SETTUSFREE

Registered charity 1173327 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Rehoming and helping stray and abandoned setters throughout Europe

Objects

TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS 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 ANIMALS, IN PARTICULAR BY:· SUPPORTING EUROPEAN RESCUES FOR ABANDONED SETTERS AND SETTER MIX BREEDS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION · SECURING SAFE PERMANENT HOMES WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY MATCHING APPROPRIATE DOG OWNERS LIVING IN SUITABLE SETTINGS AS ADOPTERS OF SUCH ANIMALS AND FACILITATING THEIR RELOCATION

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
£67k
Latest spending
£70k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £77,726 at the end of the period, with no restricted or endowment funds held. The trustees report that the financial situation remains healthy and note that there is no set policy on holding reserves, with allocations made based on bank balances and expected donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations
“The generous donations of our supporters, some by monthly standing orders. Annual membership fees – current membership Fund raising events such as fun-day get togethers, coffee mornings, raffles, auctions, competitions etc. Sale of charity branded goods and other items displayed in the on-line shop. Individual appeals for a specific purpose such as emergency veterinary treatment. Monies bequeathed upon the death of a supporter.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £78k)
“We have no set policy on holding reserves, but allocations are made with a knowledge of what the bank balance is and what we are likely to receive in the way of donations.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Settusfree (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£67k£70k
05/04/2024£66k£53k
05/04/2023£103k£85k
05/04/2022£113k£104k
05/04/2021£103k£85k

Common questions

Is SETTUSFREE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £77,726 at the end of the period, with no restricted or endowment funds held. The trustees report that the financial situation remains healthy and note that there is no set policy on holding reserves, with allocations made based on bank balances and expected donations.