Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -3
Large legacies income: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 13

ASHBOURNE AND DISTRICT ANIMAL WELFARE SOCIETY

The Rescue and rehoming of cats and dogs, provision of neccessary veterinary care and treatment, promotion of good practice in animal care and welfare. In co-operation with the British Hen Welfare Trust, assisting with the rescue and re-homing of commercial laying hens.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received Government grants
This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,251,180 available, equivalent to 40 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/09/23	£620	£377	£243	£4	£1,299	£1,251	39.8	10	80
30/09/22	£295	£313	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	70
30/09/21	£285	£285	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
30/09/20	£398	£297	£101	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	90
30/09/19	£288	£305	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	120
30/09/18	£284	£298	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/17	£281	£294	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/16	£274	£237	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/15	£269	£237	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/14	£277	£259	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/13	£200	£244	£-44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/12	£247	£213	£35	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/11	£241	£180	£61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/10	£214	£171	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/09	£277	£170	£106	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/08	£185	£151	£34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/07	£392	£137	£254	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/06	£146	£135	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05	£200	£129	£71	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04	£148	£106	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 39.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 29 months
Quick Ratio: 95.8

Asset Split ?

Established: 32 years

www.ashbourneanimalwelfare.org

ashbourneanimalwelfare@yahoo.co.uk

01335300494

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Animals

GiG Classification

Animal welfare

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Derbyshire, Staffordshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

10 employees
80 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Gender Split

DAPHNE ANNE SMITH

GORDON VICTOR ETHERIDGE

JANE LESLEY WAIN

KIM STEPHENSON Appointed: 2015

MARILYN KELSEY

MARK LEWIS Appointed: 2014

PETER JOHN SMITH (Chair)

WANDA VIRGINIA MIELCZAREK

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/09/1992, number: 1014249

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from CATS IN NEED (DERBY) on 30/09/2021

Main office

THE ARK
WYASTON ROAD
ASHBOURNE
DE6 1NB

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS OF ANY SPECIES WHO ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN PRACTICE DERBYSHIRE AND PART OF STAFFORDSHIRE

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