Unregistered charity

[Cheripie64]

Lucky enough to get a Christmas bonus this year.
Im a keen animal lover and have seen a very worthwhile cause of a rescue for mainly golden retrievers. They have rescued a lot of the breed from a disgusting kill centre in Bosnia, where the dogs ?ive in filth and all are underfed and have lots of health issues, and are treated very roughly and cruel.
I want to help, and have asked for their charity number and they have advised they are waiting for it from the charity commission.
Should I just donate or could this be a scam?

There is a large following on facebook, photos on Twitter certainly look legitimate.
Maybe I am just being cynical, but really want to make sure the donation gets to these poor dogs.
I feel a bit nasty questioning these wonderful people really.
What would you do?

I got my cats from a rescue that's a non registered charity. I laser them about it once and they aren't registered as they do t have enough income and they would need trustees etc etc and it's basically just the owner and her daughter running it. It's definitely not a scam and I happily give my cash to them.

@erick do you realise not being registered as a charity isnt a reflection of whether they are legit are not? Some charities cannot register through no fault of their own?

If they've actually applied, it shouldn't take long to arrive.