HOMEWARD BOUND

Registered charity 1179111 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote humane behaviour towards animals by providing appropriate care, protection, treatment and security for animals which are lost/found or stolen and are in need of care and attention with a view to reuniting them with their owners where possible and to educate the public in matters pertaining to animal welfare in general

Objects

TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE LOST/FOUND OR STOLEN AND ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION WITH A VIEW TO REUNITING THEM WITH THEIR OWNERS WHERE POSSIBLE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS INCLUDING KNOWLEDGE OF LAWS AND RESPONSIBILITIES SURROUNDING DOG OWNERSHIP.

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 reported a net income of £18,291 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £25,087. The trustees confirmed that current cash funds are sufficient to meet the charity's obligations and that there are no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• WENDY EMBISU MULELAchair
• Angela Louise Illingworth
• Debra Mary Hillier
• Julie Ferrari
• Sarah-Jane Barraclough

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

Operates in: Blackpool · Lancashire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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