RUTH SMART FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1080021
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trustees' policy is to concentrate upon charitable organisations which directly benefit domestic animals in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. However, the Trustees do not limit support to these two countries or to domestic animals but are also interested in domestic animal, conservation and wildlife organisations throughout the world.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £159,049
Total expenditure: £273,468

People

2 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Animals
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Belize
  • Jersey
  • Mauritius
  • United States

Governance

Registration history:
  • 27 March 2000: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Wilfrid Edward Vernor-Miles Chair
CATHOLIC CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
SYLVANUS CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
THE PINE RIDGE DOG SANCTUARY
Received: On time
MVM CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
F C CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
THE INDEPENDENT PRESS REGULATION TRUST
Received: On time
THE SOCIETY OF ST PIUS X
Received: On time
THE MICHAEL KIRK AND NOREEN BLYTH-WHITELOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
ELEANOR HAMILTON EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Received: On time
JOHN CROSFIELD VERNOR-MILES Trustee
HOBSON CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
MVM CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
CATHOLIC CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
SYLVANUS CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
ELEANOR HAMILTON EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Received: On time
THE SOCIETY OF ST PIUS X
Received: On time
THE PINE RIDGE DOG SANCTUARY
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £149.01k £130.36k £140.93k £152.61k £159.05k
Total expenditure £258.04k £238.59k £288.86k £273.72k £273.47k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 10 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 10 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 19 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 19 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 11 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 11 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 26 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 26 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 13 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 13 October 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

WILL DATED 11TH OCTOBER 1994, AS AMENDED BY CODICIL DATED 13TH OCTOBER 1997 PROVED AT PROBATE ON 2ND JUNE 1999. SCHEME DATED 11 AUGUST 2000.

Charitable objects

TO APPLY THE INCOME AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL FOR OR TOWARDS SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE RELIEF OF THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS OF ANY SPECIES WHO ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND TOWARDS THE MAINTENANCE OF REFUGES RESCUE HOMES ANIMAL HOSPITALS SANCTUARIES AND OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION AND CARE OF UNWANTED ANIMALS AND THE TREATMENT OF SICK OR ILL TREATED ANIMALS AND TO MAKE DONATIONS TO SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS WHOSE PURPOSES INCLUDE ANY OF THE FOREGOING PURPOSES AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER AS MY TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT PROVIDED THAT MY TRUSTEES MAY AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FOR A PERIOD OF 21 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF MY DEATH INSTEAD OF APPLYING THE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND IN ANY YEAR ACCUMULATE ALL OR ANY PART OF SUCH INCOME AT COMPOUND INTEREST BY INVESTING THE SAME AND THE RESULTING INCOME IN ANY AUTHORISED INVESTMENT AND HOLD THE SAME AS AN ACCRETION TO AND AS PART OF THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST FUND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THEIR RIGHT TO APPLY THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF SUCH ACCUMULATED INCOME IN ANY SUBSEQUENT YEAR AS IF THE SAME WERE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND ARISING IN THE THEN CURRENT YEAR.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
HUNTERS
9 NEW SQUARE
LONDON
WC2A 3QN
Phone:
020 7412 0050
Email:
No information available
Website:

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