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GLOUCESTERSHIRE ANIMAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND CHELTENHAM ANIMAL SHELTER

Registered charity 1081019 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHELTENHAM ANIMAL SHELTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE ANIMAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION

Animal welfare and humane education

Causes: Education/training · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £155,805 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by strong legacy receipts and improved trading performance. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,669,752 and maintains a reserves policy target of sufficient funds to operate for at least two years without donations or legacies. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, owns its site mortgage-free, and has no other debts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Legacies (57% of income)
“Included within donations and legacies above is £633,724 (2024 - £780,189) in relation to legacies.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two years (held: £2.7m)
“The policy of the Company is to have sufficient reserves to be able to run for at least two years should no donations or legacies be received.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity holds an indirect 33.33% interest in CASVET LLP. During the year the group received £118,048 representing its share of profits in CASVET LLP. Outstanding balances due to and from the company are unsecured and are settled in cash.
“The Charity holds an indirect 33.33% interest in CASVET LLP (company registration number: OC307220). During the year the group received £118,048 (2024 - £153,115) representing its share of profits in CASVET LLP.” — page 20
“The Charity has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, Cheltenham Animal Shelter Ltd, (CAS Ltd), Company Registration number 03804561. All profits from this company are covenanted to the Charity.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity owns 100% of Cheltenham Animal Shelter Limited. All profits from this company are covenanted to the Charity.
“The Charity holds an indirect 33.33% interest in CASVET LLP (company registration number: OC307220). During the year the group received £118,048 (2024 - £153,115) representing its share of profits in CASVET LLP.” — page 20
“The Charity has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, Cheltenham Animal Shelter Ltd, (CAS Ltd), Company Registration number 03804561. All profits from this company are covenanted to the Charity.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Cheltenham Animal Shelter Limited
“The Charity owns 100% of the issued share capital in Cheltenham Animal Shelter Limited (company registration number: 03804561), which undertakes the Charity’s trading activities.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hazlewoods. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

CHELTENHAM ANIMAL SHELTER LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
  • Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £138k
  • Donations to parent GAWA: £138,226; Purchases from GAWA: £179,166; Balance owed to GAWA: £118,020.
“Also during the year, donations were made to GAWA of £138,226 (2024 - £243,196).”

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cheltenham Animal Shelter (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.7m
Cost of raising funds
£197k
Reserves (reported)
£2.7m
Employees
44

Reported reserves equal ~19.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 10.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City · Gloucestershire · Merthyr Tydfil · Oxfordshire · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.8m£1.7m
31/03/2024£2.0m£1.7m
31/12/2022£868k£1.1m
31/12/2021£741k£949k
31/12/2020£925k£901k

Common questions

Is GLOUCESTERSHIRE ANIMAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND CHELTENHAM ANIMAL SHELTER financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £155,805 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by strong legacy receipts and improved trading performance. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,669,752 and maintains a reserves policy target of sufficient funds to operate for at least two years without donations or legacies. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, owns its site mortgage-free, and has no other debts. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hazlewoods.

Who funds GLOUCESTERSHIRE ANIMAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND CHELTENHAM ANIMAL SHELTER?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GLOUCESTERSHIRE ANIMAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND CHELTENHAM ANIMAL SHELTER as a grant recipient include THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION, THE MONTAL CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATIONFY2025£119kPet Rescues
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATIONFY2023£13k
THE MONTAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE MONTAL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE BLYTH CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LABORATORY ANIMALS LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GLOUCESTERSHIRE ANIMAL WELFARE ASSOCIATION AND CHELTENHAM ANIMAL SHELTER£1.8m—0above—no doubt
LABORATORY ANIMALS LIMITED FY2024£250k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BURY OLDHAM AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2024£1.0m—0below—noted
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS COTSWOLDS, GLOUCESTER & DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025£2.2m—0unclear—not going concern
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS GUILDFORD AND EPSOM BRANCH FY2025£274k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£160k—0unclear—no doubt

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