SOCIETY FOR ABANDONED ANIMALS

Registered charity 245426 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PEGGY HENDERSON ANIMAL SANCTUARY

The SAA takes in unwanted and abandoned animals (currently cats and rabbits). We provide care and veterinary treatment for them until we find them new homes.

Objects

TO PROVIDE SHELTER, FOOD, VETERINARY ATTENTION AND HOMES FOR ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION ABANDONED BY THEIR OWNERS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Animals · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£153k

Latest spending

£231k

Registered

1967

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets decreased to £975,999 from £1,053,294 in the prior year, with unrestricted reserves falling to £631,090. The charity reported a net deficit for the year, as total expenditure of £230,663 exceeded total incoming resources of £153,367. Despite this, the trustees confirmed the charity is operating on a going concern basis with sufficient cash balances.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £50,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“No employee was paid in excess of £50,000” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months (held: £631k)

“ensuring that there are sufficient unrestricted reserves to continue operations for a period of six months.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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
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
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Society For Abandoned Animals (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Petplan charitable trust — “Petplan charitable trust in conjunction with C4’s Animal rescue live fund have awarded us a grant of £4250 towards 2020 vet bills” (source page)
Support Adoption for Pets — “Support Adoption for Pets have awarded us a grant of £10,000 to help pay off our 2019 vets bills” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Janet Tate-Smithchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Andrew Ellis
Barbara Blaber · trustee of 1 other charity
Barry-John Saunders
Catriona Alexandra Granger
Sarah Jayne Twibell
Sarah Mousawi

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£153k	£231k
31/03/2024	£170k	£236k
31/03/2023	£358k	£173k
31/03/2022	£146k	£73k
31/03/2021	£233k	£101k

Common questions

Is SOCIETY FOR ABANDONED ANIMALS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net assets decreased to £975,999 from £1,053,294 in the prior year, with unrestricted reserves falling to £631,090. The charity reported a net deficit for the year, as total expenditure of £230,663 exceeded total incoming resources of £153,367. Despite this, the trustees confirmed the charity is operating on a going concern basis with sufficient cash balances. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of SOCIETY FOR ABANDONED ANIMALS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £50,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/05/2006	£5k	Provide care for unwanted animals

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CROYDON ANIMAL SAMARITANS.

CROYDON ANIMAL SAMARITANS income £443k
SANDBACH ANIMAL RESCUE SOCIETY income £119k
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS LEEDS, WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT BRANCH income £1.4m
SARA Ann Prosser Foundation income £209k
SUFFOLK ANIMAL RESCUE income £332k
HOUNSLOW ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY income £299k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SOCIETY FOR ABANDONED ANIMALS	£153k	Under £50,000	unclear	—	no doubt
CROYDON ANIMAL SAMARITANS FY2025	£443k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SANDBACH ANIMAL RESCUE SOCIETY FY2024	£119k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS LEEDS, WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025	£1.4m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SARA Ann Prosser Foundation FY2025	£209k	—	above	—	no doubt
SUFFOLK ANIMAL RESCUE FY2025	£332k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.