Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

DOWNS FARM TRUST 

To relieve the suffering of unwanted, abandoned, mistreated and injured animals and to promote human behaviour towards animals and education of the public in relation to animal welfare.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

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: 20 years

https://en-gb.facebook.com/downsfarmtrust/

downsfarmtrust@gmail.com

01622814244

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
31/10/22£33£41£-7n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/10/21£16£23£-7n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/10/20£29£25£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/19£30£20£9n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/10/18£4£4£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/17£9£9£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/16£6£14£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/15£5£32£-28£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/14£53£23£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/13£13£27£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/12£13£17£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/11£10£22£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/10£10£27£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/09£12£24£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/08£2£19£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/07£1£15£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/06£1£27£-26£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/05£1£16£-15£0£0£0n/a00
31/10/04£155£18£137£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Animals
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 6 volunteers

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 15/12/2003, number: 1101181
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Downs Farm
Yalding Hill
Yalding
Maidstone
ME18 6AL

Objectives

1. FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF UNWANTED, ABANDONED, MISTREATED AND INJURED ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION, PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR THEIR RESCUE, COLLECTION, RECOVERY, FEED AND SHELTER, AS WELL AS ANY ANCILLARY NEEDS2. TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING CARE, REHABILITATION AND TRAINING FOR ANIMALS AND EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO ANIMAL WELFARE AND BEHAVIOUR.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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