Here for Cats Cat Rescue for Surrey
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Charity Number 1172317
Report of the Trustees and Independently Examined Accounts for the Year Ended 31st December 2020
Ref: HFC Accounts 2020
Here for Cats Index
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| Company Information | 3 |
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| Trustees’ Report | 4 |
| Auditor’s Report | 7 |
| Balance Sheet | 8 |
| Notes to the Accounts | 9 |
| Detailed Trading and Proft | |
| and Loss Account | 12 |
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HERE FOR
Here for Cats Company Information 31st December 2020
COMPANY NUMBER 1172317 VAT NUMBER 336 8150 96
TRUSTEES
Jan Watson appointed 22.2.17 Lesley Baughan appointed 22.2.17 Lorraine Wishart appointed 22.2.17 Sally Wilson appointed 21.9.20 Michelle Eden resigned effective 31.12.20
PRINCIPAL OFFICE
Here for Cats PO Box 338 Hampton TW12 9DS
AUDITOR
Rachel Balchin Bulldog Accounting 160 City Road London EC1V 2NX
Here for Cats Trustee’s
Report For the Year Ended 31st December 2020
Governing document
Here for Cats (HFC) is a Charitable Incorporated Organization registered on 29 March 2017. No amendments have been made to date.
Charity Trustee Selection Methods
The charity was formed by a small group of individuals with many years of experience in cat rescue and rehoming. We are actively looking for additional trustees with wider experience to help grow our charity to the next level. Trustees must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the existing trustees. Trustees will be selected with regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.
Summary of the Objects of the Charity
The charity aims to rescue and rehabilitate cats and kittens without homes, to find them loving new homes and to assist the public to rehome animals they can no longer care for. A further aim is to promote higher welfare standards through public education and involvement in the care of animals.
Main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects
Figures for the year with previous year in brackets
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17 (17) Direct Rehomes
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86 (39 )Neutered + approx. 71(70) kittens were also neutered when old enough
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23 (5) Assisted with vet fees
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20 (5) Released back into the wild (TNR)
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215 (229) Rehomed
We have garden pens in 3 homes, dedicated pens in a local cattery and space in others when available, and a growing and flexible network of caring foster homes throughout Surrey and neighbouring counties to enable us to take cats into our care.
In addition we operate a direct rehoming service to rehome cats from existing homes where possible. This policy makes it a less stressful process for the animals and owners and allows HFC to help more animals as our pen spaces can be used for homeless animals and urgent cases.
Main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects cont.
HFC works with a number of veterinary practices, in Surrey and thhe surrounding counties. We also work in cooperation with other local charities thus maximizing our ability to help members of the public and animals in need.
Trustees have regard to Section 17(5) of the Charities Act and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 in the operation of the charity and work hard to ensure that the money raised is spent to benefit the animals, either directly on their health and welfare, or to raise the profile of the charity to attract more homes, supporters and volunteers.
Our vision statement is: To give every cat its best life.
Our mission statement is: Working together to improve the lives of cats now and in the future.
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
Covid restrictions have had a big impact on our charity as with all other charities and it was a struggle to find ways of operating within the everchanging restrictions. We were able to continue our work following guidance from the ADCH (Association of Dogs and Cats Homes). With only one employee and without premises we adapted to operating on a collect and deliver basis. We developed a system of online home-checks using a combination of, questionnaire, phone interview, Google maps and video tours of homes and their environs to assess the suitability of potential adoptees. This enabled us to rehome at almost the level of the previous year (215 versus 229). We were able to trap, neuter and return more cats and gave financial assistance in 23 instances compared with 5 in the previous year which included cats cared for under our Golden Oldies policy where we will cover certain conditions in older cats to increase our ability to find them suitable homes.
With fundraising opportunities limited early in 2020 we were extremely fortunate to receive the amount of £237k from a local charity, Felix Cat Rescue which had decided to close in May 2019. The money came as a restricted fund to be used for cat related expenses ie vet bills, food and litter and boarding costs for cats in the Surrey area. This money allows us to offer more comprehensive veterinary treatments and to develop such programmes as our Golden Oldies knowing that we have the funds to support themgoing forward.
Cats coming into our care are health checked, neutered, vaccinated and microchipped before rehoming. We follow up to ensure the animals
and new owners are happy in the new relationship. We can offer behavioural advice, animal communication and bereavement counselling should the need arise. These services have allowed a significant number of animals to remain with their original owners.
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year cont.
To attract legacies we are members of Remember a Charity. We are also members of the ADCH, the Association of Dogs and Cats Homes. ADCH represents the views of animal welfare charities to the government and is an excellent resource for the charity. Our data is provided annually to the Association of Dogs and Cats homes (ADCH) for analysis and will be used in their own impact and strategic plan.
At the end of December 2020 we had over 5,000 facebook followers.
We use Shelter Manager to record and audit the trail of each cat that we help. This also provides us with valuable data for our impact and strategy going forward.
Policy on reserves
Based on 2019 income and taking into account 1 year’s operating costs. HFC have agreed that one year’s operating costs will be kept in reserve to cover a full time operations manager, vet bills, catfood, litter and van lease.
Jan Watson Treasurer
Here for Cats Auditor’s Report For the Year Ended 31st December 2020
Here for Cats Balance Sheet At 31st December 2020
| 2019 | 2020 | |||
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| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Fixed Assets (3) | 677 | |||
| Current Assets | ||||
| Debtors | 16,828 | 2,204 | ||
| Cash at Bank | 21,972 | 250,128 | ||
| 38,880 | 252,33 | |||
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| Creditors: Amounts falling due within one |
1,195 | 1,566 | ||
| year | ||||
| Net Current Assets | 37,605 | 250,7 | ||
| 66 | ||||
| Total assets less current | 37,605 | 251,4 | ||
| liabilities | 43 | |||
| Funds | 37605 | 251,4 | ||
| 43 | ||||
| Unrestricted Funds (6) | 37605 | 59,704 | ||
| Restricted Funds | 191,739 |
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 12[th] July 2021 and were signed on its behalf by
Jan Watson Treasurer
Here for Cats Notes on Financial Statements At 31st December 2020
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015)’, Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention
Income
All income is recognized in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognized as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
Taxation
The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the Trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
2. DEPRECIATION
Depreciation has been provided on all fixed assets at rates designed to write off their cost or valuation less any residual value over their estimated useful lives.
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Office Equipment 33% straight line basis
3. FIXED ASSETS
Office Equipment Total
Cost
Additions 1016 1016
At 31st December 2020 1016 1016
Aggregate Depreciation
Charge for the year 339 339
At 31st December 2020 339 339
Net Book Value
At 31st December 2020 677 677
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4. INCOMING RESOURCES
During the period, the charity received a one off donation of £237116 following the dissolution of a local charity, Felix Cat Rescue. In line with the Trustees wishes, this money is restricted in use to existing cat related activities undertaken by Here for Cats in the County of
Surrey. The restricted fund is shown as the 'Felix Fund'.
Here for Cats Notes on Financial Statements At 31st
December 2020
5. TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees’ remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2020.
Trustees’ expenses
There were no trustees’ expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2020.
6. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
At 1.1.20 Net Mvmt At 31.12.20 in funds General Fund 37605 22099 59704 Restricted Funds Felix Fund 191739 191739
Net movement in Funds included in the above are as follows:-
Incoming Resources Movement Resources Unrestricted Fund Expended in Funds General Fund 57382 35283 22099
Here for Cats Profit and Loss Account For the Year Ended 31st December 2020
| Income 2019 £ Donations 35967 Fundraising 1845 Gift Aid 4411 Legacies 29500 Previous years VAT refund 9646 Interest Received 46 Felix Cat Rescue 81415 Overheads Veterinary Fees 29588 Food/Litter 3063 Wages 16820 Employers Pension 327 Class 1a NIC Van Leasing 4603 Motor 1258 Room Hire 496 Boarding Fees 2500 Equipment 2232 Repairs & Renewals 0 Software Website Costs 227 Telephone 566 Professional Fees Insurance 991 Subscriptions 0 Postage & Stationery 1149 Accountancy Fees 0 Bank Charges 986 Depreciation Sundries 283 65752 Proft for the Year 15663 |
2020 £ 45382 4760 6395 752 93 237116 |
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| 294498 37790 2722 22500 494 564 1964 1163 0 4865 752 444 611 859 585 750 858 640 663 295 1177 339 625 80660 |
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