PAWS2RESCUE

Registered charity 1156882 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Activities: raising donations - donating to Romania and Ukraine - supporting rescuers, to help stray and abandoned dogs and provide shelter, neuter and education campaigns, and raising public awareness in the UK about stray and abandoned dogs across the world and how we help, arranging adopting and fostering of dogs into the UK and EU.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND TO PROVIDE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO DOGS IN ROMANIA.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Camden, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£174k
Latest spending
£182k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased to £79,810, falling below the trustees' stated policy target of an £80,000 minimum reserve. The charity reported a net expenditure of £7,988 for the year, resulting in a slight increase in creditors owed to £3,043. Despite the deficit in movement, the trustees confirmed that resources are adequate and no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue its operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (88% of income)
“88% of the total charity income was derived from donations” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“£80,000 minimum reserve was our intention once again in 2025.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 31

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 37

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 45

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Paws2Rescue (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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income
£520k
Total spending
£485k
Cost of raising funds
£439k
Reserves (reported)
£70k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 84.3% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Romania · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£174k£182k
31/12/2024£225k£300k
31/12/2023£315k£217k
31/12/2022£348k£352k
31/12/2021£520k£485k

Common questions

Is PAWS2RESCUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased to £79,810, falling below the trustees' stated policy target of an £80,000 minimum reserve. The charity reported a net expenditure of £7,988 for the year, resulting in a slight increase in creditors owed to £3,043. Despite the deficit in movement, the trustees confirmed that resources are adequate and no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PAWS HELP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PAWS2RESCUE£174k——below—no doubt
PAWS HELP FY2025£213k—0unclear—no doubt
PAWS FOR KIDS FY2025£890k£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
PAWZ FOR THOUGHT FY2025£276k—0unclear—no doubt
PROVIDING ANIMAL WELFARE SUPPORT (PAWS) FY2025£191k—0unclear—no doubt
FOUR PAWS CAT RESCUE FY2025£30k—0unclear—no doubt

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