Greyhound Trust

Analysis

Greyhound Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in July 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Greyhound Trust reported income of £4.9m and spending of £2.8m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £3.7m to £4.9m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Greyhound Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Animals Asia Foundation (£4.7m), The Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare Limited (£4.9m) and Global Canopy (£4.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 82% and trading 9.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £2.8m. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 5.7%. Reserves of £11.5m would cover about 49 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.