Proteus Reptile Trust

Analysis

Proteus Reptile Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dudley. It was registered in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Proteus Reptile Trust reported income of £23k and spending of £27k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income fell from £28k to £23k (-18%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Proteus Reptile Trust sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vera Kaye Rollit Charitable Trust (£23k), Yorkshire Swan Rescue Hospital (£23k) and Bworkz (£23k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.