## **Trustees Annual Report period 2023** 

## **Overview of operations** 

2023 was our busiest year so far. We received, treated and cared for 32 otter cubs, releasing 24 with the remining animals for this period being released early in 2024. 

Currently in 2024 January to the end of March, we have 20 in our care. The expectation is that we will potentially receive more this year than 2023. 

## **What we did in 2023** 

During this period, we re-laid our car parking, pathways and access tracks with 110 tons of type 1 aggregate. This has enabled a more user-friendly environment as it involved removing some extremely muddy areas in the process. 

We have started to raise the height of all of our outdoor enclosures, again to make more user friendly in terms of operational catch ups and maintenance aspects. 

We have redesigned our freezer and fish prep rooms as well as improving our indoor cub rooms. 

## **Plans for 2024** 

The team are now focused on purchasing our own land which will secure our future. Currently, we enjoy the hospitality of our Hon. President the Earl of Lichfield. However, moving forward we feel the need to add security to our already fantastic organisation. 



The plan moving forward is to purchase our own land and rent out for a period of up to 5 years to generate another income stream. The land would be a large extension of our existing facility but would also incorporate a large woodland which would be returned to wildlife. We would be looking to secure a building project that would see a potential for 30 enclosures, a purpose-built barn that would hold a minimum of 12 cubs plus associated storage with running water to each enclosure with purpose-built ponds and drainage facilities within the complex. In addition to this, the area would be ring fenced. 

## **Finances** 

2023 has seen an upturn in our donations, largely due to generous donation from Oban along with some smaller bequeaths. Our operational costs have risen as expected due to cost demand on fish for the cubs. 

As an organisation, we still do not pay anyone within UKWOT and we currently have no requirement for this however, in the long term plan we would be looking to secure at least one full time paid staff member and 1 part time staff member to assist in and help with the anticipated growth of the organisation and its needs moving forward. 

## END OF REPORT 

Dated: 18/03/2024 

Signed Digitally: _**Dave Webb**_ 

## _**Founder/CEO/Trustee**_ 



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