The Sussex Pet Rescue Charitable Trust

Registered charity 1048731 · since 1995sussexpetrescue.org·East Sussex, West Sussex·Updated 29 October 2026

Key takeaways

This Trust fits small animal charities based in Sussex that carry out rehoming, veterinary help, or both, and that conform to its philosophy and meet its aims and objectives.
Charities based outside Sussex, and those that are not small animal charities, fall outside its stated eligibility and should not apply.
Its grant range and annual giving are not stated, so no typical request size can be given, but its focus is on modest-sized animal charities, so a modest request is the safer course.
No way to apply is published, so you will need to make first contact yourself and ask how it considers requests.
It carefully researches charities before deciding and supports them as funds allow, so allow time for that research before expecting an answer.

Overview

The Sussex Pet Rescue Charitable Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1048731).

The Sussex Pet Rescue Charitable Trust exists to help the animals of Sussex and the South East by supporting animal charities of a modest size. It began as a small band of local animal welfare workers and later became a recognised charity. Its main programme is supporting other Sussex based small animal charities, including rescues involved in rehoming and/or veterinary help.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Trust supports small animal charities based in Sussex, aiming to help Sussex’s animals. The charities it supports may carry out rehoming, provide veterinary help, or do both, and are expected to conform to the Trust’s philosophy and meet its aims and objectives. Prospective charities are carefully researched before a decision is made, and support is provided as funds allow. Through referrals to some of its recipient charities, donations also help people in financial difficulty with the cost of veterinary treatment. Its focus is support for modest-sized animal charities and their work for animals in the local area.

Themes

Animal rescue
Veterinary help

Geographic Focus

Sussex.

How to apply

No way to apply was found in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website.

Who can apply:

Other Sussex based small animal charities which conform to our own philosophy and which meet our aims and objectives.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

The Trust carefully researches charities before deciding whether to support them.
It supports charities that conform to its philosophy and meet its aims and objectives.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Similar funders

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 October 2021	£446,227	£166,390	—	Accounts for year to 31 October 2021
year to 31 October 2022	£150,588	£193,348	—	Accounts for year to 31 October 2022
year to 31 October 2023	£111,358	£298,668	—	Accounts for year to 31 October 2023
year to 31 October 2024	£243,366	£418,851	—	Accounts for year to 31 October 2024
year to 31 October 2025	£46,579	£564,060	—	Accounts for year to 31 October 2025

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.