Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 1
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Large legacies income: +2
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

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

Animal welfare including rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of companion animals (dogs, cats and some small animals), animal welfare education activities.
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
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £7,325,589 available, equivalent to 39 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
Established: 62 years

www.bcdh.org.uk

enquiries@bcdh.org.uk

01225787325

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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£2,515£2,248£266£438£7,331£7,32639.173220
31/12/21£2,480£2,126£354£437£7,109£7,03339.766200
31/12/20£2,356£2,046£310£431£6,741£6,72839.569250
31/12/19*£2,533£2,072£461£473£6,341£6,34136.761300
31/12/18£2,075£1,905£171£413£5,819£5,73436.156241
31/12/17£1,950£1,764£186£390£5,695£5,68538.7580
31/12/16£2,409£1,623£786£377£5,460£5,23438.7500
31/12/15£1,539£1,535£4£375£4,626£4,61536.1450
31/12/14£1,740£1,563£176£251£4,629£4,21832.4530
31/12/13£2,085£1,582£503£355£4,451£4,07730.9530
31/12/12£1,237£1,515£-278£176£3,945£3,54628.1540
31/12/11£1,664£1,519£145£264£4,200£3,73329.5510
31/12/10£1,229£1,361£-131£190£4,049£3,60031.7460
31/12/09£1,477£1,279£197£259£4,174£3,73035470
31/12/08£1,078£1,083£-5£169£3,968£3,53939.2470
31/12/07£880£1,035£-155£162£4,015£3,57641.4350
31/12/06£1,340£1,066£274£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£1,412£1,045£366£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£688£932£-244£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 20.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 19.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 39.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 12 months
Quick Ratio: 11.7
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Animals
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bath And North East Somerset, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
Who works here?
  • 73 employees
  • 220 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 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 (10)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 11/07/1962, number: 205594
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
19 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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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