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BETTY PHILLIPS CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1158964 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To assist with the welfare and to relieve the suffering of animals (excluding birds, fishes and reptiles) throughout the UK and NI who are in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances or ill usage, including assisting those who undertake research into the causes or treatment of suffering of animals.

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

Latest income
£116k
Latest spending
£112k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £3,976 for the year, with total income of £115,684 and unrestricted reserves of £48,969. The trustees confirm that there are no risks to the underlying financial position and that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately £20,000 (held: £49k)
“The Trustees aim to hold unrestricted reserves of approximately £20,000 to cover annual administration costs, and any other unforeseen expenditure.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee A. Ollerenshaw is a solicitor with Tayntons Solicitors; the charity paid £10,200 in legal fees to this firm.
“A. Ollerenshaw, Trustee, is a solicitor with Tayntons solicitors in Gloucester. The charity paid fees of £10,200 (2024: £10,379) to Tayntons for legal and professional advice.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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
31/12/2025£116k£112k
31/12/2024£116k£123k
31/12/2023£110k£107k
31/12/2022£104k£119k
31/12/2021£117k£110k

Common questions

Is BETTY PHILLIPS CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £3,976 for the year, with total income of £115,684 and unrestricted reserves of £48,969. The trustees confirm that there are no risks to the underlying financial position and that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis. 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
THE PHILLIPS AND RUBENS CHARITABLE TRUST1£300k

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BETTY PHILLIPS CHARITABLE TRUST£116k—0above—no doubt
THE BELFORTE TRUST FY2024£329k—0below—no doubt
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£160k—0unclear—no doubt
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals North Wiltshire and Newbury District Branch FY2024£0——unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BURY OLDHAM AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2024£1.0m—0below—noted
LABORATORY ANIMALS LIMITED FY2024£250k—0unclear—no doubt

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