THE BERKSHIRE ANIMAL CONNECTION CENTRE LTD

Charity number: 1191736
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

BACC provides sanctuary for animals that cannot live in traditional domesticity due to behavioural or medical problems and animals that have been abandoned or mistreated. BACC focusses on educating the public on the management, behaviour and training of animals as well as managing their physical and mental wellbeing. BACC provides a safe space for people to connect with animals.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 05 April 2025

Total income: £93,843
Total expenditure: £100,823

People

4 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Animals
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bracknell Forest
  • Buckinghamshire
  • Hampshire
  • Reading
  • Slough
  • Surrey
  • West Berkshire
  • Windsor And Maidenhead
  • Wokingham

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 October 2020: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BACC (Working name)
Company number:
12618173 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • 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
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
Ross James Verrall Chair 02 January 2026
None on record
Emma Louise Willis Trustee 06 February 2026
None on record
Carmel Bridget McConnell MBE Trustee 13 January 2026
None on record
Fiona Graham Trustee 22 May 2020
None on record

Financial history

" role="img"> Text alternative for this canvas graphic is in the data table below.

Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2022 05/04/2023 05/04/2024 05/04/2025
Total gross income £34.98k £37.69k £65.75k £93.84k
Total expenditure £37.18k £37.71k £54.95k £100.82k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 05 April 2025 15 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2025 15 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2024 24 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2024 24 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 18 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 18 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 18 March 2023 41 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 18 March 2023 41 days late Download Open in new window
Submit annual return Open in new window

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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 22 MAY 2020 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 09 OCT 2020

Charitable objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS.

Contact information

Address:
Farm Office
Tanners Dairy
Swallowfield Road
Arborfield
READING
RG2 9LA
Phone:
07946554475
Email:
info@animalconnectioncentre.org
Website:

www.animalconnectioncentre.org Open in new window