Barn Owl Trust

Analysis

Barn Owl Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in December 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. 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 March 2025, Barn Owl Trust reported income of £521k and spending of £523k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £521k (-65%), an average of -65% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 26% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Barn Owl Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include RSPCA Burton upon Trent & District Branch (£518k), Wolfwood (£525k) and Pawprints Dog Rescue (£518k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 67%, charitable activities 23%, investments 4.9% and trading 3.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £165k. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 3.9%. Reserves of £266k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.