BANBURY ANIMAL RESCUE AND KINDNESS SERVICE

Registered charity 1163343 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARKS

Provide buildings/facilities/open space for animals in its care while looking for new homes for them.Provide services for homing and care of annimals while they are in our custody.Provide advice and information about animal care for prospective adopters and general public.

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Latest income
£53k
Latest spending
£64k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit, with expenditure of £64,265 exceeding income of £52,908 for the year ended 31 December 2024. Per the trustees' report, essential maintenance drained reserves in the previous year, leaving the charity vulnerable until reserves are rebuilt. The total funds available at year-end were £8,517, down from £19,074 in 2023.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £9k; policy: protect us against emergency situations)
Essential maintenance drained our reserves in 2023, and until we can rebuild these reserves we are vulnerable
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
Essential maintenance drained our reserves in 2023, and until we can rebuild these reserves we are vulnerable
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — B.A.R.K.S (matched by registered charity number).

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

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Gloucestershire · Northamptonshire · Oxfordshire · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£53k£64k
31/12/2023£67k£95k
31/12/2022£104k£110k
31/12/2021£48k£67k
31/12/2020£45k£61k

Common questions

Is BANBURY ANIMAL RESCUE AND KINDNESS SERVICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit, with expenditure of £64,265 exceeding income of £52,908 for the year ended 31 December 2024. Per the trustees' report, essential maintenance drained reserves in the previous year, leaving the charity vulnerable until reserves are rebuilt. The total funds available at year-end were £8,517, down from £19,074 in 2023. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.