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LAST CHANCE ANIMAL RESCUE HOME

Registered charity 1002349 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LAST CHANCE ANIMAL RESCUE

rescue, rehabilitate and rehome unwanted, abused and needy animals.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£928k
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £214,263 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to a decrease in legacy income and increased expenditure. Despite this deficit, the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £1,416,656, which significantly exceed its stated reserves policy target of £400,000. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £400,000 (held: £1.4m)
“the Trustees have decided that the level of free reserves should remain at the increased level of £400,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Last Chance Shops Limited
“The investment represents the charity's wholly-owned trading subsidiary Last Chance Shops Limited” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Perrys Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Last Chance Animal Rescue (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£928k
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£28k
Reserves (reported)
£4.3m
Employees
26

Reported reserves equal ~45.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kent · Surrey · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£928k£1.1m
31/03/2024£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2023£1.4m£836k
31/03/2022£1.7m£719k
31/03/2021£1.3m£548k

Common questions

Is LAST CHANCE ANIMAL RESCUE HOME financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £214,263 for the year ended 31 March 2025, primarily due to a decrease in legacy income and increased expenditure. Despite this deficit, the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £1,416,656, which significantly exceed its stated reserves policy target of £400,000. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Perrys Audit Limited.

Who funds LAST CHANCE ANIMAL RESCUE HOME?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LAST CHANCE ANIMAL RESCUE HOME as a grant recipient include THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. FRANCIS, PETTS WOOD.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST. FRANCIS, PETTS WOODFY2022£20Missionary and charitable giving
THE FREDDIE GREEN AND FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£0