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Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +0
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

FOREVER HOUNDS TRUST 

To relieve the suffering of greyhounds and lurchers who are in need of care and protection, in particular by rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing, or by the provision of kennels and other facilities for their reception. To advance the education of the public in matters relating to greyhound and lurcher welfare.
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Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending


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Established: 15 years

www.foreverhoundstrust.org

enquiries@foreverhoundstrust.org

03000125125

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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£709£815£-106£112£555£5157.623340
31/12/21£1,149£1,056£93£33£661£5906.723340
31/12/20£820£852£-31£31£602£5798.220600
31/12/19£881£779£103£35£633£5949.116500
31/12/18£712£866£-154£38£530£4786.614600
31/12/17£941£861£80£33£684£6408.9110
31/12/16?£805£1,050£-245£57£601£5366.160
31/10/15£903£614£289£50£837£75214.730
31/10/14£680£561£119£58£553£54411.620
31/10/13£616£517£99£46£433£4249.810
31/10/12£527£456£72£51£335£3328.700
31/10/11£578£462£116£55£263£2526.600
31/10/10£497£489£8£0£0£0n/a00
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 18.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 41%
Liabilities/Income: 55%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 7.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.1
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Animals
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 23 employees
  • 340 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 Forever Hounds Trust - Eastern region
£4,917 19/11/2018
We want to buy beds, food, collars, toys, disinfectant, a microchip scanner and medicine to help dogs in desperate need.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 48-68
  • CLAIRE PEARCE (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Operations
  • JAN LAKE Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Police Officer
  • RACHEL JACKSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Veterinary Physiotherapist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/08/2009, number: 1131399
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/08/2009, number: 06985367
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
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

Cottage Kennels
Chave Lane
Brithem Bottom
CULLOMPTON
Devon
EX15 1NE

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF GREYHOUNDS AND LURCHERS WHO ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION, IN PARTICULAR BY RESCUE, REHABILITATION AND RE-HOMING, OR BY THE PROVISION OR MAINTENANCE, OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF KENNELS AND OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION AND CARE OF GREYHOUNDS AND LURCHERS WHO ARE UNWANTED OR RETIRED OR WHO ARE OTHERWISE IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTIONTO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTER RELATING TO THE WELFARE OF GREYHOUNDS AND LURCHERS AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG SUCH DOGS

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, THROUGHOUT ENGLAND & WALES

Data Sources

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