CYMRU Annual General Meeting RSPCA Aberconwy Branch v.rj [.] Tuesday 23rd April, 17:30 Via Google Meet CYMRU RSPCAABERCONWY BRANCH Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty toAnimals AGENDA ENERAL MEETING rd APRIL 2 ANN AL DAY2 il Welcome 21 Apologies for absence 31 Approval of minlrtes of 2022 AGM 4) Matter Arising 51 Presentation of examined accounts for year ending 2023 61 Appointment of branch auditorlindependent examiner 71 Committee's report 81 Election of Committee 91 Consideration of resolutions io} Group Inspertorate Report ill Bryn Y Maen Animal Centre Report 121 Closing remarks Registered Charity.. 224340 CYMRU RSPCAABERCONWY BRANCH Royal Society forthe Prevention of Cruelty toAnimals Notice calling an annual general meeting of the RSPCA Aberconwy Branch Registered charty no: 224340 all members of R¢yal Society of Prevention of Crueltyto Animals Aberconvry Branch the Re9ional Chair the Branch Partnership Manager the Branch Secretary N•me Zoe meakn.ns Address 6 Broad Street Llandudno JunttiLMI LL319HG Tol no 0492 584061 Email AGM@rspco.aberconwry.org.uk Dear Member, Please find belowan invitationtoèttendthe Annual General Meetiry (AGMI of RSPCAAbercon*y Brnnch to be held on 23rd April 204 at 17:30 which wtll be Streamed via video conferencing. If you would like to attend the AGMI please contact aGm@[￿f0rgU1d3n￿ asto howto acce55the meeting online. Agenda Opening address and welcome 2023 Branch ReiMKt Apologies forabsence Committeeelection 3. Approval of rninutes of previousAGM Consideration of ￿SOlUtior Matters arising Group Inspectorate Report 5. Accounts forthe last financial year Bryn y Maen Animal Centre Report 6. Appoirrtmentof auditor 12. aosing remarks The Branch accounts for 2023 have been prepar￿ and examined by ouraccountsnts and are available in digital fomiatfor member5 who can email aG&l@t￿t0 request theircopy. ResoSvtions and nominations forthe committee election must be received bythe branch secretsry by 13 April 204. A nomination forTn can be requested byemailing Pleasenote.. The onty brarKh members entitled to propose resolutions, speaK vote and be counted in the quorum atthe meettng are those whose names were entered in the list of branch members morethan three months before the date of the meeting. Name Zoe Meakins- Brnnch Secretary Date i5th March 2024 Registered Charty.. 224340 CYMRU RSPCAABERCONWY BRANCH Royal Society forthe Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Chair Secretary Treasurer Regional Board Representative Donna Hutton Zoe Meakins Jonathan Francis Donna Hutton AA Johnathan Francis Mike Bird Sue Broadhurst Wendy Ashurst Gini Rivers Donna Hutton Fiona Trappe Sheila Francis Zoe Meakin5 Gwen Rogers Ck8Li¢L Registered Charity: 224340 CYMRU RSPCAABERCONWY BRANCH Royal Society for the Prevention ofcruelty to Animals Aberconwy Branch Committee AGM Minutes Friday 30 June 2023 17:30 Via Google Meet Item Welcome Link5 and Notes DH thankedthe committee forattending theAGM Present= Donna Hutton (DH) Chair Carl Lloyd (CL) Gavin Bevan (GB> Fiona Trappe (Fr) Mike Bird (MB) Johnathan Francis (JF) Sheila Francis (S Dawn Hibbert IDAH) Pam Wi150n (PW) DH extended thanks to everyone who had 5UPPOrted and contributed to the branch in the last year, including volunteers and particularly thanks to CLIKDIJF. Leanne Hardy Bryny Maen staff Sue Broadhurst Committee read minLrtes of 2022 AGM. ￿ proposed accepting the minute5 as a true record, MB seconded the proposal. The commÉttee acce ted the minutes. None The accounts were presented by JF to the committee and viewed by the meeting. Accounts proposed by JF and seconded by ZM. These accounts were duty accepted by the meeting in line with the auditorfs report. Apologie5 for absence Approval of minutes of 2020 AGM Matter5 arisin Presentation of examined accounts foryear ending 2Q21 Auditor Suggested that there are enough funds to support the branch for 6 years. CL highlighted that accounts were now broken down by each individual service so they were easier to interpret (work in pro9re55). Meeting discussed the deficit owed by Clwyd and Colwyn for their mobile clinic contribution although thi5 show5 on the branch'5 ccounts fc will not come out of our funds. It will be written off. Contribution5 are now calculated differentl accordin to each Registered Charity: 224340 CYMRU RSPCA ABERCONWY BRANCH Royal Society forthe Prevention of Cruelty to Animals branch's number of venues. T proposed this be looked at at the strategy meeting. CL provided a breakdown-total cost 97k for mobile clinic, generated about half this. Shop generated 43k so leaves about a 9k deficit. If any ueries lease dirertthese to JF. Mr Pratt was appointed once again to act as auditor for the branch. JF proposed and MB seconded. Appointment of branch audttorfindependent examiner Commtttee's report DH thanked CL forsubmitting the report. ThLt£pottwas accepted by the meetin wfch ZM osin nd ￿SecOnd1n The meeting voted for commtttee member appointments. All committee memberswere dul re-elected to the 05t. Mergerwtth all orsome neighbouring branches in North Walesshould the Trustees think it 15 in the best interest of animal welfare. Elertion of commtttee Consideration of resolutions The branches in North Wales face a variety of challenge5 in sustaining its animal welfare services. If condrtions are suitsble, many of these fartors can be negated by branches pooling their resources and merging in order to achieve greater reach and scope of 5eNice5, ncreased consistency of service and c05t efficiency. Should the Trustee5 of RSPCA Aberconwy Branch decide that it is in the interest of animal welfare in North Wale5, and should they detemiine that there are no finarscial or other risks to Aberconwy Branch or the abilty to Sustain animal welfare services in the Aberconwy Branch area, the AGM support5 the motion to merger in principle with all or some of the neighbouring branches in North Wales. The motion was carried with MB movin and ZM secondin LH was not able to attend the meetin so the re ortwas unavailable. Bryn y Maen stsff were unable to attend the meetin9 SO the report was unavailable. DH thanked people for attending the meeting and their ongoing time nd support, especially volunteers. GB seconded his thanks. The meetin closed at 18.0 Grov ins ectorate re Bryn y Maen animal centre re C105ing remarks ort Registered Charty: 224340 CYMRU RSPCAABERCONWY BRANCH Royal Society forthe Prevention of Cruelty to Animals As Chair l am privileged to endorse this Annual Report. This is an exciting period forAberconwrf RSPCA. Not onty a￿ we maintaining our service to the animals and publio but we have active plans progressing to improve and increase that level of service. As Trustees we take our responsibilty seriouslyto ensure that animal welfare work can continue into the future. We face many challenges (as do all charitie5) including increased costs: changing needs (the recent govemment law on XL Bully dogs is the latest example) and maintaining and improving our animal welfare seNice. To sustain our animal we￿are activty we need to increase our income. Clinics are expensive to run. Part of our plans include Our second shop now open in Rhos on Sea {a5 a 515tershop to our Craig y Don original {nearly 40 years old now!l)-thank you to all those who helped with contracts. rebuilding; serving; refreshing the Craig y Don shop- deciding- or9anising etcto get it ready. A big thank you too to all those people who continueto donate qualty items forsale in ourshops. All the money raised goestowards our animal welfare work. Animal We￿are is our key activity and everything we do supports the work in our clinic as well as our partnership wf(h other branches to run and maintsin the mobile clinic acr0$5 VariOU5 site5 in North Wales. This report highlights that actNty and the benefrt5 to animal welfare in Aberconwy. At the same time we workto ensurethat we meet the governance standards expected of charities, unseen work that gives confidence we do what we say we will. I would like to note my personal thank5 to th￿ staff who have steered Aberconwy through all this work-carl Lloyd- Kelly Dilworth and Dawn Hibbert. Your work is very much appreciated. Our greatest assets are our people- It never ceases to amaze me how much time and energy our Staff and Volunteers give to supporting animal welfare provision. None of the artivty highlighted within thi5 report would happen withoutthat dedication and hard work. Thankyou. Donna Hutton Hon. Branch Chair RSPCA Aberconwy Branch Registered Charty: 224340 CYMRU RSPCAABERCONWY BRANCH Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty toAnimals The tnjstees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the years ending 31 December 1013. The trustee5 have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Prartice ISORPI'Accounting and Reporting by Charities. issued in March 1005. Stn•rture. Governance and Management The RSPCA Aberconwy Branch 15 an unincorporated charttable association and separately registered branch of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Crueltyto Animals (the Society), carying out tts direct animal welfare work throughoLrt its territory from Llandudno in the North and Cwm Penmachno in the South, and from Llanfairfechan in the West and Bryn y Maen to the East. Registered Charity: 224340 CYMRU RSPCA ABERCONWY BRANCH Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty toAnimals The charity 15 controlled by its goveming document and constitutes an unincorporated charity. The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risk5 to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. Objective5 and Activities The Royal Society forthe Prevention of Crueltyto Animals Aberconwy Branch is run to help prevent cruelty and to aid sick and injured animals within its local area. As part of the Wales Board. we also support financial initiatives within Wale5 in consultstion with the Branch Committee. The trustees have reviewed the outcome5 and achievements of our objertives and activities forthe year, to ensure they remain focused on our charitable aim5, and continueto deliver benefitsto the public. We have complied with the dLty under the Charities Art 2006 to have due re9ard to public benefrt guidance published by the Commission. Achievements and Perfomiance Welcometo ourAnnual General Meeting.1 Outlined below arethe Branch's main achievements overthe year. Llandudno Junrtion Welfare Clinic and Mobile Clinic The branch operates a welfare clinic at Llandudno Junction which is open two days a week on Wednesdays and Fridays and the Mobile Clinic {which is jointly funded by four RSPCA Branches in North Wales) which visits our local venue at the Llandudno Rugby Club every Friday. The nJnning of a far-reaching service like the mobile service can be costlyi so a special thanks must also go out to the various trustees of the Angleseyi West Gwynedd and Wrexham Branches that jointly fund thi5 service to make it possible. Thank you! If you'd like to leam more about the mobile clinic. please visit www.rspcamobileclinic.org.uk. Pet owners on means tested benefits or low income are able to access these subsidi5ed veterinary services to help ensure their pets get the treatment they need. The clinic5 are only possible thanks to the team of stsff and volunteers who work tirele551y to keep their doors open. Recognition and thanks forthese monumental efforts must go to Alison, Elsie, Jan, Jim, Kellyi Lee, Llinos, Nan, Pauline, Tegan and Nick (and mèny more) fortheir dedication and hard work in 2022. Thanks to their combined efforts* 21103 (11496 dogS1 564 catsi 27 rabbits and 16 other) an+ma15 were treated at either one of these two f linics in our branch area. In addition, 281175 dogs, 203 cats and 3 rnbbits) animals were neutered and 20 (4 dogs and 6 cats) animalswere microchipped. io Registered Charty: 224340 CYMRU RSPCAABERCONWY BRANCH Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty toAnimals To compliment our in-house seNices at the clinic, the branch also offers supportto local animal owners who find themselve5 either in urgent need of surgical treatment fortheir pets or simply need help neutering their animals. To addres5 this need, the branch offers a Welfare Assistance Voucher Scheme that contributes towards the C05t oftreatment for eligible pet owners. In 20231 we issued 48 vouchers (a 21% increase over 2022) totalling nearly £8,000. Anlmals treated. neutered or mlcro¢hlppÈd 2018-2023 2016 21x9 2020 2012 2(QJ Animals treated by the mablle ¢llnlc 2018-2023 3279 2856 2645 16SS 2019 2ts20 2021 1022 2023 li Registered Charity: 224340 CYMRU RSPCAABERCONWY BRANCH Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty toAnimals Rehoming With Kelly supporting the mobile clinic for half the weel our capacity to tske in animals has been severely limited. Nonetheless, the team has been able to focus on urgent cases such as Douglas laka Bader)who cameto usas an abandoned cat who had been living rough and then involved in a horrific road traffic accident. Thanks to a caring member of the public and Kellvs tireless efforts, we were able to give Douglas an emergency amputation and months of care, love and rehabilitation until he found his new home. Douglas when upon arrival .and in his new home. Regional Collaboration The branch also continues to support collaborative working both through the first of its kind inter-branch mobile clinic and its ongoing contribution to the Regional Cymrv Board. A few of the projects the branch contributes to include the Inspectorate welfa￿ Voucher Scheme that allow Inspertors to issue direct financial SUPPOrt to those that need IL the Emergency Boarding Fund for Inspectors to provide a safe environment for animals they rescue before they can be transferred to RSPCA facilrties as well as an equine boarding scheme that helps fund the boarding of horses rescued by the Inspectorate. The branch a150 artively contribLrtes tothe Cats Protection RSPCA Cat Neutering Schemethroughthe Cymru Board. As a jointlyfvnded scheme, the Cats Protection RSPCA collaboration allows eligible low income cat owners to neuter and microchip their cats for just És and has been unparalleled in its success in neutering cats and helping to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies. The scheme is offered 12 Registered Charty.. 224340 CYMRU RSPCAABERCONWY BRANCH Royal Societyforthe Prevention of CrueltytoAnimals across Wales and has to date neutered over 50,000 cats since its inception in 2016 with 81582 cats neutered in 2023 alone including 197 from the Aberconvry Branch area. Paws People Planet- Pawennau, Pobl Planed Scheme Our Branch has also played an instrumental role with our fellow branche5 in Wales to establish and develop the Paws, People Planet- Pawennau Pobl Planed Schemewhich partners with petfood manufactvrers and food banksthroughoutwalestoensurethat struggling pet owners have acce55 to food fortheir pets during this Cost of living crisis. To date the scheme ha5 distrib￿ed over i million servings of food equating to approximately loo tons across Wales including over 25 food banks in North Wales alone, wildlife and other rescue organisations, the Inspertorate and Bryn y Maen Animal Centre. •• Charity Shop The branch's various services are all dependent on the branch's ability to raise funds to support them which we in large part achieve through the tireless effort5 of the charity shopteam in Craig y Don. In 2023, the branch agreedto inve5t50me much needed funding into the shop to refit and give us a platform to generate even greater 5ale5. Even though the Shop was c105ed for over i month during the refvrbishment, the team raised an incredible £4718151 an increase of nearly io% from 2022. Led by our unflappable Shop Manager Dawn, the amazing team of volunteer5 give up their time each weekto keep the doors open amidst what 5eem5 like a never-ending stream of donation51 A big thank you to Beryl Jones, Cath Gadsby, Linda Kopacz, Lynne Coulson, Nora Jones, Pauline Maylott, Sue Broadhurst, Sue Burland, Mandy Minton, Caroline Owen, Kay Duncalf, Julie Simpson, Barbara Laird, Heather McGill, Lucy Hibble, Hannah Hibble, Brenda F05ter, Chris Simpson, Lynn Lever, Denise Bishop and Ann Goodman who makethe Shop the huge succe55 that it is. To help us raise more fund5 to sustain our welfare work, in late 2023, we also took a majorstep fO￿ard to open a newsecond shop on Penrhyn Avenue in Rhoson Sea. In November2023, we signed the lease and hopeto openthe new shop in the early part of 2024. Future Plans As the Branch adapts to the ever-changing environment we work in, the Trustees have been keen to set aside time to review what the Branch does and where its services are needed most. This work has continued in 2023 as the Trustees continue to look at its current operations to ensure they are fit for purpose. This piece of work ha5 been extensive but essential to the Branch's future prosperity especially in 13 Registered Charty: 224340 CYMRU RSPCAABERCONWY BRANCH Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals light of the changing animal welfare landscape in North Wale5. In the fvture, the branch experts to be working even closer wrth neighbouring RSPCA Branches, the National Society and extemal partners to increase the scope and impart of its services. Reserves policy The Branch holds reserves in orderthat the service level provided for animal welfare is maintained should there be a reduction in incoming resources. Reserves are those funds that are freely available for general purposes and are uncommitted. 14 Registered Charty: 224340 CYMRU RSPCA ABERCONWY BRANCH Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ann Yearin summary Avian in)guenza still had a grip on 2023 affecting support from volunteers, vets and wildlife hospitals. Even the small transportable wildlife project was hampered as It reduced the number of collettions we could empowerthe publicto do themselves. That being said, the summer. whi15t still our busiest period, was better managed by the introdurtion of the priority matrix pilot. Inspectorate groups are allocated work taking account of the number of jobs not yet attended. If the total workload for the group statistically shows more than 2W of jobs Watting to be visited for the first time, then only Pi And P2 priority calls are taken and scheduled to the officer5 in that group. Once the percentage of jobs not yet attended drops below 2596 lower priorty work P314 & 5 IS then accepted and passedtothe field. This has meantthat we have been ableto respond faster to animals most in need, namelythose thatare virtims of theworst crueltyand neglert. This has helped to manage public expectations and berterforthe wellbeing of officers and NCC staff. 2023 saw more change in the staff numbers of the team. Inspertors Dave Mccartney and Mike Pugh retired, both time seNed officers (approx 65 years serrfice between theml). Theirwealth of knowledge and experience wassecond to none andtheywill be missed. Inspertor Jenny Anderton went on matemty leave and has since given birth to a perfert little girl, Isla. It is hoped that she will be back sometime toward the latter part of 2024. In5pettor Rachael Davies left u5 to go on a secondment to the workload management team for 12 months. Thi5 has now been extended for another year into 2025 and Phil Lewis secured his 12 month secondment tothe welfare oversight team. Ouramiy of volunteers grew in 2023tO S# cementingthem fimlywithintheteam. The help they have provided has been invaluable and enables officers to concentrate their efforts better on their investigative work. We completed our office move in 2023 to Bryn Y Maen. It ha5 been a really positive step for the team. They are able to meet with their animal centre colleagues and build on their relationships there. It has helped to reduce the feelings of isolation that often come with being a lone worker in a big geographical area. It has a150 assisted us in achieving the organisational priorty of nurturing the Cultu￿ of bein9'One Team". 2023 also brought the dissolvtion of the rope rescue team sadly. This was a tough decision that North Wales officers felt deeply. They had but￿ such a fantsstic reputation with international recognition. l am 50 very proud of theirachievements and grateful on behalf ofthe Society and every animal they rescued. Last year we also saw the introdurtion of the Care Contribution Fund ICCF), which will provide a financial contribution towards the first 90 days of care of Inspettorate generated animals signed over to RSPCA branches. Branch sustainability remains our utm05t priority 17 Registered Charty: 224340 CYMRU RSPCAABERCONWY BRANCH Royal Society forthe Prevention ofcruelty toAnimals and is paramountto us together being able to deliver on ourAnimal Joumey programme, part of the TogetherforAnimal Welfare Strategy. which will ensurethe best POS5ible outcome foranimals in our care. Interesting Cases and Complaints Inspector Phil Lewis collected a rabbitthat was found in a cardboard box with 4 newbom kits nearto Ysgol Rhos Helyg Primary School, Rhose5mor. No-one knew whythe poor rabbit was abandoned or if she had even had the kits befo￿ being left. Local enquiries were made to locate the owner, while the rabbtt and her krts were transferred to a private boarding facilty to wait for space to become available in one of our RSPCA animal centres. Unfortunately one of the kits, a pure white one, didn't survive the night. The mother rabbtt had moved itawayfromthe restofthe litterand itwasthoughtthat she musthave known something was wron9. The other3 kitsthankfiJlly survived. Despite extensrve enquirie5, no owneror person responsible was ever found. They were rehomed when space became available and they were old enough to leave mum. All of the team encountered increasing cases of abandonments last year. We can only assume that it was a knock on effett from the cost of living crisi5 and overbreeding thatwas seen during the COVID pandemic. Inspector 8roadbent was called to a complaint in Rhyl where a Pig called'lggy was being kept down the side of the alley of a house. The conditions were appalling. It was literally squalid mud bath with no shelter and no dry bedding area. The owner realised it was not a Suttable environmentfor Iggy and signed him overfor rehoming. Inspertor Phil Lewis then transported Iggy to a safe location especially set up to house pigs. Iggythrived and wa5 sent to an animal centre for rehoming. A Wrexhom man wa5 5entto prison for 26 weeks forthe neglert and suffering of a number of animals while in b￿a£h of a disqualification order. He had previously been found guilty. following a trial, of five offences underthe Animal Welfare Art. As a result of a new investigation, officers discovered that he had caused unnece55ary suffering to a yellow Labrador- who wa5 found in an emaciated stste. Another offence ￿lated to two puppies who were found dead. The third was in relation to a cat. who he had failed to provide veterinarytreatment for a large polypoid afferting his ear. Another offence was that he failedtocareforudogsand puppiesand afinal offencewasthathewas keepingthe animals- which included li dogs, three cats and a goose- in breach of a lrfetime disqualification order. He was sentenced to 26 weeks imprisonment each forthree unnecessary suffering offences, ll weeks imprisonment forfailing to care forthe dogs and 16 week5 for breach of ban. They were all to run concurrently. He was also ordered to pay a virtim surcharge of £154 to be paid within 28 day5 of release. He was given an indefinite disqualification of keeping any animals. Inspector Rachael Davies led the operation with North Wales Police and a team of RSPCA officers. A warrant was executed on the location where the animals were kept. All the Surviving animals were eventually put up for rehoming. Collertions and rescues in 2023 18 Registered Charity: 224340 CYMRU RSPCAABERCONWY BRANCH Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Inspector Dave Mccartney was called to a location near Berriewi just outside Welshpool. to reports of two Fallow Deerthat had become entangled together bytheir antlers with elettric fencing wire. The caller had seen them thrashing around in the brook and was concemed thatthey maydrown. Dave and the callerfound thedeer. They had managedto get into the field alongside the brook. Dave knew straight away thatthis was not a job for one person so he called for assistance. He was 500n joined by Inspectors Mike Pugh, Andrew Broadbentand Nayman Dunderdale. The deerwere 5tillvery mobile andtheteam had to followthem for almost a kilometre through marsh land, overfence5 and fields until theyended up back in the brook. A ropewas èttachedtothe antlersof one deerusing a reach and rescue pole and both deer were safely secured. Mike Pugh was then able to cut the wire from one dee￿S antler and it ran off. A short while laterthe wire was cut away from the second deers antlers and it also ran off, uninjured. By fortunate coincidence, Dave and Mike had attended the Large Animal Rescuetraining onlythe week before sowere able to put their refreshed skills into practice. Dave said, 'Thi5 wa5 a really special successful rescue and was very satisfying for all involved. It wa5 a great all-round team effort and it Was very pleasing to see both deer run off to be revnited with each other. It is jobs likethiswhich makethe job of an RSPCAofficerso unique and veryworthwhile. The AR2 training completed the week before this rescue definitely helped as we were able to rescue the deer in a safe manner." Inspertors JennyAnderton and Andy Broadbent had fun and gamesrescuing a gull trapped down a mediaevalwell in Conwy Castle. Ittook afew hoursforthem towork out how to getthe gull out. The water level was about 10-15 metres down and there was a fence around the top of the well. In addition, naturally, the gull didntfancy getting caught. It took the ingenious officers 3 different attempts, lowering various strange improvised contraptions cobbled togetherfrom their equipment, before they were 5uccessFul. They had constructed a'big spoon. made out of ropes and a net. Afterdemonstrating excellent teamwork, they managed to SCOOP the gull up, operating the whole thing like puppeteers from thetop. ARO Melanie Froude attended the RSPB Cors Ddyga resetve on Anglesey aftercalls were received regarding a swan wlth a broken wing. The swan was located on a small body of water, the wing appearing in very bad Shape. After a55es5ing the situation, it was clearthe swan was nevergoing to be caughtsingle-handed, so Inspectormark Roberts, who is trained for water rescues, was called in to help. Mark donned his dry suit and with reach and rescue poles and swan hooks atthe ready, they set outto catch the swan. Mel scrambled through some brambles on one side of the waterand attempted to lure the swan towards Mark, who wa5 readyto enterthe waterifneeded. The swan evaded them at first. Bywading and swimmingthroughthe cold water, Markthen attempted to lurethe swan backtowards Mel, who wason the bankwaiting with the reach and rescue pole and swan hook. The swan was hooked thistime, butattemptstogetthe bird outthe waterand up the steep back were thwarted and the swan escaped again. It was third time lucky though when Markeventually managedto catch the swan and get it safely into a swan bèg. The wound was properly assessed but vnfortunately the wing was so badly damaged 19 Registered Charity.. 224340 CYMRU RSPCA ABERCONWY BRANCH Royal Society forthe Prevention of Cruelty to Animals thatthe swan did have to be putto sleep. Other items of note Atthe end of March, officers from North Wale5 and committee members from the West Gvrynedd Branch took part in the Keep Britain fidy'The Great British Spring Clean, campaign. This great projert is in its 8th year and the team were keen to join in to tidy up their local beaches to help prevent and reduce any animal related litter problems that might occur. With support from the local council, the beach at Dina5 Dinlle was selerted. This 5POt IS popular with locals and tourists alike due to the stunning scenery• beachfront cafes and lots of parking availabilty- The council kindly provided bin bags and litter pickers and arranged forthe disposal of all of the litter collected. It was a really succes￿1 day and many bags of rubbish were removed containing plastics, cans, bottle-tOPS• glass bottles. blue nylon cord. shotgun cartridges* poo bags and an a55Ortment of hard plastics of various origins. A huge thanks and well done to everyone involved. Go #teamnorthwales! To finish, in the words of one of my team, "l just wanted to say we really appreciate all the help and support we get from ourvolunteers, local branches and animal centre a5 we rely on you all to help us makethe most of theworkwe can do inthe day. From helping with clinics, voucherschemes and assisting wfch taking in anima15, we would be stuck wtthout you. Thankyou! Chief Inspertor Leanne Hardy 783 North Wales Inspertorate RSPCA Cymru 20 Registered Charity: 224340 CYMRU RSPCAABERCONWY BRANCH Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty toAnimals Ann 2023 was anotheryear full of variety wtth both centre and national changes taking place and the demand foranimal Space at an oll time high. Ourteam remained committedto best 5UPPOrting the animals entering ourcare through timely rehabilitation and rehoming processes. We supported the hand rearing of a variety of kittens through the year, during July a totsl of u kittens required around the clock feeding.. Ourteam of volunteers completed an amazing 3024 hour5 With May being our highest month for hours. Vicky. our cattery volunteer. committed the highest number of hours for the second year runnin9 totaling 384 hours and Sue, our kennel volunteer completed the second highest at 235. We continve to remain incredibly grateful to all of our volunteers for their commitment to support the Cent￿ and anima15 in our care. Russ Smith completed hi5 fixed terni role atthe centre. Abbie Griffiths leftthe team to join Dogs Trust Merseyside and Rachel Gibb5 remained with the organi5ation but transferred to the volunteering team. We look forward to continuing to work with Rachel in the ftrture, following her retum from matemty leave afterthe aFTival of baby Ivy. Amy Chambers transferred into an Animal Care Supervisor Role and Rachel Ali transferred to a part time Behaviour and Welfare Advisor role within the centre. We welcomed Jessica Nova. Jodie Parfrtt and Alicia Jones to the team in Animal Care A55i5tant roles and Sarah Davies returned from her matemity leave. An incredible po animals entered our care with this being the hi9hest numbers seen for many years, our Small Animal Block sUPPOrted the intake of a variety of species from multi animal homes including tropical and cold waterfish and over 200 mice. Our team displayed their adaptabilty to accommodate such a variety of species requiring specialist care. Dog 8& Cats 133, Rabbits 44 Guinea Pigs 10, Ferrets 5, Mice 27% Fish 167 A totsl of 336 animals found new homes: 37 Dogs, &/ Cats, y Rabbits, ID other species which included Fish, Guinea Pigs and Mice. We received national branch 5UPPOrt forthe relocation of a number of mice, a5 the females started to give birth! We experienced a poswtive retum and sunshine included for our Friends of Bryn-y-maen Dog Show, Wrch 85 Dogs entering ourfun and rescue classes. We lookforward to the show continuing to grow in the years ahead. Thank you to Friends of Bryn-y-maen and the North Wales branches teams for your continued support and engagement during 2023. Yourcommitment and SLlPPOrtto raise the profile and supportthe work of the centre and continue to improve the lives of animals is much appreciated. Kind Regards Irirtoria Williams Centre Manager Bryn-y-maen Animal Centre 21 Registered Charity: 224340 ## **RSPCA ABERCONWY BRANCH** ## **ACCOUNTS** **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] DECEMBER 2023** ## **J PRATT & CO LTD, CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS** BASFORD HOUSE, 29 AUGUSTA STREET, LLANDUDNO TELEPHONE NUMBER: (01492) 870575/876828 FAX NO: (01492) 871049 EMAIL: johnpratt@btconnect.com WEBSITE: www.johnprattandco.co.uk 1 ## **RSPCA - ABERCONWY BRANCH** ## **Independent Examiners’ Report to the Committee Members of RSPCA Aberconwy** ## **Branch** We report on the accounts of the Branch for the year ended 31st December 2023, which are set out on pages 3 to 11. ## **Respective responsibilities of the Committee and Examiners** As Committee Members you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) does not apply, and that an independent examination is needed. It is our responsibility to examine the accounts under section 145 of the Act as amended and to state, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 145(5)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to our attention. ## **Basis of Independent Examiners’ report** Our examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as committee members concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently we do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. ## Independent Examiners’ Statement In connection with our examination, no matter has come to our attention: 1. which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements - a. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act: and - b. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met; or 2. to which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. J PRATT & CO LTD CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS BASFORD HOUSE 29 AUGUSTA STREET LLANDUDNO LL30 2AE ………………………….. Date 2 ## **ACCOUNTS RSPCA - ABERCONWY BRANCH** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023** |||2023|2022| |---|---|---|---| ||Note|£|£| |**INCOMING RESOURCES:**|||| |**INCOMING RESOURCES FROM**|||| |**GENERATED FUNDS:**|||| |Voluntary income|2|72453|85366| |Activities for generating funds|3|47815|43700| |Investment income|4|10033|13354| |**INCOME RESOURCES FROM**|||| |**CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**|5|126591|127315| |||------------|-----------| |**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**||256892|269735| |||------------|------------| |**RESOURCES EXPENDED:**|||| |**COSTS OF GENERATING FUNDS**|6|22807|6036| |**WAGES/SALARIES**|7|99552|90322| |**CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**|8|240959|211269| |**GOVERNANCE COSTS**|10|940|940| |||------------|------------| |**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**||364258|308567| |||------------|------------| |Net incoming resources||(107366)|(38832)| |LEASE VALUATION, UNIT 5, 4 PENRHYN||33500|| |AVENUE|||| |REVALUATION RESERVE||137005|| |LESS/ADD: (Loss)/Profit on|||| |investment|11|(6056)|(31785)| |||------------|------------| |NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS||57083|(70617)| |**TOTAL FUNDS AT 1ST JANUARY 2023**||375443|446060| |||------------|------------| |**TOTAL FUNDS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2023**||432526|375443| |||------------|------------| 3 ## **RSPCA - ABERCONWY BRANCH** ## **BALANCE SHEET** ## **AS AT 31ST DECEMBER 2023** ||||2023||2022| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Note|£|£|£|£| |**FIXED ASSETS:**|||||| |Tangible assets|12||273779||136802| |Lease Unit 5, 4 Penrhyn Avenue|||33500||-| |Investments|13||-||156417| ||||-----------||-----------| ||||307279||293219| |**CURRENT ASSETS:**|||||| |Bank accounts & cash in hand|18|137653||88187|| |Debtors|14|5584||2345|| |||-----------||-----------|| |||143237||90532|| |Creditors falling due within|||||| |one year|15|(17990)||(8308)|| |||-----------||-----------|| ||||125247||82224| ||||-----------||-----------| ||||432526||375443| ||||-----------||-----------| |**FUNDS:**|||||| ||||-----------||-----------| |Funds at 31st December 2023|16||432526||375443| ||||-----------||-----------| Approved …………………………………………… Date …………………………………………… 4 **RSPCA - ABERCONWY BRANCH** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023** ## **1. Accounting policies** ## **1.1 Basis of preparation of accounts** - The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014. The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). - **1.2 Tangible fixed assets for use by the branch and depreciation** Tangible fixed assets for use by the branch are stated at cost less depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases: Shop & clinic fixtures and fittings 20% reducing balance method Mobile clinic No Depreciation Depreciation is not provided on the freehold property or the property improvements as in the opinion of the branch committee the present value of the buildings is not less than shown in the accounts. ## **1.3 Investments** Investments are stated at market value at the Balance Sheet date. The statement of financial activities includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluation and disposal throughout the year. ## **1.4 Income** Voluntary income and donations are accounted for as received by the branch. ## **1.5 VAT** Value Added Tax is recoverable by the branch on its clinic and shop operations and is reflected in the relevant income and costs in the statement of financial activities. ## **1.6 Fund raising costs** Fund raising expenditure comprises costs incurred in inviting people and organisations to contribute financially to the branches work. This includes the cost of advertising for donations and the staging of special fundraising events. 5 ## **RSPCA - ABERCONWY BRANCH** ## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS** ## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2023** ## **2. Voluntary Income** |**2.**|**Voluntary Income**||| |---|---|---|---| |||2023|2022| |||£|£| ||CCBC Grants|-|4000| ||Branch Contributions to the Mobile|44051|53088| ||Donations and collections|4684|3914| ||Subscriptions|670|301| ||Door to Door|22543|22667| ||PPP Scheme|505|1396| |||-----------|-----------| |||72453|85366| |||-----------|-----------| |**3.**|**Activities for generating funds**||| |||2023|2022| |||£|£| ||Shop sales|47815|43700| |||-----------|-----------| |**4.**|**Investment income**||| |||2023|2022| |||£|£| ||Interest on Government Securities|6044|8372| ||Bank interest|760|122| ||Net flat income|3228|4860| |||-----------|-----------| |||10033|13354| |||-----------|-----------| |**5.**|**Income from charitable activities**||| |||2023|2022| |||£|£| ||Animal clinic income|52680|53569| ||Mobile clinic income|73910|73746| |||-----------|-----------| |||126591|127315| |||-----------|-----------| 6 ## **6. Cost of generating funds** |||2023|2022| |---|---|---|---| |||£|£| ||Fundraising trading: cost of goods sold and other costs||| ||**Craig-y-Don Shop operating costs**||| ||Heat & Light|1931|939| ||Rates|757|1031| ||Trade Waste|1921|2938| ||Repairs|12482|238| ||Cleaning|130|-| ||Printing & Stationery|847|| ||Sundries|614|152| ||Accountancy|420|400| ||Telephone|418|337| ||**Rhos-on-Sea Shop operating costs**||| ||Rent|2958|-| ||Sundries|29|-| ||Repairs|300|-| |||-----------|-----------| |||22807|6036| |||-----------|-----------| |**7.**|**Wages/Salaries**||| |||2023|2022| |||£|£| ||Branch Salaries|99552|90322| |||-----------|-----------| |||99552|90322| |||-----------|-----------| 7 ## **8. Charitable activities expenditure** |**haritable activities expenditure**||| |---|---|---| ||2023|2022| ||£|£| |**Animal clinic**||| |Drugs|65302|26827| |Pet cremation services|1323|1648| |Abaxis Trading|530|1198| |Verifac Labels|708|921| |Insurance|1512|1009| |Locum vets|2090|1845| |Blood test & labs|1655|3297| |Burtons med equip|1132|2945| |Rates, Water & Power|2774|1646| |Stationery, Postage & Internet|2071|1505| |Safe solutions|138|639| |Sundries|190|597| |Repairs|2868|1391| |Prof fees|720|767| |Bank charges|885|804| |Support costs|154|307| |Mileage|177|137| ||-----------|-----------| ||84229|47483| ||-----------|-----------| |**Animal Clinic Depreciation**|28|35| ||-----------|-----------| |**Mobile clinic**||| |Rocket House – Note 17|6582|7959| |Laptop & Printers|500|1693| |Hall hire|3844|4165| |Drugs|58044|24646| |Lab tests|1786|2553| |Stationery, Stamps & Mob|1225|498| |Sundries|111|10| |Wages|44176|66164| |Mobile running costs – Fuel, Tax, Repairs|8108|7237| |Insurance|377|364| |Professional fees|720|768| |Locum Vets|5640|450| |Repairs|736|295| |Pet Cremation Services|1551|1718| |Aberconwy Branch contribution to mobile|8017|10000| |Mobile Driver Hire|2939|1116| |Clwyd & Colwyn Mobile Grant unpaid 2020 & 2021|-|17134| ||-----------|-----------| ||144355|146770| ||-----------|----------| |**Mobile Clinic Depreciation**|-|4852| ||-----------|-----------| 8 ||2023|2022| |---|---|---| ||£|£| |**Other Charitable Activity Expenditure**||| |Prospect House|2780|1215| |Veterinary Welfare Assistance vouchers|4290|2264| |Fostering|-|7330| |Neutering|1740|797| |PPP Scheme|3537|523| ||------------|-----------| ||12347|12129| ||-----------|-----------| |**Totals**|**240959**|**211269**| ||------------|-----------| ## **9. Allocation of support costs** ||Allocated to|Allocated|2023|2022| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Charitable|To||| ||Activities|Fundraising||| ||£|£|£|£| |Cost of meetings|114|-|114|307| |Branch contribution|40|-|40|-| ||-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| ||154|-|154|307| ||-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------| Support costs are allocated on the basis of full-time equivalent staff numbers ## **10. Governance costs** |||2023|2022| |---|---|---|---| |||£|£| ||Independent examiner’s fee|940|940| |||-----------|-----------| |**11.**|**Investments**||| |||2023|2022| |||£|£| ||Market value at 1st January 2023|156417|188202| ||Net investment (losses)/gains||(31785)| ||Loss on disposal|(6056)|| |||-----------|-----------| ||Market value at disposal 19th September 2023|150361|156417| |||-----------|-----------| 9 ## **12. Tangible fixed assets for use by the branch** |||The|6|Broad|Fixtures &|Mobile|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Mayfair|Street||Fittings|Clinic|Total| |||£||£|£|£|£| ||Cost||||||| ||At 1 January 2023|44959||77145|9899|61084|193087| ||Revaluation reserve|66150||70855|||137005| ||At 31 December 2023|111109||148000|9899|61084|330092| |||-----------|-----------||-----------|-----------|-----------| ||Depreciation||||||| ||At 1 January 2023|-||-|9757|46528|56285| ||Charge for year|-||-|28|-|28| ||At 31 December 2023|-||-|9785|46528|56313| |||-----------|-----------||-----------|-----------|-----------| ||Net book values||||||| ||At 31 December 2023|111109||148000|114|14556|273779| |||-----------|-----------||-----------|-----------|-----------| ||At 31 December 2022|44959||77145|142|14556|136802| |||-----------|-----------||-----------|-----------|-----------| |**13.**|**Investments**||||||| ||||||2023|2022|| ||||||£|£|| ||Treasury Stock||||-|156417|| ||||||-----------|-----------|| |**14.**|**Debtors**||||||| ||||||2023|2022|| ||||||£|£|| ||VAT||||1753|257|| ||Debtors||||3831|2088|| ||||||-----------|-----------|| ||||||5584|2345|| ||||||-----------|-----------|| |**15.**|**Creditors: amounts falling**|**due within one year**|||||| ||||||2023|2022|| ||||||£|£|| ||VAT||||-|-|| ||Creditors||||16130|6508|| ||Accruals||||1860|1800|| ||||||-----------|-----------|| ||||||17990|8308|| ||||||-----------|-----------|| 10 ## **16. Analysis of net assets between the funds** ||||Total| |---|---|---|---| ||||£| ||Tangible Fixed Assets||136774| ||Net Current Assets||125247| ||Unit 5, 4 Penrhyn Avenue Lease||33500| ||Revaluation reserve of Properties||137005| ||||-----------| ||||432526| ||||-----------| |**17. **|**Analysis of Rocket House Expenditure**||| |||2023|2022| |||£|£| ||Repairs & Renewals|-|754| ||Rates|238|222| ||Office Rent|5000|5000| ||Insurance|345|332| ||Light & Heat|999|1651| |||------------|-----------| |||6582|7959| |||------------|------------| |**18.**|**Bank Accounts and Cash in Hand**||| |||2023|2022| |||£|£| ||Donations Account|1111|2768| ||CAF Bank Account|2154|2720| ||Mobile Saver|719|40499| ||Clinic Saver|411|5396| ||Shop Saver|117690|8010| ||Mobile Account|8294|25396| ||Clinic Account|7267|3391| ||Float|7|7| |||------------|------------| |||137653|88187| |||------------|------------| 11 RSPCA - ABERCONWY BRANCH Indgpendgnt Examlners, Rgport to the Commltteg Members of RSPCA Aberconwy Branch W8 r8POrt on tho 8¢¢ounls of the Branch for the y$ai gnd8d 31 st December 2023, whiGh arg set out on pages 3 to 11. Respectlve responslbllltles of the Cornmltte• and Examln8rs As Committee Members you are responsible for the preparatlon of the accounts; you consider that th& audil requirement of section 144 of the Charllles Act 2011 (the Act) does not appty. and that an independent ex8mln8tion is needed. 11 Is our responsibility to axamine th& accounts under section 145 of the Act a$ amended and lo slate. on the basis of procedures speclfled In the General Directlons given by the Charity Commissioners under section 14515llbl of the Act, wh8thor particular matters have ¢ome to our attention. Basls of Independent Examlnfrrs, report Our examination was carried out in 8ccordance with the General Dlreclions glven by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a revi8w of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparfson of the accounts presented wlh those recoTds. It also includes consideration of any unu5ual11oms or dlsclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as committee members conceming any such matteT5. The pro¢eduTgS undertaken do not provlde all the evidence that would be requirèd in an audil. and wnsequenlly we do not express an audit opinion on the ew given by the accounts. Independtsnl Examiners. Stal&m&nt In connection vthh our examination. no matter has wme to our attention: which gives us reasonable Cause lo bellev& that in any material respect the requirgments a. to koop accounting records In accordance with section 130 of the Act: and b. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply ￿th the a￿Unting requirements of the A¢t have not b88n mel,. or to which, in our opinion. attention should be drawn In order to enable a proper nderstsndlng of the accounts to be reached. &COLTD CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS BASFORD HOUSE 29 AUGUSTA STREET LLANOUDNO LL30 2AE 1•4 Ix*4 Dale