Overall GiG Score: 2 ?
Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 5
  • Volatile income
  • spending growth: -1
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +0

NORTHUMBRIAN HEDGEHOG RESCUE TRUST 

Rescues and rehabilitates sick, injured and orphaned hedgehogs. Takes in casualties from Northumberland in the North to Durham in the South.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently but spending has been maintained
Established: 11 years

www.hedgehogs-northumbria.org.uk

info@hedgehogs-northumbria.org.uk

01665 570911

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UN SDGs
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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£25£26£-1n/an/an/an/an/a38
31/03/22£37£28£9n/an/an/an/an/a38
31/03/21£34£20£14n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/20£33£26£7n/an/an/an/an/a33
31/03/19£57£22£35n/an/an/an/an/a48
31/03/18£43£19£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£37£21£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£20£10£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£24£13£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£12£11£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Animals
Who works here?
  • 38 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,

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 Northumbria Hedgehog Rescue Trust
£3,901 19/11/2018
Money raised will be spent on producing leaflets and equipment to engage with the general public with regard to the care of hedgehogs.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/05/2013, number: 1152034
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

Dumgoyne
Harrogate Lane
Longframlington
MORPETH
NE65 8EA

Objectives

1. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO FURTHER THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE HEDGEHOG SPECIES IN NORTHUMBRIA.2. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF HEDGEHOGS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY PROVIDING A RESCUE, CARE AND REHABILITATION SERVICE FOR SICK, INJURED, OR ORPHANED HEDGEHOGS WITH THE AIM OF RELEASING SUCH HEDGEHOGS BACK INTO THE WILD WHEREVER POSSIBLE.3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE STUDY OF HEDGEHOGS AND IN THE CARE, METHODS OF TREATMENT, CONSERVATION AND HABITAT OF HEDGEHOGS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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