REDGATE FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY

Registered charity 1036506 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve the suffering of animals & provide/maintain a rescue home for unwanted animals & provide treatment for sick & ill-treated animals. To provide a re-homing service for animals fit for re-homing with a neutering/spaying option if needed. No animal will be put down, unless on the advice of a veteniary surgeon.

Objects

RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS WHO ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A RESCUE HOME OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION AND CARE OF UNWANTED ANIMALS AND THE TREATMENT OF SICK AND ILL TREATED ANIMALS. THE CHARITY IS ALSO TO PROVIDE A REHOMING SERVICE FOR ANIMALS THAT ARE FIT FOR REHOMING WITH A NEUTERING AND SPAYING OPTION IF NEEDED. THE CHARITY WILL AT NO TIME ALLOW ANY ANIMAL TO BE PUT DOWN ONLY ON THE ADVICE OF THEIR VETERINARY SURGEON.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: Education/training · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£378k
Latest spending
£331k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £368,191 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £1,019,149. The trustees aim to retain sufficient unrestricted reserves to cover 18 months of operating costs, a target which the current reserves exceed. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 18 months' operating costs (held: £1.0m)
“The trustees aim to retain sufficient unrestricted reserves in order to cover the equivalent of 18 months' operating costs of the organisation.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — REDGATE FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Leicester City · Leicestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£378k£331k
31/03/2024£332k£256k
31/03/2023£268k£235k
31/03/2022£223k£207k
31/03/2021£306k£189k

Common questions

Is REDGATE FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £368,191 for the year ended 31 March 2025, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £1,019,149. The trustees aim to retain sufficient unrestricted reserves to cover 18 months of operating costs, a target which the current reserves exceed. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
REDGATE FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY£378k—0unclear—no doubt
FARM ANIMAL RESCUE SANCTUARY FY2025£216k—0unclear—no doubt
BLEAKHOLT ANIMAL SANCTUARY FY2024£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
RE-HOMING ANIMAL TELEPHONE SERVICE FY2024£283k—0unclear—no doubt
OXFORDSHIRE ANIMAL SANCTUARY SOCIETY FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
THE FERNE ANIMAL SANCTUARY FY2025£2.2m£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt

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