WOTTON ANIMAL RESCUE

Registered charity 1204113 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity operates a rescue centre for cats and dogs.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS, IN PARTICULAR BUTNOT LIMITED TO CATS AND DOGS, IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND, IN PARTICULAR:3.1.1 TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OFSUCH ANIMALS;3.1.2 TO PROVIDE VETERINARY TREATMENT FOR SUCH ANIMALS [WHICH MAY INCLUDE EUTHANASIA]; AND3.1.3 TO REHABILITATE AND RE-HOME SUCH ANIMALS WITH THEIR OWNERS OR WITH NEW OWNERS.

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in a very healthy financial state with total funds of £1,463,093. The trustees report that the principal risk facing the charity is the levels of personnel, as no employees were active during the period. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £161,853, which the trustees note is at least one year's income held on deposit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by The Alanbrookes Group Limited. 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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

Reported reserves equal ~200.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adrian Pearce Baker · trustee of 3 other charities
• Kathryn Thorpe
• Lisa Marie Wilcox
• Martin Paul Benkenstein

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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