GABLES FARM DOGS AND CATS HOME

Registered charity 1127194 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PLYMOUTH AND DISTRICT DOGS' AND CATS' HOME

Housing and rehoming unwanted cats and dogs

Objects

3.1 TO RESCUE AND SHELTER LOST, UNWANTED AND HOMELESS DOGS AND CATS, AND TO SAVE THEMFROM STARVATION AND ILL TREATMENT, AND IN SO DOING SO, TO REMOVE A SOURCE OF DANGER FROM THESTREETS:3.2 WHEREVER POSSIBLE TO RESTORE LOST DOGS AND CATS TO THEIR OWNERS;3.3 TO FIND SUITABLE HOMES FOR UNCLAIMED AND UNWANTED DOGS AND CATS;3.4 TO PROVIDE EDUCATION OR TRAINING AS TO THE MANAGEMENT AND WELFARE OF SUCH ANIMALS;3.5 SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS SHALL PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF SUCH ANIMALS, AND SHALL BEAPPROPRIATE TO THE ORGANISATION AND CAPACITY OF THE CHARITY

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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 reported a net deficit of £1,289 for the year, with total income of £1,363,395 and total expenditure of £1,333,900. The trustees highlight that the charity is facing an extremely challenging financial future due to volatility in legacy income and rising costs, stating that without significant legacy income they will be unable to maintain services at the current level. Free reserves stood at £376,693, which is below the trustees' stated aim of maintaining £1.3m in free reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by TC Group. 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Gables Dogs and Cats Home (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (01/08/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Pamela Joan Lowtherchair
• CHRISTINE ANNE HOLLAND
• Geoffrey Beak
• JOHN RICHARD CARTER
• Lee Budge
• Scott James Horner
• Stephen Maltby
• Zoe Hamilton Wynne

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Plymouth City · Somerset

Income and spending

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