Hilbrae Rescue Kennels

Analysis

Hilbrae Rescue Kennels is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Telford. It was registered in September 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08255729). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Hilbrae Rescue Kennels reported income of £289k and spending of £328k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £208k to £289k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Hilbrae Rescue Kennels sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Wales Poundies Dog Rescue (£285k), Anim-Mates (£290k) and The John Strutt Conservation Foundation (£285k).

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.