## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period: 01/01/2020 to 31/12/2020** ## **Charity name: Stopford Cat Rescue** ## **Charity registration number: 1178415** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|For the benefit of the public, to relieve the suffering of
cats and kittens in need of care and attention| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17
and 1.19|**Homing**– the rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of
stray and unwanted cats and kittens
**Neutering**–i) the neutering and release of feral and
garden cats to humanely controlled environments and
ii) encouraging and assisting where possible in the
neutering of domestic cats
**Education**– improving understanding of cats and
their needs and prevention of cruelty and suffering to
cats and kittens| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees are mindful of the Charity Commission
guidance that our activities should benefit the public| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment Para 1.38 including program related investment Page 1 of 11 25-05-2021 |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The charity is run entirely by volunteers from their own
homesand does not own land or property thus keeping
overheads to an absolute minimum.
There are seven committee members and many other
supporters who help in a wide variety of ways.
Volunteers manage the day-to-day care of cats and
kittens in foster. Sometimes volunteers help by
interacting with specific cats to develop their
confidence prior to rehoming.
During 2020, due to COVID restrictions, we have been
unable to accommodate requests for volunteers to
visit ie Duke of Edinburgh students and work
experience. It is hoped to fulfill these requests when
COVID restrictions are eventually lifted.| |---|---|---| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Homing**
Cats come into our care from a variety of sources –
strays, unwanted, abandoned, evictions,
bereavement, via Social Services, police and vet
referrals. Whilst we are unable to accommodate all
requests, we help if we can. If we are unable to accept
a cat, advice and alternative suggestions are always
offered.
Before being rehomed, all cats undergo a health
check from a qualified veterinary surgeon, are
neutered (if not already), wormed and deflead,
vaccinated, microchipped and for peace of mind, all
are homed with 4 weeks free health insurance from
Petplan.
All cats that come into our care are assessed as to
their homing suitability (eg. with small children,
inexperienced owners, dogs, other pets.) We will only
home a cat if we feel there is a good match with their
new environment and new owners.
We do not home animals on, or near, busy roads in an
effort to ensure cats are safe from traffic accidents.| Page 2 of 11 25-05-2021 Every cat being rehomed is taken to its new owner by a volunteer; We give verbal and written advice about how to settle a new cat into the family. Cats will always be accepted back into care should their new owner’s circumstances change. Because of COVID restrictions, we had to modify our rehoming procedures using DEFRA guidelines. Cats were ‘met’ using photographs, videos, discussions with fosterers etc Homes and bonding rooms were similarly checked. Rehoming volunteers still took cats to their new homes but could not go inside the premises and completed paperwork outside. Despite these challenges, we rehomed an increased number of cats compared to last year. _**In the period under review, 137 cats and kittens were rehomed.**_ **Neutering - Financially Assisted Neutering** The charity strongly believes that all cats should be neutered both for the cat’s health and to avoid the birth of unwanted kittens. In 2019 we began helping people to access Financially Assisted Neutering: owners on low disposable income, who could not afford to have their cats neutered, paid a £10 contribution and the charity paid the remaining veterinary costs. Some owners took the cats to the appointed vets themselves but in most cases, a volunteer transported the cat; the latter arrangement tends to be preferable to ensure the cat has been pre-starved and is transported in a secure basket. Collection also eliminates any worries disabled owners may have and supports owners who have communication difficulties. Often flea and worm medications are prescribed by the veterinary surgeon and can be followed by suggestions to the owner to improve the living conditions of the cat. Pre-operation and post-operation advice is always given to ensure owners understand the procedures the cat has had. Kittens born to such cats before they have been neutered are sometimes taken in by us for rehoming to ensure they are not offered for sale on social media sites. Calls for help with neutering come via Social Services, Housing Partnerships, veterinary practices and the general public. Page 3 of 11 25-05-2021 In 2020, due to COVID, there was a drop in requests and also reduced availability of vet appointments. We found that people working from home, shielding etc didn’t want avoidable contact with ‘outsiders.’ _**In the period under review, 31 cats were neutered under this scheme.**_ **Neutering - Trap Neuter Return (TNR)** Unowned cats can become a nuisance in the community and on factory sites when they are roaming, fighting with neighbouring cats and having unwanted litters of kittens in inappropriate places. Most are semi-feral or feral; a few have had a home at some point. Cats are trapped then spayed or castrated, treated for parasites and ear-tipped for identification before being released back into their territory after recovery. On rare occasions, if the original trap site is considered unsafe for release, cats can be relocated to other safer sites e.g. farms, smallholdings and stables. Kittens young enough to be easily socialised are taken into foster care and subsequently placed for adoption. Truly feral cats do not fare well in confinement and cannot be successfully socialised. They are released as soon as possible. Any trapped cats suffering from serious medical problems e.g. an injury not able to be fixed with a single treatment, are usually euthanised. There are many benefits to TNR. Once neutered, a cat has a better quality of life, reduced fighting and disease. Female cats are prevented from having up to three litters a year. Nuisance behaviour is reduced or eliminated, thus improving the public’s perception of cats. During the past year, the COVID restrictions have prohibited most of our ‘routine’ activity but, where we could safely assist in cases of animal suffering, we have done so. _**In the period under review, a total of 40 cats received help under our TNR programme.**_ Page 4 of 11 25-05-2021 ## **Advice and Education** The charity works in some of the most deprived areas of Greater Manchester e.g. Wythenshawe which is one of the largest council estates in Europe and has a huge problem with stray and unwanted cats. The information the charity provides improves peoples’ understanding of cats and it is believed many cats have a better quality of life through the charity’s intervention. Agencies (eg housing associations) ring and ask for help when faced with situations involving tenants and their cats. The charity produces a regular, free newsletter which highlights our recent work and also gives advice on cat related topics. ## **Summary** |**Summary**||| |---|---|---| ||**_2019_**|**_2020_**| |**Rehoming**- cats and kittens homed|83|137| |**Financially Assisted Neutering** - cats neutered|55|31| |**Trap Neuter Return**- cats helped|47|40| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising Para 1.41 activities against objectives set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other Page 5 of 11 25-05-2021 ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|In the year in review, the charity’s expenditure was
£28,931. This is slightly down from £33,301 last year.
The charity’s income remained buoyant and exceeded
expenditure by £14,547 so improving the charity’s
financial resilience.
There was a significant increase in most of the
activities of the charity; higher numbers of rehomed
cats resulted in more income from adoption fees and
there were also increases in income via regular giving
and fundraising.
Our greatest expense continues to be for veterinary
services.
Because of COVID restrictions, we were unable to do
as much TNR and Financially Assisted Neutering as
we would like. However, we have successfully applied
for grants which will help us to finance more of this
work in the future, once restrictions are lifted.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity’s policy is to hold between three and six
months of unrestricted reserves to provide a buffer
against unexpected events.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|At the end of the review period, the charity held
unrestricted reserves of £13,264 (5.9 months.)| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None| Page 6 of 11 25-05-2021 Explanation of any Para 1.23 None uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|1.
Donations from adopters and the general public,
either one-off or by standing order.
2.
Fundraising - most of our usual fundraising
activities were not possible in 2020 due to COVID
restrictions. We raised funds mainly by online
appeals, competitions and sales of second-hand
items.
3.
Grants from other organisations and charitable
trusts| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The charity’s principal risk is the liability for large,
unexpected vet bills for cats taken into our care.
Routine veterinary costs are generally known and
predictable; however, if a veterinary surgeon advises
that a cat needs particularly expensive treatment, to
mitigate the risk, the trustees will make an informed
decision whether to proceed with treatment.| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |**Structure, Governance and Management**|**Structure, Governance and Management**|**Structure, Governance and Management**| |---|---|---| |||| |Description of charity’s trusts:||| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution, adopted 20th December 2017| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated charitable association| Page 7 of 11 25-05-2021 |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are normally elected or re-elected annually at
the charity’s AGM held in April. This year, the trustees
agreed to cancel the AGM in view of the pandemic
and extend their term of office for 12 months.
The elected trustees may appoint further trustees
during the year as required - in the event, none were
appointed.| |---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|Trustees are advised to study Charity Commission
guidance CC3a and, if appropriate, attend locally
sourced training.| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Governance of, and decisions about, the charity’s
activities are made by a committee that comprises
three trustees and four other committee
members/officers.
The general public can apply to be members of the
charity. Membership needs to be approved by the
committee and is free. Members are able to vote at
the AGM.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| |||| Page 8 of 11 25-05-2021 **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name
Other names the charity
uses
Registered charity number
Charity’s principal address|Stopford Cat Rescue| |---|---| ||None| ||1178415| ||10 Long Lane
Pott Shrigley
Chesire
SK10 5SD| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if**
**not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---| |Carole Olivia Barnes|Chair of Trustees,
Secretary||Elected by members| |Hannah Jane Hill|||Elected by members| |Diane Josephine Coffey|||Elected by members| ## **Director name** None ## **Names of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity** |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |None||| Page 9 of 11 25-05-2021 **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details Not applicable ## **Other optional information** Page 10 of 11 25-05-2021 **Declarations** ## **The trustees declare that they have unanimously approved this report.** ## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position**
(eg Secretary, Chair)
**Date**|||| |---|---|---|---| ||||| |||Carole Olivia Barnes|| ||||| |||Secretary and
Chair of Trustees|| ||||| |||13/05/2021|| Page 11 of 11 25-05-2021 |**Charity Name**||**No (if any)**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Stopford Cat Rescue**||**1178415**|| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||**CC16a**| |**For the period**
**from**|**01/01/2020**
Period start date|**31/12/2020**
Period end date
**To**|| ## **Section A Receipts and payments** ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**|||**Endowment**
**funds**|**Endowment**
**funds**||**Total funds**||**Last year**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**to the nearest**
**£**||**to the nearest**|**£**||**to the nearest**|**£**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**| |**A1 Receipts**|||||||||||| |Donations - regulargiving|**6,395**|||**-**|||**-**||**6,395**||**5,050**| |Donations - adoption fees|**10,625**|||**-**|||**-**||**10,625**||**6,800**| |Donations - one off|**4,840**|||**-**|||**-**||**4,840**||**6,368**| |Sale of second hand items|**1,754**|||**-**|||**-**||**1,754**||**-**| |Insurance commission|**1,082**|||**-**|||**-**||**1,082**||**-**| |General fundraising|**8,654**|||**-**|||**-**||**8,654**||**9,713**| |Sale of Christmas items|**438**|||**-**|||**-**||**438**||**-**| |Events|**55**|||**-**|||**-**||**55**||**-**| |Gift Aid|**2,335**|||**-**|||**-**||**2,335**||**536**| |Trap-Neuter-Return|**300**|||**-**|||**-**||**300**||**-**| |Lushgrant|**-**||**7,000**||||**-**||**7,000**||**3,000**| |Misc|**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**||**531**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**36,478**||**7,000**||||**-**||**43,478**||**31,998**| |**A2 Asset and investment sales**(see table)|||||||||||| ||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||||||||||| |**_Total receipts_**|**36,478**||**7,000**||||**-**||**43,478**||**31,998**| |**A3 Payments**|||||||||||| |Vets bills|**18,951**|||**-**|||**-**||**18,951**||**23,986**| |Food|**2,834**|||**-**|||**-**||**2,834**||**-**| |Litter|**258**|||**-**|||**-**||**258**||**-**| |Travel|**472**|||**-**|||**-**||**472**||**-**| |Postage / stationery|**427**|||**-**|||**-**||**427**||**-**| |Sundries|**1,404**|||**-**|||**-**||**1,404**||**-**| |Events|**80**|||**-**|||**-**||**80**||**-**| |Insurance|**359**|||**-**|||**-**||**359**||**328**| |Accountant's fees|**275**|||**-**|||**-**||**275**||**-**| |Lushgrant|**-**||**2,152**||||**-**||**2,152**||**1,044**| |Assisted neutering|**1,719**|||**-**|||**-**||**1,719**||**-**| |Other charitable activities|**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**||**7,943**| |**_Sub total_ **|**26,779**||**2,152**||||**-**||**28,931**||**33,301**| |**A4 Asset and investmentpurchases(see table)**|||||||||||| ||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||||||||||||| |**_Total payments_**|**26,779**||**2,152**||||**-**||**28,931**||**33,301**| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**|**9,699**||**4,848**||||**-**||**14,547**||**(1,303)**| |**A5 Transfers between funds**|**-**|||**-**|||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**A6 Cash funds last year end**|**3,565**||**1,956**||||**-**||**5,521**||**6,824**| |**_Cash funds this year end_**|**13,264**||**6,804**||||**-**||**20,068**||**5,521**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 17/05/2021 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**|**Details**
**Details**
Current account
Paypal
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Signature
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**11,320**
**6,804**
**1,944**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**13,264**
**6,804**
OK
OK
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**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**asset belongs**
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**asset belongs**
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**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
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Print Name
Carole Olivia Barnes|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK
**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
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approval| |||Carole Olivia Barnes|13/05/2021| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 17/05/2021 2 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts •++ Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Ildllly Naiiie STOPFORD CAT RESCUE On accounts for the year ended 31 DECEMBER 2020 Charity no (if any) 1178415 Set out on pages 34 (reiiiLniber to Iiiclucle the Pi4oe Iiuiiibers of additioiial sl)eets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3111212020. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement 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. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 2510512021 Name: Sarah Harrison Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): ACA Address: 48 HIGHFIELD ROAD, LYMM, CHESHIRE, WA13 OEF IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018 CHARITY COMMISSION F012 INGLAND AND WALIS Stopford Cat Rescue Receipts and payments accounts 1178415 CC16a For the period from 0110112020 To 3111212020 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds to the nearest Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts Donations - regular giving Donations - adoption fees Donations - one off Sale of second hand items Insurance commission General fundraising Sale of Christmas items Events Gift Aid Trap-Neuter-Return Lush grant Misc 6,395 10,625 4,840 1,754 1,082 8.654 438 55 2,335 300 6.395 10,625 4,840 1,754 1,082 8,654 438 55 2,335 300 7,000 5.050 6,800 6,368 9,713 536 7,000 3.000 531 31.998 Sub total (Gmss income forAR) 36,478 7.000 43,478 A2 Asset and investment sales (see table) Sub total Total receipts 36,478 7,000 43,478 31,998 A3 Payments Vets bills Food Litter Travel Postage / stationery Sundries Events Insurance Accountant's fees Lush grant Assisted neutering Other charitable activities 18,951 2,834 258 472 427 1.404 80 359 275 18,951 2,834 258 472 427 1.404 80 359 275 2,152 1,719 23,986 328 2,152 1,044 1.719 7,943 33,301 Sub total 26,779 2,152 28,931 A4 Asset and investment urchases (see table) Sub total Total payments 26,779 2,152 28,931 33,301 Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 9,699 4,848 14,547 (1,303) 3,565 13,264 1,956 6,804 5,521 20,068 6,824 5,521 PA(4C CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1710512021 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to nearest £ Restricted funds to nearest £ Endowment funds to nearest £ te rie B1 Cash funds Current account 11,320 6,804 Paypal 1,944 Total cash funds 13,264 6,804 (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Unrestricted funds to nearest £ Restricted funds to nearest £ Endowment funds to nearest £ Details Fund to which asset belon Current value tional Details Cost (optional) B3 Investment assets Fund to which asset belon Details Cost (optional) Current value tional B4 Assets retained for the charity's own use Fund to whlch relates Amount due tional When due tlonal Details B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Date of roval Signature Print Name Carole Olivia Bames 1310512021 FA ((E l4 CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 1710512021