The Dibnah Foundation CIO

Analysis

The Dibnah Foundation CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stratford-Upon-Avon. It was registered in April 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Dibnah Foundation CIO reported income of £11k and spending of £116k, spending 1055% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from October 2022 to October 2025, income fell from £85k to £11k (-87%), an average of -50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income dropped by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 7.3% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Dibnah Foundation CIO sits at the 21st percentile: it is larger than about 21% 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 British Rouge de L'ouest Sheep Society (£11k), The Cat Haven Rescued Cat Home (Wisbech) (£11k) and Kitty in the City (£11k).