HUMANE SLAUGHTER ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1159690 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HSA

The HSA is the only registered charity that works, in the UK and internationally, through educational, scientific and technical advances, exclusively towards the highest worldwide standards of welfare for food animals during transport, marketing, slaughter, and killing for disease control and welfare reasons.

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Latest income

£580k

Latest spending

£509k

Registered

2014

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net movement in funds of £205,740, driven by a significant increase in legacy income. The trustees report that free reserves are adequate to cover six months of operating costs, and the going concern basis is adopted with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“One member of staff was paid more than £60,000 in this financial year 2024/25. This employee fell into the £70,000 to £80,000 bracket.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 6 months operating costs (held: £5.7m)

“We aim to hold 6 months operating costs as cash at the bank. Our unrestricted cash in hand is £486,259 with 6 months costs being £214,051.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Costs charged by UFAW for shared staff, premises and facilities.

“The charity shares certain staff, premises and facilities with UFAW. During the year costs of £216,225 (2024 - £185,814) were charged to Humane Slaughter Association.” — page 16

“During the year, a donation totalling £15 (2024 - £Nil) were made to the charity by one trustee.” — page 42

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation received from a trustee.

“The charity shares certain staff, premises and facilities with UFAW. During the year costs of £216,225 (2024 - £185,814) were charged to Humane Slaughter Association.” — page 16

“During the year, a donation totalling £15 (2024 - £Nil) were made to the charity by one trustee.” — page 42

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hillier Hopkins LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £420k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income

£580k

Total spending

£509k

Cost of raising funds

£66k

Reserves (reported)

£4.5m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~105.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 11.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (24/11/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

CORRIE LYNDIS MCCANN · trustee of 1 other charity
DAVID GEORGE PRITCHARD · trustee of 1 other charity
DR DAVID RICHARD SARGAN MA · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Dorothy Elizabeth Fairlie McKeegan · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Emily Craven · trustee of 1 other charity
Emma-Louise Singh · trustee of 1 other charity
Jane Downes · trustee of 1 other charity
MICHAEL JOHN RADFORD OBE LLB · trustee of 1 other charity
PROFESSOR RICHARD MARK BENNETT · trustee of 1 other charity
Paula Junqueira · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Brazil · China · New Zealand · Scotland · Spain · Sri Lanka · Sweden · Switzerland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£580k	£509k
31/03/2024	£388k	£508k
31/03/2023	£495k	£453k
31/03/2022	£297k	£384k
31/03/2021	£496k	£505k

Common questions

Is HUMANE SLAUGHTER ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net movement in funds of £205,740, driven by a significant increase in legacy income. The trustees report that free reserves are adequate to cover six months of operating costs, and the going concern basis is adopted with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hillier Hopkins LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of HUMANE SLAUGHTER ASSOCIATION earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band.

Who funds HUMANE SLAUGHTER ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HUMANE SLAUGHTER ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE CPF TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE CPF TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE CPF TRUST	FY2024	£1k
THE CPF TRUST	FY2022	£500

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
OLSEN ANIMAL TRUST	1	£902k
THE SERTH AND GATES CHARITY	1	£34k
THE ROSE ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST CIO	1	£15k
THE BERYL EVETTS AND ROBERT LUFF ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST LIMITED	1	£14k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£6k
THE GOOD LUCK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
THE A AND R WOOLF CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HUMANE EDUCATION SOCIETY.

HUMANE EDUCATION SOCIETY income £246k
HASENE HUMANITARIAN AID UK income £413k
HEALTH CARE SUPPLY ASSOCIATION income £766k
RSPCA Assured Limited income £6.6m
THE HUMANE LEAGUE UK income £1.7m
BRITISH SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARY ASSOCIATION income £6.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HUMANE SLAUGHTER ASSOCIATION	£580k	£70,001 - £80,000	—	above	—	no doubt
HUMANE EDUCATION SOCIETY FY2024	£246k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HASENE HUMANITARIAN AID UK FY2025	£413k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
HEALTH CARE SUPPLY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£766k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RSPCA Assured Limited FY2024	£6.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HUMANE LEAGUE UK FY2025	£1.7m	—	0	unclear	10.1%	no doubt

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