MERRYLEGS CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity number: 1155405
Charity reporting is up to date (6 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of care, attention, and sanctuary to unwanted animals, and those animals in need. Re-homing of any animal that can safetly be re-homed inline with it's individual needs. We operate in Cambridgeshire and Fenland, with our veterinary practice based in Stanground. In the future we hope to provide therapy to people in the area who it may benefit.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2024

Total income: £158,118
Total expenditure: £179,760

People

3 Trustee(s)

6 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity has one or more trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for another benefit.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Animals
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Cambridgeshire
  • Lincolnshire
  • Peterborough City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 January 2014: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
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
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nicola Paterson Chair 27 September 2013
None on record
Susan Hennigan Trustee 18 September 2024
None on record
Sarah Jane Green Trustee 17 February 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024
Total gross income £98.77k £101.27k £421.16k £143.26k £158.12k
Total expenditure £96.84k £107.45k £99.08k £130.15k £179.76k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £192 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 05 April 2024 11 February 2025 6 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 11 February 2025 6 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 17 June 2024 133 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 17 June 2024 133 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 04 April 2023 58 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 04 April 2023 58 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 04 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 04 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 05 February 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 05 February 2021 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 21/11/2013

Charitable objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE AN MAINTAIN AN ANIMAL SANCTUARY FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE, TREATMENT AND REHOMING OF SUCH ANIMALS

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
104 Duncombes Road
Coates
Whittlesey
PETERBOROUGH
PE7 2DS
Phone:
07923944619
Email:
merrylegscharitabletrust@gmail.com
Website:

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