## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period: 01/01/2022 to 31/12/2022** ## **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.| Page 1 of 12 11th April 2023 ## **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
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |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.
Committee members and many other supporters 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.| |Other||| Page 2 of 12 11th April 2023 ## **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 four 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.
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.
**_In the period under review, 102 cats_**
**_and kittens were rehomed._**
**Financially Assisted Neutering and Community**
**Support**
The charity strongly believes that all cats should be
neutered both for the cat’s health and to avoid the birth
of unwanted kittens.
Since 2019 we have been helping people to access
Financially Assisted Neutering: owners with low
disposable income, who cannot afford to have their
cats neutered, pay a £10 contribution and the charity
pays the remaining veterinary costs. In addition, we
encourage people to have their cats microchipped and
we subsidise this procedure, charging £8 per cat.| Page 3 of 12 11th April 2023 Some owners took the cats to the appointed vets themselves but in other 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. In addition, we give ‘community support’ i.e. financial help where owners are unable to afford the full cost of treatment for their cats, often in emergency situations. In 2022, we helped with the neutering of 62 cats and veterinary care for 13 cats. _**In the period under review, 62 cats were neutered under this scheme and 13 cats received veterinary care.**_ **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. Page 4 of 12 11th April 2023 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. _**In the period under review, a total of 73 cats received help under our TNR programme.**_ ## **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_**|**_2021_**|**_2022_**| |**Rehoming**- cats and kittens homed|83|137|96|102| |**Financially Assisted Neutering and Community**
**Support**- cats helped|55|31|83|75| |**Trap Neuter Return**- cats helped|47|40|32|73| Page 5 of 12 11th April 2023 ## **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 6 of 12 11th April 2023 ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para
1.21|In the year under review, there was an increase in most
of the activities of the charity. This is reflected by the
charity’s expenditure rising from £38,599 last year to
£47,276 (up 22%.) Our greatest expense, by far,
continues to be for veterinary services which account
for 79% of our outgoings.
With income falling significantly this year compared to
last year (down 42%), the charity used some of its
reserves to fund the increased activity.
Grants - this year we were only able to obtain a small
grant of £250 to help towards our Trap, Neuter, Return
scheme. Our Financially Assisted Neutering scheme
was entirely self-funded. Both schemes were
suspended from the start of October to slow down our
rate of expenditure. We hope to be in a position to
restart both schemes during 2023.| |---|---|---| |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 £39,943 (12 months.)| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para
1.22|Not applicable| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para
1.24|None| Page 7 of 12 11th April 2023 Explanation of any Para None 1.23 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 - we continued to raise funds through
online appeals, competitions, sales of
second-hand items and outdoor fundraising
events.| |---|---|---| |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 on whether to proceed with treatment.| |Other||| Page 8 of 12 11th April 2023 **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| |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.
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 plus other supporting 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 9 of 12 11th April 2023 **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||Elected by members| |Hannah Jane Hill|Secretary|To 12/12/22|Elected by members| |Diane Josephine Coffey|||Elected by members| |Michael North||From 12/12/22|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 10 of 12 11th April 2023 **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 11 of 12 11th April 2023 **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|| ||||| |||Chair of Trustees|| ||||| |||11th April, 2023|| Page 12 of 12 11th April 2023 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees STOPFORD CAT RESCUE On accounts for the year ended 31 DECEMBER 2022 Charity no (rf any} 1178415 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of lh8 above chanty (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 31112 12022. Responsibilities and basis of report As the chantls trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Art.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directs'ons given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5}(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have •xaminer's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect." the acGounling records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply wtth the applicable requirements conceming the forn and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair. view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no cOn￿mS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 1710412023 Name: Sarah Harrison Relevant professlonal qualrfication(s) or body (if any>: ACA Address: 48 Highfield Road, Lymm. Cheshire WA13 OEF Oct 2018 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR INGIAND ANO ¥YALts Sto ford Cat Rescue Receipts and payments accounts 11n415 CC16a Fortht Period 0imrdw2Z To 3111212DZZ Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds RestTlCted fvnds Endowment Total fund8 Lo$t ye•r tothTrn&v•st£ the nE#reslE A1 Recel Donations- Donations- al Don*ion9- (Aleoff Sab Of$e￿ it8ms In6wan¢è COMM￿ ¢eneYal lundraisin Sab of ChrtSthlAS itÈrns uLgr 8.430 8.980 7.980 7.801 6,139 1,049 nfEg5 3.711 519 1.416 7272 237 $49 1.418 7.272 237 ,9S9 385 ,176 21,851 3.529 ftAd &ants Not R•str￿e& Gran Trt 11¢ ¢(thUti￿St0TNA Firon¢AI As>5ted NB Pubwc COn￿￿￿ti[￿l0 FAN 3.69? 250 379 3.5UO 1,723 Sub tot81 [GJusskK4TrkltyARI 67268 A2 Asset and Imitstm•nt 8a188 Sub totsi 250 38,732 67,266 A3P ments vet￿￿aryC￿ts.￿era vetE￿ary¢(￿$- FAN Velemarycosts.TNR 23,617 3,961 16.023 9573 Littgr Trgv 588 1.164 1.140 1,184 Sundrios Events Irtsurat lThlwenf*nt Exatnvwkn oflccort8 Bank¢h￿S 3.992 76 371 275 69 392 400 Sub total 631 47,276 38,599 A4Asset and investment r¢ha585 Sub total 631 47,276 38.599 Nat ofre¢elptsi(paymentsJ A5 Transfers beh¥etrn funds A6 Cash funds last yoar and Cash funds Ihls y•arwKI .163 18.5441 48.1U6 39.943 631 250 48,737 40.193 4B.737 pp<É CCXX R1 accounts ISS) 2510312023 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at Ihe end of the period Unrt5tricled fvnds Restricted fvnds Endtswmant funds fios B1 Cash funds 39234 Tolal ea¥h fvnds 39.943 250 Re5tr1cied funds EThJowmont fund5 nds B2 Othèr monetary assèts ¢￿VreTrt ￿lu• *lMch x¥•t Curv*trtv¥l on B4 Assets retalnod for thg charity'5 own use Fund lo IhrnQUN d B5 Llabllllles SkJned by unE orkn be of all the trLL8toes SI￿alUre Print Nawd Dat6 of approval 25th Marth 2023 PN& 3 CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 2510312023 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees STOPFORD CAT RESCUE On accounts for the year ended 31 DECEMBER 2022 Charity no (rf any} 1178415 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of lh8 above chanty (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 31112 12022. Responsibilities and basis of report As the chantls trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Art.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directs'ons given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5}(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have •xaminer's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect." the acGounling records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or the accounts did not comply wtth the applicable requirements conceming the forn and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair. view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no cOn￿mS and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 1710412023 Name: Sarah Harrison Relevant professlonal qualrfication(s) or body (if any>: ACA Address: 48 Highfield Road, Lymm. Cheshire WA13 OEF Oct 2018 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR INGIAND ANO ¥YALts Sto ford Cat Rescue Receipts and payments accounts 11n415 CC16a Fortht Period 0imrdw2Z To 3111212DZZ Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds RestTlCted fvnds Endowment Total fund8 Lo$t ye•r tothTrn&v•st£ the nE#reslE A1 Recel Donations- Donations- al Don*ion9- (Aleoff Sab Of$e￿ it8ms In6wan¢è COMM￿ ¢eneYal lundraisin Sab of ChrtSthlAS itÈrns uLgr 8.430 8.980 7.980 7.801 6,139 1,049 nfEg5 3.711 519 1.416 7272 237 $49 1.418 7.272 237 ,9S9 385 ,176 21,851 3.529 ftAd &ants Not R•str￿e& Gran Trt 11¢ ¢(thUti￿St0TNA Firon¢AI As>5ted NB Pubwc COn￿￿￿ti[￿l0 FAN 3.69? 250 379 3.5UO 1,723 Sub tot81 [GJusskK4TrkltyARI 67268 A2 Asset and Imitstm•nt 8a188 Sub totsi 250 38,732 67,266 A3P ments vet￿￿aryC￿ts.￿era vetE￿ary¢(￿$- FAN Velemarycosts.TNR 23,617 3,961 16.023 9573 Littgr Trgv 588 1.164 1.140 1,184 Sundrios Events Irtsurat lThlwenf*nt Exatnvwkn oflccort8 Bank¢h￿S 3.992 76 371 275 69 392 400 Sub total 631 47,276 38,599 A4Asset and investment r¢ha585 Sub total 631 47,276 38.599 Nat ofre¢elptsi(paymentsJ A5 Transfers beh¥etrn funds A6 Cash funds last yoar and Cash funds Ihls y•arwKI .163 18.5441 48.1U6 39.943 631 250 48,737 40.193 4B.737 pp<É CCXX R1 accounts ISS) 2510312023 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at Ihe end of the period Unrt5tricled fvnds Restricted fvnds Endtswmant funds fios B1 Cash funds 39234 Tolal ea¥h fvnds 39.943 250 Re5tr1cied funds EThJowmont fund5 nds B2 Othèr monetary assèts ¢￿VreTrt ￿lu• *lMch x¥•t Curv*trtv¥l on B4 Assets retalnod for thg charity'5 own use Fund lo IhrnQUN d B5 Llabllllles SkJned by unE orkn be of all the trLL8toes SI￿alUre Print Nawd Dat6 of approval 25th Marth 2023 PN& 3 CCXX R2 accounts ISSI 2510312023