APPLEDOWN RESCUE AND REHOMING KENNELS

Registered charity 1116848 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The care of unwanted dogs, particularly strays. Keeping these dogs safe, well and fit. Rehoming dogs to new, appropriate owners. Educating and advising the public on the care of dogs.

Objects

1.FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF DOGS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION. IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE KENNELS FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH DOGS.2. TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS DOGS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR DOGS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE.3. TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO CANINE WELFARE AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS. TO PROVIDE A PLACE FOR THE PUBLIC TO RECEIVE ADVICE REGARDING THE APPROPRIATE CARE AND TREATMENT OF DOGS TO ENSURE THEIR CONTINUING WELFARE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE, BEDFORDSHIRE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, HERTFORDSHIRE.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with an excess of income over expenditure of £9,956, resulting in free reserves of £14,123. The trustees report that the charity is not at risk and is slowly improving its overall financial position despite rising costs. No material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern were disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• JULIE NICOLA SHELTONchair
• EDWARD SMALLWOOD
• LAURA CLAIRE SHELTON
• MARY SMALLWOOD
• Mark Anthony Thornhill
• Orla Sinead Mead

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ALMOST HOME DOG RESCUE.

• ALMOST HOME DOG RESCUE income £172k
• GOOD LIFE DOG RESCUE income £121k
• RUSHTON DOG RESCUE income £244k
• ALL DOGS MATTER income £532k
• ANIMAL RESCUE income £576k
• DOGGY DENS UK RESCUE income £137k

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