2024-12-31-accounts - Here For Cats

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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 2024

Ref: HFC Accounts 2021

Here for Cats Index

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Company Information	3
Trustees’ Report	4
Independent Examiner’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 Cats Company Information 31st December 2024

COMPANY NUMBER 1172317 VAT NUMBER 336 8150 96

TRUSTEES

Jan Watson appointed 22.2.17 Lesley Baughan appointed 22.2.17 Joyce Wilson appointed 16.6.22 Elspeth Beswick appointed 29.06.24 Louise Marsh appointed 7.1.25

PRINCIPAL OFFICE

Here for Cats PO Box 338 Hampton TW12 9DS

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER

Michele Sutcliffe Park Associates 2 Wolsey Drive Walton on Thames KT2 3AY

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Here for Cats

Trustee’s Report

For the Year Ended 31st December 2024

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 Objectives of the Charity

We aim 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.

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.

Main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objectives

Figures for the year (last years figures in brackets)

5(4) Direct Rehome
165(166) Neutered
39(29) Assisted with vet fees
29(41) Released back into the wild (TNR)
164(150) Rehomed

We have garden pens in homes, dedicated pens in a local cattery and

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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 offer 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.

HFC works with a number of veterinary practices, in Surrey and surrounding areas and 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.

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.

Online homechecking is now standard except in certain circumstances. We conduct comprehensive intake interviews so that we can best understand the needs of the individual cats.

We operate a Golden Oldies policy where we will cover certain conditions in older cats to increase our ability to find them suitable homes in their old age.

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

It has been another busy year with more pressure than ever on our resources, both in terms of homes available and individuals needing our help. We have had long waiting lists and have done our best to offer advice and support to those in need of help while they wait. We continue to support a couple of local pet food banks with donated food, also purchasing and distributing food where necessary. The decrease in good homes coming forward and the lack of affordable vet care continues to be a worry. There is an increase in feral colonies resulting in an increased need to trap, neuter and release (TNR) where appropriate, and to our offering neutering where we can.

Our partner cattery which is located on the Surrey/Hampshire border is

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working well. We have been rehoming from there since June last year. We have a separate entrance and exclusive access to three pens, one can accommodate 4 cats and the others 2 each. Opaque panels separate the pens thereby minimizing stress levels. We have a waterproof shed on-site for storage of cat beds, litter trays, food, carriers etc. All of the cats, many of whom are anxious when they first arrive, receive support with socialization from our cattery team. They work together with the Adoption Co-ordinator to establish the requirements for the best home for each cat.

Last October we made the decision to increase the hours of our administrator to full time to deal with the ever increasing administrative burden and to oversee the adoption process. This has resulting in us increasing our adoption rate in a difficult environment and freeing the operations manager to do more problem solving in the community.

Once again we had stalls at the RSPCA Fun Dog Fair in Chobham and at the Cranleigh Carnival. In addition we were lucky to have the support of the residents of Caenwood Close in Weybridge who, led by one of our supporters ran a fair on our behalf.

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.

As of the end of December 2024 we have over 7,700 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 2023 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 employment costs,cattery fees, vet bills, catfood and litter and van lease.

Jan Watson Treasurer

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Independent Examiner’s Report (for Year Ended 31[st] Dec 2024)

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Here for Cats Balance Sheet At 31st December 2024

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BALANCE SHEET
At 31 December 2024
	Notes		2024		2023
			£	£	£	£
Fixed Assets	3			1225		1838
Current Assets
Debtors Cash at Bank Creditors:amounts falling due within one year		2849 2612 255693 281367 258542 283979 3163 2836 ~~JpL~~
					1638
Net Current Assets				255379		281143
Total assets less current
liabilities				256604		282981
Funds
Unrestricted Funds	5			256604		228279
Restricted Funds						54702
				256604		282981

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on August 7[th ] 2025 and were signed on its behalf by

Jan Watson

Trustee

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Notes on Financial Statements At 31st December 2024

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

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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.

Office Equipment 33% straight line basis Equipment 25% straight line basis

3. FIXED ASSETS

Equipment Office

3. FIXED ASSETS	Equipment Ofce
Cost As at 1stJanuary 2024 At 31st December 2024 Aggregate Depreciaton As at 1stJanuary 2024 Charge for the year As at 31stDecember 2024	Equipment Total 2451 1016 3467
	2451 1016 3467 613 1016 1629 613 613 1226 1016 2242

Net Book Value At 31st December 2024 1225 0 1225

4. TRUSTEES’ REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees’ remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Trustees’ expenses

There were no trustees’ expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2024.

5. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

At 1.1.24 Net Mvmt At 31.12.24 in funds Unrestricted Funds General Fund 228279 28325 256604

(net movement is income (not Felix) £104633 less general

fund

expenses of £76308 )

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Restricted Funds

Felix Fund 54702 (54702) Net movement in Funds included in the above are as follows:- Incoming Resources Movement Resources Expended in Funds

Unrestricted Funds

General Fund 104633 76308 28325 (Resources expended is total expenditure £131010 less spent from Felix £54702) Restricted Funds Felix Fund 0 54702 -54702

Restricted Funds

(Resources expended is vets fees £36904 plus food £2060 plus boarding fees £16425)

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Profit and Loss Account For the Year Ended 31st December 2024

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REVENUE ACCOUNT For the Year Ended 31st December 2024

Income Donations Fundraising Gift Aid Legacies Interest Received Overheads	2024 £ 53266 7604 9772 27500 6594 104736	2023 £ 48635 1583 8640 44558 4739
		108155
Veterinary Fees	36904	41036
Food/Litter	2060	4216
Wages Employers Pension Class 1a NIC Training Van Leasing	58646 3366 599 1092	44140 1992 623 145 1157
Motor	1585	1408
Garage Rent	1000	1000
Boarding Fees Equipment Repairs & Renewals Software Website costs Telephone Insurance Subscriptions Postage & Stationery Advertising Bank Charges Microchips Depreciation Sundries Profit(Loss) for the Year	16425 181 612 527 350 959 425 1250 1458 613 456	11375 200 365 882 387 898 412 613 293
		113335
		-5180

Profit(Loss) for the Year

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