2023-12-31-accounts

2023 Annual Report Summary

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This year has been a struggle on all levels and our funding crisis came to a head in June, leaving us with no other option but to close a significant number of rabbit units and our rodent cabin. We also faced our first RHD deaths at the centre in March, which put all our bio-security measures to the worst possible test, it was an incredibly difficult and worrying time. We said a sad final good-bye to five of our long-term sanctuary rabbits, and our chipmunk Spartacus, throughout the year. All these animals had been with us many years and had become an integral part of the centre and firm favourites with all.

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This year saw two of our long-stay rabbits finally find their forever homes. Spook arrived with us back in December 2020 after being found as a stray and spent over 2 years waiting for his chance at a forever home before being adopted in May this year. Our other long-stay bun Ben (pictured left), also arriving in early 2020, left us just before Christmas, our last adoption of the year, after spending over 1000 days in our care.

Due to our funding issues, we have lost 1 part-time staff member, previously covering 8 hours per week, and at the end of the year, Abi dropped her hours both to help with funding and for personal reasons. Jasmine has remained with us throughout 2023, covering 12 hours each week, and is always willing to go that extra mile for the animals in our care, including a number of voluntary hours to help cover shortages and complete urgent repair work. We leave 2023 with 3 staff members and 3 long-term volunteers. Our trustees remain the same from the previous year.

Thank you to everyone who has supported Nibbles during 2023 - We couldn't have done it without you all!

2023 Annual Report

The Animals

The Figures

Rabbits surrendered into our care: 10 Rodents surrendered into our care: 10

Rabbits transferred in from other rescues: 2

Rodents transferred in from other rescues: 0 Rodents born at the centre*: 0 Rodents transferred out to other rescues: 2

Rabbits transferred out to other rescues: 0 Rodents who died while in our care: 10

Rabbits who died while in our care: 7

Rabbits on sanctuary placements: 6 Rodents on sanctuary placements: 8 Rabbits adopted: 12 Rodents adopted: 8 Animals Returned to our care: 0

Total animals helped: 22 Total animals adopted: 20

*As a result from animals arriving in our care already pregnant

We are pleased to say that adoptions for rabbits increased in the first half of the year but dropped off completely from August onwards with only a single adoption at the end of December. While there had been minor interest in adopting, potential home offers were unable to meet our minimum requirements which would have led to lower welfare standards.

Being forced to close 5 rabbit kennels and demolish 2 old pens and a further kennel, which had rotted beyond safe repair, has brought our ability to offer further placements to a grinding halt. We have never dealt with such a high volume of surrender requests with us turning away on average 1 rabbit per day throughout the year. We managed to home all but one pair of guinea pigs prior to the closure of the rodent cabin in June, who were transferred to another rescue to find their forever home.

We said a sad a final goodbye to many of our older residents this year. Vinnie, Penguin, Burrich, Seren, and Mowanna were all senior buns and most had on-going health problems. We also lost four of the older multimammate mice, our resident syrian hamster Ria, and Spartacus the chipmunk. Two rats died as a result of neutering complications due to stress, and a further two due to old age, we also lost 2 unvaccinated rabbits to RHD.

Many rabbits are waiting well over 12 months in our care before they find new homes. Sadly overall welfare standards within the local area remain poor and many adoption enquiries are dropped after potential home offers are unwilling to meet minimum welfare requirements in relation to size of accommodation, suitable diets and basic veterinary care (neutering & annual vaccinations).

Dorothy and Florence arrived with us in February. Both girls, but especially Dorothy, arrived grossly overweight and this was having a negative impact on their overall health and quality of life. Dorothy was so overweight it was impacting her ability to move freely and breathe. She was a staggering 3.04kg, carrying an extra kilo in body fat. Due to her extreme weight she was unable to breathe when picked up and had to shed a significant amount of weight before she could be spayed. Both girls remain in our care looking for a new home.

Overall, we leave the year feeling utterly defeated. The need for animals to come into the safety of Nibbles has never been so great, but without sufficient funding and coupled with low adoption rates we have been powerless to offer the support these animals so desperately needed.

2023 Annual Report

Housing Closures

Having suffered such a drop in funding from 2021, and increased running costs as a result of the cost of living crisis during 2022, we entered 2023 with our reserves at an all time low and in June this came to a head and forced our hands into drastically downsizing to bring numbers of animals housed inline with funding, and our physical ability to care for the animals at the centre.

Summary

Entering 2023 with such a drop in funding came to a head in June.

With the loss of a part-time staff member due to funding we were unable to continue running at full capacity.

Due to general wear and tear three rabbit units were dismantled and the rodent cabin closed to new arrivals.

Five further rabbit kennels were closed to bring numbers in line with our physical ability to care for the animals on site.

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Doyle was one of the few rabbits we were able to help during the year as a direct result of our drop in staffing and the resulting closures

Our rodent cabin was purchased in 2016, in line with the funding we had available at the time. Unfortunately the overall condition of the cabin has deteriorated where urgent repairs became vital. Due to our lack of available funding we have been unable to carry out these repairs and are now facing the prospect of having to replace the entire structure. As a result of this and our drop in staffing we had no other option but to cease taking in rodents and find homes for our current residents.

Three of our rabbit housing units which have been in continual use for a number of years came to the end of their usable life during 2023. All these units were second-hand and had served the rescue well. We had no other option but to demolish these units and without the required funding available to build replacements the paving has sat empty and gathering weeds since June 2023.

A further five single rabbit kennels remain closed as we enter 2024, after losing a part-time staff member (8 hours per week) in June, we remain physically unable to provide sufficient levels of care for the animals when running at full capacity. In total we enter 2024 with 8 rabbit units not in use and remain unable to cater for rodents.

During 2023, on average we turned away a rabbit per day throughout the year. This has been heart breaking for our entire team especially with kennels sitting empty across the centre. Our first priority has always been to ensure the animals at the centre receive the care they need to remain happy and healthy while at Nibbles.

2023 Annual Report The Welfare Team

During 2023, Siobhan has remained in her role as centre manager, however, at the end of the year Abi, dropped her hours for personal reasons leaving Siobhan with the vast majority of the admin work from October onwards. The decision was taken to increase Siobhan’s salary in October to meet the salary for 2024 due to the additional work load. The funding to achieve this was available as a result of Abi’s drop in hours. Jasmine has remained in her role, providing 12 hours per week in animal care through July-December. Neil left us at the end of June, and we were unable to re-hire for the 8 hour part-time animal care position due to a lack of funding.

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Evelyn, Karen and Clare have remained with us as volunteers during 2023, which has prevented further closures and we are so grateful for their continued support of the rescue and the animals in our care. However, we lost Katie during March and Hannah in July, losing a further 8 hours of voluntary support per week.

From the end of November through to the beginning of January we suffered from a serious shortage in animal care support, with Jasmine having holiday booked, Karen unable to come in due to a car accident, Evelyn unable to come in due to her car breaking down, and Clare having other commitments. It really brought to light just how difficult it can become to ensure that the animals receive the care that they need. The day-to-day care of the animals at the centre has always been our top priority and Siobhan had no other option but to step away from the admin to provide animal care cover. Without the additional admin support previously provided by Abi, Siobhan quickly fell behind and will continue to struggle to get back on top into January. These last few weeks of the year really took their toll on Siobhan and highlighted just how essential adequate staffing is to the welfare of the animals and the running of the charity as a whole. With the overall increase in funding during 2023, opening further rabbit housing was discussed, however, had the centre been running at full capacity, it would have been even more difficult, if not impossible, to meet the demands of the rescue.

Abi During 2024, Siobhan will remain in her role as centre manager and Abi will continue with animal care 8 hours per week and continue to handle adoption enquires. Jasmine will remain in her part-time animal care role with a further 12 month contract. We have been unable to secure the required funding for an additional staff member during 2024, as a result we remain unable to increase numbers at the centre and are very aware of our current limitations. Karen Evelyn Clare

During 2024, Siobhan will remain in her role as centre manager and Abi will continue with animal care 8 hours per week and continue to handle adoption enquires. Jasmine will remain in her part-time animal care role with a further 12 month contract. We have been unable to secure the required funding for an additional staff member during 2024, as a result we remain unable to increase numbers at the centre and are very aware of our current limitations.

We would like to thank all our staff and volunteers for the hours they have dedicated to Nibbles during 2023. We simply couldn’t run without their help and support.

2023 Annual Report RHD Deaths and What we Learnt

RHD

RHD is a deadly virus which attacks internal organs leading to bleeding which results in death. This virus is prevalent throughout the UK and the only way to protect against it is via annual vaccination.

The virus can travel on pretty much any surface including clothing and footwear and on the legs, feet and paws of other animals including wild birds. It can also survive on hay.

In addition to it’s ability to travel, it also remains viable in the environment for over 300 days in normal conditions.

In many cases there are no visible symptoms of RHD. Previously healthy and active rabbits can be found dead without obvious cause within a few hours. In some cases rabbits may seem quiet and off their food prior to death.

Infection travels quickly between individuals in close contact and without strict biosecurity measures, can easily spread across enclosures infecting all rabbits onsite.

Due to the nature of this virus, the best protection is via vaccination and high standards of husbandry.

The risk of disease is much higher within a working rescue, with animals arriving from unknown locations and, in the case of rabbits, the vast majority arriving without any vaccination history. With this in mind we have always adhered to high husbandry standards and strict bio-security measures, which are regularly reviewed inline with current guidance from other leading professionals.

In March we faced our first RHD deaths at the rescue. Willow and Buffy had recently arrived in our care in poor overall condition and Willow had overgrown and misaligned incisors which could have been a possible cause for her low weight on arrival. Our first priority was to address her dental issues and both she and Buffy were taken to the vet. Within a few days of this visit, Willow was found dead in the afternoon and Buffy was euthanised the following day, after collapsing in the morning. Sadly, both rabbits and the other recent new arrivals were booked in for their vaccinations the day Buffy died.

As Willow’s death was so sudden and without warning, it was immediately treated as an RHD death and full lockdown procedures were brought into place. We had major concerns that we would have already been too late to prevent the spread of the virus as both rabbits would have been infectious for days prior to their deaths.

Foot washes were used between every enclosure, along with disposable gloves and aprons to help reduce the risk of spreading the virus between enclosures. Every item was disinfected, along with the walls, floors and roofing of each pen for 3 weeks. Walkways within the centre were also disinfected regularly throughout each shift and once again at the end of the day for the same amount of time. Direct contact with the rabbits was also kept to an absolute minimum. This level of cleaning significantly increased the amount of time required by our welfare team and every member showed their full dedication to the rabbits at this difficult time.

It was an incredibly difficult and worrying time, especially as we had other unvaccinated rabbits at the time, and a number of long stay rabbits requiring boosters. However, we only lost Willow and Buffy and all other rabbits remained fit and healthy.

The fact that the virus didn’t spread to others highlights just how effective our regular cleaning routine is. We have always used disinfectant which is effective against RHD and Myxomatosis at the rescue and pens are cleaned four times a week. Each enclosure has its own dustpan and brush and muck buckets aren’t taken into enclosures.

We could significantly reduce our staffing needs by cutting back on our cleaning routines, however, these deaths highlight just how vital our continued high standards are to prevent the spread of disease, especially an invisible virus which rarely has any visible symptoms prior to sudden death. Sadly, our routine was tested in the worst way possible and has shown its effectiveness beyond all doubt.

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2023 Annual Report Trustees

This year our trustees have remained the same as 2023 with everyone continuing in their previous roles.

We enter into 2024 with:

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Siobhan Learmonth – Founder and Chairman Shirley Learmonth – Treasurer Rachel Terry – Secretary Clare Hammond - Events Coordinator Margaret Waller – HR Manager

We would like to thank all our trustees for their hard work during 2023 and through their devotion to the charity, we look forward to tackling new projects during 2024.

Margaret

2023 Annual Report Funding

We would like to thank all of our supporters who have contributed to our running costs over the last 12 months. Nibbles is completely reliant on public donations and grant funding to remain open and caring for these generally forgotten companion animals.

The Figures

One off donations through PayPal Giving: £10,803.76

2023 has seen a great increase in our funding when compared to 2022, with our annual funding nearly doubling during the year. However, with continued increases to the cost of basic supplies, increases in minimum wage, an increase in Siobhan’s salary as centre manager** and needing to rebuild our reserves from 2022 has still left us struggling. Since 2020 we have been raising salaries 12 months in advance to allow us to ensure sufficient staff on site to meet the day-today needs of the animals. As a result of this we saw an increase in these needs compared to 2022, and with our on-going concerns for funding and the annual drop in donations seen between January and April, we have placed £8,000 to help cover this predicted shortfall towards our 2025 running costs. A lesson learnt from 2022, which was a significant contributing factor in the resulting housing closures in June.

Funds raised through online events: £4,924.19

Funds raised through grants: £14,700.00

Total raised from monthly pledges and sponsorships: £12,482.14

We have, once again, seen a rise in monthly pledge donations and sponsorships compared to 2022, rising from £8,083.23 to £12,482.14. We have seen an increase from £5,714.84 to £10,803.76 in one off donations made via our PayPal Giving Fund Page and we have seen a large increase in public donations compared to 2022.

Funds raised through other donations: £3,742.85

Funds generated from charity collection boxes: £156.38

We saw an increase in successful grant funding from £9,000 to £14,700 during the last 12 months and an increase in funds raised via online funding raising events, but saw a small loss in the amounts raised via charity collection boxes as people continue to move away from the use of cash. Sadly we were unable to secure enough voluntary support with running another collection day at our local Tesco store which was highly disappointing.

Funds raised from AmazonSmile and EasyFundraising: £475.07

Funds generated from adoption and surrender donations: £1,425

Amazon announced an end to their AmazonSmile program at the beginning of the year with payments ceasing in June. But a total of £475.07 was raised throughout the year via both AmazonSmile and Easy Fundraising.

Funds generated through sales: £0.00

Adoptions picked up this year and this is reflected in the £1,425 raised via adoption fees, additional adoption donations and surrender donations throughout the year, an increase of £695 compared to 2022.

Other Income: £403.37*

Total Income: £49,068.36

Despite the large increase to our annual funding for 2023, the year has still been a desperate struggle to prepare for 2024 and beyond with the need to place funding in reserve for salaries.

Throughout 2024 we will continue to promote our monthly pledges and sponsorships with the goal of bringing them more inline with our monthly expenditure.

**Siobhan’s salary as centre manager started at £200 per month in January 2021, with an increase to £466 per month during 2022 and £801 per month during the first 9 months of 2023 to increase to £1236 from October 2023 and throughout 2024. Siobhan works a minimum of 40 hours per week for the rescue, and in some cases as much as 60 hours. With our ongoing funding concerns, it is not currently planned for her salary to increase, as orignally planned for 2025, to reflect the time and dedication to the role.

*£385.96 in interest payments £17.41 in refunds

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2023 Annual Report Expenditure

Once again we have seen an increase in our running costs for 2023 when compared to 2022, despite reducing numbers, losing a staff member, and not carrying out any significant work on our infrastructure. We’ve tightened our belts in all areas possible but have still seen a significant increase.

The Figures

Animal Supplies: £3,621.07

Accessories, repairs, replacements & maintenance: £864.10

Although our figures don’t reflect an increase in the cost of animal supplies throughout the year, the fact that we have significantly reduced the number of animals housed at the rescue and reduced usage of supplies in each pen, by reducing the number of beds, litter trays and boxes, our annual expenditure for supplies only dropped by £723.60, which reflects the continued increase in the costs of basic supplies.

New Housing: £602.90

Salaries: £26,492.52

Vets Fees: £3,011.18

Subscriptions, Fees & Insurance: £890.40

Print, marketing & postage: £237.36

Other Expenses: £1,616.15

Total Expenditure: £37,335.98

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The four small rodent enclosures built by Siobhan during 2023 to house sanctuary rodents moved into her home after the closure of the cabin

A small number of new housing units were built during 2023 to provide suitable housing for the sanctuary rodents moved into Siobhan’s house as a result of the cabin closure. These units were built by Siobhan to meet high welfare standards and provide the animals plenty of space to move freely and behave naturally. We remain continually disappointed by the pet trade’s inability to produce suitable, welfare driven, housing for rabbits and rodents. We hope to be in a position to move these units into a newly built and more functional rodent cabin, where they will continue to provide life-long accommodation to rodents in need of sanctuary placements, in the not too distant future.

Once again our staffing costs have increased during 2023. Siobhan remains on a limited salary that does not reflect the number of hours she dedicates to the rescue. With another increase in minimum wage, and the need to hire additional staff, a further significant increase has been prepared for during 2024 and is expected during 2025. Once again the need for paid staff remains vital as without such a team we would no be able to operate.

We have seen another reduction in veterinary fees throughout 2023 compared to 2024, much of which was a direct result of our limited ability to provide rescue support, and a number of the rabbits we were able to accept having already been neutered and in one case vaccinated. With so few new arrivals during 2023 our requirements for veterinary care has dropped significantly.

Overall, we have seen a £5,421.31increase in our expenditure compared to 2022 and this was without any significant infrastructure projects throughout the year. While some of this was expected, and anticipated, the price rises across the board as a result of the cost of living crisis have continued to put pressure on our limited finances despite continuing to cut back.

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2023 Annual Report The Figures

We have continued to face the fallout from the pet boom during lockdown and, if anything, the problem with unwanted and dumped animals has only increased during 2023

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As a direct result of the housing closures during the year, we sadly saw a drop in the numbers of animals we were able to help throughout 2023, compared to 2022.

Demand for our services have increased throughout the year with an average of one rabbit being turned away everyday during 2023.

Adoptions

Overall we saw a drop in adoptions compared to 2022, but a significant increase in adoptions for rabbits increasing to 12 throughout the year. We managed to rehome all of the guinea pigs in our care bar one pair of boars who were transferred to another rescue prior to the closure of the rodent cabin at the end of June.

Expenditure

Our biggest expenditure increase during 2023 was once again salaries and this will rise again during 2025. We hope by the end of 2026 we will see a some stability to this expenditure by meeting a reasonable center manager salary and sufficient staffing for animal care when running at full capacity.

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2023 Annual Report The Figures Income and Reserves

We are so grateful to all our supporters who have kept Nibbles open and running during 2023 and we have seen a large increase in our funding compared to 2022. We have seen a significant increase in our monthly pledges and sponsorships which began to pick up from July onwards, however, we still have a long way to go before these are brought inline with our average monthly running costs.

Income

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We ended the year with £37,505.98 held in our Business Reserve Account, with the majority of this funding set aside to cover salaries for 2024 and the first 3 months of 2025, providing us with a much needed buffer for the predicted drop in donations between January & March 2024. With £1,654.38 towards costs such as insurance, software subscriptions, hosting, print and repairs, maintenance and a small buffer (£522.31).

We ended the year with a balance of £40,188.73, with £37,505.98 of that funding held in our business reserve account. We have two business accounts, one holding funds for day-today running costs and the second holding funds to cover veterinary fees, with £535.33 and £2,074 of our funding held respectively. We also left the year with £21.09 of our funds held within our PayPal account and £52.33 in petty cash.

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2023 Annual Report Looking to 2024

Once again funding has been a major concern throughout 2023 and moving forward into 2024. To bring long-term sustainability and stability to Nibbles we urgently need our regular monthly income to meet our monthly expenses, and our goal throughout 2024 will be to continue to promote our monthly pledge scheme.

Summary

Increase funding generated via monthly pledges and sponsorships with the goal of bringing this in line with our monthly running costs.

Rebuild the 3 rabbit units which were demolished during 2023 which had rotted beyond repair.

Upgrade all remaining rabbit housing, adding PVC sheeting to all enclosures and replacing wooden hutches with plastic kennels to enhance bio-security.

Begin to raise funds to replace our current office/reception area with a larger building more fit for purpose which can also function as an accommodation building for rodents.

Three of our oldest rabbit units were demolished during 2023 as they had rotted beyond safe repair and were no longer fit for purpose. We are looking to replace these during 2024, allowing us to build two ‘Home for Life’ enclosures for the sanctuary rabbits at the centre. Such enclosures will provide our sanctuary rabbits with suitable enclosures for life and help provide the public with an example of a suitable outdoor set-up for rabbits, allowing plenty of space to move about, lots of enrichment and a comfortable and cosy living space for all seasons. The third unit will replace a kennel type set up for a rabbit available for adoption.

All of our most recent housing has been lined with PVC sheeting and we would like to add this to all of our current housing to increase bio-security. This sheeting is easy to disinfect on a daily basis and protects the timber from continual contact with water prolonging the life of our units. We also moved over to plastic kennels from wooden hutches, mainly due to cost, but have found the kennels more suitable for both the rabbits and ourselves. We would like to replace the six remaining hutches with plastic kennels during 2024.

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Since 2016 we have utilized an old static caravan, which was onsite when Shirley and Siobhan purchased the property in 2013, as an office, reception area, staff/volunteer break area and storage space. In 2020 we carried out repairs and minor renovations to the space to allow for hot running water and make the space more functional. However, the space is still not really fit for purpose with major problems revolving around the damp and cold conditions especially during the winter months , making it impossible to store office equipment without damage. During 2024, we plan to investigate new options and how we can combine this area with a new and more functional rodent housing unit.

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Sally Martin Post Office 1 High St St Dogmaels SA43 3ED Email. seier mai .com Nibbles Rodent and Rabbit Rescue Charity no, 168657 st 1 March 2024 I have examined the accounts as prepared by Nibbles Rodent and Rabbit Rescue (charity no, 168657) and am pleased to see that, following a year when many hard decisions were made to ensure that the charity remains solvent, their position is sound and ready to expand when and if the current economic climate improves. I hereby confirm that I have reviewed the accounting records as presented for the year 2023 and find that they are both accurate and consistent. I find no unusual items or deviations from standard practice and see no matters that need clarification or investigation. In my opinion the accounts provide a true and fair view of the charity's financial affairs. Signed by me