NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 8 February 2002
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04251503
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £3,577,387
Latest expenditure: £4,903,154
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST, TYLERS WAY, WATFORD, WD25 8WT

Website recorded by the regulator: www.nawt.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The National Animal Welfare Trust's primary purpose is to rescue and re-home animals, primarily cats and dogs, but also farm animals and small domestic pets too.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 7 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,577,387
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,903,154

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 4 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 4 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,870,484
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,009,564

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 12 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 12 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,496,451
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,632,837

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 17 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 17 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,280,868
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,154,067

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 11 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 11 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,740,495
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,923,144

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,577,387
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,903,154
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 286

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 4 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £3,870,484
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,009,564
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 263

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,496,451
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,632,837
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 17 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,280,868
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,154,067
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £12,173
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 11 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £3,740,495
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,923,144
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £15
Income From Government Grants: £303,132
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Salary Band 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 300

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 2425684
Income Other Trading Activities: 528722
Income Charitable Activities: 555187
Income Investments: 64590
Income Other: 3204
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3577387
Income Legacies: 1687813
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,099,523
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,803,631
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4903154
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 94981
Expenditure Support Costs: 2064062
Expenditure Depreciation: 1091002
Gain Loss Investment: -75272
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £3,524,100
Assets Total Fixed: 5480884
Assets Own Use: 3940598
Assets Long Term Investment: 1540286
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,168,057
Assets Total Liabilities: £326,175
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £8,322,766
Creditors One Year Total Current: 326175
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £885,582
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 8130752
Funds Restricted: 192014
Funds Total: 8322766
Count Employees: 116
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 4 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 2932814
Income Other Trading Activities: 358911
Income Charitable Activities: 537746
Income Investments: 41013
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3870484
Income Legacies: 2144158
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £753,793
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,255,771
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 4009564
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 88791
Expenditure Support Costs: 1306340
Expenditure Depreciation: 250297
Gain Loss Investment: 108307
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,225,920
Assets Total Fixed: 6558032
Assets Own Use: 4942474
Assets Long Term Investment: 1615558
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £3,802,808
Assets Total Liabilities: £637,035
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £9,723,805
Creditors One Year Total Current: 288542
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 348493
Assets Cash: £1,190,094
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 9342536
Funds Restricted: 381269
Funds Total: 9723805
Count Employees: 122
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 12 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 4584692
Income Other Trading Activities: 354845
Income Charitable Activities: 492705
Income Investments: 54710
Income Other: 9499
Income Total Income And Endowments: 5496451
Income Legacies: 3633399
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £732,710
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,900,127
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3632837
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 102061
Expenditure Support Costs: 1112300
Expenditure Depreciation: 156805
Gain Loss Investment: -77636
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £4,048,961
Assets Total Fixed: 6308335
Assets Own Use: 4851085
Assets Long Term Investment: 1457250
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £4,098,371
Assets Total Liabilities: £652,128
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £9,754,578
Creditors One Year Total Current: 277128
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 375000
Assets Cash: £640,967
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 9003498
Funds Restricted: 751080
Funds Total: 9754578
Count Employees: 109
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 17 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 2602225
Income Other Trading Activities: 238396
Income Charitable Activities: 372965
Income Investments: 55109
Income Other: 12173
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3280868
Income Legacies: 1806854
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £561,559
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,592,508
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3154067
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 99327
Expenditure Support Costs: 901449
Expenditure Depreciation: 147653
Gain Loss Investment: 141682
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,918,490
Assets Total Fixed: 5661441
Assets Own Use: 3526555
Assets Long Term Investment: 2134886
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,533,105
Assets Total Liabilities: £225,946
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £7,968,600
Creditors One Year Total Current: 225946
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,164,660
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 7145922
Funds Restricted: 822678
Funds Total: 7968600
Count Employees: 104
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 11 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 3111943
Income Other Trading Activities: 93323
Income Charitable Activities: 229919
Income Investments: 665
Income Other: 304645
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3740495
Income Legacies: 2215094
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £439,020
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,484,124
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2923144
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 76336
Expenditure Support Costs: 819841
Expenditure Depreciation: 119371
Gain Loss Investment: -6806
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,986,113
Assets Total Fixed: 4968796
Assets Own Use: 3475592
Assets Long Term Investment: 1493204
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,975,057
Assets Total Liabilities: £243,736
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £7,700,117
Creditors One Year Total Current: 243736
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,281,886
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 6860577
Funds Restricted: 839540
Funds Total: 7700117
Count Employees: 101
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 111
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Animals

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2002-02-08T00:00:00

Charity Name: NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 4
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-11-18T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 3990701
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1094115
Assoc Charity Name: HULA ANIMAL RESCUE

Charity Name: NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2013-12-17T00:00:00
Assoc Organisation Number: 1027106
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1027106
Assoc Charity Name: CLACTON ANIMAL AID

Charity Name: NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 3
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2018-10-25T00:00:00
Reason: Amalgamated
Assoc Organisation Number: 803243
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 803243
Assoc Charity Name: FERAL CAT PLAN

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM & ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 JULY 2001 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 10 DECEMBER 2001 , 28 JUNE 2002, 24 DECEMBER 2002 ,19 NOVEMBER 2005 AND 29 NOVEMBER 2008 as amended on 27 Nov 2018
Charitable Objects: THE PROVISION OF CARE AND SHELTER FOR STRAY, NEGLECTED AND UNWANTED ANIMALS OF ALL KINDS AND THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS OF ALL KINDS FROM ILLUSAGE, CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AND IN PARTICULAR TO RESCUE AND PROVIDE CARE AND SHELTER FOR STRAY, NEGLECTED AND UNWANTED ANIMALS OF ALL KINDS AND FIND SUITABLE HOMES FOR ANY SUCH ANIMALS.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, THE UNITED KINGDOM

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 380374
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: TRINDLEDOWN FARM

Charity Name Id: 380345
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: NATIONAL ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED

Charity Name Id: 380383
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: TRINDLEDOWN RETIREMENT CENTRE FOR ELDERLY ANIMALS

Charity Name Id: 380361
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: NAWT

Charity Name Id: 380334
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: MOLLY WYATT'S DOG RESCUE

Charity Name Id: 380324
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: HEAVEN'S GATE FARM ANIMAL RESCUE CENTRE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures