## **Cuan Wildlife Rescue** ## **Report and Accounts** ## **31[st] December 2020** Registered Charity Number 1096812 ## **CUAN WILDLIFE RESCUE** ## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2019 ## **Principal address and registered office** Cuan Wildlife Rescue Stretton Road Much Wenlock Shropshire TF13 6DD ## **Trustees** Mr James Ashley Mr Doug Hughes Mr Jeff Davis Mr Andrew Woodhouse Mrs Anna Nicholas Mr Reg Gregg ## **Manager** Mrs Anna Nicholas **Operations Director** Mr Sean Nicholas ## **Founder** Megan Morris-Jones ## **Bankers** Barclays Bank 65/66 High Street Bridgnorth Shropshire WV16 4EE ## **Legal Status** Charity registration number – 1096812 Established under Trust deed dated 2[nd] April 2003 ## **CUAN WILDLIFE RESCUE** ## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES** ## FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 The trustees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31[st] December 2020. ## **STUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## **Governing document** Cuan Wildlife Rescue is a registered charity constituted under a Deed of Trust (dated 2[nd] April 2003). Registered charity number 1096812. ## **Governance** The Charity is governed by the Trustees and meetings are held as and when required but at least annually. Additional Trustees can be appointed by the existing Trustees. All newly appointed Trustees and existing Trustees are reminded of their responsibilities. ## **Risk Management** The Trustees have identified the major risks which face the charity and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate the effect of those risks. The matter will be kept under review. ## **Organisation** The Trustees meet as necessary to discuss the affairs and management of the charity. The trustees are happy to leave the day to day running of the charity to the Manager, Anna Nicholas and Operations Director, Sean Nicholas. In the event of any single item of expenditure in excess of £1000, this is presented to the Trustees for their decision. ## **The aims and objectives of the charity continue to be;** ## _**To relieve the suffering of sick wild animals by;**_ - _**Rescuing, caring for and rehabilitating injured, orphaned or distressed wild animals**_ - _**To advance the education of the public in the care and rehabilitation of wild animals**_ - _**To undertake research or assist others undertaking research in the field of wildlife rehabilitation.**_ Cuan Wildlife Rescue is a Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre where we take in sick, injured or orphaned wild animals and birds, with the aim of nursing them back to health. Once fully recovered, great emphasis is placed on returning them back to the area from where they came, where they may have a mate waiting, or where at least they will be familiar with their territory or hunting-ground. We are the only centre in Shropshire open all day all year round – and out of hours for emergencies – where a wildlife casualty will receive on arrival immediate first-aid treatment in the form of pain relief, fluid therapy, warmth and treatment for shock as appropriate. We work closely with the Severn Edge Veterinary Centre in Much Wenlock and Bridgnorth. ## **Achievements** 2020 proved to be our busiest year on record. 5740 casualties were treated, a 20% increase from the previous year. In particular increases were seen in the number of swans admitted with totalled to 127 and also hedgehogs as we admitted 1339. We had an exceptionally busy autumn with many hedgehogs coming in small and sickly. We once again worked closely with RSPCA Stapeley Grange. When they were full in the summer season, we admitted wildlife which would otherwise have gone to them from Birmingham and the West Midlands. Due to the Covid lockdown and restrictions, our usual fundraising events such as the Open day, Summer ball, Vintage car and craft show and many more, had to be cancelled. We utilised online platforms and held virtual quiz nights, auctions, competitions and held a virtual open day. We also organised and hosted a successful Virtual Christmas Fair. In 2021 we have plans for more virtual and online events and very much look forward to when we can hold our usual events again. Due to the increase in the number of admissions and calls regarding injured wildlife and the volume of young animals and birds that required feeding, we employed extra workers from May to September. The hours covered by staff were 84 per week. This enabled the wildlife hospital to be staffed from 8am until 8pm seven days a week. Outside these hours, finders are advised to email or message on social media where volunteers pick up messages and can give advice or arrange a rescue ensuring a 24/7 rescue response to injured, orphaned or sick wildlife. We are lucky to have some wonderful volunteers working with us, who give up one or two days a week to help with the wildlife. During the summer, this number increases due to the increase in work. As well as volunteers, we also provide placements for work experience students from schools, colleges, and universities. The placements range from two weeks to a year. We enjoy working with the students as we believe education plays a vital part in the future of wildlife rehabilitation and conservation. Our charity shop in Much Wenlock is continuing to be successful, even in such a challenging year, and provides the charity with a regular income each month. We have two part time managers who are supported by a lovely team of volunteers, many who have been with us since it opened. The volunteers are a vital aspect in the running of the shop, and the time and work they put in is very much appreciated. Our second shop in Shrewsbury opened in January 2020, again with such a difficult year with lockdowns etc, it has been difficult to get a true reflection of the success of this. During 2020 we have received grants from several trusts including The Animal Rescue Foundation Ltd, The Marchig Animal Welfare Trust, The Hobson Charitable Trust, Edna Smylie Memorial Foundation, The Daniell Trust, The Ludford Trust, The Geoff Hill Charitable Trust, Michael and Shirley Hunt Charitable Trust, and Rose Animal Welfare Trust. These, along with others, donated towards the building of new aviaries, a new waterfowl enclosure and a rescue vehicle. The aviaries and waterfowl pool were in constant use over the summer months. We are incredibly grateful to all the trusts who have awarded us money. Due to the large increase in our animal admissions, in 2021 we will be seeking other grants for a second hospital building and operating costs. Donations of food for the wildlife from members of the public and businesses amounted to approximately £14,000. Having this amount donated makes a huge difference to our running costs. We continue to deliver talks to adult groups around the county as well as educational talks to school children and other youth groups where we can, abiding by the Covid restrictions. **Financial Review** Total income for the year was £396,540.89 Expenses for the year were £346,946.67 This gives a profit of £49,594.22 ## **Major Sources of income for the year:** |Charity Shops|£118,417.47| |---|---| |Membership/Sponsorship|£1,108.00| |Donations|£185,492.80| |Events|£17,772.20| |Sales|£8,906.79| |Interest|£55.63| |Standing orders|£11,138.00| |Trusts and Grants|£53,650.00| The figure for donations is pleasing, as is the one for standing orders. The charity shops have been successful, all be it within a difficult and challenging year. We continue to be supported by the RSPCA Shropshire Branch who give us a generous monthly donation towards our vet bills. ## **Major expenses for the year:** Charity Shops £100,529.75 Food £2,925.24 Fundraising and Publicity £18,148.28 Building & Maintenance £40,788.93 Sundries £1,596.12 Vet Bills £9,903.66 Staff Wages £116,551.75 PAYE, Nat Ins, Emp Ins £19,788.88 Transport £16,896.68 Utilities £4,866.00 Telephone & Postage £372.00 Other Direct Charitable Costs £8,506.33 Other Management and Admin Costs £6,073.05 Significant one-off expenses included the previously mentioned waterfowl pool and rescue vehicle. Payroll costs continue to account for a large percentage of the charity’s expenses. There is an increase this year with the addition of more members of staff throughout the summer months. We aim to keep salary costs as low as possible whilst ensuring that our employees are appropriately remunerated for their work. **In summary,** the Trustees feel the charity’s financial position is stable and the end of year surplus is good news. As year on year expenses continue to increase it will be necessary to continue to closely monitor costs, particularly around wages and building costs. It is necessary to continue to seek funding from existing and new sources in order to continue to maintain and improve facilities. **Future Plans for 2021** - To continue to provide our care and rehabilitation services for injured wildlife. - To further improve facilities for the care and rehabilitation of casualties at each stage of their care. - To continue to provide a good learning environment for students and other work experience placements. - To continue to raise funds for the day to day running of the wildlife centre. - To continue to run a charity shop in Much Wenlock and Shrewsbury. - To look to building a second hospital building as overflow during the summer months. ## **Reserves Policy** Financial reserves are necessary to support the charity in case of difficulty. However, the charity is solely reliant upon donations, charity shop income, grants and legacies to build the reserve level. At the end of the year the charity held reserves to continue for up to 5 months. It is agreed that the reserves need to be increased this year if funding permits. ## **Related parties** There are no related party transactions for within the charity. ## **TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES** Charity law 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 surplus or deficit for that year. In preparing these financial statements the trustees are required to; - Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently - Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent - Prepare the financial statements on the ongoing concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue to operate. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at the time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. 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. For and on behalf of the Trustees of Cuan Wildlife Rescue Anna Nicholas, Trustee Date 17/01/2019 **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2020** ## **INCOME** |Donations
Legacies Receivable
Bank Interest received
Miscellaneous Income
Charity Shop Income
**TOTAL**|£146,418.44
£15,500.00
£55.63
£116,149.35
£118,417.47
**£396,540.89**| |---|---| ## **EXPENDITURE** |Direct Charitable Costs
Management and Administration
Fundraising and Publicity
Charity Shop Expenses
**TOTAL**|£191,357.23
£36,911.41
£18,148.28
£100,529.75
**£346,946.67**| |---|---| ## **PROFIT FOR THE YEAR** **£49,594.22** **CUAN WILDLIFE RESCUE** ## **BALANCE SHEET** ## **As at 31[st] December 2020** |**Fixed assets**
- please see note on page 10|**Fixed assets**
- please see note on page 10|| |---|---|---| |**£**||| |Tangible assets||163,849.63| |**Current Assets**||**£**| |Cash at bank and in hand||96,505.37| |Animal food stocks||2,500| |Animal equipment||1,000| |Other stock||1,000| |||101,005.37| ||________________________________________________|| **TOTAL ASSETS £264,855.00** ## Cuan Wildlife Rescue Asset Register 2020 Asset – Fixed assets include land, buildings, equipment or any item over £100 when bought or donated. Fixed assets and depreciation Fixed assets are included at cost and Cuan Wildlife have adopted a policy to depreciate all fixed assets except freehold land, hospital building and permeant structures. Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful economic life. New hospital and permeant buildings – 20 years’ straight line Plant and machinery – 25% straight line Office equipment – 25% straight line ||**Land and**
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**r**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Badgers|**41**|0.71%|2|2|1|8|9|8|4|4|0|1|2|0| |Bats|**162**|2.82%|4|0|3|5|5|13|63|35|23|9|1|1| |Canada Geese|**25**|0.44%|0|0|2|0|4|6|6|3|1|0|2|1| |Corvids|**288**|5.02%|4|3|7|12|106|98|24|10|5|9|4|6| |Deer|**37**|0.64%|3|1|1|1|3|3|6|2|2|6|5|4| |Doves|**111**|1.93%|3|5|4|8|10|12|16|19|13|13|4|4| |Ducks|**466**|8.12%|1|12|12|127|84|120|85|6|6|8|4|1| |Foxes|**36**|0.63%|2|1|1|10|10|5|1|3|0|3|0|0| |Game Birds|**102**|1.78%|2|5|3|0|12|37|13|14|1|5|6|4| |Garden Birds|**1368**|23.83%|7|9|9|65|342|373|321|173|40|13|7|9| |Hedgehogs|**1339**|23.33%|28|10|16|56|84|180|231|143|191|191|131|78| |Mammals|**15**|0.26%|0|0|3|2|0|6|2|2|0|0|0|0| |Owls|**77**|1.34%|2|4|4|3|17|5|7|8|9|2|12|4| |Pigeons|**1068**|18.61%|21|18|18|42|114|141|162|217|155|118|31|31| |Rabbits|**94**|1.64%|2|3|1|20|16|14|14|17|4|3|0|0| |Raptors|**98**|1.71%|3|4|5|4|5|9|17|13|14|8|4|12| |Reptiles/Amphibian
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%||**100**|**83**|**108**|**387**|**876**|**1091**|**1037**|**714**|**515**|**419**|**236**|**174**| |**Month**|**1994**|**1995**|**1996**|**1997**|**1998**|**1999**|**2000**|**2001**|**2002**|**2003**|**2004**|**2005**|**2006**|**2007**|**2008**|**2009**|**2010**|**2011**|**2012**|**2013**|**2014**|**2015**|**2016**|**2017**|**2018**|**2019**|**2020**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Jan|12|12|26|31|32|25|39|43|60|46|31|53|41|29|32|51|43|118|43|46|33|56|47|54|63|61|100| |Feb|7|12|21|22|29|26|33|36|63|49|29|38|50|25|43|29|28|55|46|45|29|47|39|38|66|93|83| |Mar|23|25|23|27|34|60|68|45|65|92|50|56|69|58|43|50|43|63|76|59|73|63|51|70|96|126|108| |Apr|21|25|46|42|120|137|115|98|122|114|108|139|100|89|83|95|118|134|159|88|134|162|194|242|251|273|387| |May|48|60|48|104|138|134|142|197|195|191|179|170|221|198|197|201|196|182|235|219|235|309|289|348|568|663|876| |Jun|66|87|104|85|153|148|181|216|174|189|237|272|248|208|184|226|238|220|319|278|303|498|437|648|779|759|1091| |Jul|47|83|88|113|149|146|141|174|151|198|193|232|201|171|236|229|165|255|278|377|337|368|486|616|809|878|1037| |Aug|22|49|65|84|96|102|117|110|147|153|131|146|158|156|148|177|184|152|181|210|230|296|376|446|470|634|714| |Sep|26|40|58|99|88|84|96|115|129|143|119|121|125|103|106|122|128|128|159|149|193|202|264|353|312|501|515| |Oct|15|30|32|50|73|71|74|86|126|95|121|74|89|81|74|96|103|97|106|127|89|193|149|264|216|381|419| |Nov|11|25|41|42|53|48|63|53|77|41|44|64|66|59|72|56|65|59|86|73|71|102|121|173|138|310|236| |Dec|8|30|30|47|39|24|34|45|42|50|40|29|23|42|50|55|65|31|45|55|63|44|67|103|86|126|174| |**Total**|306|478|582|746|1004|1005|1103|1218|1351|1361|1282|1394|1391|1219|1268|1387|1376|1494|1733|1726|1790|2340|2520|3355|3854|4805|5740| ## **- Creatures Cared For At Cuan Wildlife 2020** ||**Source**|**Source**|**Source**|**History**|**History**|**History**|**History**||**Geographical Split**|**Geographical Split**|**Geographical Split**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Species**|**RSPCA**|**Member**
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**Intake**| |**Ducks**|**7**|**446**|**13**|**416**|**379**|**0**|**89.27%**|**15**|**39**|**427**|**91.63%**|**466**| |**Swans**|**8**|**119**|**0**|**113**|**95**|**4**|**88.98%**|**9**|**35**|**92**|**72.44%**|**127**| |**Other Water Birds**|**4**|**86**|**9**|**58**|**46**|**0**|**58.59%**|**29**|**32**|**67**|**67.68%**|**99**| |**Raptors**|**4**|**85**|**9**|**47**|**36**|**3**|**47.96%**|**33**|**21**|**77**|**78.57%**|**98**| |**Owls**|**0**|**68**|**9**|**38**|**25**|**3**|**49.35%**|**32**|**10**|**67**|**87.01%**|**77**| |**Game Birds**|**1**|**96**|**5**|**41**|**29**|**0**|**40.20%**|**25**|**15**|**87**|**85.29%**|**102**| |**Corvids**|**15**|**252**|**21**|**131**|**79**|**1**|**45.49%**|**119**|**68**|**220**|**76.39%**|**288**| |**Pigeons**|**39**|**993**|**36**|**428**|**209**|**5**|**40.07%**|**561**|**198**|**870**|**81.46%**|**1068**| |**Doves**|**5**|**98**|**8**|**67**|**32**|**1**|**60.36%**|**40**|**26**|**85**|**76.58%**|**111**| |**Garden Birds**|**34**|**1286**|**48**|**658**|**383**|**0**|**48.10%**|**197**|**179**|**1189**|**86.92%**|**1368**| |**Hedgehogs**|**19**|**1279**|**41**|**763**|**337**|**107**|**56.98%**|**161**|**406**|**932**|**69.66%**|**1339**| |**Badgers**|**4**|**37**|**0**|**29**|**17**|**0**|**70.73%**|**16**|**23**|**18**|**43.90%**|**41**| |**Foxes**|**2**|**34**|**0**|**20**|**17**|**0**|**55.56%**|**10**|**14**|**22**|**61.11%**|**36**| |**Bats**|**0**|**149**|**13**|**89**|**63**|**0**|**54.94%**|**23**|**38**|**124**|**76.54%**|**162**| |**Rabbits**|**5**|**81**|**8**|**48**|**31**|**0**|**51.06%**|**29**|**11**|**83**|**88.30%**|**94**| |**Others**|**3**|**257**|**4**|**121**|**89**|**0**|**45.83%**|**69**|**49**|**215**|**81.44%**|**264**| |||||||||||||| |**Totals**|**150**|**5366**|**224**|**3067**|**1867**|**124**|**53.43%**|**1368**|**1164**|**4575**|**79.72%**|**5740**| |**Total number of creatures admitted to Cuan House in 2020**|**5740**| |---|---| |**Number of the above released to the wild or still in care**|**1991**| |**% success rate disregarding those that died in the first 48 hours**|**65%**|