2025-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period from 1.1.2025 to 31/12/2025

Charity name: Pumpkin’s Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre (PWHRC)

Charity registration number: 1196339

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The purposes are twofold: to relieve the suffering of animals in need of care and attention through veterinary and rehabilitation services, and to advance public education on the welfare and conservation of British wildlife species. These objectives guide our work and drive our efforts to create a positive impact on wildlife and society.
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	2025 was the second year of being fully operational with the purpose of rescuing and rehabilitating sick, injured and orphaned British - ie native - wildlife. We attended 24 events and organised two fundraising events ourselves. We also delivered 20 outreach events in schools and at scouts and adult community groups.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees confirm that they have taken into account the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit in fulfilling their responsibilities during the reporting period covered by this Annual Report and Accounts.

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	SORP ref.
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	N/A
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	The charity is staffed exclusively by volunteers, including vets, nurses, animal care assistants, fund raisers, outreach assistants, receptionists and transport volunteers. The charity would therefore not exist without the volunteer contribution. We currently have 95 ‘active’ volunteers registered, some of whom contribute 3 days a week while others give us a day a month or less.

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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	In 2025 the charity focused on recruiting additional volunteers, fine tuning its policies and procedures to benefit our volunteers and patients and expanding the facilities available. The following initiatives were undertaken - Temporary aviaries were replaced with structurally more suitable enclosures for our birds - A dedicated space was created for birds of prey - We increased the number of enclosures for hedgehogs from 16 to 24. - The profile of the charity was raised through networking, events, social media and appearances on national TV. - In 2025 we held 12 outreach sessions reaching a total of 534 young people and adults. - In addition to the events we attended we organised two specific fundraising events of our own as well as ‘sponsor a cub’ packages. - The first issue of our digital quarterly magazine ‘Whiskers and Wings’ was published in November 2025. During the course of 2025 we admitted 987 animals of which 248 were released back into the wild and 56 went into longer term foster to evaluate their potential for release in the longer term.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	N/a
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	N/a
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A
Other

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Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	A total income of £117,365 was held in the charity’s bank account
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	It was agreed by the Trustees to hold £5000 in reserve for any emergencies or unforeseen purchases within the charity. This amount is kept under regular review by the trustees. As the charity is growing we are currently looking to more effectively reserve a higher amount for larger purchases.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£5,000
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

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	General fundraising from events held for and in the local community. Appeals to the public, local businesses and large organisations such as local councils and HS2, grant applications, legacies.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Closure due to outbreak of disease, end of lease. Breaking of licence agreement with Defra. Lack of funds. Lack of trained, competent volunteers.
Other

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Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
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	The selection of trustees was based on skills, experience and knowledge by invitation.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	Documents pertaining to the founding and management of the charity are shared with all new trustees. Trustee meetings are held on a regular basis and minutes of all former meetings are made available to all trustees. A WhatsApp group for trustees is set up.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	Please find our organisational chart for 2025 in Appendix A on page 8 of this document. This was updated in early 2025 to better reflect our growth and the organisational structure of the hospital itself.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	N/A
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Pumpkin’s Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre
Other name the charity uses	PWHRC
Registered charity number	1196339
Charity’s principal address	Registered address 196 Falloden Way, London NW11 6JE The hospital is located at: Stockers Farm Road Rickmansworth WD3 1NZ

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Names of the trustees who managed the charity during the reporting dates

	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person or body entitled to appoint trustee
1	Ana Lapaz- Mendez	Chair, Founder
2	Jessica Klein	Planning	1 January - 9 September 2025	Ana Lapaz-Mendez
3	Laura Smart	Social content		Ana Lapaz Mendez
4	Patricia Mary Marks	Volunteer Coordinator		Ana Lapaz-Mendez
5	Sarah Louise Arnold	Fundraising Lead		Ana Lapaz-Mendez
6	Ramzy Nabil Bamieh	B2B marketing		Ana Lapaz-Mendez
7	Kirsti Hummel	Operations	Aug 2024 - now	Ana Lapaz-Mendez
8	Minesh Pareek	Marketing	Aug 2024 - now	Ana Lapaz-Mendez

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

Director name
Ana Lapaz-Mendez	Chair/Founder

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
N/A

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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in N/A this capacity Name and objects of the charity N/A 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

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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

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Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signatures
	______	______
Full Name	Ana Lapaz Mendez	Kirsti Hummel
Position	Chair	Trustee - Operations Lead
Date	11/5/26_	_11/5/26___

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APPENDIX A

Organisational Chart

Pumpkin’s Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre 2025

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Pumpkin's Wildlife Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre

1196339

Receipts and payments accounts

CC16a

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/01/2025 31/12/2025

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
Donations & Legacies	82,481		-		-		82,481		71,382
Charitable Activities	11,008		-		-		11,008		8,917
EbayTradingActivity	260		-		-		260		551
Volunteer clothingcost recovery	1,652		-		-		1,652		1,200
Other income - compensation from court order	1,100		-		-		1,100		600
Refund from suppliers	3,652		-		-		3,652		397
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Sub total(Gross income for AR)	100,153		-		-		100,153		83,047
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-
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Sub total	-								-
Total receipts A3 Payments
									83,047
Refurbishmentproject(buildingcosts)	-		-		-		-		209
Animal care costs (feed/supplies/cleaning/transport/meds)	17,218		-		-		17,218		7,876
Property/running costs (rent/utilities/refuge/subscription)	14,184		-		-		14,184		8,440
Office costs (printing/postage/stationery/ink/mobile charges)	1,464		-		-		1,464		1,272
Fundraising/Communications (Advertising/quiz night exps/event costs)	620		-		-		620		743
Equipment	23,031						23,031		5,259
Volunteer clothing	2,306						2,306		1,482
Refund to an eBaybuyer	-						-		88
Finance(fees/charges)	-		-		-		-		-
Sundryexpenses	702		-		-		702		151
**Sub total **	59,525		-		-		59,525		25,520
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
									25,520
	40,628								57,527
	-								-
	76,737								19,210
	117,365								76,737

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

Unrestricted Restricted funds Endowment funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ 21/06/2026

Categories Details

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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B1 Cash funds	METRO Bank A/c		117,365	117,365				-			-
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	Total cash funds		117,365					-			-
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))		OK				OK			OK
			Unrestricted				Restricted funds			Endowment
			funds							funds
	Details		to nearest £				to nearest £			to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets	Gift Aid reclaim		3,135					-			-
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	Details		Fund to which asset belongs				Cost (optional)			Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets								-			-
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	Details		Fund to which asset belongs				Cost (optional)			Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the								-			-
charity’s own use								-			-
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			Fund to which				Amount due			When due
	Details		liability relates				(optional)			(optional)
B5 Liabilities								-
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature		Print			Name				Date of approval
	Sarah Arnold		Sarah Arnold (Trustee)							27/02/2026
	WaiYinLo		Wai Yin Lo (Finance Officer)							27/02/2026

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

21/06/2026

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