The Gale Foundation Trust CIO

Analysis

The Gale Foundation Trust CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in October 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Gale Foundation Trust CIO reported income of £3.2m and spending of £50k, leaving 98% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £25k to £3.2m (+12719%), an average of +236% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 22137%. Over the whole period it spent 4.3% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Gale Foundation Trust CIO sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The League Against Cruel Sports (£3.1m), Margaret Green Animal Rescue (£3.3m) and John Pearce Foundation (£3.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and investments 5.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3.0m. Charitable activities took 71% of spending and raising funds 18%. Grants to other organisations totalled £23k. Reserves of £940k would cover about 198 months of spending at that rate.