WORCESTERSHIRE ANIMAL RESCUE SHELTER

Registered charity 514872 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WARS

To care and rehome abandoned and unwanted animals

Objects

TO RELIEVE SUFFEING AMONG ANIMALS OF ALL KINDS AND TO PREVENT CRUELTY THERETO BY THE PROVISION OF AN ANIMAL RESCUE SHELTER IN THE WORCESTERSHIRE AREA. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION).

Area of benefit: WORCESTER

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 the charity achieved a significant financial surplus for the year ended 30 June 2025, driven primarily by an exceptionally large legacy receipt. Free reserves significantly exceed the trustees' stated policy target of 12 months' running costs, though the trustees view this excess as temporary due to the non-recurring nature of the legacy.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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 — Worcestershire Animal Rescue Shelter (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~39.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Elisabeth Janet Arpadchair
• ANN SPENSLEY
• Alison Louise Harrison
• Estella Collett
• John Wagstaff
• Lucinda Rawlinson
• Maureen Atkin
• Paul Vaughan

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

Operates in: Worcestershire

Income and spending

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