Reg. Charity No. 1094896
Rose Cottage Cat Rescue, Ludlow Road, Craven Arms
Tel: 01694 781433
Email: rosecottagecatrescue@googlemail.com
Annual Report 1st June 2023/31st May 2024
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 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Donations | 16749.41 | 12,057.07 |
| Legacy | 1032.76 | 20,500 |
| Fundraising | ||
| ShopIncome | 48859.06 | 53518.47 |
| Gift Aid | ||
| Shropshire Council Grant |
| Income | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | Expenditure | 2022/23 | 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | 16749.41 | 12,057.07 | Vets | 22640.47 | 23285.47 | |
| Legacy | 1032.76 | 20,500 | Cat Food | 8747.59 | 9920.50 | |
| Fundraising | Misc | 2604.75 | 4423.87 | |||
| ShopIncome | 48859.06 | 53518.47 | Cat Litter | 657.60 | 732.57 | |
| Gift Aid | Stationery | 410.10 | 312.10 | |||
| Shropshire Council | ||||||
| Grant | Shop/Property | 7989.17 | 11369.18 | |||
| Total | 66641.23 | 86075.54 | Total | 43049.68 | 50043.69 | |
| Bank Account Balance: 1st June 2023 | £24 218.56 | |||||
| 31st May 2024 | £60 631.09 | |||||
| Property: | 1st June 2023 | £155 471.42 | ||||
| 31st May 2024 | £155 471.42 |
Admittance and Rehoming:
| Rehoming 2022/23 2023/24 Adult 20 24 Kittens 58 53 PTS/Died 6 13 Stayingat Rose Cottage 1 2 Returned to Site/Owner 2 7 Total 87 99 |
Admittance 2022/23 2023/24 | Admittance 2022/23 2023/24 | Admittance 2022/23 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | 24 | 26 | |
| Kittens | 59 | 58 | |
| Total 83 84 |
PTS/Died- 13 (7 newborn kittens rejected by mum cat, 4 elderly long term resident/ foster cats, 2 kittens with viral disease)
Staying at RC- 2 ( Kitty 12 year old female and Ted 1 year old semi-feral)
- Returned to site/owner 7 (5 neutered feral cats an 2 'found' pets)
We neutered 60 plus issued 18 vouchers and microchipped 49 throughout the year
Summary
Our admittance and rehoming figures are very similar to last years with both adult cats and kittens arriving in much the same numbers.
Our neutering figures have increased but this is due to our neutering assistance vouchers. We have noticed that there has been much more demand on our Pet Food bank facility with many owners struggling at times to cover the food costs for their pets.
Also increasing veterinary costs are causing many owners problems. We are trying to assist with the cost of neutering through our ongoing voucher scheme but we have also been asked to make contributions towards the cost of treating illness or injury as owners face unexpected vets fees at a time when household budgets are low.
This may be the reason that we have noticed more cats being abandoned and in several cases these cats have had quite serious injuries which have been left untreated.
These injuries may have been sustained as the cats are trying to eke out a survival on their own or they may have been thrown out because of the unaffordable veterinary treatment - needed. Many of these abandoned cats are un neutered which of course creates another problem further on down the line as they produce a colony of stray, feral offspring. Income: Our income has increased this year as although our donations are reduced from the previous year, our shop income has increased and we have also benefitted from two generous legacies.
Expenditure: With the exception of Stationery, which has reduced, all areas of spending have increased on last year. This is largely due to general price increases; our shop expenditure is particularly effected by the higher cost of electricity but also the cost of installing security camera's at the shop.
Looking Forward.
Although our primary aim is to rescue and rehome we feel that it is important to try and support pet owners who are experiencing financial difficulties as this is often a short term issue and if we can prevent cats needing to be rehomed or from becoming strays it is better for everyone in the long term, So with this in mind we will continue our Neutering Assistance Vouchers and also our pet food bank facility as it is likely that the cost of living crisis will continue for some time.
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