CUAN WILDLIFE RESCUE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 2 April 2003
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £1,029,211
Latest expenditure: £658,574
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Cuan Wildlife Rescue, Stretton Road, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, TF13 6DD

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To relieve the suffering of sick wild animals by: a) Rescuing, caring for and rehabilitating injured, orphaned or distressed wild animals. b) Education of the public in the care and rehabilitation of British wildlife. c) Assisting others with research in wildlife rehabilitation.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 1 August 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,029,211
Total Gross Expenditure: £658,574

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £588,694
Total Gross Expenditure: £563,920

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 1 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £540,523
Total Gross Expenditure: £463,413

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 3 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 3 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £476,710
Total Gross Expenditure: £439,334

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 28 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £416,542
Total Gross Expenditure: £357,776

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,029,211
Total Gross Expenditure: £658,574
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £588,694
Total Gross Expenditure: £563,920
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £540,523
Total Gross Expenditure: £463,413
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 3 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £476,710
Total Gross Expenditure: £439,334
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: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 85

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £416,542
Total Gross Expenditure: £357,776
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £21,528
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 964359
Income Other Trading Activities: 62974
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1878
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1029211
Income Legacies: 537411
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £112,695
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £466,259
Expenditure Other: 79620
Expenditure Total: 658574
Expenditure Investment Management: 97100
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 431394
Expenditure Depreciation: 25336
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £100,000
Assets Total Fixed: 650367
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 650367
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £402,896
Assets Total Liabilities: £264,811
Assets Current Investment: 3512
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £788,452
Creditors One Year Total Current: 37285
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 227526
Assets Cash: £393,212
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 788452
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 788452
Count Employees: 20
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 542701
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 42619
Income Investments: 3374
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 588694
Income Legacies: 179977
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £38,354
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £378,597
Expenditure Other: 146969
Expenditure Total: 563920
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 621472
Expenditure Depreciation: 23666
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 641453
Assets Own Use: 87105
Assets Long Term Investment: 554348
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: -592
Assets Other Assets: £68,956
Assets Total Liabilities: £274,952
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £434,865
Creditors One Year Total Current: 36708
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 238244
Assets Cash: £59,288
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 434865
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 434865
Count Employees: 18
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 1 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 246783
Income Other Trading Activities: 160638
Income Charitable Activities: 132509
Income Investments: 593
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 540523
Income Legacies: 164865
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £25,644
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £0
Expenditure Other: 437769
Expenditure Total: 463413
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 93078
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £143,954
Assets Total Fixed: 174476
Assets Own Use: 174476
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £237,032
Assets Total Liabilities: £0
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £411,508
Creditors One Year Total Current: 0
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £220,032
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 237032
Funds Restricted: 174476
Funds Total: 411508
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wirral
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Walsall
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Herefordshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Telford & Wrekin
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Shropshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Staffordshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cheshire West & Chester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Birmingham City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wolverhampton
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Midlands
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CUAN WILDLIFE RESCUE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2003-04-02T00:00:00

Charity Name: CUAN WILDLIFE RESCUE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-11-18T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 4041881
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1126090
Assoc Charity Name: THE FRANCIS WILDLIFE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 22/02/2003AS AMENDED ON 09/04/2013 as amended on 21 Jun 2024
Charitable Objects: 1. TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF SICK WILD ANIMALS BY:A) RESCUING, CARING FOR AND REHABILITATING INJURED, ORPHANED OR DISTRESSED WILD ANIMALS.B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CARE AND REHABILITATION OF WILD ANIMALS.C) TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH OR ASSIST OTHERS UNDERTAKING RESEARCH IN THE FIELD OF WILDLIFE REHABILITATION.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE SHROPSHIRE CC, TELFORD AND WREKIN DC AND SURROUNDING BORDER AREAS

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 449975
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: CUAN HOUSE WILDLIFE RESCUE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures