TENDERCARE RESCUE

Registered charity 1188296 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

For the benefit of the public to relieve the suffering of cats and dogs in the UK and Romania in need of care and attention and in particular to provide and maintain rescue homes or other facilities for the reception, care and treatment of such animals

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF CATS AND DOGS IN THE UK AND ROMANIA IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND, IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN SUCH RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Animals · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: County Durham, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£119k
Latest spending
£107k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reports total unrestricted funds of £54,066, which is significantly above its stated reserves policy target of £5,000. The trustees describe the financial position as healthy, noting that strong donations have allowed the charity to increase grants to other organizations despite rising costs. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a reserve of £5000 should be maintained to allow for emergency vet bills or other emergency requirements for the animals in our care. (reserves figure: £54k)
“We have agreed that a reserve of £5000 should be maintained to allow for emergency vet bills or other emergency requirements for the animals in our care.” — page 4
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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 12

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 12

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 12

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2022 (received 13/12/2023, 43 days after the 31/10/2023 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Operates in: Romania · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£119k£107k
31/12/2024£85k£85k
31/12/2023£51k£52k
31/12/2022£57k£36k
31/12/2021£58k£54k

Common questions

Is TENDERCARE RESCUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reports total unrestricted funds of £54,066, which is significantly above its stated reserves policy target of £5,000. The trustees describe the financial position as healthy, noting that strong donations have allowed the charity to increase grants to other organizations despite rising costs. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST1£3k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FELINE CARE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TENDERCARE RESCUE£119k—0unclear—no doubt
FELINE CARE FY2025£335k—0unclear—no doubt
Freedom Angels Romania FY2025£123k—0unclear—no doubt
STRAY2ME RESCUE FY2025£79k—0unclear—no doubt
LANCASTER AND MORECAMBE CAT RESCUE FY2025£100k—0unclear—no doubt
AID CARE TRAINING AND SUPPLIES TRUST FY2025£62k—0above—no doubt

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