Finance Score: 4

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Poor Liquidity: -1
Good Reserves: +1Deficit on trading: -1
Strong growth: +2

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Only 3 Trustees: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 2

ANIMAL WELFARE (FURNESS)

A local charity that protects and provides sanctuary for unwanted and distressed animals until loving new homes are found in the Furness and South Lakes area. Our policy is never to have a healthy animal put to sleep. Animal Welfare Furness was founded by a group of local people and registered as 519065 in 1987. The charity transitioned to this current registration and CIO status on 1 Jan 2023.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There has been strong growth in spending since inception

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 3 trustees
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but very substantial unrestricted reserves are available
The accounts in the latest year show a significant deficit from trading activities

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
31/12/23		£950	£207	£743	£0	£743	£743	43.2	11	19
31/12/22		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 1%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 43.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 33 months
Quick Ratio: 0

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 4 years

www.animalwelfarefurness.org.uk

animalwelfarefurness@hotmail.co.uk

01229 811122

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Animals

GiG Classification

Animal welfare

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

NATHANIEL WELHAM (Chair) Appointed: 2020

SARAH SAUNDERS Appointed: 2023

YVONNE SUTHERLAND Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 17/06/2020, number: 1189973

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission

Filing Record

4 returns made; AR21: 3 days late, AR20: 148 days late,

Main office

Animal Welfare (Furness)
210 Dalton Road
BARROW-IN-FURNESS
LA14 1PN

Objectives

THE CARE AND PROTECTION OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES, ILL-USAGE OR OTHER SIMILAR CAUSES AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS.