ROYSTON ANIMAL WELFARE

Registered charity 1064870 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as R.A.W.

Rescues and rehomes unwanted and neglected animals in and around the Barnsley area.

Objects

1) TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF CATS, DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS WHO ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION AND IN PARTICULAR TO ARRANGE THE CARE OF STRAY AND UNWANTED ANIMALS, THE TREATMENT OF SICK OR ILL TREATED ANIMALS AND BY RE-HOMING UNWANTED ANIMALS2) TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY OF PET OWNERS WHO ARE IN NEED AND IN PARTICULAR BY ASSISTING IN ARRANGING TREATMENT OF SICK AND INJURED ANIMALS AND THE NEUTERING OF CATS DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS3) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN MATERS OF RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERSHIP AND ANIMAL CRUELTY

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£95k
Latest spending
£89k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year ended 28 February 2025, with net assets increasing to £269,294 from £203,805 in the previous year. The charity's income was primarily driven by substantial legacies and shop profits, allowing it to cover significant veterinary costs and operational expenses while maintaining a strong cash position.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Royston Animal Welfare (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Barnsley · City Of Wakefield · Doncaster · Leeds City · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2026£95k£89k
28/02/2025£124k£59k
29/02/2024£72k£51k
28/02/2023£51k£55k
28/02/2022£89k£53k

Common questions

Is ROYSTON ANIMAL WELFARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus for the year ended 28 February 2025, with net assets increasing to £269,294 from £203,805 in the previous year. The charity's income was primarily driven by substantial legacies and shop profits, allowing it to cover significant veterinary costs and operational expenses while maintaining a strong cash position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BARNSLEY AND DISTRICT ANIMAL RESCUE CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROYSTON ANIMAL WELFARE£95k—0unclear—no doubt
BARNSLEY AND DISTRICT ANIMAL RESCUE CHARITY FY2025£542k—0unclear—no doubt
Royal Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Animals York, Harrogate And District Branch FY2025£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
CANTERBURY AND DISTRICT BRANCH OF THE RSPCA FY2025£742k—0above—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS KENT, ASHFORD, TENTERDEN AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025£226k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BURY OLDHAM AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2024£1.0m—0below—noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.