01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC047453
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- KW17 2RX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity is set up to provide animal welfare services and does this through the provision of a rescue facility.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of animal welfare
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The organisation?s purposes are: I. To offer a lifeline for dogs in council pounds facing euthanasia after serving compulsory 7 days across the UK who have been abandoned, abused registered as stray or no longer wanted by their previous owner. II. To offer a rescue place to dogs from the local and wider communities when owners can no longer look after them. III. To assess and match compatible lifetimes homes offering support, advice and lifelong Rescue Back Up IV. To relieve suffering and distress of dogs in our care by providing veterinary treatment (and any other relevant treatment) for dogs with illness, injury or behaviour-related distress. V. To educate, support and advise dog owners in the principles and practice of good welfare standards, in accordance with the law and current scientific research.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2025 | £94,707 | £104,129 | 0 | 25 February 2026 |
| 31 May 2024 | £61,085 | £60,484 | 0 | 28 August 2024 |
| 31 May 2023 | £73,227 | £70,191 | 0 | 17 July 2024 |
| 31 May 2022 | £38,126 | £42,444 | 0 | 15 March 2023 |
| 31 May 2021 | £63,202 | £56,456 | 0 | 2 September 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- c/o Graemeshall Farmhouse, Holm, Orkney
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.lovinghomesdogrescue.org.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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