Paws for Kids

Analysis

Paws for Kids is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in February 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty and animals, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04070391). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Paws for Kids reported income of £890k and spending of £857k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £489k to £890k (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Paws for Kids sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Imam Muhammad Adam Foundation (£889k), Citizens Advice Service in the Borough of Wigan (£892k) and Edgware Adath Yisroel Congregation Limited (£886k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 80% and donations and legacies 19%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £329k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.