ANIMAL CANOPY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 9 January 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £420
Latest expenditure: £3,041
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 91 Namu Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2RA

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Animal Canopy provides animal welfare and public benefit by supporting the dogs owned by homeless people in Bournemouth and by raising funds which are then distributed via the charity's approved grant making policy to small animal charities located in the UK (mostly local to Animal Canopy's activities) and some selected organisations abroad. Animal Canopy operates mostly in Dorset and Hampshire.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 16 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 16 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £420
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,041

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: 19 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 19 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £20,152
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,858

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: 13 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 13 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £23,232
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,298

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: 7 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 7 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,113
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,070

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: 30 July 2022
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £18,282
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,004

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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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 16 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £420
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,041
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 19 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £20,152
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,858
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 13 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £23,232
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,298
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 7 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £3,113
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,070
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 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 30 July 2022
Total Gross Income: £18,282
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,004
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: 6

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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

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

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ANIMAL CANOPY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2015-01-09T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 09 Jan 2015
Charitable Objects: 1. TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION.2. TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROMOTING THE APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE.3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS.THE CIO SHALL FURTHER THESE PURPOSES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE, PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS OR FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO CHARITIES, ORGANISATIONS OR INDIVIDUALS WORKING FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANIMALS IN SUCH WAYS AS ARE CHARITABLE.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures