--- title: "Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home rating | CharityCompare" description: "Is Battersea Dogs" source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/battersea-dogs-and-cats-home retrieved: 2026-08-18T01:33:04.391Z license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Quick answer ## Is Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home a good charity? Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home scores 89/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£70m total income, 68% of spending on charitable activities). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown. London · SW8 4AA | Reg [206394](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/battersea-dogs-and-cats-home) | Registered charity | [Official website](https://www.battersea.org.uk/) | [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/206394) Donate ## How can you give to BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME? You leave CharityCompare to complete a donation on the official BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME form. We do not process payments or take commission. Opens their official online donation form. [Donate](https://www.battersea.org.uk/?utm_source=charitycompare&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=donate&utm_content=206394) ## What does Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home do? Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home is a registered charity (no. 206394) working in animals in London · SW8 4AA. Its latest Charity Commission filing directs 68% of spending to charitable activities, holding roughly 11 months of reserves, and files its annual accounts on time. Reported income has been growing (≈7% a year). CharityCompare's Clarity Score rates the organisation only from public Charity Commission accounts — accountability, financial health, efficiency and community support — not the quality or impact of its programmes. Summarised from public filings — Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home hasn't added its own description yet. [Work here? Add it free →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=battersea-dogs-and-cats-home) **In short:** BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME scores 89 out of 100 (4 stars). 68% average program spend (3-year average). Filings are up to date with no major concerns. ## What is Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home? Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home has a Clarity Score of 89 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars, Good). Charity Commission registration number 206394. Status: Registered. Primary cause area: Animals. Latest accounts year 2024: total income £70m, with 68% of expenditure on charitable activities. Accounts filing: up to date. Reserves: approximately 11 months of operating costs. 1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile. Scores are independent and based on official filings — not a donation recommendation. Data from [Charity Commission register](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), last updated 17 July 2026. Overall score 89/100 4★ · Good Cause spend 68% 3-yr avg · charitable activities Accountability 100/100 Finance beacon Income £70m Latest year 2024 Reserves 11 mo Months of running costs Accounts filing On time Charity Commission £4.3 raised per £1 fundraising (3-yr avg) · 26% overhead · Website on register · Confidence: high ## How does BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME compare? Clarity Score percentile against similar UK charities — the share of peers BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME scores higher than. Income band (£10m+)90thpercentile **Scores higher than 90% of 943 charities in its income band** · 89/100 vs 77 peer average (marker). Animals charities79thpercentile **Scores higher than 79% of 370 charities in this cause** · 89/100 vs 78 peer average (marker). ## How reliable is Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home's data? Source Charity Commission (England & Wales) Accounts year 2024 Filing date 24 June 2026 Profile reviewed 17 July 2026 High confidence — complete filing data Scores reflect the latest annual accounts on the register. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: [Charity Commission for England and Wales](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/), [Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator](https://www.oscr.org.uk/) and [Charity Commission for Northern Ireland](https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/). [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). ## What is Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home's Beacon report? Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report. ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Filing history (5 years) 100% on-time over five years = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more = 0 pts. | 100% | 15/15 pts | | Trustee oversight Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three). | 100% | 13 trustees · 15/15 pts | | Declared policies Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return. | 100% | 10/10 pts | ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 100/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Reserves (months of cash) 3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years (hoarding) = 0 pts. | 100% | 11 month · 15/15 pts | | Income stability / growth +20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between. | 100% | 10/10 pts · 3-year average | | Liabilities to assets 0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt. | 100% | 5% · 5/5 pts | ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 55/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Program expense ratio 90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below. | 50% | 68% · 5/10 pts (3-year average) | | Fundraising efficiency ≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income). | 60% | 23p per £1 income · 6/10 pts (3-year average) | ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 80/100 | Metric | Score | Value | | --- | --- | --- | | Volunteer-to-staff ratio Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between. | 80% | 1,110 volunteers / 653 staff · 8/10 pts | [How we calculate beacon scores →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What is Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home's Clarity Score? 89/100 total · Good · 4 of 5 stars Four pillars (40 + 30 + 20 + 10 points) from Charity Commission filings — see methodology for full weightings. 100/100 Accountability & Transparency 100/100 Financial Health 55/100 Financial Efficiency 80/100 Community Support ### Accountability & Transparency Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies. 100/100 Filing history (5 years)15/15 pts Trustee oversight13 trustees · 15/15 pts Declared policies10/10 pts ### Financial Health Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts. 100/100 Reserves (months of cash)11 month · 15/15 pts Income stability / growth10/10 pts · 3-year average Liabilities to assets5% · 5/5 pts ### Financial Efficiency How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios. 55/100 Program expense ratio68% · 5/10 pts (3-year average) Fundraising efficiency23p per £1 income · 6/10 pts (3-year average) ### Community Support Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff. 80/100 Volunteer-to-staff ratio1,110 volunteers / 653 staff · 8/10 pts ## How much does Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home raise and spend? Latest filed year 2024 · Source: Charity Commission filings | Category | Amount | % of spend | | --- | --- | --- | | Total income | £70m | — | | Total expenditure | £63m | — | | Charitable activities | £45m | 71% | | Fundraising | £14m | 23% | | Governance & admin | £1.0m | 2% | 71%On charitable activities ## Where does the money go? Latest accounts (2024) · £63m spent - Charitable activities71% · £45m - Fundraising23% · £14m - Governance2% · £1.0m - Other spending4% · £2.6m ## What trust indicators does Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home have? Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported. - ✓ Accounts filed on time up to date · last filing 24 June 2026 - — Trustee board size (3–12) 13 trustees on the Charity Commission register - ✓ Workforce on register 653 employees · 1,110 volunteers (2:1 volunteer-to-staff) Fundraising Regulator Status not yet checked Separate from our financial scores — shows whether the charity follows the Code of Fundraising Practice. [Check Fundraising Regulator →](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/members/) Official register Reg 206394 Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission. [View on Charity Commission →](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/206394) ### Trustees & officers - PATRICK AYLMER since 2017 - ALAN MARTIN since 2017 - Deri Watkins since 2019 - PAUL MICHAEL BALDWIN Chair · since 2020 - Susan Paterson since 2020 - Sir Alan Collins since 2021 - Maria Novell since 2021 - Helen Webb since 2022 - Julie May Carlyle since 2023 - Heather Jane Bacon since 2023 - Lucy Shamdasani since 2025 - Matthew Francis Stone since 2026 100 How we score charities +The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically. [Full methodology →](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) Accountability & Transparency Scored from filings 40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10). Financial Health Scored from filings 30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises). Financial Efficiency Scored from filings 20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below). Community Support Scored from filings 10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio. Overall score Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated. ## How have Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home's finances changed over five years? - Income - Spending - Cause spend Values in £ thousands · Cause spend plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission accounts ## What are the key facts about Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home? Overall score 89/100 (4★) Income £70m Cause spend 68% of expenditure Reg number 206394 Scope Local (london) Reserves 11 months Trustees 13 Accounts year 2024 Filing up to date ## How does BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME compare, and where else can you look? [Compare BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME with others](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/compare-charities?ids=battersea-dogs-and-cats-home) [More animals charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/animals) [How we score charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ### Where BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME sits The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby. - [animals charities](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/animals) - [Charities in London](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/cities/london) - [animals charities in London](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/browse/animals/london) ### Similar animals charities Top-rated peers by CharityCompare score - [TEES RIVERS CHARITABLE TRUST](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/tees-rivers-charitable-trust) 100/100 · £2.0m - [THE RSPCA DANAHER ANIMAL HOME](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-rspca-danaher-animal-home) 100/100 · £1.4m - [GREENACRES RESCUE LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/greenacres-rescue-limited) 100/100 · £884k - [GREATWOOD CHARITY LIMITED](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/greatwood-charity-limited) 100/100 · £851k ## How can you share Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home's rating? 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Is Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home a legitimate charity? + Yes — Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home is a legitimate registered charity (charity number 206394). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/206394. Registration proves status; Clarity Score then summarises filing transparency on paper, not programme impact. What is Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home's charity number? + Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home's charity number is 206394. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals. What is Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home's charity rating? + Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home scores 89 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score V1 sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking. Does Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home have reviews and complaints? + CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (1 filing concern(s) noted on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How much of my donation reaches Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, 68% of Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift. What are Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home's overheads? + According to its 2024 regulator filing, fundraising costs were about 26% of total expenditure and combined overheads (fundraising plus governance) were about 26% of total expenditure at Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home. The filings CharityCompare uses do not publish CEO or senior-staff pay, so we cannot say what Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home's chief executive is paid — where disclosure rules apply, senior pay appears in the trustees' annual report on the Charity Commission register. How much income does Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home receive? + Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home reported £70m total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing. Are Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home's accounts up to date? + Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-06-24). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score. Where is Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home based? + Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home is listed at London · SW8 4AA, focused on animals. How does CharityCompare score Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home? + We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought. How often is this page updated? + This profile was last updated on 17 July 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Battersea Dogs' and Cats' Home's most recent accounts cover 2024. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.