NORTHUMBERLAND GREYHOUND RESCUE

Registered charity 1102125 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Adoption/Rehoming/Public Awareness of ex racing Greyhounds that have been retired from UK (northeast) tracks due to age, injury or inability

Objects

1. THE RESCUE, CARE AND SHELTER OF UNWANTED FORMER RACING GREYHOUNDS AND IN PARTICULAR UNREGISTERED DOGS IN THE COUNTIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND AND TYNE AND WEAR, WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM NEGLECT OR ILL TREATMENT IN ANY FORM AND TO FIND SUITABLE NEW HOMES FOR SUCH ANIMALS. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HUSBANDRY AND CARE OF FORMER RACING GREYHOUNDS

Area of benefit: NORTHUMBERLAND AND TYNE AND WEAR

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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Registered contact address: Northumberland, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£98k
Latest spending
£74k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for 2025 was £97,910.33 against expenditure of £74,472.69, resulting in a profit of £23,437.64. Free reserves increased from £48,015.11 at the start of the year to £71,452.75 at the end of the year, with additional restricted or fixed assets bringing total available assets to £221,452.75. The document notes that no staff receive wages, relying instead on volunteer expense claims and donor income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: GBGB Bond Scheme
“GBGB Bond scheme continues to be the biggest income stream for NGR, followed by adoption donations from people who have rehomed dogs.” — page 1
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 12

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 25

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Northumberland Greyhound Rescue (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria · Durham · Gateshead · Middlesbrough · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · North Yorkshire · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£98k£74k
31/12/2024£78k£69k
31/12/2023£74k£66k
31/12/2022£151k£45k
31/12/2021£29k£27k

Common questions

Is NORTHUMBERLAND GREYHOUND RESCUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for 2025 was £97,910.33 against expenditure of £74,472.69, resulting in a profit of £23,437.64. Free reserves increased from £48,015.11 at the start of the year to £71,452.75 at the end of the year, with additional restricted or fixed assets bringing total available assets to £221,452.75. The document notes that no staff receive wages, relying instead on volunteer expense claims and donor income.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GREYHOUND RESCUE NORTH EAST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NORTHUMBERLAND GREYHOUND RESCUE£98k—0unclear—no doubt
GREYHOUND RESCUE NORTH EAST FY2025£61k—0unclear—no doubt
GREYHOUND RESCUE FY2025£70k—0unclear—no doubt
DUNRUNNIN HOUNDS FY2025£60k—0above—no doubt
RETIRED GREYHOUNDS SOUTH LAKES FY2025£82k—0unclear—no doubt
GREYHOUND RESCUE WALES FY2025£751k—0unclear—no doubt

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