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bleakholt animal sanctuary

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies and the general public. Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary is a registered charity whose purpose is animals. It delivers its work by carrying out other charitable activities. The charity is based in Bury and operates in Manchester City, Calderdale, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The principal aim of the charity is the rescue, rehabilitation and re-homingh (except for our equines and farm animals) of stray and unwanted animals. The Charity provides care and shelter for stray, neglected and unwanted animals including dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets, horses, donkeys, goats, sheep, cows and pigs.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,830,043
Latest Expenditure
£1,789,991

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 92.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 94.4%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 5.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,294,209
Charitable Activities £144,050
Other Trading £337,602
Investments £54,182
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,689,093
Raising Funds £100,898
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,830,043£1,789,991£1,689,093£3,927,440£3,927,44040 / 40
2023£1,585,581£1,482,609£1,405,877£3,887,388£3,887,38840 / 35
2022£1,548,547£1,330,155£1,263,023£3,784,416£3,784,41638 / 35
2021£1,628,201£1,235,063£1,176,266£3,583,724£32,062,02528 / 30
2020£1,105,846£1,374,078£1,315,309£3,143,569£1,500,00035 / 30

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers