Overall GiG Score: 4 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5

LONDON COLNEY HEDGEHOG RESCUE 

Relieve the suffering and distress of hedgehogs in need of care by providing a rescue, care and rehabilitation for sick, injured and orphaned hedgehogs with the aim of releasing hedgehogs back into the wild wherever possible and to also provide a safe refuge for non native hedgehog species.Educate the public by promoting awareness of the problems hedgehogs encounter and their future survival.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly 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
Established: 4 years

http://londoncolneyhedgehogrescue.weebly.com/

londoncolneyhedgehogrescue@yahoo.co.uk

07867567464

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/12/22£21,128£16,894£4,23430
31/12/21£18,622£10,503£8,1196
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Animals
Who works here?
  • 30 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hertfordshire,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/09/2020, number: 1191141
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

LONDON COLNEY HEDGEHOG RESCUE
KINGS ROAD
LONDON COLNEY
HERTFORDSHIRE
AL2 1EN

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE;1) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO FURTHER THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE HEDGEHOG SPECIES IN HERTFORDSHIRE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.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 AND ORPHANED HEDGEHOGS WITH THE AIM OF RELEASING SUCH HEDGEHOGS BACK INTO THE WILD WHEREVER POSSIBLE AND TO ALSO PROVIDE A SAFE REFUGE FOR NON NATIVE HEDGEHOG SPECIES WITH THE NECESSARY CARE AND TREATMENT.3) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEMS HEDGEHOGS ENCOUNTER IN RELATION TO THEIR FUTURE SURVIVAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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