Destitute Animals Shelter (number 222935) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.
What does Destitute Animals Shelter do?
To maintain a shelter for the care, treatment and re-homing where possible of unwanted, homeless, ill treated, stray, injured and sick animals.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Destitute Animals Shelter
Answers Destitute Animals Shelter gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Destitute Animals Shelter's highest-paid staff paid?
Destitute Animals Shelter's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Destitute Animals Shelter's money come from?
Destitute Animals Shelter reported £569k total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £419k (74%), trading and fundraising events £66k (12%), charitable activities £57k (10%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £319k.
Donations and legacies£419k · 74%
Trading and fundraising events£66k · 12%
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£57k · 10%
Investments£20k · 4%
Other income£6,650 · 1%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Destitute Animals Shelter as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid
Destitute Animals Shelter's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Registration details
Registered as a charity
Also known as
Bolton Animal Shelter
Where it says it operates
Bolton
Who it supports and how it works
Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups.
Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services.
Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.
What causes is Destitute Animals Shelter registered for?
Animals
Why is there no Clarity Score for Destitute Animals Shelter yet?
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Is Destitute Animals Shelter a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Destitute Animals Shelter as a registered charity (number 222935) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Destitute Animals Shelter's charity number?
Destitute Animals Shelter's charity number is 222935. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 222935?
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What does Destitute Animals Shelter do?
To maintain a shelter for the care, treatment and re-homing where possible of unwanted, homeless, ill treated, stray, injured and sick animals.
Does Destitute Animals Shelter have reviews and complaints?
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How can I donate to Destitute Animals Shelter?
Destitute Animals Shelter's website listed in our register data is http://www.boltonanimalshelter.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Destitute Animals Shelter's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Destitute Animals Shelter's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Destitute Animals Shelter's money come from?
Destitute Animals Shelter reported £569k total income for the year ending 31 December 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £419k (74%), trading and fundraising events £66k (12%), charitable activities £57k (10%). Legacies (gifts in wills) contributed £319k.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Destitute Animals Shelter?
The register records Destitute Animals Shelter as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Destitute Animals Shelter's trustees paid?
Destitute Animals Shelter's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Destitute Animals Shelter registered as a charity?
Destitute Animals Shelter was entered on the register on 14 November 1963.