DASH DOGS

Registered charity 1185749 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DREAMS OF A SAFE HAVEN

providing and maintaining, or facilitating the provision and maintenance of, rescue homes or other facilities, careand treatment of dogs; - providing or facilitating the provision of appropriate care, protection, treatment and security for dogs in need ofcare and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances or ill usage; and - educating the public in matters pertaining to

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS AND TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AS THE TRUSTEES CONSIDER APPROPRIATE, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY: - PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING, OR FACILITATING THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF, RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES, CARE AND TREATMENT OF DOGS; - PROVIDING OR FACILITATING THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR DOGS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE; AND - EDUCATING 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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Registered contact address: Test Valley, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£199k
Latest spending
£199k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £75,127 at the period end, which is above the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £10,000. The charity reported a net income of £644 for the year, with the majority of its income derived from public donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £10,000 (held: £75k)
“Ideally the trustees would like to be able to keep a reserve in the bank account of £10,000 to provide a buffer, in the event of donations income decreasing.” — 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.

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 30/04/2025

  • Volunteers: 11

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2024

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2023

  • Volunteers: 14

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — DASH Dogs - Dream of a safe haven (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Greece

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£199k£199k
30/04/2024£225k£200k
30/04/2023£154k£184k
30/04/2022£185k£160k
30/04/2021£141k£127k

Common questions

Is DASH DOGS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £75,127 at the period end, which is above the trustees' stated reserves policy target of £10,000. The charity reported a net income of £644 for the year, with the majority of its income derived from public donations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DASH DOGS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DASH DOGS as a grant recipient include The Brindle Foundation.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Brindle FoundationFY2025£600k
The Brindle FoundationFY2023£30k
The Brindle FoundationFY2026£15k

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 DARWIN DOGS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DASH DOGS£199k—0unclear—no doubt
DARWIN DOGS FY2025£45k£16,2820unclear—no doubt
GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG RESCUE FY2025£495k—0unclear—no doubt
DOGS IN NEED FY2025£136k—0unclear—no doubt
TAILS ANIMAL RESCUE FY2024£24k—0above15000.0%no doubt
HELPING DOG PAWS FY2026£107k—0unclear—no doubt

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