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PAWS FOR KIDS

Registered charity 1084861 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Endeavour Project

PROVIDES EXTRA SUPPORT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES ESCAPING AND RECOVERING FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE. THE 2 MAIN AREAS OF SUPPORT ARE:A BESPOKE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY SERVICE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES HELPING THEM IN THEIR RECOVERY FROM DOMESTIC ABUSE.A PET FOSTERING SERVICE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST, TO AID FAMILIES IN THE ACCESS OF EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION.

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Latest income
£890k
Latest spending
£857k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £329,343 at the end of the financial year, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining four months' project running costs. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £33,354 for the year, with total incoming resources of £890,081 against total expenditure of £856,727.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“One employee received a salary in the range £60,000 to £70,000” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received a salary in the range £60,000 to £70,000” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Charitable activities (80% of income)
“Charitable activities 4 4,166 709,390 713,556 499,247” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: four months’ Project running costs (held: £329k)
“The Trustees aim to maintain a minimum of four months’ Project running costs in reserve”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Paws for Kids (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income
£890k
Total spending
£857k
Reserves (reported)
£329k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (80% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% 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: Bolton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£890k£857k
31/03/2024£742k£669k
31/03/2023£545k£570k
31/03/2022£449k£486k
31/03/2021£489k£385k

Common questions

Is PAWS FOR KIDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £329,343 at the end of the financial year, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of maintaining four months' project running costs. The charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £33,354 for the year, with total incoming resources of £890,081 against total expenditure of £856,727. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of PAWS FOR KIDS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds PAWS FOR KIDS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PAWS FOR KIDS as a grant recipient include BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES, THE KENNEL CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICESFY2023£16k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICESFY2024£11k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICESFY2024£11k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICESFY2024£10k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICESFY2023£10k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICESFY2023£9k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICESFY2024£2k
THE KENNEL CLUB CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£190Education and other grants

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/03/2026£332kPanah Project
The National Lottery Community Fund31/10/2024£18kCommunity Safety
The National Lottery Community Fund16/11/2022£312kSafe Haven
The National Lottery Community Fund30/04/2020£10kEndeavour project/Paws for Kids
UK government01/04/2019£31kEndeavour -Young People & Interpersonal Abuse Project
UK government10/12/2018£31kEndeavour -Young People & Interpersonal Abuse Project
The National Lottery Community Fund14/09/2011£437kSafe Haven
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2010£6kPaws for Kids/Safe Haven Project
The National Lottery Community Fund30/03/2009£3kSafe Haven Project
The National Lottery Community Fund06/07/2006£5kSafe Haven Project