## **Brinsley Animal Rescue** (Registered charity, number 1135508) **Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2022** 

|**Page**|**Contents**|
|---|---|
|2 - 6|Trustees’ annual report|
|7|Independent examiner’s report|
|8|Receipts & payments account|
|9|Statement of assets & liabilities|
|10 - 11|Notes to the accounts|






## **Brinsley Animal Rescue Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31 December 2022** 

**Full name** Brinsley Animal Rescue 

## **Registered charity number** 1135508 

**Principal address** 69 Hobsic Close, Brinsley, Nottingham, NG16 5AX 

## **Trustees** 

Jonathan Beresford, Chair Bethan Mair Hewis, Treasurer David Aren Oyamo Otieno, Secretary Amanda Richardson 

## **Independent examiner** 

John O’Brien, employee of Community Accounting Plus, Units 1 & 2 North West, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GL 

## **Governance and management** 

The charity is operated under the rules of its constitution adopted 25 January 2009. 

We do not have a written process of appointing Trustees, 3 of the 4 Trustees are founder Trustees. On the two occasions Trustees have resigned, we have approached long-term volunteers for interest in the position, these then get nominated and voted at our Trustee meetings. 

## **Objectives and activities** 

For the benefit of the public to relieve the suffering and distress of animals in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, neglect or mistreatment and in particular to provide and maintain rescue homes or other facilities for the reception, care and treatment of such animals, to educate the public on matters concerning animal welfare. 

## **Public benefit statement** 

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit'. 

## **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit** 

We provide experienced voluntary service to the public for the rescue of pets, wild animals and farm animals. 

Pets and Farm Animals - We admit unwanted, neglected, stray and abandoned pets and farm animals into our care. These animals are assessed, treated and then we seek life-long homes as pets, ensuring that any adoptee has suitable facilities and knowledge, for the welfare of the animal(s). 

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## **Brinsley Animal Rescue** 

All animals are fully health assessed and treated, this includes neutering, worming, vaccinations and any other treatment necessary for their welfare, to ensure they find suitable homes and to prevent breeding. 

When persons consider the adoption of pets or farm animals from us, we provide advice on their housing, keeping, treatment and welfare. We provide this throughout the life of animal adopted from us. 

Animals we take in come from the public who are forced to give up their pets through unplanned events, from a change of circumstances and many that have been abandoned to fend for themselves. 

Wildlife - We admit orphaned, sick and injured wildlife. These are assessed, treated, rehabilitated and where possible released back into the wild. Due to the nature of wildlife, many are euthanised to end or prevent suffering, in accordance with our Euthanasia Policy. 

Education - We provide information and guidance to help, inform and educate the public and other organisations, regarding all matters of animal welfare. 

- Through our animal adoption process. 

- We deal with over 7,000 telephone calls a year, where we provide advice and assistance. In the case of all animals where we are not able to admit an animal or provide advice, we signpost the public as well liaise directly with other organisations. 

- We facilities practical training for the public on work experience, DoE and in further education on animal courses. 

- We facilitate limited visits by groups such as cubs and scouts. 

- We provide educational talk at schools and to local groups. 

- We provide training to our volunteer and other wildlife rescue organisations. 

- We take responsibility for pets and farm animals surrendered by the public. When in our care, they are assessed, health checked treated and rehomed to suitable homes with the public. 

- We provide support, education, information and advise on all matters of animal welfare to the public via multiple channels. 

- We admit wildlife from the public in need of specialist care and treatment. 

**The charity’s policy on reserves** 

We maintain a minimum of £10,000 in reserves. 

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## **Brinsley Animal Rescue** 

## **Summary of the main achievements during the period** 

During the year the charity rescued 867 animals, of these 309 pets and farm animals were rehomed to life-long homes and 170 wild animals were successfully released back into the wild. See the full summary below. 

||**Animal Rescued**|**Rehomed**|**Euthanised**|**Died**|**At**<br>**Sanctuary**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Pets**|Rabbits|85|0|12|15|112|
||Guinea Pigs|26|0|0|2|28|
||Cats|11|1|0|5|17|
||Gerbils|2|0|0|0|2|
||Ferrets|2|0|0|0|2|
||**TOTAL PETS**|**126**|**1**|**12**|**22**|**161**|
|**Farm Animals**|Chickens|150|0|5|2|157|
||Cockerels|0|0|0|1|1|
||Ducks|16|0|0|8|24|
||Turkeys|1|0|0|1|2|
||Geese|0|0|0|2|2|
||Pigs|1|3|1|10|15|
||Sheep|1|0|1|6|8|
||Goats|8|1|0|0|9|
||Equine|4|0|0|13|17|
||Donkey|1|0|0|0|1|
||Llama|1|0|0|0|1|
||Cattle|0|0|1|8|9|
||**TOTAL FARM**|**183**|**4**|**8**|**51**|**246**|
|**Wild Animals**|**Animal Rescued**|**Released**|**Euthanised**|**Died**|**At**<br>**Sanctuary**|**Total**|
||Hedgehogs|49|9|38|12|108|
||Leveret|0|0|1|0|1|
||Fox|8|1|2|0|11|
||Rabbit|0|2|0|0|2|
||Badger|1|0|0|0|0|
||Voles|5|0|0|0|5|
||Muntjac Deer|0|1|0|0|1|
||Weasel|0|1|0|0|1|
||**TOTAL**<br>**MAMMALS**|**63**|**14**|**41**|**12**|**129**|
||Feral Pigeons|30|27|13|30|100|
||Wood Pigeon|18|56|12|10|96|
||Dove|6|2|7|1|16|
||Stock Dove|0|0|1|0|1|



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||Gull|1|1|1|0|3|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Blackbird|8|2|5|0|15|
||Magpie|0|2|0|0|2|
||Jackdaw|5|1|6|0|12|
||Rook|1|0|0|1|2|
||Swift|1|1|1|0|3|
||Swallow|1|0|0|0|1|
||Thrush|0|1|0|0|1|
||Crow|0|4|3|0|7|
||Starling|1|0|0|0|1|
||Wren|0|0|1|0|1|
||Great Tit|0|1|0|0|1|
||Pheasant|0|0|1|0|1|
||Woodcock|0|0|1|0|1|
||Cuckoo|0|0|1|0|1|
||Pied Wagtail|0|0|1|0|1|
||Geese|3|0|0|0|3|
||Swan|6|0|2|0|8|
||Ducks|17|2|5|0|24|
||Kestrel|1|0|1|0|2|
||BarnOwl|1|0|2|0|3|
||Tawny Owl|4|5|1|2|12|
||Sparrow Hawk|1|2|1|0|4|
||Little Owl|0|0|1|0|1|
||Buzzard|2|3|2|1|8|
||Robin|1|0|1|0|2|
||Dunnock|0|0|1|0|1|
||Coot|0|0|1|1|2|
||**TOTAL BIRDS**|**108**|**110**|**72**|**46**|**331 **|
||**TOTAL**<br>**WILD ANIMALS**|**170**|**124**|**110**|**57 **|**460**|
||**Animal Rescued**|**Released**<br>**Rehomed**|<br>**Euthanised**|**Died**|**At**<br>**Sanctuary**|**Total**|
||**GRAND TOTAL**|**479**|**129**|**130**|**130**|**867**|



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Brinsley Animal Rescue
During the ￿porting year. the charity had to tum away 1.489 pets due to a lack of
resources. The Trustees make day-to4ay judgements regardin9 when lo admil an
animal. so as not to put pressure on the Gharity, often we sadly have lo turn away
unwanted, abandoned and neglected pets due to a lack of space, funds or volunteers
lime.
Date
Cockerel
Gulnea Pl8
Rabblt
Pony
Horse
Goat Sheep
Other
January
February
March
April
May
June
io
12
16
22
15
22
29
13
12
io
39
13
38
so
38
50
27
io
14
16
13
35
36
75
13
io
Lllll
Julv
August
September
October
November
December
TOTAL
39
27
40
28
24
14
20
24
33
52
23
475
39
li
83
16
18
12
io
17
21
121
29
13
138
37
247
TOTAL
1489
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees".
Signed
Jonathan Beres
Date
ord. Trustee

## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Brinsley Animal Rescue for the year ended 31 December 2022** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Brinsley Animal Rescue (the charity) for the year ended 31 December 2022. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). 

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent examiner’s statement** 

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

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

2. the accounts do not accord with those records. 

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 _________________________ Date ______________________ John O’Brien MSc, FCCA, FCIE Employee of Community Accounting Plus 

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## **Brinsley Animal Rescue Receipts & payments account for the year ended 31 December 2022** 

|_2021_<br>£<br>**Note**<br>**Receipts**<br>114485<br>Donations & Gift Aid<br>4749<br>Fundraising<br>549<br>Subscriptions received<br>2170<br>Merchandise sales<br>2<br>Bank interest<br>2659<br>Adoption<br>124614<br>**Total receipts**<br>**Payments**<br>59645<br>Various core costs<br>**2**<br>10674<br>Training, equipment & subscriptions<br>8333<br>Car, van & travel<br>283<br>Advertising<br>3160<br>Insurance<br>2099<br>Office costs<br>1822<br>Telephone & computer costs<br>2739<br>Repairs, maintenance & cleaning<br>252<br>Refreshments<br>828<br>Bank & other charges<br>826<br>Professional fees<br>580<br>Miscellaneous expenses<br>7661<br>Donations paid<br>35502<br>Vehicles, equipment & machinery purchases<br>134404<br>**Total payments**<br>(9790)<br>**Net receipts/(payments)**<br>125945<br>Cash funds at start of this period<br>116155<br>**Cash funds at end of this period**|**_2022_**<br>**£**<br>80202<br>8994<br>909<br>2536<br>9<br>4293|
|---|---|
||**96943**|
||60627<br>13224<br>4685<br>399<br>3303<br>357<br>1938<br>1820<br>265<br>617<br>891<br>153<br>400<br>26700|
||**115379**|
||**(18436)**<br>116155|
||**97719**|



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Brinsley Animal Rescue
statement of assets and liabllltles
at 31 December 2022
2021
2022
Cash assets
Bar* acco￿￿
Cash in ha￿1
116074
81
116155
96270
1449
97719
(￿hOr monetary assets
Debiors & PrepaYr￿￿S
650
650
1736
1736
Assets retslned for the charlty's own use
Hay Bam & SecLrity Fe￿i1VJ, 2016, cost £15,000
Cow Bam, 2022. cost £26,700
DB Tractor, 2016. cost £4.570
MF Tractor, 2021, cost £29.400
Hospital Cagiro, 2019, cosl £12,359
Otsr equipment, *kNdes & machinery£35,082
Llabllllle8
Creditors
610
610
588
588
These financial statements are accepted on behalf of Ihe charity by..
Signed
Bethan Mair Hewis, Trustee
Dated Zf.10,Is

## **Brinsley Animal Rescue Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022** 

## **1. Receipts & payments accounts** 

Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money received and money spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand. 

## **2. Various core costs** 

|Vet fees<br>Animal feed<br>Provisions for volunteers<br>Hay and straw<br>Hospital costs<br>Merchandise purchases<br>Event costs<br>Animal disposal<br>Fundraising<br>Animal care<br>Other costs<br>**Debtors & prepayments**<br>Prepayment - Insurance<br>Prepayment - Car, van & travel|**£**<br>33856<br>10787<br>1226<br>3923<br>1693<br>2625<br>378<br>514<br>527<br>2202<br>2896|
|---|---|
||**60627**|
||**£**<br>1166<br>570|
||**1736**|



## **3. Debtors & prepayments** 

## **4. Creditors** 

|Independent examination fee|**£**<br>588|
|---|---|
||**588**|



## **5. Benefits in kind** 

The charity currently enjoys a free use of the land owned by the trustees Jonathan Beresford and Beth Mair Hewis. The lease of the land is now for a peppercorn rent, if requested, from 2023. 

## **6. Trustees’ remuneration** 

Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period. 

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## **Brinsley Animal Rescue Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2022** 

## **7. Related party transactions** 

There were no related party transactions in this period. 

## **8. Glossary of terms** 

**Creditors:** These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the accounting period. 

**Debtors:** These are amounts owed to the charity, but not received in the accounting period. 

**Prepayments:** These are services that the charity has paid for in advance, but not used during the accounting period. 

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