Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 1

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -3
Large legacies income: +1
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs high: -5

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 0

BRENT LODGE BIRD AND WILDLIFE TRUST

Wildlife hospital providing care, treatment and rehabilitation for sick and injured wild birds and mammals.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,034,979 available, equivalent to 39 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 46 years

www.brentlodge.org

enquiries@brentlodge.org

01243641672

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
30/06/22		£829	£627	£202	£246	£2,071	£2,035	39	25	50
30/06/21		£1,077	£585	£492	£228	£1,868	£1,818	37.3	25	50
30/06/20		£1,013	£538	£474	£193	£1,377	£1,327	29.6	23	110
30/06/19		£626	£481	£145	£178	£902	£880	21.9	20	150
30/06/18		£462	£443	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	100
30/06/17	*	£611	£401	£210	£113	£738	£713	21.3	17	0
30/06/16	*	£500	£320	£179	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/15	*	£220	£251	£-31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/14	*	£249	£201	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/13		£249	£248	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/12		£173	£172	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/11	*	£173	£173	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/10		£224	£222	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/09	*	£147	£193	£-46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/08	*	£244	£181	£63	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/07	*	£132	£206	£-75	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/06	*	£194	£246	£-52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/05	*	£240	£264	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/04	*	£301	£217	£83	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 50.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 39.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 39 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 28 months
Quick Ratio: 43.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Animals

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Hampshire, Surrey, West Sussex,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

25 employees
50 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 Brent Lodge Wildlife Hospital
£2,079	21/10/2023	We would like to provide care for hedgehogs, whose numbers are in dramatic decline due to habitat loss and climate change. They need all the help they can get to increase their numbers.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Brent Lodge Wildlife Hospital
£2,700	23/10/2021	We would like to provide support and training for volunteers from the local community so they can gain transferable skills and improve health and wellbeing through caring for wildlife.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

AMY STRIDE Appointed: 2023

GEORGE EDWARD SAYER Appointed: 2021

ROSS ALAN KYNVIN Appointed: 2021

SHARON TURNER (Chair) Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/09/1978, number: 276179

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR17: 86 days late, AR16: 173 days late, AR15: 215 days late, AR14: 206 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR09: 296 days late, AR08: 661 days late, AR07: 234 days late, AR06: 38 days late, AR05: 387 days late, AR04: 24 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE DRAYTON AND FARLINGTON ACTION GROUP on 25/10/2022

Main office

BRENT LODGE BIRD & WILDLIFE TRUST
WILDLIFE HOSPITAL
COW LANE
SIDLESHAM
CHICHESTER
PO20 7LN

Objectives

THE PURPOSE OF THE CHARITY IS TO ESTABLISH HOSPITALS FOR BIRDS OR OTHER SMALL WILD ANIMALS BUT PARTICULARLY FOR WILD BIRDS WHICH HAVE SUFFERED INJURY AND NEED CARE AND TREATMENT TO ENABLE THEM TO RETURN TO AN LIVE A NORMAL LIFE IN THEIR NATURAL SURROUNDINGS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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