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CRUELTY FREE INTERNATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 1081183 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ANIMAL INSIGHT, BUAV CHARITABLE TRUST

Latest income
£928k
Latest spending
£436k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a significant increase in total income to £928,373, driven largely by a surge in legacy receipts, resulting in an unplanned surplus of £491,884. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,635,623, which substantially exceed its stated minimum reserve policy target of £100,000. The trustees confirm that adequate resources are in place to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of budgeted expenditure (held: £1.6m)
“the calculation of which is sophisticated enough to protect cash flow whilst maintaining sufficient funding to deliver three months of budgeted expenditure. During this year of operation, the minimum reserve level required was calculated to amount to £100,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cruelty Free International Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£928k
Total spending
£436k
Cost of raising funds
£130k
Reserves (reported)
£1.6m
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~45.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£928k£436k
31/03/2024£573k£427k
31/03/2023£396k£442k
31/03/2022£869k£443k
31/03/2021£430k£310k

Common questions

Is CRUELTY FREE INTERNATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity generated a significant increase in total income to £928,373, driven largely by a surge in legacy receipts, resulting in an unplanned surplus of £491,884. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,635,623, which substantially exceed its stated minimum reserve policy target of £100,000. The trustees confirm that adequate resources are in place to continue operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

Who funds CRUELTY FREE INTERNATIONAL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CRUELTY FREE INTERNATIONAL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIOFY2022£10k

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
ROBERT LUFF FOUNDATION LIMITED1£50k
THE UNDERWOOD TRUST1£50k
MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION1£5k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST1£3k

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