Petplan Charitable Trust was delighted to be selected as the nominated charity for Channel 4’s fundraiser, Animal Rescue Live, in August 2019.
But, the Trust had no idea that several months later it would be in a position to award grants to 141 charities totalling well over half a million pounds.
An incredible £548,995 was donated over the course of the 5 days the programme aired. This was further boosted by those who donated under Gift Aid, resulting in a total of £607,317 to donate to worthy causes.
As you can imagine, the awarding committee had a hard job deciding. They felt that, in the spirit of the programme, it was best to spread the funds available widely to help as many charities as possible.
As a consequence, we are delighted to announce that the entire £607,317 will be distributed to a total of 141 charities. No grant was larger than £8,250 and 10% of the charities received the full amount they had asked for.
Covid-19 Update: In light of the Covid-19 pandemic many of the successful charities and shelters are now facing unprecedented financial hardship. As such, Channel 4 and the Petplan Charitable Trust, who administered the fund, have decided to relax the rules on how the money is spent to allow the charities to use the funds for running costs and staffing as this is in the best interests of the animals they care for.
Here is the list in full:
| Charity Name | Amount Granted |
| British Hen Welfare Trust | £8,625 |
| Angels Small Paws Dog Rescue | £8,000 |
| Animal Krackers Limited | £8,000 |
| Animals In Distress Torbay | £8,000 |
| Battersea Dogs & Cats Home | £8,000 |
| Blue Cross | £8,000 |
| Danaher Animal Home | £8,000 |
| Dogs Trust Islington | £8,000 |
| Greyhound Trust | £8,000 |
| Margaret Green Animal Rescu | £8,000 |
| Newcastle Dog & Cat Shelter | £8,000 |
| People For Animal Care Trust | £8,000 |
| Rain Rescue | £8,000 |
| Raystede | £8,000 |
| Scottish S P C A | £8,000 |
| The Animal Rescue Charity | £8,000 |
| The Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary | £8,000 |
| The Scratching Post | £8,000 |
| Thornberry Animal Sanctuary | £8,000 |
| Abandoned Animals Association | £8,000 |
| Hope Rescue | £7,600 |
| Cheltenham Animal Shelter | £6,800 |
| B.A.R.K. | £6,400 |
| The Mayhew Animal Home | £6,400 |
| Cheshire Dogs Home | £6,125 |
| Alexa’S Animals | £6,111 |
| RSPCA Radcliffe Trust | £6,000 |
| Borders Pet Rescue | £6,000 |
| Broken Biscuits | £6,000 |
| Celia Hammond Animal Trust | £6,000 |
| Dbarc | £6,000 |
| Ferne Animal Sanctuary | £6,000 |
| Friends Of Animals League | £6,000 |
| Happy Endings | £6,000 |
| Holly Hedge Animal Sanctuary | £6,000 |
| K9 Crusaders Dog Welfare | £6,000 |
| Lincolnshire Greyhound Trust | £6,000 |
| Oldham Cats | £6,000 |
| Spirit Of The Dog | £6,000 |
| Wadars | £6,000 |
| Wood Green, The Animals Charity | £6,000 |
| Cats Protection Head Office Bsu | £6,000 |
| Caring For Cats Yorkshire And Humber | £6,000 |
| Mayflower Sanctuary | £5,016 |
| Leicester Animal Aid Assoc. | £5,000 |
| All Creatures Great & Small Animal Sanctuary | £4,250 |
| Animals In Need Maxicare Death Row Dogs | £4,250 |
| Assisi Animal Sanctuary | £4,250 |
| Benvardin Animal Rescue Kennels | £4,250 |
| Carla Lane Animals In Need | £4,250 |
| Cats R Us | £4,250 |
| Coventry Cat Group | £4,250 |
| Dogs Friends | £4,250 |
| Forever Hounds Trust | £4,250 |
| Freshfields Animal Rescue | £4,250 |
| Gables Farm Dogs & Cats Home | £4,250 |
| Hector’S Greyhound Rescue | £4,250 |
| Huddersfield Feral And Strays | £4,250 |
| Jerry Green Dog Rescue Centre | £4,250 |
| National Animal Welfare Trust | £4,250 |
| National Animal Welfare Trust | £4,250 |
| National Animal Welfare Trust | £4,250 |
| National Animal Welfare Trust | £4,250 |
| Oak Tree Animals’ Charity | £4,250 |
| Romney House Cat Rescue | £4,250 |
| RSPCA – Cornwall Branch | £4,250 |
| RSPCA – Doncaster | £4,250 |
| RSPCA Bristol Branch | £4,250 |
| RSPCA Burton Upon Trent And District Branch | £4,250 |
| RSPCAClwyd and Colwyn Branch | £4,250 |
| RSPCACoventry, Nuneaton & District Branch | £4,250 |
| RSPCA Crewe Nantwich And District Branch | £4,250 |
| RSPCA Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford And District Branch | £4,250 |
| RSPCA Hull & East Riding Branch | £4,250 |
| RSPCA Solent Branch | £4,250 |
| RSPCA Southport Birkdale | £4,250 |
| RSPCA Swansea | £4,250 |
| RSPCA Warrington, Halton And St Helens | £4,250 |
| RSPCA Worcester & Mid-Worcestershire Branch | £4,250 |
| Society For Abandoned Animals | £4,250 |
| St Giles Animal Rescue | £4,250 |
| Stray Aid Ltd | £4,250 |
| The Animal Sanctuary | £4,250 |
| The Cotswolds Dogs & Cats Home | £4,250 |
| The Rabbit Residence Rescue | £4,250 |
| Wirral Animal Welfare Association | £4,250 |
| Yorkshire Cat Rescue | £4,250 |
| Heatons Animal Rescue Group | £4,000 |
| Tia Greyhound & Lurcher Rescue | £4,000 |
| Cats Protection Head Office Bsu | £3,640 |
| Birmingham Dogs Home Fundraising | £3,600 |
| Greyhound Trust | £3,600 |
| Hull Animal Welfare Trust | £3,600 |
| RSPCA Leeds And Wakefield | £3,600 |
| MK Cat Rescue | £3,500 |
| Daybreaks Trust | £3,250 |
| Cats Protection | £3,000 |
| Cats Protection Head Office Bsu | £3,000 |
| Happy Landings Animal Shelter | £3,000 |
| The Sheffield Cat Shelter | £3,000 |
| Worcestershire Animal Rescue Shelter | £3,000 |
| 4 Paws Cat Rescue | £2,500 |
| B.A.R.K.S. | £2,500 |
| Catflap | £2,500 |
| Evermore Dog Rescue | £2,500 |
| German Shepherd Rescue Elite | £2,500 |
| Grovehill Animal Trust | £2,500 |
| K9 Focus Dog Rescue | £2,500 |
| Millhouse Animal Sanctuary | £2,500 |
| New Start Cat Rescue | £2,500 |
| Pawprints Dog Rescue | £2,500 |
| Second Chance Animal Rescue | £2,500 |
| Warrington Animal Welfare | £2,500 |
| All Bullie Rescue | £2,000 |
| Animal Care Morecambe & Dist. | £1,930 |
| Bath Cats And Dogs Home | £2,000 |
| Bransby Horses | £2,000 |
| Cats Protection | £2,000 |
| Rehoming Animal Telephone Service (Rats) | £1,750 |
| Stockenchurch Dog Rescue | £1,500 |
| RSPCA Manchester & Salford Branch | £1,380 |
| Animals Of Hope | £1,250 |
| Asap Cat Rescue | £1,250 |
| Bulldog Rescue & Re Homing | £1,250 |
| Cats Protection Head Office Bsu | £1,250 |
| Consett Cat Rescue | £1,250 |
| English Springer Spaniel Welfare Charity | £1,250 |
| Fairly Beloved Rabbit Care | £1,250 |
| Happycats Rescue | £1,250 |
| Harley’S Hounds Dog Rescue | £1,250 |
| Here For Cats | £1,250 |
| Just Springers Rescue | £1,250 |
| Kitten Karers | £1,250 |
| Northern Greyhound Rescue | £1,250 |
| Our Special Friends Limited | £1,250 |
| S.A.R.A. Saving And Re-homing Animals. | £1,250 |
| Staffordshire Bull Terrier Rescue | £1,250 |
| Woodlands Animal Sanctuary | £1,250 |
| Cats Protection Head Office Bsu | £1,200 |
| The Cat & Rabbit Rescue Centre | £1,200 |
| Stopford Cat Rescue | £740 |