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STRAY CAT RESCUE
Section A
Charity name
Other names charity Is known by
SCR
Registered charlty number (If any)
1098984
Charity's principal address
The Cattery
Wood End
Tingrith, Beds
Postcode
MK17 9ER
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Name of person (or
body) entitled to
appoint trustee (if
an
Trustee name
Office (if any)
Dates acted if not for
whole year
HELEN WEBB
CHAIR
THE MEMBERS
THE MEMBERS
THE MEMBERS
THE MEMBERS
THE MEMBERS
THE MEMBERS
BEVERLEY FAULKNER
SHELTER MANAGER
ALISON WHITE
SECRETARY
CAT WELFARE OFFICER
SUSAN HOURD
GRAHAM HOWELL
TREASURER
ALISON WHITE
INTERIM MEMBERSHIP
SECRETARY
COMMITTEE MEMBER
RITA MANSER
THE MEMBERS
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12
13
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19
20
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acted if not for whole
ear
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Names and addr•ss•s ol advlg•rs (Opllonil InforniAllon)
of adylser
Name
Addr•g9
PANK
LLOYDS PLC
HIGFI STREET, LEIGHION BUZZARD, BEDS
Name of chief executiv• Of names of senior staff member31Optional Inlomiatlon)
Section B
Structure
overnance and mana
ement
Description of the charity's trusts
Type of goNEming document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 17 FEBRUARY 2003 AND FORMAL
AGREENIENT TO THE AMENDED CONSTITUTION GRANTED ON 8
JUNE 2017
CHARITABLE UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION CONSISTING OF
CIRCA 200 NIENIBERS
TRUSTEES ARE ELECTED BY MEMBERS ANNUALLY AT THE
ANNUAL GENERAL NIEETING HELD IN FEBRUARY.
How the charity is constituted
Trustee selection methods
awrlpd by, eletted by i
Addttional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to indude
ALL TRUSTEES GIVE OF THEIR TIME VOLUNTARILY AND DO NOT
additional inforn￿tion. where
SEEK ANY REMUNERATION OR OTHER BENEFITS.
relevanL at)out:
BEVERLEY FAULKNER IS PAID A SMALL SALARY IN HER POSITION
OF SHELTER MANAGER.
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees;
the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works:
relationship with any related
parties;
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
Section C
Ob"ectives and activities
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(JJR EFFORTS TO FUNO FWSE kthvE DIEN TrIEAVILY BIASED
AROVNO SOCIAL KILDIA ACTMIIES ON INSTh.GRAM AND
FACEBOOK.
TIIIS W GIVEN US A NÉW SOURCE OF DONORS. WHO ARE
WLLING TO GIVE US DONATIONS. BUY OUR MFRCHANDISE AND
SUPPORT VMII(XJS EVENTS
WE FIAVÈ INSTI(iATEO h DONATE A POIINn ON PAYDAY SCHEMÉ
ICFI NOW HAS OVER 71X) K40NT14LY DONATORS
HAVE ALSO INCREASED TklE FREOUENCY OF OUR CATS 8
CAKE AFTERNOON TEA AND CAKE EVENTS AT TFIE SHELTER
WHICH HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AND EXTRFMFLY
POPULAR.
WE CONTINUE TO DO ÈVENTS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY AND
ATTEND THE SUMMER FETES OF VILLAGES AND TOWNS IN OUR
SURROUNDING AREA.
THIS IS LARGELY DONE TO KEEP OUR PROFILE HIGH IN THE
LOCAL COMMUNITIES WE SERVE AND RAISE ADDITIONAL FUNDS
BY SELLING MERCHANDISE AND PROMOTING OUR. MEMBERSHIP
AND SPONSORSHIP SCHEMES.
OUR OPEN DAY HELD IN SEPTEMBER 2023 WAS VERY
SUCCESSFUL AND WELL ATTENDED. RAISING A GOOD AMOUNT
OF FUNDS FOR US.
WE ALSO RECEIVE A LOT OF DONATIONS FROM PEOPLE WHO
HAVE HAD CATS & KITTENS FROM US PREVIOUSLY AND THEY
JUST SEND US DONATIONS WITHOUT ANY PROMPTING, KNOWING
WE HAVE HELPED IN THE PAST.
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
SUPPORTED US THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD AND ALSO ALL THE
PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPENT THEIR TIME FUND-RAISING FOR SCR.
WITHOUT OUR FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES, WE WOULD NOT BE
ABLE TO CARRY ON HELPING STRAY AND LOST CATS & KIThENS.
MEMBERSHIP
WE CURRENTLY HAVE 170 PAYING MEMBERS.
7 MEMBERS HAVE JOINED SINCE THE LAST AGM. SADLY, WE
HAVE LOST 14 MEMBERS THIS YEAR BUT DESPITE THIS OUR
REVENUE FROM MEMERSHIP HAS INCREASED FROM THE LAST
FINANCIAL PERIOD TO £8384, UP FROM £7269
WE CONTINUE TO BE GRATEFUL TO MANY OF THE MEMBERS
WHO DONATE TO US SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN OUR
MEMBERSHIP FEE & ALSO THOSE WHO DO VOLUNTEER WORK AT
THE MAIN SHELTER, FOSTER FOR US AND HELP OUT AT &
SUPPORT OUR EVENTS DURING THE YEAR.
CAT SPONSORSHIP
THE SPONSORSHIP SCHEME HAS BEEN RUNNING SINCE 2013
AND IT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE A STEADY INCOME.
MANDY BULL STEPPED DOWN FROM THE SPONSORSHIP CO-
ORDINATOR POSITION IN JULYIAUGUST 2023 AND SOPHIE
COOTES HAS TAKEN ON THE ROLE.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MANDY FOR HER HELP & ADVICE
DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD.
IN AN EFFORT TO BE MORE COST EFFECTIVE &
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ENWRCWIIENTALLY FRIEN
Y. I IMPLEMENTED NIANDY'S IDEA OF
TRINSITK)NING T14E S￿sORsHIp PACKS, FRONI A4 TO AS THAT
rkLD REDLICÉ THE COST OF POSTING & PACKAGING, Trl
SPONSORSHIP PACKS WERÉ OIVEN A NEW LOOK & TH.E A.5 SIZE
KlAX￿o THEM ÈASIER & CHWER TO POST.
I AM ALSO TRIALLINO A FRI()CE MAGNET PHOIO FRAME, WITH
THE AIM TO SEND OUT AN UPDATE PICTURE OF THE CHOSEN
CAT ON THE RFNEWAL OF THE SPONSORSHIP.
THÈ SF>(KORSHIP PACK PRICE HAS REMAINED UNCHANGED
FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS AT A SUGGESTED £IS A YEAR. AFTER
CAREFUL CONSIDERATION ANO THE BACKING OF THE
COMMITTEE. IT WAS DECIDED TO INCREASE THE SUGGESTED
PRICE TO £25 PER YEAR,
E HAKE CURRENTLY 105 ACTIVE CAT SPONSORSHIPS FROM
PEOPLE SPONSORING OR GIVING GIFT OF SPONSORSHIP AND
WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THEM FOR THEIR CONTINUED
SUPPORT.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE 4 CATS ON THE SCHEME, ALL REMAIN IN
FAIRLY GOOD HEALTH. ONE OF OUR BELOVED OLDIES, TESCO
TED, PASSED AWAY IN EARLY NOV 2022.
OUR SPONSORS OPEN DAY WAS HELD IN JUNE 2023 AND AS
ALWAYS, A GOOD CHANCE TO MEET SPONSORS OLD AND NEW.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
IN A CLIMATE OF RISING COSTS FOR ALL, WE HAVE SEEN OUR
VETS FEES INCREASE QUITE SIGNIFICANTLY THIS YEAR. THIS IS
ALSO DOWN TO THE NUMBER OF CATS WE HAVE HELPED AS
WELL AS THE INCREASED COSTS. IN RESPONSE TO THIS, WE
DECIDED TO RAISE OUR RECOMMENDED RE-HOMING
DONATIONS. A NUMBER OF RE-HOMING DAYS WERE HELD AT
THE SHELTER THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND GREATLY
INCREASED ADVERTISING ONLINE HAS SEEN A REGULAR
TURNOVER OF CATS THROUGH THE SHELTER.
ELECTRICITY COSTS ALSO CONTINUE TO RISE, NEARLY
DOUBLED THIS YEAR. THIS HAS LED TO THE INTRODUCTION OF
THE°DONATE A POUND ON PAYDAY" SCHEME, WHICH WAS
LAUNCHED ON INSTAGRAM, AND CURRENTLY GENERATES
APPROXIMATELY £1500 PER MONTH.
THE SPONSORSHIP SCHEME IS A GENERALLY RISING INCOME,
AND IS NOW IN THE HANDS OF A NEW CO-ORDINATOR, SOPHIE,
SO WATCH THIS SPACE FOR A NUMBER OF NEW IDEAS. MANY
THANKS TO MANDY, FOR ALL HER YEARS OF DEDICATION TO
THIS SCHEME.
WEB DONATIONS, WHICH INCLUDES DAPOP AND
MISCELLANEOUS SALES FIGURES HAVE RISEN SIGNIFICANTLY.
MAINLY DUE TO THE CRAFTING SKILLS OF SARAH AND CHERYL
AND THE BEGGING OF LEONA AND GEORGIA, FOR DONATIONS
OF GOODS FROM VARIOUS CONTACTS TO FILL THEIR CAT
BOXES, WHICH SELL EXTREMELY QUICKLY.
THE OPEN DAY, WAS ONCE AGAIN VERY WELL ATTENDED, AS
WERE THE REGULAR CATS N CAKES EVENTS, THROUGHOUT THE
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IN NEEDED
Tln£ 11.4S TH£ KIAiNTfM4Nf,ff COSTS, DUT
TI¥S 114S LARGELY C￿￿ TO PIftY,I1A:￿ OF TWO NEW CAT
P£hS Th£ CJRWIS ￿ RFERI AND CRISTIMI,
£IIILL AllER DEIN A cHAl,LFF￿1NO YEAR, AND
(%snTE 11£ OVERSP£M) OP (X)TCoP￿fyS OVFR INCOME, WG
CIIRM< NES IN.1 RE.4RCWPLY Flf Al,IHY FIMANCIAL
FW< Tth BIEN FYF..IY4RNFD OF A WILL THAT TIIE
CF14RITY HAD BEEN NKIIID IN. 114F FVNDS OF WFIICH WE
RELEIIED M) KIthTHS LATEI DfCFfvJBER
Additional details of objectives and activities
O tional infomiation
SOCIAL MEDIA
THIS WAS THE FIRST FULL YEAR OF HAVING THE SOCIAL fvIEDIA
ACCOUNT UP AND RUNNING. WE SAW A CONSIDERABLE
INCREASE IN OUR FOLLOWING OVER THE 12 MONTHS AND IN
HAND BEGAN TO SEE REHOMING AND DONATIONS GROW.
WE INTRODUCED THE'DAPOP, SCHEME; DONATE A POUND ON
PAYDAY. WHICH BECAME AND REMAINS VERY POPULAR. AS OF
You may choose to indude
further ststements, where
relevanL abcxjt
ST
31 OCTOBER 2023, WE HAD £1165 COMING IN MONTHLY.
policy on grantmaking;
policy prDJramme related
investrnentr
ON TOP OF DAPOP, WE SIGNED UP TO THE EASY FUNDRAISING
SCHEME AND PROMOTED THIS TO OUR FOLLOWING, AS OF THE
END OF OCTOBER WE HAD 63 PEOPLE SIGNED UP.
contribution made by
volunteers.
WEBBOX REACHED OUT TO US AND BEGAN MAKING GENEROUS
DONATIONS OF FOOD AND TREATS IN RETURN OF US CREATING
CONTENT FOR THE INSTAGRAM PAGE. THIS LATER LED TO US
CREATING LEThERBOX PARCELS WITH THE REMAINING
PRODUCTS TO FURTHER FUNDRAISE FOR THE CHARITY.
AN ILLUSTRATOR REACHED OUT LATER IN THE YEAR AND
OFFERED TO DESIGN US SOME ANIMATED DRAWINGS OF OUR
'INSTA CAT'S,. FROM THESE DRAWINGS WE CREATED TOTE BAGS
AND WINDOW STICKERS WHICH AGAIN RAISED US A
CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY; THESE ILLUSTRATIONS WE
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CONTINUE TO USE ON MERCHANDISE AND POSTERS.
FURTHER FUNDRAISING THROUGH THE INSTAGRAM PAGE
CONSISTED OF TWO VERY SUCCESSFUL RAFFLES, EASTER AND
HALLOWEEN. MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF CATNIP HEARTS AND
PILLOWS, AND DURING THE WARMER MONTHS OUR CATS &
CAKES EVENTS WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE VERY POPULAR.
INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY POWERFUL
WAYS OF US SPREADING AWARENESS OF THE CHARITY,
REHOMING CATS AND FUNDRAISING OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS
AND WE PLAN ON CONTINUING TO GROW BOTH PLATFORMS
SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE COMING YEARS,
Section D
Achievements and performance
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Section D
Achievements and performance
SLm)nHry ol the maln
athKvements of the charlty
dwing the year
SLIIIII4RY OF CAT NIDRK DON.E IN T14E PERIOD NOV ￿2- OCT
3 AS FOLLO1%*,
REII(MIED
NEUTERED
193
VETERIN4RY TREATNIENT
102
PUT TO SLEEP FOLLOWING VETERINARY
ADVICE OR DIED IVHILE IN OUR CARE
32
REUNITED WITH ORIGINAL OWNER
13
CATS IN PERNIANENT FOSTER CARE
(SONIE OF THESE CATS STILL AVAILABLE
FOR RE-HONIING)
26
BEFORE REHONIING KIThENS ARE FULLY VACCINATED &
VOUCHERS PROVIDED FOR NEUTER & N4CROCHIP. ADULT CATS
ARE NEUTERED & MICROCHIPPED
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Section D
Achievements and performance
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Section E
Flnanclal revlew
Brlef st8temeiit of tlie
charlty's pollcy on reserves
WE HOLD CAS14 AT TIIE BANK OF P121971, ALL OF WHICH IS
UNIIESTRICTED FUNDS. THESE FUNDS ARE HELD TO MEET VET
BILLS AND ANY URGENT UNFORESEEN EXPENDITURE THAT MAY
OCCUR,
Details of any funds materlally
In deficlt
NOT APPLICABLE
Further financlal review detalls (Optlonal Informatlon)
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant about:
the charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising);
how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
of the charity;
investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
STRAY CAT RESCUE'S MAIN SOURCE OF FUNDING THIS YEAR
HAS COME FROM MONIES RAISED VIA A VARIETY OF MEANS,
INCLUDING DONATIONS, FUNDRAISING EVENTS, SPONSERSHIP
AND MEMBERSHIP.
DONATIONS FROM CATSIKITTENS RE-HOMED DOES NOT SHOW
THE LOSS WE INCURE ON MOST OF THESE, WHICH IS DUE TO
THE VETS COST WE INCURR BEFORE THEY ARE DEEMED FIT FOR
REHOMING.
THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS HAS ENABLED STRAY CAT RESCUE
TO ENSURE ALL THE CATS AND KIThENS IN OUR CARE ARE FED,
RECEIVE GOOD VETERINARY TREATMENT AND ARE LOOKED
AFTER APPROPRIATELY AT THE SHELTER.
Section F
Other optional information
FUTURE PLANS
WE WILL CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR ADDITIONAL WAYS TO FUNDRAISE, WITH A GREATER FOCUS ON
SOCIAL MEDIA AS THIS HAS PROVED VERY LUCRATIVE. THE CARD READERS WHICH WE
PURCHASED HAVE PROVED TO BE HUGELY BENEFICIAL AT MANY OF OUR EVENTS, MAKING IT
EASY FOR PEOPLE TO SPEND MONEY WITH US AND WE PLAN TO HAVE THEM AVAILABLE AT ALL
PUBLIC EVENT WE AThEND IN THE FUTURE.
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s)
Position (e.g., Secretary, Chair,
etc)
HELEN LESLEY WEBB
CHAIR
Date
19 AUGUST 2024
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Strw Cat Re5C
Indepenthl ExoThr*f'8 Ihe *(￿ntI
For Ihe yeor •)ded 31 2023
I teporf 1¢ the 1Dj￿eeS C￿ my ex8rninat￿n ol the accounts of the abm chwrfy I'th• TnAri
for Ihe y￿r ended 31110r2023
Ropon8lbllttles Ind b#1$ of th• r•port
As IhÈ ¢h8rity Injstees you a￿ respons￿￿ forlhe preparat￿ ol1h8acco￿lY in *COfdarte
with the reqUIren￿lS ollhe Charit￿5 Ad 2011 fi￿ 2011 Adl.
I rew in resped of rny examin8lK)n of ihe tharity's accounts carried under sect*)n 14S
ofthe 2011 Act and in CO￿ng out my eXaminal￿n I have folkM&J all the appliG8ble
Dir&#￿r$S gNen by the Charty Cc¥nnNssth under sect￿)n 145151(bl of Ihe Acl.
Indèpèndent •xaffllnern stst¢ment
l arn qualffi￿￿ to unOerlak&thèt examinaDon as a M￿nter ofthe Chartered Instrtute of Man￿￿￿ent
Accountants.
I have comwed my examinats'on. I confimi that no matters have come to My attenb.on in
onnection wilh the examinaiion gwing me cause to believe that in any material aspe(a.'
1. Accotjnting records ￿re not kept ITh respeci of the Charty as required by ￿K)n 130 of the
2011 Act." or
2. The arzounts do Tr)t with those records.,
3. The accc¥Jnts do not compty with the apPlUb￿ Nuir￿S concèming the fomi and
cy)ntent ol accounts set oji in the charit￿ (Accounts and Reports) RegUlatic￿$ 2008 other
than any wuirement thatthe accounts gwe a Irue and fair￿* which 15 not a rnatler
Cons￿er￿ as part ofan independent exarninat￿.
I have rK) concems and have cc¥ne across rK) otherfflatters in connection with the
examination to whrth attentK)n should bedrawT) in thts report in orderto enab￿ a proper
understandiro ofthe acctyjnts to be rethj.
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