Trustees Annual Report to December 31", 2025 Wild Acre Rescue is a registered charity 1153315 and the registered address is PO Box 7817, Wolverhampton, WV6 6JH. The Charity's bank- Lloyds Bank PLC. 134 High Street. Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 1DS. Trusteesfrom 1"J8nuary- 31" Decemb8r2025 Mrs Sharon Brace Mrs Lyn Crumpton (Resigned April 2025) Mrs Katle Matthebvs Miss Emlly Lester (Resigned June 20251 Mrs Diane Lester {Re-appointed June 2025) Mrs Sadie Townsend (Appointed October 2025) Trustees are elected everyyear. The next election will be held in June 2026. Charlty Objectlves The objective of our charity isto rescue and rehabilitate domestlc animals who have been abandoned or neglected. We primarilytake in cats and dogs. We aim to relieve the suffering of 8nimats in need of care and attention and maintain rescue home or other facilities for reception and care of such animals. We also take in animals from home where the owners are unable to careforlkeap them anymore for 8 variety of reasons. We also help animals, owners who wish to keep their anim81s but are struggiingfinancially with high veterinAry bills. Activities and Achievements We, again, have found this yearto be proving challenging. We have seen a high rise in people wishingto surrender animals due to the cost of Itving. People neuteringtheir animals is at a low which in turn has caused a higher influx of stray pregnant cats for us.
We also sadly lost some of our long-term foster animals due to ill health or old age. We have seen a huge decline in people donatingto and purchasingfrom our main charity shop which has led to a substantial difference in takingsfrom previous years. Our volunteers there Continue to work hard, and we are gratefulto their continued dedication. We also decided to close one of ourcharity8hops as itV4as provingto be non-profitable. We were happy to welcome back a previous. much loved and respected trustee after havingto resign for a while due to ill health. We were also joined by a new trustee who has a wealth of experience with animal rescue and joins us with a lot of knowledge to help our charity grow and expand forthe better. We said goodbye to two of our trustees. We thankthem fortheir time and the time they dedicated to our ch8rity. We chose this yearto use some of our donations to build new cat penswhich are a warm. safe space for the cats coming into out care. We also were very lucky to be given a substantial donation in memory of a huge cat lover, so in her memory we built a wonderful Catio at one of ourfoster homes for extra enrichment and exercise forthe catslkittens in our care. This also provides a wonderful meet and greet space for potential adoptees. Again, we have chosen to use some of our moneywith helpingthe public who Sre struggiingwith theirvets. bills. We are proud to be able to help owners be able to keep th8ir p8ts when faced with 8 Costly and un8xpected vet8rinary bill. Our dogfield continues to be a good asset allowing fosterers to allow their dogs off lead time in a safe and secure space. Our fundraisingte8m put on two wonderful and very successful dog shows ag8in this ye8r. Theywere well attend8d and helped us raise much need funds for the animals w8 help. We are very lucky to have some wonderful volunteers. We are always very grateful to them for givingtheir time and fortheir dedication to the charity. Without them we wouldn't be able to help as many animals as we do.
Independent Examiner Report on the Account of Wlid Acre Rescue 1 Responsibilities of the Trustees and Examiner As the charities Trustees you are responsible tor the preparation otthe accounts. It is my responsibility to state, on the b8sis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charitycornmission under43171 ofthe Act,where particular matters have cometo my attention. My examin8tion was carried out in accor(lance vlith the General Dlrections given by the Charity Commissioners. As examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of accounts presented with those records. It also includes a consideration of any unusual items OT disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audlt. and consequently. I do not express an audit opinion on the view glven by the accounts. 2 Independent Examiners Statement In connection with my ex8min8tion. no matter has come to my attention which gives ma reasonable cause to believe that in 8ny m8terial respect of the requirements al To keep accounting records in accordance with Sectlon 41 of the Act- And bl To prepare accountswith accord with the accounting records and to complywith the accounting requirement of the act Have not been met: or towhich in myopinion, attention should be drawn to enable 8 proper understanding of the accounts to be reach8d. Signed .. D8te.- I IffLIL COMPTON &.CO. NATWEST CHAMBERS "'1'¥5'¥aE'GH'sTY(EET CRADLEY HEATH B64 5HJ ..T.EL:.O.la84.Al.10003 Address...-.. Relevant Professional Qualitication .
l. Receipts and Payments forthe Year Ending 31.12.2025 2024 2025 Receipt5 Donations Shop takings eBay Sales Council GrantslRateslElectric Rebates Dog Boarding Legacies Other FundralslnE Vinted Sales Sale of cattery pens Sale of Van PayPal Donations Inlerest trom 95 day account 36,131 28.548 82,603 40.077 4,823 5.130 2,709 545 8,948 5.819 857 3,000 4,107 3,426 1.900 2.767 Total Recelpts 6.604 84,786 Payments Veterlnary Bllls Shop Rent Shop utilitles Shop Expenses Storage Unit Animal Food and Care Motor and travel expenses Advertisingi stationerylwebsite Removal of Rubbish General Repairs Rates and Insurance eBay ExpenseslPostage Dog Boarding SociaUFundraising Expenses Morion Mews Cattery Legal Fees Dog Field Expenses New Cat Pens New Catio 129,378 94.895 19.725 20,296 2,760 2.666 2,326 1,917 5.897 351 10.509 10,556 15,078 7,808 760 187 2.742 3.286 2,328 2,089 1.123 8,666 1,725 6,418 4,447 5.268 1,920 1,690 1.572 2,000 2,971 998 3,800 804
Dog trainlng Dogwalker 210 330 Total Charitable payments 224.126 155.370 2. Statements of Assets and Llabllltles Year End 31.12.25 Cash tunds Lloyds Bank Lloyds 95-day Notlce Savings accounts 83,520 60,346 55,201 102.611 Total Funds 186.131 115.547 Assets Van Purchased for Charity useApril 2024 Van Purchased for Charity use Apr112024 currentvalue 10.000 7.000 3. Llabllltles Liabillties of Charity NIL NIL Signed ....... I12£ Signed . Date..............