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2025-12-31-accounts

20 ANNUAL 25 REPORT

Agenda for the Annual General Meeting of the Basingstoke & Andover Branch

Date: 29 June 2026

  1. Opening Address and Welcome

  2. Apologies for Absence

  3. Adoption of Minutes of last Annual General Meeting

  4. Matters Arising

  5. To Receive the Accounts for the 2025 Financial Year

  6. Appointment of Auditor/Independent Examiner

  7. To Receive the Committee’s Report for 2025

  8. Committee Election

  9. Consideration of Resolutions

  10. Any Other Business

Trixie and her puppies

They were saved by a brave member of the public from a camp that was on fire.

They were very dirty and Trixie was very under weight. Our volunteers cared for them and have now found forever homes for Trixie and her puppies.

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting

Date: Saturday 21 June 2025 | Venue: Viables Community Centre, Basingstoke

  1. Welcome & Introduction

  2. Lou Braham welcomed everyone to the meeting and thanked them for coming.

2. Apologies for absence

Vivien Eged and Marie Thackaberry (BPM)

3. Adoption of Minutes of the last Annual General Meeting

The minutes of the AGM held on Saturday 22 June 2024 were agreed as a correct record - proposed by Peter Romain and seconded by Dan Hubert.

4. Matters arising

None.

5. Annual Accounts

The accounts were formally adopted – proposed by Peter Romain, seconded by Andy Smith, and agreed unanimously.

6. Appointment of Auditor/Independent Examiner

The Treasurer proposed that the Independent Examiners, Moore (South) LLP, continue to be used as the independent examiners for the Branch. This was seconded by Lou Braham and passed unanimously.

7. Committee report

The report was formally adopted - proposed by Andy Smith, seconded by Peter Romain, and agreed unanimously.

8. Election of Committee

Five members had submitted properly proposed and seconded nominations for the Branch Committee. The following were duly elected: Lou Braham, Vivien Eged, Peter Romain, Craig Stokes, and Andy Smith.

9. Consideration of Resolutions

10. Any other business

The Chair, Trustees and Members thanked Dan Hubert for his many years of service as a trustee

Andy Smith

Branch Secretary

Meet Spud

Meet Walter & Daisy

This little guy was found in a field at just 6 weeks old with a life threatening head injury.

A local veterinary nurse looked after him for us and he is now full of character in his forever home.

They were found separately in a matter of days and immediately recognised each other. We were so lucky to rehome them together and they are loving their new life.

BRANCH HIGHLIGHTS

Welcome to the 2025 Annual report of the Basingstoke & Andover Branch of the RSPCA.

We exist as a Charity to improve and safeguard the lives of vulnerable animals. This report tells the story – in numbers, words, and pictures – of our activities and achievements during 2025. We continue to operate in a challenging financial environment which is particularly difficult for small branches, like ours, that don’t have an animal centre. This means that Trustee focus during 2025 has continued to be on income generation, cost reduction, and options for merger with another Branch.

The two cooperation agreements we signed with local branches are both now generating welcome income. The first was with North Wilts who are paying us a percentage of the profits from their Andover charity shop. The second was with Alton, Haslemere and Petersfield branch for whom we deliver rehoming services.

In our last Annual Report, we explained that we were formally consulting with other local branches about a merger with another Branch to secure our future and to ensure that we can provide the best possible support to vulnerable animals in our area. That process is now well advanced, and we are deep into merger negotiations with North Wilts to create a new unified branch for North Wiltshire, West Berkshire, and North Hampshire. We hope to be in a position shortly where we can invite members to vote on the merger.

The Committee would like to thank all the staff and volunteers that have worked for the

Branch during 2025 for the benefit of the animals that came into our care. We rely massively on Mandy, our rehoming coordinator, who always goes above and beyond in carrying out her duties. She in turn is supported by a network of volunteers for fostering, fundraising, vet trips, home checks, and post home checks.

Our incredible team of volunteers do such a wonderful job, and we couldn't do it without them.

Particular thanks go

to...

Our newest volunteers to the branch: Rachel, Rebecca, Emma, Stevi, Robin, Kayley and Nikki. All our existing and new volunteers who foster cats and support our fundraising events.

Sarah and Alison also manage kitten hand rearing and the more challenging cats. Caz manages our Facebook page. Jo handles our enquiries line. Trish, Tanya, Steve, Mary lu foster in Andover. David, Bruce, Sarah, Nikki, Paula, Patrick and Nina provide foster homes for our dogs in need. Our fundraisers are: Nina, Angela, Sarah. Rhian, Caz, Paula, Patrick, Emma, Amelia and Lindley.

Trustee Changes

Dan Hubert stepped down from the Committee at the 2025 AGM. We are grateful to him for his work and for sticking with us to ensure we had sufficient Trustees to be viable. We welcomed two new Trustees during 2025. Craig Stokes joined the Committee in January and Bob Whelpton in June.

ANIMAL WELFARE

We exist as a Charity to improve and safeguard the lives of vulnerable animals. The following sections look at the Branch’s achievements during 2025, with comparable figures for 2024. Mandy James, the Branch’s Re-homing Coordinator, has led this work with support from other Trustees and volunteers, most notably, Sarah Biro.

Rehoming Figures

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ACTION 2024 2025
Animals re-homed 123 140
Home checks 154 163
Animals micro-chipped 198 198
Animals neutered
(excluding the Neutering 94 99
Scheme)
Animals put to sleep (on
3 1
Vets’ advice)
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Meet Charlie
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Meet Our Kittens
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A lady contacted us about Charlie, who had a really bad neck wound. Our team were able to trap him and took him to the vets.

Our team have rescued, hand reared and rehomed a number of cute, playful kittens throughout 2025.

The lady contacted the team, asking to look after for him. After months of dedicated care, Charlie is doing really well and has found his forever home with the lady that cared for him.

Neutering Scheme

The RSPCA and local vets jointly run the restricted Neutering Scheme.

Members of the public on specified income related benefits can pay for a voucher to neuter their pets at approximately one third of the actual cost. The RSPCA contributes a further one third and the participating vets contribute the final third as a discount when the pets are neutered.

The number of animals neutered is shown in the table below:

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ANIMALS 2025 2024 2023
Male Cats 0 3 1
Female Cats 2 12 0
Male Dogs 9 29 2
Female Dogs 10 19 3
Male Guinea
1 0 0
Pigs
TOTAL 22 63 6
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The cost of the scheme to the Branch in 2025 appears in the Annual Accounts as £3,384 (£10,396 in 2024) which is totally vets fees. This is offset by an income of £1,654 (£5,267 in 2024) which comes from the people who use the scheme.

The neutering scheme continued to be funded in 2025 by the grant from the

RSPCA Regional Fund received in 2023. However, the funds were exhausted at the end of 2025, and, due to financial constraints, there is no plan to continue the scheme in 2026.

An agreement between the RSPCA and The Cats Protection League (CPL) allows the Branch to refer all requests for the neutering of cats to the CPL. However, for a short period in 2024 the CPL was unable to accept any referrals; the Branch issued 15 vouchers for cats in this period.

Read our 2025 Annual Account Report here.

CONTACT

For more information, please reach out to us at enquiries@rspcabasingstokeandover.org.uk

Website:

https://www.rspca.org.uk/local/basingstoke-andandover-branch

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RSPCABasingstoke-and-Andover-Branch216581438514976/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rspca.basin gstoke.andover/

X: https://twitter.com/rspcabasingando

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rspca -basingstoke-andover-branch/

Page
Legaland AdministrativeInformation 1
BranchCommittee Repoft 2-5
IndependentExaminer's Report 6
StatementofFinancialActivities 7
Balance Sheet 8
Notesto theFinancialStatements 9-15

Unrestricted
Note
2025
EE
Unrestricted
Note
2025
EE
Rg:eicted
2O2S
Total
2025
E.
Total
2024
E
Incomeandendowmentsfrcm:
Donations andLegacis
Othertradingactivitjes
Invesffinents
Otherinome
2
3
4
5
6L,285
35,983
814
1,654
18
61,285
37,637
832
71,O07
25,618
749
1,945
Total 98,082 L,672 99,754 99,319
Expenditureon:
Raisingfunds 6 115 116 132
Charitable activities
Other
7I 81,253
9,963
3,394 84,637
9,963
83,885
7,433
Total 91,332 3,384 94,7L6 91,450
Net income 6,750 (1,7t2) 5,038 7,869
Reconciliationoffunds:
Totalfunds brought forward
58,742 2,835 61,577 53,708
Total funds carriedforward 65,492 L,123 66,615 6L,577

2025 2024
Note E E
Current AsseE
Debtors 10 7,349 4,255
Ca$atbank andinhand 11 69,689 65,014
77,438 69,269
Current Liabilities
Creditors: Amountsfallingduewithinoneyeart2 (10,423) (7,692)
Het Current Assets 66,615 61,577
TotalNet Assets 66,6L5 67,577
Funds
Unrestricted funds 13 65,492 58,742
RestrictedFunds 13 L,123 2,835
TotalFunds 61,577
=9=6j=u=tj

Donations and Legacies
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
2025 2025 2025 2024
g. s. g. E
Cat re-homing donations 15,060 15,068 7,844
Dog re-homing animal donations 14,700 10,700 21,775
Donations 29,810 29,810 35,203
HQNeutering refunds 5,255 5,255 5,176
Misc Refunds 179 179 339
Grants 1,100
ColledingBoxes 281 281 t74
61,285 61,285 7t,aa7

Trading Activities Trading Activities

Unrestricted
Restricted Total Total
2025
s.
2025t 2025
E
2024
E
AltonHaslemere&Petersfieldliaison 24,642 24,642 8,64L
Neuteringscheme 1,654 1,654 5,267
Incomefromfundraising events tL,341 lL,341 tL,710
35,983 1,654 37,637 25,618

Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
2025I 2025
A
2025
C
2424
s,
Bank Interest - NeuteringScheme 7 7 56
Bank Interest - CostofLiving FundBIS L2
Bank
Bank
Interest
interest
-
-
CostofLivingFundAndover
General
814
11 11
814
L2
669
814 18 832 749

OtherIncome
Unrestricted RdicH Total Total
2025 2025 2025 2024
E s. E E
Vansale 1,945
1,945

RaisingFunds
. Unrestricted R*ictcd Total Total
2025t 2025
G,
2025
E
2024
€.
Fundraising goods 776 116 L32
116 116 t32

CharitableActivities
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
2025 2025 2025 2424
E E E E
Cat expenses 33,088 33,088 L7,195
Dogexpenses 2,2,551 22,551 27,205
Neutering schemeexpenses 3,384 3,384 10,396
Costoflivingfundexpenses Basingstoke 3,741
Homing co-ordination 25,54 25,504 25,238
Regionalcontribution 110 110 110
81,253 3,384 84,637 83,885

FORTHE Y EAREND ING31DE CEMBER2025
8. OtherCosts
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
2025t 2425
E
2425
E
202il
C
IndependentExaminerfee
Understated
2,100
2L0
2,to0
zfi
2,t40
647
Other accountanrycosts 327
Committee meetings&office expenses 908 908 1,065
AltonHaslemere&Petersfield liaison 6,745 6,745 3,300
Total 9,963 9,963 7,433
Includedintheabove aregovernancecostsoff2,31 0(2024-f3,068).
9. Salariesand National InsuranceCosts
2025 2024
s. E
Salariespaid 24,278 2A,744
Pension 541 418
2+,819 20,658

Debtors
2025 20?4
C. s.
VAT recoverable 899 1,081
Sundry debtors 6,450 3,174
7,349 4,255


FORTHEYEARENDING3

IDECEMBER2025
11. CashatBank andinHand
2025 2024
E f.
Current account 3,052 3,031
Current account-Collection 5 405
Current account-Cardmachine 5 5
Deposit account 66,487 6t,473
Pettycash 140 100
69,689 65,014
L:2. Creditors
2'025 2024
c. i.
Trade creditors 4,540 2,42L
Accrual 5,883 5,27L
L0,423 7,692
Funds
Opening
Balance
s.
Closing
ExpensesBalance
ES,
Inome
2
Unrestricted
-General
58,742 98,082 (91,332) 65,492
Restricted
-Neuteringscheme 1,723 1,661 (3,384)
-CostoflivinggrantAndover 1,172 11 L,123
6L,577 99,754 (94,716) 66,615
Fundsfor yearended31Decemb er2O24
Opening
Balance
E
InomeExp€nses
ef.
Closing
Balance
2
Unrestricted
-General
43,183 92,872 (77,313)58,742
Restricted
-Neuteringscheme 6,796 5,323 (10,396) 7,723
-CostoflivinggrantBasingstoke 3,729 L2 (3,74L)
-Costofliving grant Andover 1,112 t,112
53,708 99,319 (91,450)61,577

FundsAnalysis
NetCurrent 2025
Assets Total
2 2
Unrestricted
-General 65,492 65,492
Restricted
-Neuteringscheme
-Costofliving grant Andover
1,123 t,!23
66,615 65,615

Fundanalysisfor the yearended31Dec ember2'lJ24
I{et Current zo24
Assets Total
E C-
Unrestricted
-General
59,742 58,742
Restricted
-Neuteringscheme 1,732
-Costofliving grant Andover 1,112 1,112
6L,557 61,557

Page
Legaland AdministrativeInformation 1
BranchCommittee Repoft 2-5
IndependentExaminer's Report 6
StatementofFinancialActivities 7
Balance Sheet 8
Notesto theFinancialStatements 9-15

Unrestricted
Note
2025
EE
Unrestricted
Note
2025
EE
Rg:eicted
2O2S
Total
2025
E.
Total
2024
E
Incomeandendowmentsfrcm:
Donations andLegacis
Othertradingactivitjes
Invesffinents
Otherinome
2
3
4
5
6L,285
35,983
814
1,654
18
61,285
37,637
832
71,O07
25,618
749
1,945
Total 98,082 L,672 99,754 99,319
Expenditureon:
Raisingfunds 6 115 116 132
Charitable activities
Other
7I 81,253
9,963
3,394 84,637
9,963
83,885
7,433
Total 91,332 3,384 94,7L6 91,450
Net income 6,750 (1,7t2) 5,038 7,869
Reconciliationoffunds:
Totalfunds brought forward
58,742 2,835 61,577 53,708
Total funds carriedforward 65,492 L,123 66,615 6L,577

2025 2024
Note E E
Current AsseE
Debtors 10 7,349 4,255
Ca$atbank andinhand 11 69,689 65,014
77,438 69,269
Current Liabilities
Creditors: Amountsfallingduewithinoneyeart2 (10,423) (7,692)
Het Current Assets 66,615 61,577
TotalNet Assets 66,6L5 67,577
Funds
Unrestricted funds 13 65,492 58,742
RestrictedFunds 13 L,123 2,835
TotalFunds 61,577
=9=6j=u=tj

Donations and Legacies
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
2025 2025 2025 2024
g. s. g. E
Cat re-homing donations 15,060 15,068 7,844
Dog re-homing animal donations 14,700 10,700 21,775
Donations 29,810 29,810 35,203
HQNeutering refunds 5,255 5,255 5,176
Misc Refunds 179 179 339
Grants 1,100
ColledingBoxes 281 281 t74
61,285 61,285 7t,aa7

Trading Activities Trading Activities

Unrestricted
Restricted Total Total
2025
s.
2025t 2025
E
2024
E
AltonHaslemere&Petersfieldliaison 24,642 24,642 8,64L
Neuteringscheme 1,654 1,654 5,267
Incomefromfundraising events tL,341 lL,341 tL,710
35,983 1,654 37,637 25,618

Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
2025I 2025
A
2025
C
2424
s,
Bank Interest - NeuteringScheme 7 7 56
Bank Interest - CostofLiving FundBIS L2
Bank
Bank
Interest
interest
-
-
CostofLivingFundAndover
General
814
11 11
814
L2
669
814 18 832 749

OtherIncome
Unrestricted RdicH Total Total
2025 2025 2025 2024
E s. E E
Vansale 1,945
1,945

RaisingFunds
. Unrestricted R*ictcd Total Total
2025t 2025
G,
2025
E
2024
€.
Fundraising goods 776 116 L32
116 116 t32

CharitableActivities
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
2025 2025 2025 2424
E E E E
Cat expenses 33,088 33,088 L7,195
Dogexpenses 2,2,551 22,551 27,205
Neutering schemeexpenses 3,384 3,384 10,396
Costoflivingfundexpenses Basingstoke 3,741
Homing co-ordination 25,54 25,504 25,238
Regionalcontribution 110 110 110
81,253 3,384 84,637 83,885

FORTHE Y EAREND ING31DE CEMBER2025
8. OtherCosts
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
2025t 2425
E
2425
E
202il
C
IndependentExaminerfee
Understated
2,100
2L0
2,to0
zfi
2,t40
647
Other accountanrycosts 327
Committee meetings&office expenses 908 908 1,065
AltonHaslemere&Petersfield liaison 6,745 6,745 3,300
Total 9,963 9,963 7,433
Includedintheabove aregovernancecostsoff2,31 0(2024-f3,068).
9. Salariesand National InsuranceCosts
2025 2024
s. E
Salariespaid 24,278 2A,744
Pension 541 418
2+,819 20,658

Debtors
2025 20?4
C. s.
VAT recoverable 899 1,081
Sundry debtors 6,450 3,174
7,349 4,255


FORTHEYEARENDING3

IDECEMBER2025
11. CashatBank andinHand
2025 2024
E f.
Current account 3,052 3,031
Current account-Collection 5 405
Current account-Cardmachine 5 5
Deposit account 66,487 6t,473
Pettycash 140 100
69,689 65,014
L:2. Creditors
2'025 2024
c. i.
Trade creditors 4,540 2,42L
Accrual 5,883 5,27L
L0,423 7,692
Funds
Opening
Balance
s.
Closing
ExpensesBalance
ES,
Inome
2
Unrestricted
-General
58,742 98,082 (91,332) 65,492
Restricted
-Neuteringscheme 1,723 1,661 (3,384)
-CostoflivinggrantAndover 1,172 11 L,123
6L,577 99,754 (94,716) 66,615
Fundsfor yearended31Decemb er2O24
Opening
Balance
E
InomeExp€nses
ef.
Closing
Balance
2
Unrestricted
-General
43,183 92,872 (77,313)58,742
Restricted
-Neuteringscheme 6,796 5,323 (10,396) 7,723
-CostoflivinggrantBasingstoke 3,729 L2 (3,74L)
-Costofliving grant Andover 1,112 t,112
53,708 99,319 (91,450)61,577

FundsAnalysis
NetCurrent 2025
Assets Total
2 2
Unrestricted
-General 65,492 65,492
Restricted
-Neuteringscheme
-Costofliving grant Andover
1,123 t,!23
66,615 65,615

Fundanalysisfor the yearended31Dec ember2'lJ24
I{et Current zo24
Assets Total
E C-
Unrestricted
-General
59,742 58,742
Restricted
-Neuteringscheme 1,732
-Costofliving grant Andover 1,112 1,112
6L,557 61,557