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2023-03-31-accounts

(A Registered Charity No.1119902)

For The Year Ended 31 March 2023

Page Nos: - Report of the Trustees………………………………………… 1 - 4 Statement of Financial Activities…………………….………. 5 Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023…………..……………… 6 Notes to the Accounts…………………………………………. 7 Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees…………… 8

ANIMAL SOS SRI LANKA

(Charity No. 1119902) 12, Cheyne Avenue, South Woodford, London E18 2DR

Annual Report of Trustees for the period to 31 March 2023

OBJECTIVES & ACTIVITIES

The alleviation of animal suffering particularly in Sri Lanka (but not exclusively) from injury, sickness, ill-treatment and neglect.

Animal SOS Sri Lanka is dedicated to improving the quality of life for animals in Sri Lanka, particularly the street animals who endure great suffering and neglect. Our goals are: -

Over the last year we have continued to provide veterinary care to increased numbers of companion animals, most of whom are stays. The numbers of animals at the sanctuary has increased to over 2200 dogs and around 30 cats.

The demands on our work remains consistently high and we receive daily requests from all over the island to take in sick and injured strays for veterinary care, rehabilitation and refuge. The demands on us far exceed our resources and ability to cope with endless amounts of suffering animals. There are an estimated 3 million strays in Sri Lanka and very few no-kill sanctuaries like ours on the island. This places huge stress and demands on us. Our unique rehabilitation work with injured animals continues with hydrotherapy and physiotherapy and we have had a number of dogs regaining their mobility through this work over the years. We currently have around 420 special needs animals at the sanctuary. We currently have no more space for additional disabled dogs until we can expand.

With increased numbers of animals to care for, we have to recruit additional staff to help with the increased workload at the sanctuary. We currently employ 60 staff to care for the sanctuary animals as well as having western managers, which is crucial to oversee the project to the standards we require. The sanctuary consists of 4.5 acres in total (divided into 2 sites) and we have another 4.5 acres of adjoining land that is not yet developed. We still lack funds to expand our project at this time which is placing severe stress on us with the huge numbers of rescues we are currently caring for and some really dire cases we are unable to help and that will ultimately die. It is stressful and distressing on a daily basis as we have the land to offer more help but lack the funds to develop that land to do so.

The founder member of the charity, Kim Cooling, who works for the charity as an unpaid volunteer, visits the sanctuary when she can as she also manages the charity admin in the UK and also helps with the charity shop in North Chingford. Kim absorbs this huge workload so donations go directly towards the helping animals in dire need. It’s a 7/7-day commitment.

We are still awaiting justice for our 30 poisoned dogs at the sanctuary and Kim has spent considerable time with the Sri Lankan police to get justice and obtain toxicology results after a second investigation was conducted by the local police.

Our vital outreach programs in Sri Lanka have been restricted due to lack of funds but sterilisations continue at the sanctuary on a regular weekly basis

Sri Lanka is still in deep financial crisis and costs have risen for just about everything we require at the sanctuary, particularly food for our rescues.

This is another monumental challenge for the charity as we struggle to care for over 2200 rescues at the sanctuary.

ACHIEVEMENTS & PERFORMANCE

We remain resilient in the face of adversity. Our animal welfare work continues as the demands grow on our limited resources. We achieve amazing recoveries of animals arriving on the brink of death to full health. Our work extends to any animal in desperate need including injured wildlife.

From January-December 2022 we sterilized 650 cats and dogs and provided over 25,000 treatments for disease, wounds, fractures and tumours. We also provided over 11,000 anti-parasitic treatments. We currently feed around 2500 animals a day, this includes the sanctuary animals and starving strays in the area. We cook over 1 tonne of food daily in our 2 sanctuary kitchens.

We desperately need to expand our sanctuary as our current facilities have outgrown our demands over the last 13 years. The charity income in the last year has been sustained mainly through social media awareness, newsletter, appeals, legacies and the charity shop.

In March 2023, the sanctuary was featured in the Channel 5 travel program about Sri Lanka with Alexander Armstrong.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT

Animal SOS Sri Lanka is a UK registered charity. Date of registration-3[rd] July 2007. The charity is managed by Trustees and Associate members in the UK and in Sri Lanka. It is funded by volunteer donations, primarily from the UK, but also from countries around the globe. The names of the Patron, Trustees and Associate members are: -

Sri Lankan Patron

Venerable Athureliye Rathana

Patrons

Peter Egan Jan Leeming

Trustees

Kim Cooling - Founder Member/President Morag Longmuir Kirsty Fleming Julia Hammett

F INANCIAL REVIEW

The charity leases 1 charity shop. We endeavour to increase sales by using online selling such as ebay. The charity has increasing numbers of supporters and sponsors. Funds are gained through dedicated giving from supporters, appeals, fundraisers, social media, newsletters, legacies and through our local charity shop.

The Charity Trustees donate their time and skills to the charity on an unpaid voluntary basis, thus saving on operational and administrative costs. Therefore, there is no financial outlay which helps the charity substantially and allows us to directly help more animals in Sri Lanka.

The charity funds are held at Barclays Bank Plc, 207 High Road, Loughton, Essex IG10 1AZ.

FUTURE PLANS

We continue to make significant milestones in the last year, despite the continual setbacks, effects from the pandemic, financial crisis in Sri Lanka and global economic instability and hope to continue this growth and development in the coming year. Our main priority now is to expand our project on our lands so we can help more animals in desperate need and ease the issues at the sanctuary for the rescues we already have.

Signed on behalf of the Trustees:

By Kim Cooling ……………………………………. Founder Member/President/Trustee

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ANIMAL SOS SRI LANKA Statement of Financial Activities

for the Year Ended 31 March 2023

Incoming Resources £ £
Donations Received
Gift Aid Tax Reclaimed
Shop Income
Total Incoming Resources
Resources Expended.
Charitable Activities
Veterinary and Related costs
Sanctuary Running Costs
Costs of generating Funds
Fundraising costs
Purchases

Wages

Rent
Rates

Refuse collection
Light & heat

Insurance
Miscellaneous Costs
Printing, Postage, Stationery
Travel
Freight
Telephone
Bank charges
Accountancy
Legal fees
Sundries
Depreciation
Total Resources Expended
Net Incoming/(Outgoing) Resources


58,417
799,102
2,418
-
-
16,000
1,387
141
1,625
290

2,049
6,292
646
418
2,151
1,080
84
1,844
75
 1,191,291
46,956
63,098
1,301,345

857,519





21,861


14,639
894,019
407,326

63,834
610,000
2,147
661
3,255
42,369
1,592
196
1,071
284

1,625
3,098
3,470
311
1,709
960
-
60
100
 605,132
57,081
76,542
738,755
673,834
51,575
11,333
736,742
2,013







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ANIMAL SOS SRI LANKA

Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023

Fixed Assets
Fixtures & Fittings

Current Assets
Debtors – Gift Aid Tax Reclaimable
46,956
Cash at Bank
536,284
583,240
Creditors
Loan 10,000
Accruals
1,080
11,080
Net Current Assets
Net Assets
Accumulated Funds
Unrestricted funds represented by:
Balance at 1 April 2022
Incoming resources for the year to 31 March 2023
Balance at 31 March 2023
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
By Kim Cooling
225

572,160
572,385
165,059
407,326
572,385		 £

47,511
128,328
175,839
10,000
1,080
11,080
 30
164,759
165,059
163,046
2,013
165,059

Date of Approval of the Accounts 6 July 2023

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ANIMAL SOS SRI LANKA Notes to the Accounts For the Year Ended 31 March 2023

1. Basis of Accounting

These Accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005) and with Accounting Standards and with the Charities Act 1993.

2. Accounting Policies

The Accounting Policies that have been adopted are summarised as follows: -

Recognition of Incoming Resources

These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA) when entitlement has been established.

Incoming Resources & Related Expenditure

Where related expenditure is incurred both the resources and the related expenditure are included gross in the SOFA

Donations

Donations are included in the SOFA when unconditional entitlement has been established.

Tax Reclaims

Tax claims relating to donations and gifts are included in the SOFA at the same time as the items to which they relate.

Volunteer Help & Donated Services.

The value of any voluntary help and donated services is not included in the accounts but is referred to in the Trustees report.

Investment Income

This is included in the accounts when receivable.

Recognition of Liabilities

These are recognised and included in the accounts when a legal obligation has been established.

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ANIMAL SOS SRI LANKA

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees

We report on the accounts of the Charity for the period to 31 March 2023 which are set out on pages 5 to 8.

Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner

The Charity’s Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this period and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to examine the accounts, to follow the procedures in the general directions given by the Charity Commission, and to state whether any particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of Independent Examiner’s Report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required for an audit and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent Examiner’s Statement

In connection with my examination no matter has come to my attention which gives me any reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with the Charities Act 1993 or to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act have not been met or to which in my opinion attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

26 Bell Street Lawrence & Company Sawbridgeworth Chartered Certified Accountants

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