Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Large legacies income: +1
Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +0

Overall GiG Score: 6

THE FREEDOM OF SPIRIT TRUST FOR BORDER COLLIES

The Charity promots humane behaviour towards Border Collie dogs, by providing appropriate care, protection, treatment and security of Border Collies which are in need of care and attention by reasons of sickness, maltraeatment, poor circumstances, or ill use and to educate the public in matters pertaining to Border Collie welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering among Border

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
30/06/23		£162	£148	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
30/06/22	*	£154	£138	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
30/06/21		£774	£115	£659	£3	£787	£787	82	5	2
30/06/20		£137	£108	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
30/06/19		£105	£84	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
30/06/18		£85	£79	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/17		£70	£74	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/16		£75	£78	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/15		£81	£79	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/14		£107	£90	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/13		£50	£74	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/12		£49	£70	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/11		£31	£75	£-43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/10		£47	£58	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/09		£28	£26	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/08	*	£171	£17	£154	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 16 years

www.fostbc.org.uk

info@fostbc.org.uk

07510729625

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Animals
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Grant-making foundations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 volunteers

Who's supporting 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 The Freedom of Spirit Trust for Border Collies
£7,406	19/11/2018	We want to buy a strong replacement gazebo to help with our fundraising and education.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-75

BARBARA MARGARET SYKES Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Canine Behaviourist

DAVID GRAHAM MAITLAND (Chair) Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Accountant

PETER DOMNIC TOMSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: It Manager

STUART ANTHONY VERITY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor (Retired)

GILL KING Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Marketing Manager (Retired), Other trusteeship: NORTHUMBRIA CALVERT TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/11/2007, number: 1121598
Registered at Companies House on 27/06/2007, number: 06294336

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

16 returns made; AR22: 10 days late, AR08: 126 days late,

Main office

GOLCAR FARM
SPRING LANE
ELDWICK
BINGLEY
BD16 3AU

Objectives

ARE TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS BORDER COLLIE DOGS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR BORDER COLLIES WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO BORDER COLLIE WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG BORDER COLLIE DOGS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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