Atlantic Salmon Trust

Analysis

Atlantic Salmon Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Perth. It was registered in July 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00904293). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Atlantic Salmon Trust reported income of £1.6m and spending of £2.0m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.8m to £1.6m (-8.0%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Atlantic Salmon Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Suffolk Central Branch (£1.6m), The RSPCA Danaher Animal Home (£1.6m) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Central London Branch (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 50% and charitable activities 19%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £22k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 9.7%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.