BID TO SAVE A STRAY

Registered charity 1157768 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF TARGOVISTE RESCUED DOGS

Bid to Save A Stray / Friend of Targoviste Rescued Dogs works primarily in the saving and rehoming of stray and abused dogs. We support among others Asociatia Sufletel Targoviste (Wonderland) which is a privately owned shelter in Romania where we currently have 1400 dogs all looking for homes after being saved from certain death at the hands of the Romanian Government in Public Shelters.

Objects

TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS, PARTICULARLY DOGS, 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, PARTICULARLY DOGS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SUPPORTING THE CHARITABLE WORK OF ASOCIATIA SUFLETEL TARGOVISTE ANIMAL RESCUE CENTRE IN ROMANIA AND OF OTHER ANIMAL RESCUE CENTRES IN THE UK AND EUROPE AND IDENTIFYING SUITABLE PLACEMENTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION AND FOSTERING OF DOGS IN THEIR CARE.

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 raised £93,958 in incoming resources and incurred outgoing resources of £93,783, resulting in a net income surplus of £2,023 for the year. Per the balance sheet, unrestricted funds total £2,198, with no restricted funds held. The trustees report that the charity holds sufficient liquid funds to meet day-to-day demands and maintains reserves at their present level to provide a buffer against income decreases.

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
• 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
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bid to Save a Stray (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).

• German benefactor — “Funded by our UK & German supporters we purchased a piece of land next door to our existing rented shelter land. The build was financed by a…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• CRISTINA PAUN
• Lee Ann Goodrum
• Nicholas Dilly
• ROZ DILLY · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Romania · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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