Rushton Dog Rescue

Analysis

Rushton Dog Rescue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in January 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Rushton Dog Rescue reported income of £244k and spending of £254k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income fell from £429k to £244k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Rushton Dog Rescue sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Gerrick Rose Animal Trust (£243k), Hungary Hearts Dog Rescue (£245k) and The Bluefaced Leicester Sheep Breeders' Association (£242k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.