Paws and Claws Animal Rescue Service

Analysis

Paws and Claws Animal Rescue Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burgess Hill. It was registered in October 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Paws and Claws Animal Rescue Service reported income of £120k and spending of £267k, spending 223% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £287k to £120k (-58%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 193%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Paws and Claws Animal Rescue Service sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pablo's Horse Sanctuary (£120k), Holbrook Animal Rescue (£120k) and Manor Farm Charitable Trust (£120k).