WAGS AND BONES STAFFIE RESCUE SUPPORT

Registered charity 1166988 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WABSRS

We provide monetary assistance to dogs in rescue/welfare organisations. We only helpanimals in rescue and not dogs owned by individuals. These may be dogs with an ongoingmedical condition; a need for a special diet; spaying or neutering. We may also provide assistance by way of food or payment for emergency boarding ortransport fees

Objects

3. OBJECTS3.1 FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY (A) HELPING TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR BULL TERRIERS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND (B) BY EDUCATING, RAISING AWARENESS AND INFORMING THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS IN PARTICULAR OF BULL TERRIERS IN RESCUE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM.3.2 FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION IN PARTICULAR BY SUPPORTING THOSE PROVIDING RESCUE FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF BULL TERRIERS.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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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Latest income

£32k

Latest spending

£29k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £4,849 at the end of the period, with total receipts of £31,863 and total payments of £29,384, resulting in a net surplus. The trustees reported that the policy on holding reserves was 'Not applicable' and stated there were no uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Andrea Phillips · trustee of 1 other charity
CATHERINE BUSCOMBE
DEREK JOHN WRITER
FIONA MARY HUME DOCWRA
HELEN LOUISE EMPTAGE
KIM ELIZABETH PARKER
SHEILA FULLWOOD

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

Operates in: Lancashire · North Lincolnshire · Somerset · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£32k	£29k
31/12/2024	£30k	£33k
31/12/2023	£37k	£36k
31/12/2022	£40k	£41k
31/12/2021	£39k	£39k

Common questions

Is WAGS AND BONES STAFFIE RESCUE SUPPORT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £4,849 at the end of the period, with total receipts of £31,863 and total payments of £29,384, resulting in a net surplus. The trustees reported that the policy on holding reserves was 'Not applicable' and stated there were no uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern.