THE UK CENTRE FOR ANIMAL LAW LIMITED

Registered charity 1113462 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASSOCIATION OF LAWYERS FOR ANIMAL WELFARE

The charity advances legal education about animal protection law through its Journal of Animal Law, eNewsletter and monthly updates, as well as via its website, blog, seminars and events. It provides a hub of legal expertise about animal law and may contribute to public consultations and debate around the legal protection of animals. The charity also runs a student group.

Objects

1) TO PROMOTE HUMANE BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS ANIMALS AND THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY AND SUFFERING AMONG ANIMALS BY PROMOTING EFFECTIVE MEANS FOR THE CARE, PROTECTION AND TREATMENT FOR ANIMALS WHICH ARE IN NEED OF SUCH CARE AND ATTENTION BY REASON OF SICKNESS, MALTREATMENT, POOR CIRCUMSTANCES OR ILL USAGE.2) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL MATTERS RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT, TEACHING, APPLICATION AND PRACTICE OF THE LAW RELATING TO ANIMALS;3) TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS OF ANIMALS BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND INFORMATION TO ENABLE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO SECURE ACCESS TO LEGAL AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ADVICE AND REPRESENTATION IN CASES CONCERNED WITH ANIMALS.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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

Causes: Education/training · Animals · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Shropshire, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£55k

Latest spending

£31k

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £23,464 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted net assets of £102,156. The trustees consider the financial position and performance of the charitable company to be satisfactory. There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Volunteers: 5

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

Volunteers: 5

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

Volunteers: 15

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — A-law (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Blanche Koenig
JEREMY CHIPPERFIELD
MICHAEL RADFORD OBE
Natalie Jane Harney
Sonul Badiani-Hamment

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£55k	£31k
31/12/2024	£24k	£23k
31/12/2023	£42k	£23k
31/12/2022	£31k	£38k
31/12/2021	£37k	£25k

Common questions

Is THE UK CENTRE FOR ANIMAL LAW LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £23,464 for the year ended 31 December 2025, with total unrestricted net assets of £102,156. The trustees consider the financial position and performance of the charitable company to be satisfactory. There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION	2	£460k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£35k
THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST	1	£150k
JEREMY COLLER FOUNDATION	1	£120k
TRUST FOR LONDON	1	£102k
THE SLAUGHTER AND MAY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£62k
BEDFORDSHIRE AND LUTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£44k
THE GOOD LUCK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Animal Law Foundation.

The Animal Law Foundation income £442k
CAMBRIDGE CENTRE FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS LAW income £27k
Sentient Animal Law Foundation income £32k
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR LIMITED income £773k
LUTON LAW CENTRE income £407k
THE LEGAL ADVICE CENTRE(UNIVERSITY HOUSE) income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE UK CENTRE FOR ANIMAL LAW LIMITED	£55k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The Animal Law Foundation FY2025	£442k	—	above	—	no doubt
CAMBRIDGE CENTRE FOR ANIMAL RIGHTS LAW FY2025	£27k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Sentient Animal Law Foundation FY2025	£32k	—	below	—	no doubt
ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR LIMITED FY2025	£773k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LUTON LAW CENTRE FY2025	£407k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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