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ANIMAL AID CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1152685 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ANIMAL AID (CAMPAIGN GROUP)

The charity's objective is the development of compassion and sensitivity in people of all ages, especially theyoung, through education about the needs of animals and ways in which they are exploited and made tosuffer.

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

Latest income
£200k
Latest spending
£303k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £1,951,257 to £1,848,271 due to expenditure exceeding income for the year. The trustees report adequate resources to continue in operational existence and maintain cash in hand of £1,247,327. The charity has no stated reserves policy target, noting that there is no necessity to hold money to cover future expenditure as it has no administrative overheads of substance.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Legacies
“The charity recognised £172,501 in legacy income and £1,480 in donations to the year ending 31 December 2025.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: no necessity for a reserves policy (held: £1.8m)
“The reserves of the charity are maintained above zero but there is no necessity for a reserves policy in holding money to cover future expenditure, because there are no such future payments that need to be met with the charity having no administrative or other overhead of any substance.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£944k
Total spending
£247k
Reserves (reported)
£2.0m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~94.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£200k£303k
31/12/2024£944k£247k
31/12/2023£79k£191k
31/12/2022£109k£53k
31/12/2021£2k£140k

Common questions

Is ANIMAL AID CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased from £1,951,257 to £1,848,271 due to expenditure exceeding income for the year. The trustees report adequate resources to continue in operational existence and maintain cash in hand of £1,247,327. The charity has no stated reserves policy target, noting that there is no necessity to hold money to cover future expenditure as it has no administrative overheads of substance. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
EFFECTIVE VENTURES FOUNDATION1£286k
MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION1£127k
WILDLIFE AND WELFARE1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NETWORK FOR ANIMALS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ANIMAL AID CHARITABLE TRUST£200k—0unclear—no doubt
NETWORK FOR ANIMALS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£440k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BURY OLDHAM AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2024£1.0m—0below—noted
INTERNATIONAL AID FOR THE PROTECTION AND WELFARE OF ANIMALS FY2025£340k—0unclear—no doubt
OLSEN ANIMAL TRUST FY2024£1.0m—0above—no doubt
THE BELFORTE TRUST FY2024£329k—0below—no doubt

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