The Derek Wilton Dogs Trust

Analysis

The Derek Wilton Dogs Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and animals, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Derek Wilton Dogs Trust reported income of £196k and spending of £310k, spending 159% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £139k to £196k (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 172% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Derek Wilton Dogs Trust sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Safe Sport International (£195k), Safer Stronger Communities (£196k) and The Facial Surgery Research Foundation - Saving Faces (£195k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.