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Registered company number: 04672215 (England and Wales) Registered Charity numbers: 1097119, 1097119-1 and 1097119-2 (England and Wales)

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 FOR SECRET WORLD WILDLIFE RESCUE (SWWR)

Uniting Direction accounts incorporating: SECRET WORLD LIMITED (company 03658761) THE BLUEBELL SETT CHARITABLE TRUST AND BLUEBELL SETT

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Patrons: Rose Buck, Lloyd Buck, Jilly Cooper CBE, Mike Dilger, Sarah Fisher, Anthony Head, Martin Hughes-Games, Simon King OBE, Desmond Morris, Chris Packham CBE, Rhianna Pratchett, Valerie Singleton OBE, Chris Sperring MBE, Hannah Stitfall, Michaela Strachan

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CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022

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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS|3| |Acknowledgements|4| |WHAT WE DO|4| |Our vision|4| |Our|mission|5| |Where we work|6| |Public|benefit|6| |ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE|7| |Achievements|of objectives|9| |STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT|10| |Legal structure|10| |Group|structure|10| |Organisational|structure|10| |Trustee|Governance|and|Recruitment|10| |Risk Management|11| |PEOPLE AND CULTURE|12| |Our supporters|12| |Our|patrons|12| |Charity|management,|leadership|and|staffing|12| |Our employees and|volunteers|13| |FOUNDER’S|REPORT|14| |REVIEW OF MAIN|CHARITY ACTIVITIES|15| |Operations Manager|report|15| |Volunteering|report|16| |Animal|care|report|17| |Learning and education|report|20| |External|relations|and|fundraising|report|23| |Facilities|report|31| |FUTURE|PLANS|33| |FINANCIAL REVIEW|34| |STATEMENT OF THE TRUSTEES’|RESPONSIBILITIES|36| |INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT|37| |CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES|40| |CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET|Al| |CHARITY BALANCE|SHEET|42| |CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH|FLOWS|43| |NOTES TO THE|FINANCIAL STATEMENTS|44| |DETAILED CONSOLIDATED|PROFIT AND|LOSS ACCOUNT|55|

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LEGAL AND ADMINSTRATIVE DETAILS

The Trustees, who are also directors of the Charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present thelr report with the financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 December 2022. The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charitles preparing their accounts in accordance with United Kingdom Financial Reporting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practices) Including FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland”. LEGAL STATUS ,

Registered Company number: 4672215 (England and Wales) Registered Charity number: 1097119 (England and Wales)

Linked charities:

TheBluebellBluebell Sett:Sett Charity Charitable numberTrust: 1097119-1Charity(formerlynumber 1048323)1097119-2 (formerly 1078691)

Linked trading company: Secret World Limited: 03658761 (England and Wales)

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REGISTERED OFFICE AND OPERATIONAL ADDRESS

New Road, East Huntspili, Highbridge, Somerset, TAS 3PZ

TRUSTEES

Chris Stenlake (Chalr and Treasurer) Roger Branton (Trustee) (resigned 02/02/2023) Wendy Goodwin (Trustee) Marle Negus (Trustee) (resigned 12/04/2023} Chris Pawson {formally appointed 09/06/2022) Dominic Phillips (formally appointed 09/06/2022) Liz Hughes (Trustee; resigned 01/09/2022) Richard Hockey (co-opted 06/10/2022)

CEO _Lesley Browne (resigned 30/04/2022} COMPANY SECRETARY Lesley Browne (resigned 07/04/2022)

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Chris Stenlake (appointed 09/06/2022}

FOUNDER AND ADVISOR

Pauline Kidner

EXTERNAL ADVISOR

Dr Elizabeth Mullineaux BYM&S, DVM&S, CartSHP, FRCVS, RCVS Recognised Specialist in Wildlife Medicine (Mammalian)

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PATRONS Lloyd Buck Anthony Head Rhianna Pratchett Rose Buck Martin Hughes-Games Valerle Singleton OBE Jilly Cooper cBE Simon King OBE Chris Sperring MBE Mike Dilger Desmond Morris Hannah Stitfalt Sarah Fisher Chris Packham CBE Michaela Strachan

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FUNDRAISING REGULATOR

Secret World Wildlife Rescue is registered with the Fundraising Regulator and agrees to adhere to the highest standard of good practice with their fundraising. The Charity follows The Code of Fundraising Practice which sets the standards that apply to fundraising carried out by all charitable institutions and third-partv fundraisers in the UK.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Trustees and management would like to place on record their thanks to the many people who contribute so much to enable the vital work of Secret World Wildlife Rescue to continue, particularly during the establishment of our new Wildlife Treatment Centre ) and further development of the New Road site:

A sincere thank you to all who have supported Secret World Wildlife Rescue in any way.

WHAT WE DO

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WHERE WE WORK

We work across the southwest of England, predominantly in Somerset, Bath, and Bristol. Local animals also come from Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, South Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire.

Some wildlife is also brought to us from as far afield as Yorkshire because of SWWR’s specialist experience in wildlife rehabilitation, particularly in rearing and rehabilitating badgers.

Telephone and email advice is also provided to thousands of members of public, veterinary professionals, and other wildlife rehabilitators, across the UK and overseas.

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WHERE WE WORK (continued...)

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Most of our animal admissions in 2022 were from local areas with the ‘TA’ Taunton postcode, ‘BS’ Bristol postcode and ‘BA’ Bath postcode. We had a smaller number of animals from the ‘DT’ Dorchester Dorset and ‘EX’ Exeter postcode areas. There were also a few animals from Torquay, Plymouth, Gloucestershire, and Salisbury, as well as individual animals from across the UK.

PUBLIC BENEFIT

Secret World Wildlife Rescue’s charitable objects are to undertake the care and rehabilitation of orphaned, injured or otherwise distressed wildlife; and to educate the public generally regarding wildlife with the aim of encouraging tolerance, appreciation, and respect for all wildlife.

In shaping our objectives and planning our activities to meet these objects, the Trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit and consider SWWR carries out its Charity purposes for the public benefit as follows:

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PUBLIC BENEFIT (continued...)

possible. For animals whose injuries are too severe to enable them to be returned to the wild, the Charity, working with veterinary professionals, provides a quick and humane end to their suffering. The public benefits from the knowledge that there is a centre of excellence which serves as a place of safety for wildlife casualties.

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ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE IN 2022

The Trustees have pleasure in presenting their report, together with the financial statements for the Charity for the year ended 31st December 2022.

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ACHIEVEMENT OF OBJECTIVES

Strategic plan 2021-2023 An updated Strategic Plan for 2020-2022 was approved by the Board of Trustees in 2019. As a result of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Board of Trustees reviewed the plan in 2020 and agreed to roll it over in its entirely to 2021-2023. The Strategic plan describes three major operational aims plus a further four ‘enabling’ aims which are required to achieve these. Each strategic aim is described with several key features, specific 3-year objectives and the priority objectives/activities that should have taken place in 2020. In 2022 the Charity progressed well with these aims, in particular becoming established in the new Wildlife Treatment Centre, considering plans for other areas of the site, and in the recruitment of new Trustees.

An overview of the seven aims in the current 2021-2023 strategic plan is provided below:

In order to achieve our vision and mission:

l. We will provide an appropriate first-class animal care rescue, rehabilitation, and release service for sick, injured and orphaned British wildlife, re-affirming our position as a centre of excellence for high quality care.

Z, We will provide first-class learning, outreach and professional development which inspires learning about the world of British wildlife, encouraging everyone to discover what they can do to protect it.

  1. Wewill ensure ongoing engagement with supporters, followers, media, other stakeholders and the general public which is appropriate to each, broad-reaching and responsive to changing communication channels.

How we will achieve our strategic aims:

  1. We will be financially stable, operating with an annual balanced budget with diversified sources of funding less reliant upon legacies; ensuring we manage our resources efficiently; and maintaining general reserves in line with our agreed reserves policy.

  2. We will have constructed a new Wildlife Treatment Centre, incorporating the Charity headquarters, fit to serve the Charity for the foreseeable future. (This was completed in 2021).

  3. We will have robust and dynamic Charity governance, leadership and management which underpins the Charity and leads it forward, enabling our vision and values to be maintained, and which ensures the Charity operates in accordance with legislation and best practice.

F. We will havea working environment where employees and volunteers are helped to Fulfil their potential and are appreciated; where we work within a culture of equality and non-

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

LEGAL STRUCTURE

Secret World Wildlife Rescue (SWWR) is controlled by its governing document, the Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 20 February 2003 and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.

Secret World Wildlife Rescue (SWWR) Charity (registered in England and Wales, number: 1097119) was created to unite the existing charitable organisations, Bluebell Sett and The Bluebell Sett Charitable Trust. By uniting the organisations in this way, SWWR could become more efficient in the administration of the Charity and in the conduct of its operations. Bluebell Sett and The Bluebell Sett Charitable Trust have been retained only to receive legacies and regular donations. The results of these unincorporated entities are included in these financial statements. Audited accounts have been produced under the Uniting Direction order.

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GROUP STRUCTURE
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A total of eight Trustees served during the period of this report. The Trustees met for sixteen Board meetings, ten of which were held ‘virtually’ via Zoom communications. The AGMs for SWWR and its trading company, Secret Word Limited, were held in person in August 2022. In addition, Trustee meetings were held ‘virtually’ via Zoom communications during 2022, to deal with financial issues relating to the construction of the Wildlife Treatment Centre and new Charity shops.

TRUSTEE GOVERNANCE AND RECRUITMENT

After serving as a Trustee of SWWR for 13 months, Liz Hughes decided to step down in September 2022 due to unexpected family issues. Liz made significant contributions to Secret World Wildlife Rescue both at Board meetings, and also using her proof-reading skills, which she has offered to continue as a volunteer. The employees and volunteers would like to offer their sincere thanks to her for giving her advice, time, and commitment to the Charity during her time on the Board.

Following a selective recruitment process, during 2022 the Trustees co-opted a further individual to complement the Board’s existing skills matrix; it is anticipated that he will be invited to join the Board as a full Trustee / Director at the Charity’s AGM in August 2023.

Appointment of Trustees

SWWR has developed and maintained a rigorous process for the recruitment and appointment of its Trustees. Detailed job descriptions have been formulated and used when advertising vacancies which are advertised publicly. Prospective candidates are required to provide up-to-date CVs, complete a skills audit and attend an interview with a Board panel of at least two Trustees to ensure they have the skills needed.

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Appointment of Trustees (continued...)

If selected from interview two suitable references are also sought and DBS checks are undertaken if appropriate for their role.

Trustee Induction and Training

All prospective Trustees are required to have individually designed induction training. This involves them spending at least one day meeting senior management and other key employees and volunteers, as well as being briefed about key operational areas, including animal care and fundraising. Trustees are then encouraged to start using their specific strengths and experience to contribute to discussions, meetings and begin supporting and advising on specific initiatives that play to their strengths.

RISK MANAGEMENT

The Trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the Charity is exposed and ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. Unfortunately, despite this review process, it was impossible for the Charity to predict the global COVID-19 pandemic, and the impact this would have on the world as a whole, and specific aspects of the Charity’s operational and strategic processes. Fortunately, having previously considered many of the more predictable risks, and mitigating against these risks, the Charity was in a robust position and dynamic enough to continue its operations throughout the pandemic.

Aside from the COVID-19 pandemic specifically, the ongoing operational, business, financial and reputational risks faced by the Charity are identified as follows:

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PEOPLE AND CULTURE

OUR SUPPORTERS

Secret World Wildlife Rescue would not exist or carry out the amazing work we are able to, without the ongoing backing of our loyal supporters. 2022 felt like a time of change for everyone as we settled into the new building and were finally able to welcome our supporters on site to see the new facility and everything that had been happening during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was fantastic to see our supporters at open days and increasingly at other events as the year progressed. We are constantly in awe of their generosity in giving both their time and financial donations to the Charity.

From us all at SWWR, please accept our sincere thanks for all your support in 2022.

OUR PATRONS

Our 15 Patrons (listed on page 3) continued to contribute to offer their name, support, and advice to the Charity. Special thanks in 2022 goes to Chris Sperring MBE from the Hawk and Owl Trust who gave a fascinating fundraising talk at the Princess Theatre in Burnham-on-Sea about birds of prey and conservation, joined by our Founder Pauline. Springwatch presenter Martin Hughes-Games also hosted a ‘stripy evening’ with Pauline at the MacMillan Theatre in Bridgwater, in aid of Secret World Wildlife Rescue. Thanks also to Patron Sarah Fisher for her generous contributions from her birthday appeal.

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CHARITY MANAGEMENT, LEADERSHIP AND STAFFING 2022 was a strange year for the management of the Charity. CEO Lesley Browne left us early in the year and was replaced only briefly in October by Tim Woodfine. This meant that much of the day to day running of the Charity fell to newly appointed Operations Manager Jackie Palmer, who rose to this challenge remarkably (see report p15). Jackie was supported by a Senior Management Team (SMT) including the Charity Founder and Advisor Pauline Kidner (see Founder’s Report p14) and Scientific Advisor, Dr Elizabeth Mullineaux. Laura Benfield returned only briefly from maternity leave leaving the Head of Animal Care Services (HOACS) role to be divided between Section Leaders Sarah Tingvoll and Dan Bryant, until new HoACS Josie Nott was appointed later in the year. Mike Still joined SMT as Head of Retail, and Finance Manager Daniel Harding made up the rest of the Senior Team. During this time of change the Trustees, in particular Chair Chris Stenlake, attended SMT meetings. The Managers are very grateful for the incredible dedication and support of Chris and all the Trustees during this difficult time.

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OUR EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS

Secret World Wildlife Rescue provides seven day a week, 365 day a year service for between 12-16 hours a day depending on time of year. This requires the services a large number of employees and volunteers, especially in the busy spring and summer seasons. During 2022 Secret World Wildlife Rescue employed an average of 23 full-time and 9 part-time employees on the main site and at its Charity shops. This equated to 27.7 WTE (Whole Time Equivalents). In addition, our casual workers performed an invaluable function covering evening shifts, weekends, and employees’ absences, often at short notice.

As is the case in all organisations, during 2022 we said goodbye to some employees, with 10 employees leaving us to take up new roles. When employees leave it is good to reflect on how much they have grown and their knowledge has developed during their time with us. Many employees took up exciting new posts in other parts of the UK and in some cases even new countries. Although they are no longer with us at Secret World Wildlife Rescue, many of them are still in touch and continue supporting the Charity, visiting and helping as a volunteer from time to time. Thanks to all those employees who left us in 2022 and we wish you well.

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In 2022 we also welcomed 11 new employees. In April 2022 Jackie Palmer joined us in the newly created position of Operations Manager (see report p14). This proved to be perfect timing as Lesley Browne our CEO left the Charity at the end of that month. In April Aly Sawyer also started work with us to help with general administration, replacing Ali Cox. Towards the end of April we welcomed Mike Still into the position of Head of Retail with responsibility for developing our Charity shop network. Mike already had an amazing background in retail around the world and quickly got started on locating and developing new Charity shops for us (see report page 23). Over the summer of 2022 Andy Bull and Alex Evans left the maintenance team. They were replaced by Nick Davis who started work as Head of maintenance in July, alongside maintenance assistant Paul Hobbs. In October Tim Woodfine was appointed as CEO, but after only a few weeks it was agreed that he would leave this position and it remained vacant for the rest of the year. Head of Animal Care Laura Benfield returned from maternity leave but then sadly decided to leave us in September and was replaced by qualified Veterinary Nurse (RVN) Josie Nott in November. Animal carers Martha Hay and Sarah Tingvoll left Secret World Wildlife Rescue in October and December respectively and will be replaced in time for the new animal care season in 2023. Molly Ellis left her position as Volunteer Co-ordinator in November and was replaced by Gemma Payton later that month (see report p16). On reception Carol Grange-Harris was appointed as Head receptionist in January and Kate Ferguson as receptionist in November. Jane Woodley was appointed as a Charity shop manager in September, with Rani Cameron leaving her position as retail shop assistant in November.

Of course, Secret World Wildlife Rescue relies on the generosity of volunteer staff, as well as employing some casual employees at busy times of year. In 2022 the Charity took on 3 new casual reception employees and 3 casual retail employees. In addition, 66 new volunteers were recruited (see report page 16).

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2022 was was a successful but challenging year for the challenging year for the year for the for the the Charity.

Our conference conference was the the first event event of the year and the year and year and and sadly we we decided that it would be a virtual one because many people were still cautious about attending about attending attending events. It was was a great success with success with Dr Liz Mullineaux managing to get very good speakers, experts in their own fields of knowledge. The Saturday was on Conservation and then the Sunday concentrated the Sunday concentrated Sunday concentrated concentrated more on on rehabilitation.

It was the first of our open weekends at Easter and the site was quickly changed from almost a building site to an educational centre with cameras showing behind the scenes footage. There were new interactive androids with video and images of the work that goes on through the season in the new interpretation centre. It was all very popular and wonderful to see people back on site —- many who had supported us so much through the pandemic enabling us to work as an essential service in that time.

We did not have a late May Open weekend as we felt it would compete with the Queens Platinum Jubilee celebrations, but our August bank holiday was a success with supporter Daphne Neville bringing her 15year-old pet Malaysian Otter for visitors to see. We also had two new animal costumes that we were able to use which were loved by the children.

From mid-summer we were unable to take in swans, seabirds and waders because of the ongoing Avian Flu outbreak which came near to our location. Little did we know when we built our new treatment centre, how much our isolation room would be used. Strict guidelines were introduced for accepting any birds with outside assessments, we endeavoured to safeguard the birds that we had on site. This meant that our own resident birds of prey were unable to leave their aviaries for most of the year. | gave several talks to different organisations through the year, many being booked again after cancellations due to the pandemic. | was also a speaker at the Oxford Badger Group Conference in November. Most of our local parish magazines print an article from me each month and there is a monthly article in the Somerset Life Magazine.

Sadly ‘An Evening with Valerie Singleton’ in September had to be cancelled due to very limited tickets sold and a theatre evening with another of our patrons Martin Hughes-Games was poorly attended. This was all because of people not feeling confident to attend events, although by October our Auction and Ball held after a two-year gap was a great success. Thanks must go to Sedgemoor County Council grant which enabled us to be helped with the set-up costs of starting events again, their support was very much valued.

Pauline Kidner (Charity Founder and Advisor)

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REVIEW OF MAIN CHARITY ACTIVITIES

OVERALL OPERATIONS (Jackie Palmer, Operations Manager)

2022 has been an extremely busy year for Secret World Wildlife Rescue. We are nowa year into the completion of our amazing new building. The new building has given us the opportunity to really look at what we have achieved with the help of our supporters. But also, what great things Secret World Wildlife Rescue can achieve moving forward with continued support. We have a beautiful mural in our reception/ interpretation centre and it looks really nice. | would like to thank everyone who donated to the new building, it is lovely seeing so many names | recognise and lots of new names on our mural. We also have two television monitors in reception allowing visitors to get a glimpse into our hospital areas. We also have two interactive screens, the first gives members of the public an aerial view of our site, with lots of information on species and their locations. This is also a great educational tool for our schools and visitors to the site. The second monitor links to our website, showing courses we run, information around volunteering with us at Secret World Wildlife Rescue and lots more.

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We are currently focusing on our internal processes to ensure we are supporting our staff with training and guidance to be the best we can, supporting our employees and volunteers. We have now signed up for an employee assistance programme, this will be invaluable, not only for our employees, but also their family members, especially in this current economic climate, giving advice and help in all areas of life.

We have also looked at our Human Resources and Health and Safety processes and we have now signed up to Bright HR, Bright Safe and POP so people can claim back on expenses, cutting down on paper and time processing. Blip, which is our new time and attendance monitoring system, can be used for fire log in and evacuation and also gives us a good indication on the numbers of hours our volunteers give to support Secret World Wildlife Rescue. We feel that as the business grows, we must ensure we have the support and safety measures to not only look after our animals but our employees and volunteers too.

We are pleased to announce that we currently have three Charity shops now open, Burnham-on-Sea, Glastonbury and Langport, they are all doing well. In 2023 we hope to open a retail centre in Highbridge, which will allow us to centralise our donations and distribute into our shops, giving our customers more variety in the stores. We have been fortunate to have new volunteers helping us in the retail sector. Our aim for the future is to grow the number of shops to help Secret World Wildlife Rescue become more selfsufficient as an organisation. We are proud of our shops which give lots of information about Secret World Wildlife Rescue and the work we do, but also unique in their appearance, ensuring they stand out from the crowd, | feel the growth will future proof our Charity. This has only been possible due to the generosity of the public and the help from our employees and Volunteers, without their support and dedication this would not have been possible. We have new volunteers in these areas, helping in our two new shops, not forgetting our long-standing employees and volunteers in our Burnham-on-Sea shop.

We have tried to improve on our internal and external communications. We have Facebook pages for all our new shops, employees and Volunteers and our new Facebook page friends of Secret World Wildlife Rescue. We also have a new website on which we can support local artisan makers. Additionally, we are now using Slack, which is an internal messaging group, so we can better communicate internally with each other.

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VOLUNTEERING REPORT (Gemma Payton, Head of Volunteering)

At the end of 2022 we had 350 volunteers registered on our online Volunteer management system Better Impact. This number has remained roughly consistent for the last 2 years, despite the impacts of the covid19 pandemic and the return of some volunteers to full-time work. Volunteers contributed 15,237 hours of time at the Charity's main site in 2022, which was slightly down on the 2021 figures (17,446 hours). In monetary value this equates to £144,751 in 2022 (based on national minimum wage). These hours do not include those contributed by our 150 active response drivers who collect injured or orphaned animals and take them to the nearest veterinary surgery or bring them directly to SWWR. In addition, Charity shop volunteers collectively contributed approximately 3887 hours during 2022 at our existing shop at Burnhamon-Sea (3639), as well as at our new shops in Langport (103) and Glastonbury (146). In total this was the equivalent of £35,682 of Charity shop volunteer time.

The breadth of involvement includes - rescuing animal casualties, staffing reception, caring for orphans, supporting the Animal Care team, assisting in Charity shop activities, helping with community fundraising, volunteering at events, helping with educational events and courses, helping to maintain the SWWR facilities, gardening, administration, learning activities, and wildlife releases. Without the generosity and dedication of our volunteers, the Charity would not be able to function across all these organisational areas and achieve everything that it does.

Placement Students

We had 17 work placement students volunteer on site in 2022, with most placements lasting three to four weeks, but some lasting for several months. Placement students, who are often those with ambitions to move into wildlife, veterinary or other environmental careers, are able to learn a great deal during their time with the Charity, as well as contributing their time and enthusiasm to what we do.

Corporate volunteer days

Corporate groups continued to provide vital volunteer support, especially for specific projects. For example, one group of 20 volunteers from Somerset waste management company SUEZ came on site in December 2022 to undertake the big physical task of swapping over and re-purposing the SWWR maintenance workshop.

Head of Volunteering

Our new Head of Volunteering, Gemma Payton, started her new role in November 2022 and has already brought new skills and enthusiasm to the role. Within her first month in post Gemma had recruited 18 new volunteers. Gemma has also madea great effort to get volunteers together for social events.

Volunteers from Suez with SWWR employees in Dec 2022

Volunteers and employees at a Christmas coffee morning

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all our amazing volunteers

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ANIMAL CARE REPORT (Josie Nott, Head of Animal Care Services) At the beginning of the year we were fully operational in the new treatment centre, but there was still a considerable amount of organisation, snagging and preparation before the new season of admissions in the spring. Some disruption to normal service also continued as the carpark was completed and other outside areas were renovated after the new build. The winter months were also used for training of employees and volunteers, including training new orphan carers.

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Once the season began, we were as busy as ever and quickly adjusted to the new building being full of
animals. In 2022 3,803 wildlife casualties were admitted to Secret World Wildlife Rescue. This is more than
in 2021 (3,681) and 2020 (3,234), but less than 2019 (4,460), with the human impacts of Covid-19 and
animal impacts of avian influenza (see below) still affecting admissions. 1,157 animals were rescued by our
Secret World Wildlife Rescue Response Driver (SWRDs) volunteers, with others being brought directly to the
centre by members of the public or transferred from vets. The Charity also provided advice to 16,654 queries
via telephone call, Facebook, WhatsApp and email, throughout 2022.
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We also had a first for Secret World Wildlife Rescue as four Greater Spotted Woodpecker chicks were
admitted for care and rearing because their nesting tree was cut down. Despite being challenging birds to
keep in captivity, they were successfully reared and released.
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Avian influenza

As was the case for all wildlife centre, the ongoing outbreak of H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in the UK and across the world, continued to cause the Charity continued problems throughout the year. As well as limiting the species of wild birds that could be safely admitted, HPAI biosecurity limited Charity activities, required the use of footbaths and other precautions around the site and necessitated all staff dealing with bird admissions to wear large amounts of appropriate PPE. This was both practically demanding, especially in the warm summer weather, and costly. More distressing for employees were the number of birds that we were unable to admit and instead had to be euthanised on welfare grounds or redirected veterinary practices.

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Wildlife releases (Charlotte Wroe, Release Co-ordinator) The Release coordinator role is to find new sites and organise releases ofjuvenile animals. We had anjuvenile animals. We had an animals. We had an We had an had an unusual predomination of female badgers female badgers badgers in 2022 and 2022 and and reared and and released nine female badger cubs. cubs. These were split into two groups of six and three. The badgers were trapped groups of six and three. The badgers were trapped of six and three. The badgers were trapped six and three. The badgers were trapped and three. The badgers were trapped three. The badgers were trapped The badgers were trapped badgers were trapped were trapped trapped in their pre-release pre-release enclosure prior to to being moved moved to their their new artificial sett at their at their their release site back in the wild. As the wild. As wild. As As can be seen in the the picture (right) the badgers were badgers were were not at at all distressed by this process. this process. process.

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Other animal care activities The Charity’s animal care team also continued to be heavily involved in the adult education at SWWR, as well as contributing to open days and other events (see below).

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LEARNING AND EDUCATION REPORT (George Bethell, Learning and Engagement Officer)

Children’s and young adults’ education

Our aim is to inspire a love of nature within young people and encourage them to learn more about the environment and how to protect it. After the difficult year of 2021, 2022 offered many more opportunities for the learning department to expand at Secret World Wildlife Rescue. We welcomed groups back on site with our brand-new Wildlife Treatment Centre offering interactive displays and live feed cameras as a resource to inspire young people and connect them with the work we do. Across the course of the year George was able to speak to 22 community and youth groups and 21 school groups, discussing the dangers faced by British wildlife and talking about what we can do to help wildlife in our local area. The most popular session focussed on hedgehogs and hibernation with a close second looking at the history of Secret World Wildlife Rescue and some of the animals we have helped in recent times.

Avian flu restrictions meant we were unable to take our resident birds of prey out on visits until May however we were able to squeeze in 11 outreach sessions with them before restrictions returned in October. Due to the age of our birds and the ongoing avian flu outbreak we did make the difficult decision in October to retire our birds from public display. Overall, in 2022 our outreach sessions reached nearly 1,000 people aged between 3 and 95.

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completed in July. Our pond dipping sessions were a big bes > F pa, Ege ee —
draw during our August open weekend alongside our aS e a a, i= Se
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able to welcome school groups back on site, taking walks . a . a
up to Millennium wood to look for tracks and signs. Our uaa “ee Yo
education centre hosted a variety of activities including ) r ty irae
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4 "3 day course was targeted at those interested in
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ery " aor iy aa : - to answer questions. We are expanding this course
— —— Ss in 2023 and opening it up to 14 and 15-year-olds.
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Our species-specific courses were first introduced early in 2021 with ‘Badgers’ and ‘Hedgehogs’ and followed later in the year by ‘Foxes’ and ‘Garden Birds’. These courses go into much greater detail about the care and rehabilitation of these species and are only open to experienced rehabbers or those who have attended all four of our rehabilitation and release courses. Across the year attendees for these courses totalled 163.

In 2022 we continued to run our ever-popular fourpart Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation courses online, as this gave us a wider reach and increased accessibility for delegates. These courses are for adults with a general interest in wildlife, as well as other wildlife rehabilitators and veterinary professionals. We ran each of the four courses twice across the year, making a total of 8 sessions and 318 delegates. In April delegates who had completed all four of the online courses were welcomed to SWWR for a whole day of practical courses to put the theory into practice. This proved to be a very enjoyable weekend for the employees involved as well as the 54 delegates. a q Ye Seal =. © ‘twas Et : ee Rescue, care and rehabilitatiol® BA DG E RS 15" january 2022 Pauline Kidner and Liz Mullineaux Fe Arter veerediting PEt is Gere RASi Advertising for the species-specific course on badgers

CPD for veterinary professionals

Our ‘Wildlife Course for Veterinary Professionals’ course was run again online in April 2022. Uptake was quite poor for this, with only 10 delegates, possibly as a result of online course fatigue in the professions. The next course will take place in person, with a practical component in April 2023.

National conference At the end of 2021 we made the difficult decision Sn rtabeaaey,Me rion Serabiiation[sng][Release] ga nena to take our 2022 conference online, as Covid-19 a restrictions made it impossible for our planned inerste person event to take place. The two-day Sustainability& in veterinary practices conference in February 2022 featured 15 speakers wildlife centres from the UK, Italy and the Netherlands, and Dr Simon Doherty 8vMs CertAqv CBiol FRSB FHEA ARAgS FRCVS attracted over 100 international delegates. institute OF OS Fore seeni University Belfast Although we missed seeing everyone in person, it Director, Vet Sustain was a really successful event with" some great debate and discussion sessions on the Zoom Titleaslide for 2022 conference talk on sustainabilityoe platform.

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EXTERNAL RELATIONS AND FUNDRAISING REPORT

Overview

2022 was something of a return to “normal”, if we dare use such a word these days! Free from Covid-19 restrictions, we were able to relaunch all our major fundraising events which were last held in 2019. It has been such a pleasure to re-connect with everyone in person and show open weekend attendees how much our site has changed in recent years.

The impact of the cost-of-living crisis was felt later in the year, with some people less able to give and our own bills going up. We are fortunate to have a loyal and varied supporter base who do what they can to help wildlife, and we’re very grateful for their ongoing support during these difficult times.

The year saw a few changes in our fundraising team as we adapted to the post-pandemic world. Previously working as General Support Officer, Abby is now our Events Coordinator responsible for events, weddings, and venue hire. Marlies, our former Reception Supervisor and online auction expert, now works full-time as Retail Support Executive. Pauline still provides valuable insight and help with events, appeals and press releases, and along with George gave numerous talks throughout the year. Ali is now our Administrator, and David Plant the Fundraising Manager takes care of everything else in between.

SWWR Limited (Mike Still, Head of retail)

Secret World Wildlife Rescue has a linked trading company, Secret World Limited, which manages activities outside of the charitable objects, purely to raise funds for SWWPR’s charitable purposes. This includes the wildlife training courses and conference, Charity shops, online shop, and hire of the Bluebell Barn building, garden and attached marquee which are available for weekday and weekend events such as weddings, parties and as an external meeting venue. These activities bring commercial benefit to increase the Charity’s income which in turn supports the SWWR’s core activities of animal rescue, rehabilitation and release and educating the public generally regarding wildlife.

2022 saw our Charity shop portfolio increase as we opened shops in both Glastonbury (September 22) and Langport (November 22). Although early days for us, both shops have been received positively by the local communities with turn over for the few weeks they have been trading looking in line with our expectations: Glastonbury (400 sq ft) - £15,641 (13 Weeks) and Langport (715 sq ft) - £9,443 (6 Weeks) Burnham has continued to trade well for us generating £140,556 of income. We will continue to open shops in 2023, looking to open in the larger towns in Somerset, in line with our strategy to reduce our dependency on legacy income.

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@ i November was a busy month for us as we re-
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Terri Peay Woodland Badger Range is showing this to be a very positive move for us; six
errs weeks of trading saw income of circa £2k. In 2023
co” ~ we plan to grow our online and gift range business
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Home page for the new on-line SWWR shop

Our trading activities had a turnover of just over £173,000, with an operating profit of just over £20,000. This compares with an income of £174,559 and operating profit of over £13,527 in 2021. Any remaining profits have been donated by the trading company to the Charity (SWWR).

Events (Abby Clark, General Support Officer/Event Coordinator)

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worked hard advertising the venue and at show rounds, whilst at the
same time studying for an Event Management Diploma Level 3 by
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SWWR was was delighted to be chosen as Walpole Walpole Dunn’s Charity of the the Year. The The local
firm were very enthusiastic with their support, with some staff taking taking on our skydive
attending our Auction Auction and Ball (see above), and helping clear out our old our old old resident fox enclosure.
They raised an incredible £2,212 in total!
in June we won a £1,000 donation from Benefact Group’s Movement for Good, thanks
supporter nominations.
More corporate support for wildlife came our way as way as as Radstock Cooperative Cooperative selected us as one one
their Charities of the Year. They kicked off the partnership with a very generous donation
£1,100 and put collection pots in all their 21 stores. We We are excited to work with them and
more money in 2023.
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us. The Ritz Social Club in Burnham-on-Sea and the Friendly Spirit in Cannington raised £195
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Patron Anthony Head’s fan club ‘The Head Roomers’ raised £1,023 inc. Gift Aid for his birthday.

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Grants, in-kind donations, and corporate support (David Plant, Fundraising Manager)

It is not just cash donations that keep our Charity running. We are only able to keep our doors open for British wildlife due to the incredibly kind individuals, groups, and businesses who donate products and expertise in support of our work.

Donation points in local supermarkets and pet shops have given us a steady supply of pet food and cleaning products, and we have continued to use our Amazon Wishlist for more specialist and urgently needed products. We are so grateful to everyone who uses these, and for responding to appeals for blankets, towels, and newspaper. You are saving us thousands of pounds a year and helping us utilise cash donations where they are most needed.

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Grants, in-kind donations, and corporate support (David Plant, Fundraising Manager) (continued...) With so many generous corporate and professional supporters it is obviously impossible to list them all, but in 2022 particular thanks are due to the following local and national businesses/organisations for their significant support:

Our list of individual supporters is also too long to mention, but we are extremely grateful to all who contributed to Secret World Wildlife Rescue’s work in any way during 2022. Without this type of support, the Charity would not be able to keep its doors open for wildlife casualties.

A HUGE THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SUPPORTERS

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FACILITIES REPORT (Jackie Palmer, Operations Manager)

Following completion of the new build in 2021, much of the ge ° |. ) startof theofnew 2022building.was concernedAttentionwiththenfinalturnedsnaggingto tidyingand signup theoff — site as a whole. First to go were the two red portacabins : which had dominated the skyline for what seemed like an gS ee v4 eternity. Work then began in earnest painting, fixing, fees yi s AV ey le | — building, and preparing the enclosures for the summer. aoe \ ' The lease for a new shop in Glastonbury was signed and, in a , — mei July, the maintenance team set about its total noe =? ’ a) transformation, adding a kitchen, employee and volunteer ‘5 te Elie sy aie §=—area, changing room and a bespoke counter unit using oe we eM §=6recycled parts wherever possible to keep costs down. With —— Lier all that needed to be done, it was a challenge to prepare the aS ae : site in readiness for the open day in August. Later in the aoa q month the old resident fox enclosure and shed by the a ee Bluebell Barn were removed. This was soon followed by the _ dismantling of the old otter enclosure with the help of a The red portacabins finally leave the site group of volunteers. A further Charity shop lease was signed, and in September work began on another shop transformation, this time in Langport using the same format and standards as in Glastonbury. Before we knew it October was upon us, and attention now turned to the Charity Ball and it was all hands on deck to ensure we were ready for the event and that it went off without a hitch. Some finishing touches were completed at Langport, and the shop was ready one month after starting which is a testament to our extremely dedicated and committed employees and volunteers. Almost immediately, work began to renovate the Burnham-on-Sea shop. A new changing room was fitted, an office built, and a bespoke counter made, again using recycled materials wherever possible. The upper floors were fitted out with new (used) racking and storage was created by the toilet. In November, contractors moved onto the main site to begin the task of levelling the site to remove random soil banks and generally clearing the site and restoring it to its former state. Several large trees were dug up and re-sited to more favourable positions. The excavated soil was used to create a berm on the boundary of the lower site, parallel to the motorway, which when planted should help to minimise traffic noise. The disused aviary outside the side of[the][Bluebell][Barn][ was][ dismantled][creating] more space for future open days and later rebuilt in the waterfowl pens to provide shelter for the recently ‘imprisoned’ peacocks due to the ever-growing menace of avian flu. eee ilar SE ee : A new all electric ATV (‘Cub’) was negate palsies RE pe ile i a purchased (largely through external ee a. eee funding) and has more than proved itself[as] sr in aac a real workhorse, even capable of pulling a ' ele | de fully laden trailer. With very low pe a ee en maintenance and only needing charging[a][standard][power][outlet,] ge > . b p @) | | once[a][ week][ from] ee | it is a real asset to the maintenance team l and, as it is practically silent, does not o oy f upset the animals. The new electric ‘cub’ in action

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FACILITIES REPORT (Jackie Palmer, Operations Manager) (continued...) In December we began moving the maintenance workshop to the old hedgehog facility ‘Hogwarts’, a much bigger and more fit for purpose premises. Work is on-going, but to date we have fitted two uPVC doors and a large window (all acquired for free). An office has been created along with a storage/workshop area for release manager Charlotte. The walls and ceilings are now mostly insulated and boarded to save energy and minimise any noise that could potentially disturb the animals. Thanks to a donation of 64 tonnes of aggregate we were able to develop the outside compound which eventually will house all the timber, fencing, aggregates, and fencing. There will also be cover for the machinery such as the ATV and lawnmowers.

We carried out extensive work on the pens in readiness for the summer months, rotavating, repairing and creating a new soakaway for Millie Block pen 14 (MB14) which previously had flooding problems. We have also nearly completed the erection of a new temporary fawn paddock adjacent to the pre — release pens. Some shelter is yet to be built and power for heat lamps installed.

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Summary 2022 was a challenging year financially. The ‘cost of living crisis’ pushed up the charity’s direct costs later on in the year and recent increases In the prevalence of avian influenza have pushed up costs associated with cleaning to ensure that the site remains safe. Increases In staffing costs have also been a big contributor in the charity's financial challenges. Fortunately, our Income has been able to match these costs and have kept the charity financially stable throughout this. Secret World has started to open additional charity shops to our Burnham on Sea store with the aim of Improving our financial sustainability as we look to the future with our long-term planning.

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Income

During 2022, SWWR Income totalled £1,165,764, which was a 15% decrease on 2021. Our fundraising efforts and legacy recelpts made up £846,119 ofthis income (72.5%) with the remainder coming from charity shop income, adoptions, and other trading income. Fundraising income decreased by 22% from 2021. This decrease was due to the end of fundraising efforts for the Wildlife Treatment Centre. In 2021, 31% of the fundraising income was restricted for the use in paying for the Treatment Centre. Unrestricted donations actually increased by 13.5% despite the overall lower level of income.

One significant source of income In 2022 was legacies which made up £452,413 of our total income. This was a 28% decrease In the amount received In 2021 (£630,263). These bequests were vital in helping us to remain financially secure and meeting the increased costs faced by the charity in caring for the wildlife that come through our doors. We also saw a decrease in our grant income of 24% between 2021 and 2022. This decrease is due to the decrease in capital grants that the charlty applied for as the Wildlife Treatment Centre project was completed. Grant income for general use and for smaller projects was still high and was a big support for our work.

Expenditure

The cost of ralsing funds increased by 79% from £170,814 in 2021 to £305,567 in 2022. This significant increase in costs relates to the increasing cost of staffing due to pay increases, and the additional costs associated with the new treatment centre which have resutted in higher property costs and office costs.

Charitable expenditure increased by 22% (£163,220) between 2021 and 2022. Education costs increased by approximately £40,000 due to increases in staffing costs, and animal care costs increased by £119,175 mainly due to increases In staff costs and the increase in the cost of purchasing the various consumables and equipment that the care of wildlife requires. Some of this increase was due to the ‘cost of living crisis’.

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Secret World Wildlife Rescue maintains a reserves policy for the following reasons:

Our reserves level is monitored and reported to our management and trustees on a bi-monthly basis. The level of reserves required Is then reviewed annually when the budget is written.

Given the uncertain financlal situation resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, at their Board meeting in October 2020, the Charlty’s Trustees voted to change the reserves policy and work towards increasing the reserves target from three months to six months. Thus, while working towards a 5-6month reserve target range for 2023 (based on identified risks the charity may face), It was agreed that, for 2022, the Charity should aim for a 4-5-month target, with a range of £258,000 - £322,000.

At the end of 2022, Secret World Wildlife Rescue’s free reserves were £419,735 which Is above the target range, however this also Includes the amount already designated for £374,830. Continued work for raising awareness and attracting further income for Secret World Is In progress, with multiple ideas being worked on to Increase income streams for the future.

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The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose, with reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of the charitable company and the group and to ensure that the financial statements comply with Charitles Act 201.1 and with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and the group and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other Irregularities. The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and Integrity ofthe corporate and financial information included on the Charity’s website.

The Trustees confirm that as far as they are aware at the time of approving this annual report:-

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SECRET WORLD WILDLIFE RESCUE

OPINION

We have audited the financial statements of Secret World Wildlife Rescue (the Group) for the year ended 31st December 2022, which comprise Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standards 102: The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

BASIS OF OPINION

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report, We are independent of the group and charity in accordance with ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

CONCLUSIONS RELATING TO GOING CONCERN

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at lease twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the Trustees with respect to going concem are described in the relevant sections of this report.

OTHER INFORMATION

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our Auditor's report therein. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

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OPINIONS ON OTHER MATTERS PRESCRIBED BY THE COMPANIES ACT 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

MATTERS ON WHICH WE ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT BY EXCEPTION

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the group and charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Annual Report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

¢ the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns;

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE TRUSTEES

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 36 the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as they determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the group and charity's ability to continue as a going concem, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the group and charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

OUR RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS We have been appointed as auditors under the Charities Act 2011 s144 and report in accordance with the regulations made under the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect there under.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material imisstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an Auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but it not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists, Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. THE EXTENT TO WHICH OUR PROCEDURES ARE CAPABLE OF DETECTING IRREGULATIES, INCLUDING FRAUD Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. The primary responsibility for the prevention and detection of irregularities including fraud rests with both the management and those charged with governance of the group and charity. We designed procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

We have considered the nature of the industry and sector, control environment, laws and regulations and business performance of the group and charity, including its remuneration policies. Laws and regulations considered included, but were not limited to, the Companies Act 2006, Charities Act 2011, Charity SORP and FRS102.

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We have obtained relevant documentation and representations in order to form an opinion on potential irregularities, including fraud.

We considered the opportunities and incentives that may exist within the organisation for fraud,

Based on this understanding, we designed specific audit procedures to identify instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations, including obtaining additional corroborative evidence as required. Examples of procedures included reviewing large and unusual transactions, reviewing large and unexpected variances, reviewing journal entries and reviewing legal correspondence.

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above, not least as sampling is used under International Auditing Standards, therefore not all transactions are reviewed. This means there is a risk we will not detect all irregularities including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulations. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is also higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery, collusion, omission or intentional misrepresentation.

Relevant identified laws and regulations were communicated within the engagement team so they remained alert throughout the audit for indications of fraud or non-compliance.

A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at: www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Auditor's report.

USE OF OUR.REPORT

This report is made solely to the group and charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the group and charity's members those matters, we are required to state to them in a Auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the group or charity's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

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YEARENDED31 DECEMBER.2022|||||||||.|||| ||||Note|||'||2022
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30,093
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These financial statements have been ‘audited under the requirements of Section 144 ofthe Charities Act 2011.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the specia! provision ofPart 15 ofthe Companies Act 2006 relating to small charitable companies and with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable} in the UK (FRS 102) {effective 1st January 2019)- (Charities SORP (FRS 102), For the year ended 3 {st December2022 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 ofthe Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies but, as the company is. acharity, it is subject to audit under the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements were approved by the Board ofTrusteas’on Oz /OF /Roar and were signed or its behalfby: Christopher Stentake - Chairof Trustees |

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SECRET WORLD WILDLIFE RESCUE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2022 1. |ACCOUNTING POLICIES BASIS OF PREPARING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

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 ofIreland (FRS 102) issued October 2019 (effective 1 January 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below.

Secret World Wildlife Rescue meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s),

PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON A GOING CONCERN BASIS

These financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as there are no material uncertainties about the group's ability to continue.

These financial statements are prepared in pound sterling which is also the Charity's functional currency. A!l amounts have been rounded to the nearest pound, unless otherwise indicated.

GROUP FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

These financial statements consolidate the results of the Charity and Secret World Ltd,

INCOMING RESOURCES

All incoming resources are included on the Statement of Financial Activities when the Charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.

Grants receivable are recognised when all qualifying criteria have been satisfied and are stated grass within the Statement of Financial Activities, with capital and charitable activity expenditure also stated gross.

RESOURCES EXPENDED

Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category.

ALLOCATION AND APPORTIONMENT COSTS

Vehicle costs, mobile and land line costs, printing, postage, stationery, office machine maintenance and wages costs have been apportioned between management support costs, animal care and overheads to showa truer representation of direct animal care costs and education costs.

Water rates have been apportioned between overheads and animal care based on estimated consumption directly attributable to care of animals including laundry,

Management, animal care and fundraising wages have been apportioned between animal care, education and management based on the time spent by each staff on each activity during the year.

All other costs are already accurately split and do not require apportioning. INTANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS The Charity previously capitalised the costs of creating a new website, incorporating an online shop. This has been amortised over 3 years on a straight line basis.

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  1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES............./continued

TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Individual fixed assets costing £100 or more are capitalised at cost.

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off the cost less estimated residual value of each asset over its estimated useful life.

Freehold property - straight line over 50 years on the cost of buildings and !and is not depreciated Improvements to propert: - straight line over the lease term of either 5 or 20 years Plant and machinery - straight line over 4 or 10 years and 25% on reducing balance, depending on the asset use FixturesMotor vehicles and fittings -- 15%straight on reducingline over balance 4 years and 25% on reducing balance, depending on the asset use Computer equipment - straight line over 4 years

STOCKS

Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. Stocks are valued on the first in first out basis.

TAXATION

The Charity is currently exempt from Corporation Tax and VAT registration on its charitable activities.

FUND ACCOUNTING

Unrestricted funds, including designated funds, can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the Trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the Charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when the funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

HIRE PURCHASE AND LEASING COMMITMENTS

Rentals paid under operating leases are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities on a straight line basis over the period of the lease.

PENSION COSTS AND OTHER POST-RETIREMENT BENEFITS

A pension scheme for eligible employees was introduced in January 2016. Secret World employees who meet the criteria for auto enrolment were automatically enrolled into the Work Save Pension Plan with Legal and General on | January 2016. The scheme is funded by contributions from the employees and a contribution of 3% from Secret World in 2021 (3%: 2020); this contribution will change in future years in accordance with government legislation.

DONATED GOODS

Donated goods are recognised in the accounts as income under donations with an equivalent expense recognised under the appropriate heading in the Statement of Financial Activities e.g. Animal Care. Where assets are donated, they are again recognised as income under donations with an equivalent asset created under the appropriate heading. Donated goods are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift, being the amount the Charity would have had to spend to obtain the goods.

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2. DONATIONS AND LEGACIES - GROUP AND LEGACIES - GROUP
. , Unrestricted
Funds		 Restricted
Funds		 Total
Funds		 Unrestricted
Funds		 Restricted
Funds		 Total
Funds
2022 2022 2022 2021 2021 2021
£ £ £ £ £ £
Donations 274,390 390 274,780 241,895 109,419 351,314
GiftAid
Legacies		 46,630
452,413		 -
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452,413		 49,711
630,263		 -
-~		 49,711
630,263
Grants 72,296 - 72,296 66,010 28,931 94,94]
845,729 390 846,119 987,879 138,350 1,126,229

In 2022 the Charity received an estimated £4,823 (2021: £4,019) worth of goods for use in Animal Care Services which has been recognised as a donation with the equivalent expense shown under animal care costs.

Grants received, included in the above, are as follows: Grants received, included in the above, are as follows: Grants received, included in the above, are as follows:
. Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds
2022 2022 2022 2021 2021 2021
£ £ £ £ £ £
Individuals 66,428 - 66,428 62,210 28,931 91,14]
Corporate 5,868 - 5,868 3,800 - 3,800
72,296 - 72,296 66,010 28,931 94,941
3, . OTHERTRADING ACTIVITIES - GROUP
Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds
2022 2022 2022 2021 2021 2021
£ £ £ £ £ £
Fundraising events 57,620 - 57,620 32,162 402 32,564
Charityshopincome 176,119 - 176,119 105,775 ~ 105,775
Social lotteries 4,184 - 4,184 3,023 - 3,023
Animal Adoptions 38,355 - 38,355 41,341 - 41,341
Other income 3,000 - 3,000 60 - 60
Trading income 24,471 ~ 24,471 42,518 - 42,518
303,749 - 303,749 224,879 402 225,28]
4, INVESTMENTS -GROUP
Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds
2022 2022 - 2022 2021 2021 2021
£ £ £ £ £ £
Depositaccountinterest 744 - 744 844 - 844

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5, OTHERINCOME - GROUP OTHERINCOME - GROUP OTHERINCOME - GROUP
Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds
2022 2022 2022 2021 2021 2021
£ £ £ £ £ £
Other donations -
(Friends ofSW) 8,538 . 8,538 7,701 - 7,703
6. COSTS OF RAISING FUNDS - GROUP
Unrestricted Restricted Total Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds Funds
2022 2022 2022 2021 2021 2021
£ £ £ £ £ £
Fundraising costsincluding
forresale		 45,807 - 45,807 17,038 - 17,038
Staff costs 133,136 - 133,136 75,481 - 75,481
Amortisationanddepreciation 20,624 - 20,624 20,923 - 20,923
Property-casts——— = FBS36 rr FR BBSBR er BBS
Office and IT costs 33,464 ~ 33,464 20,014 - 20,014
305,567 - 305,567 170,814 - 170,814
7. DIRECTCHARITABLE COSTS -GROUP 2022
CURRENTYEAR Animal Other
Care Education Expenditure Total
£ £ £ £
Direct costs 167,493 3,190 - 170,683
Staffcosts 472,528 75,990 - 548,518
Amortisation anddepreciation 42,123 25,630 - 67,753
Property costs 53,193 35,462 - 88,655
Office and IT costs 13,690 13,689 - 27,379
Governance - - 9,626 9,626
749,027 153,961 9,626 912,614
DIRECTCHARITABLECOSTS - GROUP 2021
PRIORYEAR Animal Other
Care Education Expenditure Total
£ £ £ £
Direct costs 119,365 200 -° 119,565
Staffcosts 423,391 54,459 - 477,850
Amortisationanddepreciation 42,366 27,058 - 69,424
Property costs
OfficeandIT costs
Governance		 36,986
7,744
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7,743
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15,487
5,425
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  1. |TRUSTEES'REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS - GROUP AND CHARITY

There were no Trustees’ remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2022 nor for the year ended 31 December 2021.

TRUSTEES 'EXPENSES

Total Trustee expenses claimed were £2,146 for the year ended 31 December 2022 (2021: £87).

Total donations received from Trustees in the year were £1,585 (2021: £1,840).

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The average monthly number of employees during the period was as follows (excluding casual workers):

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Year|ended|Year|ended| |31.12.22|34.12.21| |Shop|4|4| |Fundraising|5|3| |Animal|care|services|14|12| |Cleaning and maintenance|2|2| |Management|1|2| |Volunteer|co-ordinator|1|1| |Administrative|and|accounts|1|]| |Learning|1|]| |29|26|

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There were no employees with benefits in excess of £60,000 for the year ended 31 December 2022 (2021: Nil).

The key management personnel of the Charity in 2022 comprised the Trustees, Chief Executive Officer, Charity Founder and Advisor and Head of Animal Care Services.

The employee benefits of the key management personnel for 2022 were £73,409 (2021: £79,966).

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2022 2021
11. INTANGIBLEFEXEDASSETS -GROUP GROUPAND CHARITY Website Website
COST
At 1 January		 £
25,438		 £
24,238
Additions 4,000 1,200
At 31 December 29,438 25,438
AMORTISATION
At January 24,571
Charge fortheyear 789 333
At31 December 25,360 24,571
NETBOOK.VALUEAT31DECEMBER2022 4,078 867
12a. TANGIBLEFIXEDASSETS-GROUPANDCHARITY CHARITY -~2022
Freehold
Improvements		 Plant and Fixtures Motor Computer
property to property
Machinery		 and Fittings Vehicles Equipment Total
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
At 1 January2022 1,294,545 934,116 133,935 35,807 45,383 80,483 2,524,269
Additions 97,823 30,862 - 3,783 37,109 6,212 175,789
Disposals - - - - (23,489) ~ (23,489)
At 31 December 2022 1,392,368 964,978 133,935 39,590 59,003 86,695 2,676,569
DEPRECIATION
At January2022 15,500 408,509 124,545 22,423 29,633 66,308
Charge fortheyear * 23,911 46,357 2,558 2,302 7,628 4,832. - 87,588
Eliminated on disposal - - - - (22,979) - (22,979)
At31 December 2022 39,411 454,866 127,103 24,725 14,282 71,140 731,527
NETBOOKVALUE
As at 31 December2022- Group 1,352,957 510,112 6,832 14,865 44,721 15,555 1,945,042.
As at 31 December2022 - Charity 1,352,957 510,112 6,832 14,865 34,577 12,539 1,931,882
12b. TANGIBLEFIXED ASSETS - GROUPAND CHARITY- 2021
Freehold
Improvements		 Plantand Fixtures Motor Computer
property to property Machinery andFittings Vehicles Equipment Total
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
At 1 January2021 413,834 919,532 130,559 31,049 30,283 69,100 1,594,357
Additions 880,711 14,584 3,376 4,758 15,100 11,383 929,912
At31 December2021 1,294,545 934,116 133,935 35,807 45,383 80,483 2,524,269
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DEPRECIATION
At 1 January2021 818 356,767 106,922 20,589 27,319 64,489 576,904
Charge forthe year 14,682 51,742 17,623 1,834 2,314 1,819 90,014
At31 December 2021 15,500 408,509 124,545 22,423 © 29,633 66,308 666,918
NETBOOKVALUE
As at 31 December2021-Group 1,279,045 525,607 9,390 13,384 15,750 14,175 1,857,351
Asat31December2021-Charity 1,279,045 525,607 9,390 13,384 2,223 13,813 1,843,462

Included in cost or valuation of land and buildings is freehold land of £167,040 (31/12/2021: £167,040).

The Visitor Centre and The Bluebell Sett Barn were sold in August 2020. A new build has been under construction from the 2020 financial year, and completed in the 2021 financial year. This and other related capital expenditure are included within freehold land and property, and are being depreciated on a straight line basis over their expected useful lives of 50 years.

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  1. FIXED ASSETS INVESTMENTS - CHARITY

  2. SUBSIDIARIES

Secret World Limited

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CAPITAL APPEAL - EDUCATION CENTRE

Capital appeal education centre is a restricted fund created from donations and a grant from Heritage Lottery Fund. This was established to fund the construction and commissioning of the education centre now known as Bluebell Barn.

The transfers into this fund represent the Charity's contribution of 19.26% to the 80.74% received from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

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The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) (now National Lottery Heritage Fund) hold a charge which expires on 12 June 2037 over a section of ‘The Orchard’, being the land and property owned by the Charity, and the land on which Bluebell Barn is situated. This secures any potential debts owed to Heritage Lottery Fund.

The terms and conditions of the Heritage Lottery Fund grant state that:

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The award of an HLF grant in 2012 for the "Wildhearts" education programme wasa significant boost for the Charity at that time. The award, having a value of over £500,000, was to enable a sustainable education programme based on-site in a converted farm building to be known as Bluebell Barn. As a guarantee for the award the Charity granted the HLF a charge against the freehold land of the site for a period of 25 years (until 2037). In 2020 the HLF agreed to discharge a large portion of this land.

The conversion of the building to provide the Bluebell Barn facility was mainly completed over the period 2012-2015, and the building was signed off in 2016.

CAPITAL APPEAL - WILDLIFE TREATMENT CENTRE

The Wildlife Treatment Centre is a restricted fund created from donations, grants and legacies. This is to fund the construction of the Charity's new Wildlife Treatment Centre, work on which commenced in October 2020. The Centre comprises a main wing with animal admissions and orphan rearing, offices and staff facilities and a wildlife hospital wing with separate rooms for the care and rehabilitation of different species, ensuring predator and prey are always kept apart.

During the 2022 audit, it was decided that the Capital Appeal Education and Wildlife Treatment Centre restricted balances would be moved to unrestricted as the grants received have now been fully expended. The value of the buildings will be disclosed in the balance sheet and note 12 to the financial statements,

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OTHER

Small funds donated for restricted purposes and used within the current period. This includes monies raised in order to fund a new van for delivery purposes between shops.

22, RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - GROUP AND CHARITY

Mrs P Kidner was a member of the key management personnel of Secret World Wildlife Rescue during the year ended 31 December 2022. Mr D Kidner is the spouse of Mrs P Kidner.

Mrs P Kidner donated a total of ENil to the Charity in 2022 (£20,700: 2021).

The Charity rents premises from Mr D, Mrs P and Mr S Kidner, Rents are paid at a commercial rate and amounted to £5,675 (2021: £12,100) for 2022 this included additional spaces for parking and room for animal care workers.

Mr S Kidner, son of Mr D and Mrs P Kidner, is employed on a casual basis, by the Charity to fulfil various tasks, including IT, animal care and facilities work. His pay is based on the hours worked at the market rate,

Mr D Kidner is also paid at the market rate for grounds maintenance services each year.

A total of £1,585 was donated by Trustees to the Charity during the year (2021: £Nil).

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  1. FRC ETHICAL STANDARD - PROVISIONS AVAILABLE FOR SMALL ENTITIES

In common with many other businesses of our size and nature we use our auditors to prepare and submit returns to the tax authorities and assist with the preparation of the financial statements.