The Pets at Home Foundation

Analysis

The Pets at Home Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Handforth. It was registered in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and animals, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Pets at Home Foundation reported income of £6.6m and spending of £7.8m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.1m to £6.6m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Pets at Home Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Islamic Aid (£6.6m), North London Welfare and Educational Foundation (£6.6m) and Young Persons Advisory Service (£6.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 76%, charitable activities 12%, trading 9.1% and investments 2.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £506. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5.9m. Reserves of £3.2m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.