PAWZ FOR THOUGHT

Registered charity 1103331 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

rescue rehabilitation and rehoming of animals

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE TYNE AND WEAR, DURHAM AND NORTHUMBERLAND

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

Causes: Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

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.

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.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in 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 PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION, 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 PETS AT HOME FOUNDATIONFY2025£78kPet Rescues
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUSTFY2024£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PROTECTED PAWS ANIMAL RESCUE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PAWZ FOR THOUGHT£276k—0unclear—no doubt
PROTECTED PAWS ANIMAL RESCUE FY2024£416k—0unclear—no doubt
PAWPRINTS TO FREEDOM LIMITED FY2025£1.2m—0below—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BURY OLDHAM AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2024£1.0m—0below—noted
LABORATORY ANIMALS LIMITED FY2025£205k—0unclear—no doubt
Pro Dogs Direct FY2025£162k—0above—no doubt

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