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WORLDWIDE VETERINARY SERVICE

Registered charity 1100485 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as W.V.S., WVS

TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF ANIMALS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD - THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AND FINANCIAL AID TO ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANISATIONS AND CHARITIES - THE PROVISION AND CO-ORDINATION OF VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF ANIMAL WELFARE ORGANISATIONS OVERSEAS - THE PROVISION OF VETERINARY ADVICE AND SUPPORT - TO PROMOTE AND CONDUCT RESEARCH IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO ANIMAL WELFARE.

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£9.3m
Latest spending
£8.9m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £374,635 for the year ended 31 December 2024, an improvement from the previous year's net expenditure. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £1,818,252, which the trustees confirmed was in excess of their stated policy target of £1,300,000.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months worth of working capital, two months of expected grant payments and a minimum of £50,000 aside for emergency relief activities, the estimate of which would total £1,300,000 (held: £1.8m)
“The trustees have determined that the charity shall maintain free reserves at a level equivalent to two months worth of working capital, two months of expected grant payments and a minimum of £50,000 aside for emergency relief activities, the estimate of which would total £1,300,000” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant from parent charity Dogs Trust
“During the year the charity received a grant of £7,565,000 (2023: £3,352,418) from Dogs Trust, who is the parent company of WVS.” — page 24
“During the year the charity received a grant of £261,576 (2023: £nil) from Dogs Trust USA, who is a subsidiary of Dogs Trust.” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant from subsidiary Dogs Trust USA
“During the year the charity received a grant of £7,565,000 (2023: £3,352,418) from Dogs Trust, who is the parent company of WVS.” — page 24
“During the year the charity received a grant of £261,576 (2023: £nil) from Dogs Trust USA, who is a subsidiary of Dogs Trust.” — page 24
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In the news

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

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Worldwide Veterinary Service (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.

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Total income
£9.3m
Total spending
£8.9m
Cost of raising funds
£40k
Reserves (reported)
£1.8m
Employees
47

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cape Verde · Ecuador · Ethiopia · India · Malawi · Mozambique · Northern Ireland · Scotland · Tanzania · Thailand · Throughout England And Wales · Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£9.3m£8.9m
31/12/2023£5.6m£5.0m
31/12/2022£1.9m£2.1m
31/12/2021£2.6m£1.8m
31/12/2020£1.5m£1.9m

Common questions

Is WORLDWIDE VETERINARY SERVICE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £374,635 for the year ended 31 December 2024, an improvement from the previous year's net expenditure. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £1,818,252, which the trustees confirmed was in excess of their stated policy target of £1,300,000. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds WORLDWIDE VETERINARY SERVICE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WORLDWIDE VETERINARY SERVICE as a grant recipient include THE PRIMROSE TRUST, RUTH SMART FOUNDATION, THE REED FOUNDATION, INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE (IFAW), ANGLO-ITALIAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALS.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PRIMROSE TRUSTFY2025£20k
RUTH SMART FOUNDATIONFY2023£18k
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2022£13kChristmas Challenge
THE PRIMROSE TRUSTFY2024£10k
INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR ANIMAL WELFARE (IFAW)FY2022£6kWildlife Rescue
RUTH SMART FOUNDATIONFY2022£6k
ANGLO-ITALIAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF ANIMALSFY2022£4k
M J CAMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
RUTH SMART FOUNDATIONFY2024£3k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
M J CAMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUSTFY2024£2k
M J CAMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£2k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUSTFY2023£2kOne-off grant
RUTH SMART FOUNDATIONFY2021£2k
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUSTFY2025£2k
M J CAMP CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1kgrant towards costs of essential medicines
MARJORIE COOTE ANIMAL CHARITY TRUSTFY2022£1k
MICHAEL AND SHIRLEY HUNT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kgrant towards costs of essential medicines

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
Wild Life Foundation1£10k
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED1£10k
BETTY PHILLIPS CHARITABLE TRUST1£8k
OVE ARUP PARTNERSHIP CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k
MRS D M FRANCE-HAYHURST FOUNDATION1£5k
Animal Welfare Japan1£2k
THE CATHERINE AND ANGUS WOOD CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS COVENTRY AND DISTRICT BRANCH CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WORLDWIDE VETERINARY SERVICE£9.3m——unclear—no doubt
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS COVENTRY AND DISTRICT BRANCH CIO FY2025£1.3m—0above—no doubt
WORKING ANIMALS INTERNATIONAL FY2024£10.0m——unclear—no doubt
LABORATORY ANIMALS LIMITED FY2024£250k—0unclear—no doubt
STREETVET FY2025£1.1m——within—no doubt
WILD WELFARE FY2025£283k—0above—no doubt

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