MABLETHORPE WILDLIFE RESCUE

Registered charity 1173244 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For the benefit of the public, to relieve the suffering of seals and seal pups in need of care and attention. To provide care and treatment to all local wildlife until such time as they can be safely released into the wild. To raise awareness and educate the public as to the seals natural environment and welfare needs. The main sources of income come from the shop in Mablethorpe and donations.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF SEALS AND SEAL PUPS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION. IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE CARE AND TREATMENT TO ALL LOCAL WILDLIFE UNTIL SUCH A TIME AS THEY CAN BE SAFELY RELEASED INTO THE WILD. TO RAISE AWARENESS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AS TO THE SEALS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND WELFARE NEEDS.

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 accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £2,027 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds of £299,745. The trustees report that this balance is sufficient to cover three months of charitable expenditure, aligning with their stated reserves policy. The charity continues to receive beneficiary donations and is actively searching for further funding to support its future plans.

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
• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (06/05/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MR D DREWchair
• Carole Martin
• Duncan Archer
• MARK CHAMBERS
• MRS C DREW
• Mark Woodcock

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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• THE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL FOUNDATION income £2.9m
• PUMPKIN'S WILDLIFE HOSPITAL AND REHABILITATION CENTRE income £100k
• THE WILDLIFE AID FOUNDATION income £2.1m
• MOUSEHOLE WILD BIRD HOSPITAL AND SANCTUARY ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £97k
• WHITBY WILDLIFE SANCTUARY income £229k
• BRENT LODGE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL income £848k

Side by side with its peers

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