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THE KIT WILSON TRUST FOR ANIMAL WELFARE

Registered charity 1143338 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Rescuing abandoned, unwanted, ill-treated and neglected animals; Rescuing sick or injured wildlife; Caring for these animals and providing veterinary care until rehomed or rehabilitated; Spaying or neutering animals in the Trust's care and providing finance for those of limited means to spay or neuter their pets; Providing education to students, institutes, clubs and groups.

Objects

THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF ANIMAL WELFARE WITH REGARD TO WILD AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF VETERINARY CARE, RESCUE, REHABILITATION AND RE-HOMING FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES, ADVICE TO AND SERVICES FOR ANIMAL OWNERS AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT FOR ANIMAL WELFARE CHARITIES.

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
£1.0m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free funds were maintained at a level equating to approximately one year's unrestricted expenditure, with unrestricted reserves of £3,183,828 at year-end. The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £296,616 for the year, primarily due to significant investment management fees and charitable activity costs exceeding income. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately one year's unrestricted expenditure (held: £3.2m)
“It is the policy of the Trustees to maintain unrestricted free funds at a level which equates to approximately one year's unrestricted expenditure.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Ms L Pearce
“The Trust paid £Nil (2024: £50) to Ms L Pearce, paid £49 (2024: £29) to Mrs R Goodsell for gifts to volunteers and paid £Nil (2024: £62) to Mrs V Norman. All such transactions were on a commercial basis.” — page 42
“The Trust paid £Nil (2024: £50) to Ms L Pearce, paid £49 (2024: £29) to Mrs R Goodsell for gifts to volunteers and paid £Nil (2024: £62) to Mrs V Norman. All such transactions were on a commercial basis.” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mrs R Goodsell
“The Trust paid £Nil (2024: £50) to Ms L Pearce, paid £49 (2024: £29) to Mrs R Goodsell for gifts to volunteers and paid £Nil (2024: £62) to Mrs V Norman. All such transactions were on a commercial basis.” — page 42
“The Trust paid £Nil (2024: £50) to Ms L Pearce, paid £49 (2024: £29) to Mrs R Goodsell for gifts to volunteers and paid £Nil (2024: £62) to Mrs V Norman. All such transactions were on a commercial basis.” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mrs V Norman
“The Trust paid £Nil (2024: £50) to Ms L Pearce, paid £49 (2024: £29) to Mrs R Goodsell for gifts to volunteers and paid £Nil (2024: £62) to Mrs V Norman. All such transactions were on a commercial basis.” — page 42
“The Trust paid £Nil (2024: £50) to Ms L Pearce, paid £49 (2024: £29) to Mrs R Goodsell for gifts to volunteers and paid £Nil (2024: £62) to Mrs V Norman. All such transactions were on a commercial basis.” — page 42
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Price & Company. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Kit Wilson Trust for Animal Welfare (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

12 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (8 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£1.0m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£269k
Reserves (reported)
£2.0m
Employees
28

Reported reserves equal ~17.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (48% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 26.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Kent · Surrey · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£1.0m£1.3m
31/12/2024£1.2m£1.4m
31/12/2023£1.1m£1.1m
31/12/2022£1.1m£956k
31/12/2021£904k£867k

Common questions

Is THE KIT WILSON TRUST FOR ANIMAL WELFARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free funds were maintained at a level equating to approximately one year's unrestricted expenditure, with unrestricted reserves of £3,183,828 at year-end. The charity reported a net outgoing resource of £296,616 for the year, primarily due to significant investment management fees and charitable activity costs exceeding income. The trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Price & Company.

Who funds THE KIT WILSON TRUST FOR ANIMAL WELFARE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE KIT WILSON TRUST FOR ANIMAL WELFARE as a grant recipient include THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SAMUEL STOREY FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£200

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 ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO1£55k
THE SIR JAMES RECKITT CHARITY1£24k
THE ANTHONY V MARTIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£19k
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED1£9k
THE GEORGE CADBURY TRUST (GEORGE HENRY T AND LAURENCE J CADBURY SECTIONS)1£4k
THE CHAMPNISS CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST1£2k
LIONS CLUB OF MAIDENHEAD CIO1£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HULL ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE KIT WILSON TRUST FOR ANIMAL WELFARE£1.0m—0unclear—no doubt
HULL ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST FY2025£837k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS LEEDS, WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS CAMBRIDGE AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2025£386k—0above—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS NORWICH BRANCH CIO FY2025£2.3m—0below—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS ESSEX MID & NORTH BRANCH CIO FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt

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