EASTERLEIGH ANIMAL SANCTUARY

Registered charity 1176549 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CHARITY AIMS TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF ANIMALS

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Latest income

£436k

Latest spending

£494k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's annual expenditure exceeds its annual income, resulting in a net expenditure of £58,280 for the year. To cover day-to-day costs, the charity has drawn down on its savings, reducing unrestricted funds from £514,968 to £456,688. The trustees acknowledge that the charity relies on donations and legacies to survive and notes that the lack of sufficient funds delays the planned build of on-site kennels.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £457k)

“The charity aims to maintain a standard reserve of £30,000 which in the opinion of the trustees would enable the charity to continue to operate for a period of three months with no income.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“Our annual expenditure exceeds our annual income, so we rely on donations and legacies to survive each year.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust — “Easterleigh Animal Sanctuary is thrilled to announce a generous donation of £1,000 from Michael and the Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Fou…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £190k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Total income

£566k

Total spending

£360k

Cost of raising funds

£216

Reserves (reported)

£488k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~16.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Zoe Bannisterchair
Hayden Lee Kelshaw
Sheila Ann Carr
TRACEY VARELA

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£436k	£494k
31/12/2024	£427k	£399k
31/12/2023	£566k	£360k
31/12/2022	£381k	£373k
31/12/2021	£366k	£395k

Common questions

Is EASTERLEIGH ANIMAL SANCTUARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's annual expenditure exceeds its annual income, resulting in a net expenditure of £58,280 for the year. To cover day-to-day costs, the charity has drawn down on its savings, reducing unrestricted funds from £514,968 to £456,688. The trustees acknowledge that the charity relies on donations and legacies to survive and notes that the lack of sufficient funds delays the planned build of on-site kennels. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EASTERLEIGH ANIMAL SANCTUARY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EASTERLEIGH ANIMAL SANCTUARY as a grant recipient include THE VERA WOLSTENCROFT CHILDREN AND ANIMAL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE VERA WOLSTENCROFT CHILDREN AND ANIMAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£11k
THE VERA WOLSTENCROFT CHILDREN AND ANIMAL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£2k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
STEPHEN TAYLOR FOUNDATION	1	£100k
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION	1	£45k
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£28k
THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED	1	£9k
BETTY PHILLIPS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST	1	£1k
THE KENNEL CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£0

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BLEAKHOLT ANIMAL SANCTUARY.

BLEAKHOLT ANIMAL SANCTUARY income £1.8m
FRIENDS OF ANIMALS LEAGUE income £2.0m
THE FERNE ANIMAL SANCTUARY income £2.2m
CELIA HAMMOND ANIMAL TRUST income £4.1m
THE OSTACCHINI FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £168k
TECKELS ANIMAL SANCTUARIES income £866k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EASTERLEIGH ANIMAL SANCTUARY	£436k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
BLEAKHOLT ANIMAL SANCTUARY FY2024	£1.8m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FRIENDS OF ANIMALS LEAGUE FY2025	£2.0m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
THE FERNE ANIMAL SANCTUARY FY2025	£2.2m	£70,001 - £80,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
CELIA HAMMOND ANIMAL TRUST FY2024	£4.1m	—	—	unclear	—	noted
THE OSTACCHINI FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024	£168k	£59,733	1	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.