Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 0
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

ANIMAL SAMARITANS

Provides support for pet owners to pay vet's bills and food costs for their pets.Re-homes unwanted and abandoned pets.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees

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

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
31/12/22£223£142£82n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£68£81£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£42£38£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19*£49£54£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£39£45£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£53£15£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£15£42£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15*£106£44£62n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£38£33£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13*£25£37£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12*£21£34£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£13£35£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10*£27£27£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09*£29£44£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08*£83£46£37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07*£79£46£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06*£48£71£-22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05*£70£59£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04*£91£41£50n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 38 years

www.animalsamaritans.org.uk

info@animalsamaritans.org.uk

0203745 9859

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Animals
GiG Classification
  • Animal sanctuaries and shelters
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent, Medway, Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BRIAN JOHN BISHOP Appointed: 2022
  • CHRISTINE FRANCES BISHOP Appointed: 2001
  • SUSAN JANE MCLAUGHLIN Appointed: 2002
  • WILLIAM BASIL MCLAUGHLIN Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/10/1986, number: 295345
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR19: 1 days late, AR15: 147 days late, AR13: 76 days late, AR12: 69 days late, AR11: 22 days late, AR10: 122 days late, AR09: 484 days late, AR08: 392 days late, AR07: 183 days late, AR06: 413 days late, AR05: 778 days late, AR04: 890 days late,
Main office

Animal Samaritans
PO Box 154
Welling
DA16 2WS

Objectives

(I) TO RESCUE AND PROVIDE CARE AND SHELTER FOR UNWANTED, ABANDONED, NEGLECTED OR ILL-TREATED ANIMALS AND TO PROVIDE NEW HOMES FOR SUCH ANIMALS WHEREVER POSSIBLE. (II) TO ASSIST OWNERS OF PETS TO MEET VETERINARY FEES WHERE OWNERS ARE UNABLE TO MEET SUCH FEES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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