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title: "Top rated UK Animal welfare charities — Clarity Score…"
description: "Highest-rated UK animal welfare charities ranked by CharityCompare Clarity Score."
source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/top-rated/animal-welfare
retrieved: 2026-08-18T01:26:08.092Z
license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0"
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The highest Clarity Scores for animal welfare charities in our directory are listed below. Scores combine charitable spend efficiency, regulatory return filing history, and public transparency disclosures. Information only, not donation advice.

## Top 10 animal welfare charities by Clarity score

- 1 [GREATWOOD CHARITY LIMITED £851k · swindon Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/greatwood-charity-limited)

Efficiency Good 76% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 4 trustees

Reserves 8.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 2 [GREENACRES RESCUE LIMITED £884k · swansea Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/greenacres-rescue-limited)

Efficiency Excellent 100% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 5 trustees

Reserves 9.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 3 [REMUS MEMORIAL HORSE SANCTUARY £630k · chelmsford Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/remus-memorial-horse-sanctuary)

Efficiency Excellent 98% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 6 trustees

Reserves 7.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 4 [RSPCA RADCLIFFE SHELTER TRUST £710k · nottingham Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/rspca-radcliffe-shelter-trust)

Efficiency Excellent 98% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 5 trustees

Reserves 22.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 5 [TEES RIVERS CHARITABLE TRUST £2.0m · Local 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/tees-rivers-charitable-trust)

Efficiency Excellent 100% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 7 trustees

Reserves 8.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 6 [THE HUGS FOUNDATION £423k · plymouth Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-hugs-foundation)

Efficiency Unscored Filings pending

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 5 trustees

Reserves 5.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 7 [THE RSPCA DANAHER ANIMAL HOME £1.4m · chelmsford Give with confidence 100/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-rspca-danaher-animal-home)

Efficiency Excellent 99% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 5 trustees

Reserves 6.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 8 [BUMBLEBEE CONSERVATION TRUST £2.5m · UK-wide Give with confidence 99/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/bumblebee-conservation-trust)

Efficiency Excellent 90% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 7 trustees

Reserves 8.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 9 [EBONY HORSE CLUB £582k · london Give with confidence 99/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/ebony-horse-club)

Efficiency Excellent 100% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 6 trustees

Reserves 7.0 Mo Financial cushion

- 10 [HULL ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST £837k · hull Give with confidence 99/100 ★★★★★](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/hull-animal-welfare-trust)

Efficiency Excellent 97% to cause

Governance On Time CCEW return status

Transparency Verified 5 trustees

Reserves 20.0 Mo Financial cushion

Scores combine Accountability & Finance and Transparency beacons.
[How we score](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology)