2024-12-31-accounts - Lancashire Cat Rescue

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/01/2024 Period start date. To 31/12/2024 Period end date.

Charity name: Lancashire Cat Rescue

Charity registration number: 1136938

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To relieve the suffering of cats & kittens in need of care & attention. Also to provide and maintain facilities For the reception, care and treatment of such animals. Rescuing & Re-homing.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Over the year we have taken in numerous cats and kittens. Some stay with us briefly and are found homes quickly. Other more difficult to home animals are given longer term care.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Trustees have been made aware of the guidance issued by the Charity Commission regarding public benefit.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
	Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment

Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	The trustees acknowledge that a lot of our continued success, in particular at the Barton Village Hall Flea Markets is largely due to the help afforded by our various volunteers, without their help it just wouldn’t work.
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	We found homes for 44 cats/kittens in 2024. Again as with last year we have received another significant legacy in 2024, as a result we have had to have the accounts independently audited again. The £10 Snip & Chip campaign continues to be well subscribed, during 2024 we issued 357 vouchers. Average cost to Lancashire Cat Rescue = £60 each). We have continued to help cats & kittens owned by local people in financial hardship, by helping them with vet bills from our Needy Cases fund. We have also helped several local (And some not so local) Cat Welfare organisations with donations to help them with their vet bills.

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41

Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	We have continued to receive legacy payments in 2024, we continue to be in a healthy financial situation.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Reserves are held to ensure that Lancashire Cat Rescue can continue to help cats & kittens if we have a reduction in income at any time in the future.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£100,000
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

Additional information (optional)

Additional information (optional)	Additional information (optional)	Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Legacies are proving to be extremely beneficial to LCR in recent times. We continue to hold regular Flea Markets at Barton Village hall (selling donated items). We also have the “Friends of LCR” that make monthly donations of varying ammounts by standing order.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	In view of the fact that investments can go down as well as up, we think it would be reckless to gamble with the LCR fund. Some of us remember the Icelandic bank collapse, some Charities lost millions. Consequently we earn very little interest in very safe accounts.
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Income reduction is a very real possibility, there is no guarantee that we will continue to receive legacy payment.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Trust Deed
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Trust
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Appointed by committee.

Additional information (optional)

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Lancashire Cat Rescue
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1136938
Charity’s principal address	33, New Lane Penwortham Preston Lancashire PR1 9JH

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Jennifer Coupe	Book Keeper
Paul Donickey	Kitchen Assistant
Alison House	General Assistant	06/04/24 - 31/12/24
Brian Lomax	Website & MembershipAdmin
Christine Lomax	Chair
Sylvia Place	Book Keeper
Dawn Swift	CateringManager

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Brian Lomax ~~le~~ Position (eg Secretary, Membership Secretary Chair, etc) ~~a~~ Date 30/10/2025 ~~ST~~

Lancashire Cat Rescue

Charity Reg No 1136938

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		Statement	OfAccounts
		01°Jan 2024-	- 31** Dec 2024
	Income		Expenditure
NatWest	Balance	7655.47	Vets	40267.31


Co-op 1	Balance	3805.35	Rents	1415.00
Co-op 2	Balance	220890.22	Adverts	270.72
Legacies / M/Ship			Printing ItStamps	1967.28
Friends / Raffles		16668.24	Stationary
Shows /Car	Carboots	3215.96	Cat Food&Needs	3379.92
B.V.H. Gross		8810.60	Refurb / Electric
			Insurance	2148.04
eBay /Amazon
PayPal /	Virgin Etc	6320.90	Petrol /CarTax
			Holiday Cover	2909.65
Interest	-HMRC		Help For Charities	14000.00
GiftAid	/Adjustments	22291.35
Transfers			Ebay /Amazon /PayPal	197.71
Sum Up		286.46	NatWest Balance	3327.27
Bank Overpayment		1438.15	Co-op 1 Balance	5312.12
Refunds
			Co-op 2 Balance	216382.70
		£291382.70		£291382.70

Figures Prepared To The Best Of Our Knowledge

Trustees LCR

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