## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Type of Governing document**
- Constitution dated 25th 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**
2022 has been an incredibly busy year. Kitten season started remarkably early in 2022 and we had to put out a call for additional foster parents with one of our vet practices. This saw another 5 kitten Fosterers come on board to assist us through the busy season, we thought that 2021 was busy but 2022 was our busiest year since we opened in 2016.
- 369 cats & kittens were adopted
- 27 ferals were neutered
- 16 cats were reunited with their owners
- 13 cats received medical assistance
- 8 neutering vouchers were issued
We were able to increase the number of volunteers in 2022, however, the number is still below the pre-Covid number. We increased our number of Fosterers by 18, which includes the 5 kitten Fosterers mentioned above. In 2022 we had 29 fosterers on our books.
During this time we also worked closely with Animal Rescues in Birmingham who reached out to our charity to ask for assistance in rehoming Feral Cats and Kittens.
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 not be able to use.
The Feral and Street Cat unit was busy in 2022 and due to expansion of the site, it was decided that it would make sense for it to be set up as an Independent Charity and we decoupled from them in October of this year.
Our biggest achievement in this year, was being able to successfully rehome over 400 cats and kittens. We were also able to lay the foundations for our new Admin Office and Mother and Baby Unit.
## **Financial Review**
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period
The Charity holds cash in the bank of £22413, which is made up of £6271 restricted funds and £16143 unrestricted funds,
## **Details of funds materially in deficit**
Not applicable
## **The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)**
The main source of funding was from donations and adoptions, we also received grants from Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare trust for help towards vet fees, food and litter, and Pets at Home foundation for help towards vet fees and Food.
We were able to hold a Spring Fayre in April and a Black Cat/Halloween Fayre in October, these were well supported by the general public.
## **How expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity.**
Our largest expenditure in 2022 was for vet fees, medications and food, without which we could not continue our work.
Name of the Trustees who manage the charity: Name Ginny Parratt – Founding Trustee Claire Randall Cooke - Treasurer Amy Parratt - Trustee
## Cats in Distress Registered Charity 1167332 Receipts and Payments Account for the period Dec 2022
|**Income Received: Restricted**
**Gross**
Grants
14212
**Total Grants Received**
**14212**
**Expenditure:**
Vet Fees, Meds and Microchips
7217
Cattery Consumables, Food and Assoc
costs
725
**Total Expenses**
Opening balance at Bank (1/1/22)
Total Net Income (Grants)
Less Expenses
**Closing Bank at 31/12/22 (Restricted funds)**
**Total Restricted Funds carried forward**|**Gross**
14212|**Net**
14212|
|---|---|---|
|||**14212**
7217
725
**7941**
0
14212|
|||**14212**
**7941**|
|||**6271**|
||||
|||**6271**|
## Cats in Distress
## Registered Charity 1167332
## Receipts and Payments Account
for the period Dec 2022
|**Income Received: Unrestricted**
**Gross**
**Expenses**
Donations/Adoptions
58931
0
Commission Received
2281
0
Events
3620
-325
Gift Aid
8634
0
Grants
8000
0
**Total Received**
**81466**
**-325**
**Expenditure:**
Vet Fees, Meds and Microchips
Cattery Consumables, Food and Assoc
costs
Cleaning, PPE, Clothing
Admin and Running Costs
Cat Eqpt (Carriers etc)
Insurance, Rent and Utilities
Mileage
Buildings
Purchases/Sundries
**Total Expenses**
Net Income (income less expenses)
**Profit for Year to Date**
Opening balance at Bank (1/1/22)
Total Net Income
Less Expenses
Unbanked Cash Donations
Unbanked Cheques
Accts Payable
**Closing Bank at 31/12/22**
**Total Unrestricted Funds carried forward**|**Gross**
**Expenses**
58931
0
2281
0
3620
-325
8634
0
8000
0|**Net**
58931
2281
3295
8634
8000|
|---|---|---|
|||**81140**
44599
8612
644
3857
899
2324
2634
40641
0
**104210**|
|||23,070
-|
||||
|||**23,070**
**-**|
|||39213
81140|
|||**120353**
**104210**
0
0
0.00|
|||**16143**|
||||
|||**16143**|
## Cats in Distress Registered Charity 1167332 Receipts and Payments Account
for the period Dec 2022
|**Income Received: TOTAL**
**Gross**
**Expenses**
Donations/Adoptions
58931
0
Commission Received
2281
0
Events
3620
-325
Gift Aid
8634
0
Grants
22212
0
**Total Received**
**95678**
**-325**
Expenditure:
Vet Fees, Meds and Microchips
Cattery Consumables, Food and Assoc costs
Cleaning, PPE, Clothing
Admin and Running Costs
Cat Eqpt (Carriers etc)
Insurance, Rent and Utilities
Mileage
Buildings
Purchases/Sundries
**Total Expenses**
Net Income (income less expenses)
Profit for Year to Date
**Opening balance at Bank (1/1/22)**
Total Net Income
**Gross total**
Less Expenses
Unbanked Cash Donations
Unbanked Cheques
Accts Payable
**Closing Bank at 31/12/22**
**Total Funds carried forward**
**Restricted Funds @ 31/12**
**Unrestricted Funds @ 31/12**
**Balance back**|**Net**
58931
2281
3295
8634
22212
**95352**
51816
9336
644
3857
899
2324
2634
40641
0
**112151**
-16799
-16799
**39213**
95352
**134565**
112151
0
0
0|
|---|---|
||**22413**|
|||
||**22413**|
||**6271**
**16143**|
||**22413**|
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner s Report
Report to the trust
CATS IN DISTRESS
On accounts for the year
31 Dec 2022
Charity no
(rf any)
1167332
I rep(¥t to the Irustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
(tsrity Tnsn for the year erKled 31112 12022.
Responsibilibes and As the charity tntst of the Tntsl. you a pSItIe for the preparatn
basis of port of the a(Unts in accordance wilh the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 A(*).
I rESXJrt in respect d my of the Trust's accourts )ed out
under sectwjn 145 of the 2011 Art and in carrying out my examination. I
have followed the applicable Direclions given by the Charity Commission
urKler sethon 145(5)Ib) of the
Independent
I have comrAeted my examinabon. I confirm thal no material matters have
examinerfs statement come to my attention (other than that disdosed tElow "} in connection with
a¢counb"i¥J records *Ere nol kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Ad or
I have no corwns and have come auoss no other matters in conne(Xton
rylh the examination to which attention shId be drzém in order to enat* a
' Hease d*ie tIKb Myds ii? bTrL*ets rfthey (k> not apply.
Signed:
os
2oZI
MRS J USHER
Relevant professional
qualificationls) or body
{rf any)=
Address:
YS. BA12 8GD
IER
October 2018
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete tf the examirer neets to highlight matters ot concem (see CC32.
lTrJependent examination of (• aoUrrts. directions and guidance for
examir*rs).
Give here brief delails of
any items that the
e?{ner wishes to
disclose.
IER
October 2018