DESTITUTE ANIMALS SHELTER
To maintain a shelter for the care, treatment and re-homing where possible of unwanted, homeless, ill treated, stray, injured and sick animals.
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased by £37,971 during the year, resulting in free reserves of £36,422 at year-end. This figure is significantly below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £180,000, which represents six months of average expenditure. The trustees express confidence in achieving the target level over the next few years despite the current shortfall.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees’ target for free reserves is a minimum of 6 months’ average expenditure, currently about £180,000.”
Trustees
- JOHN DURHAMchair
- ALAN SMITH
- D MICHAEL MORGAN
- ELEANOR SMITH
- Fiona Farnworth
- JAMES BANCROFT
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2024 | £306k | £409k |
| 31/12/2023 | £207k | £324k |
| 31/12/2022 | £310k | £282k |
| 31/12/2021 | £85k | £270k |
| 31/12/2020 | £36k | £280k |
Common questions
Is DESTITUTE ANIMALS SHELTER financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased by £37,971 during the year, resulting in free reserves of £36,422 at year-end. This figure is significantly below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £180,000, which represents six months of average expenditure. The trustees express confidence in achieving the target level over the next few years despite the current shortfall. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE HISCOX FOUNDATION | 1 | £510 |
Charities like this
- NEWCASTLE DOG AND CAT SHELTER
- THE RSPCA DANAHER ANIMAL HOME
- THE FERNE ANIMAL SANCTUARY
- ANIMALS AT RISK SHELTER
- FRIENDS OF ANIMALS LEAGUE
- OTTERSPOOL ANIMAL HAVEN
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DESTITUTE ANIMALS SHELTER | £306k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NEWCASTLE DOG AND CAT SHELTER | £2.4m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE RSPCA DANAHER ANIMAL HOME | £1.4m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE FERNE ANIMAL SANCTUARY | £2.2m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ANIMALS AT RISK SHELTER | £142k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FRIENDS OF ANIMALS LEAGUE | £1.3m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |