REPORT OF THE TRUSTEFS AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 FOR RSPCA NEWCAME AND NORTH NORTIIUMBERLAND RJl>chest¢f5, Finchalc House DHI ITW FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER2D23 Rwrt tsftheTnutea IDd¢ptttd¢ii EJADthi¢r'i R¢pwt B•l•Je¢ Sherf Notu to tbe FIDUd￿ Sl*temeDty 8 10 14 Det•lied St•temtJ¢ of Fln•Trd￿ Atht 15 to 16 REPORT OF THEThUSTEES FOR THE YEARLYDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 The TTUSte&8 prescnt thetr rep)rt wryth the Fir￿claI Stai£ments of th¢ ChaTiry forthe year endul 31sr December2023 The Trustees have adopted thc provisions of th¢ Statcment ol Recommeth P￿tiCe ISORP) 'Accountsng a￿d Repothg by Charities, is5u¢d in March 2015. Objecdva Publlt B¢ntflts The Brdrlth cxists to promote animal wclfare and to Cl￿1￿ and wffain8 ts) ￿]￿lIS in Brnnch ar¢L This arca covers the casi side of Northumberland from Gatrthcad to BeTWiCk. The objccuves ofthc Rrancb are LO promu¢ thc work ￿ obieciive6 of the Society- To pro]notr kindncss and ro prcvent or wprcss uuelry to animajs by all lawflll means- with partigjlar rEferen¢¢ to the area of thc Bratsch in accÉwdW￿C with the p)licI￿ of the S(¢i¢ty. The kry &im5 of th¢ Branth or ￿ flnd wt*ble new fo￿ Iwm¢s for the aThitrwls in our attd to provide the ctre that is nccded Thc Branch's anirna] wclfarc althou&h I￿￿1 in Dafure. benefits soci* at larye also aims to help pery)l¢ in need with th¢ cllre of their aniTnals. The wlicies adW to furthcr the objectives ￿e as frymu]a*d by the COMMI￿ fm timc to time in accth¢ with RSPCA policies and pro¢¢duN and th¢rE have been no maicff in the wJli¢es thrin8 2023. Th¢ Trustees have teviewed the IAll¢omes and achievemuts fLY the year to ell9￿¢ that they ren]ain focus5ry1 on the charitabSc aims of th¢ Branc￿ and corttinue to dclivtt benefits to the genszal public. We have complied with the duty under the Charities Act 201 I to have ￿81￿d to F4Lblic benefit guidatK¢ wblished by the Charity Commissions. CharltAblt Attfvldu p￿r$￿ed for the pllbmc behtfft The Branch supp)rt5 the Lo¢al Inspeclors by t&kin8 in rn1#r￿ w abOnth￿ anirDal& in¢ludin8 pe¢s wbose ownerj suffer ill hcaitm fina￿la1 diffi0￿11¢& (w have p&s¢d away. Anima]s in th¢ care of the Branth rec¢ive vderiDary treakn¢nl vaexinations, neutriDg and miero chipping are all assessed for ￿0M]ng. The Branch dso offers suhidised velerinory trcattneot fw animth whith ue sick 4Y injured to owners on low income4. This aLso includcs Neutering and mi¢ro cbipping. Thig is a¢bi¢Ycd thrwgh a voucher scbcmc. Lknin8 2023, 370 welfa￿ and Neuterin8 vouchers were issue¢ th￿9 benefitin8 me8ns ixnefits by 8iVill8 finafici￿ h¢lp to obLain ve¢erinary care. The BraAch provid¢d volullteain8 OkVrri¢i¢s for who wish to W ow wotk illdudiD8 Ttus*tship, Fundrdisin8 and Tdail work and sorne animal cale via fosWin& The m&in a¢livitics to acbieve this aye the LyeratsoD of art &nimai rethoming pro8rnmnK and the M8D¥em￿l and over5ighi of row Chariry ()Jr t¢atD of volwi*m in*4Lluable Pagc I ILSPCA NEWCASTLE AND NORTH NoimiuMBEBL4ND REpoirf OFTHE TRiJSTE ACH￿VEmE￿1T AND PERFORMANCE Ch&rftsbl¢ actlvltl Animal Wdfart The Bratkch ¢onlinu￿ its work of rtrlMxlliD8 a￿1 8SSiSlin8 pet on low Incomes wAth Assistsnce for nfflM£rin& mICr￿chIpPing and sonie werinary fr￿. Rehomlng priority to In5pectoratr 8enera*d anima15 and 15 unabl¢ to a¢¢¢pt anirnals from the 8waJ public.The abilrty to rchornc durillg 2023 was sevcrcly CUrt￿led by the Ixk ofsuitablc F￿15¢s. Anitn&ts in this arca that were removd from hami's way by In5PWtors w¢r¢ transfened Ix3n¢lw fff rrhoming and th¢ Branch cotitribwcd to their rchabilitation. Th¢ Brallcb a]so ethtributed uy facilities At Fell Edge for th¢ rthomiD8 of ￿ltI*l$ frr￿ll th¢ B[￿h are& Partncrshitks with I￿aL fotyJbth now actively supplying * and cat food ftr wl¢ who were in ruw￿181 Braneh $bops The branch continuth hav¢ 8hqx iti AlnwicK WrKJl¢rJltYpeth IWTritley Bry. Chw nvwu¢ ghco in MLI￿th ryened iti April 2023. As well as ratstng VI￿ fimds for the Br￿￿b. the Sho￿ hdp kn ratse &Wara￿ of our Bra￿h and the wort we do by displaying rehomin8 and event p)stys. Adth"tionally, (w help ￿ recycle and upwle th)n￿10th5 helping the cnyironment. We very reliani on the woflt fr£￿￿ the sh￿. This is a vrtai F¢rt of (w income and we wre si￿¢[¢1y graiefill for ail thc doDatt'on5 are thken to tb¢ 5h(y6 by the pthlic an(Vry colkcted by voluntrct5. StLOP incomc is an C8senti818ource of fi￿&5 and w¢ w?iinuously WLYk hsrd to ￿ur¢¢ Altrmativc inwme. The Branch is indcbt¢d to the volunt¢¢r5 and employe&% who 5tsff ow shops. with(￿ and the revenll¢ th¢y 8rnUate. the Brnnch Could rtOL ¢ontinue to opergt Fergl Clts The Branch continues to WLvk in the w￿l¢f and thc Surro￿ Are￿ with the lon8 nmDing Frfoblem with cats. The Branch coniinues to work with kol r¢sidents to nthrterin8 ary1v￿7n￿ u8iitin¢ FTNANCIAL REVIEW InvatDteTrt pollcy ind obJe¢dvt4 The Tn￿(Ce$. invcqtmenl p)wus 8ovemed by Branch Nle4 pennii the ￿arity'S fimts w Ix inve6ted in any secwiry list￿ on th¢ lJ)ndon Stock Ex¢11￿¢. The Br8rtch follows RSPCA guidelitu on dbic41 inv¢sunents. The Bran¢h Commiitcc's poliLy is to maintsin incomc whilll pruerving the real Vdlue of rn￿W¢d inveSttn￿t& Regervu poilry The Branch h&$ 72 months tcxrve8 itt w1ftstri￿ The Policy itt 2LKJ5 ststtsl that th¢ Branth would dim to have 24 mon¢lLS rcs¢rvcs. The puwJ5c ofsuch r￿¢S is ￿ etLMwe that work wiiinues in a manaBcd w&y should the I￿Ome reduce si8nifiwitly for atry rrason. To rethi¢e the level of rtserns the is plannin8 to r¢w]nY & series of projects ￿ benefit allimajs in less afflueni pa￿ of thc Bran¢h Pa8c 2 RSPCA NEWCAsll￿ AND NORTH NORTIIUMBERL41YD REpoifF OF THE TRUSTELS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECLMBER 21)23 St•tem¢nt ofBr8n¢b COrnD￿lte* Ru￿11[bU1¢1CS Charity law and the Royal SLKicty for the Prevetttion of c￿lty to Anima]s rults rcquÈre the Brauch Cornrnittee to pr¢parc financial statrnmits for each flnanci￿ year wlKh slmlw the a&sets alld liabilities alld consolid¥t¢ ￿ thc activities of the whole Branch. - sel¢¢t suitable accountinB policics and wly them consis*nlly. . nd¢e judgemcnts and eaimates that 8r¢ rnsothl¢ and prudt . slate whether applicable accounting Stsndard% have beeD followat subject to any nJItal￿ thpaTDJrtt discl￿d alld explained in the financial s¢atemenL . prepar¢ th¢ financial statthjents on the 80in8 concem i*sis it is to that the Branch wiu contiDue in businc&5. at any time the fin&ncio1 position of the Branth. They are also for safe8u•sdJn8 the assu6 of the BTEnch dr hcnrc for taking re￿nIble the weveNicrA and de￿￿ll￿ of frnud and (rflw iffegul•rities. FUTURE PLANS The BroJJch intends to ¢ontiDue its the Inwiort by to assist T￿th Welfar¢ for th¢ animals th Are in our care. Welfare Work is undenaken by the Branch wher¢by iyt owners in rrteipt of ctitsirt beJ)efi¢s are given Some assisi&nct wÉth vd bills and the CO￿ of neutemg their pets. The Branch intrnds to ¢￿tinUe thc WLKk of F￿vidIng cvents Wh¢￿ rKt ownets on low in¢om¢s will be able to have their all1m￿ mieroew a￿1 ev¢ats in collabo￿lOn with othtt or8Alli8alions as ii has done pmi¢)wly. tkning 2024. the Braneb will coniiouE Io LWtt&te its own BratKh fimded carnpai8n to promrt¢ neutti￿% microthippill d promoting resFLMwTr*le pet oThmership. Over the I￿[ ei8htccn yeats thc Brartch h&$ be£n Involv￿ in neulerin8 fual ￿¢$ wedomiDRntJy iti the North of the Br￿ch ar¢a. It is intrnded to Conlillue exE*nd these Activities in cwpeTrtioD other orBHnizations. The vsrious cvcnts thai thc Brdnch has atiendaj in the pasl will con¢iDue to be Plans iticlude ftcon]M￿clng the Action Days. which wert w successful in promotin8 neutering and ofvin8 w¢lf•re adviee firt of chaT8e to membus of th¢ public. GovernlnR do¢um¢n¢ The Charity is an unincolwr￿ed LK%ociation. 8ovcmcd by the Nle6 as apyovtd by the COU￿￿1 of the Socidy, mAoaged by & bosrdof Tnjstcrs elccied anttudty at the Annual Guwal MKtin& Org#nls*tlonal strncture All srrare8ic and tsctiC81 d￿lS1on5 are mad¢ by the Tr￿ItC¢S in c4mn1￿ Qxrati0￿ decisio￿ by appropriaie members of st8ff in consuJtatiOD with line rn8na8cmcnL Rtsk mauxiement During 2024 tbe m•jor risks to wbicb the chariry 15 &$ idallificd by thc Tnjstces. will Continue to b¢ rcvicwcd. Branch expendiwre continues to be Financial eontrols are in pl&e in all Branth 0￿￿tio￿%. Hdth & Safery Lq8thsrncnts and Fire Risk &K4c&4menL¥ have been ¢rndu¢ted and wch Cor￿tIVe rneas￿ were needed have been REFERENCE ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Reglitered Charity nurnb¢r 232240 Prlndpaj addre 26 Bridge Street Morptth NE61 INL Pa8¢ 3 RKPORT OF THE TRUSTELS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 21123 Trn$te H Ekhorclcn Se¢r¢thry P MaughaD Chairman A Murphy Trcawrcr A C Simpson Re8ional Rep P Herron l Davidson J P Egan (opw)iDtal 221512023) IndqKndettt EI￿nIner David Holloway FCA tThA RIbchesie￿, Clwtered AcwuniAnlS Finchale Housc Belmont BusÉntss Park DHI ITW Branch Personnel w¢r¢ as follows: Shop Manager (part timc)- Alnwtck Shop Manager Ivolunlary pan time)-Wooler ShLlP Manager x 24part lime) Morpdh Shop Managcr- Whitley Bay Retail A&8i5tini- Whidey Bay Driver Ipart ¢ime) Brnnch AdministsJtor Bankern.. LIoyLts. 15 West Siirei G4rtsW T￿¢ & Wev. Solicitors: McKv8 & Co, 1.3 Larkn TrAI￿, Newc46U¢ upon Tyn¢. Approvedby of the iY)vdof tslL*es 00 16JwK 2024 SI￿d(￿ its b￿￿1r by: PM8U Pa8c 4 INDEPLWDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTELS OF RSPCA NEWCASTLE NORTH NORTHUMBERtAIYD Independent examlner's report to tbe tnmltfs ofRSPCA Newt*sde *nd Northumberl￿a I report its the ¢l)atity tr￿￿tees on my exam1t￿on of& accounts of RSPCA Newcasdc d North Northuthand {thc Tn￿tI tor the year ended 31 December 2023. RespotsilbUltle4 b•sts OfrqM￿t A5 the Charity bwsie&s of the Trust you are T¢s[#)n￿ble for the wya11￿ of the accou￿ in acwdanct with th¢ requirements of the Charities Acl 2011 fthe Ad). I report in respEct of my examinalioi of the Trnsvs a¢coullts carried ￿t undcr Stttiort 145 of the Act and in carrying out my eXaMinatiL￿ I have followed all appli¢able Dirtcitons 8iven by the Cbatity Commwion undry Sedion 145(5Xbl of the Aa. Indryendemt uADthier'i thte4nent Sincc YOUT chariry's w income ex￿ £250.(NXI yow exatniw must bc a member of a listed I￿. l e4n confirm that l aTn qualified ￿ undenake the cxam¥n*ion b￿￿5¢ V am a m¢¥nbcr of the Insiiw* of Chartr(￿ Accounthnts in England and Wale& wthich 15 one of thc listrd tK#Jie& I bave complewl my tXatllinati￿. I eonfllTr tha¢ no uwtuial mlttets b•ve come to my attenti￿ in connectirm with the exominatson givillB m¢ cwsc ￿ bdieve any matuial rrspecL'. accounting records wqe twjt illlesp￿t ofthe TTUSt as Tquircd by Stttion 130 of thc Ac4 th¢ accounts th) not accord with those recor&,' or the accounts do not comply with the applicttble requirunents c(xvrninB the fomi and contml of accounts sei out in the Charities (ACCO￿Ls wl Rq￿rts) Rc8ui*tons 2(w)8 oth¢r than any requiranent that the &ce(MJnts give I have no concerns attd have come o¢rw5 no other mbttrws in c e4WiPmCttt Totals COST At l January 2023 Additsons 8J( 3.802 158,91 8,4119 Ai 31 Dewnber 2023 8.3( 3.802 167,4(xl DEPRECIATION Ai l January 2023 ctW8e for ycar 3295 101 56J27 1.853 5(AJ At 31 December 2023 6.620 3J96 58,180 NET BOOK VALUE Ai 31 Decembcr 2023 406 109,220 At 31 DecembEr 2022 ?240 507 102,584 FOR THEYEAR EI¥DED 31 DECEMBER 21ll3 STOCKS 2023 2022 St￿k of mi5C¢ll￿￿￿s gcK¥Js 10. DEBT01￿. AMOUNTS FALIING DUE WrnUN ONE YEAR 2022 VAT 5275 1975 2023 2022 List¢d iDVNtm¢nts 151.994 142.771 12. CREDITORS: AM0￿s FALUNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2023 2022 Trth CredI￿S Taxation atjd SLxial wity Othercrtdilors 6.656 3,158 15.418 639 2,818 7,450 25.232 10,907 13. MOVEMENf IN FUNtKS vcmcnt At 31.12.23 Aii.1.23 Ullrtttrlcted fuDd• Genernl fund Rel)oming Ccntrr 835.843 142J63 978.206 1.435,843 142J63 1,578.206 Elldowmettt The late Mrs H B Ryd&s bwuut 44.801 4.117 48,918 1.48Q644 146.480 1,627.124 N¢¢ movemenl in r￿dI. ineludgd in th¢ above are ao ftilltyws: it) fimds Unrutricted 381W>6 {244549) 5.IfJ5 142J63 EDdDMTrlltnt Th¢ ]at¢ H B Ry&s 4.117 4.117 TOTAL FUNIKS 381,806 (244,549) 146.480 Pag¢ 12 ¢4Miinued... A3. CompAratlves for movtmeDt ID TrallsfetS At 31.1?.22 At 1.1.22 in funds Umre#rltted twid• General fimd Reboming Ccntrr 1208.486 227.357 835.843 1208,486 227J57 1.435,843 Endowmtht fundj The l*e Mrs H B Ryd¢gJ Ixquest SQ696 (5,895) 44,801 1259.182 221.462 1.480.644 CompaTrtiv¢ net movemeni in fund& ir￿l￿d¢d in the above gre as follows: in fi￿dS Unrertdtted Gtheral Ojnd 494.037 (251726) (13.954) 227J57 ETrdowm¢nt Th¢ late Mrs H B Ryd&s bequest (5,8951 15,895) TOTAL FUNDS 494.037 1252,726) (19,849) 221,462 A Gu￿¢￿¢ yelr 12 I￿( year 12 mcfflths combind P)siti￿ is as follom: Nct TraDrfer5 At 31.12.23 Atl.1.22 Unru¢rl¢t¢d General fund ReboniiD8 Ccntre 1.208.486 369,720 (f￿.(￿) 978,206 I￿.486 369.720 1578206 Thc late Mrs H B Ryderfs iwiut 50.696 (1,778) 48,918 1259.182 367.942 1,627.124 PaBC 13 RSPCA NEWCAsfLE Noi¥fH NORTHUMBERLAND 13. A C￿￿¢ year 12 Ttwnths 8nd ￿lOr year 12 nwnths cOTrbjn￿ Det movunent in fulld￿ in¢l￿1¢d in thc alx)ve are a5 follows.. losses ill funds UnrtJtrl¢tsd fuTr Grnet8] fiwd 875.843 1497275) (8,848) 369,720 Endowment funds Thc knte Mrs H B Ryderfs bequest (1.778) (1,778) TOTAL FUNDS 875.843 (497275) (10,626) 367.942 14. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES There were no ttlated party transac￿ forthe yetrtudtsl 31 Deeethbtr2023. Page 14 FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2023 2023 2022 Dongtloni Ind lepc Donations Leg8cies 31.687 161.961 51,301 255.632 10,974 336 Subscriptions 194.108 318.243 Other ￿￿￿ttl *edvl¢leJ Shop income 183.667 173,176 IDYatmtht kneome BDnk intrrest Dividcnds 556 3.475 148 1470 4.031 2,618 Total In¢oml•i ruovreos 381.806 494,037 EXPENDITURE Other tr•dini •¢tlvlth• Purch&scs 360 77,699 1.039 40.298 10.108 4.308 5,777 ,672 2,925 358 101.834 1,431 39.852 3,819 2,264 7,362 1,431 2,073 127 Pen5ion6 Renl rates, water, lighi heat R¢pairs and rcnewals Telephone Travel and motor expetmes Con&umAblcs Insuranc&s Shop equipm¢ni deFKrciati 144.287 160.551 ChArlt*ble *ctlvld¢B Boarding fees Neuierin8 7,442 32.944 13.060 29,978 40,386 43.038 Support ¢0 Financt Bank 1.448 ,057 Human ruollrt Wa8& CaTfEed fotward 28.773 28,773 27,975 27,975 Pa8e 15 FOR YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 20Z3 2022 Hum•n resourc Brought forward Pensions 28.773 650 27.975 580 29.429 28.555 Other Accountancy RenL rates. li8ht w]d he Braneb CDntributio Telephone POSL printin& s¢ationery 8ndadvertishng Miscellgne(yJs cxpcnses Travel 8t)d motor cxiknses Professional fees Giti aid sysiem Fixturts fittings depreciatiu) Mot()r vchicles dcpreciation Loss on sale of tsngible fixed al￿11 3,7(KJ 2572 15,436 450 814 2569 3.411 lJ58 598 1.016 393 7,020 2,070 324 747 19 304 519 1603 1.192 560 19.525 Total re60urce8 expmdcd 244,549 252.726 Net Income b¢fort tthi ind Iom 137257 241.311 Reallsed r¢¢oKDlsed 8•lni And iosae8 Relllised 881￿110&5¢$) on programme related invcstments 9.223 119,849) Net IDeome 146.480 221,462 Pa8c 16