SANDBACH ANIMAL RESCUE SOCIETY

Registered charity 512966 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Rescue of stray animals within Sandbach and surrounding rural areas, provide refuge for unwanted domestic animals, finance necessary boarding and veterinary care, assist in re-homing of unwanted domestic animals.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS OF UNWANTED AND STRAY ANIMALS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF THE CONSTITUION).

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE SANDBACH.

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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Latest income
£119k
Latest spending
£88k
Registered
1982
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £49,514, with total cash funds reaching £81,250. The Chair of Trustees reports that the society has sufficient reserves to cover any lack of regular fundraising and ensure the smooth running of operations. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sandbach Animal Rescue Society (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£119k£88k
31/12/2023£99k£78k
31/12/2022£55k£34k
31/12/2021£50k£70k
31/12/2020£100k£146k

Common questions

Is SANDBACH ANIMAL RESCUE SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £49,514, with total cash funds reaching £81,250. The Chair of Trustees reports that the society has sufficient reserves to cover any lack of regular fundraising and ensure the smooth running of operations. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED1£2k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOCIETY FOR ABANDONED ANIMALS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SANDBACH ANIMAL RESCUE SOCIETY£119k—0unclear—no doubt
SOCIETY FOR ABANDONED ANIMALS FY2025£153kUnder £50,0000unclear—no doubt
CROYDON ANIMAL SAMARITANS FY2025£443k—0unclear—no doubt
OXFORDSHIRE ANIMAL SANCTUARY SOCIETY FY2025£1.8m—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BATH AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2024£5.1m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear11.0%no doubt
ANIMAL RESCUE FY2025£576k—0unclear—no doubt

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