Wild Bird Rescue Dorset
Analysis
Wild Bird Rescue Dorset is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in June 2021, 5 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 and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Wild Bird Rescue Dorset reported income of £39k and spending of £40k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4,222 to £39k (+818%), an average of +74% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 241%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Wild Bird Rescue Dorset sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wild Touch Wildlife Rescue (£39k), Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Cumbria North and East Branch (£39k) and Universal Bull Terrier Rescue (£39k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Our aim is to further the conservation and preservation of the Wild Bird species by providing a rescue, care and rehabilitation service for sick, injured, or orphaned wild birds, with the aim of eventually releasing them back to the wild to their natural habitat. Occasional rescue, care, rehabilitation & rehoming of other wild, abandoned, feral or injured creatures.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Wild Touch Wildlife Rescue | North Walsham | £39k |
| Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Cumbria North and East Branch | Carlisle | £39k |
| Universal Bull Terrier Rescue | Lincoln | £39k |
| Ornithological Society of the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Asia | Loughborough | £39k |