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SCOTTISH EXOTIC
ANIMAL RESCUE
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Scottish Exotic Animal Rescue Trustees’ Annual Report April 6th 2024 — April 5th 2025

Charity Contact Information

Scottish Exotic Animal Rescue

Scottish Charity Number: SCIO41507

Address: 10 Harbour Road, Nairn, Highland

Postcode: IVI2 4NU

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Website: scottishexotic.co.uk

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/S.E.A.R.NickMartin

https://www.instagram.com/s.e.a.r/

Charity Trustees April 2024 - 2025

Objectives and

Activities

The charity’s main objective is the rescue and rehabilitation of exotic animals. We also aim to advance the knowledge of welfare issues of exotic animals through creating courses/talks and demonstrations which highlight conservation, ecological and animal welfare issues. We additionally use the above courses for aiding self-development of disadvantaged/disabled groups and individuals.

We achieve this principally from our charity headquarters in Nairn, Highlands, where we house and care for our exotic animals. We open our doors for bookings every weekend and for extra days during school holidays. During these bookings, often families, have an hour long tailored

educational tour of our facilities, where they learn about our rescue animals and have a chance to interact with our friendlier residents!

Our facility also provides opportunities for local school students to volunteer. Often these students volunteer as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Awards or to gain some voluntary experience before applying to study for veterinary medicine, but we also take student volunteers with neurodiverse needs who gain opportunities to build some confidence through interacting with our animals and then often the public during tours and external events.

Our booked tours provide some of our income to support our charitable objectives, but the majority of our income is generated by larger public events. We bring our educational stand to events such as scouts and guides, schools, public fetes and galas. Through every interaction at these events, we help members of the public to overcome misconceptions they may have about exotic animals. We also offer visits to care homes, birthday parties, and school classes.

Chairman Jj and one of our volunteers setting up our exhibition tent for the Tain Gala

Structure, Governance and Management

The charity is run in line with OSCR guidelines and operates under a constitution. During this period, we have reviewed our constitution and structure with plans to transition the charity from an unincorporated association to a SCIO.

Trustee Recruitment and Appointment

Our trustees have remained unchanged from the previous year. Christopher Evans continues as Chairperson. Christopher is manager of our rescue centre and had been a volunteer under or founder gg since 2016. ee A'so continued as Treasurer. J is a NHS Scotland physiotherapist and has been a volunteer with the rescue since March 2022. GE Continued in his role as secretary. J is a journalist and has also been a volunteer with the rescue since March 2022.

Achievements and Performance

Statement of the Charity’s Policy on Reserves

This year the charity was in financial deficit and has had to withdraw from our savings account. Following our transition to a SCIO, it is the intent to develop a more concrete policy on financial reserves and to also source additional funding through grant applications, which this new foundation will allow.

Details of Any Deficit

The high costs of energy have continued to have a serious impact on our charity. Most of our resident animals are reptiles they require a lot of energy to run their heat and UV lamps, and we have experienced a significant increase in the cost of our utility bills. The backlog of owed monies from a incorrect use of payroll software by our previous treasurer has continued to have an impact, as it made up a large portion of our expenditure. A private loan was required to pay a lump sum amount; we are repaying in small increments. There has been a significant increase in animals coming in to our

rescue centre, and a downturn in rehoming, which has also put a strain on our finances. Things are looking more optimistic looking forward; however it has a been another tough year for the charity.

Future plans

We hope to continue our plans to improve the enclosures of our resident animals and to continue rehoming those who we can to appropriate households. We will of course be continuing our educational work and encouraging young people to volunteer. The transitioning of the charity to a SCIO will also be occurring over the next accounting period.

Additional information

A huge thank you to our local Pets at Home branch, and the Pets Foundation for their ongoing support. The charity is a part of their community partnership and lifelines scheme, and it is a vital part of our funding, especially during the difficult winter months.

Declaration

Signed on behalf of the charity trustees:

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Receipts and payments accounts

				Period start date	Period start date	Period start date	Period start date				Period end date	Period end date	Period end date	Period end date
	For the period from	06 Day		04 Month			2024 Year	to	Day 05		Month 04			Year 2025
Section A Statement of receipts and payments
	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds			Expendable endowment funds				Permanent endowment funds			Total funds current period				Total funds last period
	to nearest £	to nearest £			to nearest £				to nearest £			to nearest £		to nearest £		to nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations	12,282											12	12	12,282		18,738
Legacies	-											-	-	-	-	-
Grants	4,315											4	4	4	4,315	2,785
Receipts from fundraisingactivities	-											-	-	-	-	-
Gross tradingreceipts	-											-	-	-	-	22,070
Income from investments other than
land and buildings	19											19	19	19	19	72
Rents from land & buildings	-											-	-	-	-	-
Gross receipts from other charitable
activities	28,063											28	28	28,063		-
												-	-	-	-
*A1 Sub total*	A1 Sub total 44,679	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	44,679	44,679	44,679		43,665
A2 Receipts from asset &
investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets Proceeds from sale of investments A2 Sub total - - - Total receipts 44,679 - - ~~—~~									- -	- -	- -	- - - 44,679	- - - 44,679	- - - 44,679		- 43,665
A3 Payments
Expenses for fundraising activities												-	-	-	-
Gross trading payments												-	-	-	-
Investment management costs												-	-	-	-
Payments relating directly to charitable	Payments relating directly to charitable
activities	47,679											47	47	47,679
Grants and donations
												-	-	-	-
Governance costs:
												-	-	-	-
Audit / independent examination												-	-	-	-
Preparation of annual accounts												-	-	-	-
Legal costs												-	-	-	-
Other	Other
												-	-	-	-
												-	-	-	-
**A3 Sub total **	47,679	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	47,679	47,679	47,679		-
A4 Payments relating to asset and
investment movements
Purchases of fixed assets - Purchase of investments - A4 Sub total - - - - - - Total payments 47,679 - - - 47,679 - ~~——————~~
*Net receipts / (payments)* A5 Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*	3,000) ( - - 3,000) ( - - ~~———~~										- -			( (	3,000) ( - 3,000) (	43,665 43,665

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Section B Statement of balances

Details	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 5,356 3,000) (	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
Cash and bank balances at start of year					5,356	11,047
Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and payments account					3,000) (	5,691) (
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					-
Cash and bank balances at end of year (Agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	2,356	-	-	-	2,356	5,356
	-	-	- Fund to which	- asset belongs	- Market valuation to nearest £	- 49,356
						Last year to nearest £





Details		Fund to which	asset belongs	Total Cost (if available) to nearest £	-	-
					Current value (if available) to nearest £	Last year to nearest £
Vehicle					10,000	10,000
Building Occupied by Charity					107,675	107,675







Details			Total - Fund to which liability relates	-	117,675	117,675
					Amount due to nearest £	Last year to nearest £
HMRC PAYE April 2020-April 2024					-	5,701
Loan Repayments April 2024-April 2026					4,000



Details			Total Fund to which liability relates		4,000	5,701
					Amount due (estimate) to nearest £	Last year to nearest £



Signature*			Total Print Name		-	-
						Date of approval
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Section C Notes to the Accounts

C1 Nature and purpose of funds (may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets)

All funds currently held by charity are unrestricted and are held between a Current Account and and Instant Access Savings Account with Bank of Scotland. Funds are transferred from the Savings Account to the Current Account when there is a deficit and deposited into the Savings Account when in surplus. All funds are used for the purpose of meeting the Charity's consitiutional objectives.

C2 Grants

C3a Trustee remuneration

C3b Trustee remuneration - details

Individual / Number of grants £ Type of activity or project supported institution made Total - If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b) £ Authority under which paid 16,710 - Salary

C4a Trustee expenses

If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross this box (otherwise complete section 4b)

Number of	£
trustees

C4b Trustee expenses - details

Transaction Balance amount (£) outstanding at Nature of relationship Nature of transaction period end (£)

C5 Transactions with trustees and connected persons

C6 Other information

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Additional analysis (1)

Analysis of receipts and payments

1 Donations

1 Donations
	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
MunlochyAnimal Aid					-	2,000
Arnold Clark					-	800
Facebook Donate					-	340
Individual Donations	12,282				12,282	15,598
Total 2 Grants	12,282	-	-	-	12,282	18,738
	- Unrestricted funds to nearest £	- Restricted funds to nearest £	-	-	- Total current period to nearest £	- Total last period to nearest £
Pets Foundation (Pets at Home)	4,315				4,315	2,785
					-
					-
					-
Total	4,315	-			4,315	2,785
	-	-			-	reference

3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities

	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
Appointments	13,608				13,608	13,260
Event Bookings	24,063				24,063	8,810
Bank Account Interest	19				19	72
Personal loan	4,000				4,000	-
					-	-
					-	-
					-	-
					-	-
Total	41,690	-	-	-	41,690	22,142
	reference error	-	-	-	reference error	reference error

4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities

	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
Wages	16,710	-	-	-	16,710	16,900
Mobile, Landline & Broadband	452	-	-	-	452	582
Utilities - Gas, Water, Waste & Electricity	8,633	-	-	-	8,633	7,915
Vehicle - Tax, Fuel, Breakdown Cover, Maintenance	1,731	-	-	-	1,731	4,527
VeterinaryAppointments & Medications	2,159	-	-	-	2,159	3,637
Animal Supplies - Food, Enclosures	2,753	-	-	-	2,753	6,573
Event Supplies	183	-	-	-	183	125
Office & CleaningSupplies	144	-	-	-	144	392
Uniforms & Signage	79	-	-	-	79	429
Storage	1,020	-	-	-	1,020	1,020
Insurance - Building, Liability& Vehicle	3,314	-	-	-	3,314	1,338
Software Subscriptions - Website, Microsoft, Cloud	462	-	-	-	462	281
Legal & AccountingExpenses	259	-	-	-	259	1,283
Electrician Expenses	-	-	-	-	-	901
Local Business License Fee	325	-	-	-	325	325
HMRC	7,474	-	-	-	7,474	1,478
Refunds	-	-	-	-	-	430
SkipHire	-	-	-	-	-	1,222
Advertisingand Branding	49	-	-	-	49	-
Loan Repayments	1,843	-	-	-	1,843
Licensing	89	-	-	-	89	-
Total	47,679	-	-	-	47,679	49,356
	-	-	-	-	-	reference error

Additional notes (1)

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Additional analysis (2)

Receipts 5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds	Unrestricted fund 1 - enter name of fund below	Unrestricted fund 2 - enter name of fund below	Unrestricted fund 3 - enter name of fund below	Unrestricted fund 4 - enter name of fund below	Total unrestricted funds	Total unrestricted funds last period
Donations Legacies Grants Receipts from fundraisingactivities Gross tradingreceipts Income from investments other than land and buildings Rents from land & buildings Gross receipts from other charitable activities	12,617				12,617	18,738
	-				-	-
	4,315				4,315	2,785
	23,747				23,747	-
	-				-	22,070
	-				-	-
	-				-	-
	19				19	72
*Sub total* Receipts from asset & investment sales	40,698	-	-	-	40,698	43,665
					cross ref error
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets Proceeds from sale of investments					-
					-
*Sub total* *Total receipts* Payments	-	-	-	-	-	-
	40,698	-	-	-	40,698	43,665
					cross ref error
Expenses for fundraisingactivities Gross trading payments Investment management costs Payments relatingdirectlyto charitable activities					-	-
					-	-
					-	-
	47,679				47,679	48,074
Grants and donations					-	-
Governance costs: Audit / independent examination Preparation of annual accounts Legal costs					-	-
					-	-
					-	-
					-	1,283
					-	-
					-	-
*Sub total*	47,679	-	-	-	47,679	49,357
Payments relating to asset and investment movements					-
Purchases of fixed assets Purchase of investments					-
					-
*Sub total* *Total payments* *Net receipts / (payments)* Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*	-	-	-	-	-	-
					-
	47,679	-	-	-	47,679	49,357
					-
	6,981) (	-	-	-	6,981) (	5,692) (

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	6,981) (	-	-	-	6,981) (	5,692) (
					cross ref error
Nature andpurpose of funds

Additional notes (2)

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Scottish Exotic Animal Rescue Trustees’ Annual Report April 6th 2024 — April 5th 2025

Charity Contact Information

Charity Trustees April 2024 - 2025

Objectives and

Activities

Structure, Governance and Management

Trustee Recruitment and Appointment

Achievements and Performance

Statement of the Charity’s Policy on Reserves

Details of Any Deficit

Future plans

Additional information

Declaration

Print name

Scottish Exotic Animal Rescue

Receipts and payments accounts

Section B Statement of balances

Section C Notes to the Accounts

C2 Grants

C3a Trustee remuneration

C3b Trustee remuneration - details

C4a Trustee expenses

C4b Trustee expenses - details

C5 Transactions with trustees and connected persons

C6 Other information

Additional analysis (1)

Analysis of receipts and payments

1 Donations

3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities

4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities

Additional analysis (2)