GREYHOUND RESCUE

Registered charity 702522 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide any greyhound in need of care, ex racers or other, in the safe environment of the charity's kennels until re-homed, or in the case of any greyhound not suitable for rehoming to offer a permanent home within the charity's care for the rest of their natural life span.

Objects

TO PROVIDE CARE AND PROTECTION BY MEANS OF TEMPORARY SHELTER, AND SUITABLE HOMES, FOR GREYHOUNDS AND WHIPPETS THAT HAVE BEEN I) ABANDONED, II) ILL TREATED AND III) OR WHO ARE IN DANGER OF BEING MEDICALLY DESTROYED. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE THE TRUST DEED).

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Latest income
£70k
Latest spending
£77k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £142,717.54 at the end of the period, having incurred total expenses of £76,879.37 against income of £69,894.19. The trustees report that the charity is 'still running as normal' despite rising costs for feed, heating, and veterinary care. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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.

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 31/01/2025

  • Volunteers: 3

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2024

  • Volunteers: 2

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2025£70k£77k
31/01/2024£125k£85k
31/01/2023£19k£50k
31/01/2022£155k£46k
31/01/2021£16k£39k

Common questions

Is GREYHOUND RESCUE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £142,717.54 at the end of the period, having incurred total expenses of £76,879.37 against income of £69,894.19. The trustees report that the charity is 'still running as normal' despite rising costs for feed, heating, and veterinary care. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GREYHOUND RESCUE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GREYHOUND RESCUE as a grant recipient include MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION, MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PETTIFOR TRUST CORPORATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1kgrant to assist with veterinary costs
MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kgrant to assist with veterinary costs
THE PETTIFOR TRUST CORPORATIONFY2024£500
MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£500help towards costs of re-homing ex racing greyhounds
THE PETTIFOR TRUST CORPORATIONFY2025amount not stated

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 PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION2£51k
PETPLAN CHARITABLE TRUST1£18k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FEN BANK GREYHOUND SANCTUARY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GREYHOUND RESCUE£70k—0unclear—no doubt
FEN BANK GREYHOUND SANCTUARY FY2025£233k—0above—no doubt
GREYHOUND RESCUE NORTH EAST FY2025£61k—0unclear—no doubt
GREYHOUND TRUST FY2025£4.9m——unclear—no doubt
GREYHOUND RESCUE WALES FY2025£751k—0unclear—no doubt
RETIRED GREYHOUNDS CHARITY - WHITTINGHAM KENNELS GREYHOUND CARE FY2025£178k—0above—no doubt

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