ANNUAL REPORT 2021
CONTENTS:
1: TRUSTEE GENERAL OVERVIEW OF OPERATIONS
2: REHABILITATION
3: PROGRESSIVE EXTENTIONS TO CENTRE
4: YEARLY CONCLUSION
1: TRUSTEES GENERAL OVERVIEW OF OPERATIONS
The Trustees have had a busy year with managing extensions, organisational growth and our rehabilitation centre, now the largest in the country.
Expenditure has seen a growth as have donations bearing in mind that no member of the team receives any financial gain from the organisation.
Year on year, we see a large growth in our donations, and this is due to extended and prolonged awareness of what we do within the core business of the Trust. This has undoubtably been increased via the use of our website and social media channels with many new offers being sourced and added to enhance our followers experience of the UK Wild Otter Trust.
The Trustees have more growth plans in place for 2022 at start with an aim for these to be implemented and completed no later than Spring 2023. This will be dependent on donations and grants that are being applied for (detailed information in 3:
We are of the opinion that UKWOT will grow further and has already established itself as the leading specialist Eurasian otter organisation in the country.
This report has been produced by David Webb, Founder & Trustee February 2022
2: REHABILITATION
The orphaned cub rehabilitation has been a huge part of the organisation’s operations during 2021.
During this period, we moved sites, dismantled and reused materials where possible and rebuilt the new centre from a baseline field. The centre boasts 12 purpose built rehabilitation enclosures, each of varying sizes but all of the same construction and design.
We have a large storage shed, tool shed and cub weighing room at the facility to ease the movement of the animals within our care. From January 2021 to January 2022, we had 35 animals through the centre with 22 being released and to date (February 2022) have 11 in care currently with a double release planned for this month weather dependent.
UKWOT have pioneered a very successful method of rehabilitation and releases (separate paper being produced to reflect this) and are able to provide a 100% release success rate to date.
Currently, the number of orphaned cubs coming in has slowed to an acceptable rate which is good news.
3: PROGRESSIVE EXTENTIONS TO CENTRE
Moving forward through 2022, out plans are to further extend the centre to hold 26 separate enclosures. This will be dependent on the success of grant applications and funding.
The demand for our services has been unusually high in 2021 and we do not want to have to refuse admissions of any animals. As such, we intend to have a complete centre that will have 26 enclosures.
The ongoing installation of enclosures is cost dependent for materials as currently we are experiencing a higher premium for this. The centre currently has 12 enclosures with another 4 currently in progress and another 10 in the planning stages.
4: YEARLY CONCLUSION
2021 has been our busiest to date. We have moved our rehabilitatioin centre due to various issues at the old centre and at the same time have expanded into the largest specialsit rehabilitatiion cdentre in the country. We advise different countries on Eurasian otter rehabilitatiion methods including Poland, Sweden and the UK.
Our growth has been quick, but methodical and as an organisation, we are in a very good place with plans for extension in progress as covered in 3:
It has been a successful year for us with a very high success rate of rehabilkitating orphaned cubs. 89% of cubs have got to the rehab stage, 100% of cubs that reached that stage have gone on to be released and the post release monitoring demonstrates a 100% success rate.
The volunteers have been instrumental in this success and are an integral and important part of our organisation.
Dave Webb
Founder
Dave Webb
Signed on behalf of the Trustee Team UKWOT
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Independent Examiners Report Basls of Independent Examlner's St4t¢ment: My examinatlon was carried out In accordance wlth general directions glven by Ihe Charlty Commission. An examlnation Incltsdes a revlew of the accountlng records kept by the charity and compari50n of ihe accounts presented wllh ihose records. It also includes consideration of any unusual Items or dtsclosures in the accounts and seeking explanation5 from the trustee coiicefning any such matters, The procedures undertaken do noi provide all the evidence that: would be required in an audlt. and consequently no opinlon is given as to whether the accoun presented a true and lair view and the repori Is limiled to those matlefs sel out in the 5teMentS below. Independent Examlner's Statement: lfi connectbon with my examination, no matier has come to my attention: l. which Bives me reasonable cause to believe thal in, any material respect. the requiremen to keep accountin8 records in accordance with Section 130 of the charities act; to prepare account5 which accord wilh the accounting recoids and compty with the actountin8 requiremenls of the charliies act have not been met; or 2. to which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understsndin8 of the accounts to be reached. S¢gned: Name: Relevant prolesslonol qualificaiion or bodv., Qf¢ll.