PRICKLEBUMS HEDGEHOG RESCUE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 5 February 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025
Latest income: £2,628
Latest expenditure: £6,987
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: PRICKLEBUMS HEDGEHOG RESCUE, QUALITY SQUARE, LUDLOW, SHROPSHIRE, SY8 1AR

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.pricklebums.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To provide emergency treatment, onward care and rehabilitation of sick, injured and orphaned wild British hedgehogs. To release strong, healthy hedgehogs back into their natural habitat.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 2 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 2 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,628
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,987

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 29 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £21,028
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,548

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 20 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £13,967
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,910

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 5 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £18,401
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,024

Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 March 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 2 May 2022
Date Accounts Received: 2 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £16,763
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,067

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Received Date: 2 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £2,628
Total Gross Expenditure: £6,987
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: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Received Date: 29 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £21,028
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,548
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: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £13,967
Total Gross Expenditure: £19,910
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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Received Date: 5 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £18,401
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,024
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: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 June 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 May 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Received Date: 2 May 2022
Total Gross Income: £16,763
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,067
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

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Herefordshire
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

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: PRICKLEBUMS HEDGEHOG RESCUE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-02-05T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Feb 2018 as amended on 01 Aug 2023
Charitable Objects: 1) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO FURTHER THE PRESERVATION OF OUR DECLINING WILD HEDGEHOG SPECIES AND THE CONSERVATION OF THEIR HABITAT IN SHROPSHIRE, WORCESTERSHIRE, HEREFORDSHIRE, AND SURROUNDING AREAS.2) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING AN ACCESSIBLE RESCUE, CARE AND REHABILITATION SERVICE - PRIMARILY FOR SICK, INJURED OR ORPHANED WILD HEDGEHOGS IN NEED OF HELP, BUT INCLUSIVE OF OTHER SPECIES WHEN NECESSARY, WITH THE AIM OF RELEASING ALL ANIMALS BACK INTO THE WILD WHEREVER POSSIBLE.3) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO HELP ADVANCE KNOWLEDGE AND EDUCATION ABOUT WILD HEDGEHOGS AND THEIR CARE, TREATMENT, REHABILITATION, PRESERVATION, AND HABITAT CONSERVATION.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures