The Shirley Pugh Foundation for the Welfare of Animals

Analysis

The Shirley Pugh Foundation for the Welfare of Animals is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Shirley Pugh Foundation for the Welfare of Animals reported income of £23k and spending of £21k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £20k to £23k (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Shirley Pugh Foundation for the Welfare of Animals sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wilton Dog Club (£23k), Just Whippets Rescue (£23k) and The Primate Trust (£23k).