FAT FLUFFS RABBIT RESCUE
Trustee Annual Report
Year end 30th June 2022
Mrs C Hennegan, Ms J Bell, Mrs J Gale
2B/OI/2023
F?t Fluffs Rabbit Rescue Trustees, Annual Report for year ended 30th June 2022 includlng general
charity operations and financial overview

Fat Fluffs Rabbit Rescue & Rehome
rrnsteeslAnnual Report- Year Ended 3fft June 2022
Reference and Adminlstration Details
Charity regtsts'&tion- 26 DIddin￿On Lan4 Hampton in Arden, B92 OBZ
Trustees: 3 - Mrs C Hennegan, Ms Jocelyn Bell, Mrg J Gale
Structure, Governance and Management
Governimg document: Constitution
Charlty constltutlon: Association
Ti'ustee $election meihod: Appointed by extsting trustee$ at tsu$tee$' meetings
Objectlves and Actlvlties
Fat Fluff3 1$ a rabbit iescue athd 8anduary based in Flampion in Arden in the West Midlanth. We take ift all sort8
of rabbits and ag f2ras possible we find them loving foi'everhomes. For those with more challenging persot]alities
or contilluing healih problems we provide san¢tuary for them here and tliey stay as part of the fa]nily.
Publlc Benefit
The Animal Wdfaie Act 2006 makes owners & keepers re8ponstble for the welfaje need$ of attimais (place to
liv¢, suitabl¢ diet, n<Nmal behaviour. and prot¢ction flo￿ pain, injury. sulTering & disease) a8 well as making
cwelty unlathl. With an eyer increasing number of ￿bbItS c￿￿entlY in rescu¢ throughout l]K, estimltes stand
at 60.000 to d4t4 we See the public benefit of the work of FF as follows'.-
Providing re5¢ue places for unwanted, abandoned & abused rabbits 8urr¢nd¢red by the public
Providing long-term foster ¢8re & vet treatment for rabbits. with on-going health or behaviour i53U¢S
surrendettd by the public unable to meet the cost of continual treatment
Give the oppo￿l￿1ty of rehonie for rabbits to those wAshing to prowde a pernianenL loving home
Giv¢ the opportunity of compjnionship to indivftduals or fai))iltes
PTomotitl8 Rabbit Welfare to the public to edvcllte & rai5¢ awareness of their responsibility to meet th¢
needs of rabbÉts in their Care
Providing advice & support to adopters and the general publi¢ on all rabbit welfare M￿terS
Reducing the number of unwanted rabbits by neut¢ring all [Th¢om￿S to help reduce abandonnient ald ill-
treatment in fvtUTe

Revlew of Year- Achievomonts and Performance
Flnancial Review
Thi$ year we have $¢en a gradual return to normality and activity has in¢re&sed bDth with rehomin8 and wkth the
boardin8 as people task their long awaited holidays. Our regular supporters contillue to reinained faithful to us
rinancially and we have kept our finan¢es Steady. We Continue to work hard to ensure we maintain a positive
Telalion5hip with Solihull Council, continuing to meet their expectations and those of our new neighbouts. We
have found relationships the local community have imprnved Illls last ye￿. and we continut to strive to
Jnasntain this.
We continue to work hard to control the day to day mnnins costs of th¢ rescue which we have achieved with the
help of our ever faithful volunteeiB as we see the nuinber of rabba¢$ coniing into our rescue increase wilh their vet
requiremenls. We have seen a positive advance in anima] welfaie and general overall heAIth of our rabbits with
the assistAnce of Oltr Inedieal stsff member although our pem12nent resident number has oThly increased slightly
due to additions and some losse5.
Charitable Actlvities- Rescue, Rehome & Sanctuary
Our san¢￿ary rabbitgTOUP of FatFluffs, as tn¢t)lioned abi)ve, has iDcreased sli8htly in Dutnber and currendy St￿d5
at 12, each with ongoing health and behavioural issues. We sadly lost our pernianent foster rabbit thi$ year. Our
rehoming figures have increased slightly thi$ last year and we remain in a good position to malJa8¢ our ever
in¢reRsing number nfrkbbits on our waiting list. We have, for the sixth year runtking now. been able to engute we
keep it open for the elltirety uf ihe ye￿r by ke¢pit]g the number of rabbit8 waitin8 lo below 65 with the hope th&t,
despite people continuing to retum to tlie office Working environment, we won't see an expon¢nti41 rise in the
nun]ber of unwanted pets follow.
l our tabbits are nevteied 2nd Ya¢cin&ted aAd receÉve any necessary required Yet treatmeDL We ¢ontinu¢ to have
a good relationship with Vets4Pets in Shidey and Damson House vets who support us wftth our moTr difficult
cR8e8. We also have the invaluable support ofRebecca at Oaks Vets in Cott¢rid8e. who excels ai bunny tooth CAFe
and continues to be unimp1¢8sed with some of th¢ states of th¢ new i?bbits cotning in. We operatewilh a"qUV4lity
of life" etlvc and all our rabbits ar¢ Gated foT and treated ks loThg as we, their ve¢ fed they h&vc this. We will
not let a rabbit suff¢i utULece55aiily and have sadly Iiad to let a few of (￿r lon8 Éemi, aiid very 6PeLial, rabbits
Ihis year.
This year cxtr trustee tean remains Rt 3 twstees and 3 core team conimittee mernbers who continue to work hard
to keep the runnin8 of all the area8 of the rescue efficient alld safc. We are deli￿lted to be in a p051tion where we
are now tunning the r¢sCU¢ With 2 ￿11 time staff members and one part time. They are a great tearn &nd we hope
to be able to build this tewn to three fi]11 tÉm¢ with one part tim¢ in the not too distant future.
Our on site team haB changed this year. Our ¢ommitte¢ team member continues to run and oversee the re$¢ue
while we endeavour to fiDd the tight person to replace her. We found md hired a replrtcement biit he foiind the
emotional toll of r¢s¢u¢ too much and resi8ned &fter ashortwhile. We do now haveDonnaworknn8 fidl time with
the medical needs of the Tabbit$ &nd $h¢ is settling well it)to the role and Martin working part time to look after the
volunt¢¢rs and the site. Martin h88 volunl¢er¢d with for thr¢¢ years And so knows the ins and outs of the rescue
and has taken to the position like he has always been here.
Ayin thts year our teAm of volunteers have excelleil themselves. we haye Seen fewer as a whole a$ many who
w¢re on furlough or reduced houiB have now retumed to the office. Those who volunte¢red weekly Gontinue to
5UPPOIt us alld we liave iojhe IE2IIy 8reat work expeiience placeii)enÉs this ye￿.
As alway$ this year we are indebied to everyon4 employees & volunteers ￿Ike, for their on-going commitment.
continued hard work and support they give to Fat Fluffs. Everyone involved 18 key to the exi8ten¢¢ &nd growth of
Fat Fluffs and we could not have achieved the things we have so faT without theit help.

Activhies for genoratlng funds- Fundraising events & Initiatives and Trnding
Thisyear we have ag8ift had little income from fundraisin8, due Éo oThBoing restriclions, but we haveb¢en working
alon8side other charities trying to I(￿k at ways to take thi8 forward next year and how we can generate odditional
futtds. We have also been lookin8 at a new onlin¢ v¢ntur¢ opening a shop for the T¢￿Uc. This is $oJnething we
hope to launch in the next financial yeai..
Reserves Pollcy
We still have our iesetve set to the equivolent to 6 months operating costs, allowing for the addition￿ staffing
costs. al £25.QOO to coveT periocls of difficiilty encountered. This amount will be reviewed periodically attEUStee$'
eetingg. Ag a team. the yearbefofe la&l. we agreed ￿ needed to look at the possibility of movkng site again with
the allocated £60,000 which, for now, ￿MaInS in a restri¢ted fund to facilitate this. However, dve to the change in
the economy this lastyear or 80, we &Te recoDsidwing ouroptions and lookin8 the ways tobest Use the income and
refiect the welfare statjdttrds we support for our Tabbits. Consideration of the reserve amount will Continue to be
taken into aco(R]nt with ie8ards lo this allocation whetlier it be returned ￿nd$ or saleable assets should it be
required.
Declaratlon:
The trustees declare that they have approved tho trusteos, report abovo.
Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustees:
Signature:
Full name: C
Hennegan
Positlon: Trustee
Signature:
Full name: Jackle Gale
Positkjn: Trustee
Signature:
Full name: Jocelyn Bell
Positlon: Trustee

**Charitable Accounts (Receipts & Payments Method) July 2021- Jun 2022** 

||**RECEIPTS**||
|---|---|---|
|**Voluntary receipts**|||
||Direct Donations|7,011.74|
||Funding Grant|0.00|
||Indirect Donations|18,908.46|
||Gift Aid|0.00|
||Other|0.00|
|||**25,920.20**|
|**Activities for generating funds**|||
||Fundraising  Initiatives (External Third Parties)|392.00|
||Fundraising  Initiatives (Fat Fluffs)|0.00|
||Gifts in kind resale|0.00|
||Trade Sales|88.41|
|||**480.41**|
|**Charitable activities**|||
||Rabbit Adoption|14,262.50|
||Rabbit Surrender|3,755.00|
||Bonding|6,234.00|
||Vet cost repayment|133.00|
|||**24,384.50**|
|**Investments/dividends/interest**|||
||Investment Income|0.00|
|||**0.00**|
|TOTAL RECEIPTS||50,785.11|
||**PAYMENTS**||
|**Cost of Voluntary Receipts**|||
||Fees|0.00|
||Merchandise Purchases|(28.82)|
||Other|0.00|
|||**(28.82)**|
|**Fundraising Costs**|||
||Equipment & Assets|0.00|
||Stationary Printing & Postage|0.00|
||Paypal Fees|0.00|
||Trade Merchandise|0.00|
||Trade Fees|(166.20)|
||Other|0.00|
|||**(166.20)**|
|**Cost of Charitable Activities**|||
||Vet fees|(14,199.46)|
||Rabbit Upkeep|(790.96)|
||Rents & Utilities|(11,716.35)|
||Equipment & Assets|(786.88)|
||Wages & transportation|(32.45)|
||Rescue Upkeep|(2,112.63)|
|||**(29,638.73)**|
|**Governance & Administration**|||
||Governance|0.00|
||Loan Repayment|(15,000.00)|
||Website|0.00|
||Other|(19.52)|
|||**(15,019.52)**|
|TOTAL PAYMENTS||(44,853.27)|
|NET INCREASE FOR YEAR||5,931.84|





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