BASSET HOUND WELFARE

Registered charity 1070388 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

welfare of basset hounds

Objects

TO PREVENT MALTREATMENT OF AND CRUELTY TO BASSET HOUNDS AND TO ENCOURAGE RESPONSIBLE OWNERSHIP OF BASSET HOUNDS THROUGHOUT GREAT BRITAIN

Area of benefit: GREAT BRITAIN

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£74k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £821,925, which the trustees confirm was maintained at a level equating to approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £88,851, driven significantly by investment gains, and holds no restricted funds or pension deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months unrestricted expenditure (held: £822k)
“The reserves policy is to maintain the amount of unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately six months unrestricted expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£74k£33k
30/06/2024£26k£28k
30/06/2023£26k£20k
30/06/2022£31k£13k
30/06/2021£32k£11k

Common questions

Is BASSET HOUND WELFARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £821,925, which the trustees confirm was maintained at a level equating to approximately six months of unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net income of £88,851, driven significantly by investment gains, and holds no restricted funds or pension deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.