**Annual Report 2019+20** Registered Charity 232233 ## **RSPCA Scarborough and District Branch, 18-20 Aberdeen Walk, Scarborough, YO11 1XW** ## **Phone us: 01723 371935 Visit us at: www.rspca-scarborough.org.uk Email us at: info@rspca-scarborough.org.uk** Hello all, well it has certainly been a challenging year for us all both individually and for our local RSPCA Branch. Due to the coronavirus pandemic and resulting government restrictions we were unable to safely hold our 2020 AGM. In the interest of the health and welfare of our members the Trustees have taken the decision to hold a virtual AGM, which we are sure will come with its own challenges so please bear with us. If you wish to attend the RSPCA Scarborough & District Branch virtual AGM, please RSVP as per the instructions on the Notice calling an AGM of the RSPCA Scarborough & District Branch. In March 2020, following Government issued guidelines including instruction to temporarily close the charity shop due to the unfolding situation with Coronavirus the trustees had to furlough all shop employees. Between the 23rd March 2020 (the first lockdown) and 12[th] April 2021 (the end of the last lockdown) these employees were furloughed for a total of 30 weeks. In preparation for the reopening of the shop in June 2020, we ran two ‘Donation Drop off days’ in May which thankfully proved very successful – we supplied full PPE to the volunteers and social distance guidance was followed with handover of all donations at the door to be as safe as possible for everyone involved. The volume of donations was incredible, and we repeated this activity in March of this year to prepare for the shop reopening in April 2021. The first day back in the shop on April 12[th] was a brilliant day, it was really busy and it was great to see our regular customers again. Hopefully we can keep open from now on, things have changed and much of what we have introduced (masks, distancing, sanitiser etc) will remain for the foreseeable future. Our funds have suffered because of the lockdowns. With such an extended period of closure, meaning limited income, yet the bills for welfare, animal boarding and treatment as well as rents and utility bills continued. Thankfully, we qualified for the available grants issued by the government which helped enormously with the continued running costs while our income was reduced. A small part of the grants was used to purchase a new till system for the shop and a much needed letterbox, thus preventing our post going missing. We were also very grateful for the generosity and support given to Kevin Kelly who smashed his fundraising target for the 40th ‘Race Your Way London Marathon 2020’. Kevin had been training to run the London Marathon in April 2020 when it was postponed due to the pandemic. In early October 2020 he took on the Yorkshire 3 Peaks raising a whopping £2,596. We are always in need of donations to stock the shop, specifically adult & children’s’ clothing, kitchenware, ornaments, books & small furniture. All donations can be left in the area behind the wooden door, behind the shop on Albemarle Crescent. This has been a great success as it has cut down on traffic within the shop – helping social distancing and leaving space for the shoppers to browse. During the lockdowns we had to rethink the monthly committee meetings, moving them to virtual meetings was initially a challenge but once we ironed out the issues and grasped the concept, they have gone really well. The number of animals we are taking into the branch has reduced which is due partly to the RSPCA Inspectors not able to work to the same capacity. Difficulties regarding distancing and not being able to enter people’s homes has certainly had an impact with regards to the work they can do. **Thank you so very much for supporting us** **20[th] April 2021** We transferred the care of our dogs over to the RSPCA York Animal Home (YAH) in March 2019 which has made a difference to our rehoming numbers. In 2019 we rehomed 28 dogs but this dropped in 2020 to 17 dogs. YAH are fortunate, in that there are lots of volunteers to help with walking the dogs and trained behaviour experts. Anyone wishing to adopt a dog that they might have seen on the YAH website can call our dog enquiries telephone number (07939 247202) and the co-ordinator will put them in touch with YAH to arrange a virtual home visit. In February of this year, we took in a poor old dog who had been found outside in sub-zero temperatures in an exposed porch, lying on a wet blanket after being left for two days because his owner thought he had already died. Bill was signed over into our care because he needed costly veterinary treatment. The poor fella was so thin and had a huge open sore on his back needing urgent medical treatment. He also needed surgery to remove the lumps on his back, as well as neutering and a dental procedure. The bill for his treatment was going to be high so we asked for donations via our Facebook page, and wonderful news - you all came to our help and we raised £1,597. Bill is now settled in his new home, has a new 15 year old doggie pal, sleeps on the bed and is getting stronger every day. All a long way from where he was before. We want to say “a very big thank you” to everyone for your support. **----- Start of picture text -----**
The day we took him in Recovering at YAH Settling into his new home
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Cats are still cared for at Alma Vets but again our numbers are way down. Thankfully, we have been able to find adopters for all that we have had so far this year. The process of home visiting has changed due to COVID and is mostly done over the phone and a cat will be delivered to the new owner once everything is finalised. Anyone wishing to adopt a cat can call the co-ordinator on 07926 364633. Our numbers of animals coming in and being adopted out are reducing annually partly due to the fact that people are now selling their kittens, puppies & unwanted animals on sites such as Gumtree and Facebook groups like ‘Stuff for sale in Scarborough’. People buying these animals are not necessarily considering the costs associated with the animal, such as neutering, micro-chipping and general treatment such as vaccinations – once they pay £50 for example, for a pet, they still need to have a vet check etc if they are going to be a responsible pet owner. They also risk introducing an animal that might have a disease that could be passed on to any existing pets and may need expensive treatment or surgery. Unfortunately, as has been reported in the news, we expect an influx of pets very soon due to people going back to work and having had new pets during lockdown because they had extra time – but now realise that they no longer have the time. We shall see what happens! **Thank you so very much for supporting us** **20[th] April 2021** ## **Accounts figures 2019 and 2020** |**INCOME (selection)**||**2019**|**2020**|**Exceptions**| |---|---|---|---|---| |Legacies||£19,110|£22,542|| |Donations||£4,747|£7,885|| |Door 2 Door Collection (National)||£26,739|£25,173|| |Cats adopted||£4,770|£4,649|| |Dogs Adopted||£295|£0|Fees go to York Animal Home| |Shop||£95,336|£102,926|£62,283 takings plus £40,643 grants| |Bank Interest||£3,090|£5,025|| |||||| |**TOTAL as per Accounts Report**||**£159,215**|**£169,223**|| |||||| |**EXPENSES (selection)**||**2019**|**2020**|**Exceptions**| |Contribution to RSPCA HQ||£6,064|£1,378|| |Shop Expenses||£78,950|£76,024|| |Dog Boarding||£17,185|£30,644|Increased costs for dogs| |Cat Boarding||£16,563|£9,797|Fewer cats to in & requiring major treatments| |Vet fees (boarded animals)||£13,253|£13,863|| |Vet Assistance Vouchers etc||£4,931|£3,808|Fewer requests for vouchers| |Neutering Schemes||£5,989|£3,321|Unable to do special schemes| |||||| |**TOTAL as per Accounts Report**||**£202,486**|**£190,170**|| |||||| |Excess of Expenditure||**(£43,271)**|**(£20,947)**|| |**Year**|**Cash at**
**beginning of**
**year**|**Cash at end**
**of year**|**Total Assets**
**at end of year**|**Year**|**Cash at**
**beginning of**
**year**|**Cash at end of**
**year**|**Total Assets at**
**end of year**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**2014**|£590,398|£548,974|£621,872|**2018**|£496,856|£419,188|£562,529| |**2015**|£548,974|£502,145|£574,273|**2019**|£419,188|£426,144|£517,893| |**2016**|£502,145|£497,654|£568,391|**2020**|£426,144|£403,531|£496,946| |**2017**|£497,654|£496,856|£566,346||||| **Thank you so very much for supporting us** **20[th] April 2021** ## **Trustees of the Branch:** **Hon Treasurer:** Ms Sheila Owen **Hon Secretary:** Ms Lesley Waters Ms Julie Thorpe-Willett, Ms Heather Westron Mrs Kathryn Tait, Mrs Pauline Bryars, Mr Paul Riley **Branch Administrator:** Nicola Byrne ## **Looking Back and Thank You** **THANK YOU** to everyone; our branch members, adopters, customers, volunteers and staff. Also, thank you to everyone who has donated goods to our shop or funds to our branch via fundraising events, or as part of a family member legacy. Thanks go to our Auxiliary Secretaries, June Hagger in Filey and Pam Bennett in Pickering. Thanks also go to York Animal Home & Alma Veterinary Surgery - without all of you we could not do what we do! Other local vets also deserve our thanks. ## **Accountants and Independent Examiners** Ashby Berry Coulsons Ltd, 48-49 Albemarle Crescent, Scarborough, YO11 1XU The Branch holds accounts with the Yorkshire Bank and Skipton Building Society. ## **Cats** Our cats are advertised on the RSPCA Scarborough website and if anyone is looking to adopt a cat in our area, they should contact the cat coordinator on 07926 364633 and a home visit will be arranged. ## **Dogs** Our dogs are at the RSPCA York Animal Home, so if anyone is looking to adopt a dog in our area, they should still contact our dog coordinator on 07939 247202 and a home visit will be arranged. The YAH can be contacted on 01904 654949. Visit www.rspca-yorkhome.org.uk or Landing Lane YORK YO26 4RH ## **Objectives and Public Benefit Statement** The Scarborough & District RSPCA Branch is an unincorporated charitable association and a separately registered branch of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, carrying out its direct animal welfare work in North Yorkshire including Whitby, Scarborough, Filey, Pickering, Helmsley and all areas between. ## **Advancement of Animal Welfare** Under the Charities Act 2006, the advancement of animal welfare is recognised as a distinct statutory charitable purpose. The Animal Welfare Act indicates acceptance by the Society that treating all living creatures with compassion has a moral benefit for the public as a whole. While the public benefit is clear, it is sometimes difficult to quantify and must be balanced against any detriment. The Branch’s animal welfare work although local in nature, benefits society at large, and also aims to help people in need with the care of their animals. ## **Charitable Activities Pursued for the Public Benefit** We support our local Inspector and Animal Welfare Officers to the best of our abilities. We provide subsidised veterinary treatment for animals that are sick or injured and belong to local people on low incomes. We provide this through the assisted voucher scheme. We provide subsidised neutering and micro-chipping of companion animals for those in the Branch area on low income. Animals in our care receive veterinary treatment, vaccination, neutering, micro-chipping and are assessed for re-homing. We re-home animals in need to people willing and able to adopt an animal after a home visit. We take in lost animals and attempt to re-unite them with their owners. We respond to enquiries and requests for advice about local animals. We provide volunteering opportunities to those who are able to support our work. ## **Members** We have 54 members in the Scarborough and District Area. ## **Risk Management** Any risks the charity was exposed to in 2019/2020 were reviewed and risk assessments were undertaken where required. _**We look forward to working with you all in 2021 to promote positive animal well-being and welfare.**_ **RSPCA Scarborough @RSPCAScarboro** The objectives of the Branch are to promote the work and objectives of the Society, to promote kindness and to prevent or suppress cruelty to animals by all lawful means, with particular reference to the area of the Branch, in accordance with the policies of the Society. www.rspca-scarborough.org.uk The Trustees have reviewed the outcomes and achievements of our objectives and activities for the year, to ensure that they 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 due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission.** **Thank you so very much for supporting us** **20[th] April 2021** ## **Financial Statements** **for the Year Ended 31 December 2020** ## **for** **ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ( Scarborough and District Branch )** **ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS** **( Scarborough and District Branch )** **Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2020 Page General Information** 1 **Income and Expenditure Account** 1 **Balance Sheet** 3 **Notes to the Financial Statements** 4 ## **ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS** ## **( Scarborough and District Branch )** ## **Income and Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 31 December 2020** |DR
**Income**
Legacies
Donations
Door 2 door
Grants & subs from HQ
RSPCA neutering
Dogs rehoused
Cats rehoused
Special events & grand draw
Logo goods sold
Shop income
Bank interest
Sundry receipts
**Expenditure**
Branch contributions to HQ
Fundraising purchases
Shop expenses
Dog boarding
Cat boarding
Veterinary fees - boarding animals
(including neutering)
Veterinary fees - assistance
Neutering scheme
Special neutering scheme
Animal food
Foster animals treatment
Feral & stray animals treated
Miscellaneous animal expenses
Room hire
Light and heat
Wages
Pensions
Telephone
Post stationery & advertising
Motor expenses
Repairs and renewals
Cleaning
Branch insurance
Lottery licence
Identichips
Sundry expenses
Accountancy
Book-keeping
Subscriptions
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**2020**
**£**
**£**
**22,542**
**7,885**
**25,173**
**250**
**-**
**-**
**4,649**
**342**
**29**
**102,926**
**5,025**
**402**
**169,223**
**1,378**
**110**
**76,024**
**30,644**
**9,797**
**13,863**
**3,808**
**3,321**
**-**
**51**
**752**
**67**
**309**
**-**
**94**
**37,582**
**882**
**974**
**910**
**1,666**
**300**
**796**
**816**
**20**
**64**
**322**
**625**
**2,476**
**-**
**2,500**|**2019**
**£**
**£**| |---|---|---| |||19,110
4,747
26,739
12
4,285
295
4,770
809
22
95,336
3,090
-
159,215
6,064
220
78,950
17,185
16,563
13,253
4,931
5,072
917
92
731
-
802
50
107
36,238
616
1,247
1,309
2,482
470
805
922
20
210
1,209
600
2,292
206
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2020 2019
£ £ £ £
Loss on sale of shop at
8A Victoria Road - 8,694
Loss on disposal of motor vehicle 19 -
190,170 202,486
Excess of expenditure over income (20,947) (43,271)
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Page 2 ## **ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS** **( Scarborough and District Branch )** ## **Balance Sheet 31 December 2020** **----- Start of picture text -----**
2020 2019
Notes £ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 1 93,415 91,749
Current assets
Debtors & prepayments 5,454 7,203
Bank current account 117,303 62,699
-
YB Fixed Term Deposit 59,334
YB Fixed Term Deposit 89,331 88,098
YB Fixed Term Deposit 89,331 88,098
Skipton account 4,951 24,880
Skipton account 96,261 94,932
Bank account no. 8 500 500
Cash in hand 400 400
403,531 426,144
Net assets 496,946 517,893
Financed by
Capital account 2 496,946 517,893
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Page 3 ## **ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS** **( Scarborough and District Branch )** ## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2020** ## 1. **Tangible fixed assets** |1.
**Tangible fixed assets**|1.
**Tangible fixed assets**|1.
**Tangible fixed assets**||| |---|---|---|---|---| |DRAFT
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**Garage**
**store at**
**rear of**
**28**
**Cattery**
**Victoria**
**at Alma**
**Road**
**Vets**
**£**
**£**
**Net book value**
At 1 January 2020
**55,000**
**-**
Depreciation for year
**-**
**-**
At 31 December 2020
**55,000**
**-**
**Motor**
**Office**
**vehicles**
**equipment**
**£**
**£**
**Net book value**
At 1 January 2020
**686**
**174**
Additions
**10,000**
**308**
Disposals
**(686)**
**-**
Depreciation for year
**(2,500)**
**(73)**
At 31 December 2020
**7,500**
**409**
2.
**Capital account**
**2020**
**2019**
**£**
**£**
**£**
Accumulated fund brought forward
**517,893**
562,529
Add
Revaluation of assets
**-**
(1,365)
**517,893**
561,164
Less
Excess of expenditure
over income
**20,947**
43,271
**20,947**
43,271
**496,946**
**496,946**||||**Fixtures**
**and**
**fittings**
**£**
**35,889**
**(5,383)**
**30,506**
**Totals**
**£**
**91,749**
**10,308**
**(686)**
**(7,956)**
**93,415**| |||**2019**
**£**||**£**| ||||517,893|| ||||517,893|| Page 4 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals (Scarborough And District Branch) 232,233 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from 43,466 44,196 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts Legacies & Donab"ons Door 2 Door RSPCA Neutering Animals Rehoused Special Events & Grand Draw Shop Income Government grants - Covid 19 support Bank Interest Grants & Subs From HQ Sub total (Gross income for AR) 30,433 25.173 30.433 25,173 23,857 26,739 4,285 5.065 831 95.336 4.649 371 62,283 40,643 5,025 250 4,649 371 62,283 40,643 5,025 250 3.090 12 168,827 168,827 159,215 A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). Shop At 8A Victoria Road Sale Of Van 34,941 667 667 667 Sub total 667 34.941 Total receipts 169,494 169,494 194,156 A3 Payments Shop Expenses Fundraising Purchases Branch Contributions To HQ Animal Expenses Wages & Pensions Repairs & Maintenance Insuran￿ & Utilities Professional Fees Other Expenses 70,569 110 1,378 62,612 38,464 300 910 3,101 2,607 180,051 70,569 110 1,378 62,612 38,464 300 910 3,101 2,607 180,051 72,587 220 6,064 59,546 36,854 470 1,029 2,892 4.039 183.701 Sub total A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) Motor Vehicle- New Van Computer Equipment 10,000 307 10,000 307 Sub total 10,307 10,307 Total payments 190,358 190,358 183,701 Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end (20,864) (20,864) 10,455 418,941 398,077 418,941 398.077 408,486 418,941 CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 2410512021 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to nearest £ Restricted funds to nearest £ Endowment funds to nearest £ Categories Details B1 Cash funds Bank Current Account 117,303 Savings Accounts 280,374 Cash In Hand 400 Total cash funds 398,077 (agree balances with receipts and payffths account(s)) OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ OK Restricted funds to nearest £ Endowment funds to nearest £ Details Fund to which asset belon Details Cost (optional) Current value tional B3 Investment assets Fund to which asset belon Current value tional Details Cost {optional) B4 Assets retained for the charity's own use Fund to which liabili relates Amount due tional When due tional Details B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name Date of roval CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 2410512021