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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 5￿Ye￿ 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 deSt￿Y 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 ¥ol￿te2￿5 work￿9 frorn thelrown homes.
summary ofthe chthty's main aL*￿￿e53nd 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 W0￿ed hard to socialise them and the fflaiorty have gone to
There are sknii a large number of owned cats and k￿ter￿ that need our help. Thls year we have noticed Int￿ased 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 tr*surer. ￿￿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
t￿rIng the yeèr we welcomed Yveite Decmar and Geraldir* tharnbe￿, t*ho have tsken on cthow5. Clalre La￿e￿e has ￿rnedt0
foster IndoDT5.lenn
the yearwith 17 ou
Taylor. Fiona Quartetmain. vwaI￿ Obukohwo and Card Brddffeld havel￿n￿ us as IndoDrf05tuers. We finished
0(￿f￿￿er 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 %K*uld 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 deepl0￿d 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 0*me￿ 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 O￿leS, P￿t 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"G￿0ert
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 C￿￿0 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 yearls*Jst over£12.859 l**ich 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 Gc*Jen Qk1ies f276rKJ.28 24 P05t
Wlth regard5 to Golden Oldle and P05t Iiomlng Schemes thts yearwe have affended ourterns and cOnd￿anS atKI hope tywtthi5 I￿11
cut cost in the coming year.
Low Cost Neuterin
many cats. The sc
SchemeTVAYI hove been Yunning a low<ost neutering Scheme Si￿e Pprll 2000 and durtn9 that timehas neutered
mels open to people on mean5 tested beneflts.
Many of the recommend us to d￿nts 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 ￿QUIreme￿f￿ all cats to be microchlpped. 50. thls wlll eventuall hel TVAW técau5e cats which
re foLJnd a5 5￿yS 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 contri1￿tIon
well receved by ourreader5. Sub5cripODns Jnd
wdtsre and rehorTiin9 work.
IVAW'5 i￿Orne. ￿l￿n9 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 fund￿1$1ng athvitiÈs- malnly sales and 5talLs
at various l)cal events plus the Sa￿ of our Christmas card5 and calenda15. We are 9rèteful to Ckire La￿￿nCe. who continue5 to raise
fijnds by seHing donaied Items forlVAW on M8tketpl4ce, And toAnn We115, has tatsed much through organi5ing Sal￿ in her ￿C31
rea.
ReclalmlTrJ Gfft Ald Involves a 5ignlfitant arnount of admlni5tTatlon and record-kee
collectin9 and managin
iw. Ho¥¥ever. since the irJtrodurtlDn Df Expen5ePkJs.
worked tirele5s1y thmug
the neie55ary infomiation has become much more strai
out the year, hel
Etforward. 0￿r Gift Coordinètor. Clè1￿ LawrerKe,
ing us generate a welcome Income of111,085 in GiftAidfor 2025-2026. Cla¥E has now
stepped Oown from the rote. and re5ponsigiiity forGIftAid claims ha5 been taken on by theTrEa5urer.
Thanks to the contlnued generosity Otour 5UPPOrters. we have tnaintained healthy re52Nes, ena￿lTr9 us to meet the rising costs of
vetennary care aThJ conbnue our commitments to our fosterers. Howèver, as expethJiturÈ tontinue5 to increase across many areas of
our operation, we closel
and a key focus forTrA
monitor and revlew S￿ndIng on a montNy basis. Managlng these rfsing costs [￿in$ 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 mallufac￿rer
wtyjld CD5t In ￿reSS of £6.000 ￿r un
year& At current price5 replacing even tlie smalle51 cat hwse
Rese￿e5 PolKy
The alms to h(Id a mknimum of lami)untl l*thich ￿ 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 f*rettI￿5 gwen by the Chanry COMMIS￿0￿ underst£tbn 14515}Ibl of the 2
li Att.
Int*pendent Examlntrs Stat￿ent
I hève completed rn examlnation. I confirn) that w matedal matters have come to my attention In tonnectiw the examinauon
gI￿ng 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 3ttet￿0n St￿1￿ ￿ drawn in
orderto e￿ole 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
I￿￿25￿Cle
Fe(¢5
99.700
GIftMJ
li.Q85
11.085
SQD
G]bThts
Bank Inte￿￿
Ren[all￿orn
LDanstreNed
OthÈr Irwe
eol FIKedAsyéks
4.513
4.613
11.240
2.105
tCDS
tsG￿ll
Othw EXPÈThdrt￿È
EThdSES
7B3
1.795
Staff Cu5ts
VttTr*atmÈihts
2t405
2I.405
11S.QBP
16.gDB
18.52
51.6DI
115.QB7
tT￿thnts-Fryster
edA55L*Pwcha5e5
LNnsAetro￿j
IWewiThve
iU.90
124.gQD
Fund￿r￿1￿5¢￿t
TDt& Casm Br¢Wlfm¥é
308.623
3Dg,623
J13.6
I,￿0
JM623

Asset & Liability Ststsment
Cash A55ets
fj￿¢￿IUnf￿￿fftd
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 Pww*50
Othor
5ionatUTe
Tl*se accounts have t*en ak¥)roved by the tr￿tte5. ond are sig1￿ on thelr behaff by.
NJr
9n￿e
Pi/ol-/thL6

Notes to the Accounts
Accujnting PolIc￿5
The accounts have beefj prepaod on a receipts and payments basis and comprise a statement th* show5 the charity'5 rec*pts and
de
ments. z statement that summanses the cha￿ty5 a55ets and liabilibes and relèted note5. The aCCo￿trr￿Y profession have
rmined thatonty accounts prepared In ?ccordènce with ap￿Kable accounting Standards presènt a'lrue and fairf ￿tW and. as these
receipts and payments account5 have not ljnd cannutl be p￿Pared In aCcOrda￿e 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 t￿Stee$ 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 restr￿t￿nS Imposed by donors., they Include donafjons ￿CeIved
from appeals forspetific achw￿e5 or projpcts.
TTr￿Ct￿ns to Related Part￿5
No trans4cbons w*h Tw5tees, aslde from small expense claim5. have betn made durfng the year.
M￿erne￿ ofFund5
GEn¢TrllUnrestrKtsdl
TOTAL
IOB.S23
141534
141,534
149J17
39D.440
3W,440
3D8.523