SOUTHERN SIGHTHOUND RESCUE

Registered charity 1207039 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We rescue, rehabilitate and find homes for Greyhounds, Whippets and lurchers in need.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS DOGS (IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY GREYHOUNDS, WHIPPETS, LURCHERS AND ANY OTHER SIGHTHOUND BREED) BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION AND TREATMENT FOR SUCH ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE, WHERE PRACTICAL AND APPROPRIATE RE-HOMING SUCH DOGS, AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND IN PARTICULAR THE SIGHTHOUND BREED OF DOGS, 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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Registered contact address: Horsham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total incoming resources of £133,019 and unrestricted expenditure of £54,439, resulting in a surplus on unrestricted funds of £55,910. Unrestricted reserves increased to £104,233, which the trustees consider adequate to fund future operations for six months. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Southern Sighthound Rescue (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Cherie Winterchair
• Erica Haddon · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jennifer Castle
• Lynne Sharp
• Sophie Bailey
• Susan Jane Wales

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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• GREYHOUND RESCUE income £70k
• GREYHOUND RESCUE NORTH EAST income £61k
• THE SOUTHERN WILDLIFE CARE AND ADVISORY TRUST income £578k
• BASSET RESCUE NETWORK GB LTD income £111k
• GREYHOUND GAP income £348k
• SOUTHERN GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE income £43k

Side by side with its peers

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