THE A AND R WOOLF CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 273079 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The A & R Woolf Charitable Trust provides donations to charities operating principally in the fields of children's welfare, animal conservation and welfare, and health care and research.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£127k

Latest spending

£163k

Registered

1977

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £277,649 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £4,378,955 to £4,101,306. The trustees consider the reserves adequate and confirm the charity is a going concern with minimal fixed costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: investment_income (100% of income)

“The Charity had total income for the year of £127,331 (2024: £90,779) comprising of only investment income.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: no formal level of reserves are required (held: £4.1m)

“In view of the nature of the charity, the Trustees are satisfied that no formal level of reserves are required, as grants are only made when there are available funds, and the charity does not have any liabilities to make grants.” — page 4

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

Dr GILLIAN LINDA EDMONDSchair
ANDREW MARTIN ROSE
STEPHEN ALEXANDER ROSE

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
05/04/2025	£127k	£163k
05/04/2024	£91k	£148k
05/04/2023	£61k	£139k
05/04/2022	£51k	£127k
05/04/2021	£48k	£112k

Common questions

Is THE A AND R WOOLF CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £277,649 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds from £4,378,955 to £4,101,306. The trustees consider the reserves adequate and confirm the charity is a going concern with minimal fixed costs. 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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BENESCO CHARITY LIMITED	1	£38.6m

Charities like this

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

THE MARCHIG ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST income £556k
THE WOOSNAM FOUNDATION income £587k
THE WOOLF CHARITABLE TRUST income £191k
THE CHARLES WOLFSON CHARITABLE TRUST income £3.5m
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO income £247k
THE OSTACCHINI FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST income £168k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE A AND R WOOLF CHARITABLE TRUST	£127k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE MARCHIG ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST FY2025	£556k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WOOSNAM FOUNDATION FY2025	£587k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE WOOLF CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£191k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CHARLES WOLFSON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£3.5m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO FY2025	£247k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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