2024-12-31-accounts - Tails Animal Rescue

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 01 2024 31 12 2024

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1204587

Tails Animal Rescue

Charity's principal address 38 James Street

Northwich Postcode CW9 7DE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Alison Petersen
	Adele Emmerson
	Frank Ashworth		Deceased 08/07/2025

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Accountant	Kreston Reeves LLP	37 St Margaret’s Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2TU
Independent Examiner	Samantha Rouse FCCA DChA	Kreston Reeves LLP, Chartered Accountants 37 St Margaret’s Street, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 2TU

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Association How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

The Trustees may appoint any person who is willing to act as a Trustee Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

The Charity’s objects are:

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

For the benefit of the public to relieve the suffering of animals in need of care and attention in Northwich, Cheshire and, in particular, to provide and maintain facilities for the reception, care and treatment of such animals; and

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To promote humane behaviour towards animals by providing appropriate care, protection, treatment and security for animals which are in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances or ill usage and to educate the public in matters pertaining to animal welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering among animals.

During the year, the Charity has undertaken the following activities for the public benefit:

Taking ownership of unwanted or stray animals
Providing medical treatment and caring for animals until suitable homes are available and if not, providing suitable shelter for them until they are ready to go to a new home
Trapping animals for neutering purposes if in feral colonies

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the In setting objectives and planning for activities, the Trustees have given public benefit in relation to due consideration to general guidance published by the Charity these objects (include within Commission relating to public benefit, including the guidance 'Public this section the statutory declaration that trustees have benefit: running a charity (PB2)'. had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

During the year, the Charity has rehomed 52 cats, 3 rabbits and 4 dogs. Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The Charity’s reserves policy is to hold 3 months’ worth of expenditure, which is equivalent to £15,000 for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Details of any funds materially No funds are materially in deficit as at 31 December 2024. in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

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	Charity Name			No (if any)	No (if any)
	Tails Animal Rescue			1204587
	Receipts and payments accounts					CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 01/01/2024	To		Period end date 31/12/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds		Total funds	Last year
	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £		to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations	14,267	-	-		14,267	11,735
Legacies	130,229	-	-		130,229	-
Income from charitable activities - Bingo nights	2,160	-	-		2,160	3,914
Income from charitable activities - Dogshow	905	-	-		905	967
Income from charitable activities - Car boot	-	-	-		-	599
Other income	448	-	-		448	321
Interest income	1,220	-	-		1,220	-
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	Charity Name Tails Animal Rescue	Charity Name Tails Animal Rescue	Charity Name Tails Animal Rescue	No (if any) 1204587	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 01/01/2024	To	Period end date 31/12/2024

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 14,267 130,229 2,160 905 - 448 1,220 -	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 14,267 130,229 2,160 905 - 448 1,220 -	Last year to the nearest £
Donations	14,267	-	-	14,267	11,735
Legacies	130,229	-	-	130,229	-
Income from charitable activities - Bingo nights	2,160	-	-	2,160	3,914
Income from charitable activities - Dogshow	905	-	-	905	967
Income from charitable activities - Car boot	-	-	-	-	599
Other income	448	-	-	448	321
Interest income	1,220	-	-	1,220	-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	149,229	-	-	149,229	17,536

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					17,536

Advertising	130				123
Contract services	9,380				-
Equipment rental	280				-
Insurance	214				214
Office supplies	2,135				64
Pet supplies	15,479				3,191
Repairs	17,744				-
Utilities	2,972				-
Vet bills	13,621				17,942
**Sub total **	61,955				21,535

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total **	-				-
*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					21,535

	87,274			87,274	- 3,999
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	2,793			2,793	-
	90,067			90,067	- 3,999

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Community Account Savings Account PayPal Details Details Details Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 20,986 - 67,544 - 1,537 - 90,067 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

08/09/2025

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name Tails Animal Rescue members of

On accounts for the year 31 December 2024 Charity no 1204587 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 to 7 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 12 / 2024.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Date: 10 September 2025 Name: Samantha Rouse Relevant professional FCCA DChA qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: Kreston Reeves LLP 37 St Margaret’s Street, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2TU

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

October 2018

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018