WORLD ANIMAL FRIENDS

Registered charity 1164356 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WAF

World Animal Friends grants donations to small rescue shelters and individuals abroad to fund animal rescue work.We donate funds for veterinary treatment, spaying, vaccinations, animal food, kennels and other items relared to caring for homeless cats and dogs. We arrange cat adoptions.

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Latest income
£116k
Latest spending
£129k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £25,017.88 at the end of the financial year, having spent more than it raised. The trustees report that they have no reserves policy target and consider funds sufficient to continue their work, noting no material uncertainties regarding the charity's future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations
DONATIONS £85,944.65
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £25k)
We have no reserves. — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bosnia And Herzegovina · Bulgaria · Croatia · Cyprus · Egypt · Greece · Romania · Serbia · Ukraine

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/10/2025
30/10/2024£116k£129k
30/10/2023£93k£109k
30/10/2022£146k£98k
30/09/2021£93k£96k

Common questions

Is WORLD ANIMAL FRIENDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £25,017.88 at the end of the financial year, having spent more than it raised. The trustees report that they have no reserves policy target and consider funds sufficient to continue their work, noting no material uncertainties regarding the charity's future. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WORLD ANIMAL FRIENDS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WORLD ANIMAL FRIENDS as a grant recipient include THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JEAN SAINSBURY ANIMAL WELFARE TRUSTFY2024£3k