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The charity's trustees have received guidance from the Charity Commission on public benefit.
Para 1.18 The trustees have received the relevant guidance.
Governance · Policy statement · From Gloverspiece Community Care Farm Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 2
The charity continues to work with partners on feral and abandoned cats despite sanctuary capacity limits.
Para 1.41 Our sanctuary is at capacity now so we are currently not accepting any large animals but we have continued working with partners to help feral and abandoned cats.
Operational · Procedural statement · From Gloverspiece Community Care Farm Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 3
The charity has transferred its outreach work for therapeutic support to Gloverspiece College.
Para 1.20 The out reach work for therapeutic support has been transferred to our other business - Gloverspiece College.
Operational · Procedural statement · From Gloverspiece Community Care Farm Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 3
The charity's main sources of income include donations, therapeutic education services, and building rent.
Para 1.47 Donations £29569 Therapeutic education services £48557 Building rent and utilities recharge £68297
Financial · Funding statement
The charity's trustees are elected by current trustees.
Para 1.25 Voted on by current trustees
Governance · Procedural statement · From Gloverspiece Community Care Farm Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 6
The charity is grateful for the contributions made by volunteers, including Duke of Edinburgh students.
Para 1.38 The charity is grateful for the contribution made by its volunteers, both adult and Duke of Edinburgh students. Amounting to around 30 duke of Edinburgh volunteers and 20 other volunteers during the year
Relational · Stakeholder position · From Gloverspiece Community Care Farm Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 3
The charity faces rising costs for animal care and staff employment.
Para 1.46 The rising cost of animal care The rising costs of employing staff
Operational · Risk statement · From Gloverspiece Community Care Farm Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 5
The charity made a surplus of £4,391 in the financial year.
Para 1.21 The charity made a surplus of £4391 . A change in the depreciation charge for buildings reducing it to 2.5% has made a difference to our overheads.
Financial · Funding statement · From Gloverspiece Community Care Farm Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 5
The charity has ceased using a third-party donation collector due to misalignment with its ethos.
Para 1.41 We have ceased using a third party for collecting Donations as their methods no longer align with our ethos.
Operational · Procedural statement · From Gloverspiece Community Care Farm Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 3
The charity does not make grants to other organizations.
Para 1.38 The charity does not make any grants
Policy · Policy statement · From Gloverspiece Community Care Farm Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 2
The charity's main objectives are to provide therapeutic benefits for vulnerable individuals through animal engagement.
Para 1.17 The charity’s objects are specifically restricted to the following; (1) To relieve the needs of the elderly, people with mental health issues, learning difficulties, behavioural issues and young offenders by enabling them to access a therapeutic benefit from engaging with animals.
Policy · Policy statement · From Gloverspiece Community Care Farm Limited — annual report and accounts, year ending 31 December 2025, page 1
The charity had no material debt during the year.
The charity had no material debt during the year.
Financial · Observational claim · From Sheila Coates Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 29
There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year.
There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year other than those already included in note 8 (2025 - none).
Governance · Observational claim · From Sheila Coates Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 29
The unrestricted funds of the charity include designated funds set aside by trustees for specific purposes.
These include designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes.
Financial · Policy statement · From Sheila Coates Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 28
The charity designated funds for rapid impact funding to support autistic young people in secondary schools.
Starting in 2021 trustees designated funds for rapid impact funding to provide support in response to the real issues facing autistic young people in secondary schools.
Commissioning · Commitment statement · From Sheila Coates Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 28
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees.
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund.
Operational · Policy statement · From Sheila Coates Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 27
The trustees designated £817,309 from general unrestricted funds to support grant funds.
During the year, the trustees designated £817,309 from general unrestricted funds to its support grant funds.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Sheila Coates Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 26
The charity is exempt from taxation on its activities.
The charity is exempt from taxation on its activities because all its income is applied for charitable purposes.
Governance · Policy statement · From Sheila Coates Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 26
There were no employees earning more than £60,000 annually.
There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.
Operational · Observational claim · From Sheila Coates Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 26
The financial statements give a true and fair view of the charity's affairs.
In our opinion, the financial statements: give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 28 February 2026
Financial · Observational claim · From Sheila Coates Foundation — annual report and accounts, year ending 28 February 2026, page 14