British College of Veterinary Specialists

Analysis

British College of Veterinary Specialists is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrogate. It was registered in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and animals, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, British College of Veterinary Specialists reported income of £11k and spending of £11k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £769 to £11k (+1318%), an average of +94% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, British College of Veterinary Specialists sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Elizabeth Bennett Charitable Trust (£11k), The League of Friends of the Honiton Hospital (£11k) and Llangorse Common Community Toilets (£11k).