Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -3
Large legacies income: +1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +0

Overall GiG Score: 5

GABLES FARM DOGS AND CATS HOME

Housing and rehoming unwanted cats and dogs

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
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £3,381,057 available, equivalent to 38 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Established: 15 years

www.gablesfarm.org.uk

info@gablesfarm.org.uk

01752331602

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
31/12/22		£898	£1,068	£-169	£44	£3,410	£3,381	38	28	72
31/12/21		£845	£936	£-91	£37	£3,724	£3,707	47.5	25	70
31/12/20		£676	£1,007	£-330	£47	£4,055	£1	0	27	69
31/12/19		£1,147	£941	£206	£49	£3,734	£1	0	28	74
31/12/18		£1,203	£905	£298	£46	£3,424	£3,414	45.3	27	57
31/12/17		£939	£843	£97	£33	£3,219	£3,207	45.7	26	0
31/12/16		£1,099	£800	£299	£66	£3,076	£3,064	45.9	26	0
31/12/15		£596	£791	£-194	£123	£2,649	£2,630	39.9	24	0
31/12/14		£766	£787	£-21	£118	£2,887	£2,872	43.8	26	0
31/12/13		£941	£695	£246	£107	£2,871	£2,859	49.4	27	0
31/12/12		£704	£758	£-55	£114	£2,571	£2,570	40.7	28	0
31/12/11		£1,011	£661	£349	£111	£2,561	£2,560	46.5	24	0
31/12/10		£693	£677	£15	£96	£2,232	£2,232	39.6	30	0
31/12/09	*	£250	£405	£-155	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 6.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 4.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 6%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 38 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 3.8

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Animals

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth City, Somerset,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

28 employees
72 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 Gables Farm Dogs and Cats Home
£9,282	19/11/2018	We would like to pay for our animals' veterinary care. Our vet bills are over £60,000 each year and we would be very grateful for some help.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 39-82

CHRISTINE ANNE HOLLAND Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Retired

GEOFFREY BEAK Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

JOHN RICHARD CARTER Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Solicitor

LEE BUDGE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: None

PAMELA JOAN LOWTHER (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: None

SCOTT JAMES HORNER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Legal

STEPHEN MALTBY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: None

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/12/2008, number: 1127194
Registered at Companies House on 12/11/2008, number: 06747445

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR09: 11 days late,

Main office

Gables Farm Dogs & Cats Home
204 Merafield Road
PLYMOUTH
PL7 1UQ

Objectives

3.1 TO RESCUE AND SHELTER LOST, UNWANTED AND HOMELESS DOGS AND CATS, AND TO SAVE THEMFROM STARVATION AND ILL TREATMENT, AND IN SO DOING SO, TO REMOVE A SOURCE OF DANGER FROM THESTREETS:3.2 WHEREVER POSSIBLE TO RESTORE LOST DOGS AND CATS TO THEIR OWNERS;3.3 TO FIND SUITABLE HOMES FOR UNCLAIMED AND UNWANTED DOGS AND CATS;3.4 TO PROVIDE EDUCATION OR TRAINING AS TO THE MANAGEMENT AND WELFARE OF SUCH ANIMALS;3.5 SUCH OTHER ACTIVITIES AS SHALL PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF SUCH ANIMALS, AND SHALL BEAPPROPRIATE TO THE ORGANISATION AND CAPACITY OF THE CHARITY

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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