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2023||Day
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2024|
|Reference and administration details|Reference and administration details|Reference and administration details|
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|**Charity name**
**Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)**
**Charity's principal address**|Cats Rescue Gloucestershire & Swindon||
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Cats Rescue||
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1203344||
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19 Discovery Road||
||Abbeymead||
||Glos||
||**Postcode**|GL4 5GY|
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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13|**Trustee name**|**Office(if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**|
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||Donna Perry|Chair|From June 2023 to
present|Donna Perry|
||Wendy Harris|Secretary|From June 2023 to
present||
||Sally Thomas|Treasurer|From June 2023 to
present||
||Jez Watkins|Trustee|From June 2023 to
present||
||Leah Batchelor|Trustee|From June 2023 to
present||
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Names and addresses of advisors (Optional information)**
**Type of advisor Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Structure, governance and management**
**Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted Unincorporated association
- (eg. trust, association, company)
> Trustee selection methods Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually at the Annual (eg. appointed by, elected by) General Meeting held in June
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**Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
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|You**may choose**to include
additional
information,
where
relevant, about:
Policies and procedures adopted
for the induction and training of
trustees
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works
Relationship with any related
parties
Trustees’ consideration of major
risks and the system and
procedures to manage them|
Review of Fostering policy and roll out of training by Chair, also review of
adopton policy afer agreement of all trustees.
The Chair, supported by the trustees, manage and oversee the day to day
running of the charity. The chair and trustees seek ideas and views from
the charites volunteers in deciding actvites and fund raising ideas.
The charity has good working relatonships with a number of other
charites, animal sanctuaries as well as Vets practces in the areas
covered.
All trustees give their tme voluntarily and receive no remuneraton or
other benefts. The trustees meet (either virtually or face to face)
quarterly to discuss plans and risks and work together to agree actons.|
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**Objectives and**||
|**activities**||
|**Summary** **of the objects of the**
**charity set out in its**
**governing document**
**Summary of the main** **activities**
**undertaken**
**for**
**the**
**public**
**benefit in relation to these**
**objects**
**Additional details of objectives**
**and**
**activities**
**(Optional**
**information)**
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||We are primarily concerned with the care and re-homing of cats that are
abandoned, mistreated or lost, along with the control of feral cat|
||populatons. Our aim is to help any cat in need. We believe that by working|
||with other rescues, vets, charites and the general public, we can rescue
many cats from unnecessary sufering, saving more lives. Our goal is to
ensure that as manycats aspossible are not lef alone on the street.|
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Our actvites include trapping, facilitatng neutering, veterinary care and
treatment; Fostering and working with other rescues and animal
sanctuaries as well as identfying other appropriate re-homing
optons. Ofen stray or feral cats can be a nuisance to the pubkic so iur service
Most of our work takes place in Gloucester, Swindon and the surrounding
area.
We are the frst responders and the experts that the public can turn to
when they are feeling worried and helpless about the cat that they have
found or have been feeding.|
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You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: Contribution made by We are very grateful for the many hours volunteers have spent fostering Volunteers trapping, stray or feral cats. Doing vet runs, collecting donations, listening to and offering advice to the general public. Without this valuable contribution of time, energy and expertise we would not have been able to achieve so much.
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Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year.**
Our donations/fund raising relies heavily on public awareness and we have increased our followers on Facebook from 4000 followers in July 23 to 14,000 followers in Sept 24. **Instagram** increased from 20 followers and 53 post to Jan 23 and from July 23 to Sept 24 1637 posts and 416 followers.
**TikTok** increased from 15k likes and 1779 followers Iin July 23 to 1959 followers and 31.6l likes in Sept 24.
**Foster Room/Garden Room** - We secured funding for a garden room (part of our business plan) to enable us to increase/maximise the number of foster spaces. Prior to this addition we had to rely on fosterers giving up a room in their homes.
**Open Day** _–_ The charity held its very first open day/fund raiser in Sept 24 where members of the public could meet the volunteer team, Trustees, fosterers and also the Chair of the Charity. They were also able to meet some of the rescued cats and see the new Garden Room. Volunteers were able to talk about opportunities to foster and volunteer to support the charity. We also had a raffle and sold donated goods and it was a huge success.
**Training –** Training has been completed for all Fosterers, to ensure everyone is working to the required expectations and quality.
## **Update to Foster room doors**
We use the garage at Discovery Road as a foster room, often this is used as a ‘triage’ and feral/stray cats that are trapped are often initially housed in crates and monitored there. The garage door was replaced with insulated side by side doors so that we can allow supporters to see the cats without having to go through the private house, this has made a huge difference as it enabled the charity to have its very first open day. It has also helped in keeping the garage warm.
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**Financial review**
> **Brief statement of the** Cash at bank as of 31/03/2024 was £23,469.05 in unrestricted funds (First **charity’s policy on** year as a charity was June 2023 to March 2024) **reserves** Not applicable
## **Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details:**
## **(Optional information)**
The main income of the charity is donations from the public, as our follower You **may choose** to include additional information, where and supporters increase (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok) our donations should relevant about: also increase. On top of this in our second year we aim to look for The charity’s principal sponsorship and grants. We have a fund raising site that sells donated item sources of funds (including which supports our income and also encourages donations of food and any fundraising). other essential equipment for the animal welfare.
How expenditure has supported The main costs incurred are Vet costs for rescued animals, specialist food the key objectives of the also equipment (traps, carriers) and the purchase of a ‘garden room’ to charity. enable us to increase the number of cats we can rescue due to increased space.
Investment policy and objectives including any The service we provide to the public and other organisations saves the lives ethical investment policy of animals. Our aim is to continue in our mission, with better facilities and adopted. more funding.
We have shown that we can make a real difference. The public have told us that our organisation is unique and unrivalled, in providing the essential help needed to support vulnerable cats. We have created a great sense of cat **Other optional** community via our social media, sending a positive message globally. **information**
~~W~~ e have still to claim back Gift Aid and VAT which we will action before end of 2024/2025 year.
## **Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
> **Signature(s)** Sally Thomas
**Full name(s)** Sally Thomas Treasurer / Trustee **Date** 10/11/2024
**Position (eg secretary, chair,**
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Report to the trustees/ members of**
## **On accounts for the year** Year from June 2023 to 31[st] March 2024
**ended**
**Set out on pages**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts for the year ended 31March 2024.
**Responsibilities** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of **and basis of** the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). **report**
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under s145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under s145(5)(b) of the Act.
**Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me **statement** 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.
T E Ferris
**Date:** 3/11/2024
**04Signed:**
> **Name:** Mrs Tina Ferris **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body** Ferris Accounting Services **(if any):**
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Lilymead Farm, Dolemoor Lane, Congresbury, North Somerset BS49 5ED
**Address:**
**Disclosure section**
Only complete if the examiner
needs to highlight material problems.
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**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
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**Section A Receipts and payments** Charity Name **Charity Name No (if any) Unrestricted** Cats Rescue Gloucester 1203344 _99xx9_ **Receipts and payments accounts** J 1[st] June 2023 **for the period** To 31st March 2024 **Restricted funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ £**
**A1 Receipts**
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Donations 43638.41 -
Trade Income 8447.43 -
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**A2 Asset and investment**
## _**£ 52,085.84**_
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_**Total receipts**_
**A3 Payments**
|**Vet Costs**
**22327.29**
**Sundries**
**7347.36**
**Equipment**
**1021.79**
**Expenses Claimed**
**497.10**
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**_Sub total_**
**31193.54**
**Endowment**
**Total**
**Last year** **funds** **funds to**
**the**
**to the nearest**
**to the nearest £**
**nearest £**
**£**
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|**Vet Costs**|**Vet Costs**|**Vet Costs**|**22327.29**|**22327.29**|**22327.29**|
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A4 Asset and investment purchases, etc.
_**Total payments**_
31193.54
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Net of receipts/(payments)
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A5 Transfers Between - - -
N/A
Funds
A6 Cash funds last year
end N/A -
Cash funds this year end - -
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Details
Categories funds funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest
to nearest £ 2
20892.30
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Cash at Bank 23,469.05
Cash
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**funds**
## _**Total cash funds**_
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
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## **B3 Investment assets**
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**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use**
## **B5 Liabilities**
**Signed (on behalf of all the trustees)** Sally Thomas 10/11/2024
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