FOREST DOG RESCUE

Registered charity 517173 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TANWOOD STRAY FUND

The charity raises funds to house and care for lost and unwanted dogs in the area. It holds a non-destruction policy and will look after every dog until a suitable, loving home is found.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE FUND ARE TO ACCEPT, CARE FOR AND FIND HOMES FOR LOST, STRAYED AND UNWANTED DOGS OF ALL BREEDS FOUND IN THE WYRE FOREST AREA AND TO ENSURE THEIR WELL BEING THEREAFTER.

Area of benefit: THE WYRE FOREST AREA.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income surplus of £15,755 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £1,188,899. The trustees state that the charity holds £84,000 in reserves, which they consider sufficient to run operations for approximately three months. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified regarding the charity's ability to continue.

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.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Forest Dog Rescue (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~15.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• MAUREEN SHAFFERYchair
• Jayne Oakes
• Joy Cox
• Matthew Street
• WENDY SQUIRES

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

Operates in: Shropshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST FRANCIS DOGS HOME.

• ST FRANCIS DOGS HOME income £129k
• FOREST OF DEAN DOG RESCUE income £76k
• WEST YORKSHIRE DOG RESCUE income £223k
• BALTOS DOG RESCUE income £89k
• FETCHER DOG income £409k
• DOGS IN NEED income £136k

Side by side with its peers

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