# OAK TREE ANIMALS' CHARITY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1169511
- **Other names:** ANIMALS' REFUGE, THE NATIONAL EQUINE (AND SMALLER ANIMALS) DEFENCE LEAGUE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 6, 2016
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1169511


## Contact

- **Address:** Oak Tree Animals Charity, Oak Tree Farm, Wetheral Shields, Wetheral, CARLISLE
- **Postcode:** CA4 8JA
- **Phone:** 01228560082
- **Email:** info@oaktreeanimals.org.uk
- **Website:** www.oaktreeanimals.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ASSESSING, REHABILITATING AND REHOMING SUCH ANIMALS AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS.

**Activities:** Oak Tree Animals' Charity is at the heart of the community. Helping hundreds of animals each year, we find loving new homes for cats, dogs and horses, promote responsible pet ownership through education and outreach activities and work with individuals who need our support.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Animals
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Scotland
- Cumbria
- Northumberland



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £2601277 | £3049340 | £2366856 | 83 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £2395366 | £2437769 | £2773073 | 68 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £2321307 | £1970470 | £2727732 | 57 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £1409273 | £1161816 | £2446571 | 38 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £714446 | £999780 | £2096052 | 40 |



## Trustees

- **Rachel Griffiths** (Chair) — appointed March 25, 2025
- Georgina Sheilagh Lowry — appointed Feb. 29, 2024
- Martin Squires — appointed Sept. 25, 2017
- Robert Winder — appointed Jan. 27, 2025