HAPPY PAWS PUPPY RESCUE

Registered charity 1158323 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAPPY PAWS

Rescue, Rehabilitate and Rehome Golden Retrievers who have suffered cruelty and neglect

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £427,496 are maintained at a level equivalent to three months of expenditure, satisfying the charity's own reserves policy. The charity reported a net surplus of £2,263 for the year, with total income of £621,409 and total resources expended of £619,146. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Happy Paws Puppy Rescue (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~8.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (83% 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: 8.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• LISA ELIZABETH SMARTchair
• Dominque Douglas
• Meghan Behiel
• Melanie Browne

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Turkey

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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