GUARDIAN ANGELS BIRD SANCTUARY
Trustee’s Annual Report
For the Year ended 31[st] March 2021
Registered Charity Number: 1162553 Registered on the Register of Charities on 7[th] July 2015
Administration
Trustees: Mrs. R. Blagg Mrs. R. Smith Ms. N. Barsby Ms. V. Avery Treasurer: Mr. D. Blagg Patron: Ms. Ann O’Neill, Veterinary Surgeon Principle Address: 26, Wood Street, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire NG16 3DD Telephone: (01773) 770891
Acknowledgements: We would like to thank all of our volunteers and supporters who give up their much valued time and efforts to help our cause.
Aims and Objectives:
Our principle objectives are:
~ to promote humane behaviour towards birds
providing appropriate care, protection, treatment
and security for birds which are in need of care and
attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment poor
circumstances or require rehoming, whereby
legitimate reasons are given by people who can no
longer look after them.
~ to rehabilitate traumatised, disabled, sensitive and
aggressively difficult birds with a view to find
permanent, loving homes.
~ to educate the public in matters pertaining to bird
welfare and to increase awareness in general for
the prevention of cruelty and suffering among
birds.
~ to provide and maintain rescue homes and other
facilities such as fostering for the reception, care
and treatment of such birds in need.
~ to promote responsible ownership, offering help,
support and guidance in the general health and
welfare of birds where required.
Our Values:
~ we aim to find the best adoptive home for each
individual bird in our care and will support each new
owner if required to care for their new bird offering
help and advice if necessary.
~ we value our volunteers and all supporters without
which we would struggle to continue.
~ we pride ourselves on our commitment and our
honesty in the work we undertake.
Review of our Activities for the Given Period:
Fundraising Activities/Income Generation
We are extremely grateful to all our supporters,
especially in today’s financial climate, who continue to
donate and visit our stalls and stands at our various
fundraising events.
Fundraising events
02/04/20 Easter Raffle
13/08/20 Hucknall Car Boot Sale
03/10/20 Morrisons Eastwood (in store) 30/11/20 Online Guardian Angels Bird Sanctuary Bird Show
18/12/20 Morrisons Eastwood (in store) 19/12/20 Morrisons Eastwood (in store) Our income generation is based almost solely on our fundraising activities and these funds are primarily used to feed, house and for aviary maintenance. The majority being spent on necessary feed and vet fees. Obviously, during this period, opportunities to do any fund raising events have been extremely limited due to Covid 19.
Current membership numbers:
Number of current members as at 31[st] March 2021 = 139
Number of sponsors as at 31[st] March 2018 = 3
Educational Events:
Covid permitting, we endeavour to undertake more educational outreach talks and events in the coming year to various groups and societies to help promote care, advice, support, guidance and general awareness on caring for pet birds.
Every three months we attend Melbourne House Care Home in Nottingham and take with us some of our more friendly birds for a “Meet and Greet” and put a smile on most of the residents’ faces. We regularly go into Brinsley Primary School to let the children stroke the birds and ask questions about them.
All “Meet and Greets” and educational talks that we do are totally free of charge and feel we, in a small way, are giving something back to the community.
Publicity:
When we have a big event on the horizon we kindly ask BBC Radio Nottingham to publicise it. They gladly agree but almost insist that we go in and have a chat on air.
Future aims:
Our aim for the future is to raise our profile within our community. We have set up a webpage, a facebook page and endeavour to keep these up-to-date with information and upcoming events.
We hope to include more use of social media in the future, including Twitter and YouTube videos.
We hope to make better use of digital media, which should help to promote us more to the general public giving greater awareness with regard to the services we offer and the help we are able give.
We also aim to increase our membership and sponsorship numbers.
We also intend to source opportunities for grant applications with a view to supplementing our fundraising activities. We hope to put at least one grant application forward in the coming year.
Since last year we helped two school children with work experience and have two more booked in for this July. We are also in
the act of helping two adults gain experience to help with their University course.
At the moment we are offering a boarding service to the public covering sickness, holidays and hospitalisation whereby help is required by the public to look after their birds.
BBC Radio Nottingham have invited us back in the future year to advertise our forthcoming events.
Financial Review:
As a small charity, we feel it is in the public interest to provide our accounts. Accountant: Mr. Howard Jones HPJ Bookkeeping
39, Plumptre Road, Eastwood
Nottinghamshire
NG16 3LP
Telephone: 07891164542
| Receipts 2020/2021 AS AT 31st MARCH 2021 |
Receipts 2020/2021 AS AT 31st MARCH 2021 |
Receipts 2020/2021 AS AT 31st MARCH 2021 |
Receipts 2020/2021 AS AT 31st MARCH 2021 |
Receipts 2020/2021 AS AT 31st MARCH 2021 |
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Bank Paypal Total 665.00 40.00 705.00 0.00 0.00 8160.76 903.25 9064.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 84.50 84.50 131.00 131.00 56.30 56.30 48.90 48.90 19.50 19.50 169.76 169.76 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 400.00 400.00 9735.72 943.25 10678.97 |
Expenditure 2020/2021 |
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| Membership Debit Card Donations Donations Bird Sponsor Compensation Sales Fund Raiser - Easter Rafe Takings (Event Cancelled Due To Covid) Fund Raiser - 13th August - Hucknall Car Boot Sale Fund Raiser - 3rd October - Morrisons Eastwood Fund Raiser - Online Guardian Angels Bird Sanctuary Bird Show Fund Raiser - 18th & 19th December Morrisons Eastwood Ex Gratia Payment Nat West Legacy |
Bird Food Vets Bills Fuel/Oil Printing/Stationery Repairs/Maintainence Event Costs Bird Toys Postage Equipment Paypal Charges Staf Uniform Audit Charges Advertising Insurance Waste Legal Fees Bank Charges |
2745.76 38.75 331.31 3115.82 994.25 0.00 0.00 994.25 1010.70 0.00 1010.70 53.98 0.00 6.25 60.23 1028.45 425.00 8.17 1461.62 0.00 0.00 0.00 283.80 30.27 168.81 482.88 58.69 0.00 3.99 62.68 909.06 10.50 89.95 1009.51 44.12 44.12 0.00 40.00 0.00 40.00 0.00 0.00 1099.40 0.00 1099.40 1075.34 1075.34 0.00 0.00 0.00 |
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| 9299.43 504.52 652.60 10456.55 |
| Guardian Angels Bird Sanctuary Receipts and Payments account Year Ending 31 March 2021 Total Income Less Total Expenditure Excess Income Over Expenditure Balance at 1st April 2020 Excess Income Over Expenditure Total Balance at 31st March 2020 Represented by: Cash at Bank Paypal Petty Cash in Hand Non Gabs Items owed Total |
10678.97 10456.55 |
|---|---|
| 222.42 | |
| 4714.19 222.42 |
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| 4936.61 | |
| 4543.23 392.56 0.82 0.00 |
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| 4936.61 |
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached
H P Jones
AAT
39 Plumptre Way, Eastwood Nottingham
9/19/2021