## **Friends of Kapsa (UK) Trustees Report Year ended 31 December 2024**
## **Trustees**
The trustees as below have served either throughout or during the period.
Louise Watson (Chair) Christine Mansfield (Fundraising Trustee) Yvonne White (Media Trustee) Margaret Leslie (Trustee)
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered on 20 September 2016
Trustees are appointed at the AGM. Certain trustees are appointed to be responsible for specific projects and activities of the charity.
## **Objectives and Activities**
The objects of the charity are:
- 1) To relieve the suffering of animals in need of care and attention in Turkey
- 2) To relieve the suffering of stray animals in Turkey the main day to day activities include neutering, veterinary treatment, foster care and permanent rehoming both in Turkey and abroad.
- 3) The charity promotes humane behaviour to animals and provides education to the public pertaining to animal welfare in general.
## **Main Achievements in the period**
## Fundraising
Unfortunately we produced our 2024 calendar later than anticipated, and although we covered our costs, it did not produce the income that we have previously achieved.
A first of many we hope, was the really popular Walk for Kapsa organised by a regular volunteer Lynne Heysett. Lynne lives in Kalkan and over the course of November 2024 pledged to walk 200 kilometres. The campaign was a success and raised a whopping £1275.
Our annual Black Friday online auction was held in November 2024, raising approximately £5146 towards providing food for the street animals of Kalkan during the winter months.
A regular feature is our Christmas Advent Appeal but this year we decided to try something
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a bit different We did a ‘Give a Dog a Bone’ appeal where people can buy a wooden bone with their pet’s name on it, and we hang it on a Christmas Tree. The tree this year was displayed at Payava Hotel’s lobby. We raised a wonderful £955.
## Neutering
We continue to actively promote the neutering programme in Kalkan, Turkey and during 2024, a total of 674 animals were neutered. (722 in 2023). Our volunteers are based both in the UK and Turkey.
## Re-Homing
We continue to support the re-homing of animals from Turkey and more dogs (and a few cats), have been successfully rehomed in the UK. KAPSA provides a supporting role to ensure the animals are fully compliant with both the Turkish and UK regulations, as well as any other third party countries the animals have to travel through to reach their destination.
## Winter Feeding Programme
We have continued to support the winter feeding programme in Kalkan, which runs for a six month period. Food is distributed to volunteers throughout Kalkan and the surrounding villages, to feed the local cats and dogs once the tourists have departed and the tourism season has ended. We have received support from the local municipality in providing a small number of bags of food, which has been gratefully received. We also introduced a “Buy a Sack” campaign in the Autumn of 2024, to raise funds in readiness for the Winter Feeding Programme. For the winter period 2023/24 6870 kgs of food was purchased.
## Veterinary Treatment
Our support to the ever increasing veterinary costs in Kalkan continues. Typically, treatment consists of neutering, treatment following a car accident, poisoning and general illnesses or infections caused by fighting with other animals.
Our continued thanks go to the many supporters who donate, and the small team of dedicated trustees and volunteers both in the UK and Turkey who have helped make all this possible through their hard work and commitment.
The Trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
L. Watson
**..** ~~**...........................................**~~ Louise Watson (Sep 13, 2025, 10:56am) **....... (TRUSTEE)** Louise Watson **................................................... (NAME)**
**Date** 13 Sep 2025
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## **FRIENDS OF KAPSA (U**
**Financial Statements for t**
**Year Ended 31 December**
**FRIENDS OF KAPSA (UK)**
## **Statement Of Financial Activities for the year to 31 Decemb**
|**Receipts**
Donations & Fundraising
Gift Aid Tax Refunds
Bank Interest
**Payments**
Transfer for spend in Turkey
Direct Costs
Office Costs
Printing
Software
Insurances
Bank Charges
Governance
**Surplus for Year**
**Funds Brought Forward**
**Funds Carried forward**|**2023**
**£**
61,538
4,199
332
66,069
53,209
1,143
20
672
150
202
466
275
56,137
9,932
50,445
60,377|**2023**
**£**
59,460
-
175|
|---|---|---|
|||59,635|
|||55,530
1,040
68
482
150
298
433
275|
|||58,276|
||||
|||1,359|
|||49,086|
|||50,445|
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## **FRIENDS OF KAPSA (UK)**
## **Statements of Assets and Liabilities at 31 December 2024**
|**£**
Current Bank Accounts
26,861
Interest Bank Account
17,610
PayPal
15,906
Total Bank Balances
**Creditors**
Statutory accounts preparation and Independent E
300|**£**|
|---|---|
||**60,377**|
|||
The accounts and statement of assets and liabilities set out for the year ended 31 December 2024 are as approved by the trustees
L. Watson Signed ~~…...................................~~ ................................................. Louise Watson (Sep 13, 2025, 10:56am) 13 Sep 2025 Date …........................................................................................
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## **Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees FRIENDS OF KAPSA (UK)**
I report to the trustees on the examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
As the charity trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ( the Act)
## **Basis of independent examiner’s report**
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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination, I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
(1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act or
(2) the accounts do not accord with those records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Gary Peter Brookes GARY PETER BROOKES
FCA BSc
Sue Brookes (Sep 15, 2025, 3:55pm)
130, Wombourne Park, Wolverhampton WV5 0LY
Date:
15 Sep 2025
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