MERRYLEGS CHARITABLE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Trust
Registered: 20 January 2014
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2024 – 5 April 2025
Latest income: £701,204
Latest expenditure: £161,637
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 104 Duncombes Road, Coates, Whittlesey, PETERBOROUGH, PE7 2DS

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Provision of care, attention, and sanctuary to unwanted animals, and those animals in need. Re-homing of any animal that can safetly be re-homed inline with it's individual needs.We operate in Cambridgeshire and Fenland, with our veterinary practice based in Stanground.In the future we hope to provide therapy to people in the area who it may benefit.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 5 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £701,204
Total Gross Expenditure: £161,637

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 11 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 11 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £158,118
Total Gross Expenditure: £179,760

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 17 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £143,262
Total Gross Expenditure: £130,145

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 4 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 4 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £421,160
Total Gross Expenditure: £99,084

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 4 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 4 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £101,265
Total Gross Expenditure: £107,447

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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: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £701,204
Total Gross Expenditure: £161,637
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 11 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £158,118
Total Gross Expenditure: £179,760
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £143,262
Total Gross Expenditure: £130,145
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £421,160
Total Gross Expenditure: £99,084
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: £192
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 4 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £101,265
Total Gross Expenditure: £107,447
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: 10

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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: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 February 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 644770
Income Other Trading Activities: 19692
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 16318
Income Other: 20424
Income Total Income And Endowments: 701204
Income Legacies: 553217
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £3,405
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £92,163
Expenditure Other: 66069
Expenditure Total: 161637
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 153650
Expenditure Depreciation: 4518
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: -64
Reserves: £874,664
Assets Total Fixed: 886725
Assets Own Use: 579600
Assets Long Term Investment: 307125
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £19,729
Assets Total Liabilities: £31,790
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £874,664
Creditors One Year Total Current: 31790
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £11,057
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 874664
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 874664
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Peterborough City
Welsh Ind: No

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

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MERRYLEGS CHARITABLE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2014-01-20T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: TRUST DEED DATED 21/11/2013
Charitable Objects: THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE AN MAINTAIN AN ANIMAL SANCTUARY FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE, TREATMENT AND REHOMING OF SUCH ANIMALS
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures