Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

Positive trading contribution: +2;Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs high: -5

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 1

FARPLACE ANIMAL RESCUE

Animal Rescue, Rehabilitation, and Environmental Enhancement

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 15 years
(22 years as a company)

www.farplace.org.uk

gareth@farplace.org.uk

01388517397

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£5,176	£4,402	£775	£3,710	£1,594	£1,569	4.3	124	350
31/03/22		£4,079	£3,753	£326	£2,508	£819	£791	2.5	171	350
31/03/21		£1,527	£1,161	£366	£920	£467	£435	4.5	40	350
31/03/20		£1,078	£1,007	£71	£143	£128	£92	1.1	35	270
31/03/19		£1,065	£1,126	£-61	£916	£57	£17	0.2	31	240
31/03/18		£1,004	£999	£5	£813	£119	£75	0.9	34	0
31/03/17		£446	£456	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£292	£286	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£208	£203	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£168	£167	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£119	£88	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£93	£88	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£93	£87	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£145	£117	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 593.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 84.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 4.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 3.8

Asset Split ?

Comment: Their income had a significant rise in 2018 due to initiation of a trading subsidiary, with a number of shops now open. The 2019 income from this source and other trading activities including vegan festivals made up £749,078 (68%) as unrestricted funding.

Income from individual donations and charitable trusts accounted for £‭262,735‬ (24%), and only £13,042 (1%) of total income was from donations as restricted funds.

Source: Giving is Great

Listed activities

Animals
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

124 employees
350 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 34-69

ANNE-MARIE TUCKER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Civil Servant

JOHN HERBERT ELLIS (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Head Gardener

NATALIA DORAN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Carer, Other trusteeship: PAN-ORTHODOX CONCERN FOR ANIMALS,

ROSIE FRATER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Office Worker

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/11/2008, number: 1126812
Registered at Companies House on 18/03/2002, number: 04397258

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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

14 returns made; AR15: 15 days late, AR12: 1 days late,

Main office

FAR PLACE
SIDEHEAD
WESTGATE
BISHOP AUCKLAND
DL13 1LE

Objectives

A) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS.B) TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS 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 ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS.C) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, ECOLOGICAL AND PRACTICAL WORK.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL

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