## **Charity Commission Annual Return 2023** ## **The National Centre for Reptile Welfare (NCRW) Charity registration number: 1195393** Financial period start date: 01.01.2023 Financial period end date: 01.01.2024 Income and expenditure Income: £73,957 Expenditure: £84,863 Submitted online by Chris Newman (trustee) 24.11.2024 ## **Summary of animal intake and rehoming data** **----- Start of picture text -----**
NCRW full data 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Totals
Animals taken in total 296 755 1148 1508 2126 2611 8444
rescue 22 145 292 439 590 521 2009
rehome 274 610 856 1066 1486 1937 6229
respite 0 0 0 3 41 100 144
removal 0 0 0 0 9 53 62
Animals rehomed total 173 534 1037 1392 1538 1901 6575
rehomed 172 522 995 1292 1260 1045 5286
fostered 0 0 22 57 113 341 533
returned to owner 0 2 4 9 21 59 95
released 0 2 3 3 3 3 14
donated to zoo/ins�tu�on 1 8 13 31 141 49 243
Animal deaths total 7 34 54 82 116 132 425
euthanised medical 1 5 13 16 34 27 96
euthanised non-medical 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
died 6 29 41 66 82 105 329
euthanised non-medical 0 0 0 0 0 0
died 6 29 41 66 82 224
Top five reasons for rescue Total % of rescues % of Total
Death of owner 118 22.65% 4.52%
Found in the wild 102 19.58% 3.91%
Stowaway 100 19.19% 3.83%
Abandoned 63 12.09% 2.41%
Rescue centre 62 11.9% 2.37%
Key issues Total % of category % of Total
Abandoned animals 63 12.09% 2.41%
Loss of interest in animal 77 3.98% 2.95%
Ill health of animals* 46 2.07% 1.76%
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|**Headlines**|**% of**
**Total**|**Defni�ons of intake**
Rescue: surrendered by third party, not
owner
Rehome: surrendered by owner
Respite: animals held for a period by agreement with
owner
Removal: animals removed on instruc�on by an authority| |---|---|---| |Rescues|19.95%|| |Rehomes|74.19%|| |Respite|3.83%|| |Removals|2.03%|| **----- Start of picture text -----**
Animals Taken In (Total) 2611
Rescue 521 19.95%
Rehome 1937 74.19%
Respite 100 3.83%
Removal (from the wild) 53 2.03%
Animals Rehomed (Total) 1901
Rehomed 1045 54.97%
Fostered 341 17.94%
Returned to Owner 59 3.1%
Released 3 0.16%
Donated to Zoo/Ins�tu�on 49 2.58%
Animal Deaths (Total) 132
Euthanised (medical) 27 20.45%
Euthanised (non-medical) 0 0%
Died 105 79.55%
Animals Taken In (Total) 2611
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2023
Reason for Rehoming Total % of Rehomes % of
Total
Aggression of Animal 22 1.14% 0.84%
Animal Size 8 0.41% 0.31%
Change of Circumstances 88 4.54% 3.37%
Closing Down 179 9.24% 6.86%
Cost of Care 267 13.78% 10.23%
Domestic Issue 80 4.13% 3.06%
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Found in Wild 0 0% 0%
Ill Health (Animal) 40 2.07% 1.53%
Ill Health (Owner) 242 12.49% 9.27%
Landlord Issues 107 5.52% 4.1%
Loss of Interest 77 3.98% 2.95%
Moving Home 272 14.04% 10.42%
Not Able to Provide Facilities 264 13.63% 10.11%
Other 106 5.47% 4.06%
Police/Authorities 0 0% 0%
Pregnancy 23 1.19% 0.88%
Rescue Centre 0 0% 0%
Too Many Animals 112 5.78% 4.29%
Unknown 50 2.58% 1.91%
Zoo 0 0% 0%
Total 1937
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Taxa Found in the Wild Total
Amphibians 1
Newts 1
Alpine Newt 1
Reptiles 101
Lizards 5
Bearded Dragon 1
Bosc Monitor 2
Italian Wall Lizard 1
Nile Monitor 1
Snakes 38
Black Rat Snake 1
Carpet Python 2
Common Boa 2
Corn Snake 19
False Water Cobra 1
Mexican Black Kingsnake 2
Reticulated Python 2
Royal Python 7
Russian Rat Snake 1
Western Hognose 1
Tortoises 5
Eastern Hermann's 2
Tortoise
Horsfield's Tortoise 2
Marginated Tortoise 1
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Turtles 53
Asian Stripe-Necked Turtle 1
Common Musk Turtle 3
Eastern Painted Turtle 1
Map Turtle 3
Meso-American Slider 1
Mississippi Map Turtle 4
Northern Red-Bellied 1
Cooter
Red-Eared Slider 4
River Cooter 23
Yellow-Bellied Slider 12
Total 102
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Key Issues in Reptile Rehoming Compared
Across 2022-2023
3.5%
2.92% 2.95%
3.0%
2.54%
2.41%
2.5%
2.0% 1.83% 1.76%
1.5%
1.0%
0.5%
0.0%
Abandoned Animals Loss of Interest in Ill Health (Animal)*
Animal
2022 2023
% of Total Animals Taken In
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Year Intake Rehomed Died Rehomed Died
(%) (%)
2018 296 173 7 58.45% 2.36%
2019 755 534 34 70.73% 4.50%
2020 1148 1037 54 90.33% 4.70%
2021 1508 1392 82 92.31% 5.44%
2022 2126 1538 116 72.34% 5.46%
2023 2611 1901 132 72.81% 5.06%
Total 8444 6575 425 77.87% 5.03%
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NCRW Rehoming and Death Rates Over 5
Years
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Years in Operation
Rehomed (%) Died (%)
Percentage of Intake
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Taxa Animals Species % of % of
Intake Species
Crustaceans 3 2 0.14% 1.06%
Frogs and 42 14 1.98% 7.45%
Toads
Insects 2 1 0.09% 0.53%
Lizards 427 52 20.08% 27.66%
Molluscs 51 1 2.4% 0.53%
Myriapods 3 3 0.14% 1.6%
Salamanders 13 1 0.61% 0.53%
Scorpions* 90 11 4.23% 5.85%
Snakes 556 38 26.15% 20.21%
Spiders* 53 13 2.49% 6.91%
Tortoises 253 12 11.9% 6.38%
Turtles 633 40 29.77% 21.28%
Total 2126 188
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Top 10 Taxa in 2023
Taxa Rescue Rehome Respite Removal Total
Royal Python 50 270 8 0 328
Corn Snake 33 213 7 0 253
Mediterranean Tortoises* 28 174 13 0 215
Bearded Dragon 11 180 6 0 197
Musk Turtles** 35 142 0 0 177
Leopard Gecko 19 140 6 6 171
River Cooter 42 95 1 1 139
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|Common Boa|35|87|1|0|**123**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |MapTurtles***|23|60|0|0|**83**| |Horsfield's Tortoise|14|50|2|0|**66**| |**Length of Time Owned Prior to Rehoming**|**Length of Time Owned Prior to Rehoming**| |---|---| |**Longest Period**|71years| |**Shortest Period**|1 week| |**Average Period**|10.37years| **----- Start of picture text -----**
Animals Taken in During 2023 by Region
Region Rescue Rehome Respite Removal Total % of Intake
England 428 1864 100 52 2444 93.6%
Scotland 77 36 0 0 113 4.33%
Wales 8 24 0 0 32 1.23%
Unknown 8 14 0 0 22 0.84%
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|**NATIONAL CENTER FOR REPTILE WELFARE**|**NATIONAL CENTER FOR REPTILE WELFARE**|**NATIONAL CENTER FOR REPTILE WELFARE**|**1195393**| |---|---|---|---| |**Receipts andpayments accounts**|||| |**For the period**
**from**|2/1/2023
Period start date|**To**|1/31/2024
Period end date| **CC16a** |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
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**to the nearest £**| |Contributions|**73,957**|||||**80,763**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**73,957**|||||**80,763**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**80,763**| |||||||| |Purchase|35,707.11|||||**31,168**| |Accountancyfee|1,966.80|||||**594**| |Subcontractor|17,969.00|||||**11,245**| |Travel|765.50|||||**1,981**| |Insurance|8,146.20|||||**-**| |Vehicle runningexpense|12,980.91|||||**7,841**| |Miscellaneous expense|3,368.73|||||**2,826**| |Repairs & Maintenance|514.78|||||**5,637**| |Other office cost|3,444.08|||||**3,990**| |**_Sub total_ **|**84,863.11**|||||**65,282**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
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**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||||**65,282**| |||||||| ||**- 10,906**|**-**|**-**|**- 10,906**||**15,481**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**15,481**|**-**|**-**|**15,481**||**-**| ||**4,575**|**-**|**-**|**4,575**||**15,481**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 11/14/2024 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
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approval| |||GaryClarke|11/14/2024| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 11/14/2024 2 **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** Charity Name **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name NATIONAL CENTER FOR REPTILE WELFARE **members of** **On accounts for the year** 01 February 2024 **Charity no** CE026391 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above 01 February 2024. **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act . 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** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or 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. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Signed:** Tayyab **Date:** 30/11/2024 **Name:** Tayyab Ali **Relevant professional** ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) **qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** Ground Floor, Nautica House, Waters Meeting Road, Bolton, England, BL1 8SW 1 **October 2018** **IER**