Waggy Tails Rescue Limited

Analysis

Waggy Tails Rescue Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wimborne. It was registered in June 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05750206). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Waggy Tails Rescue Limited reported income of £815k and spending of £540k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £740k to £815k (+10%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Waggy Tails Rescue Limited sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Pine Ridge Dog Sanctuary (£805k), Animal Rescue Cumbria (The Wainwright Shelter) CIO (£825k) and Friends of Animals in Need (£800k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77%, trading 15%, charitable activities 3.3% and investments 3.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £512k. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 16%. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 53 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.