Freshfields Animal Rescue

Analysis

Freshfields Animal Rescue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in February 2015, 11 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 buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Freshfields Animal Rescue reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.6m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.7m (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Freshfields Animal Rescue sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include RSPCA Halifax,Huddersfield,Bradford and District Branch CIO (£1.7m), Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Bury Oldham and District Branch (£1.7m) and Nowzad (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 63% and charitable activities 27%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £797k. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 16%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 51 people.