Worcestershire Animal Rescue Shelter

Analysis

Worcestershire Animal Rescue Shelter is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worcestershire. It was registered in March 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Worcestershire Animal Rescue Shelter reported income of £994k and spending of £326k, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £158k to £994k (+529%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 294%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Worcestershire Animal Rescue Shelter sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Manta Trust (£977k), Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Northamptonshire Branch (£999k) and Rare Breeds Survival Trust (£966k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89%, charitable activities 5.5%, trading 4.3% and investments 1.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £810k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.4%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 39 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.