Friends of Birkenhead Council Kennels

Analysis

Friends of Birkenhead Council Kennels is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birkenhead. It was registered in September 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07562860). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Friends of Birkenhead Council Kennels reported income of £186k and spending of £222k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £347k to £186k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of Birkenhead Council Kennels sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Venture Farm Cat Rescue (£186k), Wild Life Foundation (£187k) and The Scientific Exploration Society (£185k).

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.