REGISTEREDCOMPANY NUMBER.. CE013131 IEngland and Walèsl
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER.. 1176982
Report of th• Tru•l•e• and
Un•udllod Fln•Trclal Stst•m•nts f¢r the Y••r End•d 31 M*y 2024
Prkkl•bum• H•dphog R••cu•
dhjh Tenbury Wells LLP
Chartered Certified Accountants
81 Teme StTeel
TenbJry Wells
WR158AE

C¢ntsnts ofthe Flnanclal Stst•m•nts
for the Y••r Ended 31 hlay 2024
R•port ofth• Tru•t•
Slatsm•nt of Flnancial Acti¥its•
Bala￿0 Sh••1
Nots• to th• Fln#ncl41 Stat•m•tt¥
5 10 8
O•tslknl St•t•m•nt of Fln•n¢i•l A¢tlvltl••

Prf¢kl•bmis H￿O¢hO9 R•s¢u•
Rèport of thè Tnotees
for the Year Ended 31 May 2024
The tnjslees who arè also ¢Jireclors of the tharrty for the purFM)ses of the Companies Act 2￿, present their report wlh
the financial statements of the tharty frjr the year ended 31 May 2024. The truslees have adopted thg provisions of
Accounting and Rep)￿'Thj by Charities." Ststement of Recommended Prao*ice applicable to charities p￿paring their
ae¢ounl$ in accordance with the Finanoal Raporting Slandwd applirabbe In the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021
(effective 1 January 20191.
08JECTIVES AND ACTMTIES
OblectSve8 and A¢￿¥111
Pri¢kl$bum6 operations continue to be ba$ed In Ihe centre of Ludlcw, wothing from the bespoke hedgehog hospital.
This facility can Care for around 30 seriousty sick and injured anima15 requinng anything from rggulai m•di¢al treatments
to arouThJ th• doe￿ Care. When they are stabilised and ready they can then be moved either to anoth&r *le 8 Short walk
from the hospit81, where there is a small adapted sh•d to arujmmodale about 20 h8d9ehog$ where they can
rehabilrtate before relaase. W& also have a good nfrts￿rk of soft r*l•a80 Sites and volunteers V*tho arts able lo
supplement food to hed9ehogs re￿ased into semi wild en¥ironment$.
Publlc b•n•flt
We have endeavoured to increase pU￿1C •war•n•s8 of hedgew e￿sIenCe and dedin8 *ilhin the local arga
via aducational t8lks, market stalls, wnt84 1oafiet$. fv and radio to name 8 few. We have many followers within the
ojmmunity and th• percentsge ol hedgehog fn"endty gardens has inueased. as has kn￿￿0098 of how to support, feed,
¢are lor and help them if 8nd when in need. Members of th& publK contact us for adv￿• %¥l)•n they find dislress8d or
injured hedgehogs, th•n bn.ng them to the hospitsl for admrssion and care if •dvised lo do K*.
Volunt••rn
Although Ihe core volunl••r remains steady th• workb)¥d ¢Mbnuei to gr￿, $0 new volunteers ne8d to be
re¢Tuiled and trained. Many ol these are college stLthnl$ wuiring woth experience pl8¢emen15. The downsid8 to this 18
th81 we often lose ihèm when Ihey progress on to universty and then new ones com8 arhy the pr￿68 start$ 911 ovw
agaln.
The ceo is Ihe onty person insured and experièn¢ed lo Cawry oul hi￿eT level training and 18 the only one v&lerin8ry
trained lo perforrn many of Ihe t8sks like adminislering Medul￿5. giving iniection$, ¢8rrying out surgical proc¥dur•8,
and oth•r more advanced tasks. Dutr io Ihis it is rare she is able to leave the rescue unattended for any period ol lime,
She hasn't hed the opportunity lo laktr a holKlay for swrol years and her *￿rkknad ju$1 keeps on increasing. This 1$
something Trustees are concèmed aboul as sh8 has had several b￿Jts of illnoss thi$ year due to exhaustion.
Allhough we ar¥ trying to firKI an lo this situation. il may be¢ome necessary to r•strtct numbers of anim•1
drnissions as a l•mporary m8asLtre, to ligmon Ihe load until a *Yyk8ble wlulion is reached.
ACHIEVEMENTS ANO PERFORMANCE
Charltsbl• Actlvlti
We rem81rt locused prim8rlly on the treatment. rnh8bililation and ￿-releas• of Mild hedgehogs, wKh the occa81onal
rabbrt. bal or ￿'rd who has been in for trealmenl too - hence h8ve arternd our govemiThJ documenl Ihis year
to include th• ¢8re of other sp•a"*8 $3 and when is ntt•$sory. This year has shovm 8 Sieady Ilow in th¥ number8
admitted to the re8cAJe. Pr￿k1ebUrn$ c¢ver8 a large geo9rWK81 area 85 we are located on the bord&r of th1￿ ¢ounlia8.
hence we are oft*n inundated th all $orts of animals. Often some of these speaes 8r• out of our remrt and expertise.
bul we are committe(11o giving emergency first 8HJ and meeting their care needs until Can l¢xale and transport Iham
10 o more surtable s•lting.
Exp•ndltur•
A $irnilar level of expenditure compared lo the prevityjs year. H(A¥evgr. the largesl expense being for costly body work
repairs to our res(xJe van. M has been 8 reliable bul to rt5 age it is now ￿$ting increasingly morg 10
keep it running. The Irustees ar8 con$itJering exchanging it for a ne4¥er verrion wthen fund$ 8fe available. In addrtion lo
this. was the decision to purchase a lorge arnount of our mor• wularty used medianes in bulk 11 was deemed a moro
effective way of maintaining slodt levels during busy penods, so 8$ to run OLrt unexpe¢tedly These were purchas•d
81 signffjcantly lower cost. avoiding pawng exlortionate prices ch8r9ed prevK)usly. Initially a high monelary OLrtlay, but in
doing so will save frJnt15 in Ihe long term. This will bo reffected in medKine expenditure being minimal over the next 213
years.
FundraSslng Aellviti
Our main $lre8m of income h8$ Cl)￿￿ ￿ again Imm F¥cebc¥)k appeals. and our regular SUPFthers. We have
decAded to no longer be a collecknon point for teracyde. as thi$ was prowng to be too time consuming for very littlè
iew8rd. The eBay shop is vp and running again w we have had some income from selling mèrchandise arKI donated
goods online. This year monies raised from attending ￿)unty Shows & r￿nIng funk1f8ising stalls has Incrè85ed. We
We￿ able to secure a free wular Monday slot on the Ludlcyw market whKh was managed by one of the Trustèès an
run by a group of willing voluntegrs. In 8ddition lo selling donated rtems. rt was also a 9￿8t way to educate and raise
awareness of h8(Igehog care aThJ conser¥atK)n in local ￿MmunIty.
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Prickleb￿S Hedg•hog Rex
Report of the Trust••s
lor the Y•ar Ended 31 May 2024
FUTURE PLANS
We are wo¢*ing on training and builtjing up our n¢Jnbef of C￿ volunteers at resc￿ as well as OLtr netsyork of
hedgehog foster carers and release hèlpgts h•4e gardens suitable for 'soft relèase, of hedgews back into the
wild. We are dedicated lo building ￿si11e￿ct in our ILffKling and continue to raise hedgehog awarenèss and our profile in
the Ilxal communty. We are also invofved in c￿￿"bU￿n9 informalw. sperymens and sampks to support several
ongoing research wqects. Most recent are dinical gtLwJies bokj.ng into ¢ase5 of hedgehog inbreeding causing oenèts¢
mulalions.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND IAANAGEMENT
Gov•mlng document
The charity is conlroll&J by rts govoming ￿0￿m*1t. a deed of trust, and c￿n8titlrtss a Charitable Incorporated
Organi$ation ICIOI.
REFERENCE ANO ADMINISTFiATIVE OETAILS
Regi•tsred Company numb•r
CE013131 IEngland and Wal&sl
R•gl•ter•d Charfty nurnb•r
1176982
Regi•ter•d office
Quality Square
Ludlow
Shropshire
SY8 1AR
Tru•t•
A L Robinson Ifesigned 18.4.241
H S Priest Iresigned 1.6.251
L Broomfi8l&Harrison Iresryned 18.4.241
C R Bnjnn
M K Giles
L Lalham (appointed 12.7.231 Irtsryned 31.3.241
A Hill (appointed 1.6.25}
COMMENCEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
Prl¢klebum$ was founded in 2014 as a voluntary Org￿lsation to rOha￿.1￿e sKk. iniuod and orphaned wld hedgehogs
and reloa$e th8m back into Iheir naiural habitat In 2018 ¥¢hieved Ch81i18bl& In¢orporaigd Or98nisatson (CIO)
$t8tus. Prior lo the registration of the tharity as CIO, Pnckl•bums H•dg•ho9 Resc￿ operated as a unregistered charity.
On 5th February 2018. all of the d)arity'$ •88tts, ar*J fvThJs wore tr4n$lorrfjd to Ihe new CIO and all activities
Ceased wlhin ihe unregisler¢d charity.
Approved by ordef of the t¥)ord of t￿￿tee8 on 22 AugHt 2025 and s19r￿d on ils behèlf by..
A Hill - TNsl¥e
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Prickl•bums Hedgehog Rescue
Stst•m•nt of Finanelal ActSvlties
for th• Year Ended 31 May 2024
2024
Unrestricted
fijnd
2023
Total
lunds
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Oonations and legaries
16.696
13,935
Oth8¥ trgding 8¢tMt￿$
32
Total
21,028
13,967
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
125
Ch•rlt4bl• •ctlvltl•*
Hedgehog care
19,462
19,785
Tot•1
20,548
19,910
NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI
15,9431
RECONCILIAMON OF FUNDS
Totsl fund8 bro￿h1 lorward
22,983
28,928
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
23.463
22.983
The notes fcwm part oflh•s• financial ststements
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Prickleb￿S Hedgehog R¢x
lance Sheet
31 May 2024
2024
Unrestri¢t8d
tvj
2023
Tolal
fur￿
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
2,773
3,697
CURRENT ASSETS
C8$h ¥1 b¥nk ¥nd in hand
21.449
20,S01
CREDITORS
Amoun18 lalling due Vlthin on8 year
17591
11,2151
NET CURRENT ASSETS
19,286
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
23,463
22,983
NET ASSETS
23,463
22,983
FUNDS
Unrestricted fvnd$
23,463
22,983
TOTAL FUNDS
23,463
22,983
T￿ tharitable company 18 8ntrtled lo •x•mption frorn au¢*t under Section 477 of the Comp4n1•8 Act 20[￿ for thg year
endèd 31 Miy 2024.
The m•mb¥rs have not required the company lo obtain an audit of ils fin•noal statements I￿ th• y•ar ended
31 May 2024 in a¢¢ord•nce with S8ctHJn 476 of lh• Ctynpanie8 ALI 2(th.
The trustees ackr￿￿edg0 t￿11 responsibilib'ès for
lal
ensuring that Ihe ch8nt8ble ¢ompany keeps •ccounting recMl¥ that comply S•ction6 388 and 387 of the
Companies Act 2C￿ and
preparing finanaal stalem•nt$ whth 91¥tr a irn? and lair ¥18w of th& state of affairs of the charrtable company as
al the end of each finanaal y•gr and of rts JU￿U3 or defiut fw ea¢h finarKial year in accordance wilh the
requirements ol Sections 394 an¢J 395 and wl*ch othemse cx>mply with th8 requirements ol the Companies Act
2(Q6 relating to financial statements, 80 far 85 applica￿e to Ihe ¢harilablo company.
These financial statements have be•n in *¢Kdance with th• pro￿$10n$ appliCa￿e lo chfjfi18bl• o)mpanie8
8ubject lo tm 8m811 companies regwne.
Ib}
The financial $lalgm¥nts apwoved by the Boardof T(u¥l•es and ￿th￿l88￿ tr i88u• M 22 August 21r25 and
819n8d on ts b¢hall by..
A Hill- Trust•
M K Gilos- Trustee
The not*s fom part ofthese financial stat¢n*nts
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Pricklebums Hedgeh¢g R•s¢ue
Notes to the Fin¥￿Ial Statements
lor the Year Ended 31 May 2024
ACCOUNTING POUCIES
Ba81• of preparing the finon¢lal •tst•m•nts
The financial statements of the charrfable com￿Ny, vknith 1$ a public ben•frt enlity under FRS 102, have been
prepared in accordan￿ ￿ryth the Charrtitis SORP IFRS 1021 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement
of Recommended Practice appluble lo ¢h8riti"es preparing thèir accounts in accordance wth the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 {effective 1 January 20191..
Fin8nry81 Reporting StsrKl8rd 102 Tr Financial Reporting Slandard ap￿ICable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland and Ihe Companies Act 2Cth. The finan¢wl Statements have been prepared under the historical cost
convention.
Prior lo Ihe regi$tr8lion of the eJ)anty as a CIO, Pr1d(￿bumS Hedgehog Resc#Je operated as an unregisler8d
charity. On 5th Febwary 2018. 811 of thg ¢hariWs assets. liabililies and funds were translerred to the new CIO
8nd ¥ll activrtw ￿$¥a %wlhin Ihe unregistered tharity. The net suWu3 is shry•m a8 brought fothrd fvnds.
Incom•
All ino)me Is rècognl$¢d In the Slatement of Fina￿1￿1 A￿l¥it￿8 one* the charity has entftlemenl lo the fvnds, 51
is probable that the income wll be received and the amounl can bo Me8$Ur￿ Tèliabty.
Exp•ndltur•
Liabilities are recognised as expendilure as soon as Ih•ro is a 109•1 or construclN• obligabon committing the
thanty to that expendrtvre. rt is prOb*b￿ Ihal a transfer of ett)nomi¢ beneffts wll b• r¢quired in settlement and
the amount ol the obligation can be rneasured re1￿bfy. Expenditurè 1$ a¢¢wnl8d lor on an accnjals basis and
has been ¢1389ified undw headings Ih81 8ggregal* •ll ¢o$t r*l8t•d to Ihe category. Wherè cosls cannot be
irèctty attributed lo parti¢ular h¢ading$ tw havg be￿ allocated to acti*￿•.8$ on a basis consistent wth the use
of r•$our¢e8.
T•nglblo Ilxed aM•t•
Depreuats'on is provided at the follwo •nrwl in ryd•r lo *Yile off M¢h 8$S•t over ils ￿tIm￿led u8•ful
Plant arKI machinery
Motor v•hidg$
25% on rgduong baLqnc¥
25% on r•du¢ing b•l•n
Taxatl¢n
The chanty is exompt froffl c￿¥t￿ tax on its ¢haiil•bl• 8ctpthi￿.
Fund aeeounllng
Unreslri¢ted fund8 be used in acetyd8nce *ilh the th8nt8ble object￿$ 81 the discret￿ of the tru8lee8.
R•stri¢t•d fvnds ¢on only be Lw•d for ￿rt￿ulat r•sln"thd purpos•$ thin the objeds of the th8rrty. Restrictions
aTi88 vthen $pggfied by lh• dornr fvnd8 arn r¥l8•d for pgrti¢ulgf r•8ln"d•d purpows.
Further explanat￿ of the nalur¥ 8nd purpo8• 01 *￿1 fvnd 1$ IrKlud•d in th* not￿ lo tho finana818t8lem•nl$.
OTHER TRADING ACTIIfjTIES
2024
2023
Sale of goods
4,332
NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI
Net incomellexpenditure) is stat8d after th8rgiryllL7e(*ling)'.
2024
2023
DeprerAation . vlmed assets
924
1,165
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Prickl•bws Hedgehog Rescu•
140tss tt> the Fimncial Stat•ments- continued
lor Y•ar Endèd 31 M•y 2024
TRUSTEES. REMUNEILITION AND BENEFrrs
Ther& We￿ no t￿￿tees. remunerntw or othty benefits for the year ended 31 May 2024 Th)r for the year etM1ed
31 May 2023.
Trust￿•. expen•
There ￿re trLk8lees' expenses paid for tM year i*ded 31 May 2024 nor ftythe year ended 31 May 2023.
COMPARAnvES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANc￿L AcnwTIES
Unrestricted
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FRO
Oonations and legacies
13,935
Other trading bcti¥iti'e$
32
Total
13,967
EXPENDITURE ON
Rai8ing fiJnd•
125
Ch•rltsbl• ¥ctlvitl
Hedgehog caro
19.785
Tol•1
19.910
NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITUREI
15,9431
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought ft)rward
28.926
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
22.983
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Plant and
machinery
Motor
vehides
Tot818
COST
At 1 June 2023 8nd 31 May 2024
11.345
14.745
DEPRECIATION
At 1 June 2023
Charge lor year
8.455
722
2,593
202
11.048
924
At 31 May 2024
9.177
11,972
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 May 2024
2.168
2,773
At 31 M8y 2023
2,8
3,697
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Pricklebum• Hedgehog ReKue
Notes to the Financial Ststements - eonllnwl
for th* Y¢•r Ended 31 M•y 2024
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
Oth8r cr•ditors
ACcrl￿d expenses
219
219
759
1.215
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
N•t
movement
in fvnds
Al
3115r24
Al 116r23
UnY•strl¢t•d fund•
General fund
480
23.483
TOTAL FUNDS
480
23,483
Nel movement in furmls. indLKlgd in th• abw •r• •$ fol1v￿..
Incomlng
R8soureè&
Movemtsnl
in funds
Unr••trlet•d lund•
General fund
21,028
120.5481
480
TOTAL FUNDS
21,028
120.5481
480
Comp•r•tlv•¥ lor rnov•m•nt In fund•
Net
ffThiemenl
in fund8
Al
3115r23
Al 116r22
Unr••trlct•d fund•
G•neral lund
28,926
{5,9431
22,983
TOTAL FUNDS
28.928
15,9431
22.983
Comp8r81i¥e net movement in funds. incI￿led in the above are as foltr•n.'
IrKoming
resourees
Movem•nt
in fttnds
expended
Unr•8trf¢tod fund•
General fvnd
13,967
119,910}
{5.9431
TOTAL FUNOS
13,*7
119,9101
{5.9431
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Prfekl•burn$ Hedyhog Rescue
N¢)te• to the Fin•Kial Statèments - continu
for thè Y•r Ended 31 May 2024
RELATEO PARTY DISCLOSURES
There We￿ no related party transa¢b"ons for year ended 31 May 2024.
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Prlekltbum$ Hedgehog Rescue
Dètsil•d Ststement of Financial Activltl•8
for the Year Ended 31 May 2024
2024
2023
INCOME AND ENOOWMENTS
Donatlon• *nd l•gael
Donations
18.
13,935
Oth•r tradlng •ctlvltl
Sale of goods
Totsl Incomlng rgwurc••
21,028
13.967
EXPENDITURE
Oth•r tradlng •Ctlv5tl
Purch8se8
125
Charltsbl? actlvltS••
Renl and utilities
Insuranc
Teltsphone
Postage and $lalk*nery
Sundrie3
Medic81 expenses equipm•nt
Repairs and mainl￿al*8
Motor expenses
TrainirvJ
Plgnl a machinery t1•pwi4tion
Molof vohicle depr8oalion
373
511
663
228
883
6,917
1.129
2.656
120
897
269
423
928
6.939
449
3,254
722
202
18,922
19,289
Support co•t•
Gov•m•n¢• ¢o•ts
A¢countancy
540
516
Totgl r•80urees exp•nd•d
20.548
19,910
N•t Incom•ll•xpendltur•l
480
15,9431
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