WORCESTERSHIRE ANIMAL RESCUE SHELTER

Charity number: 514872
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To care and rehome abandoned and unwanted animals

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 June 2024

Total income: £252,553
Total expenditure: £293,607

Total income includes £11,562 from 1 government contract(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

25 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:
  • Animals
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 13 March 1984: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • WARS (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
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Elisabeth Janet Arpad Chair
None on record
Alison Louise Harrison Trustee 29 July 2021
None on record
John Wagstaff Trustee 23 May 2017
None on record
ANN SPENSLEY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/06/2020 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024
Total gross income £210.28k £158.12k £220.30k £346.46k £252.55k
Total expenditure £219.25k £213.48k £193.32k £260.94k £293.61k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £11.56k
Income from government grants N/A £11.00k N/A £500 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 30 June 2024 07 April 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2024 07 April 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2023 07 May 2024 7 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2023 07 May 2024 7 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2022 13 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2022 13 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2021 15 March 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2021 15 March 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 June 2020 29 April 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 June 2020 29 April 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 06/02/1984 AS AMENDED ON 12/09/2012

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE SUFFEING AMONG ANIMALS OF ALL KINDS AND TO PREVENT CRUELTY THERETO BY THE PROVISION OF AN ANIMAL RESCUE SHELTER IN THE WORCESTERSHIRE AREA. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CONSTITUTION).

Area of benefit

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

WORCESTER

Contact information

Address:
Worcs Animal Rescue Shelter
Hawthorn Lane
Newland
MALVERN
Worcestershire
WR13 5BD
Phone:
01905831651
Email:
secretary@wars.org.uk
Website:

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