## THE SAVE ME TRUST
## **Trustees’ Report**
## **and Unaudited Financial Statements**
for the year ended 31 March 2023
**Registered Charity Number 1082568**
## **THE SAVE ME TRUST**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
## **INDEX**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|**Charity information**|**1**|
|**Trustees’ report**|**2**|
|**Independent examiner’s report**|**5**|
|**Statement of financial activities**|**6**|
|**Balance sheet**|**7**|
|**Accounting policies**|**8**|
|**Notes to the financial statements**|**11**|
## **THE SAVE ME TRUST**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
## **CHARITY INFORMATION**
## **Trustees**
B H May J May L Dales
## **Principal office**
The Save Me Trust Pears Hill Westwood Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6LU
## **Registered charity number**
1082568
## **Independent examiner**
Geoffrey Frost Blue Spire Limited Cawley Priory South Pallant Chichester West Sussex PO19 1SY
## **Bankers**
Coutts & Co 440 Strand London WC2R 0QS
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## **THE SAVE ME TRUST**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT**
The trustees have pleasure in presenting their annual report for the purposes of the Charities Act 2011, together with the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” (FRS 102) in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the charity.
## **STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
The Save Me Trust is a registered charity constituted under a trust deed dated 6 September 2000 as amended 30 August 2012, and registered as a charity 22 September 2000.
The power to appoint and remove Trustees is vested in the Trustees and exercised by deed. The number of Trustees shall be not less than three and in the event of their number falling below three, such additional Trustees or Trustee shall forthwith be appointed as shall be necessary to make their number up.
On agreeing to become a trustee of the charity, the trustees are thoroughly briefed by the existing co-trustees on the constitution of the Trust, the day-to-day management, responsibilities of the trustees, the current objectives and future plans.
The Trustees are responsible for authorising grant payments, for ensuring all grants are made in pursuance of the objectives of the Trust and for ensuring the objectives of the Trust are met
The Trustees are responsible for identifying and reviewing the major risks to which the Trust is exposed and confirm that, as far as is possible given the nature of the grant payments and locations to which they are made, arrangements have been established to mitigate those risks.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
The charity’s objects are:
1. The relief of persons anywhere in the world who are in conditions of need, hardship and distress
2. The relief of sickness anywhere in the world
3. The relief of unnecessary suffering of animals anywhere in the world by such means as are charitable under the laws of England and Wales
4. For the benefit of the public by the preservation and protection of endangered species of animals birds and plant life anywhere In the world
## _Public Benefit_
The Charities Act 2011 requires that the Trustees explain in their annual report how it is that their activities demonstrate the public benefit of their work within the meaning of the act.
In charity law the advancement of animal welfare is recognised as a charitable purpose. The charity's purpose. The charity's objectives include providing protection to animals from suffering and the relief of sickness.
Save Me Trust works to give wildlife a voice. We continue to work to end the persecution and suffering of animals in the UK and increasingly around the world.
## **ABOUT SAVE ME TRUST, HISTORY AND ACHIEVEMENTS**
The Save Me Trust exists to protect the welfare and dignity of wild animals. Climate change, increasing human population, destruction of habitats and pollution are the most significant factors causing the rapid decline of the creatures with whom we share our Planet. By working together and changing our behaviours, we can achieve sustainable change that supports wildlife, business and the environment, and offers every species a better future.
We are looking forward to another busy year of campaigning to change mindsets and laws. We work with Harper Asprey Wildlife Hospital who remain at the front line of our Trust.
We will see the final stage of our Wildlife Early Intervention project with Persimmon Homes. This unique project is due to ‘break soil’ in the first half of 2024 and the wildlife friendly build will begin. We have had a busy few years looking after the wildlife and working closely with the developers. Persimmon have been supportive in innovative ways to protect our wildlife at the construction stage and beyond. Construction is a significant factor in wildlife habitat loss and
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UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
## **THE SAVE ME TRUST**
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT**
with increasing human populations this project is essential. This is the largest truly wildlife friendly development in the UK, putting wildlife protection in place and support the existing wildlife during this unique partnership.
Our lobbying for amendments to the Hunting Act continues and we start 2024 with a Parliamentary Event to get further support for the ‘May’ Amendments. These simple amendments will remove the loopholes for the Hunting Act and stop the illegal hunting that still happens today. The Hunting Act received Royal assent on 18 November 2004 and that the law commenced 18 February 2005, the result of which Fox Hunting was outlawed. Twenty years on from the law being passed many still choose to flaunt it and these amendments will help increase prosecutions and make the law clearer for all. We will continue to make sure that illegal fox hunting finally comes to an end. We continue to support the Clean Boot Hunts that rides out with dignity, showing you can have great fun riding out on a hunt without killing.
Bovine TB and the Badger still remains a key focus. The badger cull, now in its tenth year, has shown no improvement in its goal of reducing bovine TB in cattle. We continue to work with Defra and farmers. We have filmed a BBC documentary to show our journey with bTB and to highlight the amazing work at Gatcombe Farm. We hope this will show there are many ways to tackle bovine TB that work, and it will help farmers find solutions that work for their unique farm. The focus on badgers has been ill advised, unfair and non-productive for the farmers, the cattle and the badgers. Our BBC documentary will to hit the screens in 2024.
Our media profile remains very high, supported by social media, YouTube, television programmes, and national daily newspapers. We currently have plans with several production companies. Our social media presence continues to grow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Save Me Friends, and our regular supporters have increased, helping us raise awareness. The Trust currently has six employees. Our volunteer support is paramount, and we are continually looking to more visible ways to reach the public and increase our impact through media.
We continue to grow from strength to strength with our support base and as we look to the future, we aim to increase the impact we can have on the lives of wildlife today. We have a very exciting year ahead with our plans to increase our media presence, expand our activities and the hospital, and form new long-term partnerships with like-minded companies.
The future is very bright at the Save Me Trust.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
During the year under review total income amounted to £412,321 consisting of donations of £411,793 and bank interest of £528. Expenditure totalled £357,828 with £37,804 spent on fundraising and £320,024 on charitable activities including £5,000 of grants. Net income was therefore £54,493 (2022 net expenditure: £24,837).
At the balance sheet date the charity had total funds of £155,418, with £148,304 restricted and £7,114 unrestricted. The charity’s free reserves, being unrestricted funds not represented by fixed assets or designated for future use, were a deficit of £18,915.
The trustees are content the charity has sufficient available funds, coupled with known future income to meet financial obligations as they fall due.
## _Risk management_
The Trustees have assessed the financial risk management objectives and policies of the Trust. The exposure of the Trust to price risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, and cash flow is considered not material for the assessment of the assets, liabilities, financial position and surplus of the Trust.
## _Investment policy and performance_
Given the short-term nature of the Trust's grant-making activities, the Trustees have decided to invest immediately any surplus funds in UK-based deposit accounts with a reputable bank.
The deposit accounts offer security and ease of access to funds, together with a market-based interest rate.
## **PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS**
The Trustees aim to achieve the Trust's long term objectives as laid out above including further work within the Badger and Cattle Vaccination Initiative through continued awarding of grants and working with successive governments.
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## **THE SAVE ME TRUST**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
## **TRUSTEES'REPORT**
## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair _view_ of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- state whether applicable accounting standards _have_ been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## **APPOINTMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT EXAMINER**
For the period under _review_ the charity remained below the audit threshold and retained Geoffrey Frost of Blue Spire Limited as independent examiner.
Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf.
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## **THE SAVE ME TRUST**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT**
## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the trustees of The Save Me Trust**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023 which are set out on pages 6 to 15.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 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 examiner's statement**
Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do 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.
Geoffrey Frost BSc(Hons) FCA Blue Spire Limited Cawley Priory South Pallant Chichester West Sussex PO19 1SY
Date 31 January 2024
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## **THE SAVE ME TRUST**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**
|**Unrestricted **
**Funds**
**Note**
**£**
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Donations and legacies
**1**
332,890
Investments
**2**
528
**Total**
333,418
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Raising funds
**3**
34,973
Charitable activities
**4**
303,074
**Total**
338,047
**Net income/expenditure)**
(4,629)
**Transfers between funds**
**13**
-
**Net movement in funds**
(4,629)
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
**Total funds brought forward**
**12, 13**
11,743
**Total funds carried forward**
**12, 13**
7,114|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
78,903
-
78,903
2,831
16,950
19,781
59,122
-
59,122
89,182
148,304|**2023**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
411,793
528
412,321
37,804
320,024
357,828
54,493
-
54,493
100,925
155,418|**2022**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
271,273
11|
|---|---|---|---|
||||271,284|
||||36,031
260,090|
||||296,121|
||||(24,837)
-|
||||(24,837)
125,762|
||||100,925|
None of the charity’s activities were acquired or discontinued during the above two financial years. The charity has no recognised gains or losses other than those dealt with in the statement of financial activities.
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## **THE SAVE ME TRUST**
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2023**
|**Note**
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible fixed assets
9
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Debtors
**10**
Cash at hand and in bank
**Total current assets**
**CURRENT LIABILITIES**
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
**11**
**Net current assets/(liabilities)**
**Net assets/(liabilities)**
**THEFUNDSOF THE CHAruTY**
Restricted funds
**12, 13**
Unrestricted funds
**12, 13**
**Total charity funds**|**2023**
**£**
**£**
26,029
166,893
166,893
37,504
129,389
155,418
148,304
7,114
155,418|**2022**
**£**
**£**
22,813
13,944
108,669
122,613
44,501
78,112
100,925
89,182
11,743
100,925|
|---|---|---|
The accompanying notes form part of the financial statements
Approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf
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Trustee
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UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
## **THE SAVE ME TRUST**
## **ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **General information, scope and basis of the financial statements**
The Save Me Trust is an unincorporated charity constituted under a trust deed. The address of the principal office is given in the reference and administrative details section and the nature of the charity’s operations and principal activities are given in the trustees' report.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £.
The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.
The charity does not include a cash flow statement on the grounds that it is applying FRS 102 Section 1A.
## **Incoming resources**
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.
For donations to be recognised the Charity will have been notified of the amounts and the settlement date in writing. If there are conditions attached to the donation and this requires a level of performance before entitlement can be obtained then income is deferred until those conditions are fully met or the fulfilment of those conditions is within the control of the Charity and it is probable that they will be fulfilled.
Income from trading activities includes income earned from fundraising events and trading activities to raise funds for the Charity. Income is received in exchange for supplying goods and services in order to raise funds and is recognised when entitlement has occurred.
Investment income consist of interest received or receivable and accrued at the balance sheet date when material.
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UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
## **THE SAVE ME TRUST**
## **ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Resources expended**
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. It is categorised under the following expenditure headings:
- Raising funds; these include costs of fundraising and events.
- Charitable activities; these include grants to third parties and the costs of administering the charity.
Grants payable to third parties are within the charitable objectives. Where unconditional grants are offered, this is accrued as soon as the recipient is notified of the grant, as this gives rise to a reasonable expectation that the recipient will receive the grants. Where grants are conditional relating to performance then the grant is only accrued when any unfulfilled conditions are outside of the control of the charity.
Support and governance costs are those that assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities. They are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity. Governance costs are those incurred in the governance of the charity and primarily associated with the constitution and statutory requirements.
## **VAT**
The charity is not registered for VAT and is unable to recover VAT incurred. On this basis costs are recorded inclusive of VAT within the SOFA.
## **Taxation**
The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in sections 521 to 536 Income Tax Act 2007 (ITA 2007), as such no income tax is payable on the charity's activities.
## **Tangible assets**
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided on all fixed assets, at rates calculated to write off the cost of each asset on a systematic basis over its expected useful life as follows:
Animal enclosures 25% reducing balance Fixtures and fittings 25% reducing balance Motor vehicles 25% reducing balance Computer and camera equip. 50% straight line
## **Debtors receivable and creditors payable within one year**
Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in expenditure.
## **Cash and cash equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents includes cash at bank and in hand.
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UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
## **THE SAVE ME TRUST**
## **ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Foreign currency**
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into Pounds Sterling at rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into Pounds Sterling at the rate ruling on the date of the transaction. Exchange gains and losses are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted general funds are incoming resources receivable or generated for use in furtherance of the general objects of the charity without restriction.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in note 13 of these financial statements.
## **Going concern**
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist. The trustees have considered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. The budgeted income and expenditure is sufficient with the level of reserves for the charity to be able to continue as a going concern.
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UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
## **THE SAVE ME TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
|**1. Donations and legacies**
**Income**
**Funds**
**£**
Donations
332,890
332,890
**2. Investment income**
**Unrestricted **
**Funds**
**£**
Interest received
528
528
**3. Other trading activities**
**Unrestricted **
**Funds**
**£**
Staff costs
33,773
Other fundraising costs
1,200
34,973
**4. Charitable activities**
**Unrestricted **
**Funds**
**£**
Grants to institutions (see note**4a**
5,000
Badger Vaccination
-
Amazing Grace project
-
Support costs (see note**5**)
298,074
303,074|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
78,903
78,903
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
2,831
-
2,831
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
2,614
14,336
-
16,950|**2023**
**Total**
**Income**
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
411,793
271,213
411,793
271,213
**2023**
**Total**
**Unrestricted **
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
528
11
528
11
**2023**
**Total**
**Unrestricted **
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
36,604
36,031
1,200
-
37,804
36,031
**2023**
**Total**
**Unrestricted **
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
5,000
-
2,614
-
14,336
-
298,074
255,601
320,024
255,601|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
60
60
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
4,489
-
-
4,489|**2022**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
271,273|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||271,273|
|||||**2022**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
11|
|||||11|
|||||**2022**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
36,031|
|||||36,031|
|||||**2022**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
-
4,489
255,601|
|||||260,090|
## **4a. Grants to insitutions - Animal Welfare Charities**
|Ukraine Animal Rescue|**2023**
**£**
5,000|**2022**
**£**
-|
|---|---|---|
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UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
## **THE SAVE ME TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **5. Support costs**
|**Unrestricted **
**Funds**
**£**
Bank charges
685
Entertainment
273
Office running costs
13,326
Travel and motor expenses
6,066
Telephone
6,049
Publicity and website
30,798
Postage and stationery
3,123
Staff costs
146,418
Campaigning promotional
976
Light and heat
20,089
Accounting
14,865
Rates and water
687
Cess Pit Maintenance
11,218
Legal advice for campaigns
11,033
Depreciation
12,313
Miscellaneous costs
1,023
Health & Safety compliance
91
Equipment and repairs
7,878
Staff employment costs
9,785
Foreign exchange loss/(gain)
(62)
Governance Costs:
Independent examiner's fees
1,440
298,074|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**2023**
**Total**
**Unrestricted **
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
685
707
273
613
13,326
5,382
6,066
4,973
6,049
4,275
30,798
15,066
3,123
3,944
146,418
144,125
976
4,558
20,089
(6,017)
14,865
11,847
687
563
11,218
6,102
11,033
7,283
12,313
8,141
1,023
258
91
224
7,878
38,724
9,785
3,517
(62)
(64)
-
1,440
1,380
298,074
255,601|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**2022**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
707
613
5,382
4,973
4,275
15,066
3,944
144,125
4,558
(6,017)
11,847
563
6,102
7,283
8,141
258
224
38,724
3,517
(64)
-
1,380|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||255,601|
## **6. Independent examiner's fees**
|**Unrestricted **
**Funds**
**£**
Examination current year
1,440
Examination prior year overprovis
**-**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
**-**|**2023**
**Total**
**Unrestricted **
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
1,440
1,440
**-**
(60)|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
**-**|**2022**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
1,440
(60)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
## **7. Related party transactions**
No Trustees or companies where a Trustee was a director received any remuneration or expenses during the year
B H May, a Trustee of the Trust, is a director of Duck Productions Limited, a company, which made gift aid payments to the Trust amounting to £265,000 during the year (2022: £191,000)
The charity has one member of staff, who constitutes key management personnel, receiving employee benefits of £81,461 (2022: £76,427) consisting of gross pay and employer's pension contributions.
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UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
## **THE SAVE ME TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **8. Staff costs**
|**8. Staff costs**|||
|---|---|---|
||**2023**|**2022**|
||**Total**|**Total**|
||**Funds**|**Funds**|
||**£**|**£**|
|Gross wages|165,488|161,547|
|Employer's' NIC|13,583|13,762|
|Pension|3,951|4,846|
||183,022|180,155|
|The average number of employees, calculated on average headcount basis, was:|||
||**2023**|**2022**|
|Charitable activities|4|4|
One employee received employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) above £60,000 in the range £70,000£80,000 in the year under review and the comparative year.
## **9. Fixed assets**
|_Cost_
brought forward
Additions
Disposals
Carried forward
_Depreciation_
Accumulated brought forward
Charge for the year
On disposals
Carried forward
Net book value carried forward
Net book value brought forward|**Animal**
**enclosures**
**£**
15,415
-
-
15,415
11,757
915
-
12,672
2,743
3,658|**Fixtures &**
**fittings**
**£**
423
4,626
-
5,049
323
1,182
-
1,505
3,544
100|**Motor**
**vehicles**
**£**
66,579
-
-
66,579
50,780
3,950
-
54,730
11,849
15,799|**Computer &**
**camera**
**equipment**
**£**
11,867
10,903
-
22,770
8,611
6,266
-
14,877
7,893
3,256|**TOTAL**
**£**
94,284
15,529
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||109,813|
||||||71,471
12,313
-|
||||||83,784|
||||||26,029|
||||||22,813|
## **10. Debtors**
Accrued income
|**2023**
**£**
-
-|**2022**
**£**
13,944|
|---|---|
||13,944|
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UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
## **THE SAVE ME TRUST**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **11. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
|Trade and other creditors
Accruals|**2023**
**£**
30,766
6,738
37,504|**2022**
**£**
4,671
39,830|
|---|---|---|
|||44,501|
## **12. Analysis of net assets between funds**
|**12. Analysis of net assets between funds**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Unrestricted **
**Funds**
**£**
Tangible fixed assets
26,029
Current assets
18,589
Current liabilities
(37,504)
7,114|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
148,304
-
148,304|**2023**
**Total**
**Unrestricted **
**Funds**
**Funds**
**£**
**£**
26,029
22,813
166,893
33,431
(37,504)
(44,501)
155,418
11,743|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
89,182
-
89,182|**2022**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
22,813
122,613
(44,501)|
|||||100,925|
## **13. Net movement in funds**
|**13. Net movement in funds**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Restricted funds
Badger and cattle vaccination
Rewilding campaign
Amazing Grace campaign
Unrestricted funds
General funds
Restricted funds
Badger and cattle vaccination
Unrestricted funds
General funds||**Year ended 31 March 2023**||||
||**Total funds**
**brought**
**forward**
**£**
89,182
-
-
89,182
11,743
100,925|**Total**
**Total**
**Transfers**
**incoming**
**resources**
**between**
**resources**
**expended**
**funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**
60
(5,445)
-
39,116
-
-
39,727
(14,336)
-
78,903
(19,781)
-
333,418
(338,047)
-
412,321
(357,828)
-
**Year ended 31 March 2022**|||**Total funds**
**carried**
**forward**
**£**
83,797
39,116
25,391|
||||||148,304|
||||||7,114|
||||||155,418|
|||||||
||**Total funds**
**brought**
**forward**
**£**
93,611
32,151
125,762|**Total**
**incoming**
**resources**
**£**
60
271,224
271,284|**Total**
**resources**
**expended**
**£**
(4,489)
(291,632)
(296,121)|**Transfers**
**between**
**funds**
**£**
-
-
-|**Total funds**
**carried**
**forward**
**£**
89,182
11,743|
||||||100,925|
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**THE SAVE ME TRUST** UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **13. Net movement in funds (continued)** _Description of funds_
Badger and cattle vaccination
Funds received to be used to support a vaccination programme with the aim of reducing the risk of bovine TB in individual badgers and reduce transmission from badger to badger and therefore onto
Rewilding campaign Funds received to be used to support planting schemes used inline with existing flora and fauna to enhance the food chain for wildlife. Amazing Grace campaign Funds received to be used to support the Amazing Grace project to raise awareness of the challenges faced by hedgehogs and increase hedgehog friendly environments.
Funds received to be used to support planting schemes used inline with existing flora and fauna to enhance the food chain for wildlife.
## **14. Comparatve statement of financial activities**
|**Unrestricted **
**Funds**
**Note**
**£**
**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:**
Donations and legacies
**1**
271,213
Investments
**2**
11
**Total**
271,224
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Raising funds
**3**
36,031
Charitable activities
**4**
255,601
**Total**
291,632
**Net income/expenditure)**
(20,408)
**Transfers between funds**
**13**
-
**Net movement in funds**
(20,408)
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
**Total funds brought forward**
**12, 13**
32,151
**Total funds carried forward**
**12, 13**
11,743|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
60
-
60
-
4,489
4,489
(4,429)
-
(4,429)
93,611
89,182|**2022**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
271,273
11|
|---|---|---|
|||271,284|
|||36,031
260,090|
|||296,121|
|||(24,837)
-|
|||(24,837)
125,762|
|||100,925|
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