Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -3
Large legacies income: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
Fundraising costs high: -3

Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +0

Overall GiG Score: 0

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BATH AND DISTRICT BRANCH

Animal welfare including rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of companion animals (dog and cats ), animal welfare education activities, outreach work.

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 more than half of its income from legacies in recent years
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £8,023,682 available, equivalent to 37 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/23		£2,075	£2,609	£-534	£562	£8,043	£8,024	36.9	78	185
31/12/22		£2,515	£2,248	£266	£438	£7,331	£7,326	39.1	73	220
31/12/21		£2,480	£2,126	£354	£437	£7,109	£7,033	39.7	66	200
31/12/20		£2,356	£2,046	£310	£431	£6,741	£6,728	39.5	69	250
31/12/19	*	£2,533	£2,072	£461	£473	£6,341	£6,341	36.7	61	300
31/12/18		£2,075	£1,905	£171	£413	£5,819	£5,734	36.1	56	0
31/12/17		£1,950	£1,764	£186	£390	£5,695	£5,685	38.7	58	0
31/12/16		£2,409	£1,623	£786	£377	£5,460	£5,234	38.7	50	0
31/12/15		£1,539	£1,535	£4	£375	£4,626	£4,615	36.1	45	0
31/12/14		£1,740	£1,563	£176	£251	£4,629	£4,218	32.4	53	0
31/12/13		£2,085	£1,582	£503	£355	£4,451	£4,077	30.9	53	0
31/12/12		£1,237	£1,515	£-278	£176	£3,945	£3,546	28.1	54	0
31/12/11		£1,664	£1,519	£145	£264	£4,200	£3,733	29.5	51	0
31/12/10		£1,229	£1,361	£-131	£190	£4,049	£3,600	31.7	46	0
31/12/09		£1,477	£1,279	£197	£259	£4,174	£3,730	35	47	0
31/12/08		£1,078	£1,083	£-5	£169	£3,968	£3,539	39.2	47	0
31/12/07		£880	£1,035	£-155	£162	£4,015	£3,576	41.4	35	0
31/12/06		£1,340	£1,066	£274	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05		£1,412	£1,045	£366	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£688	£932	£-244	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 34.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 21.7%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 36.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 8.7

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 62 years

www.bcdh.org.uk

enquiries@bcdh.org.uk

01225787325

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Animals

GiG Classification

Animal welfare

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following 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 Bath Cats and Dogs Home
£4,434	15/11/2019	We want to offer children in the area an educational magazine, to be handed out on school visits and at other events.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bath Cats and Dogs Home
£2,606	19/11/2018	We want to ensure pets in desperate need have somewhere safe to go to receive expert care until we're able to find them new loving homes.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bath Cats and Dogs Home
£3,077	29/11/2017	Funds will ensure pets in desperate need have somewhere warm and safe to go to receive expert care until we can rehome them.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DEBORAH MARIA GOGARTY (Chair) Appointed: 2018

KIRSTY ILES Appointed: 2023

MICHELLE GRIMA Appointed: 2023

NATHALIE DOWGRAY Appointed: 2024

RICHARD DELLAR Appointed: 2023

STUART DONNELLY Appointed: 2023

SUE PERROTT Appointed: 2021

VANESSA LEMAIRE Appointed: 2023

VICTORIA ELAINE SMITH Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/07/1962, number: 205594

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Fundraising Regulator

First registered: 09/01/2016, current status: Large charity (levy paid)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR19: 4 days late,

Main office

BATH CATS & DOGS HOME
THE AVENUE
CLAVERTON DOWN
BATH
BA2 7AZ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE BRANCH ARE TO PROMOTE THE WORK AND OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY [ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (219099)], WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE AREA OF THE BRANCH, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE POLICIES OF THE SOCIETY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BATH AND DISTRICT.

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