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

## **From  1/4/23     Period start date         To 31/3/2024                     Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Problem Parrots** 

## **Charity registration number:   115724** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governingdocument|Para 1.17|To rescue and rehome ill, unwanted and sick<br>parrots and to educate the public of correct<br>parrot husbandry|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|• Rescue and adoption • Paying vet bills •<br>Education days • Fundraising|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|Yes we are aware of the guidance and fee we<br>meet the public benefit with the activities our<br>charity supplies|



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

||SORP reference|
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|Policy on grant making||
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## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|This 12 months have been a challenge for the<br>charity due to continued cost of living crisis.<br>Despite the financial crisis and the greater need<br>for our service with the public having to<br>relinquish their pets, we have managed to<br>support many parrots to stay in their own home<br>with financial support. Where this has not been<br>possible we have been able to rescue and<br>rehome birds throughout this year but the<br>numbers of parrots we are able to help has<br>reduced and we has to stop taking in birds at<br>some points through the year due to financial<br>pressures and the reduction of volunteers due to<br>the cost of living and people not being willing to<br>support.|



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

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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The fundraising and donations have been<br>significantly influenced this 12 months due to<br>the continued cost of living crisis.<br>We continue to be within our financial<br>agreed limit to ensure safe running of the<br>charity, but we are looking for other methods<br>to financial support the parrots in our care<br>over the coming 12 months.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The policy is in place to ensure if we were not to<br>receive any donations in a certain time frame<br>that we can continue to support and care for the<br>birds within our care for a certain amount of<br>time.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**12000**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated charitable organisation**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**The same 3 trustees remain**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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

## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Problem parrots welfare organisation|
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|Other name the charity uses|Problem Parrots|
|Registered charity number|1153724|
|Charity’s principal address|16 brewers place,<br>Stone,<br>Staffordshire<br>ST15 0FJ|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Michelle Widjaew|Chair|||
||Steven Jones|Trustee|||
||Hollie Hubble|Trustee|||
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– 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 None held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a 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)** MWidjaew **Full name(s)** Michelle Widjaew **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 27/9/2024 




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|Charity Name|No (if any)|
|Problem Parrots welfare organisation|
|Receipts and payments accounts|CC16a|
|For the period|Period start date|Period end date|
|To|
|from|01/04/2023|31/03/2024|
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|Section A Receipts and payments|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|Total funds|Last year|
|funds|funds|funds|
|to the nearest      £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|
|A1 Receipts|
|Donations|15,567|-|15,567|
|Show income|2,189|-|-|2,189|-|
|membership|168|-|-|168|-|
|adoption fee|4,712|-|-|4,712|-|
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|Sub total|(Gross income for|
|AR)|[                    22,636 ]|-|-|22,636|-|
|A2 Asset and investment sales,|
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|Sub total|-|-|-|-|-|
|Total receipts|22,636|-|-|22,636|-|
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|A3 Payments|
|Vet bills|15,608|-|-|15,608|-|
|fuel cost|1,806|-|-|1,806|-|
|cages/food/toys/aviarys/website|5,565|-|-|5,565|-|
|charity stationary/postage|149|-|-|149|-|
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|Sub total|[                    23,128 ]|-|-|23,128|-|
|A4 Asset and investment|
|purchases, (see table)|
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|—|Total payments|—————|23,128|-|-|23,128|-|
|Net of receipts/(payments)|-                    492|-|-   -                    492|-|
|A5 Transfers between funds|-|-                           -|-|-|
|A6 Cash funds last year end|-|-                           -|-|-|
|Cash funds this year end|===|-                    492|-|-   -                    492|==>|-|

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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>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>sJones<br>Signature<br>MWIdjaew|**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>Michelle Widjaew<br>Steven jones|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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||||Date of<br>approval|
||MWIdjaew|Michelle Widjaew|27/09/2024|
||sJones|Steven jones|**27/09/2024**|



CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

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