THE KENNEL CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 327802 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

to promote the advancement of education and science by furthering research into canine diseases and hereditory disorders of dogs.to promote the quality of life of human beings by promoting dogs as therapeutic and practical aids humans.to promote the relief of suffering of dogs, which are in need of care and attention

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Latest income
£518k
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves decreased to £510,000, which is below the £639,000 in charitable commitments due over the next four years. Per the trustees' report, the charity faces a risk regarding future funding sources as The Royal Kennel Club Limited is not providing charitable donations in the short term.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees.
“Donations received from trustees to the charity totaled £40 per month until March 2024.” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Kennel Club Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£518k
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£51k
Reserves (reported)
£1.5m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~15.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 9.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (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
31/12/2024£518k£1.2m
31/12/2023£848k£1.3m
31/12/2022£870k£1.3m
31/12/2021£869k£765k
31/12/2020£899k£721k

Common questions

Is THE KENNEL CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves decreased to £510,000, which is below the £639,000 in charitable commitments due over the next four years. Per the trustees' report, the charity faces a risk regarding future funding sources as The Royal Kennel Club Limited is not providing charitable donations in the short term. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE KENNEL CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE KENNEL CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE GRAHAM KIRKHAM FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GRAHAM KIRKHAM FOUNDATIONFY2022£33kWelfare
THE GRAHAM KIRKHAM FOUNDATIONFY2023£11kWelfare
THE GRAHAM KIRKHAM FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kWelfare

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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE KENNEL CLUB CHARITABLE TRUST£518k—0unclear—no doubt
THE KENNEL CLUB EDUCATIONAL TRUST FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DEREK WILTON DOGS TRUST FY2026£196k—0above—no doubt
FOREVER HOUNDS TRUST FY2025£1.5mmore than £60,0001above—no doubt
CLARKS FARM GREYHOUND RESCUE FY2025£284k—0above—no doubt
THE BEAGLE WELFARE SCHEME FY2024£355k—0within—no doubt

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