THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR RETIRED SERVICE ANIMALS

Registered charity 1200949 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The NFRSA promotes and supports the care and well-being of retired Police, Fire, Prison Dogs, BorderControl Dogs and Police Horses in the UK.We alleviate the financial pressures on the owners and handlers of retired service animals by providing thefunds for medical care, and the well-being of retired service animals from the emergency services family.

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF RETIRED SERVICE ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION FOR REASON OF SICKNESS, POOR CIRCUMSTANCE, OR WELFARE BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THEIR OWNERS.

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

Causes: Animals · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £223,591, representing a significant increase from the previous year. The charity reported total income of £358,582 and maintained a positive net asset position of £382,692 at year-end. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — National Foundation For Retired Service Animals (NFRSA) (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Agria Pet Insurance — “The NFRSA is proud to work with Agria, a leading UK insurer offering lifetime cover for dogs, cats, rabbits and horses. Now, when you insure…” (source page)
• Jollyes — “Jollyes generously sponsored the NFRSA 2025 calendar, and their amazing team are proactively fundraising for the NFRSA across their growing …” (source page)
• Paw Cura — “For every unit purchased, Paw-Cura donates 10p directly to the NFRSA, helping provide care and support for retired service animals across th…” (source page)
• Rude Dog Food — “We are enormously grateful for their offer to donate a percentage of their revenue each month to the NFRSA.” (source page)
• Lickimat — “We are hugely grateful to the Lickimat® team for their generous and steadfast support to the NFRSA.” (source page)
• Llama Leisure — “Through our annual poppy campaign, we’re donating 20% of proceeds from our purple poppies design to support the NFRSA and the incredible ret…” (source page)
• The Rattlebone Inn — “As part of our ongoing partnership, 50p from every burger sold is donated directly to the charity, alongside customer donations at the bar a…” (source page)
• GMS Security — “GMS Security Services Ltd, a security specialist who operates as part of the GMS Group, have chosen the NFRSA as one of their charities for …” (source page)
• Murphy’s Army — “Murphy’s Army generously supported the NFRSA in 2022 and 2023.” (source page)
• 3SFire — “3SFire have generously supported the NFRSA with a grant and a provision of equipment.” (source page)
• Knight Frank — “Knight Frank, a renowned and respected company, have supported the NFRSA with generous donations to corporate events.” (source page)
• FireRiskAssessments.com — “They have been donating £1 of the cost of each of their fire risk assessment reports to NFRSA, since 2023.” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (08/03/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• The Countess Sara Lucille Bathurstchair
• Dr Sabrina Rachel Cohen-Hatton
• Graham Peter Coxell
• Jane Muller · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jill Bradley
• Nigel Batchelor

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THIN BLUE PAW FOUNDATION.

• THIN BLUE PAW FOUNDATION income £303k
• NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST income £3.6m
• NATIONAL SEARCH AND RESCUE DOG ASSOCIATION income £111k
• ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BOURNEMOUTH, NEW FOREST AND DISTRICT BRANCH income £273k
• Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Northamptonshire Branch income £999k
• NATIONAL ANIMAL SANCTUARIES SUPPORT LEAGUE income £132k

Side by side with its peers

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