FRIENDS OF KAPSA (UK)

Registered charity 1169281 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KALKAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF STREET ANIMALS UK, KAPSA UK

To relieve the suffering of stray animals in Turkey. Our main day to day activities include neutering, veterinary treatment, foster care and permanent rehoming both in Turkey and abroad. To promote humane behaviour towards animals and to educate the public in matters pertaining to animal welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering among animals,

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN TURKEY OR ELSEWHERE AS MAY BE DETERMINE, TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO PROVIDING PERMANENT HOMES, TREATMENT, FOOD, FERAL ANIMAL CONTROL (NEUTERING), AND PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS. 2. TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS,THESE OBJECTS SHALL BE FURTHERED BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE IN PARTICULAR BY, BUT NOT RESTRICTED TO, THE PROVISION OF FUNDS AND SUPPORT TO KAPSA A REGISTERED TURKISH CHARITY UNDER TURKISH JURISDICTION WITH THE CHARITY NUMBER 07,023,195-7/301019, AND, IF APPROPRIATE, OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS IN TURKEY OR ELSEWHERE IN THE WORLD WORKING IN THE FIELD OF ANIMAL WELFARE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £3,264 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £60,377 to £57,113. The trustees report that veterinary treatment is the main source of expenditure, while fundraising activities included an online auction and a walk that raised modest sums. The filing indicates the charity continues its operations in Turkey and the UK without any stated material uncertainties or going concern issues.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of KAPSA UK (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• LOUISE WATSONchair
• Lynne Sheree Heysett
• Margaret Leslie

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Turkey

Income and spending

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