The Plaister Charity

Analysis

The Plaister Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Plaister Charity reported income of £169k and spending of £250k, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £212k to £169k (-20%), an average of -5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Plaister Charity 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 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ruth Smart Foundation (£169k), The Vale of Glamorgan Agricultural Society (£170k) and Underdog International (£168k).

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.