BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME
ActiveKey figures
† BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.
Ratios
2025Sector comparison
SIC 75000Where the company stands among the 5,177 active companies whose first SIC code is 75000 (Veterinary activities).
- CVS GROUP PLC£3bn
- LINNAEUS GROUP LIMITED£1.1bn
- LINNAEUS GROUP BIDCO LIMITED£938.9m
- LINNAEUS VETERINARY LIMITED£337.6m
- BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME£129.2m
- INSPIRING VET CARE LIMITED£116.8m
- ANTECH DIAGNOSTICS LIMITED£73.7m
- CENTAUR SERVICES LIMITED£53.1m
- PRECISION HISTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED£35.8m
- IDEXX LABORATORIES LIMITED£19.4m
Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 5,177. The line on each bar marks the median.
Summary: BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME
What kind of company is it?
BATTERSEA DOGS' AND CATS' HOME is a private company limited by guarantee registered with Companies House under company number 00278802. It was incorporated on 16 Aug 1933. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (SW8). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is veterinary activities (75000).
How is the company doing financially?
The latest accounts in the database are for 2025 (period ending 31 Dec 2025); the company files group accounts. Turnover was £68,431,000. Net assets were £129,158,000, down 1.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £11,972,000. Total assets were £136,616,000 and total liabilities £7,231,000. The company had an average of 707 employees. Figures are available for 2 financial years (2024–2025).
How does it compare with similar companies?
Compared with 5,177 active companies whose first SIC code is 75000: By turnover it ranks higher than 95% of the 178 that publish turnover (median £1,757,000). By net assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £37,652). By total assets it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £137,771). By cash it ranks higher than 99% of them (median £79,500). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 2). It is older than 99% of them (median age 8.2 years).
What do public registers and reports show?
It is a registered charity (number 206394) with a latest reported income of £68.4m. In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 24 days to pay suppliers, and 15% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. Its gender pay gap report for 2025/26 shows median hourly pay for women 13.7% lower than for men.
Who runs and controls the company?
1 of 1 registered charges are outstanding.
When are its next filings due?
The next accounts are due by 30 Sep 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Jul 2027.
Filed accounts2024–2025
| 2024 † | 2025 † | |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | 70,340,000 | 68,431,000 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 23,652,000 | 11,972,000 |
| Total assets | 137,600,000 | 136,616,000 |
| Total liabilities | 6,461,000 | 7,231,000 |
| Net assets / total equity | 130,968,000 | 129,158,000 |
| Average number of employees | 653 | 707 |
A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.
Statutory reporting
- Average time taken to pay invoices
- 24 days
- Invoices not paid within agreed terms
- 15%
- Member of a payment code
- No
- Within 30 days 85%
- 31 to 60 days 14%
- After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (1)
- Period ending
- Days to pay
- Within 30 days
- Late
- 31 Dec 2018
- 33
- 77%
- 20%
- Median hourly pay
- women 13.7% lower
- Mean hourly pay
- women 15.2% lower
- Employer size
- 500 to 999 employees
Earlier years (8)
- Year
- Median hourly pay
- Mean hourly pay
- 2024/25
- women 17.7% lower
- women 18% lower
- 2023/24
- women 13.3% lower
- women 14.9% lower
- 2022/23
- women 6.7% lower
- women 11.1% lower
- 2021/22
- women 9.8% lower
- women 13.7% lower
- 2020/21
- women 8.8% lower
- women 14.6% lower
- 2019/20
- women 4% lower
- women 9.8% lower
- 2018/19
- women 7% lower
- women 8.8% lower
- 2017/18
- women 5.7% lower
- women 11.4% lower
A positive gap means women's average hourly pay is lower than men's across the whole employer; it is not a comparison of pay for the same work. View on the Gender pay gap service
Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.
Registers and licences
- Registered with the Charity Commission
- 22 Sep 1962
- Income, year to 31 Dec 2025
- £68.4m
- Spending
- £71.7m
We aim never to turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We reunite lost dogs and cats with their owners; when we cannot do this, we care for them until new homes can be found for them; and we educate the public about responsible pet ownership.
Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
History
3 events- Financial year 2025 endedAccounts: turnover £68.4m, net assets £129.2m, 707 employees
- Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £70.3m, net assets £131m, 653 employees
- Company incorporatedPrivate company limited by guarantee
Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.