HOME RUN HOUNDS GREYHOUND CHARITY

Registered charity 1209071 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOME RUN HOUNDS, HOME RUN HOUNDS MIDLANDS CIC

The Charity operates kennels across 6 Branches in which they home close to 350 greyhounds and greyhound cross breeds. The Charity provide the dogs with food, shelter, exercise and health care while also making arrangements for the dogs to be homed with a suitable adoption family. This is a volunteer lead Charity where no one is paid.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF GREYHOUNDS AND GREYHOUND CROSS BREEDS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH 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 of £252,013 exceed the trustees' stated ideal target of £100,000, indicating strong liquidity. The charity reports a net income surplus of £253,812 for the year, funded primarily by donations and charitable activities. The trustees confirm the charity is a credible going concern 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 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
• 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
• Investment
• 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
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Home Run Hounds Greyhound Charity (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~7.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (54% 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: 58.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• TRACEY CHRISTINE PARBERYchair
• ALEXANDER MCINTOSH
• CLAIRE JOANNA BUTLER

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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