PEAR TREE FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY

Registered charity 1195321 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Pear Tree Farm Animal Sanctuary provides sanctuary and refuge for animals in need, and actively seeks new homes for rehabilitated rescued animals. We provide veterinary treatment to those who need it, as well as promoting kindness and compassion, and raising awareness by educating and supporting the public on Animal Welfare issues.

Objects

TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT, AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS. TO OFFER SHELTER OR SANCTUARY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF MEDICAL ATTENTION; PROVIDING MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR ANIMALS; ACTIVELY SEEKING NEW HOMES FOR “RESCUED” 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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Registered contact address: Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,648, with the trustees noting that all funds received are needed immediately for charitable activities and a formal reserves policy is not yet achievable. The charity reported a small net surplus of £45 for the year, having secured a long-term loan to purchase land, while continuing to rely primarily on supporter donations and occasional grants.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 22/03/2024, 51 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Pear Tree Farm Animal Sanctuary (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Katherine Mountchair
• Rebecca Barlow
• Shane Claridge
• Stephanie Hunt
• Teresa Barlow

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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

• FARM ANIMAL RESCUE SANCTUARY income £216k
• WILLOW TREE SANCTUARY FOR ANIMAL WELFARE income £50k
• OXFORDSHIRE ANIMAL SANCTUARY SOCIETY income £1.8m
• DESTITUTE ANIMALS SHELTER income £569k
• The Pear Tree Fund income £362k
• OAK TREE ANIMALS' CHARITY income £2.6m

Side by side with its peers

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