## **Jackson’s Animal Rescue Trustee Report 2024** ## **Overview** Rescue. While we con�nue to grow and reach more animals in need than ever before, we have also felt the strain of rising veterinary costs, economic pressures, and an overwhelming number of animals requiring urgent care. Despite these obstacles, our dedicated team of staff and volunteers have worked �relessly to ensure that every animal received the best possible chance of recovery, safety, and a loving home. ## **Domes�c Animal Rescue and Rehoming** Over the year we admi�ed 157 cats, 8 guinea pigs, and 17 rabbits into our care. Addi�onally, 14 ki�ens and 3 baby rabbits were born at the rescue. with 129 cats, 7 guinea pigs, and 30 rabbits successfully adopted into new homes. However, there were periods during the year when we were forced to pause new admissions due to escala�ng veterinary costs. While we had physical space to help more animals and of course aim to help every animal in need, the financial burden of ongoing treatment meant we could not safely commit to addi�onal cases without risking the welfare of those already in our care. This was an incredibly difficult but necessary decision to protect the charity’s long-term stability. Although it is temp�ng to take in every case as soon as we are aware of them, this just isn’t possible due to the sheer numbers of animals in need. Therefore, we con�nued our efforts to increase space and living quarters in our rescue centres, as well as volunteer recruitment drives, throughout the year to help us keep up with the ever increasing demand. ## **Wildlife Rescue** Our wildlife work con�nues to focus on hedgehogs, rabbits, and hares, responding to hundreds of calls for sick, injured, or orphaned wildlife throughout the year. In total, we took in 840 hedgehogs, 2 wild rabbits and one hare. We also had 18 hoglets born in our care. The Wirral site remained dedicated primarily to hedgehog rehabilita�on, providing round-the-clock care for these increasingly vulnerable animals, many suffering from road injuries, parasites, or malnutri�on. We also assisted a number of wild rabbits and hares, most commonly brought in a�er collisions or entanglements, who were treated and released wherever possible. We were able to release 370 hedgehogs throughout 2024, and one rabbit. This side of our work con�nues to grow, with public awareness and referrals from local vets and members of the community increasing year on year. ## **The Cat Café – A Major Milestone** A major highlight of the year was the opening of the Jackson’s Rescue Cat Café in Hoylake. In December 2023 we signed the lease for a three-storey building which we transformed into an ethical, sustainably built cat café — designed to provide a safe and enriching home for rescue cats, raise funds for the charity, and offer a therapeu�c space for the community. A huge team of volunteers dedicated the early months of 2024 (January– March) to comple�ng the renova�on, using recycled and sustainable materials wherever possible. The café officially opened on 11th March 2024 with 13 rescue cats (two more joined later). We are incredibly proud that the café achieved a 5-star food hygiene ra�ng and received full animal licensing from Wirral Council. Volunteers underwent extensive training to ensure the highest standards of welfare and customer care. We also employed age restric�ons for our customers to ensure the welfare of our café residents was always our highest priority. The café currently has a team of 15 resident cats who will live there un�l January 2026, when they the café developed a large and loyal customer base, and events such as our book club, themed quizzes and board game nights were consistently sold out — crea�ng not only vital income but also meaningful community engagement. The residents helped our supporters celebrate Easter, Halloween and Christmas. In return, our supporters helped figure out the suspects during our popular Meowder Mystery nights! We were also able to use our cat café to host events such as hedgehog and wildlife awareness talks, therefore increasing awareness of all aspects of our work throughout the Wirral. ## **Charity Shops** unviable during 2024. Reduced foo�all in the town centre, changes in donor behaviour as more people sold their unwanted items online, and rising opera�ng costs all contributed to the decision to close the shop as a standard outlet in December 2024. Having no�ced that there were a lack of preloved Wedding bou�ques in the area, we made the decision to re-open the shop in 2025 as a Bridal Bou�que, and began the process of reques�ng dona�ons of bridal gowns and accessories towards the end of the year. We were once again blown away by the response of our supporters, who began dona�ng their wedding and bridesmaid dresses almost immediately. We have high hopes for this new income stream next year. Our other charity shops and fundraising outlets con�nued to perform steadily throughout the year, raising over £100,000 for our cause and remaining vital income streams that support our animal care and veterinary costs. ## **Cases of Note** highlight both the importance and the financial strain of our work. - Baxter, a rabbit with severe entropion in both eyes, required specialist surgery cos�ng over £1,000. Despite his longterm care needs, Baxter was given a second chance and later accepted into a sanctuary home. - Harley and Hazel, two rabbits fed a poor-quality muesli diet, required complex dental surgeries at £300 each. - Gideon, a young cat with a fractured femur, needed seda�on, x- rays, and long-term pain management, cos�ng hundreds in veterinary fees.  Olive, a beloved elderly pig resident, passed away peacefully a�er nearly three years in our care. Her sister Petunia con�nues to live with us under close monitoring.  Roland, a severely neglected stray cat from Ellesmere Port, tested posi�ve for both FIV and FeLV and was later found to have extensive tumours. He was humanely euthanised a�er every possible measure was taken to give him comfort.  Mila, a rabbit who arrived heavily pregnant, gave birth to three healthy babies in our care — a reminder of how o�en unneutered animals contribute to the ongoing rescue crisis. - Three ki�ens rescued from a cement block were found covered in concrete dust and required around-the-clock hand-rearing and treatment. - We also carried out an emergency rescue of abandoned guinea pigs found living in freezing temperatures in a roadside hedgerow. A�er a two-hour rescue opera�on in dangerous condi�ons, they were safely recovered, treated, and fostered. Each of these cases represents the dedica�on and compassion of our team, and the extraordinary lengths they go to for every animal we take in. ## **Trends and Challenges** 2024 saw a sharp rise in the number of stray cats arriving in poor health — not feral, but previously owned pets. Many were emaciated, unneutered, and suffering from untreated condi�ons. We believe this reflects the growing cost of living and high veterinary fees, leading more owners to abandon pets rather than seek help. This na�onal rescue crisis has placed immense financial pressure on organisa�ons like ours, as treatment costs rise and dona�ons struggle to keep pace. ## **Fundraising and Community Support** community spirit. Throughout the year, we gave many hedgehog and wildlife awareness talks in the Wirral and North Wales. From Primary Schools such as Woodchurch Road Primary and Penygelli School Coedpoeth, to Scouts and Rainbows groups such as 4[th] Heswall Rainbows, local community groups such as Quirky Community Hub in Hoylake and Liscard Ladies’ Group and even residen�al homes such as Abbeyfield Lear Residen�al Home, we educated any group in the community who showed a willingness to learn about their local wildlife and what they can do to help. As also the vast dona�ons of vital supplies such as cat food, kitchen roll, bin bags and cleaning products we received following these talks. In October, content creators Sky and Callum organised a 12hour livestream fundraising event across YouTube and Twitch, raising over £5,000 for our rescue work — an astonishing achievement and a real morale boost for our team. We also held our annual Christmas Fair at New Ferry Town Hall, as well as a�ending numerous summer fairs, dog shows, and car boot sales throughout the year. These events not only raised vital funds, in total over £75,000 throughout the year, but also helped spread awareness of our rescue’s mission and values. We feel incredibly lucky to have so many loyal volunteers and supporters who not only a�end these events in such numbers, but also give up their free �me con�nuously to arrange and run them. ## **Looking Ahead** While 2024 tested us in many ways, it also reminded us of the strength of our community, our volunteers, and our commitment to the animals who depend on us. Our focus for 2025 is to stabilise our finances, rebuild reserves, and con�nue providing excellence in animal welfare and public educa�on. Our waitlists only ever seem to increase, due to increasing financial pressures on the general public, and we are therefore also con�nuing our work to try to increase our efficiencies in order to aim to reduce these waitlists and increase the numbers of animals we are able to help throughout the year. The Cat Café will remain a central hub for fundraising and awareness, and we plan to strengthen partnerships and events that support our long-term sustainability. providing their considerable �me and effort to allow us to con�nue our work helping animals both domes�c and wild. And to our supporters, far and wide, we thank you for your incredibly generous dona�ons, without which our efforts wouldn’t be sustainable. CHARrri REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1165330 Jackson's Anlmal R•scue Unaudlted Flnanclal Statement• Perlod Endlng 31st December 2024 ROWAN & CO ACCOUNTANTS LthIITED 94 W811asoy Road Wallasey CH44 2AE Jackson's An5mal Rescue Cantents of the Flnanclal Stat•m•nts Parlod Ending 31st Dec•mb•i 2024 Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•e* r•port to t￿ trus¢••s stst•m•nt of fln•nGlal actlvltl•• St•l•m•nt ol flnanclal p￿￿tIOn 8t•t•m•nt ol cash flow• Nots• to th• Flnanclal Slat•m•nts Pag• 1 Jackson's Anlmal Rescue Indop•nd•nt Examlnèrfs Report to the TrustMs of Jackson's Anlmal R•x P•rlod Endlng 31¥t D•c•mb•r 2024 I rewt to the trustses M my exanina¢K)n of the fina￿la1 statements of Jarkn Anlmol Rescue Cthe ¢*arit￿l for tho ￿rI00 31st DeLember 2024. R￿pon#1b1ll1lM and basls ol r•port As the tha￿ty.8 trustees you are re$ponsitAe for the prwratlon of the accounts In 8ccordance vAlh the rèqulrements of the Ccffipanies Act 2C#J6 fthe 2006 Acr). Hawng s81isfi8d mysew Ihat the •¢tounts ol th8 ctharity 8re not roquirwj to bo udiled for thi8 year under Porl 18 of the 21))6 Ad and ellglble lor Independent exAmlnallon, I rep￿1 in resped of my ex8mlnatl¢M of your charlty's accounts 88 carried out sedlon 145 of Ihe Chgritss Act 2011 Ilhe 2011 Acf). In carrOng ¢JJt my •xamin8tion. I have lollowed the 0lrecllc￿8 g￿en by the Charfty Comnussion luTrJer seckn 145(5Xbl of tho 2011 A(*. Inde￿ndont •x•mln•rfs stat•ment The companws gross Inco￿ excgoded £250,0￿ and l arn qualifi8d to urthrtak• the 8x8minatlon by bèlrwJ a quallfied ￿rnber ol the A8sts*llon of AccountkKJ Tachnlclans. I have completed my ex8min8tlon. I confiffli that maledal m8tt0rn hwe cm to my attenlSon gives me cause lo belle￿ that". accounting records were not kept in accordanc• wlth 386 of the Companies Act 2006., or • the 8ccount¥ do not accord with 8wh records: or • the accounts do not compty ￿th relevant accounliThJ requiremènts under secllon of the Comp8niè8 Act 2(w)6 olher Ihan arw requirement that the account8 glve a 'lrue and lairf view which 1$ not a matter ￿nsidered as port of an Independent examination: or Ith¥ acLounls hava not been wepared in aC¢tydo￿fj ¥&ith the Ch8fili88 SORP IFRS1021. I hav8 M concems and have ccrn a¢ross no other matt•rs in connection wlth the ex8minatSon to vthich attenlion stw)uld be drawm in this r•port in order lo enablo # proper undornlaryling of the ac¢ourts to be reachad. David Pc418rd MA4T Independent Examir 94 Wallasey Road Wallasey CH44 2AE Dale.. 13th October 2025 X•.804 X8,504 2J7302 1M,STJ 111.471 116M94 70.619 I.TT1 424.300 01￿ lrndirvJ rthit 1M,694 411.711 Expwdiiur• Expend￿10{￿ fr￿%.. 9.677 •ATT 2.13• 20•.439 1x406 215.711 2•5,711 117 1,731 1,731 ofc4hN Ir•dw 10 74)14 •xp•ndhw• Vr J•.7 R•¢onclMallon ol .924 i(573 fvv4• ¥nb•dforward Pag• 3 Jackson's Animal Rescue statsm•nl of Flnanel•l Po*ltlon P•rlod Endlng 31st Decemb8r 2024 2024 2023 Not88 Flx•d a¥••t* Tangible fixed assels 15 4,178 12.050 Curr•nt a88•ts Cosh al bank and In h8nd 8,225 4,042 Credltor•: Amount• falllng du• wlthln on• 16 27,981 12.816 N•t curr•nt Il•bllltl•• ,773 Totthl a•ut• l•*• current Il•bllltles 115,5781 3.27e Cr•dltor•: Amount8 falllno du• •ft¢r on• y 17 6,500 11,200 N•t M••t• 22.07 ,92 Fund• of th• charlty Unr88trfct8d fund8 Tothl ch•rlty lundi 47,712 7,712 7.924 17.924) 19 The company w88 ontltled to exempll¢)n from audlt under 8477 of th• Companles Act 2006 relatlng Io Small companles. Tho m•mb6rs have rK*t r¥qulrad the company to obtaln an 8udll In accord8nce %￿lh 8ectlon 476 01 the Companles Act 2006. The dlredors aCkn￿￿Odge thalr raspon8lblllll88 for cOmpl￿n9 vAlh Ihg rgqulrem8nls of thg Comp8nles Act ￿th wspect to 8ccounllng r•cord8 and Iho prepBrgllon of he￿nIs. These 0¢￿Unts hav8 t*en prepar•d In accordance ￿th th• provisions èppllcable to Small companlas subled lo th• small companl•s r8glm8 and In accordance FRS102 SORP. The f4nan¢lal statemenls were approved by the directors on .. 81gnod by.. Ms Kathryn Wrfght Tre8$urnr Page 4 Jackson's Animal Rescue Statoment of Cash Flows Porf¢)d Endlng 31st DK•mbor 2024 2024 2023 Notes C•¥h Ilow• from operatlng *CtMtI•1 Nel lexpendilurevlncome {39.788) 124.497) Adjustments lor Depreciation of tangible fixed assets A¢cNed Ilncom8y8xpenses 8.446 Changes In.. Trade and other uodito 21,665 16,907 Cash generated from operations 19.533) 855 Net eAsh Iu8ed Inyfrom operating 8¢tlvllies 19,533) 855 Cash 110￿ from Inv••tlng actlvltl•• Purchase of langlble assets Net cash used In InvesllrwJ a¢tlvltl88 717 N•t Id•croa••yIDcrea$o In cash and ca•h equlvJhnts Cash and cash •qulval•nts at b•glnnlng of year Cash •nd ¢••h oquSval•nt• at ond of yur (8.815) 4,041 {4.774) 855 3.186 4,041 Jackson's Anirnal Rescue Not•s to th• Flnanclal Stst•ments Perfod Endlng 31st De¢¢mber 2024 Goneral lTrforni•tSon Tho d￿rIty L8 a benefft ￿ ar￿1 a reglstered d￿rity In England and Wales and Is a Charitable Incorporated Orgardsatkm). Th8 address of the principal offKe Is Camfa Rhelnall Fam. P8deswoc*J Lake RO￿1. Pad8sw(th. klohj. Wal85. CH7 4HZ 8tstem•nt ol compllanc• Practlce.. Accounllng and ReF￿1r￿J by CharflSes preparing thelr accLJunts In accordance vAlh Ihe Flnand81 Rep(M11ng Slandard appucabbe kn th8 UK Rewblk ol Ireland (FRS 102) Issuod on 16 Jufy 2014. Accountlng poll¢l•• B••l• of pr•par•llon These 8Ctounts havè been pr8pered uThJer hlstorltal c¥)81 wlth btsm8 rethgnlsed at co81 or tr•nsth v8lue wAe88 oth8p￿98 statsd In r•lwanl notel8) to these occounts. 001Thg COn￿M Ther• 8r8 no materfal uncertalnlles 8lyxrt the charW8 ab4ty to c4)ntlnue. Judg•m•nt• and k•y •our¢u of ••llmatlon un¢•rt•lnty The preparatlon of th￿8 aco)unts requires man8gement to make I￿eMents. estlmale8 and •ssumplbns thgt affect thè amounts reF4yted. The estlm9te$ aThJ ludgem8nl$ 8re cLffitOnu81ty revlewed and 8re b8se(l on exwièrKe 8nd other lactors, Ind￿ll￿d exF*d8tkn8 cl fvrturg ev8nts Ihat are belleved to ￿ reasonable under the drcumstancos. Fund accountlng Unre$lrfcle(I fuThJs 8re 8V￿18t18 for us8 at dlsuetKrfi of the tr￿leaS to further any of Ihe Designated furvjs are Unre5trk￿ funds eamwrted by the Ink¥ts•s f(Y particular future project or commllment. Reslrkted thjnds are subhthd to regtrickn on their expendlture declared by the dOr￿r or th1(￿h the tem￿ of 8n appeal. and fall Into one of sutAasses'. restrkted ir￿rne funds or erthwment frJrKIs. Page 6 Jackson's Anlmal Rescue Nots• to th• Fln•n¢lal siatomonts- contlnugd P•rlod Endlng 31$10oc•mb•r 2024 A¢¢ountlng pollchs {contlnu•d) R•¢ognNlon ot In¢om• These ￿ ￿￿￿ded in Ihe Statemenl of Fin8rKiel A¢liwtse8 (SOFA)*￿." th¢ dwrity bocormi 8nbll8d to th¢ res￿r£￿8.. It Is mcfe Ihw Mi that Ihe Ir￿180$ rockn Iho r•8(Kw Oh•ttbng Thern h88 tthn M) oltsetbr4 ol a85818 ￿8￿￿118& unless req￿1•1 p•mitttthJ by Ihe FRS 102 SORP or FRS 1ff2. ¢3rnnt¥ and don•tlons Grnnts and donatlons we iyty i￿>J(l￿d in the SoFA7th8n IhD InctsThi rnc£¥nlllon t>ltwl• are met 15.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORPI. L•g•chi are in Ihe SOFA I￿alpI is that k8 there has been w8nt of probat¢ the ex￿1019 hav• •BlabU8had that Ihern are wfflciwl aSBel8 In Ihg osto1• aThJ allthd to the bgary8r• •llhw tho cc¥)trc4 01 lh8 dwltylx hav8 twi m¢t. T•x r•eknhn• on doMllon• •Thd g1ft1 C4n Is In In￿me ¥th8n Is a valhj d6darndL￿ frrmn lh¢ (bnor. Any Glft Ald amount fecovered on o don8bon kn cO￿lder￿j kn btr port of Ihat ¥ft ond 18 trea￿1 88 an addl￿on to Donil•d goods Imp￿1￿01 to do 80. Goods donoted lor owc4ng ￿ by ts chwlty ￿ rwnlbed #8 18ntyt40 flx¢d as8•ts ath1 Inc*Alad In tho SOFA as In￿)rnI￿a r8wJrc8s R••our¢M •xp•nd•d ExpeThJllure Is recoanlsad tN) ￿ K(xu4s bw$ as a Ikqbllty is Ikujrred. Ex￿dIlUTe iThgudes wyVAT ich cannot t* fumy recoverad, aThJ Is dassffied uTrJer h8a(hrvJs ol the $t8tement of finandal a¢￿88 to X￿￿thI￿• cffj roL4ng tuThJ8 ￿nd￿je$ tho +>)sts of ￿ f￿￿T* iyvents. noTrch•rltsbl• tra(￿ng and the Sa￿ of gcths. e¥pendllure on chwft8ble 8cthlti88 IndL*Yes all C￿ dwlty in undertak*w OL*I198 Ihat lurther Its charit8bkn alms fcrf Ihe tenefit of its beneftiwi88. IndL*YiNJ those Sup￿ cthts 8rKI relalNJ lo the wvemahce ol Ihe c*arity8PWlknW to th8rit8Ue ac*w"tlas. other expeTrJilure indtKl¢s als expe￿￿1￿2 Il•t is nthther r&&t￿j to r*irvJ funds forthe ¢hwlty nor part of ts ey4wxllture on Ch￿ilable ac*vibe& P&¥7 Jackson's Anlmal ReKut A¢￿￿￿11n9 polkl•• IGonllnwdl T•nglbl• •w Impo*m•nt k•M•. 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Jackson's An1rn￿ RO￿￿* 10. 2.769 1.487 2.475 2.cth 2.( 2.205 1.320 1,487 2.475 12. 1.975 820 197.878 12,2S2 3,3 192 876 4.112 10 Jackson'• Anhiyl R••¢u• 13. 23 NL¥nboro1EL￿.￿ staff 10 18 13 14. 1* fv•d pkni ¥4 Al l J•r*Ary2024 Addldon• Aljl D•¢•mbw 2031 42231 42.231 717 717 717 42 918 Al 1 J*r￿￿ry2O24 Ch•ig0 fDr th&￿•r Aljl D•urnb•r 2024 30.181 30.181 8.SKs 143 Atjl l*•mb•r 2 AI 31 OV￿T*￿t2Q2J 574 4.178 825 21,156 1,320 3296 8200