Whitehall Dog Rescue

Analysis

Whitehall Dog Rescue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wakefield. It was registered in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Whitehall Dog Rescue reported income of £277k and spending of £164k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £190k to £277k (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Whitehall Dog Rescue sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pawz for Thought (£276k), The Dorset Environmental Records Centre Trust Company Limited (£277k) and Cardiff Dogs Home, the Rescue Hotel (£275k).