THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO

Registered charity 1169516 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We are a grant making trust supporting many animal & wildlife charities throughout the UK but primarily in Yorkshire & Humberside.Grants are made each May & November to both local organisations but also local branches of national animal welfare charities.

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

Latest income
£247k
Latest spending
£623k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £375,980 for the year ended 31 October 2025, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds to £2,311,902. Per the trustees' report, uncommitted reserves freely available for charitable activities were £38,612, which is below the previous year's figure of £48,780. The charity had no staff employed during the year and relied on investment income and donations to fund its charitable grants.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Gift of shares
“During the year, £207,041 (2024: £600,000} of shares were gifted at nil cost to The Rose Animal Welfare Trust Investment Portfolio by Antoinette Tomkinson, a trustee of the charity.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2024)

Total income
£643k
Total spending
£649k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% 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: 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
31/10/2025£247k£623k
31/10/2024£643k£649k
31/10/2023£602k£603k
31/10/2022£681k£572k
31/10/2021£2.3m£483k

Common questions

Is THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £375,980 for the year ended 31 October 2025, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds to £2,311,902. Per the trustees' report, uncommitted reserves freely available for charitable activities were £38,612, which is below the previous year's figure of £48,780. The charity had no staff employed during the year and relied on investment income and donations to fund its charitable grants. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO£247k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GERRICK ROSE ANIMAL TRUST FY2025£243k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£160k—0unclear—no doubt
WHITLEY ANIMAL PROTECTION TRUST FY2025£385k—0above—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.