HOMEWARD BOUND — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 9 July 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income: £43,474
Latest expenditure: £25,183
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Whittles Chartered Accountants, 1 Richmond Road, LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Lancashire, FY8 1PE

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote humane behaviour towards animals by providing appropriate care, protection, treatment and security for animals which are lost/found or stolen and are in need of care and attention with a view to reuniting them with their owners where possible and to educate the public in matters pertaining to animal welfare in general

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £43,474
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,183

Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 30 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £14,360
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,489

Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 1 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 21 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 21 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £10,013
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,283

Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 8 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 8 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £14,351
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,336

Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 1 November 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £17,717
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,089

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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 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £43,474
Total Gross Expenditure: £25,183
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: 32

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 30 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £14,360
Total Gross Expenditure: £16,489
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: 25

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 21 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £10,013
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,283
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 8 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £14,351
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,336
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 2 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 January 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 November 2021
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £17,717
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,089
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: 12

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: HOMEWARD BOUND
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-07-09T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 09 Jul 2018
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE LOST/FOUND OR STOLEN AND ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION WITH A VIEW TO REUNITING THEM WITH THEIR OWNERS WHERE POSSIBLE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS INCLUDING KNOWLEDGE OF LAWS AND RESPONSIBILITIES SURROUNDING DOG OWNERSHIP.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures