The Birmingham Dogs Home

Analysis

The Birmingham Dogs Home is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Solihull. It was registered in June 1964, 62 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 00662947). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Birmingham Dogs Home reported income of £3.7m and spending of £4.4m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.1m to £3.7m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Birmingham Dogs Home sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Animal Welfare Trust (£3.6m), The Rufford Foundation (£3.9m) and Save the Rhino International (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 66%, charitable activities 14%, trading 10% and investments 8.6%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.6m. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 21%. Reserves of £5.0m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 75 people.