Banbury Animal Rescue and Kindness Service (aka Barks)
iSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 8 November 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle dataIncome
£103k
▲ 94.1% on 2024
Expenditure
£61k
▼ 4.3% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Reserves last
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
6
12.0 years on average 5 of 6 known
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
25
▼ 3 volunteers on 2024
Overview
Banbury Animal Rescue and Kindness Service's network
6 people6 organisationsi6 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Banbury Animal Rescue and Kindness Service. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
6 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Collins | Chair | 2012 | 14 yrs |
| Alic Paget | Trustee | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Dawn Colley | Trustee | 2013 | 13 yrs |
| Marianne Claire Kern | Trustee | 2012 | 14 yrs |
| Mary Dunbar | Trustee | ||
| Patricia Anne McCombes | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Board
The board
6 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Collins | Chair | 2012 | 14 yrs |
| Alic Paget | Trustee | 2017 | 9 yrs |
| Dawn Colley | Trustee | 2013 | 13 yrs |
| Marianne Claire Kern | Trustee | 2012 | 14 yrs |
| Mary Dunbar | Trustee | ||
| Patricia Anne McCombes | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Who is on the board
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
11.6y
median 13y
Longest tenure
14y
since 2012
Years in governance
10y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
0
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
0
of 5 on the board
6 trustees on the board
- Ann Collins Chair since 2012
- Alic Paget since 2017
- Dawn Colley since 2013
- Marianne Claire Kern since 2012
- Mary Dunbar
- Patricia Anne McCombes since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Ann Collins Chair since 2012
- Alic Paget since 2017
- Dawn Colley since 2013
- Marianne Claire Kern since 2012
- Patricia Anne McCombes since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Ann Collins Chair since 2012
- Alic Paget since 2017
- Dawn Colley since 2013
- Marianne Claire Kern since 2012
- Mary Dunbar
- Patricia Anne McCombes since 2018
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Animals 6
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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Network
Network
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Finances
6 financial years held, 2020 to 2025, years ending 31 December.
Income and expenditure
6 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Banbury Animal Rescue and Kindness Service has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.
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| Financial year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | ||||||
| Total income | £45.36k | £48.14k | £104.30k | £67.44k | £52.91k | £102.67k |
| Total expenditure | £61.23k | £66.54k | £110.07k | £94.99k | £64.27k | £61.50k |
| Government income | ||||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 1 November 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from the register extract of 18 October 2026.
Assets, liabilities and funds
Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Banbury Animal Rescue and Kindness Service has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
On time for the last 5 years. 1 earlier year arrived late.
The Charity Commission register said “Charity reporting is up to date (on time)” when we last checked, on 3 November 2026.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | 20 October 2026 | 20 October 2026 | On time | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission, PDF |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | 29 October 2025 | 29 October 2025 | On time | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission, PDF |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | 28 October 2024 | 28 October 2024 | On time | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission, PDF |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | 30 October 2023 | 30 October 2023 | On time | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission, PDF |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | 13 October 2022 | 13 October 2022 | On time | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission, PDF |
| 31 December 2020 | 31 October 2021 | 6 November 20216 days late | 6 November 20216 days late | Late by 6 days | None online |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 8 November 2026.
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
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What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Local authorities: Buckinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire
- Governing document
- CIO
- Association Registered 28 Aug 2015 as filed - Register history
- 28 August 2015Registered as a charitable incorporated organisation
- 8 March 2017Received assets from Banbury Animal Rescue and Kindness Service (1064556)
- 18 May 2018Received assets from Tiny Paws Rehoming (1158341)
- Working name
- Barks
Policies the charity says it has
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.barks.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015