Overall GiG Score: -10 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 3
  • Excess reserves: -5
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3

WAGGY TAILS RESCUE LIMITED 

Animal rescue principally dogs
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely female
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,320,381 available, equivalent to 56 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
Established: 18 years

www.waggytails.org.uk

admin@waggytails.org.uk

01202875000

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebook
UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23£532£493£38£77£2,320£2,32056.41480
31/03/22£392£348£44n/an/an/an/an/a80
31/03/21£740£399£341£126£2,139£2,12663.91550
31/03/20£677£456£221£84£1,763£1,74445.91775
31/03/19£760£438£322£99£1,585£1,55942.714110
31/03/18£530£450£81£115£1,270£1,23733200
31/03/17£565£407£159£97£1,195£1,15634.1130
31/03/16£416£369£46£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£354£346£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£444£328£116£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£378£325£53£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£371£361£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£419£293£126£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£498£175£323£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£294£174£120£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£178£158£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£234£142£92£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 19.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 15.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 18%
Liabilities/Income: 97%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 56.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 34.8
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Animals
Who works here?
  • 14 employees
  • 80 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Dorset, Hampshire, Wiltshire,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 71-76
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/06/2006, number: 1114957
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/03/2006, number: 05750206
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR07: 30 days late,
Main office

143 Magna Road
Canford Magna
Wimborne
BH21 3AW

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANY ANIMALS AND DOGS IN PARTICULAR, WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND IN PARTICULAR:(A) TO AID ANIMALS AND IN PARTICULAR DOGS IN DISTRESS THROUGH INJURY OR OTHER CAUSE AND TO ARRANGE VETERINARY TREATMENT IF NECESSARY.(B) TO FIND GOOD AND SUITABLE NEW HOMES FOR DOGS IN OUR CARE OR THAT COME TO US FOR ATTENTION(C) TO ASSIST MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC BY MEANS OF INFORMATION, EDUCATION OR IN ANY WAY WHATSOEVER THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO DIRECTLY AID ANIMALS NEEDING TREATMENT OR HELP.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE DORSET, HAMPSHIRE, WILTSHIRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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