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EDNA SMYLIE MEMORIAL FUND

Registered charity 1165375 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's objects are to relieve the suffering of animals of any species and in particular to help disabled, wounded, sick or homeless animals. The trustees give consideration to individuals requiring assistance but primarily provide help through the use of local veterinary groups who deal with the assessment of the individuals' means.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS OF ANY SPECIES WHO ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND IN PARTICULAR TO HELP AND AID DISABLED, WOUNDED, SICK OR HOMELESS ANIMALS

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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Latest income
£44k
Latest spending
£111k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,611,621, which the trustees state meets their policy target of maintaining three to six months' expenditure. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with the independent examiner reporting no material issues regarding the financial statements or accounting records.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six months' expenditure (held: £1.6m)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Ms H Smith is a partner of Hart Reade, the charity's solicitors. The Trust had transactions with the charity's solicitors, Hart Reade, of £11,700 (2024- £11,400), of which the trustee Ms H Smith is a partner.
“Related party transactions During the year, the Trust had transactions with the charity's solicitors, Hart Reade, of £11,700 (2024- £11,400), of which the trustee Ms H Smith is a partner. There are no other disclosable related party transactions.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£44k£111k
31/05/2024£42k£59k
31/05/2023£39k£83k
31/05/2022£35k£87k
31/05/2021£31k£94k

Common questions

Is EDNA SMYLIE MEMORIAL FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,611,621, which the trustees state meets their policy target of maintaining three to six months' expenditure. The accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, with the independent examiner reporting no material issues regarding the financial statements or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.