ANIMAL HEALTH TRUST

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The Animal Health Trust is dedicated to reducing suffering in animals by increasing the understanding of how to prevent and treat animal diseases. We do this by the provision of clinical and diagnostic services and research and educational work. The results of our studies are disseminated, thereby improving animal welfare on a world-wide basis.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2018
Total income:
£15,626,000
Donations and legacies | £4.37m | |
Charitable activities | £10.91m | |
Other trading activities | £328.00k | |
Investments | £20.00k | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£17,459,000
Raising funds | £848.00k | |
Charitable activities | £16.38m | |
Other | £232.00k |
-£43,000 investments gains (losses)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.
In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.
Raising funds and other expenditure | £1.08m | |
Charitable expenditure | £16.38m |
People

263 Employee(s)
13 Trustee(s)
12 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
Number of employees | |
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£60k to £70k | 7 |
£70k to £80k | 6 |
£80k to £90k | 3 |
£100k to £110k | 1 |
£150k to £200k | 1 |
Fundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Animals
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Services
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Throughout England And Wales
Governance
- A H T (Working name)
- Complaints handling
- Conflicting interests
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
13 Trustee(s)
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HRH THE PRINCESS ROYAL | Chair |
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Thomas Richard Scott | Trustee | 09 May 2019 |
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James Crowhurst | Trustee | 07 June 2018 |
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Professor David Haig | Trustee | 31 December 2017 |
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PETER HARVEY LOCKE | Trustee | 31 May 2017 |
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JEFF WHALLEY | Trustee | 31 May 2017 |
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RONNIE IRVING B.COM C.A | Trustee | 26 May 2016 |
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STEVE SHORE | Trustee | 26 May 2016 |
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Professor Kevin Thomas Morley | Trustee | 09 November 2015 |
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Humphrey Salwey CBE TD DL | Trustee | 26 May 2015 |
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Rachel Flynn | Trustee | 26 May 2015 |
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SIR JOHN DAMIAN SPURLING KCVO OBE | Trustee |
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THE LORD KIRKHAM CVO | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2014 | 31/12/2015 | 31/12/2016 | 31/12/2017 | 31/12/2018 | ||
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Total gross income | £14.17m | £17.04m | £15.75m | £14.56m | £15.63m | |
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Total expenditure | £13.90m | £14.94m | £15.86m | £16.45m | £17.46m | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | £0 | £33.12k | £0 | N/A | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £4.62m | £5.19m | £2.41m | £2.58m | £4.37m | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £339.00k | £367.00k | £0 | £621.00k | £328.00k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £9.10m | £9.86m | £12.28m | £11.24m | £10.91m | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £119.00k | £73.00k | £88.00k | £48.00k | £20.00k | |
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Income - Other | £0 | £1.55m | £973.00k | £75.00k | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £1.83m | £2.67m | £747.00k | £917.00k | £2.89m | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £12.76m | £13.81m | £14.87m | £15.30m | £16.38m | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | N/A | N/A | £916.00k | £907.00k | £848.00k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £90.00k | £35.00k | £95.00k | £91.00k | £515.00k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £33.00k | £47.00k | £61.00k | £60.00k | £43.00k | |
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Expenditure - Other | £240.00k | £248.00k | £75.00k | £239.00k | £232.00k |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/12/2014 | 31/12/2015 | 31/12/2016 | 31/12/2017 | 31/12/2018 | ||
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Own use assets | £11.25m | £10.63m | £9.49m | £10.42m | £11.61m | |
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Long-term investments | £763.00k | £2.82m | £2.33m | £643.00k | £603.00k | |
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Other assets | £5.51m | £4.78m | £6.28m | £5.20m | £3.69m | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | -£5.27m | -£4.03m | -£6.89m | -£6.77m | -£5.96m | |
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Total liabilities | £3.10m | £2.36m | £2.50m | £2.55m | £4.21m |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 December 2023 | |||
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | |||
Annual return | 31 December 2022 | |||
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | |||
Annual return | 31 December 2021 | |||
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | |||
Annual return | 31 December 2020 | |||
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | |||
Annual return | 31 December 2019 | |||
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
ROYAL CHARTER DATED 29 JULY 1963, AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTER DATED 4TH FEBRUARY 1992, AND RULES APPROVED BY PRIVY COUNCIL ON 19 NOVEMBER 1991 AND 19 APRIL 1995
Charitable objects
STUDYING AND ENDEAVOURING TO CURE DISEASES IN ANIMALS USEFUL TO MAN AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE TEACHING AND PRACTICE OF VETERINARY ART AND SCIENCE.
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED
Linked charities
- 04 March 1998 : Standard registration
- 28 April 2016 : Removed
- 28 April 2016 : Asset transfer out
Contact information
- Address:
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11TH FLOOR LANDMARK
ST PETERS SQUARE
1 OXFORD STREET
MANCHESTER
M1 4PB
- Phone:
- 0117 305 7721
- Email:
- No information available
- Website:
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