## **HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE**
**REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year ended 31 March 2025**
**Charity Number 1204277**
**HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE**
## **ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31 March 2025
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|Trustees annual report|1 to|12|
|Independent examiners report||13|
|Statement of Receipts and Payments||14|
|Statement of Assets and Liabilities||15|
|Notes to the financial statements|16 to|22|
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 1 April 2024 To 31 March 2025**
## **Charity name: Hope for Hedgehogs Woodside**
## **Charity registration number: 1204277**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP
reference
Summary of the purposes of Para 1.17 To further the conservation and preservation
the charity as set out in its of hedgehogs. To advance the education of
governing document the public in the study and care of
hedgehogs.
Summary of the main activities Para 1.17 and The charity runs a hedgehog rescue for sick,
in relation to those purposes 1.19 injured and orphaned hedgehogs primarily
for the public benefit, in but not exclusively in the Gateshead area.
particular, the activities, The aim of the charity is to rescue,
projects or services identified rehabilitate and release rehabilitated
in the accounts. hedgehogs back into the 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 whether Para 1.18 The trustees have all reviewed the Charity
the trustees have had regard to Commission statement on public benefit
the guidance issued by the found on the website.
Charity Commission on public
benefit
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reference||
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|Policy on grant making.|Para 1.38|**N/a**|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment.|Para 1.38|**N/a**|
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Contribution made by Para 1.38 The trustees oversee the day to day running
volunteers 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 60
volunteers. We have 7 volunteers trained in
administering medication, with a further 6
currently in medication training. A specialist
WhatsApp group exists specifically for
medically trained volunteers to communicate
efficiently.
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.
In September 2024 a specialist fundraising
group involving 6 volunteers was created to
focus our fundraising efforts strategically.
Other
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## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP
reference
Summary of the main Para 1.20 Hope for Hedgehogs started in 2019 with our
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reference|SORP
reference|SORP
reference|
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|Summary of the main|Para 1.20|**Hope for Hedgehogs started in 2019 with our**|
|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.||**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. In early**
**2025**
**a**
**full**
**clinic**
**redecoration**
**was**
**undertaken by volunteers.**
**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.**
**Our focus is very much on the treatment,**
**rehabilitation and release of the hedgehogs**
**in our care. During the full calendar year from**
**1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025 a total of**
**724 sick or injured hedgehogs as well as**
**orphaned babies were admitted. This is an**
**increase of almost 30% on the previous year.**
**Of these admissions, we were able to treat**
**and successfully release an exceptional**
**figure of over 80% of hedgehogs back to the**
**wild.**|
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|**Sadly, many of our admissions are already**|
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|**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 continue to**|
|**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 WhatsApp**|
|**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.**|
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|Achievements against
objectives set.|Para 1.41|**In September 2023 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 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**|
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|**communicates with members of the public**|
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|**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 have a strong social media presence**|
|**including Facebook and Instagram. 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.**|
|**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 1.5 million times and**|
|**received 26,000 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**|
|**collaboration 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 Spring**|
|**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.**|
**Hope for Hedgehogs provides opportunities for local communities to study hedgehogs and to educate them in the care and conservation of hedgehogs and their habitat. We conducted 13 talks at local schools,**
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|||**Brownies and WI groups. Five of these**
**events were delivered collaboratively with**
**Gateshead**
**Libraries**
**and**
**Heritage**
**department at various local Gateshead**
**primary schools, including Crookhill and**
**Ryton. The children were enthusiastically**
**engaged with the presentations and excited**
**to interact with our real-life dress up**
**character - Roly the Hedgehog**
**These talks are 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.**
**We applied to the Local Councillors Fund and**
**were successful in securing an award**
**enabling us to purchase our own projector**
**and screen for use during educational talks**
**and events.**
**We**
**continue**
**to**
**make**
**other**
**funding**
**applications for various grants including**
**Lottery funding but have not been successful**
**in this period.**
**Ross the weatherman from the local news**
**channel continues to be our high-profile**
**patron for the charity. He has been our**
**figurehead since 2023. This has resulted in**
**several featured news items about the**
**charity, the vulnerabilities of hedgehogs and**
**how the public can help. Ross also now**
**supports us as a foster carer too.**|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives set.|Para 1.41|**Our main fundraising stream is the one-off**
**and regular donations we receive from our**
**supporters.**
**A specialist fundraising group has been**
**created to focus our efforts strategically and**
**concentrate our efforts to raise additional**
**funds for the rescue. In particular we have**
**attended numerous fairs to sell sales items,**
**arranged a themed disco, sold donated**
**hedgehog houses, sold cage and hedgehog**
**sponsorship, sold scratch cards, undertaken**
**raffles and Bonus Balls. We have also raised**
**essential**
**funds**
**through**
**selling**
**goods**
**directly from the clinic.**
**In 2023 we raised £3,500 following a**
**successful silent online auction of hedgehog**
**doodles created and donated by various**
**national and international celebrities. This**
**year we arranged a ticketed ‘hog-doodle’**
**auction event. This was well attended but it is**
**anticipated that the online format for the**
**event will be run again in the future as the**
**funds raised were far greater than funds**
**generated from an in-person event.**|
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Several supporters / volunteers have raised
sponsorship for the charity through
participating in the Great North Run.
We have embarked upon passive fund
raising by branding donation boxes and
handing those out to local businesses. We
hope to expand on this funding stream in
future.
Further community events are planned and
branded banners to make our stands more
eye catching have been made by talented
volunteers. Flyers and posters have been
printed to offer advice about helping
hedgehogs and these are distributed at all
such events.
The charity has 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.
Our ‘Sponsor a Cage’ promotion proved to be
popular, especially over the Christmas
period.
Fundraising events as well as raising money
also increases 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 N/a
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s financial Para 1.21 For the year ended 31 March 2025 the
position at the end of the receipts were £38,616 and payments were
period £42,630. Net funds were £10,691
Statement explaining the policy Para 1.22 Reserves are held to cover regular monthly
for holding reserves stating expenses such as rent and medication for the
why they are held coming financial period.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Reserves of approximately £10,691 were held
at 31 March 2025.
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/a
reserves
Details of fund materially in Para 1.24 N/a
deficit
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Explanation of any Para 1.23 **No concerns** uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern
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Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources Para 1.47 Our primary funding comes from direct bank
of funds (including any donations. We also receive cash donations
fundraising) from visitors to the clinic and donations via
donation platforms, such as Just Giving and
PayPal Giving Fund.
For the first time this year branded donation
boxes have been handed out to local
businesses. This has proved a successful
venture.
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 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 Para 1.46 N/a
objectives including any social
investment policy adopted
A description of the principal Para 1.46 The charity is a victim of its own success; by
risks facing the charity raising awareness of the vulnerability of
hedgehogs more members of the public are
bringing in sick and injured hedgehogs to the
rescue. This results in a heavy burden on the
volunteers, particularly those trained to
administer medicines. More volunteers have
been trained which has enabled the burden
to be shared however more volunteers need
to be recruited and trained to cover shifts
going forward.
Larger premises will also soon be needed to
accommodate all the sick hedgehogs
admitted to the care of the charity. Looking
after sick hedgehogs 365 days a year is an
emotionally draining and time-consuming
commitment. Unfortunately, some volunteers
are only able to devote to the role for a short
period of time which is disappointing as the
charity invest heavily in providing
appropriate training to their volunteers.
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s trusts:|Description of charity’s trusts:|Description of charity’s trusts:|
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|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.**|
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Policies and procedures Para 1.51 Trustees are provided with written
adopted for the induction and information on their role and responsibilities.
training of trustees 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 Para 1.51 The charity is a small organisation with a
structure and any wider chair, treasurer/secretary and two additional
network with which the charity trustees who are responsible for running the
works 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 five of the trained volunteers
under the guidance of our veterinary practice
Medi Vet Veterinary Group at Lowfell and vet
Jim McLellan oversees our clinic. Two
trustees are responsible for the smooth
running of the clinic and the care of the
hedgehogs, and they liaise regularly with
each other and the clinical team to ensure
this is done. Several WhatsApp groups have
been created to assist with communication.
The charity has arrangements with
Wallington Hall, and Bradley Gardens as well
as other properties with secure walled
gardens suitable for the release of disabled
hedgehogs.
Relationship with any related Para 1.51 The charity supports two small hedgehog
parties rescues in Sacriston and Consett.
Other
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**Reference and Administrative details**
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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
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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2
3
4|**Trustee name**
**Office (if any)**
**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Trustee name**
**Office (if any)**
**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**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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||Sandra Marilyn Lowe
Chair||||
||Deborah Kay
Champion||||
||TracyMaria Weston
Treasurer/Secretary||||
||Jane-Louise Hodson-
Hamilton||Appointed 8 August 2024||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved.
## **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole
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**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others.**
Description of the assets held N/a in 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
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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Type of Name Address
adviser
Independent Doug Maltman One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne
Examiner FMAAT, Connected NE1 4BX
Voice Business
Services
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
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**Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** Sandra Lowe (Signed remotely) **Full name(s)** Sandra Marilyn Lowe **Position (e.g. Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 11.12.2025
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## **HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES**
For the year ended 31 March 2025
I report on the financial statements of Hope for Hedgehogs Woodside for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on pages 14 to 22.
## **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: 12.12.2025
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## **HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE**
## **STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENT**
For the year ended 31 March 2025
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
For the
period
09.08.2023
to
Funds Funds 2025 31.03.2024
£ £ £ £
Receipts from:
Donations and legacies 6 30,212 - 30,212 18,546
Charitable activities
Other trading activities 7 8,354 - 8,354 13,336
Total receipts 38,566 - 38,566 31,882
Payments on:
Raising funds 8 2,273 - 2,273 1,211
Charitable activities
Operation of the charity 9 40,307 - 40,307 23,195
Total payments 42,580 - 42,580 24,406
Reconciliation of funds
Net of receipts/payments ( 4,014 ) - ( 4,014 ) 7,476
Exceptional item 5 - - - 7,229
Cash funds brought forward 14,705 - 14,705 -
Cash carried forward 10,691 - 10,691 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 16 to 22 form an integral part of these accounts.
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Charity Number 1204277
## **HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE**
## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES**
As at 31 March 2025
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Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
For the
period
09.08.2023
to
Funds Funds 2025 31.03.2024
£ £ £ £
Cash funds
Cash at bank and in hand 15 10,691 - 10,691 14,705
Assets retained for own use 14
Equipment 6,981 3,347
Assets: amounts receivable within one 13 590 1,034
year
Liabilities: amounts falling due within
one year 16 420 360
Total net assets or liabilities 7,151 4,021
Funds of the charity
Unrestricted income funds 10,691 14,705
Restricted income funds - -
Total funds 10,691 14,705
The notes on pages 16 to 22 form an integral part of these accounts.
These financial statements were approved by the Board on: 11.12.2025
and are signed on its behalf by: Tracy Weston
Treasurer
Notes
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## **HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31 March 2025
## 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 £10,691 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 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 **Volunteer help**
The value of volunteer help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees' annual report.
## 3.5 **Interest receivable**
Interest on funds held on deposit is included when received.
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## **HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31 March 2025
## 3.6 **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.
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## **HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31 March 2025
**----- Start of picture text -----**
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
For the
period
09.08.2023
to
Funds Funds 2025 31.03.2024
£ £ £ £
5 Exceptional item
Funds prior to Charity registration - - - 7,229
- - - 7,229
Analysis of receipts
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
For the
period
09.08.2023
to
Funds Funds 2025 31.03.2024
£ £ £ £
6 Donations and legacies
-
Donations and gifts 29,881 29,881 18,261
Other 331 - 331 285
-
30,212 30,212 18,546
7 Other trading activities
Clothing sales 877 - 877 868
-
Fundraising events 7,477 7,477 12,468
-
8,354 8,354 13,336
**----- End of picture text -----**
Receipts were £38,566 (For the period 09.08.2023 to 31.03.2024: £31,882) of which £38,566 was unrestricted or designated (For the period 09.08.2023 to 31.03.2024: £31,882) and £0 was restricted (For the period 09.08.2023 to 31.03.2024: £0)
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**HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31 March 2025
## **Analysis of payments on charitable activities**
|8
9|**_Raising funds_**
**_Charitable activities_**
Direct costs
Support costs
Governance costs
Equipment
Subscriptions
Self employed staff
Premises costs
Rent
Mobile costs
Utility costs
Waste collection
Independent examiner's fees for reporting on
the accounts
Professional fees
Other payments
Staging fundraising events
Medication costs
Vet costs
Donations made|Unrestricted
Funds
£
2,273
2,273
5,098
1,580
-
5,574
14,582
1,831
7,344
525
1,371
676
-
280
1,086
360
40,307|Restricted
Funds
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**Total**
**2025**
**£**
**2,273**
**2,273**
**5,098**
**1,580**
**-**
**5,574**
**14,582**
**1,831**
**7,344**
**525**
**1,371**
**676**
**-**
**280**
**1,086**
**360**
**40,307**|Total
For the
period
09.08.2023
to
31.03.2024
£
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 £42,630 (For the period 09.08.2023 to 31.03.2024: £24,406) of which £0 was unrestricted or designated (For the period 09.08.2023 to 31.03.2024: £24,406) and £0 was restricted (For the period 09.08.2023 to 31.03.2024: £0)
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## **HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31 March 2025
## 10 **Fees for examination of the accounts**
|Independent examiner's fees for reporting on the accounts
There were no other fees paid to the examiner.|**2025**
**£**
**420**
**420**|For the
period
09.08.2023
to
31.03.2024
£
360
360|
|---|---|---|
## 11 **Analysis of staff costs and the cost of key management personnel**
The charity currently does not employ staff.
No employee received remuneration above £60,000 (For the period 09.08.2023 to 31.03.2024: £nil)
The key management personnel of the charity, comprise the trustees and the charity manager . The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £0.
## 12 **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.
## 13 **Stock**
|**Charitable activities:**
Opening
Added in period
Expensed in period
Impaired
Closing|For
For
distribution
resale
£
£
1,034
-
-
-
( 444 )
-
-
-
590
-
Stock|
|---|---|
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## **HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31 March 2025
|14 **Assets retained for own use**
Equipment
15
PayPal account
Cash at bank
Cash in hand
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**Liabilities (payable within 1 year)**
Independent examination of the accounts
**Cash at bank and in hand**|**Total**
**2025**
**£**
**6,981**
**6,981**
**2025**
**£**
**650**
**9,960**
**81**
**10,691**
**2025**
**£**
**420**
**420**|Total
For the
period
09.08.2023
to
31.03.2024
£
3,347
3,347
For the
period
09.08.2023
to
31.03.2024
£
108
14,488
109
14,705
For the
period
09.08.2023
to
31.03.2024
£
360
360|
|---|---|---|
## 17 **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.
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**HOPE FOR HEDGEHOGS WOODSIDE**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
For the year ended 31 March 2025
## 18 **Analysis of charitable funds**
## **Analysis of movements in unrestricted funds**
|**Unrestricted funds**
General unrestricted fund
**_Totals_**
**Purpose of unrestricted funds**
General unrestricted fund|**Fund**
**balances**
**brought**
**Incoming**
**Resources**
**forward**
**resources**
**expended**
£
£
£
14,705
38,566
( 42,580 )
14,705
38,566
( 42,580 )
The 'free reserves' of the charity|**Transfers**
£
-
-|**Fund**
**balances**
**carried**
**forward**
**£**
**10,691**
**10,691**|
|---|---|---|---|
## 19 **Capital commitments**
As at 31 March 2025, the charity had no capital commitments (For the period 09.08.2023 to 31.03.2024 -£nil)
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## Hope for Hedgehogs Treasurers Report.
## 01/04/24 – 31/03/25
This report relates to our first full year as a charity for the tax year 24/25.
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 31[st] March 2024 (end of previous tax year), these were our respective bank balances:
Barclays Current Account £14,488.23 PayPal account £107.25 Petty Cash £109.25
At the end of the new reporting period 31/03/25, these were the new balances:
Barclays Current Account £9,960.34 PayPal account £648.45. Petty cash £81.17 (copy of cash transactions in Accounts file) Total £10,689.96
The credits and debits for Barclays current account in reporting period 01/04/24 – 31/03/25 were as follows:
|Date|Total credits|Total debits|Balance|
|---|---|---|---|
|31/03/24|-|-|14,488.23|
|01/04/24–30/04/24|3681.45|3594.47|14,575.21|
|01/05/24–31/05/24|2711.84|3209.37|14,077.68|
|01/06/24–30/06/24|3139.30|3381.68|13,835.30|
|01/07/24–31/07/24|4979.07|5250.23|13,564.14|
|01/08/24–31/08/24|4113.10|2635.65|15,041.59|
|01/09/24–30/09/24|3939.97|3352.28|15,629.28|
|01/10/24–31/10/24|2577.57|4323.78|13,883.07|
|01/11/24–30/11/24|3773.85|3452.71|14,204.21|
|01/12/24–31/12/24|2255.96|1293.74|15,166.43|
|01/01/25–31/01/25|2190.92|4938.79|12,418.56|
|01/02/25–28/02/25|1887.19|2911.24|11,394.51|
|01/03/25–31/03/25|2599.95|4034.12|9,960.34|
|31/03/25|-|-|9,960.34|
|Total credits / debits|**37,850.17**|**42,378.06**|**9,660.34**|
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The credits and debits for PayPal account in reporting period 01/04/24 – 31/03/25 were as follows:
|were as follows:||||
|---|---|---|---|
|Date|Total credits|Total debits|Balance|
|31/03/24|-|-|£107.25|
|01/04/24–31/03/25|£1473.50||£1580.75|
|01/04/24–31/03/25|-|£82.30 (PayPal Fees)|£1498.45|
|01/04/24 – 31/03/25|-|£850(Transferred to
Barclays Current Account)|£648.45|
|31/03/25|-|-|£648.45|
## Income
## Donations
Our main source of regular income is donations. For the reporting period, H4H received a total of £29,707.03 in donations, of which £1,391.20 (net) was donated through PayPal - £850 of this was transferred to Barclays Current account. £5,000 of this overall total was through direct donations (a combination of new Standing Orders and stand-alone payments).
We now have our own Charity Account on Just Giving, which has helped to increase revenue by just over £5,500 from last year’s figure. We have also engaged with other donation platforms including PayPal Giving Fund, Charities Trust, Easy Fundraising and Give Wheel, which in total has added a further £2,182 to our donation total.
Crucially this year, we were successful in our first funding bid, securing £610 from Gateshead Council Local Councillors’ Fund (LCF), to purchase a projector and screen.
|Donations paid to primary Barclays Account|Amount|
|---|---|
|Direct Bank Donations|£16,109.18|
|PayPal Donations (transferred to bank)|£850|
|Just Giving|£8,720.84|
|Stripe Payments (Donations through Website)|£717.25|
|Gateshead Council Grant|£610|
|Donation towards medical bills from British Hedgehog Preservation
Society|£300|
|PayPal Giving Fund|£1,580.38|
|Charities Trust|£29.61|
|Easy Fundraising|£323.84|
|Give Wheel|£248.57|
|Total Donations|£29,165.83|
|Donations paid to PayPal Account (Excluding £850 transferred to
Barclays)|£541.20|
|---|---|
|Total Donations (including PayPal)|£29,707.03|
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## Fundraising
To do this, we have attended numerous fairs to sell sales items, arranged a disco, sold donated hedgehog houses, sold cage/ hedgehog sponsorship, arranged a ticketed ‘hog-doodle’ auction event, sold scratch cards, ran raffles and Bonus Balls. We have also raised essential funds through selling goods directly from Clinic.
A summary of our fundraising is shown below:
|Fundraising Event|Funds Raised|Associated
Costs (cost of
sale items,
cost of table,
etc)|Net Profit|Actual payments to
bank (card, transferred
cash and direct bank
payments)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Fairs / Events
attended|||||
|Barmoor Fair|£163|£78|£85|£163|
|Hope for Hedgehogs
Disco|£566|£200|£366|£566|
|Party in the Park|£50|£26|£24|£50|
|Wylam Fair|£359.28|£91|£268.28|£359.28|
|Brighten Ryton Fair|£255.20|£64|£191.20|£255.20|
|Lush Charity Pot
Weekend|£349|£37|£312|£349|
|Hog Doodle Event|£639.93|£20|£619.93|£639.93|
|Miner’s Lamp Café|£92|£32|£60|£92|
|Duck Race|£61|£31|£30|£61|
|Crawcrook Fair|£171.73|£58|£113.73|£171.73|
|Barmoor Hub
Christmas|£188.34|£42|£146.34|£188.34|
|Station East Event|£146.08|£30|£116.08|£124.08|
|Sub Total (Fairs)|£3041.56|£709|£2332.56|£3019.56|
||||||
|Raffles / Bonus Ball|||||
|Bonus Ball|£371|Nil|£371|£371|
|Scratchcard|£80|Nil|£80|£80|
|Raffle|£76|Nil|£76|£76|
|Sub Total (Raffles)|£527|Nil|£527|£527|
||||||
|Misc Sales|||||
|Sale of Hedgehog
Houses|£1,260|Nil|£1,260|£1,260|
|Cage/ hedgehog
Sponsorship|£530|Nil|£530|£530|
|Name badges|£125|£10|£115|£125|
|Direct sales and pop-
up shop|£2015.41|£1859|£156.41|£2015.41|
|Sub total (Misc sales)|£3,930.41|£1869|£2,009.58|£3930.41|
||||||
|Total Fundraising|£7,541.25|£2578|£4869.14|£7,476.97|
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## 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.
||purchase these if they wish, for the usual fair selling price.|purchase these if they wish, for the usual fair selling price.|purchase these if they wish, for the usual fair selling price.||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Total receipts for all H4H clothing during the reporting period=£876.65||||
||Miscellaneous Income||||
|09/04/24||KerryTurner|Owl Stand Repayment|£12.49|
|13/01/25||B & Q|Refund|£30|
|17/02/25||Pawz for
Thought|Reimbursement of vet fees|£124.20|
|31/03/25||Amazon|Goods refund|£164.03|
|Total of Miscellaneous income||||£330.72|
## Total Income
|Total Income||
|---|---|
|Donations|£29,707.03|
|Fundraising|£7,476.97|
|H4H Clothing|£876.65|
|Miscellaneous|£330.72|
|Total|**£38,391.37**|
## Expenditure
Our expenditure for the period 01/03/24 – 31/03/25 is broken down as follows:-
|Expenditure Reason|Amount|Total|
|---|---|---|
|Rent|£7344.00|£7344|
|Utilities
British Gas Lite
Gateshead Council Bin Collection|£1371.46
£676.00|£2047.46|
|Insurance
Contents, Volunteer and Public Liability
Buildings|£261.50
£292.10|£553.60|
|Communication
Mobile phone
Internet
Website name and fee
Photocopier Rental
M.S.Office|£60
£127.14
£124.79
£152.91
£59.99|£524.83|
|Hedgehog Care
Medication
Vet Bills|£5098.48
£1579.74|£6678.22|
|Just Giving Subs|£198|£198|
|Admin Assistant Salary (Talent 84)|£14,582.34|£14,582.34|
|Admin Clerk Expenses|£100|£100|
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|Premises
Clinic Redecoration
Plumbing work|£1088.69
£69.00|£1157.69|
|---|---|---|
|Fundraising
Table booking fee for fairs
Items to sell at fairs
Cage plaque
Disco|£70
£1108.45
£4.55
£100|£1283.00|
|Stationery
Name Badges
Printer paper
Printer inks
Other stationery|£24.99
£14.50
£98.54
£310.58|£448.61|
|Miscellaneous Items for Clinic
Incubators
Heater for clinic
Hutches / brooders
Drawers
Miscellaneous|£2440.30
£62.97
£437.37
£30
£1986.34|£4956.98|
|TCU
TCU Clothing (Uniform and hats / caps for fairs)
TCU reimbursement payment.|£625.20
£364.80|£990|
|Gateshead Local Councillors’ funded items
purchased – projector and screen (as per Local
Councillors Fund)|£617.28|£617.28|
|Miscellaneous
Connected Voice Accounts Examination
Cake for volunteers
Spikes and Feathers Rescue support
Unpaid (returned) cheque|£360
£50
£148.48
£337.57|£896.05|
|**Overall Total**||**£42,378.06**|
## Expenditure
## Premises
Our bills for rent and utilities for 94/95 totalled £9,391.46 which equates to roughly 22% of expenditure.
The Clinic was in great need of redecoration and maintenance, which totalled £1157.69 and the additional Clinic items we needed to purchase totalled £4,956.98.
## Hedgehog Expenses
We spent £6,678.22 on hedgehog care expenses for vet bills and medication. Costs for food and consumables have been included in the overall miscellaneous Clinic total.
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## Admin Assistant Salary
Our biggest expenditure for the reporting period was Admin Assistant salary @ £14,582.34 which has resulted in an almost £5,000 lower balance at the end of March 25.
Whilst this amounted to just over 34% of our total expenditure, the Trustees agreed that the needs of the Clinic had to come first due to the huge admin workload, resulting in the requirement to increase admin hours, during the busiest periods.
## Admin Clerk Expenses
£100 was issued to Admin Clerk to pay for low-cost expenses, such as postage for sponsor certificates.
## Fundraising
Our fundraising expenditure for the reporting year was £1283, down by just over £1000 from last year. This reduction is likely attributed to the residual stock we carried forward from the previous year. Additionally, many of our sales items are handmade goods, often donated by supporters of our Charity.
## TCU Clothing / Uniform
Our total TCU Clothing / uniform costs were £990 for this reporting period.
## Stationery
H4H uses a lot of printer cartridges and printing materials as each hedgehog needs admission and meds forms. Out total stationery expenditure was £448.61.
## H4H Website
Our website name cost us £22.79 in this reporting period.
## 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 £148.
## Local Councillor’s Fund (LCF)
Following a grant of £610 from Gateshead LCF, we were able to purchase a projector and screen at a cost of £617.28. These items are essential as we conduct lots of talks throughout our local community.
## Unpaid Cheque
An unpaid cheque for £337.57 from PayPal Giving Fund was returned to our bank. Following discussion with the bank, they were unable to advise why this had happened. On contacting the issuer, this payment was later re-issued to us on a subsequent cheque.
Report completed by Tracy Weston (Hope for Hedgehogs Treasurer) 18/11/25
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