8 BELOW HUSKY RESCUE

Registered charity 1156670 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Rehoming unwanted huskies and snow dog breeds throughout the United Kingdom.

Objects

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS AND IN PARTICULAR SLED DOG BREEDS,BY PROVIDING EDUCATION TO OWNERS AND POTENTIAL OWNERS,TO PREVENT NEGLECT AND SUFFERING TO ANIMALS.ALSO BY PROVIDING SECURITY,PROTECTION AND CARE APPROPRIATE FOR SUCH DOGS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS,MALTREATMENT,POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE.

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

Registered contact address: Ashfield, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£190k
Latest spending
£173k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £17,420 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £39,092. The trustees confirmed that all funds are used to further the charity's goals and that reserves are maintained to act as a buffer against income drops. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified in the filing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £9,524 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“One Trustee is also an employee of the Charity with remuneration of £9,524” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 4 months operating costs (reserves figure: £39k)
“continue to maintain the equivalent of 4 months operating costs into reserves.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee is also an employee receiving remuneration of £9,524.
“One Trustee is also an employee of the Charity with remuneration of £9,524” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee employment
“One Trustee is also an employee of the Charity with remuneration of £9,524 (£9,554:2024). The Charities Commission has been consulted on this matter and have confirmed they have no objection to the employment.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 02/02/2024, 2 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 01/02/2022, 1 day after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — 8 Below Husky Rescue (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£190k£173k
31/03/2024£120k£120k
31/03/2023£146k£110k
31/03/2022£103k£107k
31/03/2021£164k£137k

Common questions

Is 8 BELOW HUSKY RESCUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £17,420 for the year ended 31st March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £39,092. The trustees confirmed that all funds are used to further the charity's goals and that reserves are maintained to act as a buffer against income drops. No material uncertainties or going concern issues were identified in the filing. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of 8 BELOW HUSKY RESCUE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £9,524 band.

Who funds 8 BELOW HUSKY RESCUE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name 8 BELOW HUSKY RESCUE as a grant recipient include THE REED FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kChristmas Challenge

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BULLDOG RESCUE & RE-HOMING TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
8 BELOW HUSKY RESCUE£190k£9,5240unclear—no doubt
BULLDOG RESCUE & RE-HOMING TRUST FY2025£216k—0unclear—no doubt
HIGH HOPES DOG RESCUE FY2025£145k—0unclear—no doubt
HERONBANK CAT RESCUE FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt
LEICESTER ANIMAL RESCUE FY2025£239k—0unclear—no doubt
HAMPSHIRE PAWS ANIMAL RESCUE FY2025£44k——unclear—no doubt

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