## **Hamworthy Hedgehog Rescue** 

## **Registered Charity Number:  1186680** 


## **Trustees' Annual Report &** 

## **Financial Statements** 

for the Period 1[st] January 2022 to 31[st] December 2022 

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# Hamworthy Hedgehog Rescue Trustees’ Annual Report & Financial Statements 

for the Financial Period from 1[st] January 2022 to 31[st] December 2022 

The Trustees of Hamworthy Hedgehog Rescue are pleased to present this report along with the financial statement for the year ending 31[st] December 2022. 

## **Reference & Administration Details** 

## **Charity Details:** 

## **Hamworthy Hedgehog Rescue** 

The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registration no: 1186680, registered with the Charity Commission on 29[th] Nov 2019. 

Prior to registration as a CIO, Hamworthy Hedgehog Rescue was an unregistered (below the £5000pa threshold) small charity of the same name. 

## **Charity’s Address and Contact Details** 

40 Egmont Road, Hamworthy, Poole, Dorset, BH16 5BZ Phone: 07587 925476 Email: info@hamworthyhedgehogrescue.org.uk Website: hamworthyhedgehogrescue.org.uk Facebook:  facebook.com/HamworthyHedgehogRescue/ Twitter: twitter.com/RescueHedgehog 

## **Names of the Charity Trustees who Manage the Charity** 

James Matthew Dunne Tracy Elizabeth Dunne Howard Skelton Sally Louise Dark 

## **Names & Addresses of Advisors** 

None 

## **Bank** 

CAF Bank, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ. 

## **Structure, Governance & Management** 

## **Type of Governing Document:** 

Constitution – based on the Charity Commission’s model governing document for Foundation Charitable Incorporated Organisations, ie: where the Trustees are the only Members of the charity. 

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**Governance** 

The charity is governed by the Trustees and meetings are held quarterly, or more frequently if it is deemed necessary. Additional Trustees can be appointed by way of an annual general meeting. All newly appointed and existing Trustees are reminded regularly of their responsibilities. 

## **Risk Management** 

The Trustees have identified the major risk which face the charity and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate the effect of those risks. 

## **Organisation** 

The Trustees continue to discuss the financial affairs and management of the charity and leave the day to day running of the charity to Tracy and Jim Dunne. In the event of any need to acquire capital items, this is presented to the trustees for their decision. 

## **Trustee Selection Methods:** 

There must be at least three charity trustees. In accordance with the Constitution, Trustees are appointed or re-appointed for a term of four years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. 

In appointing Trustees due consideration is given to ensuring that the Trustees have, between them, the skills and experience necessary to manage the charity effectively and in accordance with charity law. 

## **Objects** 

## **Statutory Declaration on Public Benefit** 

The object of the CIO is for the benefit of the public; To further the conservation and preservation of the hedgehog species by providing a rescue, care and rehabilitation service for sick, injured, or orphaned hedgehogs, with the aim of eventually releasing them back to the wild, or appropriate protected sites for those with lifelong disabilities, and who can benefit from quality of life within a controlled "wild" environment. 

## **Activities & Performance** 

## **Statutory Declaration** 

The Trustees of Hamworthy Hedgehog Rescue confirm that they have paid due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit in deciding what activities the charity should undertake. 

## **Hedgehog Care and Rehabilitation** 

The charity relies on voluntary funding which comes by donations from finders and well-wishers, and needless to say this has been challenging during the pandemic, and now the cost-of-living crisis. Local veterinarians continue to support the charity through the provision of discounted healthcare and advice, and the charity is very grateful for this contribution. 

We have achieved a 76% successful outcome rate for returning hedgehogs to the wild, thanks to the commitment and hard work of our volunteers and the continuing support of local vets. This rate increases to 84.6% if deaths in the first 48 hours are discounted. 

Hamworthy Hedgehog Rescue currently has a team of 40 volunteer helpers. 

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We saw a 33% reduction in the number of hedgehogs coming into our care over the previous year, partly due to the fact we had to stop taking new entries for a time due to surgery and ill health. 

- 442 Hedgehogs entered Hamworthy Hedgehog Rescue 

- 274 hedgehogs were released to the wild 

- 28 hedgehogs were fostered out for the winter 

- 78 hedgehogs were overwintered in the rescue 

- 18 hedgehogs were euthanised due to their injuries/illness. 

- 127 hedgehogs died in the rescue. This figure includes those hedgehogs that were dead on arrival, as we record these too. 

- 17 litters were hand reared, with a total of 60 hoglets between them. 


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_Disposition of Hedgehogs entering the Rescue_ 

## **Other Activities** 

Hamworthy Hedgehog Rescue has successfully continued to raise public awareness of conservation issues relating to hedgehogs, and the way individuals might support our work, through our website and social media. Posters and leaflets offer seasonally appropriate information and advice. Information was also available from our stand at our fundraising event. 

We have continued to build our social media accounts and web site and use these to help raise awareness and education the public. Our Facebook page has over 8,100 followers, and posts regularly receive over 1000 reactions. 

We held one large fundraising event this year, which was very successful, raising £3,019.43. Our information stand was available for members of the public to ask questions about our rescue, about hedgehogs and hedgehog care, as well as take away information leaflets and booklets about hedgehogs at these events. We also sold items from our shop, including ‘Adopt A Hedgehog’ packs, which sold very well. 

We carried out research by collecting data to establish the most common causes for hedgehogs requiring veterinary help, and the disposition of hedgehogs that came into our care and where they were released. This data was shared with the Dorset Mammal Group to enable County wide data to be built up. We continue to carry out post release monitoring as all hedgehogs are microchipped prior to release. We also took part in a study by Bristol University's Masters student Ankita Prakash Shetty and Veterinary Specialist Sara Shopland to learn more about ringworm in hedgehogs. 

We gave many presentations about our work, and how members of the public can help hedgehogs. These talks were well received and raised additional funds for the Charity. 

Other fundraising methods used include. 

- Our fundraisers and information stand attended community events during the year 

- • Donations from the public via collection pots in local shops and vets 

- Sales of items via our web shop 

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- Adopt a hedgehog packs 

- Online fundraising campaigns via Just Giving etc 

- We were a nominated charity for The Pirates of Poole ‘Harry Paye Day’ held on Poole quay. Our information stand was also present at this event. 

The trustees would like to express their thanks to all the Charity’s volunteers, donors, and supporters - we are humbled by your support, kindness, and dedication to Dorset’s hedgehogs. 

## **Training** 

In May, we sent 11 of our volunteers by coach for a 1-day course, ‘First Aid, Care & Rehabilitation of Hedgehogs’ at the Vale Wildlife Hospital in Beckford. 

It is aimed at hedgehog carers, rescue centre staff, volunteers, vets and vet nurses and provides valuable information about hedgehogs and the rehabilitation process. 

## **Financial Review** 

## **Principal Sources of Funding and Outgoings** 

Hamworthy Hedgehog Rescue’s principal source of funds is private donations. It has not engaged in any specific applications for grants in the current year to 31[st] December 2022. 

Hamworthy Hedgehog Rescue are registered as a charity with HMRC so that Gift Aid may be reclaimed on donations where the donor indicates that is their wish. 

## **Statement of the Charity's Policy on Reserves** 

The Charity’s policy on reserves is to generate and maintain a balance which is sufficient: 

a) to preserve the financial viability of the Charity in the event that unforeseen and/or unavoidable circumstance precipitate a short-term fall in its income. 

b) to enable the Charity, in the interests of meeting its objectives, to fund short-term deficits in a cash budget, e.g., money may need to be spent before donations are received and to cover the risk of unforeseen emergency or other unexpected need for funds, e.g., an unexpected large vets bill. 

For these purposes the Charity will endeavour to generate and maintain reserves which are at least 20% of its annual turnover. 

## **Details of Any Funds Materially in Deficit** 

The Trustees declare that the charity had no funds which were materially in deficit at the date of the statement of assets & liabilities. 

## **State of the Charity’s Finances** 

Hamworthy Hedgehog Rescue’s current resources from unrestricted funds are sufficient to meet its outgoings for at least six to nine months. 

All the indications are that this will remain the case for the foreseeable future. 

## **Particulars of Any Outstanding Guarantee Given by the Charity** 

The Trustees declare that the charity has given no guarantee where potential liability is outstanding at the date of the statement of assets & liabilities. 

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## **Particulars of Any Outstanding Debt** 

The Trustees declare that the charity has no outstanding debts which are secured by an express charge on any of the assets of the charity at the date of the statement of assets & liabilities. 

## **Statutory Statements on Liabilities** 

The Trustees declare that: 

- The charity has given no guarantees where potential liability under the guarantee is outstanding at the date of this statement (e.g.: any outstanding/ongoing contract or legal undertaking to buy or provide specific services); 

- The charity has no debt outstanding at the date of this statement which is owed by the CIO and which is secured by an express charge on any assets of the CIO (e.g.: a mortgage on property owned by the charity). 

## **Remuneration of Trustees** 

All Trustees act in a voluntary capacity and receive no remuneration or other material benefits from their services to the Charity. 

Out-of-pocket expenses necessarily and reasonably incurred by Trustees in promoting the purposes of the Charity are reimbursed at cost. 

## **Declaration** 

Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf, 


J M Dunne, Principal Trustee. 

Date:  28[th] March 2023 

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## **Statement of Financial Activity** 

|**Receipts & Payments for the Financial Year Ended 31-Dec-22**|**Receipts & Payments for the Financial Year Ended 31-Dec-22**|**Receipts & Payments for the Financial Year Ended 31-Dec-22**|**Receipts & Payments for the Financial Year Ended 31-Dec-22**|**Receipts & Payments for the Financial Year Ended 31-Dec-22**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**A1 - RECEIPTS**|Unrestr'd<br>Funds**£**<br>Restricted<br>Funds £<br>Total**£**<br>**Current Financial Year, Jan'22-Dec'22**|||**_Last Year_**|
||Unrestr'd<br>Funds**£**|Restricted<br>Funds £||Total**£**|
|Voluntary Income<br>Income Generation<br>Investments Income|27,744<br>4,558<br>0||27,744<br>4,558<br>0|_20,816_<br>_7,411_<br>_0_|
|Charitable Income|0|0|0|_0_|
|Other Receipts|0||0|_0_|
|**A1 - ASSETS & INVESTMENTS**|32,302|0|32,302|_28,227_|
|Sale of Investments<br>Sale of Assets|0<br>0||0<br>0|_0_<br>_0_|
|**TOTAL RECEIPTS**<br>**A3 - PAYMENTS**|0<br>**32,302**|0<br>**0**|0<br>**32,302**|_0_<br>**_28,227_**|
||||||
|Generating Funds|-2,509||-2,509|_-2,454_|
|<br>Charitable Activities|-15,503|0|-15,503|_-17,297_|
|Support Costs<br>Other Payments|-3,247<br>0||-3,247<br>0|_-3,838_<br>_0_|
|**A4 - ASSETS & INVESTMENTS**|-21,259|0|-21,259|_-23,589_|
|Purchase of Investments<br>Purchase of Assets|0<br>0||0<br>0|_0_<br>_0_|
|**TOTAL PAYMENTS**<br>**NET OF RECEIPTS-PAYMENTS**|0<br>**-21,259**<br>**11,043**|0<br>**0**<br>**0**|0<br>**-21,259**<br>**11,043**|_0_<br>**_-23,589_**|
|||||**_4,638_**|
|**A5 - Transfers Between Funds**|0|0|0|_0_|
|**NET AFTER TRANSFERS**|**11,043**|**0**|**11,043**|**_4,638_**|
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|**Allocation of Actual Funds for the Financial Year To 31-Dec-22**|**Allocation of Actual Funds for the Financial Year To 31-Dec-22**|**Allocation of Actual Funds for the Financial Year To 31-Dec-22**|**Allocation of Actual Funds for the Financial Year To 31-Dec-22**|**Allocation of Actual Funds for the Financial Year To 31-Dec-22**|**Allocation of Actual Funds for the Financial Year To 31-Dec-22**|**Allocation of Actual Funds for the Financial Year To 31-Dec-22**|**Allocation of Actual Funds for the Financial Year To 31-Dec-22**|**Allocation of Actual Funds for the Financial Year To 31-Dec-22**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Actual Funds Brought Forward<br>Movement After Transfers<br>**Total Funds Carried Forward**||**_Last Year_**<br>Unrestr'd<br>Funds**£**<br>Restricted<br>Funds £<br>Total**£**<br>_Total_**_£_**<br>18,079<br>-<br>**18,079**<br>_13,441_<br>11,043<br>0<br>**11,043**<br>_4,638_<br>**29,123**<br>**0**<br>**29,123**<br>**_18,079_**<br>**Current Financial Year,**|||||||
|Agency Funds_(HMRC & NEST)_||0<br>0<br>_0_|||||||
|Total Cash Carried Forward||29,123||0||29,123||_18,079_|



|**Movements in Actual Funds for the Financial Year To 31-Dec-22**|**Movements in Actual Funds for the Financial Year To 31-Dec-22**|**Movements in Actual Funds for the Financial Year To 31-Dec-22**|**Movements in Actual Funds for the Financial Year To 31-Dec-22**|**Movements in Actual Funds for the Financial Year To 31-Dec-22**|**Movements in Actual Funds for the Financial Year To 31-Dec-22**|**Movements in Actual Funds for the Financial Year To 31-Dec-22**|**Movements in Actual Funds for the Financial Year To 31-Dec-22**|**Movements in Actual Funds for the Financial Year To 31-Dec-22**|**Movements in Actual Funds for the Financial Year To 31-Dec-22**|**Movements in Actual Funds for the Financial Year To 31-Dec-22**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Cash Assets**||**Bt'Fwd at**<br>**01-Jan-22**||**Receipts**<br>**in Period**||**Payments**<br>**in Period**||**Transfers**<br>**in Period**||**Cd'Fwd at**<br>**31-Dec-22**|
|**Cash at Bank & in Hand**|||||||||||
|Bank,Current Account||18,049||28,768||-21,703||3,604||**28,718**|
|Cash Account||30||2,108||-438||-1,698||**2**|
|PayPal Account||0||2,470||-249||-2,222||**0**|
|Bank, Deposit Account||0||0||0||0||**0**|
|**Total Cash Held**||**18,079**||**33,346**||**-22,389**||**-316**||**28,720**|
|Cash held as agent||0||0||0||||0|
|**Current Cash Assets**||**18,079**||||||||**28,720**|
|**Owed to Charity**_{Overdue Receipts}_||17||||||||**720**|
|**Owed by Charity**_{Overdue Payments}_||-170||||||||**-90**|
|**Net Cash Funds**||**17,927**||||||||**29,351**|



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|**Statement of Asset & Liabilities as at 31-Dec-22**|**Statement of Asset & Liabilities as at 31-Dec-22**|**Statement of Asset & Liabilities as at 31-Dec-22**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**B1 - Cash Assets**|General<br>Funds**£**<br>Restricted<br>Funds  £<br>Total**£**<br>**Current Financial Year,**||**_Last Year_**|
||General<br>Funds**£**<br>Restricted<br>Funds  £||_Total_**_£_**|
|**General Fund**<br>**Net Payments in Advance**<br>**Designated Funds**|21,853<br>0||_18,079_<br>_0_|
|**Total Unrestricted Funds**<br>**Restricted Funds**<br>RF-1-Hedgehog Cages<br>**Total Restricted Funds**|7,243|**21,853**<br>**7,243**|**_18,079_**<br>_0_|
||||**_0_**|
|**Current Total Cash Assets**||**29,096**|**_18,079_**|
|**Money Held as Agent**_{eg: HMRC,NEST}_<br>0<br>**Current Charitble Cash Assets**<br>**29,096**<br>**B2 - Money Owed to the Charity**_{Other Monetary Assets}_<br>Gift Aid claim<br>0<br>Other<br>720<br>**720**<br>**B5 - Money Owed by the Charity**_{Liabilities}_<br>Independent Examination Fee<br>0<br>Other<br>-90<br>**-90**|||_0_|
||||**_18,079_**|
||||**_0_**<br>**_17_**|
||||**_17_**<br>**_0_**<br>**_-170_**|
||||**_-170_**|
|**Charitable Cash Assets****_{Net of Liabilities)_**||**29,726**|**_17,927_**|
|**B3 - Investment assets**<br>0<br>**B4 - Assets retained for charity's own use.**<br>_Fixed Assets_<br>2,443<br>_Stocks of Goods for Sale_<br>0<br>**Total Current Funds**<br>**Total Funds**_(net of liabilities)_||0<br>2,443<br>0<br>**31,539**<br>**32,169**|**_0_**<br>**_2,551_**<br>**_0_**<br>**_20,630_**<br>**_20,478_**|



## **Disposition of Funds** 

The Charity has no designated or restricted funds. 

## **Notes to the Accounts** 

## **a) Accounting Policies** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 Section 133, using the Receipts and Payments basis available to small charities. 

## **b) Reimbursement of Out-of-Pocket Expenses** 

No Trustees received any reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses in the financial year. 

## **c) Salaries & Professional Fees** 

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Hamworthy Hedgehog Rescue does not charge any professional fees for the services that it provides. 

No trustee receives any payments for the services they provide to the charity. 

In the current financial year, the charity employed no staff or external contractors. 

## **d) Fixed Assets** 

The charity has not disposed of any fixed assets in the current financial year. 

## **e) Depreciation** 

Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets of over £100 at rates calculated to write off the cost less estimated residual value on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives as follows: 

- Plant & Machinery 5 years 

- • Computer Equipment 3 years 

## **f) Creditors** 

Cheques issued prior to the end of the financial year but not appearing in the end of financial year bank statement are only reported as outstanding creditors if they remain unpresented at the time of producing the financial statements. 

## **g) Rounding Discrepancies** 

All amounts are recorded to the penny, but in these accounts are shown as digitally rounded to the nearest pound. This can occasionally result in a total apparently not being the sum of its constituent amounts. All individual amounts, and their totals, are nevertheless correct. 

## **Approval of the Board of Trustees** 

The Trustees declare that they have approved the above Annual Report & Statement of Financial Activity. 

Signed on behalf of the Trustees. 

J M Dunne, Principal Trustee. 

Date:  28[th] March 2023 

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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
Independent examinerfs report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Rèport
Report to the trustees
Hamworthy Hedgehog Rescue
On accounts for the year
ended
310ecember 2022
Charity no
(If any)
1186680
Set out on pages
34
I report lo the Iruslees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity I"Ihe Trust") for the year ended 31112122
Responsibilitles and
basis of report
As the charity's Iruslees, you are ￿SPonSible for thè preparation of the
accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
Ilhe Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carri6d out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in earying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515llbl of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
examinorfs statement come lo my attention in conneclion with the examination which gives me
cause lo believe that in, any material respect..
the aceounling records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act". or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting ￿e0rd$., or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
concerning the form and conlenl of accounts sel out in the Chariti&s
{Accounls and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'lrue and fair, view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination lo which allenlion should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached.
Signed:
Datè:
25103123
Nam•:
Sara King
Relevant professional
quallfication(s) or body
(if any):
ACA (ICAEW)
Address:
Two Tias. Greenacres Close, Ringwood, Hampshire. BH24 2AP

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete It the cxaminer needs lo highlight malerial fflallerb ol coiicei li
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity ac¢ounls'. directions and
guidance for examiners}.
Give here brief details of
any items that Ihe
examiner wishès to
disclose.
NIA

Hamworthy Hedgehog Rescue
RECEIPTS
31-Dec-22
VOLUNTARY INCOME
Donattons
Grants
Gift AKI
19,925
460
928
26.947
798
21,314
27,744
INCOME GENERATION
Fundralslng
Fundrai￿n9
Vegan Fair 1
Vegan Fair 2
Other
Charitable Tradlng
OnLin8 Shop
Onsite Shop
Oth8r
oth•r
Int&r&sl on Accounts
Olhèr
709
2.306
3,814
t5
20
7.656
4.SS8
TOTAL RECEIPTS
28.970
32.302

PAYMENTS
R&P31-
Dec-21
R&P31-
Dec-22
GENERATING FUNDS
Fundrai$4ng
Fundraising
Vtyan Fair I
Vwjan Fair 2
Printing
Miscellaneous
Chorrtable Trading
Purchase of Shop Items
Costs of OnLlnè Salos
Other
Other
Misr*I￿n￿u5
-211
133
-267
-182
-77
-1.870
-119
-355
-2,699
-2.509
CHARITABLE ACTMTIES (GENERAL FUNOSI
Vet and Medical
F(x)d and Board
Consumablos
Equipmènt
Training
Volun188r C08ts
Ne¢workifig
MBcellaneous
-1.429
.165
-1,373
-3.805
-2,596
-2,671
-857
-286
-75
-3,236
-15,503
4.346
-17A95
CHARITABLE ACTMTIÈS (RESTRICTED
FUNDS)
Other
sub.total. Charrlable Actl¥tties
SUPPORT COSTS
Trus188s&xp8ns8s
LwJht and Heat
Independent EXaMinat￿n
Offi(* Costs
ConsumaiA95
Financial Sgrvic88
Insurance
Telephone
Intemet SeryK8s
-17.495
-15.503
-1.511
414
-35
-147
-232
-166
-245
-203
-558
-539
other Costs
-914
-1,919
-22,113
-3.247
TOTAL PAYMENTS
-21.259
NET RECEIPTS LESS PAYMENTS
Cash Funds
6,857
0,857
Non-C*sh Funds