THE PINE RIDGE DOG SANCTUARY

Registered charity 256728 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity of the charity is the operation of a dog rescue and re-homing centre in Berkshire but the charity also provides financial support and other services to charities and organisations elsewhere in England, Wales and Europe whose objects match those of the charity.

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Latest income

£578k

Latest spending

£579k

Registered

1969

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £11,460,418, driven by a net gain on investments of £576,906. The charity holds significant unrestricted reserves of £11,460,418, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover five years of future charitable activities and maintenance costs. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Mrs C E Cuff is authorised to receive £40,000 per annum in lieu of rent under Section 105 of the Charities Act 2011, in her capacity as the sole life tenant of the Bernard Cuff Will Trust, the trustees of which are the freeholders of Pine Ridge Farm.

“Mrs C E Cuff is authorised to receive £40,000 per annum in lieu of rent under Section 105 of the Charities Act 2011, in her capacity as the sole life tenant of the Bernard Cuff Will Trust, the trustees of which are the freeholders of Pine Ridge Farm. No amounts were outstanding at the year end.” — page 20

“Mr Wilfrid Edward Vernor-Miles is a partner at the firm of Hunters Solicitors. Professional fees (including VAT) paid to Hunters during the year were £70,033 (2023: £54,804). No amounts were outstanding at the year end.” — page 20

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Mr Wilfrid Edward Vernor-Miles is a partner at Hunters Solicitors. Professional fees paid to Hunters were £70,033.

“Mrs C E Cuff is authorised to receive £40,000 per annum in lieu of rent under Section 105 of the Charities Act 2011, in her capacity as the sole life tenant of the Bernard Cuff Will Trust, the trustees of which are the freeholders of Pine Ridge Farm. No amounts were outstanding at the year end.” — page 20

“Mr Wilfrid Edward Vernor-Miles is a partner at the firm of Hunters Solicitors. Professional fees (including VAT) paid to Hunters during the year were £70,033 (2023: £54,804). No amounts were outstanding at the year end.” — page 20

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Charity paid £1,873 in council tax for a property occupied rent-free by persons connected with Mrs C Cuff.

“Mrs C E Cuff is authorised to receive £40,000 per annum in lieu of rent under Section 105 of the Charities Act 2011, in her capacity as the sole life tenant of the Bernard Cuff Will Trust, the trustees of which are the freeholders of Pine Ridge Farm. No amounts were outstanding at the year end.” — page 20

“Mr Wilfrid Edward Vernor-Miles is a partner at the firm of Hunters Solicitors. Professional fees (including VAT) paid to Hunters during the year were £70,033 (2023: £54,804). No amounts were outstanding at the year end.” — page 20

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Burgess Hodgson Audit Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£578k

Total spending

£579k

Cost of raising funds

£33k

Reserves (reported)

£11.5m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~237.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

CONSTANCE ELISABETH CUFFchair
JOHN CROSFIELD VERNOR-MILES · trustee of 7 other charities
SHANE WHITEHEAD
Wilfrid Edward Vernor-Miles · trustee of 10 other charities

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

Operates in: Spain · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£578k	£579k
31/12/2023	£550k	£592k
31/12/2022	£844k	£482k
31/12/2021	£1.1m	£406k
31/12/2020	£1.0m	£412k

Common questions

Is THE PINE RIDGE DOG SANCTUARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £11,460,418, driven by a net gain on investments of £576,906. The charity holds significant unrestricted reserves of £11,460,418, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover five years of future charitable activities and maintenance costs. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Burgess Hodgson Audit Limited.

Who funds THE PINE RIDGE DOG SANCTUARY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE PINE RIDGE DOG SANCTUARY as a grant recipient include RUTH SMART FOUNDATION.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

JOHN CROSFIELD VERNOR-MILES — trustee here and at RUTH SMART FOUNDATION
Wilfrid Edward Vernor-Miles — trustee here and at RUTH SMART FOUNDATION

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
RUTH SMART FOUNDATION	FY2023	£4k
RUTH SMART FOUNDATION	FY2022	£3k
RUTH SMART FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k
RUTH SMART FOUNDATION	FY2021	£2k
RUTH SMART FOUNDATION	FY2024	£0

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST	2	£26k
MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION	2	£8k
The Keith Howard Foundation	1	£450k
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO	1	£65k
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION	1	£40k
SCHNAUZERFEST	1	£17k
PETPLAN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£14k
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ANIMAL RESCUE.

ANIMAL RESCUE income £576k
WEST WALES POUNDIES DOG RESCUE income £285k
SETTER BRITTANY POINTER RESCUE income £125k
FOREST DOG RESCUE income £436k
GOOD LIFE DOG RESCUE income £121k
ALMOST HOME DOG RESCUE income £172k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE PINE RIDGE DOG SANCTUARY	£578k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ANIMAL RESCUE FY2025	£576k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WEST WALES POUNDIES DOG RESCUE FY2025	£285k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SETTER BRITTANY POINTER RESCUE FY2024	£125k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
FOREST DOG RESCUE FY2024	£436k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
GOOD LIFE DOG RESCUE FY2025	£121k	—	above	—	no doubt

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