Date: Wednesday 14 May 2025
Location: Battersea Park, London
Calling all businesses... zoom calls are over, zoomies are on!
Get ready for Bark Run for Businesses, join us for a 5km fun run through Battersea Park with your colleagues. Connect with other local businesses while raising vital funds for the dogs and cats in our care.
You’ll be able to meet some of our incredible dogs at the event, whilst enjoying food and drink with your team and newly made new connections at the post-run reception, complete with marquee and local suppliers (including Dishoom, Vietvan and Forest Road Brewery).
Who can take part
Whether you want to take part alone, as a two-person start up or a team of office staff we’d love to see you there!
Event details
- Bark Run for Businesses will take place in Battersea Park on Wednesday 14 May 2025.
- The route will start and finish at the Bandstand.
- Your start time will be between 6.30pm and 7pm.
- As soon as you cross the finish line, you’ll be able to join your colleagues plus other local teams for a celebratory bite to eat and a well-deserved drink at our post-run reception. You can expect delicious food from Vietvan, Dishoom and Oh My Dog!, as well as drinks from Forest Road Brewery.
Not quite ready to sign up?
Fundraising
As well as paying a registration fee, we ask that participants raise money for Battersea, we’d love every participant to raise as much as they can, and have a fundraising target of £150. When you register for the event, an individual and team fundraising page will automatically be created which you can share with friends, family and colleagues to help you raise as much as possible for our dogs and cats.
Fundraising Resources
Download helpful resources including social media posts, an editable poster and an email footer, to help you reach your fundraising target.
Your Support
By taking part in Bark Run, you'll help us continue to be here for every dog and cat, however they need us and wherever they are.
Your fundraising could help animals like Pearl, a four-month-old kitten who was brought into Battersea after being found limping around a park. As her back leg was bent at an unusual angle, Battersea’s Clinic team determined it would need to be removed as it was causing her discomfort. However, despite her challenges, it didn’t take her long to find a new home where she now loves to leap around and has even developed a talent for catching flies.
Frequently Asked Questions
The run is suitable for seasoned runners as well as absolute beginners. There is no pressure to complete it as fast as you can - it’s about having fun. We strive to make this event inclusive for all. If you have accessibility needs, please contact our team.
Participants must be 18 or older.
Participants are not allowed to take part in the run with their dog, however well behaved dogs are welcome to come and watch (accompanied by someone not taking part in the run) and attend the post-run reception.
This is a fun run, so there won’t be official timings.
Absolutely! Bring your cheer squad to support you and enjoy the post-run festivities.
There is very limited parking available in the park, so we recommend using public transport.
Your individual fundraising page will automatically be created when you sign up, you will receive an email with a link to your page 1 hour after you complete your registration. A team page will also be created which links together everyone in your team's individual page, you can access your team page from your individual page. You can choose to either share the link to your individual page to friends and family, or share a link to your team page if you would prefer.
Each participant has a fundraising target of £150. If you fundraise as a team, you’ll need to multiply £150 by the number of team members. So for example a team of four would have a fundraising target of £600.
We encourage everyone to do all they can to reach the £150 individual target, but don’t worry if you haven’t quite reached the target by 14 May, as you can continue fundraising until up to a month after the event. Please get in touch with the team for if you would like advice and support with your fundraising.
If you have any questions, please contact our team.
- Eligibility & Calculation
- Prizes will be awarded to the top three fundraising teams based on the total funds raised.
- To ensure fairness between teams of varying sizes, each team’s fundraising total will be divided by the number of registered team members to calculate a per-person average.
- Gift Aid donations will not be included in the total funds raised.
- The final fundraising totals will be calculated based on the amount raised by midnight on the 13th of April.
- Donations received after this cut-off will be gratefully accepted but will not count towards the prize calculation.
- Prize Packages & Calculation
- Prize packages for the winning teams will be announced in advance.
- As these prizes are provided in collaboration with external partners and sponsors, we reserve the right to amend, substitute, or withdraw prize packages at any time without prior notice, should circumstances require it.
- General
- Participation in the fundraising prize competition implies acceptance of these Terms & Conditions.
- The decision regarding prize allocation is final and binding, and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the outcome.
