FAT FLUFFS RABBIT RESCUE Trustee Annual Report - Year end 30th June 2023 Mrs C Hennegan, Ms J Bell, Mr M Johnson 1811112023 Fat Fluffs Rabbit Rescue Trustees, Annual Report for year ended 30th June 2023 including general charity operations and financial overvlew
Fat Fluffs Rabbit Rescue & Rehome rrusteeslAnnual Report . Year Ended June 2023 Reference and Administration Details Charity registration- 26 Diddtngton LAne, Hampton in ArcÉen, B92 OBZ Trustees; 3 - Mrs C Hellnegan, Ms Jocelyn Bell, Mr Martin Johnson structure, Governance and Managernent Governing document.. Constitulion Charity constitu(ion'.-Association Trustee seleclion method: Appointed by existing truste¢s at trusle¢s' meetings Objectives and A¢livities Fat Fluffs is a rabbit re5¢ue and 5an¢¢uary based in HaTnpton in Arden in the West Midlalldb. Wtr lake in all sorts of rabbÉts and as f&r as possible we find thEllL loVg foreverhOt5. For those with more challenging personalities or contillUiDg health probletns we provide sanctuary for them here and they stay as part of the family. Public Benefit The Animal We]fare Act 2006 makes owners & keepers responsible for th¢ welfare needs of allimais (place lo ]ive, suitsble diet, nornial behaviour, and protection from pain. injury, suffering & disease) as well as akIllg cNeEty unlawful. With an ever &ncreasll)B number of rabbits currently it] rescue throughout UK, estimates stand &t 67,000+ to date, we see the public benefit of the work of FF as follow$.'. Providing rescue places for unwanted, abandoned & abused rabbits surr¢nd¢r¢d by the public Providing long-terni foster Care & vet treatm¢nt for rabbits with on-going health or behaviour issues surrelldei'ed by the public unable to Tueet the cost of continual treatment Give tbe opportunity of hOle for rabbits to those wishing to provide a pinan£Tht, lovlljg home Give the oppOrtEIty of compallionship to individuals or families PrDtlloting R"abbit"Welfare"t(i the public to educate"&" raise awareness of their responsibility to-meerttt¢ needs of rabbits in thew care Providing advice & support to adopters and the general public on all rabbit welfare matters Reducing the number of unwaDted rdbbits by neutering all in¢omer5 to help reduce aballdotkmelkt aud ill- treatment in future
Review of Year- Achievements and Performance Financial Review This yearwe have se¢n a 51eady requiremeut for rehomins and a sharp rise fftn boarding requests as people continue to tak¢ adyantsge of being able to take holidays. Ourregular supporters contillue to remain faiihfvl to us fmancially and we have kept ourftnances steady. We continue to work hard to ensure we maint&ill a positive relationship with Solihllll Council, continuing to meet their expectations alld those of our new neighbours. We have found relationships with the local community have again llnproved this last year and we continue to strive to maintsin this. We continue to work hanl lo control the day to day running ¢05ts of the rescue which we have achieved with the help of our ever faIthl volunteeTS as we see the nUber of rabbits ¢omit)g into our rescue increase. We have seen a positive adVace in auimal welfare and general overall health of our rabbits with the assistance of our medical staff member And our perrnanent resident number of rabbits has remained steady due to addktioDs and some losses. Charitable Activities- Rescue, Rehome & Sanctuary .Our 88nctsary. TabbiLgroup.of Fat Fluff& as mentioned above, has it)creased_and decreased again it] number and ._...--. cutTEndy stands at l L, each with ongoing health and bchavioural issues. Our rehoming figui.es haye stayed steady this last year and we remain in a good position to manage our ever increasing llUber of iabbits on our waiting list. We have kept it open for the entirety of the year but have Seen a rise the QUber of requests to be added and the list currer&tly stands at 85 applicants with varylljg numbers of rabbitto surrender. All 0r rabbits are neutered and vaccinated and receive any Thecessary reqllired vet treatment. We continue to have a good TeldtEODshsp with Vets4Pets in Shirley and we have the valUable support of Rebecca at O&ks Vets in Cotteridge, who excels at bunny tooth carc and continues to be unimpressed with some of the states of the new I'&bbits coning in. We operale with a'quality of life" ethic and all our rabbits arè cared for and treated as lolig as we. and their vet. feel they have this. We will aot let a rabbit suffei. unne¢essarily and have sadly had to let a few of L)ur long tenll, and very special, rabbits go this year. This year our trustee team ha5 increased to 3 trustees and 5 core team committee members who continue to work hard to keep the runlling of all the areas of tlke rescue elticient and safe. We have found a new site tuanager who has fittcd into thc tearn with ease and has hit the ground running. We are delighted to be in a positioA where we aTe now rullning the re8eue with 3 fijll time staff ]iieiiibers. They are a great tearll and A credit to the rescue. Our foster w-ordillatOT, h83 really taken the tole to a new level this year and we b&ve been able to expand and accommodate more rabbits due to the growing team of foster volunteers takiDg our rabbits into their homes. Again this year ourteam of volurAteers bave excelled theD]selves' we have many who bave been witb us for several years now and with our volunteer co-ordinator always encouraging Ihern to give the best we have appreciated the hard work and effort each and every one of them puts in. It has beell challengiDg post padeic to encourage new volunteers through the gates and as a result some activities have slowed or been put oll hold. We are, as .always, indebted to ¢veryone,-our_epl0Yte& & oui volunteers alike,.£or_tbell' on-gOg c0rt1mitellt, continued-... . Iwd work and support they give to FatFluffs. Everyone involved is key to the exi$t•ice attd growth of Fat Fluffs 2nd we could not have achieved the things we have so far without their help. Activities for generating funds- Fundraing events & initiatives and Trading This year again the opportunities to raise iucorne frorn fi]ndrai5ing have been limited due to a slow return from restrictions, dramatically increased attendance costs and the llnprecedented heat of the sumtn¢r. W¢ have bee working alongside oihei. charities tying to look at ways to take this forward next year aud how we can geneTatE additional funds. There has ¢ a delay in the new online venture of opening a shop for the rescue, which we had hoped to l&unch this year, but WE have tnade progres5 and we optimistic this ig SOtthEg we can lallnch in the cotniDg f]nancial yetr.
Reserves Policy We still have our reserve set to the equivalent to 6 months operating costs. allowing for the additional staffmg costs, at £45,0 to cover periods of difficulty encourttered. This amount will be reviewed periodically at tntees, meetings. As a team we bave agreed that with the housing costs and mortgage rises moving site is not a viable option so w¢ have agreed a five year plan with the owner of the site we CUentlY.0ccupY and have vested some of the ndS in developing the site, dEaling with drai]iage isslles and n)aking better use of the ypaee we have. Consideration of the reserve amount will eontinue to be t&ken irtto aecouni with regards to this allocation whethei. t be returned fimds or saleable assets should it be required. Declaration: The trustees declare that they have approved the Irustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees: Signature: Full name: Chloe Henne an Position: Trustee Signature: Full name: Martin Johnson Position." Trustee Signature: Full name: Jocelyn Bell Position: Trustee
Charitable Accounts (Receipts & Payments Method) July 2022- Jun 2023
| RECEIPTS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Voluntary receipts | ||
| Direct Donatons | 8,916.01 | |
| Funding Grant | 0.00 | |
| Indirect Donatons | 16,538.41 | |
| Gif Aid | 2,426.62 | |
| Other | 0.00 | |
| 27,881.04 | ||
| Actvites for generatng funds | ||
| Fundraising Initatves (External Third Partes) | 251.00 | |
| Fundraising Initatves (Fat Flufs) | 13.50 | |
| Gifs in kind resale | (21.29) | |
| Trade Sales | 23.50 | |
| 266.71 | ||
| Charitable actvites | ||
| Rabbit Adopton | 9,607.00 | |
| Rabbit Surrender | 2,745.00 | |
| Bonding | 3,691.50 | |
| Vet cost repayment | 368.50 | |
| 16,412.00 | ||
| Investments/dividends/interest | ||
| Investment Income | 0.00 | |
| 0.00 | ||
| TOTAL RECEIPTS | 44,559.75 | |
| PAYMENTS | ||
| Cost of Voluntary Receipts | ||
| Fees | (46.29) | |
| Merchandise Purchases | (60.78) | |
| Other | 0.00 | |
| (107.07) | ||
| Fundraising Costs | ||
| Equipment & Assets | 0.00 | |
| Statonary Printng & Postage | 0.00 | |
| Paypal Fees | 0.00 | |
| Trade Merchandise | 0.00 | |
| Trade Fees | 0.00 | |
| Other | 0.00 | |
| 0.00 |
| Cost of Charitable Actvites | ||
|---|---|---|
| Vet fees | (11,904.77) | |
| Rabbit Upkeep | (627.73) | |
| Rents & Utlites | (4,745.64) | |
| Equipment & Assets | (762.37) | |
| Wages & transportaton | (177.92) | |
| Rescue Upkeep | (12,166.80) | |
| (30,385.23) | ||
| Governance & Administraton | ||
| Governance | (273.88) | |
| Loan Repayment | 0.00 | |
| Website | 0.00 | |
| Other | 0.00 | |
| (273.88) | ||
| TOTAL PAYMENTS | (30,766.18) | |
| NET INCREASE FOR YEAR | 13,793.57 |
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