MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST
The Charity Fund is to be applied by the trustees for the benefit of all or any of five named registered charities and of any other chqritiable organisation which has as its main purpose the care and protection of horses, dogs or other animals or birds.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds carried forward were £3,995,010, comprising £3,767,554 in endowment funds and £227,456 in unrestricted funds. The Trustees consider the overall finances to be sound and note that the charity has sufficient reserves to continue for the foreseeable future. Unrestricted reserves of £227,456 are held to sustain grant levels and enable substantial grants without prejudicing normal patterns.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees consider it to be prudent to hold income reserves of this order partly so that the level of grants in the immediate future can be sustained in the event of any unforeseen fall in incoming resources and partly to enable the Trustees to make one or more particularly substantial grants without prejudicing the normal pattern of grant making.”
Trustees
- JILL PHILIPPA HOLAH
- James Michael Gerard Neill ACA
- LADY NEILL DL
- NICOLA CATHERINE BAGULEY
- SARAH DOROTHY NEILL
- Sally Louise Williams BSc MRICS
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £190k | £212k |
| 31/03/2024 | £176k | £211k |
| 05/04/2023 | £175k | £182k |
| 05/04/2022 | £164k | £168k |
| 05/04/2021 | £136k | £137k |
Common questions
Is MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds carried forward were £3,995,010, comprising £3,767,554 in endowment funds and £227,456 in unrestricted funds. The Trustees consider the overall finances to be sound and note that the charity has sufficient reserves to continue for the foreseeable future. Unrestricted reserves of £227,456 are held to sustain grant levels and enable substantial grants without prejudicing normal patterns. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION | 1 | £127k |
| THE REED FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED
- THE BELFORTE TRUST
- WHITLEY ANIMAL PROTECTION TRUST
- HOPTON REHAB & HOMING CENTRE
- MARJORIE COOTE OLD PEOPLES CHARITY FUND
- ANIMAL RESCUE FOUNDATION LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST | £190k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED | £160k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE BELFORTE TRUST | £329k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| WHITLEY ANIMAL PROTECTION TRUST | £385k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| HOPTON REHAB & HOMING CENTRE | £327k | Under £60,000 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MARJORIE COOTE OLD PEOPLES CHARITY FUND | £165k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |