Labradors in Need
What it does
Labradors In Need are a dedicated team, with a love for the breed, from different areas of England & Wales, working tirelessly to find the right home for Labradors that find themselves looking for a new family. This could be cases of neglect or just a change in circumstance and through no fault of their own. We are a foster based rescue and rely on the kindness of volunteers all over the country.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS LABRADORS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR THOSE WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Animals
- Who it helps
- Other defined groups
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Scotland
- Throughout England and Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 May 2026, it had income of £104,536 and spent £107,666.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2026 | £104,536 | £107,666 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 May 2025 | £98,544 | £97,031 | Not reported | 40 |
| 31 May 2024 | £110,498 | £133,298 | Not reported | 35 |
| 31 May 2023 | £133,027 | £111,397 | Not reported | 30 |
| 31 May 2022 | £126,203 | £121,572 | Not reported | 50 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 17%, from £126,203 in the year to 31 May 2022 to £104,536 in the year to 31 May 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 103% of its income in the year to 31 May 2026. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 May 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 May 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 May 2023 | £8,000 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Michelle Jayne WilliamsChair
- Catherine Emma Harris
- Pamela Jean Shepherdson
- Samantha Bernard
- Sue Pickering
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2026 | 31 March 2027 | Received 17 October 2026, 165 days early | Received 17 October 2026 |
| 31 May 2025 | 31 March 2026 | Received 21 September 2025, 191 days early | Received 21 September 2025 |
| 31 May 2024 | 31 March 2025 | Received 6 September 2024, 206 days early | Received 6 September 2024 |
| 31 May 2023 | 31 March 2024 | Received 8 January 2024, 83 days early | Received 8 January 2024 |
| 31 May 2022 | 31 March 2023 | Received 11 August 2022, 232 days early | Received 11 August 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1157110
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 19 May 2014
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 23/04/2014
- Website
- www.labradorsinneed.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Caerphilly
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.