For animal welfare charities

Grants, compliance and impact — for UK animal welfare charities.

CharityIQ helps animal welfare and rescue charities find specialist funders, stay Charity Commission compliant, and evidence welfare outcomes — grounded in your own data.

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The reality for animal welfare charities

  • Rescue costs keep rising while specialist animal-welfare funders are few and heavily oversubscribed.
  • Funders want welfare outcomes evidenced — animals rehomed, pets kept with owners — not just intake numbers.
  • Rescues run on volunteers; the person fostering tonight is the person writing the bid.

How CharityIQ helps

AI grant writing

Draft applications to animal welfare funders in your voice, grounded in your rescue and rehoming data and each funder’s criteria, with every claim cited.

Charity Commission compliance

Annual return, SORP 2026 and trustee-duty checks built for small, volunteer-led rescues.

Impact measurement

Turn intake and outcome data into what funders fund — animals rescued and rehomed, pets kept with their owners, and welfare improved.

Funders for animal welfare charities

Battersea Grants Strategic funding and support for animal welfare organisations, to help more dogs and cats have a better future. Support Adoption For Pets Pets at Home’s charity — grants up to £10,000 for rescue and rehoming, and for keeping pets with their owners. Petplan Charitable Trust Grants for the welfare of dogs, cats, horses and rabbits, including welfare projects and research. The National Lottery Community Fund Awards for All (£300–£10,000) for community-rooted animal welfare projects. The Marchig Animal Welfare Trust Grants to promote animal welfare and relieve animal suffering.

A snapshot of current UK funders · reviewed June 2026. CharityIQ’s Grant Finder matches you to the ones you’re eligible for.

Running a smaller organisation? See our guide to grants for small charities.

Outcomes funders ask for

Animals rescued and rehomed Pets kept with their owners Welfare outcomes improved Neutering and veterinary interventions Public education and awareness

Not sure how to evidence these outcomes? Start with our free theory of change template.

Match your animal welfare charities to live UK grants — free.

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Frequently asked

Specialist funders include Battersea Grants, Support Adoption For Pets, the Petplan Charitable Trust and the Marchig Animal Welfare Trust, alongside the National Lottery Community Fund. CharityIQ’s free Grant Finder matches you to the ones you’re eligible for.

It turns your intake and outcome data into the results funders fund — animals rescued and rehomed, pets kept with owners, and welfare improved — rather than intake numbers alone.

Yes — it is built for small UK charities, with a free Grant Finder forever and paid plans from £49/month with no credit card to start.

Built for animal welfare charities doing the most with the least.

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Free Grant Finder forever · paid plans from £49/month · no credit card