DAYBREAKS TRUST

Registered charity 1142270 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

FUND RAISING AND PROMOTION OF AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF RETIRED AND RESCUED GREYHOUNDS. USE OF FUNDS RAISED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF DOGS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION, AND TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE KENNELS FOR THE CARE OF SUCH DOGS.

Objects

The Trustees must apply the income of the charity for the benefit of the public to relieve the suffering of greyhounds registered with the Greyhound Board of Great Britain in need of care and attention in particular, to provide and maintain rehoming kennels for the care of such registered greyhounds.

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

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Latest income
£193k
Latest spending
£196k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £76,739 represent approximately five months of annual expenditure, which the Trustees consider below the required level given economic pressures. The charity reported a net deficit of £2,587 for the year, reducing total reserves from £103,489 to £100,902. Despite this, the Trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 12 months (held: £77k)
“They will look to increase the reserves to a minimum of 12 months over the medium term.” — page 6
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 — Daybreaks Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£193k£196k
30/04/2024£226k£234k
30/04/2023£144k£191k
30/04/2022£174k£152k
30/04/2021£197k£116k

Common questions

Is DAYBREAKS TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £76,739 represent approximately five months of annual expenditure, which the Trustees consider below the required level given economic pressures. The charity reported a net deficit of £2,587 for the year, reducing total reserves from £103,489 to £100,902. Despite this, the Trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DAYBREAKS TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DAYBREAKS TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO, THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST.

Known funders

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