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home >> charity search >> ashbourne and district animal welfare society
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 volunteer base +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted 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
  • 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 £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/23£620£377£243£4£1,299£1,25139.81080
30/09/22£295£313£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21£285£285£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20£398£297£101n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19£288£305£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18£284£298£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17£281£294£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/16£274£237£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/15£269£237£32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/14£277£259£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/13£200£244£-44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/12£247£213£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/11£241£180£61n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/10£214£171£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/09£277£170£106n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/08£185£151£34n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07£392£137£254n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/06£146£135£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/05£200£129£71n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04£148£106£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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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 ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 32 years

www.ashbourneanimalwelfare.org

ashbourneanimalwelfare@yahoo.co.uk

01335300494

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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 supports 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

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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