THREE OWLS BIRD SANCTUARY AND RESERVE

Registered charity 298352 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Sanctuary operates for the benefit of the public to relieve the suffering of wild birds in need of care and attention through use of its Helpline, Email and Website facilities. The charity also owns and manages eight established Nature Reserves. Makes grants to established like-minded organisations benefiting wild birds.

Objects

TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERINGS OF SICK WILD BIRDS IN DISTRESS AND TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT HOME IN A RESERVE FOR THOSE UNABLE TO BE RELEASED

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 · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Rochdale, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity reports a sound financial position with unrestricted funds of £891,961, which the trustees state are maintained at a level equating to approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity generated a net surplus of £8,497 for the year, supported by sustained rental income and donations. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with accounting standards and there are no material irregularities.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

• Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust — “It is affiliated to the Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr DAVID J UNWIN FRCGPMBCLBchair
• NIGEL STEPHEN FOWLER
• STEWART M F JENNINGS

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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• THE HAWK AND OWL TRUST LTD income £725k
• The Bird of Prey Project income £123k
• WHITBY WILDLIFE SANCTUARY income £245k
• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS income £195.0m
• BARN OWL CENTRE LTD income £100k
• THE SOUTHERN WILDLIFE CARE AND ADVISORY TRUST income £578k

Side by side with its peers

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