ANIMAL CONCERN CUMBRIA

Registered charity 1161354 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are an animal rescue and rehoming charity, operating within and around Cumbria. We aim to help neglected or unwanted animals, and to arrange for the provision of good homes for them. It is our policy never to put down an animal except where legally required or on the advice of a veterinary surgeon.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £216,639 for the year ended 31 December 2025, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £2,669,702 to £2,453,063. The trustees confirm that the charity holds sufficient reserves to meet its stated policy target of covering 36 months of operational costs, estimated at £1,200,000. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Animal Concern Cumbria (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); recorded price paid £260k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~106.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (23/07/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (07/10/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jennifer McGillchair
• David Hallett
• Ian Hodgson
• Margaret Janice Heaslip

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

Operates in: Cumbria · Lancashire · North Yorkshire · Northumberland

Income and spending

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