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THE LABRADOR RESCUE TRUST

Registered charity 1088198 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE LABRADOR RESCUE TRUST CO

To alleviate suffering and distress caused to dogs and in particular Labradors which may be ill-treated, abandoned, rejected or neglected. The area covered by the trust is mainly in South West England. The trust has over one hundred helpers who are all unpaid volunteers.

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Latest income
£479k
Latest spending
£180k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £184,674 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total income of £479,126 and expenditure of £299,568. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £936,022 significantly exceed the stated policy target of approximately £125,000, which is intended to cover six months of operations in the absence of income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months operation in the absence of any income (approximately £125,000) (held: £936k)
“It is considered prudent to hold sufficient additional reserves to fund 6 months operation in the absence of any income. This equates to approximately £125,000 required for total free reserves.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Labrador Rescue (Trading) Limited
“The Trust has a wholly owned, dormant trading subsidiary, Labrador Rescue (Trading) Limited.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

LABRADOR RESCUE (TRADING) LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts

    Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Labrador Rescue Trust (matched by registered charity number).

    Company officers (Companies House)

    Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

    Official officers record.

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    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
    30/09/2025£479k£180k
    30/09/2024£498k£291k
    30/09/2023£342k£201k
    30/09/2022£184k£163k
    30/09/2021£199k£106k

    Common questions

    Is THE LABRADOR RESCUE TRUST financially healthy?

    Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £184,674 for the year ended 30 September 2025, with total income of £479,126 and expenditure of £299,568. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £936,022 significantly exceed the stated policy target of approximately £125,000, which is intended to cover six months of operations in the absence of income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

    Who funds THE LABRADOR RESCUE TRUST?

    Funders whose own accounts filings name THE LABRADOR RESCUE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED, THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS).

    Known funders

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

    FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
    THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITEDFY2025£4k
    THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£4k
    THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)FY2023£2k
    THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)FY2024£1k

    Funders of similar charities

    Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

    FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
    MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION1—
    THE ARTHUR CAMP FOUNDATION TRUST1£105k
    THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION1£25k
    THE REED FOUNDATION1£17k
    BETTY PHILLIPS CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
    PETPLAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£15k
    The Brindle Foundation1£11k
    THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO1£5k

    Charities like this

    Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LABRADOR RESCUE SOUTH EAST AND CENTRAL.

    Side by side with its peers

    CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
    THE LABRADOR RESCUE TRUST£479k—0above—no doubt
    LABRADOR RESCUE SOUTH EAST AND CENTRAL FY2025£153k—0unclear—no doubt
    LABRADOR LIFELINE TRUST FY2025£102k—0unclear—no doubt
    FOREVER HOUNDS TRUST FY2025£1.5mmore than £60,0001above—no doubt
    BULLDOG RESCUE & RE-HOMING TRUST FY2025£216k—0unclear—no doubt
    GREYHOUND GAP FY2025£348k—0unclear—no doubt

    Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.