ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR TRAINING COUNCIL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 16 October 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £32,457
Latest expenditure: £41,498
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Milsted Langdon Llp, Winchester House, Deane Gate Avenue, TAUNTON, TA1 2UH

Website recorded by the regulator: http://abtcouncil.org.uk/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Setting and maintaining standards of knowledge and skills needed to be an animal trainer, training instructor or behaviour therapist, and it maintains the national registers of appropriately qualified animal trainers and animal behaviourists.Promoting the welfare of animals in their interactions with humans, lobbying for humane methods in training and behaviour modification.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

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: 21 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £32,457
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,498

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: 25 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £37,661
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,330

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: 26 September 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £20,965
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,725

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: 5 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 5 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £15,801
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,326

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: 6 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 6 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £6,638
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,580

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
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: 21 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £32,457
Total Gross Expenditure: £41,498
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: 24

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 25 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £37,661
Total Gross Expenditure: £33,330
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 26 September 2023
Total Gross Income: £20,965
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,725
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

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 5 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £15,801
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,326
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 6 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £6,638
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,580
Charity Raises Funds From Public: 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

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR TRAINING COUNCIL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2015-10-16T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Association Registered 16 Oct 2015 as amended on 22 Oct 2021
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE HUMANE PRACTICE IN THE TRAINING AND BEHAVIOUR THERAPY OF ANIMALS TO LOBBY FOR IMPROVEMENTS IN ANIMAL WELFARE RELATED TO BEHAVIOUR AND TRAINING OF SAID ANIMALS.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 564301
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ABTC

Charity Name Id: 564300
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR TRAINING COUNCIL LTD

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures