2025-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 9 Jan 2025 Period start date To 31 Dec 2025 Period end date

Charity name: Croydon Petfood Samaritans

Charity registration number: 1211643 Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING PET FOOD TO ANIMAL RESCUE ORGANISATIONS.
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	CPS has networked with other pet rescue organisations to increase their own gift in kind resources and carried a watching brief on the petfood gifts in kind market.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Yes the Trustees have regard to guidance issues by the Charity Commission

Additional information (optional)

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers

Other

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	The Charity’s first year has been seen by networking/marketing (at Trustees’ own expense) with other pet rescue organisations to increase their Gift In Kind resources through awareness of the various opportunities around (Pets at Home Charity Partnerships, bins in supermarkets, ZooPlus charity of the month etc). the Charity has also kept a watching brief on supermarket bins - we’ve seen an increase in Tesco stores allowing bins. Sainsburys is handing over its Food Programme to FareShare/Olio on 1 july 2026 so it remains to be seen how this plays out with animal charities that have bins in Sainsburys stores. Waitrose, Aldi, Lidl, M&S continue to have a no bins policy.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	No income and no expenses
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Zero reserves
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Zero reserves
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	No income or expenses yet
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

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
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	CIO Foundation model 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	New Trustees invited to apply as required

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
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Croydon Petfood Samaritans
Other name the charity uses	CPS
Registered charity number	1211643
Charity’s principal address	115 St Peter’s St, South Croydon, CR2 7DJ

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)
	Nina Quistorff
	Janice Warden
	Claire Flory

– 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

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity

Name and objects of the n/a charity 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)

Type of Name Address adviser

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

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) Nina Quistorff

Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date June 16 2026