Petplan Charitable Trust

Analysis

Petplan Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2022, 4 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 makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Petplan Charitable Trust reported income of £871k and spending of £513k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2023 to December 2025, income fell from £931k to £871k (-6.4%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Petplan Charitable Trust sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Teckels Animal Sanctuaries (£866k), Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals West Dorset Branch (£900k) and Yorkshire Cat Rescue (£860k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 96% and investments 3.5%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £482k. Reserves of £472k would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.