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South Of Scotland Wildlife Hospital Trust

SC025717Registered charity from 23 December 1996
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By The South of Scotland Wildlife Hospital
Address South of Scotland Wildlife Hospital
Barony College
Parkgate
Dumfries
Postcode DG1 3NE
Website www.soswh.co.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
To relieve and treat suffering among wild creatures who are in need of care and establish, equip and maintain a Wildlife Hospital for the reception, care and treatment of wild creatures in need of attention and further to provide for the provision, repair, renewal and upgrading of all property and equipment required for such objects. To advance education for the public benefit concerning the care, treatment, etc of sick, injured wildlife and in particular the advancement of education of persons seeking training in wildlife animal husbandry, nursing and veterinary science, medicine or surgery. To form, establish and support and to aid in the formation, establishment and support of any other charitable Companies, Institutions, Associations.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Our purpose is to rescue injured or orphaned wildlife and rehabilitate them back into the wild. In addition, our manager and volunteers give educational talks to groups of all ages and schools on our work and the environment. We hope to improve public awareness of our native wildlife and their environmental needs. The Hospital is focal point for the public to contact if they need advice or information on wildlife or if they have a casualty that needs help. The public can contact us by phone, email, Facebook or via our website. We are well known in the local area and are often contacted by members of the public, local vet practices (who often telephone us for advice and then bring the animals or birds to us if they need to be kept for any length of time to recuperate) and regularly work with the SSPCA. The SSPCA inspectors of the region bring us all the wildlife casualties that they collect. We also have connections to other wildlife rescue centres.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Trust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)
Constitutional Form Date: 23 Dec 1996
Main Operating Location: Dumfries And Galloway
Number of Staff: 2
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of environmental protection or improvement", "the advancement of animal welfare"
Beneficiaries: "Other defined groups"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2022 £29,486 £36,556 27 Apr 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £38,444 £36,634 13 Apr 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £41,159 £45,094 04 May 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £43,941 £38,534 05 May 2025 Yes Download
31 Mar 2026 No Annual Information due by 31 Dec 2026
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Pamela Ewart
Elizabeth Greybe
Lyn Ferguson
Corinna Harkness
Nicola Adair
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