**To** 


## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date 01 05 2024 30 04 2025 

**From** 

## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1143276 

## PROSPECT FERRET RESCUE 

**Charity's principal address** 179 Northgate Almondbury Huddersfield West Yorkshire **Postcode HD5 8US** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** 

**Name Dates acted if not for whole year** 

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|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**<br>**Type of adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**<br>**Type of adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**<br>**Type of adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|
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|Sara Lamming|||



## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Trust Deed Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) 

Appointed By resolution of the Trustees Trustee selection methods 

- (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: 

- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; 

- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; 

- relationship with any related parties; 

- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

## PROSPECT FERRET RESCUE 

Prospect Ferret Rescue is dedicated to the rescue and placement of abused, unwanted and abandoned ferrets. 

**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 

The Rescue provides a temporary sanctuary for ferrets suitable for adoption whilst every effort is made to find loving, responsible, forever homes.  The Rescue also provides a permanent home for those ferrets who cannot be adopted due to health, age or temperament. 

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The Rescue works to raise awareness about the benefits of adopting these playful, affectionate and easy to look after small animals and provides information and support to ensure successful adoptions so that rescued ferrets can live out their natural lives in comfort and security. We work hand-in-hand with other animal welfare groups in order to best further the aims of the Rescue. 

The Rescue provides work experience placements for students at secondary schools, colleges and universities in Yorkshire. It also provides opportunities for young people with learning difficulties always working under the guidance of organisations mentoring the recipients. 

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Following review of the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit, the Trustees concluded that the main activities undertaken for the public benefit during the period of the Report were: Taking stray ferrets off the streets and providing them with shelter & care including seeing to their veterinary needs 

Providing advice to would-be adopters as to the general care of ferrets; 

Running a fostering scheme, short stay and long term, providing people **Summary of the main** who want to care for homeless ferrets with the resources to enable them **activities undertaken for the** to do so; **public benefit in relation to these objects (include within** Neutering and vaccinating ferrets to prevent unwanted breeding and **this section the statutory** spread of disease; **declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance** Providing work experience placements for students at secondary **issued by the Charity** schools, colleges and universities in Yorkshire as required by their **Commission on public** educational courses; **benefit)** 

Providing opportunities for young people with learning difficulties at the request of their mentoring organisations; 

## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

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Section D                      Achievements and performance 

**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** 

A total of 77 ferrets were found forever homes during the period of this Report bringing the overall total to 1,518 ferrets since the start of the Rescue to the end date of this Report. A total of 93 ferrets were homed at the Rescue in either permanent residency due to age, ill health or attitude issues or whilst waiting adoption A total of 62 ferrets were in caring foster homes during this period whilst waiting for their forever homes 

A total of 12 young people/college students/school pupils received work experience during the year covered by this Report. 

**TAR** 

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## **Section E                    Financial review** 

The charity does not have a policy on reserves 

**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** 

**Details of any funds materially** Not Applicable **in deficit** 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: 

The charity depends on donations 

- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); 

- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; 

- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. 

## **Section F                     Other optional information** 

## **Section G                    Declaration** 

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

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

## **Signature(s)** 

**Full name(s)** Sara Jane Lamming **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** CEO **etc)** 

**Date** 19.02.25 

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**Charity Name No (if any) Prospect Ferret Rescue Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 30.04.25 

**For the period** Period start date **from** 01.05.24 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**47,087**<br>**10,918**<br>**4,360**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**62,365**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **62,365**<br>**26,270**<br>**17,748**<br>**5,200**<br>**600**<br>**4,472**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **54,290**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br> **54,290**<br>**8,075**<br>**-**<br>**10,623**<br>**23,933**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**47,087**<br>**10,918**<br>**4,360**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**62,365**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**62,365**<br>**26,270**<br>**17,748**<br>**5,200**<br>**600**<br>**4,472**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**54,290**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**54,290**<br>**8,075**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**47,087**<br>**10,918**<br>**4,360**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**62,365**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**62,365**<br>**26,270**<br>**17,748**<br>**5,200**<br>**600**<br>**4,472**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**54,290**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**54,290**<br>**8,075**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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|Donations|**47,087**|||||**-**|
|Gift Aid|**10,918**|||||**-**|
|Adoption Fees|**4,360**|||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**62,365**|||||**-**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
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|~~**_Sub total_**~~|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_ **<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
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|Employment Costs|**26,270**|||||**-**|
|Vet Fees|**17,748**|||||**-**|
|Volunteers Fees|**5,200**|||||**-**|
|Utilities|**600**|||||**-**|
|Ferret Food|**4,472**|||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**54,290**|||||**-**|
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|**_Total payments_ **<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
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||**8,075**|**-**|**-**|**8,075**||**-**|
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||**10,623**|**-**|**-**|**10,623**||**-**|
||**23,933**|**-**|**-**|**Cross Add Error**||**-**|



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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>n/a<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>n/a<br>23,933<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>n/a<br>**Details**<br>n/a<br>Signature|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Agreement Error<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Sara Lamming|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLANO AND WALES
Independent examiner's report
on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteMI
mombers of
PT Fr I￿trT Q-rL LLt
On accounts for tho yoar
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Charity no
(If any)
11*2) 1_
Set out on page8
. J 11-.cILiae:".e &iaJe nuw.ters ol -dlrtiryn¥l slwisl
I report to the trustees on my examination ofthe accounts of the above
charity (Ihe Twst") for the year ended *, oy
Responsibilities and As the charity tTUStees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
basis of rel￿ accounts in accordance with the charit￿s Act 2011 (Ihe Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust'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
oxamineW8 Statement
apPI￿￿ete I l rfnot applicable.
I have comkleted my examination. I confimi that no material matters have
come to my attention
in connection with
the examination which gNes me cause to believe that in. any material
re$￿t,.
the accounting rec￿dS were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Act, or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., LY
the accounts did not comply wrth the applicable requirements
on￿ming the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charrties
(Accounts and Reports} Regulations 2¢J08 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no Con￿M$ and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enal￿e a proper understanding of the accounts to ￿ reached.
. Please delete the in the braGkels rfthey do not apply.
Sign￿.
Date:
Name:
ndrew Borland
Relevant professlonal
qualificatlon(s) or body
lif any):
IER
October 2018

Address:
3 Stud Road, Barfoythorpe, Oakham. Rutland, LE15 7GD
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of con￿rn (see CC32,
Independent examination of tharity accounts: directions arKI guidance for
examirers).
Glvo here deLg11s of any
Items thal Iho examin•r
wishes to discloso.
IER
October 2018