The Red Foundation

Registered charity 1181158 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE RED FOUNDATION - EMERGENCY DACHSHUND RESCUE · also registered in Scotland as SC051936 (OSCR)

To promote humane behaviour towards Dachshund and DachshundCross Breeds throughout the UK by providing appropriate care,protection, treatment and security for animals which are in need ofcare and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poorcircumstances or ill-usage and to educate the public in matterspertaining to animal welfare in general and the prevention of crueltyand suffe

Objects

TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS DACHSHUND AND DACHSHUND CROSS BREEDS THROUGHOUT THE UK BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL-USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS.

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

£173k

Latest spending

£155k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £173,420 in 2024, while total expenditure fell more significantly to £155,474, resulting in a net income surplus of £17,946. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £188,286, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet current commitments. The Independent Examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £13,537 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)

“Payments totalling £13,537 were made to Vicky Wilson (Trustee) in the year in respect of administration services provided in accordance with the terms of the charity's governing document (2023 - £8,930).” — page 13

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: sufficient to meet current commitments (held: £188k)

“The unrestricted reserves balance at the end of 2024 was £188,286 which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet current commitments.”

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Vicky Wilson received £13,537 for administration services.

“Payments totalling £13,537 were made to Vicky Wilson (Trustee) in the year in respect of administration services provided in accordance with the terms of the charity's governing document (2023 - £8,930).” — page 13

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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
Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Samantha Comptonchair
Emily Rose Cockerill
Katherine Clarke
Sarah Harvey
VICKY LOUISA WILSON

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£173k	£155k
31/12/2023	£189k	£204k
31/12/2022	£263k	£226k
31/12/2021	£195k	£144k
31/12/2020	£172k	£128k

Common questions

Is The Red Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £173,420 in 2024, while total expenditure fell more significantly to £155,474, resulting in a net income surplus of £17,946. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £188,286, which the Trustees consider sufficient to meet current commitments. The Independent Examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of The Red Foundation earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £13,537 band.

Who funds The Red Foundation?

Funders whose own accounts filings name The Red Foundation as a grant recipient include THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION, THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST	FY2022	£4k

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 OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£24k
THE CHARTLEY FOUNDATION	1	£20k
THE HDH WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY	1	£16k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£12k
THE CADOGAN CHARITY	1	£11k
WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£9k
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976	1	£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BASSET RESCUE NETWORK GB LTD.

BASSET RESCUE NETWORK GB LTD income £111k
RED SQUIRREL SURVIVAL TRUST income £301k
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS - ROCHDALE AND DISTRICT BRANCH income £699k
BRITISH DALMATIAN WELFARE income £216k
ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION LIMITED income £237k
GREYHOUND GAP income £348k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
The Red Foundation	£173k	£13,537	above	—	no doubt
BASSET RESCUE NETWORK GB LTD FY2025	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RED SQUIRREL SURVIVAL TRUST FY2025	£301k	—	above	—	no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS - ROCHDALE AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025	£699k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRITISH DALMATIAN WELFARE FY2025	£216k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025	£237k	—	unclear	92.9%	no doubt

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