BORDER TERRIER WELFARE

Registered charity 1116853 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Re-homing, rescue, and veterinary assistance of, and to, Border Terriers, owned by the public at large.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF AND SICKNESS IN THE BREED OF DOG KNOWN AS THE BORDER TERRIER BY PROVIDING SHELTER AND REHOMING FOR THESE DOGS AND ASSISTING IN VETERINARY CARE WHERE OWNERS ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL HELP AND BY MAKING GRANTS TO RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS WHO HAVE UNDERTAKEN TO PREVENT, TREAT OR CURE DISEASES THAT OCCUR IN BORDER TERRIERS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL

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 holds unrestricted reserves of £523,574, which the trustees describe as a 'substantial reserve' sufficient to protect against income cessation for approximately one year. The filing confirms that income currently exceeds expenditure, resulting in a surplus for the year, and there are no immediate concerns regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Border Terrier Welfare (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).

• The BT Posse — “We received the incredible sum of £2095 from sales of the BT Chronicle. Thanks to the Posse and Feelwells for putting this together and dona…” (source page)
• Feelwells — “We received the incredible sum of £2095 from sales of the BT Chronicle. Thanks to the Posse and Feelwells for putting this together and dona…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• JOYCE DOROTHY RHODESchair
• Denise Le Breton
• Jean Cranmer
• John Jessop
• Mark Harvey
• Melanie Robson
• Mr TONY WRENN
• Nicola Lambert
• Sylvia Smith
• Vanessa Jessop

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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