GENTLESHAW BIRD OF PREY WILDLIFE HOSPITAL

Registered charity 1054685 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Treating sick and injured wildlife and releasing back into the wild wherever possible.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF BIRDS OF PREY AND OTHER WILDLIFE WHO ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC CONCERNING ANIMAL CONSERVATION AND BIRDS OF PREY GENERALLY

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.

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Latest income
£32k
Latest spending
£32k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held zero unrestricted reserves at the end of the period, with any available income being used for running costs and improvement projects. The charity reported a net deficit of £154 for the year, driven by rising costs for food, energy, and major electrical refurbishments. Despite these pressures, the independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would suggest the accounts were not prepared in accordance with the Act.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Shropshire · Staffordshire · Telford & Wrekin · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£32k£32k
31/12/2024£30k£45k
31/12/2023£37k£40k
31/12/2022£81k£68k
31/12/2021£50k£85k

Common questions

Is GENTLESHAW BIRD OF PREY WILDLIFE HOSPITAL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held zero unrestricted reserves at the end of the period, with any available income being used for running costs and improvement projects. The charity reported a net deficit of £154 for the year, driven by rising costs for food, energy, and major electrical refurbishments. Despite these pressures, the independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention that would suggest the accounts were not prepared in accordance with the Act. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund05/10/2018£6kImproved access for less able visitors
The National Lottery Community Fund17/09/2007£7kPathways - Access For All