INTERNATIONAL TORTOISE ASSOCIATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 10 October 2006
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £93,575
Latest expenditure: £90,765
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 71 SOUTH ROAD, SULLY, PENARTH, CF64 5SL

Website recorded by the regulator: tortoisesanctuary.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The charity's objectives are to care for sick and injured chelonia, to prevent cruelty and to inform and educate the public with regard to the legalities of tortoise care and ownership.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £93,575
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,765

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £82,562
Total Gross Expenditure: £68,929

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £73,590
Total Gross Expenditure: £64,082

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £125,079
Total Gross Expenditure: £64,180

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: 26 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 26 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £54,012
Total Gross Expenditure: £54,437

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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £93,575
Total Gross Expenditure: £90,765
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £82,562
Total Gross Expenditure: £68,929
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £73,590
Total Gross Expenditure: £64,082
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £125,079
Total Gross Expenditure: £64,180
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: 0

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: 26 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £54,012
Total Gross Expenditure: £54,437
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: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: City Of Swansea
Welsh Ind: Yes

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Cardiff
Welsh Ind: Yes

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Merthyr Tydfil
Welsh Ind: Yes

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bridgend
Welsh Ind: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: INTERNATIONAL TORTOISE ASSOCIATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2006-10-10T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 14 SEPTEMBER 2006.
Charitable Objects: TO PREVENT CRUELTY AND CARE FOR SICK AND INJURED CHELONIA. TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ON LEGALITIES OF TORTOISE CARE AND OWNERSHIP.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures