Sussex West Branch Registered Charity No. 206300 TRUSTEES, REPORT AND ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 2025 MOUNT NODDY ANIMAL CENTRE IhVlALCtNI RESCUE REHABILITATE REHOME RSPCA SUSSEX WEST BRANCH CONTENTS I>AQE Tru*lee8' rnport statom8nt of Tru•t¢o•' r￿￿nSIbIlIt 13 knd•p*Mlont Audllor'a r•port 14 ol Flnanclol acllvlty 17 B•l•nco Sheet 18 9tstoment ot Cath Flows 19 Notsg to the Acmunts RSPCA SiISSEX WEST BRANCH LEGAL AND ADMINISTrATIVE INFORMATION R•gl•t•r elthrfty n R•lllstw•d offk•. Blackmlll Lane Eartham Chlchesler W85t Sussex P0181KL InthpMd•nl Avdltor Morrf8 Crocker Slalion Hous& North Street Havant P09 1QU Bardays Bank PIC 74175 East Slreat Chlch8ster West Sussex PO19 IHT Invg¥tmont Managors Rowan Dartington T8mFle Point Reddiff8 Way Bristol, BS16NL Trusle Nkholas Cockram Mauwn Falloon Jana Langley Paul Marsh￿1 Claire Penhallurid Elainè McNamara Mark Rlchardson Chair Treasurer Branch Se¢relary appointed 25IW212025 aFpointed 2110112025 appclnted 08104￿024 resigned 2110112025 appointthj 2410912024 Resigned 2110112025 Cllvo Murray nagoment Por80nnel Branch Manag8r Animat Centre Operalon's Manager Behavlourisl & Anim￿ Weware Advlsor Cattery Sur￿80r Kennel SLpeNsor Senior Shops, Manager Susan Bother•vay lfjrsty Watli Sarah Cwden Sh61 Cash Ellie H1115 DabbJ8 Husb RSPCA SUSSEX WEsf BRANCH TRUSTEES. REPORT WELCOME FROM NICHOLAS COCKRAM. CHAIR become a Charity Incorporated Organlsatlon ICIO}. We wlll have a new Conslitutlon. a corrtemporary governlng document tailored to rellect modem ￿qUIrements In the Charitles Act 2022 arKJ current best practi￿ for charltleg. (￿r charitablè purpose at the heart ol the n CO￿ltutiOn remains Ihe sam8 as do88 our mlsslon: to r•g¢u•. rnhabllltats arKI r?1￿Me animals In need. The Trustè88 awdnkj Susan Botherway (former Animal Centre MawJer) as Branch Manager. Susan successfully achiev&J her Chartered Management Institute lev615 Dlploma In Management and Leadership. Her rol8 will strengthen le&dership within th8 team and collaboration bthe8n the an1rn￿ centre and charity shops ènsurlng a unlfied approach lo tha Charfty's mlssion. A key achievemem towards th8 end ol tho year was the employment of our own V8t and th devdokynent ot the onsite veterinary factlities at Mount Noddy. Our fully equipped veterinary suite mèans that apart from 'out of hours. emergencies, cats a￿1 dogs In our cara no longér have the stress of travelllng offsitè for proc8thJreB. They a￿ t￿at8￿ by the diniC￿ team they ha ft>rmed a bond with and remaln In tamillar surroundlngs, aldlng faster recovery. There were many other achl8vements during the year that are Set oth In Ihe report. However. the year was ￿t wllhoul Ms challenges with an Increase in demand for seNces and an Increase in operating costs. One of the most signilicanl pressur8s was the conllnued hlgh number ol animals reqllI￿ng 8UPPOrt, combinéd wlth a reduction in avallabl8 homes thje to the rlslng costs as8c¢iated with owning a pet, re$ufting in animals remainiry in care for longer peritsls. This placed pressure on space. resources. and slaff capaclty. partlculady during peak periods such as kitten season. However, Ihe Trustees rernain ca)rrfident thal the Charity will continue to thrive the fubjre. l thank my fellow Trustee8. and of Ihelr behalf, l thank Susan. our Branch Manager for her commitrnent and leadeTshlp of the tèam, our ded￿ted animal centr8 and charity shop Staff and all ourvDlunteers for the generous donallon of thgir timg arKI commitment to anlma welfare. Finally, bul not least I thank our suwjorters and fundors- withoLrt whom none of what was achieved in 2025 would have been possibte. Nkholas Ccckram RSPCA SUSSEX WEST BRANCH TRUSTEES. REPORT C(xifiNUED LEGAL STATUS. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMEKr RSPCA Sussex West Br￿￿h is a registered eharfty, currendy 8twctured as an ￿r￿n¢0￿>0rated harllab18 a$s￿latIon. The Charty operates as a sélf-fund8d. separat8 registered Brar￿h ol tha Nat￿nal RSPC& sutriecl to its iules for Branthes (as urxlated 20121. Duringthe year we 06 ourTeoalstatus tobecome a Charity IncoFporated Organisation (RSPCA Sussex West Branch CIO was wistsred in Novembpr 2024). Once the transfer of a88ets Is complets. we wlll have a new Constitutton. a contsmporary governing document lailorad to reflect modern requlrem8nts in Charities Act 20¥2 and curffjnt bèst pr8Ctice for charSlles. The Constitution sets oul how the ChaAty is run. ensurlng accourrtability and guidlng decislon-maktng for Trustees and meFnbers, it ￿MplItIeS administratlon. rna￿ng day-to-day transact(on$ more str8lghttorward. Wa wlll entsr Into a partnership agroem8nt wllh thè Nation￿ RSPCA and Mntinue to work cbs8ly wllh tl)e Inspethrate and n91work of Inde￿ndent RSPCA branches. Our charitable purpose arKI ml86ion at the h88rt of th8 CIO r•naln U￿hanged. to rosa￿, r•h•bllltsto and rohome animals In need. The Trustees are responsible for the govemance. Income uoneratlon, financ]al managern8nt and th8 strat&3k dlreclion of the Charfty. Thè Trustees are currenlly conslttuted as a corptsrate body and ￿nSISt of 5-10 elect8d RSPGA members. The Trustegs volunteef th•r tfme and skllls and do not recelve raMunerat￿n for th8lr involvament. Thè day.tO-day operation of the Brar￿18 dekgated to the Branch Manager. New Trustees are recruit6d through RSPCA Branch m8mber8hlp: charity volunteer webslte8' Itjcal voluntBgr bureau and nettv0r￿ng. Candldatos for election as Tru81ee musl b8 nomlnatécl In wrlting by at least tsvo 81igible Branch membèrs. Ellgible candidates aré elecl8d by a maiorlty of Branch memters present and voting at the Annual Genera Meeting IAGMI. CandHlates must have bogn members ol the RSPCA Branch for three ¢iear months prior to nominatlon. The Trustse Board can wpt up to three Trustees arKI they serve until the next AGM, when they rnL￿ stand down and if Branch members. may stand for g18cdon. Currenly Members of the Trustee Board arg elected to 8eNe until tha nextAGM, unless thélr temi of office is ended at an earlier date. Once the trensfer trj thg CIO is o)mpl8t9, under Ihe new Con511tution elections will be every 3 years. The Trustees are responsible for 98tting remuneratton levels for senlor management and other key staft posthons. In deckllng the band levels ol pay, the followlng factors are taken Into nsideration: tho potent4al Impact ol loss ol key staff thereforo the ￿terrtiOn of good staff is ¢onsldered essenllal", abflity to attract tho right calibra of staff and In this re5p8cI, $alaries a benchmarked againsl similar organisalions as well as local market pay rates. nailor￿[ minimum and living wage requirements are aL80 key parameters tooather with the Bra￿h.$ ab￿llY to pay in the longer lemi. OUR OBJECTIVESAND PRINCIPAL ACTivrriES Thè obloct ol ih& Chadty is to promot8 ktndn8ss, good care arKI prevent or suppr88s cruelty to anlmals by all lawlul means with relerancè lo the gwraphlc area of the Branch, In accordancé with the pollcies ol the Nafjonal RSPGA Sodety. In rJanniThJ our activldas for 2025 Ihè Twstee8 consldared the Charlty Commisslon's guldaru on public benefft. induding the guidance 'public benefit- running a Charfty {PB2). ACHEVEAIEPUS AND PERFORIAANCE IN 2025 To ensure actI￿traS r8malngd loGused on our charitable alms arKI continued to del￿er public ben6fiL tha Trustees mnilored organisational perfoimance ag￿nst ￿r adopted stra18gic ams: To support the National RSPCA Society's Insp&loral9 in their work, funiffing veterinary treatment and emergency accommodation for mlslreated and abandoned animals. To accept stray and owned animal8 for ￿habI11ta￿ng and rehoming; and ensure healthy. rehomeable animals are never authani88d. To Garry out an Animal Welfare Commurtity Outreach Programme throjjghout our geograph&ar To Increase awar8ngs8 of the work ol th8 Branch arKI Mount NoddyAnlmd Centre. To m￿Mise and diversity Income slr•ams and ensure the linandal sustainablllty of our Branch in the medium to long temi. Durfno thé yaar, our thr88 main aroas of acttvity rernalned: 1. Mount Ncédy Anlmal Cèntre 2. Charlty Shop Rètdl 3. Volunteèrs, Fundraising and PubllcAwaren898. 1. MouKf NODDY ANIMAL CENTRE Mount N¢xloyAnlmal Cgntre rescues. rehab]Iltat8s, and retLJmes cats and dogs, opgrallng as a fear-frée cerlifi￿ shelter. All animal care and support staff are trained In feaf.free MetI￿dS, ensuring théy can reduce fear and anxiety in animds and avoid trtggers that may cause stress. The Centre remain8 committed to uslna only positive. athical. and up-to-date training At Ihe end of D8￿mber 2024. 38 anlmals remained In our care awdliry adoption. Durlng 2025. thg centr8 admitted 422 animals1321 cats and 101 dogsl. an Incraase from 353 anlmds 2024 1265 (ats and 88 dogsl. A total of 306 anlmaLs wero adopted dudng lh8 year1237 cats arKI 69 dogs), while 67 ware transferred to other rehomlng centres lo widen rohoming OPFQrtunlll8s others were happlly reunlted y￿th thelr ownèrs. Sadly, 31 anlmals were euthanls8d on veterlnary recommendation due lo severo health issues or because they could not be safely rehomed. By the ond of 2025. 56 arlmds rémalned In our car8 walllng thelr forev8r horn￿. The Centré operates an open-lntake policy. accepllng all cats and dogs in need wlthout dlscrtmlnatk)n based on trKe6d or behavloural hlstory. Ft supports local RSPCA Insp8Ctor8 taklng In, r8habillktlng. arKI rehomiThJ anlmals sutterfng from negl8d or abuse. The Contra also admlts pets whose owners lace ill health, finandal hardshlp. or bereavein8nt, as well as lost animals. and takes pfDacts've slgps to reunlte them with their famllies. Ev8ry anlfflaf entoring the Centre recelves a behavloural assessment trom the Beha￿Our atKI Welfar8 Advisors (B&WAI and a voterinary examlnallon lo ensure tPteir heai117 and welfare needs Can be mel. The health c*eck includes v8LXtnalons, mlcfochipplng, and bloc*J tests where r8qulred. The behavlour team dev8lop tallored rehthlttation plans, whllg tra anlmai car8 tgam croate and deliver enrlchmenl progfammes to help animals sgtue, bulld trusL and gan confldence in their n8w envlronment. The cattery tsam malrttained h￿h 8tandards of care throughoul thg year, suworted by ongolro trainlng, Collat￿ratiOn, arwj community engagement. Four staff members ￿ryleted Red Cat Iralnlng, oquipping them to handle cals wlth Com￿8X behavioural or medical needs, Close collaboralion with extomal partners, indudlr¥J Cats Protection and other RSPCA branches. enabled the Centre lo maximlse Intake capaoty and ensure approprfats placements fr)r cats requlring 5pectallst support. Thls partnershI￿b8￿j approach strength8￿d rehoming pathways and ensured cats r8cefved the most suitable care. Twelvg cattery opén days were held during the yaar, $ignifreanUy incr&￿ing public engapement. These everts encouraged visitors lo meet adoptable cats. browse Ihe roception shop. receive pet advice and helped lo improve rehoming outo)mes. 11 was a W year agatn with an inlake of Fwnant cats resuhiw in Ittters of 36 kittens bom at the Centre and 12 kittens neoded lo be hand-reared by our cattery team. The cattery team also completed the icat two-day training course. covering loplcs such as DveTcomlng challenges in fellne care, end-ol-llte decisk)n making, veterinary persmlves, and communlty cat programmes. This tralnlng luther enhanced staff expertse and supwrted b86t practice in vMlfar8. Rawr, Oink, Barr, and Ribbrt-four, 1-ygar old Bengai cats wer8 res¢ued by inspectrjrs from a non-regigler&J b￿der trM]using more ihan one hundr&J cats. HaviThJ Ilved exclu4vely In outdoor cattery ertdosur&5 Wth mlnimal human intwactipn, they arrived severely under-8Otaalised arKf fearful. Each cat pr8s8nted dlff6renily. Barr was extremelylgarful, Rlbblt showed 8w1y I S￿nS ot trust, whi18 Raw and Oink dlsplayed cautious curiosty. Followlng veterinary checks and beha￿ol)raI asses8ments. each cal rec6iv6d an Indi￿dUal1$ed r8habilltaUon ￿an. When11 cam8 to rehoming Barr was rohorngd a8 a working caL lowing her lo live wlth minlm81 human contact. RIL4)il enlered foster car8, where gradual exposure to poople enabled her to adjust" she was later adopt&g by 8n experlen¢ed Bengal cat owner. Rawr and Oink continuKI to galn confidence and wore rèhomed together to a stable famlly envlfonment offering both Indoor and out(S)or a(xxss. All four cats are now thrmrq in placements tailored to thelr Indpthdual needs. demonstTrting f impact of p8rsonallsed rehabllhation and thoughfful rehomlng. KonTh￿S The kennels18am continued to develcp Its skills and capacity throughout the yw. Our Kennel SupeNlsor succosslully achleved Chartered Managoment Instltute Levol 3 Dlploma in Leadership. strenglhenlngrgadershlp wilhln the kennel team. Three full-tlme staff mgmbers Complet￿ Red Dog trainlng. 8nabllng th8m to cijnlidently with dogs requirfng advanced bghavtourd support. Internal knowledge sharing also played a key role in slaff d8velopment. Our Cllnical Anlmal 8ehaviDur18t delivered a 'lunch and learn. sesslon on behavloural reha1￿litatIOn and puppy Socialisatlon. that emphaslsed the importance of teaching e88enlal life skllls to support su￿eSSIuI rehomlng. The session hKJhlighied that beha￿QUral rehabilitation focuses on helping anlmals develop the ￿lIty to cope wllhin domestic environmgnts-learnlng calmness, confidence. approprfate handllThJ r•sponses, bourKlarfes, and wslllv8 assoclations. Slaff participate(I In group exercise8 uslng case studle5 to idenllty behavioural challenges, determlne requlr8d sldlls. dev8lop structured trainlng ￿n8, and Consider potential obstaclès and solutions. Gas8 sludyAgw 8nd Two spaniels, Aggee aTrJ Ktm both ag&Y a[pr0￿matelY 4-year8 old. were abandoned at the Centr6 In a hlghly vulnerable state. Both wer8 frlghtened and Under￿Ight., Aggea displayed extreme fear and wthdrawat. while Ktm suff8red from untreakd skin wounds and infections. Veterinary assessment r6v8aled that both ch)gs were hoawly pregnant. Wlth careful ￿annIng cross-taam collabJration. both dogs r8Cei¥8d the Support needed to dellver Ihelr litters salgly. Klm was pta¢gd in an X, gxpèrier￿ed foster home, where she gave birth to eight PLwies and form8d a strong t%)rKI with her fO￿erer, who later adopted her. Her medicat issues were successfully treated. and she made a lull recovèry. All eight puppie5 were 8uccessfully rehomed and had post adoption moel ups with their siblino5. -311￿ Aggee r&main8d at the Centre for 20 w8eks, her neets. With patient, wnsislent care. she dellvered sevgn pup￿eS under ctose monltoring. All pupp￿9 w8re rehomed, Includlng one ￿SuallY impatred puppy who found a supportsve hDme wfth an exlsling dog companion. Aggee made a remarka￿8 transformation afKI 18 now thrfving In a loving homg, domonstratkng th• impact of tallorod care and b8havioural supporL Hydrollwapy S•rvko The hydrotherapy service eonttnued to providg essential support for dogs with mobility Issues and long-term ¢ondllons. Durtna the yaar. in addrtlon to dogs in rpsid8nce benefittlng Irom hydrotherapy. our hydrothoraplsttook on 22 new diénls, Includlng two Iostsrdog8 and three adopted Mount Noddy dogs. Pfofesslonal dovdopmeni within the hydrotherapy loam Includ8d attendance al a NARCH seminar on hlp rA)ndiJons. revlew of professlonal literature on arthritss and 8enioF dog care. engagement wlth online 8Ju¢ational r8sources, and observation of physlotherapy session8 at 8Xtèrnal practlc88. In-houso 'lunch and leam, sesslons promotad collatrx)rative leaming acr06S thè team whlch covered common condliions 8uch as hlp and eibow dy*sla, cruclate Injurtes. arthrltis. ancl welght managemert P&lge. 11-mnth bull￿rO$S breed was referred to hydrthh9rapy by tho C8ntre'8 Vet. after x-rays revealed a fractured f&mur in on818g and hip dysplasia in the other. When Pidge anived at Mount Noddy she was cOVe￿d in 8Gars a￿j had an unusual gall. havtng Suffered a severo Injury. Afemoral head surgery was att8mptsd but Ihe jolnl was loo damaged, leadlng the vel to recommend physiother2py and hydrotherapy to build strength and manage pa(n. Initially wary of the underwater troadmill. Pidge gradually g￿ned confidence wf(h encouragement and posltive relnforcement. Post adoption, sh6 now attends se8sion8 enthu￿aStIC￿Iy, showlng ￿gnificant improvement In mobility and comfort. Close collaboraJon wlth her adopters has enabled ongolr monitolng and support throughout her rehabiiifatlon. Votarlnary Sorvl¢•s We und8nv8nl a major dèvelopment wlth our veterinary services. In Novemb8r. vie employed our own exp8rfen¢ed Vet. Tc¥3ether wrth our V•teTinary Nur8e we now have a dedicated In- house team committed to hlgh welfare standards and a new practlc8 management System to further strengthen efllctency and o¥ersrgM. The vet8rtnary sulte exper19n￿l a ￿$Y and produclive y8ar. delivering a hwJh volume ol essendal procedur8s, a totsl 01202 cat and dog neuters were carried out. The team also ¢xrrled out 39 dental arKI 40 other procgduTrs and treatments. ieflecting sustained demand for both routine and compl8x veterfnary ￿18. Close collaboratlon with the anlmal behaviour team r8mained a kay strength, particularfy for anima15 requiring behavioural medicatiorF. Regular revi8WS ensured ccordinated and COn￿$tont support. Aweekjy mulldisdplinary r6Vtew process was introduced for dogs. integfallng behavtoural, managemenL and veterlnary p8rnpecUva8 and plans are in place lo 8xtend thls approach to Gats in 2026. 1-ttrl Boh•vloural Tralnlng Sa8slons dellver•d by the Behavlaur & Wolfare Advlsors B&WA) e B&WK8 plaYe￿a vffal.role In assessing behavlour, supporbng rehabllitatron, and ensuring su¢c8ssful rehoming out(x)mes. They also provtded training and guidance to staff and votuntèers and delivered 8xternal chargeatrje servlcas, Indudlng tailored on8-to-one doo tralning sesslons uslng positwe, reward-based m8thods. During Ihe year. flve Indivldual clients were supported through one-tron8 sesslons, arKI group training expandèd ￿th thg laU￿h of puppy classe5 In June, reachlng 19 pupptes across thre8 0)uws. All Income fiom these servlc&s is r8lnvestod into the Centre. A wevlous adopter soughi support for his young dog Bobby. a 1-year-old Patterdale terrier who had developed a habit of prcking up inapproprfate items during walks, one resultlng in an emorgency visit lo the v81 after swallovAng a needle. Cfvèr three training ￿$s1On$, Ihe B&WAwortted V￿th tha adopter lo understand the mottvation5 behlnd the behavioui and Im￿em￿Trt positiv8 strdtsgies. Inilial discussions highlighted hc>w reactions such as chasing or making a fuss inadvertenty relnfrjrced the behavlour. Atsernativ8 b6haviours-inclLKling "leave it." Youch.. and Yrop"-we18 introJu¢8d, pair8d calm and Con￿st9nt rainforcement. Bobby's ft)oJs on his owner InrJèa8ed 8ach weak, and by Ihe third session, scavorrfding behaviour had signiflcantly red￿￿￿￿d. A controll&Y Ileld axerdse U8lng safely placed Item5 confirmwj 8obbys prograss, with th6 dog ¢hoosing lo check-in wth hls oW￿r ratherthan &ngage with oliects. Ongoing suppjrt will contlnue to ensure lon*tsrm CC8S& Fosterlng Fostertng remalns essenJal b the Gharity'$ abilty to supp)rt anlmals beyond the Centrg'8 phy8ical cgpaeity. Foster homes provldgd temporary environments th* r8duca str&8s and Improve wolfere. Durfng trte year, 98 anlmals were supported through foster care {28 dogs and 68 cats). Placements were prloritised for animals with the greatest ne*l, induding young littws. aldedy animals. mothers wlh ￿ittenS or puwg5. and those requirirYJ long-tem) or 8peciali8gd Care. Foster homes offer calrner envlronments for animals struggling in kènnels or catterfes, pardculady those recovering from medical treatmgnt or ￿Uiring bphavioural SUPFXJrt. Thls also fr8ed up space at the Centre durfng periods ol high demand and enabled the Charity to help more anlmals. A total of 36 tosterers suFported the Charity Ihroughoul th8 year, providing day-to-day care with ongoing 8uP[￿ from th9 animal care and ￿erfnary team. Cas8 SW.. Luna Luna, a fr￿-year￿1d Shar Pei. arrtved from a privalg home where soclal Servi￿ We￿ involved. She had pfftiou8ly lived with child￿n, knjt the family'5 circumstances had become diffrult following 8 ￿lat￿ship breakdown, leawng Luna confined io a bare crate wilh limited enrichment or routine. She i arrived with sora sktn and multiple alergons. requlring medlcated baths. Vete￿nary treatrnenl, and a carefully managed hyp¢)allergenic diet. She also lacked read manners and displayed reactivlty towards other dogs. making rehomlng challengiw. enne Aftèr thro6 motth"s In rns.luna mov66 fnto foster care, Ythere the support frnm our B&WA th8 fogter6r help8d Luna d8velop loosfrlead WaI￿ng skllls and reduce reactlwty. The home onvlronm8nt allowed her lo s8tt1e, build confld8nc8, and eX￿rIence statAlity. Aftor seven months in fo8tereare and 333 days in tolal at the Cenlre. Luna was adopted ty a family who had originalty applied for another dog bul quIc￿Y bonded with h8r. She has Since s8ttled w811 arKI Is described as a tuddle monst8rf' who 8nloys walks, play, and cornpankmh￿. Communlty Outreach Programme The Animal Welfare Officer IAWO) continued to play a ￿tal roie in Intak6. prevenlion. communlty outreach, ar￿ partnership workirKJ. Alolaj 01143 animals entered the Centre through thg AWO $￿ce du￿ng year. M from members of the publi& with 19 referred by RSPCA InspectoTr. The Trap Neuter Reieasa ITNRI and neutering schem continued to operate efferalvèty Kith 33 cats being neutor6d supported by strong organisation an(1 eXpe￿se in handllng feraf cats and12 dogs n8Lrter8d through thg neutering VOLther scheme. The working cat programme contlnuod to BUC£88d, wllh 35 outdoor cats rehomed to stables, farm8 and other venues offered an outcknor envlronmenl wlth food and shelter. Partnarshlp work with I(￿al autho￿118$ was strengthened with a lont tralnlng ses8lon daiivered by th8 AWO and B&WAtsam8. The sgsslon covered safè erwdagement with unlamiliar dtras, rgcognlslng welfare coneems, and UT￿erstandIng rel&rral pathways. A new partnershlp Velab Supplles resulted In monthFy donations of £250 lowards the Communlty Outreach PrograrnTh￿. The AWO worked with local focoyjanks In Chlchester and Llttieh8mMon ar￿ provkled pet food and 8dvirA on n&rtarlng, behaviour, and general animal car8. With anlmal owners fadng hlgh vel and other animal ownershlp telat8d Costs we assisted owners to be able lo conltnue to care for their pets. We held our ffrsl free WelfaY& Clinic in Lltdehampton in Docgmber lor pet owners on low income and those referred by the loodbank and Tuming Tides. Theloam, a Vet, B&WA and the AWO provided free health ch6L*s, Ilea and wom treatmerts, rnlcrochlp&yng and animal welfare and behaviour advice. 2. CHARITY SHOP RETAIL The Charfty's four shops in Bognor Regls, Chlchester, Horsham. aThl Uttiehampton cortinued play a vllal role In income generation and communty engagom8nL Althouuh Income was down on pr￿Qu$ years and the prfce for ragging has thlndled, theso outt8ts provide essentlar fundlr¥J for the operatlon of the animal Centre and support the wldor worft of lh8 Charfty. The S8nlor ShoJs' Planaggr, continued to piay a key role In malntainlng hlgh standards across all shops. Hor tssponsibilltles included conductlng tegular audlts, ensurfng staff tralning, overseelng recrultment. and M￿ntaInIng wmpllanc8 wllh l)ealth and safety r8quiram8nts. During the summer a newAssistanl Manager was apF>oinled for the BOg[￿r slYJp $upportiThJ day-to4ay operations under Manager s supervision. In the autumn, we appoinled a new Managerlor Iho Littleharrwton shop, whore she Intr¢Jduced several positive Initlattrves. Induding buikling ￿latIOnShIpS with local businesses. maximlsiro customor èngagernènt on busy market days: and (¥mplefjng PAT te8tlng to Incr8ase the volum8 and vafue of electrreA goc*Ys avallable for sale. All four 8hop8 acuvely contributed to thelr local tX¢mmunities throughout the year. A key hlghlight wa8 participa￿On In town-vAdo Christmas window display avonts. whtch i￿￿eaS9d vislbllfty, attracted new wstomer8, and strengthened the charfty's presenc9 on local high streats. Our Horsham Managgr enhanced seasonal tradlng by openlng for lat&nlght Chrf8trnas SI￿pp￿r￿j. Th9 ch￿he61￿ shop conlnued to ￿aY an Important role within tho ratall group, partlcularfy In SUPPOrt(ng soclal medla development and contant creatson In &)lth)ration wilh the anlmal cantr8 tsam. Asuccessful inlllafva acro88 all locallons was the Introduction of vlsrls from dogs avallable for rehoming, accompanled by animal centre stafl. Th18 initialNe.' Increas￿ publ1¢ engagement and awaréne89 of ihe Charills work; boosted morale among 8hop tsams and strengthened Ihe connection béhveen the shops and the anlmal centre. Thls approach helped presgnt the Charty as a unffied organlsalon and direciFy supported ￿hom6n0 efforts. 3. VOLUNTEE￿ FUNDRAISINQ AND PUBLIC AWARENES& Tha Charity continued lo b￿￿t from a dedlcatsd volunteer communlty, wlth 44 volunlears supportlng the animal centr8 and 43 suppotbng the Charity8 shops. Volunleers contributod 5,668 hours at the Centrg In 2025. The valu8 of Ihe generous don*ion of Ixjr voluntegrs, tlme 18 not incorporat&a into the finan(aal stalements. If it were, It woukl be a con$lderable suml CorFX)rata vduntsers also played a valuBble rol8. 19 volunt8erdays wer8 glftsd to the Cantre by 9 organlsations: Casco., Compass Community,. Kre51on Regves" Mercer Marsh; Nattonal RSPCA. Pots at Home: Southem Watei. and Secure Screening Services. They h61ffj with a range of tasks.. deaning cattery vAndows and SUrr￿ndIng ar8as' d6anirwJ the dog ￿tchen and laundry rc¢Jm,' raklng and tldytng up the agility p8ddo¢k" bulk15ng enrithment In the fleld lor our dogs: aTra mgkin9 up treat cones to 8811 In wr Shop. There was plenty of Ima too for cat and puppy cuddllng. waiktng 5Urtable (knas arKI reading lo catsl Fundralslng throughout th& year played an important rolo in suppordw thè ongolng care and rehomlng of animals at Mount Nc%Jdy. A comtAnation of communlty èvents, cooorate support. and Indimdual lundraisina efforts contributed both financialty and by raisiTrJ awaren885 of th8 Chartvs work. We heid On8 Fun Day. in June. The évent wa8 well attonded and rassed £414 wlth people and dogs partkipaling in acllvities and the powlar agilty wurse. A memorable moment was thÉt aglllty compgtttion, where the fastest tlme of the day- an impressive 20 secorKIs-was achigvgd by Buddy, a Bgdlinglon Terrior. In S8Ptèmber, we organlsed our annu￿ dtrJ show No(*lylest, whl¢h proved to bo a highly syccesslul and well-supported event. The day featured a wkle rydnge ol activiles, including stallhoklers, competilions. and catering provided through the Charity's tea tent and BBQ. Favourablè wea1her conlril%Jted to strong attèndance of over 700 peopie and too many dogs to countl Wlth thè generous support Irom sponsots and the local communty, tha èvènt genérated a gross income of £10,554. These lunds diroctly suppjrt the cate of cats and dogs ai Mount N¢Jddy untll they are rohomed. Th8 key focus of NodtylBSt W&8 lh& dog show, vthlch I￿luded 91ghi￿n rlng classos. Winners of each da5s won Iree entry to o)mpet8 lor the Dog ol "• the Day lille. This was awarded to Je59 Graham (aged 14) and her dog Lucky (aged 41. provKlng a momrable cOnclu￿on to the eveftt and h￿hlight1￿ the 8troro community eng￿ment athieved. Community fundraising tD2k place durlng the fesuve period, Indudlng a stsll ￿ the Petworth Christma8 Falr, whth ra15ed £280 arKI in¢rea5ed the Charty'8 wsiblllty ￿￿thIn the local communty., and a 'UgM Up the Christmas Tree. ralsod £310. Sur4)ort from local organl88tions Induded St Mary's School. whlch ralsad £25, deMo￿trating oJrrtlnu8d involvomgnt Irom 8chools and younger supportars. The Mouftt No&JyAnlmd Centre tsam organisod a lo¢al pub qulz, raislng £430 and provided another opportunlty to engage supporters in a sodal gnd enjoyable 8ettlng whlle generatlng valuable funds. IndNlduals fUndr￿Sing InitiatEves made a meaningful contiibtsifon as w911. Supporters Such as Matt vndertook personal challènges, Includlng a sponsored run. ralsing £460 for the Chartty. Th&se efforts, alongsid8 widercommunieations and newsl8tter8. helF*d malntain engagement with the Charfty8 SUPPOrter base. lknrall. fundralslw acti￿ in the year demonstrated strong eommurlty and COVirate engaoement. Events such 8s One Fun Day, Noddyf8St, and seasonat inltiatives generated ￿tal income whlla strer¥Jthening relationshlp8 With supportars. increaslng awareness ol thè Charity's mission and contributing towards the op8raUng costs ol the Centre. We continued to Increa88 publle awar8ness of ourwork wlth wular articl88 print8d In community magazinès, press rdeases, tv fllmlng at the Centra lor the n8ws programmes and attendlng local communliy events. Social m￿la performance showed stèady growth across all pktromis. viith Strong engagement on wsual contenL Facebooktollowers increased from 10,954 to 11.471 {+51n, wllh 2 million proffile vi8WS. Tho top pTht-featurfng K5m and Agole's puFyi8S-roa¢hed 55.1 K vlews. Instagram followers Increased from 1.559 to 1,936 (+37n. Th8 top p)st, 'dogs up for adoplion. durrng Adoptolxr. reached 155K ifjews. TikTok_followers increased Irom 1,014 {from Aprfill tt) 1,106 {+92). Adoptober rgmairpd a key annual campaign, ￿gnIficant[Y boostFng reach and engagement. National RSPCA support through Ix)oste(I posts and pre$8 releases hewl ra8e tt7è proflle ol lonLFStay animals. Posts durfng A(tyober consislgnliy achleved the hlgh6St int8rHctlon lovels, demonstrating the impact ol Socid medla on rehoming outcomes. CHALLENGES FACED IN 2025 Durlw ihè year. the Charity faced s6￿ra1 ongolng challewes that alFect8d 0par￿0￿1 capacity and income gengration. Ono Ot the most slgnilicarrt pressures was tha continued hlgh number of anlmals r4ulrfng supporL combined with a r8duction In avallabtts hom8s. Demand for rohoming slowed, rasutting In anlrnals remalnlThJ In care lor longer perfods. Th15 plac•J pressure on space, resources. and staff capaoty. partiwlarly during peak periods Such as kitten seas￿. Thore was al80 an increa89 In requasts lor n8uier vouchers and a rise in multi4nlmat17au88holds so8klThJ 8UPPOrt. The Mdder economtc dlmale also we8en18d d￿llenges. The cogt-of-llvlng crtsts aff￿led both supporters and the Charity itself. Many members of the pullic fac%d linancial pressures, leading lo a decrease In donations and reduced discretionary sponding in the Charity shops. TFMS Impacted r8tail Income at a tlme when demand tor seNices was increaslng. Opgrationai costs also during ttle yèar. Veterfnary fees. anlmal food prfces, essentlal suppl188, and L￿lIty and en8rgy costs all increased, placFng additional financlal strain on the ChAiity. These dsing eo8ls, Comb1r￿ with sustained demand for servieRs. ￿￿￿￿GateSul finandal manageinen n hlgfft standards ol animal welfare wtthin F4vaila1I8 resources. The Charity ewencacl an Increase in requests for suwort from pg1 owners slruggllng to afford veterinary Care. Wh118 Ihis highlighted the imFK)rtance ol outr8ach work4n¢luding fO￿￿bank SUPF4)rt and w8tfare cllnicAt also piaced lurther prasaure on resour￿. D88Ptte these challenges, the Chwity conttnued to adapt proactively. Strengthenad partnerships, largated fundratslng, arKI a focus on affioency arnl welfare enabfed the Charfty to remaln commlttgd to supporting anima18 and thèlr owners wlthln the communlty. FINANCIAL REVIEW We ars very grateful to th8 individuals whose acts of ￿ndnesS in rem8mberfThJ animals in na8d at Mount Noddy Animal Cenire generously18ft us a gift in their w115 01 £329.933 {2024: £48.271) Also, our thanks to our furKler4 individuals, communty groups and organisalrons Ihat linancialty support8d our animal welfare work during the yèaf. The finanoial statements cov•r the aCt1w￿8S ol Charfty: Inco]Thw for the year £1.228.80412024: £942,976) EXpar￿llure £1,439,578 12024.. £1.427,896). At the end of 2025 there Is an operating108s of £210,974, a Teducllon on the Ioss Df £484.920 in 2024. Total furKls at 319t Dgc8ntsr 2025 are £6,731.101 (2024: £7,429.385). The total funds, (£6.716.866 unrestrlctod and £14￿5 regtrktedl. are mosty fixed assets £4.351,409 rath&r than liquld assets.. un 67 the freohokl of Mount NoddyAnlmal Cènlre and the field of dreams. The r8terFtion ofthe Animgl Contre is essential to b&irKJ able to dellver our charitable obpQive8, therefor8 disposlng of the centra to se funds, Is not a viable option. The only readlly aV￿lable fvnts to the charfty arn cash and 'cash equNalents' i.e. the bthf balall¢es, debtors arKI funds invested. Th8 Charlty malntaln5 reserie5 to cover Ihg impact of unforeseen &vents, to meel its flnancial obligaoons and to sel asd8 lunds for fLrture development a￿￿or, to meet luture commitments. We r6main mindlul that our Teserves are vital. In addttbon lo malnlalning cashflows. we have known wt81 wolects which will prove our reserve8 essentsl in 2026. W8 established an unrastrfcted reserve level ot £750,000 lo covèr the contlnuing Ilablliknés arfsing from lour shop leases, employment of staff and the animals in our care, in the unlikety event ol wlndlng down the Charitys aCti￿lIeS. Thls rgpresents slx months expenditure, which is In Ilne wth Ctrk9rfty Gornmlssion guid81inos. Wlth Increasing costs. we wlll review ¢)ur reseNo's policy and work lowards incroaslng the Iwl Irom slx to nine to tsvelv8 months, to ensure the polit remalns In the Charity's best Interest In d8llvering Its charitable obje¢Uve8. The restrtcted lund of £14.235 L8 for Long Temi Condltlon8' to cover commltrn8nt8 the Branch has madg lo animal adopter8 to elther lund or o)ntrlbute to ILrture veterlnary care. These are 10 con(Allon8 that had been Id&ntified by our Vet at tlm8 of adoptlon. thal mlght rgwlre treatment in the futL*re and woukl ￿1 be covered by insurance. Thg Trustees have wide KKiwers ol inve8tment gov8med and reStr￿ted by the Royal Soclety for the Prwontion of Cruelty loAnimals Inveslmenl Act 195& The Truste98 UtKlertotS( a revlew of the Charltys approach to Invostments and Its Investment pollcy lo ensure the Charfty's resenRs produce the best firFa￿al return, wlthin an a•16 Fevel of rT$k. The c*lectfvè to generale incoma towards the operatlng costs and aehleve cwal growth over the medlum to long lomi. Funds that may be required in the short temi, continuè to bg hald In cash on an IT Flallorm across mor8 than one bank 10 sprgad the rlsk, wilh a mix of Instant a￿$$ lo funds malurtng within 18 months. The remainder of cashJur&1s_at&iD￿esIed in a beswke investmenl portfolio of slock and shares sprgad acr08s medlum rlsk lunds and are manag¢d by Rowan Dartington. investment manag8menl company. Thls apprDach will enable the Charity to lund development inlUativ8s and smooth out flows In our incorne wNle onsurtng tho maxlmum amount ol fvnds are spent on achiawng our CharIta￿e puryjosg. The Twstees d80 r￿Lew0d Ihe prc4)ety portrollo inherfhl In 2017. gongrallng a rental Incom8 towards the Centrè's operallng wsts. It was agreed to sell the remalning 4 ¢ommercial and 3 resld&ntial flats and a r8Wrt undgr section 11911) of th8 Chwlt16s Act 20118 the Charlties (Quallllad SuNèyor8 Reports) Regulations 1992 was commlssioned and the propert[98 Put on the market tor sala in S8ptember. The Trustees will consult the Branch's Financlal •lthsor as to th8 best options for invesJng the funds ID gen8rate an inwme for the Cha￿ty once the kyopgrties are sold. Desplte ending the year with an operadng Ic& and increased expandliure, the Trustees ¢onstder that the Investment obledves of safeguardlng Its assets and mairrtalnirKJ an 8pwoprfate arnount of lIqu￿ lo me&t short tem needs have been mat. Th8 Truslees rwiewed the risks, that the Charity face coveriro op8ralonal and linanclal aspacts. and has systems In place kn mitigate these rfsk8. The Trusté86 have consldered th8 major risks to whlch tha Charity Is 8XFh)sed antl have tak8n slgp8 to mlttga18 thgm. For exampla: The flnancial challero6.' we lace the ongoing challeng• ol yw-on-y&ar Increased ￿$ts without belno d0p&￿rt on legacy Income whlch has decreased over the last th￿e years. The Charity has robust flnancial manag9ment functions intemal financFal control and dosgly monttors ts flnanaal posilon. The Tiuslees are lty)king at ways to Ma￿￿188 incomè generating opportunlttos Within the 8xisJng footprint of th8 Centre. Rlsks that arise from health & safoty of staff, volunteers. adoptars. aThY wsilors: The Branch adheres lo RSPCA wllcles and guldelines and Hedlh and Safety law and b88t practice. The Charfty ha8 an external provider for health & safety advice and apF￿o￿1aI6 Insurance in ￿aCe to protect propety, buildlngs, èmploym8nl, and public liablllty. Compliance rlsk6 arislng from non-¢ompliance with stakntory IBgislation and lioen8lng r8qulrements: The Trustses arKI Brarrth Manager are aware of their statutory arKI legal responslblllties. The annual li¢enslng requirements arg regulady revlslted and revl6wed to e￿Ure Com￿l&ne6 wilh both RSPCA Lrcensing arKf other statutory rèqulrements. Risk of not being able to fi'rKI surtable hoThs for the large. long slay dogs: Long stay, rehom8able dogs, impaot on thè number of new dogs we can take in. Thor& is also a rinanrial tlsk arlslro from the ongoing cost of the long stay dog$ at the Centr•. W8 publidse through the media their plloht and wtll continue to do all we can to lind them Iheir pertecl malch hom83', we nalwork 0th8r RSPCA branctss,. other anlmal sh8llers and breed 8peGrftc r8scue6. Loss ol18gacy Incorne through charoe of legai 8talu8: The CIO has 8 different charfty r8gistratlon number to the unlncorporated Charity. When the latt8r is 0188Otved in 2026 thore 18 a danger ol wtlls naming the dissolved Charity might be lost. To mliigate happenlng the transf8r will b8 registered on thg Charity Commlsslon's'Reglst8r ol Mergers,, the Wb1￿ record Mll state that the entlty ha8 changed statys ar￿ number. which helps ensure that executors can pass legacies to the Glo. Aewtallonal risk: As the Charity shares th8 RSPCA brand wlth other RSPCA branches and the Natlond RSPCA. it is outsid8 the 'giff of the Trustees alone to mltigats ￿1 enllal wecis of reputattonal rlsk. PLANS FOR 2026 In planninll our activities for the year. the Tru81ees have conBlder&Y the Charlty Commlssion, auklan￿ on put4ic benefit. Including tha guidance 'public beneflt- runnlryj a Charlty (P82). Onc6 ag&n, in 2028. animal welfare wll continue to be at Ihe heart of everylhing we do.. We wlll support the Nattonal Societys Inspectorate In their Wa￿ lundlng vetsrinary tr8atment and provldIn￿ernerg0nCy accommL>dallon for m18tre*￿or abandon8d anlmals In our geographlc area. Wo wsll increase the numb8r of anlmals and ￿t ownets 8UPPOrted, espedally th(￿e on low Incomes. dellvering ftse ha￿th ch8ck cllnlcs wlth ourArAmal Outreach Prouramme partners. We wlll develcp our veterinary $ervlces, lo enhance tho In￿OUSe capabilltlgts for animals in our care aTKI generate an intxm8 for the Centrè. We will transfer the assets of the Charity kn the new CIO arKI entsi Into a Partnersh Agreemeni with the NatiorHI RSPCA Society. We wlll 8911 tha rental Investment propertl&s arKJ Invest funds to g6nerate Income towards Ihe operating costs of the Centre. Wè wlll set up Relall Gift Aid declaration systems in our foul charty shops. W8 wll Identity afflciency savings and new sustainable income streams and work towards a balancod opeiallonai budget. We wlll re(￿lt addldon81 Trustees to strenthhen t￿ governan￿ ol the Charfty. rnount noddy ANIMALCEIITrE 12 RSPCA SUSSEX WEsf BRANCH STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES. RESPCX491BILifiES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025 The truste88 are respongblè tor preparlng th8 Trn8tg9s' Report and the Ilnanclal statements In accordance with apF4icable law and Unlled Kingdom Accountir7g St8TrJards {Uni18d Klngdom Gener￿lY A￿pts￿ AcGoLtnttng Pradce). The law applicable to charities in Englarnl and Walkes requi￿$ the trustees toproLare financA stalements lor eac fnanciaTyear whicffi givos a true and fair view ol the State ol allairs of Ihe charty and the inoomlng resources arKI appficatlon of resources of the chaty for th* year. In preparing th888 finandal stalemanls, Ihe Irust688 aT8 requirad to.. Select 8uit8b18 accoUn￿ng POI￿leS arKI then apply fvm crnMtlon The trusieo$ are responslb18 for th8 other Inlomiallon. The olher information ￿m[￿ls$s the Informatlon Induded thg Annual Rew)r( olher than the flnardal statements and our Reptsrt of the Independent Jjdltors th9reon. Our ￿nIOn on th6 Ilnancid slthments doe8 not cover the other Informaiion and. except to the extsnt 0th8r*ths8 ety￿1ty statad In DLtr roport, w8 do rK)t exprgss any form of assur8nca concluslon thereon. In ¢onMctton with our audit of the financkql 8tatemonts, wr responsibility Is lo read thg other knIOrrn￿lQn and, In doing so, conslder whethar the other infomalion Is materially inconsislenl wilh the Itnan¢l siaiomenls or our knowledg• obtalned In the audll or othen¥1s8 appears to bg maiorfdty mlsstatsd. 11 we Identlfy such matsrlal Incon8iSten¢ie8 or apparent material mlsstslemgnts, we are requirets to determlne whothel thts gives rtse lo a material m15slatemonl in the fina￿al Ststements Ihamsetve8. If, based on the work we have pgrfonned. we conclude that thore L8 a materfal mwlatsment of ih18 other information, we are rgqulred to r8POrt that tacl. We hav• nolhlnq to reFort In thls r9gard. Ilallers on whleh we are requlr•d to report by excoptlon We have nothing to r8F4Xt In respe￿ ol the followlng rnatters whw8 thg Gharflles (Accounts and Roport8} Regulatlons 2008 wuires us ta rewl to you If, In our opinlon.. the inforrnatkjn alvgn In the RgFXIrt ol th6 Tnjslggs 1$ incortsistanl In any materfal respgQt wlth fjnanclal statement8" or 8uffl¢lent accountlng records have not bggn kept,. or the flnancial sklements arg not in agrè8menl with thè ac¢outttlng re¢ord8 and relum8' or we have not rocgived all the InfomalK)n and explanations we requlre tor our aLKlit. 14 REPORT OF THE INDEPENDEpn AUDITORS YO THE TRUSTEES OF RSPCA SUSSEX WEST BRANCH Rwon¥lbllltle• of trugts As expla6ned more fully in the Stalemenl ol Trustees. Responsibilib88, the trustees are respon81ble for Ihe preparation of the Hnancial slatsments whlch oiv6 a true and Iwr view. and lor su¢h intsmal Control as the trustees (1gtsnnln9 is necessary lo enab￿ the weparation ol Ilnanclal statements that arg fre8 from materfal mbS$tatement, whether duo lo fraud or error. In pr6parlw the finandd 8lalements. th& trustee8 are respon81ble for a¥sesslng the ehar*ty'8 abilny to continuè a5 a going concem. discbslng, as aOkable, matters rolalgd to goino ¢oncem and using the golng concgm basls of acrnunting unle88 the Iru¥tees etthor intend to IKiuldale the charfty or to cease operatlons. or have no roatist￿ allernallve but to do so. Our respDn8lbllltle8 tor tho audlt ol the flnanclal 8tatemeNs vte have been apwlntgd as audltors under Sectton 144 of the Charitle8 Act 2011 arKI iewrt in accordance rfth the Acl and ralwanl regl￿a￿on8 mada or havlng effect thereundor. Our oblectNes are to obtwn reasonable assurance about whthor the Inancial slatanents as a whole ar8 fre8 from rnatorfal misstalem8nL wheth8r due to Iraud or error. arwj lo issue a R8POrt of th6 Indgp?ndent Auditor8 that indudes our opinion. Rea80nable a88urano¢ is a hlqh Iw91 of assurance. bLrt is not a ouaranle8 that an auckl conducted In accordance wlth IW IUK) wlll always delect a matèrial mlsslalem8nl when It exists. Misstatements oan arfse Irorn fraud or error and are considered mateilal If. Ir￿￿iduallY or in the aggreuate, thèy ¢ould reasonably 8xpthd lo Inffuenee the economic d8clslon8 of users taken on tha basls ol Ihasè financial Statements. The extent lo which our pr￿lureS are capabfe otdetectlng Irr8gularf(i88, Including fraud Is delatled below.. From dwu5sion wllh manaoemenl ajvj thos& charged with govern&nce Informaoon atKILrt th8 entty [5 documented b assess 1he acttvlty withln ihg organlsallon. We discuss managgmenl'8 a88essm6nt ot rS8k r8SP8Ct ol 1￿guF8rftkn5. fraud and golng concorn. Base(l on these dBcus81on$ our own a55e8sments we dgtsrmln￿I Ihat tro key rf$k aroas ware income re¢opnition In re8PSCt of Cut off and man ement override concornlw the slze ol the oryanL8alon. We set financid staiemont materiality level based on the level of income. A8 a ￿t for profft organi$atlon sirvJ In￿rne Is Its primary focus which b why Incomg was used to deternlne the 19vel of materlalty. Our ¢Jvgrall as809gm8nl of risk was used to dglormine p8rtormance matoriallty at an approprfial818vel. &Jb8tanI￿fj aus*l tests wore de￿gned after 8£sessing and p8rformlng walkthrough lests. The wdkthrough testlng conflrmed do¢uff￿nted $yst8ms whlch have been do8igned lo acl a8 a preventatfve mea8ure against fraud and èrror whlch appear to b8 oporattng as documented. Subslantrve testing tested a samplg of thg population, repffjspnlatlve of the populaliun. to Idenufy errors. The ts8ting did not idgntfy any material mi88tatgments In aroas tested. Audit 8ub8lantive tests ca)n￿luded no matartal errors over the koy rfsk aroas of IrrA)me recognit1￿ and managemènt overrid&. The aLMJIt ￿nS￿leY3 the organL8atlon 15 not expo￿1 lo matsrLg1 rfsk of a￿Or 88 a r&8uIt of a8s05s1ng laws and regulations thal are apwopriats to the organlsalion. awemenl a8888sed there 18 rn golng concem rL8k. Thè audlt undert(￿k a reviow of budgots. rnarwemenl a￿o￿nts and revlew ol board mlnute8 and tame to the same conclusk)n as managemenL A further descrfptlon of our resw)nsibllf(ies for the audlt ol the finan¢lal statements Is located on the Flnanclal R8Wting Cound1￿ websila at vAww.Irc.org.ukJaudllorsr8sponslbllih8s. This dgscriObn forms part ot our Rewjrt ot th• Independent Audllor8. 15 REPORT OFTHE INDEPENDETr￿ AUDITORS TO THE TRUSTEES OF RSPCA SUSSEX WEST BRANCH Use of our report Thls report Is made sdely lo the charit*s Irusloes. a8 a body. in accordanca wlth Part 4 01 tha ChariJ8S IA¢counts and Reports) Reoulallon5 2CQ8. Our audlr work has been undertakgn so that we mlghl Stale to the charltls Éwslees those rnatters we ar8 required to state to th9m In an auditors, report and for no other purpose. To th& fullest extent permttted by law, we do not accept or assume re8ponslbllSty to anyong other than the charrfy and the ¢harWs tru8tee8 ￿ a for our audit wort(, for this iaport or tor the opln•Jn$ wè have formed. MC ALKtii Lim]t8d Slalutory Auditors Lake House 2 Port Way Port Solent Portsmouth Hampshk& POS 4TY 16 RSPCA SUSSEX WEsf BRANCH STATEMEKf OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIES. INCOME & EXPENDITURE AccouKr FOR TrIE YEAR ENDED 310ECEMBER 2tr25 Unre•trfetsd Ae8trlcled lund& Funds Tot•1 2025 2024 Donatlons andlggacles Granls & Trusts 392,454 392.454 91,285 23.967 24.740 48,707 26,600 act1¥ Adopllon Fees oihor Trading AdMtle8 Inveslments 38.010 38,010 31.773 $21,179 521,179 513,841 228,254 228,254 279,977 Total I￿orne 1,203.864 24,740 1.228.604 942.976 ABlslng funds 4S3.840 423,762 Anlmal Contr6 860,998 24,740 985,738 1.003,694 Tot￿ Resources Ex￿r￿led 1,414.838 24,740 1,439.578 1.427.456 Nol In¢omo l exp b•fpr• other golns 1108 {210,974) io) (210.974) 1484.480) Nel galnsl(Ioss85) on Investments 1487,2901 {487,2901 189,8121 Not IneomeJ(Oxp￿dItUrO) {698264) {0) 1698264) (574292) Translers betw88n fvnd8 ra Gapital Exp8fKlfture 698.264 ReconcFllatlon ol lund*: Told funds broughl fornvard @ 1st January 2025 TO1￿ funds caTried forward @ 31sl Decembgr 2025 7415,129 14.235 8,003.656 6,718.866 14.235 6,731,101 7.429.365 17 RSPCA8U&IEX WEBT BAAMCH B￿￿leE sHtEr AS @31ST OECEMiIER 2020 Not•s ir TaThJI￿e Aeaet8 13 1,571.164 1,70B,913 kwogtrr*nt ProwU6B 15 4851,409 5.090.614 16 25298 14061 17 172A04 100.559 Irwestments 18 2.174,952 2,343.118 Cash Bank & ln HarKJ 2.458,Q14 2.529,484 Credttors: An￿Unts I￿r￿j du• wltNn ono 1 19 1190,6831 Nel Current*ts•o1• 2W8,751 Totsl •A••l• IM• LlabllMI•• 0,731,101 7A29A68 Cr8dkors: Amounts f4Mlrg due kn mre than one year IncomD Reslvkted Fwds 14235 14￿5 Unrosts1cted Fund# 6,716,886 7,416.129 The Finwc4 IqLI Qcll4aa6......... nts apwovad by1￿ Trnitoes on .. .. . ..... . M Fall 18 R8PCA SUSSEX WEST BRANCH STATEME1￿ OFCASH FLOWS FOR TI* YEAR EXDED 31 DECEMBER202b C•8h generatyd fK>m Ilatrw)rt￿I oprations -149QAZQ) 15SI87.71 Pur¢ha8a of Tang*Jo FI¥￿1 Assets Inv8Stment Gdns {6.721) 280￿02 125,8481 148,661 Irrferest l Rerrtal Income Rec4w• 279,977 402,791 N•t InCy•￿ l(Dwou•l In C••h • C*•h Ery4val•nts {131,187) & Cd•h Equl¥7lerrt• @ 14t J•nwy 2025 C••h & C••h EwhalBrt¥ 201.983 19 A8PCASIBSEXWE8T BA￿CH FOR TrIEYEAR ENDED21 DECEMBER Poll¢ RSPCA Sussex Wètst Bt&nth (fonngrfy FI8PG4 Sussèx, Cfrdchejtw & 0￿B￿nCh) [6 an unlwrwratsd Ch￿ty. Tho brarth w lom￿j In 1*1 ￿ became a r•Jlst8r8d oha¥ity on 291hJanuary 1964. Thè ￿unts h¥vè ts8n pry*l hi XCOTdanco ￿lm Iha Charf￿5 AcL2011 &¥J Ar￿Ur￿L￿ by Chari108. Statsmonl (4 Neoomnk*rthJ Pwko'apNicthto clr4th Wepart￿ Iholr In accord8rn WFth th• Finandl Hgponing Slandwd aFplcabTro tlkg UK & Ilwublk ol ITr1￿. FAS102 la& am9￿led lora￿aU￿ry comm￿1￿j Iw 1 Jan 20161. Tho ftharty Is a E￿ty4${b￿#Sd by FRS 102. Tho ffin￿d81 8tat8mwts hav8 d8Part￿ Irom tha Charfbes RryulaUon8 ontyf to th8 8XtentrgqJir•d to pro¥id• atrue & f￿r￿0W. Ahv aTbJreln¥ofve$ th8 St8tenTEnl of R￿MMend￿J Pra¢itrEfor Ch9rfdes opplyltvJ FR810Z, rathbrthen thevorgton ofth8 7h8fhMty￿ statemgnts arè prèr￿ In th• ofthe¢hrfty. Kknatoryamolth￿ are rowd¢d 10 the Th8 Prirwal aC￿￿n¥nll PL4k488 ¥0 ￿lOw. 12 ithr•6trFd•J am avaltst4oftyEWè atth8 ol tho iTwl8gJ Injurtr￿￿e oltholrt*pk1taLYo D¢S￿n￿led fuThts comwisgfvnds*thi¢h hw8 *a¥lJ&at tha (kcrth 01thatr￿t¢I8 ftyiFwAfic Fxx[*￿ ThgwrpoÈ•s 01lhedeshjn8t￿￿r￿* ar8 801 Lyrt In the notestytrA Btakn•nt& ar•s￿i•¢tt0S￿Cll￿ wndllbns bydorwjs as to hwlhoy may oltt* re￿n¢t•￿tY￿ aro fjettyth In tho nofes ro thelrnKlaIsiatem8￿. In¢tynlnA R••oureo• Ir￿Me1$[eC￿th* athd IrKkKIg¢ kn ts¥o)unts onca thg¢h&rfty has wOUem8ntlo Iho lurth & any wlormart• atrach9d to thg Inrtsng havet• mBt orar8 fLdty%Mthkn the afthp rh8rtty, tsr8 L8 *rfW6rtC8nalntythat r￿1rA ullh8 Inoumo & tx)wldw8d afflountC8n ￿ m8a1u￿j rèliably. . Thethto on w*l¢h C￿nty IB aw￿￿ that prob*è has teen granw & lh8 amc4Jrt can e5bmaW re¥&￿., . Th8 8518t8 ha8 t•on nrAM¢akn has Iwmade bytho eMUtorl81 totho C¢nypth&ttho LYthrfLxthn ¥A b• made,. or .WhM Irom th& E*th. W. In whDl6orln FerL ￿ onty GgTrWkJ9￿ prdthtAthsn tp￿ amount (An b8 rrtq4Bur#l rolabtyandts chailty h28 notrfwd oJth8 eXWArtots Intonbonto fflako adk8bibutbn. Whw8 lew498 have notiTheU lo Ihtrtharity. (*th• ¢rArfty ¢aw8m oflh gr￿￿n0 of pwobaiq. and th&¢fft8rfafu Irrf%Jme rwitkn rnt he￿ Ihenthe treal•J as assetalld d*knso Lfmatww. Gooth Lbnthj fry mqd85ra as Ir¢w• wh8n twaro Bokt gah mognl8oda5 Incorn8 from thnatlon8. Ir￿n? r￿1¥•j In ath•JTh ofary$¥￿# ￿ (Wwr8d unll thoerfterfatr IrKor￿ Wwitlon w8 m•t. r•yL# d rwtstrom frN8thenl prot*thB18 re&￿￿￿pt¢ IndUd[￿ 81At D￿thr 20 nthturn 01￿8 thern ￿ a 0bVo8Uon to ￿y￿t0 athkd wty, tt tg W¢￿16that￿lttf8Ma￿t￿lll bgrwrqd artd Ihaamountof￿rt4￿J￿kn ¢an be meaBL¥Od r•Ih9￿. FOR TrIE YEARPIDED W IJECEMBER21126 Targ￿r￿j &wts arg m•AwJr•d at¢Y*t aYKJ m¢osur&a at￿t ty vduaim not oFdowKl*n arKJ anylmplftTWi 88hokl 8iraS)hl fin8 ba 2.5% R•JLKlw B8*nce Busiv L8ayghrld Wk11 nneolttthp & Equlpmprrt Anygth8 orlo8$0s on (l$wl offix•J 8$30ts y¥dris recryJ￿5od 88th8drfewK• L*tW88fftho •al8 prK•*ls rvJ valuo ol lh¥4￿( end Is r¢c*>Jnl8•J In w Iru*mpJ8yndliurelor yew. InthrwNB flx8da6w￿Ix￿￿1OI aW8htt• whtcI)15 mwy￿j at coBtaTrl amcth•J o¥•r a peiic#Jol fN• ye8r8. 1A bnplrft*ntolFLYed A￿t¥ At 8ach reKxJFdr¥ enddaiB. tt* charlty ￿ thgGqwr>kng aff￿nI0f tlwl asyel8to dotwmkn8 *twI￿r1h0rO J$ Any IrKWon th8tlhrfje 458eis h&v•suff8rwJ an 5rnpolmient k)$6. If￿Y ￿ch Indlcati¢n tho r*ov8rabb*mount oftho OSBet k gsumatsd ITr ￿￿er1D dèEerTrW￿ th8a*•ni of the ￿n￿[[ment (Natyl. Any trpWrn8ni ltys¥ Lw recc¥ntg90 in mt kn*FneloY•r8 fortho ye*r. Iweslmert PrDFwty, %trkl)18 held to earn rentsl Income I ￿tOTG3￿￿￿d 8Fwdakn,18 Irtlwly T￿nL￿1 ateo•i, ¥thlch I￿lUdeS 5MKhasocwi a￿snY￿$t￿Y oyndrtur8. Sutrfwnlly tt18 Me4￿r￿j at raIrv￿Utr at the rwNrMJ d*B. ord&￿￿1 orn rrtaibn h r8oDJnW u InL¥JT￿I •xFWrf￿rQ trthe yoar. MBEsuf8mgnt oul PrOf￿10rd￿ evgry fv8 yo￿. Y45th1rt)&*wi ysaY8 ￿n￿ r8lW es11mB￿ r￿Ore￿ Io PTtpty m&knt8 èndtrans*on ryk88 of Imilir rxop8rts8 within tho a Sloth ￿ stal6d ai ts lower tsfw9t e8tlmated selUrvJ priro. kncompbts and sd. C05t ¢)]m￿8t8 direct ro Wk8ble, drect lthurcostB aTh11hw D¥ert)wl& thdt Imvgbeon Ir￿rr*I￿ brtrOrvJtho I1￿kat0 Ittolrtye4￿t ¢ondit*￿. 118ms d&trb)utron at no Qr coM*¥8r4tiw ary m938vrnd atth& Gust￿1 ￿$1. NBI ￿￿L%￿l0￿uo LN tho 08tlmth1 seltry pr1¢• th an edfflthd c*Ats of ctsmF*lpn I￿[¢•&￿ to Inwrrul In nwkntlnq. C•th •nO C••h Equlvol aTrJ cash InLaMlecash In hth, (*wsrfs tte￿ at bsr*s, Olf*rshort.t*m IrNeslln8nt8. ￿ L*rth Aty ￿kOv8rdr￿ftB beBhDwn tO￿￿￿¢r￿# Inrurrert UaWIrtfi8B. 21 R)H IHEYEAR E140E031 DECEMBER *J2B Thetrorly ha8 glethd lo app￿￿9 of Sth 11 ' Bos1¢ FIrw￿l Insttum¢nts' and Sth 12, FknwelBt Irthmam8' of FRS10210 all ofitsf1n•J￿d r￿1 Imtyumfjrts aro r8Eogthdin th8 d￿rIty￿ bHfem sh0•t￿an t￿CharltybK0￿W ptyto lhefx￿•5kn￿ ol Iho 86$6t6 and I*￿1￿¢$ar0 Df18èt, Mt amothts t*•sts1 In thB $tatom•M, ¢hgwe Lw a16WIy 8rrfgr¢oknb to $8taN the rec4JllnW 8m¢Arts aTrJ there ird8nNonto on a n•tba8k orlD lh• osoth ar￿ sgtlle nXkn¢o￿ty. Ba81t FiTrafid￿ A880ts, Trblknh 1￿U￿edelxDTr and ¢a5h bonkba￿, are MOWJ￿ ￿tr￿￿etton wlce inBludlng trnnBthI ¥t8 are$Jh￿en￿t8m8d at&mortW ￿s1 uÈlr¥ tho off￿￿1¥91n1￿e9t mthtyj uAL*¢i Ihg aNinpm8nt wn8tftut8s a InJnclr#J tr&ng•Xkn, Jhe trun8B￿knnlB m•wi*l at tt￿￿￿¢Bontv￿￿ otthè fu￿rn Tew rfisc￿nIod at1￿marKet rate of httw•5L FI1￿￿ ass#ts a6 or* ygar8r• nDt 8mopi5•J. 8a61c Ana{KI￿ Liok*W, Ind1￿1[￿￿&11l0rn arn Initidty roc￿1￿11￿ thj arrw¥•m•nt Ir8n8thI, kne Ihe dpbl Ir*trum8nt i4 meaBur8d atth8FmtN v￿u0 o1th9f￿ire paymen14d1xwrd￿tha m8rket rate L* iritBre5L n&nc4d Iwlniss da88￿￿*1 as PSY*)b￿th1n yware rnt amort&8d. etrrf trobNm•ts aro 6utseqW¢wYl&l cos[ Int#è5t rte rrn•t￿. Tre*0 c4•dhoF8 oothlgallwlo pay lorgoods or8tht48 thBt havo acqulred In thg0thÈry course 010￿r￿￿On5 lffom tho￿nts pwo Are da8sifj￿l a6 Kpaymqnt18 dUel￿t￿n cn8 yearor I￿. Ifnol. theyare as nDTroJ I￿rt￿5. Trado cr•*oN artr In￿￿lY atthxnsactlun prkè arnl $th￿u8n￿Y m8ur&4at ¢ost t￿811&*1 Int8r8St methc¥J. nan¢lol IlaUlthe8aro dW8Ng￿£vd ¢hartty• •wr• orargdFKhIr￿ or rancdkn Ernplu>* b•rnRt• The CQ8t ￿ ary Unus￿ I￿[4daY r¢¢oor* Inth• wlod in 4¥Nch the E8Fkn aro rpc4%9J. an •Wty8e ort9p￿de terrnlnauon bwffts. R•nw8POy•tle ur•Jwop•AdNJ1gasBB, @ry aw ¢harg>Y •s strnwt obvtho term of tho 1818vant1&8Be. CLrf8ni asoet Inv8stmert5 ¢))rdst of￿8h h8ld %•*hlrb avar18ty ol thskn. DwAM& wfr m*fur a ￿￿knUm F•rknlofthw89 IMrntLs ?￿u0d on L* and h rwnl•&JvAtNn the Ilnancid •tthMa￿ts whhlTrV* yearkn 4thleh th• Intwe&t rEIBt88. aolng CprK•rn Thg &otth16 to b8cthm8 aCtharllai46 IrwWral￿ Org¥15alkn lao) on 1st January￿26. oncagvwy￿￿g hès bpFn transfwthowttj th8 CIO. ts ￿al lorffj oftheeum*unirthwatsY ¢hartywb4 c*ase to CP8rats no aB a (IrAry Corwn. TIw8 mat•W rnasoTr8 *tyth• ngw not &xMNnu8 to tVWots48aGdrvJ Concern. FC* ThE VENJI ENDED 81 OECEIIBERX21 ) ofthgthRiit¢s RccwlrwJ th8mJJt0è5 ￿ reqtskEdto m8k81th)awnorts, 8sthatsg & aB8LrnPtkn¥ abxtih8 Ca￿ng 8rountof4$6¢15 a￿141￿￿1￿￿$tbat r8¥1ty apparent 01Mr￿r¢8$. Tho e511matgs arnl aSSOGlaW assumpuons aro baxdon hlstowl and othÈrf¥tors thal are ￿r￿￿18r*I 10 relBvanL Aciud re5vN8 w diif¢rfrom th868 e$lim8tes. Perfod In W￿¢h the wtlmato * th68d *ffiÈroth8 &fth or inthopw((*J ol tho tèv15kn and fu￿r* ￿0d& vlvptl ASPCASUSSEX WEST BRANCH NOTES TOThE ACCOUIIT8 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Unro*lct•d Ro•trlcted Fund* lund• Donallong & Leg•cle9 DonatkJn8 & Gms Lggacle 62.521 3*.9&3 82.521 45.014 46,271 91.285 26.800 117 Gr4nts &TNsts 410 Trid(8r HuTSt Campbg11 Sp8n￿r 8la¢*rnor8 Ryan 797￿00 68,250 31,SJ1 197.5110 31.501 8.829 10.000 lo.0￿) 5,000 4.017 2.000 Ma¢JJYa Woo&ey n5WOrth Scutt Muir Small 4,017 2,WO 10,000 11422 855 Allon F￿￿j Olhar 8,000 2,IXIO 329033 & Tru¥l• Cdypso Br￿lI¥j Trn8t Su5sexCommunty Foundayon Ro38 Anlmal Wdlar8 Trust PhlllF¢ Charfty Natronal RSPCA Sodety Mfy DM FrwKe-HayhtU* UK Car Pork Managemgnl Burkhard Von Schgnk Mkhael & Shirfey HuntTrust VScior & D￿1B Charitthe TFU An[M￿ Caro Wgllarg Wlsh¥st Tkn 8ranth Charttable Tr￿1 Tha Edgar Lee Foundthn Patr1da RouOe&Je F0undatJon F8lpham Parilh Coundl JhAtra¢k- Hyde HouBlng Hunt Foundation Tho EkanorGr4¢0 FourKlthn Anlmal Friends Ndghbourly 08rta8 Audroy Ernrna Lamb Charotthè Trt￿r Th& Barry Gra￿ M￿no￿al FurKI 10,(K)O 10,000 10,000 S,OCtI 10,000 10.OJO 5,000 1,700 3,447 3,447 1￿00 2.087 1.500 2.067 4,1)JO 1400 iooo 2.7 24740 26MIYJ RSPCASU8SEXWEST BRANCH FOR THE YEIR EWDED 31 DECEMBE1121 Tmdlng P*llvll FurKlroWNJ Salfr of Go￿￿%. ￿arity ShopB Sale of Goots & Sgrvkes. Reh0n￿n9 Cent 14,699 469,9B9 36A92 10.618 19.156 J21179 513 Ranw Income Intgre8t Roc8fv8d 171.728 56,526 157208 122,770 Rthlng Fw Operating Charty8lwo C08ts 179,789 232.907 5,249 175.358 20&944 4,117 Sharg of Stspp)rt & Gmmancè CoJts1688 note 81 TOW tradlng Costs Invesbll8nt Prcwtty C06ts 992,388 30,583 31,374 Staff Co#ts DéJxerJalM C&Trtro Uohl & Fknt Rates, Watgr & Wu#• P￿ra & Renm In3urarL V*grhary Driw & Fot & Conown Gov1* lor RgsBlo1 Furthd¥kng C¢>sts Off*• Costs 53l14a 143A31 22,706 10.184 139.e88 25.078 12.199 120,744 2P,1 159,567 21,387 11252 1.155 17.989 Legal & Pthssknnat Dka¥owth8 VAT VAT Flefund 26,136 57,877 ,406 612 Shar? ofSupFLrtC4)5ts {688 mte 81 Share of Governan¢g Costs IsEg note 81 1.471 4,500 FOR THE YE￿ P4DEO 31 DÈCEM8ER Authl F88S fO,865 11,942 812 6A32 &.871 612 5,971 Thorew8r8 no rerfflun•ration urothert4n•fft• *Jrthgy•arondod Y1 OKoMb8r2025 ￿rIoT￿Y¥V￿th0 31 OT￿8￿8 h#sb88n rO-Im￿￿odfQr￿1rf Fwkottra¥o1 irvmd wNl• all8￿rvJ B08rd IhgJ*ur. 202&. £1￿. 2024.. £MI. The 4￿ra9$ nurrbw of0mF￿0$ durang tr• y•arMs.' Wa￿. s￿erfo8 & P•n8lons 747.r 46.132 814 ThOroy￿ afflu￿ r8nwntyutknftw￿£e0,tOo ormL¥& &V•Tagè of26.7 Fu¥Thno EquW•rts In Iho)Tar. (a)24'.281 NOTESTQTHE AccoiThirs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECVIBER 11 Nbt ￿In•l{LaU￿) on I￿lm￿￿4 IEw95trllenl G8lnB Total Il•t G•lng1(Lo¥w•l on Invo1kn 1593,tr251 112.&35 158,4001 31,412 f2 T•x•lt Thp Ch•ls oxerrptfromtsx on lalW￿1n seelon 5Q5 otthe TaxgB 1988. orseclh)n 252 01 Ih&Taxab'w of Clwg8abl• GalnB Act 1992 to tho extant thatthe88 arè aPFl8d to rfBcharha1￿0 I]b￿Cts. 13 T•nqlbkn Rx•d P•¥•l• 811 @ 1st January 2025 Addlbns rJ¥posalslWFlte offs AdNJitmgnt lo ¢2)ntinggnl IKgbllty18ts tth c4[ @ J1st t)oQomber 2025 1074098 41,242 221,394 2a37.533 5,721 5.721 (4ty1 14531 1441 225 7rA 2 342 578 @ 1st JaNary 2025 Depreclatkn ¢h8ffged n th8 EIMfrnt￿ In r85[*￿Or Dwg Iwrftg Omg 318t Dec*thr2025 Cawyfnq V￿u? A8 @ 1etJanugry 2025 @ 31st D￿￿rn￿r2￿ 528,231 123*8 67,408 628.620 17,344 143,065 12661 12931 84 771412 2,376 12n 1.546,fj6T 151999 1.704913 144222 1￿71114 Profft l LD8• on Dliptslal Nat Prolltl Lt4s on D 266 293 17 143 159 ' TrpixJnlnu•rt llablty fort￿Ik1 (¥)*s rr4de in provIoLrs yoar8, WaB £225 greAtorthan the inv&e4 fè¢gW for the 0￿*. 14 Int•nglbh Flx•d Bll @ 1st Janu8ry2025 Addhbr¢ 10.OLX> 10.LbJO 1st JarAJary 2025 Amorf8at%oTr 2923 4.755 Cwffjng Valuè As @ 1Bt J¥nuary2 31st 3)25 7.077 RSPCA SUSSEX WE8T BRANCH NOTES TO IHE ACCOUNT8 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OECEM8ER 2025 3J24 A* @ 1st January 2025 Nel Gains l Losses through Fair Vdug Adluslment8 As @ 31st Do¢8mber 2025 3.374,625 599,625 3,438,025 74 Investyn&nt Propety compil883 a porttollo of re8kJentlal and commerdaj proFertEes In South We8t London. For the yeaT end 2￿25, an iThlependenl proFerty ￿Uatton report wa8 undertaken by Karnpton Carr Croft. whlth valued the property al £2.775.000. Ghaylty Equipment, Shcp & Consumable Sto¢k Veterfnary Stock 3.083 22.215 14 17 Oth¢r Debtors 39,S33 132,871 33.680 PT8payrnants & Irmmg 66,879 172 2024 Cash Equlvalgnts on dopos 2.174,952 2243.118 19 Cv¥dltors: Amounth Due wlthln one year Other Taxation & So￿￿ Swurfty Aw$￿S & Deferred Trade CT&Jitors Cther Cr*JllD 16,344 44.981 14.956 12,034 39.533 86.240 52.878 R8PCA 81KggEXlhE8T BRANC*I NOTESTOThE ACCOUI FOR TrIE YEAR ENDED31 OECEIIBER B•lano• ## 3111 8018n￿ •8 l•t JIn￿ry Incomlnq R••¢Juroo9 Long Terrn Fwd 142 14,td5 Vth Qrants & Tru018 INot8 3 14.235 24,740 124740 The LuqTgrn1 CondWon9 ILYCI reggTVg b to c0vorcomm￿ math lo dtlW1ur￿ orpartfv￿ the vgtertnarytsrg of adopted aftknaL4 whow potenMal lutufe r￿d wa6 IJan￿kn￿ by ourvetatihèlrne ol athptbn arTd th8rofor8 notelWJltA8 to bo covered by I[Wrar￿ 08 tt wa8 a FTh8¥1slng o)ndthOn. Tho tfe&kkn rt Vaths Grth5 and Trusi8' can bg 98an In Not•3 to1￿￿98 tttwrts. They rfwosent a numbwof grants rec0 the year lor8pednc purF4Xè& oflhes&8mDuntB ￿T￿8panI durlftg Ihe year. Bal￿ ## @ 1•tJanu Thor•*w• fvnd$ as at 31st D8c*nb8r2025. (2024 £nAI Tol•l 20 1.571,164 1.571,164 1775,(KK* 1.708,913 3,374,625 2.345,B27 Inv88trn8ni Propwt Cufient Aststsi Iuthntksl 2.775.OOD 2070.702 14,235 14235 6731101 NDto'. Ta￿￿￿8S88ts & Invè5tmgnt Prcwtl•s Ind￿ vdu8 ofkYoF•rbw 8rg wt IlquN1 ftbth. *)TES TOTrE ACCOUNT8 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 91 DECEMBER 2025 Atfhg reporNThJ date, th6 charty had outstanLllTrg138so tt*Mrnlt￿￿nts lorftrturty mlnlmurn lease pAym8nts under )ll-canc&llablg opgraong Lgaw. whkh fall du8 as ￿l*>w8.. Withln Ono Y8ar 73,6SO B8iwo8n 2 & 5 YWB In lknrS yfr8rs 17&0ty) 101,833 1415rAI 175,700 Operalw18a88 commllrn•nts r￿m￿Se sh(p feaues wthh mothly rents of £218319 rnonfv Ternalnlng), £2500 1117 rnonthB r8malnlngl. and £20W140 month# remainlngl. The lea88 lor Fh)rnham 3hop eWr•J Ojrfng 2025. Thg n9w vM8 agr•8d In D8c8mber 2025 trArt not s￿n•d untll January 2tr26. It 18 therefore not In the abov8 IWJuro$.. RemUrnurn￿0n of K•y m•nogemnt pernonn R¢munernfjon of key manaoBrnenl p8rsonnal 18 as lollows.. 160.420 157.314 K* Manag8ment Petsonnal Indude the Bra￿ Manager, Owrallons Nlanager, Konnel8 & Cattery SupeNknts, & 8•havlourf6L Thorn n¢ relat&J partytran8acttG*W duiirrfJ 20￿.(2024: No R•lat•Y Party TrnJ8a¢Uon8.? Therg a￿ rrt) assets. Po•1 B8l•nc• Sh••t Ev•nts All inv8stm8nt prorArti88 owned by thB Chartiy wer8 sokl March and 2026 fora tow 8um of £2,505,000. This rePr￿￿ted a nei k)g$ befor9 Costs, of £270,¢]00 NOTEgTO THE Accouifrs FOR THE YfAR ENDED 31 OECEM8ÉR202 &uVu6 I (Dgffidl) forih•yBw (698.2841 {574,252) Inv9• InoTh rgcogni8ed in statemert ol FthancAI A￿1*$ 1228.2541 le79￿771 Fair vthtrG￿ns 8 Lc￿5 Qn Itivest￿ Prowb 58.4CQ F￿r Vafug Galns & Losga#M Invesmwnts 1112.3351 31.412 ProfftlLaEB on DITauYA8 FtA•J As8ets Non Ca8h IAIu8tmortto A888ts redatkn of Tarolbffr Rxed A888ts 143,085 14S6L An￿rt￿alOn of Intswlble Flxad Asiots IrKrea8e In Stsk8 110,3371 19.6551 D*r8as8 in DebtDf8 (71,8441 92.027 Increa80 In crothtors 1114.3521 490 470 31