Irish Retriever Rescue

Analysis

Irish Retriever Rescue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in January 2013, 13 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 human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Irish Retriever Rescue reported income of £72k and spending of £51k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £94k to £72k (-24%), an average of -6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Irish Retriever Rescue sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sussex Cattle Society (Formerly the Sussex Herd Book Society) (£71k), Hounslow Animal Welfare Society (£72k) and Here for Cats (£71k).