. Our food and litter costs combined increa3ed to just under £7.750.00, 81m08t double the prevlous year. This refiecled an increase In day-to4ay needB. and a fall in the amount of food donats'ons. Our heaviest outlay was agaln on v•t•rinary expen8e8. In 2022 the88 totslled £115,111.12, more than double the bllls In 2021. Th18 wa8 attributed to An Incrnase In veterinary fe, grKI costs incurred in treatlng several Cats and ttonS who had quite ¢ompFex medlcal needs. A drop in adoptlons meant many had to be boarded at vets for 8everal weeks before they could be moved to a foster home. Our expen8•S for the year totalled £132.378.61- an und8r-8P8nd of £189,314.25 again8t income. As in 2021. had we not received the legacies we could not havo halped 80 mary animals during the year. We were able to rotum to normal fund-raising actIVleS In 2022. We attended the Ealing Animal Welfare Bazaar in March and the Christmas Craft Fair in November both wtlh good resums. Pets at Home contlnued their support for us, raislng money and donating food, which was very gratefully received. We were also able to be present fortheir'santa Paws. fundraising events during DeMber. Sainsburys in ChÈswick also continued to host our pet food donation bin, with exGell8nt results. Our website remains the main point of contact for our chanty and is a vital tool in our rehoming efforts. All animals that are fft to be rehomed are published online and thi8 18 becked by our comprehensive database rerdIng the history of each animal from rescue to rehoming. Every single aspect of the charity is run by unpaid volunteers. enabling us to use our funds solely for animal r8scue and care. The Trustees extend heartfelt thanks to all of HAWS, volunteers for their hard work and dedication- without them the charity could not function. C Willingham- 30" September 2023
HOUNSLOW ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD 318T DECEMBER 2022
HOUNSLOW AIIIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY SHerr FOR YUR END 31st DECEIABER2022 20 2011 Tan8lblÈ Assets Investments 12,LlXI.00 98,782A3 110.782.83 12,LNJO.C 85 057.75 •7.057.75 rrent Other Debtors N¥tw•it 8¥nk Alc CAF B¥nk Ltd- OJrr•rrt Alc 1.489.70 16.67Sn7 230,537.ZI 248,701.9 4.157.95 14.962.57 45,776.60 897.12 Credrtors IIM117 3,666.48 Net Curr•ntAssets 347,602.64 ISB,28&39 Tts Assets Letscuffent Uabllltl¢s ¢umul•t•d Fund Br¢)u8ht Forwird Exces5 of Income Expendltur• 158,288.39 189,314.25 132,236.38 26,052.01
HOUNSLOW ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY FOR YEAR END 31•t DECEMBER 2022 Membershlp General l)onatlons & Colle¢tlons Donatlons- Adoptbns Inland Revenu• IGIft Ald) Fund Raising Le8acies 2,627.50 21,573.32 16,252.00 L896.57 4,277.77 275,065.70 2,023.CK) 21,261.36 17,464.99 1,856.76 4,421.23 41.486.79 Vetsrln•ry Fees Lttter IHy8lene Food Equlpmont Telephone AdrtisEn1 and Venue Hlre Postage Stètlonery and PrintSn8 Tran5POrt Ac¢ountan¢y Websits Bank Charges Garage Malntenancè/Repalrs Premlses Insurance Genral Admln Expense5 Fund Ralsln8 Expenses Undalmed VAT 115,111.12 L592.02 6,155.40 2,739.81 763.06 270.00 263.67 2,743.34 326.lJ) 366.54 87.00 536.47 53,317.68 1,216AI 2,864.72 770.31 1,196.46 57.50 1,031.06 300.LKI 347.85 9&00 520.46 39.55 240.IXI 0,00 240,00 70Q.QO 189.314.25 26,052.01 Interest Recelve Inierest Pald Revaluatlon of Garage 0.00 E%c•M 01 Incom• ov•r ExpgndlluT•
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIANO ANO WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Report to th• trusi••sl mombar• of DL)NsL On aecount• for th¢ year •nd•d ChATIty no {11 any) 81111 1065060 Sot out on pages I r6port to the trustees on my 8xamln8llon of the acc4Junts of Ihe 8bove charlty (Ihe Trusl-) for the year ended R•$pon•Sbllltl•• •nd b••h AS tho charflls Iru8tee8, YOU are r&sponslble for the preparaiion of tho of report accounis in a¢¢ordan¢e with Ihe reouSremonts of the Charities Act 2011 I'the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of lh• Trusl's accounts caffiéd out under sectlon 145 of the 2011 Act 8nd In carying out my exeminalion, I havè foifowed all the applicable Dlr8cUons given by tho Charity Commlsslon under aoctlon 145l$llb) of the Act. Indopendent examlnèfs trhe charity's gross in¢om• excaadad £250.000 and l 8m qualified to statem•nt undertaka th8 oxaminabon by belng a qualifi•d mwnber af Dnsart Mme of applicablo ILt8d tjodyll. Delete l ] ff not appllcable. I have completed my 0mInatIon. I confimi Ih8t no m8t8rfo1 matter8 have corne to my att•ntlon In conna¢tlon the examlnatlon (other than that dl8¢108od b8low')'whlch glv88 me ousa to bdl8v8 that In. any matertal respect: the accounJng record$ re not kept in actordance with section 130 of the Charities Act: or thg a¢counls did not acrd with th• accounting rocor(1g: or the accounts dld nol comply wlth tho •pplicabla roqulr•m•nts concemlng tha forni gnd content of accounts set out In thè ChAflUo$ (Accounts and Reports) Rogulattons 2008 other than any mqulrement that the accounts give a 'tfUe and t8irf vtew which18 not a matter consldered as part of an independent examlnatlon. I havo no con¢•m$ and havo coffle across no other mattern In connecli¢)n with the examlnatbn lo whlch attentlon Should bg drawn In th15 report In ord to enabl8 a proper underslending of thè accounts to be reached. rds in the brnckets Klbey do not apply. Slgned: Dal•: Name: R•levant prof•••loMI quallflGOtlon(¥) or body <lf ny):