# **Cats in Distress Trustees Annual Report**
# **For the period: 1st January 2020 to 31st December 2020**
## **Charity registration number: 1167332**
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Type of Governing document**
- Constitution dated 25[th] May 2016
## **How is the charity Constituted?**
- CIO
## **Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g.**
- Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting to the charity trustees.
## **Objectives and Activities**
## **Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document**
As set out in the charities constitution dated 25th May 2016, our purpose is to relieve the suffering of cats in need of care and attention and, in particular to provide rescue homes or other facilities for the
reception, care & treatment of such cats.
## **Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.**
The focus of our activities remains to provide foster care for cats whilst finding them their adopted homes and to promote humane behaviour to all animals
## **Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit**
In planning our activities for the year we have kept in mind the charity commissions guidance on public benefit at our trustees meetings.
## **Achievements and Performance**
2021 has been an incredibly difficult year. Whilst the country was experiencing a number of lockdowns, animals were still requiring help. We worked quickly to establish key worker status for a small number of volunteers.
This status was crucial in allowing us to help a record number of cats & kittens.
This was one of the main reasons for 2021 being our busiest year, with 299 cats & kittens receiving assistance.
- 247 cats & kittens were adopted
- 10 ferals were neutered
- 19 cats were reunited with their owners
- 8 cats received medical assistance
- 15 neutering vouchers were issued
Lockdown meant our volunteer numbers were drastically reduced, throughout the year we had only 7 fosterers and 3 volunteers working at the rescue.
We built on an existing relationship with a local cattery, who offered their facilities to us when we had no extra capacity.
We reached out to another local charity & a local food bank, donating pet food that had previously been donated to us, and that we would be not able to use.
By far our biggest achievement was the construction of an additional 5 pens, incorporating a much needed isolation pen. This has doubled the number of pens allowing us to admit more cats.
**Financial Review**
## **Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period**
The Charity holds cash in the bank of £25981 this is unrestricted funds.
## **Details of funds materially in deficit**
Not applicable
## **The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)**
Due to COVID 19 our fundraising during this period of reporting has been severely curtailed. The main source of funding was from donations and adoptions, we also received grants from Support Adoption for Pets towards the construction of our new pens and the Association of Dog & Cat Homes Emergency Covid Fund.
## **How expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity?**
Our biggest area of expenditure this reporting year was in relation to the construction of 5 new pens and a food and litter store, this was partially funded by a grant from Support Adoption for Pets, this will significantly increase the number of cats we can admit. Our second largest expenditure was for vet fees and food, without which we could not continue our work
## **Name of the Trustees who manage the charity:**
|**Name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted (If not for a whole year)**|
|---|---|---|
|Ginny Parratt|Founding trustee|NA|
|Claire Randall Cooke|Treasurer|NA|
|Amy Parratt||NA|
## **Declarations**
## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Full Name**|**Ginny Parratt**|
|---|---|
|**Signature**|Ginny Parratt|
|**Position held**|**Trustee**|
|**Date**|**03rd August 2021**|
## **Registered Charity 1167332 Payment and Receipts Account for the period ended 31 Dec 2020**
|**Income Received:**
**Gross**
Donations/Adoptions
45811
Commission received
1869
Gift Aid
4252
Grants
38000
**Total Received**
**89932**
**Expenditure:**
Vet Fees
Litter, Furniture & Bedding/Covers
Food, Medicines & Microchips
Cleaning Materials and Storage
Clothing/PPE
Office Supplies, Marketing, Postage
Carriers, Crates and Traps
Sundry Expenses
Insurance
Tech Support/IT costs
Training
Building Work
Cat Pens
Motor Expenses
**Total Expenses**
Net Income
**Profit for Year to Date**
Opening balance at Bank
Total Net Income
Less Expenses
Less Cash in Hand
Unreconciled payments
Unreconciled bankings
Closing Bank at 31 Dec 2020
Total Funds carried forward|**Net**
45811
1869
4252
38000
**89932**
29810
2509
6846
403
159
658
423
4
490
1704
180
16298
33330
582|
|---|---|
||**93397**|
||-3466|
||**-3466**|
||29615
89932|
||**119547**
-93397
-168
0
0|
||**25981**|
||**25981**|
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's
report on the accounts
Independent Examiner's Report .:
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Cats in Distress
On accounts for the year
ended
31 Dec 2020
Charity no
(if any)
1167332
Set out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3111212020
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 ("the Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection wtth the examination which gives me
cause to believe that in, any material respect:
accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
Independent
examiner's statement
I have no COnrnS and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
Date:
ZOZI
Name:
Jenny Usher
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
Address:
39 Osprey Road
Warminster
BA12 8GD
Section B;,
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32,
Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for
examiners).
IER
October 2018