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BARNSLEY AND DISTRICT ANIMAL RESCUE CHARITY

Registered charity 1052158 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B A R C

Domestic animal welfare, Rescue and rehoming of stray and abandoned animals.

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Latest income
£542k
Latest spending
£496k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £46,289 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £541,882 against outgoing resources of £495,593. Unrestricted reserves stood at £416,991, exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of £300,000. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Granddaughter of trustees Kathleen and Malcolm Bailey paid £12,149 for rent and labour costs associated with kennel activities.
“During the year a granddaughter of trustees Kathleen and Malcolm Bailey was paid £12,149 (2024: £7,653) for rent and labour costs associated with the kennel activities. These transactions were on an arm’s length basis.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£542k
Total spending
£496k
Cost of raising funds
£322k
Reserves (reported)
£417k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~10.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Leeds City · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£542k£496k
31/03/2024£583k£507k
31/03/2023£533k£472k
31/03/2022£514k£493k
31/03/2021£433k£434k

Common questions

Is BARNSLEY AND DISTRICT ANIMAL RESCUE CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £46,289 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £541,882 against outgoing resources of £495,593. Unrestricted reserves stood at £416,991, exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of £300,000. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES1£286k
THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST1£98k
THE SERTH AND GATES CHARITY1£91k
THE GERRICK ROSE ANIMAL TRUST1£88k
KENNETH MAURICE WILLIAMS WILL TRUST1£81k
THE CELIA BLAKEY CHARITABLE TRUST1£50k
THE HARDY FOUNDATION1£23k
RJ AND AH DANIELS CHARITABLE TRUST1£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYSTON ANIMAL WELFARE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BARNSLEY AND DISTRICT ANIMAL RESCUE CHARITY£542k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYSTON ANIMAL WELFARE FY2025£95k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BURY OLDHAM AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2024£1.0m—0below—noted
DIAL BARNSLEY FY2025£538k—0above—no doubt
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals North Wiltshire and Newbury District Branch FY2024£1.6m——unclear—no doubt
Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals York, Harrogate And District Branch FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.