01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 20 July 2005
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 05434781
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £1,830,043
- Latest expenditure
- £1,789,991
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: BLEAKHOLT ANIMAL SANCTUARY, BLEAKHOLT FARM, BURY OLD ROAD, RAMSBOTTOM, BURY, BL0 0RX
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bleakholt.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
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.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- 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
- 4 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,830,043
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,789,991
- 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
- 10 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,585,581
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,482,609
- 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
- 31 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,548,547
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,330,155
- 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
- 27 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,628,201
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,235,063
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,105,846
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,374,078
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 4 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,830,043
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,789,991
- 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
- 40
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 10 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,585,581
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,482,609
- 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
- 35
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,548,547
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,330,155
- 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
- 35
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 27 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,628,201
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,235,063
- 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
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £52,520
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 30
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 22 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,105,846
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,374,078
- 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
- 30
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- 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
- 4 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1294209
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 337602
- Income Charitable Activities
- 144050
- Income Investments
- 54182
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1830043
- Income Legacies
- 938608
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £100,898
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,689,093
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1789991
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 93022
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,927,440
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1260288
- Assets Own Use
- 1260188
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 100
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,791,341
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £124,189
- Assets Current Investment
- 1300000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,927,440
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 124189
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,007,035
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3927440
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 3927440
- Count Employees
- 40
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 10 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1134781
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 307524
- Income Charitable Activities
- 119584
- Income Investments
- 23692
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1585581
- Income Legacies
- 754508
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £76,732
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,405,877
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1482609
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 89794
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,887,388
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1350089
- Assets Own Use
- 1349989
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 100
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,618,580
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £81,281
- Assets Current Investment
- 1023741
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,887,388
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 81281
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,067,336
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3887388
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 3887388
- Count Employees
- 40
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 31 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1149323
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 348100
- Income Charitable Activities
- 169365
- Income Investments
- 3020
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1669808
- Income Legacies
- 801223
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £67,132
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,263,023
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1330155
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 91895
- Gain Loss Investment
- -17700
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £3,784,416
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1407389
- Assets Own Use
- 1239149
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 168240
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,447,734
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £70,707
- Assets Current Investment
- 272169
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,784,416
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 70707
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,734,249
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3779623
- Funds Restricted
- 4793
- Funds Total
- 3784416
- Count Employees
- 38
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 27 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1339716
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 152064
- Income Charitable Activities
- 134335
- Income Investments
- 2086
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1628201
- Income Legacies
- 937279
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £58,797
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,176,266
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1235063
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1024022
- Gain Loss Investment
- 38729
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £32,062,025
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1594111
- Assets Own Use
- 1425871
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 168240
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,046,409
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £56,796
- Assets Current Investment
- 272150
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,583,724
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 56796
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,444,978
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3487896
- Funds Restricted
- 95828
- Funds Total
- 3583724
- Count Employees
- 28
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR20
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2020
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 22 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 943781
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 62763
- Income Charitable Activities
- 95470
- Income Investments
- 3832
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1105846
- Income Legacies
- 540735
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £58,769
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,315,309
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1374078
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4500
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 4500
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 104077
- Gain Loss Investment
- -4751
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,500,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1642909
- Assets Own Use
- 1513298
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 129611
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,582,466
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £81,806
- Assets Current Investment
- 270856
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,143,569
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 81806
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,033,494
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 3110129
- Funds Restricted
- 33440
- Funds Total
- 3143569
- Count Employees
- 35
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Derbyshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Kirklees
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Yorkshire
- 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
- Calderdale
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- West Yorkshire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Lancashire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Manchester City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater Manchester
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Cheshire East
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 111
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Animals
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BLEAKHOLT ANIMAL SANCTUARY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2005-07-20T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 25 APRIL 2005.
- Charitable Objects
- 1. THE PROVISION OF CARE AND SHELTER FOR STRAY, NEGLECTED AND UNWANTED ANIMALS OF ALL KINDS AND THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS FROM ILL-USAGE, CRUELTY AND SUFFERING.2. TO PROVIDE MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ENDEAVOUR TO FIND SUITABLE NEW HOMES FOR SUCH ANIMALS.3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL.4. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF YOUNG PERSONS IN PARTICULAR STUDENTS WHO ARE WORKING OR HOPE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT IN THE FIELDS OF HORTICULTURE AND ANIMAL CARE, RECREATION AND RELATED LEISURE INDUSTRIES BY PROVIDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE DERBYSHIRE, WEST YORKSHIRE, LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures