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Wildlife Vets International

Charity number 1109670

A company limited by guarantee number 05186286

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 March 2025

Wildlife Vets International

Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

Contents Page
Trustees' report 2 to 7
Examiner's report 8
Statement of financial activities 9
Balance sheet 10
Notes to the accounts 11 to 19

Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

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Wildlife Vets International

Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2025

Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors

The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates Dr Miranda Stevenson OBE Chair Mr Andrew Morrow Treasurer Mr Peter Coe Mr Ken Elliott Dr Peter Kettlewell Prof Anna Meredith OBE Appointed 24 June 2024 Ms Chantelle Brandwood Appointed 23 July 2024 Patron Ms Sharon Miller Charity number 1109670 Registered in England and Wales Company number 05186286 Registered in England and Wales Registered and principal address Bankers Station House CAF Bank Ltd Parkwood Street 25 Kings Hill Avenue Keighley Kings Hill BD21 4NQ West Malling ME19 4JQ

Independent examiner

Rhys North ACA West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

Structure, governance and management

The charity is a company limited by guarantee and was formed on 21 July 2004. It is governed by a memorandum and articles of association as amended by special resolution dated 28 April 2005 and 23 July 2020. The liability of the members in the event of the company being wound up is limited to a sum not exceeding £10.

Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees

The trustees of the charity are also the directors for the purposes of company law and are appointed by the members at the AGM.

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Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Objectives and activities

The charity's objects

The promotion, for the public benefit, of the conservation of rare and endangered species and their habitats worldwide, in particular but not exclusively by the provision of veterinary services.

The charity's main activities

Wildlife Vets International aims to achieve its objectives by providing in-country veterinary support and establishing sustainable capacity through partnership with local organisations, increasing both human and animal welfare.

Public benefit statement

In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the advancement of environmental protection or improvement.

Achievements and performance

Training Vets to ensure that, in particular, those working in high biodiverse regions have the tools and knowledge they need to protect threatened species and restore biodiversity.

ARCHELON Sea Turtle Rescue Centre, Greece

As part of our long-term partnership with the rescue centre, Matthew Rendle RVN visited in September 2024. He was able to provide training to wildlife vet Noi Psaroudaki, who is now supporting the centre in a volunteer capacity. In particular, Matt was able to talk Noi and her colleagues through the placing of a feeding tube under anaesthesia, significantly boosting the confidence of the local team in their ability to perform future procedures.

Matt also delivered and set up an improvised normobaric chamber, which he had earlier designed in partnership with Burtons Veterinary Equipment. This provides oxygen therapy to promote wound healing in injured turtles. The concept is new and as yet unproven; however, the preliminary results from ARCHELON are very promising and suggest that use of the chamber can significantly reduce the amount of time turtles need to spend in captivity. This not only reduces their overall trauma but means the centre can potentially treat more cases over a given time period.

Disease Surveillance for the Seychelles Endemic Bird Species

Avian expert, Johanna Storm, spent four weeks in the Seychelles in September/October in order to train local conservationists in how to capture, handle, take samples from, and provide first aid to, the islands’ unique bird species. The training including blood sampling, giving fluids, and taking oropharyngeal and cloacal swabs. This was in response to earlier unexplained deaths of sea birds locally, and the concern that an unidentified pathogen could pose a risk to other avian species, including those particularly low in numbers, like the Seychelles magpie robin and black parrot.

Johanna worked intensively with local conservation teams on Praslin, Fregate, Cousin, Aride and Cousine Islands. The samples have since been tested by APHA and while no disease was detected, Johanna’s work has ensured that the local teams have a robust framework in place for on-going health surveillance. This visit is a continuation of Johanna’s long term support for the recovery of bird species in the Seychelles.

Operation Avian 2025, India

Matthew Rendle RVN, Hayley Ayers RVN, vet Ashley Clayton and vet Stefan Harsch returned to India in January for this year’s Operation Avian conference and workshops, in collaboration with local animal welfare organisation, RAKSHA Jaipur. They facilitated an educational day for 40 rehabilitators, a day of avian medicine lectures for over 70 attendees, followed by a day focussed on endangered species, and two practical days for over 70 vets. These involved hands-on tasks using cadavers to implement techniques demonstrated by Ashley and Stefan. The team then spent four days supporting RAKSHA with casualties of the annual kite-flying festival coming into both the clinic and roadside camps, with well over 100 birds being seen on the last day.

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Wildlife Vets International

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Achievements and performance continued

Operation Avian 2025, India continued

This is the third year we have been part of a structured Operation Avian conference and training, but follows on from many years of support to local vets and rehabbers during the kite-flying festival, which sees tens of thousands of birds killed and injured by carelessly discarded kite-string every year, among them some of India’s most endangered species. The expanded Operation Avian format provides a more structured opportunity to train those most likely to encounter endangered species like the white-rumped vulture and lesser florican.

Health Checks for white-naped mangabeys, Ghana

Matthew Rendle RVN has been collaborating with West African Primate Conservation Action (WAPCA) in Ghana since 2020, as they work towards being in a position to release a number of currently captive whitenaped mangabeys, an endangered primate, into the wild. Matt has been providing training and support, both remotely and in person, to the veterinary and keeper team, while vet Jane Hopper produced the Disease Risk Assessment which will inform any release. Two local vets who oversee the care of the mangabeys have also attended CPD training in the UK.

This year Matt headed a team compromising himself, vet Pip Dobbs (Twycross Zoo), Hayley Ayers RVN and Sam Ashfield RVN (Twycross Zoo), who visited Ghana in March in order to assist the local (Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission) team in carrying out essential pre-release health checks and biomedical sampling of eleven mangabeys housed in the forested enclosure at Kumasi Zoo. This was an important opportunity to reinforce and refresh training in anaesthesia and health surveillance. The health checks were designed to uncover any underlying issues or diseases that might compromise a future release and provide essential data to inform WAPCA’s objective of enhancing the genetic sustainability of fragmented wild populations.

Interventions in Wild Animal Health (IWAH) course 2025, Kenya: Dr Nic Masters

Dr Masters (WVI Veterinary Advisor & Toronto Zoo Director of Wildlife Heath) is an expert in wildlife immobilisation and field anaesthesia, and a highly valued member of the IWAH training team. We were delighted to facilitate his attendance at this year’s IWAH course, which is a renowned opportunity for vets to build wildlife health knowledge and skills. This year, the course took place outside India for the first time, potentially widening participation for vets from other regions and particularly African countries.

International Zoo and Wildlife Health Conference, India

At the end of April we provided funding for two Nepali delegates, Assistant Professor and pathologist, Dr Bikash Puri (Agricultural and Forestry University), and wildlife vet, Dr Dibya Paudel (National Trust for Nature Conservation), to attend the 15[th] Annual Convention of the Association of Indian Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians and the associated International Zoo and Wildlife Health Conference in Jabalpur, India. For both, this was the first time they had had a chance to take part in a large international conference and it was an invaluable opportunity to connect with peers to share knowledge and experience.

Dr Puri and Dr Paudel both gave oral presentations at the conference. Bikash spoke about recent developments in the veterinary pathology department of his university, and how this is contributing to disease investigation in wildlife. His long term aim is to strengthen the diagnostic and disease surveillance capacity of the wildlife health sector in Nepal. Dibya, who is currently taking an MSc in pathology, presented a review of recent post-mortem findings among wild felids at the Central Zoo in Kathmandu. Both delegates reported that attending and presenting at the conference gave them a significant confidence boost and was highly motivating in terms of their future work and desire to pursue similar opportunities.

Interventions in Wild Animal Health (IWAH) course 2025, Kenya: Dr Atuman Yakubu

Thanks to the generous support of teleconsultancy corporate VetCT, we were able to fund the attendance of Nigerian vet, Dr Atuman Yakubu, on this year’s IWAH course, which took place outside India for the first time. IWAH is a world-renowned opportunity for vets to build wildlife health knowledge and skills. Dr Yakubu stood out in a field of strong candidates thanks to his impressive commitment to teaching himself about wildlife health and implementing disease surveillance measures, often with little access to support. He is passionate about sharing knowledge and training future wildlife vets in Nigeria. We look forward to following his progress.

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Wildlife Vets International

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Achievements and performance continued

Brian Miller Memorial Bursary Fund

The Brian Miller Memorial Bursary fund was established in April 2024, following Mr Miller’s untimely death. It was made possible by the generous support of Brian’s wife, Barbara Miller, and his daughter, Sharon Miller, a co-founder of WVI. Thanks to additional support from the Metamorphosis Foundation we were able to provide three bursaries in the first year of the scheme. The emphasis was on supporting veterinary professionals to access training that would otherwise not be available to them. Options are often particularly limited in some of the world’s most biodiverse regions.

From a field of strong candidates, we were delighted to be able to make awards to Dr Priscila Peralta-Aguilar from Peru, Dr Afifah Hasna from Indonesia, and Dr Gala Ortiz from Argentina. Dr Peralta-Aguilar used the award to attend the ten-day Malilangwe Wildlife Capture School in Zimbabwe in February. This is a wellregarded course in chemical and physical restraint of wildlife and the skills learnt are proving invaluable in her ongoing work, which includes the reintroduction of lions to Gabon. In May, the bursary enabled Dr Hasna to present her work with captive breeding of anoa, a small buffalo, at the European Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians (EAZWV) Conference in Györ, Hungary, which was very well received. This was also a vital opportunity for her to network with the wider international wildlife health community. Dr Ortiz’s award allowed her to undertake an online course provided by the Center for Wildlife Studies in Wildlife Capture and Immobilization. Part of her work involves training new vets and field technicians and she has found that the course has enhanced the way she herself teaches and shares knowledge, in addition to influencing her own clinical practice in the field.

Sharing knowledge and supporting learning in order to grow as a hub for wildlife health expertise, research and advocacy.

Development of Blood Analysis Kits for use in the field, Nepal

Dr Jess Bodgener is developing and testing point-of-care blood analysis kits that can be used in the field, alongside an anaesthetised animal, in order to promptly analyse blood samples and intervene where necessary. The panel is based on the emergency medicine concept of a ‘minimum database’ and will provide information on a patient’s lactate, blood glucose, urea and creatinine, total solids and packed cell volume. The kits will comprise of a robust, simple, portable, battery-operated centrifuge, constructed using a Dremel rotary tool, and a point of care glucometer, lactate meter and renal function meter. The glucometer and lactate meter have both been designed for use in veterinary species. The renal analyser has been developed for use in people and will be trialled in pets in the UK to validate its use in veterinary species.

By providing immediate feedback, the kits would allow vets to make informed decisions about the best options for an immobilised animal, including mitigation of possible effects of capture myopathy and other impacts of field anaesthesia. This information will improve safety and outcomes, and could prove invaluable to vets working with some of the world’s most threatened species in the field and in basic rescue and rehabilitation facilities.

Developing New Diagnostic Tests for Canine Distemper Virus in Big Cats, University of Kent (and Cornell University)

Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) is now recognised as a global problem for big cats in the wild. For example, exposure to the virus has now been documented in wild tigers in India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Nepal, and it is now recognised as a significant threat to large carnivores worldwide. Although significant efforts, supported by WVI, have gone into understanding and developing methods for tracing exposure to CDV in wild populations, this has been challenging, given the lack of simple diagnostic tests available for use outside specialist laboratories. Commercial kits are available but are only suitable for testing domestic dogs.

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Wildlife Vets International

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Achievements and performance continued

Developing New Diagnostic Tests for Canine Distemper Virus in Big Cats, University of Kent (and Cornell University) continued

In collaboration with Wild Cats Conservation Alliance, we are part-funding a multidisciplinary project which aims to develop rapid diagnostic devices which are not species specific, such as enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) and lateral flow tests (LFT). The intention is that these could be used in or near the field to promptly demonstrate previous exposure to the virus. The project is lab based and involves the genetic modification of bacteria to produce proteins found on the surface of the virus. This is painstaking work, but progress is promising. Future work will involve testing whether the proteins can be recognised by CDV antibodies in a lab setting, before working with other partners to test samples from tigers.

Investigating the Health of Conflict Leopards in Nepal

Human-wildlife conflict is a serious problem in Nepal, with leopards in particular involved in numerous attacks, often on children. Dr Jess Bodgener is seeking to understand more about the health of Nepal’s leopards and whether ill-health could be playing a role in conflict encounters. In 2022, Jess was part of a team investigating canine distemper virus (CDV) in Nepal. Their work revealed that 30% of leopards had been exposed to CDV, which can not only be fatal but can also lead to behavioural changes, including loss of fear. This could be part of a wider problem – with sick or injured animals struggling to catch pray and being forced to attack livestock or people as result. Jess is working alongside local teams to conduct health assessments and post mortems. As part of her project, Jess is committed to local testing of all her samples, which is contributing to a wider effort, led by Cornell University, to increase Nepal’s capacity in wildlife pathology.

Jess is also working with the National Innovation Centre in Kathmandu to produce a low-cost open source GPS collar that could be used to monitor conflict leopards that have been relocated. Evidence on the efficacy of translocating conflict animals is mixed. The hope is that this work will reveal whether it is working in Nepal, or whether it simply moves the problem to another area.

Financial review

The net expenditure for the year was £63,567, including net expenditure of £9,849 on unrestricted funds and net expenditure of £53,718 on restricted funds, after transfers.

Reserves policy

The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £68,404.

In terms of retention of reserves, the trustees, have decided to maintain reserves of up to 6 months core operating expenditure in order to ensure that the charity is in a position to close down in an orderly manner. As at 31 March 2025 the trustees believe the level of reserves needed for such purposes equates to £32,900.

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Wildlife Vets International

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Statement of trustees' responsibilities

The trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees report and the financial statements in accordance with the applicable law and UK Accounting Standards.

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for the year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;

observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;

make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

prepare the accounts on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (Charities SORP (FRS102)), and in accordance with the special provisions of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Approved by the board of trustees on …………..……...…….

Signed: ………………..…………. (Trustee)

Name: ……………..…..………….

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Wildlife Vets International

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Wildlife Vets

International

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 9 to 19.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the charitable company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the charitable company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

I 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.

Signed: …………………………………… Name: Rhys North ACA

Date: …………………….

West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO

Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

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Wildlife Vets International

Statement of Financial Activities

(including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025

Notes
2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
Income from:
Donations and legacies
(2)
56,950
Other trading activities
(3)
10,458
Investment income
(4)
3,507
Total income
70,915
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
(5)
30,417
Charitable activities
(6)
53,537
Total expenditure
83,954
Net income / (expenditure)
(13,039)
Transfers between funds
3,190
Net movement in funds
(9,849)
Fund balances brought forward
78,739
Fund balances carried forward
(8)
68,890		 2025
Restricted
funds
£
31,775
-
-
31,775
-
82,303
82,303
(50,528)
(3,190)
(53,718)
110,720
57,002		 2025
Total
funds
£
88,725
10,458
3,507
102,690
30,417
135,840
166,257
(63,567)
-
(63,567)
189,459
125,892		 2024
Total
funds
£
133,574
15,843
3,836
153,253
21,327
143,028
164,355
(11,102)
-
(11,102)
200,561
189,459
15 month
period ending
31 March

All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.

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Wildlife Vets International

Balance sheet

as at 31 March 2025
2025
Unrestricted
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
(9)
486
Total fixed assets
486
Current assets
Debtors and prepayments
(10)
6,410
Cash at bank
64,746
Total current assets
71,156
Current liabilities:
amounts falling due within one year
Creditors and accruals
(11)
2,752
Total current liabilities
2,752
Net current assets / (liabilities)
68,404
Total assets less current liabilities
68,890
Net assets
68,890
Funds
Unrestricted funds
68,890
Restricted funds
-
Total funds
68,890		 2025
Restricted
£
-
-
-
57,002
57,002
-
-
57,002
57,002
57,002
-
57,002
57,002		 2025
Total
£
486
486
6,410
121,748
128,158
2,752
2,752
125,406
125,892
125,892
68,890
57,002
125,892		 2024
Total
£
972
972
4,891
199,861
204,752
16,265
16,265
188,487
189,459
189,459
78,739
110,720
189,459

For the year ending 31 March 2025 the charitable company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476. The trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime and with FRS 102 (effective January 2019).

The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on …………..……...…….

Signed: ……………...………….…. (Trustee)

Name: ……………..…..………….

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Notes to the accounts

Wildlife Vets International

for the year ended 31 March 2025

1 Accounting policies

Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) and with the Charities Act 2011.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year. No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.

Going concern

The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.

Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when the charity becomes entitled to the resources, if it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Grants and donations

Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.

Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity earns the right to consideration by its performance.

Donated assets, facilities or services are valued at their estimated value to the charity. This is the price that the charity estimates it would pay in the open market for equivalent items; or services and facilities of equivalent utility to the charity.

Expenditure and liabilities

Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.

Grants payable with performance conditions

Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.

Grants payable without performance conditions

Where there are no conditions attaching to the grant that enables the donor charity to realistically avoid the commitment, a liability for the full funding obligation must be recognised.

Taxation

As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.

Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets costing more than £500 are capitalised and included at cost including any incidental expenses of acquisition. Gifted assets are shown at the value to the charity on receipt. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write off the cost on a straight line basis over their expected useful economic lives as follows: Project and office equipment: over 4 years Computer equipment: over 3 years

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Wildlife Vets International

Notes to the accounts

for the year ended 31 March 2025

1 Accounting policies continued

Pensions

The charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. The costs of contributions are recognised in the year they are payable.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.

Endowment funds represent those assets which must be held permanently by the charity, principally investments. Income arising on the endowment funds can be used in accordance with the objects of the charity and is included as unrestricted income unless restrictions have been imposed by the donor. Any capital gains or losses arising on the investments form part of the fund. Investment management charges and legal advice relating to the fund are charged against the fund.

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

Allocation of support costs

Support costs include administrative office functions and premises costs, and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, allocating premises costs on the basis of space used, staff costs and administrative functions on time spent.

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Wildlife Vets International

Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2025

2 Donations and legacies
Donations, gifts and legacies
Millpledge Ltd
Vet CT
Other donations
Gift aid
Donated equipment and services
Grants:
British High Commission
Cousine Island Company
Fregate Island Foundation
Gibbings Family Charitable Trust
Island Conservation Society
Metamorphosis Foundation
Nature Seychelles
The Big Cat Sanctuary
Zoological Society of Hertfordshire
Zoological Society of London
British Chelonia Group
Chessington Conservation Fund
Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Fund
Toronto Zoo
Twycross Zoo
Reed Foundation
3 Other trading activities
Sales
Fundraising		 2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
2,000
250
39,590
6,110
-
-
-
-
3,500
-
-
-
3,000
2,500
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
56,950
2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
700
9,758
10,458		 2025
Restricted
funds
£
-
3,840
4,110
-
2,937
2,000
1,800
2,400
-
1,800
1,100
1,800
-
-
9,988
-
-
-
-
-
-
31,775
2025
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-		 2025
Total
funds
£
2,000
4,090
43,700
6,110
2,937
2,000
1,800
2,400
3,500
1,800
1,100
1,800
3,000
2,500
9,988
-
-
-
-
-
-
88,725
2025
Total
funds
£
700
9,758
10,458		 2024
Total
funds
£
7,000
2,168
51,803
6,046
1,791
-
-
-
4,000
-
6,000
-
3,000
2,500
-
1,358
15,600
10,000
7,218
10,000
5,090
133,574
2024
Total
funds
£
128
15,715
15,843

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Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2025

4 Investments
Interest receivable
5 Raising funds
Marketing, publicity, fundraising and events
Professional fees
Allocated support costs
6 Charitable activities expenditure
Conservation projects:
Grant making
Professional fees
Travel and accommodation costs
Medical equipment
Conference fees
Awareness raising
Allocated support costs
7a Support costs
Support cost type
Administration assistance
Stationery, office and admin costs
Telephone
Accountancy and independent examination
Insurance
Depreciation		 2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
3,507
3,507
2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
10,250
9,564
10,603
30,417
2025
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
1,652
-
-
10,345
41,540
53,537
Fundraising
activity
£
10,512
19
3
36
23
10
10,603		 2025
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
2025
Restricted
funds
£
-
-
-
-
2025
Restricted
funds
£
63,253
7,500
755
5,437
5,338
-
20
82,303
Charitable
activity
£
37,149
918
143
1,764
1,110
476
41,560		 2025
Total
funds
£
3,507
3,507
2025
Total
funds
£
10,250
9,564
10,603
30,417
2025
Total
cost
£
63,253
7,500
2,407
5,437
5,338
10,345
41,560
135,840
2025
Total
cost
£
47,661
937
146
1,800
1,133
486
52,163		 2024
Total
funds
£
3,836
3,836
2024
Total
funds
£
5,263
-
16,064
21,327
2024
Total
cost
£
65,035
2,676
2,594
-
-
15,035
57,688
143,028
2024
Total
cost
£
64,737
5,077
175
1,800
1,477
486
73,752

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Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2025

7b Staff costs and numbers
Gross salaries
Social security costs
Employment allowance
Pensions		 2025
£
29,124
2,764
(2,764)
687
29,811		 2024
£
36,405
3,455
(3,455)
858
37,263

The average number of employees during the year was 1, being an average of 0.8 full time equivalent (2024: 1, 0.8 FTE). There were no employees with emoluments above £60,000.

Defined contribution pension scheme
Costs of the scheme to the charity for the year
7c Grant making
Project or activity
2025
Grants to
individuals
£
Training Vets:
General
875
Leopards and Tigers
-
Turtles
16,407
White Naped Managabeys
4,670
Wildlife Health
-
Birds
30,172
Clinical Skills:
Manatees, Peru
-
Disease Risk Analysis:
Choughs
-
Rattlesnakes
-
Wildlife Health Research:
All species
10,616
Leopards
-
Jaguars
-
White Naped Managabeys
513
Total
63,253		 2025
Grants to
institutions
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 2025
Support
costs
£
289
-
5,412
1,540
-
9,953
-
-
-
3,502
-
-
169
20,865		 2025
£
687
2025
Total
£
1,164
-
21,819
6,210
-
40,125
-
-
-
14,118
-
-
682
84,118		 2024
£
858
2024
Total
£
-
10,902
23,214
7,409
8,313
23,926
2,180
-
8,722
-
1,890
7,979
-
94,535

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Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2025

8 Restricted funds
Jaguars in Belize
Controlling Disease
Painted Dog Project
Tigers
Turtles
Training Vets
Training Vets - General
Archelon Sea Turtle Centre
Seychelles
Brian Miller Memorial Fund
OpAV Raptor
Ghana (WAPCA)
IWAH
Indian Conference
IWAH Course
Wildlife Health Research:
Nepal Leopards
Blood Kit
CDV Diagnostics
WN Mangabey
White Eagle DRA		 Balance b/f
£
2,516
16,102
1,957
16,829
25,955
6,512
-
-
-
2,085
3,425
-
-
-
35,339
-
-
-
-
110,720		 Incoming
£
-
18
-
-
-
-
-
10,526
2,450
4,953
-
-
-
3,840
-
-
9,988
-
-
31,775		 Outgoing
£
-
761
-
-
-
-
16,407
20,527
2,352
12,582
4,670
875
-
3,000
10,000
4,000
6,616
513
-
82,303		 Transfers
£
(2,516)
(15,359)
(1,957)
(5,685)
(17,882)
(6,161)
16,407
10,001
(98)
5,544
1,646
875
1,200
(840)
(1,161)
4,000
4,803
2,993
1,000
(3,190)		 Balance c/f
£
-
-
-
11,144
8,073
351
-
-
-
-
401
-
1,200
-
24,178
-
8,175
2,480
1,000
57,002

Fund name Jaguars in Belize

Controlling Disease

Painted Dog Project

Tigers

Turtles

Training Vets: Training Vets - General

Archelon Sea Turtle Centre

Seychelles

Purpose of restriction

This fund was restricted to the conservation of Amur leopards; the major contributors to this fund have agreed to spend the funds on other projects with similar objectives but with a different big cat species. In 2025 the remaining balance was transferred to support the Seychelles project.

Funds to be spent on activities related to controlling disease in threatened species. The transfer represents funds provided to the WN Managabey (Ghana), White Eagle DRA, Ghana Training Vets, OpAv and Seychelles Investigation into and protection against disease for painted dogs. The transfer is to support the Blood Kit project.

Tiger Health Programme covers training, advice and clinical services to conservation efforts throughout the tigers' range. The transfer was to support the Blood Kit and CDV Diagnostics projects.

To contribute towards the global conservation of turtles. The transfer is to support awareness raising activities and the work with the Archelon Sea Turtle Rescue Centre.

To support training people who work on the conservation frontline in wildlife health. The transfer is to support the Indian Conference, IWAH, Seychelles and OpAv projects.

To provide a normobaric chamber for better wound management in turtles plus associated training. The transfer is funding received from the Tutles restricted fund.

To train biologists in taking samples from endangered bird species in the Seychelles. The transfer is funding received from the Amur Leopard, Training vets and Controlling Diseases funds.

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Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2025

8 Restricted fund descriptions continued Fund name Purpose of restriction

Brian Miller Memorial Fund To support wildlife vets increase their skills and knowledge. The transfer represents an agreed contribution to overhead costs. OpAV Raptor Provision of veterinary training for vets and rehabilitation staff dealing with vultures. The transfer is funding received from the Training Vets and Controlling Diseases funds.

Ghana (WAPCA) Providing training and support to Ghanaian Wildlife Division with particular regards to the conservation of white naped mangabeys. The transfer is funding received from the Training Vets funds.

IWAH To provide field anaesthesia tuition on the Interventions in Wild Animal Health field course. The transfer is funding received from the Training Vets Indian Conference To enable two Nepalese vets to attend the International Conference in Wild Animal Health, India. The transfer is funding received from the Training Vets fund.

IWAH Course To enable a Nigerian vet to attend the IWAH course in February 2025. The transfer is for an agreed contributions towards overhead costs.

Wildlife Health Research: Nepal Leopards

Veterinary support for Nepalese wildlife vets dealing with leopards in human dominated landscapes. The transfer is to support the Blood Kit project.

Blood Kit To develop and test a point-of-care blood analysis kit that can be used in the field. The transfer is funding received from the Nepal, Tigers and Painted Dog funds.

CDV Diagnostics To develop a test kit to determine levels of CDV antibodies in any species. The transfer is funding received from the Tigers fund. WN Mangabey To enable analysis of White Naped Mangabey samples as part of the disease risk assessment. The transfer is funding received from the White Eagle DRA To provide a disease risk assessment as part of a feasibility study for the reintroduction of White Tailed Eagles into Cumbria. The transfer is funding received from the Controlling Diseases fund.

Tangible assets
Cost
At 1 April 2024
Additions
At 31 March 2025
Depreciation
At 1 April 2024
Charge for year
At 31 March 2025
Net book value
At 31 March 2025
At 31 March 2024		 £
1,458
-
1,458
486
486
972
486
972
Computer
equipment		 £
2,682
-
2,682
2,682
-
2,682
-
-
Project
equipment		 Total
£
4,140
-
4,140
3,168
486
3,654
486
972

9 Tangible assets

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for the year ended 31 March 2025

10 Debtors and prepayments
Debtors
Prepayments
Other debtors
11 Creditors and accruals
Creditors
Accruals		 2025
£
1,605
4,031
774
6,410
2025
£
952
1,800
2,752		 2024
£
-
1,039
3,852
4,891
2024
£
14,465
1,800
16,265

12 Related party transactions

Trustee expenses

No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.

Trustee remuneration and benefits

No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.

Remuneration and benefits received by key management personnel

The total employee benefits received by key management personnel were £32,574 (previous year: £40,718).

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Wildlife Vets International

Statement of Financial Activities including comparatives for all funds (including summary income and expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2025

2025
2024
Unrestricted Unrestricted
funds
funds
£
£
Income
Donations and legacies
56,950
105,950
Charitable activities
-
(62,997)
Other trading activities
10,458
15,657
Investment income
3,507
3,836
Total income
70,915
62,446
Expenditure
Raising funds
30,417
21,245
Charitable activities
53,537
77,248
Total expenditure
83,954
98,493
Net income / (expenditure)
(13,039)
(36,047)
Transfers between funds
3,190
27,786
Net movement in funds
(9,849)
(8,261)
Fund balances brought forward
78,739
87,000
Fund balances carried forward
68,890
78,739		 2025
Restricted
funds
£
31,775
-
-
-
31,775
-
82,303
82,303
(50,528)
(3,190)
(53,718)
110,720
57,002		 2024
Restricted
funds
£
27,624
62,997
186
-
90,807
82
65,780
65,862
24,945
(1,992)
22,953
87,767
110,720		 2025
Endowment
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 2024
Endowment
funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(25,794)
(25,794)
25,794
-		 2025
Total
funds
£
88,725
-
10,458
3,507
102,690
30,417
135,840
166,257
(63,567)
-
(63,567)
189,459
125,892		 2024
Total
funds
£
133,574
-
15,843
3,836
153,253
21,327
143,028
164,355
(11,102)
-
(11,102)
200,561
189,459

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