Charity Registration Number- 1164595
Kent Wildlife Rescue Service
Charity
Unaudited Financial Accounts
Year Ended
31st March 2025

K•nt Wildltfe Rescue Servico
Unaudlted Financial Accounts
Yoar Ended 31st March 2025
Charlty Registration Number- 1164595
Page
Annual Report
Financial Review
Independent Examiners Report
Recelpts and payTnents account
Statemenl of assets and liabilities

Kont Wlldllfe Rescue Service
Unaudlted Financial Accounts
Year Ended 31st March 2025
Charity Reglstration Number - 1164595
Tru
teè
ortf rthe
ear
nded
2025
The Trustees have pleasure in submitting their report together with the accounts for the
year ended 31st March 2025.
Str
andm
Kent Wildlife Rescue Service is a small charity registered wtth the Charity Commission
in December 2015 as a Foundation Charilable Incorporated Organisation, registered
number 1164595. The charity has continued to grow and is now entering its tenth
year as a registered charity.
The princlple office is 106 Victoria Street. Sheemess, Kent, ME12 1 YF.
The Trustee5 who served the charity during the period were:
Lorraine March
Sara O'Bray
Jan Hooper
Julia (Twiggy) HaV￿S
Ob"ectlves and Actlvltlos
The objective of the charity is for the benefil of the public to relieve the suffering of wild
animals in Kent in need of care and attention and. in particular, to provide and maintain
facilities for the rescue, reception, care and treatment of such animals wth the ultimate aim of
releasing back lo the W￿ld. We are wholly committed to preparing our incoming wildlife to
belng put back into the wild ASAP.
Care and treatment of injured wldlife will theT) include those animals found by the general
public and which have either been brought to the centre directly or reported and rescuedl
collected by the trustees and volunteers. Assistance is albyays provided through general
medical aid and care ￿ere appropriate or by referral to a vet.
Our collectors, drive to collect and re￿ve injured wldlrfe. are a wtal resource whom
rely on ￿en the call for a )Mldlife rescue is issued to them. They ¢ollect when the general
public caller cannot deliver the wildlrfe diredly to us. ￿thIch sometimes involves half a day of
their time.
Pago 1

Kent Wildlifo Roscuo Servl¢e
Unaudltsd Flnancial Accounts
Year Ended 31st March 2025
Charity Registratlon Number- 11fA595
Ob"ectlves and Activitles
continued
The service continues to be very busy and the range of wldlife received continues to be wde
and and has increased in variety (over 700 individualsl). The area from bthich animals are
rescued has also increased due to the closure of many other small rescue centresl
organisations. The charity continues to follow guidance around keeping the birds well
(followng the Avian Flu) and continues to V￿rk closely with the Swan Sanctuary and their vet
for treatment and surgery, particulady for our sea birds. Any errdnt North American migpnts
blown to our shores are treated then despatched to a specialised centre in Dorset.
KWRS continues to offer a serwce to the fire and rescue service and police covering from
7pm to 7am. The RSPCA cover during the day. Our partnership with Fox Angels is working
well and continues through mutual appreciation.
Calls this year include a deer (%w)rking with Chris and Sylvia Collinson - deer experts). All
callouts have been successful interagency K)rking.
The charity now has numerous collection / rescue officers and these volunteers represent the
charity ￿en dealing with the general public. The charity continually try to increase thes8
numbers as often volunteers are unavailable due to other commitments and therefore a
larger number of volunteers V￿uld create greater capacity for calls coming In to the centre.
Thls aspect of our rescue retrieval work is proving increasingly difficult to maintain. with our
reliance on very few collectors and subsequently increasing fuel costs.
Other work l advocacy for wildlife has been offered by our hedgehog Coryordinator lan Gray
who has completed numerous talks al)out hedgehogs and wildlife to various schools and
community groups.
The general public often become upset and sometimes abusive, ￿len we have to say our
facilities are full and we cannot accept new patients at that time. The closure of more and
more rescue centres means the pressure on us is often great. but the caller has to
understand our accomodation space is heavily restricted, even though y￿ are their only port
of call. Once the centre's holding pens are full. we post a message explaining our reasons as.
obviously. we cannot accept more wildlife for treatment until space becomes available.
Alternative rescue centres are under the same pressures.
The largest expense of the Charity ¢ontinues to be veterinary bllls. Our principal vet
continues to be Manor Vets in Chalham. For our orthopaedic patients we are using Brier
House vets in 8roadstairs. We use Mead vets in Dartford as our hospilal for emergency
situations.
Pay2

Kent Wildl￿8 Rescue Servlce
Unaudlted Financlal Accounts
Year Ended 31st March 2025
Charity Registration Number- 1164595
ives and Actlvlties
contlnu
The rising cost of fuel has always been problematic due to the large area covered.
The charity has a large proportion of rescues in the Thanet area which also Involves
significant mileage and therefore cost. The charity is grateful for having managed to
secure a fuel donation for up to 500/0 of our fuel costs covered by SJL logistics. Agaln
this year. because of increasing wildlrfe being treated and our waste cannot be
collected by the Council. SJL Haulage also cover some of our waste management
costs on skip hire.
Our fundraising teams have been superb in matching our increasing expenditure by
running 20 events around Kent and have also continued to include sUpe￿arketS
collections and carol singing donations. The charity is still fundraising by auctioning
donated goods and again this is proving to be very profitsble due to the dedicatlon of
the volunteers organising this.
Our largest volume of funding is from the general public, via Paypal and Paypal
Giving. which strongly suggests our regular Facebook entries on the welfare of
incoming wildlife is striking a positive feeling, thus releasing extra donations. We thank
those who tirelessly continue to input all these wildlife recovery adventures onto the
social media platforms for us.
We are experiencing increasing donatlons from corporations. whose employees are
choosing us as their sponsored organisation for a period.
Gift Aid (GAI is becomlng an important extra for our fund ralsers, as is the use of
checkout donations from shoppers in supemiarkets. We have some dedicated
members who enter marathons etc. using their GoFundMe packages with attached
GA form, and these are invaluable.
We continue to be grateful to the prison serrfice on Ihe Isle of Sheppey, who continue
to provide us with homes for hedgehogs, made by their inmates.
The lifeblood of our centre are the volunteers. who tirelessly clean out the soiled night
bedding in the momlng, add fresh bedding and offer fresh water and food, which often
involves numerous shopping trips to the more exotic local food emporiums. Some of
these same volunleers dedicate themselves to raising much needed funds to help
offset the rising veterinary costs associated with the care vrfe offer.
Interestingly. we now often receive calls from nonnal vets, who have taken in injured
wildlife and are asking for guidance in their care before transferring them to us, after
assessments and X-rays etc.
Page 3

Kent Wildlrfe Rescue Sèrvice
Unaudltad Financial Accounts
Year Ended 31st March 2025
Charty Registration Number - 1164595
Ob ectives and Activities
contlnued
In the comlng year . the Charivs commrttee members ￿)UkI like to-
Increase volunteer rescuers across the county.
Increase numbers of centre volunteers.
Focus on fundraising which is ongoing and the auctions will be a fundraising
priority for us, as well as being used to increase public awareness of the
charity and its v￿rk.
Focus on further developing a computer database.
Work on the purpose-built animal hospital. There are now slgnrficant funds
towards this, however, more is needed. There has been a difficulty securing
reputable builders for quotes to do the work.
Grow income through grants and community furKling- specifically the charity
would like to explore charitable donations through councillors over the whole
of Kent as currently we only approach Swale. The base is srtuated in Swale
however we cover the whole of Kent.
Further develop social media and online fundraising.
Ensure the continuation of a stable trustee membership.
Work on soft release pens for all wildlrfe in the process of releasing wildlife.
There is a need to increase opportunity viith the general public to work with
us on the set up and location of the pens (which will be supplied by KWRS).
Page 4

K•nt Wildlrfe Rescue Servke
Unaudlted Flnanclal Accounts
Year Ended 31st March 2025
Charlty R•gistration Numbor- 1164595
Fin
For the yaar ended 31 st March 2025, income through donations vras £97.654 (2024."
£54,787) and Èxpenditure was £72,922 (2024: £58.5561. This resulted in £57,311 of
unreslricled reserves (2024: £32.579) that were carried foThvard at the end of the year. The
trustees are satisfied that the charity is on a sound footing and ￿111 be able to continue
operating for the foreseeable future.
The maln concems of the Trustee's are that other organisalions have b8en working on
shorter hours or have closed completely which has increased our intske significantty.
Ajso, the increas8d risk of avian flu has meant other ¢entres have stopp8d taking
rescued birds and Ihe centr8 1$ Gonstanuy full.
The twstees have compli8d V•ith their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public
benefit published by The Charity Commission in exercising their power and duties.
The trustees would like to thank all the donors for their support during the year and
would also like to recognise the work of the vount8ers under increasingly difficult
¢ondttions.
Signed..
Lorraine March
Sarah O'Bray
On behalf of the board of trustees
Daled.. 13th January 2026
Page S

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF
KEIIT WILDLIFE RESCUE SERVICE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
I report on thc accounts of Kent Wildlife R￿u¢ Service for ihc ycar elldsj 31 March 2025 which ¢ompris¢
the receipts and paym¢nls account and statement of assets and liabilities sel out on pages 7 10 8.
Respective responsibil41ies of trM&tees and ￿4￿1Ther
The charily's trustees are responsible for the prepardtion of the aceotsnts. The charity's trust¢¢s consider that
an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the CharitlC5 Act 2011 {.￿he Charities Act") and that
an independent examinalion is needed.
It LS my resiK)nsLbility to..
examine the accounts under section 145 of th¢ Charilics Act"
to follow the procedures laid down in the generdl Directions given by th¢ Charity Comrnission (under
section 145(5)(b) of the chariti￿ Act. and
to state whether particular nlalters bave come to my attention.
Basls ofindependeAI oY4miner's Sldlemeni
My examination was caryied oui in accordance with ihe general DirectiODS given by the Charily Commission.
An examination in¢lud¢s a rcviuv of the accounling records kept by the cbatity and a wmparison of Ihe
accounts presented with those records. It also includes Consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in ihe
accounts, and the seekin8 of cxplanalions from the irnsiecs concerning any such matters. The procedures
undertaken do not provide aLI Ihe evidenc¢ that would be required in an audit, and consequenily no opinion is
given as to wbether the a¢￿u￿1$ present a 'true and fair. view and the report is limited to those matters set out
in the stalemcnt below.
Independeftt examiner's slalemenl
In COL)neciion with my examinatlOD, no material mattcrs havc come to my aiiention which gives me cause to
believe that in, any mal¢rial respecl:
Ihe accounting ffcords were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charitics Act.. or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records: or
the accounis did not wmply with th¢ applicable requirements concerning the forn] and ¢ontent of
accounts sel out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 oihcr than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fair, vi¢w which is not a malterconsidered as part of an independent
examination.
I hav¢ Come across no other matters iti connection with the ¢xaminztion to which altention should be
drawn in this report in ordcr to cDabl¢ a proper under5taDdinB of the accounts ¢0 be reached.
61 London Road
Maidstone
Kent
ME16 8TX
J A Griggs FCA
LEVICKS
Charter￿j Accountants & Busin¢ss Advisers
20 January 2026
Page 6

Kent Wildlrfe Rescue Servlce
Unaudited Flnanelal Ac¢ounts
Year Ended 31st March 2025
Charity Re9iStratlon Numbfrr - 1164595
el
ndPa
nts Acc
2025
2024
Income
Donations
97,654
54.787
97.654
54,787
Expendllure
Animal Feed
Bank Charges
Accountan¢y
Medical Supplies
Sundry
Motor and Subsistence
Veterinary
Power
Postage
Event costs
Animal collections
Donations
Waste collections
Storage Rental
(10,497)
(448)
(925)
(2.075)
(27)
(7.633)
(46,187)
(950)
(8,304)
(111)
{252)
(2,187)
(160)
(4,131)
(36.149)
(950)
(143)
{420>
(2,470)
(875)
{1,684)
720
(586)
{1,620)
(1.140)
(384)
450
(72,922)
(58,556)
Nel Profit l (Deficrt) for the year
24,732
(3,769)
Bank & cash balances 31 March 2024
32,579
36,348
Bank & cash balances 31 March 2025
57.311
32,579
The above receipts and payments account was approved by the
trustees.
Signed..
Lorraine March
On behalf of the board of trustees.
Sarah O'Bray
Dated: 13th January 2026
Page 7

Kent Wildllfe Rescue Service
Unaudited Flnancial Accounts
Year Ended 31st March 2025
Charlty Registratlon Number - 1164595
tat
men
of Assets nd Liabillti
2025
2024
Assets
Bank & Cash Account balances
57,311
32,579
Van donated by SvRn Sanctuary
5,000
5,000
Notes to the accounts
1) The accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis.
2) The trustees confimi. in accordance with the Charitable Incorporated
Organisations Regulations, that at the year end the CIO did not have any
outstanding guarantees to third parties nor any debts secured on the
assets of the CIO.
Page 8