Health & Wellbeing Community & Social Justice 2024
Mayhew (The Mayhew Home)

Annual Report and Accounts 2024

Mayhew is a London animal welfare charity providing rescue, rehoming, veterinary and community services for dogs, cats and their owners since 1886. In 2024, 505 animals were rehomed; 4,911 vet treatments were delivered to owners who couldn't afford them; 6,510 TheraPaws engagements reached 2,000+ new people; 999 community care packages were distributed; 158 animals went through foster care; and 11,648 animals were neutered overseas. The five-year Kabul dog population and rabies programme concluded, having neutered 52,500+ dogs and vaccinated 132,600+. Total income was £3.39m; deficit £79,888.

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📋About

Rescue, rehoming and shelter; London community vet clinic (free microchipping, vaccinations, neutering, parasite control); TheraPaws animal-assisted therapy (hospitals, care homes, SEND schools); Community Animal Support (care packages, Pet Support Hubs in food banks); Collect and Care (home visits for owners who can't travel); Pet Refuge (temporary pet accommodation for people in crisis); foster care programme; international projects (Kabul and Tbilisi) Custom geography from upload: London (Kensal Green) / International (Afghanistan, Georgia)

📊Key Metrics

505 animals rehomed (70 dogs, 435 cats); 4,911 vet treatments to owners who couldn't afford them; 158 animals through foster care Key Metric 1
6,510 TheraPaws engagements (volunteer dog-owner pairs) reaching 2,000+ new people across London health and education venues; 999 community care packages distributed Key Metric 2
11,648 animals neutered overseas (Kabul + Georgia); 16,716 dogs vaccinated against rabies; 52,500+ dogs neutered and 132,600+ vaccinated in Kabul since 2017; total income £3,391,017; deficit £79,888 Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 20% increase in requests to sign over dogs compared to 2023; 64 unplanned intakes of abandoned cats and kittens in summer alone; ITV News coverage of 'cat crisis'; cat microchipping law campaigned for by Mayhew came into force June 2024
  • Kabul 5-year project concluded: 70% of dogs in central Kabul districts now neutered; herd immunity threshold of 70% rabies vaccination surpassed; programme handed to local authorities and universities for long-term sustainability
  • No government funding received; 43% of income from donations; 50% from legacies (£1.68m); free reserves at 5.37 months at year end; 4 former Mayhew rescue dogs qualified as TheraPaws volunteers; Georgia clinic trained 36 vet professionals and neutered 2,000+ dogs

📍Geography

London

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