## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 1[st] April 2023 to 31[st] March 2024 **Charity name:** Oxfordshire Wildlife Rescue **Charity registration number:** 1194050 ## **Objectives and Activities** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of Para 1.17 For the benefit of the public:
the charity as set out in its
governing document A to rescue, rehabilitate and release wild
animals who need assistance due to being
sick, injured or orphaned providing medical
care, relief of pain and suffering and
suitable rehabilitation facilities for all British
wildlife
B. the provision of advice and education to
the public to advance and promote the
appreciation, respect and welfare of British
wildlife
C. To provide an emergency animal rescue
service responding to members of the
public in need of assistance to find a wild
animal in distress
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and We operate a 24/7 Wildlife Ambulance
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activities in relation to those service.
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the We also operate a rehabilitation centre
activities, projects or between 9am and 10pm
services identified in the
accounts. All rescues and admissions are generated
by a call from a member of the public who
have found wildlife that is sick, injured or
orphaned.
We also offer advice over the phone to
anyone who calls us, where the animal
may just need monitoring or referral
elsewhere.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The Trustees confirm that they have had
whether the trustees have regard to guidance issued by the charity
had regard to the guidance commission on public benefit
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
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## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**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|Our post 48 hour success rate with Deer is
over 80%.
Worked closely with vets – educate each
other, sharing best practices.
Reviewed and improved our working
practices to ensure that they remained
appropriate and relevant to deliver the best
possible outcomes.
Improved specialist protocols for a variety
of species.
Worked closely with other organisations –
other wildlife centres and police (road traffic
accidents).
Recruited and trained many new
volunteers.
Organised and ran two large fundraising
events which provide community activities,
engagement and education.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives Para 1.41
set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 OWR accounts are prepared on a receipts
financial position at the end and payments basis as income is <£250k.
of the period
The charity ended the year with a gross
annual income of £249.9k (PY £169.9k)
and receipts, net of expenses totalling
£69.3k (PY £12.4k)
£161.8k of the gross annual income was
unrestricted of which 85% £137.6k was
generated from donations. 3% £4.5k, came
from fundraising and the remaining 12%
was from grants of £1.8k, and £17.8k
related to reclaiming gift aid from HMRC.
A total of £88.1k (PY £7.9k) from the
annual income related to restricted income
(before expenses incurred).
Of the closing cash balance of £87.1k
(PY£17.7k) is analysed as follows:
- £74.4k is restricted. £62.3k relates
to a fundraising project to purchase
land for our future home. This
project is still ongoing at the time of
report submission. The remainder
£12.1k comprises of a £11.2k grant
and £1k donations for a 2 [nd]
ambulance which was purchased in
Sept 2024.
- £6.7k (PY £1k) reserves
- £5.9k (PY £9.3k) ongoing
operations
Expenditure predominantly came from
ongoing running costs and wages.
Fixed assets capitalised and depreciated
amounted to £28.7k written down value,
£14.9k of which were purchased in the
2023/24 FY. Depreciation is calculated on a
straight line basis, over 5 years for all
assets. We have no freehold or leasehold
property.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 The Trustees have identified optimum level
policy for holding reserves of reserves to be calculated to be between
stating why they are held the minimum level up to the equivalent of
six months of unrestricted operating costs.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £6.7k reserves are held at end of 2023/24
an increase of £5.7k from 2022/23
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially in Para 1.24 No fund deficit has been identified.
deficit
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|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Reducing any going concern uncertainties
continues to be a priority in future years by
identifying further income streams, such as
increasing grants, to strengthen reserves
and improve resilience.
Recent changes in Government policy
regarding minimum wages and employers
NI rates will put significant pressure during
2025/26| |---|---|---| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |**Additional information (optional)**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |||| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document Para 1.25 We have a constitution
(trust deed, royal charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 We are a CIO
constituted?
(e.g. unincorporated
association, CIO)
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|**Structure, Governance and Management**|**Structure, Governance and Management**|**Structure, Governance and Management**| |---|---|---| |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)
Para 1.25
We have a constitution||| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g. unincorporated
association, CIO)
Para 1.25
We are a 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|Trustees can be nominated by any
Trustee/the Founders – decision made as
per other decisions within our constitution –
by majority.
Our constitution uses the standard
constitution provided by the Charity
Commission:
(1) Apart from the first charity trustees,
every trustee must be appointed for a term
of three years by a resolution passed at a
properly convened meeting of the charity
trustees.
(2) In selecting individuals for appointment
as charity trustees, the charity trustees
must have regard to the skills, knowledge
and experience needed for the effective
administration of the CIO.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name Oxfordshire Wildlife Rescue
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1194050
Charity’s principal address Woodway Road,
Blewbury
Didcot
OX11 9HW
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Joanna Pyle Chair
2 Suzanne Clough Treasurer
3 Katey Buscombe
4 Annaliese Byard
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None 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 ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **N/A** ## **Other optional information** **N/A** ## **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 (e.g. Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|| |---|---| ||Joanna Pyle| ||
Chair| ||21stJan 2025| ||21stJan 2025| ||Unrestricted|Restricted Endowment||| |---|---|---|---|---| ||funds|funds fu nds|Total funds|Last year| ||to the nearest
£|to the nearest f to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £| |AI Receipts||||| |Donations|137,560|||| |Fundraising|4,555|||| |Grants|1,850|||| |Sponsorship||||| |Misc / Rerfunds|17,854|||| |Sub total (Gross income for||||| |AR'|161,819|||| |A2 Asset and investment sales,||||| |(see table).||||| |q=i||||| |Sub total||||| |Total receipts||||| |A3 Payments||||| |Wages|107,516|||| |Patient Food|4,437|||| |Rent & Bills|27,192|||| |Medical|5,483|||| |Ambulance / Fuel|3,754|||| |Hospital / Rehab area|6,051|||| |Fundraising|2,429|||| |Staff / Volunteer Fuel|2,501|||| |Staff / Volunteer Refreshment|224|||| |Admin|2,800|||| |Misc|6,639|||| ||155,749|||| |A4 Asset and investment||||| |purchases, (see table)||||| |Fixed Assets|522|||| |Sub total|522|||| |Total payments||||| |Net of receipts/(pajments)||||| |A5 Transfers between funds||||| |A6 Ca-sh funds last year end||||| |Cash funds this year end||||| |||Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |---|---|---|---|---| |||funds|funds|funds| |||to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |81 Cash funds|Cash at Bank|||| ||Reserves|||| ||Total cash funds|||| ||(agree balances with receipts and payments|||| ||account(s))|||| |||Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |||funds|funds|funds| ||Details|to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |82 Other monetary assets||||| ||Detaiig||Cost (optional)|| |83 Investment assets
84 Assets retained for the
charity's own use|De!aiis
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