2023-12-31-accounts - London Colney Hedgehog Rescue

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01-01-2023 Period start date To 31-12-2023 Period end date

Charity name: London Colney Hedgehog Rescue

Charity registration number: 1191141

Objectives and Activities

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

Achievements and Performance	SORP reference
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	Every year countless hedgehogs are killed and injured. As well as the pain and suffering hedgehogs endure, many young babies are left orphaned and need to be hand-reared before release. Humans cause many hedgehog deaths and injuries through the irresponsible disposing of litter, habitat destruction and the use of garden tools and chemicals and through speeding on the roads and pointless cruelty. LCHR has continued supporting hedgehogs with 373 hedgehogs admitted for treatment during 2023. LCHR has been microchipping hedgehogs since 2016 and have continued to do so and have to date microchipped 1746, 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 of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	At the end December 2023 the reserves for the charity that were freely available £25,486 which exceeds 12 months of our planned level of expenditure for the period commencing January 2024.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The charity’s reserve policy is to maintain but not exceed adequate level of reserves to support the charity’s activities. The aim of the charityis to ensure that it has

		sufficient reserves to maintain at least one years planned expenditure.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£25,486
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

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution adopted 15thJanuary 2020
How is the charity constituted? (e.g 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	Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of charity trustees.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	London Colney Hedgehog Rescue
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1191141
Charity’s principal address	Kings Road London Colney Herts AL2 1EN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Esther Chant	Trustee
Heather Wilson	Chairperson
Paul Burford	Trustee
Jane Smith	Trustee	3rd March 2023 term ended
C Sian Pritchard	Trustee
Rosemary Jackson	Trustee

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name N/A

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity	Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity	Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
N/A

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity

Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Esther Chant

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

N/A

Other optional information

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Carey Sian Pritchard
	Trustee
	6thOctober 2024
	6thOctober 2024

Charity Name	No (if any)
London Colney Hedgehog Rescue
Receipts and payments accounts		CC16a
Period start date For the period from 01/01/2023	Period end date To 31/12/2023

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 15,832 - - - - - - - 15,832 - - - 15,832 12,631 - - - - - - - - 12,631 - - - 12,631 3,201 - 22,285 25,486	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £ 15,832 - - - - - - - 15,832 - - - 15,832 12,631 - - - - - - - - 12,631 - - - 12,631 3,201	Last year to the nearest £
Donations	15,832		- - - - - - - - -		21,128
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	15,832				21,128

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
			-		21,128

	12,631		- - - - - - - - - -		16,894
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**Sub total **	12,631				16,894

A4 Asset and investment purchases (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
			-		16,894

	3,201		-		4,234
	-		- -	- 22,285	-
	22,285				18,051
	25,486		-	25,486	22,285

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

10/10/2024

Section B Statement of

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	Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) NW NB Details Details Details Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 15,245 - 10,241 - - 25,486 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name CareySian Pritchard	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			OK
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			Date of approval
		CareySian Pritchard	6th October 2024

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

10/10/2024