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THE FERNE ANIMAL SANCTUARY

Registered charity 1164350 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£2.2m
Latest spending
£2.0m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a financial deficit of £716,000 for the year ended 31 March 2024, driven by rising costs in animal care and retail operations. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased to £407,000, which is below the stated policy target of twelve months of unrestricted core activity expenditure. The trustees acknowledge the current financial trajectory is unsustainable without strategic adjustments and restructuring.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year.” — page 34
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year.” — page 34
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: twelve months of unrestricted core activity expenditure (held: £407k)
“our trustees are committed to maintaining 'free' reserves at a level equivalent to twelve months of unrestricted core activity expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by PKF Francis Clark. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ferne Animal Sanctuary (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.2m
Total spending
£2.0m
Cost of raising funds
£997k
Reserves (reported)
£540k
Employees
56

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.2m£2.0m
31/03/2024£1.5m£2.3m
31/03/2023£1.6m£1.7m
31/03/2022£1.4m£1.4m
31/03/2021£1.3m£1.3m

Common questions

Is THE FERNE ANIMAL SANCTUARY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a financial deficit of £716,000 for the year ended 31 March 2024, driven by rising costs in animal care and retail operations. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves decreased to £407,000, which is below the stated policy target of twelve months of unrestricted core activity expenditure. The trustees acknowledge the current financial trajectory is unsustainable without strategic adjustments and restructuring. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by PKF Francis Clark.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE FERNE ANIMAL SANCTUARY earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/05/2018£9k"Discovering Dragonflies"