Overall GiG Score: -2 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3

THREE OWLS BIRD SANCTUARY AND RESERVE 

The Sanctuary operates for the benefit of the public to relieve the suffering of wild birds in need of care and attention through use of its Helpline, Email and Website facilities. The charity also owns and manages six established Nature Reserves. Makes grants to established like-minded organisations benefiting wild birds.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 36 years

www.threeowls.co.uk

info@threeowls.co.uk

07973819389

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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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
31/01/23£47£31£16n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/01/22£19£47£-28n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/01/21£18£41£-23n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/01/20£234£34£200n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/01/19£19£36£-17n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/01/18£15£33£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/17£145£20£124£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/16£156£104£51£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/15*£68£19£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/14£89£22£68£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/13£57£57£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/12£366£156£210£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/11£70£212£-142£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/10£163£128£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/09£103£138£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/08£113£123£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/07£117£102£15£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/06*£161£102£59£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/05£229£102£127£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/04£102£106£-4£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Animals
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who works here?
  • 8 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/01/1988, number: 298352
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR15: 30 days late, AR06: 41 days late,
Main office

THREE OWLS BIRD SANCTUARY AND
RESERVE
WOLSTENHOLME FOLD
NORDEN
ROCHDALE LANCS
OL11 5UD

Objectives

TO ALLEVIATE THE SUFFERINGS OF SICK WILD BIRDS IN DISTRESS AND TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT HOME IN A RESERVE FOR THOSE UNABLE TO BE RELEASED

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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