Annual Report & Consolidated Accounts Year end 31st December 2022.
Orca Rescues Foundation A Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
Registered Charity No 1161804
Trustees
Clive Martin. CEO/Chair (UK) ( Now Deceased ) Jo-Blaise Martin (UK) Rebecca Belleni (UK) Lucie Armstrong (UK)
Technical Consultant Roger Mann (Portugal)
Principal and Registered Office
21 Southernhay Road Verwood Dorset U.K. BH317AN
Bankers Barclays Bank PLC 61 Old Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH31 1ER
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Mission Statement
“Our mission is to establish a global fund to facilitate the release and rehabilitation back to the wild or near-wild of orca in captivity and to give support to specialists, scientists and organisations working to achieve this”.
Orca Rescues Foundation’s Vision
We hope that Orca, 0rcinus orca, otherwise known as killer whale will not be subjected to captivity in the hands of organisations that abuse them to “entertain” human beings and for profit. We see a Planet Earth with its’ people respecting the right of these animals to live a free and natural life in un-polluted oceans.
Orca currently held captive should be released and rehabilitated in sea sanctuaries that exist or can be created to enable rehabilitation prior to return to the wild ocean. This can be done .
Charitable Objectives of Orca Rescue Foundation
The Charities objectives as set out in the Articles of association. 1) For the benefit of the public to relieve the suffering of orcas in need of care and attention who are currently captive by the provision of funding and research to determine whether the orca’s release to a sea sanctuary or the wild is in its best
interests and if so, to help in its’ release and with its’ continued care and support.
2) To advance the education of the general public on wild and captive orcas, their ecology and familial traits and the effect of captivity on Orcas.
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Trustee Report
2022 was a very sad year for Orca Rescues. Our Founding Director Clive Martin sadly passed away following a long illness.
Clive inspired so many people in his travels of the world, always educating people on the subject of Captivity and absolutely despised cruelty of any kind towards any animal.
Clive’s legacy will live on in the form of Orca Rescues. Continued by his daughter Jo-Blaise and the 2 remaining trustees Rebecca Bellini and Lucie Armstrong.
Lucie completed the London Marathon in October 2022 and Clive was able to know that she raised in the region of £2500.00 for the charity.
These funds remain held safely and will be issued by way of grants to organisations who are progressing so well with Sea Sanctuaries. Orca Rescues is specifically affiliated with The Aegean Sea Sanctuary in Lipsi in Greece. Clive visited the Sanctuary and a memorial will be made there in his memory.
The Sanctuary still needs so many items which we hope to be able to fund.
Our Facebook page run by Brittney Hernandez continues to raise and maintain awareness of Captivity and thankfully we have been able to report many changes over the year with laws changing in relation to breeding in captivity and the potential Retirement of Lolita into a Sea Sanctuary. We look forward to further progression in 2024.
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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
| INCOMING RESOURCES Donations Bank income received Income from charitable activities: Grants Activities for generating funds: Trading operations Fundraising activities Total incoming resources RESOURCES EXPENDED Trading operations Fundraising activities Expenditure on charitable activities Grants allocated Total resources expended NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING) RESOURCES RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD |
2022 Unrestricted funds £ 3,342 - - 3,342 187 - 187 3,155 954 4,109 |
2021 Unrestricted funds £ 622 - - - 622 108 108 513 441 954 |
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Balance Sheet As at 31 December 2022
| Notes CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank Debtors Total current assets CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year NET CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES NET ASSETS |
2022 Unrestricted funds £ 4,109 - 4,109 - 4,109 4,109 4,109 |
2021 Unrestricted funds £ 954 954 - 954 954 954 |
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The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees' report.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
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