THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The charity provides support for national animal welfare organisations and locally based re-homing centres through a combination of grants, joint fundraising activities and events. The charity also operates small animal adoption centres in a large number of Pets at Home stores.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 28 March 2024
Total income:
£6,836,016
Donations and legacies | £5.29m | |
Charitable activities | £803.35k | |
Other trading activities | £610.76k | |
Investments | £127.48k | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£6,490,193
Raising funds | £327.83k | |
Charitable activities | £6.16m | |
Other | £0 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £327.83k | |
Charitable expenditure | £6.16m | |
Retained for future use | £345.82k |
People

11 Employee(s)
7 Trustee(s)
9292 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 1 |
£80k to £90k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Accommodation/housing
- Animals
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Throughout England And Wales
- Guernsey
- Isle Of Man
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
Governance
- 04 June 2004: Standard registration
- Pets Foundation (Working name)
- PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION (Previous name)
- SUPPORT ADOPTION FOR PETS (Previous name)
- THE PETS AT HOME CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (Previous name)
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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
7 Trustee(s)
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William Hewish | Chair | 10 August 2023 |
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Jack Miller | Trustee | 16 October 2024 |
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Scott White | Trustee | 26 June 2024 |
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Lucy Bains | Trustee | 21 March 2024 |
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Callum Wells | Trustee | 21 March 2024 |
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Andrew Bickerton | Trustee | 07 September 2017 |
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JILL SUZANNE Naylor | Trustee | 16 April 2014 |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 26/03/2020 | 25/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 30/03/2023 | 28/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £5.06m | £4.09m | £5.69m | £6.17m | £6.84m | |
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Total expenditure | £4.61m | £3.92m | £4.86m | £6.47m | £6.49m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £3.61m | £3.16m | £4.27m | £4.88m | £5.29m | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £347.39k | £537.16k | £606.07k | £399.68k | £610.76k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £1.09m | £388.96k | £805.30k | £867.34k | £803.35k | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £8.37k | £1.85k | £344 | £24.58k | £127.48k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £20.40k | £8 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £4.34m | £3.58m | £4.43m | £6.19m | £6.16m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £267.03k | £342.84k | £433.02k | £286.88k | £327.83k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £19.34k | £30.21k | £14.88k | £30.42k | £13.34k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £2.69m | £2.58m | £2.98m | £4.86m | £4.71m | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 26/03/2020 | 25/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 30/03/2023 | 28/03/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Other assets | £3.62m | £3.72m | £4.55m | £4.78m | £4.75m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £214.87k | £146.66k | £159.01k | £688.80k | £313.39k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 28 March 2024 | 14 August 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 28 March 2024 | 14 August 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 30 March 2023 | 08 January 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 30 March 2023 | 08 January 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 16 August 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 31 August 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 25 March 2021 | 22 September 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 25 March 2021 | 22 September 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 26 March 2020 | 28 January 2021 | 2 days late | |
Accounts and TAR | 26 March 2020 | 28 January 2021 | 2 days late | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
TRUST DEED DATED 04/03/2004 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 13/10/2008 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 13/08/2010 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 17/05/2012 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 23 AUG 2017 AS AMENDED ON 11 MAR 2020 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 03 AUG 2020 as amended on 14 Oct 2020 as amended on 18 Feb 2022
Charitable objects
To provide financial assistance for the benefit of the public in the United kingdom or anywhere in the world, in particular: a) to advance education, research and training; b) to promote community participation in healthy recreation; c) to provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age infirmity or disability, financial hardship or social circumstances with object of improving their conditions of life; d) to promote humane behaviour towards animals by providing appropriate care, protection, treatment and security for animals which are in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances or ill usage and to educate the public in matters pertaining to animal welfare in general and the prevention of cruelty and suffering among animals; e) to promote the preservation of rare or endangered species in their natural habitat and their protection from extinction for the public benefit; and f) to relieve poverty.
Area of benefit
THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES, NORTHERN IRELAND,SCOTLAND, CHANNEL ISLANDS AND THE ISLE OF MAN.
Contact information
- Address:
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c/o Pets at Home
Chester House
Epsom Avenue
Handforth
HANDFORTH
Cheshire
- Phone:
- 07587772972
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