The Russell and Mary Foreman 1980 Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Russell and Mary Foreman 1980 Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in January 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Russell and Mary Foreman 1980 Charitable Trust reported income of £102k and spending of £83k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £5,128 to £102k (+1891%), an average of +111% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 471%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Russell and Mary Foreman 1980 Charitable Trust sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Horse Rescue Fund (£102k), Caring for Cats (Yorkshire and Humber) (£102k) and The New Forest Pony Breeding and Cattle Society (£101k).