Manchester and District Home for Lost Dogs Limited

Analysis

Manchester and District Home for Lost Dogs Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warrington. It was registered in December 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00887353). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Manchester and District Home for Lost Dogs Limited reported income of £1.5m and spending of £2.9m, spending 192% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.5m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 135% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Manchester and District Home for Lost Dogs Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals North Wiltshire West Berkshire and North Hampshire Branch CIO (£1.5m), National Sheep Association (£1.5m) and Friends of the Animals (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 64%, charitable activities 29%, trading 4.1% and investments 3.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £615k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 2.2%. Reserves of £3.3m would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.