RE-HOMING ANIMAL TELEPHONE SERVICE

Registered charity 803364 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as R A T S, RATS, REHOMING ANIMAL TELEPHONE SERVICE

The objective of the charity is to relieve the suffering and distress of animals in need by:establishing & maintaining rescue homes and other places for sick or ill treated animals, abandoned and unwanted pets; neutering and arranging treatment and if appropriate and on veterinary advice euthanasia; to ultimately arrange for adoption of the animals into caring new homes.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF ANIMALS OF ALL SPECIES IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION.

Area of benefit: BEDFORDSHIRE

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,012,939 at the end of the financial year, an increase from the previous year. The trustees confirmed that sufficient reserves are held to cover any necessary period of scaling down activities, indicating no material uncertainty regarding going concern. The charity reported a net income surplus of £78,685 for the year.

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 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — R.A.T.S. (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” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alison Hammond
• Anjuli Cooper
• Elizabeth Goodyear
• Kay Goddard

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

Operates in: Bedford · Buckinghamshire · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with REDGATE FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY.

• REDGATE FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY income £378k
• HULL ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST income £837k
• THE BELFORTE TRUST income £329k
• NEWCASTLE DOG AND CAT SHELTER income £2.4m
• ANIMAL RESCUE income £576k
• MARGARET GREEN ANIMAL RESCUE income £3.3m

Side by side with its peers

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