BROOK FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 11 November 2008
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 2 July 2024 – 1 July 2025
Latest income: £73,118
Latest expenditure: £73,736
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Brook Farm Animal Sanctuary, Brook Farm Cottage, Brooks Road, Raunds, WELLINGBOROUGH, Northamp

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Recue animals from distress who are in need of care and rehome where appropriate or provide sanctuary for the rest of their lives in the case of domesticated animals. Where possible wild animals are released back into their natural habitat.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 1 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 11 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 11 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £73,118
Total Gross Expenditure: £73,736

Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 1 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 13 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 14 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £62,447
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,052

Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 1 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 12 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 12 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £53,402
Total Gross Expenditure: £57,766

Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 5 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 6 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £56,106
Total Gross Expenditure: £63,465

Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 1 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 12 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 12 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £75,202
Total Gross Expenditure: £66,308

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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: 2 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 1 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 11 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £73,118
Total Gross Expenditure: £73,736
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 1 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 13 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £62,447
Total Gross Expenditure: £42,052
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £53,402
Total Gross Expenditure: £57,766
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 5 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £56,106
Total Gross Expenditure: £63,465
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 12 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £75,202
Total Gross Expenditure: £66,308
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: 20

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BROOK FARM ANIMAL SANCTUARY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2008-11-11T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED MADE 23 OCTOBER 2008
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF ANIMALS INCLUDING WILD ANIMALS WHO ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND PROTECTION BY REASONS OF SICKNESS NEGLECT OR MALTREATMENT AND WHERE APPROPRIATE TO RE-HOME OR RELEASE BACK INTO THE WILD.TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT ON MATTERS CONCERNING ANIMAL WELFARE.
Area Of Benefit: UNDEFINED, IN PRACTICE

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures