TXT In plain English
Company description
BLUE CROSS is a UK company whose Companies House status is “Active” and whose registered company type is “PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)”. Incorporated on 11 September 1940; registered for 86 years; registered office reported in OXFORDSHIRE. Its primary declared activity is 47190 · Other retail sale in non-specialised stores, with 2 additional SIC activities reported.
This BritDB profile also contains linked public records: 1 PSC record, 26 trade marks, 1 charity record. This description is assembled from public data, is not a reliability assessment, and should be checked against the cited sources before a legally significant decision.
Web facts are never added from a name match alone. Internet enrichment requires the exact Companies House ID in Wikidata, and ambiguous results are excluded.
01 Company overview
Identity and registration
- Official name
- BLUE CROSS
- Company number
- 00363197
- Company type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
- Status
- Active
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Dissolution date
- Not supplied
- Accounts category
- GROUP
- Mortgage charges
- 4 total · 2 outstanding · 2 satisfied
- Limited partnership members
- 0 general · 0 limited
A registered office is not necessarily a trading location. The address is reproduced from the Companies House bulk record and should be interpreted in that legal context.
02 Filing dates
Accounts and statements
Last accounts made up to
31 December 2025Next accounts due
30 September 2027Last statement made up to
14 June 2026Next statement due
28 June 2027BritDB does not infer overdue status when the source does not state it.
03 Workforce reporting
Gender pay gap
- Median bonus gap
- Not supplied
- Mean bonus gap
- Not supplied
- Women receiving bonus
- 0.0%
- Men receiving bonus
- 0.0%
- Women in top quartile
- 71.6%
- Women in upper middle quartile
- 84.8%
- Women in lower middle quartile
- 90.5%
- Women in lower quartile
- 89.6%
Earlier reporting years (8)
- 500 to 99926.4% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99929.0% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99927.5% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99929.1% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99925.4% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99919.8% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99922.3% median hourly gap
- 500 to 99923.0% median hourly gap
Positive gaps mean men were paid more; negative gaps mean women were paid more. These figures are employer-reported and describe the workforce distribution, not equal pay for the same job. The company link uses the exact Companies House number supplied by the service.
04 Supplier payments
Payment practices and performance
- Reporting period
- 1 July 2019 – 31 December 2019
- Filed
- 16 March 2020
- Shortest standard term
- 7 days
- Longest standard term
- 30 days
- E-invoicing offered
- No
- Supply-chain finance
- Not offered
- Payment codes
- No
- Construction retentions
- No qualifying construction contracts
Complete reported payment fields
- Policy regime
- Regime-1
- Financial period started
- Not supplied
- Qualifying contracts
- Yes
- Payments made
- Yes
- Invoice value paid outside agreed terms
- £0
- Invoices paid in 31–60 days
- 16.0%
- Invoices unpaid due to dispute
- 0.0%
- Maximum contractual payment period
- 300 days
- Supplier-list charging policy
- No
- Supplier-list charges made
- No
Maximum contractual payment information
Business rates on properties are payable in 10 instalments. Therefore final payment is 300 days after invoice date
Reported terms and dispute process
- Standard payment terms
Normal settlement is 30 days. Where suppliers offer discounts for quicker settlement or offer staged payments over several months the choice of payment terms will be made pragmatically. Invoices received after their due date will be paid as soon as practical.
- Other payment-term information
N/A
- Dispute resolution process
Disputes would be handled between principal contact at Blue Cross and supplier. Disputes are rare as purchase order system assures clarity from both parties before supply happens
Earlier payment reports (3 shown)
- 14.0 average days to pay8.0% outside terms
- 14.0 average days to pay8.0% outside terms
- 30.0 average days to pay14.0% outside terms
This is a company-submitted statutory disclosure, not a credit rating. BritDB preserves the reporting period and links the report only through the Companies House number supplied by the official service. Percentages describe payments made during that period and may change in later reports.
05 Supply-chain transparency
Modern slavery statement
- Organisation
- BLUE CROSS
- Group submission
- Yes
- Statement period
- 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023
- Approved
- 30 June 2024
- Sectors
- Charitable / not-for-profit activities
Organisation structure
Covered in the statement
Policies
Covered in the statement
Risk assessment
Covered in the statement
Due diligence
Covered in the statement
Training
Covered in the statement
Goals and KPIs
Covered in the statement
Full statement information supplied to the registry
- Reported turnover band
- Under £36 million
- Years producing statements
- 1 to 5 years
- ILO indicators included
- Not answered
- Registry record updated
- 6 August 2024
Policies described
Freedom of workers to terminate employment Freedom of movement Freedom of association Prohibits any threat of violence, harassment and intimidation Prohibits the use of worker-paid recruitment fees Prohibits compulsory overtime Prohibits child labour Prohibits discrimination Prohibits confiscation of workers' original identification documents Provides access to remedy, compensation and justice for victims of modern slavery
Training described
Your whole organisation
Worker engagement and working conditions
Your suppliers Professional auditors Workers within your organisation Workers within your supply chain Businesses in your industry or sector
Social audits
Audit conducted by your staff Third party audit arranged by your organisation Announced audit
Grievance mechanisms
Using anonymous whistleblowing services, such as a helpline or mobile phone app
Demonstrated progress
We are now working with the CCS that cover UK public procurement and we have started using BSCI to perform checks on suppliers that may carry risk.
Reported risks and mitigations
- Risk: Purchase of items from Chinese factory - workers rights
- Area: Within your supply chains
- Tier: Tier 1 suppliers
- Group: Women Migrants Refugees Children
- Location: China
- Mitigation: Asked questions of UK agent who facilitated provision of the goods. Used the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) to perform a check on the relevant supplier. This report was satisfactory.
- Risk: Ensuring independence of staff in their own financial affairs
- Area: Within your own operations
- Group: Women Migrants Other vulnerable groups
- Location: United Kingdom
- Mitigation: The recruitment process is robust and continually revising staff matters.
- Risk: Due diligence of building companies used for construction work.
- Group: Migrants Refugees
- Mitigation: Due diligence in tenders for the provision of building suppliers
A registry entry records what the organisation declared in its statement. It is not an independent audit. Group statements can cover several companies; BritDB preserves each exact source-supplied company-number link and excludes approver names and email addresses.
GC Licensed gambling
Gambling Commission candidate account
Candidate association only. The Gambling Commission bulk file has no Companies House number; this link requires one unique exact account-name and postcode match.
06 Environmental regulation
Environment Agency records
HOME CLOSE FARM
TH/CAWM.1086/002 · OX18 4PF
- Permit or record holder
- BLUE CROSS
- Record date
- 21 December 2012
- Local authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Regulated site or public record address
- HOME CLOSE FARM, SHILTON ROAD, BURFORD, OXFORDSHIRE, OX18 4PF
- Activity
- Domestic activities · Sewage & Trade - Secondary Treated Effluent and Trade Effluent
- Grid reference
- SP2644510004
- Easting
- 426445.000
- Northing
- 210004.000
- All populated source fields
- Permit Number: TH/CAWM.1086/002; Permit Holder Name: BLUE CROSS; Site Name: HOME CLOSE FARM; Site Type: Domestic activities; Effluent Type: Sewage & Trade - Secondary Treated Effluent and Trade Effluent; Site Address: HOME CLOSE FARM, SHILTON ROAD, BURFORD, OXFORDSHIRE, OX18 4PF; Site Postcode: OX18 4PF; Site Grid Reference: SP2644510004; Easting: 426445; Northing: 210004; Local Authority: West Oxfordshire; Start Date: 2012-12-21
HOME CLOSE FARM
TH/CAWM.1086/001 · OX18 4PF
- Permit or record holder
- BLUE CROSS
- Record date
- 29 September 2005
- Local authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Regulated site or public record address
- HOME CLOSE FARM, SHILTON ROAD, BURFORD, OXFORDSHIRE, OX18 4PF
- Activity
- Domestic activities · Sewage & Trade - Secondary Treated Effluent and Trade Effluent
- Grid reference
- SP2644510004
- Easting
- 426445.000
- Northing
- 210004.000
- Revoked date
- 20 December 2012
- All populated source fields
- Permit Number: TH/CAWM.1086/001; Permit Holder Name: BLUE CROSS; Site Name: HOME CLOSE FARM; Site Type: Domestic activities; Effluent Type: Sewage & Trade - Secondary Treated Effluent and Trade Effluent; Site Address: HOME CLOSE FARM, SHILTON ROAD, BURFORD, OXFORDSHIRE, OX18 4PF; Site Postcode: OX18 4PF; Site Grid Reference: SP2644510004; Easting: 426445; Northing: 210004; Local Authority: West Oxfordshire; Start Date: 2005-09-29; Revocation Date: 2012-12-20
These are candidate company associations. The public-register downloads do not supply Companies House numbers. BritDB requires one unique exact holder-name and postcode match; the regulated site may differ from the registered office, so verify the record at source.
TM UK trade marks
Exact owner-name matches
FOR PETS
Owner Blue Cross · classes 9,16,35,41
- Filed / designated
- 18 August 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 18 August 2027
PETS CHANGE LIVES WE CHANGE THEIRS
Owner Blue Cross · classes 3,5,9,10,14,16,31,35,36,39,41,43,44,45
- Filed / designated
- 23 June 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 23 June 2027
BLUE CROSS FOR PETS Pets change lives We change theirs
Owner Blue Cross · classes 3,5,9,10,14,16,31,35,36,39,41,43,44,45
- Filed / designated
- 23 June 2017
- Valid until / renewal due
- 23 June 2027
STEPS FOR PETS
Owner Blue Cross · classes 36,41,45
- Filed / designated
- 25 June 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 25 June 2025
PAWS FOR TEA
Owner Blue Cross · classes 9,18,21,24,25,26,30,36,41
- Filed / designated
- 25 June 2015
- Valid until / renewal due
- 25 June 2025
BLUE COW
Owner Blue Cross · classes 16,29,30,32,35,43
- Filed / designated
- 30 January 2012
- Valid until / renewal due
- 30 January 2022
BLUE CROSS FOR PETS
Owner Blue Cross · classes 3,5,9,10,14,16,31,35,36,39,41,43,44,45
- Filed / designated
- 9 January 2012
- Valid until / renewal due
- 9 January 2022
hoofprints JEWELLERY
Owner Blue Cross · classes 14
- Filed / designated
- 30 June 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- 30 June 2021
pawprints JEWELLERY
Owner Blue Cross · classes 14
- Filed / designated
- 30 June 2011
- Valid until / renewal due
- 30 June 2021
BLUE CROSS
Owner Blue Cross · classes 14
- Filed / designated
- 12 October 2010
- Valid until / renewal due
- 12 October 2020
Figurative mark
Owner Blue Cross · classes 14
- Filed / designated
- 12 October 2010
- Valid until / renewal due
- 12 October 2020
THE SCOTTISH BLUE CROSS
Owner Blue Cross · classes 16,31,35,36,39,43,44
- Filed / designated
- 28 April 2006
- Valid until / renewal due
- 28 April 2026
PAW DRAW
Owner Blue Cross · classes 36
- Filed / designated
- 19 April 2006
- Valid until / renewal due
- 19 April 2026
Figurative mark
Owner Blue Cross · classes 16,31,35,36,39,44
- Filed / designated
- 27 January 2003
- Valid until / renewal due
- 27 January 2023
BLUE CROSS
Owner Blue Cross · classes 16,31,35,36,39,44
- Filed / designated
- 27 January 2003
- Valid until / renewal due
- 27 January 2023
THE BLUE CROSS BRITAIN'S PET CHARITY
Owner Blue Cross · classes 16,31,35,36,39,44
- Filed / designated
- 27 January 2003
- Valid until / renewal due
- 27 January 2023
THE BLUE CROSS TAKE YOUR DOG TO WORK DAY
Owner Blue Cross · classes 16,31,35,36,39,44
- Filed / designated
- 27 January 2003
- Valid until / renewal due
- 27 January 2023
BLUE CROSS
Owner Blue Cross · classes 16,31,36,39,42
- Filed / designated
- 24 January 1994
- Valid until / renewal due
- 24 January 2021
BLUE CROSS.
Owner Blue Cross · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 29 June 1954
- Valid until / renewal due
- 29 June 2023
PAWPRINTS
Owner Blue Cross · classes 14
- Filed / designated
- 12 October 2010
- Valid until / renewal due
- Not supplied
HOOFPRINTS
Owner Blue Cross · classes 14
- Filed / designated
- 12 October 2010
- Valid until / renewal due
- Not supplied
THE BLUE CROSS CARING FOR HORSES
Owner Blue Cross · classes 16,31,35,36,39,44
- Filed / designated
- 27 January 2003
- Valid until / renewal due
- 27 January 2013
BLUE CROSS
Owner Blue Cross · classes 16
- Filed / designated
- 1 February 1993
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 February 2010
BLUE CROSS
Owner Blue Cross · classes 31
- Filed / designated
- 1 February 1993
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 February 2010
BLUE CROSS
Owner Blue Cross · classes 39
- Filed / designated
- 1 February 1993
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 February 2010
BLUE CROSS
Owner Blue Cross · classes 42
- Filed / designated
- 1 February 1993
- Valid until / renewal due
- 1 February 2010
This is an exact normalised company-name match, not a registrar-confirmed ownership link. Another legal entity can have the same or a very similar name. UKIPO data is a historical 2018 snapshot; verify the owner and current status before relying on it.
07 Ownership and control
People with significant control
No individual or entity with signficant control
- Notified
- 14 June 2017
PSC records are company-filed public-register information. When the exact same displayed individual name occurs at multiple companies, BritDB offers a non-indexed cross-reference page. It is a name match only, not proof that the records describe the same person. Service addresses and partial dates of birth are deliberately omitted.
08 Charity register
Charity Commission links
BLUE CROSS
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 8 February 1965
- Latest income
- £50,636,000
- Latest expenditure
- £50,724,000
- Other Defined Groups
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Services
- Children/young People
- The General Public/mankind
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Makes Grants To Organisations
THE BLUE CROSS'S PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE IS TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE KINDNESS TO, AND THE PROTECTION OF, ANIMALS AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP. THE BLUE CROSS AIMS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY PET WILL ENJOY A HEALTHY LIFE IN A HAPPY HOME.
Source details and official record →This company-level check covers the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Links are accepted only when the official extract supplies this exact company registration number. Scottish charities now have separate OSCR profiles, but OSCR’s bulk fields do not provide a Companies House number, so BritDB does not infer a company link.
09 Northern Ireland charity register
CCNI exact company links
No unambiguous company-number link found
The CCNI source number did not resolve uniquely to this Companies House record. BritDB did not use a name or address match.
CCNI publishes company numbers without a jurisdiction prefix. BritDB links only when the plausible padded UK and NI candidates resolve to exactly one Companies House company.
10 Sanctions screening
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link found
The imported UK Sanctions List did not supply this Companies House number as a UK-linked business identifier. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
No exact link is not sanctions clearance. UK restrictions can apply through ownership or control even where an entity is not separately named. Always use the current official list and obtain appropriate advice for a legally significant decision.
11 Public procurement
Find a Tender links
No exact GB-COH link in this snapshot
Find a Tender did not explicitly identify this Companies House number in a procurement party. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
These links use only the GB-COH identifier supplied in the procurement record. A company may have other public-sector work that is absent, older, below publication thresholds or published without a Companies House identifier.
12 Environmental register
Environment Agency waste registrations
No exact company-number registration linked
The licensed Environment Agency subset did not contain this exact Companies House number. BritDB did not attempt a name-only match.
This is a privacy-reduced, exact-company subset. The full official register also includes sole traders and applicants without a matching Companies House number. Check the current Environment Agency register before relying on registration status.
13 Nature of business
Standard Industrial Classification
Veterinary activities
Other service activities n.e.c.
14 Connected public record
Checks beyond the company register
Charity Commission
1 exact company-number link.
Northern Ireland charities
0 unambiguous company-number links.
Public contracts
0 procurement processes linked by exact GB-COH identifier.
Waste register
0 exact company-number registrations.
Corporate notices
The Gazette is not yet connected.
UK Sanctions List
No exact business-registration-number link in this report.
A checked source with no exact link is not a clean bill of health. Unchecked sources remain unknown, while sanctions may also apply through ownership or control of a listed person or entity.
15 Record timeline
Dates in the bulk record
- Detected change
Accounts due date: 2026-09-30 → 2027-09-30
- Confirmation statement
Latest confirmation statement made up to this date
- Accounts
Latest accounts made up to this date
- Company name
Previous name: BLUE CROSS (INCORPORATING OUR DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE)(THE)
- Incorporation
Company incorporated
16 Provenance
Sources for this profile
Identity, address, status, dates, SIC, previous names and mortgage totals.
Annual employer reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Statutory supplier-payment reports linked by the exact source-supplied Companies House number.
Annual statement summaries linked by exact source company number.
Candidate associations based on a unique exact name-and-postcode match.
Candidate permit and enforcement associations based on a unique exact holder-name and postcode match.
Current and ceased significant-control records joined by exact company number.
Daily England and Wales extract matched only by the official company registration number.
Daily CCNI export with company links only where the source number resolves unambiguously.
Complete FCDO list checked by exact UK-linked business registration number.
Procurement parties checked only through exact GB-COH identifiers.
Licensed subset linked only by exact Companies House number.
Financial regulation and licences.
Companies House, Charity Commission, OSCR and UK Sanctions List information is public-register data. BritDB reproduces and organises it with source-specific limits; official external links are kept on the dedicated source pages.