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## Section A
Reference and administration details Charity name STRAY CAT RESCUE
STRAY CAT RESCUE
Other names charity is Known by Registered charity number (if any) | 1098984
SCR
Charity's principal address | The Cattery
Wood End Tingrith, Beds
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of LLOYDS PLC HIGH STREET, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, BEDS BANK adviser Name. Address | See Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Ae oe Ss USE Ds TT Si a section B Structure, governance and management Description of the charity’s trusts
- T . CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 17 FEBRUARY 2003 AND FORMAL peotf goveming document) AGREEMENT TO THE AMENDED CONSTITUTION GRANTED ON
- How th ik | CHARITABLE UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION CONSISTING OF - | TRUSTEES ARE ELECTED BY MEMBERS ANNUALLY AT THE cmusiee seection methods ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD IN FEBRUARY.
- Additional governance issues (Optional information) [glee oceania| ALLSEEK TRUSTE ANY R **E** SMUNERATION GIVE OF THEI O **R** TIMEOTHER VOLU BE **N** EFITS.TARILY AND DO NOT KEG CREEL BEVERLEY FAULKNER IS PAID A SMALL SALARY IN HER POSITION e policies and procedures OF SHELTER MANAGER. adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- e the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- e relationship with any related parties:
- e trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## Section C
Objectives and activities
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TO RELIEVE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING OF GATS AND KITTENS, MAINLY IN THE BEDFORDSHIRE AREA BY PROVISION OF RESCUE, Summary of the objects of the FOSTERING AND R HOMING, P US VETERINARY TREATMENT charity set out in its : governing document : A SUMMARY OF THE MAIN ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY STRAY CAT RESCUE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT: 215 CELEBRATIONS SCR UNDERTOOK 21 ACTIVITIES TO CELEBERATE OUR 21 YEARS | OF RESCUEING CATS AND KITTENS. THESE INCLUDED CRAFT FAYRES. OPEN DAY, CATS AND CAKES EVENTS AT THE SHELTER. SHELTER LOOKING BACK OVER THE PERIOD 1 NOVEMBER 2021 - 31 OCTOBER 2022, OUR AIM CONTINUED TO BE TO RESCUE, HELP AND RE-HOME AS MANY CATS AND KITTENS AS WE ARE ABLE WITHIN BEDFORDSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREA. IN DOING THIS WE HAVE STRIVED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE TO THE LIVES — OF ALL CATS IN OUR CARE. | THE PAST YEAR HAS SEEN A CONTINUATION OF THE CHALLENGES THAT THE PANDEMIC HAS BROUGHT US, WHERE PEOPLE ADOPTED PETS WHILST IN LOCKDOWN THEN ABANDONE THEM. STRAY CAT RESCUE HAS CONTINUED TO RESCUE & Senay af the wal, REHOME AS MANY CATS AS POSSIBLE WHILST WORKING IN ee ACCORDANCE WITH GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE. activities undertaken for the cael cbiecks thele STRAY CAT RESCUE IS VERY GRATEFUL TO THE VETS IN face sien the stakuiony LEIGHTON BUZZARD. BARTON LE CLAY, BEDFORD & LUTON FOR Geclcation that trictace have | DISCOUNTING THEIR SERVICES TO US. WE ARE ALSO SO hadissued regard to the guidance7 =| **G** RATEFULo)| ECT THE TO CATS, OUR FOSTERERS DO THE VET ALONG RUNS AND WITH THE THOSE RE-HOMING WHO by the Charity CHECKS Commission on public : benefit) IN ORDER TO STILL REHOME CATS & KITTENS WE HAVE CONTINUED TO UTILISE VIDEO TO CREATE REHOMING ADVERTS & UNDERTAKE HOME CHECKS WHERE POSSIBLE. THIS HAS PROVEN TO BE A TIME & COST-EFFECTIVE WAY OF OPERATING & NO MORE CATS HAVE BEEN RETURNED FOLLOWING ONLINE CHECKS THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS WITH PHYSICAL CHECKS. OUR 2023 CALENDAR FEATURED STORIES ABOUT SOME OF THE CATS & KITTENS WE HAVE RESCUED. YET AGAIN THIS PROVED VERY SUCCESSFUL SELLING OVER 200 CALENDARS. AGAIN. WE ARE EXTREMELY THANKFUL TO ALL INVOLVED. WITH THE LIFTING OF RESTRICTIONS OUR SPONSOR & OPEN DAYS COULD GO AHEAD & WERE HUGELY SUCCESFUL BOTH IN TERMS OF NUMBERS OF PEOPLE ATTENDING & MONEY RAISED. FUNDRAISING THIS YEAR OUR FUND RAISING HAS AGAIN EMBRACED SOCIAL MEDIA & ONLINE ACTIVITY, AND WE NOW HAVE AN INSTAGRAM PAGE. THIS IS ATTRACTINIG A WIDER AUDIENCE THAN BEFORE AND IS AN AREA TO FOCUS ON. WE CONTINUE TO LEVERAGE OUR MORE TRADITIONAL REVENUE STREAMS OF LOCAL EVENTS TAR 3 March 2012
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## -A CRAFT FAYRES
WE STILL CONTINUE TO RAISE FUNDS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WITH OUR FACEROOK FUNDRAISING PAGE & ON OBTAINING A GAMBLING LICENCE WERE ABLE TO HOLD AUCTIONS & RAFFLES OUR CRAFTERS HAVE ALSO MADE ISOME LOVELY ITEMS WHICH WE HAVE SOLD, AND THIS IS AREA THAT WE ARE EXPANDING WE HAVE HAD MANY KIND DONATIONS
WE HAVE ALSO CONTINUED TO USE EBAY & ETSY SELLING PAGE TO INCREASE SALES.
ALONG WITH OUR CALENDAR WE ALSO SOLD STRAY CAT RESCUE CHRISTMAS CARDS FEATURING SOME OF OUR FOSTERED KITTENS.
WE STILL PERIODICALLY RECEIVE A VIP CLUB VOUCHER FROM PETS AT HOME WHICH IS ALSO USED TO BUY FOOD OR ANYTHING SPECIAL THAT IS REQUIRED.
WE HAVE QUITE A FEW COLLECTING BOXES PLACED IN VETERINARY SURGERIES, SHOPS AND PUBS WITHIN BEDFORDSHIRE. ALL THIS IS WITHOUT THE REGULAR MONTHLY STANDING ORDERS, PERSONAL DONATIONS AND THROUGH OUR AMAZON WISHLIST, FOR WHICH WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL. WE ALSO INTRODUCED CATS AND CAKES EVENTS AT THE SHELTER, WHICH ARE VERY POPULAR AND WE WILL CONTINUE THESE.
STRAY CAT RESCUE IS VERY GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE WHO HAS VOLUNTEERED AND HELPED TO MAKE THIS PAST YEAR A GREAT SUCCESS ENABLING US TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE CATS & | KITTENS WITH THE BEST POSSIBLE CARE & FIND THEM | WONDERFUL HOMES.
## MEMBERSHIP
WE HAVE 177 PAYING MEMBERS. EVERY PERSON THAT ADOPTS A CAT FROM US IS GIVEN A COMPLIMENTARY 1 YEAR MEMBERSHIP IN THE HOPE THEY WILL CONTINUE TO PAY FOR A MEMBERSHIP AFTER THE FIRST YEAR. 15 MEMBERS HAVE JOINED SINCE THE LAST AGM. SADLY, WE HAVE LOST 33 MEMBERS THIS YEAR. WE CONTINUE TO BE GRATEFUL TO MANY OF THE MEMBERS WHO DO VOLUNTEER WORK AT THE MAIN SHELTER AND HELP OUT AT & SUPPORT OUR EVENTS DURING THE YEAR.
## CAT SPONSORSHIP
WE HAVE BEEN RUNNING THIS SCHEME FOR 10 YEARS NOW & IT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A STEADY INCOME
WE HAVE CIRCI 150 PEOPLE SPONSORING OR GIVING GIFT SPONSORSHIP & WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THEM FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT
THERE WERE 28 NEW SPONSORS FOR THE YEAR WE CURRENTLY HAVE 5 CATS ON THE SCHEME, ALL REMAIN IN 4 March 2012
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WE CURRENT:Y HAVE ONE FIXED TERM INVESTMENT DEPOSIT RUNNING NOW, £25000 WHICH MATURES FEBRUARY 2023. WE KNEW AT THE START OF THE YEAR THAT WE HAD RECENTLY / RECEICED A LARGE DONATION FROM A LADIES’ ESTATE & THAT | WE WERE RESONABLEY FLUSH WITH FUNDS. BUTS THE YEAR You | _WORE ON, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT COSTS WERE RISING : may choose to include =| Wc FASTER THAN ANYONE COULD HAVE PREDICTED. WE WILL further statements, where NEED TO TAKE SOME TOUGH DECISIONS IN THE COMING YEAR, relevant, about AS SPENDING AT THE CURRENT RATE WILL BE UNSUSTAINABLE. e policy on grantmaking; | | A FEW OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO US, WILL BE RAISING JOMING * policy programme related =| DONATION RATES, INCREASING OUR ONLINE PROFILE, SPECIAL investment, _ APPEALS FOR CATS WITH SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES ETC. e contribution made by | volunteers. a
## section D
Achievements and performance
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|ape abe of the charity|| SUMMARY OF|CAT WORK DONE|IN|THE|PERIOD NOV 2021|~ OCT|
|Gum|wre yom|2022|AS|FOLLOWS|
|RE-HOMED|394|
|NEUTERED|270|
|FERAL|CATS|TRAPPED,|NEUTERED|&|RETURNED|11|
|VETERINARY|TREATMENT|148|
|PUT|TO|SLEEP|FOLLOWING|VETERINARY|
|ADVICE|OR|DIED|WHILE|IN|OUR|CARE|28|
|_|REUNITED|WITH|ORIGINAL|OWNER|6|
|_|CATS|IN|PERMANENT|FOSTER|CARE|30|
|_|(SOME|OF THESE|CATS|STILL|AVAILABLE|
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BEFORE REHOMING ALL CATS OVER FOUR MONTHS OLD ARE NEUTERED, MICROCHIPPED AND VACCINATED. KITTENS UNDER FOUR MONTHS OLD ARE VACCINATED & CHIPPED WHERE POSSIBLE BEFORE BEING REHOMED.
IF ANY OF THESE ARE OUTSTANDING ADOPTERS ARE PROVIDED WITH VOUCHERS TO COVER THEM AS WELL AS A VOUCHER FOR | NEUTERING. STRAY CAT RESCUE PROMOTES RESPONSIBLE OWNERSHIP OF CATS AND KITTENS AND CONTINUALLY TRIES TO RAISE THE PUBLIC’S AWARENESS TO THE BENEFITS OF HAVING CATS SPEYED AND NEUTERED TO PREVENT UNWANTED CATS/KITTENS | BEING ABANDONED.
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|Receipts|and|payments|accounts|cC16a|
|Section|A|Receipts|and|payments|
|saflefunds|Restricted|Totals funds|Last|year|
|2022|2022|2022|2021|
|£|£|E>|£|
|Receipts|
|General|donations|15,097|-|15,097|17,609|
|Cat homing|donations|36,509|-|36,509|20,538|
|Membership|subscriptions|7,269|-|7,269|7,292|
|Gift|aid|-|-|-|11,894|
|Collection|boxes/supermarket|tokens|1,392|.|1,392|7,336|
|Social|events|5,036|-|5,036|2,157|
|Stails/open|days|880|-|880|333|
|Supermarket|collections|-|-|-|-|
|Sponsored|cats|5,842|-|5,842|5,584|
|Corporate/charity|donations|500|-|500|-|
|Web|donations|8,494|-|8,494|12,057|
|Misc|sales|2fA|-|2,713|6,609|
|Audrey|lamb|charity|trust|:|.|-|2,000|
|Legacy|income|4,746|-|4,746|64,217|
|Bank|interest|25|“|25|765|
|ADCH|Emergency|Fund|-|-|-|§,000|
|Total|Receipts|88,501|.|88,501|150,697|
|Payments.|
|Cat food and|litter|9,423|-|9,523|6,079|
|Vet|fees|68,450|-|68,450|49,084|
|Microchipping|3,236|-|3,236|1,862|
|Cat|boarding|310|-|310|-|
|Wages|11,549|-|11,549|11,027|
|Electricity|6,681|-|6,681|5,887|
|Waste|disposal|2,525|~|2,525|1,013|
|Phone|486|-|486|740|
|Advertising|and|merchandise|1,448|-|1,448|872|
|Event|costs|-|:|-|186|
|Maintenance|1,481|-|1,481|2,431|
|Equipment|2,689|-|2,689|4,770|
|Insurance|-|-|-|789|
|Accountancy|-|-|-|300|
|General|expenses|1,652|-|-|822|
|Total|Payments|110,030|.|108,377|85,115|
|Net|receipts/(payments}|{21,528)|-|(21,528)|65,576|
|Cash|funds|brought forward|166,464|.|166,464|100,889|
|Cash|funds carried forward|144,936|-|144,936|166,464|
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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Cash funds represented by:
Current account 9,024 - 9,024 9,524
Deposit account 82,755 - 82,755 116,779
Long term investment bonds 25,000 ” 25,000
Sponsorship account 14,334 - 11,334 21,785
Ontine account (special events) 45,150 . 15,150 17,539
Cash account 1,674 - 1,674 1,438
144,936 - 144,936 166,464
Assets retained for charity's own use:
Shed and storage bought year ended 31 October 16 3,450 3,450
Shelter pens and heater pads bought year ended 31 October 15 1,36) 1,360
New office purchased year ended 31 October 2018 3,730 3,730
8,540 8,540
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Charity Number: 1098984
## Stray Cat Rescue
independent Examiner's repart on the accounts
## For the year ended 31 October 2022
j report to the trusfees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust") for the year ended 31/10/2022.
## Responsibilities and basis of the report
As the charity trustees you are responsibte for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the 2011 Act”).
lam qualified to undertake that examination as a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
l report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2014 Act and in carrying out my examination | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5\(b}) of the Act.
## independent examiners statement
i have completed my examination. | confirm that no matters have come io my attention in cannection with the examination giving me cause fo believe that in any material aspect:
1. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the 2011 Act; or
1. The accounts do not accord with those records;
2. The accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
## James Coivin ACMA
Mayflower Accountancy & Tax Limited
10 Alma Farm Road
Toddingion
Bedfordshire
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26/10/2022