## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period**
**From: 01/07/2024 To: 30/06/2025**
**Charity name: STRAY2ME RESCUE Charity registration number: 1186687 Company number: CE019835**
## **Objectives and activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the CIO are, for the benefit of
the public, to relieve the suffering of animals
in need of care and attention and, in
particular, to provide and maintain rescue
homes or other facilities for the reception,
care and treatment of such animals.|
|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|*To provide financial assistance to rescuers
in Romainia sheltering stray & abandoned
dogs & cats.
* To find suitable, safe homes for said
animals in Romania, Western Europe & the
U.K.
* To promote animal welfare in both
Romania & the U.K. through education and
the support of spay/neutering campaigns.
*To support those wishing to adopt an
animal by advising them and furnishing them
with the appropriate knowledge in order to
choose the companion animal that is right for
them and their circumstances.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the Charity
Commissionʼs guidance on public benefit.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Not applicable as no grant making is included in the charity’s activities Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Not applicable Para 1.38
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|||
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|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The charity recognises the importance of
volunteers in achieving their objectives and
activities. The charity recognises the
significant value of the time, knowledge, and
experience that volunteers offer. The
Trustees want to formally acknowledge and
appreciate the impact of these volunteers.|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and performance**
|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|The Trustees report to the general public
that the Charity has developed its
capabilities and activities during the sixth
year of operations. The Charity’s efficient
processes facilitated by positive values and
modern technologies have resulted in the
recruitment of new volunteers, particularly
from amongst adopters, who have enhanced
and developed their skills whilst helping to
raise the profile of the charity and support its
work. The charity maintains a very strong
brand identity, enhanced by bespoke
merchandising, and an informative and
educational website. This has helped the
charity to educate, neuter, rescue and
rehome cats and dogs from Romania. Some
of the achievements are:
• Raising over £78,853 towards foster,
veterinary, and transport fees – an increase
of 8.5% on the previous year while the UK
population faced pressures on disposable
income due to the rise in the cost of living;
• The maintenance of approximately £5,000
in cash reserves for emergencies and
potential costs of offering rescue back up to
unsuccessful adoptions. This amount was
consistent to the previous year’s due to the
low rate of animals returned during the
previous year;
• Completing several spay campaigns in
Tulcea and the south of Romania which
resulted in 68 neutered cats and 167
neutered dogs preventing an incremental
increase of the stray population of over 1.5
million between cats and dogs over a 5 year
period;
• The successful rehoming of 46 animals
during the year: 32 dogs (26 from Romania|
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and 6 from the UK) and 14 cats (12 from Romania and 2 from the UK). The large drop in adoptions (-42% compared to the previous 12 months) has been a consequence of both a much lower number of applications, which the trustees understand being generalised to the whole rescue sector as a product of the cost of living crisis and the increased number of returns, and the response to negative press and sentiment towards foreign rescue animals in relation to Brucella Canis; • The Trustees have been actively working on continuing to educate prospective adopters on Brucella Canis, It remains the Trustees’ view that proactively informing prospective adopters and approaching veterinary clinics to seek confirmation on their policy regarding registering, testing and services provided to dogs who may test positive on UK tests will reduce the number of dogs returned to the Charity and only attract adopters who are willing and able to face any additional requirements imposed by their vets de-escalating any negative publicity given to the disease and foreign adoptions. • No changes have been made to the preimport screening protocol for dogs and cats in the period. The adoption donation requested from adopters to cover import costs has remained stable in the period. • The Charity provides ongoing funding for sanctuary spaces and veterinary care for a number of traumatised dogs in Romania. Recognising that the dogs’ medical needs are likely to grow as they age, the Charity has factored the anticipated increase in veterinary expenses into its future financial planning. The Trustees thank all the volunteers, donors, supporters, and followers for their efforts and look forward to continuing to operate the Charity in the years to come to benefit cats and dogs from disadvantaged backgrounds and humans in need of a companion.
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Para 1.41 Achievements against objectives set The Charity raised £78,853 (+8.5%) in the sixth year of operation. The board had Para 1.41 forecast an income from donations and Gift
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set||Aid of £75,000 in the same period and the
excess has not resulted in concerns or
changes in operations. The Charity remains
solvent.|
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|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial review**
|**Financial review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Charity had £12,108 in its bank
accounts and held with PayPal as of
30/06/2025. There were no bills issued by
foster carers or veterinarians in Romania
that were awaiting payment (creditors). The
board allocated those funds to cash reserves
to provide for emergencies in Romania and
the UK and provisions for bills not yet
issued. The current burn rate is at around
£6,000 per calendar month, which is
affordable given the balance held at the end
of the period and the reserves for
emergencies set at £5,000.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Based on the first 5 years of operations
rehoming dogs and cats to adopters directly,
and taking into consideration the financial
strain posed on adopters by the cost-of-living
crisis, the board reviewed the risk of failed
adoptions at 5% of animals imported and
assumed an average stay of 3 months at
licensed kennels at an average cost of £392
per animal which would require access to
around £5,000 to meet financial obligations.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£12,108|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Donations, Gift Aid
Para 1.47
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|||
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The rehoming dogs and cats directly means
the Charity assumes the risk of failed
adoptions and animals needing emergency
boarding kennels. The trustees hold
sufficient personal wealth to cover those
costs may the charity not hold sufficient
funds.
The impact of the cost-of-living crisis on the
general public’s finances is likely to cause a
medium-term decrease in income, therefore
the board is aiming to broaden the number
of supporters at a lower average donation.|
|Other|||
## **Structure, governance and management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document:
for example,trust deed,
memorandum and articles of
association etc|Para 1.25|CIO template governing document|
|How is the charity
constituted?
for example limited company,
unincorporated association,
CIO|Para 1.25|CIO|
|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|(1) Apart from the first charity trustees, every
trustee must be appointed for a term of one
year by a resolution passed at a properly
convened meeting of the charity trustees.
(2) In selecting individuals for appointment
as charity trustees, the charity trustees must
have regard to the skills, knowledge and
experience needed for the effective
administration of the CIO.|
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Para 1.51 Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees
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Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works
Para 1.51
Relationship with any related
parties
Other
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## **Reference and administrative details**
|Charity name|STRAY2ME RESCUE|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1186687|
|Charity’s principal address|3rdFloor, 166 Upper Richmond Road, London, SW15 2SH|
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
|Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/A|
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|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A|
|Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|N/A|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)**|
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information)**
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/A
## **Other optional information**
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## **Declarations**
**The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Mauro Orru **Position (for example** Trustee **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 28/03/2025
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Charity Name No (if any)
STRAY2ME RESCUE 1186687
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/07/2024 30/06/2025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations and Gift Aid 78,853 - - 78,853 72,733
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Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 78,853 ] - - 78,853 72,733
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 78,853 - - 78,853 72,733
A3 Payments
Charitable activities 71,323 - - 71,323 77,995
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Sub total [ 71,323 ] - - 71,323 77,995
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
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Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 71,323 - - 71,323 77,995
Net of receipts/(payments) 7,530 - - 7,530 - 5,262
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 4,578 - - 4,578 9,840
Cash funds this year end 12,108 - - 12,108 4,578
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
21/03/2026
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Bank Accounts
PayPal
**Details**
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**funds**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**11,713**
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**395**
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**12,108**
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Date of
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
21/03/2026
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
|**Report to the trustees**
**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
**Set out on pages**|Charity Name
STRAY2ME RESCUE|Charity Name
STRAY2ME RESCUE|Charity Name
STRAY2ME RESCUE|
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||30/06/2025|**Charity no**
**(if any)**|1186687|
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**Report to the trustees**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **30 / 06 / 2025** .
**Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
**Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- the accounting 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 with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true 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 to which attention should be drawn in this report 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:** 15/03/2026 **Name:** Yuen Lam CHAN **Relevant professional** ACCA **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 24 Kelly Avenue
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## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material 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** .
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**IER**