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Annual
Report
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Accounts
2023
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|**Contents**|| |---|---| |**Trustees’ Report**
|**Trustees’ Report**
**2**| |**Our Policies**|**Our Policies**
**3**| |**2023 activities**|**2023 activities**
**4**| |**Care-for-Life**
**Accounts**
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**6**|**Care-for-Life**
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**6**| |**The charity**
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Care
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Rehome
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**Saving just one animal won't change the world, but it surely will change the world for that one animal** Page 2 ## Anim-Mates Trustees’ Report for the Year 2023 Run entirely by v o l u n t e e r s , Anim-Mates has rescued, cared f o r a n d \ "GEKey / r e h o m e d thousands of Api Motes unwanted and stray animals in north west Kent since 2002. At our sanctuary in Ash, Kent, we have continued to introduce new or improved facilities for the animals in our care. On pages 6 and 7 we have set out our financial accounts for the year. Sadly, like all charities we have been hit badly by the dramatic rise in the cost of living. With careful financial planning we have kept our outgoings to the same as the previous year. Almost all our expenditure was on animal care, food and veterinary costs. Generally our income has come from donations, fundraising events, Gift Aid, reclaimed VAT and public collections and legacies. On average our income was down 36% on the previous year, due mainly to a drop in legacies. We have called on our reserves to cover the difference. The limited number of fosterers and homes for the animals while in our care continued to be a challenge. We prioritised taking in animals who were injured, in danger of being put to sleep, and/or were unneutered. Most of the animals needed routine vet care such as vaccinations and neutering. Many needed treatment that was far more expensive. We never had an animal put down, except on veterinary advice, which itself we often challenged. If for some reason we were unable to take in an animal, we made every effort to find another animal rescue group that could. In our Care-for-Life scheme we cared for a large number of animals who, through illness, age or disability, cannot be re-homed. To these animals we promised they will be in the care of Anim-Mates for the rest of their life. Our outreach team continued to visit feral cat colonies. They trapped the adults, had them neutered and, after recovery, returned them to their habitat. Feral kittens have been patiently domesticated and found new homes. Everyone at Anim-Mates is a volunteer and we wish to record our thanks to those volunteers mentioned in this annual report, and to others who, for whatever reason, wish to remain anonymous. Without their help and time, all given freely, Anim-Mates would not exist and many more unwanted animals would continue to be homeless. Trustees Bobbie Bajwa Teresa Bloomfield **Roger Brown** Stephen Peirce Page 3 ## Our Policies To alleviate the suffering and distress of animals in need of care and attention in north west Kent in any or all of the following ways: - The rescue, veterinary treatment, neutering and re-homing of stray, abandoned and unwanted animals. - Providing care for life for animals that cannot be rehomed - To provide veterinary care/ neutering for animals whose owners are unable or unwilling to do so. ## **Rescue** There are many reasons why animals find their way to us. It could be due to the death of the owner, a break up of a relationship or a move. We also receive many calls about strays. When our homes are full, we contact other animal welfare groups to see if they can offer suitable accommodation. ## **Care** Every animal that comes to Anim-Mates is cared for in a foster home and treated as their own pet. All animals are examined by one of our vets. Animals that require veterinary care will stay with us throughout the process and will only be re-homed if they have a clean bill of health. Mothers with kittens will stay with us for the long term. Abandoned kittens stay with us until they are ready to be rehomed. Older animals can stay with us for as long as they need until that special someone comes along. We will never euthanise an animal except on veterinary advice. ## **Neutering** One of the main aims of Anim-Mates is to reduce the large number of unwanted animals. To ensure that no animal is rehomed to reproduce, all rescued animals are neutered. The exception will be very young kittens. We will ask new owners to guarantee that the kittens will be kept indoors until they have been neutered. We will visit feral cat colonies to trap the adults, neuter them and return them to their habitat. Feral kittens are domesticated and rehomed. ## **Stray animals** For stray cats, we will try to establish whether a cat is a genuine stray. The finder will be asked to enquire locally if anyone has lost a cat and to put a collar on the cat with the message 'If this is your cat please ring me'. If no contact is made within a few days, we assume the cat is a stray and take it in. We check for microchips in the hope of reuniting strays with their owners. A stray is taken into our care for a minimum of 28 days. During this time, we register the animal with all the 'missing' agencies and also check to see if anyone has reported their pet lost. If all this work proves negative, the cat is then put up for rehoming. ## **Rehoming** Each potential new home is thoroughly checked for suitability before an animal is placed there. This ensures that the animal is in the best possible home with the best possible owner. Any animal that cannot be rehomed, for whatever reason, will remain at AnimMates in our Care-for-Life programme. Page 4 ## Here’s a snapshot of what Anim-Mates achieved in 2023 ## **Animals** We rescued, cared for and rehomed a variety of unwanted domestic pets. Our Care-for-Life scheme flourishes and is highlighted on page 5. ## **Public Donation Collections** Post Covid we were able to hold our usual collections at garden centres and pet shops. ## **Fundraising Events** ## **Animal Housing** At our sanctuary we have continued to upgrade some of the outbuildings that house our 100+ Care-for-Life residents. After previous Covid restrictions we were once again able to attend our traditional outdoor fundraising events, and monthly online auctions started by our volunteers continued to bring in funds. ## **Outreach Scheme** To help reduce the number of breeding feral cats, we increased the number of cats that we had neutered. Some very young feral kittens were domesticated and found new homes. ## **Funding** We received many generous donations from Friends of Anim-Mates, and animal lovers, often qualifying for Gift Aided. We continued to receive donations and gifts from The Pets Foundation, the charity arm of Pets At Home. ## **Communications** Volunteers have kept our 800 or so Friends of Anim-Mates up to date with our work which was achieved through our newsletters, (printed and electronic) website (anim-mates.org.uk) and on Facebook (facebook.com/oliversfarm). ## **Wish List** We continued to have an Anim-Mates wish list at the world’s biggest online store, Amazon, where anyone can choose gifts from a wide-ranging list of items to be sent directly to our sanctuary. ## **Legacies** Some of our supporters who sadly passed away were very kind and left the charity legacies in their wills. ## **eBay** A number of animal-loving eBay sellers continued to donate all or part of their auction monies to Anim-Mates. ## Plans for 2024 ## We aim to: - Continue as an effective hands-on, volunteer-led animal rescue charity - Maximise the number of feral cats we neuter and rehome or return to their habitat - Recruit more fosterers to increase the number of care spaces available - Review and implement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - We hope to increase our range of fundraising events - To bring new and innovative elements to our website. - Help educate animal owners about the necessity of neutering while there are so many homeless animals and the need for good animal welfare - Raise the profile of Anim-Mates to help for all the above reasons Page 5 ## Care-for-Life scheme has a wide range of animals **Anim-Mates Care-for-Life scheme is for animals who cannot be re-homed because of age, infirmity or special care needs. We commit to care for these animals for the rest of their lives. They are treated, loved and cared in our sanctuary and in fosterers’ homes.** **Some of the many Care for Life animals rescue in 2023** ## _**Clockwise above**_ **Bonita** joined our happy family of hens at the Olivers Farm sanctuary because her owner relocated and could not take Bonita with her. She now spends her days roaming freely. Guinea pig **Clarence** has a condition called microthalmia, a genetic disorder that causes small or missing eyes, and has probably been blind since birth. Despite his disability, he is a happy little soul and enjoys cuddles and being tickled under his chin. When French bulldog puppy **Reggie** broke his front right leg, his owner chose the cheaper option of amputation rather than mending. When he then broke his other front leg, she wanted to have him put to sleep. Thankfully, our vet refused, and the owner agreed to surrender him to us. He’s now living his best life with our other rescue dogs. Shetland **Ralph** joined us from Happy Endings Rescue. His previous owners lost the land next to their home and decided to give up all their horses. This lovely old boy has joined our herd of Care-for-Life ponies. Page 6 ## **Anim-Mates Accounts for 2023** |**2023**|**2022**| |---|---| |**Income**|| |1. Handover donations
230|
295| |2. Adoption Donations
1,430|
1,030| |3. Public donations
33,043|
23,997| |4. Sponsorship
443|
240| |5. Fundraising
16,289|
15,754| |6. Collection pots
1,384|
687| |7. Legacies
1,346|
38,797| |8. Bank interest
6,374|
1,315| |9. Gift Aid
-|
12,066| |10. VAT refunds
17,452|
15,567| |**Total income**
**77,991**|
**109,748**| |**Expenditure**|| |11. Veterinary Fees
50,890|
57,619| |12. Food / bedding / stabling
15 ,236|
16,748| |13. Animal accessories
791|
1,912| |14. Insurances
2,006|
2,405| |15. Postage
867|
605| |16. Administration
1,109|
1,087| |17. Newsletter
496|
610| |18. Fundraising
590|
222| |19. Vehicles running costs
3,821|
4,051| |20. Buildings maintenance
5,250|
1,408| |21. Utilities, water, gas, electricity
2,551|
2,665| |22. Miscellaneous
6,000|
-| |23. Vehicle purchases
40,438|
48,460| |24. Building works
3,063|
7,028| |**Total expenditure**
**133,108**|
**144,820**| |**Net of receipts (payments)**
**-55,117**|
**-35,072**| Page 7 ## **Anim-Mates Accounts for 2023** ## **Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2023** |Opening balance|241,733| |---|---| |Income and Expenditure|-55,117| |Closing balance|186,616| |**Represented By**|| |Petty cash|-| |Co-op Bank Current|9,936| |Co-op Bank Deposit|76,689| |Santander Current|1,830| |Santander Deposit|20,755| |Close Brothers Deposit|77,406| |**Total cash funds**|**186,616**| ## **Notes on Annual Accounts for 2023** 1. Donations from owners/finders who handed over animals to Anim-Mates 2. Donations from adopters of Anim-Mates animals 3. Donations given and sent to Anim-Mates 4. Donations from sponsorship of Care-for-Life animals 5. Gross income raised from events organised by our volunteers 6. Collection pots in pets shops and other stores 9. Gift Aid from HMRC on donations, usually claimed in retrospect 10. VAT refunds 11. Health checks, follow-up treatments/operations, neutering, vaccinations, flea treatment, medications. Most vets kindly give us a small a discount on their fees and medications 12. Includes all foods, special dietary foods, sawdust, hay and cat litter 13. Includes equine fly masks, litter trays etc. 14. Public liability, accidental damage, personal accident, and vehicles insurance 15. For letters and distribution of quarterly newsletters 16. Stationery, leaflets printed in house, website. 17. Printing costs only. Editorial and preparations are done inhouse 18. Initial outlay for fundraising events e.g. hall hire, deposits 19. All the charity’s vehicles expenses ie. services/repairs/tax/fuel 20. Repairs and maintenance of outbuildings and land to accommodate animals 22. Various Page 8 ## The organisation behind the animals **Patrons** Jenny Seagrove, Jean Moore **Trustees** _who administer the charity_ : Bobbie Bajwa Teresa Bloomfield (Hon. Treasurer) **Roger Brown (Hon. Chairman)** Stephen Peirce **Fosterers/Foster carers** _care for the animals in their homes until they are rehomed:_ Bobbie and Arif Bajwa, Teresa Bloomfield, Karen Constant, Lisa Inns, Caroline Lakeman, Sarah Williams, Karen Wright **Homevetters** _assess the homes of prospective adopters for suitability for each animal_ : Bobbie Bajwa, Lisa Inns, **Volunteers** Andrew Abrehart **,** Bobbie Bajwa, Teresa Bloomfield, Claire Brooks, Anne and Roger Brown, Zoe Cartwright, Nathalie de Chivre, Kate Collins, Sharon and David Dand, Lynn Davis, Julie Doherty -Winch, Caitlin and Lucy Harris, Sarah and Dave Hickson, Lisa Inns, Clair Jarrett, Shirley Johnson, Caroline Lakeman, Anastasia Lubina, Jean Moore, Murielle Morizot, Faye Northover, Angela O’Brien, Alison Pugh. Steve Peirce, Alex Simpson-Usuanlele, Lindsey Simpson, Leah and Mick Taylor, Linda Tunbridge, Jackie Turley, Dennis White, Karen Wright **Vets** Numerous veterinary practices have given Anim-Mates their expert services, most of whom have kindly given the charity discounts on their fees **Friends of Anim-Mates** People who support the work of Anim-Mates by donations and volunteering **Newsletter** Alison Pugh, Leah and Mick Taylor **Website** Mick Taylor **Hon Auditor** David Fowler, FCA (Retired) **Anim-Mates** is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales No 1098252 All those persons listed above are unpaid volunteers |**Contact Anim-Mates by phone, letter, email and on the web**|**Contact Anim-Mates by phone, letter, email and on the web**| |---|---| |=|**Phone**07743 331397| ||**Post**Anim-Mates| ||Olivers Farm| ||Ash| ||Kent| ||TN15 7HF| ||**Email**info@anim-mates.org.uk| ||**Website**www.anim-mates.org.uk| **CC16a** **Charity Name No (if any) Anim-Mates 1095252 Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 1st January 2023 31st December 2023 ## **Section A Receipts and payments** **Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds** |||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**||**Total funds**||**Last year**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**| |Handover donations
**230**
**-**
**230**
**295**
Adoption donations
**1,430**
**-**
**1,430**
**1,030**
Public donations
**33,043**
**-**
**33,043**
**23,997**
Sponsorship
**443**
**-**
**443**
**240**
Fundraising
**16,289**
**-**
**16,289**
**15,754**
Collectionpots
**1,384**
**1,384**
**687**
Legacies
**1,346**
**1,346**
**38,797**
Bank interest
**6,374**
**-**
**6,374**
**1,315**
Gift aid
**-**
**-**
**12,066**
Vat Refunds
**17,452**
**-**
**-**
**17,452**
**15,567**
**77,991**
**-**
**-**
**77,991**
**109,748**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
~~=——_——~~||||||||||| |**_Total receipts_ **||**77,991**||**-**||**-**||**77,991**||**109,748**| |Veterinaryfees
**50,890**
**-**
**-**
**50,890**
**57,619**
Food,litter& bedding
**15,236**
**-**
**-**
**15,236**
**16,748**
Equipment
**791**
**-**
**-**
**791**
**1,912**
Insurances
**2,006**
**-**
**-**
**2,006**
**2,405**
Postage
**867**
**-**
**-**
**867**
**605**
Administration
**1,109**
**-**
**-**
**1,109**
**1,087**
Professional Fees
**-**
Newsletter
**496**
**-**
**-**
**496**
**610**
Bank Charges
Fundraising
**590**
**-**
**-**
**590**
**222**
Buildingmaintenance
**5,250**
**5,250**
**1,408**
Miscellaneous
**6,000**
**6,000**
Utiltiies
**2,551**
**2,551**
**2,665**
Vehicle runningcosts
**3,821**
**3,821**
**4,051**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 89,607**
**-**
**-**
**89,607**
**89,332**
Vehicles
**40,438**
**-**
**-**
**40,438**
**48,460**
Buildingand equipment
**3,063**
**-**
**-**
**3,063**
**7,028**
**_Sub total_ 43,501**
**-**
**-**
**43,501**
**55,488**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
~~ce~~||||||||||| |**_Total payments_ **||**133,108**||**-**||**-**||**133,108**||**144,820**| |||||||||||| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ **||**- 55,117**||**-**||**-**||**- 55,117**||**- 35,072**| |**A5 Transfers between funds**||||||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**A6 Cash funds last year end**||**241,733**||**-**||**-**||**241,733**||**276,805**| |**_Cash funds this year end_ **||**186,616**||**-**||**-**||**186,616**||**241,733**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**|**Details**
Petty cash
Co-operative Account
Santander
Co-operative Savings Account
Close Brothers Care for life fund
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Santander b**usiness**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**-**
**9,936**
**1,830**
**76,689**
**20,755**
**77,406**
**186,616**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
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**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**(optional)**| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Date of approval Signature Print Name CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WAIES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees Anim-mates On accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023 Charlty Do (Ir any) 1098252 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charty Ilhe Trust") for the year ended 3111212023 As the thartvs trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Chartties Act 2011 (Ihe Act"). Re$pon8lbilities and basis of report I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable DireGtions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515)(b) of the Act. Independent Tr chanty's 9ross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to examinerfs statsment undertake the examinat¢on by being a qualffied Member of linsert name of applicable listed btsJy]l. Delete [ l rf not applicabk. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in conneth.on wrth the examination (other than that disdosed below ") which gtves me Gau5e to believe that in, any matetial respect.. the accounting records %4*re not kept in accordance wtlh section 130 of the Charslies Art,. or the accounts dKI nol a¢cord with the accounting recofds.. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the forn and contenl of accounts set OLrt in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the a¢¢ounts give a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter consKlered as part of an indep8ndent examination. I have no COn￿M$ and have come across no other matters in Gonnection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the brnckets rfthey do not apply. 1011012024 Slgned: Dat•: Name: David lan Fowler Rolevant professlonal qualification(s) or body F.C.A (Retired> IER Oct 2018 Ilf any): Address: 109 Blackfen Road SKlcup. Kent DA15 8PZ Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to h￿hI￿ht material matters of concern (see CC32. Independent examination of charity accounts.. dirèctions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brléf details of any Items that tho examiner wishes to dlsthse. IER Oct 2018