WOODLANDS ANIMAL SANCTUARY

Charity number: 1190858
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charity's purpose is to relieve the suffering of animals, in particular cats, hedgehogs, guinea pigs, hamsters, birds, goats, sheep, ponies, donkeys and horses in the Northwest of England and to provide or maintain refuge, secure homes, sanctuaries or other facilities for the reception and care of unwanted domestic animals.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 28 February 2025

Total income: £390,966
Total expenditure: £433,805

People

7 Trustee(s)

178 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Animals
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Knowsley
  • Lancashire
  • Liverpool City
  • Sefton
  • St Helens

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 August 2020: CIO registration
  • 02 March 2022: Funds received from 1108626 WOODLANDS ANIMAL SANCTUARY
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • WOODLANDS ANIMAL SANCTUARY (HOLMESWOOD) LIMITED (Previous 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
  • Investment
  • 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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Victoria McDerby Chair 27 June 2020
None on record
Lee Cavey Trustee 08 December 2025
None on record
Neil Hailwood Trustee 26 March 2025
None on record
David Graham Tindall Trustee 20 August 2024
None on record
Helen Denise Wareham Trustee 31 July 2022
None on record
Caroline Simpson Trustee 07 February 2021
None on record
Dr Alison Jane Speakman PhD Trustee 27 June 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 13/08/2021 28/02/2022 28/02/2023 29/02/2024 28/02/2025
Total gross income £397.38k £175.94k £201.92k £314.11k £390.97k
Total expenditure £146.20k £156.55k £255.72k £305.85k £433.81k
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 28 February 2025 12 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2025 12 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 February 2024 09 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 09 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2023 27 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 27 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2022 21 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2022 21 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 13 August 2021 03 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 13 August 2021 03 May 2022 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 - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Aug 2020

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS, IN PARTICULAR CATS, HEDGEHOGS, GUINEA PIGS, HAMSTERS, BIRDS, GOATS, SHEEP, PONIES, DONKEYS AND HORSES WHO ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION, AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE OR MAINTAIN REFUGE, SECURE HOMES, SANCTUARIES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION AND CARE OF UNWANTED DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND THE TREATMENT OF SICK OR ILL-TREATED DOMESTIC ANIMALS.

Contact information

Address:
WOODLANDS FARM
SANDY LANE
HOLMESWOOD
ORMSKIRK
L40 1UE
Phone:
01704823293
Email:
info@animalsanctuary.org.uk
Website:

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