We're registered!!!! (sort of)

Friday saw out bid to become a registered charity pass its final hurdle!

The person at the Charity Commission tasked with ensuring we ticked all the right boxes, and had everything worded legally gave us the final pass we required to become registered. We do not have a "number" yet because now our file is passed to the registrations team who assign the number. We're told this will take up to 15 days.

Five months of solid work by a dedicated team of volunteers has paid off.

Registration is important on so many levels. For the public in gives the reassurance that we are legal. It also stops some of the sniping that I have heard from one supposedly charitable group who seem to have resented our presence. It also saves us money, because now we can get a reduction in VAT on our veterinary treatment bills and advertising. It should also mean that we can claim gift aid on our donations. It's win win all the way.