## **HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE** **REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the period 09/08/2023 to 31/03/2024** **Charity Number 1204277** **HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE** ## **ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** For the period 09/08/2023 to 31/03/2024 |**Contents**|**Page**|| |---|---|---| |Trustees annual report|1 to|10| |Treasurers report|11 to|15| |Independent examiners report||16| |Statement of Receipts and Payments||17| |Statement of Assets and Liabilities||18| |Notes to the financial statements|19 to|24| ## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 9 August 2023 To 31 March 2024** ## **Charity name: Hope for Hedgehogs Woodside** ## **Charity registration number: 1204277** ## **Objectives and Activities** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of Para 1.17 To further the conservation and
the charity as set out in its preservation of hedgehogs. To advance
governing document the education of the public in the study
and care of hedgehogs.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and The charity runs a hedgehog rescue for
1.19
activities in relation to those sick, injured and orphaned hedgehogs
purposes for the public primarily but not exclusively in the
benefit, in particular, the Gateshead area. The aim of the charity is
activities, projects or to rescue, rehabilitate and release
services identified in the rehabilitated hedgehogs back into the
accounts. wild wherever possible.
The charity carries out its aim in line with
professional guidance provided by
veterinary input, The British Hedgehog
Preservation Society and the Vale
Wildlife and Rehabilitation Centre. Our
work in the clinic includes assessments,
treatments, medications and vet visits.
Under our umbrella, we also oversee and
offer support to two small rescues in
Sacriston and Consett.
Through talks, training and hands-on
events, the charity provides
opportunities for members of the public
to study hedgehogs and to educate them
in the care and conservation of
hedgehogs and their habitat.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The trustees have all reviewed the
whether the trustees have Charity Commission statement on public
had regard to the guidance benefit found on the website.
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
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SORP reference
Policy on grant making Para 1.38 N/a
Policy on social investment Para 1.38 N/a
including program related
investment
Contribution made by Para 1.38 The trustees oversee the day to day
volunteers running of the charity working closely
with volunteers. The charity is run by
volunteers and the trustees, who receive
no remuneration.
We currently have a pool of over 50
volunteers. We have 5 volunteers trained
in administering medication, with a
further 6 currently in medication training.
All new trainees follow specific training
protocols for hedgehog handling and
cleaning.
We have a team of around 30 foster
carers who rehabilitate hedgehogs in
their homes receiving continuous
support and guidance from the charity.
Other
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## **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|**Hope for Hedgehogs started in 2019 with**
**our**
**founder**
**running**
**a**
**small-scale**
**independent rescue from her utility**
**room.**
**Through**
**fundraising**
**by**
**supporters and many volunteers coming**
**on board, the size of the rescue has**
**progressed rapidly. We moved the**
**rescue into a small, rented property in**
**February 2023 and then into our current**
**larger premises in September 2023.**
**Our attainment of charitable status on**
**9th August 2023 was an achievement we**
**were very proud of and has helped us to**
**raise**
**our**
**profile**
**with**
**supporters,**
**volunteers, veterinary services, local**
**businesses and members of the public.**| 2 |**Our focus is very much on the treatment,**| |---| |**rehabilitation**
**and**
**release**
**of**
**the**| |**hedgehogs in our care. From 9th August**| |**23 – 31st March 2024, we admitted a total**| |**of 316 sick or injured hedgehogs as well**| |**as orphaned babies. During the full**| |**calendar year from 1st April 2023 to 31st**| |**March 2024 a total of 534 hedgehog**| |**patients were admitted**| |**Of these admissions, we were able to**| |**treat and successfully release 83% back**| |**to the wild.**| |**Sadly, many of our admissions are**| |**already dying and many do die within**| |**hours of being brought into the hog**| |**hospital. In line with recommended**| |**practice, those hedgehogs that die**| |**withing 48 hours of admission are not**| |**counted in our statistics.**| |**Currently, due to the large number of**| |**sick, injured or orphaned hedgehogs in**| |**the area, in the height of the season, we**| |**can have between 80 to 100 hedgehogs**| |**in our care each week.**| |**Our hospital cannot accommodate so**| |**many hedgehogs so we have a policy of**| |**fostering. We have a foster carer policy**| |**and our foster carers are carefully**| |**trained and approved. We offer full**| |**support to foster carers and carry out**| |**regular weight and faeces checks for**| |**parasites to ensure the hedgehogs are**| |**thriving. We have an organised watts app**| |**communication group to enable advice**| |**to be shared quickly and easily between**| |**foster carers.**| |**Wherever possible the hedgehogs are**| |**released back to the area in or near**| |**where they were found.**| |**We have a release policy supported by**| |**the Vale Wildlife to ensure optimal**| |**release conditions are achieved to**| |**maximise chances of survival.**| |**Prospective release sites are carefully**| |**checked and have to satisfy stringent**| |**criteria before releases will be permitted.**| |**Our special disabled hedgehogs are**| |**released**
**into**
**specifically**
**selected**| |**secure sites.**| 3 |**Additional information (optional)**
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objectives set|Para 1.41|**In September 2024 we were able to move**
**to larger premises enabling us to**
**accommodate more sick hedgehogs as**
**well as make room for a designated**
**crèche for sick babies. Having additional**
**space also facilitated more volunteers**
**being able to physically assist with the**
**hedgehogs in the clinic.**
**All of our new volunteers are offered**
**induction**
**training**
**in**
**cleaning**
**and**
**feeding. We have a volunteer protocol**
**and training manual and volunteers**
**receive a half day hands-on training**
**session in the clinic before being able to**
**assist in clinic.**
**Additional training in feeding babies is**
**also**
**provided**
**to**
**those**
**volunteers**
**interested in taking on baby feeding shift**
**work.**
**We have an automated rota system**
**allowing management of volunteers to**
**man the clinic 7 days a week. This is**
**particularly**
**important**
**during**
**baby**
**season when evening shift work is**
**required.**
**Since October 2023 we have employed a**
**part time administrator who coordinates**
**our**
**team**
**of**
**volunteers**
**and**
**also**
**communicates with members of the**
**public**
**finding**
**sick**
**and**
**injured**
**hedgehogs and arranging to bring them**
**into the rescue. We are now also able to**
**keep careful records of all admissions**
**and releases. Social media is very**
**important to raise our profile and engage**
**with the public and our supporters. Our**
**administrator has been able to assist**
**with setting up and monitoring our**
**website and our other media platforms.**
**We post a weekly Facebook update of all**
**the hedgehogs in our care so that finders**
**know how the hedgehogs they have**
**brought to us are doing. This alleviates**
**the need to give daily updates which**
**although**
**important**
**are**
**very**
**time**
**consuming.**| 4 |**In spring 2024 the singer song writer**| |---| |**Lewis Capaldi and his production team**| |**released a video that had been made**| |**about Hope for Hedgehops and its**| |**founder Sandra. This has been a global**| |**phenomenon and has to date been**| |**viewed over 1 million times and received**| |**22,000 likes on YouTube. Attached to the**| |**YouTube video a Just Giving link was set**| |**up to enable supporters to help with**| |**financial donations.**| |**We have partnered with the creators of**| |**the children’s book Roly the Hedgehog,**| |**Frances Rodgers and Ben Grisdale, to**| |**raise awareness of hedgehogs and how**| |**to help them. This has proved a**| |**successful combination and enabled us**| |**to spread our message to more schools**| |**and local communities by dressing up in**| |**a full-size Roly Hedgehog costume!**| |**To raise awareness of the charity, in**| |**February 2024, our founder Sandra was**| |**featured in the television programme The**| |**Woodland Workshop. Sandra spoke**| |**about the work the charity does and the**| |**plight of hedgehogs. The programme**| |**has been repeated several times airing to**| |**a wide audience.**| |**The charity prides itself on its heavy**| |**reliance on regular and skilful use of**| |**samples checked under the microscope.**| |**Recently**
**training**
**sessions**
**were**| |**arranged to share the expertise of our**| |**volunteers with other rescues. Sharing**| |**best practice and educating others is an**| |**area the charity would like to expand**| |**upon as it is vital to help improve survival**| |**of the hedgehog species.**| |**A group has been created to enable our**| |**trained supporters to provide talks to**| |**local schools and communities. This is**| |**proving a successful way of enabling us**| |**to educate the public in how they can**| |**help hedgehogs and respond effectively**| |**to the growing number of requests being**| |**received for us to provide speakers.**| **It was decided that a high-profile patron was needed for the charity. Ross the weatherman from the local news channel was approached and he agreed to be our figurehead. This has resulted in several featured news items about the charity, the vulnerabilities of hedgehogs and how the public can help.** 5 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Performance of fundraising Para 1.41 Our main fundraising stream is the one-
activities against objectives off and regular donations we receive
set from our supporters. To supplement this
income, our volunteers have manned
stalls at various fairs and charity events,
selling items and running raffles, whilst
raising awareness of our cause. We have
worked with local businesses to run a
restaurant curry night and a disco, and
several supporters / volunteers have
raised sponsorship for the charity
through participating in the Great North
Run.
Further community events are planned
and the charity intend to purchase
branded banners etc to make their stand
more eye catching. Flyers and posters
have been printed to offer advice about
helping hedgehogs and these are
distributed at all such events.
The charity have teamed up with local
makers to offer bespoke Hope For
Hedgehogs merchandise such as
keyrings and tote bags. These are
proving popular and they help to raise
the profile of the charity. We have
branded clothing which our volunteers
are encouraged to buy and wear, again to
raise awareness and show they are part
of the ever growing team. These items
are also sold to raise funds for the
charity.
A silent online auction of hedgehog
doodles created by various national and
international celebrities raised a
phenomenal £3,500. It is hoped that the
successful event could be run again in
the future.
Our ‘Sponsor a Cage’ promotion proved
to be popular, especially over the
Christmas period.
Fundraising events as well as raising
money also increase awareness of the
vulnerabilities of hedgehogs. The charity
will continue to have a visible presence
at as many local community events as
possible.
Investment performance Para 1.41 We do not hold any investments. All of
against objectives our funds are held in our Barclays
Current account and PayPal account
(PayPal for receipt of donations only).
Other
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6 ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**|**Financial Review**|**Financial Review**| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period
Para 1.21
**Report attached (completed 11/11/24)**||| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held
Para 1.22
**Reserves are held to cover regular**
**monthly expenses such as rent and**
**medication for the coming financial**
**period.**||| |Amount of reserves held
Para 1.22
**Reserves of approximately £14,705 were**
**held at March 2024.**||| |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|**No concerns**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Funds come from donations made**
**directly to the bank account or PayPal**
**account. Other donations are made by**
**visitors to the hog hospital as well as**
**from the website.**
**Fund raising events are varied from**
**raffles to silent auctions.** **Tabletop sales**
**at local community events raise a small**
**amount**
**of**
**funds,**
**although**
**time**
**consuming are still worthwhile to raise**
**awareness.**
**Sponsorship of cages has also proved**
**popular. Hedgehog adoptions are also**
**sold through the charity's website.**
**Fundraising events raise money and also**
**increase awareness of the environmental**
**threats to hedgehogs.**
**A small amount of income is generated**
**from educational events and**
**talks.**
**The Lewis Capaldi video is continuing to**
**raise donations and a large donation was**
**given by the producers of the video.**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**We**
**do**
**not**
**currently**
**hold**
**any**
**investments. All our funds sit in our**
**Current Account with Barclays and in our**
**PayPal Account (the PayPal Account is**
**used solely for receiving donations.**
**These funds are periodically transferred**
**to the Barclays Current Account)**| 7 ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution adopted 9 August 2023**| |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|**New trustees are appointed by the**
**existing trustees at a scheduled trustee**
**meeting.**
**The proposed person is nominated then**
**seconded by trustee members and**
**appointed by a simple majority.**| ## **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
**Trustees are provided with written**
**information**
**on**
**their**
**role**
**and**
**responsibilities.**
**This**
**information**
**includes**
**links**
**to**
**all**
**the**
**Charity**
**Commission advice and guidance. The**
**role of a trustee is then explained and**
**reinforced at the trustees’ inaugural**
**trustee meeting.**|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
Para 1.51
**Trustees are provided with written**
**information**
**on**
**their**
**role**
**and**
**responsibilities.**
**This**
**information**
**includes**
**links**
**to**
**all**
**the**
**Charity**
**Commission advice and guidance. The**
**role of a trustee is then explained and**
**reinforced at the trustees’ inaugural**
**trustee meeting.**|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
Para 1.51
**Trustees are provided with written**
**information**
**on**
**their**
**role**
**and**
**responsibilities.**
**This**
**information**
**includes**
**links**
**to**
**all**
**the**
**Charity**
**Commission advice and guidance. The**
**role of a trustee is then explained and**
**reinforced at the trustees’ inaugural**
**trustee meeting.**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works
Para 1.51
**The charity is a small organisation with a**
**chair,**
**treasurer/secretary**
**and**
**two**
**additional trustees who are responsible**
**for running the charity. Apart from a paid**
**part time administrator the charity is run**
**entirely by volunteers.**
**Within the clinic the general cleaning and**
**feeding is all done by volunteers.**
**The main medical care is done by the**
**chair of trustees and one of the trustees**
**(a trained nurse) under the guidance of**
**our veterinary practice Premier Vets**
**Veterinary Group. These two trustees are**
**responsible for the smooth running of**
**the clinic and the care of the hedgehogs,**
**and they liaise regularly to ensure this is**
**done. Several watts app groups have**
**been**
**created**
**to**
**assist**
**with**
**communication.**
**The charity has arrangements with**
**Wallington Hall and Usher Hall as well as**
**other properties with secure walled**
**gardens suitable for the release of**
**disabled hedgehogs.**||| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**The**
**charity**
**supports**
**two**
**small**
**hedgehog rescues in Sacriston and**
**Consett.**| 8 Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |**Reference and Administrative details**|**Reference and Administrative details**| |---|---| |Charity name
Hope For Hedgehogs Woodside|| |Other name the charity uses
N/a|| |Registered charity number
1204277|| |Charity’s principal address|9 Barmoor Terrace
Ryton
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE40 3BB| ## **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)
Sandra Marilyn Chair
1
Lowe
Deborah Kay
2
Champion
Tracy Maria Treasurer/Secretary
3
Weston
Penelope Joy Resigned 20 August
4
Laverick 2023
5 Kerry Turner Resigned 15 July 2024
Maria Winifred Resigned 11 July 2024
6
Roycroft
Samantha Lloyd Appointed 30 August
7 2023
Resigned 6 June 2024
Jane-Louise Appointed 8 August 2024
8
Hodson-Hamilton
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/a| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/a| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|N/a| 9 **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| |**Independent**
**Examiner**|Doug Maltman
FMAAT
Connected Voice
Business Services|One Strawberry Lane
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4BX| |||| ## **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 (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||
Tracy (Jan 13, 2025 11:32 GMT)| |---|---|---| |||Tracy Weston| ||
Treasurer|| ||
13/01/2025|| ||
13/01/2025|| 10 ## Hope for Hedgehogs Treasurers Report. ## 09/08/23 – 31/03/24 Hope for Hedgehogs (H4H) holds 2 accounts. One is a Barclays Current Account which is our account used for all incoming and outgoing transactions. We also hold a PayPal Account. The PayPal account is used ONLY for donations. Periodically, these funds are transferred to the main Barclays current account. On the 8[th] August 2023 (before we became a charity) these were our respective bank balances: Barclays Current Account £6,636.29 PayPal account £87.32. At the end of the reporting period 31/03/24, these were the new balances: Barclays Current Account £14,488.23 PayPal account £107.25. We also held £109.40 in cash (copy of cash transactions in Accounts file) The credits and debits for Barclays current account in reporting period **----- Start of picture text -----**
Date Total credits Total debits Balance
08/08/23 - - 6636.29
09/08/23 – 31/08/24 2713.65 1629.68 7720.26
01/09/23 – 30/09/23 3303.12 2749.31 8274.07
01/10/23 – 31/10/23 6556.98 5016.70 9814.35
01/11/23 – 30/11/23 5508.24 2152.28 13,170.31
01/12/23 – 31/12/23 3098.57 3184.65 13,084.23
01/01/24 – 31/01/24 1879.88 3227.14 11,736.97
01/02/24 – 29/02/24 1532.71 3222.52 10,047.16
01/03/24 – 31/03/24 7392.42 2951.35 14,488.23
31/03/24 - - 14,488.23
Total credits / debits 31,985.57 24,133.63 14,488.23
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The credits and debits for PayPal in reporting period **----- Start of picture text -----**
Date Total credits Total debits Balance
08/08/23 - - £87.32
09/08/23 – 31/03/24 £1861.55 £1948.87
09/08/23 – 31/03/24 - £91.62 (PayPal Fees) £1857.25
09/08/23 – 31/03/24 - £1,750 (Transferred to £107.25
Barclays Current Account)
31/03/24 - - £107.25
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11 ## Income ## Donations Our main source of regular income is donations. For the reporting period, H4H received a total of £18,260.50 in donations, of which £1769.93 (net) was donated through PayPal - £1750 of this was transferred to Barclays Current account. |Donations paid to primary Barclays Account
Amount|Donations paid to primary Barclays Account
Amount|Donations paid to primary Barclays Account
Amount| |---|---|---| |Direct Bank Donations
£11,234.04||| |PayPal Donations (transferred to bank)
£1,750.00||| |Just Giving
£2,938.44||| |Stripe Payments (Donations through Website)
£18.59||| |Funeral donation
£2,000.00||| |Donation towards medical bills from British Hedgehog Preservation Society
£300.00||| |Total Donations||£18,241.07| |||| |Donations paid to PayPal Account (Excluding £1750 transferred to Barclays)|£19.93|| ## Fundraising We have worked really hard to raise funds for the rescue. To do this, we have sold goods at three fairs, arranged a full fundraising event at Barmoor Hub, held a curry night at a local restaurant, arranged a disco, sold donated hedgehog houses, sold cage/ hedgehog sponsorship, arranged a ticketed’ hogdoodle’ auction event and ran raffles and a Bonus Ball. We have also raised essential funds through selling goods directly from Clinic and through Easy Fundraising (an APP where cashback is donated to a specific charity). Additionally, one volunteer attended four local fairs and sold items on our behalf. A summary is shown below: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Fundraising Event Funds Raised Associated Net Profit Actual payments to
Costs (cost of bank (card, transferred
sale items, cost cash and direct bank
of table, etc) payments)
Fairs
Farmers Market £26.00 £12.50 £13.50 £26.00
Crawcrook Fair £410.95 £210.00 £200.95 £400.95
Duck Race £148.00 £78.00 £70.00 £148.00
Ovington Fete £23.50 £12.00 £11.50 £23.50
Greenside Fair £123.27 £53.00 £70.27 £123.27
Barmoor Fair £149.87 £63.00 £86.87 £149.87
Farmers Market £204.75 £98.00 £106.75 £204.75
Other Fairs (pre 09/08) £297.00 £107.00 £190.00 £297.00
Sub Total (Fairs) £1383.34 £526.50 £856.84 £1373.34
Barmoor Hub Event £3,284.19 £472.85 £2811.34 £3284.19
Curry Night £705.00 NIL £705.00 £705.00
Disco £885.00 £190.00 £695.00 £735.00
Sale of Hedgehog £550.00 Nil £550.00 £550.00
Houses
Work raffle £15.00 Nil £15.00 £15.00
Bonus Ball £525.00 Nil £525.00 £525.00
Cage/ hedgehog £930.00 £125.74 £804.26 £930.00
Sponsorship
Hog Doodle Event £3,069.25 Nil £3468.25 £3,069.25
Direct sales and pop-up £993.51 £321.00 £672.51 £993.51
shop
Easy Fundraising £287.89 Nil £287.89 £287.89
Total £12,628.18 £1636.09 £11,391.09 £12,468.18
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12 ## H4H Clothing Many of our volunteers choose to purchase special T-Shirts / hoodies / fleece tops which we print with our logo. We order these requested items in bulk. The volunteers pay either cost price, or voluntarily pay slightly more as an extra donation. We also order printed H4H caps and beanie hats for sale at Fairs. Volunteers may also purchase these if they wish, for the usual fair selling price. ## Total receipts for all H4H clothing during the reporting period = £867.60 ## Miscellaneous Income **----- Start of picture text -----**
01/09/23 P Laverick Repayment of balance from previous advance £43.31
19/09/23 S Lowe Repayment of item paid on H4H card in error £20.00
26/09/24 Credit Amazon refund £2.94
03/10/23 Credit Barclays Bank compensation £180.00
19/10/23 S Lloyd Repayment of overpayment for goods purchased £38.97
Total of Miscellaneous income £285.22
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## Total Income |Total Income|Total Income| |---|---| |Donations
£18,241.07|| |Fundraising
£12,468.18|| |H4H Clothing
£867.60|| |Miscellaneous
£285.22|| |Total (Barclays)
£31,862.07|| |PayPal donations
£19.93|| |Overall total (including
PayPal)|£31,881.50| ## Expenditure Our expenditure for the period 09/08/23 – 31/03/24 is broken down as follows:- **----- Start of picture text -----**
Expenditure Reason Amount Total
Medication £3158.02 £3158.02
Vet Bills £514.15 £514.15
Hedgehog Food £283.65 £283.65
Cleaning products / PPE £426.72 £426.72
Rent £4516.20 £4516.20
Utilities (electricity, mobile phone, bin collection) £940.66 £940.66
Admin Assistant Salary £3471.93 £3471.93
Conveyancing (for new premises) £906.00 £906.00
Insurance (Public & Employee Liability, contents and £508.16 £508.16
buildings
New Premises items £2391.81 £2391.81
(kitchen units, shelving, waste bins, sign, building work
receipt, fire extinguisher, light fittings, sink, shop sign, foam
filler, sink hot water heater, paint, hinges, drill bits, taps, fire
exit sign, tile stickers)
Fundraising Sponsor £364.74
plaques / sponsor packs / postage £150.00
D.J. costs for disco Disco £80.00 Sub Total =
room hire Lottery £40.00 £2582.61
registration (Gateshead Council) Raffle ticket £83.94
printing costs Items to sell at fairs £1853.93
Payment for Fundraiser table £10.00
Stationery and printer cartridges (inc: business cards, name £409.92 £409.92
badges, printer paper, coin bags)
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SumUp Payment machine £40.95 £40.95
Miscellaneous Items for Clinic Incubator £829.95
Perspex for cages Hedgehog £22.00
hutches Batteries and scales £375.00 Sub Total
Clothes Airer £41.88 =£2039.38
Key Cabinet Chick £52.99
brooders, extension leads, adapters, towel holders £16.94
Other miscellaneous goods £361.77
£338.85
TCU Clothing (Uniform and hats / caps for fairs) £1794.59 £1794.59
Webpage Name £22.79 £22.79
Cake for visitors to new premises £24.90 £24.90
Charitable donation to Barmoor Hub (via Just Giving) for £100.00 £100
Roof Repairs
Spikes and Feathers reimbursement to help with cost of £200.00 £200
Hedgehog food, vet bills, cleaning products
Overpayments Sub Total =
Owl Stand Overpayment (Refunded on 08/04/24) £12.49 £61.19
Temu bill reimbursed twice in error (£36.73 refunded on £36.73
04/10/24)
Cost of earrings not taken into account (£2.24 refunded to
hog account on 19/10/23) £11.97
Overall Total £24,405.63
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## Expenditure ## New Premises Analysis of the of the accounts for the reporting period, shows that our biggest expenditure is rent @ £4516.20. This includes the increased rent from £375 to £612 during September when we moved to our bigger premises. Apart from the higher rent cost, we also paid £906 conveyancing fees (when taking over the existing lease) and £2391.81 to bring the premises up to standard by adding extra kitchen units, a new sink and extra essential improvements. As the premises is much bigger, our monthly bills have now increased to £940.66 due to the extra bin collections and higher electricity usage. Our insurances have also increased to £508.16 as we are now liable for separate buildings insurance. At our New Premises official opening, H4H purchased a cake for visitors, supporters and volunteers as a means of thanking them for their ongoing support. The cake cost £24.90. ## Hedgehog Expenses During the reporting period, we spent £3170.02 on hedgehog medication/ prescriptions, £514.15 vet bills, £283.65 on food and £426.72 on PPE/ cleaning products. Our costs for food and cleaning products are kept to a minimum as we are lucky to receive regular donations of these from supporters. ## Admin Assistant Salary On 9[th] October 2023 we employed an admin assistant to help on reception, update hedgehog records and to attend to emails and our Facebook page. We chose to employ the admin assistant through a recruitment agency (Talent 84) as this meant we only needed to pay an invoice for the hours worked, and did not need to calculate staff wages. Initially, we were employing for 6 hours per week, but these hours have gradually increased to 16 due to the rescue being extremely busy. For the reporting period from 9[th] August 23 – 31[st] March 24, we have paid a total of £3471.93 in salary payments to the recruitment agency. 14 ## Fundraising Our fundraising expenditure for the reporting year was £2582.61. This has been money well spent as our total net profit from all fundraising was £11,391.09. Additionally, we had stock left over which we have been able to take forward into 24/25. To help raise funds at fairs, H4H purchased a SumUp card reader machine for online sales at a cost of £40.95. ## TCU Clothing / Uniform Our total TCU Clothing / uniform costs were £1794.59. Although receipts were only £867.60 for clothing during the reporting period, many payments were made into the account before we gained charitable status. Other clothing items that were not purchased by volunteers, were added to stock for sale at fairs. ## Stationery To promote our cause, we arranged for business cards to be printed for distribution at fairs and school / group talks. We also purchased blank name badges for use by volunteers. H4H use a lot of printer cartridges and printing materials as each hedgehog needs admission and meds forms. Out total stationery expenditure was £409.92. ## Miscellaneous items for Clinic The total cost of our miscellaneous clinic items was £2039.38. This figure includes £829.95 for incubator, £375 for hutches and £361.77 for chick brooders, extension leads and adapters. ## H4H Website Our website name cost us £22.79 in this reporting period. ## Barmoor Hub Roof Repair donation H4H works very closely with our local community centre Barmoor Hub. In November 23, the H4H Trustees voted to donate £100 to Barmoor Hub’s urgent appeal for urgent roof repairs. ## Spikes and Feathers Animal Rescue. H4H sponsors Spikes and Feathers rescue in Sacriston, County Durham. To help ease the rescue’s financial burden, the H4H Trustees agreed to reimburse their hedgehog food and medication expenditure to the value of £200. ## Overpayments Payments of £61.19 were reimbursed from the account for stock items. Unfortunately, 2 of these payments were duplicated and the third payment was not offset correctly. All of these incorrect payments were immediately rectified, once the errors were discovered. ## Report completed by Tracy Weston (Hope for Hedgehogs Treasurer) 11/11/24 15 ## **HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE** ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES** For the period 09/08/2023 to 31/03/2024 I report on the financial statements of Hope For Hedgehogs Woodside for the period 09/08/2023 to 31/03/2024, which are set out on pages 17 to 24. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2022 ("the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to: - h examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, - h to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act), and - h to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of independent examiner's statement** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **Independent examiner's statement** In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - h the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - h the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - h the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a "true and fair" view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Doug Maltman FMAAT Fellow Member of the Association of Accountancy Technicians Connected Voice Business Services One Strawberry Lane Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4BX Date: 13/01/2025 Douglas Maltman (Jan 13, 2025 11:39 GMT) 16 ## **HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE** ## **STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT** For the period 09/08/2023 to 31/03/2024 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Receipts from:
Donations and legacies 7 18,546 - 18,546
Charitable activities
Other trading activities 8 13,336 - 13,336
Total receipts 31,882 - 31,882
Payments on:
Raising funds 9 1,211 - 1,211
Charitable activities
Operation of the charity 10 23,195 - 23,195
Total payments 24,406 - 24,406
Reconciliation of funds
Net of receipts/payments 7,476 - 7,476
Exceptional item 6 7,229 - 7,229
Cash carried forward 14,705 - 14,705
Notes
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The Receipts and Payments Statement includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All receipts and payments derive from continuing activities The notes on pages 19 to 24 form an integral part of these accounts. 17 Charity Number 1204277 ## **HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE** ## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES** As at 31 March 2024 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Unrestricted Restricted Total
Funds Funds 2024
£ £ £
Cash funds
Cash at bank and in hand 16 14,705 - 14,705
Assets retained for Charity's own use
Incubators 2,729
Assets: amounts receivable within one 15 1,034
year
Liabilities: amounts falling due within
one year 17 ( 360 )
Total net assets or liabilities 3,403
The notes on pages 19 to 24 form an integral part of these accounts.
13/01/2025
These financial statements were approved by the Board on:
and are signed on its behalf by: Tracy Weston Tracy (Jan 13, 2025 11:32 GMT)
Treasurer
Notes
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18 ## **HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** For the period 09/08/2023 to 31/03/2024 ## 1 **Accounting Policies** The principal accounting policies adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows: ## 2 **Basis of accounting** ## 2.1 **Basis of preparation** The accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis. An audit is not required by the charity's constitution and has not been requested by the trustees. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Hope For Hedgehogs Woodside meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. ## 2.2 **Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis** The charity reported total unrestricted funds at the year end of £14,705 and has already secured a significant amount of funding for the current year. The trustees are of the view that the immediate future of the charity for the next 12 to 18 months is secure and that on this basis the charity is a going concern. ## 3 **Receipts** ## 3.1 **Recognition of receipts** Receipts are recognised when the charity has received the resources, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of receipt have been met. ## 3.2 **Offsetting** There has been no offsetting of receipts and payments, unless required or permitted by SORP. ## 3.3 **Grants and donations** Receipts from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has received the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met. ## 3.4 **Donated goods and services** Donated goods are measured at fair value (the amount for which the asset could be exchanged) unless impractical to do so. Donated services and facilities are included in the Statement of Receipts and Payments when received at the value of the gift to the charity provided that the value of the gift can be measured reliably. Donated services and facilities that are consumed immediately are recognised as a receipt with the equivalent amount recognised as a paymenrt under the appropriate heading in the Statement of Receipts and Payments. 19 **HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** For the period 09/08/2023 to 31/03/2024 ## 3.5 **Volunteer help** The value of volunteer help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees' annual report. ## 3.6 **Interest receivable** Interest on funds held on deposit is included when received. ## 3.7 **Fund accounting** Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of the charity. Designated funds are unrestricted funds of the charity which the trustees have decided at their discretion to set aside to use for a specific purpose. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity's work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity. ## 4 **Expenditure and liabilities** ## 4.1 **Liability recognition** Liabilities are recognised when it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty. ## 4.2 **Charitable activities** Payments on charitable activities includes the costs of work and other activities undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs. ## 4.3 **Governance and support costs** Support costs have been allocated between governance cost and other support. Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice. Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources. ## 4.4 **Irrecoverable VAT** Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the payment was incurred. ## 4.5 **Liabilities** The charity has liabilities which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts. ## 4.6 **Provisions for liabilities** A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date. 20 ## **HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** For the period 09/08/2023 to 31/03/2024 ## **Analysis of receipts** |6
**Exceptional item**
7
**Donations and legacies**
8
**Other trading activities**
Fundraising events
Other
Funds prior to charity registration.
Donations and gifts
Clothing sales|Unrestricted
Funds
£
7,229
7,229
Unrestricted
Funds
£
18,261
285
18,546
868
12,468
13,336|Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
**7,229**
**7,229**
**Total**
**2024**
**£**
**18,261**
**285**
**18,546**
**868**
**12,468**
**13,336**| |---|---|---|---| Receipts were £31,882 of which £31,882 was unrestricted or designated, £nil was restricted 21 ## **HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** For the period 09/08/2023 to 31/03/2024 ## **Analysis of payments on charitable activities** |9
10|**_Raising funds_**
**_Charitable activities_**
Direct costs
Support costs
Rent
Mobile costs
Waste collection
Professional fees
Other payments
Equipment
Medication costs
Vet costs
Donations made
Staging fundraising events
Self employed staff
Premises costs
Utility costs|Unrestricted
Funds
£
1,211
1,211
3,158
514
100
3,656
3,472
2,287
4,516
40
399
501
906
3,646
23,195|Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
**1,211**
**1,211**
**3,158**
**514**
**100**
**3,656**
**3,472**
**2,287**
**4,516**
**40**
**399**
**501**
**906**
**3,646**
**23,195**| |---|---|---|---|---| Payments on charitable activities were £24,406 of which £24,406 was unrestricted or designated and £0 was restricted ## 11 **Fees for examination of the accounts** Independent examiner's fees for reporting on the accounts **----- Start of picture text -----**
2024
£
360
360
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## 12 **Analysis of staff costs and the cost of key management personnel** The charity currently does not employ staff. The key management personnel of the charity, comprise the trustees. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £0. 22 ## **HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** For the period 09/08/2023 to 31/03/2024 ## 13 **Transactions with trustees** None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity. ## **Trustees' expenses** No trustee expenses have been incurred in the year. ## **Transaction(s) with related parties** There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period. ## 14 **Corporation Taxation** The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objectives. ## 15 **Stock** |**Charitable activities:**
Opening
Added in period
Expensed in period
Impaired
Closing|For
For
distribution
resale
£
£
-
-
1,034
-
-
-
-
1,034
-
Stock| |---|---| ## 16 **Cash at bank and in hand** |PayPal account
Cash at bank
Cash in hand|**2024**
**£**
**108**
**14,488**
**109**
**14,705**| |---|---| |17
Accruals
Independent examination of accounts
**Liabilities (payable within 1 year)**|**2024**
**£**
**360**
**360**| |---|---| ## 18 **Events after the end of the reporting period** No events (not requiring adjustment to the accounts) have occurred after the end of the reporting period but before the accounts are authorised which relate to conditions that arose after the end of the reporting period. 23 **HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE** ## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** For the period 09/08/2023 to 31/03/2024 ## 19 **Analysis of charitable funds** ## **Analysis of movements in unrestricted funds** |**Unrestricted funds**
General unrestricted fund
**_Totals_**|**Fund**
**balances**
**brought**
**forward**
£
7,229
7,229|**Incoming**
**resources**
£
31,882
31,882|**Resources**
**expended**
£
( 24,406 )
( 24,406 )|**Transfers**
£
-
-|**Fund**
**balances**
**carried**
**forward**
**£**
**14,705**
**14,705**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ## **Purpose of unrestricted funds** General unrestricted fund The 'free reserves' of the charity ## 20 **Capital commitments** As at 31 March 2024, the charity had no capital committments ## 21 **Analysis of net assets between funds** |Cash at bank and in hand|Unrestricted
Funds
£
14,705
14,705|Restricted
Funds
£
-
-|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
**14,705**
**14,705**| |---|---|---|---| 24 ## H4H accounts 23-24 - Signed Final Audit Report 2025-01-13 Created: 2025-01-13 By: Douglas Maltman (douglas.maltman@connectedvoice.org.uk) Status: Signed Transaction ID: CBJCHBCAABAAiQPhY6wP9oKHZ-oTG_OJ1AF4Jw_RzISo ## "H4H accounts 23-24 - Signed" History Document created by Douglas Maltman (douglas.maltman@connectedvoice.org.uk) 2025-01-13 - 10:07:06 AM GMT Document emailed to Tracy (hopeforhedgehogswoodside@gmail.com) for signature 2025-01-13 - 10:07:14 AM GMT Document emailed to Douglas Maltman (douglas.maltman@connectedvoice.org.uk) for signature 2025-01-13 - 10:07:14 AM GMT Email viewed by Tracy (hopeforhedgehogswoodside@gmail.com) 2025-01-13 - 11:20:01 AM GMT ## Document e-signed by Tracy (hopeforhedgehogswoodside@gmail.com) Signature Date: 2025-01-13 - 11:32:36 AM GMT - Time Source: server- Signature captured from device with phone number XXXXXXXX6326 Email viewed by Douglas Maltman (douglas.maltman@connectedvoice.org.uk) 2025-01-13 - 11:39:29 AM GMT Document e-signed by Douglas Maltman (douglas.maltman@connectedvoice.org.uk) Signature Date: 2025-01-13 - 11:39:43 AM GMT - Time Source: server Agreement completed. 2025-01-13 - 11:39:43 AM GMT