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THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE ANIMAL CARE TRUST

Registered charity 281571 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACT, ANIMAL CARE TRUST

To raise funds in support of the educational, research, clinical and animal welfare activities of the Royal Veterinary College. Funds are raised using a variety of methods, from members of the public, College Alumni, grant-making trusts, companies and other voluntary sources.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,414,000, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover operational costs for the coming year. The charity reported a net income increase of 25% to £1,341,000, driven largely by a significant rise in legacy income. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee was paid between £60,001 and £70,000 in the current year” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee was paid between £60,001 and £70,000 in the current year” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 7
“During the year the Trust distributed grants and awards totalling £877k (2024: £707k), to the RVC, nil balance outstanding at the year-end (2024: nil balance outstanding at the year-end). No member of the ACT Management Committee, or person related or connected by business to it, received any remuneration from the Trust during the year (2024: Nil). No expenses were reimbursed to members of the RVC Council or the ACT Management Committee during the year (2024: Nil)” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by RSM UK Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Royal Veterinary College Animal Care Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£324k
Reserves (reported)
£2.4m
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~22.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 24.2% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (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
31/07/2025£1.3m£1.3m
31/07/2024£1.1m£1.0m
31/07/2023£1.6m£932k
31/07/2022£1.5m£1.2m
31/07/2021£1.4m£904k

Common questions

Is THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE ANIMAL CARE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,414,000, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover operational costs for the coming year. The charity reported a net income increase of 25% to £1,341,000, driven largely by a significant rise in legacy income. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RSM UK Audit LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE ANIMAL CARE TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE ANIMAL CARE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE ANIMAL CARE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO, THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST, SYLVANUS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUST, MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIOFY2022£10k
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUSTFY2023£10kAnimal welfare
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIOFY2023£10k
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIOFY2021£10k
SYLVANUS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£7k
THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£6k
SYLVANUS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£6kAnimal welfare
SYLVANUS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£6k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUSTFY2023£5kOne-off grant
SYLVANUS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£5k
THE GEOFF & FIONA SQUIRE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
SYLVANUS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976FY2024£3kEducation
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976FY2023£1kEducation
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976FY2025£1kEducation
THE SALISBURY POOL CHARITY COMPRISING THE FIRST MOIETY ESTABLISHED BY CLAUSE 2 OF THE DEED OF DECLARATION DATED 23RD MARCH 1976FY2022£1kEducation
THE LORD FARINGDON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUSTFY2022£500

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE STUDENTS' UNION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE ANIMAL CARE TRUST£1.3m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
THE ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE STUDENTS' UNION FY2025£1.1m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
LABORATORY ANIMALS LIMITED FY2024£250k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO FY2025£247k—0unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BURY OLDHAM AND DISTRICT BRANCH FY2024£1.0m—0below—noted
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS COVENTRY AND DISTRICT BRANCH CIO FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt

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