Hope Rescue

Analysis

Hope Rescue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pontyclun. It was registered in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06833205). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hope Rescue reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.4m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £2.3m (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Hope Rescue sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shrimp Welfare Project Ltd (£2.2m), Woodside Animal Welfare Trust (£2.3m) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Cotswolds, Gloucester & District Branch (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 40%, donations and legacies 40% and charitable activities 20%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £101k. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 9.8%. Reserves of £131k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 52 people.