Charity number: 226711 ROYAL SOCIEfi FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS STAFFORD. WOLVERHAMPTON AND DISTRICT BRANCH UNAUDITED TRUSTEES. REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 WR Partners Proiectlng your fytur•. ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS STAFFORD WOLVERHAMPTON AND DISTRICT BRANCH CONTENTS Page Rof•r•nce and admlnlstratlw dètall• of th• charfty. tru$t••B and advl••Y8 Tru¥tsM' rgport stst•m•nt of TruJt••o' r•opon*lblllth¥ Ind•p•nd•nt •xamln•rf• r•port St•t•m•nt of Flnonclol Actlvlth• Balan￿ Sh••t Statsm•nt ol C4•h Flow• 10 Not￿ to th• Iln•nGlal •t•t•m•nt• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTK)N OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS STAFFORD WOLVERHAMPTON AND DISTRICT BRANCH REFERENCE AND ￿)lIN16TRATWE DETAILS OF THE CHARrrY, rr8 TRUSTEES ANO ￿)￿sERs FOR TIIE YEAR ￿lDED 31 DECEIIBER 2023 Mr J Barnett J Bamett G Rogers Mrn T Rou￿r5 Ms S Lunn M Hall sEWhite Mr N Marlin reSIgn￿ 6 April 2023 Chartty rnglstorgd numb8r 226711 RSPCA Stafford Wolvert￿Mpton & Di5trwA PO Box7190 Huntingion Cannoc WS12 9HB WR Par1ners Charte￿ AoXunt￿tS Shrewsbury BU￿ne$S Park ShrewsbLWy Shropshire SY2 6LG Pa￿1 ROYAL SOCIEfY FOR THE PREVEPMON OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS STAFFORD WOLVERHAMPTON AND DISTRICT BRANCH TRusfEEV REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Intr(KIuGtlon The RSPCA Stafford Wolvetthampton & Distrid Branth regk*red clwity nLtmb&r 226711 Is an unin¢oEporated ch8Tilable aS$￿ation al￿ a s8paratèty Tegistefed trffjanch of the Row Society for the Prevention of C¥u81ty to Anunals lthe Sccietyl. carrying out ts (firect animal welfare work wthÈn the region5 of Stsfford Wojverhampton. The Branch is gov8mad by the Natoonal RSPCA branch wl88 The objective5 of Ihe Branch are to prnmote the work and obj8cbves of the kniaty {Royal Socw for thè Prevenlion of CTuèlty to Animals {21%)991)- tr) prcynote k]"ndp.ess and to prevent or supress cru81ty to animals by aH lawful means ￿th particular refers1￿ to th8 regh)ns of Stsfford wo￿￿rhamp10n, in Publlc Ben•fft The Trustee$ have revIv￿d thg ou1￿Me$ and &*iev8rn6nts of obiethes arKI aebv5ties for Ihe yeer, to ensure they remain Iccused on our charitable aims, and continue to deh.ver benefits to the publie. We have cOmpl￿d wth th8 duty under the Charilies ki 2011 to have due r8gard lo tha revi88d publ benefit guidance published by th8 CrmmIs5￿. Under Ihe Chafities Act 2011. the ￿d￿nCernent of anlmal welfare is recngnised as a distinct statutory ¢haTitabie purpy)se. Thts iegislabon and the Animal Weifwè Ad of thè same year indicate an acc8ptsnc by society that tr88b.ng living crea￿￿ cornp3ssson has a moral Lwefft ftjr the publ￿ as a whole. Whilst pub14c bènefft is ctear, it is someb.mes d¢fficuW to qLkgnl¥fy atyj must bè balancsd against any detrimenL We reSpth￿ lo 8nquiFies (ly)b) aTrJ Sy>8trf5 national cav contEe) from lh& public Stout animals localty. Th8 pU￿1C bw￿fftS from knwng thatwB srrteNene to asslst animals kn n88d. We offer free animal ￿Te advice by telgwe aryj &nail. Tr publK b￿fft3 through tho promotm￿ of responsiblè pet ovmership. The brarKh adi¥aty adverti￿ Truste8 Foies on our website. lh8 National RSPCA wgbsite. our srrial m8dia pa9e5 and ¥￿￿￿teer racruilrnent sites. Th& Branch &￿9￿b￿￿On requires five Trustees to b e18Cted by Ihe brand) member5 at an AGM. l TrLietOgg Éif• 2 copy of th* f.harity f.rJrnrnissiorts auidance Essential Truste8. and thwe is TnJste8 Toolkrt available to on Ihe NaliNal RSPCA'S irtemal intem8t whlch gives advice, guidance and training on au asw of boiTrJ a T￿Js￿e ol a RSPCA Brdnth. AJI TfUSt8es have a ct)py ot th6 RSPCA Branch RLbles ¥thieh they can referlo as aFxI w￿n required. Psge 2 ROYAL SOCIEff FOR THE PREVEIrnON OF CRUELTY TO ANIIAALS STAFFORD WOLVERHAMPTON AND DISTRICT BRANCH FOR ThE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEIABER 2023 The Branch suppwts ujr lo¢al InS￿￿Or5 8nd Animal Rgscue Officers by ta￿ng in. free of charge, mistreat￿. neglectepanded th814)caEions in which thè branch could fundrau8e al￿ 8re hoping to eyplore the nèw geogrnphical ar83 oven more in 2024. The ￿anth is l¢)*ing to recruit mcwe lundraisirKJ v(Aunteer5 during 2024 to enable attendance at more events. It is stil lh8 Intention to Tecrult a FuTthisirwJ cwdlna1￿ to ey4)kTr ottw avonu8s of fvNlr&isMig ar crease incoms going fOn￿rd. rekraion ol the branch Cattwy rnoved forward with architects. plans being dfawn up for the new slte, still on the Rodbaston Campus. pknning ￿milsSion being wted In &ptember 2023. Pro¥ision8lly the Cattery trAJikJ will b8 f(x 32 dwblg cat [￿S wrfh a d￿jicated krtchen area and 15 looking to be c￿mplOted late 2024 1 early 202S. This is an enormo￿ projart for th8 branch to Ltndetsk8 but will be Èxtremely benefioal for cat welfare th8 branch arèa and for the In5p8clorate. We have tsken lh8 d8(asK)n to n￿renc9 a furth8fsLm) £I50.c￿ for thts woie The hekl an weTson AGM in 2023 vms a great su¢xess. The Trustee Board remain statle in 2023 wth 7 Tw5t8e5. We have a 8m811 gr(4Jp of ¥YAunt8eFs in addi1￿ lo ts Trustees ih8t we ¥wkJ like b Ihank far their c(y)linued trme. effort arKi suprth for the Branch animJs. R has b88n Ghaliengiro over the last years and w• ha￿ boen lueky b) hav8 tsdieaiÈd volunt8ers vAthin the brdnch. We are looklng to crease wr v￿￿r￿ nLHnb8ts in 2024 to support the work of th8 8rarth and wbl& lor¥J-tsTm obj¢ctives. Thanks. is alw extendod b) all Inspeckns. ResoJe oif*ers ¥rEd all th8 staff at RSPCA th* have Pa9tr 4 ROYAL SOCIEry FOR THE PREVEp¥fioN OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS STAFFORD WOLVERHAMPTON AND DISTRICT 8RANCH TRUSTEEY REPORT IcontBiuedl FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECE¥BER2 Ro¥l•w of th• Charitys Fknanclal Posltlon The Branth receiv&J income 01 £518,633 {2022: £73,78918fter ewditule Ihis gives a net intxjme of £433,68412022. deficriof £4,027). &8nch (X)ntrI￿ totslllr4J £6.W (2022.. £3.308} were made. Dvè to the merger during the ￿ar, our in0￿e has gone above the Receipts and pa￿￿ents m&Klmum level. and th8iafore thase accwnts are uThJer ts acwls $y5t8m of aLtovnting. This has meant Ihat the PFior yaar figures have beon rest8t&J to bJc*Jde a year accountsrKy a￿u￿. The Trustees ex8mine the major risks that are fa¢8d Vtt￿n they (￿sIdtr their pl￿5 for the u￿]ISadOn for the resources of the Branth. The Trustses consider that Ih9fè are systsms in p*e ￿ mit¥Jate tha Impact any risks have on the futyre èthibes ofthe Branch. R•ser¥•$ Policy maintslned should there a ￿Uc11￿ in inc4)mEng r•sourc8S. Resèrves In this Conte￿ moan funds free￿ avaW8 for the Branth's gen8ral PUTW)s8s aftor a commltinents havo been meL It is the opknion of the Trust￿ bknl eiisliThJ resarve5 we suffKient to mg&t any teduckn￿ in incomlng W8 acknowledge Ihat 8F8 h)Iding r8se¥ves in excess of 5 y8ar5. The Colnmrttee's longer-te￿ objeclNes arg to inu&ase th& facAty for hcrtjsing cats aVaIlab￿ for rehomffj. At th& y8ar 8nd £289.034 was held in a separdta de$ignate(l fiJnd for the proied for Cattgry proYlsh)n . Free reserves net of deS9[￿d funts *nds at£230.098 at the year-9Th112022: £84.475 (￿tate￿Il. Going c¢ncen After makiThJ appropnat8 er￿ul￿1es. the Trustaes have 8 Wtasonabl8 that the Charity has adequate resourws to (x)nts"nu8 in 0￿ratIOnal exisMC8 for lh8 foreS8&ab￿ fiJiurg. For thts r•ason. they continu8 to adopt Ihe g01r￿ conc8m basis in [K￿artng tr￿ financi￿ 5taternents. details regarding the adoption of the goiFvJ basis rAn be found in the accounb.ng Fdiaes. Page 5 ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS STAFFORD WOLVERHAMwfoN AND DISTRICT BRANCH Statement of Tru¥tees' re&pon8lblllli•s FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 Th¢ Trustees arè responsibl& for prep8dng the Trustees, report and thè flnancial ststomenl8 In accorilance wlth appllcable Saw and un￿ed Klngdom Accounting Stsndards (United Klngdom G8nerally Accepted Accounting Pr8CtIc81. The law appllc8N8 to ¢haritl8s in England & Wales r8qulre8 the Trnstee8 to prepare financial statemen18 for each flnanclal year whlch glv& 8 truè and fair vS8w of the stste of affairs of the Chaiity 8t)d of Its incomlng résources and appllcation ol r&sources. Includlng Its Income and 8xp8ndlture. lor that p•rlod. In prnpartng th•se finand81818tamonts. thé Tru8te¢$ aro requir8d to.. 891oct sultablo accounting pollcie8 and then apply them Bonslstently: observe thè m6thod8 and prfn¢lpl8s of th8 Charstigs SORP {FRS 1021., mako judgments and 8CCOUDtlng 88tlm8t¢s that ar9 roasonablo and pwdonl.. stgte whelhoT appllcable UK Accounts"ng Standards IFRS 1021 h¥v8 been followed, subject lo any m8tsrig1 dep8rtures dlsdosed and explalned In the flnanclal stslemenls; prep8re the flnancial 8tslements on the golng concérn ba818 unless Itlg Inapproprlate lo pr•8ume that tha Charity will contlnue In bu8lnes8. Tht Trustees aro responslble for k&eping adequate 8eeounllng records that are Sufficlenl to show and explaln the Ch8rlVs tr8riBo¢tion8 and dl8d090 Wlth raa60nabla accuracy at 8ny tlm8 the flnancSal poslllon of the Charity 8nd en8ble them to en8ur¥ that the financ181 stoterngnt5 rL>mply with the Chars11o8 Act 2011, th8 Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the Trust doed. Thay are 9150 fespon$lbl• for Sgfoguardlng lh6 8ss8ts ol Iha Charlty and honce lor ta￿n9 r8a80n8ble 8I•pB for th$ prevonuon and d8tocUon of fraud and olher IrregulArltio$. Th18 T•POrt was approv8d by the trL$8tee$ and 81gnad on thglr bohaw. by.. Trust•• Trustoe Dat•: rzlots1￿itr Date: I210612￿ . Page 6 ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVEIITION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS STAFFORD WOLVERHAIAPTON AND DISTRICT BRANCH I repyt to Ihe clwnty trtsskees ￿ my e¥￿¥r•I￿ oftho orMunts dwrityfwth8 Jwerthj 31 December 2023 are sgt out on T to 9. Charitles Ara 2011 aThl r￿j￿811(￿ made urKIer￿t￿)n 154 cl M Act. My work Iba5 been undertaken so Ih8t I tnvJht s18to to thè ck>wV$ trusl885 IIYsse matiers l am r8qll￿1 to state to Ihem in an Indewdent Ex£rniner5 R8rth f¢x no oltrw wrFQ5e. To the full¥t exknt p￿ed by Law. I do not acc6pt or a55urne res[K￿l￿￿t0 8nJYTh I1￿ ts charity aThJ the as a body. my wrtjrk this TeF* of the chwti.es Act 2011 I rep)rt in rwEd cl my dwiws carried wt Secti￿ 145 ofth8Act and in 1495llbl ofy* ACL set ￿t in the Charibes and Rewtsl Regulations 2C#)8 other Ihan any requirement that th8 shoukl be drawn wi Ihi5 rwt in orts￿ ￿atsie a prryer urKlwstandiry ofthe accwits to be r8ad*d. 1110712024 Bslmtsit SY2 6LG ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTK)N OF CRUELfi TO ANIMALS STAFFORD WOLVERHAMwfoN AND DISTRICT BRANCH FOR THE YE￿1 ENtED 31 DECEIIBERJ23 fr&*gted) 2022 21r23 137.694 216268 4,671 137,694 376.268 4,671 71068 721 Inv8stments Total Incom• 1ell.lYX) &58.633 518,633 73.T89 10,436 74.513 84.949 77.816 Toial •xp8n(4ture 10.436 74.513 77.816 Net Movem￿ In funds 149,564 284.120 433.684 {4.027J R•conclllation of funds: Total funds brought fcfivw 235.012 235,012 239.039 149,564 519.132 235,012 The ncles on pages 10 to 17 ftym Fwt oflhese ststernents. ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS STAFFORD WOLVERHAMFfoN AND DISTrICT BRANCH AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2023 {r¢stat8d) 2022 2023 C88h at b8nk ar¥J In hBnd 671.120 236,974 Crodltors lalllry w5th1n 11 2.424 1.962 Il•t curr•nt M••t• 235,012 Total n••t• l•M curnnl Il•blllllo• 666.896 23&012 Totsl n•t aM•ts 235,012 Ch•r*y fund• A￿triC￿d funds 12 149.564 unreStr￿tel fvnds 12 519,132 235.012 Tthl fvnd• 35,01 The flnandal Slatoments approved and for188ue by Ihe Tru8taes slgnèd on thelr beho11 Tru•t•• Tru•ts• Dat•: 1210612L&