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A Better Life DOG Rescue Limited

A Better Life DOG Rescue Limited is a registered charity (number 1151849) based in Essex, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Jason Yorke since 2013. Latest income £172k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 3 trustees
  • Income £172k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Animals
Where
Throughout England And Wales, Romania
Website
www.abldr.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
A Better Life DOG Rescue LTD
Registered
2013

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£172k£171k
  • 2024£237k£161k
  • 2023£298k£263k
Earlier years
  • 2022£182k£128k
  • 2021£253k£148k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC TO RELIVE THE SUFFERING OF DOGS IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN RESCUE HOMES OR OTHER FACILITIES FOR THE RECEPTION, CARE AND TREATMENT OF SUCH ANIMALS;TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS IN PARTICULAR DOGS BY PROVIDING 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 EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN MATTERS PERTAINING TO ANIMAL WELFARE IN GENERAL AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS, PARTICULARLY DOGS

Grants received

1 grant · £5,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

3 trustees on the board

7.3y median 8y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

10.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Animals 3

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Agriculture 3Hospitality 1Property 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£237k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1151849
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17 OCT 2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 29/04/2013
Companies House
Company number 08257203 · Active
Contact on the register
07860543363 · jason@abldr.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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