THE BARBY KEEL ANIMAL SANCTUARY

Registered charity 1095382 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Animal sanctuary.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND AND ITS INCOME UPON TRUST TO APPLY THEM FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") PRIMARILY IN THE COUNTY OF EAST SUSSEX ("THE AREA OF BENEFIT") TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS.

Area of benefit: COUNTY OF EAST SUSSEX

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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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds increased to £1,647,226 at year-end 2024, up from £1,475,963 in 2023, driven by a net income of £127,981. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern and holds significant fixed asset investments alongside cash reserves.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Reported reserves equal ~59.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• BARBY KEELchair
• ALAN GEORGE ROWLAND
• Daniel Terence Poustie
• Robert Stephen Chenery
• William Frances Cowpor Powys

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

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