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Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess liquidity: -1
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +0
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

ANIMAL LIFELINE

Rescue and re-homes abandoned dogs and puppies, provides veterinary care and kennelling.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appeared to be considerably in excess of CC guidelines at the latest year end especially considering the historic stability of income
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
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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
31/12/22£795£375£420£0£721£72123.166
31/12/21£607£354£253£163£301£30110.286
31/12/20£319£321£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19*£272£354£-82n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£248£364£-116n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17*£457£267£190n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£399£235£164n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15*£316£312£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14*£211£337£-126n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13*£291£383£-93n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12*£238£342£-104n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£498£320£179n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10*£283£258£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09*£203£207£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08*£241£193£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07*£231£165£66n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06*£177£166£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05*£133£153£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£182£186£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 23.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 23 months
Quick Ratio: 91.8
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 30 years

www.animalifeline.org.uk

cassie@animallifeline.org.uk

07790079025

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Animals
GiG Classification
  • Animal welfare
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Staffordshire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Animal Lifeline
£4,096 29/11/2017
Support our project to provide emergency accommodation for abandoned dogs at our rescue kennels and food for existing dogs in our care.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

  • ANN BYRNE Appointed: 2023
  • DERRITH TURNER Appointed: 2024
  • EMMA CASKIE Appointed: 2023
  • ELIZABETH ALISON KIM DRAPER Appointed: 2022
  • JOHN STEELE Appointed: 2023
  • PETE BREWSTER Appointed: 2023
  • STEPHEN TURNER Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/10/1994, number: 1041362
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 1 days late, AR17: 52 days late, AR15: 22 days late, AR14: 79 days late, AR13: 81 days late, AR12: 40 days late, AR11: 20 days late, AR10: 13 days late, AR09: 45 days late, AR08: 12 days late, AR07: 115 days late, AR06: 483 days late, AR05: 848 days late,
Main office

Serendipity
Leek Road
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Staffordshire
TQ5 0HG

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS AND TO PROVIDE OR MAINTAIN A RESCUE HOME OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR CARE OF UNWANTED ANIMALS AND THE TREATMENT OF SICK OR ILL TREATED ANIMALS

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE-STAFFORDSHIRE AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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