HUMANIMAL TRUST

Registered charity 1156927 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE HUMANIMAL TRUST, VETERINARY ONE-HEALTH INITIATIVE IN CLINICAL EDUCATION, VOICE - GIVING ANIMALS A VOICE · also registered in Scotland as SC048960 (OSCR)

Raising awareness of the principles of One Medicine among healthcare professionals, academics and the public.Educating doctors and veterinary surgeons about the possibilities of One Medicine.Fostering collaboration in clinical research and practice.

Objects

To advance education for the public benefit in the subject of both human and animal health and, as a consequence, to relieve the suffering of animals and promote and preserve the good health of both humans and animals.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Animals · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Guildford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£926k
Latest spending
£463k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £462,715 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £923,849. This balance is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of holding six months of operational costs, indicating strong financial stability. The charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Legacies (95% of income)
“The Trust furthermore received unrestricted income from legacies totalling £879,394.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months of operations (reserves figure: £924k)
“The charity will normally seek to hold sufficient unrestricted reserves to cover six months of operations” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025

  • Volunteers: 24
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

  • Volunteers: 23
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023

  • Volunteers: 23

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Humanimal Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£926k
Total spending
£463k
Cost of raising funds
£110k
Reserves (reported)
£924k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~23.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 11.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (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
31/05/2025£926k£463k
31/05/2024£523k£354k
31/05/2023£207k£319k
31/05/2022£695k£271k
31/05/2021£156k£223k

Common questions

Is HUMANIMAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £462,715 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £923,849. This balance is significantly above the trustees' stated policy target of holding six months of operational costs, indicating strong financial stability. The charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds HUMANIMAL TRUST?

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

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIOFY2021£15k
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIOFY2023£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
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST1£3k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HUMANIMAL TRUST£926k—0above—no doubt
THE HUMANITARIAN TRUST FY2025£240k—0unclear—no doubt
HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£40k—0unclear—no doubt
HUMAN ORGAN PRESERVATION RESEARCH TRUST FY2024£21k—0unclear—no doubt
THE MUSEUM OF MILITARY MEDICINE TRUST FY2025£460k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PET CHARITY FY2025£27k—0above—no doubt

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