Happy Days Animal Rescue
What it does
Happy Days Animal Rescue is a small, volunteer run charity based outside Ruthin, North Wales. It provides medical care and sanctuary for abused and abandoned dogs and cats from both the UK and Romania. Most animals will be put up for adoption after a period of recuperation and assessment, but a few animals who are deemed unsuitable for rehoming will remain under the care of the rescue for life.
Its charitable purposes
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND, IN PARTICULAR, TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS.TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS BY PROVIDING APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS 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
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Animals
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £9,075 and spent £6,932.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £9,075 | £6,932 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £13,355 | £10,643 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £8,468 | £8,458 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £12,573 | £10,758 | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 March 2021 | £5,034 | £6,301 | Not reported | Not reported |
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
- Up 80%, from £5,034 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £9,075 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 76% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2024: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
2 trustees run the charity.
- Jill Hughes
- Sandra Silcock
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 29 January 2026, 2 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 19 January 2025, 12 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 21 January 2024, 10 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 9 January 2023, 22 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 13 January 2022, 18 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1163849
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 6 October 2015
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 01 JUL 2015AS AMENDED ON 03/10/2015
- Website
- www.happydaysanimalrescue.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Denbighshire
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.