Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 5 ?

CELIA HAMMOND ANIMAL TRUST

To promote the welfare of animals particularly cats, in need of care and to prevent the cruelty and suffering associated with the country's vast stray and unwanted animal problem in particular by the provision of spaying and neutering facilities and the provision of veterinary services to those on low incomes.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • Why are there only 4 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/10/23£2,413£3,576£-1,163£28£2,516£2,5168.49030
31/10/22£3,966£3,593£372£19£3,903£3,90313880
31/10/21£3,351£3,426£-74£25£3,531£3,53112.4900
31/10/20£2,998£3,359£-361£28£3,436£3,43612.31000
31/10/19£3,827£3,310£517£36£3,357£3,35712.2980
31/10/18£3,079£3,149£-71£48£2,840£2,84010.81010
31/10/17£2,857£3,101£-244£40£2,911£2,91111.3950
31/10/16£2,712£2,761£-49£45£2,809£2,80912.2820
31/10/15*£2,318£2,556£-237£44£2,858£2,85813.4730
31/10/14*£2,844£2,554£290£50£3,095£3,09514.5760
31/10/13*£2,073£2,489£-416£48£2,806£2,80613.5740
31/10/12£2,243£2,456£-213£48£3,222£3,22215.7720
31/10/11£2,363£2,325£38£33£3,435£2,43012.5670
31/10/10£2,472£2,119£354£41£3,397£2,40213.6670
31/10/09*£1,930£1,883£47£9£3,044£1,99312.7670
31/10/08£1,839£1,658£181£32£3,006£2,77020.1660
31/10/07£1,587£1,472£115£27£2,825£2,57721680
31/10/06£1,630£1,334£296n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/05£1,178£1,184£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/10/04*£1,534£1,112£422n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.8%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 5%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 8.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 4.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 39 years

www.celiahammond.org

wadhurst@celiahammond.org

01892783820

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Animals
GiG Classification
  • Animal welfare
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex, Kent, Lewisham, Newham,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW HAMILL-STEWART Appointed: 2023
  • CELIA HAMMOND
  • NAOMI SHEEN Appointed: 2011
  • STUART FRASER Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/02/1986, number: 293787
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
20 returns made; AR15: 0 days late, AR14: 114 days late, AR13: 107 days late, AR09: 72 days late, AR04: 37 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from HAY CAT RESCUE on 23/04/2021
Main office

CELIA HAMMOND ANIMAL TRUST
HIGH STREET
WADHURST
TN5 6AG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS PARTICULARLY CATS IN NEED OF CARE AND TO PREVENT THE CRUELTY AND SUFFERING ASSOCIATED WITH THE COUNTRY'S VAST STRAY AND UNWANTED ANIMAL PROBLEM IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF SPAYING AND NEUTERING FACILITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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