THE BULLDOG TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1123081 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

"We believe that the UK is full of overlooked potential and underutilised talent. The Bulldog Trust's Purpose is the creation of opportunities for those who lack them. We do this by working with groups already engaged in similar efforts where we can enhance their impact. The Bulldog Trust helps to provide both first and second chances. Our independence allows us to develop partnershps.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £244,782 for the year ended 30 June 2025, following a deficit of £804,012 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £8,213,498, and the trustees remain satisfied that assets are adequate to fulfill obligations despite the current year's loss.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~30.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (82% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (24/08/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHARLES MARTIN RICHARD HOAREchair
• Chloe Elizabeth Smith
• HAMISH MCPHERSON
• Philippa Anne Melhuish
• Stephen Kenneth Sacks · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with All bullie charity rescue.

• All bullie charity rescue income £154k
• BULLDOG RESCUE & RE-HOMING TRUST income £216k
• DOLPHIN SCHOOL TRUST income £2.2m
• DOGS TRUST income £143.1m
• BROMLEY FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST income £501k
• THE ODELL TRUST income £796k

Side by side with its peers

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