SPANIEL AID CIO

Registered charity 1203314 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Rescue, rehabilitation and rehome of all spaniels and spaniel crosses

Objects

(1) FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF DOGS NAMELY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY SPANIELS, WHO ARE ABANDONED, STRAY OR OTHERWISE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF REHOMING AND FOSTERING OF SUCH DOGS AND ASSISTING IN THE RECEPTION, TREATMENT AND CARE OF SUCH DOGS.(2) TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC REGARDING RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERSHIP AND TO OFFER COMPREHENSIVE HELP TO ALL ADOPTERS/FOSTERERS.'

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: West Northamptonshire, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Received the assets of SPANIEL AID UK (charity 1169724) — merger registered 16/02/2024.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£517k
Latest spending
£546k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £28,995 for the year, reducing total funds from £352,282 to £323,287. However, the trustees report confirms the charity is in a very good financial position with £312,542 in the bank and adequate reserves held against a policy target of approximately £45,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one month's vets bills which is approximately £45,000 (reserves figure: £323k)
“Reserves policy is one month's vets bills which is approximately £45,000” — page 5
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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 250

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 250

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Spaniel Aid UK (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£517k
Total spending
£546k
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£323k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~7.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (67% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£517k£546k
31/03/2024£475k£422k

Common questions

Is SPANIEL AID CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £28,995 for the year, reducing total funds from £352,282 to £323,287. However, the trustees report confirms the charity is in a very good financial position with £312,542 in the bank and adequate reserves held against a policy target of approximately £45,000. 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 PAUL BASSHAM CHARITABLE TRUST1£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SAVE OUR SPANIELS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SPANIEL AID CIO£517k—0unclear—no doubt
SAVE OUR SPANIELS FY2026£171k——unclear—no doubt
SPANIEL RESCUE FOUNDATION FY2025£33k—0unclear—no doubt
SKYLOR'S ANIMAL RESCUE FY2025£47k—0unclear—no doubt
SPROCKER ASSIST & RESCUE FY2026£33k——unclear—no doubt
ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL WELFARE FY2025£37k——above—no doubt

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