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2020-12-31-accounts

RSPCA Cheshire (Altrincham) Branch Registered Charity No 223367

Annual report and unaudited financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2020

RSPCA Cheshire (Altrincham) Branch

Annual report and unaudited financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2020

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Contents

Branch Information

Trustees Report

Independent Examiner's Report

Statement of Financial Activities

Balance Sheet

Notes forming part of the Financial Statements

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Branch Information

Trustees

Nicola Raven Honorary Chairperson Clare Hart Honorary Secretary Naeem Dean Honorary Treasurer Michael Hart Trustee Lesley Hung Trustee Julie Reilly Trustee Nicola Rushby Trustee Joanne Yoli Trustee Stephanie Nicholson Co‐opted Trustee Debbie Grindley . Co‐opted Trustee

Charity number

223367

Charity address

Bankers

5 Dalebrook Road, Brooklands, Sale, Manchester M33 3LD Nat West 19 School Road Sale Cheshire M33 7ZA

Independent Examiner

Yorkshire Bank 34 Princes Street Stockport SK1 1RE Virgin Money 1 Princess Street, Manchester M2 4DF Fari Minaeian BSc, FCA Hanleys, Spring Court, Spring Road, Hale, Cheshire WA14 2UQ

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Trustees Report

Structure, Governance and Management

The Charity is constituted as an unincorporated association. The Charity operates as an autonomous branch of the National RSPCA subject to its rules for branches.

The Trustees are fully briefed on their responsibilities as Trustees prior to their acceptance of the role and are issued with a guidance handbook on the role and responsibilities of a Trustee. The Trustees are elected at the AGM and form a committee which governs the branch.

The Trustees hold monthly meetings at which management decisions are made. The day to day running of the Branch is delegated to the Branch Manager. Support and strategic direction is given by the Trustees.

The principal funding sources for the branch are from income from fundraising events, donations, legacies and income from rehoming animals. The Trustees review the risks that the charity faces on a regular basis through regular meetings of the Trustees which cover operational and financial reviews.

Objectives and Principal Activities

The objectives of the Branch are to promote the work and objects of the National Society of the RSPCA, with particular reference to the area covered by the Branch.

The primary aims are to provide proper care for animals that have been mistreated or neglected and to rehome as many animals as possible. This is achieved by providing accommodation for those animals most at risk, identified by the RSPCA Inspectors.

Achievements and Performance

As everyone is aware, 2020 has been a difficult year for everyone with the huge effects of the Covid 19 pandemic on our country, our economy, our businesses, our healthcare workers and our family, friends and colleagues. During this period, we have tried to meet the many challenges presented and continued to support the National RSPCA as well as we can and have also tried to provide animal welfare in our area.

During 2020, the branch took in 390 animals. As we have a great network of fosterers within our branch, we can take in a real variety of animals. This year, they included dogs, cats, rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, degus, mice, chickens, cockatiels, parrots and many more. A lot of our animals came from the RSPCA Greater Manchester Animal Hospital where we are part of the space management project and from the Inspectors who needed space for the animals rescued due to neglect or cruelty. As a branch, we aim to target and help animals most in need and we also help members of the public who are struggling with their animals.

We work with Warrington RSPCA and take their ex case animals once they are ready to be rehomed and move them into foster care. We also work with Regional RSPCA and their networks to help move animals from private boarding into foster homes.

In 2020, we rehomed 381 animals – 24 dogs, 186 cats, 71 rabbits and 100 others. Our dedicated team of home visitors also carried out 189 home visits, often virtually, in 2020.

The branch continues to offer financial assistance to sick and injured animals whose owners are on low incomes. (Continued)

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Achievements and Performance (Continued)

Whilst the branch has a large volunteer base for fundraising events, our fundraising opportunities were unfortunately severely affected by the pandemic with no collections, dog shows or fairs possible after the lockdown in March 2020. Before the lockdown, we had collections at Tescos in Altrincham and Sale which raised £238 and £165 respectively and the Pets at Home weekend which raised £229. Fortunately, we were able to continue our online auctions which raised an amazing £5,500 and we also raised £3219 through Facebook Sales. Cats of M33 fundraisers also raised £2312 for us.

The branch also receives a payment from the National RSPCA each year in respect of the door‐to‐door collections. This year, we agreed to forgo roughly half of the money we were due with the money instead being placed in an emergency fund set up to help struggling branch centres to continue to operate in the following few months.

The branch did not receive any legacies in 2020.

We were unable to sell our Christmas cards in the local libraries this year as the shops were unable to go ahead.

We are always looking to increase our volunteer base and hope to find new ways to recruit volunteers in the future.

Objects and Public Benefit Statement

The Trustees have reviewed the outcomes and achievements of our objectives for the year, to ensure that we remain focused on our charitable aims and continue to deliver benefits to the public. We have complied with the duty under the Charities Act 2006 to have regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Commission.

Advancement of Animal Welfare

Our animal welfare work, taking in animals from the Inspectorate, benefits society at large and also aims to help people in need with the care of their animals. Under the Charities Act 2006 the advancement of animal welfare is recognised as a distinct statutory charitable purpose. This legislation and the Animal Welfare Act of the same year indicate an acceptance by society that treating living creatures with compassion has a moral benefit for the public as a whole. Our main activities, highlighted below, demonstrate the benefit provided to the public. All of our charitable activities focus on promoting kindness and preventing or suppressing cruelty to animals and are undertaken to further these purposes for the public benefit.

Charitable Activities pursued for the public benefit

We support RSPCA Inspectors by taking in, caring for and rehabilitating animals which have been removed as a result of cruelty, neglect or abuse. The Society's Inspectorate rescues animals in distress or at risk and enforces laws against the mistreatment of animals in England and Wales by bringing prosecutions.

This work is key to the prevention or suppression of cruelty, part of the RSPCA objects, and promotes humane sentiments towards animals which involves moral benefit to human kind as a whole. We provide subsidised veterinary treatment for animals that are sick or injured or whose owners are on low Incomes and unable to meet the full cost. Animals in our care receive veterinary treatment and preventative care, including, vaccination to help control the spread of infectious diseases. Dogs are microchipped to comply with the law at the earliest opportunity. Once animals become available for rehoming they undergo assessment, and all animals are neutered and microchipped. (Continued)

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Charitable Activities pursued for the public benefit (Continued)

Animals are rehomed at a reasonable cost to adopters. Whilst we recognise that companion animals provide measurable benefits to people's physical and mental health, we consider the provision of pets as subsidiary to the main charitable aim of this Charity, which Is to reduce animal suffering. Our policy to charge a reasonable adoption fee for animals aims to highlight the ongoing personal and financial commitment of pet ownership. It would not be In the best interests of animals, and therefore would fall outside our objects, to rehome to those who could not afford to keep them.

We provide volunteering opportunities for those who wish to support our work, including trusteeship, pre‐ adoption home visiting, fundraising and fostering. This benefits local people by providing the possibility of doing voluntary work which is compassionate and rewarding.

Financial Review

As you will know the year 2020 has been dominated by the world’s Corona Virus pandemic and the effects on the whole population with national lockdowns, businesses shut and families being confined to their homes. These started in March 2020 resulting in the committee ceasing all physical meetings and moving onto virtual meetings from the April 2020 meeting onwards.

This clearly resulted in a total curtailment of our planned fundraising events for the rest of the year, which had an impact on the income we were able to raise.

Luckily our main source of annual income, our branch share of the national door‐to‐door collections, was still received by us during the year as this is based on the collections made in the previous year i.e. 2019.

Out total income for the year fell from £86.7k to £79k in the year, a fall of £7.6k. This was made up of the door –door collection receipts staying more or less the same at £25.5k, an increase in donations to the tune of £11k, though this was offset by a lack of any legacies in the year ‐we received £12.5k in legacies last year. In addition to this we had a fall in rehoming fees and other income too.

Our total expenses for the year were £89k (£77.3k the previous year), this being an increase in animal welfare costs of £3.3k, a fall in branch admin costs of £3.1k and an increase in Branch contribution costs to £12.1k.

As a number of branches were in financial difficulties the branch agreed to support the national RSPCA appeal for an emergency fund to assist those struggling branches. We donated £12k to these funds, roughly half of our door‐door collection.

The net outgoings (loss) in the year was £10.2k.

As we were able to benefit from an increase in the value of our Charities Official Investment Fund by £12.3k the total net movement in funds was a positive £2k, down from the positive £31.7k last year. Our total funds carried forward was therefore £208.8k.

The two prime contributors to this change were therefore the loss of £12.5k in legacies and the one off contribution made to the Emergency fund of £12k. All in all a break even in a tumultuous year.

Given the difficult backdrop to 2020 with the Pandemic, my thanks to Nicola Raven who has already settled in quickly to the role over the last two years and marshalled us and the branch really well in our monthly online meetings in a difficult year.

My thanks also to Julia Tucker, our Branch Manager, once again for all her hard work in keeping the branch running on a day to day basis. As always she does a tremendous job.

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Finally, I’ve been the Treasurer for some 14 years now and my wider thanks go to the rest of my fellow trustees and our team of fosterers and volunteers for helping provide the animal welfare and rehoming services we do. They do a terrific job.

As I write, the UK is in the middle of a mass vaccine programme with signs of a relaxation of lockdown rules. After more than a year of frustration all round we might be seeing some signs of normality reappearing later in the second half of the year.

The provision of Animal welfare will remain our priority and we will do as much as we can whilst striving to ensure the longer term longevity of the branch. I think next year will be more difficult again as I think maintaining income streams will be more challenging than in the past. Our fingers are firmly crossed!

Reserves Policy

The trustees have a policy of ensuring that the branch has sufficient reserves to continue to operate for a period of three years from the balance sheet date. The trustees take this relatively long term view because, while the demands on our expenditure are fairly constant each year, our income can fluctuate significantly from one year to the next depending on any legacies received. Should there be a two or three year period without any significant legacies, then our level of reserves would start to fall.

Investment Policy

The trustees believe that our policy of holding surplus cash in a higher interest account is most appropriate for the charity, given our plans for future donations, which will require ready access to the funds held.

Related parties

A salary and some `expenses were paid to the Branch Manager, Julia Tucker, who is the sister of Nicola Rushby, in the period 1[st] January 2020 to 31[st] December 2020.

Future Plans

The branch looks forward to 2021 after a difficult 2020.

We will continue to develop our successful network of fosterers and will also continue to assist the GMAH space management project and help the Inspectors as best we can. We will also help the public where we can when they are struggling with their animals. We are proud of our rehoming figures and will continue to work, with the help of our incredible volunteers, to rehome as many animals as possible.

We will continue with our work in the community as far as we are able and permitted and to offer financial assistance to sick and injured animals whose owners are on low incomes. We will also continue with our fundraising efforts and as soon as we are able and permitted, this will include our regular dog shows, fairs, quizzes and the sale of Christmas cards as well as online auctions and Facebook sales.

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Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

We would like to thank all our volunteers and supporters for everything they have done in 2020 and look forward to their continued support in 2021.

On behalf of the Trustees

Clare Hart

Honorary Secretary

Please see Financial Statements below for:

Independent Examiner's Report Statement of Financial Activities

Balance Sheet

Notes forming part of the Financial Statements

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OFCRLIELTY TO ANIMALS ALTRINCHAM BRANCH Charity no: 223367 Report of the Trustees FiRfin¢i#l stgle￿eTrt$ Year ended 31 Deeember 2020

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTIOIY OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS- ALTRIryCHAM BRANCH Financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020 Contertts Page l. Report of The Twslees 3. IndEpendent Examiner's report 4. Staternent of financial activities 6. Balance sheet 7. Notes forming pari of the financial Statements

ROI'AL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS- ALTRINCHAM BRANCH Report ofthe trustees for the yesr ended 31 Deetmber 2020 The Altr1￿ChaM Branch of The Royal Society of the Prevention of Cruelty ro Animals was established in 1963. Objectlves The objectives of the Chartty are to promote kindnes5 and to Prevent or suppress cruelty to animals and to do all such lawful acts as the charity may consider to be conducive or incidental to the attaintneni of these objects. Results The branch's expenditure exceeded income by £10.291 tn the year. Ther¢ was an unredised gain in the value of investments of £12.332. Future plAns It is hoped that the continued efforts of Trustees. stsff and supporters will lead to an increase in the charitys Inco￿¢. Trustees The Irusrees during the year were.. Ms N, Raven Honorary Chairperson Mr N Dean Honorary. Treasurer MsCHan Honorary Secretary MrMH&rt Mrs J Reilly Ms L Hung M5 J Yoli Miss N Ru5hbJ Stephanie Dawn Nicholso Deborah Grindley (appointed ?7 April 20201 lappoinied 27 April 20201 Reserves poll¢y The principal funding sour¢es for the branch are from income frotn fundTajSing events, donations. legacies and income from rehoming animals. The Trustees review th¢ ris￿ the chaiity faces on a regular basis through regular rneetings of the Trustees, which cover operational and financial review5. The Irusiees have a policy ofensuring Ihai the branch has sufficient reserves to continue to operate for a period of three years from the balance sheet date. The rrusiees take this relatively long-ienn view because. while the demands on our expendiiure are fairly constant each year, our income can fluctuate 518nificantly from one year 10 the next depending on legacies ieceived. Should there be a two or three year period wiihoul any significant le8ocie5. then our level of ieserves would start 10 fall. The arnount of reserves that would be required is three years.

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ALTRINCHAM BRANCH Report of the trustees {continued) Risk review The trustees have reviewed the risks Ihat the charity face and believe that the rnain risk is the fluctuation in it5 income due lo legacies re¢eiv¢d, as noted above in the reserves policy. Investmenr policy The trustees belTreve that OUT policy of holding surplus cash in a high inieresi aceount is most appropriate for the charity, given our plans for future donations. whi¢h will requtre ready access to the funds held. Responsibiltties of the trustees It 15 rhe re5ponsibiliry of the trustees to piepare finaocial siatemenis for each finttncial year, which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity a5 al the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources for the financial year. In preparing those financial statements the trustees are required to.. select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; observe the methods and principle in the Charities SORP. make judgements and estimates that ar¢ re￿onable and prudent,. state whether applicable a¢counting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statemen15: and prepare the financial statements on The going ¢oncem basis unless it Is inappropriate to presume ihat the charity will continue. The tlllslees are responsible for keeping proper accounting recoids which disclose with reasonabl¢ accuracy at any lime the financial position of the charity and to enable thern lo ensure that the financial statements ¢omply with the Charities A¢t 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the Assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable sieps for the prevention or detection of fraud or other irregularities. By order ofthe Board ofTrustees Secretary Dhte: I￿￿ LOII

ROI'AL SOCIETI, FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRIIELTY TO ANIMALS- ALTRI.N'CHA.M BRANCH INDEPEIYDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OFTHE RSPCA ALTRINCHAM BRANCH I report on the accounts of the RSPCA Altrincham Branch for the year ended 31 December 2020. which are set out on pages 4 10 9. Respeetive responsibilltie5 of trustees and exA￿l￿er The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of Iht accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this yeaT (under section 144121 of the Charities Act 201 I (the 2011 Actll and thai an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts (under Section 145 of the 2011 Actl. lo follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners {under section 1451511bl of the 2011 A¢tl,' and 10 stare whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basts of iDdepettdent exatnRner's Feport My examinAtion was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Cortunissioners. An examinaiioii in¢ludes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It a150 includes Consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the aecounis. and seeking explanation5 from you as Irustees Concerning any such matters. The procedures undenaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the v&ew given by the accounts. dependent examiner's statemtnt In connection with my examination. no Matter has ¢ome to my attention.. which gives me Fe&%onable cause to believe that any material respect the requirements lo keep accounting records in accordance with 5eciion 130 of the 2011 Act., and to prepare a¢counis which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the a¢counting requiTernenis of the 2011 Act. have not been met. or 21 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understat)ding of the a￿oUntS to be reached. Fari Minaeian, BSC, FCA Spring Coun Spring Road Hale Cheshite WA142UQ Date.. a LK

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS- ALTRINCHAM BR4NCH Statement of FingrtcaAI Actlvities lineluding Ineome And Expenditure Account) for the year ended 31 D¢cetnber 2020 Re5trlcted Unrestricted funds funds 2020 2020 Total 2020 Total 2019 Note Ineorning resources Bran¢h share of National collection Legacies Subscripiions and donations Collecting boxes Superrnarkei collections Flag days Rehoming 8ank interest Sale of goods Other income Total ineomlng re50urees 24,551 25.506 12,561 13,399 672 24.556 435 24,556 435 22,820 340 752 5.586 79,040 22,820 340 752 5,586 79,040 25.631 494 923 7,525 86,711 Resources expended Al AnimAI Welfare Hardship cases Rehorning animals Fostering expenses Advertising 1,198 48.813 6,543 1,791 44,534 6.459 458 48,813 6,543 Donations 56,554 56,554 53.242

ROI'AL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVEliTION OFCRUELTI. TO ANIMALS- ALTRINCHAM BRANCH Statement of FlllaTLcig1 Attivities (including lTh¢onJe and Expenditure Account) for the year ended 31 December 2020 (contlnued) Restricted Unrestricted funds fltnds 202 2020 Total 2020 Total 2019 Note B} Brarteh lldmlTristratlon Independent examination Telephone Insuranie Sundry expenses Bank charges Stationery and printirtg Storage RSPCA goods Adminislrarion wages Pension costs 850 850 850 524 1.524 82 406 1.900 673 14,248 428 524 1.524 82 406 1.900 673 14.248 428 734 5,519 195 1,710 558 13,860 382 20,635 20,635 23,808 C) PHymtntS to RSPCA, HQ Branch Contribution 12,141 321 Total resouree5 expetkded 89,331 89,331 77.371 Net ineomtnglloutgoingl resouree5 ror the yeir Ga￿￿/(lO$S1 on revaluation of investmeRts Transfer to designated funds Transfer to ￿$trIcted fund5 Net movement in fltnds 9,340 12,332 12.332 22,424 2.041 2,041 31.764 Fund balances brought forward 206,772 206,772 175,008 Fund bglanee5 cgrried forward 208,813 208.813 206,772

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS- ALTRINCHAM BRANCH Balanee sheet a5 9131 Deetmber 2020 2020 2019 Current assets Siock Actrued Income VAT Debtor Other Debtors Charities Official Investment Fund Cash ai bank 348 484 1,810 3.682 138,352 69,153 209.663 126,019 77,437 207,622 Credttors.. amounts fglling due Ivithln one year Accruals 850 850 Net assets 208.813 206,772 Fulld balanees Unresiricied funds Dcsignated funds Restricied funfifs 208.813 206,772 Total funds 208,813 206,772 Secretary Trustee Approved on behalf of the Tiustees on lo)4

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OFCRUELTY TO ANIMALS- ALTRIYCHAM BRANCH ote5 forming part of the rtnancial statement5 for the year ended 31 Deeember 2020 Accounting policies The financial statements have been prepared under the h£storical cost convention in accordance with applicable accounting standards and the relevant provisions of Part 8 of the Charities Act 2011 and follow the recommendations in Charities SORP IFRS1021, applicable to accounting periods commencing on or after l January 2019. The following prin¢ipal accounting policies have been applied. Ineoming resources Incorne is accounted for on a receipt5 basis. In particu12r, credit foT incorn¢ arising from legacies, subscriptions and donations is taken in the year Ih¢se Sums are received. Resources expended Resources expended are recognised in the period in which they are incurred. Flag dgys 2020 2019 Alirinchatn HaleJHale Barns Sale Pets at Home Branch eontrlbutio During the 2020 coronavirus pAndemi¢ the branch donated £12,000 to the RSPCA natiortal appeal to &%sist struggling branches. This is a one-off expense.

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS- ALTRINCHAM BRASCH otes forming part ofthe fJnAn¢iAI statement5 for the yekr ended 31 December 2020 (continued) Other income 2020 2019 Other Dog Shows Sundry Easter fair Quiz night Online auction Other fairs Christmas fairs AGM fund raising Pets al hoine Facebook sales Cai boot sale Jackson's Boat dog shows 530 817 800 540 96 2.123 605 70 251 1,643 50 454 229 4,903 5,586 7,525 Facebook sales comprise income from auctions. raffles, donations and sales of products. Hardship cases 2020 2019 V¢t¢rinary fee5 1,791 R¢homing 2020 2019 Veterinary fees Animal boarding charges 37,352 34,608 9,926 44,534 48,813

ROY AL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS- ALTRINCHAM BRANCH otes forming part of the fEnAnclal siatements for the yeAr ended 31 December 2020 leontinuedl Suudry expenses 2020 2019 Animal Ireatsnents Larkhill Centre Expenses Irrecoverable V AT Fairs Miscellaneo Just Giving subscripiEons Bowdon Comrnunity Association Incubators (Ashleigh Vet Centre and Others) 340 570 60 97 885 794 10 740 216 18 103 108 216 235 1.488 1,524 5,519 Employets There %v&s one etnployee in the year. an administraior. Total staff costs for the year were £14,67512019 £14.2421. Independent examinAtio 2020 2019 Independent examinerfs fee 850 850 io. Expen5e5 pald to Trustees There were no expenses paid lo Trustees Apart from reirnbursement of costslexpenses incurred on behalf or branch's activities. Related partl¢$ The one employee is the sister of Trustee, Miss N Rushby.