WILD BIRD RESCUE DORSET
Our aim is to further the conservation and preservation of the Wild Bird species by providing a rescue, care and rehabilitation service for sick, injured, or orphaned wild birds, with the aim of eventually releasing them back to the wild to their natural habitat. Occasional rescue, care, rehabilitation & rehoming of other wild, abandoned, feral or injured creatures.
Objects
To further the conservation and preservation of the wild bird species by providing a rescue, care and rehabilitation service for sick, injured, or orphaned wild birds, with the aim of eventually releasing them back to the wild to their natural habitat and the occasional rescue, care, rehabilitation & rehoming of other wild, abandoned, feral or injured creatures.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted resources are only just sufficient to meet immediate outgoings, indicating tight liquidity. The charity has no outstanding debts or secured liabilities and holds no funds materially in deficit. However, the trustees note that as a newly registered charity, they aim to raise funds to sustain operations for a few months ahead.
What the accounts disclose
“Wild Bird Rescue Dorset’s principal source of funds is from private donations.” — page 11
“For these purposes the Charity will endeavour in the future to generate and maintain reserves which are at least 20% of its annual turnover.” — page 11
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 3
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 3
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 5
Trustees
- Sandra Cristel Beckerchair
- Angela Welch
- Christopher Keevil
- Karen Peirce
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £39k | £40k |
| 31/12/2024 | £20k | £21k |
| 31/12/2023 | £20k | £18k |
| 31/12/2022 | £14k | £12k |
| 31/12/2021 | £4k | £3k |
Common questions
Is WILD BIRD RESCUE DORSET financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted resources are only just sufficient to meet immediate outgoings, indicating tight liquidity. The charity has no outstanding debts or secured liabilities and holds no funds materially in deficit. However, the trustees note that as a newly registered charity, they aim to raise funds to sustain operations for a few months ahead.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| PROJECT GIVING BACK | 1 | £86k |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | 1 | £74k |
| THE POINTER FAMILY TRUST | 1 | £45k |
| THE CHARLOTTE HEBER-PERCY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £35k |
| ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS | 1 | £30k |
| THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £24k |
| THE BRITISH HEDGEHOG PRESERVATION SOCIETY | 1 | £20k |
| QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
Charities like this
- BRENT LODGE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL
- DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST
- SONGBIRD SURVIVAL
- WEST DORSET WILDING
- GOWER BIRD HOSPITAL
- WILDLIFE RESCUE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILD BIRD RESCUE DORSET | £39k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRENT LODGE WILDLIFE HOSPITAL | £848k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST | £7.3m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SONGBIRD SURVIVAL | £437k | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| WEST DORSET WILDING | £287k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GOWER BIRD HOSPITAL | £74k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |