The Sussex Pet Rescue Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Sussex Pet Rescue Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in August 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02983397). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides services.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Sussex Pet Rescue Charitable Trust reported income of £47k and spending of £564k, spending 1211% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £446k to £47k (-90%), an average of -43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 164% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Sussex Pet Rescue Charitable Trust sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Skylor's Animal Rescue (£47k), Animals Asia Emporium (£47k) and English Setter Rescue Association (£46k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.