THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1104152
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

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

Charitable expenditure

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.

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:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Animals
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Guernsey
  • Isle Of Man
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 June 2004: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:
  • Pets Foundation (Working name)
  • PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION (Previous name)
  • SUPPORT ADOPTION FOR PETS (Previous name)
  • THE PETS AT HOME CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
William Hewish Chair 10 August 2023
None on record
Jack Miller Trustee 16 October 2024
None on record
Scott White Trustee 26 June 2024
None on record
Lucy Bains Trustee 21 March 2024
None on record
Callum Wells Trustee 21 March 2024
None on record
Andrew Bickerton Trustee 07 September 2017
None on record
JILL SUZANNE Naylor Trustee 16 April 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 26/03/2020 25/03/2021 31/03/2022 30/03/2023 28/03/2024
Total gross income £5.06m £4.09m £5.69m £6.17m £6.84m
Total expenditure £4.61m £3.92m £4.86m £6.47m £6.49m
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
Income - Donations and legacies £3.61m £3.16m £4.27m £4.88m £5.29m
Income - Other trading activities £347.39k £537.16k £606.07k £399.68k £610.76k
Income - Charitable activities £1.09m £388.96k £805.30k £867.34k £803.35k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £8.37k £1.85k £344 £24.58k £127.48k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £20.40k £8
Expenditure - Charitable activities £4.34m £3.58m £4.43m £6.19m £6.16m
Expenditure - Raising funds £267.03k £342.84k £433.02k £286.88k £327.83k
Expenditure - Governance £19.34k £30.21k £14.88k £30.42k £13.34k
Expenditure - Grants institution £2.69m £2.58m £2.98m £4.86m £4.71m
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

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 Investments

Investments 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.

Other assets

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 liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These 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.

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Asset / Liability 26/03/2020 25/03/2021 31/03/2022 30/03/2023 28/03/2024
Own use assets £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £3.62m £3.72m £4.55m £4.78m £4.75m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £214.87k £146.66k £159.01k £688.80k £313.39k

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 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
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Contact information

Address:
c/o Pets at Home
Chester House
Epsom Avenue
Handforth
HANDFORTH
Cheshire
Phone:
07587772972