Animal Rescue Cumbria (The Wainwright Shelter) CIO

Analysis

Animal Rescue Cumbria (The Wainwright Shelter) CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kendal. It was registered in September 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Animal Rescue Cumbria (The Wainwright Shelter) CIO reported income of £825k and spending of £750k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £389k to £825k (+112%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 149%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Animal Rescue Cumbria (The Wainwright Shelter) CIO sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waggy Tails Rescue Limited (£815k), Border Collie Trust Great Britain (£826k) and The Pine Ridge Dog Sanctuary (£805k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 36%, donations and legacies 32%, charitable activities 20% and investments 11%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £130k. Charitable activities took 56% of spending and raising funds 42%. Reserves of £4.1m would cover about 65 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.