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RED SQUIRREL SURVIVAL TRUST

Registered charity 1116947 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REQ SQUIRREL SURVIVAL TRUST · also registered in Scotland as SC039959 (OSCR)

Protection of the Red Squirrel

Causes: Education/training · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£301k
Latest spending
£340k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £471,769 to £433,133, resulting in a net expenditure of £38,636 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £259,606, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of four months' operating costs. The financial position is supported by incoming resources of £301,279, primarily from donations and legacies.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months' operating costs (held: £260k)
“Unrestricted funds are retained to meet the following: - four months' operating costs”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations made to UK Squirrel Accord, a related party, where trustees are members.
“Donations amounting to £98,025 (2024: £81,191) were made to the UK Squirrel Accord project in the year. The Earl of Kinnoull and Sir Bertie Ross (trustees) are both members of the UK Squirrel Accord.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Red Squirrel Survival Trust (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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£301k£340k
30/09/2024£381k£536k
30/09/2023£238k£306k
30/09/2022£434k£359k
30/09/2021£443k£257k

Common questions

Is RED SQUIRREL SURVIVAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £471,769 to £433,133, resulting in a net expenditure of £38,636 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £259,606, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of four months' operating costs. The financial position is supported by incoming resources of £301,279, primarily from donations and legacies. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds RED SQUIRREL SURVIVAL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RED SQUIRREL SURVIVAL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE CHARTLEY FOUNDATION, THE HDH WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUST, THE CADOGAN CHARITY, THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CHARTLEY FOUNDATIONFY2021£20k
THE HDH WILLS 1965 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£20k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£12k
THE CADOGAN CHARITYFY2022£10k
THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITYFY2022£8k
THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITYFY2023£8k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£7k
THE BARBOUR FOUNDATIONFY2022£7k
AL PhilanthropiesFY2022£5k
THE OFENHEIM CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2025£5kEnvironment
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976FY2022£5kEnvironmental protection
SUSANNA PEAKE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£3k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
CECIL PILKINGTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
THE JOHN SLATER FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE JOHN SLATER FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
WHITAKER CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2k
MARISTOW CHARITYFY2022£1k
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976FY2023£1kEnvironmental protection
THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITYFY2024£1k
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976FY2024£1kEnvironmental protection
THE JOHN SLATER FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976FY2025£1kEnvironmental protection
THE CADOGAN CHARITYFY2023£1kanimal welfare charities
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUSTFY2022£500
ROCKCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500
THE PARHAM PARK TRUST (1984)FY2022£332
THE THOMAS RAWCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£0
THE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND'S CHARITYFY2025£0

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 BANISTER CHARITABLE TRUST2£653k
ROYAL SOCIETY OF WILDLIFE TRUSTS2£479k
THE ALEXANDER MOSLEY CHARITABLE TRUST1£405k
BEIS MENACHEM CHABAD LUBAVITCH1£183k
THE BAY TREE CHARITABLE TRUST1£175k
THIRTY PERCY FOUNDATION1£62k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION1£50k
GLOUCESTERSHIRE GATEWAY TRUST1£33k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PENRITH DISTRICT RED SQUIRREL GROUP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RED SQUIRREL SURVIVAL TRUST£301k—0above—no doubt
PENRITH DISTRICT RED SQUIRREL GROUP FY2024£198k——unclear—no doubt
GLOUCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST FY2025£6.1m£80,001 - £90,000—unclear9.0%no doubt
SHROPSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST FY2025£3.4m——below—no doubt
THE RED SOCKS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£41k—0unclear—no doubt
YAD VEACHISOMOCH L'CHAIM FY2025£834k—0unclear—no doubt

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