Gentleshaw Bird of Prey Wildlife Hospital

Analysis

Gentleshaw Bird of Prey Wildlife Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rugeley. It was registered in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Gentleshaw Bird of Prey Wildlife Hospital reported income of £32k and spending of £32k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £50k to £32k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Gentleshaw Bird of Prey Wildlife Hospital sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Douglas & Joanne Chapman Animal Trust (£32k), Cheshire Cats Rescue (£32k) and The Haven Parrot Rescue (£31k).

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.