The Bishop's Meadow Trust

Analysis

The Bishop's Meadow Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in 33 Cavendish Square. It was registered in October 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07087967). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Bishop's Meadow Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £17k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £23k to £16k (-30%), an average of -8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Bishop's Meadow Trust sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whispaws Animal Sanctuary (£16k), Hedgehog Welfare (£16k) and Cloud K9 Rescue (£16k).