LEICESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL TRUST

Registered charity 1078817 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEICESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL, LEICESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE RESCUE

WE PROVIDE CARE & TREATMENT OF SICK INJURED AND ORPHANED WILDLIFE FROM BRITAIN. WE ARE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF RAISING FUNDS TO PROVIDE A PURPOSE BUILT HOSPITAL WHICH WILL USE AS MANY ECO FRIENDLY ENERGY SAVING SYSTEMS AS POSSIBLE TO INCLUDE USE OF RECYCLED WATER AND WASTE COMPOSTING SYSTEMS.GENERAL ENQUIRIES 07565248923 CASUALTY HELPLINE 07951285366

Objects

A) TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS AND BIRDS OF ANY SPECIES WHO ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF A WILDLIFE HOSPITAL B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE STUDY OF WILDLIFE AND IN METHODS OF ANIMAL CARE.

Area of benefit: LEICESTERSHIRE AND RUTLAND

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £58,265 for the year, reducing its total funds from £517,063 to £458,798. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves available of £235,279 exceed the stated policy target of £175,000, and they confirm the charity is operating on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Amazon — “We would like to say a massive thank you to all donations that we have received through our amazon wishlist” (source page)
• Welland Valley Feeds — “We would like to say a massive thank you to all donations that we have received through our amazon wishlist, Welland valley feeds” (source page)
• Butchers Pet Food — “We would like to say a massive thank you to all donations that we have received through our amazon wishlist, Welland valley feeds and from B…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANGELA ELIZABETH DOWNHAMchair
• CHRISTOPHER JAMES downham
• Lee Ellingworth
• SUZANNE ELLINGWORTH

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

Operates in: Leicestershire

Income and spending

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