HUMANE SLAUGHTER ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 1159690
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The HSA is the only registered charity that works, in the UK and internationally, through educational, scientific and technical advances, exclusively towards the highest worldwide standards of welfare for food animals during transport, marketing, slaughter, and killing for disease control and welfare reasons.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £388,071
Total expenditure: £507,564

People

13 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£60k to £70k 1

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:
  • Education/training
  • Animals
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Brazil
  • China
  • New Zealand
  • Scotland
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 18 December 2014: CIO registration
  • 24 November 2016: Funds received from 209563 THE HUMANE SLAUGHTER ASSOCIATION AND COUNCIL OF JU...
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • HSA (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • 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 owns and/or leases 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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Paula Junqueira Trustee 16 November 2022
UNIVERSITIES FEDERATION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE
Received: On time
Emma-Louise Singh Trustee 16 November 2022
UNIVERSITIES FEDERATION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE
Received: On time
Dr Emily Craven Trustee 16 November 2022
UNIVERSITIES FEDERATION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE
Received: On time
Dr Dorothy Elizabeth Fairlie McKeegan Trustee 16 November 2022
UNIVERSITIES FEDERATION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE
Received: On time
Alison Enticknap Trustee 16 October 2019
UNIVERSITIES FEDERATION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE
Received: On time
Dr Siobhan Abeysinghe Trustee 17 October 2018
UNIVERSITIES FEDERATION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE
Received: On time
Jane Downes Trustee 07 November 2017
UNIVERSITIES FEDERATION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE
Received: On time
Dr Anna Olsson Trustee 19 October 2016
UNIVERSITIES FEDERATION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE
Received: On time
PROFESSOR RICHARD MARK BENNETT Trustee 15 October 2014
UNIVERSITIES FEDERATION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE
Received: On time
DR DAVID RICHARD SARGAN MA Trustee 02 October 2012
UNIVERSITIES FEDERATION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE
Received: On time
CORRIE LYNDIS MCCANN Trustee 11 October 2011
UNIVERSITIES FEDERATION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE
Received: On time
DAVID GEORGE PRITCHARD Trustee 13 October 2010
UNIVERSITIES FEDERATION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE
Received: On time
MICHAEL JOHN RADFORD OBE LLB Trustee 14 October 1998
UNIVERSITIES FEDERATION FOR ANIMAL WELFARE
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £323.98k £495.75k £297.49k £495.16k £388.07k
Total expenditure £2.33m £504.71k £384.18k £452.52k £507.56k
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 March 2024 28 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 13 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 13 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 19 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 19 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 26 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 26 January 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.

CIO - Association Registered 18 Dec 2014

Charitable objects

1. TO PROMOTE THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS OF A TYPE NORMALLY KEPT FOR AN AGRICULTURAL PURPOSE, AND SUCH OTHER ANIMALS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE, (A) DURING TRANSPORT; (B) IN LAIRAGE; (C) AT MARKET OR OTHERWISE WHILE BEING OFFERED FOR SALE; OR (D) AT THE TIME OF OR AT ANY OTHER STAGE IN THE SLAUGHTER OR KILLING PROCESS. 2. TO FURTHER THE PREVENTION OF SUFFERING OF SUCH ANIMALS IN THE SLAUGHTER AND KILLING PROCESS AND IMPROVE THEIR WELFARE BY:(A) SEEKING TO INTRODUCE REFORMS;(B) PROMOTING IMPROVED METHODS AND PRACTICES;(C) PROVIDING ADVICE, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION;(D) UNDERTAKING OR SUPPORTING RESEARCH; OR(E) SUCH OTHER METHODS AS THE TRUSTEES AGREE WILL FURTHER THIS PURPOSE. INTERPRETATION IN THIS CONSTITUTION THE FOLLOWING WORDS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: AGRICULTURAL PURPOSE: AN ANIMAL BRED, KEPT, OR KILLED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FOOD, WOOL OR SKIN OR OTHER FARMING PURPOSES. AT THE TIME OF SLAUGHTER OR KILLING: THE PERIOD BETWEEN THE ANIMAL ARRIVING AT THE PREMISES WHERE IT IS TO BE KILLED AND THE TIME OF DEATH. WHERE THE ANIMAL IS NOT REMOVED TO A PARTICULAR PREMISES FOR THE PURPOSE OF BEING KILLED, THE RELEVANT PERIOD SHALL BE FROM THE TIME THAT PREPARATIONS TO KILL THE ANIMAL ARE COMMENCED AND THE TIME OF DEATH. MARKET: A MARKET PLACE OR SALE-YARD OR ANY OTHER PREMISES OR PLACE TO WHICH ANIMALS ARE BROUGHT FROM OTHER PLACES AND EXPOSED FOR SALE AND INCLUDES ANY LAIRAGE ADJOINING A MARKET. SLAUGHTER OR KILLING: THE KILLING OF AN ANIMAL BY ANY MEANS AND IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. TRANSPORT: THE CONVEYANCE OF AN ANIMAL BY WHATEVER MEANS, WHETHER FOR COMMERCIAL OR OTHER PURPOSE, AND INCLUDING THE COLLECTION, HANDLING, DRIVING, LOADING AND UNLOADING OF THE ANIMAL.

Contact information

Address:
HUMANE SLAUGHTER ASSOCIATION
THE OLD SCHOOL
BREWHOUSE HILL
WHEATHAMPSTEAD
ST. ALBANS
AL4 8AN
Phone:
01582831919
Email:
info@hsa.org.uk
Website:

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