Sussex West Branch Registered Charity No.206300 TRUSTEES, REPORT AND ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2024 MouKf NODDY ANIMAL cE￿rRE RESCUE REHABILITATE REHOME m9unt nod¢y-. RSPCA SUSSEX WEST BRAIICH 13 1*17 18 10 Not•• to th• A￿l￿nts 42 RSPCA WSSEX WEsf BRAIICH LEGAL AND ADMINISTrATIVE INFORIIATION Roolstw cl*rfty n Bladmll L Chichestsr Wesi s￿SeX POI8 OLL Indop•nd•nt Audltor HcHJ* N(￿dI Street Havatrt P09 1QU 8ar¢lay8 Bank PIC 74llS East Stre8t Chichestsr West SLAWX P019 1 HT Rlywan Dartlrotryi TOM￿ Polnt Redclffe Way istd, BS18NL Nlchda8 Goca(ram Maureen Falk#)n Paul MarsiNI Clalr8 Penhalknrtl AlenThJra Faye Mlke Carter S8llna Krdghl Chalr rwigned 2710812024 Laurto Chur¢h f8slgned 30107r2024 apwin1￿ 08104r2024 Mark Rlehard•ix) CHve Murray Anlm81 Ceffl￿ Manaaer Anlmal Cantre Owrallon's Manager Eehavlorfst & Ardmd Wellar8 Athi￿r sl￿ Bothwway KFW Waillr Sarah Car Shd Cash ENie Hi#s K8M•I Syr¥rfsor SerAor SW, Manager RSPCA SUSSEX WEST BRANCH TRUSTEES. REPORT We Inma8￿1 the ml& of the Anifflal Wellare ￿IK￿r to fu￿1￿6 as we that ea intervention w6v8nlon 8r8 key to keeplNJ cats 8fKJ (h)Js In bvbYJ homes where possibl8. We Incrgaaed i>ur woth in the commurity, local food bank partnfrrn. providiw pot a(fvice, n8uleriw animals afKI donadrYJ W food. W8 8150 wothed alowsKle statutory agend88 aThd hdpod wlth mthl4nlmal vthlnary earn f•homitvJ Ihom. Durtng 2024 wo 8Lxzossfulty rehome(1291 animth It35 cats a￿1 56 dLV) and were delighted try r8eAivo thè hèArt4Y8rnilrwJ slorles from famlles who &lopt8d them. We 8kn r8unrtad 16 animals *4th thelr ¢XTnws. It is n¢M mandatory Ilt is already for ¢*)gs) to be microthlppod and r8¥ster&l by tha ttme they are 20 woeks okl. We fKpe Ihal In fi￿re, It WIU make It much oaslor for owners to be reunlted thlth a lost cat. Sathy, wo saw an Incr8a8e In the nut)ft)8r of abanch￿ anlmd8 cornlro Into our care. many needlng u enl medtsl attenllon. Th8 cost￿.11¥6￿ Increase arml the hlgh costs assc¢lated wtth ¢)wnirYJ a for a cat or dog saw an Increase in £Y￿￿r8 rwthng to rehome thlr pets. We also ￿ntInU￿￿ to seo moro dog cases that requlred toryJgr and spgclailst behavlour IntorMitlon and 1rnSnErffj plans. At tho er•J of tho ffnandal year, for the WX%KI year. TM8 fflwjg an k>B8. (* 8hops pro*Ade vllal SrKomg lowards ts opgradng CA* of the animal ￿ntr? and lTrJtoro Incom& was kw8r It￿ 20tJ, thls Is somethirwJ experienwl by many olh8r charilies. Tho popularlty of onlne prekJv8d markatyiarA8 such as Vlnbj arxl Defvx¥) had a *nfvnt Impact on the wallty yw ahead VAI rn)t bo wlltthrt118 ¢hallor&e8. We anudpate $8elrwJ an I￿19a88 In tho dgffland ft)r our sorvlces arKI. our experKltsJre Is set lo Irvg8s0 wlth thg nOtk)n￿ Ilvlng WAQ8 irKrea6e, SU￿1, the irxy0888 In nallonal in8ur8nc* cortdbutkn threslK)Id ar other y&Y-on.yoar I￿reaSed costs. Tr Stra1￿￿¢ prK%ity forthe Board of Tru8tee8 WFII b8 to ensur8 that tts charltth pthltles In future are wstalnalle Ix•th In dgllvw and fundlng. On behgjl of the Twstee Board, I thth Susan. our Centre Manw for h8r commitment and leadorshlp of Ihe leam, every 8lryJle ol Mount N¢MW Animal Cwrtre and Ch&ity Shop5, team and all our volunteers for thek Wofk arKI ￿MMitMan1 to animal welfare, suF¥ortews RSPCA SUSSEX WEsf BRANCH TRusfEES' REPORT CONTINUED ThB s￿1￿1 irf the Glwity ￿ to p￿r￿￿te klrKlness, g(oJ care and prevent or swyess oiAty to anlmajs by all la7*ft￿ means wlth refere￿ to the geogratth area of the Branth, in acuxd wtih ￿rK￿68 of th8 National Soxty. In ￿ann1Thj our actrlibts lorthe yoar. tho tr￿1008 have (XMISk￿ Chartty Cc•Thnls81on'8 guKla1￿ on wbllo benefiL [rKI￿lirKj ￿ gLi(1ance'p￿￿C ben8fft- rurnlry a Gharlty (P82}. AcHIEVEmEP￿ AND PERFORIAANCE IN 2024 To ensure aclivlues remain*l focused on charitable aims arnl a)ntinuod to dellver wbl l*nofft. tho tmst888 monitored cryanisalional p•rt4ymane• *Jainst our a¢Jopted Étratagi¢ wms: To SW the S(thWs Insp￿t& in Ihéir work. fij￿kn9 vetthlnAry treathent ar•J emergoncy 8rxxmmodalion for mistreated arKI St￿dOn￿l wwmals. To ac*¥A 8tray and own&1 animth rehabMiWiNJ arKI rel￿71￿.. arKI en8ure heatthy, rohomoawe animalg ar• n•v•r quthwl44d. To cary OLrt an animai Welfa￿ community (NJtreK* FYograTffi￿ througlNKrt OLY To increase 8waren88s of1￿ work of ts Branch arKI kknnt Mm81 Centre. To m￿mIse a￿1 in(xJme streams and an*r6 tho flnarn* sustainability of our bra￿h In the m*lum to lorYJ temi. During Ihe ypar. ¢>Jr four nmin arvas d acth remth￿: 1. Mount N(Kkty Anknal Ckn I Charity SW) RetaS13. (¥)¥emm a and 4. Vdunt88rn, Furth181rvJ and Pthl Awarene&* At Mount Animal Centre rew. rehthl&tg, and rehome cals arnl dog8. We are a lear.free certSfled anlmal shelter: All our thmal care team and sw)port staff are fear free c8rt1fi moaning Itw are •knated to red￿ lear arnl an￿ lor the anknals arKI avohJ any triog8 whkh may cau80 uTrJue stre8s. We arn commltted to ￿ u81rYJ rthtive, up to dats ethical tralnlw meth( Ai Ihe end ot 2￿￿, we had 50 anlmab rgmalntry In our cara wallh¥J 10 Ihelr forever hom Durlng 2024 we took In 353 thmais (%5 cats 88 dog81 compared to 381 anh)Ws ID 2023 1819 cats and e2 drosl. 291 anlmalb were ￿ed[235 ￿ ar¥J 56 ty). 12 tran¥ferTed to olh8r rehomlng centres lo Increase lh& re&th of potenJal a$3ptws.16 w8r8 I￿nIte(S with thelr ovffje￿, and sadty, 44 (27 cats and 17 were wihaniwj on the r￿nmendatIon ot our v81 du8 lo wor h8alth or r￿t able to be satdy rehomed and 4 were slilt*>m at txrth. At the end of 2024, we h•J 36 aninth remiiniFYJ In our caro, ID fiThl thebr fore￿ t Wo hav• an op•n Intak• ￿lcY and arg ¢ommllled to taklNJ pi al cats ArKI In noed ol our holp. Unllke many olher anlmal sh81kns, we d) ￿t dscaknlnate M breed or ljghavlor l•, wh8n taklng kn Ur￿ant￿l anSma18. We SUFpxf ow IC￿ RSPCA Insfftrs ty taking in, réhabilitxtiw arxl rehtxnlrvJ ￿ ar<1 (knJ8 8uffÉdw from no9￿ and al￿90. Wg BIBO tgke In s whos8 cvmets th il hgajih. finar#￿Al lthllhth or die aTrJ ￿)st anlmals arKI takg pro￿11¥8 Every anlmal that (xmes Into wr care Is asses￿1 iy our BknxxK Wellare and sean by the vet onsite to gnsure we can meet their tr*alth and wellare ne￿ts. Every animat has checK vacdnattonls. aryl lknj tests11 noeded. I￿[ t￿￿Our leam dev*> rehabll1a1i￿ plans ts all cats and (kngs, a￿1 arimal team fol(M e1￿ch programIr￿ to th8m $8ttle Into the aThI t￿Ik¥ thelr tr￿1 and confidence In 1h8ir new 8nvlronm8rt H•ppy Tall• LH Lad his IEttF8 ￿8t￿r, Raya. ome to the ontre via an insp8th who fouvKI wandering as stray8. They wero in gocKI wxltlKJn and the Inwtrrf feli they had bg8n abarth￿. and their owner moved away wllhout I1￿m. FM the n￿ont they arriv￿1. tFw were very fdendly cats. Raya. the quieter one, wasnl lfy) keen ￿ cattery IFe. She k'ked to I1￿1 wiet sws to hido when one was arouryj. txrt when it was cwkdling tirne. she *vuld come OLrt of her sheu and enN)y her fusses. Lil Lad. on Ihe ¢)ther hand. was lul of wthdence frrxn the slart. He was a￿y8 hiN•J out whethw ty him8ett or th our team. he 88gmed totslly al ease enioJirwJ life in the fAttery. Seelry Iw)w close Ihey we￿. we leatured them on our tAEbsite as a pair loo￿ng lor a foreveT home together and after Ic¥Jr weeks a lovely lamily tfAm. The family wa5 8xcibJ al￿t gMThJ Lll La(1 arKI Raya a Iresh Start togetlier. mov￿1 to tsir tw)me. we wwe thrfHed to W a ?rKlwfv￿ uthte from theif fary#ly. TIW 8aKI, We love them both pl9￿$ a￿1 Ilknk Ihey kn? Ih*y Ihelrivst Ime here wllh us too." tt's ama21ng to tha( Ul Lad . Ch&le. arKI Raya are thrtvSw In a Clh•rdoM•yi l.y••r old FrwKh Bulldog ChardonnaV8 6tory began urthjw affi￿lt drvJm8tance8 Bhe was dsccvored abandonod. FortLsnatdy, a of ts wblk found her and hor to our Contre. When Chardonnay Ilrst athved, she was anxiou8, uThJwwekJht and lookod as st* had recently had a thr ol pu￿8S. She qukkty wamwd to oui toam aThY hor rehab116tath)n plan Indud8d hythothar 8es8lons to help bulld rnu8cle. a (￿1 lo galn welgm arKI lots of ￿￿r￿ment She was worrted aTourKI olher dog8 $0 to bulld her ctyffide￿e sp9nt time gettlfwJ to know a resklent calm dc4J and anjoyed group Y￿kS *lth them. As sh8 setilwj In, Chanlonnay Stole the Tr￿arts of many of th8 team arhy It wasnl b8th we recew ewulrles to *1 her. aLtOon megtlngs went Very W811, and sh8 was soon r86erv8d. After fiv8 w8ek8 at th8 C8ntr8, Chardonnay, now 14Vlma. found her IrKev8r home. She adlusled smoothty and fftted In, bKomlng a baloved Part ot her new famlty. 8ho Iw8 Iw rw lamlly wth lots of lov8. laughter and ha￿￿ne5& Three month's w)st athptth, Wthna'$ family sent us bts of Swe￿ akxvj a message. "She Is abng In lew andbound9, bless Auror4 f•malo spanhl A ￿mber ol wt45c knnd Aunya ty the skjg of Ihe ro•l. she wds In labwr bLrt wawft showENJ any slgns of Ikle arKI was rushed tt> the omergency vets. adrnI￿. her temperatyre was 80 t))kl and I￿r l￿MI results sakl, 'rnt Ix)mpatit4e wllh Nle.. Tr vets (fi(kni gl¥* up on her and carr*d out an emeru8ry SI￿ ha(1 n1￿ FXTW. four stilliKyn and one di￿1 lust or* week old. Tr vets signed Aurora and her survtvirvJ puppes over to the Centre. Aurora was t(*) weak to care for hgr wF¥4es so staff hand-rear￿j ITr￿￿ for the few weeks and Ihan foster fKJnes were fouTrY for to continue their programme of eady s(Kiailsatlon in a hoffle emryrorunent. It wasn't lono before all four wppies *Ere suc¢esshAly adcyted. Aurora remained at the Centr8 and the staff team thed on her coTrfid￿ amund slraroers and other (k)as. We b81ieve she been u￿1 for wppy farnil￿ as th wag noryous of new people tArt kennell8d wile wel. After two montrts at the Centre regainffig her health and till)￿. was arKI 8é1tted ￿￿11 Into Pw nv* PKme. *é' (￿r hydrother*t cathed out 50) sessions wlth (ky In the h￿Iloth0rapY tro•Jmill worklrjg wlth O)gs In our car8 arxl took M 16 8Xt8mal cuents. Chip. the 1&year-old Parsons Jack Russ811 was Thlglnalty belry 8een e18ff*fiere, swlmmlng In a hfftth8r8py poor. Hi)wever once hwing about U8. Chlp's owner8 wanted to ty our w(knNialer treadmll to $08 il It 8Urt•Y him bott8r. After a $8ssSons our hythotherapirt made lh& declsifm to ￿m)b.nUe wilh treadmlll 88sslonB. A8 an older dog, Chlp Str￿gI8d *rfth mobility. parllcul•ty hls hlnd Nmb8 and hty%. arKI was referred by h18 vet due lo suffarlrYJ Irom osteoathils. He saw Sam once a week throwP#)ut Ihg yoar arnl his owners saw a blg Improv•rn•nt In h1• erAoy k8ve18 (yjt and abtyJL HIS sè5sths have help￿1 wtth hls )gnlllve capthmtss aThJ ￿lI￿lIent tor him when he 18 un*)le to on￿ lorKJ walks. Durlng th8 Year￿ (%ni￿• (xrt 211 voterfnary ￿￿e(lureS In vètorfnary &rrite. We nautered 176 anlmals and p8rformed 35 deniai wrgeries. As wetl as surgery. our on.slte vet s8és èvery antmal that t￿Me$ into m￿nt Nockty for lts'Nvw In Heallh Checv to W8SCri evenlatfve par8sll8 m￿lc8￿)n and a(knlnlsler vK&natiorns arKI ¢*) bbx*Y tests when req￿red. Oih8r vei8rfnary ryocethr8s ar8 out11 ne(wsary. ￿r1ThJ thelr stay *llh us and all anlmal$ have a pr￿ health chec vet also an onucknikn lor Cralg, the 8FAnl81 pupyy, a stray ￿tKI was ftJuThl *lih a severe Ityury kn his eye. U1X￿ examirwtton the vet (xY&dered It to non-treatable. so the recommendatton was to remove tho eye. H8 was also suffering Cr* re￿￿81￿1 well fnxn thg SUrg￿Y arnl ￿ al the Centre for lamlly reported has settled In V+PtI. The opera￿n to rernove CravJ's eye was the first cp¥atMJ) of its hiThY at th8 Ckn. uld have bean in at the èxtèm￿ NEts' premi With lh& vet S￿le and veL we have seen thè re(kKtion n anim* stress when vet interventknn Is ft￿. There Is no transwt oltsite requi￿1. anNnals are surrounded by lamillar I￿, surrwncliry and SWfKts and th to qulelly ￿e￿M k) their kennel or pcxl for a B•havourlal I dog traknkng Dunno 2024 we saw a lot of reth ikng8 Ixyming inlo the Centre lo be re1KM￿￿. (￿r waitiivJ Ilgts ware lum ol dcy Ththo ware efjthw ¢urrenty livirwJ with other dcy and needed to separated, or owners who were aL48 to (J4)8 with Iheif dog's anii-8(ual 1>3havTroui. In adtldon to worhjng with dffjs at Mount Ncthrf. our 8el*vKxists wothl wDth extemal cthents. Loui&, a 6. year￿￿ Starmknd p￿1& frorn Pa￿le Re8CUg was nervous ol other dffjs 8nd would lung8 and bFuk al them wtwn out on ￿￿ks. pumiry over a￿1 iryurlw Ng fostsr cararg. Tr*y br￿Jght hlm In 10 80e Behavourf8t arwj th worw wlth them over seven S￿￿on8 to ¢hangg Louis's emollonal r8spons8 when seeiTrJ another ¢k¥J. Thls indLthJ t￿Ildry LV thè dislAnce b91wa8n othor doos when out on w*ks, to eventyaty ￿alle1 to Other (kngs (kr￿ ￿ road and even gdrKJ off.18ad wlth a￿ther dog at th8 Cantre. As a resutt of the progress Lo￿$ had m•J8, after belng in loster care lor a y88r. he was ￿ and our Behavourist {xrfnL￿d lo wrt Louls'8 n* lamlly wlth lurther tralnkng s8sslons as he sell￿1 ￿10 his lorever home. Emie wa9 very reFVOUS and strrtrt when he fir8t aryiThl at th8 c￿tre and dld not bave h18 kennel lor Ihe fitsl three (hys. Graikjdty t*4lh the support and erKourng8m8nt ol th& anlm81 care team he realised he was amryt frierwJ8 arKI Interacled *ith them outskde the k8nn81. Thé Behavk)ur and Wollare A(fv580r8 develow* a rehabi￿latIon plan for hlm to start to l&am th8 Hf8 skills he hath'l aquired as a young (k)g 80 It woukl wthance hls awon oA)OfbJnth88. Emlo wa8 at Mwnt Ncth for etghtoon Month8. Hlg whalylltallon F4#n had lots of anfiL*mwt to Km8nl him IxcNnSng Insthnalised arKI In¢y￿kn1 golrvJ off.slte 0￿e or iwk? a week, startlTrJ wth ￿85 close to the C8ntr8. and radually 1K¥ea￿ng Ihe tlme spent travelllNJ In Vohkje ttj reslieTrx aTrJ cOrffid￿ I expbrtw &4aces. Emle was also IntrL¥Ju(xd to more dcw at Centr& and slwJ**d hlmself to be very soclabl?. He started lo bKome wr tstooae dtsJ". maklng frthls t*41th nerrfous new resldents. sothlro thom In and he￿ng them vAth thelr tralnlr&. As wtth am Irm￿ Stay thmals we carri￿1 (xrt an IM￿s1ve campalgn lo appeal lor adooers arKI Ernig leatur•J on local f+1. ixrt wlty Ihis lovely by dad not altract m￿* Interesi from potentsl athpters. After beirKJ at Mount Noddy for dghte8n months, lo glve hlm Ihe best charte kn find hls fmer homa11 ¥vas felt we had given him ts confkkn to be aÈ48 to Into n8w kenne￿ so dedskn was made lo transler ErrAe to an RSPCA centre In th8 W8St County, whwe thoy r￿ve rnore erw¥Nries for larger dcy. We were de1￿hle0 tokl ￿ after trKee M(￿th$ In th8lr care he IHd b08n ￿￿e$s￿l￿ r￿￿X￿. tdlet Iralnlng In hef envlronmenL B8haw)urist wothed T￿h the adoplers lo help To feel more comfortabl• arKI see a vet to rule (Mrt any medkal reasorts for her Idleling in Ihe house. Wrth an enrlchment programme to keep her slimulat•J white Irw*Th. Tor￿,$ totlelfir Statt tralnlng and development It was a gc*JY year lor staff dgvekpl￿1, Anknal C￿ntrO aNI Cwatic¥￿ sludlgd towards Lthjershlp aNI ManagThit DI￿rna,4 and our Catt8ry a￿1 KeMg1 SvNsors I￿rked towards Management Dpkmnas. i￿r H￿rOther8￿1$1 cThtirthd Wole￿onal dgvdopment arKI St￿ anlmal Ilrst aKI, atteThJed an extemal Gqnin8 behamcwr t>)UTse ag wel as rnmplthirNJ Trt*narn. r BehavvJur arnl Wollarn Athis(xs the an1￿1 PACT aThY AP8C The PACT ev8nt lootsed 'tralning a dcyJ-centsic lens. Ic**ing at h(M (kngs can be tralnod rn0￿ effectivety ty l)uildirvJ on human UTKlgrntandrwJ of how (kJg5 see the world. While APBC Lwtred on 'one health, one wdfwe. at how the veterinwy aTKI beh￿IDur cornmurAty t(¥aettw lo all e of our Animal Care Assistwts attend￿1 8 8*Thnar (m veterinary b9ha¥lour. aTrJ a weblnar on behaviour adjustment tralrin9. The kntrwlad9e gained has tjeen applied to her role at tho Centre and asslsted dogg to settte Into a hcrn haH￿ty pw arKI othef (ky. Throughout the yo8r. oui Anlmal Welfare Cffter {AWO) h8lp8d 167 anlmals wrth 81 neut8r8d 8Th186 anim818 rehoffled. Sh8 also telt thelr only optlon WAS to rahtsmè a eat or Oog ty WOVKI'rwJ siwKI In the c￿mu1￿ty and relerred two of tr18 ￿Uter xhemè dl8nts to the Behavkjur & Wellare T8am for t*hav1Wr￿ ad¥ke. In addltlon to the Centre's n•Jt8r sch8me, we wore a li8led vel centre for the Regional Big Dog N8Uter Sc**me 0￿rated ty Ihe RSPGA. Th8 8chgme 8natsgd owneTr ol large breed dogs Ihat ojalifred for the schem8 to apply for a neuter yo￿haT. 8rKI we neuter￿1 Irrf8 large dcqs at Mount Nojty. AWO also sp8nt 48 hour8 at the local foo(t)ank8 and ¢y*wrs donated W fc*)d, r*uter yo￿her$ and I)Wr￿lsh1P aohhx. The AWO worted wlth tha Nallonal RSPCA In4)xth a￿1 an owrw 8trugoiiNJ wlth nlnel86n anlmals. She had fifteen Beryl cats, two (ky and two puppies, a8 the result of an Un￿ann￿￿ Iltter. AWO work•Y cX¥npa8d￿at￿Y wlih thè owmr and after the anlmals were neulered, the owrw kepl lotsr ol the cats arnj th8 two (h)98. Ekn8n and two wpples rematned at the Centre unfO￿nat8ty, as Is often th8 case anknals from muttl. housahokls. foltr*lrKJ the Intake vel hèalth ch&*. zoonotic th8ea8es were (thagnosed. Although cur•t4e troatmont thè vet puttlry the ¢ottwy und&r'short.term loc&dty¥n' whi16 othor tests were carrfed (XL ThLs exteth thetr tln* al klAxml Ncthy unttl they fft enough to bè adopt8d. Thè la81 Beryt. 'F￿￿je. was a(SJOed by hls foster larrlly after fall￿ in 11)¥0 btriih him. Th8 two. 4-r￿tho1d KWX8S.SAF￿Sh. arKI'Pumrthln', 8 mix of DalrnatianlFre￿h bulthgl Chlhuahua had n8v8r eyrt8r£*l Ille oursits the kil(*￿. They S￿ seven weeks al the C8ntr8 gain8d conlthnc8 as they w8r8 5ntrCth￿ to rAaces and people. They ware ty two n*hbours enjoy wants r AWO afso r￿OrdInal0rs the Flacoment of kntring cats,. cats that have had litlle or no human Interaclkln. These cats thrtrfe on famB ar#1 st&Ae ywds. whw8 a bam ghth, and y are glven a r83Utar ol ffyxl. 'Fu(*ae' 'Swash' 2024 Challonge• D84¥te the Su￿, the y8ar wa8 I￿￿Thrt Ils thalww. Vw TwaitiThJ limfrs #xrea8ed, aTrJ ough ￿ now hav8 a ￿t on4it8. we were slill deperKknt on the vet practice haviNJ the capadty to pro¥ide a vet. Thts mèant that anim* stsyed a litue kilyr at Mount Ncw than we akn frK. while th6y waited lo b8 naule￿. receNe surg8ry or ottw non.urgerrt ￿Yo¢edure$ We ¢ondnued to see an trKrea8e In the nurnber ol dogs wilh lite histoy or dogs that shry￿d aggresshp behavlours In the home. arKJ their owners r￿ loryr able to copo wlth the behavlour. Dudr¥J the year. we 8trI￿1 to tske In as mary ot th6$0 dogs as was sale arKI we had capacity in th8 kennels. Th8rn are many rea￿￿ why (ky 81hyw 89aressi￿ teh8￿1￿$, WKI it is a natur￿ way ft>r dog$ to communicate to let others Ihal they're f881iw threate￿d. Hmer. wih som8 (k)g8, Ofton duo to a past n¢gatlvo expwlwwls. fool thgir only omion is lo a99re89itin. On iniakè. our vet èXAmine.4 to Bee 11 th8r@18 an underty1￿ health eoThJrtion eau$ing Iho agore88ion or whethef medIcat￿n mlghl hel) rnan￿8 the dog's aggressFon as part of a rehabilitstion plan. In many ca88s thring Ihe yoar, we ￿essIv#Y Klgnlfi*J Ihe cause ol th8 behavi￿r and wSth pallerte arKI OH￿1¥torY. suoxsS￿Y a safgty and behawourfal that resuFted In many dTrJs bel￿ safe to rehomo. UnforbJnately. In 80me cases, Tht*rn tho (k)9'8 aggresslon p08&1 a 8lpnlficant risk to other6, and the dog's qualty oi Ive T￿$ Severely compriwl. eulhanasia was consldered th8 most humang Option and 8ady ttM'8 18 relle(*•J in thè ol d(v ￿lIng the year. 2. Wrfty Rétsll Shop• Our lour charity slKps r* ¥4tal for Iho arfmAI witre 8fKI 100% of Ihg woltt from the 8top sales go8S towards th8 owafing costs of Mwnt N￿. Desprte Ihe hard V•vrk of our smaN staff team vduntsers althrJJgh wo ganeraled a tyrrwyrfor of £483.56712023: £535,966) wlth Iho i￿ease In costs and lac* ol donated siTh* to So11. our pDfit VAS signifthnlly reduced to £90.739 Imm a prnfft of £160.034 in 20￿. profft was aloo Impacted by a norfceable drop In 'rag' prkes, the affrt)unl pakl lor ilems of dothlry dL¥wtsd that arnn't ft for salg that are 601d In txAk to lextla mwchants. r dothe8 womote the slry* tashkx) MOV￿ant that 8n(x)urage p8oplo 10 (#Jnsld8r their dothlng purchases aryj the lfflp* tt*y have on th8 workl. Prek)vgd dothlng has beeth￿ irtreasirYJly Fwlar whth Is ￿￿>￿ w lor ￿VIn)nM•nt. How8vw. tho popularfty on 88lllNJ online through Wirrted and Dyp has result￿1 In lkn dothlr¥J item8 b8Fng sokl, rather Ihan donabj, lor u8 lo seN in our strKVB. Th18 trer#J ha8 to a dedlne Sn ts QL￿lIty and quantity ol d￿at￿nS atxl iffpadgd on the shop lTr>Jme. 3. Govwnonco and ltsnag•mBnt We are extremely grateful io the biBtoos Vtho th•ir fimo arKI 8ldll8 d￿r0 tha y8ar. After a revl8w of the *il mix of Ihe remalnlng tru8te88. W8 en*JartrAI on a racruhment Ca￿￿aun to exp8￿1 the trustee tThrd aiKI ￿rirVj the year four new thJst8es werè rncrulied. Unlortunalely, du8 to charw8s in thelr ￿rSOnal ￿T￿M$talK8S. two ol Ine n8wty re(xuW trusiees reslgned durfrffj year. TM year ended vAth th In￿ee& At Ihe bvJlnrlrYJ ofthe yollr ts Anlmal Gerrtre kkng8r mim&Y fftxn matyrrty18m. r staff teams at Mwnt Nothty d)arty strxps are ynall ar*Y wrlh¢Mrt the SUFIX￿ of voluntew5. we woukl not be atk to make th8 poth knFHCt on animal welfare we have wlttKXrt their contritwtkjn of time and skPA$. We are fortur￿tr to have had over 70 ￿nteerS kn a￿st Our Behavicwr welfa￿ team h8kS tsvo wothshops fty ow voluntoets. Tr* workshops focused on dog behaV￿ur, Inlerac*ons arKI p)sitlve trainiNJ Melt￿18. Wa ￿￿1ved FKNtsve fee(t￿l* actthl. y8sto￿T56 latte￿In a The Stab188 tk¥J Grr￿l1r￿j generwsly vcAunteered their tme arKI ski118 to scvme of our bvely rescuos thèir pre &*Jption gro(MTrsl ThroughoLrt 'Te(W and Tinl Ipocdas) time at1he Centre th8 gro(￿r5 maintained itiur coats and the borKJ coat and th (kn￿at￿l £750, the proceeds of charfty Cal8Nl& to the Centre. r own Mwnt No&* Staff and 8tsff from The Arf( waknl thlty-slx mlle8 to each otheffs Corrtr88 to ralse furth far (Aw anvnalts. toam ral8ed £89) aNI lots of sore We hosbJ Corwate Volunteer Days for fve eompanles.. Affla2￿ sP#FpirwJ, Nallond RSPCA, Pet Plan Insurance, Southem Water arKJ Watwhaven Pkn with team nwibers varyirwJ from five to eighteen. They hélp￿ the c￿tre by ca￿ryd txrt a r8ThJ8 ol task& fr(Mn rektaling ot sarKI lo créat8 a ￿th In th8 smal LXV8 behlrKI ts catt8ry" c￿alIng wiklrfe kw)nd' weedlng and d8artro leaves In thé aolllly pad(*)th: cknarlffj storag8 sh￿. a￿1, mthrg up b898 of Irea18 to 8eJl at GPth8rn fal￿ Tkne Th let astrje day to mget animal8. volunteertry day formy team and me. Th8 day was Vhwrfulty structyredlnto Ihrno parts.. Ilrst. a latsur.Inl8n*ve task,. second. a m8et4nd%¥f88t with Ihe animals." ar￿ Ihird, a sesslon Wo are gratofvl to cw Comft￿nIty part￿r, Pet# at Hom• at Bognor who orth agaln pro￿d$d iha Centre ￿￿1h pallets ol W locxl ar¥1 furts genera￿j In stor8 through Pa￿lpHIlI￿a In everrts s￿h as Santa Paws In the IYJI￿1P to Chrithas ar¥J Easter. Cornpanles arKI mernbers of the gemrow t*)nated antinal l(¥xJ, tw bwJ(Ing and ent arKI reswthd to our Clthas ar4xI to fill a b)x wwrxl the Chrl8trna6 tre8. i)Jrthanks to Owelm INted thar (x￿10MeI5 to txlng styne rn* and knve to our anlmals on Chrfstmas Day. We are a150 grateful to Tesw Commurlty Pro1￿1 in ClICP￿ who dL￿ated tasty treats and ft)cyn8 from the inv&stment FYrptrrti85 wfrtr1l￿te towan15 kn opwatfry Costs of Noty knlmal Centre. The trU￿oeS h8¥8 tho optyon ro sdl one or morn ot the propertles to raise lunds. Tr fve smam commwclal pr￿0￿$ and three ￿SKy&n￿al flats have tenar agraements temiinatiw at dtfferfjnt times arKI as Ihe bulk*ngs are Interlinw. rt woukl be ¢*ffi¢￿tt to Seu sep¥at8ty. The r8ntsl Income 18 a 8uslalnabtg 80urce ol Irthme CA)ntrllxrtiro Oad) yw to the operaong c4)sts 01 tho anlm41 c•ntrg. 11 In tho fuiure. the trugts¢8 dedded to ¥dJ lh• lor dgveWi8nt an altematfva Tot￿ntr4 source of Inc¢xne no&1 to be saxr•d. 667 the frwhold of Mount Noddy Anlmal Centre and Ihe I￿0 ol dreams. Th& retention of the Anlmai Centra is essenllal to t￿n9 able to de[￿eT our chartlaile obi8cilbEs, therefore dWrKJ of thg centre to ralse furKls. Is not a ¥lat4e opkn The readly avallabl8 lunds lo tha charlty ca8h arKI'(*8h aqthVa￿ l.e. tho bank balAnces. debtors al￿ furKls Inv8818d. A0•erV￿ pollcy The chartty mdntaln8 resor¥o5 to c•Mr In¥wt ol unlo18s￿ evrt to meot its fin8TrYal obligations a￿$ to set askje funds for IuDJr8 dev*)mont arxvor. lo rneetfr￿re Commitrn￿ts. We reffldn mindlul tr￿t our rg58rves ar8 vltal. In ad(liilon lo malntslnlrvj rA6hflM. wè h8WJ caW prt)JeGts WIN wove our essenual In 2025. Wè egtsbllshed an unrn8trkied re8ertrt kvel of £750,IXX) tr> covw Itai*lhles artslr from four sh¢)p l•ases, eiknent of *afl arKI Ihe anknaLs ITr rarp, h Ihe unlw evern wlndlng (k)wn the thartys actmlles. This rewesents slx exp￿thro. Vrtrt¢h Is in I1￿ TAth Charfty Commth guidelines. Vllth costs. we revivw our r888rv8'S FJ)NGy aTKI towaffjs IrK%￿stng ts le￿1 six lo nir* to tsvelvè monts, to ensure Iho rdlcy remaln8 in thg clwlty's tQ5t irrtwest in delb*rfrKJ ts charlithe obJ8ctives. Tha rest￿ted furLI of £14,Z351s lor Temi Cofthns., k) cover (xThmilments tho txar has made to anlmal adoptsrs to etther fund or lo lubn vet8rfnary care. These ar9 10 txnthttons Ihat had b8en thntilled by Lwr vgts at IlN* of that n*ht wulra treaknent in thg future and wollrtj not be ￿ered by insurarte. the Provenuon of to Armmals Inveslment Act 1958. poucy to ellsU￿ Ihe charitl8 ro88N8s pr￿ best financlal r8bJrn. wlttNn an aLxepl 18vel of ri8k. The obleclive to generate irKome t(r￿an19 the operatiNJ ￿)Sts and achieve capital growth over the methum lo lorvJ tenn. Funds that may be required in thfr Short torm, o)nlinue to be hgkl in cash ¢)n an IT platlomi acm85 more than one b￿k to 8we*S ts rfsK with a mix of ir*tant a￿e$S to funds mabJrirwJ within 18 fty)nts. Th• rwnalrKler of cash fu￿ are invthd In a te8pok8 inv8stsnent Ffjrlfolio ol st(Kk and shar8s swgad a(xoG6 rnediwi rfsk funds and are managed by Rir•rnn Darungton, Investm￿1 manag8rnont ccfflpany. Th18 woach ￿11 enable th& charlty to furKI d￿￿0p[rent initiativ￿ smrmjth out In cwr Irum8 Wh1￿ 8nwriw tho maxlmum arnount of furK* are Bpent on {￿P0a0. DesFite the larye yr8Yw IDBS and Irm880d eXp￿re, tho InJsla8s con8MY8r that the Inv8strnent objectives ol saf8guardlrvJ Its a65ets arKI fflalntth*y an awrplate amoum ol Ilquwjity to m881 sPK)rt t8m7 needs have been met. PLANS FOR THE FuruRe In ￿annIng our activibes for the year. the Inthes hm cm81dw&J the Charfty C(xTrm168lon'8 guldan(% on Wb1￿ b8nett IrKludlng Ihe guida￿8 ￿￿1C bgnefft- runnirKJ a Charity IPB21. (Mc8 again. In 2025, anknal weffare vll conynue to b8 at the heart of ev￿r￿J we do: We Support lh8 NaY(Y￿r s￿￿ty.5 In thelr rf fvrdng veiertnary anlmal8 In our g8ograpP#c a We wlll Increase the nun*w ol animth aTrl W o*n8rn wpxtsd throuth our anlrnal Y*llare outre&h wo3rwnme. We WHI trarnfer the assèts ol the charfty to the *MY. Ct• Ineoryx)rated Organi•ation ICIO). rebrand and onlor Into a Partnersh* Aweemert wilh the Nab'onal Sc¢lety. We wiif emF*y our clwn vet ar•J Ihe ug9 of the vetwinary 8uIts faolltles at the anlm41 ¢•ntr•. We WAI devek)p a Stratagk Plan. RSPCA Sussex Wesl Branch is a reoister&l charlty. CUfr8ndy str￿f*1 a an unincxjrpynlwl tharftable assoclakn ljjt In th8 rx0c￿ ot b￿rnIT0 an i￿(￿pOrated tharfty. The charity OP8ratèS as a sell.lurwJed. separats registerwj Brarth of Ihe NalkM)al RSPCI &knigcI to Its nj for BrarK*ts (as 2012). The tnJste8s are reswn8ble lor the governa￿0. Ir￿ generalK￿ flneTrSal marwon*rt and the stratsglc dtreclon of ts charlty. The trustees arn cfjns￿ed as a corpK)rate body arKI cond8t 015-10 elert￿l RSPCA menkn. ￿ INstees vol￿tter their tlme afKI ￿19 and do nol v(Aurrteer i￿reaU arnl ￿et¥￿￿ng. CAThIKlates lor eleLthn as truslee rn￿t be r￿MInat￿￿ In wrltlng by at knt tsyo efMJtAe &anth rnE￿I￿5. Elwll49 carKklth are etscted ty a rnajorlty ol Bfanch membors pres9nl army vollng al the Annud General MeelTrJ IAGMI. CarnJkJate5 mLLSt have been members of the RSPCA Bra￿h for three clear rnonlhs Fxlor to rKKnlnallon. Memlws ol the TNstoe 8oarcl are elthl to 8eNe untit the n&xt AGM, unless their tem of office is èndwj at an earlier date. The Tnjslee B¢)ard cTrcpt up to three trustees arKI they serve unlll tho next AGM. when they must stand d(vwn a￿* it BrarM* may skrKI for declion. 11 for Branch trustees.. Brnrth nd88" In￿tee$. roles and reswrtsibiltlies armi gwen a copy of tt Charity Commission s Th8 Essentid Trustee- What you Need to Know. The trugtees hekl r&3utar m6etlrys year lo face or virtually. Meetings were minutsd arKI Impacllry Ihe day.iTr(* wnnlfYJ we for acDoll w the Antrnw Gentre Rl¥ks and systems in placè to mltsgate these risks. The In￿ hav8 ¢X￿sider&I the major risks to Ihg tharlty 15 exwwj ar¥J t￿8 iaken stw 10 miugate Irfftn. Fly examFIe: The finarKial chalw: we the of year.on.year increas8d CLK8ts wittQLrt being (k￿rKI￿rt on legw irmxè ththich has d8creas•J over th8 last three yea￿. ha¥ roiwsl Ilnanaal aTrJ Inlorn81 Ilnwx control and rjosety monitcn its financial FxJsiIK)n. Change in th? National So• rebranthng: tha invcdTrtxl In adoptsng Ihe new RSPCA INarKI. Brarthes can appty to the Natlonai Sodety a ￿ntrIbutiOn l￿wardS Rl8k8 that arkè from heath & safoty of staff, volunteors. adopters, arKI w#itor8.' The Branch adh8r88 to RSPCA w)lides and gukl8ln8s arKI Health aThJ Safety law and be81 acUc8. Tr charlty has an gxtemd provkY8r for health & safety ath4ica arKI aFvowlat8 Insuranco in pla¢x to Ixot8Ct prop9ty. t￿11￿r￿. empltrrnL arKI wblic Ilthlity. Compliance risks ar181w from nOn-CTrry￿an¢e with statsjtory leg16lation and lI￿sl￿d reqUi￿an￿. TTr￿ trustees 8TrJ ssnKJr managemwrt tsam arn avAr8 ol IlWr 8tsbJtory ar¥J18gal resw)nst4I1i88. Tho AnnuAI l**nsiw aro rqgularly revSslt•d aThd r8view8d to ensure corn￿r￿ wlth kx)th RSPCA and other stalutory rwirèmenls. R18k ol not bdrvJ *le to Ilr#l h¢kne8 the large, SW ty: We publld80 thraugh the thèir and WHI contlrMJo to (k) all we can lo lirKI thom thelr pertect match Thls has an impxt on the numt*r ol new (kngs we can take in. Thgre 18 also a Itnandal rlsk arf8lrYJ Irom cost ol the l(ry slay at Centrg. R8PUtatlonal risk: As the dwlty shares Ihe RSPCA Ixand wtth 0th8r RSPCA ￿r￿heS and the national pather RSPCA, it is outs#J8 th8't4ff ol the trustogs ak)nfr to rnllgats all poieniw a6pwAs of rewthonal rfsk. The tNslee8 arg ulymatety rgsponsi4e lor settlng remuneraikn levels for senlor managem￿1 and other key staff positions and Ihe lath L8 dehgat8d lo tho Flnan¢x & Propety Sub Commlttea. In deck1￿ thé band levels of pay, frJ1lcA￿n9 are taken Into rAMldwallon' polentlal Impxt ol loss ot kay $￿ff therofor8 the retenlion of staff Is conskkn&4 èssential; abilty attract the right cdibre of stsff and in this respecL s￿arleS are benchmathl against Slmilar organlsatk)ns as well as kThi mafket pay rates. nallonal m1￿MuM WKI IMNJ wagg recwlrements are argo key parameters iryther wrth the Brenth's at￿ty to pay in thè knry8r twm. Date.. 12 RSPCA SUSSEX WEST BRANCH FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 DECEMBER 2tr24 The trLtslae8 are re8wn8t4e for Tnts*' Rel￿ arKI the Iln8rthl statements In accordan¢x applith llw and Urtsl KIryd￿n A(wuntSrvJ Starkyants (Unlted Klrwom The law ￿Koble to chartbe8 in Ewland arKI Waik88 rw4uir8s Ihe trust8as tr> financlal state￿￿Trts IOT eaGh IlnatKlal year gfve5 a true arKI tslr ot th8 slate of affalrs Ot thg charity and the incomirvJ resources ar¥J appkalx)n of r88ourc*s of th8 charfty ft)r that year. Sdg¢t sultablo aocounlirvj wllwe and then It￿ Obser¥e Ihe meth(¥ts aThJ the Charltles SORP. Make hKI08m￿ts arKI 8sllmat86 that are r8ason8Né aNI WKknL +++ State whtsthtr appI￿le a￿OUnt1[￿d Sta￿laT& hove been loll0v￿1. guble¢t to any mateiial d8partur85 thsdoi￿l a￿1 ex*ined in the fmwKxal stat￿￿ents. Prepare the finandal statwnerts on the g)lThJ Cofwn bag18 Lwdoss It Is In4yowlats 10 Pr￿m8 that Ihe chanty Ylll Lxjndnue In (ywakn. r￿gOn4t￿O acturacy al any Mm• finandal p)sltrffi of the dwity WKI Onal￿O thom to ansur• that the flnandal stalem8nts conwty wlth the CharttleB Act 2011. the ChaFity (Acrounts and reports) Reoul*ions 2(￿ afKI ltrts wovlslons 01 th8 Irust d8•J. Tfw arè also re8pon8lble lor S￿rdIng the a680ts of the C1￿rfty and hence for tthng rea81y*￿ steps foi the pr8v8rrtlon arKI dgtsckn of Irawl arKI ottw Irregularliles. 13 **REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF RSPCA SUSSEX WEST BRANCH** ## **Opinion** We have audited the financial statements of RSPCA Sussex West Branch (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). - In our opinion the financial statements: - give a true and fair view of the state of the charity’s affairs as at 31 December 2024 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended; - have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and - have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011. ## **Basis for opinion** We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC's Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. ## **Conclusions relating to going concern** In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. ## **Other information** The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. ## **Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Charities Act 2011** In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: - the information given in the Report of the Trustees for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and - the Report of the Trustees has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. 14 ## **REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF RSPCA SUSSEX WEST BRANCH** ## **Matters on which we are required to report by exception** In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the Trustees. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion: - adequate accounting records have not been kept or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or - the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or - certain disclosures of trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or - we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or ## **Responsibilities of trustees** As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. 15 ## **REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF RSPCA SUSSEX WEST BRANCH** ## **Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements** Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue a Report of the Independent Auditors that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: From discussion with management and those charged with governance information about the entity is documented to assess the activity within the organisation. We discuss management's assessment of risk in respect of irregularities, fraud and going concern. Based on these discussions and our own assessments we determined that the key risk areas were income recognition in respect of cut off issues and management override concerning the size of the organisation. We set financial statement materiality level based on the level of income. As a not for profit organisation raising income is its primary focus which is why income was used to determine the level of materiality. Our overall assessment of risk was used to determine performance materiality at an appropriate level. Substantive audit tests were designed after assessing and performing walkthrough tests. The walkthrough testing confirmed documented systems which have been designed to act as a preventative measure against fraud and error which appear to be operating as documented. Substantive testing tested a sample of the population, representative of the population, to identify errors. The testing did not identify any material misstatements in areas tested. Audit substantive tests concluded no material errors over the key risk areas of income recognition and management override. The audit considers the organisation is not exposed to material risk of error as a result of assessing laws and regulations that are appropriate to the organisation. Management assessed there is no going concern risk. The audit undertook a review of budgets, management accounts and the review of board minutes and came to the same conclusion as management. A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors. 16 **REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF RSPCA SUSSEX WEST BRANCH** ## **Use of our report** This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with Section 144 of Charities Act 2011 and regulations made under Section 154 of that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity’s trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. 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