THE FERNE ANIMAL SANCTUARY

Active
Company number 09772680Private company limited by guaranteeIncorporated 2015

Key figures

£4,346,464+3.6%
Net assets 2024/25
+3.6%
Average annual growth 2023/24–2024/25
02 m4 m6 m2023/242024/25

† THE FERNE ANIMAL SANCTUARY filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 01621

Where the company stands among the 1,285 active companies whose first SIC code is 01621 (Farm animal boarding and care).

Turnover£1,474,637
Higher than 87% · median £37,137 among 31 that publish turnover
Net assets£4,346,464
Higher than 99% · median £3,645
Total assets£4,583,067
Higher than 99% · median £27,416
Cash£373,093
Higher than 96% · median £6,679
Employees56
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age11.2 years
Older than 79% · median 4.7 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. THE MARE AND FOAL SANCTUARY£18.3m
  2. ANIMALS IN DISTRESS (TORBAY AND WESTCOUNTRY)£5.7m
  3. GOANNA MAKAY LIMITED£5.3m
  4. SLADE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED£5.2m
  5. THE FLICKA FOUNDATION£4.5m
  6. THE FERNE ANIMAL SANCTUARY£4.3m
  7. BLEAKHOLT ANIMAL SANCTUARY£4.1m
  8. T.HILLING & CO.LIMITED£2.9m
  9. GOODHEART ANIMAL SANCTUARIES£2.9m
  10. VALE FARMS (YORKSHIRE) LIMITED£2.5m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 1,285. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: THE FERNE ANIMAL SANCTUARY

What kind of company is it?

THE FERNE ANIMAL SANCTUARY is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 09772680. It was incorporated on 11 Sep 2015. Its status is active. The registered office is in Chard (TA20). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is farm animal boarding and care (01621), other service activities n.e.c. (96090).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £1,474,637. Net assets were £4,346,464, up 3.6% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £373,093. Total assets were £4,583,067 and total liabilities £215,770. The company had an average of 56 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2023/24–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,285 active companies whose first SIC code is 01621: By turnover it ranks higher than 87% of the 31 that publish turnover (median £37,137). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £3,645). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £27,416). By cash it ranks higher than 96% of them (median £6,679). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 79% of them (median age 4.7 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants worth £9,033, from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

What do public registers and reports show?

It is a registered charity (number 1164350) with a latest reported income of £2.2m.

Who runs and controls the company?

1 of 1 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 18 Aug 2027.

Filed accounts2023/24–2024/25
2023/24 †2024/25 †
Turnover1,524,8781,474,637
Cash at bank and in hand46,489373,093
Total assets4,492,9614,583,067
Total liabilities299,042215,770
Net assets / total equity4,193,9194,346,464
Average number of employees7356

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Government grants

2 grants

THE FERNE ANIMAL SANCTUARY is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants since 2021, together worth £9,033.

Grants
  1. RPA BPS DOMESTICDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £4,110
  2. ALB - Rural Payments Agency - Exchq - BPS - NSA P1Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · £4,923 · RPA BPS Domestic

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Registers and licences

Registered charityNo. 1164350
Registered with the Charity Commission
11 Nov 2015
Income, year to 31 Mar 2025
£2.2m
Spending
£2m

To provide care and shelter for stray neglected and unwanted animals of all kinds and the protection of animals of all kinds from ill-usage cruelty and suffering.

View on the register of charities

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

History

3 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £1.5m, net assets £4.3m, 56 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: turnover £1.5m, net assets £4.2m, 73 employees
  3. Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.