Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 3

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -2
Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -5

Gender balanced board: +3

Gov Income
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -2

ANIMALS IN DISTRESS

The object of the charity is to provide in Greater Manchester and the surrounding area for the care and protection of animals of all kinds in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances, ill usage and other similar causes and to prevent thereby cruelty to and suffering among animals.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received Government grants
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,310,326 available, equivalent to 26 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 39 years

www.animals-in-distress.co.uk

fieldofdreams@hotmail.co.uk

01706371731

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/03/23	*	£527	£608	£-81	£338	£1,310	£1,310	25.9	22	27
31/03/22		£662	£560	£102	£330	£1,391	£1,391	29.8	23	24
31/03/21	*	£361	£502	£-141	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
31/03/20	*	£584	£501	£83	£255	£1,430	£1,430	34.3	28	45
31/03/19		£463	£432	£30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/18		£548	£392	£156	£258	£1,317	£1,317	40.3	25	0
31/03/17		£467	£393	£74	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£636	£360	£277	£357	£1,087	£1,087	36.3	20	0
31/03/15		£666	£365	£301	£365	£810	£810	26.6	21	0
31/03/14		£400	£340	£60	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£376	£307	£69	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£289	£287	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£289	£287	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£314	£306	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	*	£294	£309	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£285	£316	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07?	*	£373	£312	£61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£318	£258	£59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£228	£254	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 409.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 55.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 25.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 28.6

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Animals

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford City, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

22 employees
27 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 Animals in Distress
£2,803	04/08/2017	A new terrapin pond is desperately needed. Help us provide a place to live for new and existing residents who are in temporary accommodation
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Animals in Distress
£3,747	04/08/2017	Help us replace our kennel doors so that our vulnerable animals will not feel caged and can enjoy a cleaner, safer environment.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

ALLAN BERRY Appointed: 2017

CATHERINE WHITTAKER (Chair) Appointed: 2019

DENVEE WHITTAKER Appointed: 2013

ELIZABETH LYNDA REDFERN Appointed: 2020

IAN DURHAM Appointed: 2019

WENDY PRITCHARD

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/12/1984, number: 515886

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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
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

19 returns made; AR23: 14 days late, AR21: 163 days late, AR20: 66 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR12: 118 days late, AR11: 30 days late, AR10: 17 days late, AR09: 172 days late, AR07: 239 days late, AR05: 49 days late, AR04: 94 days late,

Main office

LEACH FARM
SWAINDROD LANE
BLACKSTONE EDGE
LITTLEBOROUGH
LANCS
OL15 0LE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE TO PROVIDE IN GREATER MANCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA FOR THE CARE AND PROTECTION OF ANIMALS OF ALL KINDS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES, ILL USAGE AND OTHER SIMILAR CAUSES AND TO PREVENT THEREBY CRUELTY TO AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER MANCHESTER AND SURROUNDING AREA

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