Border Collie Trust Great Britain

Analysis

Border Collie Trust Great Britain is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rugeley Staffs. It was registered in March 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03159703). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Border Collie Trust Great Britain reported income of £826k and spending of £473k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £382k to £826k (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 135%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Border Collie Trust Great Britain sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Animal Rescue Cumbria (The Wainwright Shelter) CIO (£825k), Animal Sos Sri Lanka (£830k) and Waggy Tails Rescue Limited (£815k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 57%, trading 15%, charitable activities 13% and investments 12%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £271k. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Reserves of £4.1m would cover about 103 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.