The Archie Cruickshank Foundation
What it does
To promote humane behaviour towards animals by preventing and relieving suffering of abandoned and mistreated animals.To advance in life and relieve the needs of young people who are in need by reason of ill-health, addiction or other social and economic disadvantage by providing opportunities to be exposed to, and work on behalf of, animals in an animal-caring environment.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (A) TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING AND RELIEVING SUFFERING OF ABANDONED AND MISTREATED ANIMALS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO FURTHER THE CHARITABLE WORK OF ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH PROVIDE APPROPRIATE CARE, PROTECTION, TREATMENT AND SECURITY FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE IN SUCH PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE. (B) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF ILL-HEALTH, ADDICTION OR OTHER SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO BE EXPOSED TO, AND WORK ON BEHALF OF, ANIMALS IN AN ANIMAL-CARING ENVIRONMENT IN ORDER TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Disability
- Animals
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Sri Lanka
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £244 and spent £0.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £244 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £144 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £465 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £1,115 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £5,963 | £126 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 96%, from £5,963 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £244 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 0% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 December 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Paul Cruickshank MBE, MAChair
- Alistair James Harrop-griffiths
- Henry Cruickshank
- Phoebe Cruickshank
- Simon Bell
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 21 October 2026, 10 days early | Received 21 October 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 7 October 2025, 24 days early | Received 7 October 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 13 October 2024, 18 days early | Received 13 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 13 October 2024, 348 days late | Received 13 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 25 January 2022, 279 days early | Received 25 January 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1178889
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 21 June 2018
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Jun 2018
- Website
- www.archiecruickshank.com
- Council area of its contact address
- Monmouthshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.