Dogstar Foundation

Analysis

Dogstar Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, 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 December 2025, Dogstar Foundation reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.5m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £20k to £1.3m (+6435%), an average of +184% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 3799%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Dogstar Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Cornwall Branch (£1.3m), Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals York, Harrogate And District Branch (£1.3m) and Secret World Wildlife Rescue (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 74% and donations and legacies 25%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,500. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.2%. Reserves of £590k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.