WEST YORKSHIRE DOG RESCUE

Registered charity 1132348 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Rescue unwanted dogs, accomodate in secure and loving foster homes, seek new homes for the dogs to owners that are checked for suitability, enable adoption which is covered by an Adoption Contract including animal welfare clauses plus a returns policy if the dog can no longer be kept by the new owners, provide post adoption advice and guidance to new owners, fundraising, website, advertising.

Objects

(A) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OFTHE CARE AND ATTENTION AND IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMESOR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS.(B) TO PROMOTE THE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDINGAPPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE INNEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POORCIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN SUCH MATTERSPERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY ANDSUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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 · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall surplus of £52,152 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income of £192,639 and total expenditure of £140,488. The trustees confirmed the charity is in a strong position to continue its operations, maintaining unrestricted reserves to cover approximately six months of expenditure. The organization relies on donations, grants, and charity shop income to fund its veterinary and rescue activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £350k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• KATHY TROUTchair
• DAVID LOCKWOOD
• JANE BRENNAN
• KATIE PORTER
• NEALL MCMAHON

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kirklees · Leeds City · Sheffield City

Income and spending

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Known funders

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