DOWNS FARM TRUST

Registered charity 1101181 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve the suffering of unwanted, abandoned, mistreated and injured animals and to promote human behaviour towards animals and education of the public in relation to animal welfare.

Objects

1. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF UNWANTED, ABANDONED, MISTREATED AND INJURED ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION, PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THEIR RESCUE, COLLECTION, RECOVERY, FEED AND SHELTER, AS WELL AS ANY ANCILLARY NEEDS2. TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING CARE, REHABILITATION AND TRAINING FOR ANIMALS AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO ANIMAL WELFARE AND BEHAVIOUR.

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.

Causes: Education/training · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £17,520 to £11,984 due to total incoming resources of £50,318 being exceeded by total expenditure of £55,854. The charity holds no defined-benefit pension scheme deficits and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or material uncertainties regarding its going concern status.

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 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.

• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Craig Michael Ellis
• GEORGE PURDIE
• NEALE ANDREW JACKSON
• NICOLA JANE JACKSON

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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