Wildlife Rescue

Analysis

Wildlife Rescue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Wildlife Rescue reported income of £48k and spending of £115k, spending 239% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £128k to £48k (-62%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 132%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Wildlife Rescue sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zwartbles Sheep Association (£48k), Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Anglesey Branch (£48k) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Essex South West Branch (£48k).