Caring for the Animals Trust

Analysis

Caring for the Animals Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worthing. It was registered in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Caring for the Animals Trust reported income of £40k and spending of £54k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £110k to £40k (-64%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Caring for the Animals Trust sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Doodleaid (£40k), Moorview Rescue Limited (£40k) and Northcote Heavy Horse Centre (£40k).