THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE

Registered charity 900380 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

we relieve suffering and further animal welfare by promoting the practice, advancement and teaching of veterinary science and we foster public education in animal health and welfare by supporting the university of Bristol school of veterinary science.

Causes: Education/training · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£148k
Latest spending
£104k
Registered
1990
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £936,626, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover committed pledges and running costs for the next three years. However, voluntary income dropped significantly from £338,829 to £98,706, and the charity absorbed £490,883 in net cash from operating activities, largely due to increased investment purchases. The trustees acknowledge that securing voluntary income is becoming increasingly difficult.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three years of unrestricted expenditure (held: £937k)
“The Trustees have agreed to retain a minimum level of unrestricted reserves in order to fulfil their committed pledges and running costs for the next three years” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Langford Trust for Animal Health and Welfare (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Carmarthenshire · Ceredigion · Cornwall · Devon · Dorset · Gloucestershire · Herefordshire · Monmouthshire · Somerset · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£148k£104k
31/05/2024£390k£80k
31/05/2023£84k£102k
31/05/2022£209k£96k
31/05/2021£91k£98k

Common questions

Is THE LANGFORD TRUST FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND WELFARE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £936,626, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover committed pledges and running costs for the next three years. However, voluntary income dropped significantly from £338,829 to £98,706, and the charity absorbed £490,883 in net cash from operating activities, largely due to increased investment purchases. The trustees acknowledge that securing voluntary income is becoming increasingly difficult. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.