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
We move the world to protect animals. We work globally with local partners, animal welfare organisations and businesses, and we influence decision makers internationally, nationally and locally. We have formal relationships with key international bodies including the Food and Agriculture Organization, the UN Environment Programme, the Council of Europe and the World Organisation for Animal Health.
Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
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.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Crowe UK LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
In the news
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Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — World Animal Protection (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Tricia Croasdell — Global CEO (source)
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.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£7.4m
Reserves (reported)
£11.6m
Reported reserves equal ~4.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 23.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.8%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (23/03/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (22/07/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- DEARBHAIL ADRIENNE USHER
- Jamie Craig
- Ka Keung Christopher Fung
- Maria Sol Oyuela Jefferies
- Sandra Lynn Bereti
- Sarah Ireland
- Svetlana Ignatieva
- Tigere Chagutah
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
Common questions
Is WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION financially healthy?
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. 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 PATRICK, WALLINGTON.
Known funders
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