ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR TRAINING COUNCIL

Charity number: 1164009
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Setting and maintaining standards of knowledge and skills needed to be an animal trainer, training instructor or behaviour therapist, and it maintains the national registers of appropriately qualified animal trainers and animal behaviourists. Promoting the welfare of animals in their interactions with humans, lobbying for humane methods in training and behaviour modification.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £32,457
Total expenditure: £41,498

People

10 Trustee(s)

24 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 does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Animals
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 October 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • ABTC (Working name)
  • ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR TRAINING COUNCIL LTD (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr Fiona Rachel Cooke BSc MS PhD Chair 17 July 2020
None on record
Poonam Arora Trustee 23 July 2025
None on record
Tom Candy Trustee 23 July 2025
None on record
Parnita Senjit Trustee 23 July 2025
None on record
Sally Willis BA Hons Trustee 11 July 2024
None on record
David John Montgomery Trustee 11 July 2024
None on record
Sian Jones BSc Trustee 08 June 2023
None on record
Lauren Elizabeth Johnson Trustee 08 June 2023
None on record
Nicola Jane McLeod BSc RVN Trustee 08 June 2023
None on record
Jane Williams BSc Trustee 03 May 2018
BEACON HILL SPORTS ASSOCIATION
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £6.64k £15.80k £20.97k £37.66k £32.46k
Total expenditure £11.58k £15.33k £19.73k £33.33k £41.50k
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 2024 21 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 21 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 25 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 25 July 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 26 September 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 26 September 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 05 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 05 August 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 06 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 06 September 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 16 Oct 2015 as amended on 22 Oct 2021

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE HUMANE PRACTICE IN THE TRAINING AND BEHAVIOUR THERAPY OF ANIMALS TO LOBBY FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN ANIMAL WELFARE RELATED TO BEHAVIOUR AND TRAINING OF SAID ANIMALS.

Contact information

Address:
Milsted Langdon Llp
Winchester House
Deane Gate Avenue
TAUNTON
TA1 2UH
Phone:
07503 99289
Email:
admin@abtc.org.uk
Website:

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