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TECKELS ANIMAL SANCTUARIES

Registered charity 1108726 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LEAGUE OF FRIENDS OF TECKELS

Our objects are the welfare & rehoming of animals given to our care.

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Latest income
£866k
Latest spending
£908k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is challenging, with a net expenditure of £41,296 for the year and a significant reduction in legacy income. Reserves have fallen to eleven weeks of operating costs, which is below the stated policy target of three months, a decline attributed to delays in receiving bequests.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £753k; policy: three months of operating costs)
“As at the year end, eleven weeks of operating costs were so held, down from fifteen at the end of the previous year, the fall being a consequence of delays in receiving bequests.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Management fee charges of £140,000 (2024: £132,473) were charged to the subsidiary company Teckels Boarding Kennels Ltd.
“Management fee charges of £140,000 (2024: £132,473) were charged to the subsidiary company Teckels Boarding Kennels Ltd.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Teckels Boarding Kennels Limited
“Teckels Animal Sanctuaries (TAS) has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, Teckels Boarding Kennels Limited (TBK), Company registration number 05024252.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Teckels Animal Sanctuaries (matched by registered charity number).

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 30/09/2025)

Total income
£866k
Total spending
£908k
Cost of raising funds
£111k
Reserves (reported)
£740k
Employees
30

Reported reserves equal ~9.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 12.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£866k£908k
30/09/2024£718k£818k
30/09/2023£919k£680k
30/09/2022£464k£585k
30/09/2021£413k£342k

Common questions

Is TECKELS ANIMAL SANCTUARIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position is challenging, with a net expenditure of £41,296 for the year and a significant reduction in legacy income. Reserves have fallen to eleven weeks of operating costs, which is below the stated policy target of three months, a decline attributed to delays in receiving bequests. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TECKELS ANIMAL SANCTUARIES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TECKELS ANIMAL SANCTUARIES as a grant recipient include THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION, THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED, BETTY PHILLIPS CHARITABLE TRUST, MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATIONFY2024£43kGrant Programme - Pets
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£6k
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITEDFY2022£5k
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£4k
BETTY PHILLIPS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£3ktowards the insulation of three new quarantine cattery pens
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATIONFY2025£2kPet Rescues
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£1k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUSTFY2022£1k
THE KENNEL CLUB CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£0Educational and other grants

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION1£127k
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO1£55k
THE ANNANDALE CHARITABLE TRUST1£29k
WILLIAM GEOFFREY HARVEY'S DISCRETIONARY SETTLEMENT NO 21£26k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
THE VERA WOLSTENCROFT CHILDREN AND ANIMAL CHARITABLE TRUST1£13k
Ripple Effect International1£12k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST1£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS LEEDS, WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT BRANCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TECKELS ANIMAL SANCTUARIES£866k—0below—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS LEEDS, WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
EASTERLEIGH ANIMAL SANCTUARY FY2025£436k—0unclear—noted
FRIENDS OF ANIMALS LEAGUE FY2025£2.0m—0above—no doubt
BLEAKHOLT ANIMAL SANCTUARY FY2024£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
HUMANE EDUCATION SOCIETY FY2024£246k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.