Oakwood Dog Rescue

Analysis

Oakwood Dog Rescue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in East Yorkshire. It was registered in January 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, animals and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Oakwood Dog Rescue reported income of £366k and spending of £343k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £408k to £366k (-10%), an average of -2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income dropped by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Oakwood Dog Rescue sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Aylsham Agricultural Show Association Limited (£365k), German Shepherd Rescue Elite Limited (£372k) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Buckinghamshire South Branch (£362k).