THE MAYHEW HOME
Registered charity 1077588 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE MAYHEW ANIMAL HOME
- rescuing & rehoming of stray, unwanted & abandoned animals- animal welfare services providing help for vulnerable animals & pet owners - free & low-cost preventative veterinary care: neutering, vacciantions, parasite control, microchipping etc.- training opps for those wanting a career in animal care or the veterinary professions- animal population management & rabies control overseas
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Animals · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £79,888, following a larger deficit in the prior year, though total income increased and expenditure decreased. Free reserves stood at £1.50m, which the trustees consider sufficient to deliver current strategic plans and in line with their policy target. The charity remains dependent on voluntary income and notes legacy income as a key financial vulnerability due to timing delays in receipt.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Mayhew Animal Home (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- LIDDELL, Nigel Martin — director, appointed 01/11/2023on trustee list
- NOWICKA, Helen Wanda — director, appointed 01/11/2023on trustee list
- BRENNAN-IRELAND, Sara — director, appointed 01/11/2023on trustee list
- UPJOHN, Melissa Mary, Dr — director, appointed 02/10/2023on trustee list
- HEINTEL, Julia Viktoria — director, appointed 02/10/2023on trustee list
- LOSECAAT VAN NOUHUYS, Christine Maria Amalie — director, appointed 30/01/2023not on trustee list
- SALTZMAN, Ilana — director, appointed 30/01/2023on trustee list
- HICKS, Julianne Mareen — director, appointed 24/04/2020on trustee list
- SALAHUDDIN, Sabahat — director, appointed 14/04/2018on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£703k
Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 20.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- JULIANNE MAUREEN HICKSchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Christine Maria Amalie LOSECAAT VAN NOUHUYS
- Dr MELISSA MARY UPJOHN
- HELEN WANDA NOWICKA
- Ilana Saltzman
- JULIA VIKTORIA HEINTEL
- NIGEL MARTIN LIDDELL · trustee of 1 other charity
- SARA BRENNAN-IRELAND
- Sabahat Salahuddin
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Afghanistan · Georgia · Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE MAYHEW HOME financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £79,888, following a larger deficit in the prior year, though total income increased and expenditure decreased. Free reserves stood at £1.50m, which the trustees consider sufficient to deliver current strategic plans and in line with their policy target. The charity remains dependent on voluntary income and notes legacy income as a key financial vulnerability due to timing delays in receipt. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited.
Who funds THE MAYHEW HOME?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MAYHEW HOME as a grant recipient include THE MARCHIG ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST, MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION, THE ARTHUR CAMP FOUNDATION TRUST, DOGS TRUST, DOGS TRUST LEGACY.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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Funders of similar charities
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