Cardiff Dogs Home, the Rescue Hotel
What it does
To promote humane behaviour towards dogs in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan through the provision of funding, items, services and support to assist Cardiff Dogs Home in its work. To advance the education of the public in matters pertaining to responsible dog ownership and the prevention of cruelty and suffering among dogs.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS DOGS IN CARDIFF AND THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FUNDING, ITEMS, SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO ASSIST CARDIFF DOGS HOME IN ITS WORK TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR DOGS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE AND TO REHOME SUCH DOGS. 2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERSHIP AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG DOGS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Animals
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Cardiff
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Vale of Glamorgan
Area of benefit in its governing document: Local
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £274,505 and spent £169,586.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £274,505 | £169,586 | Not reported | 50 |
| 31 March 2024 | £360,134 | £158,358 | Not reported | 50 |
| 31 March 2023 | £260,326 | £85,314 | Not reported | 50 |
| 31 March 2022 | £164,403 | £67,378 | Not reported | 50 |
| 31 March 2021 | £162,797 | £52,066 | Not reported | 100 |
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 69%, from £162,797 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £274,505 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 62% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Alexandra Milakovic
- Andrew Bernard Plain
- Hayley Marie Perkins
- Mathew John Acreman
- Victoria Jane Acreman
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 December 2025, 33 days early | Received 29 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 30 December 2024, 32 days early | Received 30 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 4 December 2023, 58 days early | Received 4 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 4 January 2023, 27 days early | Received 4 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 19 October 2021, 104 days early | Received 19 October 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1189079
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 15 April 2020
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 15 Apr 2020 as amended on 31 Aug 2023 as amended on 21 Nov 2023
- Website
- www.therescuehotel.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
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.