CCEW Charity Commission profile

CELIA HAMMOND ANIMAL TRUST

Registered charity 293787 · organisation 293787

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
21 February 1986
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income
£4,051,268
Latest expenditure
£3,337,908
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: CELIA HAMMOND ANIMAL TRUST, HIGH STREET, WADHURST, TN5 6AG

Website recorded by the regulator: www.celiahammond.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote the welfare of animals particularly cats, in need of care and to prevent the cruelty and suffering associated with the country's vast stray and unwanted animal problem in particular by the provision of spaying and neutering facilities and the provision of veterinary services to those on low incomes.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received
27 August 2026
Date Accounts Received
27 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£4,051,268
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,337,908
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received
16 September 2025
Date Accounts Received
16 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,922,834
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,150,727
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received
29 August 2024
Date Accounts Received
29 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,413,440
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,575,956
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received
30 August 2023
Date Accounts Received
30 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,965,779
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,593,417
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received
31 August 2022
Date Accounts Received
31 August 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,351,166
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,425,599

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2025
Ar Due Date
31 August 2026
Ar Received Date
27 August 2026
Total Gross Income
£4,051,268
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,337,908
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Volunteers
200
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2024
Ar Due Date
31 August 2025
Ar Received Date
16 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£2,922,834
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,150,727
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
200
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2023
Ar Due Date
31 August 2024
Ar Received Date
29 August 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,413,440
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,575,956
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
30
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2022
Ar Due Date
31 August 2023
Ar Received Date
30 August 2023
Total Gross Income
£3,965,779
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,593,417
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2021
Ar Due Date
31 August 2022
Ar Received Date
31 August 2022
Total Gross Income
£3,351,166
Total Gross Expenditure
£3,425,599
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2025
Ar Due Date
31 August 2026
Ar Received Date
27 August 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
3342282
Income Other Trading Activities
32954
Income Charitable Activities
577799
Income Investments
98233
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
4051268
Income Legacies
922171
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£30,424
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,307,484
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3337908
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
20600
Expenditure Support Costs
491353
Expenditure Depreciation
84029
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,791,413
Assets Total Fixed
1574530
Assets Own Use
1574453
Assets Long Term Investment
77
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,473,198
Assets Total Liabilities
£171,289
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,876,439
Creditors One Year Total Current
171289
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,436,839
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2791413
Funds Restricted
85026
Funds Total
2876439
Count Employees
66
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2024
Ar Due Date
31 August 2025
Ar Received Date
16 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
2254223
Income Other Trading Activities
35225
Income Charitable Activities
557538
Income Investments
75848
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2922834
Income Legacies
1190748
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£26,037
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,124,690
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3150727
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
19000
Expenditure Support Costs
444404
Expenditure Depreciation
79356
Gain Loss Investment
-125000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,463,181
Assets Total Fixed
1699975
Assets Own Use
1699898
Assets Long Term Investment
77
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£618,847
Assets Total Liabilities
£155,743
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,163,079
Creditors One Year Total Current
155743
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£602,420
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2163079
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
2163079
Count Employees
75
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2023
Ar Due Date
31 August 2024
Ar Received Date
29 August 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
1715283
Income Other Trading Activities
26073
Income Charitable Activities
593632
Income Investments
78452
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
2413440
Income Legacies
493321
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£28,272
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,547,684
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3575956
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
14000
Expenditure Support Costs
440507
Expenditure Depreciation
82880
Gain Loss Investment
-225000
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,547,684
Assets Total Fixed
1855654
Assets Own Use
1855577
Assets Long Term Investment
77
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£857,976
Assets Total Liabilities
£197,656
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,515,974
Creditors One Year Total Current
197656
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£823,656
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2515974
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
2515974
Count Employees
90
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2022
Ar Due Date
31 August 2023
Ar Received Date
30 August 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
2927280
Income Other Trading Activities
26195
Income Charitable Activities
943395
Income Investments
68909
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3965779
Income Legacies
2051621
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£18,942
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,574,475
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3593417
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
14000
Expenditure Support Costs
454204
Expenditure Depreciation
89014
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,099,173
Assets Total Fixed
2149640
Assets Own Use
2149563
Assets Long Term Investment
77
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,943,947
Assets Total Liabilities
£190,099
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,903,488
Creditors One Year Total Current
190099
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£506,272
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3903488
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
3903488
Count Employees
88
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 October 2021
Ar Due Date
31 August 2022
Ar Received Date
31 August 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
2140396
Income Other Trading Activities
78456
Income Charitable Activities
1076405
Income Investments
55909
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3351166
Income Legacies
1448262
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£25,153
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£3,400,446
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
3425599
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
5000
Expenditure Support Costs
343219
Expenditure Depreciation
88014
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
170000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,648,396
Assets Total Fixed
2452808
Assets Own Use
2452731
Assets Long Term Investment
77
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,206,452
Assets Total Liabilities
£128,133
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,531,127
Creditors One Year Total Current
128133
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,045,870
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3531127
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
3531127
Count Employees
90
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
East Sussex
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Kent
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Lewisham
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Newham
Parent Geographic Area Type
Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description
Greater London
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
111
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Animals
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CELIA HAMMOND ANIMAL TRUST
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2021-04-23T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (gi)
Assoc Organisation Number
4030819
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1120233
Assoc Charity Name
HAY CAT RESCUE
Charity Name
CELIA HAMMOND ANIMAL TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1986-02-21T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 29TH JANUARY 1986 as amended on 28 Dec 2022
Charitable Objects
TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF ANIMALS PARTICULARLY CATS IN NEED OF CARE AND TO PREVENT THE CRUELTY AND SUFFERING ASSOCIATED WITH THE COUNTRY'S VAST STRAY AND UNWANTED ANIMAL PROBLEM IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF SPAYING AND NEUTERING FACILITIES.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
114547
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CHAT
Charity Name Id
114517
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
C H A T

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures