Hiip Thames Valley Animal Welfare Reports & Accounts Financial Year Ending 3110312026 Contents Legal & Administrative Detaits Trustees Report INJependent Examiner5 Report Receipts & Payments sts¢emert Asset & tiabil¥ty Ststement Note5 to the Accounts reated using ExpenseHus
Legal & Administrative Detalls Charity Name.. Thames Valley Animal Welfare Charity Number.. 900616 Charity Address.. Thames Valley Animal Welfare. PO Box 4931, Henley-on-Thames. RG9 9NB Trustees: lean Phelan Anthony Prlce (Appolntsd 25109120251 Helen Walker (Appointed 26108120251 Rhiannon Eleanor Charnock (Appointed 22107n0251 Nicola lane Roberts (Appointed 22107120251 Erzsebet Bodonyi stephanie Shearman Eva Slattery Ann Linda Wells Yvonne Room Independent Examiner.. Martin Tucker 7 Wychwood Close Sonning Common South Oxfordshire RG7 45A
Trustees Report (J)iects of Lhe charfty The Dbjert of the £ha<ity is rescue abèndonEd, unwanted. 15Ptreated ond neglected cat5. Veterinary twtment 15 prowdÈd whefi ece5sary and èll c3ts are 5Ye or neutered and microchipped before rehomln unbl they are ready for rehominy. 7VAW aims to flnd loving pernianent homes . The cats are cèred for in IndSvldual foster homes responsible people forall anima15 in Its care and undertakes never to deStY any cat Unl advised to do 50 by a veiertnary surgeon 00 the grtsJnds of111.heath. The work of the chanty 15 undertaken enbrdy by ¥olte25 work9 frorn thelrown homes. summary ofthe chthty's main aLe53nd achthments To fvrther the above objects and vlsion, the charltys main artivitie5 and achlevements were 0sfollo.. We operate a waltln cats. We have hel severa lace5 in foster home5. with pr10 belng given to stray Pregnant cats. kiLten5 a5 well as sick and Injured cèt colonies a trapped a total of 8 cats and kiitens from tRain this year. the maln one was tn a prfwate carpark off the Oxford Road in ReadirMJ. We dornestic homes. ere. Our fosterers have W0ed hard to socialise them and the fflaiorty have gone to There are sknii a large number of owned cats and kter that need our help. Thls year we have noticed Intased requests trom peo whosE rdabves have died or a150 helped several multi-(at one Into care hornes. some of these cèts have been traufflat15ed as a 5VIt of theirexperiEnces. We ouseholds. where breeding had become oyt of control and owners unatyle to cDpe. Qur waitiw list increased signlficandy in Ivne and we didn't seè a reduction In nLmber5 vntillarmjary. Foster homes We started the year wth 17 outdoDrf05ter homes and 19 rathw5e5, 7 indoor foster homes and 4 kliten5 sockallsets. ThLs year has agèin seen chan down from fostering wlth a cat%es within our fosterets. We are gratefvl to Kathedr Brewer and Rhian )nd Steve Chamotk, who Steppe ouse. Rhlan i4 oneof ourtrustees and trsurer. e last ear. our big Indoor fosterers.. Kaori Minami. Fluth Thompson Bnd RachelThompson fostered briefiy in txelr homes. e5tchanges have been with our stepped back from SndLHJrfD5tenng. Ilvla Cèmpbell and Sue Ouke trIng the yeèr we welcomed Yveite Decmar and Geraldir tharnbe, tho have tsken on cthow5. Clalre Laee has rnedt0 foster IndoDT5.lenn the yearwith 17 ou Taylor. Fiona Quartetmain. vwaI Obukohwo and Card Brddffeld haveln us as IndoDrf05tuers. We finished 0(fer honJe5 and 19 cathouses. 7 Ind(wfosterhome5 ono 3 kitten socialisers. We arÈ grateful to al ow fosterers, whD worf¢ extremdy hard caring from cute kitters th ferociousferaL5. We %Kuld also IkE to thank al ourtransp)rttsolunteer5, who travel larand wide c(Alecting aTrJ trappin9 £èts. sta0st$ ve 282512826 262412825 282312824 2022/2823 282112922 Adult cats rehomed l69 182 171167 155 rehOrr 120 117 131 133 102 Rebjmvd to owner 7 4 1113 6 Put to deepl0d lèl 11 9 7 2 10 Neuterfn vettreatTnent 24 herne- c051119 159 fjo 36 34 Neuterin9 5cherne- tree O O 0 0 23 Gollen Oklle Scheme tats which CeIved 37 36 22 Othercats helped lal 181post homirKJl 12IP05t Homin4147 53 59 Total 468 517 464 440 411 Notes lalThese Cats have been helped bylVAW in some way, u5wII b the provision of ¥eteTrnary treatment when 0me have t)ot bEÈn able to afford 11 or Post homing treatment of cats homed trom other roblem. b. One cat with advanced FIV and dwa W with exisbnglinlernal èbnotrnaliliL%, and one kltten wlth roblems. one tat ¥Ath a ma55 in its stomach. one cat with lymphDrna. one krtten wi sm and Internal abnornialltles. SM kliters dled- causes unknown. The dècision to euthanase was tsken. In conjunrtitsn with the veterinary su eDn. to end their5ufferin9. Cats Hdped We have hel ed a total 01161 cars during the year thrDugh our A551stance Schemes- Golden OleS, Pt Ftomifi9 and Nwtenn . The rable be cost. Thls is. however. continuing to rfse ènd we are ow show5 a breakdown of the numberof cats helped and the totsl these scherne5. nding that more Cllents are requirin9 help. The note5 below giwe an overview of SIJMMARY OF CATS IIELPED- 1st oming £12,859.93 18 Nwtetfjny ILa5t year amount spent was £52,717.47. Cats hew 2051 Golden Oldie Srheme Rehoming eldety cats is never easy. but It 15 Someti helpful Irthty are ofte for adDPtion underthe"G0ert Oldle Scheme." Often these cats have come irto ourcare with ongoing health problems, such as hyperthyrDidism, kidney. heart disease or dlabetes. Therefore. pr05pectlve owners would be unable to take out pet Insurance. People ar@ encouraged to offer them a hotne if IVAW Is rÈsponsible forfuture veteiinary care. More cats are now belng rehomed underthe stheme. For the financial ¥Ye ended thÈ yearwith 56 Golden Oldles on our book5. Du ear 2025-2016 rehomed underthe schetnE Several year5 the year. 3 of these were pur tD tep or died. SoTne ca s. ¥Yhlch Were enerous ownws do not tske advantsge of&é scheme a ng expensivo ongoing treatmentfoT age-related health Issues. Several optto is year 15 just over £27.000 Ibut is less thèn last y8arwhich was for thelr cat streatment Ihemsefves. Is helpfvl as rhe cost .1891. More cat5 are constènil being added tD the Golden tjdle Scheme. so. 4Yh%le the number5 may not Increase. the vet costs certainly Post Homlt)g Sthen)e e offer help th treatmentfor tats after homin because we are ffndmg that more iat5 are re medication. twtment orvet assessments afteT they leave f05tercare. Yf e do not help in this way. we would be una ¢Trgoing Cats for long ome some because the eriods of time whlle their allments arp C0 Jnd that would result In the charity bEiry Unab to take in cats fDr iare 05ter horne5 are fvll. This year. Post Homing tosts have risen conslderably frc¥n what we SFert K75t eorand the number of cats has also Increased to 18. The costth1s yearlsJst over£12.859 lich Is morethan last year whith wa5 A0801. This increase In Costs Is due to considerable inciea5e In vetcosts. 12025- 31stMarch 2026 Amwnt S Cherr £10,887.00 119 £51.407.211 Plumber ol cats Hew GcJen Qk1ies f276rKJ.28 24 P05t Wlth regard5 to Golden Oldle and P05t Iiomlng Schemes thts yearwe have affended ourterns and cOndanS atKI hope tywtthi5 I11 cut cost in the coming year. Low Cost Neuterin many cats. The sc SchemeTVAYI hove been Yunning a low<ost neutering Scheme Sie Pprll 2000 and durtn9 that timehas neutered mels open to people on mean5 tested beneflts. Many of the recommend us to dnts who approach u5 for hd . Those we help. are Immertsel grateful, wDving how worthwhlle this scheme Is. The number of c4t5 th15 year has rocketed, a5 ha5 e c05t, but ha5 hopefulty save unwanted unneutered and unchlpped cats and wtten5 for rfrhorning. U5 ha¥Sng to tèke In many more The large increase In costs Is party to the tsttthatwe have been offerlng mkmchipplng in addrforn to the neuterlng. no extr
costto the owner. lii5 now a legal QUIremef all cats to be microchlpped. 50. thls wlll eventuall hel TVAW técau5e cats which re foLJnd a5 5yS can be returned to theirowne15 to avoid the charity havirrtj to take responslbllty or em. Frlends ofTVAW The Friends ofTVAW was established In 1993 as è a ofkeeping sutwrters and others interested in our wot Informed about thelVAW s activlties. Is achieved through the publi'cation of our new51ettw. Pè¥Js fDr Thought, whlch Is b5sued three limes a year. Membwsh now exceed5 560. and the new51etter conUnue5 to be ve donations trom Friends OFTVAYI provide a 5ignfficant arwj much-vèlued contri1tIon well receved by ourreader5. Sub5cripODns Jnd wdtsre and rehorTiin9 work. IVAW'5 iOrne. ln9 ttF5UPPOrtour onty)ing TVAW'S Website Wearp gratefijl to Pam Budd at Loud.nilear wfK) updates ourwebsite fow us on a weekly basts. In planning actiVIt$, the tnjstees have applied the9uldance on bet)efft issued by the Chèrrty CiThmi55ion. Financial Review Financial Tharnes Valley Animal Welfare is pthtir?dependent uwn (bnafjons its own lundr&5ing efforts tofiNnce its work. It (JDE5 not own any lènd or buildings orempby any sia . Its work carrfed out entsrdy by vdurteers. Durin tr shouia lear, TVAW introduced a new online systsm. Ex emp asise th&tthe mBiorfty of expendrtLJre byTVA ense Plus. to suppprt and streamllne thÈ recording of its accounts. We goe5 directly on the cats- very little is used for admin or office expenses. Our main $4urce5 of Income are donatlons. In¢ludin9 Frfends, sub51riptions. and our own fund1$1ng athvitiÈs- malnly sales and 5talLs at various l)cal events plus the Sa of our Christmas card5 and calenda15. We are 9rèteful to Ckire LanCe. who continue5 to raise fijnds by seHing donaied Items forlVAW on M8tketpl4ce, And toAnn We115, has tatsed much through organi5ing Sal in her C31 rea. ReclalmlTrJ Gfft Ald Involves a 5ignlfitant arnount of admlni5tTatlon and record-kee collectin9 and managin iw. Ho¥¥ever. since the irJtrodurtlDn Df Expen5ePkJs. worked tirele5s1y thmug the neie55ary infomiation has become much more strai out the year, hel Etforward. 0r Gift Coordinètor. Clè1 LawrerKe, ing us generate a welcome Income of111,085 in GiftAidfor 2025-2026. Cla¥E has now stepped Oown from the rote. and re5ponsigiiity forGIftAid claims ha5 been taken on by theTrEa5urer. Thanks to the contlnued generosity Otour 5UPPOrters. we have tnaintained healthy re52Nes, enalTr9 us to meet the rising costs of vetennary care aThJ conbnue our commitments to our fosterers. Howèver, as expethJiturÈ tontinue5 to increase across many areas of our operation, we closel and a key focus forTrA monitor and revlew SndIng on a montNy basis. Managlng these rfsing costs [in$ an ongolNJ concern Of partitular concern Is the need tD plan for rhe re laternent of some ofour older Lindee Lu cat hDuse5. We currentty have 19 othny cat houses. several of which are morE than il years old. Despite r advises that thelrexpected lifespan is unllkely to extend much iwond I ular maintenance and bmber treatment. the mallufacrer wtyjld CD5t In reSS of £6.000 r un year& At current price5 replacing even tlie smalle51 cat hwse Resee5 PolKy The alms to h(Id a mknimum of lami)untl lthich approximatety Inumberl of expenijiturel as unrestrstted cash, so thoi the chanty could continue to operate should income and l or expendiiure vary adversely. At the year end, the th&rity held unrestritted Cash of latYK)untl. signature p(Xt wa5 apwoved bythe trustee& and Is signed On thryr bth)K by.. Naffle 5yn*u
Independent Examiners Report 31 rt to thetrustee5 on my exanNnatbn ofthe accounts ofThèmesValky Animal Wemare I'the chanVI for the year ended Responslblltles and Basis of Report As tho trustee5 vf the chari %you are re5ponslble forthe rxeparation olthe accounts In acc¢rdan¢e with the Rquirements ol the Chathes Act 20111'the 201 ACYI. I report in reSFect of my exafflination ofthe charlty's atcounts carried out under seth.on 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in caryln my examiTratyon I have f>Wed all the applicable frettI5 gwen by the Chanry COMMIS0 underst£tbn 14515}Ibl of the 2 li Att. Intpendent Examlntrs Statent I hève completed rn examlnation. I confirn) that w matedal matters have come to my attention In tonnectiw the examinauon gIng me cause to Idieve that In èny rnatenol respect.. l. accDunting recuds were not kept In accorfance Secti 130 of the 2011 ACL. or 2. the accounts do nor aeeord the accounting reci¥ds. I have no concems and have come across no other matter5 In connecNon wlth the examinallon to whlch 3ttet0n St1 drawn in orderto eole a properunderstandin9 ofthe Jccountsto be reache Independent Exams$ Oetsils Martin Tucker Addres& 7 Wychwoc¢J Cb5e Sonrdng Common South Oxfordshlre RG7 4SA Name IYIAArifvJ i L/ckc< Slgnawfe Date 29 10? Iioz£
Receipts & Payments statement I25Cle Fe(¢5 99.700 GIftMJ li.Q85 11.085 SQD G]bThts Bank Inte Ren[allorn LDanstreNed OthÈr Irwe eol FIKedAsyéks 4.513 4.613 11.240 2.105 tCDS tsGll Othw EXPÈThdrtÈ EThdSES 7B3 1.795 Staff Cu5ts VttTratmÈihts 2t405 2I.405 11S.QBP 16.gDB 18.52 51.6DI 115.QB7 tTthnts-Fryster edA55LPwcha5e5 LNnsAetroj IWewiThve iU.90 124.gQD Fundr15¢t TDt& Casm Br¢Wlfm¥é 308.623 3Dg,623 J13.6 I,0 JM623
Asset & Liability Ststsment Cash A55ets fj¢IUnffftd T¥¢dl 300.84 3DB.623 Other Monetary Assets 5tsk Other Investment Assets PiifjrYe2r Fixed Assets ianO& Buqth95 Fr 16.9 16.92D Liabilities TOT81 Sovtstsnthng C Pww50 Othor 5ionatUTe Tlse accounts have t*en ak¥)roved by the trtte5. ond are sig1 on thelr behaff by. NJr 9ne Pi/ol-/thL6
Notes to the Accounts Accujnting PolIc5 The accounts have beefj prepaod on a receipts and payments basis and comprise a statement th show5 the charity'5 recpts and de ments. z statement that summanses the chaty5 a55ets and liabilibes and relèted note5. The aCCotrrY profession have rmined thatonty accounts prepared In ?ccordènce with apKable accounting Standards presènt a'lrue and fairf tW and. as these receipts and payments account5 have not ljnd cannutl be pPared In aCcOrdae with 8c£ouTrting stsndards. these accounts do not present lano are not Intended to presentl 6 true and falf view Df the chanty's frnanciol activitie5 and stste of affair General funds a unrethrted funds which ore availabk for usè at the discretion of the tStee$ In furtherance of the gÈn¥al oblettives of the thanty. De51gnaled funds compdse uorestrirted funds that have been set aslde bythe trustees for partitulèrpurpD5es. RestrKted fund5 are donètlOn5 which are to be v5ed in accordance with specllk restrtnS Imposed by donors., they Include donafjons CeIved from appeals forspetific achwe5 or projpcts. TTrCtns to Related Part5 No trans4cbons w*h Tw5tees, aslde from small expense claim5. have betn made durfng the year. Merne ofFund5 GEn¢TrllUnrestrKtsdl TOTAL IOB.S23 141534 141,534 149J17 39D.440 3W,440 3D8.523