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WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION

Registered charity 1081849 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q541683 · Wikipedia · 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.

Objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE SOCIETY SHALL BE TO PREVENT OR SUPPRESS CRUELTY AND TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF ANIMALS AND TO DO ALL SUCH LAWFUL ACTS AS THE SOCIETY MAY CONSIDER TO BE CONDUCIVE OR INCIDENTAL TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THOSE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hackney, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£30.1m
Latest spending
£31.3m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £777k for the year, an improvement from the prior year's £2.666m deficit, driven by cost efficiencies and reduced expenditure. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £10.7m, which is below the stated policy target of £10.3m required to cover 10 months of expenditure in a 40% income fall scenario. The trustees maintain that the charity is well-placed to manage financial risks and continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: an amount sufficient to cover unfunded expenditure from unrestricted funds for a period of 10 months in the event of a 40% fall in unrestricted income (reserves figure: £10.7m)
“The target level of reserves is set at an amount sufficient to cover unfunded expenditure from unrestricted funds for a period of 10 months in the event of a 40% fall in unrestricted income.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants paid to affiliates
“The first column shows the grants given to those affiliate entities that carry out programme delivery work but do not fundraise locally.” — page 61
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe UK LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 71 (£60,001–£70,000: 17; £70,001–£80,000: 14; £80,001–£90,000: 12; £90,001–£100,000: 9; £100,001–£110,000: 7; £110,001–£120,000: 5; £120,001–£130,000: 4; £130,001–£140,000: 1; £140,001–£150,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Government income: £15,081 — grants £15,081 (1); under 1% of the £30,869,000 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 72 (£60,001–£70,000: 20; £70,001–£80,000: 11; £80,001–£90,000: 16; £90,001–£100,000: 7; £100,001–£110,000: 7; £110,001–£120,000: 5; £120,001–£130,000: 2; £130,001–£140,000: 2; £140,001–£150,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Government income: £52,097 — grants £52,097 (1); under 1% of the £29,636,942 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 63 (£60,001–£70,000: 15; £70,001–£80,000: 15; £80,001–£90,000: 12; £90,001–£100,000: 4; £100,001–£110,000: 7; £110,001–£120,000: 3; £120,001–£130,000: 4; £140,001–£150,000: 1; £150,001–£200,000: 2)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

In the news

Recent coverage mentioning this charity by name (automated match; headlines belong to their publishers).

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.

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook (1,093,968 followers) · instagram (152K followers) · linkedin

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income
£30.1m
Total spending
£31.3m
Cost of raising funds
£7.0m
Reserves (reported)
£10.7m
Employees
210

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: 23.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 3.7%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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
31/12/2025£30.1m£31.3m
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

Common questions

Is WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £777k for the year, an improvement from the prior year's £2.666m deficit, driven by cost efficiencies and reduced expenditure. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £10.7m, which is below the stated policy target of £10.3m required to cover 10 months of expenditure in a 40% income fall scenario. The trustees maintain that the charity is well-placed to manage financial risks and continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 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 MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION, MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUST, THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST, THE PAULINE BISHOP CHARITABLE TRUST, THE A AND R WOOLF CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUSTFY2024£5k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUSTFY2023£5kOne-off grant
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUSTFY2021£3k
THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUSTFY2026£2k
THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUSTFY2024£2k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE PAULINE BISHOP CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£1k
THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUSTFY2022£1k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUSTFY2021£1kOne-off grant
THE A AND R WOOLF CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PATRICK, WALLINGTONFY2025£290Others
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY REDBOURNFY2022£107Collection from funerals
PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF ALL SAINTS, FOUR OAKS, SUTTON COLDFIELDFY2025£100Relief & Development Agencies
MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATIONFY2025amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/07/2022£19kIWTVE007 Building evidence to reduce demand for wildlife products in Peru
UK government01/07/2022£60kIWTVE007 Building evidence to reduce demand for wildlife products in Peru
UK government01/07/2022£21kIWTVE007 Building evidence to reduce demand for wildlife products in Peru

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SIR PETER O'SULLEVAN CHARITABLE TRUST2£270k
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO2£120k
The Brindle Foundation1£295k
THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST1£160k
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION1£90k
THE TRESANTON TRUST1£82k
RETRAINING OF RACE HORSES1£73k
PERSULA FOUNDATION1£40k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WORLD PROTECTION FOR DOGS AND CATS IN THE MEAT TRADE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION£30.1m——unclear—no doubt
WORLD PROTECTION FOR DOGS AND CATS IN THE MEAT TRADE FY2025£129k—0unclear—no doubt
Humane World for Animals United Kingdom FY2025£5.2m——unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL AID FOR THE PROTECTION AND WELFARE OF ANIMALS FY2025£340k—0unclear—no doubt
COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING INTERNATIONAL FY2026£14.0m——within35.6%no doubt
WORKING ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL FY2025£8.5m——above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.