# Postcode Animal Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC043837
- **Status:** Active
- **Legal form:** Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
- **Registered:** March 6, 2013
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC043837


## Contact

- **Address:** Peoples Postcode Lottery, 28 Charlotte Square, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH2 4ET
- **Website:** www.postcodeanimaltrust.org.uk



## Activities

**Activities:** 'It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals','It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations'

**Purposes:** 'the advancement of education','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage','the advancement of animal welfare'

**What the charity does:** Postcode Animal Trust's mission is to educate, support and promote animal welfare and conservation, and demonstrate the enjoyment that animals bring to people's lives. The Trust supports charities and good causes with those purposes through grant funding for charitable activity across Great Britain. Postcode Animal Trust operates its own society lottery and receives all its funding from the players of People's Postcode Lottery. As more players join People's Postcode Lottery, more funds are distributed to Postcode Animal Trust and made available for the Trust to award to good causes.

**Objectives:** The Company is incorporated for charitable objects and purposes only with the intention of providing public benefit in Scotland or elsewhere, and in particular the Company is established to promote the advancement of animal welfare, the advancement of education in animal welfare and other connected subjects and the relief of those of need by reason of disadvantage. by means of supporting charities that: 1. advance the understanding of animals, their welfare and conservation and that promote education in this and carry out other connected activities 2. promote opportunities for interaction with animals to develop people's abilities and to promote their independence and confidence





## Areas of operation

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** UK and overseas



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £49187800 | £48621726 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £45771516 | £44557352 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £41661532 | £41877730 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £40039660 | £35734041 |  -  | 0 |  |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £7918662 | £8142448 |  -  | 0 |  |