GOOD LIFE DOG RESCUE

Registered charity 1178977 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Rescuing and rehoming stray and abandoned dogs in Yorkshire from local stray kennels. We provide kennelling and immediate veterinary care, including vaccines and surgery if needed. Via social media and websites all dogs after assessments are advertised for rehoming. All potential adopters are home checked and matched with individual dogs needs, The charity exists with volunteers and donations.

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Latest income

£121k

Latest spending

£126k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has successfully built up reserves to cover essential costs, noting they have been 'very successful in achieving this.' The trustees report that increased funding from grants, donations, and fundraising has enabled the charity to support more dogs, including those with special needs and emergency veterinary care, during the 2024/25 period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none

“Our continued doantions from the public have enabled us to help many more dogs from put to sleep situations.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: a buffer to cover essential kennel costs and veterinary costs in case of illness etc

“Our aim was to build up our reserves to allow us a buffer to cover essential kennel costs and veterinary costs in case of illness etc.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

NICHOLAS HARKERchair
KAREN FLETCHER
VICTORIA BASTOW

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

Operates in: Doncaster · Kirklees · Leeds City · North Yorkshire · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£121k	£126k
31/03/2024	£168k	£136k
31/03/2023	£115k	£128k
31/03/2022	£137k	£90k
31/03/2021	£118k	£67k

Common questions

Is GOOD LIFE DOG RESCUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has successfully built up reserves to cover essential costs, noting they have been 'very successful in achieving this.' The trustees report that increased funding from grants, donations, and fundraising has enabled the charity to support more dogs, including those with special needs and emergency veterinary care, during the 2024/25 period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GOOD LIFE DOG RESCUE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GOOD LIFE DOG RESCUE as a grant recipient include The Keith Howard Foundation, THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO, THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED, MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION, MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
The Keith Howard Foundation	FY2023	£420k
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO	FY2022	£20k
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO	FY2024	£20k
The Keith Howard Foundation	FY2022	£20k	Animals
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO	FY2025	£10k
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO	FY2023	£10k
The Keith Howard Foundation	FY2025	£10k	Animals
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO	FY2021	£5k
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED	FY2023	£4k
MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION	FY2023	£3k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST	FY2022	£3k
M J CAMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED	FY2025	£2k
MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£1k
MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k	null

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST	2	£81k
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION	2	£55k
BETTY PHILLIPS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£8k
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£8k
PETPLAN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ALMOST HOME DOG RESCUE.

ALMOST HOME DOG RESCUE income £172k
DORIS BANHAM DOG RESCUE income £390k
ANIMAL RESCUE income £576k
ALL DOGS MATTER income £532k
MARGARET GREEN ANIMAL RESCUE income £3.3m
MANCHESTER AND DISTRICT HOME FOR LOST DOGS LIMITED income £1.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
GOOD LIFE DOG RESCUE	£121k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ALMOST HOME DOG RESCUE FY2025	£172k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
DORIS BANHAM DOG RESCUE FY2024	£390k	—	0	below	—	noted
ANIMAL RESCUE FY2025	£576k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ALL DOGS MATTER FY2025	£532k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MARGARET GREEN ANIMAL RESCUE FY2025	£3.3m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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