North Clwyd Animal Rescue

Analysis

North Clwyd Animal Rescue is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Holywell. It was registered in May 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, animals and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, North Clwyd Animal Rescue reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.1m, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £998k to £1.8m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, North Clwyd Animal Rescue sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary Society (£1.8m), RSPCA Radcliffe Shelter Trust (£1.8m) and The Humane League UK (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 67%, trading 28% and charitable activities 4.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1.0m. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 27%. Reserves of £811k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 31 people.