Overall GiG Score: -28 ?
Finance Score: -18
Governance Score: -13
Support Score: 3
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -5 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Grant maker support: +3

THE BIRKETT-SMITH ANIMAL SANCTUARY 

Animal sanctuary
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 5 occasions over the last 5 years
  • This charity appears to be dormant
Established: 11 years

https://www.birkett-smith.org.uk

JOYKEYS@ICLOUD.COM

07896175830

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This Charity appears to be dormant

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
01/11/20*£261£250£11n/an/an/an/an/a4
01/11/19*£167£210£-43n/an/an/an/an/a5
01/11/18*£160£133£27£0£0£0n/a09
01/11/17*£141£121£19£0£0£0n/a09
01/11/16*£103£100£2£0£0£0n/a05
01/11/15£10£8£2£0£0£0n/a00
01/11/14*£8£6£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Animals
Who works here?
  • 4 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
Where it operates
  • Devon, Dorset, Somerset,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/05/2013, number: 1152016
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR20: 455 days late, AR19: 18 days late, AR18: 175 days late, AR17: 153 days late, AR16: 59 days late, AR14: 59 days late,
Main office

3 Templemans Ash
Bridport
DT6 5NX

Objectives

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS (IN PARTICULAR SMALL FARM AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS) IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, INFIRMITY, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES AND ILL USAGE BY PROVIDING A FACILITY FOR THEIR CARE AND TREATMENT ON A WHOLLY NON-PROFITABLE BASIS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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