2023-12-31-accounts - Lincoln Cat Care

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Trustees Report to the Charity Commission December 2022December 23

Lincoln Cat Care CC reg No 1114359

Aims and objectives .

Lincoln Cat Care is a small charity concerned with ‘any and all’ cat welfare issues in the vicinity of Lincoln and Newark . It was conceived in 2004 and was granted charitable status on 28th December 2005 . In the governing document the purpose was described

TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS CATS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT, AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO CAT WELFARE IN GENERAL

Benefiting cats , kittens and the public .

The Charity benefits the public in many ways . The consequence of poor or absent feline welfare is worrying to pet owners and those who value the cat /human bond . We provide advice and help ( sometimes financial) to members of the public when this is within our power .Those unhomed cats which present a road accident or disease risk in their feral existence are captured and , where possible , found a stable environment to live in . Population dynamics in cat society makes neutering advisable and cost effective . Our policy is to facilitate feline neutering at an early age thereby reducing numbers of unwanted cats and kittens . We believe helping cats , helps their owners and helps society . Our phone and facebook contacts are experienced volunteers who try to resolve difficulties to the benefit of cats , their owners and the general public . We are a volunteer based group ; because we employ no one , most donated income goes to help cats with a tiny proportion only used to run the Charity .

Rehoming is frequently requested but it presents problems for our Charity , depending as it does on the limited capacity of our fosterer’s facilities . Our members benefit from helping people and should be justly proud that they do a really worthwhile job .

Our members .

Charity members , numbering over one hundred , apply their strengths to many roles . There are broadly speaking three categories :- Rescuers and fosterers

Fund raisers ( shop , jumble sale volunteers , car booters ) Administrators

Most volunteers are multi role .Lincoln Cat Care ‘s continued success relies on the kindness and hard work of its members and donors , as well as its reputation

for ‘always being there’ . We cannot always help but we try to do the best we can . Fortunately the period of Covid did not lead to loss of interest and Lincoln Cat Care has maintained its following though we always have -need of more voluntary help - for example :- Fostering cats

Rescuing cats and kittens Transport of cats and owners for treatment Fundraising at jumble sales and fetes

Retail work at our High Street charity shop

Lincoln Cat Care has a management committee which attends to the day to day matters and a Trustees committee to oversee the business . We have two meetings per year and additional ones should the need arise. The Trustees board numbers 9 members (as of May 2023 )

Performance during the year .

Like all organisations Lincoln Cat Care has faced significant cost increases since Covid . Veterinary charges feature increasingly as a laproportion of our monthly expenditure . To a lesser degree food and litter .

Our achievements in the year 2022- 23 have been even less influenced by the pandemic than last . The neutering policy , disrupted by reduced veterinary access, two years ago is back on track but the reduced veterinary neutering input still has dire affects on kitten numbers ( 2022-23) . The cat neutering scheme increased with large promotions .

Emergency veterinary treatment and support to needy cases has been given throughout the Covid and post-Covid period as and when required .

The income stream from the Charity shop and jumble sales has been good thanks to our loyal volunteers and generous donors of clothes and bric a brac .

During the year demand for cats and kittens reduced (unlike 20-21) though we recorded 258 new homes / adoptions between Jan 2022 and May 2023 . Requests by phone and Facebook for homes required for unwanted cats have risen . Advice , help and support has always been available via the helpline though we are limited by the number the fosterers facilities .

Considerations for the future of Lincoln Cat Care .

The Trustees are aware of our dependence on our volunteers and the importance of new members joining the team . With the mandatory feline microchip and pet theft legislation there may be increased pressures on the Charity . We have always supported effective identification systems as part of good pet ownership and hope the changes will improve cat welfare and the perception of welfare in the community .

Conclusion.

The Trustees of Lincoln Cat Care are satisfied that the year’s activities and achievements of our Charity conform to our stated aims and to the Charity Commission public benefit guidance.

Nigel Williams -Chair

Derek Nevard - Treasurer

Lincoln Cat Care Trustees

P:/ , CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl mèmbers of LINCOLN CAT CARE On accounts forthe year ended 3111212023 Charlty no {If any) 1114359 Sot out on pages RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS- PAGES 1 & 2 I report to the trustees on my examinatlon of the accounts of the above Charity {Ihe Trust.) for the year ended 3 1 l L £oA¥. Ro8pon$ibllities and As the charty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the pparatIOn ba818 of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (llhe Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Tru8t'8 accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Chanty Commission under section 14515)(b) of the Art. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disdosed below ") in connection with the examination which gNes me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's 8tatsm•nt I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection wilh the examinalion to which attention should te drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Pl&Asè dé)lèl• th• womfs in thè br8ck8ts rf thay do not 8pply. signod: Nam•: D A 8URROWS- FOR & ON BEHALF OF D & K ASSOCIATES Relevant professlonal qualificationls) or body Ilf any): ACCOUNTANTS Addres•: ACCOUNTANTS SAXILBY IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of tharty accounts. directions and guidance for examiners). Give h8r8 brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WAIES UPKOLN CAT ¢ARE Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthe period from To 01101r23 3111212023 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrtcted fvndB Restricted nd¥ Endowment funds Total fund Last yr fo l• Ii•w•it£ to Iho rn•rg•1£ to th• rDr••t£ Al R•e•l DONATIONS FUNDRASING ACTMTIES SHOP & EBAY SALES INTEREST RECEIVED 113m7 7,911 7.911 69,S31 1,700 Sub total{Gross income for AR) A2 As8et and Inv••tm•nt •al••. 1•oe tabl•l. 1S1154 181164 169,023 Sub total 182.154 181154 169,023 A3Pa ènts VETERINARY PENSEs OTHER HEALTHCARE FEES FERAL CAT TPAPPING FOOO CAT PEN HEATING FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES SHOP EXPENDITiJRE REPA]RS AND INTENANCE TELEPHONE MOTOR EXPENSES & TPANSPORT INSURANCE ACCOUNTANCY FEES ADVER TISING RINTING. POSTAGE & STATIONERY 113.349 4,016 113.349 4.016 02,888 2,496 2.315 19.OS3 27,6 27,018 971 1.3S1 971 6.3S1 4641 173 1,569 132 122 132 122 132 429 978 87S IZ4.707 DEPFIECIATION 4,701 164,147 Sub total 164.147 ur¢tta8e8. ASSETS CREDrroRS s•e tabl• 10B Sub total tl,364 175,511 175M11 126.163 Net of mcelp(payrnentsJ AS Transfers b•twn funds A6 Cash lund• la*t ywr end Cash funds this year end 332,211 332.211 338.854 288,351 332.211 CCXX R1 actounts ISSI 1710212024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted lund• R88trict&d funds Endowmallt fund• Categorles Detsi13 81 Cash fund8 CURREMfACCOUNT 144,612 154342 Total cash funds 338,854 Unrn8trl¢t•d lunds Aestrtct lund• Endowment fund¥ to rT•t£ Oetail$ Fur1 tty Deta118 CAT PENS Cyft•nt valu• on•1 B3 Inv•otm•nt ••8•t• 2584 KITTEN PENS 41 SCANNERS 10 OFFtE EQUIPMENT 37T TCII VEHICLE Fund to thlch D•tsl Co* Ioobw CuYY•tht v•lu• B4 A#ty•t• rotsln•d for th• ¢harfty'• own us• Fund to Dot8118 CREDITIJIS AmoyTrt d B6 Llablllts on•1 132 SwJned by one orts¥o truste tehalf of all tho ts88 alure Print Name Dale of roval CCXX R2 8C¢<X4nts (ssi 17102f2024