2022-12-31-accounts

Objectiv	es and	Activiti	es
			SORP reference
Summary	ofthe purposes of		Para 1.17	Conservation and preservation ofthe
the charity as set out		in its		hedgehog species in Hertfordshire and
governing	document			surrounding areas
Summary activities	ofthe main in relation to those		Para 1.17and 1.19	To relieve the suffering and distress of hedgehogs in need ofcare and attention	by
purposes	for the public			providing a rescue, care and rehabilitation
benefit, in particular,		the		service for sick, injured and orphaned
activities,	projects or			hedgehogs with the aim ofreleasing such
services identified in		the		hedgehogs back into the wild wherever
accounts.				possible and to also provide a safe refuge
				for non native hedgehog species with the
				necessary care and treatment.
				Toeducate the public by promoting
				awareness ofthe problems hedgehogs
				encounter in relation to their future survival.
Statement	confirming		Para 1.18	The Trustees are aware ofthe public
whether the trustees		have		benefit guidance and have taken into
had regard to the guidance				account this guidance when making
issued by	the Charity			decisions when the guidance is relevant.
Commission on public
benefit

Achievements	Achievements	Achievements	Achievements	and	SORP reference
Performance
Summary	ofthe main /				Para 1.20	Every year countless hedgehogs are	killed
achievements			ofthe charity,			and injured. As well as the pain and
identifying	the difference the					suffering hedgehogs endure, many young
charity's	work		has	made to		babies are left orphaned and need to	be
the circumstances				of its		hand-reared before release.
beneficiaries		and		any wider		Humans cause many hedgehog deaths
benefits to society				as a		and injuries through the irresponsible
whole.						disposing of litter, habitat destruction	and
						the use ofgarden tools and chemicals	and
						through speeding on the roads and
						pointless cruelty. LCHR has continued
						supporting hedgehogs within the region of
						280 hedgehogs admitted for treatment
						during 2022.
						LGHR has been microchipping hedgehogs
						since 2016and have continued to do	so
						and have to date over microchipped 1500,
						this has provided useful information when
						hedgehogs have returned to rescue.
						LCHR continue to study the benefits from
						this, trying to understand the benefits	of
						releasing to different environments to	assist
						with survival rates.

Financial Review	Financial Review
Review ofthe charity's			Para 1.21	At the end December 2022 the reserves for
financial position	at the end			the charity that were freely available
ofthe period				f22,285 which exceeds 12months ofour
				planned level ofexpenditure for the period
				commencing January 2023.
Statement explaining		the	Para 1.22	The charity's reserve policy isto maintain
policy for holding	reserves			but not exceed adequate level ofreserves
stating why they	are held			to support the charity's activities. The aim
				ofthe charity isto ensure that it has

			sufficient reserves to	sufficient reserves to	maintain	maintain	at least one	at least one
			years planned expenditure.
Amount ofreserves held		Para 1.22	f22,285
Reasons for holding zero		Para 1.22	N/A
reserves
Details offund materially	in	Para 1.24	N/A
deficit
Explanation ofany		Para 1.23	N/A
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Structure, Governance		and Management
Description ofcharity's
trusts:
Type ofgoverning document		Para	Constitution	adopted	15~	January		2020
How is the charity		Para 1.25	CIO
constituted?
Trustee selection methods		Para 1.25	Apart from the first charity			trustees,		every
including details ofany			trustee must	be appointed		by	a resolution
constitutional provisions e.g.			passed at a properly		convened		meeting of
election to post or name of			charity trustees.
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees

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Funds held as custodian		trustees on behalf ofothers
Description ofthe assets		N/A
held in this capacity
Name and objects ofthe		N/A
charity on whose behalf	the
assets are held and how	this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
Details ofarrangements	for	N/A
safe custody and
segregation ofsuch assets
from the charity's own
assets

						Unrestricted	Unrestricted	Restricted	Restricted	Restricted		Endowment
	Categories					funds			funds			funds
						lo nearest E		to nearest E				to nearest E
81Cash	funds		NW				11,310
			NB				10,975
					Total cash funds		22,285
			(agree	balances	with receipts and payments
					account(s))
						Unrestricted		Restricted				Endowment
						funds			funds			funds
			Details			to nearest E		to	nearest E			to nearest E
82Other	monetary assets
			Details			Fund asset	towhich helen s	Cost (optional)				Current value o tional
83Investment		assets
			Details			Fund asset	to which belon s	C	1(	g	il	Current value o tional
84Assets retained for the
charity's	own	use
						Fund	to which	Amount due				When due
			Details			liabil'	relates		o	onal		o onal
85 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf ofall the trustees				Signature			Print Name					Date of a roval
							Carny Sian Pritchard					08/10/2023
accounts (	SS)											10/10/2023