The Phillips Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Phillips Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Phillips Charitable Trust reported income of £77k and spending of £85k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £58k to £77k (+32%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.
Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Phillips Charitable Trust sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cat Action Trust - North and West Wiltshire (£77k), Hawkshead Agricultural Society (£78k) and Forest of Dean Dog Rescue (£76k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Make donations to the RNLIMake donations to any other charity working for the welfare of all seafarers around the coastline of Great Britain and Ireland Make donations to the National Trust and the National Trust (Scotland) for the furtherance of their workMake donations to any charity concerned with animal husbandry and welfareMake donations to smaller one off national or local projects
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cat Action Trust - North and West Wiltshire | Chippenham | £77k |
| Hawkshead Agricultural Society | Cumbria | £78k |
| Forest of Dean Dog Rescue | Lydney | £76k |
| Saving the Survivors Ltd | Macclesfield | £78k |