Objectives and activities.
Wings and Paws Rescue, a registered charity in Wolverhampton, is committed to rescuing, nurturing, and finding loving homes for ailing, neglected, and abandoned animals across the West Midlands and Shropshire. We are a non-profit volunteer-driven animal rescue organisation led by CEO Clare Vowles and her devoted team of volunteer animal enthusiasts. We do not discriminate on age, health, sex or breed, in our opinion all animals deserve a loving home and this is what we strive to provide.
We also take care of any local wildlife that is injured, rehabilitating and then returning them to the wild.
Achievements and performance
This year we were named as one of The Mayor of Wolverhampton’s chosen charities.
We held our 3rd annual Fun Day in August and it was a massive success, even bigger and better than the previous years, the day raised over £6,000 for the animals in our care! Even the Mayor and the Mayoress attended!
Two big cases of the year were Dexter, the tiny 5 month old Dachshund puppy who was so neglected and emaciated he weighed the equivalent of a 3 month old puppy. Medically nothing was wrong with him, it was simply the sad case of his previous owner starving him. Dexter has now found his forever home and will be joining them soon..
We also had Major, Ingrid and their puppies, who were given into our care by West Midlands Police after they were seized from a flat where they were kept in horrendous conditions. Major belonged to a homeless man who had sadly passed away and Wings and Paws were his registered owner on the microchip having helped his owner take care of him in the past. Ingrid and her puppies have all now been rehomed and Major is staying on as a permanent foster with CEO Clare as they have such a strong bond.
This year a main focus has been helping people who are struggling financially, as the current crisis is hitting hard. Sometimes his has simply involved dropping dog food to them to see them through to payday, other times we’ve paid for flea/wormer or other vet treatments to ensure that families don’t needlessly loose their beloved pets.
We rely solely on the kindness of our supporters and community. All donations that are received go direct towards food, vet bills, blankets, toys and other pet supplies.
Financial review
The year to 31 March 2023 showed an unrestricted fund of £5048 being the bank balance at that date.
Structure, governance and management
Wings & Paws Rescue is a registered charity, number 1190587
The Trustees are:
Clare Vowels (Chair), Claire Mellings and Michelle Uppal
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ members of
Charity Name Wings & Paws Rescue 31/03/2023 1190587 1-3
On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
Responsibilities and basis of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2023
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the 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 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 which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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Signed: J P Williamson Date: 19/12/2023 Name: J P WILLIAMSON ACCOUNTANTS Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: IER 1 October 2018
8 TRYSULL GARDENS
Wolverhampton
WV3 7LD
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight 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 .
October 2018
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