Dogwatch UK

Analysis

Dogwatch UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in April 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides other finance, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Dogwatch UK reported income of £14k and spending of £16k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £9,771 to £14k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Dogwatch UK sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Wales Shire Horse Society (£14k), Greyhound Walks (£14k) and The Animal Advocacy Project (£14k).