Crystal Rogers Animal Welfare Trust (CRAWT) Charity Report of the trustees for the year ending 5 April 2022
The trustees of Crystal Rogers Animal Welfare Trust present their annual report and audited accounts for the year ended 5 April 2022.
OUR OBJECTIVES
CRAWT has two main objectives:
a) To relieve the suffering and distress of animals who are in need of care and protection by reason of sickness, neglect or maltreatment;
b) To educate members of the public in matters concerning animal welfare.
CRAWT was founded by a friend of Crystal Rogers, who was British woman who was foundational in improving animal welfare in India. She was on the Animal Welfare Board of India and founded a number of animal rescue organisations in India. CRAWT was named in Crystal’s honour.
CRAWT works closely with two of the charities founded by Crystal to achieve its objectives. CRAWT provides critical funding to enable them to rescue, rehabilitate, and either release or run adoption centres for both domestic and wild animals in India. The two charities that CRAWT works closely with are: Compassion Unlimited Plus Action (CUPA) and Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (WRRC).
OUR FINANCES
CRAWT received an income of £502,936.30 in the 2021-2022 financial year. £500,000 of this income was from a legacy from Susan Smith’s estate, to which we are extremely grateful. Susan Smith was an animal lover and friend of the founder of CRAWT Rosemary Poole. This was an interim distribution. We expect a further smaller distribution in the 2022 financial year.
On discussion with the trustees of CUPA, CRAWT has determined that this monies shall be invested into interest bearing accounts, where appropriate. This is due to the conservative nature of the charity and reluctance to place any of the monies at risk. The trustees have set-up 3 additional savings account during the financial year to satisfy this request. The amounts in each account have been set at £85,000 take enable the funds to be covered by FSCS. Further accounts will be set-up in 2022 to maximize the interest that can be obtained.
CRAWT will also donate funds to both CUPA and WRRC to enable them to continue to continue their animal welfare work.
During 2021-2022, CRAWT donated £7,000 to CUPA and £7,000 to WRRC:
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CUPA (https://cupabangalore.org/) – has a number of properties in Bangalore that are dedicated to rescuing, neutering, rehabilitating, providing veterinary care and rehoming domestic pets. The funds enable CUPA to continue in this vital animal welfare activities.
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WRRC – WRRC was set-up by the CUPA trustees to focus on providing relief to wild animals, birds and reptiles. The scope of work includes medical treatment, housing and handling cases of cruelty. WRRC also works with the public to raise awareness for humane treatment of animals, conducts campaigns, and is engaged in research and surveys to improve the welfare of captive elephants.
CHARITY TRUSTEES
CRAWT has the four trustees below. All are volunteers and do not receive any payment.
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Rosemary Frances Poole
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Rochelle Louise Lucas
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Salle Elizabeth Knocker
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Sameera Singh
Charity: The Crystal Rogers Animal Welfare Trust Financial Year: 6 April 2021 - 5 April 2022
Profit & Loss Statement
| Income | £ | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy - Susan Smith (interim distribution) | 500,000.00 | ||
| Regular Donations | 2,750.44 | ||
| Amazon Smile | 13.93 | ||
| Barclays Bank Interest | 3.84 | ||
| Redwood Bank Interest | 168.09 | ||
| Hampshire Trust Bank Interest | - | ||
| Total Income | 502,936.30 | ||
| Expenses | CUPA Donation | 7,000.00 | |
| WRRC Donation | 7,000.00 | ||
| Bank Charges for CUPA Donation | 25.00 | ||
| Bank Charges for WRRC Donation | 25.00 | ||
| Total | |||
| Expenses | 14,050.00 | ||
| Profit before | Tax | 488,886.30 | |
| Tax | 0 | ||
| Net Profit | 488,886.30 |
| Charity: | The Crystal Rogers Animal Welfare Trust | |
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| Financial Year: | 6 April 2021 - 5 April 2022 | |
| Cash Flow Statement | ||
| Cash Flow from operating activities | £ | |
| Legacy - Susan Smith (interim | ||
| distribution) | 500,000.00 | |
| Regular Donations | 2,750.44 | |
| Amazon Smile | 13.93 | |
| Cash flow from investing activities | ||
| Barclays Bank Interest | 3.84 | |
| Redwood Bank Interest | 168.09 | |
| Hampshire Trust Bank Interest | - | |
| Cash at the beginning | of the year | 15200.17 |
| Cash at the end of the year | 504,166.47 | |
| New Increase in Cash Flow | 488,966.30 |
| Charity: | The Crystal Rogers Animal Welfare Trust |
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| Financial | |
| Year: | 6 April 2021 - 5 April 2022 |
| Balance Sheet | ||
|---|---|---|
| Current Assets | £ | |
| Cash - Barclays | 83,912.54 | |
| Cash - Barclays Savings | 250,083.84 | |
| Cash - Redwood Bank | 85,169.09 | |
| Cash - Hampshire Trust | ||
| Bank | 85,001.00 | |
| Total Assets | 504,166.47 | |
| Liabilities | ||
| Accounts Payable | 0 | |
| Accrued Expenses | 0 | |
| Total | ||
| Liabilities | 0 |
Rochelle L shelley.uk@googlemail.com
THE CRYSTAL ROGERS ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST: 1083053 CRM:0181449
CS - Correspondence1 CSCorres1@charitycommission.gov.uk
14 December 2021 at 16:04
To: "rochelle@jore.no" rochelle@jore.no
Dear Ms Lucas
THE CRYSTAL ROGERS ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST: 1083053
Thank you for your application for dispensation from the accounts scrutiny requirements of section 144(2) and 145(1) of the Charities Act 2011.
Unfortunately, we are unable to consider audit dispensations in advance of a charity’s financial year end. You will need to contact us again after your financial year end when the exact income and expenditure figures are available.
I am unsure if you are aware that parliament increased the audit threshold to £1m gross income, or if gross assets exceed £3.6m and gross income exceeds £250,000 in order to balance the burden of cost with the need for assurance about the accounts in the public interest. Is an audit likely or an independent examination? If a full audit is not required I regret we have no power available to us to grant a dispensation for the requirement to an independent examination.
In the meantime, you may wish to refer to the guidance on Auditing and examining your accounts, which is on our website at Audit exemptions for charities - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) and https://www.gov.uk/government/ publications/independent-examination-of-charity-accounts-trustees-cc31 This provides information regarding the circumstances in which an audit dispensation may be given. It also provides details of the format in which to apply for a dispensation.
I hope this is helpful.
Yours sincerely Ann Marie Grayling Regulatory Authority
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Are you contacting us about a registered charity? Yes
Charity Number 1083053
Charity Name The Crystal Rogers Animal Welfare Trust
Your name Rochelle Lucas
Your email address rochelle@jore.no
Your telephone number 07910426206
Relationship to the charity Trustee
What do you need to contact us about? Requesting a waiver from audit
Have you read and followed guidance on GOV.UK about this? Yes
What specifically do you need to contact us about?
My name is Rochelle Lucas and I am a trustee for The Crystal Rogers Animal Welfare Trust (Charity number: 1083053).
We have received a ?500,000 donation as part of a will. This is a one-off donation. We have not received such a large sum before and would not expect to receive it in future years.
Sadly, many of our supporters have aged and we now have very few that donate each year. Last year we received proceeds from the sale of a book, but this is not an ongoing income. Outside of the donation from the will, we expect to receive
We will be working with our affiliated charities to look at how to spend the funds that we have just received. The remainder of the monies will be invested into fixed rate bond and savings accounts. Given the very low interest rates, this will produce very little income.
I work in the financial services industry (I am the Chief Risk Officer for Capital Markets at the London Stock Exchange Group) and will prepare the accounts for the charity.
We would like to request a waiver from having to engage and pay for an external audit. This is due to the fact that this is a one-off donation, we are a very small charity and we would like to preserve as much of the monies as possible to enable us to maximise the donations and impact that we can make.
What do you need from the Commission?
We would like to request a waiver from having to engage and pay for an external audit.
How are the trustees satisfied that this is in the best interests of the charity?
Yes, this request has been discussed and agreed with the other trustees from the charity.
- I have read and accept the commission's privacy terms. I can confirm
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