Saving Saints and Big Paws Rescue UK

Registered charity 1171050 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SAVING SAINT BERNARDS AND BIG PAWS RESCUE UK, SAVING SAINTS / ST BERNARD AND BIG PAWS RESCUE UK, SAVING SAINTS RESCUE UK

To promote humane behaviour towards animals by providing appropriate care, protection, treatment and security for St Bernard breed dogs and other large breed mixed dogs which are in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances or ill usage and to educate the public in matters pertaining to animal welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (A) TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ST BERNARD BREED DOGS AND OTHER LARGE BREED MIXED DOGS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG SUCH DOGS.(B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS, SUFFERING AND DISTRESS AND TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONGST CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ADULTS, THROUGH OFFERING A PAT/COMPANION DOG SCHEME IN CONJUNCTION WITH MERSEYCARE NHS TRUST AND OTHER CARE SETTINGS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the period with unrestricted reserves of £15,624, a figure significantly boosted by an extraordinary Gift Aid claim of £23,370.25. While the trustees confirmed that financial controls were satisfactory with no breaches identified, they expressed concern about the charity's future sustainability due to high workloads and a small trustee group, with a review scheduled for October 2025.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Saving Saints and St Bernard and Big Paws Rescue UK (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• RACHEL LEAH WESLEYchair
• Amanda Rees
• Grace Williams
• Leigh-Ann Barran
• Lynda Decruz

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

Operates in: Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England

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