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Wild Bird Rescue Dorset

Charity Number: 1194952

Trustees' Annual Report & Financial Statements

for the period 25[th] June 2021 to 31[st] December 2021

5th January 2022

Wild Bird Rescue Dorset. Charity Number: 1194952

Wild Bird Rescue Dorset Trustees’ Annual Report & Financial Statements

for the Financial Period from 25[th] June 2021 to 31[st ] December 2021

Reference & Administration Details

Charity Details:

Wild Bird Rescue Dorset

The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registration no: 1194952, registered with the Charity Commission on 25[th] June 2021.

The charity is registered with HM Revenue & Customs for Gift Aid.

Prior to registration as a CIO, Wild Bird Rescue Dorset was an unregistered (below the £5000pa threshold) small charity of the same name.

Charity’s Address

Phylcott, West Morden, Dorset, BH20 7EA Phone: [phone] Email: [e-mail] Website: www.wildbirdrescuedorset.uk Facebook: facebook.com/wildbirdrescuedorset Instagram: #wildbirdrescuedorset

Names of the Charity Trustees who Manage the Charity

Sandra Cristel Becker Christopher Keevil Karen Peirce

Names & Addresses of Advisors

None

Bank

Lloyds Bank plc. Registered Office: 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN

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Wild Bird Rescue Dorset. Charity Number: 1194952

Structure, Governance & Management

Type of Governing Document:

Constitution – based on the Charity Commission’s model governing document for Foundation Charitable Incorporated Organisations, ie: where the Trustees are the only Members of the charity.

Governance

The charity is governed by the Trustees and meetings are held twice yearly, or more frequently if it is deemed necessary. Additional Trustees can be appointed by way of agreement by all existing Trustees by vote. All newly appointed and existing Trustees are reminded regularly of their responsibilities.

Risk Management

The Trustees have identified major risks which face the charity and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate the effect of those risks. Trustees take reputational, operational, and financial risk very seriously. Risks are monitored regularly and managed positively to limit the adverse consequences that can arise from unfavourable events.

Organisation

The Trustees continue to discuss the financial affairs and management of the charity, and to leave the day to day running of the charity to its Founder Sandra Cristel Becker. In the event of any need to acquire capital items, this is presented to the trustees for their decision.

Trustee Selection Methods:

There must be at least three charity trustees. In accordance with the Constitution, Trustees are appointed or re-appointed for a term of one year, to be extended automatically unless otherwise dictated by terms laid out in the Constitution.

In appointing Trustees due consideration is given to ensuring that the Trustees have, between them, the skills and experience necessary to manage the charity effectively and in accordance with charity law.

Objects

Statutory Declaration on Public Benefit

The object of the CIO is for the benefit of the public;

To further the conservation and preservation of the Wild Bird species by providing a rescue, care and rehabilitation service for sick, injured, or orphaned wild birds, with the aim of eventually releasing them back to the wild to their natural habitat.

Activities & Performance

Statutory Declaration

The Trustees of Wild Bird Rescue Dorset confirm that they have paid due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.

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Wild Bird Rescue Dorset. Charity Number: 1194952

Wild Bird Care and Rehabilitation

During 2021, Wild Bird Rescue Dorset had an intake of a total of 352 wild birds with 39 various species.

188 birds were released in total. All release areas for fledglings are vetted for safety and in line with the species natural habitat. Older birds are usually released back to their originating area to join their family.

23 were transferred to other rescues (rare species, sea birds, or raptors), or passed onto support volunteers for soft release. We have teamed up with a handful of other local bird rescues and exchange certain birds such as migratory fledglings so that those who have a good flock can intake others of the same species to ensure a better survival rate upon release.

98 died, 22 were euthanised due to injuries/illnesses, and 19 were dead on arrival.

Overall Survival Rate: Including First 24hrs 63.96% After First 24hrs 80.68%

We were very lucky to have fantastic support of local vets and committed, hardworking support volunteers.

2 birds still pending release, 1 with a support volunteer, as they have ongoing health issues and aim to release in Spring 2022.

Below is a pie chart showing the percentage of age at intake of patients.

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Wild Bird Rescue Dorset currently has 2 support volunteers who regularly take ready fledglings such as pigeons to soft release. We do not have any volunteers on site at the rescue at this time.

We have a few volunteers locally who are happy to assist with collecting birds from local vets or finders. We also encourage finders to bring the birds directly to the rescue where possible, or advised to take to a vet, depending on the severity of injury/illness, (for example broken legs, wings or open wounds exposing internal organs). This saves crucial time in getting the bird veterinary help asap and cuts down travel time and stress for an injured or sick bird. Many local vets in general contact us regarding rehab of birds that have been brought to them by the general public.

Other Activities

Wild Bird Rescue Dorset has successfully continued to raise public awareness of conservation issues relating to wild birds, and the way individuals may support our work, through local talks and social media, articles, and in the future, we hope to generate more press articles.

We regularly post online and provide seasonally appropriate information and advice. Information is also available on our website and via social media. Our Facebook page currently has 841 followers, 766 likes, and our posts generate a reach of approximately 2,328 people a month.

We maintained contact with a network of wildlife and bird rescuers, carers, rehabilitators and vets across Dorset and the UK by way of social media, and email, where tips, advice and information relating to birds were discussed and shared.

Over Christmas 2021, one of our volunteers organized a tabletop sale, which raised £104.00. We also had some success in selling Christmas cards, which were made from supporters artwork and were donated to us, without copyright, to freely use on merchandise and fund raising activities.

Due to the local Avian Bird Flu outbreak from November 29[th] 2021, we have had to introduce extreme measures to ensure that no pathogens enter our rescue. Most vets will not see any bird during this time and those that do will only euthanise. This puts such a moral dilemma on rescue centers, some have closed their doors, others will try and find out more about the location and symptoms of the bird.

Any bird found anywhere near an outbreak zone we will not take in or see during the restriction period. If a bird is found injured (not sick) and outside the “hot zone” we made a decision to triage outdoors in full PPE and quarantine the bird.

We worked closely with other wild bird rescues locally, sending finders to the nearest rescue so that help was available sooner. This also meant that certain species could be raised together and by “sharing the load” between us all, meant we all had reasonable capacity and ultimately the quality of care was not affected by high numbers currently being cared for.

Financial Review

Principal Sources of Funding and Outgoings

Wild Bird Rescue Dorset’s principal source of funds is from private donations.

The charity was supported by a few local businesses, who raised funds by selling certain items and granting us the profit. This has helped the rescue and promotes what we do and encourages other local businesses to find innovative ways to raise funds for us.

Wild Bird Rescue Dorset are registered as a CIO Charity with HMRC so that Gift Aid may be reclaimed on donations where the donor indicates that is their wish.

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Statement of the Charity's Policy on Reserves

The Charity’s policy on reserves is to generate and maintain a balance which is sufficient:

• a) to preserve the financial viability of the Charity in the event that unforeseen and/or unavoidable circumstance precipitate a short-term fall in its income;

• b) to enable the Charity, in the interests of meeting its objectives, to fund short-term deficits in a cash budget, e.g. money may need to be spent before donations are received and to cover the risk of unforeseen emergency or other unexpected need for funds, e.g. an unexpected large vets bill.

For these purposes the Charity will endeavour in the future to generate and maintain reserves which are at least 20% of its annual turnover.

Details of Any Funds Materially in Deficit

The Trustees declare that the charity had no funds which were materially in deficit at the date of the statement of assets & liabilities.

State of the Charity’s Finances

Wild Bird Rescue Dorset’s current resources from unrestricted funds are only just sufficient to meet its immediate outgoings. Being a newly registered charity, we aim to raise these funds so that we have funds in place that will sustain us for a few months ahead.

Particulars of Any Outstanding Guarantee Given by the Charity

The Trustees declare that the charity has given no guarantee where potential liability is outstanding at the date of the statement of assets & liabilities.

Particulars of Any Outstanding Debt

The Trustees declare that the charity has no outstanding debts which are secured by an express charge on any of the assets of the charity at the date of the statement of assets & liabilities.

Statutory Statements on Liabilities

The Trustees declare that:

• The charity has given no guarantees where potential liability under the guarantee is outstanding at the date of this statement (eg: any outstanding/ongoing contract or legal undertaking to buy or provide specific services);

• The charity has no debt outstanding at the date of this statement which is owed by the CIO and which is secured by an express charge on any assets of the CIO (eg: a mortgage on property owned by the charity).

Remuneration of Trustees

All Trustees act in a voluntary capacity and receive no remuneration or other material benefits from their services to the Charity.

Out-of-pocket expenses necessarily and reasonably incurred by Trustees in promoting the purposes of the Charity are reimbursed at cost.

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Declaration

Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf,

Sandra C Becker, Principal Trustee. Date: 4[th] January 2022

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Statement of Financial Activity

Receipts & Payments Accounts for the Financial Year Ended 31[st] December 2021

CC16a Report at end of this document

Disposition of Funds

The Charity has no designated or restricted funds

Notes to the Accounts

a) Accounting Policies

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 Section 133, using the Receipts and Payments basis available to small charities.

b) Reimbursement of Out-of-Pocket Expenses

No Trustees received any reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses in the financial year.

c) Salaries & Professional Fees

Wild Bird Rescue Dorset does not charge any professional fees for the services that it provides. No trustee receives any payments for the services they provide to the charity.

In the current financial year the charity employed no staff or external contractors.

d) Fixed Assets

The charity has no fixed assets

e) Creditors

Cheques issued prior to the end of the financial year but not appearing in the end of financial year bank statement are only reported as outstanding creditors if they remain unpresented at the time of producing the financial statements.

f) Rounding Discrepancies

All amounts are recorded to the penny, but in these accounts are shown as digitally rounded to the nearest pound. This can occasionally result in a total apparently not being the sum of its constituent amounts. All individual amounts, and their totals, are nevertheless correct.

Approval of the Board of Trustees

The Trustees declare that they have approved the above Annual Report & Statement of Financial Activity.

Signed on behalf of the Trustees

Sandra C Becker, Principal Trustee.

Date: 5[th] January 2022

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	WILD BIRD RESCUE DORSET	WILD BIRD RESCUE DORSET	WILD BIRD RESCUE DORSET	WILD BIRD RESCUE DORSET	WILD BIRD RESCUE DORSET	No 119495	2	2	CC16 a
	Receipts and payments accounts
	For the period from		25/06/2021		To	31/1	2/2021
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 428 104 - 10 1,376 1,263 20 -		Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - -		Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - -		Total funds to the nearest £ 428 104 - 10 1,376 1,263 20 -		Last year to the nearest £
Donations cash	428		-		-		428		-
Fund Raising Events	104		-		-		104		-
Collection Boxes	-		-		-		-		-
Sales of Merchandise	10		-		-		10		-
Donations Paypal	1,376		-		-		1,376		-
Paypal Just Giving	1,263		-		-		1,263		-
AMAZON SMILE	20		-		-		20		-
	-		-		-		-		-
Sub total(Gross income for AR)	4,222		-		-		4,222		-
	- -		- -		- -		- -
~~A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).~~
	-		-		-		-
	-		-		-		-		-
Sub total	-		-		-		-		-
Total receipts A3 Payments
	4,222		-		-		4,222		-
	1,960 398 232 343 103 - - - -		- - - - - - - - -		- - - - - - - - -		1,960 398 232 343 103 - - - -
Purchases ( food, bedding, etc)	1,960		-		-		1,960		-
Veterinary Fees	398		-		-		398		-
Admin fees ( Website, Wordpress etc)	232		-		-		232		-
Marketing ( Christmas cards, posters, FEES)	343		-		-		343		-
Training courses	103		-		-		103		-
	-		-		-		-		-
	-		-		-		-		-
	-		-		-		-		-
	-		-		-		-		-
Sub total	3,036		-		-		3,036		-
	- -		- -		- -		- -
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	-		-		-		-
	-		-		-		-
Sub total	-		-		-		-		-
Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end
	3,036		-		-		3,036		-
	1,186		-		-		1,186		-
	-		-		-		-		-
	-		-		-		-		-
	1,186		-		-		1,186		-

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories B2 Other monetary assets B1 Cash funds	Details NONE BANK CASH Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 594 592 -	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 594 592 -	Restricte d funds to nearest £ - - -	Restricte d funds to nearest £ - - -	Endowm ent funds to nearest £
		594		-		-
		592		-		-
		-		-		-
		1,186		-		-
		OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ -		OK Restricte d funds to nearest £ -		OK
						Endowm ent funds to nearest £
	NONE	-		-		-

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