The Douglas & Joanne Chapman Animal Trust

Analysis

The Douglas & Joanne Chapman Animal Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Attleborough. It was registered in September 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Douglas & Joanne Chapman Animal Trust reported income of £32k and spending of £41k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £265k to £32k (-88%), an average of -41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Douglas & Joanne Chapman Animal Trust sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Haven Parrot Rescue (£31k), Gentleshaw Bird of Prey Wildlife Hospital (£32k) and Wallington Animal Rescue (£31k).