ROMANIAN RESCUE APPEAL
Romanian rescue appeal have now built three dog shelters in Romania. The charity cares for nine hundred dogs split into different localities, who we rescued from abuse, malnutrition, homelessness or imminent euthanasia via barbaric methods.. The charity run spay and neuter campaigns and have a programme for UK volunteers to visit all of the sites in Romania.
Objects
TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS DOGS IN ROMANIA BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR DOGS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE. TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO DOG WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG DOGS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £262,343, exceeding the trustees' stated ideal reserve target of £20,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £11,378 for the year, despite noting that fundraising efforts were negatively impacted by the economic environment. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts.
What the accounts disclose
“Ideally the trustees would like to be able to keep a reserve in the bank account of £20,000 at a moment in time, to ensure dogs safety in the event of donations / income decreasing.” — page 4
“At the balance sheet date the charity is owed £228,483 (2024 - £228,483) by its related company Romanian Rescue Appeal SRL.” — page 14
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- Christine Martin
- Deborah Jayne Dent
- Dee Wells
- JOANNA HARRON
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/05/2025 | £384k | £373k |
| 31/05/2024 | £383k | £374k |
| 31/05/2023 | £479k | £427k |
| 30/04/2022 | £310k | £275k |
| 30/04/2021 | £432k | £364k |
Common questions
Is ROMANIAN RESCUE APPEAL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £262,343, exceeding the trustees' stated ideal reserve target of £20,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £11,378 for the year, despite noting that fundraising efforts were negatively impacted by the economic environment. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE ARTHUR CAMP FOUNDATION TRUST | 1 | £189k |
| THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION | 1 | £18k |
| THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £16k |
| THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST | 1 | £7k |
| THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £5k |
| MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST | 1 | £1k |
| DUMBRECK CHARITY | 1 | £500 |
Charities like this
- RESCUING EUROPEAN ANIMALS IN NEED
- EVERMORE DOG RESCUE
- ROMANIAN WOOFERS NEED YOU
- ROCKY ROAD RESCUE UK LTD
- Freedom Angels Romania
- RUSHTON DOG RESCUE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROMANIAN RESCUE APPEAL | £384k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| RESCUING EUROPEAN ANIMALS IN NEED | £130k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EVERMORE DOG RESCUE | £196k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ROMANIAN WOOFERS NEED YOU | £207k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ROCKY ROAD RESCUE UK LTD | £147k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Freedom Angels Romania | £123k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |