BORDER COLLIE RESCUE

Registered charity 1128983 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC040796 (OSCR)

We take in, care for, rehabilitate, re-train & re-home unwanted Border Collies and Sheepdogs.We provide small grants to assist people in providing for their Border Collie if on benefits or during financial difficulties.We provide direct help to individuals & organisations with training and rehabilitation.We also provide support & commercially un-biased advice and information about the breed.

Objects

A TO TAKE IN AND PROVIDE CARE, SHELTER AND SANCTUARY FOR STRAY, LOST, NEGLECTED, ABANDONED, ILL-TREATED AND UNWANTED DOGS OF THE BREED KNOWN AS THE BORDER COLLIE, OR ANY DOG OF PREDOMINANTLY BORDER COLLIE ORIGIN AND TYPE, AND OTHER WORKING SHEEPDOGS AND TO RE-HOME THESE DOGS, WHEREVER POSSIBLE AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALSB TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERING OF THESE DOGS AN PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. 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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Registered contact address: Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates with no paid employees, relying entirely on volunteers for its daily management and operation. Per the trustees' report, reserves are being rebuilt after being committed to the purchase of Barmark, with a specific emergency vehicle contingency fund of £4,000 maintained. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £82,253 for the year, resulting in total funds carried forward of £323,436.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• public — “Funded by public donation.” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alison Mary Alderson
• MIKE COOKE
• Mary Agnes Ballantyne
• NICKI OLIVER

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BORDER COLLIE RESCUE AND REHAB CENTRE.

• BORDER COLLIE RESCUE AND REHAB CENTRE income £209k
• VALGRAY'S BORDER COLLIE AND ANIMAL RESCUE income £112k
• BORDER TERRIER WELFARE income £223k
• THE FREEDOM OF SPIRIT TRUST FOR BORDER COLLIES income £161k
• BORDER COLLIE TRUST GREAT BRITAIN income £826k
• DOBERMANN RESCUE LIMITED income £50k

Side by side with its peers

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