Reg. Charity No. 1094896
Rose Cottage Cat Rescue, Ludlow Road, Craven Arms
Tel: 01694 781433
Email: rosecottagecatrescue@googlemail.com
Annual Report 1st June 2022/31st May 2023
Our aims are:
For the benefit of the public to relieve the sickness and distress of stray, abandoned and unwanted cats and kittens by:
- The rescue and re homing of such animals.
The encouragement and promotion of neutering of domestic and feral cats.
To advance the education of the general public in all matters relating to the caring for, and keeping of domestic cats.
Trustees: Geraldine Holyoake Chairperson Julia Williams Secretary Sarah Wells Treasurer Lillian Tomlinson
Income and expenditure
Misc. Costs include Paint and DIY materials, Accountants fees, Insurance, Petrol/travelling, Electricity, Microchips, Postage and cleaning and hygiene products.
| Income 2021/22 2022/23 |
Income 2021/22 2022/23 |
Income 2021/22 2022/23 |
|---|---|---|
| Donations | 15809.12 | 16749.41 |
| Legacy | 1032.76 | |
| Fundraising | 30.00 | |
| ShopIncome | 35301.28 | 48859.06 |
| Gift Aid | 1661.15 | |
| Shropshire Council Grant |
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| Total 52801.55 66641.23 |
| Income | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | Expenditure | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 15809.12 | 16749.41 | Vets | 25264.17 | 22640.47 | ||
| Legacy | 1032.76 | Cat Food | 8044.78 | 8747.59 | |||
| Fundraising | 30.00 | Misc | 1886.67 | 2604.75 | |||
| ShopIncome | 35301.28 | 48859.06 | Cat Litter | 1320.00 | 657.60 | ||
| Gift Aid | 1661.15 | Stationery | 502.16 | 410.10 | |||
| Shropshire Council | |||||||
| Grant | Shop/Property | 34976.41 | 7989.17 | ||||
| Total | 52801.55 | 66641.23 | Total | 71994.19 | 43049.68 | ||
| Bank Account Balance: 1st June 2022 | £1318.66 credit | ||||||
| 31st May 2023 | £24 218.56 | ||||||
| Property: | 1st June 2022 | £155 471.42 | |||||
| 31st May 2023 | £155 471.42 |
Admittance and Rehoming:
| Admittance and Rehoming: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rehoming 2021/22 2022/23 Adult 46 20 Kittens 61 58 PTS/Died 9 6 Stayingat Rose Cottage 0 1 Returned to Site/Owner 3 2 Total 119 87 |
Admittance 2020/21 2022/23 | ||
| Adults | 56 | 24 | |
| Kittens | 74 | 59 | |
| Total 130 83 |
— PTS 1 elderly feral 2 foster cats with long term health conditions
1 orphan kitten
1 resident cat
1 cat with health condition in cattery
We neutered 52 cats and microchipped 48 cats through the year.
Summary
Our income has continue to rise this year as our shop has continued to be a great success and we have now let the flat above the shop and have regular income from the rent. Our veterinary fees this year have reduced as we have not had any large colony of cats requiring extensive veterinary treatment due to previous neglect as we did last year.
Our rehoming has dropped a little; this is probably due to the cost of living crisis which continues to affect many people. This unfortunately slows the system down a little and can affect our ability to take in other urgent cases. Our admittance figures are down from last year which means we means our neutering and microchipping figures have also decreased.
Looking forward.
We are aware that colonies of cats exist and are helping people manage them by providing food and neutering so that they can be managed effectively.
Hopefully our shop and rental income will put us in place to do as much as we can. We are looking to continue to assist cat owners with the cost of neutering their pets as an ongoing project as this is the only way to reduce the number of unwanted animals. There is as always so much work to do.
Independent Examiner's report on the accounts
Report to the trustees of Rose Cottage Cat Rescue
On accounts for the year ended 31st May 2023
Charity Number 1094896
Set out on page 2
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31st May 2023.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust, 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 Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Ruth Whiting of RLW Accountants Chartered Accountant
Castle Green, Ludlow Road, Little Stretton, Church Stretton, Shropshire, SY6 6RB 3rd April 2024
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