BEARDIES IN NEED

Registered charity 1195993 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve the suffering of animals in need of care and attention, in particular but not exclusively dogs that are wholly or in part bearded collies. To provide care, protection, treatment and security for such animals, and to educate the public in matters relating to animal welfare and the prevention of cruelty and suffering.

Objects

1. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY DOGS THAT ARE WHOLLY OR PART BEARDED COLLIES BREED) AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS.2. TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY DOGS THAT ARE WHOLLY OR PART BEARDED COLLIES BREED) 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

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 unrestricted reserves stood at £75,367, which the trustees confirm meets their policy target of maintaining three to six months of expenditure. The charity reported a net income increase to £31,828 and holds £44,079 in cash, with the independent examiner confirming no matters requiring attention were found during the examination.

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 5 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Shirley Hinchliffechair
• Alison Lomas
• Doreen Elsie McErLane
• Julia Willsmer
• Lucille Hughes
• Timothy Robert Edwards
• Wendy Lee-Finglas

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

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