RAVENS RESCUE UK

Registered charity 1160974 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of suffering and the need of abandoned, unwanted, homeless, abused or distressed animals, particularly, but not limited to, cat and dogs (a) providing sanctuary for those with medical/behavioral issues, when & where appropriate;(b) providing medical attention and treatment for rescue animals; (c) arranging responsible fostering & rehoming where appropriate

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT 1) THE RELIEF OF SUFFERING AND NEED OF ABANDONED, UNWANTED, HOMELESS, ABUSED OR DISTRESSED ANIMALS, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT LIMITED TO CATS AND DOGS, BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES DECIDE INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: A) PROVIDING SANCTUARY FOR THOSE WITH MEDICAL OR BEHAVIOURAL ISSUES, WHEN AND WHERE APPROPRIATE; B) PROVIDING MEDICAL ATTENTION AND TREATMENT FOR RESCUED ANIMALS; C) ARRANGING RESPONSIBLE FOSTERING AND RE-HOMING WHERE APPROPRIATE;

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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Registered contact address: Dudley, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£112k
Latest spending
£111k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £1,419 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £63,223. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves were more than sufficient to meet their stated policy target of retaining funds for at least three months of expenses. The charity relies on donations and grants, with total incoming resources of £112,388 against total expenditure of £110,969.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months worth of expenses (reserves figure: £43k)
“We aim to retain sufficient funds for at least three months worth of expenses” — page 4
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.

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: 8

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

  • Volunteers: 8

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

  • Volunteers: 10

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, 1 was received after the 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£112k£111k
31/03/2024£135k£86k
31/03/2023£92k£99k
31/03/2022£83k£90k
31/03/2021£72k£68k

Common questions

Is RAVENS RESCUE UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £1,419 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £63,223. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves were more than sufficient to meet their stated policy target of retaining funds for at least three months of expenses. The charity relies on donations and grants, with total incoming resources of £112,388 against total expenditure of £110,969. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds RAVENS RESCUE UK?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RAVENS RESCUE UK as a grant recipient include THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION, THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST, DUMBRECK CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATIONFY2024£18kGrant Programme - Pets
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUSTFY2023£4kAnimal welfare
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUSTFY2024£3k
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2025£500Animal Welfare/Conservation

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 ANIMAL RESCUE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RAVENS RESCUE UK£112k—0above—no doubt
ANIMAL RESCUE FY2026£576k——unclear—no doubt
THE CAT AND RABBIT RESCUE CENTRE FY2025£1.9m—0above—no doubt
ROLVENDEN CAT RESCUE FY2025£64k—0unclear—no doubt
RAIN RESCUE FY2025£879k—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.