BARLEY GREYHOUND SANCTUARY

Registered charity 1189765 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide a safe sanctuary for retired or abandoned racing Greyhounds who find themselves homeless or in need of care when their racing career has been ended. Our sanctuary is in Essex and we operate across the surrounding areas.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS DOGS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY GREYHOUNDS AND ANY OTHER SIGHTHOUND BREED BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED OF RESCUE, CARE AND ATTENTION THROUGH SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USE, WHERE PRACTICAL AND APPROPRIATE RE-HOMING SUCH DOGS, AND TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS OF ANIMAL WELFARE, THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TOWARDS ANIMALS AND RESPONSIBLE 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 total outgoings of £76,332 exceeded total income of £52,964, resulting in a net decrease in funds. The trustees note that the charity relies heavily on donations to continue its work amid rising costs and a significant drop in income compared to the previous year.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

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

• Pets Foundation — “We would like to say a huge thank you to the Pets Foundation for their amazing grant donation of £7,260 to help with vets bills, food costs …” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Howard George Keelingchair
• David Edward Creasey
• Neil Hancock

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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