Cruelty Free International Trust

Registered charity 1081183 · since 2000crueltyfreeinternationaltrust.org·England, Wales·Updated 29 October 2026

At a glance

£83,381

Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025

From filed accounts

Key takeaways

Its work fits best if your project concerns alternatives to animal testing, public education about animal testing, or humane science, since those are the themes it lists.
Its annual giving is £83,381 according to the annual report, but no grant range or typical grant size is stated, so keep any request modest and tie it to a specific project.
No application process is published, so the sensible first step is a short enquiry through the contact shown in the annual report, the register entry or on its website, asking whether a project might fit before you submit anything.
Nothing is said about how competitive its funding is or whether relationships matter, and no exclusions are stated, so the enquiry is also the best way to learn those things.

Overview

Cruelty Free International Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1081183).

The Cruelty Free International Trust is a charity registered in England and Wales that exists to promote public education in the arguments for and against animal experimentation and its alternatives, and to prevent unnecessary suffering of animals. Its long-term plan covers three areas: education services for the public about testing on animals, grant funding for the development of scientific alternatives to animal testing, and ensuring that animal testing is lawfully regulated and accountable. Its annual giving is £83,381.

What they fund

Priority Areas

The Cruelty Free International Trust funds projects that enable scientists, regulators, companies and governments to create a positive future without the use of animals. Its grants support the development of scientific alternatives to animal testing and leading scientific and educational initiatives. It also provides education services to the public about animal testing, including the moral, scientific and other arguments for and against it, the prevention of cruelty and suffering, and alternatives to testing. Its work includes promoting animal welfare, researching new techniques and substitutes for animal use in medical and other research, and ensuring that animal testing is lawfully regulated and accountable. The Trust's stated approach brings science and compassion together in support of humane science.

Themes

Alternatives to animal testing
Animal testing education

How to apply

No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

It supports leading scientific and educational initiatives.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Similar funders

Funders supporting work similar to Cruelty Free International Trust.

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 March 2021	£430,346	£309,975	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022	£869,458	£442,622	£175,557	Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023	£396,096	£442,017	—	Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024	£572,863	£426,591	£123,602	Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025	£928,373	£436,489	£83,381	Accounts for year to 31 March 2025

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2022

£176k grants

YE 2024

£124k grants

YE 2025

£83,381 grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 3 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 March 2022; year to 31 March 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.