WOLFWOOD

Registered charity 1133826 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TAKE IN UNWANTED OR ABANDONED DOGS AND GIVE APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO REHOME THEM APPROPRIATELY AFTER DUE ASSESSMENT.TAKE IN INJURED OR DISPLACED WILDLIFE, PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE, REHABILITATION AND SAFE RELEASE.PROVIDE SANCTUARY, MEDICAL CARE AND REHABILITATION FOR RESCUE PONIES AND HORSES.

Objects

1 FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS.2 TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING 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: Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net profit of £70,591 for the year ended 31 July 2025, indicating positive financial performance. The trustees report that the organization is in a sustainable position, although they note that escalating veterinary bills are a concern. The charity relies on income from two shops and donations, with the Morecambe shop being a critical income source currently subject to a purchase process.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wolfwood (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~20.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 25.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CALVIN ROUTLEDGE
• Graham William Clark
• HEATHER MARY WAKELIN
• Julie Scanlan
• PAUL DALEY
• ROBIN GEOFFREY DAVIES
• Sarah Hayland

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS STORT VALLEY BRANCH.

• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS STORT VALLEY BRANCH income £260k
• WINDYWAY TRUST income £704k
• WOODGREEN PETS CHARITY income £21.1m
• MARGARET GREEN ANIMAL RESCUE income £3.3m
• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS LEEDS, WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT BRANCH income £1.4m
• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS NORWICH BRANCH CIO income £2.3m

Side by side with its peers

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