RABBIT RESIDENCE RESCUE

Registered charity 1148016 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE RABBIT RESIDENCE RESCUE

To relieve the suffering of rabbits & provide rescue facilities for their care and treatment. We re-home as many rabbits as possible to suitable new homes, both temporary and permanent. We also provide homes, palliative care & rehabilitation for rabbits with long-term health issues. We promote humane behaviour towards rabbits & provide visiting opportunities to our centre for vulnerable people.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ARE INTENDED TO BE BUT NOT LIMITED TO HERTFORDSHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE, ESSEX AND BEDFORDSHIRE. THE OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:- 1. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF RABBITS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS; 2. TO PROVIDE THE RE-HOMING OF RABBITS TO SUITABLE NEW HOMES, WHETHER TEMPORARY FOR FOSTER CARE OR PERMANENT; 3. TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS RABBITS BY:(A) PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR RABBITS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE;AND(B)EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO RABBIT WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG RABBITS.

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE HERTFORDSHIRE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE,. ESSEX AND BEDFORDSHIRE.

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 unrestricted reserves increased to £63,047, meeting the trustees' policy target of retaining reserves to cover at least two months of running costs. However, the trustees report significant financial uncertainty, noting that the charity relies heavily on fluctuating donations and faces risks such as potential closure due to site restrictions and rising veterinary costs.

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 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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 — The Rabbit Residence Rescue (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• CAROLINE ANNE COLLINGS
• Lea Facey
• Sue Kent

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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