RYEDALE DOG RESCUE

Registered charity 1117972 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Ryedale Dog Rescue is a charity caring for unwanted and abandoned dogs in the Ryedale, Scarborough and East Yorkshire areas. It is run by a team of volunteers and financed soley by donations and fundraising events.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£70k

Latest spending

£56k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £14,146 for the year ended 31st March 2025, significantly improving upon the prior year's loss. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash reserves were maintained at £59,950, meeting the stated policy target of £55,000 required to cover ten months of essential services. The charity is staffed entirely by volunteers and relies on donations and fundraising to operate.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Dogs are boarded at a kennels belonging to a Trustee at a heavily discounted rate. This is not a commercial arrangement, and the rate charged is much lower than market value - the payments help the Trustee to cover the costs of food and board for the dogs.

“Dogs are boarded at a kennels belonging to a Trustee at a heavily discounted rate. This is not a commercial arrangement, and the rate charged is much lower than market value - the payments help the Trustee to cover the costs of food and board for the dogs.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Dogs are boarded at a kennels belonging to a Trustee at a heavily discounted rate. This is not a commercial arrangement, and the rate charged is much lower than market value - the payments help the Trustee to cover the costs of food and board for the dogs.

“Dogs are boarded at a kennels belonging to a Trustee at a heavily discounted rate. This is not a commercial arrangement, and the rate charged is much lower than market value - the payments help the Trustee to cover the costs of food and board for the dogs. The Charity would not be able to operate as effectively without the Trustee providing this service at a low rate, and all are grateful for the service and help provided. The arrangement has been cleared with the Charity Commission.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Ryedale Dog Rescue (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

ROSEMARIE STEPHENSONchair
DIANNE ILLINGWORTH · trustee of 1 other charity
David John Fernley
Janet Edith Anderson
RIA BOYCE

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

Operates in: City Of York · East Riding Of Yorkshire · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£70k	£56k
31/03/2024	£50k	£51k
31/03/2023	£64k	£52k
31/03/2022	£71k	£47k
31/03/2021	£92k	£38k

Common questions

Is RYEDALE DOG RESCUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £14,146 for the year ended 31st March 2025, significantly improving upon the prior year's loss. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted cash reserves were maintained at £59,950, meeting the stated policy target of £55,000 required to cover ten months of essential services. The charity is staffed entirely by volunteers and relies on donations and fundraising to operate. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds RYEDALE DOG RESCUE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RYEDALE DOG RESCUE as a grant recipient include THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO, THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO	FY2022	£10k
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO	FY2023	£10k
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO	FY2024	£10k
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO	FY2021	£5k
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k