## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Year **From** 1[st] April 2020 **To** 31st March 2021
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Prickles in a Pickle **Other names charity is known by** N/A **Registered charity number (if any)** 1189005 **Charity's principal address** 20 Well Park Place Stokefleming South Devon **Postcode TQ6 0PQ**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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||Alan Pook|Co-founder||Joint Trustee decision|
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||JoyHowick|SafeguardingOfficer|||
||Janice Jeffery|Secretary|28/04/21||
||Elaine Cooper||||
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|**Section B**|**Structure,**|**governance and management**||
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document Constitution (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Trust (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods Appointed by existing trustees and appointment voted on. (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include Job Description additional information, where Hedgehog Care Manual relevant, about: Induction Framework • policies and procedures Health and Safety Policy adopted for the induction and Safeguarding Children Policy Safeguarding Adults Policy training of trustees; Data Protection Policy
- the charity’s organisational Equality and Diversity structure and any wider network with which the charity Emergency Plan works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
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To promote humane behaviour towards hedgehogs and other small animals, by providing appropriate care, protection, treatment and security **Summary of the objects of the** for hedgehogs and other small animals which are in need of care and **charity set out in its** attention, by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances or ill **governing document** usage and to educate the public in matters pertaining to small animal welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering among small animals, particularly hedgehogs. We have improved and expanded our facilities by carrying out the following; Purchasing new housing for the animals. Purchasing new medical equipment such as a nebuliser and suction machine. Purchasing the necessary disposable items, PPE, food and medicines to treat the hedgehogs and animals in our care. Building a positive relationship with our local veterinary practice. **Summary of the main** Taking in, treating and rehabilitating over 1000 hedgehogs during this **activities undertaken for the** documented year. **public benefit in relation to** Providing information, verbal and written on the care of hedgehogs, **these objects (include within** gardening with hedgehogs, encouraging them into gardens and what to **this section the statutory** do, if one is found in distress. **declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance** Taking part in school education by giving talks. **issued by the Charity** Providing talks to adult groups. **Commission on public** Taking part in media activities, such as radio, newspaper, and **benefit)** magazines. Recruiting more volunteers, training them in animal care. Setting up a transport group to be able to pick up casualties when needed, these people have been equipped with carriers, heat mats and identity badges to maintain a professional and safe service. Engaging with the local council to set up a local hedgehog survey and road signs warning of hedgehogs crossing the road.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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The trustees are fully involved with all the Charity’s activities. Our volunteers are all encouraged to play to their strengths and are the bedrock of our work. We all work as a team providing the best possible care and outcome for the animals we are presented with.
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
From cleaning out cages and administering medication to folding laundry and fund raising, the contribution to the charity’s work is immense.
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers
## Section D Achievements and performance
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## Section D Achievements and erformance p
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
Our main achievements have been to continue our work with rehabilitating hedgehogs and small animals, improving the facilities we have and obtaining the funds to do so. Achieving a good name for our work and recognition of our charity and what it does.
Involvement with and for the local and wider community.
Educating and allowing the public to engage with the animals we care for. Remaining solvent and being able to maintain the high standards we are known for.
We aim to continue improvement and widen the educational benefits to the public with more involvement with forest schools.
We are in the process of setting up courses for people with an interest in hedgehogs and small animals both to educate and raise money.
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## **Section E Financial review**
To always maintain 6 months expenditure in the bank account.
## **Brief statement of the**
## **charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially** NONE **in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include Our principal source of funds comes from donations, local boot sales and additional information, where craft fairs, sale of hedgehog houses and feed stations. relevant about:
- the charity’s principal Donations raised from giving talks to groups and societies. sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** Janice Jeffery **Full name(s)** Janice Louise Jeffery **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Secretary **etc) Date** 28/01/2022
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