COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING INTERNATIONAL

Registered charity 1095050 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CIWF TRUST, COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING, COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING TRUST · listed website unreachable when last crawled

Latest income
£19.2m
Latest spending
£16.3m
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income rose to £19.2 million, driven largely by a significant increase in grants and global philanthropy, while total expenditure remained consistent at £16.3 million. The charity holds £3.2 million in free unrestricted reserves, which the trustees consider adequate and within their stated policy target of three to six months of operating expenditure.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of planned operating expenditure (held: £3.2m)
The Board agreed that Compassion should maintain reserves three to six months of planned operating expenditure.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Two trustees received remuneration for services outside their trustee role.
Two of the trustees, Joyce D’Silva and Mark Watts, received remuneration for services provided outside their role as trustee during the year of £24,026 (2024: £45,786). — page 49
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to Eurogroup for Animals for membership fees.
Compassion in World Farming International made payments during the year totalling £112,827 to Eurogroup for Animals. These payments were in respect of membership fees. — page 56
Compassion in World Farming International made payments during the year totalling £43,757 to World Federation for Animals. These payments were in respect of membership fees of £38,757 and a grant for sustainable development strategy work of £5,000. — page 56
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to World Federation for Animals for membership fees and a grant.
Compassion in World Farming International made payments during the year totalling £112,827 to Eurogroup for Animals. These payments were in respect of membership fees. — page 56
Compassion in World Farming International made payments during the year totalling £43,757 to World Federation for Animals. These payments were in respect of membership fees of £38,757 and a grant for sustainable development strategy work of £5,000. — page 56
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration for services outside trustee role.
Compassion in World Farming International made payments during the year totalling £112,827 to Eurogroup for Animals. These payments were in respect of membership fees. — page 56
Compassion in World Farming International made payments during the year totalling £43,757 to World Federation for Animals. These payments were in respect of membership fees of £38,757 and a grant for sustainable development strategy work of £5,000. — page 56
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Compassion in World Farming (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£19.2m
Total spending
£16.3m
Cost of raising funds
£5.4m
Reserves (reported)
£3.2m
Employees
173

Reported reserves equal ~2.4 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: Belgium · China · Czech Republic · France · Ireland · Italy · Netherlands · Poland · South Africa · Spain · Throughout England And Wales · Ukraine

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£19.2m£16.3m
31/03/2024£11.9m£16.3m
31/03/2023£13.2m£14.8m
31/03/2022£14.0m£11.6m
31/03/2021£12.4m£10.2m

Common questions

Is COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING INTERNATIONAL financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income rose to £19.2 million, driven largely by a significant increase in grants and global philanthropy, while total expenditure remained consistent at £16.3 million. The charity holds £3.2 million in free unrestricted reserves, which the trustees consider adequate and within their stated policy target of three to six months of operating expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING INTERNATIONAL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COMPASSION IN WORLD FARMING INTERNATIONAL as a grant recipient include The Brindle Foundation, THE TRESANTON TRUST, THE CONSTANCE TRAVIS CHARITABLE TRUST, WORLD ANIMAL PROTECTION, SIR PETER O'SULLEVAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

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