## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 27th October 2023 to 26th October 2024** ## **Charity name: Feline Fine Foundation** ## **Charity registration number: 1205451** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of the
charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To provide judgement-free advice and support to cat
owners who find themselves in difficult times or signpost to
alternative help.
To provide safe, loving foster environments as temporary
shelter for cats of owners who find themselves in crisis i.e.
victims of domestic or financial abuse.
In the event whereby the cat's owner has reached the
maximum foster period, or where the owner's circumstances
change and they feel they are unable to provide a home for
their cat, we will offer to rehome their cat on their behalf.
For the efforts of the organisation to decrease the number of
animals finding themselves in needs of rescue and
rehabilitation.
To promote the work of and assist voluntary sector animal
rescue groups and individuals in their campaigns and
rehoming intentions.
To assist cat owners in sourcing discounted neutering,
microchipping and veterinary care if they are eligible.
To create a cat food bank for low-income people to use.| |Summary of the main activities
in relation to those purposes for
the public benefit, in particular,
the activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17
and 1.19|The charity will carry out its objects by providing advice and
support to cat owners who find themselves in difficult times. This
will include offering non-judgmental advice and guidance to help
owners keep their cats in their homes wherever possible, as well as
signposting them to alternative sources of support where
necessary. This support will be available via the website, email
and phone communication and social media websites.
**We handle up to 5 phone calls and emails, and up to 25**
**Facebook messages every week seeking our advice on**
**such topics as:-**
• **Rehoming – we signpost to rehoming charities**
• **Out of area – we signpost to charities close to owners**
**location**
• **Stray cats - we loan cat traps and give advice on next**
**steps**| |||The charity will provide safe and loving foster environments as
temporary shelter for cats of owners who find themselves in crisis,
such as victims of domestic or financial abuse. The charity will work
with these owners to ensure that their cats are well-cared for and
supported during this difficult time, and will aim to reunite cats with
their owners wherever possible.
**In our first year we supported over 80 cats, from 52**
**owners in crisis and were able to reunite 20 cats with**
**their owners. Where necessary and sometimes without**
**going through the foster process we will rehome cats, in**
**2024 we rehomed 66 cats in need.**
If the cat's owner has reached the maximum foster period or is
unable to provide a home for their cat, the charity will offer to
rehome the cat on their behalf. The charity will work to find
suitable and loving homes for these cats, taking into account their
individual needs and personalities, and the veterinary history of
potential new owners.
**Once a fostered cat has been in our care for 6 months**
**they will be assessed on a case-by-case basis in**
**consultation with the owner and either the foster will be**
**extended, or the cat rehomed after discussions with the**
**owner.**
The aims of the charity will also work to decrease the number of
cats finding themselves in need of rescue and rehabilitation. These
include working with other voluntary sector animal rescue groups
and individuals in their campaigns and intentions.
The charity will assist cat owners in sourcing discounted neutering,
microchipping, and veterinary care if they are eligible. This will
include providing information and guidance on where to access
these services and working with local veterinary practices to secure
discounts and reduced rates for those in need.
**We work with local cat rescue centres, such as Little Paws**
**and Cat Protection, whereby they will signpost to us**
**when owners contact them for help and it is deemed that**
**fostering would be a more beneficial solution, resulting in**
**reduced rehoming.**
**We signpost owners to Cats Protection and RSPCA**
**voucher schemes, when available, for treatment of stay**
**cats or neutering. We will also promote any offers from**
**vet surgeries that would be beneficial to owners and cat**
**welfare e.g. reduced price neutering of black cats**
Finally, once established the charity will create a cat food bank
for low-income people to use. This will provide a vital source of
support for those who are struggling to feed their cats, and will
help to ensure that cats are able to stay with their owners and
avoid being surrendered to shelters. This food will be stocked with
donations from the public and via partnership links with pet food
companies.
**We are still in the process of establishing the full maturity**
**of the charity and have had to focus on a significant**
**logistical move this year, however we can confirm this is**
**still firmly in our pipeline. In the meantime, we provide**
**food for cats returning to their owners after foster if**
**needed, and if contacted and assessed to be appropriate**
**we will provide veterinary prescribed food.**| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming whether
the trustees have had regard to
the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|As trustees we confirm that we have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit
when making decisions and planning our activities. We have
reviewed the guidance and ensure that our charity’s
objectives, operations, and activities align with the public
benefit requirements setoutbythe Commission. We are| committed to ensuring that our charity’s work serves the public good and meets the legal requirements for public benefit. ## **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|**Through various mediums we are providing**
**help and advice to our local community on**
**rehoming, alternative sources of help, stray**
**cats and reduced cost treatment. We have**
**helped owners keep their beloved cats when**
**facing difficult circumstances, reducing**
**rehoming and have responsibly rehomed to**
**support the cats welfare where necessary**
**Some of the owners we’ve helped, in their own**
**words:**
_“The team at Feline Fine Foundation were absolutely_
_brilliant in helping find an urgent foster home for my_
_boy. I was going through a very tough relationship_
_breakdown and had to urgently move out of my home_
_into temporary accommodation. They were calm,_
_empathetic and so lovely, finding a nurturing and safe_
_foster place within days – even arranging for my cat to_
_be picked up. I was kept in contact frequently with_
_videos and updates on how my boy was getting on. I_
_can't thank them enough for their understanding. I've_
_recently got my boy back and he is as happy as ever._
_Thank you for everything you do.”_
_“I honestly can’t thank the Feline Fine Foundation_
_enough. One of their amazing fosterers took my two_
_cats in when I was in a difficult situation and made it so_
_that I didn’t have to rehome my babies. They were_
_there for me and my cats every step of the way and I_
_can’t put into words how grateful I am and will always_
_be to them! An amazing, invaluable charity that’s going_
_to help so many people in need.”_
_“I can’t put into words how grateful I am for your help_
_in looking after our three cats as my son and I got_
_away from domestic abuse. The updates and photos_
_were so comforting and they were looked after so well._
_It's lovely to have our cats back and this helps my son_
_and my mental health enormously. I don't know what I_
_would have done without you. If I am in the position of_
_offering foster care to cats, I will do that and contact_
_you. You are a godsend, a lifeline and an inspiration._
_Thank you always.”_| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|This was our first year as a registered charity
We started the year with a financial balance
of £0
Fundraising activities such as a Raffle,
Christmas hamper sales and a college
fundraiser raised £628.60
Private individual donations brought in
£20,873.34
Grants awarded from Bridge Animal Rescue
and The Charities Trust totalled £2,000
**Income totalled £23,501.94**
Spending for the direct purposes of the
charity (Veterinary care, medication and
foster home supplies) totalled £13,688.34
Operational and administrative expenditure
(insurance, IT, phone etc.) came to
£3,980.27
**Expenditure totalled £17,668.61**
**This left us with a surplus of £5,833.33**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held to cover all operating
costs for the maximum 6 month foster period| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|6 months operating costs=£6,000| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Foundation Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Appointment of charity trustees
(1) Apart from the first charity trustees, every
trustee must be appointed for a term of two
years by a resolution passed at a properly
convened meeting of the charity trustees.
(2) In selecting individuals for appointment
as charity trustees, the charity trustees must
have regard to the skills, knowledge and
experience needed for the effective
administration of the CIO.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Feline Fine Foundation| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|None| |Registered charity number|1205451| |Charity’s principal address|Ringtail Lodge
Butt Lane
Thornbury
BRISTOL
BS35 1RA| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if**
**any)**|**Dates acted if not**
**for whole year**|**Name of person (or**
**body) entitled to**
**appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| |1|Lucinda Pullen|Chair||CIO| |2|Laura Chapman|Trustee|Appointed 16
June 2024|CIO| |3|Sarah Finney|Trustee|Appointed 16
June 2024|CIO| |4|Wendy Sims|Trustee|Appointed 16
June 2024|CIO| |5|Hannah Goodwin
Sharman|Trustee||CIO| |6||||| |7||||| |8||||| |9||||| |10||||| Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** None Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |None||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|None| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|None| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|None| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details None ## **Other optional information** None ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** ||| |---|---| |Signature|| |Full Name|Lucinda Pullen| |Position|Chair| |Date|30thJune 2025| ||| |---|---| |Signature|| |Full Name|Wendy Sims| |Position|Trustee| |Date|2nd April 2025| **Charity Name No (if any) Feline Fine Foundation Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 27/10/2023 26/10/2024 ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
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**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Grants|**2 000 00**|||||**-**| |General Donations|**19 075 50**|||||**-**| |Fundraising|**628 60**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**21 704 10**|||||**-**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| |**None**|**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_ **
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Wendy Sims
Lucinda Pullen|**Endowment**
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approval| |||Wendy Sims|07/02/2025| |||Lucinda Pullen|01/06/2025| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 2