COLLEGE OF LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Registered charity 1162719 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CLAST

The promotion of excellence in the welfare of animals in science by the provision of higher education for animal care staff and others who work in science.

Objects

TO PROMOTE EXCELLENCE IN THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS IN SCIENCE BY PROVISION OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR ANIMAL TECHNOLOGISTS, AND OTHER PROFESSIONALS WHO WORK IN SCIENCE.

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 charity reported a net expenditure of £54,785 for the period, resulting in unrestricted funds moving from a surplus of £27,222 to a deficit of £27,563. The trustees state that free reserves are currently insufficient to meet their policy target of three months' operating costs, and day-to-day working capital is managed through short-term liquid resources. Despite the deficit, the trustees remain satisfied that the going concern basis is appropriate.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds 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

Funders the charity credits

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

• AS-ET — “We work with AS-ET, an educational charity that can provide funding to those that are unable to cover the costs of a course/courses. AS-ET i…” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• KEN APPLEBEEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• David Spillane FIAT
• Dr Ngaire Dennison MRCVS
• Dr Sara Wells
• GARY PHILIP CHILDS
• PAUL FLECKNELL

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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