Wanderers Haven Animal Sanctuary

Registered charity 261874 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SHALPA ANIMAL SANCTUARY

Unwanted animals are brought to the sanctuary where they are looked after until a new, caring home has been found for them.For those animals who cannot be rehomed, Wanderers Haven is their permanent residence. These animals can be sponsored, the money goes towards their ongoing care.Animals are taken in for caring while their owners are unable to care for them for a certain period of time.

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Latest income

£140k

Latest spending

£139k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net outgoing of resources of £15,422 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £255,276. The trustees acknowledge that the charity's activities can only proceed as funding sources become available, indicating a dependency on future income. Despite this risk, the charity maintained adequate resources to continue its operational existence for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

David Common
Lorraine Cherry
Louise Walsh
RODDY DALE WAGSTAFF

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

Operates in: City Of London · Essex · Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£140k	£139k
30/09/2024	£173k	£188k
30/09/2023	£282k	£148k
30/09/2022	£186k	£187k
30/09/2021	£158k	£121k

Common questions

Is Wanderers Haven Animal Sanctuary financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net outgoing of resources of £15,422 for the year ended 30 September 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £255,276. The trustees acknowledge that the charity's activities can only proceed as funding sources become available, indicating a dependency on future income. Despite this risk, the charity maintained adequate resources to continue its operational existence for the foreseeable future. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION	1	£510

Charities like this

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

OXFORDSHIRE ANIMAL SANCTUARY SOCIETY income £1.8m
THE FERNE ANIMAL SANCTUARY income £2.2m
OTTERSPOOL ANIMAL HAVEN income £166k
THE LORD WHISKY SANCTUARY FUND income £1.8m
HEATHLANDS ANIMAL SANCTUARY income £153k
THE RSPCA DANAHER ANIMAL HOME income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Wanderers Haven Animal Sanctuary	£140k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
OXFORDSHIRE ANIMAL SANCTUARY SOCIETY FY2025	£1.8m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FERNE ANIMAL SANCTUARY FY2024	£2.2m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
OTTERSPOOL ANIMAL HAVEN FY2025	£166k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LORD WHISKY SANCTUARY FUND FY2024	£1.8m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HEATHLANDS ANIMAL SANCTUARY FY2025	£153k	—	0	unclear	—	noted

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