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MANY TEARS ANIMAL RESCUE

Registered charity 1192227 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Advancement of animal welfare to prevent cruelty to animals and the relief of suffering by animals. Mainly concerned with the care and re-homing of animals that are abandoned, with provision for veterinary care and treatment.To find permanent homes for unwanted and/or stray animals or to provide housing for animals in need of care and attention.

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Latest income
£2.7m
Latest spending
£2.4m
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a net income surplus of £235,397 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £2,367,964. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold sufficient unrestricted funds to ensure operations for at least two years in the event of a significant fall in voluntary income. The independent auditors issued a qualified opinion due to an inability to verify prior year income resulting from a lack of internal controls, but confirmed the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (71% of income)
“Donations and legacies 1,887,555” — page 29
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two years of unrestricted expenditure (held: £2.4m)
“The Trustees’ policy on reserves is currently to hold all funds not required for operating in unrestricted reserves in order to be able to ensure that the Charity will be able to operate for at least 2 years in the event of a significant fall in voluntary income.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Qualified opinion due to internal control failure
“Due to management not maintaining a system of internal contro! during the year ended 31 December 2023, we were unable to satisfy ourselves by other means concerning the income from donations, legacies and charitable activities of £2,561,711.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by LHP Audit Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£2.7m
Total spending
£2.4m
Reserves (reported)
£2.4m
Employees
73

Reported reserves equal ~11.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (71% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£2.7m£2.4m
31/12/2023£2.6m£2.2m
31/12/2022£2.4m£1.8m
31/12/2021£2.1m£1.3m

Common questions

Is MANY TEARS ANIMAL RESCUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a net income surplus of £235,397 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £2,367,964. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold sufficient unrestricted funds to ensure operations for at least two years in the event of a significant fall in voluntary income. The independent auditors issued a qualified opinion due to an inability to verify prior year income resulting from a lack of internal controls, but confirmed the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by LHP Audit Ltd.

Who funds MANY TEARS ANIMAL RESCUE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MANY TEARS ANIMAL RESCUE as a grant recipient include THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUST, MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£0
MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATIONFY2025—

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION1£18k
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST1£7k
DUMBRECK CHARITY1£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SHEFFIELD BRANCH.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MANY TEARS ANIMAL RESCUE£2.7m—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS SHEFFIELD BRANCH FY2024£1.1m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ESSEX MID & NORTH BRANCH CIO FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
MARGARET GREEN ANIMAL RESCUE FY2025£3.3m——unclear—no doubt
RAVENS RESCUE UK FY2025£112k—0above—no doubt
THE BELFORTE TRUST FY2024£329k—0below—no doubt

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