Silk Cat Rescue
Report for the Year Ending 31[st] December 2020
1. Introduction
Silk Cat Rescue registered as a CIO (charitable incorporated organisation) with the Charity Commission. Our registration number (England and Wales) is 1180331 which became effective 16[th] October 2018.
This report covers the 12 month period ending 31[st] December 2020.
2. Trustees
The trustees of the charity, all voluntary, are:
Mrs Irene North – Chair Mrs Katie Mazzieri Mrs Sonja Coiffait Mr Michael North
3. Objectives
Silk Cat Rescue is a self-funded, volunteer only, charity based in Bollington, near Macclesfield, Cheshire. The charity helps find new homes in and around the local area for cats and kittens who are either stray or unwanted.
4. Report on Activities
| Review period 01/01/2020 – 31/12/2020 |
Cats/kittens | Previous year |
|---|---|---|
| In care at the start of the period |
6 | Nil |
| Accepted into care during the period |
35 | 13 |
| Homed in the period | 39 | 7 |
| In care at the end of the period |
2 | 6 |
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5. Financial Summary
| 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Reserves at start of period | £ | £ |
| Current account | 3,499 | Nil |
| PayPal account / petty cash | 703 | Nil |
| ______ | _____ | |
| Starting reserves | 4,202 | Nil |
| Income | ||
| Donations (including adoption fees) | 4,455 | 1,544 |
| Fund raising | 5,783 | 4,707 |
| Other | 128 | - |
| ______ | _____ | |
| Total Income | 10,366 | 6,251 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Veterinary costs | 4,739 | 1,725 |
| Administration | 16 | 105 |
| Fundraising costs | - | 228 |
| ______ | ______ | |
| Total Expenditure | 4,755 | 2,028 |
| Reserves at end of period | ||
| Current Account | 8,664 | 3,499 |
| PayPal account / petty cash | 1,149 | 703 |
| ______ | _____ | |
| Ending reserves | 9,813 | 4,202 |
6. Chairman’s Report
Last year, our priority was to raise funds and get the charity on to a stable financial footing so we could start to help as many kittens and cats as possible. This year, no sooner than we had got started, Covid happened and the country went into lockdown! Some of the cat rescue charities, even the bigger ones, stopped helping cats and kittens but we did our best to keep going whilst keeping within the rules and regulations.
It was difficult; volunteers were not allowed on site, fundraising in the form of pub quizzes and artisan markets died and homing became virtual following new covid-secure procedures agree with DEFRA. Thank goodness for the internet and smart ‘phones which both allowed adopters to view potential companions remotely as well as giving us the opportunity to complete home-visits whilst sat miles away.
We adapted; fundraising moved online as did a lot of our routine paperwork and contents of our adoption information packs. Committee meetings were replaced, on the whole, taking advantage of instant messaging and email.
My sincere thanks go to all the Trustees for their continued hard work and dedication behind the scenes in what has been the most unusual year.
Let’s hope we can continue to build the charity and the work it does in the coming year when hopefully Covid will be less of an impediment.
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