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← Friends Of Horsey Seals

2024-03-31-accounts

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any)
Charity's principal address
FRIENDS OF HORSEY SEALS
FRIENDS OF HORSEY SEALS
FOHS
1169539
7 CHURCH ROAD
REPPS WITH BASTWICK
NORFOLK
Postcode NR29 5JP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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9		 Trustee name Ofce (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) enttled to
appoint trustee(if any)
PETER JOHN
ANSELL BEM		 CHAIR
RUSSELL
AKEHURST		 VICE CHAIR
LYNN CUTTER SECRETARY
PHILIP EKE TREASURER
SUE CHANTRILL RECRUITMENT
CO-ORDINATOR
MEMBERSHIP
SECRETARY
SALLY BUTLER
WILLIAM JAMES
LE COMPTE
ALBERT WARD SECRETARY Untl 24.7.23
HILDA
STEPHENSON		 Untl 25.3.24

10 JULIE SISSON

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of
adviser		 Name
Address		 Name
Address
Independent
Examiner		 Perk Accounting Ltd Ofce 31, Cattle Market Street
Norwich Norfolk
NRI 3DY

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01/06/16 Type of governing document

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

TRUST How the charity is constituted

ELECTED BY MEMBERS Trustee selection methods

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Between 21st October 2023 and 28th January 2024, collectively FoHS volunteers registered 3198 duties across the sites we warden at Horsey and Winterton. Duties are of 2.5 hours and are concentrated at weekends, other than during the 3 weeks of School Christmas/New Year holidays when wardening is daily between the hours of 10am and 4pm. We run ad-hoc shifts at other times during the week.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

Seal births November 2023 to early January 2024 reached 3,616, we believe this figure to be possibly higher, but we experienced a high loss of pups due to two large storm surges. Breeding continues to extend towards Sea Palling to the north and beyond Winterton in the south.

As in the previous year, wardening continued throughout February and into early May while thousands of Grey seals went through their annual moult, attracting large numbers of visitors. Volunteers were asked to walk the beaches to inform visitors about the moult and advise them to give the animals distance to prevent disturbance.

While everyone registered with FoHS is a volunteer, seal wardens are the backbone of the charity, which would not operate without them. The trustees are hugely grateful for the work done by volunteers and appreciate their dedication to aiding protection of the seals and dune environments, and greeting, guiding and informing members of the public about them.

We are as always ever grateful to and appreciative of our hard working team of volunteer wardens who give of their time freely in all weathers to protect the growing seal colony and environment from disturbance and damage whilst making visits by the everincreasing numbers of visitors both informative and enjoyable.

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year
FoHS mobile information unit attended 7 fetes and carnivals
during the summer months of 2023 raising awareness of the
work of the charity and potential for recruitment of
volunteers.

Volunteers gave 10 talks to groups such as the WI, WRVS
and schools

Successful recruitment and training in 2023 brought in 100
new wardens, replacing volunteers who had retired or gone
on to do other things, and maintaining the strength of the
wardening team.

Five wardens were trained to strengthen FoHS Rescue
Team and assist with increased callouts to sick and injured
seals.

FoHS successful partnership with RSPCA East Winch
Wildlife Hospital continued throughout the year.

Very busy pupping & breeding season at Horsey and
Winterton successfully wardened over 10-13 week period.

Weekly pup count carried out successfully with results
feeding into SMRU who compare data, we also share the
data with PhD students when asked.

During 2023 -24 we attended 198 rescues, these do not
include moving pups at Horsey or Winterton. 37 were taken
to RSPCA East Winch, 14 were pts, the rest were either
entanglements, stuck in rocks, in a place they shouldn’t be
i.e. on roads, or we monitored them.

FoHS continued its support of the Flying Rings Campaign,
which in summer of 2023 achieving increased support by
North Norfolk Council banning fying rings on their beaches.
We supported the Parliamentary Campaign to ban the sale
of fying rings nationwide, which unfortunately had to be
abandoned due to the General Election. Other areas of
support are talks about the fying rings campaign, the beach
swap system, where holiday makers on the beach are asked
to swap their fying rings for a solid ring and wardens
actively checking shops and businesses for fying rings,
encouragingowners to change the type of fyingtoys they
Secton D Achievements and performance Secton D Achievements and performance
sell.
Secton E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s
policy on reserves
Excess funds periodically moved across to the 95-Day notice
savings account.
Details of any funds materially
in defcit
Further fnancial review details (Optonal informaton)
Youmay chooseto include
additonal informaton, where
relevant about:

the charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising);

how expenditure has
supported the key objectves
of the charity.

investment policy and
objectves including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
Funds not scheduled for immediate use were regularly moved to
the 95 Day notice savings account.
While we regularly review interest rates, trustees decided that the
ethical policy and sustainability commitments of the co-operative
bank continue to be suited to the policies of friends of Horsey
Seals.
Principal sources of funding were:
Donations
&
Legacies
23,690.00
Grants
5,000.00
The following expenditure of larger items supported as follows:
New Ranger Seal Mobile £25,600 – to mobilise seal rescue
wardens to respond to seal incidents and as necessary transport
injured seals to the RSPCA at West Winch.
Chestnut fencing £2020.68 – to keep the seals safe from
disturbance to support and advance the conservation of the Grey
Seal Colony at Horsey and Winterton beaches and the surrounding
area of East Norfolk.
New radios £1147.30 – Seal Rescue and our counters are now
Excess funds periodically moved across to the 95-Day notice
savings account.
Funds not scheduled for immediate use were regularly moved to
the 95 Day notice savings account.
While we regularly review interest rates, trustees decided that the
ethical policy and sustainability commitments of the co-operative
bank continue to be suited to the policies of friends of Horsey
Seals.
Principal sources of funding were:
Donations
&
Legacies
23,690.00
Grants
5,000.00
The following expenditure of larger items supported as follows:
New Ranger Seal Mobile £25,600 – to mobilise seal rescue
wardens to respond to seal incidents and as necessary transport
injured seals to the RSPCA at West Winch.
Chestnut fencing £2020.68 – to keep the seals safe from
disturbance to support and advance the conservation of the Grey
Seal Colony at Horsey and Winterton beaches and the surrounding
area of East Norfolk.
New radios £1147.30 – Seal Rescue and our counters are now

able to contact others directly, including the Duty Warden on shift. This also allows wardens to radio Seal Rescue more quickly when they discovery seals in distress or injured.

Three new laptops / cases/ Microsoft Office / Virus package £1730.97 - The Treasurer, Membership Secretary and Trustee responsible for Wardens and Duty Wardens are now able all able to work securely when saving Friends of Horsey Seals documents and working online. Without this, we would not be able to recruit new wardens and provide a comprehensive training system; continue to recruit to our ‘Friends Scheme,’ supporting our fundraising by way of an annual donations, run our rota and keep wardens up to date with information. This all supports our education of the Grey seal colony at Horsey and Winterton beaches.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

d on behalf of the charity’s trustees d on behalf of the charity’s trustees d on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Peter Ansell
Philip Francis Eke
Full name(s)
Peter Ansell
Philip Francis Eke
Positon (e.g. Secretary, Chair,
etc)
Chair
Treasurer
Date
30thSeptember 2024
Chair Treasurer
30thSeptember 2024
30thSeptember 2024

Friends of Horsey Seals

Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 March 2024

Charity Number 1169539

Report and Accounts

Year ended 31 March 2024

Contents Pages
Trustees and Independent Examiners 1
Independent Examiners report 2
Receipts and Payments Account 3-4
Statement of Assets and Liabilities 5
Notes to the Accounts 6

Friends of Horsey Seals Trustees and Professional Advisers

Registered charity name Friends of Horsey Seals Charity Number 1169539 Trustees Peter Ansell (Chair) Russell Akehurst (Vice-Chair) Lynn Cutter (Secretary) Philip Eke (Treasurer) Albert Ward (Resigned 24/7/23) Hilda Stephenson (Resigned 25/3/24) William Le Compte (resigned 25/10/24) Sally Butler Julie Sisson (Resigned 20/11/24) Sue Chantrill

Independent Examiner: Perk Accounting Limited 31 Cattle Market Street

Norwich NR1 3DY

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Friends of Horsey Seals

Year Ended 31 March 2024

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31 / 03 / 2024

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act")

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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 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 which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Gary Summons FCCA

Perk Accounting Ltd

Office 31, Cattle Market Street

Norwich

Norfolk

NR31 3DY

Friends of Horsey Seals

Receipts and Payments Account

Year ended 31 March 2024

Receipts
Donatons and legacies
Grants
Bank Interest
Gif aid received
Membership fees
Sales of hats and clothing
FSC seal training course
Total Receipts
Payments
Goods purchased for resale
Vet services
Repairs and maintenance
Insurance
Postage and statonary
Motor expenses
Legal and professional fees
Signage and leafets		 Unrestricte
d
Restricted
Total Funds
Total Funds
Funds
2024
2023
£
£
£
£
23,690
23,690
28,719
5,060
5,060
275
275
86
1,781
1,781
4,379
8,341
8,341
1,405
1,275
1,275
1,637
1,660
1,660
1,860
42,082
0
42,082
38,086
0
3,332
440
440
2,136
2,136
2,348
2,291
2,291
1,028
165
165
302
5,098
5,098
4,268
0
722
1,011
1,011
1,406
Protectve clothing
Room hire
Equipment hire
Computer and internet
FSC seal Training course
Refreshments
Donatons
Sundry expenses
Website costs
Travel expenses
Flying Rings campaign
Fundraising
Leaving Gifs
telephone
Bank charges
Asset and investment purchases
Tangible assets
Total Payments
Net income/(expenditure)
Reconciliaton of Funds
Total funds brought forward
Total Cash Funds Carried Forward		 1,563
1,563
4,646
300
300
559
943
943
121
850
850
539
950
950
1,966
479
479
2,146
0
2,650
922
922
295
0
220
220
558
424
424
150
150
370
370
135
135
524
524
574
18,965
0
18,965
27,460
35,295
35,295
7,258
54,260
0
54,260
34,718
-12,178
0
-12,178
3,368
45,052
45,052
41,684
32,875
0
32,875
45,052

Friends of Horsey Seals

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

Year ended 31 March 2024

Cash Funds
Bank current account
Bank Deposit account
Paypal account
CaF account
Cash in hand
Total Cash Funds
Assets retained for charity's own use
Motor vehicles
Plant and machinery
Buildings
Equipment
Total Assets
Liabilites
Net Assets
Reconciliaton of Net Assets
Total brought forward
Net income/(expenditure) for the year
Purchase of tangible assets
Total Carried Forward		 Unrestricte
d
Restricted
Funds
£
20,342
12,455
20
4
54
32,874
45,175
13,434
8,314
6,558
73,481
106,355
83,238
-12,178
35,295
106,355

These receipts and payments account and statement of assets and liabilities were approved by the trustees on 21[st] October 2024 and are signed on their behalf.

Philip Eke Philip Franccis Eke Peter Ansell Peter Ansell Trustee Trustee

Notes to the Accounts

Year ended 31 March 2024

Friends of Horsey Seals

1. Accounting Policies

Basis of Accounting

The financial statements have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis as permitted for small charities and therefore no adjustment has been made for stock, diminution in value of fixed assets, accruals or prepayments. The accounts have been prepared on a consistent basis to previous years.

Taxation

The charity is not liable to taxation as it is not a trading organisation (not for profit) for tax purposes. None of the surplus is distributed to the trustees.

2. Tangible Fixed assets

Cost at 31st March
2023
Additons
At 31st March 2024		 Building
s
Equipmen
t
Plant and
Motor
machiner
y
Vehicle
s
£
£
£
£
5296
1961
13434
17495
3018
4597
27680
8314
6558
13434
45175		 Total
£
38186
35295
73481

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of Friends of Horsey Seals

Year Ended 31 March 2024

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 03 / 2024 as set out on page 3 to 6.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

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 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 which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

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…………………………………………

Gary Summons FCCA

Perk Accounting Ltd

Office 31, Cattle Market Street

Norwich

Norfolk

NR1 3DY

Date: 31 January 2025