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SANTERPAWS BULGARIAN RESCUE

Registered charity 1183401 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For the benifit of the public to relieve the suffering of animals in need of care and attention. To provide and maintain rescue homes or other facilities for the care and treatment of such animals.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS.

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
£176k
Latest spending
£174k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,975 for the year ended 6 April 2025, reversing a previous deficit. However, the charity holds negative unrestricted funds of £17,339 and relies on private loans from trustees to subsidize ongoing losses and maintain viability.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income)
“The Charity's only income remains solely derived from donations from private persons and the payment of an adoption fee for each animal re-homed.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-17k)
“The Charity has no reserves due to the current support from the trustees for any shortfalls in deficits. The charity's reserve policy is to be revised once the charity has sufficient reserves.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Two trustees were repaid £7,299 for charitable expenses paid on behalf of the charity, resulting in a total balance of £17,512 owed to them as at 6 April 2025.
“During the year, two trustees were repaid £7,299, from amounts owed where they had paid for charitable expenses on behalf of the charity (2024: £905). This resulted in a total balance of £17,512 (2024: £24,811) owed to two trustees as at 6 April 2025.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bulgaria · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
06/04/2025£176k£174k
06/04/2024£178k£183k
06/04/2023£189k£203k
06/04/2022£262k£266k
06/04/2021£243k£254k

Common questions

Is SANTERPAWS BULGARIAN RESCUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,975 for the year ended 6 April 2025, reversing a previous deficit. However, the charity holds negative unrestricted funds of £17,339 and relies on private loans from trustees to subsidize ongoing losses and maintain viability. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.