HAPPY ENDINGS RESCUE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 1 March 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 March 2024 – 28 February 2025
Latest income: £200,601
Latest expenditure: £209,693
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: BUTTERSTONE KENNELS & CATTERY, HILLSIDE, WELL LANE, OSPRINGE, FAVERSHAM, ME13 0SD

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To relieve teh suffering and distress of animals in need of care and attention in South East England in any or all of the following ways:a) to rescue, rehabilitate and re-home stray, abandoned and unwanted animalsb) to provide long term foster care for homeless animalsc) to provide veterinary treatment, vaccination and neutering where necessary

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £200,601
Total Gross Expenditure: £209,693

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 17 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £191,658
Total Gross Expenditure: £213,873

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 4 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 4 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £249,669
Total Gross Expenditure: £206,808

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 30 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 30 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £195,967
Total Gross Expenditure: £239,305

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 8 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 8 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £420,582
Total Gross Expenditure: £209,287

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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 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £200,601
Total Gross Expenditure: £209,693
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: 23

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 December 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £191,658
Total Gross Expenditure: £213,873
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: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £249,669
Total Gross Expenditure: £206,808
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: 13

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2022
Ar Received Date: 30 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £195,967
Total Gross Expenditure: £239,305
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2021
Ar Received Date: 8 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £420,582
Total Gross Expenditure: £209,287
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: 9

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: HAPPY ENDINGS RESCUE
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2026-02-07T00:00:00
Reason: Ceased to exist
Assoc Organisation Number: 281444
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 281444
Assoc Charity Name: CANTERBURY CAT SOCIETY

Charity Name: HAPPY ENDINGS RESCUE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-03-01T00:00:00

Charity Name: HAPPY ENDINGS RESCUE
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2022-09-02T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 4000814
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1101341
Assoc Charity Name: FAVERSHAM ANIMAL WELFARE

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 15 NOVEMBER 2010
Charitable Objects: TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION IN SOUTH EAST ENGLAND IN ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS:A) TO RESCUE, REHABILITATE AND REHOME STRAY, ABANDONED AND UNWANTED ANIMALS.B) TO PROVIDE LONG TERM FOSTER CARE FOR HOMELESS ANIMALS.C) TO PROVIDE VETERINARY TREATMENT, VACCINATION, NEUTERING AND SPAYING WHERE NECESSARY.
Area Of Benefit: SOUTH EAST ENGLAND

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management