Registered Charity number 1189005
## Prickles in a pickle
Report and Unaudited Accounts
31 March 2023
## **Prickles in a Pickle Report and accounts Contents**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|1|
|Independent Examiners' report|2|
|Statement of Financial Activities|3|
|Balance sheet|4|
|Notes to the accounts|5-6|
**Prickles in a Pickle Registered Charity Number 1189005 Trustees report for the year to 31 March 2023**
The Trustees present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the notes to the accounts and comply with the charity's trust deed and applicable law.
## **Constitution and objects.**
The Charity is registered with the Charites Commission as a CIO-Foundation on 09 April 2020. Its aims are to promote humane behaviour towards hedgehogs and other small animals, by providing appropriate care, protection, treatment and security for hedgehogs and other small animals which are in need of care and attention, by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances or ill 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.
## **Trustees**
The Charity's trustees during the year were:
J Thomson A Pook J Jeffery E Montague T Hutton- Fellowes J Howick M Rodrigues- Taylor
Company Secretary:
M Rodrigues- Taylor
Treasurer:
E Montague
## **Review of activities**
## **Charitable activities**
Prickles in a Pickle is a hedgehog rescue charity taking in injured and sick hedgehogs, the aim is to nurse the hedgehogs back to full health and then release back into the wild. During the year the Charity took in over 1000 hedgehogs for treatment and care. The Charity is completely run with the help of volunteers who are DBS checked and receive training, they work as a team to provide the best outcome for the animals that are presented. The contribution to the work of the charity by these volunteers is immense and very much appreciated. Work is still underway to secure land regarding the plans for a new hospital building for the charity in the future.
## **Public benefit**
The charity works within the guidelines specified by the Charity Commission and the Trustees take these guidelines into account in all decisions made in relation to the charity's decisions.
This report was approved by the board on 45313 and signed on its behalf by:
Judy Thomson Trustee
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**Prickles in a Pickle Independent Examiners Report**
## **Independent examiners report on the unaudited accounts to the trustees of Prickles in a Pickle**
We report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023 which are set out on the following pages.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) does not apply and that an independent examination is required.
It is our responsibility to:
-examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
- -to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission
- under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
- to state whether particular matters have come to our attention.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
We have completed my examination. We confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives us 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.
Morgan Accountants Limited Duke Court Bridge Street Kingsbridge Devon TQ7 1HX
29 January 2024
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## **Prickles in a Pickle Statement of financial activities (incorporating detailed income & expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2023**
|**Note**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
**Income from donations and legacies**
Fundraising & donations received
39,870
Grants received
2,000
Gift aid and tax received
-
Legacies
-
Grants received - Restricted
-
Donations received - Restricted
-
Sale of products
6,817
**48,687**
**Total incoming resources**
**48,687**
**Resources expended**
**Charitable activities**
Vet procedures
3,051
Pharmacy
6,924
Food
9,863
Bedding, cleaning & related supplies
2,211
Insurance
174
Materials for product sales
3,533
Rent
1,800
Office supplies
592
Paypal fees
129
Equipment purchases
7,819
Repairs and maintenance
1,045
Accountancy fees
900
Sundry expenses
3,923
Gas, electricity and water
750
Restricted expenditure
-
**42,714**
**Total resources expended**
**42,714**
**Net incoming resources before transfers**
5,973
**Gross transfers between funds**
-
**Total funds brought forward 1 April 2022**
15,626
**Total funds carried forward 31 March 2023**
**21,599**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
**-**
**-**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
**-**
**-**
-
-
4,528
**4,528**|**Total 2023**
**£**
**39,870**
**2,000**
**-**
**-**
-
-
**6,817**
**48,687**
**48,687**
**3,051**
**6,924**
**9,863**
**2,211**
**174**
**3,533**
**1,800**
**592**
**129**
**7,819**
**1,045**
**900**
**3,923**
**750**
**-**
**42,714**
**42,714**
**5,973**
**-**
**20,154**
**26,127**|**Total 2022**
**£**
**13,527**
**3,500**
**7,264**
**10,000**
**3,940**
**4,000**
**-**
**42,231**
**42,231**
**7,305**
**1,623**
**8,337**
**3,210**
**174**
**685**
**1,800**
**794**
**-**
**2,081**
**-**
**250**
**828**
**766**
**3,413**
**31,266**
**31,266**
**10,965**
**-**
**9,189**
**20,154**|
|---|---|---|---|
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## **Prickles in a Pickle Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023**
|**Notes**
**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
3
**Creditors: amounts falling due**
**within one year**
4
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
**Funds**
5
Designated hospital building
**Unrestricted Funds**
6|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
25,295
(3,696)
21,599
21,599
-
21,599
21,599|**Restricted**
**Fund**
**£**
4,528
-
4,528
4,528
4,528
-
4,528|**Total**
**2023**
**£**
**29,823**
**(3,696)**
**26,127**
**26,127**
**4,528**
**21,599**
**26,127**|**Total**
**2022**
**£**
**20,404**
**(250)**
**20,154**
**20,154**
**4,528**
**15,626**
**20,154**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
The trustees are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The Members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The accounts were approved by the Board of Trustees on 45313 and signed on it's behalf by:
Judy Thomson Trustee
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## **Prickles in a Pickle Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Accounting convention**
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities' : Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective January 2019) Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011.
## **Incoming resources**
Voluntary income including donations, gifts, legacies, grants and sale of products provide the core funding.
## **Taxation**
The company is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
## **2 Staff costs**
|**Staff costs**|||
|---|---|---|
||**2023**|**2022**|
||**Number**|**Number**|
|Average monthly number of employees|-|-|
No wages were paid to the charity's trustees for the year ended 31 March 2023 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.
There were no Trustee's expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2023 nor for the year ended 31 March 2023.
The Charity is completely run with the help of volunteers who are DBS checked.
|**3**
**Cash at bank and in hand**
Current account
Paypal account
Cash in hand
**4**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Creditors and accruals|**2023**
**£**
25,058
58
179
25,295
**2023**
**£**
3,696|**2022**
**£**
15,586
171
290
15,757
**2022**
**£**
250|
|---|---|---|
## **5 Funds**
Unrestricted funds comprise those funds which the trustees are free to use in accordance with the charitable objects.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objectives of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
|**Restricted fund**
At 1 April 2022
At 31 March 2023|**2023**
**£**
4,528
4,528|**2022**
**£**
4,528
4,528|
|---|---|---|
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## **Prickles in a Pickle**
## **Notes to the Accounts**
**for the year ended 31 March 2023**
## **6 Outline summary of funds movements**
|Fund balance 1 April 2022
Income
Expenditure
Fund balance 31 March 2023
Movement of funds previous year
Fund balance 1 April 2021
Income
Expenditure
Fund Balance 31 March 2022|**Unrestricted**
**Fund**
15,626
48,687
(42,714)
21,599
**Unrestricted**
**Fund**
9,189
34,291
(27,854)
15,626|**Restricted**
**Fund**
4,528
-
-
4,528
**Restricted**
**Fund**
-
7,940
3,412
11,352|
|---|---|---|
## **7 Related parties**
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2023
## **8 Controlling party**
The charity is controlled by the Trustees shown on the Trustees report.
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