# Dorset Hedgehog Rescue

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1186680
- **Other names:** HAMWORTHY HEDGEHOG RESCUE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 29, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1186680


## Contact

- **Address:** Ashley Barn, Briantspuddle, DORCHESTER, Dorset
- **Postcode:** DT2 7HL
- **Phone:** 01929 290112
- **Email:** info@dorsethedgehogrescue.org
- **Website:** https://dorsethedgehogrescue.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC;TO FURTHER THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE HEDGEHOG SPECIES BY PROVIDING A RESCUE, CARE AND REHABILITATION SERVICE FOR SICK, INJURED, OR ORPHANED HEDGEHOGS, WITH THE AIM OF EVENTUALLY RELEASING THEM BACK TO THE WILD, OR APPROPRIATE PROTECTED SITES FOR THOSE WITH LIFELONG DISABILITIES, AND WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM QUALITY OF LIFE WITHIN A CONTROLLED "WILD" ENVIRONMENT.

**Activities:** TO PROVIDE A RESCUE, CARE AND REHABILITATION SERVICE FOR SICK, INJURED, OR ORPHANED HEDGEHOGS, TO FURTHER THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF THE HEDGEHOG SPECIES, TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC TO FURTHER THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING OF HEDGEHOGS AND THE PROBLEMS THEY FACE, TO PROVIDE TRAINING IN HEDGEHOG CARE AND FOR GREEN SPACE MANAGERS AND GARDENERS ON HOW THEY CAN HELP HEDGEHOGS.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Animals
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Dorset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £190789 | £11875 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £22206 | £31622 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £32302 | £21259 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £28970 | £22113 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £19865 | £14936 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **James Matthew Dunne** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 1, 2019
- Elaine Willcox — appointed Aug. 28, 2025
- Julia Bradley — appointed Aug. 28, 2025
- Kay Vanessa Piper — appointed Jan. 24, 2025
- Tracy Elizabeth Dunne — appointed Nov. 1, 2019