Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 4

WOODLANDS ANIMAL SANCTUARY

The Charity's purpose is to relieve the suffering of animals, in particular cats, hedgehogs, guinea pigs, hamsters, birds, goats, sheep, ponies, donkeys and horses in the Northwest of England and to provide or maintain refuge, secure homes, sanctuaries or other facilities for the reception and care of unwanted domestic animals.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
28/02/23	£201,920	£255,724	£-53,804	120
28/02/22?	£175,940	£156,546	£19,394	100
13/08/21	£397,378	£146,201	£251,177	100

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.woodlandsanimalsanctuary.org.uk

info@woodlandsanimalsanctuary.org.uk

01704823293

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Animals

GiG Classification

Animal sanctuaries and shelters

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Knowsley, Lancashire, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
120 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 Woodlands Animal Sanctuary
£3,130	21/10/2023	We would like to help improve the mental health of our local care home residents. The funding will go towards the resources needed to allow us to visit residents with our animals and provide comfort.
National Lottery Community Fund - Education and Outreach programme
£8,960	29/07/2021	The funding will be used to deliver animal and pet care and learning sessions for children in the community where children and their adult carers will gain a greater understanding of animal welfare ....more The funding will be used to deliver animal and pet care and learning sessions for children in the community where children and their adult carers will gain a greater understanding of animal welfare and how to care for them.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CAROLINE SIMPSON Appointed: 2021

DR ALISON JANE SPEAKMAN PHD Appointed: 2020

HELEN DENISE WAREHAM Appointed: 2022

LYNNE PAULA SAUNDERS Appointed: 2020

STEPHEN ARTHUR RUSSELL SAUNDERS Appointed: 2020

STUART JOHN IRONS Appointed: 2020

STUART JOHN IRONS Appointed: 2020

VICTORIA MCDERBY (Chair) Appointed: 2020

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/08/2020, number: 1190858

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment 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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WOODLANDS ANIMAL SANCTUARY on 02/03/2022

Main office

WOODLANDS FARM
SANDY LANE
HOLMESWOOD
ORMSKIRK
L40 1UE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS, IN PARTICULAR CATS, HEDGEHOGS, GUINEA PIGS, HAMSTERS, BIRDS, GOATS, SHEEP, PONIES, DONKEYS AND HORSES WHO ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION, AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE OR MAINTAIN REFUGE, SECURE HOMES, SANCTUARIES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION AND CARE OF UNWANTED DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND THE TREATMENT OF SICK OR ILL-TREATED DOMESTIC ANIMALS.

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