GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR LIVESTOCK VETERINARY MEDICINES

Registered charity 1115606 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GALV, GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR LIVESTOCK VACCINES · also registered in Scotland as SC039197 (OSCR)

GALVmed fosters ground breaking partnerships on a global scale between animal health industry and other organisations. Our aim is to promote the development of accessible and affordable animal vaccines and other animal health products for the poorest farmers in developing countries.

Objects

1 TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH (INCLUDING IMPROVING FOOD SECURITY) AMONGST LIVESTOCK KEEPERS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF AFFORDABLE VACCINES, PHARMACEUTICALS AND DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AIMED AT IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF THEIR LIVESTOCK; AND2 TO PROMOTE THE EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE THE ABOVE CHARITABLE PURPOSES THROUGH THE IDENTIFICATION, MANAGEMENT, FUNDING AND CO-ORDINATION OF:A) RESEARCH INTO LIVESTOCK VACCINES, PHARMACEUTICALS AND DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES; ANDB) THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF THOSE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AT AFFORDABLE PRICES,BY WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHERS (WHETHER CHARITIES, GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE BODIES OR INSTITUTIONS).FOOD SECURITY IS DEFINED BY THE UNITED NATIONS' FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANISATION AS EXISTING WHEN ALL PEOPLE AT ALL TIMES, HAVE PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC ACCESS TO SUFFICIENT, SAFE AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD TO MEET THEIR DIETARY NEEDS AND FOOD PREFERENCES FOR AN ACTIVE AND HEALTHY LIFE.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, OVERSEAS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Animals · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £3.5m, exceeding the trustees' stated minimum policy target of £1.2m. The charity reported a net income surplus of £4.99m for the year, with cash balances increasing to £20.9m due to advanced funding for major programmes. The trustees confirmed sufficient funds exist to maintain the charity as a going concern for at least twelve months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Henderson Loggie 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

In the news

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

• Dr Johan Dreesen now chairs the Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines tanzaniatimes.net · 17/09/2026

What the charity says about itself (2025)

From its own voluntary annual review / impact report — the charity’s account of its work, distinct from the statutory accounts analysed above.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Abena Afari
• Dr Barbara Wieland
• Dr Henry Matukho Wamwayi
• Dr Johan Dreesen
• Dr Thomas Mitchell
• Katalin Balogh
• Keith Sumption
• Priya Nair
• Professor Cheikh Ly
• Professor Philip Thornton
• Timothy Wells
• Unesu Ushewokunze-Obatolu

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

Operates in: Bangladesh · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Cameroon · Chad · Congo (Democratic Republic) · Ethiopia · Ghana · India · Ivory Coast · Kenya

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WORLDWIDE VETERINARY SERVICE.

• WORLDWIDE VETERINARY SERVICE income £9.3m
• HUMANIMAL TRUST income £926k
• MEDICINES DEVELOPMENT FOR GLOBAL HEALTH LIMITED income £111k
• PROJECT GALGO income £209k
• BEVA LIMITED income £2.7m
• THE ALLIANCE FOR INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL ACTION UK income £210k

Side by side with its peers

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