PAWZ FOR THOUGHT

Registered charity 1103331 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

rescue rehabilitation and rehoming of animals

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Latest income
£276k
Latest spending
£232k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £822,920, which is above the trustees' policy target of two years' expenditure. The charity reported a net surplus of £43,560 for the year, supported by incoming resources of £275,658 and total expenditure of £232,098.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two year's expenditure (held: £823k)
The Trustees' policy is to hold free reserves equivalent to two year's expenditure in order to secure the continuation of activities — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Pawz for Thought (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titlesin England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£276k£232k
30/04/2024£344k£189k
30/04/2023£233k£139k
30/04/2022£108k£102k
30/04/2021£136k£85k

Common questions

Is PAWZ FOR THOUGHT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £822,920, which is above the trustees' policy target of two years' expenditure. The charity reported a net surplus of £43,560 for the year, supported by incoming resources of £275,658 and total expenditure of £232,098. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PAWZ FOR THOUGHT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PAWZ FOR THOUGHT as a grant recipient include THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUSTFY2024£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PAWPRINTS TO FREEDOM LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PAWZ FOR THOUGHT£276k0unclearno doubt
PAWPRINTS TO FREEDOM LIMITED FY2025£1.2m0belowno doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BURY OLDHAM AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2024£1.0m0belownoted
LABORATORY ANIMALS LIMITED FY2024£250k0unclearno doubt
Pro Dogs Direct FY2025£162k0aboveno doubt
FRIENDS OF ANIMALS LEAGUE FY2024£1.3m0aboveno doubt

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