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Description
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.
Also known as
- Amy Alice Baldwin
- Annie Gordon
- Bertie Copinger Prichard
- Blue Cross
- The Blue Cross
- The Blue Cross (Incorporating Our Dumb Friends League)
- Blue Cross
- Blue Cross Bromsgrove
- Blue Cross Merton
- Blue Cross Swindon
- Blue Cross for Pets
- Blue Cross for Pets Grimsby Educational Talks
- Blue Cross – Cambridge Rehoming Centre
- London Institution Mrs Morgan's Fund for Lost and Starving Cats and Dogs
- Louisa Snow Fund
- Lucy Anne Fraser Oldfield
- Mary Margaret Baroness Seaforth of Brahan
- Mrs Edith Alice Bromley-Boorne
- Rosie May Hare Winton
- The War Horses Fund
...and 10 other names
CCEW Charity number
Company number
Registered
Postcode
OX18 4PF
Website
Domain
bluecross.org.uk
Latest income
£45,925,000 (on )
This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.
More about this organisation
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- bluecross.org.uk
- Charity Commission England and Wales
- CharityBase
- Giving is Great
- Companies House
- Opencorporates
- Twitter: @The_Blue_Cross
- Facebook: facebook.com/thebluecrossUK
- Wikipedia: Blue Cross (animal charity)
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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.
Areas of operation in the UK
Area of operation outside the UK
- Ireland
Registered Office in the UK
This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 3 active records and 0 inactive records, from 3 data sources.
What is an organisation identifier?
An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.
Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.
Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.
Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.
GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 224392 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.
This organisation has been classified using different categories:
International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)
ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.
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Environment conservation and animal welfare advocacy
G12
UK Charity Activity Tags
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Animals
AN -
Housing
HO» AccommodationHO101
Theme (CCEW)
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Education/training
102 -
Animals
111
Beneficiaries (CCEW)
-
Children/young People
201 -
Elderly/old People
202 -
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
205 -
Other Defined Groups
206 -
The General Public/mankind
207
Activities (CCEW)
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Makes Grants To Individuals
301 -
Makes Grants To Organisations
302 -
Provides Human Resources
304 -
Provides Services
306 -
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
307 -
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
308 -
Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
309
Scale of operation
- National and Overseas
| Year ending | Income (£) | Spending (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1965-02-08 |
Registered as a charity |
|
| 2004-12-31 | 19,836,715 | 14,997,102 |
| 2005-12-31 | 21,557,000 | 17,937,000 |
| 2006-12-31 | 22,529,000 | 19,678,000 |
| 2007-12-31 | 25,394,000 | 21,580,000 |
| 2008-12-31 | 24,268,000 | 31,662,000 |
| 2009-12-31 | 25,411,000 | 25,562,000 |
| 2010-12-31 | 26,878,000 | 25,149,000 |
| 2011-12-31 | 28,604,000 | 27,027,000 |
| 2012-12-31 | 30,979,000 | 31,358,000 |
| 2013-12-31 | 29,493,000 | 31,571,000 |
| 2014-12-31 | 33,368,000 | 34,685,000 |
| 2015-12-31 | 34,158,000 | 39,617,000 |
| 2016-12-31 | 35,294,000 | 37,635,000 |
| 2017-12-31 | 38,964,000 | 37,660,000 |
| 2018-12-31 | 39,452,000 | 38,145,000 |
| 2019-12-31 | 39,924,000 | 39,767,000 |
| 2020-12-31 | 36,049,000 | 35,900,000 |
| 2021-12-31 | 37,474,000 | 37,311,000 |
| 2022-12-31 | 45,925,000 | 41,188,000 |
Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
| 2022 £ |
2021 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Employees | 771 | 763 |
| Employees paid more than £60,000 | 24 | 19 |
| Volunteers | 2,280 | 2,500 |
| Trustees | 12 |
Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
Statement of financial activities for year ended .
Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.
| 2022 £m |
2021
£m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Incoming resources | ||
| Donations and other voluntary income | 9.0 | 8.0 |
| Legacies | 25.6 | 20.2 |
| Endowments | - | - |
| Donations and legacies | 34.6 | 28.2 |
| Income from charitable activities | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| Income from other trading activities | 7.0 | 5.7 |
| Income from investments | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Other income | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Total | 45.9 | 37.5 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Investment management | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Other spending on raising funds | 11.9 | 11.5 |
| Spending on raising funds | 12.1 | 11.7 |
| Grants to institutions | 0.3 | - |
| Other charitable activities | 28.8 | 25.7 |
| Charitable activities | 29.1 | 25.7 |
| Other spending | - | - |
| Total | 41.2 | 37.3 |
| Net income / (expenditure) | 4.7 | 0.2 |
Balance sheet at .
Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.
| 2022 £m |
2021
£m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | ||
| Tangible and intangible assets | 22.3 | 23.6 |
| Investment assets | 35.0 | 41.3 |
| 57.3 | 64.9 | |
| Current assets | ||
| Current investment assets | - | - |
| Cash | 2.9 | 4.6 |
| Other current assets | 24.6 | 17.2 |
| 27.5 | 21.8 | |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due within one year | (5.3) | (4.7) |
| Net current assets | 22.2 | 17.1 |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 79.5 | 82.0 |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due after one year | (4.8) | (5.8) |
| Net assets | 74.7 | 76.2 |
| Funds | ||
| Endowment funds | - | - |
| Restricted funds | 1.8 | 1.0 |
| Unrestricted funds | 73.0 | 75.2 |
| 74.7 | 76.2 | |
| 2022 £ |
2021 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Contracts with government | ||
| None recorded | ||
| Government grants | ||
| Income from government grants | 146,000 | 622,000 |
| Government grants as % of total income | 0.3% | 1.7% |
| Number of government grants | 1 | 56 |
View this organisation's grants on GrantNav.
| Date | Funder | Amount awarded | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme |
£87,884 | BLUE CROSS | ||
| Co-operative Group | £3,952 | Grant to Blue Cross Bromsgrove | ||
| Co-operative Group | £1,639 | Grant to Blue Cross Merton | ||
| Co-operative Group | £1,055 | Grant to Blue Cross Swindon | ||
|
Department for Work and Pensions
Kickstart Scheme |
£69,884 | BLUE CROSS | ||
| Co-operative Group | £4,716 | Grant to Blue Cross for Pets Grimsby Educational Talks | ||
| Co-operative Group | £1,990 | Grant to Blue Cross for Pets | ||
| Co-operative Group | £6,180 | Grant to Blue Cross | ||
| Co-operative Group | £8,790 | Grant to Blue Cross – Cambridge Rehoming Centre | ||
| Woodward Charitable Trust |
£100
Jun 1998 |
donation
Jun 1998 |
Data source
Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.
- Cabinet Office (2 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Co-operative Group (7 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Woodward Charitable Trust (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
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