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Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +5
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

HEDGEHOG HELPLINE

Hedgehog Helpline operates in South East Wales. We rescue, rehabilitate and release sick, inured or orphaned hedgehogs to release back into the wild. During 2023 we received 1225 hedgehogs We received in excess of 3500 calls on HelplineWe are a volunteer run charityWe attended 46 events/venues to give talks etc to educate and raise awareness of the plight of the hedgehog
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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
31/03/24£15£21£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/23£18£12£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£22£10£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£26£9£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20?£23£10£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£6£7£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£7£5£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£7£8£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£2£7£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£8£3£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£7£5£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£7£10£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£1£3£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£8£4£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£3£3£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£3£2£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£3£4£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£4£3£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£5£4£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 29 years

www.hedgehoghelpline.co.uk

contact@hedgehoghelpline.co.uk

07557646773

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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
  • Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Newport City, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Torfaen, Vale Of Glamorgan,
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANGHARAD CARRINGTON EDMUNDS Appointed: 2018
  • GRAHAM DAVID CHARLES BLOW (Chair)
  • SARAH LINEY Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/05/1995, number: 1046156
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
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 26 days late, AR11: 78 days late,
Main office

The Hollies
Hyde Place
Gwent
NP13 2RT

Objectives

1) THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF HEDGEHOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY THE PROVISION OF A RESCUE AND REHABILITATION SERVICE FOR ABANDONED, NEGLECTED OR INJURED HEDGEHOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS. 2) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE STUDY OF HEDGEHOGS AND IN THE CARE, METHODS OF TREATMENT, NURSING, CONSERVATION AND HABITAT OF SUCH ANIMALS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE SOUTH WALES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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