WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION

Registered charity 1081849 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WORLD SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS, WSPA

Latest income
£30.9m
Latest spending
£34.0m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased to £16.9m from £19.7m in the prior year, with unrestricted reserves (general funds) falling to £11.3m. The charity reported a net loss of £2.7m for the year, driven by increased staffing costs and expenditure on charitable activities. The trustees confirm the organization is well-placed to manage financial risks and continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Crowe UK LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — World Animal Protection (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£30.9m
Total spending
£34.0m
Cost of raising funds
£7.4m
Reserves (reported)
£11.6m
Employees
137

Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Australia · Belgium · Brazil · Canada · China · Costa Rica · Denmark · India · Italy · Kenya · Netherlands · New Zealand

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£30.9m£34.0m
31/12/2023£29.6m£36.1m
31/12/2022£38.3m£31.8m
31/12/2021£32.6m£27.8m
31/12/2020£31.4m£31.3m

Common questions

Is WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION financially healthy?

The accounts state that total funds decreased to £16.9m from £19.7m in the prior year, with unrestricted reserves (general funds) falling to £11.3m. The charity reported a net loss of £2.7m for the year, driven by increased staffing costs and expenditure on charitable activities. The trustees confirm the organization is well-placed to manage financial risks and continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe UK LLP.

Who funds WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION as a grant recipient include MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST, MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION, THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST, THE A AND R WOOLF CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY REDBOURN.

Known funders

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